Podcast Episodes

Poll special: How much do we want a United Ireland?

According to our latest Ipsos MRBI poll, there's a desire for a United Ireland. But when we asked what changes to their lives people would be willing to accept to get it, the picture became more comp…

Published on 4 years ago

Fresh restrictions breed frustration

We assess the political fallout from the decisions taken over the past few weeks to introduce new Covid-19 restrictions covering international travel, masking children in primary school and the hospi…

Published on 4 years ago

The life and legacy of Charles J. Haughey - with professor Gary Murphy

Depending on who you ask, Charles J. Haughey is either the great villain of Irish political life or the benevolent and forward-thinking saviour of a benighted nation. Professor of politics at Dublin …

Published on 4 years ago

What has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?

Years of being on the opposite side of difficult Brexit negotiations have unarguably damaged Irish-British relations. But how bad is the damage? To find out, this week's host Pat Leahy talks to forme…

Published on 4 years ago

"No clear idea what to do next"

Once again, too many people are getting sick, and there aren't enough hospital beds. The Government is struggling to come up with a convincing plan to turn the Covid-19 situation around.

Jack Horgan-…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

The UK pulls back from triggering Article 16 - for now

For days now politicians in Ireland and the EU have been expecting UK Brexit negotiator David Frost to trigger Article 16, pausing the Northern Ireland protocol and creating a fresh crisis for EU-UK …

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Sinn Fein: a party preparing for government

At Sinn Féin’s ardfheis in Dublin last weekend, a motion in support of the non-jury Special Criminal Court was passed, representing a considerable shift in position and removing a significant hurdle …

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Covid, rising energy prices and internal strife spell a difficult winter for the EU - with Naomi O'Leary

Europe correspondent Naomi O'Leary talks to Hugh about the rising Covid numbers in many EU member states, the rising energy prices that are dominating the news and the row between Brussels and Poland…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Inside ten years as a government advisor - with Ed Brophy

Ed Brophy is a former chief of staff to finance minister Paschal Donohoe and to Labour’s Joan Burton when she was Tánaiste. Recently he stepped away from politics after ten years in the corridors of …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Noam Chomsky: ‘Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars’

Author and academic Noam Chomksy talks to Hugh about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the morality of Ireland’s tax regime and whether the human race can avoid the twin catastrophes of global warm…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago