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Budget 2022: Understanding how key decisions were made
Pat Leahy talks to Seamus Coffey, Jack Horgan-Jones and Cliff Taylor about yesterday's budget and how the last-minute news that our economy has recovered more than expected played into spending decis…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
National Development Plan: to-do list, or wish list?
The Government’s 10-year National Development Plan announced this week has been greeted with scepticism in some quarters and criticised by the opposition as more of a wish-list than a to-do list. The…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Pre-budget discussions, Mica redress and a divisive pandemic bonus
Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones from the Irish Times politics team join Hugh to discuss the major considerations for the government ahead of Budget day on October 12th. They also look …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Germany election special: who will replace Angela Merkel?
Berlin correspondent Derek Scally joins Hugh for a deep dive into the most interesting German federal election in decades, which takes place on Sunday. How did Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU, now u…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Talking about think-ins
After a turbulent summer break for the coalition, the country’s political parties hunkered down for their respective think-in meetings over the last two weeks, before the return of the Dáil. Pat Leah…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The legacy of ‘Celtic Tiger’ housing - with Eoin Ó Broin
Sinn Féin housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin’s latest book, Defects: Living with the legacy of the Celtic Tiger, tells the stories of some of the thousands of people living in dangerous homes with ser…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
A new Dáil term's afoot
Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn from the Irish Times politics team to discuss the Government's roadmap for the easing of pandemic restrictions, as revealed by Taoiseach …
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Empire of Pain - with Patrick Radden Keefe
Patrick Radden Keefe is an American writer and investigative journalist. His new book, Empire of Pain is a detailed history of the Sackler dynasty and their role in the American opioid epidemic. Know…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
The Powerful and the Damned - with Lionel Barber
As one of the world's most respected newspaper editors, Lionel Barber spent over a decade at the helm of The Financial Times. His tenure coincided with some of the biggest events to shape the early …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Aftermath of Zapponegate, a stark climate warning
Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to assess the damage done by the recent Zappone controversy. Now that the dust has settled, what will it mean for Coveney, Varadkar and the future of the…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago