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Washington Letter: Suzanne Lynch on her time in the US
Suzanne Lynch arrived in the US to take up her new role as Irish Times Washington correspondent ten days after Donald Trump's inauguration. As she prepares to leave the US capital this week for a new…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
The next phase of the vaccine campaign / Dominic Cummings
This week, London Editor Denis Staunton engaged in a brief, yet courteous Twitter exchange with former Downing Street advisor Dominic Cummings. Here he tells Hugh the details behind their interaction…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
End of term AMA special / Des O'Malley
With the Dáil term drawn to a close, Pat, Harry and Jen join Hugh to answer our listener's questions about politics. But first, Pat recalls the influential political career of former minister and fou…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
How Ireland Voted 2020 - with Dr Theresa Reidy
The 2020 election marked the end of an era in Irish politics, with Sinn Féin winning the most votes for the first time ever and the previously dominant parties reduced to a fraction of their former s…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Bacik gives Labour a much-needed good day out
Labour’s Ivana Bacik looked on course to top the poll in the Dublin Bay South byelection since tally figures on Friday morning put her on 30%. She went on to top the first count more than 1,000 votes…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Delta: more tough decisions for Government
The Government is coming under increasing pressure from all angles, as it wrestles with the toughest decisions for months on how to manage the pandemic. The hospitality sector desperately wants indoo…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
What can be learned from byelections?
On Thursday July 8th, voters in Dublin Bay South will cast their votes in a byelection, triggered by the resignation of former Fine Gael TD Eoghan Murphy. What might the results tell us about the wid…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Delta threat looms large, a new DUP leader at the helm
The DUP will have its third leader in the space of two months when Jeffrey Donaldson is officially appointed on Saturday. Can he lead the party out of crisis? Pat Leahy talks to editor of the Slugger…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Susan McKay on the lives of northern Protestants: "It's a full-blown crisis within Unionism"
21 years on from her book Northern Protestants: An Unsettled People, Susan McKay revisits the lives of that community in her new book Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground. She talks to Hugh about…
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago
Mother and Baby Homes: “The overall picture is not as it should be”
Five months on from the final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation, controversy still surrounds the methodology used by the three inquiry members, the treatment of witness …
Published on 4 years, 6 months ago