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UK election special: Labour's leadership crisis and Scotland's referendum mandate
Denis Staunton talks to Hugh about the results of last Friday's local and regional elections in England, Scotland and Wales. The results have thrown …
4 years, 9 months ago
How will global tax reform affect Ireland?
For decades, Ireland has used a low corporation tax rate to attract foreign direct investment. That is now threatened by a major tax reform plan anno…
4 years, 9 months ago
Foster's exit bodes poorly for north-south relations
What led to Arlene Foster's ouster this week, who will succeed her and what will it mean for politics on the island? To find out we talk to Sam McBr…
4 years, 10 months ago
Heroes or Zeros? Discussing Ireland's Covid strategy with ISAG's prof Aoife McLysaght
For much of the pandemic, the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) has recommended that Ireland should aggressively suppress virus transmissi…
4 years, 10 months ago
'Politics on the Couch' - with Rafael Behr
To what extent can political beliefs and behaviour be understood through the science of psychology and the study of human cognition? In today’s episo…
4 years, 10 months ago
Should we worry about the deficit? - with David McWilliams
Since coronavirus, governments around the globe have abandoned traditional concerns about deficits and enacted emergency measures in the interest of …
4 years, 10 months ago
US politics special with John Dickerson, CBS reporter and author of "The Hardest Job in the World"
CBS News political reporter, Slate Political Gabfest panelist and proud Irish-American John Dickerson talks to Hugh about the office of President of …
4 years, 10 months ago
A very bad week for the Government's Covid-19 policy
The Government's Covid-19 policy was dealt a double blow this week, as it was forced to pause the mandatory hotel quarantine system and issues with t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Understanding the loyalist grievances that led to violence in Belfast - with Newton Emerson
It's not just Brexit, or the Bobby Storey funeral, or the constant talk of a border poll. Many factors fed into this week's violence and rioting on t…
4 years, 10 months ago
Quarantine clashes and vaccine targets
The debate surrounding mandatory hotel quarantine rumbles on between government departments, but what are the logistical, legal and diplomatic issues…
4 years, 10 months ago