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Robert Troy, budget rumours and refugee resources
Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray emerge from the misty miasma of August political coverage to tell Hugh what's going on in a number of stories: co…
4 years, 2 months ago
The origin of America's opioid epidemic - with Patrick Radden Keefe (originally posted 2021)
Patrick Radden Keefe is an American writer and investigative journalist. His book Empire of Pain is a detailed history of the Sackler dynasty and the…
4 years, 2 months ago
Is a united Ireland inevitable?
"It is not a question of whether, but when and how Ireland will be united", is the provocative opening argument made by author and journalist Frank C…
4 years, 2 months ago
Climate politics is here to stay
Jack Horgan Jones, Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan, back after a two-month absence, to talk about the week's politics including tension…
4 years, 2 months ago
Is Ireland’s immigration and asylum regime close to crisis?
The Government this week moved swiftly to tighten Ireland's immigration and asylum regime, when it revoked automatic permission to enter Ireland for …
4 years, 3 months ago
Poll: Electorate sends mixed messages on refugees and abortion
Pat Leahy talks to guest host Mary Minihan about the results of this week's series of Ipsos opinion poll results.
Read about the poll here: https://w…
4 years, 3 months ago
Confidence debate a damp squib for Sinn Féin
Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Pat Leahy to discuss the confidence debate and vote that the Government handily won yesterday.
Plus, a look ahe…
4 years, 3 months ago
US politics: Will the Roe v Wade ruling matter at the ballot box?
Crucial midterm elections for the US Congress will take place in the autumn, with the Democratic Party predicted to lose one or both houses to a resu…
4 years, 3 months ago
Replacing Boris Johnson
With Boris Johnson on his way, however slowly, out the door, the Conservatives face a challenge to find a leader who can unite the party and retain i…
4 years, 3 months ago
How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?
It seems to be a question of when, not if, for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against an MP has …
4 years, 3 months ago