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Poll: what is the public's attitude to lifting restrictions?
Political editor Pat Leahy joins Hugh to look at the results of this week's Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll on Irish people's attitudes to relaxing Cov…
5 years ago
"The EU needs to look at its own problems" - Clare Daly on civil rights, Russia & life as an MEP
This week Harry and Hugh talk to MEP Clare Daly, who since her election as an MEP for Dublin in 2019 has been an outspoken voice in Brussels on the i…
5 years ago
Politics, culture and the centenary of Northern Ireland
Following last week's podcast with professor Brendan O’Leary on the creation of Northern Ireland, today’s show looks at this year’s centenary in resp…
5 years ago
Covid-19: How is Ireland performing?
Education is top of the agenda this week, as talks continue regarding the reopening of schools and the scheduling of state exams. In today’s episode,…
5 years ago
The centenary of Northern Ireland - with Prof Brendan O'Leary
This year marks the centenary of partition on the island of Ireland. The official commemoration takes place in May, but what were the key political a…
5 years ago
One year on from #GE2020
It may feel like a lifetime ago, but this week marks one year since the 2020 general election. And what an eventful twelve months it’s been. In today…
5 years ago
Universal basic income: is now the time?
The concept of universal basic income (UBI) - paying everyone a regular, fixed amount of money to ensure a basic standard of living - has moved to th…
5 years ago
The EU's vaccine blunder
Naomi O'Leary on how the EU commission made its biggest blunder in years, combining two incredibly sensitive issues - the vaccine rollout and the Nor…
5 years, 1 month ago
Debt and taxes after Covid - with Marie Sherlock and Cliff Taylor
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe is presiding over a massive expansion of national debt to meet society's needs during this pandemic. Prevailing …
5 years, 1 month ago
Covid-19: our losing battle with the travel problem
What to do about the risk of international travel bringing the virus into the country has been a problem for the Irish government since the pandemic …
5 years, 1 month ago