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Covid-19: plans to resume special education postponed
With levels of Covid-19 infection still at an all-time high, the Government failed to get teaching unions on side for a return to school this week fo…
5 years, 1 month ago
Mother and Baby Homes report
Earlier this week the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes published its long-anticipated report. It investigated decades of abuse …
5 years, 1 month ago
Covid-19: can our hospitals cope?
First, Simon Carswell on the wave of Covid-19 patients hitting our hospitals. When will the wave reach its peak, and will the system be able to handl…
5 years, 1 month ago
Covid-19: was this inevitable?
In our first podcast of the year, Hugh talks to The Irish Times health and political editors, Paul Cullen and Pat Leahy, and political analyst and st…
5 years, 1 month ago
AMA 2020, part two: more listener questions answered
It's the second and final instalment of our annual "ask me anything" podcast! Hugh puts your questions, mainly about politics and the media, to Harry…
5 years, 2 months ago
AMA 2020, part one: your questions answered
It's the first instalment of our annual "ask me anything" podcast. Recorded on December 18th. Hugh puts your questions, mainly about politics and the…
5 years, 2 months ago
It's Level 5 again
Cabinet has agreed to reimpose Level 5 restrictions, with some modifications, due to the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases. Pat Leahy joins Hugh to ta…
5 years, 2 months ago
Vaccine rollout, political apologies and a Green divide
This week the Irish Government announced details of their national Covid-19 vaccination plan. Vaccines will be rolled out in three phases: an initial…
5 years, 2 months ago
Brexit: Another deadline approaches
Following a meeting over dinner this week between Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, it’s clear that very large ga…
5 years, 2 months ago
Is Fine Gael versus Sinn Féin the future of Irish politics?
There's been a lot of commentary about the deepening rivalry between Sinn Féin on the left and Fine Gael on the right. Is this dynamic slowly replaci…
5 years, 2 months ago