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Brexit: What could scupper a deal?
With just four weeks until the official end of the Brexit transition period on December 31st, we still don’t know if an agreement will be reached. F…
5 years, 3 months ago
How to hold a referendum on Irish unity
The potential for a future referendum on Irish unity is explicit in the Good Friday Agreement, if certain circumstances are met. But how would an Iri…
5 years, 3 months ago
Why talks on the CervicalCheck tribunal have broken down – with Vicky Phelan
The 221-plus group, which represents those affected by the CervicalCheck scandal, has walked away from talks with the Government on a tribunal aimed …
5 years, 3 months ago
Trump, Biden and American foreign policy in a changed world - with John Mearsheimer
President-elect Joe Biden represents a traditional approach to US foreign policy that was rejected by a majority of American voters in 2016. Now Bide…
5 years, 3 months ago
Takeaway pints and shaky reopening plans
Today Hugh is joined by Pat, Harry and Jen to discuss another not-so-great week for the Government. We hear the latest on the Seamus Woulfe saga, the…
5 years, 3 months ago
A vaccine on the horizon: how optimistic should we be?
This week Pfizer announced positive early results from its coronavirus vaccine trial, but how optimistic should we be about this breakthrough and how…
5 years, 3 months ago
Inside Politics special: the complete story of the Séamus Woulfe affair
The story of Supreme Court Justice Séamus Woulfe's attendance at the infamous Oireachtas Golf Society dinner has already taken many twists and turns.…
5 years, 3 months ago
The origins of Fine Gael - with Stephen Collins and Ciara Meehan
Irish Times columnist Stephen Collins and historian Ciara Meehan have written a book about the history of Fine Gael. "Saving the State" recounts the …
5 years, 3 months ago
Victory in defeat: Trump and Trumpism are here to stay
Fintan O'Toole and Simon Carswell join Hugh to talk over the results - so far - of the US presidential election. Right now Donald Trump seems on cour…
5 years, 3 months ago
US Election: who's won what and what comes next
Recorded at 5.30 am. Hugh talks to Suzanne Lynch about the night's events in the US presidential election. The Democratic Party's hoped-for landslide…
5 years, 4 months ago