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US politics: is Trump toast? With Fintan O'Toole and Suzanne Lynch
President Donald Trump is clearly behind in the polls, but is it too late for him to claw it back? What kind of campaigns will he and his rival Joe Biden need to run to secure victory? To talk about …
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
FF's shaky start continues, economic dilemmas & Paschal's Eurogroup candidacy
Micheál Martin took hist first leaders' questions as Taoiseach this week, however much of the focus was on Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen and his drink driving apology. Jen Bray has the latest deve…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Brexit: what's the latest and will there be a deal?
Brexit is still going and is still as infuriating as ever. With Britain now locked into a complete and final exit from the EU at the end of the year, London editor Denis Staunton updates us on the sl…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Coalition Teething Pains & Sinn Féin's Support
Academic and political analyst Kevin Cunningham joins Pat and Fiach to talk about the first week of the new coalition, new analysis of the source of Sinn Féin's support in #GE2020 and the difficult n…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
New Government: FF, FG and Greens enter coalition
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party have voted overwhelmingly to enter into government together . Pat Leahy is joined by Jennifer Bray, Harry McGee and Fiach Kelly to discuss this historic thr…
Published on 5 years, 5 months ago
Interview: Masha Gessen, author of Surviving Autocracy
Masha Gessen is a Russian-American author, activist and journalist. In their new book, Surviving Autocracy, Gessen provides a punchy and persuasive analysis of the destruction the Trump administratio…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Interview: Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan joins Hugh Linehan and Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee to discuss yesterday’s marathon Green Party convention, the divisions amongst party members and th…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
The making of a PfG: negative externalities, biogenic methane & "absolute bastards"
What's in the FF-FG-Green programme for government, how is it going down with the grassroots, and what about that Irish Times / Ipsos-MRBI poll? Discussing it all are Pat, Fiach and Jen with host Hug…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
Green sticking points, is Direct Provision really finished?
First Harry McGee and Mary Minihan talk about the sticking points in negotiations between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party to form a government, and a bit of Green Party history that casts …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
‘Phase Two Plus’ and decision time for government formation
Ireland is about to enter the next phase of the roadmap out of lockdown. 'Phase two plus' as coined by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar earlier today. Pat Leahy and Fiach Kelly speak to Hugh Linehan about the …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago