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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? Disc…
5 years, 8 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 govern…
5 years, 8 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 Leah…
5 years, 8 months ago
#BlackLivesMatter in Dublin too; Trump's gamble
The size of the #BlackLivesMatter demonstration in Dublin at the weekend took some by surprise, but it shouldn't have. Musician Sallay Garnett, also …
5 years, 9 months ago
US politics: is America now an oligarchy? With Robert Reich
Robert Reich is an economist, professor, author, and political commentator who served as Secretary of Labour in the Clinton administration. Hugh talk…
5 years, 9 months ago
UK politics: how badly does the Cummings saga damage Johnson?
London editor Denis Staunton joins Hugh, Fiach and Jennifer to talk about the gripping story that has dominated UK politics for many straight days: D…
5 years, 9 months ago
How a legal challenge could unravel the EU - with Ronan McCrea
"Once taboos are broken, it's quite hard to reinstate them".A German court ruling challenging the primacy of European Court of Justice in EU matters …
5 years, 9 months ago
A Green Heave?
A move to challenge Eamon Ryan as Green leader is under way among a cohort within the party, with deputy leader Catherine Martin being urged to stand…
5 years, 9 months ago
Eamon Ryan's long road back to power
It's been a difficult path for Eamon Ryan and the Green Party since the dark period following 2011, when the party lost all its seats and state fundi…
5 years, 9 months ago
Relaxing the lockdown
Different countries are taking different approaches at different speeds as they move to reopen their economies. London Editor Denis Staunton and Berl…
5 years, 9 months ago