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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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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, 10 months ago
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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 months ago