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Election Daily - Controversial Remarks & Campaign Launches
Harry McGee and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan in studio to dissect day two of #GE2020. As campaign launches took place across the country, the homeless crisis became the main issue facing the parties f…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
What's at Stake in #GE2020? - with Fintan O'Toole
Is there potential for real change emerging from the results of this general election? Fintan O'Toole joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the politics of patronage, how politicians respond to what they…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Election Daily - Day One - Slogans, Saturday Voting, TDs Stepping Down
Election Daily is our new podcast series covering #GE2020 in under 15 minutes. We'll publish a new episode every weekday evening. Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray run through the events of day one of th…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
What Kind of Election is #GE2020 Going to Be?
The election hasn't been called yet but the political attacks have already begun. What kind of election campaign is in store? With a real head-to-head clash between Varadkar and Martin for the job of…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox on The "Vacuous, Corrupting" European Union
Claire Fox stands out in the UK political landscape as a Brexit Party MEP with a background in far-left politics. In Dublin to deliver a talk about the reasons behind Brexit at the pro-EU Institute o…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
RIC Row, What's Happening in Stormont, A February Election? - with Newton Emerson
With its clout in Westminister dead and buried, the stakes couldn't be higher for unionism in the current negotiations to restore power-sharing in Stormont. Why then is the DUP unwilling to make some…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Ask Us Anything 2019, Part 2
Hugh is joined by Jennifer Bray, Fiach Kelly and Pat Leahy to answer some more of your questions on diverse topics, from the rough and tumble of political reporting to the success of the Tories in UK…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
Ask Us Anything 2019 Edition
Hugh is joined by Jennifer Bray, Fiach Kelly, Pat Leahy and Harry McGee to answer some of your questions about politics, politicians, political reporting and more.This is part one of the 2019 editio…
Published on 5 years, 11 months ago
2010s: The Left's Failure, The "Rigged System" & The Intrusion of Tech - with Fintan O'Toole
As the 2010s dawned, it seemed the economic turmoil of the great recession would bring about social and political change. It did, but in unexpected ways, and increasingly under the warping influence …
Published on 6 years ago
Northern Ireland's Changed Political Landscape - with Dr Katy Hayward
What lessons will political parties in Northern Ireland take from the results of last week's election? Hugh and Pat talk to Dr Katy Hayward, a political sociologist at Queens University Belfast and a…
Published on 6 years ago