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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 poli…
6 years, 2 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 repo…
6 years, 2 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 w…
6 years, 2 months 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 politi…
6 years, 2 months ago
A Landslide for Johnson, Labour's Destruction, What Now for Brexit
The results are in. Boris Johnson has secured a historic victory in the UK general election, with the Conservative Party winning a majority of 364 se…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Beginning of The End, The UK Votes
The current Dáil is living on borrowed time, but how will its final act play out? To talk about confidence votes, party strategising and, yes, the ti…
6 years, 2 months ago
UK Election Update / The Rise of The Political ‘Boomer Meme’
At a Labour press conference this morning, Jeremy Corbyn revealed a confidential Northern Ireland Brexit report, which drives a ‘coach and horses’ th…
6 years, 2 months ago
Hope and Disillusionment on the Campaign Trail - with Patrick Freyne & Jennifer O'Connell
In recent months Irish Times journalists Patrick Freyne and Jennifer O'Connell have spent time meeting people across the UK and learning about their …
6 years, 2 months ago
Reading the Byelection Results
Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to look at the results of four byelections in Wexford, Cork North-Central, Dublin Mid-West and Dublin Fingal.…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride
What makes the DUP tick? The big beast of unionism has played an outside role in politics across Ireland and the UK over the past few years, yet unde…
6 years, 3 months ago