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Brexit: A Backstop In All But Name?
The DUP has publicly rejected proposals for a Northern Ireland-only backstop amid speculation at Westminster that Boris Johnson is considering an all-Ireland solution for the Border after Brexit. But…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Brexit: Has Boris Johnson's Visit Changed Anything?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has visited Taoiseach Leo Varadkar for a "positive, constructive" meeting. But has the Irish government's view of the Brexit stalemate changed at all? Pat Leahy is her…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Bracing for Johnson's General Election - with Fintan O'Toole
Fintan O'Toole pops in to review the incredible week that has unfolded in Westminster and what we can expect from the election that seems inevitable now. Will it be the dirtiest political campaign we…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Brexit: A Bad Day for Boris, Election Calculations, A Chink of Light? - with Katy Balls
After a day of drama and political upheaval in Westminster, Hugh is joined by our own Pat Leahy and Denis Staunton, and by Katy Balls, deputy political editor with The Spectator magazine, to ask:- Wh…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Northern Ireland Past, Present and Future - with Professor Brendan O'Leary
Brendan O'Leary, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, has written a three-book treatise on the entity we call Northern Ireland that is both accessible and erudite. He t…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Brexit: Sit Back and Remain on the Edge of Your Seat – with Lisa O’Carroll
The dust is beginning to settle after British prime minister Boris Johnson’s surprise announcement on Wednesday, that he is to prorogue parliament for five weeks in order to bring forward his Governm…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Can a Capitalist Economy Solve the Climate Crisis?
Is it possible to run a capitalist economy and also address climate change? Or, is the greed-driven system destined to destroy itself? Hugh is joined by Green Party leader Eamon Ryan and People Befor…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Maureen Dowd on Trump, Washington in Turmoil and Thriving Journalism
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is the undisputed queen of the Washington commentariat. President George W Bush called her 'the Cobra' and in 1999 she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for a series…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Brexit: The 'Phoney War' Phase - with Professor Ronan McCrea
Almost a month after becoming British prime minister, Boris Johnson has restated his opposition to the backstop in a four-page letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, in which he failed to …
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago
Radicalisation and the Amplification of Extremism Online
In today's podcast we look at issues around radicalisation, disinformation and the amplification, sometimes unwittingly, of extremism online. What role do the big tech companies play and what, if any…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago