Podcast Episodes

Exit Polls, The Left, Where's the Electoral Commission? – with Fintan O’Toole

As the dust begins to settle on the local and European elections, we look at why, not for the first time, an exit poll was wide of the mark and whether that’s a cause for concern. We also look at the…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Election Special: Sinn Féin in Crisis, A Green-Left Alliance?, Fianna Fáil's Path to Power

Fiach Kelly, Pat Leahy and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to talk about all the results we have so far from the weekend's local and European elections. What is behind Sinn Féin's slump? Could good news for …

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

The Strategies of Right-Wing Populism - with Jan-Werner Mueller

As voters go to the polls in 28 countries this weekend to select the new European Parliament, the expectation is of a significant surge in support for populist parties, from La Lega in Italy to Alter…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?

A 'climate emergency' has been declared in Dáil Éireann, and green issues are coming up on the doorsteps in this election campaign, putting pressure on our politicians from below to take the problem …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

EU Elections: The State of the Race

To talk about what has been a rather low-key EU election campaign so far, Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy, Fiach Kelly and Jennifer Bray.

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Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Going Through The Motions: The Problem With Local Government

They are powerless, frustrated, underpaid and too often reviled by their constituents. Many local councillors have spoken out about how unattractive the role has become. Today we talk to two young, p…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Trump, Truth & US Politics - with Bob Woodward

At the age of 76, Bob Woodward has now covered nine different American presidents. That's 20% of all presidents from George Washington to Donald Trump. Most famously he contributed to the downfall of…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

POLL: Who Leads in the Race for Europe?

Today's Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll is actually three polls, with one conducted in each of our three European parliament constituencies: Dublin, Midlands-North-West and South. It gives us the first…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Plebiscites and Populism and Broadband, Oh My

It's the topic none of you has been asking us to cover: the forthcoming plebiscites in Limerick, Cork and Waterford to see if those cities should have a directly-elected mayor. On the ground, journal…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

Nationalism & The Irish-American Identity - with Michael Brendan Dougherty

Our guest today is Irish-American writer Michael Brendan Dougherty, who is a journalist with the New York-based conservative magazine National Review. His new book 'My Father Left Me Ireland' examine…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago