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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, Mi…
6 years, 9 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 hav…
6 years, 9 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…
6 years, 9 months ago
The New IRA and Politics in the North
Nearly a fortnight on from the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry, local elections take place in Northern Ireland tomorrow. Will those who come…
6 years, 10 months ago
Bret Easton Ellis on US Politics Invading His Apolitical Life
Bret Easton Ellis, best known as a fiction writer of novels including American Psycho and Less Than Zero, has just published his first non-fiction bo…
6 years, 10 months ago
Anti-EU Parties in the European Parliament - with Dr Kevin Cunningham
Political scientist and polling expert Dr Kevin Cunningham joins Hugh, Pat and Fiach to discuss a report he co-authored for the think tank, the Europ…
6 years, 10 months ago
"This Is Not A Retirement" - Clare Daly on Running for Europe
Independents 4 Change TD Clare Daly joins Hugh and Fiach to discuss her decision to run for a seat in the European parliament. Why has the TD some se…
6 years, 10 months ago
Brexit Day Blues II - with Fintan O'Toole & Denis Staunton
The new October Brexit deadline impacts British politics in myriad ways, obvious and subtle. But it also has implications for politics here in Irelan…
6 years, 10 months ago
Brexit: Ireland's Wasted Opportunity - with David McWilliams & Shana Cohen
As Theresa May waits to find out what Brexit extension EU leaders will offer her, we ask what, if anything, Irish society can gain from Brexit. To do…
6 years, 10 months ago
Brexit: Can Corbyn and May Strike A Deal? - with Helen Thompson
As Theresa May sends a letter to Brussels seeking another extension, Hugh and London Editor Denis Staunton are joined again by Helen Thompson, Profes…
6 years, 10 months ago