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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…
7 years, 7 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…
7 years, 7 months ago
Zuckerberg in Dublin, A Green Consensus, The Carbon Tax – with Eamon Ryan
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg made a flying visit to Dublin this week, during which time he met with politicians including Green Party lea…
7 years, 7 months ago
Brexit Day Blues - with Ronan McCrea
It was meant to be the day when "church bells were rung, coins struck, stamps issued and bonfires lit to send beacons of freedom from hilltop to hill…
7 years, 7 months ago
Indicative Vote Day, or 'Strictly Come Brexit' - with Denis Staunton
First: Later today in the UK House of Commons, 'indicative votes' - designed to show how much support different Brexit options enjoy - will be held, …
7 years, 7 months ago
US Politics: The 2020 Democratic Candidates - with Suzanne Lynch
Taking a break from the chaos of Brexit, we turn to a rather chaotic and already crowded field of candidates for the Democratic Party nomination to t…
7 years, 7 months ago
Brexit: What is The EU's Strategy? / Councillors & Gambling Machines
First: Patrick Smyth in Brussels joins Hugh and Pat to talk about the thinking behind the EU's stance on a potential Brexit delay. Then: Jennifer Bra…
7 years, 7 months ago
David Runciman on Democracy's 21st Century Problems
Western democracies are beset by a variety of problems: fractured legislative bodies, the rise of the far right, the erosion of norms and the dangers…
7 years, 7 months ago
Politics Fails Utterly in Westminster - with Fintan O'Toole & Lisa O'Carroll
Prime Minister Theresa May has failed spectacularly in her bid to pass a Brexit deal through the House of Commons. The Guardian's Brexit corresponden…
7 years, 8 months ago
Poll: Northern Ireland Is United in Opposition to A Hard Brexit
The second set of results from the Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll reveals attitudes to Brexit and Irish unity across the island of Ireland, north and …
7 years, 8 months ago