Podcast Episodes

McGuinness's shock withdrawal throws the presidential race wide open

The surprise withdrawal from the presidential election race of Fine Gael candidate Mairead McGuinness on health grounds has introduced even more unce…

6 months, 1 week ago

Crash, part two: austerity bites and Cowen’s Morning Ireland humiliation

In part two of a three-part series on Brian Cowen’s ill-fated 2008-2011 government, Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan continue the story.

After the fateful 2…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Crash, part one: Brian Cowen and the unravelling of Ireland

Brian Cowen became Taoiseach in 2008, just as Ireland’s economy was going into free-fall. For the next three years he struggled to lead the country t…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Dublin one of the most dangerous cities in Europe? No.

Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:

·       Fox News and its standard of journalism were highlighted du…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

What lessons does the Irish Boundary Commission hold for how borders are made – and unmade – in contested spaces?

In today’s episode, Hugh is joined by historian Dr Cormac Moore to discuss one of the most consequential but little-known episodes in modern Irish hi…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark

Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:

·       The Labour Party has backed Independent TD Cathe…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Will we live to see a Taoiseach not in Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil?' More listener questions answered

It's part two of our summer Ask Me Anything, with the panel tackling questions sent to politicspodcast@irishtimes.com by listeners. Hugh, Pat, Jack,…

7 months ago

'Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' Listener questions answered

It's summer holiday season and that means it's time to open the floor to questions from the Inside Politics audience. Hugh, Pat, Jack, Ellen and Corm…

7 months ago

Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?

Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:

·       With Independent TD Catherine Connolly and former MEP Mairea…

7 months ago

Will the Government's big projects survive the next downturn?

The Government’s updated National Development Plan (NDP) proposes to spend a vast sum of money on capital infrastructure. But beyond three ‘mega proj…

7 months ago