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Leo's Last Lap, Simon's Switchers and Yesterday's Men
Blue blood stained the floor after the final Fine Gael leadership hustings in Cork on Sunday. Now there are just a few days left for Simon to overhaul Leo's lead. Coveney supporters are helpfully cir…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Inside Story: The Persecution of Sean FitzPatrick
Sean FitzPatrick has been vilified for his key role in the economic crash that devastated the country. But has the State wronged him in its pursuit of a criminal conviction against him at any cost? T…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Poll Shows Majority Favour Coveney
A new Irish Times / Ipsos MRBI poll brings badly needed good news for Simon Coveney as he tries to overhaul Leo Varadkar's early lead in the race to lead Fine Gael. But will it be enough to sway the …
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Mission Impossible? - Simon Coveney's Leadership Fight
The chances of Simon Coveney becoming the next leader of the Fine Gael party are slim, but Dublin Bay South TD Kate O'Connell, who is supporting him, says the race is not over yet. She tells Hugh Lin…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Fintan O'Toole: This Low-Stakes Race Is Meaningless For Most Of Us
Leo Varadkar seems to be pulling away in the race to succeed Enda Kenny. But does it really matter whether it is Simon or Leo? Fintan O'Toole talks to Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy about a race he says …
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
There Is A Vacancy: Varadkar Holds Early Lead in Race to Succeed Kenny
Enda Kenny's leadership of Fine Gael and the country is over. Who will replace him? Fiach Kelly has canvassed every TD, Senator and Councillor to get the most detailed picture possible of the state o…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Seán Fleming on Enda's Lingering Leadership, Confidence & Supply and PAC
How has Enda Kenny's long goodbye impacted on the Oireachtas? Fianna Fáil TD and chair of the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee, Seán Fleming joins Mary Minihan and Hugh Linehan to discuss the lingeri…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Inside Eurovision with Patrick Freyne
Eurovision time is here again, and this year it's taking place in Ukraine. Is the tense political context impacting the annual carnival of national pop? And more importantly, why can't Ireland pick t…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
A Disturbance in the Force, Dáil Decorum, Paschal the Kingmaker
Will Nóirín O'Sullivan eventually be invited to follow sacked FBI director James Comey into early retirement? To discuss that developing story, plus the new tradition of silence in the Dáil, Leo Vara…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
A Year of Living Independently
The Independent Alliance has been in Government for one year, already longer than many observers predicted at the outset. How has it been doing? Very well, according to its five TDs. Led as ever by S…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago