Podcast Episodes

Tax Breaks, Horseracing, Greyhounds and the GAA: Where Do Ireland’s Priorities Lie?

Episode 166

How important is the GAA in Irish life? How important is it to our politicians? Is it something they cherish or does it provide merely a photo opportunity and a chance to act as if they care? On Free…

Published on 1 year ago

The moral dilemma of Luigi Mangione, CEO killer. Hero or villain?

Episode 165

Luigi Mangione was eating a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania when an employee recognised him and called the police. Mangione was arrested and subsequently charged with the murder of the CEO of Uni…

Published on 1 year ago

Rebel without a clue. The curious schizophrenia of Michéal Martin

Episode 164

Micheál Martin will be Ireland’s next Taoiseach. He returns to the most important position in Ireland at a critical time in Irish life.

But during the election campaign he spoke about how the IRA wage…

Published on 1 year ago

The true cost of being Conor. Conor McGregor & the race for our young men.

Episode 163

In the court where he faced Nikita Hand, Conor McGregor had money but he didn’t have power. On the streets where some continue to idolise him, McGregor still has power. On a Free State Weekend Specia…

Published on 1 year ago

Parenting with Joe & Dion. With contributions from Jim Gavin & Greg Wallace.

Episode 162

Over the past 18 months Free State has wrestled with the big issues in Ireland and across the world. But today they confront the most intractable of them all: how to get a crying baby to sleep. Reluc…

Published on 1 year ago

Pardon Me, President Biden & what the election results tell us about Ireland

Episode 161

The General Election was a glorious example of democracy at work. Ireland showed that it is a place where ideas are debated, policies fiercely contested and, at the end of the counting of votes, Fian…

Published on 1 year ago

“Great question Miriam. And thank you for asking it.” A Free State election eve special.

Episode 160

More than a million people tuned into RTE’s final election debate and if he could Simon Harris would have thanked every one of them. Instead he thanked Sarah McInerney and Miriam O’Callaghan for ever…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Conor McGregor for President 2025. Make Ireland Great Again.

Episode 159

Conor McGregor believes he lives in a world without rules, a world where he hears only the laughter of his entourage and answers to nobody.  Like Andrew Tate, he is mainstreaming misogyny and violenc…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Should RTÉ be independent? Or is free speech a thing of the past? Free State Weekend Election Special

Episode 158

How does RTÉ influence politics in Ireland? During an election campaign dominated by photoshoot which are just government press releases on camera, is power being questioned as it should? On Free Sta…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

What Has Britain Ever Done For Us?

Episode 157

When Paul Mescal said meeting King Charles was ‘not on his list of priorities’, some were appalled. We should be thanking the British not booing them, one commentator said. On Free State today, Dion …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago