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Drugs, Beef, and HRT
Season 1 Episode 67
Where Ireland stands with pharma and tech in the tariffs era, how will it impact the public finances, and could austerity return? The government doubles down on supporting business over workers, the …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Trump's Whiplash Week
Season 1 Episode 66
Matt and Ivan assess the implications of a traumatic week in financial markets and global politics. They then return to home to evaluate the implications for Ireland, the Government's response and th…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Tariff Derangement Syndrome
Season 1 Episode 65
The American economic idiot goes to work - how will Ireland and the EU respond? Food and alcohol hit, but what next for pharma, tech, and financial services? Could Greenland make it worse? The Govern…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Two Fingers
Season 1 Episode 64
Michael Lowry as a lightning rod, Verona Murphy's future and Dáil decorum. Liberation day; how to deal with Trump's tariffs. Is Ireland joining a NATO 2.0, if there's going to be one? And RTÉ finally…
Published on 5 months ago
McGregor Menace and Trump's Tariff Turmoil
Season 1 Episode 63
From the Octagon to The Oval Office, Conor McGregor's potential disruption of the 2025 Áras race. A debate as to whether Simon Harris is right to suggest a Trump address to the Houses of the Oireacht…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Boxing Clever
Season 1 Episode 62
How Taoiseach Micheál Martin emulated his late father by ducking and diving and throwing few punches when Donald Trump used him as a foil in the latest edition of the US President's daily political r…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Will The Oval Office Go Pear-Shaped?
Season 1 Episode 61
A preview of Micheál Martin's trip to The White House based on President Zelensky's visit. How will the Ukrainian war end? What should the Taoiseach do and say? Our economic dependence as trade imbal…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Issues his Invitation
Season 1 Episode 60
Micheál Martin is going to the Oval Office, but what will happen? Matt and Ivan disagree on Trump’s effectiveness, whether it’s all bluster or seriously dangerous. The real importance of the Dáil spe…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Sinn Féin Boycotts Trump - So What?
Season 1 Episode 59
Sinn Féin prioritises Gaza over Ukraine, are we in a naive bubble about our defence and our national interests? Trump's assault on Europe and partiality to Putin, why we need to watch the German elec…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
A Radical Reset on Housing
Season 1 Episode 58
Matt and Ivan argue for a whole of government approach to solving the housing crisis, the Peter McVerry Trust debacle, how the geopolitics of Ukrainian developments will impact on Ireland, and insigh…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago