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100 Days of Underperformance
Season 1 Episode 69
The debacle of the failed Brendan McDonagh appointment to a new Housing Activation Office prompts Ivan and Matt to cut loose on the government's perf…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Woke Pope
Season 1 Episode 68
The pope's legacy, the politics of the papacy, conservatism versus liberalism and did Francis fall in the middle? How the Irish State's relationship …
1 year, 1 month ago
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 doub…
1 year, 1 month 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 implicat…
1 year, 1 month 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 s…
1 year, 2 months 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 NAT…
1 year, 2 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 sug…
1 year, 2 months 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 late…
1 year, 2 months 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 …
1 year, 2 months 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 seriou…
1 year, 3 months ago