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The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan.
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The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan.
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    Fintan O'Toole: What does Simon Harris stand for?

    Fintan O'Toole: What does Simon Harris stand for?

    What sort of a politician is Simon Harris? What can we learn from his record? And what sort of a Taoiseach is he going to be? Columnist Fintan O'Toole joins Hugh Linehan and Jennifer Bray to dig into the presumptive taoiseach's record and the state of the Fine Gael party.


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    • 56 min
    Simon Harris takes the reins of a party in trouble

    Simon Harris takes the reins of a party in trouble

    Hugh is joined by Pat Leahy and Harry McGee to talk about the swift emergence of Simon Harris as Fine Gael leader and taoiseach-in-waiting. They look back at his career to date and identify a potential strategy to lead Fine Gael out of its current predicament.
    But first, more on the unexpected resignation of Leo Varadkar.

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    • 47 min
    Why did Leo Varadkar choose this moment to go?

    Why did Leo Varadkar choose this moment to go?

    Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to discuss today's unexpected announcement by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that he is stepping down.
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    • 35 min
    'Rishi Sunak can't do politics' - British broadcaster Iain Dale on why he may not vote Tory for the first time ever

    'Rishi Sunak can't do politics' - British broadcaster Iain Dale on why he may not vote Tory for the first time ever

    British political pundit, broadcaster and podcaster Ian Dale joins Hugh to discuss the upcoming UK general election and the state of British politics. A Conservative supporter, Iain explains why he may not be able to vote for the party for the first time in his life.
    Iain and his co-host, the former Labour Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, are bringing their politics podcast For the Many to Dublin for a live show on Sunday, March 24th. Find out more here.

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    • 39 min
    Gaza overshadows St Patrick's Day trips

    Gaza overshadows St Patrick's Day trips

    Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to discuss the week in politics, including the annual migration of Ministers to foreign lands for St Patrick's Day. But with the crisis in Gaza on many Irish voters' minds, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has a balancing act in how he raises the issue with President Joe Biden.
    Also on the agenda: More fallout from the recent referendums, and how housing asylum seekers will be an issue in local election campaigns.

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    • 39 min
    Referendum aftermath: a deep dive into the political repercussions

    Referendum aftermath: a deep dive into the political repercussions

    Last weekend's referendum defeats have jolted the political establishment. How could all major parties and many other players have got it so badly wrong - and does the failure reveal something deeper going on?
    To discuss this, Hugh is joined by Jack Horgan Jones, Theresa Reidy and Jane Suiter.
    They discuss the the impact of the results on Irish politics, the role and effectiveness of citizens assemblies, and whether opposition to 'wokeness' is a genuine force in Irish politics.
    Dr Theresa Reidy is a senior lecturer and head of department at the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork.
    Jane Suiter is Professor in DCU's School of Communications and director of DCU's Institute for Future Media, Democracy and Society.



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    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
468 Ratings

468 Ratings

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The Long Game discussion.

Wasn’t it great to have Harry explain the book to us all. Including the author. More of Ms Moore would’ve been an interesting listen. Looking forward to reading her book.

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Politics for the Lads

Can be an informative podcast but very much middle-aged male-focused. Any issues that relate to women are dealt with in a skittish “can’t say anything anymore” way, which seems very much a relic from the past.

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Talking about talking about immigration

Really excellent episode. In particular Una Mullally’s points about discourse, racism not being challenged and framing immigration from the perspective of those not in favour of immigration were really thought provoking. Please talk more about these points. Law and order discussion also really interesting.

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