Personal Politics
by Personal Politics Podcast
Personal Politics takes a more personal look at the political world through the voices of those at the heart of it. Presenter Ursula Savage interviews politicians, journalists, campaigners and others in the political sphere, asking what motivates people to get involved in politics, what it means to them, and why it matters. Ursula is also occasionally joined by co-host Aoife Clements to discuss the political matters of the day and the impact these stories could have. After all, the personal is political, and the political is personal too.
Episodes
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Interview with Irish Language Commissioner Pól Deeds
In this episode, Ursula interviews the recently appointed Irish Language Commissioner Pól Deeds. They discuss his plans for the role, the challenges he anticipates facing and how he plans to handle them. You can get in touch with thoughts or opinions on the podcast anytime through emailing...
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Supreme Court ruling on religious education & taking a look at the budget
Ursula is joined by Aoife as they discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on the teaching of religious education in schools, and they also take a look at the recent budget announcements, asking how politicians at Stormont can make ends meet when the numbers don't add up.
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Ursula & Aoife: Invitations accepted and declined, the DUP's recent actions
On this episode Ursula and Aoife discuss the Presidential inauguration of Catherine Connolly and the deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly's declining of the invitation and the DUP's failure to send anyone in her place. They also discuss DUP Ministr of Education Paul Givan's recent...
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Landslide victory, spoiled votes, and future elections.
In this episode Ursula and Aoife discuss Catherine Connolly's landslide win in the Presidential election, the spoiled votes issue, and the campaign for extending the vote in Presidential elections to Irish citizens in the north and abroad.
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Interview with Jemma Dolan MLA
In this episode, Ursula Savage interviews Jemma Dolan, Sinn Féin MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. They chat about Jemma's early career before becoming an elected politician, her priorities in the job as MLA, and why she believes a united Ireland would address many of the difficulties faced by...
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The Presidential Election: The campaign so far
Ursula Savage is joined by co-host Aoife Clements for an overview of the Irish Presidential campaign to date, looking at the differences between the Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys campaigns, and asking why anyone would put themselves forward for the role in the first place. Aoife also...
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Interview: Robbie Butler MLA, Deputy Leader of the UUP
In this episode we have an interview with Robbie Butler, MLA for Lagan Valley and Deputy Leader of the UUP. During our conversation, Robbie chats about faith, fostering and the future. We discuss how Robbie first became involved in elected politics, his varied career before then, his hopes for…
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Co-host episode: Presidential possibilities & interpretation of gender in legislation
Personal Politics is growing! In this episode host Ursula Savage is joined by Aoife Clements, founder of 50:50NI, as her co-host as they discuss some current political issues of the day. With the Irish Presidential Election coming up, Ursula and Aoife discuss the potential candidates for the...
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Aoife Clements, Founder of 50:50 NI
Today's guest is Aoife Clements, PhD student and founder of the 50:50 NI organisation which works to encourage more women to get involved in politics. We discussed everything from why we have so few women in political life, how to change that and why that is for the better, and what she thinks of...
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David Mc Cann, Deputy Editor, Commentator & Lecturer
In this week's episode, I chat with Dr David McCann, Deputy Editor of Slugger O'Toole, political commentator and lecturer. We discussed his early memories of politics, why he finds the field so interesting and which politicians are best at standing out from the crowd at a time when politicians…
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Claire Hanna MP, Leader of the SDLP
In this week's episode, we chat to Claire Hanna about her early years in politics, her opinions on the current state of our politics and her hopes for the SDLP now that she has become party leader.
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Eoghan Murphy, former TD & Minister of Housing
Our guest today is Eoghan Murphy, former Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South and the Minister of Housing Planning and Local Government between 2017 and 2020. We discussed his new book, Running from Office, written based on his experience in Irish politics before his surprise resignation in 2021.
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Brian Mahon, Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mail
I first met Brian over 12 years ago when we both did the Legislative Studies and Practice Masters Course in Queen’s University, Belfast. Brian is originally from Longford and studied a degree in History, Politics and International Relations in UCD. Following the Masters in Belfast he spent…
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Chris Hazzard, South Down MP
Today's guest is Chris Hazzard, MP for South Down. First co-opted as an MLA to the Stormont Assembly in April 2012 at the age of 26, Chris was the youngest MLA in the Assembly at that time. He went on to become Minister for Infrastructure in May 2016 until the institutions collapsed the following...
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Personal Politics Intro Ep
This is Personal Politics with Ursula Savage. Join me as I speak to politicians, policy-makers, journalists, campaigners and many others as we hear what motivated them to become involved in political life, to listen to their stories and find out what they’ve learnt so far. It’s easier to…
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About this show
Personal Politics takes a more personal look at the political world through the voices of those at the heart of it. Presenter Ursula Savage interviews politicians, journalists, campaigners and others in the political sphere, asking what motivates people to get involved in politics, what it means to them, and why it matters. Ursula is also occasionally joined by co-host Aoife Clements to discuss the political matters of the day and the impact these stories could have. After all, the personal is political, and the political is personal too.
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