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Two-way race for Sinn Féin and Soc Dems in Dublin Central byelection

Byelection candidates are confirmed as campaigns ramp up

Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing

Is there real pressure on Sinn Féin to win at least one seat in upcoming byelections?

What the fuel protests meant

Another Fianna Fáil heave that wasn’t

Healy-Raes' departure caps a terrible week for the Government

The end of the Orbán model

How the Government bungled its response to fuel protests

Could Labour have done anything to avoid electoral wipeout in 2016? Collapse, part three

Pressure builds on Labour as austerity bites: Collapse, part two

Collapse: How Labour went from boom to bust

Is Ireland taking anti-Semitism seriously enough?

Government can't help helping as fuel costs soar; and how many TDs are too many?

Was Seán Lemass really Ireland's greatest taoiseach?

'In the pocket of US multinationals': How is Ireland seen by Europe?

In the shadow of the war in Iran, inflation and energy costs look set to climb ever higher

The Taoiseach in the court of the mad king

Taoiseach awaits his next dentist’s appointment at The White House

How the Iran war is impacting the world's economies

The modern face of Irish America

How could Donald Trump have thought war with Iran was a good idea?

Why is the US blocking oil imports to Cuba?

Is regime change in Iran a realistic possibility?

'Sorry' doesn’t seem to be the hardest word for Government

Maria Steen: 'If you are in the centre and everybody else moves left, all of a sudden you look right wing'

How climate slid down this Government’s agenda

School SNA row teaches Government a valuable lesson

Fintan O'Toole: What would fascism look like in the 2020s?

Are politics students getting too narrow an education?

Have Sinn Féin adopted a populist stance on Ukraine?

Irish politics shifted left. Why?

John Mearsheimer: Why Europe still needs the USA

Are we now seeing a grumpy electorate demanding action?

Should Ireland keep the Triple Lock?

A wet week in Irish politics

Will the Government's rent control legislation help tenants?

Has the EU learned that a tougher line might work with Donald Trump?

Ireland and Europe weigh options as Trump keeps pressure up over Greenland

Can the Government hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?

Will global turmoil matter to Irish politics in 2026?

How do Greenlanders feel about Trump's 'psychologically needed' takeover?

Could Coalition politics hurt Ireland’s influence in Brussels?

Venezuela has “emboldened” Trump. Here’s what it means for the world

What are the chances of a border poll in the next ten years?

Ask us anything: presidential nominations, a Minister for Defence and the centre holding

What do Irish voters really want? Live at the IFI with Dr Kevin Cunningham

Why the EU's climbdown on Ukraine aid matters

Was Jim Gavin's campaign implosion the political moment of the year?

Jim O'Callaghan: We made a bad decision on the presidency

That interview, Fianna Fáil's review and thorny issues for the Government

Eoin Lenihan on how Ireland was 'vandalised'

Does Ireland's neutrality leave room for increased defence spending?

Eurovision Israel boycott hits right note, but renaming Herzog Park feels tone deaf

What people don’t understand about the art of political communication - with Terry Prone

Jim O'Callaghan's explicit message on migration

Could a left alliance transform Irish politics?

'The world looks very different from here' - Denis Staunton's global briefing

Is Simon Harris fit for the role of Minister for Finance?

Paschal Donohoe’s last interview

Donohoe's departure leaves the Government and Fine Gael weakened

‘A hot mess of uncoordinated gibberish’

What is wrong with Ireland’s housing and planning system?

How is Catherine Connolly viewed in Europe?

Is it possible to have a coherent debate on immigration?

Iain Dale, chronicler of British leaders, turns his attention to Irish taoisigh

How does Micheál Martin quieten dissenting voices in Fianna Fáil?

What would a united Ireland actually involve?

How outspoken will Connolly be as president?

Catherine Connolly wins the presidency on a disastrous day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil

Election Daily: The highs and lows of a strange campaign

Election Daily: Will the 'spoil the vote' campaign be felt on Friday?

Election Daily: Who came out on top in the final debate?

Election Daily: Can the 'Vicar Street Alliance' hold after this election?

Election Daily: Has Fine Gael's 'new low' attack video backfired?

Election Daily: Is it all over bar the shouting for Heather Humphreys?

POLL: Catherine Connolly opens huge lead in presidential race

Election Daily: Is Humphreys playing it too safe?

Is this the end of the gay rights revolution?

Head-to-head: Presidential election gets confrontational

'Cooking the books': Is Budget 2026 a 'cynical wheeze'?

Calamity for Fianna Fáil as Jim Gavin drops out of the presidential race

Jack Chambers channels 'Margaret Thatcher' as 'big squeeze budget' looms

American carnage: Keith Duggan at the Ryder Cup

Presidential debate: who came out on top and who struggled?

Lea Ypi investigates a family mystery and hidden history

And then there were three – the presidential candidates set off on the campaign trail

Maria Steen falls at the final hurdle

What our 'Charlie versus Garret' series got wrong - with Eoin O'Malley

Can Sheridan or Steen get a presidential nomination over the line?

Charlie Kirk: A conservative's view on the fallout from a momentous crime

Leo Varadkar speaks his mind on reunification, Covid, Eoghan Murphy and Phil Hogan

Charlie Kirk shooting another example of escalating political violence in US

Kelleher's rousing speech isn't enough to overcome Micheál's man

Starmer's Labour in disarray as the UK's divisions deepen

It’s all systems go for this presidential election

The broken UN, and Ireland's role: 'There's cynicism among member states towards our so-called neutrality'

Does the Presidency matter? Live at Electric Picnic

Does Jim Gavin have what it takes for a presidential campaign?

Are we still living in De Valera's Ireland?

Heather Humphreys is the likely Fine Gael candidate, but Fianna Fáil are yet to show their hand in this presidential race

Ukraine: Possibility and peril as Trump pushes for Putin-Zelenskiy meeting

Crash, part three: Ireland hits rock bottom and politics changes forever

McGuinness's shock withdrawal throws the presidential race wide open

Crash, part two: austerity bites and Cowen’s Morning Ireland humiliation

Crash, part one: Brian Cowen and the unravelling of Ireland

Is Dublin one of the most dangerous cities in Europe? No.

What lessons does the Irish Boundary Commission hold for how borders are made – and unmade – in contested spaces?

Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark

'Will we live to see a Taoiseach not in Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil?' More listener questions answered

'Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?' Listener questions answered

Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?

Will the Government's big projects survive the next downturn?

Do Sinn Féin need to change tack after slump in the polls?

Tariffs: Why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?

Is Mary Lou McDonald about to enter the presidential race?

Srebrenica genocide: Why Bosnia is still divided 30 years on

What's gone wrong for Keir Starmer - and can he get things back on track?

Why does Ireland's presidential race still have no one at the starting line?

Does the Government lack a clear plan for how to spend our money?

‘Daddy’ Trump meets Nato, while defence, trade and Gaza dominate EU summit

EU watches on as Trump changes the world

Could the Israel-Iran war completely destabilise the Middle East?

Opposition smells blood in the water over RPZ changes

Is there any such thing as a political genius? With Helen Lewis

Rent reform: is immediate pain worth uncertain gains?

LA protests: how far will Trump go to extend his power?

Why Europe needs to realise the truth about America - with Helen Thompson

CHI controversy: a hard decision faces the Government

Can South Korea's new president unify an unhappy country?

Why Poland's dramatic election result is a setback for Europe

Committees of the Oireachtas are back, but why can’t Irish politicians ask a good question?

Why 'left' and 'woke' are not the same thing - with Susan Neiman

Gavan Reilly: The Secret Life of Leinster House

Sinn Féin versus William the Conqueror

Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the balance right?

'The people who voted no are expected to go under a rock and disappear' - Ronán Mullen on losing the marriage referendum

The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines

Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland's progressive optimism disappeared?

Simon Harris: my style of politics is not a problem

Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?

Conclave: why this papal election is the hardest to call in decades

What does the surge of Farage's Reform mean for UK politics?

100 days of Government and very little to show

Can 'technocratic daddy' Mark Carney solve Canada's deep-rooted problems?

Will there be a teacher’s strike in the autumn?

How the Dublin Riots can be traced back to the Blueshirts

Fine Gael slumps as Sinn Féin returns to top spot in our poll

Will Europe cave to Trump's trade demands?

How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power

Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU tech tax

Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground

Bertie? Frances? Conor? Who will run and who can win the presidency in 2025

Why is it so hard to get big things done in Ireland?

Government grapples with tariff fallout

Trump's 'complete nonsense' tariff puts the ball in EU's court

'Liberation Day' is here / Speaking rights aftermath

Can Europe fight back against Trump's tariffs?

Are Labour getting too close to Sinn Féin for their own good?

Sally Hayden on reporting from an Isis prison camp and a Hizbullah leader's funeral

Opposition loses confidence in Verona Murphy as the Lowry deal haunts Government

Does McGregor matter?

Is Trump setting US foreign policy on an irreversible course?

Angry Burkes fail to spoil Taoiseach's Washington trip

Martin survives his close encounter of the Trump kind

Will falling behind on climate cost Ireland billions?

Will Sinn Féin back a left unity candidate for the presidency?

Can Europe defend itself without the United States?

Did Brexit make a Border poll inevitable?

How should Micheál Martin approach his White House visit?

Germany's 'it'll be grand' coalition inherits a country in crisis

Is Trump's honeymoon period already over?

Sinn Féin boycotts Trump's White House over Gaza

Why are there still so few women in Irish politics?

Should the Government drop Rent Pressure Zones - and what would replace them?

Did Micheál call Mary Lou a liar?

Why is support for reunification rising?

Michael Brendan Dougherty: how Trump won me over

Jim O'Callaghan and the new ministers out to make a good first impression

Europe gets serious on security. Will Ireland follow?

Can Germany's centre hold as the far-right AfD rises?

Seanad drama and the speaking rights impasse

Are 'super-juniors' unconstitutional? With Fintan O'Toole

Could Europe pivot to China in the Trump era?

A new Government and a tough new approach from the Opposition

Chaos in Leinster House: how the day unfolded and what happens next

Who will get the top jobs in the new government?

How should Ireland navigate the return of Trump?

The numbers game: ministers, junior ministers and technical groups as the next government beds in

Does a junior ministry dilute the Healy-Rae brand?

Should President Higgins speak for Ireland on Nato?

Government formation: what's happening behind the scenes

Back catalogue: what is neoliberalism - and is it over?

Back catalogue: coming to terms with Ireland's religious past

Back catalogue: Clare Malone on politics, media and class in America

Inside Politics live with Ken Early of Second Captains

Christmas AMA, part two: more questions from listeners

Christmas AMA, part one: your thorny political questions answered

Fresh TDs bring innocent joy as old hands eye the big jobs

Eoghan Murphy reflects on political failure

Why FF and FG don't relish going in with Independents

Lewis Goodall: why Keir Starmer has struggled - and how the UK sees Irish politics

Government formation: Simon Harris warns 'don't take us for granted' while Soc Dems go it alone

Is there no alternative to the status quo in Irish politics?

Election Daily: answering your questions about GE24

Election Daily: surprises, upsets and ousters as the final seats are filled

Election Daily: a dramatic day in count centres as the political future takes shape

Election Daily: first counts trickle in and anti-immigration candidates falter

Election Daily: tallies look bad for Greens and Stephen Donnelly, good for Sinn Féin and Gerry Hutch

EXIT POLL: what do the results mean for government formation?

Election Daily: the highs and lows of a tense campaign

Election Daily: will undecideds lend Sinn Féin their vote?

Housing: what is on offer in this election campaign?

Leader's debate: what did we learn and who won?

Election Daily: can Paul Gogarty make a surprise return to the Dáil?

Election Daily: a new hope for Sinn Féin as Fine Gael tries to stop the rot

Harris hop becomes the Simon slump as poll shows Fine Gael behind Sinn Féin

Micheál Martin answers listener questions on coalition red lines, renter's rights and more

Election Daily: far right candidates, Harris's 'arrogant' views on coalition

Simon Harris says no to a 'four or five' party coalition - and answers your questions

Election Daily: McDonald hits her stride, Aontú's missing manifesto

Election Daily: What is Sinn Féin's 'peer review' of RTÉ Gaza coverage all about?

Ireland's economic model is in trouble. Are big spending promises in touch with that reality?

Election Daily: How Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch got his nickname

Election Daily: Why did Fine Gael select John McGahon?

Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins

Poll: Support for independents on the rise

Election Daily: Another day, another huge campaign promise

Election Daily: Eoghan Murphy gives Fine Gael another headache

Cheapfakes, brainrot and sh*tposts: the online battles to woo voters

Election Daily: has Sinn Féin improved its standing with working class voters?

Election Daily: O'Learygate gets Fine Gael off to a bumpy start

Election Daily: campaigning begins in shadow of Trump's return

Election Daily: follow GE24 every day with Hugh Linehan and the Irish Times politics team

How Trump won and what it means - with Fintan O'Toole, Steven Carroll and Jennifer Bray

Could Simon Harris spring a final election surprise?

The final countdown to the US election

David McWilliams: Money is humanity's greatest invention - but Ireland lacks the skill to use it

Clare Daly throws a cat among the pigeons in Dublin Central

GE24: The battleground constituencies

Democrats are sweating but nothing is certain in the race for the White House

Will Sinn Féin’s recent controversies have an impact in the election?

Election before Christmas? Ok, says Micheál Martin

Sinn Féin's latest crisis is a disaster for the party at the worst possible time

Timing is everything when it comes to general elections

Trump, Harris and how media and politics merged - with Ben Smith

Does Sinn Féin’s two-candidate general election strategy lack ambition?

The battle to convert a giveaway budget to electoral success

Will Budget 2025 be like a Toy Show giveaway?

Can Sinn Féin reverse its decline in popularity before the election?

Budget kites flying high (but don’t mention the election date)

Fine Gael has the momentum as Sinn Féin's slide continues - poll

EU’s uneasy centre holds for now as flood waters rise

Childcare is now a battleground issue ahead of general election

US debate, Apple bonanza, Fine Gael get thinking

Simon Harris visits Ukraine to reaffirm Irish support

How has the Government responded to the schools abuse report?

Charlie versus Garrett redux: Listener questions answered

Coalition conflict as the budget draws near

What will Simon Harris offer voters?

Charlie versus Garret, part three: Ireland transformed

Charlie versus Garret, part two: Scandal and strife in 1980s Ireland

Charlie versus Garret, part one: Origins of a rivalry

Sinn Féin's reset, Fine Gael's exodus

Can Kamala win? - with Fintan O'Toole and Suzanne Lynch

“Celebratory spirit” at the Republican Convention / Vote on von Der Leyen’s future

Roderic O'Gorman on pacts, focus groups and nastiness

A candid look at politics in Dublin's north inner city

Election results special: New political maps for Britain and Northern Ireland

UK election: If the Tories implode, what then? With Rafael Behr

Will Biden step aside after a disastrous debate?

Is Jack Chambers ready for Finance?

Will a summer of cancelled flights harm Harris?

Who will replace Eamon Ryan? / Northern Ireland votes

Will the by-elections ever take place?

Election Daily: Taking stock as the election winds down

A rightward shift in European politics

Election Daily: Sinn Féin’s leadership under scrutiny

Election Daily: Battle of the Boylans

Election Daily: Simon Harris tells us why he won't call an early election despite good news for Coalition

Election Daily: The first winners and losers emerge

Election Daily: Who will top the poll and who will get sucked into 'the bear pit'?

Election Daily: Tempers flare among candidates as polling day approaches

Election Daily: Small parties versus independents, nitrate debate, Soc Dem criticism

Election Daily: A dogfight in Dublin, Aontú's hopes, Sinn Féin's numbers

Will Trump’s conviction derail his reelection?

Do rural voters really hate the Greens?

Sunak’s doomed gamble and anger at Fianna Fáil’s election launch

Palestine recognised, far-right on the march in European elections

‘If the election was held today, Trump would win’

Aggression and abuse on the campaign trail for those running in local elections

Poll suggests Sinn Féin support is still in decline

Is the 'disinformation' label used to stifle free speech?

A famous victory for student politics

Eoin Ó Broin on why Sinn Féin's support declined: 'We have to get better at spelling out alternatives'

Migration front and centre as accommodation crisis deepens

Will far-right politicians make inroads in local and European elections?

Harris delivers on Stardust as McEntee fumbles the border question

From the Rwanda Bill to the Cass Report - the issues driving UK politics

Grading Harris, migration pact flashpoint, the lure of Taylor Swift

The uncertain futures of Poland and Germany - with Derek Scally

Northern Ireland has weathered Jeffery Donaldson's shock departure - for now

McDonald hits a nerve as Harris takes the reins

Can Simon Harris build any kind of policy departure before this government ends?

David Rieff on Ukraine, Gaza, populism and the death of art

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

Simon Harris takes the reins of a party in trouble

Why did Leo Varadkar choose this moment to go?

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

Gaza overshadows St Patrick's Day trips

Referendum aftermath: a deep dive into the political repercussions

‘Two wallops’ for Government as No-No vote emerges strong

Is Europe in a ‘pre-war phase’?

Could angry farmers upend European politics?

Does it matter if the Government lose these referendums?

European elections: a battle between the heavy hitters

Is Catherine Martin in political danger?

Is Ukrainian democracy functioning after two years of war?

Referendums: What the amendments would really mean

Was Sinn Féin's licence fee amnesty proposal a misstep?

Head-to-head: The Yes and No arguments ahead of the family and care referendums

Sinn Féin poll slump: ‘tide not gone out for them just yet’

Will immigration hand the White House back to Trump?

Britain and Ireland will change. It's time to get ready

Who's who in the Yes and No campaigns, Orbán bows to EU pressure

Stormont will return: analysis from Belfast, London and Dublin

As the ICJ rules against Israel, Gaza remains an issue in Irish politics

Under pressure: Roderic O'Gorman on tackling the refugee accommodation crisis

Is the political system starting to bend to asylum seeker protests?

Are Britain's media and politics broken? With James O'Brien

‘Referendums that won’t grasp the imagination’

Vote! Vote! Vote! A year of election predictions in one podcast

‘Irish people love elections!’

Ask us anything, 2023 edition - part two

Ask us anything, 2023 edition - part one

A closer look at attitudes to reunification

Mary Lou McDonald on house prices, migration policy, defamation cases and more

Summit surprises, wrapping the year

Cop 28, the geopolitics of Net Zero and the future of energy - with Helen Thompson

Sinn Féin lose confidence in their own motion

The Origins and the problems of 'The Great Awokening'

2023's political highs, lows, winners, losers and funny bits

Talking about talking about immigration

Riot response a major challenge for McEntee

Will economic trouble mean an early election?

Are Fine Gael all out of fight ahead of a year that could define the party?

Spain's turbulent politics : 'Phrases like coup d'etat are floating around'

Sinn Féin keep focus on housing and Palestine at Ard Fheis

Suella Braverman the maverick, stances on war, Sinn Féin's direction

Will the DUP finally return to Stormont?

Don Tidey case: 'They've been getting away with murder for 40 years'

Fintan O'Toole on Israel, Gaza and the equality of human life

Israel-Hamas conflict takes all the attention at the EU leaders’ summit

Rory Stewart on Keir Starmer, Liz Truss and the 'unseriousness' of UK politics

Taking sides on Israel and Palestine, health money pit, flooding hits Cork

Northern Ireland's 'Dirty Linen' and the long tail of trauma

Michael Lewis on the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried

Horror in the Middle East, Budget aftermath, FFG

Deconstructing Budget 2024 - with Pearse Doherty

Howlin retires, Budget run-in, Starmer pours water on reunification

Will 'common sense' policies revive Rishi Sunak's Tories?

Naomi Klein on conspiracies, climate and the 'personal brand'

Sinn Féin gain, no giveaway budget, Leo on Benefits Street

Why can't more of us vote in Seanad elections?

Disturbance at Dáil Éireann

Can Britain ever come to terms with Brexit?

'Sinn Féin have pissed a lot of people off' - Aoife Moore on the struggle to write about Ireland's biggest party

Paschal Donohoe on spending v saving, RTÉ's future and Fine Gael's vigour

Licence fee revolt, speed solutions, think-ins

More seats and new constituencies: a first look at the redrawn electoral map

Crime on the public's mind, politicians brace for constituency reform

The Ahern Years: Crash

The Ahern Years: Showtime

The Ahern years: The tiger roars

The Ahern years: Bertie's path to power

US politics special with Clare Malone of The New Yorker

Inside Sinn Féin

The big end of term wrap

Europe's climate is changing. Will European politics change with it?

Can the Government be generous to RTÉ? Hospital mess, braying donkeys

'No-one likes us and we don't care' - taking Unionism's temperature on the Twelfth

Not another week of RTÉgate, summer statement, hate bill queasiness

The Social Democrats are different, says Holly Cairns - but how?

'Nobody's brave enough to put their name to it' - Helen McEntee on maternity leave criticism and retaking the reins at Justice

RTÉ still struggling with fallout from Tubridy’s secret pay deal

Can RTÉ be trusted to run itself?

Did the President go too far?

Poll: Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Is Ireland neutral? Is anyone?

Ifac warning, IRA commemorations, and is James O'Connor a Jekyll & Hyde figure?

Who speaks for 'middle Ireland'?

Missing climate targets, Census talking points, and Helen McEntee returns

Decoding the culture wars - with Bryan Fanning

Serving 'middle Ireland': Leo Varadkar on tax break controversy, prioritising homeownership and the next election

How will the Electoral Commission reshape Irish elections?

Migration and voters, Matt Barrett's posts, a good day for Sinn Féin

State facing a summer of strife over migrant accommodation

Government speaking loudly and carrying a small stick on prices

Where British politics went wrong - with Rafael Behr

Pros and cons of helping mortgage holders, President Higgins on economics and King Charles's big day

Fiona Hill on a global 'proxy war' in Ukraine

The Tánaiste's Dáil outburst, the patchy provision of abortion care and Leo's tax cuts promise

Eamon Ryan: We need to scale up the State to make it fit for purpose

How to spend it, TDs’ boundary obsession, robust discussions

Does the Dowdall connection harm Sinn Féin?

Has Biden found the right balance on his Ireland visit?

The politics of Biden's visit

Why is politics failing to solve problems like housing? With Ben Ansell

Fireworks in the chamber, Defence Forces in crisis, battle of the Irish Times columnists

'Northern Ireland has moved on' - Fintan O'Toole on 25th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement

The Independents’ policy setting power, unhappy Greens and a perilous position for the government

‘A pretty bruising contest’: SNP leadership race uncovers cracks within the party

Has housing 'turned a corner'? Biden's welcome, Green Party disharmony

Eviction ban, congestion charges and the state’s inability to look around corners.

'We are out to provoke' - PBP's Richard Boyd Barrett on policies, politics and trusting Sinn Fein

Questions for Niall Collins, Holly Cairns's opportunity, PBP stakes its territory

A pivotal moment for Northern Ireland

'When you go to a Social Democrats convention, you're struck by how young its supporters are'

How the world sees the war in Ukraine

Northern Ireland Protocol: how close are we to a deal?

David Runciman on Brexit's 'phoney war' and the urgent need to tame states and corporations

Bertie's back

North and South: We answer listener questions on reunification

Desperation as asylum seeker accommodation crises deepens

Can Labour ever be relevant again? Ivana Bacik says yes

Expense allowances, threats to politicians, home truths

Why 2024 will be a major year in Irish politics

Postergate: How much bother is Paschal Donohoe in?

Peadar Tóibín on Aontú, Sinn Féin, immigration and ambition

The growing influence of online gurus - with Helen Lewis

The fall of Damien English

Cow dung attack on politicians, health crisis continues, protocol developments

New year, old problems for Government

Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part two

Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part one

Is the little-changed Cabinet a sign of stability or of stagnation?

Disquiet over planning bill, corruption scandal in Brussels

Sipo documents reveal deep division over Varadkar leak case

Poll findings lay down a challenge to advocates of unity

North and South, Ireland is divided on the unity question

December reshuffle: What to expect?

Trial evidence embarrassment for Sinn Féin, housing discontent, Greens take stock

East Wall protests: Government grapples with immigration and housing crises

Bad days in Blackrock, Fine Gael prepare for Varadkar's return as Taoiseach, Florida man

Can China's relationship with the West recover?

How big tech traps consumers and shafts creators

Will tech woes remove Ireland's corporate tax cushion?

US midterms: Red wave fails to materialise

Will a new hate speech law impinge on free speech?

Support for Ukraine strong but accommodation worries grow - poll

What does Sunak's reshuffle mean for Ireland?

Liz Truss and the party leadership problem

Fintan O'Toole on 'Up the 'Ra' and turmoil in Westminster

Ross interview saga, recession risk, crumbling block levy

Macron's talking shop, Brexit machinations

Paying for mica, generations divided, autumn reshuffle

Concrete plans, UK turmoil

Making sense of Budget 2023

Budget previews, census shocks, pension policies

Understanding far-right gains in Italy and Sweden

How our Taoisigh saw the arts - and how the arts saw them

Party think-ins and Dáil debates signal start of political season

What can we expect from the new Prime Minister?

Making sense of a united Ireland - with Brendan O'Leary

Energy crisis: what can the government do to soften the blow this winter?

Troy affair raises questions about standards, transparency and conflicts

Is political identity replacing religion in people's lives?

Robert Troy, budget rumours and refugee resources

The origin of America's opioid epidemic - with Patrick Radden Keefe (originally posted 2021)

Is a united Ireland inevitable?

Climate politics is here to stay

Is Ireland’s immigration and asylum regime close to crisis?

Poll: Electorate sends mixed messages on refugees and abortion

Confidence debate a damp squib for Sinn Féin

US politics: Will the Roe v Wade ruling matter at the ballot box?

Replacing Boris Johnson

How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?

Do Fine Gael get it? Una Mullally debates Neale Richmond

Will the government take any pre-budget action?

Brexit wars reignite / Will the cost of living keep rising?

Crèche pressure, GUBU, Johnson survives

Europe grapples with Ukraine, food and energy crises

Jon Ronson on the origins of the culture wars

Sinn Féin and the art of government

Green light for the National Maternity Hospital / Ripping up the Protocol

Pandemonium: Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh O’Connell

Stormont election special: Seismic or not, a significant result for Northern Ireland

Voters go to the polls in Britain and Northern Ireland

Turf wars, TD numbers and a row over surrogacy

Two very different elections, two defining moments

Poll exclusive: majority favour keeping neutrality

Watt in the spotlight / State of the parties

What is neoliberalism - and is it over?

Zelenskiy’s historic address to Oireachtas, carbon tax increase, Seanad by-election

Ivana Bacik on Labour’s past, present and future

A disappointing Patrick’s Day for the Taoiseach, Covid’s resurgence, inflation bites

Lionel Barber on Putin and how the West should deal with him

Helen Thompson, author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century

Pearse Doherty on Sinn Féin’s policies, a united Ireland and issues of security and neutrality

Europe's turning point

"Putin can never show any weakness" - Bill Browder on war, sanctions and the outlook for Ukraine

NCWI spat raises interesting questions, Citizens' Assemblies, Sinn Féin's carbon stance

Lea Ypi, author of Free: Coming of Age at the End of History

Covid restrictions, gender-based violence & do we need the Defence Forces?

The lessons of the pandemic - with Fintan O'Toole and Jack Horgan-Jones

Fiona Hill on Russia, America and ending up in Trump's White House

Politics after the pandemic

Understanding what's happening in Ukraine - with Tom Wright

Is Boris Johnson on the brink?

Covid calm despite case avalanche, Sipo's intervention, State papers

2022 political preview: Taoiseach rotation, virus mutation and cost inflation

Ask us anything 2021 - listener questions answered

David Frost's departure, Omicron uncertainties

Johnson loses the room, protocol moves, unionists and unity

Poll special: How much do we want a United Ireland?

Fresh restrictions breed frustration

The life and legacy of Charles J. Haughey - with professor Gary Murphy

What has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?

"No clear idea what to do next"

The UK pulls back from triggering Article 16 - for now

Sinn Fein: a party preparing for government

Covid, rising energy prices and internal strife spell a difficult winter for the EU - with Naomi O'Leary

Inside ten years as a government advisor - with Ed Brophy

Noam Chomsky: ‘Ireland has robbed poor working people of tens of trillions of dollars’

Budget 2022: Understanding how key decisions were made

National Development Plan: to-do list, or wish list?

Pre-budget discussions, Mica redress and a divisive pandemic bonus

Germany election special: who will replace Angela Merkel?

Talking about think-ins

The legacy of ‘Celtic Tiger’ housing - with Eoin Ó Broin

A new Dáil term's afoot

Empire of Pain - with Patrick Radden Keefe

The Powerful and the Damned - with Lionel Barber

Aftermath of Zapponegate, a stark climate warning

Washington Letter: Suzanne Lynch on her time in the US

The next phase of the vaccine campaign / Dominic Cummings

End of term AMA special / Des O'Malley

How Ireland Voted 2020 - with Dr Theresa Reidy

Bacik gives Labour a much-needed good day out

Delta: more tough decisions for Government

What can be learned from byelections?

Delta threat looms large, a new DUP leader at the helm

Susan McKay on the lives of northern Protestants: "It's a full-blown crisis within Unionism"

Mother and Baby Homes: “The overall picture is not as it should be”

Niall Ferguson: We’re obsessed with mass disaster, yet surprised when it happens

The race for Dublin Bay South

Will Sinn Féin lead the next government?

Panic in government as politicians feel the heat over housing

How Not To Be Wrong - with James O’Brien

Housing crisis overtakes Covid as number one priority

UK election special: Labour's leadership crisis and Scotland's referendum mandate

How will global tax reform affect Ireland?

Foster's exit bodes poorly for north-south relations

Heroes or Zeros? Discussing Ireland's Covid strategy with ISAG's prof Aoife McLysaght

'Politics on the Couch' - with Rafael Behr

Should we worry about the deficit? - with David McWilliams

US politics special with John Dickerson, CBS reporter and author of "The Hardest Job in the World"

A very bad week for the Government's Covid-19 policy

Understanding the loyalist grievances that led to violence in Belfast - with Newton Emerson

Quarantine clashes and vaccine targets

The psychology and the politics behind this week's Covid-19 moves

A moment of triumph and peril for the Greens

Is free speech under threat?

Vaccine stockpiles, shortfalls and supply issues

Interview: Derek Scally, author of The Best Catholics in the World

Pandemic Politics: Ask Me Anything

Monarchies in modern times

Davy in crisis, Ireland’s illegal adoptions, vaccine delays and MHQ

Empire, imperialism and Ireland - with prof Jane Ohlmeyer

Is affordable housing achievable?

Poll: what is the public's attitude to lifting restrictions?

"The EU needs to look at its own problems" - Clare Daly on civil rights, Russia & life as an MEP

Politics, culture and the centenary of Northern Ireland

The centenary of Northern Ireland - with Prof Brendan O'Leary

One year on from #GE2020

Universal basic income: is now the time?

The EU's vaccine blunder

Debt and taxes after Covid - with Marie Sherlock and Cliff Taylor

Covid-19: our losing battle with the travel problem

An uncomfortable week for Leo Varadkar

Covid-19: plans to resume special education postponed

Mother and Baby Homes report

Covid-19: can our hospitals cope?

Covid-19: was this inevitable?

AMA 2020, part two: more listener questions answered

AMA 2020, part one: your questions answered

It's Level 5 again

Vaccine rollout, political apologies and a Green divide

Brexit: Another deadline approaches

Brexit: What could scupper a deal?

How to hold a referendum on Irish unity

Why talks on the CervicalCheck tribunal have broken down – with Vicky Phelan

Trump, Biden and American foreign policy in a changed world - with John Mearsheimer

Takeaway pints and shaky reopening plans

A vaccine on the horizon: how optimistic should we be?

Inside Politics special: the complete story of the Séamus Woulfe affair

The origins of Fine Gael - with Stephen Collins and Ciara Meehan

Victory in defeat: Trump and Trumpism are here to stay

US Election: who's won what and what comes next

Varadkar takes questions over GP deal leak - reaction

Shane Ross: "we were almost still in opposition when we were in Cabinet"

How the mother and baby archive controversy became a quagmire for government

A dramatic week in Covid, Brexit and the US election

The decisions that led us into Level 5

Budget 2021: government go big and "economic jihadis" go home - with David McWilliams

Can America's awful politics be fixed? - with Steven Levitsky

Poll: support for Government and coalition party leaders falls

A look ahead to Budget 2021

Two days of Covid controversy that unnerved the country

A positive test for Trump and the latest Brexit negotiations

Fianna Fail’s big challenge

Interview: Anne Applebaum, author of "Twilight of Democracy"

Yet another blunder to add to the long list of blunders

The far right in Ireland: who are they and what are their aims? - with Conor Gallagher

Beyond the blunders, does this Covid plan make sense?

Brexit: "only four people know what the desired outcome is"

A shared Island: exploring Ireland's political future

A Brexit bombshell and a breach of trust - with Denis Staunton and Naomi O'Leary

How "the special relationship" shaped the world for the worse - with Jeremy Green

As the Dáil returns, can the Government regroup?

Interview: Elif Shafak, author of How to Stay Sane in an Age of Division

Phil Hogan "hangs on by his fingertips"

The public is incensed; the Government is in danger

How behavioural science informs the pandemic response - with Pete Lunn

US Politics special with Michael Brendan Dougherty

Coronavirus: are we losing control?

Lifting the lid on paid-for politics - with Peter Geoghegan

Remembering John Hume - with Claire Hanna

Government stumbles toward the recess

Repost: Michael Lewis on Cronyism in The Trump Administration & The Unsung Virtues of Civil Servants

Green list confusion, EU recovery deal and the impending stimulus package

How damaged is Micheál Martin's leadership? (Live at The Irish Times Summer Nights Festival)

US politics: is Trump toast? With Fintan O'Toole and Suzanne Lynch

FF's shaky start continues, economic dilemmas & Paschal's Eurogroup candidacy

Brexit: what's the latest and will there be a deal?

Coalition Teething Pains & Sinn Féin's Support

New Government: FF, FG and Greens enter coalition

Interview: Masha Gessen, author of Surviving Autocracy

Interview: Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan

The making of a PfG: negative externalities, biogenic methane & "absolute bastards"

Green sticking points, is Direct Provision really finished?

‘Phase Two Plus’ and decision time for government formation

#BlackLivesMatter in Dublin too; Trump's gamble

US politics: is America now an oligarchy? With Robert Reich

UK politics: how badly does the Cummings saga damage Johnson?

How a legal challenge could unravel the EU - with Ronan McCrea

A Green Heave?

Eamon Ryan's long road back to power

Relaxing the lockdown

The end of the beginning

Can we reduce carbon emissions by 7% per year?

Interview: Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline

Stark economic predictions for the year ahead - with Michael Taft

Can Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lure a third party?

US Politics special with Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight

Europe's dissonant coronavirus response - with Naomi O'Leary

How are we handling this lengthy lockdown? With Jennifer O'Connell and Patrick Freyne

Politics in the age of isolation

The government's response steps up a gear - with Fiach Kelly

What will the long-term consequences of Covid-19 be? With Fintan O'Toole

A new government must be formed - but how?

Coronavirus transforms the political reality

Does it matter what Sinn Féin calls Ireland? - with Newton Emerson

How Can Labour Become Relevant Again? / The ‘Bonkers’ Seanad Election

Post-Brexit Trade Talks: Who Will Triumph?

How Can Sinn Féin Get Into Government? - with Louise O'Reilly

Diatribe and Vitriol on Day One of The Dáil

"It's Up To Sinn Féin", Fianna Fáil In A Bind, Alan Or Aodhán

Ask Us Anything: #GE2020 Edition

Sinn Féin and The IRA: Anything to Worry About?

Election Daily - So Long

Election Daily - Monday - Day Two of the Count

Election Weekend in The Newsroom (And What Now?)

Election Daily - Count Day - Sinn Féin Surge

Election Daily - Exit Poll - The Big Two Become The Big Three

Election Daily - Friday - The Campaign Ends

Calling (Some of) It

Election Daily - Thursday - 'Amadán Economics' & Low-key Greens

#GE2020 Live Show - Ireland Wants Change, The Poll Effect, FG's Negative Campaign

Election Daily - Micheál Martin on Sinn Féin 'Omertà', Final Seats and Coalitions

Election Daily - Leader's Debate Reaction with Jennifer Bray

Election Daily - Leo Varadkar on Why FG is Struggling, Micheál Martin & Sinn Féin

Election Daily - POLL - Sinn Féin Take The Lead

Election Daily - Monday - FG Press The Panic Button

The Climate Crisis: Promises, Policies and Politics

Election Daily - Friday - Focus Groups & Dirty Tricks / Brexit Day with Denis Staunton

Election Daily - Thursday - On The Canvass with Gerry Adams and Dara Calleary

Election Daily - Wednesday - Carbon Tax & The Green Party

It's Housing, Stupid: Sinn Féin's Youth Appeal

Election Daily - Tuesday - Varadkar Forgives Noone & Labour's Manifesto Launch

Election Daily - Leader's Debate Reaction with Fiach Kelly

Election Daily - Monday - Moving Week, Project Fear, Debate II Preview

Housing: What Are The Parties Proposing?

Election Daily - Friday - Party Manifestos & A Look Ahead to Next Week

Election Daily - Thursday - Leo's Answer, Coalition Partners, The Disunited Left

Election Daily - Wednesday - Debate Reaction and Analysis

What's Really Motivating Voters? With Jennifer O'Connell

Election Daily - Tuesday - SF on a Roll & The Latest Poll

Election Daily - POLL - Fianna Fáil Opens A Lead, Sinn Féin Surges

Election Daily - Policies, Pensions & Polls

So How Did The Last Government Do?

Election Daily - Varadkar Visits Drogheda & Labour Seeks Commuter Vote

Election Daily - On Board The Battle Bus, FF's Spending Pledge, SF on Defensive

Election Daily - Controversial Remarks & Campaign Launches

What's at Stake in #GE2020? - with Fintan O'Toole

Election Daily - Day One - Slogans, Saturday Voting, TDs Stepping Down

What Kind of Election is #GE2020 Going to Be?

Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox on The "Vacuous, Corrupting" European Union

RIC Row, What's Happening in Stormont, A February Election? - with Newton Emerson

Ask Us Anything 2019, Part 2

Ask Us Anything 2019 Edition

2010s: The Left's Failure, The "Rigged System" & The Intrusion of Tech - with Fintan O'Toole

Northern Ireland's Changed Political Landscape - with Dr Katy Hayward

A Landslide for Johnson, Labour's Destruction, What Now for Brexit

The Beginning of The End, The UK Votes

UK Election Update / The Rise of The Political ‘Boomer Meme’

Hope and Disillusionment on the Campaign Trail - with Patrick Freyne & Jennifer O'Connell

Reading the Byelection Results

The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride

The Toy Show Elections

UK Election: Can Anything Stop Boris Johnson? - with Dr Kevin Cunningham

O'Devaney Gardens, Verona Murphy In Hot Water and A Remainer's Perspective on the General Election

UK Election: Could Flooding Cost Johnson The Election? - with Denis Staunton

Northern Ireland's New Political Battle Lines, Lorraine Clifford-Lee

Micheál Martin on Party, Policies and a "Wind-down" of Confidence & Supply

US Politics: One Year Out, Should Democrats Worry? / Fobgate, Money Messages & Election Wobbles

#GE19 Tactics, What Different Results Mean for Brexit - with Patrick Maguire and Paddy Smyth

Direct Provision Tensions: "The Lack of Consultation Isn't Working"

Is The UK Ready for What Brexit Brings? - With Ruadhán Mac Cormaic and Helen Thompson

Tangled Up in Brexit, Proxy War of The Buttons

Votes for A Deal, Ireland's Bittersweet Brexit Success - with Fintan O'Toole and Denis Staunton

Brexit: Can This Deal Pass?

Brexit: Issues Remain as Deadline Looms – with Peter Foster

Poll: Varadkar’s Approval Up, Little Between Fine Gael & Fianna Fáil

Remembering Children Who Died in The Troubles - with Joe Duffy & Freya McClements

Brexit: A Backstop for Slow Learners, The Tunnel, The North's Opportunity - with David McWilliams

Another Brexit Breakdown, Paschal's Budget Message

The DUP's Brexit Ruse - with Sam McBride & Patrick Smyth

A Boring Budget, Johnson's 'Final' Brexit Offer, Bring Back Wolves

Brexit: Rancor in Westminster as EU Hopes Fade - with Nick Gutteridge and Simon Carswell

Brexit: A Brutal Defeat for Boris, Green Shoots, A Growing Threat to Journalism

Naomi Klein: We Need Radical Climate Action

Election Talk, Brexit Back-Channels

Brexit: A Backstop In All But Name?

Brexit: Has Boris Johnson's Visit Changed Anything?

Bracing for Johnson's General Election - with Fintan O'Toole

Brexit: A Bad Day for Boris, Election Calculations, A Chink of Light? - with Katy Balls

Northern Ireland Past, Present and Future - with Professor Brendan O'Leary

Brexit: Sit Back and Remain on the Edge of Your Seat – with Lisa O’Carroll

Can a Capitalist Economy Solve the Climate Crisis?

Maureen Dowd on Trump, Washington in Turmoil and Thriving Journalism

Brexit: The 'Phoney War' Phase - with Professor Ronan McCrea

Radicalisation and the Amplification of Extremism Online

The Struggle for Independents - with Finian McGrath

Sinn Féin's Westminster Seats, Social Housing - with Eoin Ó Broin and Fintan O'Toole

Billy Bragg on Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn & Why Labour Should Support A Second Referendum

Brexit: Is The Political Landscape Shifting? - with Professor Helen Thompson

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Brexit, Boris Johnson and What "No Deal" Means for The North

Johnson's No Deal Cabinet, Varadkar's Determination - with Lisa O'Carroll

Boris Johnson's in Charge, Maria Bailey's Punishment, End of Dáil Review

Brexit: What is Boris Johnson's Strategy? - with James Forsyth

Ailbhe Smyth's Life of Activism - Live at Body & Soul

Is No-Deal Brexit Now Inevitable? With Fintan O'Toole, Lisa Chambers, Katy Hayward

Mercosur Adds to Govt Woes, President Von Der Leyen, EU Dealmaking

A United Ireland? Live at Body & Soul with Mary Lou McDonald, Sophie Long & Simon Carswell

'Fake News' Comes to Ireland, Govt Plans Brexit Budget

Michael Wolff on the Trump Presidency, Journalism & Politics Without Ideas

An Ambitious Climate Action Plan

How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change - with Jared Diamond

Brexit, Scotland and Rockall / Fiscal Slap-Down

Brexit And The Problem with British Media - with James O'Brien

The Tory Leadership & Brexit, Gender Quotas in Local Elections

Who is Emmanuel Macron? - with Sophie Pedder

Exit Polls, The Left, Where's the Electoral Commission? – with Fintan O’Toole

Election Special: Sinn Féin in Crisis, A Green-Left Alliance?, Fianna Fáil's Path to Power

The Strategies of Right-Wing Populism - with Jan-Werner Mueller

Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?

EU Elections: The State of the Race

Going Through The Motions: The Problem With Local Government

Trump, Truth & US Politics - with Bob Woodward

POLL: Who Leads in the Race for Europe?

Plebiscites and Populism and Broadband, Oh My

Nationalism & The Irish-American Identity - with Michael Brendan Dougherty

The New IRA and Politics in the North

Bret Easton Ellis on US Politics Invading His Apolitical Life

Anti-EU Parties in the European Parliament - with Dr Kevin Cunningham

"This Is Not A Retirement" - Clare Daly on Running for Europe

Brexit Day Blues II - with Fintan O'Toole & Denis Staunton

Brexit: Ireland's Wasted Opportunity - with David McWilliams & Shana Cohen

Brexit: Can Corbyn and May Strike A Deal? - with Helen Thompson

Zuckerberg in Dublin, A Green Consensus, The Carbon Tax – with Eamon Ryan

Brexit Day Blues - with Ronan McCrea

Indicative Vote Day, or 'Strictly Come Brexit' - with Denis Staunton

US Politics: The 2020 Democratic Candidates - with Suzanne Lynch

Brexit: What is The EU's Strategy? / Councillors & Gambling Machines

David Runciman on Democracy's 21st Century Problems

Politics Fails Utterly in Westminster - with Fintan O'Toole & Lisa O'Carroll

Poll: Northern Ireland Is United in Opposition to A Hard Brexit

Poll: Support Dips for Varadkar and McDonald

Digestible Truth, The Soc Dems Rift, Unspinnable Brexit - with Peter Foster

Brexit Endgame, Beware The Ides of March, Looking for Ladders

Brexit in The Desert: Progress, or Another Mirage?

Ready, Steady, Wait: Fianna Fáil, Brexit and The Next Election

Children's Hospital: Questions Remain / The Politics of Dissident Republicans

A Short History of Brexit - with Kevin O'Rourke

Children's Hospital 'Learnings', FF-SDLP, Nurses Strike - with Dara Calleary

Life After Brexit: Lives, Livelihoods & Communities At Risk

May's Subtle Backstop Shift / Children's Hospital Blame Game

Brexit: What is Theresa May's Strategy?

Deborah Lipstadt on Antisemitism of The Right And Left

Brexit Reality Bites / No Child 2020 with Tanya Ward & Fintan O'Toole

Peadar Tóibín on Building A New Party With 'No Taboo Subjects'

May's Crushing Commons Defeat

Nurses Pay: Why Fine Gael Won't Back Down

Repost: Timothy Snyder, Author of "On Tyranny" (November 2017)

Ask Us Anything #2

Ask Us Anything #1

What We Got Wrong About 2018

The Transformative Election of 1918

May Digs Her Heels In

Historic Times in Westminster, Peadar's Party, Paschal's Reprimand

Bill Browder on Putin's Kleptocracy & A "Cold War Against Crime"

What Really Caused Brexit? With Fintan O'Toole & Professor Helen Thompson

Abortion Bill Hurdles, Leo's Tax Promise, Brexit Rubber Stamp

Simon Coveney on Brexit, the DUP & No Deal Contingencies / Leo's Big Tax Cut

The Audacity of Theresa May

Michael Lewis on Cronyism in The Trump Administration & The Unsung Virtues of Civil Servants

Patrick Radden Keefe on Murder, Memory and Denial in Northern Ireland

US Midterms / David McWilliams on The Successes of Centrism & The Property Problem

Martina Fitzgerald on 'Madam Politician', Labour's Next Moves

Result Day Special: Higgins's Victory, Casey's Appeal, Sinn Féin's Problem

Tedious, Shallow & Lacklustre: The Final Full Presidential Debate

Mary Lou McDonald on Brexit, Border Polls, The Presidency & Frances Fitzgerald

Fintan O'Toole on The Unfolding Tragedy of Brexit

POLL: Fine Gael Maintain Steady Lead

Denis Naughten's Exit & Micheál Martin Plays a Weak Hand Well

A Social Democratic Budget?

FG Taking Hits as Housing Crisis Intensifies, Budget Business, Pugilistic Peter Casey

Blood-Red Lines, Brexit Crunch Time, Money in Presidential Politics

Senator Lynn Ruane on 'People Like Me', Housing Wars & 'Reverse Snobbery'

Housing Activists 'Take Back the City'

Cash for Ash, CervicalCheck, And Then There Were... Five?

FF and FG Stand-Off, Leo Defends Eoghan, Blimp Incoming

Paschal Donohoe on Social Change, Conservatism & 'The Radical Centre'

"Unless we set priorities, nothing is a priority" - The State & Social Housing

Craig Unger, 'House of Trump, House of Putin'

FF-SDLP Merger, Uncharted Waters for Michael D., Papal Visit

Interview: Cody Keenan, Speechwriter for Barack Obama

Labour's Leadership, Presidential Potentials

Breaking Down a Border Poll

Amnesty and "Foreign Money" in Politics / Colm O'Gorman on Pope Francis's Visit

Fintan O'Toole on "Pre-Fascism" & The Yeats Test

Different Schools of Thought

Chaos in Westminster, Slow-Moving Sláintecare

"Women's Life Within the Home", Race for The Áras

"Freewheeling" Varadkar Attacks the Media

New Commissioner in Town, Brexit Dawdling & Michael D

Interview: James Comey, Former FBI Director

Prudent Paschal, Leo's Public Image & Sinn Féin's Ard Fheis

The Separation of Church & State

The Political Landscape after The Referendum

Referendum Debrief with Una Mullally, Pat Leahy, Jane Suiter & Sarah Bardon

"A Lot of My Colleagues Didn't Show Leadership" - One Fianna Fáil TD's Blunt Assessment

Referendum Special with Kitty Holland, Fintan O'Toole, Sarah Bardon & Pat Leahy

Exit Poll: A Landslide for Repeal

The Story of The 8th with Ruadhán Mac Cormaic (October 2016)

Debate Drama, Pat v Sarah, Mick Heaney on Referendum Radio

This Referendum is Different, Leaders Canvass, John Waters Takes A Stand

POLL: A Further Decline in Support for Repeal

Referendum Heats Up, The Rural Vote, 'Max Fac' Brexit - with Fianna Fáil's Lisa Chambers

Referendum Countdown, Tech Ad Ban Harms #SaveThe8th, More Fact Checking

Facebook, #8th Ref Ads, CervicalCheck & Mandatory Reporting

Three Weeks Until Referendum Day

CervicalCheck Scandal, More Brexit Fudge, #8thRef - with Minister of State Helen McEntee

Interview: Yascha Mounk, Author of "The People Vs. Democracy"

#8thRef, Labour's Hopes, Public Sector Pay, Paschal's Test - with guest Brendan Howlin

POLL: With Most Minds Made Up, Repeal Maintains Its Lead

Save the 8th's John McGuirk

A Slow Start for Repealers? No, Says Ailbhe Smyth

Confidence & Supply, Presidential Election, INM

Coveney Blunders, SCU, How To Win A Sports Grant

Weaponised Facebook: It Couldn't Happen Here (Yet)

Taoiseach Talks Trade with Trump

Referendum Obstacle Cleared & Katy Hayward on Brexit

Strategic Communications, Brexit Fudge Hits the Fan

Live: Can The Big Three Parties Learn to Work Together?

Michael D's Challengers, FF's Vulture Signalling, Unborn Rights

Best Laid National Plans & Impasse Remains in Belfast

Interview: Former Press Secretary Feargal Purcell

Vincent Browne on Gerry Adams, Sinn Féin & the Media's Failures in Reporting The Troubles

After A Historic Night, Campaigning Intensifies

Poll: Permit Abortion Up To 12 Weeks? Yes, Say A Clear Majority

Fianna Fáil Divided / Leo's Bank of Mum & Dad

Decision Time Nears on 8th, Referendum Battle Lines, Sinn Féin's Growing Pains

Fianna Fáil's Prospects, Homelessness, Property Tax & more

New Year, Old Problems

The Year in Politics

Senator Catherine Noone

Brexit: What's Our Strategy Now? Live at the IIEA

Poll Special: 8th Amendment, Political Parties & Brexit

Brexit: High-Stakes Game Playing

Fintan O'Toole: "An act of defiance of Irish democracy" / Britain's Pesky Irish Problem

After A Day of Drama, Questions Remain

No Hand, Act or Part

Exit Adams / Live at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

The Brexit Riddle

The Taoiseach's Speech, Republic of Opportunity, Brexit Realities (Live at FG Conference)

Sexual Harassment, Languishing Bills, Alan Shatter

Inside Story - Paradise Papers

Interview: Timothy Snyder, Author of "On Tyranny"

Can Labour Come Back?

Repeal or Replace, Crimes in The National Interest

Interview: Martin O'Malley on Life in Politics, Trump, Running in 2020

Storm Ophelia, 8th Amendment Committee & EU Summit

Are Fianna Fáil Ready for Government? Live at the Ard Fheis with Dara Calleary & Fiona O'Loughlin

Interview: A.C. Grayling - Rethinking Democracy

Budget Special: More Porridge, Less Pyrotechnics

Poll Special: 8th Amendment, Framing Questions, Leo's Bounce

Any Budget Surprises in Store? Leo vs LCD Soundsystem, Catalonia Reaction

Interview: Robert Harris on The Transformation of Britain

Abortion Referendum, Sinn Féin's Culture, Property Tax

Ruled By Fianna Fáil & Fine Gael Forever? (Live at the Dublin Podcast Festival)

Budget Skirmishes, Michael D's Move, Dáil Returns

"The Trends Are Good, But It's Not Enough"

Barry Cowen Defends His Housing Proposal & FF's Record / SF's Leadership Dilemma

PSC: Compulsory or Mandatory? Housing Out Of Hand, Strategic Communications

Housing Crisis: Time for the State to Build

Britain's Border Proposal, Preparing for Failure, Craughwell 2018

Inside Story - Simon Carswell Visits Ireland's Ghost Estates

Brexit: Fintan O'Toole & Jeffrey Donaldson on Dublin's Tough Talk

Sophie Long on Varadkar, Brexit and the DUP

Don't Party Like It's 1999

David Goodhart On Rethinking Political Divides

Water Refunds, GNI in A Bottle, Brexit Pessimism

End of Term, Paschal's Loose Change, The Observing Taoiseach

Trudeaumania, Bin Ideology & DUP's Desperation

Shane Ross's Unloved Bill, NED Talks

Cringe Actually, Gender Roles, Nóirín Gets The Third Degree

Fintan O'Toole on Brexit, English Nationalism and the DUP

Leo's First Day: What We Learned

Political Theatre, Cabinet Forecast, Mary Lou McDonald on Leo The "Tory"

It's Leo

Interview With Angela Nagle, Author Of 'Kill All Normies'

Leo's Last Lap, Simon's Switchers and Yesterday's Men

Inside Story: The Persecution of Sean FitzPatrick

Poll Shows Majority Favour Coveney

Mission Impossible? - Simon Coveney's Leadership Fight

Fintan O'Toole: This Low-Stakes Race Is Meaningless For Most Of Us

There Is A Vacancy: Varadkar Holds Early Lead in Race to Succeed Kenny

Seán Fleming on Enda's Lingering Leadership, Confidence & Supply and PAC

Inside Eurovision with Patrick Freyne

A Disturbance in the Force, Dáil Decorum, Paschal the Kingmaker

A Year of Living Independently

What Ails The Dáil? How To Fix Our Lifeless Legislature

Church, State & Hospital / What Next For Anti-Abortion Groups?

Inside Story - Gardaí Struggle With Hostility On Streets

Snap Chat: May's Surprise, Labour's Nightmare, The Forgotten Celtic Fringe

Water Solved? / All Politics Is Local

Inside Story - IRA veterans' view of Brexit

FG-FF deal fraying / Green's Catherine Martin on maternity leave & rebuilding the party

Jim O'Callaghan on Garda Controversy & Confidence

Inside Story - Victims on Trial?

Stephen Donnelly on Brexit, Fianna Fáil & "Phenomenal" Ireland

The Legacy of Martin McGuinness

Colm Tóibín's solution for Northern Ireland

Gerry Adams on Stormont negotiations, a border poll and reaching out to unionism

Tuam Reaction, Harris Withdraws From FG Race, Enda Goes to Washington

Bonus Pollcast: Advantage Coveney In Two-Horse Race

Poll Special: Plurality Want 8th Replaced, Not Repealed

Finian McGrath on 'Grace' & punishing HSE staff who failed her, Irish Water & Dáil delays

"A toxic balance of power between FF & FG" - Prime Time's Katie Hannon on a year of New Politics

"He's not like other politicians" - Varadkar and Coveney supporters make their case

McCabe Crisis: Kenny Departure Hastened, Our Institutions Exposed, How To Run A Tribunal

McCabe Controversy Entangles Ministers, Senior Gardaí

Politicians Under Pressure

Repeal Campaigners Talk About Strategy, Tone & "Shrillness"

Brendan Howlin on rebuilding Labour, politics of the left, Trump, & more

Inside Politics Live with Leo Varadkar, Theresa Reidy, Pat & Hugh

Mary Lou McDonald on Sinn Féin's 'generational change', the DUP & Stardust

Inside Story - The Trump Years Begin

Micheál Martin on Brexit, Donald Trump & Sinn Fein's "arrogance"

Inside Story - Patrick Freyne's Warrior Mindset

"The Ugly Scaffolding Of Democracy" - Eamonn McCann & Mick Fealty On NI Politics

Inside Story - Reaction To An 'Alt-Right' Article

"We can't fix our own health system"-John Halligan on HSE woe, his position & cosmic Christmas cards

Inside Story - Ireland '86

A look ahead to 2017 with Fintan O'Toole, Una Mullally & Pat Leahy

Inside Story - 2016 In The Newsroom

2016 Review: A bizarre, sometimes dreadful, year in politics

Inside Story - Dublin's 21,000 Empty Homes

Coveney's Rent Gambit, Kenny's Calculus

Inside Story - Superbugs v Drugs

Ireland's Permanent Housing Crisis

Problem solved... or is it? Simon Coveney and Paul Murphy on water

Inside Story - Carers In Crisis

"Bread on the table" - Alan Kelly on Labour's future

Inside Story - Pushing The Limits Of Life

The Blame Game: Fake News, Social Media and Echo Chambers