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Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right
Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache
Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection
Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable
Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles
Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke
Rotunda row pits public against private health care
Darragh O'Brien on Ireland's missed climate targets, new help to buy EVs and Fianna Fáil's leadership
Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?
Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail
Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?
Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections
Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties
Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour
Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions
What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer
Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power
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