Irish Times Inside Politics cover art

All Episodes

Irish Times Inside Politics — 1000 episodes

#
Title
1

Trump's support for reunification grabs the headlines on a colourful day

2

Why has Occupied Territories legislation taken so long?

3

'Disruptive' Jack Chambers talks tough on HSE overspending and budget negotiations

4

P aul Mason on communism, China and the crisis of the left

5

M9 crash aftermath: can the Government bring social media under control?

6

Government stalls on fuel excise duty; politics reacts to M9 tragedy

7

Why does Ireland support Palestine and does anti-Semitism play a role?

8

Tradwife guidance, truthfulness and 'clever' politics in Limerick

9

From boom to bust: how the PDs unravelled - Dessie Can Do It, part three

10

How the PDs broke the mould of Irish politics - Dessie Can Do It, part two

11

Dessie Can Do It, part one: the birth of a new political force

12

The spiralling projected cost of the Metrolink brings the NCH to mind

13

Could India’s ‘Gen Z’ protests bring down Narendra Modi?

14

Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right

15

Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache

16

Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection

17

Wikipedia's  Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable

18

Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles

19

Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke

20

Rotunda row pits public against private health care

21

Darragh O'Brien on Ireland's missed climate targets, new help to buy EVs and Fianna Fáil's leadership

22

Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?

23

Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail

24

Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?

25

Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections

26

Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties

27

Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour

28

Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions

29

What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer

30

Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power

31

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

32

Byelection candidates are confirmed as campaigns ramp up

33

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

34

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

35

What the fuel protests meant

36

Another Fianna Fáil heave that wasn’t

37

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

38

The end of the Orbán model

39

How the Government bungled its response to fuel protests

40

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

41

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

42

Collapse: How Labour went from boom to bust

43

Is Ireland taking anti-Semitism seriously enough?

44

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

45

Was Seán Lemass really Ireland's greatest taoiseach?

46

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

47

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

48

The Taoiseach in the court of the mad king

49

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

50

How the Iran war is impacting the world's economies

51

The modern face of Irish America

52

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

53

Why is the US blocking oil imports to Cuba?

54

Is regime change in Iran a realistic possibility?

55

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

56

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

57

How climate slid down this Government’s agenda

58

School SNA row teaches Government a valuable lesson

59

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

60

Are politics students getting too narrow an education?

61

Have Sinn Féin adopted a populist stance on Ukraine?

62

Irish politics shifted left. Why?

63

John Mearsheimer: Why Europe still needs the USA

64

Are we now seeing a grumpy electorate demanding action?

65

Should Ireland keep the Triple Lock?

66

A wet week in Irish politics

67

Will the Government's rent control legislation help tenants?

68

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

69

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

70

Can the Government hold Elon Musk and Grok to account?

71

Will global turmoil matter to Irish politics in 2026?

72

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

73

Could Coalition politics hurt Ireland’s influence in Brussels?

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

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

78

Why the EU's climbdown on Ukraine aid matters

79

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

80

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

81

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

82

Eoin Lenihan on how Ireland was 'vandalised'

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

Jim O'Callaghan's explicit message on migration

87

Could a left alliance transform Irish politics?

88

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

89

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

90

Paschal Donohoe’s last interview

91

Donohoe's departure leaves the Government and Fine Gael weakened

92

‘A hot mess of uncoordinated gibberish’

93

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

94

How is Catherine Connolly viewed in Europe?

95

Is it possible to have a coherent debate on immigration?

96

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

97

How does Micheál Martin quieten dissenting voices in Fianna Fáil?

98

What would a united Ireland actually involve?

99

How outspoken will Connolly be as president?

100

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

101

Election Daily: The highs and lows of a strange campaign

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

POLL: Catherine Connolly opens huge lead in presidential race

108

Election Daily: Is Humphreys playing it too safe?

109

Is this the end of the gay rights revolution?

110

Head-to-head: Presidential election gets confrontational

111

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

112

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

113

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

114

American carnage: Keith Duggan at the Ryder Cup

115

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

116

Lea Ypi investigates a family mystery and hidden history

117

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

118

Maria Steen falls at the final hurdle

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

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

123

Charlie Kirk shooting another example of escalating political violence in US

124

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

125

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

126

It’s all systems go for this presidential election

127

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

128

Does the Presidency matter? Live at Electric Picnic

129

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

130

Are we still living in De Valera's Ireland?

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

McGuinness's shock withdrawal throws the presidential race wide open

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

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

139

Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

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

145

Tariffs: Why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?

146

Is Mary Lou McDonald about to enter the presidential race?

147

Srebrenica genocide: Why Bosnia is still divided 30 years on

148

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

149

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

150

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

151

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

152

EU watches on as Trump changes the world

153

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

154

Opposition smells blood in the water over RPZ changes

155

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

156

Rent reform: is immediate pain worth uncertain gains?

157

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

158

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

159

CHI controversy: a hard decision faces the Government

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

Gavan Reilly: The Secret Life of Leinster House

165

Sinn Féin versus William the Conqueror

166

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

167

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

168

The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines

169

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

170

Simon Harris: my style of politics is not a problem

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

100 days of Government and very little to show

175

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

176

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

177

How the Dublin Riots can be traced back to the Blueshirts

178

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

179

Will Europe cave to Trump's trade demands?

180

How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power

181

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

182

Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground

183

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

184

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

185

Government grapples with tariff fallout

186

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

187

'Liberation Day' is here / Speaking rights aftermath

188

Can Europe fight back against Trump's tariffs?

189

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

190

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

191

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

192

Does McGregor matter?

193

Is Trump setting US foreign policy on an irreversible course?

194

Angry Burkes fail to spoil Taoiseach's Washington trip

195

Martin survives his close encounter of the Trump kind

196

Will falling behind on climate cost Ireland billions?

197

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

198

Can Europe defend itself without the United States?

199

Did Brexit make a Border poll inevitable?

200

How should Micheál Martin approach his White House visit?

201

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

202

Is Trump's honeymoon period already over?

203

Sinn Féin boycotts Trump's White House over Gaza

204

Why are there still so few women in Irish politics?

205

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

206

Did Micheál call Mary Lou a liar?

207

Why is support for reunification rising?

208

Michael Brendan Dougherty: how Trump won me over

209

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

210

Europe gets serious on security. Will Ireland follow?

211

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

212

Seanad drama and the speaking rights impasse

213

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

214

Could Europe pivot to China in the Trump era?

215

A new Government and a tough new approach from the Opposition

216

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

217

Who will get the top jobs in the new government?

218

How should Ireland navigate the return of Trump?

219

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

220

Does a junior ministry dilute the Healy-Rae brand?

221

Should President Higgins speak for Ireland on Nato?

222

Government formation: what's happening behind the scenes

223

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

224

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

225

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

226

Inside Politics live with Ken Early of Second Captains

227

Christmas AMA, part two: more questions from listeners

228

Christmas AMA, part one: your thorny political questions answered

229

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

230

Eoghan Murphy reflects on political failure

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

Election Daily: answering your questions about GE24

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

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

241

Election Daily: the highs and lows of a tense campaign

242

Election Daily: will undecideds lend Sinn Féin their vote?

243

Housing: what is on offer in this election campaign?

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

Election Daily: Why did Fine Gael select John McGahon?

256

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

257

Poll: Support for independents on the rise

258

Election Daily: Another day, another huge campaign promise

259

Election Daily: Eoghan Murphy gives Fine Gael another headache

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

Could Simon Harris spring a final election surprise?

267

The final countdown to the US election

268

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

269

Clare Daly throws a cat among the pigeons in Dublin Central

270

GE24: The battleground constituencies

271

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

272

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

273

Election before Christmas? Ok, says Micheál Martin

274

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

275

Timing is everything when it comes to general elections

276

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

277

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

278

The battle to convert a giveaway budget to electoral success

279

Will Budget 2025 be like a Toy Show giveaway?

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

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

284

Childcare is now a battleground issue ahead of general election

285

US debate, Apple bonanza, Fine Gael get thinking

286

Simon Harris visits Ukraine to reaffirm Irish support

287

How has the Government responded to the schools abuse report?

288

Charlie versus Garrett redux: Listener questions answered

289

Coalition conflict as the budget draws near

290

What will Simon Harris offer voters?

291

Charlie versus Garret, part three: Ireland transformed

292

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

293

Charlie versus Garret, part one: Origins of a rivalry

294

Sinn Féin's reset, Fine Gael's exodus

295

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

296

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

297

Roderic O'Gorman on pacts, focus groups and nastiness

298

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

299

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

300

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

301

Will Biden step aside after a disastrous debate?

302

Is Jack Chambers ready for Finance?

303

Will a summer of cancelled flights harm Harris?

304

Who will replace Eamon Ryan? / Northern Ireland votes

305

Will the by-elections ever take place?

306

Election Daily: Taking stock as the election winds down

307

A rightward shift in European politics

308

Election Daily: Sinn Féin’s leadership under scrutiny

309

Election Daily: Battle of the Boylans

310

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

311

Election Daily: The first winners and losers emerge

312

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

313

Election Daily: Tempers flare among candidates as polling day approaches

314

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

315

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

316

Will Trump’s conviction derail his reelection?

317

Do rural voters really hate the Greens?

318

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

319

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

320

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

321

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

322

Poll suggests Sinn Féin support is still in decline

323

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

324

A famous victory for student politics

325

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

326

Migration front and centre as accommodation crisis deepens

327

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

328

Harris delivers on Stardust as McEntee fumbles the border question

329

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

330

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

331

The uncertain futures of Poland and Germany - with Derek Scally

332

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

333

McDonald hits a nerve as Harris takes the reins

334

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

335

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

336

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

337

Simon Harris takes the reins of a party in trouble

338

Why did Leo Varadkar choose this moment to go?

339

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

340

Gaza overshadows St Patrick's Day trips

341

Referendum aftermath: a deep dive into the political repercussions

342

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

343

Is Europe in a ‘pre-war phase’?

344

Could angry farmers upend European politics?

345

Does it matter if the Government lose these referendums?

346

European elections: a battle between the heavy hitters

347

Is Catherine Martin in political danger?

348

Is Ukrainian democracy functioning after two years of war?

349

Referendums: What the amendments would really mean

350

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

351

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

352

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

353

Will immigration hand the White House back to Trump?

354

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

355

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

356

Stormont will return: analysis from Belfast, London and Dublin

357

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

358

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

359

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

360

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

361

‘Referendums that won’t grasp the imagination’

362

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

363

‘Irish people love elections!’

364

Ask us anything, 2023 edition - part two

365

Ask us anything, 2023 edition - part one

366

A closer look at attitudes to reunification

367

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

368

Summit surprises, wrapping the year

369

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

370

Sinn Féin lose confidence in their own motion

371

The Origins and the problems of 'The Great Awokening'

372

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

373

Talking about talking about immigration

374

Riot response a major challenge for McEntee

375

Will economic trouble mean an early election?

376

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

377

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

378

Sinn Féin keep focus on housing and Palestine at Ard Fheis

379

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

380

Will the DUP finally return to Stormont?

381

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

382

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

383

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

384

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

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

Horror in the Middle East, Budget aftermath, FFG

389

Deconstructing Budget 2024 - with Pearse Doherty

390

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

391

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

392

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

393

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

394

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

395

Disturbance at Dáil Éireann

396

Can Britain ever come to terms with Brexit?

397

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

398

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

399

Licence fee revolt, speed solutions, think-ins

400

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

401

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

402

The Ahern Years: Crash

403

The Ahern Years: Showtime

404

The Ahern years: The tiger roars

405

The Ahern years: Bertie's path to power

406

US politics special with Clare Malone of The New Yorker

407

Inside Sinn Féin

408

The big end of term wrap

409

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

410

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

411

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

412

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

413

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

414

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

415

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

416

Can RTÉ be trusted to run itself?

417

Did the President go too far?

418

Poll: Drop in support for Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

419

Is Ireland neutral? Is anyone?

420

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

421

Who speaks for 'middle Ireland'?

422

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

423

Decoding the culture wars - with Bryan Fanning

424

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

425

How will the Electoral Commission reshape Irish elections?

426

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

427

State facing a summer of strife over migrant accommodation

428

Government speaking loudly and carrying a small stick on prices

429

Where British politics went wrong - with Rafael Behr

430

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

431

Fiona Hill on a global 'proxy war' in Ukraine

432

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

433

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

434

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

435

Does the Dowdall connection harm Sinn Féin?

436

Has Biden found the right balance on his Ireland visit?

437

The politics of Biden's visit

438

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

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

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

443

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

444

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

445

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

446

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

447

A pivotal moment for Northern Ireland

448

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

449

How the world sees the war in Ukraine

450

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

451

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

452

Bertie's back

453

North and South: We answer listener questions on reunification

454

Desperation as asylum seeker accommodation crises deepens

455

Can Labour ever be relevant again? Ivana Bacik says yes

456

Expense allowances, threats to politicians, home truths

457

Why 2024 will be a major year in Irish politics

458

Postergate: How much bother is Paschal Donohoe in?

459

Peadar Tóibín on Aontú, Sinn Féin, immigration and ambition

460

The growing influence of online gurus - with Helen Lewis

461

The fall of Damien English

462

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

463

New year, old problems for Government

464

Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part two

465

Ask Us Anything, Christmas 2022 edition - part one

466

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

467

Disquiet over planning bill, corruption scandal in Brussels

468

Sipo documents reveal deep division over Varadkar leak case

469

Poll findings lay down a challenge to advocates of unity

470

North and South, Ireland is divided on the unity question

471

December reshuffle: What to expect?

472

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

473

East Wall protests: Government grapples with immigration and housing crises

474

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

475

Can China's relationship with the West recover?

476

How big tech traps consumers and shafts creators

477

Will tech woes remove Ireland's corporate tax cushion?

478

US midterms: Red wave fails to materialise

479

Will a new hate speech law impinge on free speech?

480

Support for Ukraine strong but accommodation worries grow - poll

481

What does Sunak's reshuffle mean for Ireland?

482

Liz Truss and the party leadership problem

483

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

484

Ross interview saga, recession risk, crumbling block levy

485

Macron's talking shop, Brexit machinations

486

Paying for mica, generations divided, autumn reshuffle

487

Concrete plans, UK turmoil

488

Making sense of Budget 2023

489

Budget previews, census shocks, pension policies

490

Understanding far-right gains in Italy and Sweden

491

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

492

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

493

What can we expect from the new Prime Minister?

494

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

495

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

496

Troy affair raises questions about standards, transparency and conflicts

497

Is political identity replacing religion in people's lives?

498

Robert Troy, budget rumours and refugee resources

499

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

500

Is a united Ireland inevitable?

501

Climate politics is here to stay

502

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

503

Poll: Electorate sends mixed messages on refugees and abortion

504

Confidence debate a damp squib for Sinn Féin

505

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

506

Replacing Boris Johnson

507

How will the Tories remove their unwanted leader?

508

Do Fine Gael get it? Una Mullally debates Neale Richmond

509

Will the government take any pre-budget action?

510

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

511

Crèche pressure, GUBU, Johnson survives

512

Europe grapples with Ukraine, food and energy crises

513

Jon Ronson on the origins of the culture wars

514

Sinn Féin and the art of government

515

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

516

Pandemonium: Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh O’Connell

517

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

518

Voters go to the polls in Britain and Northern Ireland

519

Turf wars, TD numbers and a row over surrogacy

520

Two very different elections, two defining moments

521

Poll exclusive: majority favour keeping neutrality

522

Watt in the spotlight / State of the parties

523

What is neoliberalism - and is it over?

524

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

525

Ivana Bacik on Labour’s past, present and future

526

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

527

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

528

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

529

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

530

Europe's turning point

531

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

532

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

533

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

534

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

535

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

536

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

537

Politics after the pandemic

538

Understanding what's happening in Ukraine - with Tom Wright

539

Is Boris Johnson on the brink?

540

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

541

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

542

Ask us anything 2021 - listener questions answered

543

David Frost's departure, Omicron uncertainties

544

Johnson loses the room, protocol moves, unionists and unity

545

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

546

Fresh restrictions breed frustration

547

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

548

What has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?

549

"No clear idea what to do next"

550

The UK pulls back from triggering Article 16 - for now

551

Sinn Fein: a party preparing for government

552

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

553

Inside ten years as a government advisor - with Ed Brophy

554

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

555

Budget 2022: Understanding how key decisions were made

556

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

557

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

558

Germany election special: who will replace Angela Merkel?

559

Talking about think-ins

560

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

561

A new Dáil term's afoot

562

Empire of Pain - with Patrick Radden Keefe

563

The Powerful and the Damned - with Lionel Barber

564

Aftermath of Zapponegate, a stark climate warning

565

Washington Letter: Suzanne Lynch on her time in the US

566

The next phase of the vaccine campaign / Dominic Cummings

567

End of term AMA special / Des O'Malley

568

How Ireland Voted 2020 - with Dr Theresa Reidy

569

Bacik gives Labour a much-needed good day out

570

Delta: more tough decisions for Government

571

What can be learned from byelections?

572

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

573

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

574

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

575

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

576

The race for Dublin Bay South

577

Will Sinn Féin lead the next government?

578

Panic in government as politicians feel the heat over housing

579

How Not To Be Wrong - with James O’Brien

580

Housing crisis overtakes Covid as number one priority

581

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

582

How will global tax reform affect Ireland?

583

Foster's exit bodes poorly for north-south relations

584

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

585

'Politics on the Couch' - with Rafael Behr

586

Should we worry about the deficit? - with David McWilliams

587

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

588

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

589

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

590

Quarantine clashes and vaccine targets

591

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

592

A moment of triumph and peril for the Greens

593

Is free speech under threat?

594

Vaccine stockpiles, shortfalls and supply issues

595

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

596

Pandemic Politics: Ask Me Anything

597

Monarchies in modern times

598

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

599

Empire, imperialism and Ireland - with prof Jane Ohlmeyer

600

Is affordable housing achievable?

601

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

602

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

603

Politics, culture and the centenary of Northern Ireland

604

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

605

One year on from #GE2020

606

Universal basic income: is now the time?

607

The EU's vaccine blunder

608

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

609

Covid-19: our losing battle with the travel problem

610

An uncomfortable week for Leo Varadkar

611

Covid-19: plans to resume special education postponed

612

Mother and Baby Homes report

613

Covid-19: can our hospitals cope?

614

Covid-19: was this inevitable?

615

AMA 2020, part two: more listener questions answered

616

AMA 2020, part one: your questions answered

617

It's Level 5 again

618

Vaccine rollout, political apologies and a Green divide

619

Brexit: Another deadline approaches

620

Brexit: What could scupper a deal?

621

How to hold a referendum on Irish unity

622

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

623

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

624

Takeaway pints and shaky reopening plans

625

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

626

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

627

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

628

Victory in defeat: Trump and Trumpism are here to stay

629

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

630

Varadkar takes questions over GP deal leak - reaction

631

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

632

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

633

A dramatic week in Covid, Brexit and the US election

634

The decisions that led us into Level 5

635

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

636

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

637

Poll: support for Government and coalition party leaders falls

638

A look ahead to Budget 2021

639

Two days of Covid controversy that unnerved the country

640

A positive test for Trump and the latest Brexit negotiations

641

Fianna Fail’s big challenge

642

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

643

Yet another blunder to add to the long list of blunders

644

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

645

Beyond the blunders, does this Covid plan make sense?

646

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

647

A shared Island: exploring Ireland's political future

648

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

649

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

650

As the Dáil returns, can the Government regroup?

651

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

652

Phil Hogan "hangs on by his fingertips"

653

The public is incensed; the Government is in danger

654

How behavioural science informs the pandemic response - with Pete Lunn

655

US Politics special with Michael Brendan Dougherty

656

Coronavirus: are we losing control?

657

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

658

Remembering John Hume - with Claire Hanna

659

Government stumbles toward the recess

660

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

661

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

662

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

663

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

664

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

665

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

666

Coalition Teething Pains & Sinn Féin's Support

667

New Government: FF, FG and Greens enter coalition

668

Interview: Masha Gessen, author of Surviving Autocracy

669

Interview: Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan

670

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

671

Green sticking points, is Direct Provision really finished?

672

‘Phase Two Plus’ and decision time for government formation

673

#BlackLivesMatter in Dublin too; Trump's gamble

674

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

675

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

676

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

677

A Green Heave?

678

Eamon Ryan's long road back to power

679

Relaxing the lockdown

680

The end of the beginning

681

Can we reduce carbon emissions by 7% per year?

682

Interview: Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline

683

Stark economic predictions for the year ahead - with Michael Taft

684

Can Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael lure a third party?

685

US Politics special with Clare Malone of FiveThirtyEight

686

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

687

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

688

Politics in the age of isolation

689

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

690

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

691

A new government must be formed - but how?

692

Coronavirus transforms the political reality

693

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

694

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

695

Post-Brexit Trade Talks: Who Will Triumph?

696

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

697

Diatribe and Vitriol on Day One of The Dáil

698

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

699

Ask Us Anything: #GE2020 Edition

700

Sinn Féin and The IRA: Anything to Worry About?

701

Election Daily - So Long

702

Election Daily - Monday - Day Two of the Count

703

Election Weekend in The Newsroom (And What Now?)

704

Election Daily - Count Day - Sinn Féin Surge

705

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

706

Election Daily - Friday - The Campaign Ends

707

Calling (Some of) It

708

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

709

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

710

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

711

Election Daily - Leader's Debate Reaction with Jennifer Bray

712

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

713

Election Daily - POLL - Sinn Féin Take The Lead

714

Election Daily - Monday - FG Press The Panic Button

715

The Climate Crisis: Promises, Policies and Politics

716

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

717

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

718

Election Daily - Wednesday - Carbon Tax & The Green Party

719

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

720

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

721

Election Daily - Leader's Debate Reaction with Fiach Kelly

722

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

723

Housing: What Are The Parties Proposing?

724

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

725

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

726

Election Daily - Wednesday - Debate Reaction and Analysis

727

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

728

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

729

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

730

Election Daily - Policies, Pensions & Polls

731

So How Did The Last Government Do?

732

Election Daily - Varadkar Visits Drogheda & Labour Seeks Commuter Vote

733

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

734

Election Daily - Controversial Remarks & Campaign Launches

735

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

736

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

737

What Kind of Election is #GE2020 Going to Be?

738

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

739

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

740

Ask Us Anything 2019, Part 2

741

Ask Us Anything 2019 Edition

742

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

743

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

744

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

745

The Beginning of The End, The UK Votes

746

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

747

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

748

Reading the Byelection Results

749

The Strange World of The DUP - with Sam McBride

750

The Toy Show Elections

751

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

752

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

753

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

754

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

755

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

756

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

757

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

758

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

759

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

760

Tangled Up in Brexit, Proxy War of The Buttons

761

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

762

Brexit: Can This Deal Pass?

763

Brexit: Issues Remain as Deadline Looms – with Peter Foster

764

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

765

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

766

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

767

Another Brexit Breakdown, Paschal's Budget Message

768

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

769

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

770

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

771

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

772

Naomi Klein: We Need Radical Climate Action

773

Election Talk, Brexit Back-Channels

774

Brexit: A Backstop In All But Name?

775

Brexit: Has Boris Johnson's Visit Changed Anything?

776

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

777

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

778

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

779

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

780

Can a Capitalist Economy Solve the Climate Crisis?

781

Maureen Dowd on Trump, Washington in Turmoil and Thriving Journalism

782

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

783

Radicalisation and the Amplification of Extremism Online

784

The Struggle for Independents - with Finian McGrath

785

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

786

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

787

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

788

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

789

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

790

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

791

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

792

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

793

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

794

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

795

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

796

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

797

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

798

An Ambitious Climate Action Plan

799

How Nations Cope with Crisis and Change - with Jared Diamond

800

Brexit, Scotland and Rockall / Fiscal Slap-Down

801

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

802

The Tory Leadership & Brexit, Gender Quotas in Local Elections

803

Who is Emmanuel Macron? - with Sophie Pedder

804

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

805

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

806

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

807

Is Our Political System Capable of Tackling Climate Change?

808

EU Elections: The State of the Race

809

Going Through The Motions: The Problem With Local Government

810

Trump, Truth & US Politics - with Bob Woodward

811

POLL: Who Leads in the Race for Europe?

812

Plebiscites and Populism and Broadband, Oh My

813

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

814

The New IRA and Politics in the North

815

Bret Easton Ellis on US Politics Invading His Apolitical Life

816

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

817

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

818

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

819

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

820

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

821

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

822

Brexit Day Blues - with Ronan McCrea

823

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

824

US Politics: The 2020 Democratic Candidates - with Suzanne Lynch

825

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

826

David Runciman on Democracy's 21st Century Problems

827

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

828

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

829

Poll: Support Dips for Varadkar and McDonald

830

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

831

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

832

Brexit in The Desert: Progress, or Another Mirage?

833

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

834

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

835

A Short History of Brexit - with Kevin O'Rourke

836

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

837

Life After Brexit: Lives, Livelihoods & Communities At Risk

838

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

839

Brexit: What is Theresa May's Strategy?

840

Deborah Lipstadt on Antisemitism of The Right And Left

841

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

842

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

843

May's Crushing Commons Defeat

844

Nurses Pay: Why Fine Gael Won't Back Down

845

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

846

Ask Us Anything #2

847

Ask Us Anything #1

848

What We Got Wrong About 2018

849

The Transformative Election of 1918

850

May Digs Her Heels In

851

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

852

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

853

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

854

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

855

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

856

The Audacity of Theresa May

857

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

858

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

859

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

860

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

861

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

862

Tedious, Shallow & Lacklustre: The Final Full Presidential Debate

863

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

864

Fintan O'Toole on The Unfolding Tragedy of Brexit

865

POLL: Fine Gael Maintain Steady Lead

866

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

867

A Social Democratic Budget?

868

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

869

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

870

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

871

Housing Activists 'Take Back the City'

872

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

873

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

874

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

875

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

876

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

877

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

878

Interview: Cody Keenan, Speechwriter for Barack Obama

879

Labour's Leadership, Presidential Potentials

880

Breaking Down a Border Poll

881

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

882

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

883

Different Schools of Thought

884

Chaos in Westminster, Slow-Moving Sláintecare

885

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

886

"Freewheeling" Varadkar Attacks the Media

887

New Commissioner in Town, Brexit Dawdling & Michael D

888

Interview: James Comey, Former FBI Director

889

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

890

The Separation of Church & State

891

The Political Landscape after The Referendum

892

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

893

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

894

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

895

Exit Poll: A Landslide for Repeal

896

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

897

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

898

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

899

POLL: A Further Decline in Support for Repeal

900

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

901

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

902

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

903

Three Weeks Until Referendum Day

904

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

905

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

906

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

907

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

908

Save the 8th's John McGuirk

909

A Slow Start for Repealers? No, Says Ailbhe Smyth

910

Confidence & Supply, Presidential Election, INM

911

Coveney Blunders, SCU, How To Win A Sports Grant

912

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

913

Taoiseach Talks Trade with Trump

914

Referendum Obstacle Cleared & Katy Hayward on Brexit

915

Strategic Communications, Brexit Fudge Hits the Fan

916

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

917

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

918

Best Laid National Plans & Impasse Remains in Belfast

919

Interview: Former Press Secretary Feargal Purcell

920

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

921

After A Historic Night, Campaigning Intensifies

922

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

923

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

924

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

925

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

926

New Year, Old Problems

927

The Year in Politics

928

Senator Catherine Noone

929

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

930

Poll Special: 8th Amendment, Political Parties & Brexit

931

Brexit: High-Stakes Game Playing

932

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

933

After A Day of Drama, Questions Remain

934

No Hand, Act or Part

935

Exit Adams / Live at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis

936

The Brexit Riddle

937

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

938

Sexual Harassment, Languishing Bills, Alan Shatter

939

Inside Story - Paradise Papers

940

Interview: Timothy Snyder, Author of "On Tyranny"

941

Can Labour Come Back?

942

Repeal or Replace, Crimes in The National Interest

943

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

944

Storm Ophelia, 8th Amendment Committee & EU Summit

945

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

946

Interview: A.C. Grayling - Rethinking Democracy

947

Budget Special: More Porridge, Less Pyrotechnics

948

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

949

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

950

Interview: Robert Harris on The Transformation of Britain

951

Abortion Referendum, Sinn Féin's Culture, Property Tax

952

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

953

Budget Skirmishes, Michael D's Move, Dáil Returns

954

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

955

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

956

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

957

Housing Crisis: Time for the State to Build

958

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

959

Inside Story - Simon Carswell Visits Ireland's Ghost Estates

960

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

961

Sophie Long on Varadkar, Brexit and the DUP

962

Don't Party Like It's 1999

963

David Goodhart On Rethinking Political Divides

964

Water Refunds, GNI in A Bottle, Brexit Pessimism

965

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

966

Trudeaumania, Bin Ideology & DUP's Desperation

967

Shane Ross's Unloved Bill, NED Talks

968

Cringe Actually, Gender Roles, Nóirín Gets The Third Degree

969

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

970

Leo's First Day: What We Learned

971

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

972

It's Leo

973

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

974

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

975

Inside Story: The Persecution of Sean FitzPatrick

976

Poll Shows Majority Favour Coveney

977

Mission Impossible? - Simon Coveney's Leadership Fight

978

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

979

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

980

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

981

Inside Eurovision with Patrick Freyne

982

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

983

A Year of Living Independently

984

What Ails The Dáil? How To Fix Our Lifeless Legislature

985

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

986

Inside Story - Gardaí Struggle With Hostility On Streets

987

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

988

Water Solved? / All Politics Is Local

989

Inside Story - IRA veterans' view of Brexit

990

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

991

Jim O'Callaghan on Garda Controversy & Confidence

992

Inside Story - Victims on Trial?

993

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

994

The Legacy of Martin McGuinness

995

Colm Tóibín's solution for Northern Ireland

996

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

997

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

998

Bonus Pollcast: Advantage Coveney In Two-Horse Race

999

Poll Special: Plurality Want 8th Replaced, Not Repealed

1000

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