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• S1E6 Bonus: What could Ireland fix for free?

  October 22, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  Last week, we talked about Ireland's public finances, the political wrangling that happens around them every year, and the stories we tell about them that aren't true. But does that miss a more important story - all the things that we…

• S1E6: Is Ireland really spending too much?

  October 15, 2026 · 51 min

  It's budget season, and that means one thing: a lot of analysis saying that Irish public spending is out of control, and that we're spending too much. But Ireland is the lowest spender in the EU, so how can that be true? What's fact and…

• S1E5: Is Ireland actually rich?

  October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min

  Ireland effectively has two economies: the international economy, where wages and purchasing power is higher, and the domestic economy, where wages are lower. Some of the international economy is real, and some of it is fake - but we are…

• S1E4: Are civil servants the problem?

  October 1, 2026 · 52 min

  Getting shit done means having the people to do it. But the Irish civil service is a bit of a black box. In this episode, we talk about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better. Hosted by…

• S1E4 Bonus: Dermot McCarthy on the civil service

  October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

  Dermot McCarthy has held two of the three most senior roles in the civil service: Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach. He played a significant role in the social…

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