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Taoiseach doing some ‘deep thinking’ about Irish unity with creation of new Government body
October 30, 2026 · 55 minPat Leahy and Naomi O’Leary join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: A new Government body is to be tasked with scoping out the models and challenges for different potential “constitutional futures” for the island…
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Can Israel’s opposition parties oust Netanyahu?
October 28, 2026 · 23 minAs the day drew to a close in Israel on Tuesday, exit polls in the Knesset election suggested a lead for the bloc of parties opposing prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu. As the sun rose and official counts were declared a very different…
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Can Democrats take the Senate? US midterms special with Galen Druke
October 26, 2026 · 53 minTake our listener survey for access to a bonus episode. Go to irishtimes.com/insidepolitics It is one week out from US midterm elections with Democrats hoping to retake control of both the House of Representatives and the powerful Senate…
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Viral 'hugging grandparents' ad: did Jim O’Callaghan need to intervene?
October 23, 2026 · 42 minTake our listener survey for access to a bonus episode. Go to irishtimes.com/insidepolitics. Pat Leahy and Sarah Burns join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: The Dail was dominated this week by debate over the…
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Jamie Bryson: Northern Irish unionists 'must go on the offensive'
October 21, 2026 · 48 minThe scenes at Drumcree in recent weeks revived memories of one of Northern Ireland’s most enduring disputes between unionist and nationalist communities. But while the immediate controversy centred on a short stretch of road in Portadown…
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Is diversity in politics dead?
October 19, 2026 · 49 minDemocracy rests on the promise that political institutions should reflect the people they serve. But in an era of growing social diversity, persistent inequalities and political polarisation, that promise is being contested. On today’s…
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As the fight over the next EU budget intensifies, what’s in it for Ireland?
October 16, 2026 · 50 minPat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: Thursday evening in Brussels saw much wrangling over the EU’s proposed €1.6tn budget. As holders of EU presidency, Ireland has a neutral dealmaker…
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How will the public sector pay dispute end?
October 14, 2026 · 33 minLeinster House today was filled with sympathy for Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan who took ill during an EU presidency meeting in Limerick on Tuesday. On today’s podcast Hugh speaks to Irish Times political…
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US midterms: is a 'blue wave' coming?
October 12, 2026 · 28 minIn less than a month US voters will get a chance to express their feelings about the direction of the country in elections for seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. While president Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his…
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RTÉ funding snub not a good look for Patrick O’Donovan
October 9, 2026 · 47 minPat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: The fallout from Budget 2027 has been minimal, save for Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan’s eleventh-hour decision to cut State subvention to RTÉ by €20…
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Budget 2027: buying the peace by pouring fuel on the fire
October 7, 2026 · 51 minIreland is politically and economically stable, as Simon Harris pointed out in his Budget speech yesterday. But keeping it that way is getting more expensive. Increased capital spending, increased day-to-day spending, tax cuts…
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'Traitors to creation': Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the far right's apocalypse alliance
October 5, 2026 · 46 minLast year Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor co-authored an essay in The Guardian with a provocative title: The Rise of End Times Fascism. In it they argued that a new alliance was emerging on the political right, made up of Christian…

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