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  • Is diversity in politics dead?

    October 19, 2026 · 49 min

    Democracy 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…

  • As the fight over the next EU budget intensifies, what’s in it for Ireland?

    October 16, 2026 · 50 min

    Pat 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…

  • How will the public sector pay dispute end?

    October 14, 2026 · 33 min

    Leinster 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…

  • US midterms: is a 'blue wave' coming?

    October 12, 2026 · 28 min

    In 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…

  • RTÉ funding snub not a good look for Patrick O’Donovan

    October 9, 2026 · 47 min

    Pat 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…

  • Budget 2027: buying the  peace by pouring fuel on the fire

    October 7, 2026 · 51 min

    Ireland 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…

  • 'Traitors to creation': Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on the far right's apocalypse alliance

    October 5, 2026 · 46 min

    Last 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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The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.