Jim O'Callaghan
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581 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 31 Jul
Jim O'Callaghan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Like I know sometimes...
northern unions think that you know irish culture is exclusively kneecap or that type of stuff kneecap a very talented group a good film but like it's much more uh it's a much broader texture of irishness that exists here now and i just think it's important that we engage with people in northern ireland as this is something that could happen sooner rather than later
I think we have it.
I think we've always had it.
I think Micheál has done an excellent job in terms of the shared island initiative.
And if you look at the history, the only party that's going to be able to do this is, I believe, Fianna Fáil.
Like, and I don't want to talk about other parties, but because of what happened in Northern Ireland for 30, 35 years, that creates a lot of baggage and it leaves a long, long legacy.
Fianna Fáil, Bertie O'Hearn has an excellent legacy in Northern Ireland, as does Micheál Martin.
And I think we have, I think we underestimate the ability of Fianna Fáil to be able to engage with unionist politicians regularly.
and Republican nationalist politicians in Northern Ireland.
I think we underestimate our abilities and strength in that area.
Oh, yeah.
There's always friction within Fianna Fáil.
Like, you know, I'd say Lamas for years was waiting with De Valera ever move on, you know.
You know, he was there a very, very long time.
No, it isn't, because in fairness to me, Martin, he's nowhere near the length of time that Eamon de Valera served as a leader.
But there's always been tension in Fianna Fáil, particularly in respect to the issue of leadership.
But, you know, tension sometimes is beneficial in politics.
Keeps you awake, keeps you alive, keeps you on your toes.
And, you know, it gets people excited about it.
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