Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan
Episodes
Inside Politics Live with Leo Varadkar, Theresa Reidy, Pat & Hugh
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The first ever episode of Inside Politics recorded in from of a live audience features a stellar line-up of old friends Hugh Linehan, Pat Leahy and Th...
Mary Lou McDonald on Sinn Féin's 'generational change', the DUP & Stardust
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald says her party needs to have "a conversation" once again about whether it would go into government as a junior coalit...
Inside Story - The Trump Years Begin
20 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's here: Trump inauguration day. We talk to our foreign affairs correspondent Ruadhan Mac Cormaic about some of the issues this historic presidency ...
Micheál Martin on Brexit, Donald Trump & Sinn Fein's "arrogance"
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he is worried the Government has not been prudent enough to prepare us for a Brexit economic storm, but insis...
Inside Story - Patrick Freyne's Warrior Mindset
13 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"When did businesspeople become such hippies?" Patrick Freyne went to Pendulum, the “world’s leading business and self-empowerment summit”, run ...
"The Ugly Scaffolding Of Democracy" - Eamonn McCann & Mick Fealty On NI Politics
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Martin McGuinness's resignation as Deputy First Minister will almost certainly mean elections in Northern Ireland, and many are questioning whether po...
Inside Story - Reaction To An 'Alt-Right' Article
05 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An opinion piece on irishtimes.com about vocabulary used by the so-called 'alt-right' political movement has caused a stir. Opinion Editor John McManu...
"We can't fix our own health system"-John Halligan on HSE woe, his position & cosmic Christmas cards
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
John Halligan has a reputation for speaking his mind and on today's Inside Politics podcast he doesn't disappoint. He explains what really happened fr...
Inside Story - Ireland '86
31 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Many people old enough to remember 1986 in Ireland will tell you it was a pretty grim time and place. The economy was in the doldrums and unemployment...
A look ahead to 2017 with Fintan O'Toole, Una Mullally & Pat Leahy
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What does 2017 hold in store for Ireland and the world? We don't claim to know, but we invited Fintan O'Toole, Una Mullally and Pat Leahy in to discus...
Inside Story - 2016 In The Newsroom
23 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
2016 was a good and bad year for reporters. There were plenty of stories to report on, but also plenty of challenges to traditional journalism, old an...
2016 Review: A bizarre, sometimes dreadful, year in politics
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It was a “bizarre year in politics” says Irish Times political reporter Sarah Bardon, who found herself with very little to report on some nights ...
Inside Story - Dublin's 21,000 Empty Homes
17 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
There are 21,000 vacant residences in Dublin City. This weekend activists have felt the need to appropriate an empty office block to house the homeles...
Coveney's Rent Gambit, Kenny's Calculus
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
To take a look back at a six month period of "new politics" that is now ending with ambitious Minister Coveney's new rental reform package, and with T...
Inside Story - Superbugs v Drugs
10 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about health and medicine, the immediate problems tend to crowd out the important ones, says our correspondent Paul Cullen. But this week...
Ireland's Permanent Housing Crisis
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ireland’s continual housing crisis will not be solved unless issues of affordability and security of tenure in the rental sector are addressed, acco...
Problem solved... or is it? Simon Coveney and Paul Murphy on water
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Will the report of the expert commission on water help bring this vexed issue to a conclusion at long last? Minister Simon Coveney hopes so, but AAA-P...
Inside Story - Carers In Crisis
24 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How much do we as a society ask of those among us who have dependents in need of round-the-clock care? Last Saturday, The Irish Times published an int...
"Bread on the table" - Alan Kelly on Labour's future
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Murphy's election at Sinn Féin's expense in the 2014 Tallaght by-election marked the start of a populist "race to the bottom" in Irish politics,...
Inside Story - Pushing The Limits Of Life
18 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The limits of life have shifted dramatically at the National Maternity Hospital on Holles Street in Dublin, where a baby born at 28 weeks now has a 90...
The Blame Game: Fake News, Social Media and Echo Chambers
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
New and old media are themselves in the firing line as liberals point the finger at fake news, Facebook algorithms and social media bubbles to help ex...
Election Special: President Donald Trump
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has pulled off one of the greatest upsets in political history by beating Hillary Clinton to the White House. How did he do it, and how d...
Garda strike / Politicians speak out about media, trolling and populism
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's politics podcast, Political Editor Stephen Collins talks to Fiach Kelly about the looming garda strike action and Taoiseach Enda Kenny'...
Facing a winter of discontent
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We face the prospect of the most disruptive period of industrial unrest the country has seen in over a decade. Planned strike actions by teachers and ...
What does "middle Ireland" mean?
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the under-represented "squeezed middle" in Ireland and how do they vote? Minister for Finance Michael Noonan defined them as "those earning be...
Ruadhán Mac Cormaic on how the 8th was passed
14 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the most poisonous debates witnessed in twentieth century Ireland" is how historian Diarmaid Ferriter described the run-up to the passing of t...
Budget 2017: Eoghan Murphy, Dara Calleary & David Cullinane
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Eoghan Murphy of Fine Gael, Dara Calleary of Fianna Fáil and David Cullinane of Sinn Féin are in studio with Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan to debate th...
Swan song or dog's dinner? Michael Noonan's "final budget"
08 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday we will find out what is in Paschal Donohoe’s first budget, and possibly Michael Noonan’s last. But, given the fiscal and political rea...
Robert Harris: "It's a miserable life for politicians"
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The backdrop to Fatherland author Robert Harris' new thriller is the papal enclave, which he calls "the world's most secretive election". He sits down...
Budget 2016 / Populist Politics / Labour Pains
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this installment of Inside Politics, Hugh Linehan is joined by Labour TD for Limerick City Jan O'Sullivan, Political Correspondent Harry McGee and ...
Spotlight's Adams claim / Which party is the real Opposition?
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After Michael Noonan and Paschal Donohoe deliver their budget in a few weeks' time, which party - Fianna Fáil or Sinn Féin - will stand up to provid...
Fintan O'Toole meets President Higgins
17 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Fintan O'Toole visited Áras an Uachtaráin to interview President Michael D. Higgins this week. They talked about President Higgins' tumultuous upbri...
Yeah baby! Enda's Mojo gets him into trouble
14 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Enda Kenny has rediscovered his Mojo, and along with it his desire to stay on as Taoiseach for the foreseeable future. But not everyone in Fine Gael i...
Inside The Supreme Court / Halligan Hangs Tough
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Inside Politics takes a welcome break from discussing the goings-on inside Leinster House and instead takes a peek inside The Four Courts, courtesy of...
Apple Tax: A Watershed Moment For Ireland
31 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As the dust settles on the EU's historic tax decision, it's becoming clear that the move threatens our economic model, our international reputation an...
Donald Trump And The Conservative Identity Crisis
17 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today we broaden our podcast's horizons with a discussion of the challenges facing traditional 'conservative' politics around the world. Jay Cost, a ...