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Simon Harris's Wee-shuffle
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Áine and the team consider the election of the country's youngest ever Taoiseach, the changes he has made to his executive team, and whether there's ...
Simon Harris and the Peaky Blinders
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Simon Harris readies to address the party faithful at a gathering in Galway, Áine and the team discuss the horse-trading the country's youngest le...
Simon Harris’ plans to 'reset' Fine Gael
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New broom, new rules. Simon Harris readies himself to overhaul his party. Áine and the team assess the scale of the challenge he faces.See omnystudio...
The Simon Harris juggernaut
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leo's Day morphed into Simon's moment. Áine and the team review an unprecedented 24 hours in Irish politics and consider what lies ahead.See omnystud...
Why did Leo Varadkar call it a day?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Leo Varadkar dropped his bombshell, David McCullagh asks the team, who saw that coming?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Totally spooked - Gov struggles with volatile electorate
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Limerick readies itself to vote in the country's first ever directly-elected mayor. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar faces a crucial test in Washington DC over ...
Referendums: Double No & Double Blow
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Government has suffered a significant setback with the results of the referendums. But the main opposition parties had backed yes votes too. With ...
The Paddy's Day ministerial migration
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
And they're off! The Cabinet readies itself to disperse across the globe for its annual migration to promote brand Éire. Meanwhile, for PAC, side dea...
Candidates jostle for position ahead of Euro Parl vote
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The local and European elections are closing in - as are the referendums. Meanwhile, groundhog day grinds on, gnawing nerves in Montrose. With its cha...
RTÉ grapples with shackles of confidentiality clauses
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another difficult week for RTÉ, with its DG in the crosshairs for the first time over his actions, rather than those of his predecessor, Dee Forbes. ...
'Audible gasps' - latest in RTÉ saga
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
'A lot of drama' and 'audible gasps' at the Media Committee, with the latest appearance by the brass at RTÉ. Paul Cunningham & Co. consider the week'...
Fanning the flames: latest arson attack sparks concern
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An eventful week, which saw the passing of former taoiseach John Bruton and a moving tribute from his brother, Richard. Another arson attack prompted ...
Govt takes harder line on migrants
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another damning report into mismanagement at RTÉ, and still no clarity over whether the Government can agree on a new funding model. Áine notes "a l...
The RTÉ Late Late Showdown
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a damning Grant Thornton report into 'Toy Show The Musical', Áine and the team ponder the implications for the national broadcaster.See omnystu...
Truffles and throuples
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Integration Minister Roderic O'Gorman may be the first to put "throuple" on the Dáil record. A culinary response took a turn for the surreal, and far...
Govt under pressure to support Israel genocide case
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With South Africa addressing the top UN court to demand that Israel immediately suspend its military operation in Gaza, the Government is coming under...
Looming elections..the packed political agenda for 2024
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Christmas edition, Tommy Meskill speaks to Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Labour's justice spokesperson Aodh...
From the jaws of victory, defeat: Stormont scuppered
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After speculation had hit fever-pitch, the DUP this week torpedoed hopes of a restoration of power-sharing before Christmas. What went wrong? Áine La...
Holly Cairns: why I get nervous in Dáil
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Soc Dem leader Holly Cairns talks to Áíne about facial recognition and a 'worrying' lack of data underpinning cuts to benefits for Ukrainian refugee...
Mattie McGrath on the 'real Ireland'
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They stand for "common sense" politics which does "what it says on the tin", Mattie McGrath says of the Rural Independent Group. This week that includ...
Mícheál Lehane talks music
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the day the Dáil held a minute's silence for Shane MacGowan, the political system continued to grapple with the fallout from the Dublin riots. Hel...
School stabbing latest, neutrality row & a tax hike
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Ireland reels from is first stabbing outside a Dublin city school, Áine and the team assess latest reaction. They discuss the row over the Governm...
Tánaiste's awkward conversations in Israel
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Irish people have begun to leave Gaza for safety, while outside Leinster House protestors made clear their anger at the ongoing bombardment. Paul Cun...
Leo in Paris... and who will get plum Euro job?
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PAC unanimously rejects RTÉ's compromise offer and the stand-off over that legal note rumbles on. What next? Micheál is at the Élysée Palace where...
Fianna Fáil rallies the troops
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Áine Lawlor is joined by Tommy Meskill and Juliette Gash to consider the week's political developments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
'You are not with us', Israelis tell Ireland
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Paul Cunningham told an an Israeli that he is Irish, the man simply stated: "You are not with us". Áine gets an update, then the team considers ...
Disinformation & division amid mass death - Gaza latest
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heated emotion in the Dáil as deputies fail to reach unanimous agreement on a Gaza motion. Sandra Hurley is in Rome with President Higgins who pushed...
Stephen Donnelly's Budget blues
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Was Stephen Donnelly hung out to dry? How targeted is the mortgage relief, and might we see that change? The team examines the fallout from Budget 202...
Winners and losers of Budget '24
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Now that it's been announced, Áine Lawlor and the team consider the verdict on Budget 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The final countdown to Budget 2024 - what do we know?
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's Fianna Fail's first Budget in well over a decade. Massive expectations have been tempered somewhat as corporation tax receipts continue to soften...
Surgery controversy gets political
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heated exchanges at the health committee revealed there's an invoice for unapproved spinal implants, but paradoxically no evidence of procurement. Wha...
The atmosphere becomes toxic on Kildare Street
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amid warnings that if violence is left unchecked, Irish democracy could be faced with its own Capitol Hill riots, the team considers the troubling eve...
Mary Lou's return, FF think-in and Leo's North woes
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Mary Lou McDonald returns to the political fray, the Tánaiste warns that we don't do coronations in this country. Sinn Féin will be keen to avoid...
The Cabinet finale ends hectic season
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This term's final cabinet meeting had over 60 items on the agenda. Right at the top was crime, after Justice Minister Helen McEntee's ham-fisted photo...
Leo's secret Kyiv mission
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leo Varadkar's flying visit to Ukraine was kept under wraps until the last minute. But Paul Cunningham tells us that the security operation nearly cam...
The new broom at RTÉ starts clean-up
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Is this the end of the beginning?" asks Áine Lawlor after another marathon committee session for RTÉ top brass. It was the first Oireachtas outing ...
RTÉ latest: Marty's car and management reshuffle
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can the embattled national broadcaster plot a path to redemption? A third week of committee hearings lies ahead, with Ryan Tubridy facing a grueli...
RTÉ at PAC - what we learned
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Áíne Lawlor is joined by Paul Cunningham and Micheál Lehane to discuss the day's revelations at the Public Accounts Committee.See omnystudio.com/li...
The latest on Tubridy pay deal
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the revelations about Ryan Tubridy's pay deal making headlines nationwide, Aine and the team look at the latest developments, and cast an eye ove...