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Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

The Irish Times

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.

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44:38

Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/05/21

The unprecedented increase in the numbers of people coming to Ireland seeking International Protection due to war or oppression in their homeland put serious pressure on State resources since 2023. The new Government has signalled a tougher approach to the issue, and has claimed some success. Are their reforms working, and is the tougher messaging appropriate? Hugh is joined by Colm Brophy TD, Minister of State for Migration, Madeleine Allen, policy and advocacy officerwith the Irish Refugee

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38:08

The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/05/16

Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:·The Public Accounts Committee returned on Thursday and already it was making headlines with revelations about former Children’s Health Ireland boss Eilish Hardiman’s salary. PAC is apt at generating headlines with leaked opening statements and TDs eager to make their name a staple for the Dáil committee. ·A move towards fiscal caution as Fine Gael's Neale Richmond signals planned tax cuts may have to be

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44:33

Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland's...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/05/14

It is ten years since the country voted to legalise same-sex marriage. This victory for progressive politics was followed by another when abortion rights were won in 2018. But what is sometimes called "the progressive agenda" has since had setbacks, including last year's defeated referendums on family and care. So how relevant is progressivism to Irish politics now, and where does it go next? Labour leader Ivana Bacik, columnist Gerard Howlin and political editor Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back at

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38:02

Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/05/09

Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:·On the same day that the US agreed a trade deal with the UK, the European Commission unveiled a second, larger package of retaliatory tariffs– this was in response to the absence of negotiation from the US on what they actually want. Thankfully for Ireland, our biggest export to the US, pharmaceuticals, remained untouched, this is welcome news given the warnings from the Department of Finance this week.·The

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56:40

How the Dublin Riots can be traced back to the...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/23

Cork-based author Pádraig Óg O'Ruairc joins Hugh Linehan to discuss his new book 'Burn Them Out; a history of fascism and the far right in Ireland’. He argues a line can be drawn directly between the far-right and, in the case of the Blueshirts, openly fascist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and the Dublin riots of 2023. Ó'Ruairc objects to the Irish exceptionalism many feel in having largely escaped the xenophobic populism seen elsewhere in Europe, arguing we have a long history of 'looking the

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44:34

Naomi Klein on conspiracies, climate and the...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/21

This episode was first published in October 2023. Naomi Klein shot to fame with her first book, No Logo, which offered an acute critique of how powerful corporations in the 1990s had profited off exploitation in a globalising world.Her later books have examined a range of subjects including crisis capitalism, militarism, and climate change.Klein is also commonly confused online for a very different writer, Naomi Wolf, who has called Covid-19 vaccine programmes ‘mass murder’. In Klein's latest book

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18:43

Fine Gael slumps as Sinn Féin returns to top spot in...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/17

Pat Leahy and Harry McGee analyse the latest Irish Times / Ipsos B&A poll results, which show that Sinn Féin has regained its position as the most popular party in the Republic while Fine Gael has slumped to a record low in the series. The new data also show voters have little enthusiasm for the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Independent Coalition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:42

Will Europe cave to Trump's trade demands?

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/16

Cliff Taylor joins Pat Leahy to assess the latest developments in the trade war initiated by US president Donald Trump that threatens to upend the global economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:39

How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/14

As the head of an organisation called Labour Together, which despite its name '"was all about dividing the Labour party and defeating the left", Irishman Morgan McSweeney handpicked Keir Starmer as the leadership candidate to take on Jeremy Corbyn and the party's left wing in 2020. That is according to Patrick Maguire, co-author of Get In, an entertaining book about Starmer's road to Number 10 and McSweeney's accumulation of power behind the scenes. He talks to Hugh about McSweeney's talent,

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56:05

Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/12

On Friday afternoon Taoiseach Micheál Martin talked to Hugh and Pat about a range of issues: On tariffs, the Taoiseach says he "suspects" a US decision on pharmaceuticals may be incorporated into overall trade negotiations, to Ireland’s advantage. He says that Ireland will resist any move by the EU to apply new taxes to US tech firms and supports the pharmaceutical industry's call for more favourable EU regulations.With the Government not on course to meet its goal of 300,000 new homes built by

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39:34

Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/11

Harry McGee and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:·The ‘Golden Age of America’ came and went over the course of a week as US President Donald Trump decided on Wednesday to pause his reciprocal tariffs for most countries for the next 90 days.·The status of suspended Social Democrat TD Eoin Hayes was up for debate this week with the party successfully pushing for representation based on election result rather than current Dáil numbers in order to secure two

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49:56

Bertie? Frances? Conor? Who will run and who can win...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/09

The podcasters turn away from the heavy news agenda of tariffs and economic upheaval to examine a lighter, more enjoyable but still important topic: the 2025 Irish presidential election.What makes a good president? What makes a good presidential candidate? And who are the candidates in the running at this late stage?From big party nominees like Fine Gael's Mairead McGuinness to left unity candidates like Senator Frances Black and celebrity candidates like Conor McGregor, the list is long.Cormac

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47:51

Why is it so hard to get big things done in Ireland?

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/07

Why does it take so long to build infrastructure in Ireland? If you consider the amount of red tape needed to secure approval for something relatively simple like the upgrade of Dublin's bus lanes, it is hardly surprising, says Barra Roantree, Assistant Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin. He talks to Hugh Linehan about the costly bottlenecks in Ireland's planning and implementation of key projects, how we compare internationally and whether reform is possible. Hosted on Acast. See

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40:47

Government grapples with tariff fallout

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/04

Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back on the week in politics:It may have been one of the most consequential weeks for Irish politics in years, if US president Donald Trump’s tariffs have the expected impact on the Irish and global economy.The speaking rights row came to an end, at least for now this week following votes on the future of Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy and the emergence of tariffs as a far more significant issue.Plus the panel pick their favourite Irish Times articles

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31:58

Trump's 'complete nonsense' tariff puts the ball in...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/03

Cliff Taylor and Pat Leahy are with Hugh to discuss the tariffs announced yesterday by US president Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:48

'Liberation Day' is here / Speaking rights aftermath

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/04/02

As the Irish political system awaits tariff news from Washington, political editor Pat Leahy joins Hugh to look at how the day might unfold.But first they assess the outcome of yesterday’s Dáil vote on the future of Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle. Murphy survived the vote - but there will be longer-term consequences from the controversy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:25

Sally Hayden on reporting from an Isis prison camp...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/03/27

Sally Hayden talks to Hugh Linehan about her experiences reporting from Syria and Lebanon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:55

Opposition loses confidence in Verona Murphy as the...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/03/26

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41:39

Does McGregor matter?

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/03/21

Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Jack reports from Brussels where EU leaders have been meeting to discuss issues including defence and rearmament.Paschal Donohoe used the sidelines of an EU summit to deliver a stark warning on the impact of tariffs on the economy. Conor McGregor’s appearance at the White House on St Patrick’s Day has heightened anticipation of a presidential run of his own.This week also saw more bad news on the issue the

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54:04

Is Trump setting US foreign policy on an irreversible...

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan ·

2025/03/19

The idea that a country can't increase the size of its territory by taking it over another has been a principle of Western foreign policy for decades. If that changes it will be a profound shift. "Once that genie's out of the bottle, it will be very hard to put back in", says Tom Wright, the Irishman who was a member of Joe Biden's National Security Council and is now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a foreign policy think-tank. He talks to Hugh about foreign policy under Biden and

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