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Mooney on Irish Politics

A sometimes jaundiced, but always informed commentary on today"s Irish politics from Derek Mooney, an experienced campaigner, former ministerial adviser and now a public affairs consultant.

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00:13:15

Here’s an appalling vista – a politics dominated by...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/06/24

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/06/23/heres-an-appalling-vista-a-politics-dominated-by-sinn-fein-and-fine-gael/

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00:42:00

Mooney on Politics featuring the "Here's How" #Podcast

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/06/21

If you haven't already checked out the Here's How podcast, then listen to this highly rated episode from a few years back and check out the series at https://blog.hereshow.ie/ or searchs for "Here's How" on your favourite Podcast host.

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00:14:44

Goodbye to Broadsheet – and hello to cuckoo clocks...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/06/14

In this episode I revisit the three Fianna Fáil truths which I set out exactly two years ago (in June 2020). This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/06/14/goodbye-to-broadsheet-and-hello-to-cuckoo-clocks-and-the-3-fianna-fail-truths-i-set-out-2-years-ago/

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00:14:45

Why is Dublin city’s infrastructure gradually falling...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/06/02

Dublin faces a Catch-22: a city infrastructure that is creaking at the seams because it cannot serve the needs of those who depend on it, but which cannot be expanded because the labour needed to rebuild that infrastructure cannot be found as the wages cannot reasonably cover the cost of living in or around this Dublin. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/06/02/why-is-dublin-citys-infrastructure-gradually-falling-apart/

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00:16:25

Happy the opposition when a government cannot...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/05/26

In this episode I again make the point that the government is not addressing the Irish housing crisis at the scale (or speed) required to stop housing being an election issue at the next general election in 2024. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/05/26/happy-the-opposition-when-a-government-cannot-effectively-promote-its-own-achievements/

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00:15:07

NI Assembly result was historic – just not era changing

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/05/11

This episode looks at the May 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election results. It is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/05/11/ni-assembly-result-was-historic-just-not-era-changing/

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00:12:04

No more no-go in Dublin City Centre

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/04/28

In this podcast I look at the problem of random vicious attacks and anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre. It is just one of an increasing number of problems which - combined - are detrimentally affecting the quality of life of people who live and work in Dublin city. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/04/28/no-more-no-go-in-dublin-city-centre/

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00:12:45

DUP Is Down – But Don’t Count It Out Just Yet

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/04/21

This podcast was recorded two weeks before polling in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/04/21/dup-is-down-but-dont-count-it-out-just-yet/

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00:09:39

Irish public 100% understands that defence costs

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/04/19

When it comes to defence policy and the thorny issue of spending more on Irish Defence, the Irish public is far ahead of its political leadership. They know that military neutrality today means higher defence costs. The political obfuscation needs to stop... and this includes shelving the plan to set up yet another Citizens Assembly to debate neutrality. This risks being another kick to touch to save Fine Gael's embarrassment over its decade of neglect. This episode is also available as a blog post:

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00:07:33

Why eat your words when you can delete them?

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/04/13

Just catching up on some unposted blogs and podcasts. This one is from mid-March 2022 and looks at Sinn Féin's bulk deletion of many 1,000s of old press statements and comments. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/04/13/why-eat-your-words-when-you-can-delete-them/

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00:13:57

How Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine undid two...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/03/07

In this episode I examine how Putin's brutal, but faltering, invasion of Ukraine has in only a few days managed to undo his two decade long project of weakening and splintering the western alliance through sowing disunity and distrust within the EU and US polities. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/03/07/how-putins-brutal-invasion-of-ukraine-undid-two-decades-work-in-a-few-days-for-no-gain/

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00:13:19

Putin: the Czar of false flags

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/02/22

The false flag is one of Putin’s favourite political tactics. Indeed, he may well owe his tight and long-lasting grip on power in Russia to a vicious and blood curdling false flag operation that targeted and killed many 100s of innocent Russian civilians. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/02/22/putin-the-czar-of-false-flags/

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00:17:05

The Painful Sting Of A Fading DUP

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/02/21

While the DUP has the capacity to inflict damage and delay the restoration of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement, it still faces a political and demographic shift that spells its ultimate decline as a major force. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/02/21/the-painful-sting-of-a-fading-dup/

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00:14:34

Defence: the sleeping dog that’s no longer content to...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/02/02

In this episode I consider how a decade of political neglect of defence is coming back to haunt the government. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/02/02/irish-defence-policy-the-sleeping-dog-thats-no-longer-content-to-stay-sleeping/

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00:14:45

Promises to keep when you have mid-terms to avoid?

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/01/20

In this episode I consider the beleagured leadership of Boris Johnson and suggest that he may limp on until May when his fate could be sealed by a bad mid-term local election result. Meanwhile, the three Irish government party leaders will be happy that the next local and european elections are not due here until 2024 and so they face no mid-term electoral test in 2022… except… This episode is also available as a blog post:

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00:13:39

Sinn Féin discovers public sector reform, a decade...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/01/17

This is the second episode of 2022 and looks at Sinn Féin's decade late discovery of the need for public sector reform. It is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/01/17/sinn-fein-discovers-public-sector-reform/

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00:13:56

For Both Taoiseach and Tánaiste The Question is: To...

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2022/01/11

In the first Mooney on Politics episode of 2022 I look at the contrasting approaches that both Taoiseach and Tánaiste appear (from their public comments, at least) to the possibility of a reshuffle of their ministesr when the government mid-point/turnabout comes next December. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2022/01/11/for-both-taoiseach-and-tanaiste-the-question-is-to-reshuffle-or-not/

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00:10:43

We Can’t Spite Ourselves On Covid Restrictions

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2021/12/23

In this episode I look at the latest government responses to the Omicron variant and ask if we are taking sufficient notice from what our government, and others across Europe and across the globe, have sometimes done wrong, and often done right. I specifically urge the re-establishment of the Special Dáil Committee on Covid-19, which was, in a most short-sighted move, disbanded in October 2020. This episode is also available as a blog post:

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00:10:07

Martin and Johnson… a lot more alike than you’d think

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2021/12/16

In this episode I make a comparison I'd never have thought possible just two years ago - but I explain why the two leaders - who do not share many other characteristics - regrettably share one very large negative one. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://derekmooney.ie/2021/12/16/martin-and-johnson-more-alike-than-youd-think/

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00:13:36

Yes, filter NPHET but filter the air in classrooms first

Mooney on Irish Politics ·

2021/12/07

In this week's Podcast I Iook at two strained sets of relationships. The first is that between ministers and NPHET and the second is the one between the government and the hospitality industry. Going after the hospitality sector when so more needs to be done in ICUs and in ensuring better ventilation in classrooms must seem unfair, if not an outright distraction. This episode is also available as a blog post:

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