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Personal Politics

Personal Politics Podcast

Personal Politics takes a more personal look at the political world through the voices of those at the heart of it. Presenter Ursula Savage interviews politicians, journalists, campaigners and others in the political sphere, asking what motivates people to get involved in politics, what it means to them, and why it matters. Ursula is also occasionally joined by co-host Aoife Clements to discuss the political matters of the day and the impact these stories could have. After all, the personal is

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24:55

Landslide victory, spoiled votes, and future elections.

Personal Politics ·

2025/10/31

In this episode Ursula and Aoife discuss Catherine Connolly's landslide win in the Presidential election, the spoiled votes issue, and the campaign for extending the vote in Presidential elections to Irish citizens in the north and abroad.

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38:11

Interview with Jemma Dolan MLA

Personal Politics ·

2025/10/23

In this episode, Ursula Savage interviews Jemma Dolan, Sinn Féin MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. They chat about Jemma's early career before becoming an elected politician, her priorities in the job as MLA, and why she believes a united Ireland would address many of the difficulties faced by border communities.

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30:12

The Presidential Election: The campaign so far

Personal Politics ·

2025/10/16

Ursula Savage is joined by co-host Aoife Clements for an overview of the Irish Presidential campaign to date, looking at the differences between the Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys campaigns, and asking why anyone would put themselves forward for the role in the first place. Aoife also shares information about a new community based programme being run by 50:50NI, aimed at educating women about politics so that they can cast their votes with confidence. More information on the programme can

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41:24

Interview: Robbie Butler MLA, Deputy Leader of the UUP

Personal Politics ·

2025/05/08

In this episode we have an interview with Robbie Butler, MLA for Lagan Valley and Deputy Leader of the UUP. During our conversation, Robbie chats about faith, fostering and the future. We discuss how Robbie first became involved in elected politics, his varied career before then, his hopes for the UUP going forward and plenty more besides.

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40:03

Co-host episode: Presidential possibilities &...

Personal Politics ·

2025/05/01

Personal Politics is growing! In this episode host Ursula Savage is joined by Aoife Clements, founder of 50:50NI, as her co-host as they discuss some current political issues of the day. With the Irish Presidential Election coming up, Ursula and Aoife discuss the potential candidates for the November poll, the nature of the role of President and why this campaign is guaranteed to be an interesting one. Following this Aoife leads the discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision on the

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35:01

Aoife Clements, Founder of 50:50 NI

Personal Politics ·

2025/02/20

Today's guest is Aoife Clements, PhD student and founder of the 50:50 NI organisation which works to encourage more women to get involved in politics. We discussed everything from why we have so few women in political life, how to change that and why that is for the better, and what she thinks of gender quotas.You can find more information on the work of 50:50 here: https://5050ni.com/

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42:57

David Mc Cann, Deputy Editor, Commentator & Lecturer

Personal Politics ·

2025/02/13

In this week's episode, I chat with Dr David McCann, Deputy Editor of Slugger O'Toole, political commentator and lecturer. We discussed his early memories of politics, why he finds the field so interesting and which politicians are best at standing out from the crowd at a time when politicians are under scrutiny more than ever.

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26:45

Claire Hanna MP, Leader of the SDLP

Personal Politics ·

2024/11/27

In this week's episode, we chat to Claire Hanna about her early years in politics, her opinions on the current state of our politics and her hopes for the SDLP now that she has become party leader.

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Eoghan Murphy, former TD & Minister of Housing

Personal Politics ·

2024/11/19

Our guest today is Eoghan Murphy, former Fine Gael TD for Dublin Bay South and the Minister of Housing Planning and Local Government between 2017 and 2020. We discussed his new book, Running from Office, written based on his experience in Irish politics before his surprise resignation in 2021.

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26:08

Interview with Brian Mahon

Personal Politics ·

2024/11/13

I first met Brian over 12 years ago when we both did the Legislative Studies and Practice Masters Course in Queen’s University, Belfast. Brian is originally from Longford and studied a degree in History, Politics and International Relations in UCD. Following the Masters in Belfast he spent several years working as a lobbyist in London, before returning to UCD to do a Masters in Journalism. After spending several years with The Times Ireland, he now works as a political correspondent with the Irish

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39:46

Interview with Chris Hazzard MP

Personal Politics ·

2024/11/11

Today's guest is Chris Hazzard, MP for South Down. First co-opted as an MLA to the Stormont Assembly in April 2012 at the age of 26, Chris was the youngest MLA in the Assembly at that time. He went on to become Minister for Infrastructure in May 2016 until the institutions collapsed the following year. He then became MP for his home constituency of South Down in the 2017 Westminster election, becoming the first Sinn Féin MP to hold the seat and has held the seat ever since.

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00:39

Personal Politics Intro Ep

Personal Politics ·

2024/11/09

This is Personal Politics with Ursula Savage. Join me as I speak to politicians, policy-makers, journalists, campaigners and many others as we hear what motivated them to become involved in political life, to listen to their stories and find out what they’ve learnt so far. It’s easier to understand the politics, when we get to know the people.

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