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| Trump, Mercosur pushback and rental rule changes | 22 janv. 2026 | 00:23:32 | |
Trump's toys with European leaders and climbs down, another obstacle to Mercosur and in the Dáil discussion of housing, rents and motorway woes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Grappling with Grok, the White House visit looms, and questionable value for taxpayer funds | 15 janv. 2026 | 00:18:15 | |
Politicians and regulators grapple with Grok AI, a challenging White House visit looms for the Taoiseach, and is it a case of easy come, easy go with public expenditure and Ministerial pay mistakes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Wrangles and tangles over Mercosur and more | 08 janv. 2026 | 00:24:30 | |
The wranglings and the resolution around the Government decision on Mercosur, grappling for answers to Grok, and Bridgets Day until Halloween..seeking tourists from Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| That Fianna Fáil report, Dáil rows and home to the Constituency for Christmas | 18 déc. 2025 | 00:27:58 | |
The fallout from that Fianna Fáil report reverberates on, Christmas wishes in the Dáil but no holding back on the issues and home to the Constituency until mid-January. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Defence, Dáil exchanges and digital wallets | 11 déc. 2025 | 00:23:52 | |
As the political term tapers to a finish, Dáil exchanges get heated, the Government details its defence spending plans and blister packs suddenly burst onto the agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Acceleration or bust...the Gov infrastructure plan, sensible Simon and Volodymyr Z comes to town | 04 déc. 2025 | 00:21:19 | |
The plan is out and pressure in on but will there be infrastructure delivery? Sensible Simon and the latest super tax take, and the Zelensky visit amidst ceasefire speculation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Transport projects, asylum changes and nitrates ..all in a week's work in the Oireachtas | 27 nov. 2025 | 00:25:28 | |
When exactly will transport projects be delivered, will judicial reviews be curbed, new asylum rules and lots more in this weeks Your Politics See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Politicians getting out early, a submarine finance minister, the Ivan debates and more | 20 nov. 2025 | 00:33:25 | |
Another political giant departs Fine Gael... is this becoming a thing? Ivan Yates debates politicians over his influential pronouncements, all is not well at Peter McVerry's, Dáil rows and more from the political week in Leinster House. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Will the housing plan fly, will Micheál Martin survive and ..homework cancelled when the President calls | 13 nov. 2025 | 00:32:45 | |
Unpicking the housing plan and all that it promises...the opposition says nothing new, Government backbenchers say it better work. Fianna Fáil stuck on its election post mortem while newly inaugurated President Connolly takes to the road. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Mini detonations in Fianna Fáil, a housing plan soonish... and RBB makes his Dáil return | 06 nov. 2025 | 00:21:57 | |
An impending heave or not in Fianna Fáil? An update housing plan next week or not? The immigration debate reverberates around the Dáil and Government Buildings and Deputy Boyd Barret makes his Dáil return. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Post presidential political rumblings; the byelection, the spoiled votes and FF wranglings | 30 oct. 2025 | 00:29:26 | |
As the dust settles on the presidential campaign, will the left stay united for the Galway byelection, will a Fianna Fáil heave materialise and what messages are the spoilers sending? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| It's over to the voters - but how was this presidential campaign? | 23 oct. 2025 | 00:28:11 | |
It's over to the voters now but how did the campaigns, the strategies and the debates play out or pay off over recent weeks? The RTÉ politics team discusses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Catherine's cats, honeybees and that confidence motion | 16 oct. 2025 | 00:21:41 | |
Presidential campaign exchanges intensified between the Connolly and Humphreys camps, while in the Dáil the Government short-circuited a no-confidence motion with one of their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Presidential race loses pizazz and Budget fizzles… | 09 oct. 2025 | 00:22:16 | |
What happened after Fianna Fáil lost its candidate for President - has Micheál Martin managed to see off his detractors? And Budget 26: dull or dynamic? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Digesting Budget 26, Fianna Fáil's presidential postmortem and keepie uppies on the campaign trail | 07 oct. 2025 | 00:16:51 | |
As the political system digests the budget, verdicts differ widely. Meanwhile Fianna Fáil prepares for a presidential postmortem after their candidate leaves the field See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Full steam ahead in the campaign so how stand the candidates now? | 02 oct. 2025 | 00:27:06 | |
The race for the Áras is in full flight but all three candidates have had their challenges. Meanwhile parties differ sharply about the budget coming next week See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Nominations, recriminations and that handbag! | 25 sept. 2025 | 00:21:25 | |
The Áras race begins as Budget day looms.... A three horse race without Sheridan and Steen. How are the candidates faring and will it be an exciting campaign? Also what's coming down the line with Budget 2026 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| A gamechanger for the Presidential race? Sinn Féin intrigue goes on as the Dáil returns. | 18 sept. 2025 | 00:24:22 | |
Make up your mind time for Sinn Féin has finally arrived, presidential candidates go ploughing, and budget spats in the Dáil See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| It's a three candidate presidential race, or is it? | 11 sept. 2025 | 00:29:58 | |
The final line up in the presidential race is taking shape with Jim Gavin joining Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly. However, Sinn Féin's intentions remain unclear - while independent Maria Steen is half way to an Oireachtas nomination, and others continue to pursue council nominations. Political think-ins are also underway ahead of the Dáil's return next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Things are getting real in the race for the Áras | 04 sept. 2025 | 00:34:02 | |
Heather Humphreys begins her campaign, the joust for the Fianna Fail nomination continues, Sinn Féin accused of dithering by Labour whose leader is standing by Catherine Connolly. All the while independents continue the hunt for a nomination See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The hunt for presidential nominations intensifys as the campaign for the Áras stutters towards the starting line. | 28 août 2025 | 00:21:24 | |
Disparate political wings of Catherine Connolly's campaign, Sinn Féin's decision process, intrigue over a Fianna Fail candidate and Heather Humphreys closes on the FG ticket See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Oppo hammers Govt for 'epic waste' as Dáil shuts up shop | 17 juil. 2025 | 00:24:27 | |
In the last Leaders' Questions, the Opposition hammered the Govt as "feckless and reckless" for failing on cost-of-living supports. Sinn Féin suffered a supermarket malfunction in a noisy exchange. The Occupied Territories Bill faced intense scrutiny in heated committee hearings. And it's game on for Catherine Connolly in the race for the Áras. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Prez race starts to takes shape, but housing still stuck | 10 juil. 2025 | 00:26:20 | |
Some movement on the race to the Áras, with Catherine Connolly's candidacy anticipated, and a growing sense that Mary Lou McDonald might just join her. Mairead McGuinness is keen. Will Fianna Fáil sit it out yet again? Where's the obligatory celebrity candidate? Govt softens limits on apartment sizes, amid warnings it will backfire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Fees furore, Coalition friction as tariffs deadline looms | 03 juil. 2025 | 00:24:36 | |
James Lawless unleashed a furore with his miscalculated comments on fees. Might budgetary vagueness and "options" offer a way back? But just how serious is the Coalition friction? Trump's tariffs still stalk the economy, threatening State coffers. As this term limps to the finish line, the Govt remains mired in the housing quagmire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Crunch time on housing, cost of living & Dáil shenanigans | 26 juin 2025 | 00:23:48 | |
Another downward revision on housing, looming concrete shortages and the impact of homelessness on children. Government initiatives are afoot, but progress in completions is slow. An end to the long Covid scheme for health workers, and a tactical wee? Sinn Féin spokesperson misses a Dáil vote for the call of nature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Belated political tempo, health horrors & rental ruckus | 19 juin 2025 | 00:25:15 | |
After months of no committees, there were finally fireworks at Health with the scandal-mired CHI getting a grilling. Outraged TDs warn the agency has lost its way as its future is questioned. More bad news on housing with another forecast saying Govt targets for '25 are already a bust. But the Oppo fears apathy is taking the heat out of the crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| No housing big bang, war bonds furore & Triple Lock aggro | 12 juin 2025 | 00:23:33 | |
We try to unpack the tortured calculus of the Government's rental plan. One thing's clear - if it delivers, it won't be anytime soon. And is there now a danger people could simply tune out, as with hospital trollies? The Opposition remains united on Israeli war bonds, again hammering the Coalition. Simon Harris pushes ahead with Triple Lock reform. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Gaza fury dominates as Indo wobble hints at Gov fragility | 29 mai 2025 | 00:27:29 | |
President Higgins slams a "slander against Ireland" over its criticism of Israel. Simon Harris slams the Opposition over deploying "brickbats" and "moral superiority". The Coalition majority looks less robust as pro-Govt TDs support Sinn Féin. Housing delivery remains dire, and may worsen further. And the fox's fate hangs on a bill at second stage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| La-Z-Boys, NCH delays, Cara's protest & Gaza's anguish | 22 mai 2025 | 00:21:48 | |
The National Children's Hospital saga rumbles on, with Simon Harris squarely in the Opposition's crosshairs. Have lessons been learned, or will costly errors be repeated with the new National Maternity Hospital? Cara Darmody's Dáil protest puts assessment of need at the top of the agenda. Tánaiste says Occupied Territories Bill is moving forward. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Bike shed blues, driving test agro & health scandal looms | 15 mai 2025 | 00:27:09 | |
The report into the Oireachtas bike shed names no-one and, quelle surprise, vows that lessons will be learned. While the minister in charge has - boldly - promised to cut driving test times in 10 weeks, one person felt they had no option but to go to Georgia to get theirs. The hip surgery crisis gathers pace as another health scandal looms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| TD no-show own goal, 'massive profiteering' & tariff pain | 08 mai 2025 | 00:28:44 | |
The new PAC chief alleges 'massive profiteering' in housing asylum seekers, and vows action. RTÉ's DG seems calm ahead of a tricky committee appearance. Pressure on Gov over Gaza rises, with demands to pass Occupied Territories Bill. And a TD no-show in the hard-won Other Members' Dáil time leaves the Govt red-faced. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Grace failed, czar outrage and spare the dandelions | 01 mai 2025 | 00:29:55 | |
The housing czar to get €200k more than the Taoiseach - and for a job share (with the minister)? Like the housing market, the debate has got very heated. After massive expenditure, the Farrelly Commission fails to answer crucial questions. Turnout in elections might be higher than we thought. And it turns out dandelions were good guys all along. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Tariff pause, surgery scandal and Soc Dems pull a stroke | 10 avr. 2025 | 00:26:45 | |
Donald Trump steps back from the brink...for now. The 90-day pause is nowhere near long enough to hammer out trade deals. So, what happens on 9 July? We may get a housing tsar, but will they be hobbled by water supplies and planning blockages? More grim revelations at CHI, and the Soc Dems ditch the high ground to pull an old fashioned stroke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Heavy tariffs, dodgy maths as further escalation looms | 03 avr. 2025 | 00:34:33 | |
Donald Trump has unleashed a crisis which may prompt a recession. Irish officials are all on message - negotiations are needed, not tit-for-tat trade warfare. But the usually upbeat Pascal Donohoe warns of 'dark and more damaging' scenarios. Will the EU bring out the big guns? Or the US blink first? The world is being pulled into terra incognita. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Ceann drama: 2 fingers, holy shows & channeling Thatcher | 27 mars 2025 | 00:27:58 | |
A remarkable, arguably unprecedented, week in Irish politics. Verona Murphy remains in situ, and Micheál Martin is doubling down. Given the ('Lowry') Government majority, is it all over bar the shouting? That double digital meme is bad for brand Martin, already damaged by this controversy. But how's it all faring on Paul's bus route? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Building slows, show-down looms and Oval gaffe lingers | 20 mars 2025 | 00:25:19 | |
The seasons may change, but the speaking rights row rumbles on. Expect high drama next Tuesday as it all comes to a head in the Dáil. "Not a red cent" has been paid out of a multi-million "game-changing fund" for children with special needs. Radical steps promised on housing, as figures again plummet. Plenty of talk - where's the action? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Martin's waltz in Donald's den, tariffs and tattoos | 13 mars 2025 | 00:34:12 | |
Micheál Martin got out of the Oval Office intact, only for Donald Trump to hit Irish alcohol with a 200% tariff. The 'emperor' and his deputy clearly have fondness for Éire, but how to leverage it? While the Taoiseach's one blunder was on housing, with many asking how that problem could be good. Market jitters greet Trump's recession remark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Nuclear umbrellas, gorilla handshakes and a go-slow Dáil | 06 mars 2025 | 00:29:11 | |
Germany stuns as it ditches fiscal rectitude for tanks and guns. France thumbs its nose at the US, rallies a coalition of the willing and offers to extend its nuclear umbrella. Gorilla handshakes and golf links beckon as Micheál Martin prepares to greet Donald Trump in Washington. Amid the turmoil, the Dáil is knocking off - again - until the 19th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Zelensky in Éire, Trump's metals grab and arming Europe | 27 févr. 2025 | 00:28:51 | |
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Ireland as he fights for a just peace with Russia. The EU is on the outer orbit of the talks, but will be picking up the tab. Simon Harris struggles to get a clear message on the triple lock. And the speaking rights row has gone toxic, fueling instability when our political system least needs it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| 'Build baby, build', ministers MIA and EU on back foot | 20 févr. 2025 | 00:29:21 | |
US President Donald Trump is causing mayhem in liberal democracies. The speed and focus of his offensive has surprised many, not least Volodymyr Zelensky. As EU heavyweights convene, Ireland is very much at the edge of the table. Back home, the housing minister faces charges of being MIA. And Linda Martin for the Áras? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Who can't handle the truth? Stoic wisdom, standing orders | 13 févr. 2025 | 00:23:11 | |
The latest fracas between Sinn Féin and the Gov has our correspondent reaching for Marcus Aurelius. Micheál Martin's irked remarks got the Ceann Comhairle's attention: is a walk-back imminent? Then he's got that tricky Paddy's Day visit to the White House. Housing continues to dominate, briefly eclipsed by the Arts Council blowing millions of euro. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Haunted by electoral promises, Gov hobbled by housing gap | 06 févr. 2025 | 00:29:15 | |
Demand continues to soar as delivery stumbles, landing the Govt in a serious jam over housing. Planning reforms face legal challenges, so who can deliver the Big Bang that is clearly needed? And were voters sold a pup? Micheál Martin has a pop at the Soc Dems, who pop right back as wrangling over Storm Éowyn fallout continues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Stuck in the mud: Govt mired in unforced errors | 30 janv. 2025 | 00:23:29 | |
A Government proposal to break the logjam over speaking rights has been met with another barrage of fury from Opposition ranks. It's shaping up to be a repeat Dáil row next week over the Goverment-supporting technical group. Meanwhile, gender imbalance continues to keep the Cabinet off kilter. And the Seanad count ploughs on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Political storm, Oppo ambush & barristers named James | 23 janv. 2025 | 00:26:40 | |
It was a good day, ministerially speaking, for male barristers named James. Women fared far worse in Cabinet appointments. There's the freshness of new new faces, but also a lack of experience. How much scope does James Browne have at Housing, after Darragh O'Brien's struggle? Paul's bus chats provide crucial intelligence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Regional Indos run with the hare, hunt with the hounds | 16 janv. 2025 | 00:26:55 | |
Are the Regional Indos in or out? A bit of both, maybe. There's not much passionate support for the Prog for Govt, but not much criticism either. FF and FG got it over the line, which was far from given. No timelines or costings as the new govt waits for the impact of Trump 2.0 on our open economy. And parliamentary party rooms are up for grabs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Tribunal trouble, coalition options and Seanad elections | 09 janv. 2025 | 00:23:20 | |
It's all go, if a bit slow. Will we have a new government by the 22 January deadline, or is after St Brigid's Day more likely? And don't forget the Seanad elections. A DPP file, 14 years after the final Moriarty report, may spell tribunal trouble for Michael Lowry, arguably not a great look for new generation political avatar, Simon Harris. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Dáil elects Verona, a win for Lowry and a seagull! | 18 déc. 2024 | 00:17:14 | |
After fierce speculation and passionate appeals from the candidates, the Dáil has its first female Ceann Comhairle. Michael Lowry emerges as a key player and kingmaker, if a controversial one, overseeing Verona Murphy's historic appointment. And now the Healy-Raes look set to give the new administration a half-leg up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| First female Ceann? Eoin Hayes' woes, and Gov takes shape | 12 déc. 2024 | 00:18:07 | |
Things are shaping up in the process of government formation. Labour and the Soc Dems are out, and the Regionals might be in. Will Verona be the first female Ceann? Or might Sinn Féin cause an upset? Speculation is rife over who'll get a ministerial role. With the realignment of the independents, and the end of the Rurals, where will Mattie end up? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Who'll rule? Parity of esteem, shadow boxing & new blood | 05 déc. 2024 | 00:17:33 | |
Micheál Martin has a bounce in his step, like he knows he'll be leading the next administreation, but with whom? The tortuous choreography of the government formation waltz is slowly getting underway. Slim chance of it being done by Christmas. Who'll be Ceann? Seán Ó Fearghaíl isn't a lock. Then there's the tug of war over the justice portfolio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Volatility, uncertainty & omens as campaign ends | 28 nov. 2024 | 00:23:14 | |
There's a hefty deficit of clarity as the election campaign winds down. Has the die has been cast, or are there still a raft of undecideds? Few pundits are willing to forecast with the ground having shifted in recent days. After all the plans and costings, did any of it change anyone's mind? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||