Podcasts

Listen: Oh Janey, It's Mick Mulvaney!

Spotify's losses grow as it ramps up investments

Music streaming service Spotify has reported a bigger net loss in 2019, driven by aggressive investing, but said it had more active users and paying subscribers.

Forming a government, and keeping it stable!

On 3 February, Taoiseach Enda Kenny traveled to Áras an Uachtaráin to seek the dissolution of the 31st Dáil Éireann, handing power once again back to the Irish people to elect a new parliament, the 32nd Dáil Éireann.

Podcast: Tales from the frontline

So, after months of electioneering, debating and pressing the flesh, our brave politicians hand their collective fate over to the Irish electorate.

Social media and future campaigning

These days, it's not so much about WHO you get on your side, as much as HOW the approach is made. Political parties are aware that, for certain demographics, social media is an increasingly important tool. How are they getting on learning these new languages?

Tales from the trenches: Ups & downs of canvassing

How do voters vote? What makes a particular voter choose a particular candidate and put a number 1, number 2 or number 3 on the ballot paper next to their name?

Money makes the world go round

2016 sees both a general election in Ireland and a presidential election in the United States, an absolute thrill-fest for political junkies. But the differences between our two systems could not be greater.

The media beast

What are the roles and rules for the media in the digital age and how will they affect the election? That is the subject of this podcast, hosted by Bryan Dobson.

That's women for you!

How do we get to a more representative Dáil? That is the subject of this podcast, hosted by Keelin Shanley.

It's only words - Manifesto Schmanifesto

Manifesto. It might derive from the Italian word "manifestare", meaning to "make public", but how many members of the public actually read them? Well, maybe you should.

Election Podcasts

The only poll that matters

Opinion polls are meat and two veg to journalists and newspaper editors, especially around election time.

It's all about that base!

In this episode, Rachael English and guests explore the cliché "all politics is local".

What is proportional representation?

Across the world, there are as many systems of democracy as there are democratic countries.