Podcast: Aontú calls for faster reopening Your Politics presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Aontú leader, Peadar Tóibín TD. Your Politics • 27 May 21
Podcast: Aontú calls for faster reopening Your Politics presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Aontú leader, Peadar Tóibín TD. Your Politics • 27 May 21
Podcast: Housing replaces virus as hot political topic For the first time since the pandemic arrived in Ireland the coronavirus slipped down the political agenda only to be replaced by the hot topic of housing. Your Politics • 06 May 21
Podcast: Housing replaces virus as hot political topic For the first time since the pandemic arrived in Ireland the coronavirus slipped down the political agenda only to be replaced by the hot topic of housing. Your Politics • 06 May 21
Podcast: Reopening isn't easy The Government aims for a Goldilocks reopening of the economy, by not going too quickly and not too slowly. Your Politics • 29 Apr 21
Podcast: Reopening isn't easy The Government aims for a Goldilocks reopening of the economy, by not going too quickly and not too slowly. Your Politics • 29 Apr 21
Podcast: The Greening of Fine Gael Slowly Fine Gael party has increased its commentary on Irish unity. This week the party's TD Neale Richmond spoke in favour of reunification at a Cambridge University event. On the Your Politics podcast he acknowledged his comments had gone further than the Fine Geal leadership to date. Your Politics • 22 Apr 21
Podcast: The Greening of Fine Gael Slowly Fine Gael party has increased its commentary on Irish unity. This week the party's TD Neale Richmond spoke in favour of reunification at a Cambridge University event. On the Your Politics podcast he acknowledged his comments had gone further than the Fine Geal leadership to date. Your Politics • 22 Apr 21
Soc Dems Róisín Shortall rules out Labour merger Róisín Shortall, the co-leader of The Social Democrats, has dismissed a potential merger with the Labour Party. Politics • 15 Apr 21
Soc Dems Róisín Shortall rules out Labour merger Róisín Shortall, the co-leader of The Social Democrats, has dismissed a potential merger with the Labour Party. Politics • 15 Apr 21
Podcast: Labour TD says merit in merger with SocDems This time last year Aodhán Ó Ríordáin lost out in the Labour Party leadership contest to Alan Kelly. Deputy Ó Ríordáin told the RTÉ News Your Politics podcast that there was merit in a merger with the Social Democrats. Your Politics • 01 Apr 21
Podcast: Labour TD says merit in merger with SocDems This time last year Aodhán Ó Ríordáin lost out in the Labour Party leadership contest to Alan Kelly. Deputy Ó Ríordáin told the RTÉ News Your Politics podcast that there was merit in a merger with the Social Democrats. Your Politics • 01 Apr 21
FF's James O'Connor: the party is "out of touch" Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor has called for the party to deal with its standing in the polls with a "greater degree of seriousness" Your Politics • 18 Mar 21
FF's James O'Connor: the party is "out of touch" Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor has called for the party to deal with its standing in the polls with a "greater degree of seriousness" Your Politics • 18 Mar 21
Podcast: Don't make anything clear There is "no magic vaccine tree". That is the message from Taoiseach Micheál Martin for opposition and backbenchers who are pressing Ministers to speed up the pace of delivery. Your Politics • 11 Mar 21
Podcast: Don't make anything clear There is "no magic vaccine tree". That is the message from Taoiseach Micheál Martin for opposition and backbenchers who are pressing Ministers to speed up the pace of delivery. Your Politics • 11 Mar 21
Podcast: Hourigan defends Costello over CETA case Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has spoken out in support of her colleague Deputy Patrick Costello who has begun a private legal action against the Government's proposals to ratify the EU-Canada trade agreement called CETA. Your Politics • 04 Mar 21
Podcast: Hourigan defends Costello over CETA case Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has spoken out in support of her colleague Deputy Patrick Costello who has begun a private legal action against the Government's proposals to ratify the EU-Canada trade agreement called CETA. Your Politics • 04 Mar 21
Podcast: Communications Breakdown The three party coalition led by Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan has been accused of making a mess of its communications, poor media performances and misreading the public mood. Politics • 25 Feb 21
Podcast: Communications Breakdown The three party coalition led by Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan has been accused of making a mess of its communications, poor media performances and misreading the public mood. Politics • 25 Feb 21
Podcast: Leaving Cert crammers After weeks of tortuous negotiations, the Government announced a plan for the Leaving Cert. Students will be offered the choice of a written exam or calculated grades. Your Politics • 18 Feb 21
Podcast: Leaving Cert crammers After weeks of tortuous negotiations, the Government announced a plan for the Leaving Cert. Students will be offered the choice of a written exam or calculated grades. Your Politics • 18 Feb 21
Podcast: Life in a land down under The political momentum is swinging behind Zero Covid as Ireland's vaccination plan faces delays. The State's economic success over recent decades has been built on the policy of being a small open economy. Shutting travel is anathema to the country's ethos. Your Politics • 28 Jan 21
Podcast: Life in a land down under The political momentum is swinging behind Zero Covid as Ireland's vaccination plan faces delays. The State's economic success over recent decades has been built on the policy of being a small open economy. Shutting travel is anathema to the country's ethos. Your Politics • 28 Jan 21
Podcast: Norma Foley in the front line It has been a tough week for Minister for Education Norma Foley who has had to drop plans to reopen special schools. It is the second time in recent weeks that she had had to perform a u-turn following resistance from trade unions. Your Politics • 21 Jan 21
Podcast: Norma Foley in the front line It has been a tough week for Minister for Education Norma Foley who has had to drop plans to reopen special schools. It is the second time in recent weeks that she had had to perform a u-turn following resistance from trade unions. Your Politics • 21 Jan 21
Podcast: Political Scandals episode 1: John O'Donoghue It was a time when savage austerity budgets clashed in the public's mind with ministerial limousine airport transfers. When the devastating banking sector collapse was compared to Government jet usage and hat rental at Cheltenham. Your Politics • 19 Jan 21
Podcast: Political Scandals episode 1: John O'Donoghue It was a time when savage austerity budgets clashed in the public's mind with ministerial limousine airport transfers. When the devastating banking sector collapse was compared to Government jet usage and hat rental at Cheltenham. Your Politics • 19 Jan 21
Podcast: Mothers, Babies, Schools & Vaccines As the Dail returned after the Christmas break politicians dealt with the harrowing Mother and Baby home investigation and heard the Taoiseach Micheál Martin issue a State apology. This week Labour Party Senator Ivana Bacik joins presenter Mary Regan and guests Mícheál Lehane and Sandra Hurley Your Politics • 14 Jan 21
Podcast: Mothers, Babies, Schools & Vaccines As the Dail returned after the Christmas break politicians dealt with the harrowing Mother and Baby home investigation and heard the Taoiseach Micheál Martin issue a State apology. This week Labour Party Senator Ivana Bacik joins presenter Mary Regan and guests Mícheál Lehane and Sandra Hurley Your Politics • 14 Jan 21
Podcast: Banks, Brexit and Biden Fianna Fáil's management of the public finances during the banking crisis over a decade ago is widely blamed for a significant demise the party's fortunes. Your Politics • 17 Dec 20
Podcast: Banks, Brexit and Biden Fianna Fáil's management of the public finances during the banking crisis over a decade ago is widely blamed for a significant demise the party's fortunes. Your Politics • 17 Dec 20
Podcast: Don't mess with the nurses This week saw Government largely on the backfoot in its attempt to defend its stance on pay for student nurses and midwives. The issue has been rumbling since Solidarity-People Before Profit tabled a motion last week to compensate them for their efforts during the pandemic. Politics • 10 Dec 20
Podcast: Don't mess with the nurses This week saw Government largely on the backfoot in its attempt to defend its stance on pay for student nurses and midwives. The issue has been rumbling since Solidarity-People Before Profit tabled a motion last week to compensate them for their efforts during the pandemic. Politics • 10 Dec 20
Podcast: Too early to book gigs? The Covid 19 vaccine is expected to be rolled out in Ireland next month and already people are making arrangements for life after the virus. Your Politics • 03 Dec 20
Podcast: Too early to book gigs? The Covid 19 vaccine is expected to be rolled out in Ireland next month and already people are making arrangements for life after the virus. Your Politics • 03 Dec 20
