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 ...

Podcast: Greens snatch defeat from jaws of victory

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"

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Podcast: rolling out & rolling in

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Podcast: Government 'u-turns'

The three party coalition of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens has been accused by other parties of a series of "u-turns" this week.

Podcast: Govt to rule on Christmas

While the politicians became exercised about the appointment of a Supreme Court judge, outside Leinster House attention is turning towards Christmas.

Podcast: Varadkar puts brakes on Christmas flights home

With Christmas weeks away the Tánaiste has cautioned against booking flights home for the festive season.

Podcast: Leo Varadkar's text messages

It has been a bruising week for the Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar. He admitted his handling of a sensitive agreement with doctors was not ...

Podcast: It's politics. It's emotional

It has been a big week as Ireland has commenced Level 5 restrictions to battle the rising tide of Covid-19 numbers. Politicians across the political ...

Minister backs call for off-licences to close earlier

The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has backed calls for off-licences to close early and suggested they could shut at 6pm or 7pm.

Podcast: Budget waves good-bye to economic orthodoxy

The world of Covid-19 economics has seen the Government ramp up borrowing, increase spending and make no commitment about when it will balance the books. ...

Minister 'surprised' NPHET didn't move earlier on virus

Minister for Children Roderic O'Gorman has said he was a "little bit surprised" there was no recommendation for further country-wide restrictions from NPHET after its ...