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The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. The show is hosted by Hugh Linehan.

Ukraine: Possibility and peril as Trump pushes for Putin-Zelenskiy meeting

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Tue Aug 19 2025 - 20:42

Listen | 44:24

Crash, part three: Ireland hits rock bottom and Cowen bows out

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mon Aug 18 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 42:18

Where does Mairead McGuinness’s shock withdrawal leave the presidential race?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Aug 15 2025 - 15:38

Listen | 47:40

Crash, part two: austerity bites and Brian Cowen’s Morning Ireland humiliation

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Aug 13 2025 - 09:00

Listen | 58:29

Crash, part one: Brian Cowen and the unravelling of Ireland

Hugh Linehan and Pat Leahy look back at how Cowen became Taoiseach and his short, turbulent time in power

Mon Aug 11 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 52:35

Is Fox News correct that Dublin is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 16:02

Listen | 47:23

What lessons does the Irish Boundary Commission hold for how borders are made – and unmade – in contested spaces?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Aug 06 2025 - 06:30

Listen | 52:04

Labour backs Connolly, and Flatley jumps the shark

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Aug 01 2025 - 16:07

Listen | 50:26

‘Will we live to see a Taoiseach not in Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil?’

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jul 30 2025 - 08:00

Listen | 35:12

‘Why are there no pro-Israel voices in the Dáil?’ Your questions about politics answered

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 15:14

Listen | 33:43

Will Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin abstain from the presidential race?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jul 25 2025 - 14:59

Listen | 40:42

Will the Government’s big projects survive the next downturn?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jul 23 2025 - 12:46

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Does Sinn Féin need to change tack after slump in the polls?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jul 18 2025 - 15:00

Listen | 38:36

Tariffs: why has Donald Trump threatened the EU again?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: Will Labour support Catherine Connolly’s bid for presidency

Wed Jul 16 2025 - 07:12

Listen | 47:35

Could Mary Lou McDonald be about to enter the presidential race?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jul 11 2025 - 15:21

Listen | 41:13

Srebrenica genocide: Why Bosnia is still divided 30 years on

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jul 09 2025 - 14:31

Listen | 39:42

Why does Ireland’s presidential race still have no one at the starting line?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jul 04 2025 - 16:31

Listen | 42:06

‘Daddy’ Trump meets Nato, while defence, trade and Gaza dominate EU summit

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jun 27 2025 - 15:21

Listen | 44:28

Europe watches on as Trump changes the world

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jun 25 2025 - 10:16

Listen | 41:42

Is there any such thing as a political genius?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mon Jun 23 2025 - 08:19

Listen | 39:17

Could the Israel-Iran war completely destabilise the Middle East?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jun 20 2025 - 15:55

Listen | 49:01

Opposition smells blood in the water over RPZ changes

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jun 18 2025 - 15:07

Listen | 35:51

Rent reform: is immediate pain worth uncertain gains?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jun 13 2025 - 14:09

Listen | 50:23

LA protests: how far will Donald Trump push the limits of presidential power?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 14:44

Listen | 44:27

Why Europe needs to realise the truth about America

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mon Jun 09 2025 - 14:24

Listen | 42:33

Musk and Trump’s big, beautiful breakup

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Jun 06 2025 - 15:57

Listen | 42:00

Can South Korea’s new president unify an unhappy country?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Thu Jun 05 2025 - 21:50

Listen | 24:23

Why Poland’s dramatic election result is a setback for Europe

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Jun 04 2025 - 16:15

Listen | 29:55

Why ‘left’ and ‘woke’ are not the same thing

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Mon Jun 02 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 53:30

Committees of the Oireachtas are back, but why can’t Irish politicians ask a good question?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri May 30 2025 - 16:25

Listen | 40:01

Gavan Reilly on the real politicians of Leinster House: ‘There’s a culture of fake it till you make it’

Newstalk and Virgin Media journalist on his new book exposing the inner workings of our parliament building

Mon May 26 2025 - 13:53

Listen | 47:59

Sinn Féin versus William the Conqueror

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: A row over a Norman anniversary, waiting lists for disability services and the skorts controversy draws to a close

Fri May 23 2025 - 14:42

Listen | 39:30

Refugees in Ireland: is the Government getting the balance right?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed May 21 2025 - 14:55

Listen | 44:38

The Public Accounts Committee returns, and is already making headlines

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri May 16 2025 - 14:44

Listen | 38:08

Marriage equality: ten years on, has Ireland’s progressive optimism disappeared?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Thu May 15 2025 - 10:55

Listen | 44:33

Simon Harris interview: My style of politics is not a problem

Inside Politics: Tánaiste answers questions about housing, Occupied Territories Bill, a proposed levy on streamers like Netflix and more

Mon May 12 2025 - 06:30

Listen | 58:40

Are the Government spooked by the consequences of the Occupied Territories Bill?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri May 09 2025 - 14:52

Listen | 38:02

Conclave: why this papal election is the hardest to call in decades

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed May 07 2025 - 11:27

Listen | 37:16

What does the surge of Farage’s Reform mean for UK politics?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Sat May 03 2025 - 12:00

Listen | 21:42

100 days of Government and very little to show

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri May 02 2025 - 14:08

Listen | 40:27

Can ‘technocratic daddy’ Mark Carney solve Canada’s deep-rooted problems?

Inside Politics podcast examines Canada election results and the unlikely comeback of former central banker

Wed Apr 30 2025 - 11:02

Listen | 40:48

Will there be a teacher’s strike in the autumn?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Apr 25 2025 - 06:30

Listen | 45:36

How the violence of the Dublin riots can be traced back to the Blueshirts

Inside Politics podcast: Cork author on Ireland's history of refusing to confront an openly fascist undercurrent in society

By Aideen FinneganWed Apr 23 2025 - 12:40

Listen | 56:40

Fine Gael slumps in support as Sinn Féin returns to top spot. What could this mean?

A special edition of Inside Politics analysing latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll results

Thu Apr 17 2025 - 16:52

Listen | 18:43

Will Europe and Ireland cave to Trump’s trade demands?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Apr 16 2025 - 17:03

Listen | 22:42

How Morgan McSweeney put Keir Starmer in power

Inside Politics podcast: Irish man holds key role in UK politics

Tue Apr 15 2025 - 07:00

Listen | 36:39

Micheál Martin interview: Ireland will ‘resist’ EU tech tax

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Sat Apr 12 2025 - 06:00

Listen | 56:05

Sanctimonious Soc Dems find themselves on shaky high moral ground

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Fri Apr 11 2025 - 14:55

Listen | 39:34

Road to the Áras: who can win the presidency?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Wed Apr 09 2025 - 16:36

Listen | 49:56

Roads, rail, hospitals: why are big projects so slow and costly in Ireland?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan: Why projects like BusConnects and Metro North take decades to deliver

Mon Apr 07 2025 - 09:30

Listen | 47:51

Sonia O’Sullivan: My worry for Rhasidat Adeleke is that she’s not being entirely open or honest

‘I was commuting from Meath for three hours a day, so I know that it can be hard’

‘My cousin won’t end his marriage and formalise his relationship with his lover of 15 years’

Plans to convert Dublin 2 office block into emergency accommodation hub sparks opposition

English tourist in critical condition following assault in Temple Bar

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