The Candidate
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Byelection results! What we know so far
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May 23, 2026 |
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What a byelection silver medal would mean for Sinn Féin
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May 21, 2026 |
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British psychodrama and Bertie's big blunder
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May 14, 2026 |
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Charles wants to visit but we're not sure what to do with him
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May 07, 2026 |
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Two byelections, three weeks out, and nobody can call either of them
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Who is the former TD who gave a controversial character reference?
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Fianna Fáil Always Chickens Out
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The fuel protests escalated faster than anyone expected
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Does Simon Harris want to create a nation of investment bros?
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The government treats the Children's Hospital like someone else's problem
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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The bar for the White House visit is on the floor
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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The government can't keep ignoring fuel prices
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ireland can't say two words: illegal war
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Dublin Central didn't want a parachute candidate (even a popular one)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The SNA own goal everyone saw coming
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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The illusion of safety for 'undocumented Irish'
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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The political culture war over cycling
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Met Éíreann issues Status Yellow politics warning
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Only an invasion will stop Ireland's day at the White House
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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If this doesn't lead to action on Big Tech, nothing will
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Our picks for the political dramas to binge during Twixmas
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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The Candies: Our political awards for 2025
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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What not to say to adults forced to move home
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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A careful visit with an even more careful message
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Twenty people stall a €9.5 billion project
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Simon Harris keeps Finance for himself
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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The presidential inauguration needs an overhaul
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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When political training becomes a political problem
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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John Collison’s tech-bro idea: be a little more Haughey
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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A landslide for Connolly - but the story of this election is protest
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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We sit down with Catherine Connolly
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Can Heather catch Catherine?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Fianna Fáil's biggest WTF moment in years
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Presidential debate raised many questions (why doesn't Gavin talk GAA?)
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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What each candidate needs to do to win the presidency
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Micheál Martin's big presidential gamble
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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The presidential race was just blown wide open
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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The Candidate Awards: Best row, best clanger and best politician so far this Dáil term
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The government is spending billions (on what, exactly, isn't clear)
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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TDs are gaslighting us about their holidays
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Mary Lou, Mairead and Catherine would be the election we've been waiting for
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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The government brought this student fees mess on itself
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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How to talk to Trump: call him daddy, apparently
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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The housing crisis needs a movement, not a moment
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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A long-term bet on housing that renters can’t afford
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Politicians probably shouldn’t let AI do all the talking
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Inside Leinster House: The unspoken rules of a really odd place to work
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May 28, 2025 |
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James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans
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May 21, 2025 |
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The big difference between Keir and Jim on immigration
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ireland has a voice on Gaza, but no real power
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May 07, 2025 |
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Kneecap get the scrutiny Netanyahu doesn't
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Be careful asking when an Irish infrastructure project might be ready
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Fine Gael wants the one job it’s never had
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Wait, is this going to be like 2008 all over again?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Two days (and two fingers) that shocked the Dáil
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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McGregor couldn't be more at home in Trump's White House
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Oval Office meeting veered between success and humiliation
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Micheál Martin better be practicing his plámás right now
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Ireland gets DOGE-curious after x-ray scanner 'fury'
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ireland's big defence question and back garden cabin fever
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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The government has put the fear of God into renters
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The most politically loaded bowl of shamrock to date
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Leo's gift to the new Dáil is a possible constitutional mess
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The government's next big test: survive five years
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Dáil chaos: We can’t stress enough how unprecedented today was
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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A dash of Healy Rae won't liven up the government's five-year plan
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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And our award for Politician of the Year goes to...
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Well, that escalated quickly: the Eoin Hayes drama
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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How Stephen Donnelly went from firebrand independent to unseated minister
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Hutch's failed election bid raises so many questions about Irish politics
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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This election was supposed to be a disaster for Sinn Féin
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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That was a weird leaders' debate
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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The two big parties turn into squabbling siblings
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Michael O'Leary and jiving, two unexpected political battlegrounds
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Simon (and Micheál) set the date (finally)
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Bonus episode: He's back
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Parents show great restraint not rioting over childcare
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Fine Gael is continuing to haemorrhage TDs
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ireland's chance to go it alone against Israel
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Simon Harris goes to Washington
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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How do you tell Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil apart?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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The dust has settled - now what next for Ireland and the EU after the European elections?
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Live in Dublin? Here's what you need to know about the European elections
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May 30, 2024 |
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Don't know who to vote for in Midlands North West? This might help
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May 25, 2024 |
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EU 2024, Explained: The big issues and potential winners in Ireland South
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May 20, 2024 |
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We catch up with Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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We catch up with Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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We catch up with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, leader of Fine Gael
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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We talk to Aontú party leader Peadar Tóibín about Sinn Féin and his party's policies
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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We talk to Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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We catch up with Catherine Murphy of the Social Democrats
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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We talk to Labour leader Brendan Howlin about housing, Shannon and political accountability
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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We talk to Micheál Martin about pensions, direct provision and animal welfare
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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The US midterms explained
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie podcast talks to Joan Freeman
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie interviews Michael D Higgins
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie interviews Sean Gallagher
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie interviews Peter Casey
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie interviews Liadh Ní Riada
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie interviews Gavin Duffy
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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TheJournal.ie's Presidential Podcast
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Oct 16, 2018 |