Show Notes
The failure to prepare for the floods has left communities devastated along parts of the east coast, but whose fault is it? Also, has there been any whisper in Leinster House about the fate of George Mitchel’s legacy in the wake of his presence in the Epstein papers. And then there is the fate of the Taoiseach, Michael Martin. What dangers lurk for him, as they did for a predecessor Cork Taoiseach, in two upcoming byelections. Irish Examiner Political Correspondent Louise Burne is this week’s guest on the podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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There has been a drip feed of revelations about alleged malpractice in An Garda Siochana in recent weeks. Central to the allegations has been a group of officers who have made protected disclosures. How their allegations were received, how they were dealt with, has become a huge element of the story. But what is it all about and where is it going? Labour party TD Alan Kelly was the first to bring it all into the public domain and he lays out the whole narrative plainly in this week’s podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brian Cowen was elected Taoiseach just as the economic storm clouds were gathering in 2008. By the time he left office the country was dependant on the kindness of strangers. Was Cowen culpable for what befell the country/ Was he simply the victim of bad timing? And did his time at the top impinge on his political legacy up to then. Professor Gary Murphy has written a biography of the former Taoiseach and he is this week’s guest on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How was it for you? For everybody it would appear that the budget was spread so thin it will be difficult to feel any difference. Neither austerity nor giveaway it also left questions hanging. Such as where now for this government? What if anything is its guiding compass? This week’s guests are drawn from the Irish Examiner Political team, Paul Hosford and Tadgh McNally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new initiative that could herald a while new way of life in some disadvantaged communities is being set up. The social supermarket is a model that has been tried successfully abroad and now is being introduced in north Dublin. It has been popularised by current New York mayor Zohran Mamdani but what exactly is it. Joining us to discuss is Angela Ruttledge, head of policy at Foodcloud, one of the groups behind the initiative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vincent Browne was the founding editor of Magill magazine and oversaw it, officially and unofficially, for the 1980s. It was a time of great change and the emergence of outstanding journalists to document it. DCU academic and journalist Kevin Rafter has documented the highs, lows and the madness in Fearless! – Vincent Browne’s Magill and Ireland in the 1980s. Kevin is this week’s guest on the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.