# Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9 Official site: http://www.irishtimes.com Author: Declan Conlon Episodes: 1034 ## Resource The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151.md ## Episodes - [Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/eruption-of-violence-in-northern-ireland-echoes-the-troubles) — 2026-06-12T15:04:54+00:00 - [Is meaningful climate action possible in a democracy?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/is-meaningful-climate-action-possible-in-a-democracy) — 2026-06-10T09:10:17+00:00 - [Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/inside-politics-meets-gd-politics-a-crossover-episode-with-galen-druke) — 2026-06-08T03:00:00+00:00 - [Rotunda row pits public against private health care](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/rotunda-row-pits-public-against-private-health-care) — 2026-06-05T12:41:16+00:00 - [Darragh O'Brien on Ireland's missed climate targets, new help to buy EVs and Fianna Fáil's leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/darragh-o-brien-on-ireland-s-missed-climate-targets-new-help-to-buy-evs-and-fianna-f-il-s-leadership) — 2026-06-03T15:34:36+00:00 - [Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/are-sinn-f-in-drifting-away-from-an-uneasy-left-wing-alliance) — 2026-05-29T14:18:13+00:00 - [Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/shane-ross-why-politicians-won-t-fix-rt-or-let-it-fail) — 2026-05-27T12:29:43+00:00 - [Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/why-do-these-men-want-to-strip-women-of-the-right-to-vote) — 2026-05-25T14:14:10+00:00 - [Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/winners-and-losers-what-we-ve-learned-from-the-byelections) — 2026-05-24T18:17:01+00:00 - [Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/ennis-and-kyne-in-poll-position-on-a-bad-day-for-big-parties) — 2026-05-23T14:05:16+00:00 - [Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/taoiseach-has-gaza-on-his-mind-amid-european-tour) — 2026-05-22T15:28:59+00:00 - [Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/byelections-campaign-trail-stories-and-final-predictions) — 2026-05-20T12:35:54+00:00 - [What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/what-s-wrong-with-ireland-sinead-o-sullivan-has-an-answer) — 2026-05-18T10:04:40+00:00 - [Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/keir-starmer-finds-himself-in-office-without-power) — 2026-05-15T15:45:43+00:00 - [Two-way race for Sinn Féin and Soc Dems in Dublin Central byelection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/two-way-race-for-sinn-f-in-and-soc-dems-in-dublin-central-byelection) — 2026-05-14T18:00:00+00:00 - [Who will win Dublin Central?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/who-will-win-dublin-central) — 2026-05-13T09:00:01+00:00 - [How Fianna Fáil was formed - with Ronan McGreevy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/how-fianna-f-il-was-formed-with-ronan-mcgreevy) — 2026-05-11T15:44:57+00:00 - [Polls suggest three-way shootout in Galway West byelection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/polls-suggest-three-way-shootout-in-galway-west-byelection) — 2026-05-07T18:00:00+00:00 - [Inside Politics Live in Galway: Who can win the Galway West byelection?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/inside-politics-live-in-galway-who-can-win-the-galway-west-byelection) — 2026-05-06T14:01:08+00:00 - [Byelection candidates are confirmed as campaigns ramp up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/byelection-candidates-are-confirmed-as-campaigns-ramp-up) — 2026-05-01T14:35:52+00:00 - [Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/fintan-o-toole-100-years-on-fianna-f-il-is-flailing) — 2026-04-29T13:43:11+00:00 - [Another violent attack on Trump brings a short-lived truce in his battle with the media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/another-violent-attack-on-trump-brings-a-short-lived-truce-in-his-battle-with-the-media) — 2026-04-27T16:55:26+00:00 - [Is there real pressure on Sinn Féin to win at least one seat in upcoming byelections?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/is-there-real-pressure-on-sinn-f-in-to-win-at-least-one-seat-in-upcoming-byelections) — 2026-04-24T14:24:37+00:00 - [What the fuel protests meant](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/what-the-fuel-protests-meant) — 2026-04-22T13:14:41+00:00 - [Another Fianna Fáil heave that wasn’t](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/another-fianna-f-il-heave-that-wasn-t) — 2026-04-17T14:02:24+00:00 - [Healy-Raes' departure caps a terrible week for the Government](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/healy-raes-departure-caps-a-terrible-week-for-the-government) — 2026-04-15T11:04:26+00:00 - [The end of the Orbán model](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/the-end-of-the-orb-n-model) — 2026-04-13T12:11:02+00:00 - [How the Government bungled its response to fuel protests](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/how-the-government-bungled-its-response-to-fuel-protests) — 2026-04-10T14:06:30+00:00 - [Could Labour have done anything to avoid electoral wipeout in 2016? Collapse, part three](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/could-labour-have-done-anything-to-avoid-electoral-wipeout-in-2016-collapse-part-three) — 2026-04-08T03:00:00+00:00 - [Pressure builds on Labour as austerity bites: Collapse, part two](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/pressure-builds-on-labour-as-austerity-bites-collapse-part-two) — 2026-04-06T03:00:00+00:00 - [Collapse: How Labour went from boom to bust](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/collapse-how-labour-went-from-boom-to-bust) — 2026-04-03T04:00:00+00:00 - [Is Ireland taking anti-Semitism seriously enough?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/is-ireland-taking-anti-semitism-seriously-enough) — 2026-04-01T12:48:44+00:00 - [Government can't help helping as fuel costs soar; and how many TDs are too many?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/government-can-t-help-helping-as-fuel-costs-soar-and-how-many-tds-are-too-many) — 2026-03-27T15:46:37+00:00 - [Was Seán Lemass really Ireland's greatest taoiseach?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/was-se-n-lemass-really-ireland-s-greatest-taoiseach) — 2026-03-25T13:03:06+00:00 - ['In the pocket of US multinationals': How is Ireland seen by Europe?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/in-the-pocket-of-us-multinationals-how-is-ireland-seen-by-europe) — 2026-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 - [In the shadow of the war in Iran, inflation and energy costs look set to climb ever higher](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/in-the-shadow-of-the-war-in-iran-inflation-and-energy-costs-look-set-to-climb-ever-higher) — 2026-03-20T14:52:22+00:00 - [The Taoiseach in the court of the mad king](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/the-taoiseach-in-the-court-of-the-mad-king) — 2026-03-18T14:11:06+00:00 - [Taoiseach awaits his next dentist’s appointment at The White House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/taoiseach-awaits-his-next-dentist-s-appointment-at-the-white-house) — 2026-03-13T16:25:12+00:00 - [How the Iran war is impacting the world's economies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/how-the-iran-war-is-impacting-the-world-s-economies) — 2026-03-11T12:31:18+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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