# Irish Times Inside Politics Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288.md RSS feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/irish-times-politics Official site: http://www.irishtimes.com Author: The Irish Times (news@irishtimes.com) Episodes: 1050 ## 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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288.md ## Episodes - [All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/all-signs-point-to-budget-2027-not-having-much-room-to-manoeuvre) — 2026-07-24T13:37:57+00:00 - [Does salesman  Andy Burnham have a product to sell?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/does-salesman-andy-burnham-have-a-product-to-sell) — 2026-07-22T08:42:07+00:00 - [How Europe's chief negotiator sees Brexit 10 years on](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/how-europe-s-chief-negotiator-sees-brexit-10-years-on) — 2026-07-20T15:42:40+00:00 - [What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/what-to-expect-from-aughinish-alumina-report-and-the-call-to-ban-e-scooters) — 2026-07-17T12:27:15+00:00 - [End of term: what was the biggest moment of the political season?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/end-of-term-what-was-the-biggest-moment-of-the-political-season) — 2026-07-15T17:27:53+00:00 - [Marine Le Pen's bid for power and the history of France's far right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/marine-le-pen-s-bid-for-power-and-the-history-of-france-s-far-right) — 2026-07-13T16:18:46+00:00 - [Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/sinn-f-in-and-government-on-completely-different-timetables-for-irish-unity) — 2026-07-10T15:58:36+00:00 - [Germany at a crossroads: football, political frustration and the far right](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/germany-at-a-crossroads-football-political-frustration-and-the-far-right) — 2026-07-08T08:18:25+00:00 - [Nigel Farage resigns triggering by-election](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/nigel-farage-resigns-triggering-by-election) — 2026-07-07T15:07:47+00:00 - [Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/aughinish-alumina-is-proving-to-be-a-real-diplomatic-headache) — 2026-07-03T14:22:34+00:00 - [How the duplicitous double life of Jeffrey Donaldson threatens the future of unionism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/how-the-duplicitous-double-life-of-jeffrey-donaldson-threatens-the-future-of-unionism) — 2026-07-01T13:32:51+00:00 - [Pat Rabbitte: 'you’re not going to get a broad left alliance'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/pat-rabbitte-you-re-not-going-to-get-a-broad-left-alliance) — 2026-06-29T11:57:05+00:00 - [The triple lock is the latest issue for Fianna Fáil’s  awkward squad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/the-triple-lock-is-the-latest-issue-for-fianna-f-il-s-awkward-squad) — 2026-06-26T14:26:10+00:00 - [How will Ireland navigate the EU presidency?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/how-will-ireland-navigate-the-eu-presidency) — 2026-06-24T12:47:34+00:00 - [Ireland gears up for EU presidency and Andy Burnham sweeps Makerfield byelection](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/ireland-gears-up-for-eu-presidency-and-andy-burnham-sweeps-makerfield-byelection) — 2026-06-19T15:18:09+00:00 - [Wikipedia's  Jimmy Wales believes the crisis of trust is still fixable](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/wikipedia-s-jimmy-wales-believes-the-crisis-of-trust-is-still-fixable) — 2026-06-17T03:00:19+00:00 - [Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/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/irish-times-inside-politics-170288/winners-and-losers-what-we-ve-learned-from-the-byelections) — 2026-05-24T18:17:01+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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