{"podcast":{"title":"Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan","slug":"inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151","podcast_index_feed_id":1630151,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9","website_url":"http://www.irishtimes.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1780648676812-ebeaa9d4-76af-4b9d-9ca1-e7dd33837c9c.jpeg","author":"Declan Conlon","episode_count":1034,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-13T04:18:02.622577+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151"},"episode":{"title":"Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing","slug":"fintan-o-toole-100-years-on-fianna-f-il-is-flailing","published_at":"2026-04-29T13:43:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/fintan-o-toole-100-years-on-fianna-f-il-is-flailing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151","url":"https://shows.acast.com/inside-politics-2/episodes/fintan-otoole-how-fianna-fail","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/e/69f20379c5dd1a1717dd426b/media.mp3","summary":"Fintan O’Toole talks to Hugh Linehan about Fianna Fáil as the party’s 100th birthday draws near. Fintan credits the party with helping create a vibrant Irish middle class - if only by accident. But in recent decades the party has undermined that legacy, he says, through short-sighted, reactionary politics and especially through its approach to home ownership.  They also discuss the recent fuel protests.  Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Fintan O’Toole talks to Hugh Linehan about Fianna Fáil as the party’s 100th birthday draws near. Fintan credits the party with helping create a vibrant Ir…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3495,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/episodes/fintan-o-toole-100-years-on-fianna-f-il-is-flailing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-politics-with-hugh-linehan-1630151/fintan-o-toole-100-years-on-fianna-f-il-is-flailing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}