{"podcast":{"title":"Path to Power","slug":"path-to-power-6721255","podcast_index_feed_id":6721255,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64e71f8052944300110032b0","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/path-to-power","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64e71f8052944300110032b0/1768559906915-581fde99-19d1-49d8-bd3b-2ae7103c13f5.jpeg","author":"NK Productions","episode_count":136,"summary":"In Path to Power, experienced broadcaster Matt Cooper and guests bring their individual points of view to a lively weekly discussion that sets the agenda and examines all the political and current issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T06:17:32.018318+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-power-6721255"},"episode":{"title":"Ireland's Racism Issues","slug":"ireland-s-racism-issues","published_at":"2026-05-23T06:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-power-6721255/ireland-s-racism-issues","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-power-6721255","url":"https://shows.acast.com/path-to-power/episodes/irelands-racism-issues","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64e71f8052944300110032b0/e/6a1058e611eba3cf15a9095d/media.mp3","summary":"The death of Yves Sakila on a Dublin street - is this the Irish version of George Floyd, but do enough people care? Brendan Ogle joins Matt, and they have a wider conversation on the impact of migration on Ireland, Brendan's personal experiences of listening to racist comment, and they discuss work visas for non-EU citizens. What are the real issues in the latest RTÉ hoo-ha? Reaction to Israel's illegal kidnapping of flotilla members and why a football international with Israel cannot take place in Dublin. As a former train driver, Brendan reacts to Irish Rail's failed €50 million IT investment, and Matt asks if the DAA should be allowed to spend €5 billion on extending Dublin Airport. Brought to you by The Greenman Group. PTP+ To enjoy early access, ad-free listening and weekly bonus episodes, sign up at pathtopowerpodcast.com Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.com Follow Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_m https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-615a1317 https://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The death of Yves Sakila on a Dublin street - is this the Irish version of George Floyd, but do enough people care? Brendan Ogle joins Matt, and they have…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3473,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/path-to-power-6721255/episodes/ireland-s-racism-issues/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/path-to-power-6721255/ireland-s-racism-issues.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}