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The Candidate
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Episodes
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Politicians probably shouldn’t let AI do all the talking
As one of our reporters read through an open letter on Gaza penned by Ciarán Mullooly, one detail stood out: a bizarre reference to Swedish House Mafia. A…
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Inside Leinster House: The unspoken rules of a really odd place to work
It’s the country’s most high-profile workplace, but is Leinster House actually designed to get anything done? What does a week in Irish politics actually look…
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James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans
Minister James Browne has been in the housing hot seat for four months — and with not much to show for it, he's now facing intense criticism. Is it justified…
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The big difference between Keir and Jim on immigration
This week, we look across the Irish Sea to Keir Starmer's decision to lean Labour into much blunter rhetoric around immigration. Back home, a similar policy…
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Ireland has a voice on Gaza, but no real power
Ireland’s position on Israel and Gaza is clearer than ever, with strong condemnation and urgent calls for action. Although the country remains at the forefront…
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Kneecap get the scrutiny Netanyahu doesn't
Kneecap have never been strangers to controversy, but they have now been pushed firmly into the political spotlight. The Belfast rap group's Coachella protest…
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Be careful asking when an Irish infrastructure project might be ready
Cork is getting a Luas. When? Well... you know how these things go... Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy look at why big…
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Fine Gael wants the one job it’s never had
We're still months out from the actual vote, but the presidential election machine is slowly spinning up (despite McGregor's efforts to jump-start it proving…
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Wait, is this going to be like 2008 all over again?
In a long, rambling press conference in the White House's Rose Garden on Wednesday evening, Donald Trump launched a historic global trade war - and Ireland is…
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Two days (and two fingers) that shocked the Dáil
The speaking rights row has yet to be quelled. A truce or a compromise is nowhere in sight. It's only getting messier, causing deeper divisions between the…
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McGregor couldn't be more at home in Trump's White House
And just when we thought the dust had settled after Micheál Martin's visit to the Oval Office. Conor McGregor's appearance in the White House was somewhat…
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The Oval Office meeting veered between success and humiliation
Ireland watched the Taoiseach's Oval Office visit with bated breath. Would it be a disaster, an incredible success, or something in between? One of the biggest…
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Micheál Martin better be practicing his plámás right now
First, it was Covid restrictions that called off Micheál Martin's visit to the White House for St Patrick's Day in 2021. Then, during his second chance, he…
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Ireland gets DOGE-curious after x-ray scanner 'fury'
News about the National Gallery's never-used x-ray scanner worth €125,000 sparked 'fury' across the country... apparently. Did it really? If it did, how can…
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Ireland's big defence question and back garden cabin fever
Europe is in disarray, to say the least, over Trump's rumblings about distancing the United States from all us on this side of the Atlantic, and his new spat…
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The government has put the fear of God into renters
Housing remains the single biggest issue for the Irish public. People want to see the crisis brought to an end or, at the very least, real action being taken…
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The most politically loaded bowl of shamrock to date
It's almost March, and you know what that means: all political attention turns to one particular bowl of shamrock. Trump's second-term actions so far leave…
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Leo's gift to the new Dáil is a possible constitutional mess
With the help of a column in the Sunday Times, Leo Varadkar has casually lobbed a grenade at the new Dáil: are the positions of some new junior minsters…
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The government's next big test: survive five years
What a week. An unprecedented start to the Dáil term. A temporary and perhaps uneasy truce over speaking rights that allowed the government to get off the…
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Dáil chaos: We can’t stress enough how unprecedented today was
The process of voting in a new taoiseach is usually a fairly routine affair. The opposition parties have their say, the government parties and their supporters…
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A dash of Healy Rae won't liven up the government's five-year plan
Something we're enthusiastic about: we're back for a new season! Something we're not enthusiastic about: the new Programme for Government. Our team — Christine…
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And our award for Politician of the Year goes to...
... well, we're afraid you'll have to wait until our producer/barman counts the votes in accordance with PR-STV and reveals the winner at the end of the…
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Well, that escalated quickly: the Eoin Hayes drama
We're now stuck in government formation purgatory amd struggling to keep track of which group-of-the-day is vying for a seat at the Cabinet table. There's also…
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How Stephen Donnelly went from firebrand independent to unseated minister
The general election is... over? And it's clear that the team have gone a little stir-crazy after a few too many hours in count centres. Christine Bohan…
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Hutch's failed election bid raises so many questions about Irish politics
The media scrums in the RDS were growing bigger and bigger as the count went on... and then Gerald Hutch arrived. The gangland figure's failed election bid…
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Sinn Féin: great at elections, not so good at actually getting into government
It's all systems go: the votes have been cast, the exit polls revealed, the ballots separated, and the counting is now underway. A picture of general election…
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Micheál Martin really doesn’t like being asked about Sinn Féin
Just days to go now, and we've had our first real talking point of the campaign — but also another lacklustre debate. Sinéad O'Carroll, Christina Finn, and…
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This election was supposed to be a disaster for Sinn Féin
Heading into this election, it was disaster after disaster for Sinn Féin. The timing couldn't been worse. It wasn't going to be theirs for the taking, but…
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That was a weird leaders' debate
A low-key, cranky election campaign manifested as a low-key, cranky election debate last night. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy…
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The two big parties turn into squabbling siblings
We're now almost a week into the election campaign, and the children are fighting. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have traded a series of jabs that might across as…
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Michael O'Leary and jiving, two unexpected political battlegrounds
Show us someone who had 'jiving' on their 2024 general election bingo card, and we'll show you a liar. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán…
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Simon (and Micheál) set the date (finally)
Finally. Finally! Candidates are already out on the doorsteps and some politicians packing up their office in Leinster House. Now, the government has announced…
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Bonus episode: He's back
The US presidential election is all but lost for Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is preparing his return to power. The results are still coming in, but we're…
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Parents show great restraint not rioting over childcare
It's one of the biggest issues facing families across Ireland, and yet it never ranks highly in the list of people's political priorities. Could childcare…
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Fine Gael is continuing to haemorrhage TDs
We're all caught up in the pre-election doldrums, but is one party's ship in particular trouble? On the latest episode of The Candidate podcast — which now…
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Ireland's chance to go it alone against Israel
It's a strange, strange week in Irish politics (and still with no election date in sight). On the latest episode of The Candidate podcast — which now takes a…
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Simon Harris goes to Washington
Simon Harris is on a flying visit to Washington DC. He isn't under the same pressure that Leo Varadkar faced during a US visit earlier this year but the big…
The CandidateHow do you tell Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil apart?
We're back with a new format for The Candidate, with weekly episodes that will take you behind the scenes and beyond the headlines to focus on what’s really…
The CandidateThe dust has settled - now what next for Ireland and the EU after the European elections?
Ireland's new MEPs are preparing to take up their seats in the European Parliament, while those who weren't so lucky are recovering from the bruising. The dust…
The CandidateLive in Dublin? Here's what you need to know about the European elections
THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS take place next Friday, as candidates across Ireland strive for a seat in the European Parliament. Dublin is the smallest of the three…
The CandidateDon't know who to vote for in Midlands North West? This might help
Midlands-North-West is the largest of Ireland's three European constituencies. 27 candidates are vying for five seats, hoping to win the votes of people across…
The CandidateEU 2024, Explained: The big issues and potential winners in Ireland South
WE'RE NOW LESS than three weeks away from polling day in the crucial European elections, but it can be difficult parse for voters when it's such a crowded…
The CandidateWe catch up with Eamon Ryan, leader of the Green Party
Our final episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what Ryan's party…
The CandidateWe catch up with Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Féin
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald.Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what McDonald's…
The CandidateWe catch up with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, leader of Fine Gael
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, leader of Fine Gael. Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what…
The CandidateWe catch up with Catherine Murphy of the Social Democrats
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Catherine Murphy, joint leader of the Social Democrats.Here, we give you a chance to find out more…
The CandidateWe talk to Aontú party leader Peadar Tóibín about Sinn Féin and his party's policies
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, giving you a chance to find out more about what his party stands for…
The CandidateWe talk to Richard Boyd Barrett of People Before Profit
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett, giving you a chance to find out more about what his…
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We talk to Labour leader Brendan Howlin about housing, Shannon and political accountability
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Labour leader Brendan Howlin, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before…
The CandidateWe talk to Micheál Martin about pensions, direct provision and animal welfare
Election day fast approaches and so the campaign trail is heating up.In this episode, we bring TheJournal.ie readers closer to the party leaders, giving you a…
The CandidateThe US midterms explained
US citizens go to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections. Like with most things US politics, interest levels in the votes has heightened to unprecedented…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie podcast talks to Joan Freeman
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our sixth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie interviews Michael D Higgins
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our fifth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie interviews Sean Gallagher
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie interviews Peter Casey
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie interviews Liadh Ní Riada
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our second The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie interviews Gavin Duffy
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our first The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter…
The CandidateTheJournal.ie's Presidential Podcast
TheJournal.ie launches its new podcast: The CandidateThe Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential candidates, thanks to six in-depth…