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Irish Times Inside Politics

Irish Times Inside Politics

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.

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1,078 episodesEN

Show overview

Irish Times Inside Politics has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 1,078 episodes. That works out to roughly 700 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 33 min and 47 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News & Politics show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 107 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 152 episodes published. Published by The Irish Times.

Episodes
1,078
Running
2016–2026 · 10y
Median length
40 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

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.

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