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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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1,038 episodesEN

Show overview

Irish Times Inside Politics has been publishing since 2016, and across the 10 years since has built a catalogue of 1,038 episodes. That works out to roughly 670 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 46 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 2 days ago, with 67 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 152 episodes published. Published by The Irish Times.

Episodes
1,038
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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Jun 26, 202641 min

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Jun 24, 202648 min

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Jun 19, 202646 min

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Jun 17, 202648 min

Eruption of violence in Northern Ireland echoes the Troubles

Jun 12, 202653 min

Is meaningful climate action possible in a democracy?

Jun 10, 202637 min

Inside Politics Meets GD Politics: A crossover episode with Galen Druke

Jun 8, 20261h 9m

Rotunda row pits public against private health care

Jun 5, 202654 min

Darragh O'Brien on Ireland's missed climate targets, new help to buy EVs and Fianna Fáil's leadership

Jun 3, 202643 min

Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?

May 29, 202653 min

Shane Ross: Why politicians won't fix RTÉ - or let it fail

May 27, 202643 min

The rise of anti-feminism with Helen Lewis

May 25, 202632 min

Winners and losers: What we’ve learned from the byelections

May 24, 202636 min

Ennis and Kyne in poll position on a bad day for big parties

May 23, 202633 min

Taoiseach has Gaza on his mind amid European tour

May 22, 202652 min

Byelections: campaign trail stories and final predictions

May 20, 202641 min

What's wrong with Ireland? Sinead O'Sullivan has an answer

May 18, 202654 min

Keir Starmer finds himself in office without power

May 15, 202649 min

Two-way race for Sinn Féin and Soc Dems in Dublin Central byelection

May 14, 202618 min

Who will win Dublin Central?

May 13, 202638 min
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