Best Declan Conlon Podcasts (2025)

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Election Daily: Is it all over bar the shouting for Heather Humphreys? 24:33

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With Catherine Connolly showing an unprecedented lead for a presidential candidate one week out from polling day, could her campaign only be derailed by something extraordinary at this stage? Cormac McQuinn and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to discuss Connolly’s seemingly unassailable lead, the repetitive nature of recent debates, and with posters …

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Ireland’s November squad: valuable rotation or more of the same? 31:43

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Andy Farrell named a settled Ireland squad for the upcoming November internationals this week. With just one uncapped player - Leinster’s Paddy McCarthy - has he taken the opportunity to regenerate the side halfway through a World Cup cycle? Gerry Thornley joins Nathan Johns to pick through the more interesting selections. Why has McCarthy risen so…

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POLL: Catherine Connolly opens huge lead in presidential race 21:15

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Catherine Connolly holds a commanding lead in the presidential election with just over a week to go before votes are cast, according to the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A opinion poll. The poll finds that Connolly, on 38 per cent, has almost double the support of her nearest rival, Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys, on 20 per cent. Support for the Fianna…

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Election Daily: Is Humphreys playing it too safe? 24:37

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As independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys enter the final nine days of the campaign, Jack Horgan Jones and Ellen Coyne join Hugh Linehan to launch our daily podcast coverage. A motion of no confidence in Simon Harris over controversies in Children’s Health Ireland and waiting times for scoliosis surgery w…

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How are Leinster and Munster stacking up ahead of their first meeting of the season? 50:09

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For the first time this season, Gordon D’Arcy and John O’Sullivan are back together on The Counter Ruck to pick through the weekend’s rugby action. Leinster returned to winning ways, Munster won an ill-disciplined affair against Edinburgh, Ulster picked up a statement win over the Bulls while Connacht fell away to Cardiff. With Harry Byrne impressi…

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Is this the end of the gay rights revolution? 49:51

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Hugh talks to Ronan McCrea, professor of constitutional and European law at University College London, about his new book, The End of the Gay Rights Revolution. McCrea believes that the achievements of the most successful civil rights movement of the last few decades may be more politically fragile than most people assume. He argues that these succ…

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Head-to-head: Presidential election gets confrontational 59:02

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Ellen Coyne and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · With Jim Gavin gone, the presidential election is now a two-horse race between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys, and a more combative one at that as the third live debate on Thursday on RTÉ Radio’s Drivetime will attest. Is Heather Humphreys trying to appe…

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Which new academy players could shine for the provinces? 31:37

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Another provincial preview but this one is a little different. After going through things at senior level, Nathan Johns is joined by John O’Sullivan to look at the new players entering the four provincial academies across Ireland. Which players that impressed at U20 level have earned an opportunity? What names should we look out for? Is Ireland sti…

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'Cooking the books': Is Budget 2026 a 'cynical wheeze'? 48:02

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Yesterday’s budget spelled out the Government’s tax and spending plans for next year. But what happens after that? Barra Roantee of Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Economics says it is “shocking” that there is no plan beyond 2026. “Last year we had five-year-ahead forecasting. The year before was four-year. We’re meant to be submitting a med…

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ELECTION DAILY - Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

The Irish Times

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The Counter Ruck

The Irish Times

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Election Daily: Is it all over bar the shouting for Heather Humphreys? 24:33

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Ireland’s November squad: valuable rotation or more of the same? 31:43

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POLL: Catherine Connolly opens huge lead in presidential race 21:15

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Election Daily: Is Humphreys playing it too safe? 24:37

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How are Leinster and Munster stacking up ahead of their first meeting of the season? 50:09

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Is this the end of the gay rights revolution? 49:51

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Head-to-head: Presidential election gets confrontational 59:02

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Which new academy players could shine for the provinces? 31:37

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'Cooking the books': Is Budget 2026 a 'cynical wheeze'? 48:02

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How many Ireland jerseys are up for grabs ahead of the Autumn Nations Series? 26:33

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Calamity for Fianna Fáil as Jim Gavin drops out of the presidential race 48:47

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Jack Chambers channels 'Margaret Thatcher' as 'big squeeze budget' looms 49:14

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How can Ireland build on their World Cup success? 44:33

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American carnage: Keith Duggan at the Ryder Cup 39:26

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Provincial rivals get a head start on Leinster 36:13

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Presidential debate: who came out on top and who struggled? 17:16