Best Fianna Fail Podcasts (2025)

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How does Micheál Martin quieten dissenting voices in Fianna Fáil? 44:29

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3d ago44:29

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Ellen Coyne and Naomi O’Leary join Pat Leahy to look back on the week in politics: · In the wake of Catherine Connolly’s emphatic presidential election win, could there now be a legitimate prospect of a left-wing government arising from the next general election? · With anger still simmering in Fianna Fáil’s ranks after a disastrous presidential ca…

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Will Fianna Fáil members vote in line with the Taoiseach in the Presidential election? 4:00

23d ago4:00

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Niall Collins, Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs & Migration; Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin; Ciarán Ahern, Labour TD for Dublin South WestBy RTÉ Radio 1

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Digesting Budget 26, Fianna Fáil's presidential postmortem and keepie uppies on the campaign trail 16:51

27d ago16:51

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By RTÉ News

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Fianna Fáil's biggest WTF moment in years 24:21

28d ago24:21

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Eh... what just happened? Jim Gavin’s shock, abrupt, and unprecedented withdrawal from the presidential race has sent an earthquake through Fianna Fáil and will reshape the campaign. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy unpack the landlord-payment story, Fianna Fáil's vetting processing, the big questions this poses for t…

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Spoilt For No Choice 52:12

3d ago52:12

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The impact of the high number of spoiled votes in the election for future politics assessed, and how it will impact on migration policy. Is the left primed for power? Micheál Martin's tenuous grip on Fianna Fáil appraised, and our first musings on Jim O'Callaghan's (and others') suitability to replace him. Brought to you by Greenman OPEN PTP+ To en…

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Post presidential political rumblings; the byelection, the spoiled votes and FF wranglings 29:26

4d ago29:26

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As the dust settles on the presidential campaign, will the left stay united for the Galway byelection, will a Fianna Fáil heave materialise and what messages are the spoilers sending?By RTÉ News

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John Collison’s tech-bro idea: be a little more Haughey 25:16

4d ago25:16

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John Collison, billionaire Stripe co-founder, lobbed a political bombshell in the direction of Kildare Street with a 2,500-word Irish Times think piece (manifesto, perhaps). Is it a bold vision or simply Silicon Valley naivety? Sinead O’Carroll, Christina Finn, and Rónán Duffy break down the response to Collison’s 'Make Politicians Powerful Again' …

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What would a united Ireland actually involve? 57:28

5d ago57:28

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This week’s Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan explores what a united Ireland would actually involve, Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole and Belfast Telegraph journalist Sam McBride have written a new book that addresses the case both for and against Irish unity. The structure of the book is unusual. Each journalist writes two long chapter…

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How outspoken will Connolly be as president? 30:04

8d ago30:04

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Pat Leahy joins Hugh Linehan for the final episode of Election Daily for this campaign. They look at the impact of Connolly's victory on left-wing politics, wonder if Ireland is about to have a more outspoken president than ever before and consider Simon Harris and Micheál Martin's political futures. Thanks to everyone who listened to Election Dail…

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Catherine Connolly wins the presidency on a disastrous day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil 42:10

9d ago42:10

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Votes are still being counted but it is already clear that Catherine Connolly has won the presidency by a huge margin. Connolly's victory will be confirmed at Dublin Castle this afternoon. Hugh, Jack Horgan-Jones and Ellen Coyne are there and sat down to discuss the emerging results and what they mean. How did Catherine Connolly get her campaign so…

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A landslide for Connolly - but the story of this election is protest 38:04

9d ago38:04

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Catherine Connolly’s presidential victory was more than decisive (but we're not going to call it stonking because Christine hates that word). In this post-election episode, the team unpack what went so right for Connolly, and but where to even begin about where it went wrong for Heather Humphreys? Between Fine Gael’s incoherent campaign and the tru…

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Presidential Election Special: Hour 2 53:02

9d ago53:02

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Analysis of the Presidential Election as ballot boxes are opened and votes beging to be counted.By RTÉ Radio 1

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Presidential Election Special: Hour 1 48:53

9d ago48:53

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Analysis of the Presidential Election as ballot boxes are opened and votes beging to be counted.By RTÉ Radio 1

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Presidential Fallout 53:06

10d ago53:06

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Assessment of Catherine Connolly's (assumed) victory and how she did it, how Fine Gael fell down, why Heather Humphreys was a poor candidate, why so many people didn't vote, and why Micheál Martin's Jim Gavin disaster may prove fatal for his leadership. Also, Matt's idea for a new way to appoint the president, which Ivan derides. Brought to you by …

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It's over to the voters - but how was this presidential campaign? 28:11

11d ago28:11

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It's over to the voters now but how did the campaigns, the strategies and the debates play out or pay off over recent weeks? The RTÉ politics team discusses.By RTÉ News

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Election Daily: The highs and lows of a strange campaign 25:24

11d ago25:24

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Cormac McQuinn and Jack Horgan Jones join Hugh Linehan to talk about the final day of campaigning before voters go to the polls. They look at how the Connolly campaign has managed to create momentum that sustained her push for the Áras since July and why the Humphreys campaign did not live up to expectations. Finally they pick their high and low po…

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Here’s How 182 – It Takes a Village 37:38

12d ago37:38

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Frank Connolly is a journalist, author and former head of communications with SIPTU. Tony Lowes is director of Friends of the Irish Environment. Michael Smith is the editor of Village Magazine. ***** Lucid Talk is the Belfast-based polling company which, every year, does a poll on attitudes in the north to a border poll. Polls […]…

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Election Daily: Will the 'spoil the vote' campaign be felt on Friday? 23:04

12d ago23:04

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What does a two-horse race look like in our PR-STV electoral system? What happens when you throw a zombie candidate and a 'spoil your vote' campaign into the mix? And what about turnout? Pat Leahy and Hugh Linehan nerd out with a look at how the count could play out this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Election Daily: Who came out on top in the final debate? 25:40

13d ago25:40

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The two remaining candidates in the presidential election came into the final televised debate of the campaign needing different things. Well behind in the polls, Heather Humphreys needed to come across convincingly while landing some blows. Catherine Connolly needed not to slip up. So how did they do? On today’s episode of The Irish Times Election…

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Election Daily: Can the 'Vicar Street Alliance' hold after this election? 24:50

13d ago24:50

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Harry McGee and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to talk about today's news from the presidential campaign trail: A concert in support of Catherine Connolly's campaign brought top musical artists and thousands of young people together in Dublin's Vicar Street on Monday night. The event also brought together Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald, the Social Demo…

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We sit down with Catherine Connolly 45:25

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With just days to go before the public go to the polls, we sit down with presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. She joins Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy in studio for a wide-ranging conversation. We delve into her campaign so far - its origins, its controversies, and its future. We look ahead to after the electi…

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Election Daily: Has Fine Gael's 'new low' attack video backfired? 29:24

14d ago29:24

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Ellen Coyne and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about the all the latest from the presidential election campaign. There is one topic dominating the campaign today, or two related topics: Catherine Connolly's record as a barrister who worked on behalf of financial institutions in the aftermath of the property crash, and Fine Gael's negative campaigning …

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Presidential Election Race 14:31

16d ago14:31

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The latest on the Presidential Election with Donagh Humphreys, Head of Social for Ogilvy Ireland; Marian Harkin, Minister of State at the Dept. of Further and Higher Education and Ind. TD for Sligo-Leitrim; Roderic O'Gorman, Leader of the Green Party and TD for Dublin West and Sinéad Gibney, Social Democrats TD for Dublin Rathdown.…

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How does Micheál Martin quieten dissenting voices in Fianna Fáil? 44:29

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Will Fianna Fáil members vote in line with the Taoiseach in the Presidential election? 4:00

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Digesting Budget 26, Fianna Fáil's presidential postmortem and keepie uppies on the campaign trail 16:51

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Fianna Fáil's biggest WTF moment in years 24:21

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Spoilt For No Choice 52:12

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Post presidential political rumblings; the byelection, the spoiled votes and FF wranglings 29:26

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John Collison’s tech-bro idea: be a little more Haughey 25:16

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What would a united Ireland actually involve? 57:28

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How outspoken will Connolly be as president? 30:04

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Catherine Connolly wins the presidency on a disastrous day for Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil 42:10

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A landslide for Connolly - but the story of this election is protest 38:04

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Presidential Election Special: Hour 2 53:02

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Presidential Election Special: Hour 1 48:53

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Presidential Fallout 53:06

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It's over to the voters - but how was this presidential campaign? 28:11

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Election Daily: The highs and lows of a strange campaign 25:24

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Here’s How 182 – It Takes a Village 37:38

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Election Daily: Will the 'spoil the vote' campaign be felt on Friday? 23:04

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Election Daily: Who came out on top in the final debate? 25:40

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Election Daily: Can the 'Vicar Street Alliance' hold after this election? 24:50

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We sit down with Catherine Connolly 45:25

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Election Daily: Has Fine Gael's 'new low' attack video backfired? 29:24

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Presidential Election Race 14:31