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A View from the Ditch episodes
- Trinity College Seanad by-election
James and William discuss the recent by-election for the Seanad Éireann Dublin University constituency; some of the candidates who contested it and the issues raised during the campaign; the elitism of the Seanad in general and the university panels in particular, and the lack of interest in reform; and Tom Clonan’s victory and what it might mean.
42 min - Labour's new leader
James and William discuss Ivana Bacik's uncontested election as leader of the Labour party, the reasons for her predecessor's ousting, and the challenges the party faces.
33 min - Housing for Some (with Dr. Conor McCabe)
Dr Conor McCabe joined us to discuss the Government's 'Housing for All' plan.
Dr McCabe is the author of Sins of the Father: Tracing the Decisions That Shaped the Irish Economy (2011) and Money (2018), and is a co-host of The Week at Work podcast.
52 min - 55 min
- 49 min
- Unionism’s crisis, the riots, and the border poll debate (with Stiofán Ó Nualláin)
Stiofán Ó Nualláin of Trademark Belfast speaks to us about the causes of the riots in Northern Ireland in April; the resignation of First Minister and DUP leader Arlene Foster; the existential crisis, as he sees it, of political unionism; and the ongoing debates, north and south, about the prospect of a border poll.
29 min - Michelle Byrne on local democracy and the work of CATU
We discuss the results of the momentous Seanad by-elections; the split in the Workers’ Party; Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond’s modest proposal for a united Ireland; and the forcible removal by Gardaí of striking Debenham’s workers from the former Henry Street shop; and then we’re joined by Michelle Byrne to discuss her campaign for greater transparency in local government - specifically public access to meetings of Waterford City and County Council - as well as her involvement with the Community Action Tenants Union (CATU).
1 hr 4 min - Shannon LNG & fracked gas imports (with John McElligott)
We discuss the upcoming Seanad bye-elections and the controversy they have caused within the Green Party; Paschal Donohue and the touchy subject, for Fine Gael, of children's shoes; a recent escalation in the Debenham's dispute; and we're joined by John McElligott of Safety Before LNG to discuss the long-running local campaign against the proposed Shannon LNG terminal, the government's promise to withdraw support for the project, and the call for a ban on the importation of fracked gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals (the interview begins around 27:50).
1 hr 27 min - Brian Marron on the Climate Bill and Michelle Gavin on the Debenham's dispute (20 March 2021)
First broadcast Saturday 20 March 2021 on Quarantine FM
57 min - Worker co-operatives, Varadkar's gaffes, Roy Greenslade, and the Windsors (with Barry Kearney)
First broadcast Saturday 13 March 2021 on Quarantine FM
54 min
About A View from the Ditch
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A podcast about politics in Ireland and elsewhere. Presented by James Larkin and William D'Alton.