A View from the Ditch

We chatted about Sinn Féin, Michael McDowell, the government's new press secretary, and some other stories from the week, before being joined by Dublin City Councillor Tina MacVeigh.

First broadcast Saturday 12 December 2020 on Quarantine FM

First broadcast Sunday 29 November 2020 on Quarantine FM

We spoke to two former members of Ógra Fianna Fáil, Iarfhlaith O'Donnell and James Doyle, about their time in the party.

First broadcast Sunday 22 November on Quarantine FM

We were joined by James Brady (Twitter: @somewordsjames) to talk about some recent developments related to nuclear weapons proliferation, in particular the treaty on their prohibition, which Ireland ratified in August this year, and the future of the Iran nuclear deal, the JCPOA.

First broadcast Sunday 15 November on Quarantine FM

On the day the major American news networks called the election for Joe Biden, we chatted to Kentuckian Hannah Slattery about it.

First broadcast Sunday 8 November 2020 on Quarantine FM

We spoke to Sarah Taaffe-Maguire (Twitter: @taaffems), staff writer with the Business Post, about Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes, and the controversy around the recent Commission of Investigation Bill and the sealing of the Commission's archive.

First broadcast Sunday 1 November 2020 on Quarantine FM

A chat about the political Left in Ireland, its weakness historically, Labour's decline, the rise of more radical alternatives, splits, prospects...

First broadcast Sunday 25 October 2020 on Quarantine FM