Here's How ::: Ireland's Political, Social and Current Affairs Podcast

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Here's How ::: Ireland's Political, Social and Current Affairs Podcast episodes

February 25, 2016 Bumper Here’s How Election Edition 32 – Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF), John Brassil (FF) and Seán Kyne (FG)
Cllr Sorcha Nic Cormaic is the Sinn Féin councillor for Dundrum on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, and candidate in Dublin Rathdown. In our discussion, I mentioned this report from the EPA. Cllr John Brassil is the Fianna Fáil councillor for Listowel on Kerry County Council and one of the party’s candidates in Kerry. Seán Kyne TD represents Galway West […]
1 hr 5 min
February 23, 2016 Here’s How 31 – Eamon Delaney of the Hibernia Forum
Paddy Power’s odds on the next government are listed here, and this is Adrian Kavanagh’s analysis of recent opinion polls. Eamon Delaney is the director of the Hibernia Forum, he’s also a writer, journalist and former diplomat. We discussed their general election briefing and mentioned the UN’s target for overseas aid, which Ireland falls far short […]
33 min
February 11, 2016 Here’s How 30 – Bríd Smith of People Before Profit
Bríd Smith is the People Before Profit candidate in Dublin South Central.
20 min
February 08, 2016 Here’s How 29 – Anne-Marie McNally of the Social Democrats
Anne-Marie McNally is the Social Democrats candidate in Dublin Mid West. She also writes extensively for Broadsheet and works in Leinster House for the party.
18 min
February 05, 2016 Here’s How 28 – Eamon Ryan of the Green Party
Eamon Ryan is the leader of the Green Party, and a candidate for the Dáil in the Dublin Bay South constituency. This is theJournal.ie article about Glenealy, Co Wicklow persuading candidates not to display posters along with dozens of anti-poster comments, and this is their, and in their online (unscientific) poll, 89 per cent of people […]
30 min
February 02, 2016 Here’s How 27 – Mailo Power of Renua
Mailo Power, running in Waterford for Renua defends her party’s policies ahead of the election.
21 min
January 19, 2016 Here’s How 26 – Finian McGrath of the Independent Alliance
With the approach of the election, I hope to interview a candidate for each political group about their platform in the 2016 election. Finian McGrath TD will be running in the election in Dublin Bay North for the Independent Alliance. These are the 10 principles that the Independent Alliance says it will require to give its support to […]
19 min
January 12, 2016 Here’s How 25 – Conor Cullen of Alcohol Action Ireland
This is the coverage of Patrick Durcan’s comments about Martin McNamara and his 321 previous convictions at Killaloe District Court on 5 January. Conor Cullen is the head of communications and advocacy for Alcohol Action Ireland. In the discussion we talked about the report recommending a minimum price for alcohol, proposed to be €1.00 per unit of […]
31 min
December 28, 2015 Here’s How 24 – Gaye Dalton, former Sex Worker
Following the interview with Sarah Benson from Ruhama in Episode 21, Gaye Dalton got in touch with me to discuss her personal experience, and how that affects her view or Ruhama’s work. Gaye’s YouTube channel is here.
33 min
December 17, 2015 Here’s How 23 – Floods, Insurance and Corruption
Sinead Carroll is a solicitor with Ernest J. Cantillon Solicitors. Jason O’Sullivan is the founder of JOS Solicitors. Hugh McElvaney has been a Fine Gael councillor in Monaghan since 1999. He has been central to massive inappropriate rezoning throughout his career as a councillor. The Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commission has been constantly undermined by […]
25 min