The Floating Voter

This week on The Floating Voter, INM's political editor Kevin Doyle is joined by Philip Ryan and Shona Murray. They take a look at how Leo Varadkar got on in France meeting with French President Emannuelle Macron, all the latest from the on going Tracker mortgage scandal. Does Gerry Adams want to call time on the Dail bar and we ask if Enda Kenny is getting €22k per speech, how much are other former leaders getting?

This week on The Floating Voter, Kevin Doyle is joined by Philip Ryan and Niall O’ Connor. They chat about the governments handling of Storm Ophelia and ask was the twitter storm caused by the kite-surfers bigger. They look at the tracker mortgage scandal and ask 'What is a tracker mortgage?'and will the banks suffer and how. After Gerry Adams talks of €30 bottles of wine, we find out if the lads are out of touch with a little quiz for them.

In the second of our two part budget special in association with EY Ireland we look at Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe who now has his first Budget under his belt, we find out are we going to be out of pocket. Kevin Doyle is joined for this special by Floating Voter regulars Niall O’Connor and Philip Ryan, Sarah Connellan personal tax partner EY Ireland and Professor Neil Gibson, Chief Economist, EY Ireland. They take a look at the Budget to understand what it might mean for the economy.

In the first of two Budget specials in association with EY Ireland, Kevin Doyle is joined by Floating Voter regulars Niall O’Connor and Philip Ryan, Sarah Connellan from EY Ireland and Michael Dawson, founder of One4All Group. They take a look ahead to Budget 2018 and what Paschal Donohoe has in store for us, and with help from the guests we try to understand what it might mean for the economy and will you have more or less in your own pocket.

This week on The Floating Voter, Kevin Doyle is joined by the usual crew of Philip Ryan, Niall O' Connor and Shona Murray. Of course they discuss the Budget using words like “making work pay” and the dreaded “fiscal space”. The latest murmurings on Apple’s 13 Billion and where we are at ,Is Ireland just a tax haven for all the multinationals? Plus some exclusive audio of Willie Walsh’s speech at a Fine Gael fundraiser on the Ryanair fiasco and the last word is given to former Fine Gael Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave who has passed away at the remarkable age of 97.

This week on The Floating Voter, Kevin Doyle is joined by regulars Philip Ryan, Niall O' Connor and new addition Shona Murray. They discuss the on going battles between Leo Varadkar and Mary Lou McDonald.

The Endless Referendums, is abortion the only that matters?

Plus the looming Budget, is it fit for purpose? plus Philips crusade against Pascal O’ Donoghue and his drinks company shares is resolved…or is it.

Kevin Doyle dons his wellies and makes his way down to the 2017 Ploughing Championships or where he is joined by IFA President Joe Healy, ICMSA President John Cormer and Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to discuss what farmers will be looking for from the Budget, South American trade deals and farming life post Brexit.

In the wake of Leo Varadkhar's slap down of Paul Murphy in the Dail, Fine Gael's Josepha Madigan joins the Floating Voter to discuss the fall-out.

Plus she explains why she is drafting a bill to curb social media commentary from court cases and discusses the death threat she and her family suffered via social media.

Did the visit of Canada's PM, Justin Trudeau, typify what we can expect from Leo Varadkar as Taoiseach?

On this week's show, Kevin Doyle, Niall O'Connor and Philip Ryan are joined by journalist, Kirsty Blake Knox, a self-confessed Trudeau fan.

She tells the panel why the 'dreamy good looks' and positive media coverage of Trudeau's visit should be something that is seen as a good thing and a way for people to be more engaged and interested in politics. 

Isn't it some light relief from talk of bin charges and Dail legislation?

Niall O'Connor though sees it differently, fulminating at the Taoiseach cancelling a cabinet meeting for Trudeau which saw colourful socks, hurling and a jog in the park dominate the headlines.

On this week's show, Kevin Doyle, Niall O'Connor and Philip Ryan are joined by FG Senator, Martin Conway, and FF Senator, Aidan Davitt, as they discuss the issue of bin charges.

The panel asks will this be the latest red-line issue between Irish voters and the government or is it a case that people need to just start re-cycling more?

Also on the show, what does the appointment of Maire Whelan say about politics? And do people really give care?