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Fianna Fáil TD James O'Connor has called for the party to deal with its standing in the polls with a "greater degree of seriousness" On the RTÉ News Your Politics podcast he said "we need to have a good hard look at our current trajectory."

There is "no magic vaccine tree". That is the message from Taoiseach Micheál Martin for opposition and backbenchers who are pressing Ministers to speed up the pace of delivery. Presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Sandra Hurley, David Murphy and Mícheál Lehane

Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan has spoken out in support of her colleague Deputy Patrick Costello who has begun a private legal action against the Government's proposals to ratify the EU-Canada trade agreement called CETA. Speaking on the RTÉ News Your Politics podcast she said it was "no secret" that she had reservations about the deal.

The three party coalition led by Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan has been accused of making a mess of its communications, poor media performances and misreading the public mood. Presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Sandra Hurley, Mícheál Lehane and Tommy Meskill

After weeks of tortuous negotiations, the Government announced a plan for the Leaving Cert. Students will be offered the choice of a written exam or calculated grades. On the Your Politics podcast presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Tommy Meskill, Mary Regan and Mícheál Lehane.

Presenter Paul Cunningham is joined Mícheál Lehane and Sandra Hurley. Independent TD Cathal Berry speaks to Tommy Meskill about being a vaccinator

Joining Paul Cunningham on the Your Politics podcast were Mícheál Lehane, Mary Regan and Tommy Meskill. This week Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly's use of emojis caused raised eyebrows. He received and update on the reproductive rate of the vaccine from the chief medical officer Tony Holohan and responded with a thumbs up.

Presenter Paul Cunningham speaks with Tommy Meskill, Sandra Hurley and Mícheál Lehane about the changing opinions of politicians in Leinster House as parties face up to realities of the third wave of Covid-19.

With the latest Your Politics podcast presenter Paul Cunningham is joined by Sandra Hurley, Mícheál Lehane and Tommy Meskill. It has been a tough week for Minister for Education Norma Foley who has had to drop plans to reopen special schools.

In the first in a new Political Scandals series for the Your Politics podcast, RTÉ journalist Fiachra Ó Cionnaith takes a trip back to autumn 2009 and the costs controversy that surrounded then ceann comhairle John O Donoghue.