Your Politics

It's Double D-Day: deadline for nominations has closed, the deadline for voter registration has passed. Another long-serving TD bows out. As FG & FF's party leaders go head to head in the first TV leaders' debate tonight, we hear what they're hearing on the campaign trail.

Aine Lawlor is joined by political correspondent Mícheál Lehane and Fran McNulty to analyse the Virgin Media debate between Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil's Micheál Martin.

Another opinion poll indicating an electoral edge for Fianna Fáil, a boost for Sinn Féin and a hard road ahead for Fine Gael. But has the campaign really started in earnest? RTÉ Political Correspondents Micheál Lehane and Paul Cunningham & RTÉ Political Reporter Mary Regan join Colm Ó Mongáin.

The first full week of campaigning in the General Election begins. RTÉ Political Reporter Mary Regan and Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane join Colm Ó Mongáin for the Election 2020 Your Politics Podcast. In this edition Childcare, Pensions, a raffle and why a Club Senior Football Final beats Davos.

On the third full day of canvassing in Election 2020 violent crime was high on the agenda for all parties as a result of recent fatal attacks.Colm Ó Mongáin spoke to RTÉ's Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane and Political Reporter Mary Regan.

Aine Lawlor is joined by RTÉ Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham and RTÉ Political Reporters Mary Regan and Maggie Doyle. Is it the Economy (stupid)? A long-time Independent bows out and parties trade blows over policy.

A man living in a tent on the banks of the Grand Canal sustained life-changing injuries in Dublin & put the issue of homelessness centre stage in the campaign. Political Corrs Micheal Lehane and Paul Cunningham and Political Reporter Mary Regan give Colm O Mongain their take on how Day 2 of campaigning has gone for the contenders.

On the Your Politics podcast the team of David Murphy, Mícheál Lehane and Fiachra Ó Cionnaith look at why it is increasingly difficult for the Government to avoid an early election.

This week presenter Aine Lawlor is joined by the politics team of Mary Regan, Fiachra O'Cionnaith and David Murphy.

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed made the comments on the RTÉ Your Politics podcast after Dara Murphy resigned last week to take up a new role in the European Commission.