Indo Politics

A tricky week for the Government inside and outside of Leinster House goes under the microscope on the latest Indo Politics. On the agenda: public outcry at proposed SNA cuts, the planning permission row at the Rotunda Hospital, and the much-mooted social media ban for under-16s and how it might work, not to mention the Coalition tensions it’s causing. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guests: Mary Regan and...

Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has confirmed he will contest the Dublin Central by-election and already the political temperature is rising. On this week’s episode of Indo Politics, Tabitha Monahan and Conal Thomas examine how Hutch’s entry could reshape the race, who Sinn Féin and the government parties are likely to run, and why transfers may once again prove decisive. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Whilst heavy rain and winds battered parts of the East coast this week, temperatures rose inside Leinster House. As Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin appeared before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee. The government continued to push through regulations on the ban on scramblers, and we now have a date for the upcoming by-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central. So how is the field shaping up?...

It's been a busy week in Irish politics. As the country reels from Storm Chandra, government ministers have accused Met Eireann of withholding information about the extent of the storm. The death of Grace Lynch has placed the government's inability to police scramblers at the heart of political debate. Cónal Thomas joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss the government's next steps in the wake of the tra...

Donald Trump pulls back from threatened tariffs and military action over Greenland, but what does it mean for EU-US relations? From Brussels, Mary Regan joins Tabitha Monahan to assess the fallout, Ireland’s tightrope diplomacy, and fresh tensions over the Mercosur trade deal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Dáil is back and so is Indo Politics for the first time in 2026. The controversy around AI tool Grok dominated proceedings. Elsewhere the Mercosur trade deal sparked outrage. And government overspending was once more on the agenda this week at the Public Accounts Committee. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another year in the history books, full of all kinds of point-scoring, in-fighting, power plays and seismic shifts. So, who won big on the political stage? Who lost in headline-making fashion? What were the standout gaffes? And just who can call themselves the “Brat of the Year” for 2025? All will be revealed as the Indo politics team hand out their coveted gongs just in time for Christmas... ­ Ho...

This week on Indo Politics, Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher speaks candidly about the party’s bruising presidential selection saga, the pressures applied behind the scenes, and what he calls a “tragic drama” for all involved. ­ Host: Mary Regan, Guest: Billy Kelleher See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Indo Politics. Every week the Irish Independent's political team will bring you the biggest stories, the latest analysis and the gossip from the corridors of Leinster House. New episodes every Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.