The Candidate

Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Labour leader Brendan Howlin, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before we go to the polls in just under two weeks time. For our second The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin. We got lots of questions about housing, taxation, Labour's role in...

Election day fast approaches and so the campaign trail is heating up. In this episode, we bring TheJournal.ie readers closer to the party leaders, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before we go to the polls in just over two weeks time. For our first The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin. We wanted...

US citizens go to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections. Like with most things US politics, interest levels in the votes has heightened to unprecedented levels across the globe because of the Trump factor. As the system can get a little confusing, we asked NUI Galway law lecturer, political columnist and Bostonian Larry Donnelly into studio to explain why this set of elections has garnered so...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our sixth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Joan Freeman. We talked to the Pieta House founder about the Iona Institute, her loan from Des Walsh, and what she thinks life is like for men in Ireland today. Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. R...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our fifth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to President Michael D Higgins. We talked to the incumbent about whether he is a millionaire, his thoughts on Peter Casey's comments on his dogs, and what he really makes of the furore over presidential expenses. Im...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Sean Gallagher. We talked to the businessman about his thoughts on Peter Casey's comments about Travellers, his feelings about the Eighth Amendment, and what he makes of Take Back The City. Images from RollingNews.i...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Peter Casey. We talked to the businessman about why he wants to run for the Áras, his thoughts on modern-day America and racism, and gender quotas. Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded with the...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our second The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Liadh Ní Riada. We talked to the MEP about her thoughts on the HPV vaccine and cancer, the impact of Brexit on Ireland, and the Irish language. Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded with the he...

The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls. For our first The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Gavin Duffy. We talked to the Dragon about the pain he feels about causing serious injuries to a woman in a car crash when he was a young man, his criticisms of the media and how he is sorry that there are three tel...

TheJournal.ie launches its new podcast: The CandidateThe Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential candidates, thanks to six in-depth interviews. Read more here: http://jrnl.ie/4289080 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.