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Analysis of Irish Politics, strategy, communications and social issues

Johnny Fallon


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    April 2024 - State of the parties

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 166:59


    A look at the main political forces at play as the parties gear up for local and European elections and absorb recent changes and controversies

    The making of the Downing Street Declaration 1993 - 30th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 293:47


    The detailed story of the making of the Downing Street declaration, 30 years on. One of the most important negotiations in Anglo Irish history

    1973 - a 50th anniversary review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2023 131:47


    A look back at news, events and society from 1973 in honour of 50 years of Carr Communications

    April 2023 - state of the parties and Irish politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 167:34


    The bumper comprehensive rundown on the issues facing each political party as they had towards summer and start election planning

    Nice II - neutrality, turnout and getting Ireland back on track

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 98:53


    The story of the second Nice referendum

    Negotiating The Treaty - 1921

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 348:14


    On the Centenary of the signing of the Treaty we look at the negotiations that led to the birth of a nation

    Nice 1 - Ireland shocks Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 121:03


    The story of the first Nice referendum where Ireland rejects the EU Nice treaty for enlargement of the Union

    Dublin Bay South - By-election special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 122:44


    A look at the run up to the July 2021 by election in Dublin Bay South

    The forgotten referendums of the turn of the century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 96:45


    Local government, the international Criminal Court and the use of the Death penalty. All issues decided by referendum but somehow mainly forgotten in Irish political history

    April news and analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 111:38


    A review of some of the big political stories from April

    March News Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 107:18


    A look at what may be behind some of the big news stories this month

    The Good Friday Agreement Referendum and why it was important

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 94:28


    A look back at a referendum that meant peace in Ireland

    January news and analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 129:54


    A look back at the big stories from January 2021 and analysing what may have been going on in the background of some big decisions

    Three referendums - Bail, Cabinet Confidentiality and The Amsterdam Treaty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 120:38


    The story of three often overlooked referendums

    Referendums- interview with Dr Jennifer Kavanagh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 53:11


    Do referendums work? Why do we need an independent commission, can we improve the process and what are the legal issues behind the process? Dr Kavanagh gives us a unique insight into all this and more

    The bumper lockdown 2020 review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 292:02


    A meandering journey through the stories of 2020 and what it means for 2021

    Divorce 1995 - a landmark decision

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 99:14


    The story of the 1995 referendum that saw divorce introduced in Ireland

    US elections 2020 - The idiots guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 68:46


    I'm joined by Eimear Hurley, Dawn Lonergan and Adam Hurley to discuss the US elections. The perfect guide for all those who are interested but need a bluffers guide on what's really happening

    Maastricht - Can the Irish save Europe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 125:22


    The future of Europe and the abortion question become all wrapped up in referendum its a huge prize hanging in the balance

    Single European Act - A referendum to change all of Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 98:27


    The referendum to ratify the Single European Act in Ireland

    1986 - Divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 101:25


    The story of the 1986 referendum that failed in its attempt to introduce divorce into Ireland

    1983 and the 8th amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 122:33


    The story of the referendum on the 8th amendment that inserted a clause to protect the life of the unborn child into the constitution

    The forgotten referendums of the seventies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 94:39


    A look at the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th amendments to the constitution and why they were overwhelmingly endorsed and why there is so little debate or discussion on them

    Ireland reborn - Referendum on entry to the EEC 1972

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2020 134:24


    A look at the issues, debate and context that surrounded the referendum on Ireland's entry to the EEC

    2020 - all changed utterly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 219:45


    The last in the election series, the story of the 2020 general election

    2016 - a volatile electorate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 148:12


    The story of the 2016 General election

    2011 - the nuclear election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 228:46


    The story of the election that changed the political landscape forever

    2007 - Change is a dirty word

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 131:43


    The story of the 2007 election

    2002 - Showtime

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 143:29


    The story of the 2002 general election

    1997 - A thoroughly modern election

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 129:50


    The story of the 1997 general election

    1994 - the election that never was

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 246:18


    Some of the most dramatic events in Irish political history, the story of 1994 and how a government fell without an election

    1992 Rollercoaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 229:34


    The events that led to the 1992 election and its aftermath

    1989 - end of an era?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 125:48


    The story of the 1989 General Election

    1987- opportunism and the national interest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 131:05


    The story of what shaped the 1987 election

    1982 - GUBU

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 117:43


    The story of the events that gave us the second election of 1982 and the hope for stability

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    February 1982 - Unfinished business

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 131:59


    The background and story of the February 1982 General election and what was happening in the corridors of power

    1981 - it's the economy stupid...or is it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 124:34


    A look back at the 1981 election and the issues of the day that began to change Irish politics forever.

    1977 - Landslide

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 117:35


    The Election series starts with the first transformative election of the modern age 1977. How did the biggest landslide in politics happen and how did the campaign change things?

    Party bickering and the search for government

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 94:35


    Ongoing review of another week of government formation talks and media debate

    Government Formation - the opportunities, possibilities and the risks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 115:35


    A look at the possibilities now facing parties in government formation talks

    #GE2020 the results and fallout - making sense of it all

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 153:27


    Where to now for Irish politics? What went right and wrong and what does the future hold for our parties?

    #GE2020 week 3- earthquakes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 141:42


    Is it all change now? What are the options with just a week to go in the general election. Who are the winners and losers?

    Weekend 2 of #GE2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 116:58


    Full analysis of #ge2020 and all the thrills and spills of anther big week on the election trail. Opinion polls, manifestos, debates all covered in this bumper extended episode

    Election 2020 weekend one

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 91:57


    The most comprehensive round up on first days of ge2020

    2019 and the stories that laid the ground for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 55:18


    A look back at some of the big stories of 2019 and some forthright opinions on what they mean for Irish politics and society

    Bye-elections - how will the strategists analyse the results and what must parties do now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 103:55


    A run down of the current state of play for all parties in Ireland. How did they get to their current position, what are the dangers they face and what must they do to win seats at the next general election?

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