Podcasts about Leinster House

Leinster House is more than a place of work - it's a way of life for the politicians and other professionals who spend their days there. Journalist and broadcaster Gavan Reilly has written a book about the inner-workings of our parliament building and its inhabitants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:· Ireland's decision to participate in a European-wide initiative celebrating Norman heritage and influence has drawn the ire of Sinn Féin. The initiative is called '2027 The Year of the Normans – People of Europe', and Cabinet approved plans to mark 1000 years since the birth of England's first Norman king William the Conqueror have been labelled “offensive” by the Opposition party.· In a move to start the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza after Israel's near three-month blockade, a majority of EU states have backed a proposal to review the union's agreement governing relations with Israel.· The HSE estimates that the number of children on waiting lists for disability or autism services will grow from 15,000 now to 25,000 by the end of the year, something disability rights campaigner Cara Darmody (14) highlighted with a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House this week.Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:· Joe Biden's cognitive and physical decline, hurling at its most biblical, and the four distinct categories that leaders fall into. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RTÉ Political Correspondent, Mícheál Lehane reports from Leinster House on the situation in Gaza and rising rents in Ireland.

Dr. Paul Davis, Lecturer in Strategic Procurement with DCU, examines the findings of an external audit into the Leinster House bike shelter.

Kevin Boxer Moran, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office Of Public Works, discusses the findings of an audit into the Leinster House bike shelter.

Political Correspondent, Mícheál Lehane reports on the latest news from Leinster House.

An independent report commissioned by the OPW says there was no value-for-money assessment before work began on Leinster House's infamous €336k bicycle shed.According to the report by Deloitte, the OPW did not tell the Oireachtas what the shelter would cost.Joining Kieran to discuss is Newstalk's Political Correspondent, Seán Defoe and Mairéad Farrell, Sinn Féin TD for Galway West/South Mayo, Chair of Oireachtas Finance Committee and Spokesperson for Public Expenditure.

Our Political Correspondent, Mícheál Lehane reports on the latest at the Dáil.

Socialist feminist group ROSA has organised an anti “manosphere” demonstration in Dublin City. Ruth Coppinger, Socialist TD who is closely affiliated with ROSA, spoke to us ahead of the event.She also discussed her refusal to take a question from a journalist from Gript when speaking at the plinth in Leinster House.

Socialist feminist group ROSA has organised an anti “manosphere” demonstration in Dublin City. Ruth Coppinger, Socialist TD who is closely affiliated with ROSA, spoke to us ahead of the event.She also discussed her refusal to take a question from a journalist from Gript when speaking at the plinth in Leinster House.

To mark the first 100 days of the Government our political correspondent Sean Defoe has been polling Leinster House insiders. We hear awho they think is performing well, who's making a bags of it so far and what's set to dominate the political agenda for the rest of the year.

Political Correspondent, Mícheál Lehane, reports from the Dáil on the "Grace" report, the new Housing Activation Office and RTÉ.

Over 40 civil society organisations are gathering outside Leinster House today under the banner ‘Together for Public Alliance'.Organisers say that we are 100 days into the new Government and, despite promises for reform, we are yet to see significant action to tackle the childcare crisis.What do you think? Is the Government failing on childcare?Joining guest host Anna Daly to discuss is Rachel Coyle, National Women's Council Head of Campaigns and Mobilisation, Paula Donohoe, owner of Clever Cloggs Creche in Co Cavan & Chairperson of the Association of Childhood Professionals, Avril Green, Graduate Lead Educator and Chair of SIPTU Early Years National Committee and more.

Pupils from 5 Gaelscoils will be protesting outside Leinster House today, as doubts have emerged around government plans to introduce an Irish language secondary school in the Dublin South City area. Shane spoke to Julian de Spáinn is Chairperson of the Parents Committee for a Gaelcholáiste in Dublin 2,4,6,8.

Pupils from 5 Gaelscoils will be protesting outside Leinster House today, as doubts have emerged around government plans to introduce an Irish language secondary school in the Dublin South City area. Shane spoke to Julian de Spáinn is Chairperson of the Parents Committee for a Gaelcholáiste in Dublin 2,4,6,8.

Father Mark Darmody and his teenage daughter Cara Darmody speak to Wendy about why Cara is preparing a 50-hour protest outside Leinster House from 20th May for better autism services. In this conversation Mark and Cara highlight the Government and HSE's legal failings in regard to the Disability Act 2005 for not assessing children within 6 months.

The CEO of the Shannon Airport Group is hopeful a newly re-constituted Oireachtas Group will bring about a long-sought change in national aviation policy. The inaugural meeting of the cross-party Shannon Airport Oireachtas Group, which is made up of elected representatives from Clare and surrounding counties as well as airport representatives, has been held at the Midwest base this week. Key discussion points of the meeting were the facility's underused capacity, lobbying for its permanent inclusion in the Regional Airports Programme and improving public transport links. Shannon Airport Group CEO Mary Considine says the onus is on those in Leinster House to advocate for the airport's interests.

 The North began, the North held on,The strife for native land;When Ireland rose to smite her foesGod bless the Northern landThomas DavisIn the 1790s Belfast was the centre of an Irish political movement which linked Antrim and Down with the Republics of France and America, and Belfast citizens celebrated the Fall of the Bastille, drank toasts to Mirabeau and Lafayette and studied Payne's great book, The Rights of Man. Presbyterians formed the Society of United Irishmen and declared for Catholic emancipation, for the abolition of church establishments and tithes, for resistance to rack rents and for sweeping agrarian reforms. They gave a cordial welcome to Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women and joined with their Catholic neigbours in the struggle for national independence and political democracy.  Calls for Kurdish peace process welcomedFollowing World War 1 the European colonial states divided the Middle East into British and French zones of interest. An initial commitment to a Kurdish state was ignored and the Kurdish people were forcibly partitioned between Syria, Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Winston Churchill, who was Colonial Secretary in 1920 and helped draw up the state boundaries of that region, cleared the use of poison gas against the Kurdish people in Iraq. The renowned writer and historian Noam Chomsky writes that Churchill favoured the use of poison gas "against recalcitrant Arabs as an experiment" and cleared their use on the basis that; "I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes."Since then the region has been convulsed with conflict. Not least has been thecenturies long struggle of the Kurdish people to self-determination. Time for UnityThe Spring budget statement from the British Chancellor last week exemplifies much that is wrong in the current union between the North and England. It was a statement that Margaret Thatcher would have approved of. It directly attacks the most vulnerable in society and promises more cuts to public services, including welfare provision. It commits Labour to the implementation of policies that will cause significant difficulties for the North. It will significantly increase poverty, particularly for children and people with disabilities. At the same time Labour intends spending more money on weapons for war.  Free PalestineThis column salutes Mothers Against Genocide for their Protest on Mother's Day against the genocidal war by the Zionists against the people of Palestine.  Mothers Against Genocide are an inspirational group of women who campaign assertively and imaginatively for peace and self-determination for the people of Palestine. Their overnight vigil at the gates of Leinster House was forcibly cleared by An Garda Síochána and eight protesters were arrested. 

When Adolescense arrived on Netflix last month, it was streamed nearly 25 million times in just four days and sparked a global conversation on the dark side of social media and the lives of teenage boys. But what is it really like to be a teenage boy in 2025? How much attention do they really pay to masculinity influencers? What kind of pressures do they face? And what do they wish adults would understand about them? To discuss all this and more, Róisín Ingle is joined by three teenagers, Dylan O'Malley, Chester Ryan and Daniella Tetteh. We also hear from Jamie Carrick, a facilitator with The Soar Foundation, which delivers wellbeing workshops for teenagers in schools around Ireland. But first, Irish Times reporter Niamh Towey is here to discuss some of the biggest stories of the week, including the arrest of eight protestors from the Mothers Against Genocide group outside Leinster House, why the head of Primark resigned this week after making “an error of judgement” and why one reader of the Irish Times is suffering from wedding and baby shower fatigue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fourteen people – including four men – were arrested on Monday after they held an overnight vigil outside the gates of Leinster House. Three of the fourteen individuals were charged, while others received adult caution. However, a number of the women who were arrested and cautioned by Gardaí are seeking legal advice, as they consider whether to submit a complaint to GSOC. Meanwhile, the Dáil this week heard Richard Boyd Barrett read from a letter he received, detailing what the Solidarity-People Before Profit TD said was the treatment one of the Mothers Against Genocide protesters was subjected to, including being ordered to strip naked and subjected to what she described as "absolutely disgusting" treatment. To discuss this further, Alan Morrissey was joined by Ennistymon native now Dublin-based barrister and part of a coalition called 'Irish Lawyers for Palestine, Leigh Brosnan. Photo(C): https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122099851814107615&set=a.122099851550107615

Gardaí have denied they strip searched a woman who was arrested after a protest outside Leinster House – despite claims from People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett made under Dáil privilege.We ask Has Dáil privilege become over-used in recent years? We discussed this with Mick Clifford, Irish Examiner Special Correspondent.

Adam Harris, Chief Executive of AsIAm, outlines its latest report highlighting concerns about services as parents stage a protest at Leinster House seeking school places for their autistic children.

Former TD and junior minister Finian McGrath has revealed that Michael Lowry wasn't Barry Heneghan's first choice to be leader of the Regional Independent Group. He assesses the damage to Verona Murphy following the vote of confidence in the Ceann Comhairle, and outlines why he has despaired at the recent scenes insider Leinster House. Host: Kevin Doyle Guest: Finian McGrath See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A leading member of the Opposition says a prompt investigation is needed into serious allegations made by women arrested at a protest against Israel's war in Gaza outside Leinster House on Monday. The group 'Mothers Against Genocide' is taking legal advice over making a complaint to the Police Ombudsman. Our reporter Barry Lenihan has more

On today, World Autism Day, parents are going on a 24 hour sleep-out at Leinster House to highlight the lack of suitable school places.Two of those parents: Rebecca Meehan and Danielle Cleary, join Kieran to discuss.

Verona Murphy faces a motion of no confidence in the Dáil today, following last week's chaotic scenes. On this morning's Gift Grub, she completely loses control of the room and the politicians go full 'muppet show'. Hit play now to hear the full episode.

Following chaotic scenes of shouting, interruptions and allegations of misogyny on Tuesday, the Dáil reconvened the following morning – with Verona Murphy finding herself in the spotlight. The Ceann Comhairle is under increasing pressure to resign as the row over speaking rights shows no sign of being solved. We get the latest developments from Leinster House. ­ Host: Fionnán Sheahan Guest: Tabitha MonahanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barry Lenihan reports from Leinster House and we get reaction from Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Niall Collins and Sinn Fein TD and Spokesperson for Health, David Cullinane.

Cllr. Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin, highlights the serious issue of ambulance waiting times in North Wexford and South Wicklow. With years of underinvestment and staff shortages pushing services to the brink, Sinn Féin is bringing a motion to Leinster House this week, calling for proper funding for the National Ambulance Service.

There are over 67,000 young careers in Ireland aged between 10-17, and the Labour Party will be putting forward a motion today aiming to come up with better solutions to help young careers.Kieran makes a trip to Leinster House to speak with two young carers, Lucy Connor and Conor Curran, giving testimony on their experiences.

Columnist, Historian and Author Dave Hannigan joins us to discuss his new book The Big Fight: When Ali Conquered Ireland. Ali's visit to Ireland caused quite a splash; from playing hurling with Bobby Keher to spending an afternoon with Jack Lynch in Leinster House, Ali seemed to charm everyone he met.

The Cabinet has been discussing changes to public order policing in Dublin. These were promised after the November 2023 riot. Among the changes are the training of more Gardaí in public order policing, and the purchase of two water cannons. The Minister for Justice, Jim O'Callaghan, joins us from our Leinster House studio...

La Maison Blanche, résidence officielle et bureau du président des États-Unis, tire son nom de son apparence caractéristique, mais son appellation n'a pas toujours été évidente. L'histoire de son nom est liée à son architecture, un incendie majeur et des usages populaires avant d'être officiellement adoptée en 1901.1. Une inspiration architecturale et une première appellation (1792-1800)La construction de la Maison Blanche débute en 1792, sous la présidence de George Washington. L'architecte irlandais James Hoban s'inspire du château de Rastignac, une demeure néoclassique française située en Dordogne, ainsi que du Leinster House de Dublin. Le bâtiment est conçu en grès aquia, une pierre grisâtre extraite en Virginie.Initialement, l'édifice est appelé "Executive Mansion", un terme générique qui désigne les résidences des gouverneurs dans plusieurs États américains.2. L'incendie de 1814 et la reconstruction (1814-1817)Pendant la guerre de 1812, le 24 août 1814, les troupes britanniques envahissent Washington D.C. et incendient plusieurs bâtiments officiels, dont l'Executive Mansion. Après ce saccage, la structure est sévèrement endommagée, et la reconstruction s'étale jusqu'en 1817, sous la présidence de James Monroe.Pour masquer les traces de l'incendie et protéger le grès des intempéries, le bâtiment est recouvert d'une épaisse couche de peinture blanche à base de chaux. Cette caractéristique donne naissance au surnom "White House" ("Maison Blanche"), qui commence à être utilisé par le public.3. L'usage populaire et l'officialisation du nom (1817-1901)Tout au long du XIXe siècle, le terme "White House" devient courant dans le langage populaire et dans la presse, même si le gouvernement continue d'utiliser "Executive Mansion" dans les documents officiels.Finalement, en 1901, le président Theodore Roosevelt officialise le nom en faisant inscrire "The White House" sur la papeterie présidentielle et les documents administratifs. Cette décision vise à unifier les références au bâtiment et à ancrer son identité unique.ConclusionLa Maison Blanche doit son nom à un concours de circonstances historiques et esthétiques : son architecture inspirée du style néoclassique, l'incendie de 1814 et la nécessité de la repeindre en blanc. Ce nom, d'abord un simple surnom, s'est imposé dans l'usage courant avant d'être institutionnalisé par Roosevelt en 1901, devenant ainsi un symbole universel du pouvoir américain. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Senator Cathal Byrne, who has just been elected as the new Secretary of Fine Gael. Following in the footsteps of notable figures like Simon Harris and Helen McEntee, Senator Byrne was elected to this prestigious role at the annual general meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party in Leinster House.

Their Accommodation and Cost of Living Report, entitled “Generation Emigration" will be launched in Leinster House with all current sitting TDs invited to their briefing. To tell us more Faye Ní Dhomhnaill, President of the Students' Union at the University of Galway.

The Government is pressing ahead with plans to give extra speaking time to a small group of independent TDs. In response, the opposition has withdrawn pairing arrangements for Government TDs. Our Political Correspondent Paul Cunningham joins us from Leinster House with the latest...

The Dáil has been told that a 92-year-old Clare woman has been without mobile reception or landline connectivity for almost five weeks following Storm Éowyn. Fine Gael's Joe Cooney has used his maiden speech in Leinster House to call for "less talk and more action" when it comes to futureproofing against extreme weather events. The Bodyke TD has proposed reviewing setback distances between trees and power lines, fast-tracking felling licenses for landowners, better resourcing the forestry service and allowing telecom companies to cut down trees when landowners fail to do so. Addressing Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Micheal Healy-Rae, Deputy Cooney says people in rural Clare can't be left stranded.

More than a month after it erupted, the row over speaking time for independent TDs who back the coalition is due to be discussed at a meeting of the Dáil Reform Committee this afternoon. For more, we're joined from Leinster House by our Political Correspondent, Micheál Lehane...

After lengthy government formation talks and a chaotic first week in the Dáil, the new Government is finally settling into it's first few weeks of a new term. There's a whole host of new faces in Leinster House, including 10 new women TDs. We wanted to hear what life is like for three of those women, so we've invited Labour's Marie Sherlock, Fianna Fail's Erin McGreehan and Social Democrats' Jen Cummins to tell us their first impressions of the Dáil, their background in politics and what issues they'll be focusing on in their term.But first, Irish Times reporter Niamh Towey is here to discuss some of the stories making the headlines this week including the results of a new survey which found an “alarming” incidence of rooms being advertised in exchange for sex, the decision to grant planning permission to rebuild Creeslough service station and the long fight for justice for murdered backpacker Danielle McLaughlin.Email for International Women's Day live event entries: thewomenspodcast@irishtimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Love has been most definitely not in the air in Leinster House this week. John Downing of the Irish Independent reviews the controversies and events of recent days.

Partitionism Rules. Simon Harris has said that Irish unity is not a priority for him.  That is self-evident. But for him to say so is at odds with the stated position of most senior Irish politicians including An Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Their position is one of verbalised adherence to the constitutional objective of unity. In other words, they are verbalised republicans. Rhetorical United Irelanders. Mr Harris doesn't even pay lip service to this. Some may think this clarity from him is good for the unity debate. And they have a point.Simon Harris words reflect the reality of the position of successive governments. Thus far no Irish government has a strategy or a plan for unity. So unity is not only not a priority for Simon Harris. It is clearly not a government priority either.   The truth is he reflects a deep-rooted view within the southern establishment which sees partition as acceptable. For 100 years Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have run the southern state – in their own interests. One led the government. The other led the opposition. And every so often they would walk across the floor of Leinster House, play musical chairs and change places. Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. Now they are Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dum.International support grows for Palestinian StruggleAs the Israeli state's brutal assault on the rights of the Palestinian people continues in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank nine countries came together last Friday at The Hague, in the Netherlands, to inaugurate a new international alliance in support of Palestinians.‘The Hague Group' supports South Africa's genocide case against the Israeli state at the International Court of Justice, and also seeks to maximise international diplomatic and legal action in support of Palestinian national and human rights.OFF LINE.I ordered a pair of jeans on line recently. Why, by the way, do we say a pair of jeans? It's the same with trousers. A pair of trousers is what we say. That means literally two trousers. Or does it?  Maybe it's a generational thing. Do younger people just say jeans? Or trousers? And why is it plural? Maybe because most jeans and trousers have two legs? A pair of them. So maybe that's the answer to my question.

Micheál Lehane, Political Correspondent, discusses the latest from Leinster House including the fall out from the storm and the Taoiseach trying to strike a diplomatic note with new US President Donald Trump.

Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Sinn Féin Chief Whip, reacts to the latest twist in the Leinster House speaking time row.

Mícheál Lehane, Political Correspondent, has the letest from Leinster House on the speaking rights row.

Instead of the expected election of a taoiseach and appointment of ministers, today Leinster House was the scene of chaos and an unprecedented disruption of Dáil tradition, with the Opposition saying it will not back down from its demands in a standoff over speaking time.Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy were there. They tell Hugh Linehan what happened and why, but disagree on a key question: were the Opposition justified? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comac Devlin, Fianna Fáil TD for Dún Laoghaire, Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan - Monaghan, Paul Cunningham, Political Correspondent and Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and founder of Ireland Thinks on the unfolding story at Leinster House.

Today is the day the new government is sworn in and we find out who has got what job. With a lot of competition for the top jobs and darts fever still in the air, it's a match made in heaven!

PJ and Mairead Twohig from 96FM News who is at Leinster House discuss the first sitting of the new Dáil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As white smoke appears over Leinster House this week - who will be the ministers in the incoming government and what role might controversial Independent TD Michael Lowry have had in its formation? Host: Kevin Doyle | Host: Fionnán SheahanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's our final Friday wrap of the year and Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray join Hugh to discuss the week in politics:The large influx of fresh TDs has brought a welcome joy and lack of cynicism to Leinster House. But the main event of the week was the election of Verona Murphy as Ceann Comhairle after some old-fashioned back-room dealing. Just how and why did it come about?The Regional Group of Independents, that clan of geographically diverse TDs that includes the new Ceann Comhairle, are now set to support Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil as a partner in the next government. With Murphy out of the picture, the remaining members have begun jockeying for ministerial posts.This incoming coalition faces big challenges in the years ahead, from fiscal threats to climate action and handling the Occupied Territories Bill. How will the new government function and can it hold together?Plus the panel pick their favourite Irish Times articles of the week, on TikTok, the €20 billion iceberg right ahead, and the sad decline of kissing under the mistletoe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.