Podcast appearances and mentions of Mick Fealty

Should there be bars in the Houses of Parliament? The Strangers bar in the Commons has just re-opened, but do booze and politics mix? Frank spoke to Mick Fealty and Alex Kane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are schools too focused on exam results? The UK education secretary has warned obsessing about grades won't help pupils or schools. Frank spoke to Mick Fealty about his experience of working in schools across Europe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you be punished for stealing loo roll from work? A police woman has been suspended after admitting to pinching toilet paper. Was that too harsh a penalty? Have you done it? Frank got the thoughts of Mick Fealty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Self checkout tills - do you love them or loathe them? A new survey found 60% of shoppers prefer a human cashier. Frank spoke to Mick Fealty and took calls from listeners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should irresponsible cyclists get penalty points on their driving licence, for dangerous behaviour? Frank got the thoughts of Mick Fealty from Slugger O'Toole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should a national team manager always sing the national anthem? England interim boss Lee Carlsey has faced calls to resign after he said he wouldn't sing 'God Save the King'. Frank spoke to Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the progressive leadership of Doug Beattie, what now for the Ulster Unionist Party? Frank spoke to former UUP comms chief Alex Kane and Slugger O'Toole editor Mick Fealty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Were the Olympic organisers right to apologise for causing offence with its controversial opening ceremony? Frank spoke to Malachi O'Doherty, Mick Fealty and Pastor Paul Burns Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of delivering his keynote in Cardiff 'An Election To Nowhere' Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole briefly discussed Northern Irish politics and Brexit with Cardiff University's Prof. Roger Scully, writer of Elections in Wales. Read more Slugger: sluggerotoole.com More about Prof Scully: www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/330770-scully-roger Elections in Wales: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/electionsinwales/ The Wales Governance Centre: sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/ A Welsh Brexit: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/all-posts/

Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole delivers his analysis of the recent Northern Ireland elections and the now infamous RHI scheme that played a major role in the premature end of the previous Northern Ireland Executive. To read more from Mick, you can visit Slugger O'Toole (sluggerotoole.com) or follow him on Twitter (twitter.com/mickfealty). This event was hosted by the Wales Governance Centre (sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/) at Cardiff University. Follow the centre on Twitter for the latest research and analysis of Welsh politics and governance (twitter.com/WalesGovernance). Cardiff University publishes a blog with the latest on Brexit in Wales, read more here: blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/all-posts/

Has Sir Jeffrey Donaldson pulled off a significant coup by agreeing a deal to remove the Irish Sea border? When might we see a return to Stormont? Frank spoke to Prof Jon Tonge, Mick Fealty, Alliance MLA Eoin Tennyson & U105's Peter McVerry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After new census findings, is it starting to look like there's a possibility for a future United Ireland? Amanda Ferguson, Mick Fealty and Neale Richmond joined the Last Word to discuss. Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.

Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Fianna Fáil Senator and Seanad spokesperson on Health; Peadar Toibín, Aontú leader and TD for Meath West; Bríd Smith, People before Profit TD for Dublin South Central; Christina Finn, Political Correspondent with The Journal dot ie; Mick Fealty, Editor of Slugger O'Toole

Tomorrow Northern Ireland goes to the polls, in what's been dubbed the most important vote in a generation. For the first time in more than a century, there is the prospect of a nationalist being elected to the top job in government. What could that mean for power sharing? In the rest of the United Kingdom, local elections are taking place. Will disgruntled Tory backbenchers use the results as an excuse to get rid of Boris Johnson? Hugh talks to our London Editor Denis Staunton and Mick Fealty, editor of the Slugger O'Toole political news and opinion website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I've just finished talking with Editor of Slugger O'Toole, Mick Fealty, about the upcoming Stormont Elections. Mick talks about the state of play, the "dreaded" border poll, where voters are looking beyond identity politics and what he sees as the outcome of what has been called the most important election in Northern Ireland's history. Join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack

The statelet of Northern Ireland is 100 years old but, although the peace process is holding, the politics is fractured. The Alex Salmond Show looks at alternative futures for the troubled province, with Mick Fealty, founder editor of Northern Ireland's predominant political blog, 'Slugger O'Toole' and Baroness Hoey, 30 years a Labour MP but at-heart forever an Ulster Unionist.

The DUP will have its third leader in the space of two months when Jeffrey Donaldson is officially appointed on Saturday. Can he lead the party out of crisis? Pat Leahy talks to editor of the Slugger O'Toole website, Mick Fealty, about the challenges he faces. But first, Pat is joined by Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones to discuss the threat posed to the July 5th reopening by the rise in Delta variant cases here and the latest in the ongoing saga over who owns, and who governs, the National Maternity Hospital.

We asked:What is the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol?What happened over Article 16 and why?What are the immediate implications for NI businesses? How much friction is there between EU vs UK, UK vs ROI etc?Will we see a United Ireland and Independent Scotland in 10 years?Will we return to violence?Our speakers are from either side of the debate. 

On this episode, we need to talk about Sam Pollard's new documentary MLK/FBI, which uncovers the extent of the FBI’s surveillance and harassment of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr during the 1960s. It's available now through various online VOD services.On this recording, Jim was joined by Johanna Leech from the Strand Arts Centre, Mick Fealty from Slugger O'Toole, writer Sarah Creighton and Esther Andare from the Golden Thread Gallery.The film's UK distributor Dogwoof has teamed up with the Strand Arts Centre here in Belfast, so if you follow this link to Dogwoof's own online player and rent the title from them directly you can help support the Strand as they will receive a share from the revenue.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/banterflix)

The potential for a future referendum on Irish unity is explicit in the Good Friday Agreement, if certain circumstances are met. But how would an Irish unity referendum work in practice? A new report by a group of academics called "The Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland" says that planning by the Irish and British governments for a possible future referendum, or referendums, on Irish unification would be an essential condition of their legitimacy and stability. Hugh and Pat talk to Dr. Etain Tannam, one of the authors of the report and an Associate Professor of International Peace Studies at Trinity College Dublin, and Mick Fealty, a political commentator and editor of the NI politics website Slugger O'Toole.

Gerry Adams allowed access to Roselawn Cemetery for Bobby Storey cremation service while other families stopped at the gate. Stephen spoke to UUP Cllr Jim Rodgers, commentator Alex Kane, editor of Slugger O'Toole website Mick Fealty and we took your calls.

Bobby Storey funeral controversy escalates as DUP call for Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill to step aside. Stephen spoke to SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, News Letter political editor Sam McBride, editor of Slugger O'Toole website Mick Fealty and journalist Amanda Ferguson.

Social distancing is reduced from two metres to one metre from Monday. So is lockdown over? And if it is do you think we're ready for it ending? Stephen spoke to Martin McKee, Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, editor of Slugger O'Toole website Mick Fealty and journalist Amanda Ferguson.

NI lockdown changes – with 95% of us vulnerable to infection - are we reopening too much, too soon? Stephen spoke to Professor Ultan Power, Professor of Molecular Virology at Queen's University Belfast, and commentator Mick Fealty. Also on the podcast, several hundred people took to the city centre on Saturday as part of what was described as a "protect our statues" protest outside Belfast City Hall. The PSNI said there were several different protests across NI on Saturday and no arrests or fines were made. This was in contrast to the Black Live Matter demonstrations the previous week when 60 Community Resolution Notices (CRNS) and fines - for breaches of the Health Protection Regulations were handed out and a number of people - including the organisers - were referred to the PPS for prosecution. Stephen spoke to Lillian Seenoi-Barr, director of programmes at the North West Migrant Forum organised the BKLM Derry protest, Alliance Party MLA and member of the policing board John Blair and commentator Frank Shivers.

A five-stage plan for easing the Covid-19 lockdown in Northern Ireland has been published by the Executive. Unlike plans announced in England and the Republic of Ireland, NI's blueprint does not include a timetable - but the First Minister says she hoped to reach the final stage by December. That's some time off. So how do we move forward along this five step plan? Arlene Foster says progression will depend on key health criteria being met. One of those is the R number. That's the reproduction number or the rate at which one person infects other people with Covid-19. Stephen spoke to Professor Ian Young - Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Heath Northern Ireland, TUV MLA Jim Allister, People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll, and commentators Mick Fealty and Chris Donnelly.

On this week's podcast, Keiran is joined by Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole to discuss what the DUP really wants from Brexit negotiations, the role that Irish domestic politics is playing and will play moving forward plus a new poll apparently showing support in Northern Ireland for a united Ireland with EU membership. Also on the show, Keiran looks at the recent Survation poll showing Labour +8 ahead and why it is so different to what other pollsters have and dissects some data from NatCen on what the public think about the Brexit negotiations at 'half time' and how they would vote if there was another referendum tomorrow. Follow this week's guests: @keiranpedley @mickfealty

This week’s podcast is split into two parts. In part one, Keiran chats with Ben Lauderdale from the LSE. Ben was behind the infamous YouGov model which turned out to be so successful. He explains how the model works, what it tells us about the campaign and British politics more generally and where the polling industry goes from here. In part two, Keiran is joined by Mick Fealty of Slugger O’Toole to discuss what the DUP might want from the Tories and what any potential deal might mean for the future of the Northern Ireland peace process. Mick gives an interesting perspective on why he is worried about the peace process but still remains optimistic for the future of Northern Ireland. Keiran then finishes by giving his thoughts on the election and the state of play in British politics Follow this week’s guests here: @keiranpedley @benjamin_lauderdale @mickfealty

Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole delivers his analysis of the recent Northern Ireland elections and the now infamous RHI scheme that played a major role in the premature end of the previous Northern Ireland Executive. To read more from Mick, you can visit Slugger O'Toole (http://sluggerotoole.com) or follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/mickfealty). This event was hosted by the Wales Governance Centre (http://sites.cardiff.ac.uk/wgc/) at Cardiff University. Follow the centre on Twitter for the latest research and analysis of Welsh politics and governance (https://twitter.com/WalesGovernance). Cardiff University publishes a blog with the latest on Brexit in Wales, read more here: http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/brexit/all-posts/

Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald joins us to pay tribute to the late Martin McGuinness. She calls him a person of grit and remarkable skill, who leaves Ireland at a crossroads and his party with the determination to carry on what he started. Also on the podcast, Mick Fealty, the editor of the Slugger O’Toole blog, discusses McGuinness's role in the Troubles and the peace process, and the legacy he leaves behind. Hugh is also joined in studio by Irish Times Political Editor Pat Leahy.

On this week’s podcast Keiran is joined by Ailsa Henderson, Head of Politics and International Relations at the University of Edinburgh to discuss a potential second Scottish Independence referendum. Keiran and Ailsa discuss why Nicola Sturgeon decided to call for a referendum now, what a new campaign would look like, what the polls tell us about who would win, the importance of Brexit and what we can learn from Quebec. Also on the show Keiran unveils some new polling from Opinium looking at whether voters consider Brexit the right or wrong decision (tracked from January) and we get the second part of Keiran’s conversation from last week with Mick Fealty from Slugger O’Toole on Northern Ireland. Follow this week’s guests @keiranpedley @ailsa_henderson @mickfealty Oh and please vote for the podcast in the British podcast awards below. Do you want to support the PB/Polling Matters podcast? Please vote for the show in the British Podcast Awards for ‘Listeners choice’. Just go to https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote search for ‘Polling Matters’ and click on the avatar with the graph (not the one by Frank Newport). Shortlisted shows get featured on The Guardian so it really helps grow our audience if we make the cut.

This week’s episode of the Polling Matters podcast is split into two parts: Part one: Keiran speaks to Mick Fealty of Sluggerotoole.com about what we learned from last week’s elections in Northern Ireland, who the winners and losers were and what happens next… Part two: Keiran discusses this week’s polling of Labour members conducted by YouGov on behalf of Ian Warren at Election Data. Keiran is joined by Laurence Janta-Lipinski and Emma Bean to discuss how vulnerable Corbyn is and who might lead Labour into 2020 if he stands down. The panel also discuss the budget and Laurence explains why budgets are never good for governments. Follow today’s guests here: @keiranpedley @mickfealty @emmalbeanie @jantalipinski   Do you want to support the Polling Matters podcast? Please vote for the show in the British Podcast Awards for ‘Listeners choice’. Just go to https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote search for ‘Polling Matters’ and click on the avatar with the graph (not the one by Frank Newport). Shortlisted shows get featured on The Guardian so it really helps grow our audience if we make the cut.

Martin McGuinness's resignation as Deputy First Minister will almost certainly mean elections in Northern Ireland, and many are questioning whether power sharing can be restored after this breach in the DUP Sinn Féin relationship. But would that be a bad thing? Mick Fealty of NI politics blog Slugger O'Toole says the breakdown is the inevitable result of greater scrutiny of the Executive, while MLA for Folye Eamonn McCann says the assumption that power sharing is required to keep violence from breaking out is false. They talk with Hugh and Political Editor Pat Leahy.

Mick Fealty is the founding editor of Slugger O'Toole, Northern Ireland's foremost political blog. Voting for the Blog Awards Ireland will open soon, and I will add a link as soon as it does. Here's How has been longlisted in two categories, Best Innovation Blog and, strangely, Best Vlog.

Mick Fealty is the founding editor of Slugger O'Toole, Northern Ireland's foremost political blog. Voting for the Blog Awards Ireland will open soon, and I will add a link as soon as it does. Here's How has been longlisted in two categories, Best Innovation Blog and, strangely, Best Vlog. The post Here's How 45 - Mick Fealty of Slugger O'Toole appeared first on Here's How.

Editorial Intelligence, Edelman and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism,  in association with Total Politics Introduction by John Lloyd, Contributing Editor, Financial Times Chair:  Julia Hobsbawm, Chief Executive, Editorial Intelligence Panel:  David Aaronovitch, Commentator, The Times      Martin Bright, Founder, New Deal of the Mind, and Blogger,      www.spectator.co.uk      Iain Dale, Political Blogger and Publisher, Total Politics      Mick Fealty, Political Blogger, Slugger O’Toole and      The Telegraph’s Brassneck Blog       Anne Spackman, Comment Editor, The Times This series forms a part of a broader thought leader symposium www.wearenamesnotnumbers.com MEDIA TODAY,  MEDIA TOMORROW a new discussion series Monday 22nd June 2009 Edelman Southside 105 Victoria Street London SW1E 6QT

Mick Fealty of the London based Daily Telegraph blog Brassneck talks to Conservative Party hopeful in the London Assembly elections, James Cleverly.

Mick Fealty of the London based Daily Telegraph blog Brassneck talks to Conservative Party hopeful in the London Assembly elections, James Cleverly.