Podcast appearances and mentions of Noel Whelan

For this episode, we are joined by a dream guest - it's former Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic manager Gordon Strachan!  Part 1 of the podcast came out on Monday, so if you missed it... make sure to go back and listen! Gordon shares all on his time at Coventry City: from working with Big Ron Atkinson to having Noel Whelan as a lodger, and even trying to bring a teenage Andrea Pirlo to Highfield Road! He talks us through his spell at Southampton and gives us his thoughts on Rupert Lowe's bold decision to bring Sir Clive Woodward into football. And of course, we get into his period at Celtic – featuring all the chaos and comedy of trying (and failing) to make sense of Thomas Gravesen! Plus, our inbox is BULGING! We dig into your excellent correspondence… but seriously, was the kick-off of Liverpool's UEFA Cup semi-final against Barcelona really delayed because of Eastenders? If you've got anything at all to contribute, you can email us at: hello@letsbehavingyou.com If you're a member of the QK Fan club - good news! As the QK fan club transitions to LBHY fan club you'll still get access to all the old QK subscriber episodes and you'll be getting monthly special episodes from LBHY as well (which may very well include, Big Ron Manager..) So good night Richard Wright, Chris, Alex and Nick x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For this episode, we are joined by a dream guest - it's former Coventry City, Southampton and Celtic manager Gordon Strachan!  Gordon shares all on his time at Coventry City: from working with Big Ron Atkinson to having Noel Whelan as a lodger, and even trying to bring a teenage Andrea Pirlo to Highfield Road! He talks us through his spell at Southampton and gives us his thoughts on Rupert Lowe's bold decision to bring Sir Clive Woodward into football. And of course, we get into his period at Celtic – featuring all the chaos and comedy of trying (and failing) to make sense of Thomas Gravesen! Plus, our inbox is BULGING! We dig into your excellent correspondence… but seriously, was the kick-off of Liverpool's UEFA Cup semi-final against Barcelona really delayed because of Eastenders? If you've got anything at all to contribute, you can email us at: hello@letsbehavingyou.com If you're a member of the QK Fan club - good news! As the QK fan club transitions to LBHY fan club you'll still get access to all the old QK subscriber episodes and you'll be getting monthly special episodes from LBHY as well (which may very well include, Big Ron Manager..) So good night Richard Wright, Chris, Alex and Nick x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leeds United bounced back from their London woes with yet another routine 2-0 victory at Elland Road against QPR. James, Rocco and Darragh discuss both games, scrutinize the apparent ‘boredom' in the fanbase, and share stories of dinner dates with the Hunky Herr, nights out with Noel Whelan, and having your new band's song played at Elland Road. Enjoy! This episode was sponsored by www.bassandbligh.com Listen to Two Strikes . Available on all good Streaming Sites - Spotify, Apple Music etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a live recording of an announcement that Fr. Eric gave at St. James in Colgan, Ontario on Feb. 4, 2024 speaking about Fr. Noel Whelan, who was a priest from the Archdiocese of Toronto. Watch Catholic Latte on YouTube and Facebook. An audio version of the podcast is available on Spotify, iTunes and Podbean.

It´s the Leeds United special arguably some people have been waiting for. Our first guest, Twitter´s @EamoV1 of The Square Ball and The Atheltic joins us to chat all things Leeds and take part in our debut Career We Go Mastermind round. Which club did Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sign from? Who did Jermaine Beckford score past in front of the Stretford End? Was Ian Harte any good? Listen on for all this and more football trivia drivel. - Career We Go - Coming or Going - Noel Whelan of Fortune - Mastermind Follow us on instagram and twitter @careerwegopod Get in touch by email: careerwegopod@gmail.com *Please leave a 5 star rating if you enjoy the show! As an independent pod, this is the best way of supporting us and is very much appreciated! Thanks!

Elections Series #4 of 4. On May 24, 2015, Ireland became the first country in the world to codify marriage equality through a popular vote. Significantly, the popular vote enacted a constitutional amendment, adding protection for two adult’s right to marry regardless of sex or gender. In a country that only just decriminalized same-sex sex in 1993, this turn of events might be surprising. 61% of eligible Irish voters voted. 62% of those voters said Yes, to approve the referendum amending the constitution. Members of the main mobilizing campaign--the “Yes Equality” campaign that advocated for the amendment--credit their success to a strong social media movement, the mobilization of real people’s stories, and a non-confrontational high-road approach in comparison with the No campaigners. The leaders of Yes Equality, Grainne Healy, Brian Sheehan, and Noel Whelan, also insist that Ireland was just ready to accept gay and lesbian Irish people as equals, evidenced by the smashing success of a 62% victory. The 2015 referendum was absolutely a major milestone in Irish gay and lesbian history. Whether or not it signaled Ireland’s definitive acceptance of queer Irish people as “equal” is less clear.  Bibliography Ed. Charlie Bird and Colm Toibin, A Day in May : Real Lives, True Stories, (Dublin: Merrion Press, 2016). Averill Earls, “Solicitor Brown and His Boy: Love, Sex, and Scandal in Twentieth-Century Ireland,” Historical Reflections/Réflexions historiques, vol. 46, no. 1, (March 2020). [[Yes, that’s me!]] Averill Earls, “Unnatural Offences of English Import: The Political Association of Englishness and Homosexuality in Nineteenth-Century Irish Nationalist Media,” Journal of the History of Sexuality, vol. 28, no. 3, (September 2019), 396-424. Diarmaid Ferriter, Occasions of Sin Brenda Gray, “Mobility, Connectivity and Non-Resident Citizenship: Migrant Social Media Campaigns in the Irish Marriage Equality Referendum,” Sociology, Vol. 53(4) (2019) 634–651. Grainne Healy, Brian Sheehan, and Noel Whelan, Ireland Says Yes : The Inside Story of How the Vote for Marriage Equality Was Won (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2015).  Brian Lacey, Terrible Queer Creatures  Eithne Luibhéid, “Same-sex marriage and the pinkwashing of state migration controls,” International Feminist Journal Of Politics, Vol. 20, No. 3, (2018) 405–424 Patrick McDonagh, “‘Homosexuals Are Revolting’: Gay & Lesbian Activism in the Republic of Ireland 1970s-1990s,” Studi irlandesi. A Journal of Irish Studies, n. 7 (2017), pp. 65-91. Una Mullally, In the Name of Love (2014) Elizabeth O’Connor, “Discourse, performativity and the Irish marriage equality referendum debate,” Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, vol. 8 no. 1, 81-93.  Sonja Tiernan, The History of Marriage Equality in Ireland: A Social Revolution Begins. (Manchester University Press, 2020) Brian Tobin, “Marriage Equality in Ireland: The Politico-Legal Context,” 30 Int'l J.L. Pol. & Fam. 115 (2016), 115-130. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gordon Strachan is one of the greatest characters in the game. He played under Sir Alex Ferguson as a young man at Aberdeen, before travelling south to join up with his mentor again at Manchester United. After 5 years at Old Trafford, Gordon crossed the Pennines to join Howard Wilkinson’s Leeds United revolution, and then moved to Coventry City where he played in the top flight with the sky blues until the age of 40! In addition, Gordon has managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland no less, and there are few who have better stories than his! From pretending unsuccessfully to be Billy Bremner, to making Noel Whelan move into the Strachan family home, just so Gordon could try and keep his wayward striker out of trouble! The challenge here is to try and listen to this episode in public while keeping a straight face! Recorded remotely during lockdown, so please forgive the sound quality.

The former Boro striker talks to Matty Jones and Matty Nixon about his time at the club.

You know a team is your bogey side when you can go 2-0 up inside 8 minutes, extend your lead to 3-0 after half time and still only come away with a point.After a couple of ropey match day casts, the full Leeds That squad is back in the kitchen to waffle on about our dire record against Cardiff before the game and thrash out the reasons for our 3-3 collapse after 90 minutes.Noel Whelan riles Andy and Paul enough for them to call into the BBC on the way home from the game and there's a half time cameo for Brandon from Michigan - all within an action packed match day podcast. Leeds That.

The statisticians from All Stats Aren't We joined Matt Beadle to go over that disappointing defeat away to Millwall. Ex Leeds United player Noel Whelan shared his thoughts on the current crop and reflected back on his time at the club and Thomas Wilson from Focus On Leeds gave an under 23 round up.

Jon and Matt are joined by Jack Hardy in the studio where they talk about Leeds' defeat to Millwall and try to work out if there are any positives to be found.Then, they are joined on the phone by Noel Whelan, who talks about his time at the club, his thoughts about Patrick Bamford and the club's centenary.They then speak to Thomas Wilson about the u23s progress this season and who to keep an eye out for going forward.The show closes out, as always, with your questions, dear listener...MOT See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Both contenders for the Tory leadership, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, mades news on the hustings the other day by stating that even a time-limit to the backstop would not be enough: the backstop simply must go. Assuming Boris Johnson becomes the next PM, as seems likely, how does he plan to get any kind of deal with the EU with such a hardline approach? What, in short, is his game? To find out, Hugh and Pat talk to political editor of The Spectator magazine, James Forsyth. Later on, Una Mullally is here to look back on the life, achievements and allyship of the late Noel Whelan.

Everyone at Inside Politics was shocked and saddened to learn of the death this week of our colleague and friend, Noel Whelan. Our condolences to his wife Sinéad, his son Séamus and the rest of his family at this difficult time. Inside Politics will pay tribute to Noel next week. Today's podcast is an interview with Ailbhe Smyth, recorded live at the Body and Soul music festival in Westmeath last month. Ailbhe was co-director of the Together for Yes campaign that helped secure the repeal of constitutional abortion restrictions in Ireland last year, talks to Hugh Linehan about her life, her politics and the origins of her activism. "It is that way for so many women. Something happens in your life, it can be big or it can be small... the first thing is, this is hurting me, this is damaging me, and then there is that realisation: if this is hurting me, it's hurting others. That's the first step into the political arena".

Former Norwich, Leeds and Reading player and Bolton, Palace and Huddersfield coach Andrew Hughes joins Gareth Jones and Noel Whelan.Andrew runs the rules over his former clubs; gives his view on the promotion and relegation battle and gives an insight into what it takes to be promoted - both automatically and via the play-offs.Running Order1 mins - Change in coaching methods in Championship5 mins - Promotion race37 mins - What it takes to win promotion46 mins - Relegation battle - Rotherham, Wigan, Millwall, Reading55 mins - Bolton and Phil Parkinson

Former Norwich, Leeds and Reading player and Bolton, Palace and Huddersfield coach Andrew Hughes joins Gareth Jones and Noel Whelan. Andrew runs the rules over his former clubs; gives his view on the promotion and relegation battle and gives an insight into what it takes to be promoted - both automatically and via the play-offs. Running Order 1 mins - Change in coaching methods in Championship 5 mins - Promotion race 37 mins - What it takes to win promotion 46 mins - Relegation battle - Rotherham, Wigan, Millwall, Reading 55 mins - Bolton and Phil Parkinson

Former Norwich, Leeds and Reading player and Bolton, Palace and Huddersfield coach Andrew Hughes joins Gareth Jones and Noel Whelan.Andrew runs the rules over his former clubs; gives his view on the promotion and relegation battle and gives an insight into what it takes to be promoted - both automatically and via the play-offs.Running Order1 mins - Change in coaching methods in Championship5 mins - Promotion race37 mins - What it takes to win promotion46 mins - Relegation battle - Rotherham, Wigan, Millwall, Reading55 mins - Bolton and Phil Parkinson

Former Norwich, Leeds and Reading player and Bolton, Palace and Huddersfield coach Andrew Hughes joins Gareth Jones and Noel Whelan. Andrew runs the rules over his former clubs; gives his view on the promotion and relegation battle and gives an insight into what it takes to be promoted - both automatically and via the play-offs. Running Order 1 mins - Change in coaching methods in Championship 5 mins - Promotion race 37 mins - What it takes to win promotion 46 mins - Relegation battle - Rotherham, Wigan, Millwall, Reading 55 mins - Bolton and Phil Parkinson

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and former pro Noel Whelan are back as they cast an eye over the latest developments in the Sky Bet Championship. We tackle the relegation battle as we debate who will go down and who will survive. Then we get into the best centre backs in the division, taking your views onboard too. Running Order 1 min - Relegation Battle 33 mins - the best centre backs 52 mins - Heroes and Villains

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and former pro Noel Whelan are back as they cast an eye over the latest developments in the Sky Bet Championship.We tackle the relegation battle as we debate who will go down and who will survive. Then we get into the best centre backs in the division, taking your views onboard too.Running Order1 min - Relegation Battle33 mins - the best centre backs52 mins - Heroes and Villains

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and former pro Noel Whelan are back as they cast an eye over the latest developments in the Sky Bet Championship.We tackle the relegation battle as we debate who will go down and who will survive. Then we get into the best centre backs in the division, taking your views onboard too.Running Order1 min - Relegation Battle33 mins - the best centre backs52 mins - Heroes and Villains

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and former pro Noel Whelan are back as they cast an eye over the latest developments in the Sky Bet Championship. We tackle the relegation battle as we debate who will go down and who will survive. Then we get into the best centre backs in the division, taking your views onboard too. Running Order 1 min - Relegation Battle 33 mins - the best centre backs 52 mins - Heroes and Villains

Cormac was joined by Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North–Central, Neale Richmond, Fine Gael Senator, Éilis Ryan, Workers Party councillor for Dublin North Inner City, Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands North West and Noel Whelan, Barrister and Irish Times columnist.

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff get their teeth into Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United; look at which teams outside the top six could make the play-offs; and debate the movement that could still happen in the final week of the Transfer Market. There's also heated debate on the subject of Ashley Cole to Derby and in our new weekend heroes and villains section--Schedule0mins - Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United9 mins - Leeds v Norwich15 mins - Rotherham's survival hopes20 mins - Who from outside the top 6 will make the play offs30 mins - Transfer Market - what movement will happen this week42 mins - Ashley Cole to Derby53 mins - Weekend heroes and villains

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff get their teeth into Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United; look at which teams outside the top six could make the play-offs; and debate the movement that could still happen in the final week of the Transfer Market. There's also heated debate on the subject of Ashley Cole to Derby and in our new weekend heroes and villains section -- Schedule 0mins - Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United 9 mins - Leeds v Norwich 15 mins - Rotherham's survival hopes 20 mins - Who from outside the top 6 will make the play offs 30 mins - Transfer Market - what movement will happen this week 42 mins - Ashley Cole to Derby 53 mins - Weekend heroes and villains

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff get their teeth into Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United; look at which teams outside the top six could make the play-offs; and debate the movement that could still happen in the final week of the Transfer Market. There's also heated debate on the subject of Ashley Cole to Derby and in our new weekend heroes and villains section--Schedule0mins - Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United9 mins - Leeds v Norwich15 mins - Rotherham's survival hopes20 mins - Who from outside the top 6 will make the play offs30 mins - Transfer Market - what movement will happen this week42 mins - Ashley Cole to Derby53 mins - Weekend heroes and villains

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff get their teeth into Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United; look at which teams outside the top six could make the play-offs; and debate the movement that could still happen in the final week of the Transfer Market. There's also heated debate on the subject of Ashley Cole to Derby and in our new weekend heroes and villains section -- Schedule 0mins - Norwich 2-2 Sheffield United 9 mins - Leeds v Norwich 15 mins - Rotherham's survival hopes 20 mins - Who from outside the top 6 will make the play offs 30 mins - Transfer Market - what movement will happen this week 42 mins - Ashley Cole to Derby 53 mins - Weekend heroes and villains

Noel Whelan, Tom Carnduff and Gareth Jones debate the latest news and results from the Sky Bet EFL Championship. In the final episode of 2018 we discuss the players of the season so far and make our bold predictions for what could happen in 2019.

Noel Whelan, Tom Carnduff and Gareth Jones debate the latest news and results from the Sky Bet EFL Championship.In the final episode of 2018 we discuss the players of the season so far and make our bold predictions for what could happen in 2019.

Noel Whelan, Tom Carnduff and Gareth Jones debate the latest news and results from the Sky Bet EFL Championship, including the next Reading manager and if and who could catch the top two. In the final episode of 2018 we discuss the players of the season so far and make our bold predictions for what could happen in 2019.

Noel Whelan, Tom Carnduff and Gareth Jones debate the latest news and results from the Sky Bet EFL Championship, including the next Reading manager and if and who could catch the top two.In the final episode of 2018 we discuss the players of the season so far and make our bold predictions for what could happen in 2019.

Cormac was joined in studio by Martin Heydon, Chairman of Fine Gael, Eamon Ryan, Leader of the Green Party, Michael Fitzmaurice, Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway, Noel Whelan, Barrister and Political Commentator and Mairead Lavery, Journalist with The Irish Farmers Journal, and on the line by Michelle Byrne from the Union of Students in Ireland.

After another cracking weekend in the Sky Bet Championship, Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff discuss the major talking points. Plus the latest odds for promotion and relegation:Part OneNorwich v MillwallThe Sheffield DerbyPart Two - 22minsWBA v Leeds UnitedYoung GoalkeepersBristol City's Lee JohnstonBlackburn - plus win a signed Rovers shirtPart Three - 43minsMarket movers - the latest Sky Bet odds for promotion and relegation

After another cracking weekend in the Sky Bet Championship, Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carduff discuss the major talking points. Plus the latest odds for promotion and relegation: Part One Norwich v Millwall The Sheffield Derby Part Two - 22mins WBA v Leeds United Young Goalkeepers Bristol City's Lee Johnston Blackburn - plus win a signed Rovers shirt Part Three - 43mins Market movers - the latest Sky Bet odds for promotion and relegation

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carnduff discuss the latest news from the Sky Bet Championship, including: Ipswich appointment of Paul Lambert; Birmingham and QPR top form; Leeds Roofe handball; Forest and Boro tactics; and time wasting. Plus win a signed Derby County shirt! Get involved and comment on Twitter @sportinglifeFC

Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and Tom Carnduff discuss the latest news from the Sky Bet Championship, including: Ipswich appointment of Paul Lambert; Birmingham and QPR top form; Leeds Roofe handball; Forest and Boro tactics; and time wasting.Plus win a signed Derby County shirt!Get involved and comment on Twitter @sportinglifeFC

Join former striker Noel Whelan, stand-in host Dom Newton-Collinge and our EFL expert Tom Carnduff as we discuss who is hot and who is not in the second tier of English football currently. Including Dean Smith's arrival at Villa, Hull City's woes, Nottingham Forests unexpected success , Noel's new app (?!) and more Noel nostalgia.

Join former striker Noel Whelan, stand-in host Dom Newton-Collinge and our EFL expert Tom Carnduff as we discuss who is hot and who is not in the second tier of English football currently.Including Dean Smith's arrival at Villa, Hull City's woes, Nottingham Forests unexpected success , Noel's new app (?!) and more Noel nostalgia.

Join former striker Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and our EFL expert Tom Carnduff as we discuss who is hot and who is not in the second tier of English football currently. Including Boro, Villa, Norwich, Stoke and Birmingham. Noel shares his stories from his time at Boro including of Gareth Southgate and you can also win a Boro signed shirt.

Join former striker Noel Whelan, Gareth Jones and our EFL expert Tom Carnduff as we discuss who is hot and who is not in the second tier of English football currently. Including Boro, Villa, Norwich, Stoke and Birmingham. Noel shares his stories from his time at Boro including of Gareth Southgate and you can also win a Boro signed shirt.

Ex-Leeds, Bradford City, Sunderland, Huddersfield and Preston manager Simon Grayson joins Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and Noel Whelan to discuss all the latest news from the Sky Bet Championship. PLUS - The chance to win a signed Preston North End shirt!

Ex-Leeds, Bradford City, Sunderland, Huddersfield and Preston manager Simon Grayson joins Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and Noel Whelan to discuss all the latest news from the Sky Bet Championship.PLUS - The chance to win a signed Preston North End shirt!

talkSPORT's Tom Rennie & David Walker are joined by the former West Ham & Southampton striker David Connolly and the former Leeds frontman Noel Whelan to look ahead to the return of the Premier League.It's all eyes on Spurs as they welcome all-conquering Liverpool to Wembley, Man Utd travel to fortress Vicarage Road to take on unbeaten Watford, and West Ham head to Goodison Park still searching for their first point. All that and every other game discussed ahead of the Premier League weekend.Part 1 (0:00-13:11)Spurs v LiverpoolPart 2 (13:12-26:16)Everton v West Ham, Newcastle v ArsenalPart 3 (26:47-39:01)Watford v Man Utd, Man City v FulhamPart 4 (39:02-55:39)Wolves v Burnley, Bournemouth v Leicester, Chelsea v Cardiff, Huddersfield v Crystal Palace, Southampton v Brighton  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and ex-Leeds, Coventry, Boro and Millwall striker Noel Whelan discuss the Championship's best potential England players, the problem with Sheffield Wednesday's Fostereri, Sheffield United's top form and Brentford are this week's club of the podcast... PLUS - The chance to win a signed Leeds United shirt!

Gareth Jones, Tom Carnduff and ex-Leeds, Coventry, Boro and Millwall striker Noel Whelan discuss the Championship's best potential England players, the problem with Sheffield Wednesday's Fostereri, Sheffield United's top form and Brentford are this week's club of the podcast...PLUS - The chance to win a signed Leeds United shirt!

Gareth Jones, Tom Cranduff and ex-Leeds, Coventry, Boro and Millwall's Noel Whelan discuss the winners and loses from the first three weeks of the season in the Sky Bet EFL Championship. Rotherham are our featured club and we build a weekend Championship accumulator and have our best bets.

The Sporting Life Football team are joined by ex-Leeds, Coventry, Boro and Millwall striker Noel Whelan to review the action from opening weekend in in the Sky Bet EFL Championship, as well as looking forward to what we're sure will be one hell of a season!---------COMPETITION - Head over to twitter, retweet the pinned post and follow @SportingLifeFC to be in with a chance of winning one of two official EFL match balls worth £120! T&Cs apply - available at SportingLife.com

The Sporting Life Football team are joined by ex-Leeds, Coventry, Boro and Millwall striker Noel Whelan to review the action from opening weekend in in the Sky Bet EFL Championship, as well as looking forward to what we're sure will be one hell of a season! --------- COMPETITION - Head over to twitter, retweet the pinned post and follow @SportingLifeFC to be in with a chance of winning one of two official EFL match balls worth £120! T&Cs apply - available at SportingLife.com

This week: Hot on the heels of the #8thRef, the government has scheduled a referendum for October 26th on Article 41.2 of the Constitution. It refers to a woman’s life in the home and is considered sexist and outmoded by many. The government is pushing for a straight deletion of the Article, but has there been enough discussion around what that actually means? The Oireachtas Women’s Caucus feels they weren’t consulted enough on the matter and there is an argument for the Article to be amended to be more inclusive, rather than removing it completely. Joining Pat and Sarah to debate the issue on today’s podcast is Dr Laura Cahillane from UL’s law department. Later: Micheal D Higgins has announced he'd like to continue life within his home, Áras an Uachtaráin. Moves are afoot by some independent politicians to facilitate a challenger to President Higgins in an autumn election. Can they succeed? Pat asks Fiach Kelly and Noel Whelan.

Claire was joined in studio by Seán Kyne, Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Anne Rabbitte, Fianna Fáil TD for Galway East, Richard Boyd Barrett, Solidarity-PBP TD for Dun Laoghaire, Noel Whelan, Barrister and Political Commentator and Sarah Bardon, Political Reporter with The Irish Times, and on the phone by Fianna Fail TD John McGuinness.

Claire was joined on the line by Mick Wallace, Independent TD for Wexford, and in studio by Helen McEntee, Minister for European Affairs, Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin, Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC, Niamh Lyons, Political Editor of The Ireland of The Times and Noel Whelan, Barrister and Political Commentator.

Claire was joined by Helen McEntee, Minister for European Affairs, Niall Collins, Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County, Peadar Tóibín, Sinn Fein TD for Meath West, Theresa Reidy, Political Scientist and Noel Whelan, Barrister and Political Commentator, and also spoke to Labour Leader Brendan Howlin and Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice.

Mark Coles looks at the life of Leo Varadkar, head of Fine Gail, the country's governing centre right party and the newly appointed Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland. Varadkar has made history in Irish politics. The country's first openly gay leader and at 38, its youngest ever. He's the son of an Indian GP and Irish nurse, who followed in family footsteps to become a doctor. Aged just eight, he expressed his desire to become health minister, a position he would come to hold in his early political career. Interviews include: his oldest friend Andy Garvey, close friend Nollaig Crowley, former teacher John Rafter, Noel Whelan, a political columnist with the Irish Times & the Irish politician Paschal Donohoe. Producer Smita Patel Researcher Sarah Shebbeare Editor Penny Murphy.

The election of a diverse group of Senators and the absence of any majority group bodes well for a colourful term in the Upper House - but how long will it last for? How should we reform the widely-criticised panel voting system? And should long-term planning be a priority for both houses regardless of their life span? To discuss, Hugh is joined by Irish Times columnist Noel Whelan and two newly elected Senators, Independent Alice Mary Higgins and Fianna Fáil's Catherine Ardagh.

Many voters are angry, but with whom? PBP candidate Brid Smith joins columnist Noel Whelan, Political Correspondent Harry McGee and host Hugh Linehan to talk about the main campaign issues so far, mistrust of politicians and the electorate's capacity for forgiveness. They also look the anti-Pegida rally that took place in Dublin last Saturday, February 6th.

Minister for Communications Alex White responds to news that GSOC accessed journalists' phones to investigate leaks from gardaí, and of broad use by An Garda Síochána of powers to access private data. He also discusses Labour's precarious position in the polls and his own in Dublin Rathdown. In part two Noel Whelan and Kathryn Marsh talk about the fourth edition of The Tallyman's Guide - an indispensable election companion for all you politics nerds. The book is out today from The Liffey Press.

Activist Grainne Healy was one of the leaders of the Yes Equality campaign, and along with Brian Sheehan and Noel Whelan she has written a book about what went on behind the scenes. She explains the book's purpose, and how she came to be so intimately involved with the historic marriage equality movement. Ireland Says Yes: The Inside Story of How the Vote for Marriage Equality was Won is available now.

The pod speaks to Adam Pope of BBC Radio Leeds to get his thoughts on his favourite things of the season so far, plus what it's like to work with Noel Whelan. Moscow ventures in the betting market, there's the case for selling Sam Byram and talk of Paul Green's dancing. The lads examine Ken's thoughts on the "immigration crisis", David Haigh's incarceration and how best to use Oldham's landfill sites. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.