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In our latest Talking Politics Podcast, we're joined by Laois-Offaly Sinn Féin TD Brian Stanley to discuss his life and times.We talk about his upbringing in Mountrath, his involvement in different community groups and organisations, how he became involved in the republican movement and his slow and steady rise through the political system. From being elected as a Portlaoise Town Commissioner in 1994, to his breakthrough success to Laois County Council in 2004, winning a Dáil seat for the first time in 2011 and then topping the poll in Laois-Offaly in 2020. He talks about the early days of Sinn Féin's steps into mainstream politics, their relationship with the media and his views on the use of social media. 

In our latest Talking Politics Podcast, Steven Miller is joined by John Whelan to look back on an incredible General Election, how things unfolded in Laois-Offaly and Kildare South and what might possibly happen next

Ahead of Saturday’s vote, we recorded our final pre-election Talking Politics Podcast - once again brought to you in association with the Midlands Park Hotel - to look at how things might play out nationally and in Laois-Offaly.We also look in depth at the Kildare Soutg constituency which now includes Portarlington, Killenard and Ballybrittas

In our latest Talking Politics Podcast - in association with the Midlands Park Hotel - we’re joined by Minister Charlie Flanagan, who was first elected TD in 1987 and whose family tradition goes way back to the 1940s when his father Oliver J was first elected.We discuss his childhood memories, his introduction to political life, his first election success, losing his seat in 2002, winning it back five years later; backing the wrong candidate for Fine Gael leader in 2010; coming back into the fold in 2014 and his appointment as a minister.He also looks ahead to the next General Election, the big issues locally and how he hasn’t yet considered retirement

Helen Thompson gave the The 2019/20 Academic Lecture for the Birkbeck Centre of British Political Life on Thursday 14 November 2019. Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at the University Cambridge, she is at present Deputy Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. She is a regular panelist on Talking Politics Podcast. Helen’s present work is focused on the historical origins of the post-2008 economic and political world and the crises it is generating for western countries. More particularly her recent work covers the political economy of oil, Brexit and the euro zone crisis. Her most recent book is Oil And The Western Economic Crisis, published by Palgrave. Her article ‘Inevitability and contingency: the political economy of Brexit,’ won the 2017 prize for best article in the British Journal of Politics and International Relations.

Episode 106 - On this episode of one of The Observer's Top Ten Political Podcasts, ahem, Tiernan (@tiernandouieb) talks to David Runciman from the Talking Politics Podcast (@tppodcast_) about his book 'How Democracy Ends'. Plus Brexit Dividends, Brexit Fallout and sodding Brexit.Donate to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/parpolbroBuy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/parpolbroFollow us on Twitter @parpolbro, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ParPolBro/ and the new fancy webpage at http://www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.uk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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