Path to Power

Matt and Ivan assess the state of the health service, debate Ireland's position on NATO and Defence Forces spending, and discuss the potential of parties on the left and their policies.Path to Power is going on the road. Join Matt & Ivan with special guests in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Wednesday September 11th and in the Cork Opera House on Friday September 13th.Tickets available here:Dublin: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/path-to-power-dublin-11-09-2024/event/180060F3DE928FE6Cork: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/whats-on/path-to-power-matt-cooper-and-ivan-yates/Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Matt and Ivan look in to the real Simon Harris, ask if Michael D. Higgins could be followed as president by a comedian, and look at our pressing infrastructure needs and solutions.Path to Power is going on the road. Join Matt & Ivan with special guests in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Wednesday September 11th and in the Cork Opera House on Friday September 13th.Tickets available here:Dublin: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/path-to-power-dublin-11-09-2024/event/180060F3DE928FE6Cork: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/whats-on/path-to-power-matt-cooper-and-ivan-yates/Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Ivan returns from Galway and his mind is still racing, Sinn Féin's housing plan, Michael Ring's announcement, Defamation Bill reform, Electoral Commission survey findings, Budget rumours, your questions answered, and more.Path to Power is going on the road! Join Matt & Ivan with special guests in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Wednesday September 11th and in the Cork Opera House on Friday September 13th.Tickets available here:Dublin: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/path-to-power-dublin-11-09-2024/event/180060F3DE928FE6Cork: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/whats-on/path-to-power-matt-cooper-and-ivan-yates/Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

As Kamala Harris replaces Joe Biden, Matt and Ivan look at American politics but return home to Sinn Féin's new position on immigration, and the Government's bailout of RTÉ.Path to Power is going on the road! Join Matt & Ivan with special guests in the 3Olympia Theatre Dublin on Wednesday September 11th and in the Cork Opera House on Friday September 13th.Tickets available here:Dublin: https://www.ticketmaster.ie/path-to-power-dublin-11-09-2024/event/180060F3DE928FE6Cork: https://www.corkoperahouse.ie/whats-on/path-to-power-matt-cooper-and-ivan-yates/Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Matt and Ivan debate divine intervention and higher powers in political office, politicians with pints in hand, Coolock riots, Ursula von der Leyen's elevation, Leo Varadkar's departure, Irish Water's cash crisis, inheritance tax, and the RTÉ licence.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Matt and Ivan assess George Clooney's intervention in the Biden crisis, Ivan goes to Mayo for the gossip and has Fine Gael candidate information. Budget prospects assessed after the Summer Economic Statement, and where the Green Party is under its new leader.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Matt and Ivan provide the Irish perspective on the UK general election results, emphasising new Ireland/UK relations. The DUP in crisis and it's implications, Irish election date, budget expectations, and goodbye to the Social Democrats former co-leaders.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Matt and Ivan assess what needs to happen next in the US election race and divert to Britain and France too. Michael McGrath's EU job, Jack Chambers in Finance and what it all means for Micheál Martin, and much more too.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/

Ivan and Matt cite Kermit the Frog in assessing Eamon Ryan's tenure as Green Party leader and the challenges facing the candidates to replace him, what this all does for government relationships and the election date, and Ivan's latest Sinn Féin insider gossip.Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.comFollow the hosts:Matt: https://twitter.com/cooper_mhttps://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/Ivan: https://www.instagram.com/officialivanyates/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yates-7b4b468a/