Politics & More Podcast

Shout out to some very important people who completed a 51 days hunger strike, sleeping rough in Tented accommodation outside the Dáil (Irish Parliament). They are Miriam, Mary, Maurice and Mary, also known as the Mightly Ms!

Promo for the upcoming episode.Full Episode Dec 20 2025. Mairead Kenny Interview with Hilary Beirne. 🎄We are going to discuss many topics including:2025 NUI Seanad Election. 2025 Post Seanad Election.Voting rights Irish Citizens Abroad and Northern Ireland.2025 Irish Presidential Election.Irish National & Local Elections.Irish US relationship.Surprise Topic! Non-politics. 🤭

Politics and More. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it. 🎙️Promo - Extracts for the upcoming Full Episode February 2026.2025 Irish Presidential NominationsMairead Kenny: Cora, What motivated you to seek Presidential Nominations ?Dr. Cora Stack.. Presidential Speech Extract.''I stand before you today with clarity of purpose, independence of mind, and no compromise of principle. As president, I will be the guardian of the Constitution.''Mairead Kenny: Once the Presidential Order was signed by the Minister (James Browne) on September 3rd 2025, that engaged Ireland's Local Authorities (31 County and City Councils).Dr. Cora Stack: It was chaos and it was a disaster.Mairead Kenny: The requirement for 4 councils (nominations), that is, to ensure that not everybody can get on the Presidential ballot. No unsavory characters. Not every Tom, Dick and Harry.Dr. Cora Stack: It's a threshold. Super Mondays there were a few Super Mondays.Mairead Kenny: Non-transparent.Dr. Cora Stack: There was no transparency, no written guidance. I mean, I never saw for such a responsible position. I never came across. If you were going for a junior post in the Civil Service you would have more guidance.Mairead Kenny: Parties had their own candidate. The council nominations are for hopeful candidates outside Political parties.Dr. Cora Stack: 5 minutes, you were given in some cases five minutes to make your case why you should be the president five minutes answers. You were lucky to get 10 minutes.Mairead Kenny: The president is apolitical, is meant to be above Party Politics!Dr. Cora Stack: Going around you felt you were a nuisance. It wasn't just me. Everybody else felt they were a nuisance and you weren't welcome. It was only after the event that was very clear that the agenda was no one was to be nominated.Dr. Cora Stack: I don't know what got into me to take the (legal) challenge. I suppose I was going around and seeing the humiliation of all the (independent) candidates.Politics and more. It's not just about Politics. There's More to it. Stay Tuned... Full Podcast Episode Mairead Kenny Interview with Dr. Cora Stack Jan 23 2025.

Interview with Dr. Cora Stack discusses many topics including:POLITICAL PARTY CONTROL, LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND THE IRISH CONSTITUTION DEMOCRACY & PLURALISMPRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS PROCESSPOLITICAL PARTIESSTANDARDS IN PUBLIC OFFICE SIPODEMOCRATIC CONSEQUENCES DONE DEALS, SUPER MONDAYS & CUSTARD CREAMS MATHEMATICSMUSICAL INTERESTS... Transcript is available at https://maireadkenny.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Transcript-Dr.-Cora-Stack-Interview-2026.pdfCredits.(1) Gript Media - Ben Scallon (Journalist) Video Interview with An Tainiste Ireland Simon Harris Fine Gael.Harris defends councillors not nominating Independentshttps://gript.ie/cllr-aras-candidate-refusal-dark-day-for-democracyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ9cdGS0ev0https://www.facebook.com/GriptMedia/videos/harris-defends-councillors-not-nominating-independents/1351710006617757/(2) Lovely Day by Roa | https://roa-music.comhttps://www.youtube.com/RoaMusicMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/(3) Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/(4) Keys to the Universe – David Vaughan – Ten Cenurionshttps://tencenturions.bandcamp.com/track/keys-to-the-universe(5) Jazz Piece by INPLUSMUSIChttps://pixabay.com/music/cafe-jazz-jazz-music-469468/https://pixabay.com/users/lnplusmusic-47631836/Hi, I'm Andrii, a music producer and founder of INPLUSMUSIC. I believe quality music should be accessible to everyone, that’s why I release my tracks for free. Enjoy!(6) Ludwig van Beethoven Moonlight, Wood Island Light (1894) by Winslow Homer Piano Sonata No. 14 - Op. 27, No. 2https://www.classicals.de/beethoven-piano-sonata-no-14Beethoven Piano SonataLicense terms (Standard - Non-Commercial)CC BY-NC 4.0Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Episode 1: Mairead Kenny Interview with Mr. Hilary Beirne, both Seanad 2025 candidates. 🎄It's not just Politics, there's More to it!Both are 'Rossies' and were NUI (National University Ireland) Seanad candidates January 2025.Interview & Discussion on topics including the 2025 NUI Seanad Election, Post Seanad Election, Voting rights Irish Citizens Abroad and Northern Ireland, Irish Presidential Election, Irish Local Politics, US relationship and non-politics Topic Musical Interests!🤭The Interview Transcript is available at https://maireadkenny.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Transcript-Politics-More-Transcript-Mairead-Kenny-Hilary-Beirne-Interview.pdfMusic Credits:HILARY BEIRNE REMARKS AT ST PATRICK'S DAY FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agN-lVYdXlALovely Day by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031/roa-lovely-dayhttps://open.spotify.com/track/62kRght3xYYddFBjIbNYu5Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://roa-music.comInspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonhttps://www.youtube.com/c/keysofmoonmusicMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Flight of the Bumblebee - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovhttps://www.classicals.de/rimsky-korsakov-bumblebeeLicense terms (Standard - Non-Commercial)CC BY-NC 4.0Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 InternationalHorslips - Trouble with a Capital T! (Referenced only)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf2OXc8dSI

Politics & More - Music InterestsThis podcast is the Music Interests convos from the interviews with guests in Politics & More, with guests to date, Hilary Beirne & Dr. Cora Stack.Plus future Guest mentions.Transcript at http://maireadkenny.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Transcript-Politics-More-Transcript-Mairead-Kenny-Guests-Music-Interests-only.pdfMusic Credits.(1) HILARY BEIRNE REMARKS AT ST PATRICK'S DAY FOUNDATION ANNUAL GALA 2022https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agN-lVYdXlA(2) Lovely Day by Roa | https://roa-music.comhttps://www.youtube.com/RoaMusicMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/(3) Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoonMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/(4) Flight of the Bumlebee - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovhttps://www.classicals.de/rimsky-korsakov-bumblebeeLicense terms (Standard - Non-Commercial)CC BY-NC 4.0Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International(5) Horslips - Trouble with a Capital T! Celtic Note. (Referenced only)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whf2OXc8dSI(6) Keys to the Universe – David Vaughan – Ten Centurionshttps://tencenturions.bandcamp.com/track/keys-to-the-universeWith Permission to use Track in Podcast.(7) INPLUSMUSIC JAZZhttps://pixabay.com/music/cafe-jazz-jazz-music-469468/ Hi, I'm Andrii, a music producer and founder of INPLUSMUSIC. I believe quality music should be accessible to everyone, that’s why I release my tracks for free. Enjoy!(8) Beethoven Sonata # 14 "Moonlight"Ludwig van Beethoven Moonlight, Wood Island Light (1894) by Winslow Homer Piano Sonata No. 14 - Op. 27, No. 2 here.Beethoven Sonata # 14 "Moonlight" Op. 27 No. 2 Valentina Lisitsa here.License terms (Standard - Non-Commercial)CC BY-NC 4.0Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalhttps://www.classicals.de/beethoven-piano-sonata-no-14www.classicals.de