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Donal Ryan: Heart, be at peace

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  • COUNTING IT ALL UP: Elaine Loughlin

    16:59|
    It’s the second day of the general election count, the period in which the whole picture clears up to present the reality of the next Dail. Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin joins Mick to sketch out the national picture and who are the big winners and losers. She will also talk about the rise over the two days of the count of the candidacy of Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch and how it all fell apart in the end.
  • The Count: Elaine Loughlin

    16:20|
    Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin and Special Correspondent Mick Clifford give their analysis of the key stories emerging from the GE24 Election Count as the day continues to throw up some surprises across the country.  Keep up with all that’s happening in count centres across the country in our General Election hub
  • ARE WE THERE YET? Paul Hosford

    39:52|
    With just a few days to polling day we take a final look at the campaign with Irish Examiner political correspondent, Paul Hosford.Who to look out for? Who is up and who is down? What shape will the next coalition take? Are we there yet? Tune in and kick back
  • Election Watch podcast: What can politicians really do about climate change?

    41:23|
    Hosted by Irish Examiner columnist Mick Clifford, the Election Watch podcast brings UCC experts and students together to examine topics that matter to students ahead of the 2024 General Election. This is the third part of the special podcast series coming directly from the UCC campus as we hear from a generation who could shape the result of this General Election.  In this episode Mick talks to Irish Examiner's Eoin English, Hannah Daly, Professor of Sustainable Energy and student Mohammed Naeem who is the UN Youth Delegate for Ireland on the issue of climate change. 
  • THE BEND FOR HOME: Elaine Loughlin

    42:54|
    With just a week left before polling day, we take a look at where everybody and everything stands in the general election campaign. Has any issue really emerged to shape the narrative? Who is having a good election? Who is not? And which entities are most likely to form the next government. Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin joins the podcast to give the rundown on where exactly we are at.
  • Election Watch: Is housing the number one issue this election?

    44:23|
    As polling day gets closer, the Irish Examiner and University College Cork have teamed up to present the Election Watch podcast. Have young people lost faith in Ireland’s politics? Is housing the number one issue this election? Will climate conversations really come up on the doorstep?Hosted by Irish Examiner columnist Mick Clifford, this podcast brings UCC experts and students together to examine these questions. This special podcast series comes direct from the UCC campus as we hear from a generation who could shape the result of this General Election.This week Mick Clifford talks to Irish Examiner's deputy political editor Paul Hosford, Dr Brendan O'Sullivan, Chartered Planner and Head of the UCC Centre for Planning Education & Research. Hayley O'Connell Vaughan, Communications & Events Officer, UCC Student Union & Reuben Murray, Gov & Pol student in UCC 
  • SHOWTIME: Theresa Reidy

    39:03|
    Showtime was what political guru PJ Mara once described as the start of a general election campaign but how is this one going? We have had skirmishes, Michael O’Leary, housing and cost of living. Where do we go from here and what impact could AI have on this election. UCC political scientist Theresa Reidy joins the podcast to discuss.
  • Election Watch: Have young people lost faith in Ireland’s politics?

    41:32|
    As polling day gets closer, the Irish Examiner and University College Cork have teamed up to present the Election Watch podcast. Have young people lost faith in Ireland’s politics? Is housing the number one issue this election? Will climate conversations really come up on the doorstep?Hosted by Irish Examiner columnist Mick Clifford, this podcast brings UCC experts and students together to examine these questions. This special podcast series comes direct from the UCC campus as we hear from a generation who could shape the result of this General Election.This week Mick talks to Dr Philip Murphy, Lecturer in Politics in UCC and 3rd Year BSc Government and Political Science students, Alice Bogue & Caitlin Holland and Mia Poland.
  • SHOWTIME: Elaine Loughlin

    38:57|
    The posters have been printed, the canvassing routes worked out. The Taoiseach has made the call, the Dail has risen. Here comes general election 20204 with a handful of questions. How is everybody fixed? Who is going to win, who is going to lose and who will surprise us all. Irish Examiner political editor Elaine Loughlin joins the podcast to take a look at how the runners and riders at looking at the starting gun.