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Is Trump in trouble?
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In the space of just a few weeks, the race for the White House has been turned on its head.
It’s now Kamala Harris who will take on Donald Trump in November’s US Presidential election, presenting a very different rival for the presidency than Joe Biden would have. She’s fundraising in huge numbers and gaining on Trump in many polls, while Trump is facing sharp criticism for his remarks about Harris at an event on Wednesday 31st July. With things still all to play for, we talk to Larry Donnelly, a Boston attorney, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway, columnist and commentator, to discuss the latest developments.
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THE UNFINISHED HEIST: Glenn Patterson
46:42|The robbery of the Northern Bank in Belfast in December 2004 was both a criminal act and, most observors believe, a political act as it as carried out by the Provisional IRA at a time when Sinn Fein was negotiating on the basis that violent and criminal acts by the Provos were at an end. Acclaimed writer Glenn Patterson was in the city centre on the night it happened. His latest book The Northern Bank Job – The Heist and How they got away it is both a cracking read and a historical document of note. Glenn is this week’s guest on the podcast.THE WAR ON DRUGS: Ann Murphy
32:57|New mood-altering drugs are becoming available all the time but right now one in particular is eliciting huge concern among health professionals. Hexahydrocannabinol, or HHC as it is known, is widely available to buy over the counter in vape shops. Since it emerged as a serious drug a few years ago, doctors and addiction counsellors have been encountering major problems with its effects. Irish Examiner investigative reporter Ann Murphy has done some major work in the issue.REDEMPTION SONG: Eamonn Sweeney
33:55|Sportswriter Eamonn Sweeney set out to write a book about the GAA championship but succeeded in tackling a condition that had dogged him for nearly two decades, and largely confined him to his west Cork home. He talks about his struggles, his love of the GAA and why he felt compelled on various match days to check out the Orthodox religions and dine on exotic foods.FIGHTING DISASTER: John Whyte
42:53|It’s a long way from the disadvantaged enclave of Rialto in Dublin’s inner city to the rubble and humanitarian devastation of Gaza but John Whyte has seen both. Before joining the UNRWA refugee agency, John oversaw the regeneration of Fatima Mansions that is considered a template of how to tackle disadvantage in this country. Today, as senior deputy director of UNRWA his brief is to alleviate the catastrophe that Gaza is now turning into. During a recent visit home, John spoke to the podcast.Fit for Purpose: Cliona Fole
33:08|With health and fitness now a central part of modern life, a question arises as to whether gyms are suitably welcoming to women. Journalist and former PE teacher Cliona Foley has written in the Irish Examiner about her own experience and some disturbing research into the whole area that suggests society has a way to go yet. Cliona is this week’s guest on the podcast100 DAYS AND COUNTING: Scott Lucas
39:53|Next Wednesday marks the 100th day in office for President Donald Trump, in this his second term. It differs greatly from his first, but more than that he has rushed to reshape the world, both within and without US borders. So how is he doing, will he succeed and is there any interest in stopping him bringing the US, and by extension the world, into a new reality. Scott Lucas, professor of US politics in UCD is this week’s guest.BUILD BACK BETTER: Jude Sherry and Frank O’Connor
38:25|In the midst of a housing crisis this state also has a large cohort of derelict or unused buildings. Some enlightened thinking and political willpower could use this resource to hugely positive effect but despite this there is still a way to go, particularly at official level. Judge Sherry and Frank O’Connor who run their design consulancy Anois have tracked this problem for four years and are now attempting to point a way forward towards solutions. Jude and Frank are this week’s guests on the podcast.JUSTICE FOR MY FATHER: Austin Stack
39:50|In 1983, Brian Stack, the chief officer in Portlaoise Prison, was shot and fatally wounded after leaving an event in Dublin. The Provisional IRA were long suspected of this attack but for many years, the organization denied any responsibility. Austin Stack was a young boy when his family’s life was changed forever and in adulthood he and his brothers began a long journey to get justice for their father. He has now written a book about that journey. Austin Stack is this week’s guest on the podcast.STUMPED BY TRUMP: Elaine Loughlin
35:56|Donald Trump has introduced the centrepiece of his electoral platform, global tariffs. On what he described as Liberation Day he produced a typical showbusiness background to the announcements that may well upend the whole nature of global trading. So what will it mean for this country, how we have been governed and how the country has developed over the last thirty years. Joining the podcast is Irish Examiner Political Editor Elaine Loughlin.