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Indo Politics

Indo Politics

By: Irish Independent
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 Every week the Irish Independent's political team will bring you the biggest stories, the latest analysis and the gossip from the corridors of Leinster House. New episodes every Friday. Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Monk’s political return, a rent gamble and we finally have our housing tsar

    Monk’s political return, a rent gamble and we finally have our housing tsar
    Feb 13 2026
    Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch has confirmed he will contest the Dublin Central by-election and already the political temperature is rising. On this week’s episode of Indo Politics, Tabitha Monahan and Conal Thomas examine how Hutch’s entry could reshape the race, who Sinn Féin and the government parties are likely to run, and why transfers may once again prove decisive.

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    26 mins
  • By-Elections Loom and Bord Bia under fire

    By-Elections Loom and Bord Bia under fire
    Feb 6 2026
    Whilst heavy rain and winds battered parts of the East coast this week, temperatures rose inside Leinster House. As Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin appeared before the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee. The government continued to push through regulations on the ban on scramblers, and we now have a date for the upcoming by-elections in Galway West and Dublin Central. So how is the field shaping up? Mary Regan joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss the runners and riders in the upcoming by-elections. Today's podcast comes from our sister podcast Indo Politics, where you can find new episodes every Friday. Host: Tabitha Monahan Guest: Mary Regan

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    23 mins
  • The fallout from Storm Chandra and what awaits the Taoiseach in Washington on St Patrick's Day?

    The fallout from Storm Chandra and what awaits the Taoiseach in Washington on St Patrick's Day?
    Jan 30 2026
    It's been a busy week in Irish politics. As the country reels from Storm Chandra, government ministers have accused Met Eireann of withholding information about the extent of the storm. The death of Grace Lynch has placed the government's inability to police scramblers at the heart of political debate. Cónal Thomas joins Tabitha Monahan to discuss the government's next steps in the wake of the tragedy.

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    25 mins
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