It's all systems go: the votes have been cast, the exit polls revealed, the ballots separated, and the counting is now underway. A picture of general election 2024 is starting to come together piece-by-piece. Christine Bohan and Christina Finn (the latter joining us from a car park outside the Wicklow count centre) chat about the big talking points so far, and ask: is it really viable anymore for any party to rule out coalition with Sinn Féin? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Nov 30, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Just days to go now, and we've had our first real talking point of the campaign — but also another lacklustre debate. Sinéad O'Carroll, Christina Finn, and Jane Matthews chat on today's episode about the final stretch and what could really make a difference in the minds of undecided voters. Or maybe, instead of undecided voters, do we need to focus on the undecided coalition partners? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 27, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Heading into this election, it was disaster after disaster for Sinn Féin. The timing couldn't been worse. It wasn't going to be theirs for the taking, but literally anyone else. But is the party now having a normal election campaign? Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and (another new character unlocked) Muiris O'Cearbhaill examine how the coming days might pan out for Sinn Féin, and whether they or another party will be able to conjure up some real momentum. We also look at Aontú an...
Nov 21, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 10
A low-key, cranky election campaign manifested as a low-key, cranky election debate last night. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy sit down to unpack last night's 10-way special on RTÉ's Upfront. Did anyone really come out on top in the end, or did the main party leaders let themselves down in the end? We also examine Fine Gael's John McGahon problem, and look at the feeling on the ground in some battleground constituencies (yes, that includes Dublin Central). Hosted ...
Nov 19, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 9
We're now almost a week into the election campaign, and the children are fighting. Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have traded a series of jabs that might across as surprising to hear from two parties who are currently in government together and may likely have to work together again in future. Is it all a show? Is it believable? Also, how important will appearances on podcasts be for candidates? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 14, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Show us someone who had 'jiving' on their 2024 general election bingo card, and we'll show you a liar. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy look at how the campaign trail is progressing so far, and the need for politicians to pivot into the world of content creation (to very mixed results). We also hear about what Micheál Martin had to say about housing when Christina sat down with him last week, and a new podcast character is unlocked. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Nov 12, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Finally. Finally! Candidates are already out on the doorsteps and some politicians packing up their office in Leinster House. Now, the government has announced — in unexpectedly messy fashion — the date of the next general election. The Dáil will be dissolved on Friday, and the public will go to the polls on 29 November. Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews and Rónán Duffy look at how the next few weeks are going to pan out. Will the public react with bewilderment at the array of unfam...
Nov 07, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 6
The US presidential election is all but lost for Kamala Harris. Donald Trump is preparing his return to power. The results are still coming in, but we're bringing you a quick bonus episode with two sleep-deprived reporters to examine how the night unfolded and what comes next. Christine Bohan and Rónán Duffy begin the postmortem on the Democrat's failed campaign, and look at what Trump's victory means for US politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 06, 2024•22 min
It's one of the biggest issues facing families across Ireland, and yet it never ranks highly in the list of people's political priorities. Could childcare still be the issue that wins or loses this election? On the latest episode of The Candidate podcast — which now takes a weekly look behind the scenes and beyond the headlines to focus on what’s really happening in Irish politics right now — Christine Bohan, Jane Matthews, Rónán Duffy, and Sinéad O'Carroll examine the attempts at a political le...
Oct 30, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 5
We're all caught up in the pre-election doldrums, but is one party's ship in particular trouble? On the latest episode of The Candidate podcast — which now takes a weekly look behind the scenes and beyond the headlines to focus on what’s really happening in Irish politics right now — Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy examine how Fine Gael is continuing to lose TD after TD. As many as 18, but that depends on who you ask. How worried should their party headquarters be...
Oct 23, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
It's a strange, strange week in Irish politics (and still with no election date in sight). On the latest episode of The Candidate podcast — which now takes a weekly look behind the scenes and beyond the headlines to focus on what’s really happening in Irish politics right now — Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, and Rónán Duffy turn their attention to the Occupied Territories Bill. It has been knocking around the Oireachtas for years now, but only now in the dying days of the government is it gett...
Oct 16, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Simon Harris is on a flying visit to Washington DC. He isn't under the same pressure that Leo Varadkar faced during a US visit earlier this year but the big question is similar: will he bring up the US's arming of Israel? In this episode, Jane Matthews, Rónán Duffy and Christine Bohan are joined by The Journal's political editor Christina Finn in Washington, where we look at how the Taoiseach will walk the tightrope of maintaining the close relationship between the two countries while also speak...
Oct 09, 2024•35 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We're back with a new format for The Candidate, with weekly episodes that will take you behind the scenes and beyond the headlines to focus on what’s really happening in Irish politics right now. This week, Christine Bohan, Rónán Duffy, Christina Finn and Jane Matthews examine how the country's two biggest parties are going to navigate their same-but-different personas on the doorsteps in the run-up to the general election. Also, we read the Budget tea leaves and try to figure out who it was rea...
Oct 02, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Ireland's new MEPs are preparing to take up their seats in the European Parliament, while those who weren't so lucky are recovering from the bruising. The dust has settled after the elections. It's a time when European unity and priorities are in the spotlight, so what can we extrapolate from the results of the election? How will Ireland make its mark? What will the parliament's main aims be? And just how important was this election for the bloc? Political Editor Christina Finn is joined on this...
Jun 23, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 4
THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS take place next Friday, as candidates across Ireland strive for a seat in the European Parliament. Dublin is the smallest of the three European constituencies. It has a total of four seats available, with 23 candidates running for election. It’s the final constituency to be profiled by the new season of The Candidate podcast by The Journal, helping to make sense of the European elections and giving you a comprehensive view of the big issues and the candidates in each area....
May 30, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Midlands-North-West is the largest of Ireland's three European constituencies. 27 candidates are vying for five seats, hoping to win the votes of people across 11 counties. It's a diverse area where would-be MEPs have to field a wide range of issues on the doorsteps, and is a crucial battleground to win the agricultural vote. It's the latest constituency to be profiled by the new season of The Candidate podcast, helping to make sense of the European elections and giving you a comprehensive view ...
May 25, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 2
WE'RE NOW LESS than three weeks away from polling day in the crucial European elections, but it can be difficult parse for voters when it's such a crowded field of candidates angling for votes across three constituencies, two of which span the majority of Ireland. The Journal's politics podcast, The Candidate, returns for a new season as part of the EU 2024 Explained series. The podcast delves into the election and helps you make sense of it. It profiles each constituency and gives you a more co...
May 20, 2024•49 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Our final episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Green Party leader Eamon Ryan.Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what Ryan's party stands for before we go to the polls tomorrow.For this episode of The Candidate podcast, our Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Eamon Ryan and discussed his hopes for a greener government this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Sinn Féin leader, Mary Lou McDonald.Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what McDonald's party stands for before we go to the polls on Saturday.For this episode of The Candidate podcast, our Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with the Sinn Féin leader and discussed the murder of Paul Quinn, the reference to "shadowy figures" behind her party and what she really thinks about the Special Criminal Court. Hosted on A...
Feb 06, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, leader of Fine Gael. Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what Varadkar's party stands for before we go to the polls on Saturday.For this episode of The Candidate podcast, our Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with the Taoiseach and discussed housing, childcare and his regrets over the cervical check crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 05, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Catherine Murphy, joint leader of the Social Democrats.Here, we give you a chance to find out more about what Murphy's party stands for before we go to the polls on Saturday. For this episode of The Candidate podcast, our Assistant News Editor Laura Byrne sat down with Murphy and discussed housing, childcare and how she believes young people will turn out in this election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 03, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to People Before Profit's Richard Boyd Barrett, giving you a chance to find out more about what his party stands for before we go to the polls on Saturday. For this episode of The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Barrett and discussed the housing crisis, land hoarding, banks and his dabbing dance moves in the Dáil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 03, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín, giving you a chance to find out more about what his party stands for before we go to the polls on Saturday.For this episode of The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Tóibín and discussed social issues, hospital exclusion zones and Sinn Féin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 03, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Our latest episode brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to Labour leader Brendan Howlin, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before we go to the polls in just under two weeks time. For our second The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin. We got lots of questions about housing, taxation, Labour's role in the austerity years, and whether the party will consider an alliance with Sinn Féin. Hosted on Acas...
Jan 29, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Election day fast approaches and so the campaign trail is heating up.In this episode, we bring TheJournal.ie readers closer to the party leaders, giving you a chance to find out more about what they stand for before we go to the polls in just over two weeks time. For our first The Candidate podcast, Political Correspondent Christina Finn sat down with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin.We wanted to make sure that your questions were put to the Fianna Fáil leader, so we asked you to send us on a W...
Jan 24, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 1
US citizens go to the polls on Tuesday for midterm elections. Like with most things US politics, interest levels in the votes has heightened to unprecedented levels across the globe because of the Trump factor. As the system can get a little confusing, we asked NUI Galway law lecturer, political columnist and Bostonian Larry Donnelly into studio to explain why this set of elections has garnered so much attention.Presented by Sinéad O'Carroll and with contributions from reporter Gráinne Ní Aodha,...
Nov 02, 2018•33 min
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our sixth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Joan Freeman.We talked to the Pieta House founder about the Iona Institute, her loan from Des Walsh, and what she thinks life is like for men in Ireland today.Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded at the DIT Aungier St studios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 24, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 7
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our fifth The Candidate podcast, we bring you our news editor and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to President Michael D Higgins.We talked to the incumbent about whether he is a millionaire, his thoughts on Peter Casey's comments on his dogs, and what he really makes of the furore over presidential expenses.Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded at the DIT Aungier St studios. Hosted on Acast...
Oct 22, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Sean Gallagher.We talked to the businessman about his thoughts on Peter Casey's comments about Travellers, his feelings about the Eighth Amendment, and what he makes of Take Back The City.Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded with the help of Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Oct 19, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
The Candidate brings TheJournal.ie readers closer to the presidential hopefuls.For our third The Candidate podcast, we bring you our reporter and presenter Sinéad O'Carroll talking to Peter Casey.We talked to the businessman about why he wants to run for the Áras, his thoughts on modern-day America and racism, and gender quotas.Images from RollingNews.ie. Music by Incompetech. Recorded with the help of DIT Aungier St Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 18, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
