Niall Stanage talks to Eamon in the week that President Joe Biden announces he'll run for a second term in 2024, Donald Trump's legal woes continue, and Fox News' Tucker Carlson loses his job with the network. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor with The Hill and White House columnist with that publication. Recorded on Friday 23rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2023•27 min
Author, journalist and broadcaster John Kampfner talks to Eamon about the origins of Brexit and its impact on the society, politics and economy of the United Kingdom. And has British politics seen the end of Boris Johnson? Recorded on Tuesday 25th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2023•27 min
Investigative journalist and author Frank Connolly talks to Eamon about the Stardust Inquest that began on Tuesday, 42 years after the fire at the Stardust nightclub that killed 48 people and injured 214 on Valentine's night in 1981. Frank's most recent book is United Nation. Previously he wrote Namaland and Tom Gilmartin . Recorded on Wednesday 26th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 27, 2023•27 min
Journalist and film maker Johnny O'Reilly talks to Eamon about the Spring offensive in the war in Ukraine and looks ahead to what the future of this war could be. Recorded on Tuesday 25th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 26, 2023•29 min
Economist Constantin Gurdgiev talks to Eamon about the economic impact of Putin's war in Ukraine, the effect of the West's sanctions on the Russian economy, and what the long term effects may be. Constantin is an Economist and Associate Professor in Finance at Monfort College of Business in the University of Northern Colorado and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity Business School in Trinity College Dublin. Recorded on Thursday 20th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Apr 25, 2023•34 min
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the weekend's games and look ahead to Wednesday night's Man City v Arsenal game, a season decider that John thinks Man City will win while Liam is hoping they won't. In this episode Liam and Eamon also look back at Arsenal and Man City's Premier League performances so far this season. Recorded Monday 24th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2023•30 min
Niall Stanage joins Eamon from Washington to talk about Fox News' $787.5m settlement in the defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems over coverage of vote-rigging claims, Donald Trump's legal issues, the latest news on Joe Biden's decision to stand in 2024 general election, and challenges to abortion rights in the US. Niall is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on Friday 21st April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Apr 23, 2023•24 min
Author, journalist and broadcaster, Peter Oborne, talks to Eamon following Dominic Raab's resignation as British Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary. Peter Oborne is former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph , from which he resigned in early 2015. He is most recent books are The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. and The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong About Islam. Peter writes a political column for Middle Eas...
Apr 21, 2023•25 min
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about Secretary General at the Department of Health Robert Watt's appearance at the Oireachtas Finance Committee on the release of Maura Quinn's report, "External Review into the proposed secondment of the former Chief Medical Officer". Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and Independent.ie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2023•26 min
Mick Clifford and Sean Murray join Eamon to talk about the acquittal for the murder of David Byrne of Gerry "the Monk" Hutch at the Special Criminal Court and the background to the SCC. Sean Murray is a reporter for The Examiner and Mick Clifford is an author and Special Correspondent for The Examiner. Recorded on Tuesday 18th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2023•30 min
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns talks to Eamon about recent developments in artificial intelligence technology, chatbots and some of the potential threats and opportunities the technology presents. Recorded on Monday 17th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 18, 2023•34 min
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review the Premier League weekend games and assess the standing of teams as the season nears its conclusion. They also look ahead to tonight's Leeds v Liverpool fixture. Recorded on Monday 17th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2023•34 min
Author, journalist and broadcaster John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's meeting with Joe Biden in Belfast, Anglo US relations, media coverage of Biden's visit to Ireland and Home Secretary Suella Braverman's racist rhetoric. Recorded on Friday 14th April 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2023•26 min
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about Joe Biden's visit to Ireland, Donald Trump's legal woes and Manhatton's District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s lawsuit against House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Ron DeSantis's 6 week abortion legislation and Jack Teixeira, the National Guard airman arrested over leaked Pentagon documents. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Friday 14th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Apr 15, 2023•24 min
Taiwan journalist William Yang talks to Eamon. Recorded on Wednesday 12th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2023•26 min
Journalist, author, politician and political activist Eamonn McCann joins Eamon to reflect on the impact of the Good Friday Agreement as Joe Biden arrives on a visit to Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the agreement. Eamonn's book referred to in the podcast is War and an Irish town. Recorded on Wednesday 12th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 13, 2023•31 min
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon about the influence of the so-called turbo patriots in Russia in light of the recent assassination of the military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the You Tube channel Khordorkovsky.Live. Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. He is now based in Lithuania. Recorded on Tuesday 11th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 12, 2023•28 min
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some of the weekend's Premier League games. They also discuss the merits and flaws of VAR and the Andy Robertson elbow incident. Recorded on Tuesday 11th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2023•35 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon. They talk about Joe Biden's visit to Ireland, US UK relations and a recent IMF forecast that warns of risks the global economy. Recorded on Friday 7th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 09, 2023•22 min
Military analyst and retired Irish Army Captain, Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the Women of Honour and what now needs to be done in the aftermath of the damning findings in the recent Defence Forces reports. Recorded on Tuesday 4th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 07, 2023•27 min
Niall Stanage joins Eamon to talk about former President Donald Trump's historic arrest in New York where yesterday he was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of the Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on Wednesday 5th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 05, 2023•21 min
FormerTaoiseach Bertie Ahern talks to Eamon about the Good Friday Agreement. Recorded Tuesday 4th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 05, 2023•25 min
Economist and podcaster Jim Power joins Eamon to talk about the Irish economy and the challenges facing the hospitality sector. Also how stable is our economy and where are the threats? Recorded on Monday 3rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 04, 2023•28 min
John Giles and Liam Brady join Eamon to review some the weekend's Premier League games and to reflect on some dramatic changes taking place in league clubs. Recorded on Monday 3rd April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 03, 2023•32 min
Economist, commentator and podcaster Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about Rishi Sunak's leadership of the Tory Party, Boris Johnson's Honours list and Joe Biden's visit to Ireland. Recorded on Friday 31st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 02, 2023•27 min
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon as Donald Trump is indicted by a Grand Jury in New York in Stormy Daniels hush money case. Also Trump gets a boost in the polls as Republicans rally to support him and Joe Biden's visit to Ireland is confirmed. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication. Recorded on Friday 31st March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2023•25 min
Author and journalist John Kampfner joins Eamon from Berlin to talk about King Charles's state visit to Germany, the dispute among the German government's coalition partners and unity across Europe and the NATO countries as the war in Ukraine continues. Recorded Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2023•26 min
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon about the pressures of global issues across the EU that make opening the Windsor Framework to new negotiations to accommodate DUP concerns unlikely. Suzanne Lynch is Chief Brussels Correspondent for Politico. Recorded on Tuesday 28th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2023•27 min
John Giles says the debate is over about Stephen Kenny's role as coach of the Irish football team as he joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's game against France in the first UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier. Recorded 28th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2023•28 min
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about the government's response to the housing crisis, the shocking consequences of poor housing supply and Tuesday's two Dáil votes: the Labour Party's motion of no confidence; and Sinn Féin's proposed legislation to extend the ban on evictions. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for the Irish Independent. Recorded on 27th March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 28, 2023•30 min
