Journalist and author Ian Williams joins Eamon to talk about his new book VAMPIRE STATE - THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY published by Birlinn. Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News and NBC in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China. Ian has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. He won Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. Recorded on Tuesday 29th October 2024. Hosted on Ac...
Oct 31, 2024•31 min
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern joins Eamon to talk about Ireland's forthcoming General Election. Recorded on Tuesday 29th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2024•25 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the US economy in light of the forthcoming US election. Recorded on Thursday 24th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2024•29 min
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 24th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 25, 2024•26 min
Barcelona-based journalist Richard Fitzpatrick talks to Eamon about the impact of FIFA's and UEFA's increasing demands on players and the toll this takes. Also Kylian Mbappé, his move to Real Madrid and an allegation of rape that has been made against him. Recorded on Tuesday 22nd October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2024•27 min
Russian journalist Dmitry Elovsky talks to Eamon from Lithuania about the war in Ukraine, the Moldovan referendum on EU membership, and Donald Trump. Dmitry Elovsky is Chief Editor for the YouTube channel Khordorkovsky.Live . Before the war he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief for TV Rain in Moscow. Recorded on Monday 21st October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 22, 2024•26 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about the UK's Labour Party government, their forthcoming budget, and the leadership battle for the Tory Party. Recorded on Friday 18th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 21, 2024•31 min
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the US Presidential Election. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 17th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2024•26 min
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnán in Ireland Editor at independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent. Recorded on Wednesday 16th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 17, 2024•21 min
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon. Fionnán is Ireland Editor at Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent. Recorded on Monday 14th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2024•23 min
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about the growing conflict in the Middle East. Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain. He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996, he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon. Recorded on Monday 14th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 14, 2024•32 min
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about the week in Irish politics. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor at Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent. Recorded on Friday 11th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2024•28 min
Niall Stanage reports on the Presidential election from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for the Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 10th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2024•26 min
Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the war in Ukraine. Lara Marlowe is a US-born journalist and author. She was the US correspondent for The Irish Times before returning to Paris in 2013 as the paper's Paris correspondent. Lara’s most of recent book, How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying: Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko’s Fight For Ukraine, will be published later this month by Head of Zeus. Recorded on Thursday 10th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 10, 2024•28 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns joins Eamon to talk about UK politics and changes in PM Keir Starmer's top team as his Chief of Staff Sue Gray resigns. Recorded on Monday 7th October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 08, 2024•26 min
Tom Clonan talks to Eamon one year on from Hamas's attack on Israel. Tom also talks to Eamon about the challenges facing Irish troops serving in South Lebanon for UNIFIL Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain . He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996 he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon. Recorded on Monday 7th October 2024. Hosted on Aca...
Oct 07, 2024•29 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about Budget 2025, the threats facing Ireland's economic stability, and the Tory Party leadership contest. Recorded on Thursday 3rd October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 05, 2024•31 min
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon about events influencing next month's US election. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 3rd October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 04, 2024•22 min
Fionnán Sheahan joins Eamon to talk about Budget 2025 delivered on Tuesday by Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent. Recorded on Wednesday 2nd October 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 03, 2024•28 min
Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon from Brussels about the rise of right-wing parties across Europe. Also what are the challenges ahead for Michael McGrath as EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law? Suzanne Lynch is Associate Editor at POLITICO. Previously she was the Irish Times correspondent in Washington Brussels. Recorded on Tuesday 1st October 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 02, 2024•26 min
Senator Tom Clonan joins Eamon to talk about the growing conflict in the Middle East, Tom Clonan is a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain . He served in Lebanon with UNIFIL as officer commanding Irish troops and in 1996 where he witnessed at first hand the Israeli punitive operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah and the people of South Lebanon. Recorded Monday 30th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 01, 2024•28 min
Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about Israel and the Middle East. Peter Oborne is a journalist and author. He writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. In both 2022 and 2017 Peter won best commentary/blogging, was also named freelancer of the year in 2016 at the Drum Online Media Awards for articles he wrote for Middle East Eye, and was also named as British Press Awards Columnist of the Year in 2013. Peter's latest book is The Fate of Abraham: Why t...
Sep 28, 2024•27 min
Niall Stanage talks to Eamon from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor for The Hill and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 26th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 27, 2024•29 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon. Recorded on Tuesday 24th September 2024 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 25, 2024•29 min
Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon about Taoiseach Simon Harris's surge in recent opinion polls, and the persistent issues with the National Children's Hospital. .Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for Independent.ie, The Irish Independent and The Sunday Independent. Recorded on Monday 23rd September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 24, 2024•31 min
Journalist and author Mick Clifford talks to Eamon about his new book Who "Killed Una Lynskey?" Mick Clifford is an award winning columnist and reporter with the Irish Examiner. During the podcast Eamon also mentions Mick's book "A Force for Justice; The Maurice McCabe Story." Recorded on Thursday 19th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 23, 2024•28 min
Niall Stanage reports from Washington on the US Presidential campaigns. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The HIll and White House columnist for that publication. Recorded on Thursday 19th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 20, 2024•28 min
Senator Tom Clonan talks to Eamon about Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah, and the threat of escalation in the Russia Ukraine war. Tom Clonan is a senator, a security analyst, author, and retired Irish Army Captain. In the mid-1990s Tom was commanding officer for Ireland's UNIFIL troops in Lebanon. Recorded on Wednesday 18th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 19, 2024•35 min
Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon about the EU's Court of Justice ruling on the case against Ireland and Apple. Recorded on Tuesday 17th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 18, 2024•29 min
Tommy Higgins joins Eamon to talk about the recent Oasis ticket launch and dynamic pricing. Tommy Higgins is a former MD of Ticketmaster Ireland, EVP of Ticketmaster Europe and was on the Global Executive team. He is currently chairman of Sligo Rovers Football Club. Recorded on Monday 16th September 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 17, 2024•34 min
