Budget Week autopsy

Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the Fine Gael Ard Fheis and why Fine Gael is now a hollow party. They are joined this week by MEP, Michael McNamara, as European leaders gather in Dublin. They ask why aren't we more interested in the EU when it is so important? Is the EU centralising too much power? Why is Europe falling behind the US and China? They also discuss the war in Ukraine and a new report from The Iona Institute which forecasts that only half of Gen Z will ever marry.

Is Fine Gael undergoing a renewal, as was claimed at the party's Ard Fheis this weekend? Is Fatima ever going to go into Dublin city centre after last weekend? And why is the media claiming the Krakow shooter was "far-right"? Jason is joined by Fatima on this week's episode of The Long Game podcast to find out.

In this week's episode of Beyond the Pale, Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss Trump's midterm election disaster and why it happened. They preview the upcoming Fine Gael Ard Fheis and the party's dawning realisation it has gone too woke. They examine the confrontation over judges in Poland and the bias of EU institutions, and finally they dissect Mary McAleese's insane objection to infant baptism.

On this week's episode of The Long Game, the lads discuss the insane citizenship story from Longford and what an "Irish person" is; the creepy "consent" ad about grandparents' hugs; and video game companies going broke due to wokeness.

On this week's episode of The Long Game, with Jason absent, Ben rants about the numerous heinous crimes of the past week and how politicians spend their time on "horseshit" instead of addressing actual serious problems.

In the latest episode of Beyond the Pale, Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discusses the riots in France, including the involvement of hard-left agitators. They ask whether immigrants played a role in the violence and what lessons are to be learnt here in Ireland from what has happened. They also discuss new legislation aimed at removing the 'triple lock' that protects Irish neutrality.

In this week's episode of Beyond the Pale, Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the public sector pay dispute. They ask whether RTE deserves to have its funding increased, and if the station is biased? They talk about how Iran war is helping to drive the cost of living crisis and Donald Trump's role in this. Finally, they discuss a huge row between EU member-states over the next EU budget and Ireland's part in the row.

On this week's episode of The Long Game, Ben and Jason discuss the Budget at length, and also gangs of feral children reportedly acting like barbarians on Irish rail.

In this week's edition of 'Beyond the Pale', Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the budget and how every every politician wants to be Santa and no-one wants to be Scrooge. They explain why Social Democracy is the default position of Irish politics, and that one day we will need a 'Scrooge' who is willing to rein in public spending. Charlie Haughey emerges as an unexpected hero. 

On this week's episode of The Long Game, Ben and Jason discuss Taoiseach Micheál Martin's car-crash Fox interview; hopes and expectations for Budget week; and whether the Trump administration's embrace of AI diminishes humanity.