Public affairs
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Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan shares his approach to protest politics
Continuing eolas’ series on the independent TDs, Meadhbh Monahan speaks to Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan about his frustration with the…
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John McGuinness on the Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee Chairman John McGuinness talks to Stephen Dineen about its work, a possible banking inquiry and public service…
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Historian Terence Dooley previews the decade of centenaries
Historian Terence Dooley sees a decade of centenaries as an opportunity to hear forgotten voices and reassess our Irishness. Earlier…
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Party conference season
This spring will see a full season of party conferences for the first time since 2009. Neither Fine Gael nor…
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Tough decisions in Labour
Meadhbh Monahan discusses future plans and visions of a better government with former Labour TDs Patrick Nulty and Tommy Broughan.…
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Investigations, Oversight and Petitions Committee: the way ahead
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Investigations, Oversight and Petitions has studied its future role and wants to focus on oversight…
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Irish-English explained
Professor Terence Dolan, who has just completed a third edition of his Hiberno-English dictionary, discusses the way Irish people use…
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Oireachtas Roundup
Budget 2012 was followed by a u-turn on disability benefit while Labour saw a third TD lose the party whip.…
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Meet the Media: TV3’s Geraldine Lynagh
A self-confessed “current affairs junkie”, Geraldine Lynagh began her journalism career in radio before moving to television with Sky…
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Changing the committee culture
Art O’Leary, Oireachtas Director of Committees, discusses the committee system’s new structure and powers with Meadhbh Monahan. Thirty of the…
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