The Irish Times Inside Politics team are saddling up and heading into the west for a LIVE BY-ELECTION SPECIAL in Galway City on May 5th. Booking details here. events.irishtimes.com/events/159271

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Will Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign review put more pressure on Martin? Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Thanks to everyone for the many thoughtful and thought-provoking responses we received to Wednesday’s Inside Pilitics. On today’s Friday wrap with Ellen and Jack we touch on some of that alongside other issues of the week.

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Does RTÉ's Morning Ireland need a refresh? It would be easy to leave the State’s most popular radio programme untouched. But that would be a mistake

‘At its worst, the programme descends into the familiar parade of sectoral advocates and veteran pundits. You know the voices before you hear the names; you know the lines before they say them.’ My column today on Morning Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/1...

I agree.

Hugh Linehan: Is the newspaper arts review dying or could it be rescued by subscribers? If one culprit looms behind these shifts, it is the early digital consensus that everything should be free

“For freelancers – who make up the bulk of arts journalists – the picture is even starker. Pay hasn’t matched inflation for decades, while the pool of outlets commissioning reviews has contracted, leaving patchwork careers held together by goodwill and side jobs.” www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

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Why are Irish artists so prominent in the UK’s free speech wars? Sally Rooney, Graham Linehan, Kneecap and John Boyne have all been caught up in controversy

My @IrishTimes column today www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...

Slight change of plan: we'll be on stage at the later time of 5.15 today so more time for a lie in if you need one ☀️ @hlinehan.bsky.social @irishtimes.com

See you on Sunday 😊 🎪 🎵 🍻

Pat needs a haircut.

Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.

Hugh Linehan: Forget the futuristic dystopias - AI is changing the world right now The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives

‘On the one hand, the most grandiose predictions of imminent machine overlords or silicon utopias seem, at best, premature. On the other, the technology is already reshaping fundamental aspects of how we work, learn and communicate.’ My cilumn today www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Hugh Linehan: Can you have too much democracy? Ireland is one of Europe’s most referendum-happy nations - that is not without its pitfalls

I had some thoughts on democracy and whether you can have too much of it as well as too little www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

The opening episode of our latest Inside Politics series drops today. Pat Leahy and I tell the story of three catastrophic years when hubris and deception came home to roost. Part one: bonfires in Offaly. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...

All those places are too hot and sunny for Donald.

Anatomy of a photograph: Gaza, starvation and the battle for truth The power of a picture operates on different levels

My media column in today’s Irish Tumes. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...

Will the Government’s big projects survive the next downturn? Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

I joined @hlinehan.bsky.social and Pat Leahy this morning on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast to discuss yesterdays National Development Plan review launch.

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Thanks Annette

Hugh Linehan: My right eye is now failing too. The world is slipping away, just a little, just enough to notice Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it

I’m not normally in the habit of writing personal pieces but this is about my experience of declining vision. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I’m standing over this controversial view. Where do you go for a swim in Westport?

Welcome to Bluesky.

As it happens I talked to Susan last week. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...

Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...

Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...

www.irishtimes.com/business/202... Today’s column

Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’ In the News podcast: Whimsical comedian’s views on immigration sparked controversy

Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’

On today’s In the News podcast I discussed Garron Noone’s interesting week www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...

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I don’t know Kathleen, but she clearly has great taste.

An Editor’s Note worth noting. @lauraslattery.bsky.social