*ELECTION DAILY* - new episodes every weekday evening throughout the general election campaign. The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish T...
Election Daily: First week of the campaign down, now it really begins
Jack Horgan-Jones and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:· With the first week of the general election campaign coming to a close, Fine Gael are making a strong pitch for the law-and-order vote with their campaign promises. Policing and justice seem to be a key area for both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but will it mobilise voters?· Is the cost-of-living crisis being underpriced in this general election campaign? There are plans like phasing out third level fees and the double child benefit payment, but high prices are bad news for politicians, so is enough noise being made about addressing it in the next government?· Mick Wallace has confirmed that he will run for a seat in a Wexford constituency that will be hard to predict. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Poll: Support for independents on the rise
Political stability is indicated by the latest Irish Times/Ipsos B&A poll, with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil looking set to lead the next government, possibly in alliance with a smaller party or a group of Independents. Indeed, the rise in support for independent candidates is one of the most striking aspects of the poll, and some may well play a role in the formation of the next government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Election Daily: Another day, another huge campaign promise
Jennifer Bray and Pat Leahy join Hugh for our daily discussion of the election campaign:Simon Harris says Fine Gael would remove the means test for recipients of the carer's allowance. It is a move already supported by many opposition parties. But it would be expensive - potentially much more so than the €600 million per year figure mentioned by the Taoiseach. Sinn Fein launched their immigration policy. It's much like the one published by the party in the summer - with some interesting additions. Calls for an end to the sniping between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Election Daily: Eoghan Murphy gives Fine Gael another headache
Today's panelists are Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray, who join Hugh Linehan to discuss:Housing is the issue of the campaign so far - we recap how the debate has evolvedMary Lou McDonald spoke about how Sinn Féin is unfairly questioned about the past. Does she have a point? Former Fine Gael Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy's frank account of how his party 'didn't make housing a priority' could be one of the talking points of this campaign. The gloves are off between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Could their increasingly bad-tempered debates turn off voters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cheapfakes, brainrot and sh*tposts: the online battles to woo voters
Fears that the use of AI deepfakes would disrupt the flow of accurate information in a general election campaign have not come true. Instead we have been treated to a digital manifestation of someone who barely resembles Taylor Swift endorsing the Healy-Raes: welcome to the cheapfake era.On today's Inside Politics podcast Hugh Linehan is joined by Liz Carolan to discuss the influence of digital media in the 2024 general election, current trends in digital campaigning and the changing role of platforms like X and TikTok.Hugh and Liz compare the different strategies of political parties, the significance of viral moments and the real challenges posed misinformation and AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
*ELECTION DAILY* - new episodes every weekday evening throughout the general election campaign. The best analysis of the Irish political scene featuring Irish Times journalists, political thinkers and the occasional politician. Hosted by Hugh Linehan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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