The Party Line

Whether they play or not, the Irish men's soccer team fixtures with Israel have further expanded the space for fighting genocide and apartheid with boycotts.
Campaigner, basketball player and researcher Rebecca O'Keeffe tallies up the score for the movement, and makes a final plea for the players to act when the institutions have failed.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.
You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch
'League of Ireland partner has received more than $4 million in US Department of War contracts' https://www.ontheditch.com/league-of-ireland-partner/
'FAI will remove all sponsor branding for upcoming Nations League matches' https://tinyurl.com/2xd5ncuv
Music by Fionn Dempsey

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The media and political establishment acts like we're already at war – and seeing 'threats' everywhere is part of the fight.
In a world where just talking can mark you as a hybrid warrior, Trinity College Dublin academic, writer and activist Rory Rowan joins us to discuss what it all means, and fails to mean.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch.
You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch
'Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes boasts about co-leading team that cut 200 tech jobs' https://www.ontheditch.com/social-democrats-td-eoin-hayes-boasts/
'Reported drone sighting 'not in same league' as activity seen during Zelensky visit - expert' https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0909/1590825-drone-irish-sea/
'REPORT on Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure' https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0212_EN.html
Music by Fionn Dempsey
Recording by Emmet White
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Gardaí extracted false confessions and protected their own. Politicians and developers rigged the planning system.
And journalist Frank Connolly helped expose the corrupt players and the class interests they represented.
We discuss why the stories in Connolly's new book, 'Exposed', are deeply relevant to today's Ireland.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.
You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch
'Exposed: Scandals that Rocked the Irish State' by Frank Connolly https://www.irishacademicpress.ie/product/exposed/
'Comment: A reflection on An Garda Síochána and whiny proceduralism' https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-a-reflection-on-an-garda-siochana/
'Garda suspended following anti-corruption probe' https://tinyurl.com/yxpay94p
Music by Fionn Dempsey
Recording by Emmet White
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Ireland was a crucible for colonial mass murder.
The brilliant playwright and actor Donal O'Kelly has been reflecting on what his award-winning show 'Catalpa' left out of the history it depicts – including genocide, and the value of direct action to resist it.
Plus: Kate Shanahan RIP, and The Ditch takes a victory lap three years after it was attacked over its Niall Collins reporting.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.
You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch
'SIPO launches inquiry into Collins land deal' https://www.ontheditch.com/sipo-launches-inquiry-into-collins-land-deal/
'Eoin O’Malley: Working in a university, I’ve seen how ideology has overtaken the pursuit of truth' https://tinyurl.com/43fp2xvr
'International academics call off Irish event in protest at Palestinian visa refusals' https://www.ontheditch.com/international-academics-call-off-irish-event/
'It is wrong to boycott Israeli universities' https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2023/11/07/it-is-wrong-to-boycott-israeli-universities/
'The Catalpalyst: The Reading List' https://www.afri.ie/category/the-catalpalyst-the-reading-list/

Music by Fionn Dempsey
Recording by Emmet White
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Crime journalism is a massive and growing phenomenon in Irish media – much bigger, if you look at international comparisons, than Irish crime.
Maynooth author and researcher Cian Ó Concubhair has been talking to reporters about whether and how they view such reporting as having a role in democracy.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch.
You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch
'Enterprise Ireland: cocktail networking for the arms industry in the French embassy' https://www.ontheditch.com/enterprise-ireland-cocktail-networking-with-the-arms-industry-in-the-french-embassy/
'Paul Williams: New generation of wannabe Generals or Monks are out-of-control thugs who simply don’t value life' https://tinyurl.com/yuecftz4
Lisa-Marie Berry, 'Naming and faming not naming and shaming' https://villagemagazine.ie/naming-and-faming-not-naming-and-shaming/
Cian Ó Concubhair and Glory Anumudu, 'The Role of Crime and Security Journalism in Irish Democracy' https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/sites/default/files/assets/document/The%20Role%20of%20Crime%20and%20Security%20Journalism%20in%20Irish%20Democracy.pdf
Music by Fionn Dempsey
Recording by Emmet White
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