The Party Line

Drop Site News founding editor Nausicaa Renner joins us to talk about journalism and politics in the US today.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, news and comment from Ireland, ontheditch.com – hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.
Ditch stories discussed: https://www.ontheditch.com/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer/ and https://www.ontheditch.com/can-you-call-me-back-in-20-minutes/
Drop Site News story discussed: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/canary-mission-israel-megamot-shalom-highest-paid-employees
Nausicaa's 'Party and Class': https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii157/articles/nausicaa-renner-party-and-class
Music: Fionn Dempsey
Recording and editing: Emmet White
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What are the costs of the Irish economic strategy of foreign direct investment – in terms of politics, ethics, and quality of life?
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, news and comment from Ireland, ontheditch.com – hosted by Niamh Ní Bhriain and Paulie Doyle of The Ditch, with guests Paddy Bresnihan of Maynooth University and Pat Brodie of University College Dublin.
Ditch stories discussed: https://www.ontheditch.com/department-of-enterprise-increases-military/ and https://www.ontheditch.com/green-party-byelection-candidate-owns-shares-in-us-company-operating-in-illegal-israeli-settlements/
'Ireland: the weak link in Europe's defense': https://tinyurl.com/yc7chsav
From the Bog to the Cloud: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/from-the-bog-to-the-cloud
The Price of Prosperity: https://tinyurl.com/55xbk9x6
Music: Fionn Dempsey
Recording and editing: Emmet White, Justin Young
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Have corrupt and perverse Western elites got particularly bad at ruling?
A podcast from The Ditch, news and comment from Ireland, ontheditch.com – hosted by Niamh Ní Bhriain and Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch and guest Andy Storey
Ditch stories we discussed: https://www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-byelection-candidate-john-stephens/
https://www.ontheditch.com/fianna-fail-byelection-candidate-lied/
https://www.ontheditch.com/us-funded-munitions-on-israeli-national-airline/ (Note: as this story makes clear, the munitions were cargo on a commercial passenger flight: there was some confusion in the pod discussion on this point.)
Andy in Rebel News and Jacobin: https://rebelnews.ie/2026/03/31/venezuela-and-the-us-ruling-class/
https://jacobin.com/2025/12/larry-summers-epstein-economic-democrats
'Why are social media accounts linked to Iran, Russia and China posting about Ireland?' https://tinyurl.com/2usuewtj
Music: Fionn Dempsey
Audio & Video: Emmet White, Macro AV
Editing: Emmet White, Macro AV
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It wasn't just influencers and 'luxury leftists' on the Nuestra América aid convoy – co-host Niamh Ní Bhriain was one of the 19 Irish participants among more than 600 activists.
The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, ontheditch.com. Joining Niamh are co-host Harry Browne and Roman Shortall of The Ditch – who explains the Ditch's development as a transparency non-profit as well as a journalism site.
Niamh in the Irish Examiner: https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/commentanalysis/arid-41817986.html
'Kneecap's Breathtaking Hypocrisy': https://tinyurl.com/4w2w395p
Music by Fionn Dempsey
Audio & Video: Emmet White, Macro AV
Editing: Emmet White, Macro AV
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Rebecca O'Keeffe of Irish Sport for Palestine breaks down why Israel should long ago have been barred from international sport – and why it still hasn't happened.
A podcast from The Ditch, ontheditch.com – hosted by Niamh Ní Bhriain and Harry Browne, with Roman Shortall of The Ditch
'Ag insint bréaga: taoiseach lied to journalists about armed US soldiers at Shannon Airport': https://www.ontheditch.com/ag-insint-breaga-taoiseach/
Rebecca in Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/2/22/uefa-and-fifa-may-get-a-red-card-at-the-icc-for-ignoring-israeli-violations
Irish Sport for Palestine: https://www.instagram.com/irishsportforpalestine/
'Ireland's neutrality a "difficult path" to follow, senior official says': https://tinyurl.com/35xmn56a
Music: Fionn Dempsey
Audio & Video: Emmet White, Macro AV
Editing: Emmet White, Macro AV
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