60 acast.com Get Shit Done https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done en Keire Murphy Ireland,Policy,Politics,Civil service,Aidan Regan,Keire Murphy Keire Murphy Why does Ireland feel poorer than it should? Why can't we seem to actually get shit done and how can we fix it? This podcast tells the story of the real root causes of Ireland's issues, how we can actually solve them, and how we can actually develop the political coalitions needed to deliver. We don't just criticise: we solve. We don't just give out about the government: we ask how they can actually improve our services.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.

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]]> Why does Ireland feel poorer than it should? Why can't we seem to actually get shit done and how can we fix it? This podcast tells the story of the real root causes of Ireland's issues, how we can actually solve them, and how we can actually develop the political coalitions needed to deliver. We don't just criticise: we solve. We don't just give out about the government: we ask how they can actually improve our services.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.

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]]> false Keire Murphy info+6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12@mg-eu.acast.com 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 get-shit-done episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1788960546925-ac07adaf-512e-49e1-aa80-762e8bc96b84.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done Get Shit Done S1E4: Can our civil service work better? S1E4: Can our civil service work better? Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT 52:19 6abce7c658bacc11cb82c2c4 true https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e4-can-our-civil-service-work-better 6abce7c658bacc11cb82c2c4 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e4-can-our-civil-service-work-better full 1 4 Getting shit done means having the people to do it. But the Irish civil service is a bit of a black box. In this episode, we talk about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


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]]> Getting shit done means having the people to do it. But the Irish civil service is a bit of a black box. In this episode, we talk about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


Questions or feedback? Contact@getshitdone.ie


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePod

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]]> S1E4 Bonus: Dermot McCarthy on the civil service S1E4 Bonus: Dermot McCarthy on the civil service Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:01:00 GMT 1:04:27 6abbe43d6ffb28f8d6d286af false https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e4-bonus-dermot-mccarthy-on-the-civil-service 6abbe43d6ffb28f8d6d286af 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e4-bonus-dermot-mccarthy-on-the-civil-service How does the civil service work? How can it work better? bonus 1 Dermot McCarthy has held two of the three most senior roles in the civil service: Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach. He played a significant role in the social partnership process, and previously served as the director of the National Economic and Social Council. He retired in 2011.


We talk to Dermot about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better.


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]]> Dermot McCarthy has held two of the three most senior roles in the civil service: Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach. He played a significant role in the social partnership process, and previously served as the director of the National Economic and Social Council. He retired in 2011.


We talk to Dermot about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better.


Questions or feedback? contact@getshitdone.ie


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]]> S1E3: Rule from Dublin S1E3: Rule from Dublin Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 1:09:47 6ab44474c974afb154d06536 true https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e3-rule-from-dublin 6ab44474c974afb154d06536 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e3-rule-from-dublin How can we decentralise Ireland? full 1 3 Ireland is the most centralised country in the EU. That is a disaster for getting shit done, our democracy, and our politics. How centralised are we? What does that mean? And how can we fix it?


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


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]]> Ireland is the most centralised country in the EU. That is a disaster for getting shit done, our democracy, and our politics. How centralised are we? What does that mean? And how can we fix it?


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePod

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]]> <![CDATA[S1E3 Bonus: Rule from Dublin with Nat O'Connor ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT 37:46 6ab44dbc079b46c8198f1741 true https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e3-bonus-rule-from-dublin-with-nat-oconnor 6ab44dbc079b46c8198f1741 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e3-bonus-rule-from-dublin-with-nat-oconnor How centralised is Ireland? And why is that a problem? full 1 Nat O'Connor has 25 years of policy and research experience. He has been Executive Director at Tasc, Assistant Professor in UCD, Senior Public Affairs and Policy Specialist at Age Action Ireland, and Political Director at the Labour Party, among many other roles in public and academic life. He joins Keire to talk about the problem of centralisation in Ireland.


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]]> Nat O'Connor has 25 years of policy and research experience. He has been Executive Director at Tasc, Assistant Professor in UCD, Senior Public Affairs and Policy Specialist at Age Action Ireland, and Political Director at the Labour Party, among many other roles in public and academic life. He joins Keire to talk about the problem of centralisation in Ireland.


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]]> S1E2: How we vote S1E2: How we vote Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:55:59 GMT 49:13 6aab11f94cef87591d5658f5 true https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e2-how-we-vote 6aab11f94cef87591d5658f5 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e2-how-we-vote Does our voting system prevent us from getting shit done? full 1 2 What makes Ireland's voting system unusual? What does that do to our politics? And does it prevent us from getting shit done? We talk populism and vision, personality voting, ruling the void, the whip system, and, as always, centralisation.


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePod

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Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.

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]]> What makes Ireland's voting system unusual? What does that do to our politics? And does it prevent us from getting shit done? We talk populism and vision, personality voting, ruling the void, the whip system, and, as always, centralisation.


YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePod

Patreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcast

Substack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.

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]]> S1E1: Why do we care about getting shit done? S1E1: Why do we care about getting shit done? Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:32:43 GMT 59:25 6aa2cd9ac939da2795562bc3 true https://shows.acast.com/get-shit-done/episodes/s1e1-why-do-we-care-about-getting-shit-done 6aa2cd9ac939da2795562bc3 6aa15fdcb520126fa0cafc12 s1e1-why-do-we-care-about-getting-shit-done full 1 1 Why does Ireland feel poorer than it should? Why can't we seem to actually get shit done and how can we fix it? This podcast tells the story of the real root causes of Ireland's issues, how we can actually solve them, and how we can actually develop the political coalitions needed to deliver. We don't just criticise: we solve. We don't just give out about the government: we ask how they can actually improve our services.


In this episode, we introduce the podcast, talk about how high the stakes are (democracy itself!) and how we're going to approach the issue.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


Questions or comments? Email us at contact@getshitdone.ie


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]]> Why does Ireland feel poorer than it should? Why can't we seem to actually get shit done and how can we fix it? This podcast tells the story of the real root causes of Ireland's issues, how we can actually solve them, and how we can actually develop the political coalitions needed to deliver. We don't just criticise: we solve. We don't just give out about the government: we ask how they can actually improve our services.


In this episode, we introduce the podcast, talk about how high the stakes are (democracy itself!) and how we're going to approach the issue.


Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.


Questions or comments? Email us at contact@getshitdone.ie


Patreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePod

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