60 acast.com State of Affairs https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/state-of-affairs en Aine Lawlor,Chris Donoghue,State of Affairs,government,politics,Irish politics,Ivan Yates,Dail,Oireachtas,Ireland

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]]> false chrisrdonoghue@gmail.com 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 state-of-affairs episodic https://assets.pippa.io/users/6ab660fe59a98735e18e7234/pre-show-covers/1790337577647-ac89f573-dac9-4196-ae8d-4a01a3829fbb.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/state-of-affairs State of Affairs <![CDATA[What world leaders are flying into Dublin and who's behind the hybrid attacks?]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT 29:57 6af10341d2403d96612019b4 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/what-world-leaders-are-flying-into-dublin-and-whos-behind-th 6af10341d2403d96612019b4 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 what-world-leaders-are-flying-into-dublin-and-whos-behind-th Plus can anyone stop Le Pen in France? full 1 12 This time - the biggest gathering of world leaders ever to be held in Ireland. Hybrid attacks on Irish fridges and Irish media.


Aine and Chris are joined by Euronews correspondent Shona Murray to discuss the next big election - the French presidential and right wing candidate Marine Le Pen's good weekend in the polls.


Plus will a peace summit on Ukraine deliver anything?

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]]> This time - the biggest gathering of world leaders ever to be held in Ireland. Hybrid attacks on Irish fridges and Irish media.


Aine and Chris are joined by Euronews correspondent Shona Murray to discuss the next big election - the French presidential and right wing candidate Marine Le Pen's good weekend in the polls.


Plus will a peace summit on Ukraine deliver anything?

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]]> Will the public sector strike go ahead next Thursday? Will the public sector strike go ahead next Thursday? Fri, 06 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT 45:15 6aed1b6e2cf7bf424470d4d5 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/will-the-public-sector-strike-go-ahead-next-thursday 6aed1b6e2cf7bf424470d4d5 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 will-the-public-sector-strike-go-ahead-next-thursday full 1 11 On this State of Affairs, Aine is back from the USA but not before seeing Trump's ballroom and election results.


Also this time, the latest on the public sector pay talks and efforts to avert next week's all out strike and why RTE management got stuck on a podcast while finances at Montrose burn.


State of Affairs has new episodes every Friday and Monday with Aine Lawlor and Chris Donoghue.

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]]> On this State of Affairs, Aine is back from the USA but not before seeing Trump's ballroom and election results.


Also this time, the latest on the public sector pay talks and efforts to avert next week's all out strike and why RTE management got stuck on a podcast while finances at Montrose burn.


State of Affairs has new episodes every Friday and Monday with Aine Lawlor and Chris Donoghue.

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]]> Bonus: Will Trump lose bigly? - Aine in Washington DC Bonus: Will Trump lose bigly? - Aine in Washington DC Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT 28:22 6ae90e1fd6cfd0e9084adce4 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/bonus-will-trump-lose-bigly-aine-in-washington-dc 6ae90e1fd6cfd0e9084adce4 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 bonus-will-trump-lose-bigly-aine-in-washington-dc bonus 1 It's Midterm elections day in the US.


Will the blue wave that poles have foreseen actually materialise and will President Trump lose control of the House of Representatives and the US Senate for his final 2 years in office?


Aine has travelled from Texas to Washington DC where - in this bonus content - she speaks to senior fellow from the Brookings Institute, Tom Wright.


They look beyond election week to what the election results will mean for Ireland, Europe, Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East as well as life inside the United States. Plus, is President Rubio or President Vance the most likely story for 2028?

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]]> It's Midterm elections day in the US.


Will the blue wave that poles have foreseen actually materialise and will President Trump lose control of the House of Representatives and the US Senate for his final 2 years in office?


Aine has travelled from Texas to Washington DC where - in this bonus content - she speaks to senior fellow from the Brookings Institute, Tom Wright.


They look beyond election week to what the election results will mean for Ireland, Europe, Ukraine, Russia and the Middle East as well as life inside the United States. Plus, is President Rubio or President Vance the most likely story for 2028?

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]]> Where the hell are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on this one? Where the hell are Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on this one? Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT 35:36 6ae7d1b1339f23a7266d01a0 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/where-the-hell-are-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-on-this-one 6ae7d1b1339f23a7266d01a0 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 where-the-hell-are-fianna-fail-and-fine-gael-on-this-one full 1 10 On this 'State of Affairs' we're focusing on different types of houses.


Aine is in Texas on the case of the US House of Representatives turning blue in the midterm elections but what's going to happen in the knife-edge Senate race?


Chris is in studio in Dublin with Ivan Yates and housing is on the agenda. With 40,000 units predicted in 2026 Ivan fears a cliff edge in the years that will follow with the ending of subsidies to developers.


Aine also gets a fascinating deep dive into what's happening in the US with podcaster Evan Smith.


While Chris and Ivan get into polls, Ard Fheis, the mounting questions around Liberty Recycling and the last two years of Trump.

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]]> On this 'State of Affairs' we're focusing on different types of houses.


Aine is in Texas on the case of the US House of Representatives turning blue in the midterm elections but what's going to happen in the knife-edge Senate race?


Chris is in studio in Dublin with Ivan Yates and housing is on the agenda. With 40,000 units predicted in 2026 Ivan fears a cliff edge in the years that will follow with the ending of subsidies to developers.


Aine also gets a fascinating deep dive into what's happening in the US with podcaster Evan Smith.


While Chris and Ivan get into polls, Ard Fheis, the mounting questions around Liberty Recycling and the last two years of Trump.

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]]> <![CDATA[Would you ride a driverless cab at full speed? Aine's going full Musk in Texas ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT 46:46 6ae3f92961856eee5989bff0 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/would-you-ride-a-driverless-cab-at-full-speed-aines-going-fu 6ae3f92961856eee5989bff0 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 would-you-ride-a-driverless-cab-at-full-speed-aines-going-fu full 1 9 Aine's visiting her son and daughter in law in Texas but we've put her to work on a midterm election battle that is on a knife-edge and will define Trump's next two years.


Plus Chris has the details on an imminent public sector pay deal. Stormont looking precarious and Fine Gael filling the news with its internal drama.


Plus voters speak to us from the ballot stations in the USA, we listen to the attack adverts and Aine (and son Jack) take us for a ride in Elon Musk's driverless fleet.

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]]> Aine's visiting her son and daughter in law in Texas but we've put her to work on a midterm election battle that is on a knife-edge and will define Trump's next two years.


Plus Chris has the details on an imminent public sector pay deal. Stormont looking precarious and Fine Gael filling the news with its internal drama.


Plus voters speak to us from the ballot stations in the USA, we listen to the attack adverts and Aine (and son Jack) take us for a ride in Elon Musk's driverless fleet.

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]]> <![CDATA[The Beginning of the end for Trump? Will Vance & Rubio run? - Our US Midterm Election Guide]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT 38:13 6adea4a351584c74d3428867 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-trump-will-vance-rubio-run-our 6adea4a351584c74d3428867 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 the-beginning-of-the-end-for-trump-will-vance-rubio-run-our The key Battlegrounds explained full 1 8 This time Professor Scott Lucas joins Aine & Chris to drill down into the imminent US midterm elections.


We look at key battlegrounds, the issues agitating US voters and the fallout from Democrats taking back one or more houses.


Plus is it the beginning of the end of Trump? Who is vying to succeed him amongst his key lieutenants and what does it all mean for Ireland & the world?


State of Affairs with Chris Donoghue & Aine Lawlor has new episodes every Monday & Friday.

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]]> This time Professor Scott Lucas joins Aine & Chris to drill down into the imminent US midterm elections.


We look at key battlegrounds, the issues agitating US voters and the fallout from Democrats taking back one or more houses.


Plus is it the beginning of the end of Trump? Who is vying to succeed him amongst his key lieutenants and what does it all mean for Ireland & the world?


State of Affairs with Chris Donoghue & Aine Lawlor has new episodes every Monday & Friday.

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]]> Should Grannies Ask Permission to Hug? Should Grannies Ask Permission to Hug? Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT 40:30 6ada9075f92693313c1d9217 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/should-grannies-ask-permission-to-hug 6ada9075f92693313c1d9217 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 should-grannies-ask-permission-to-hug full 1 7 This time it's crime, the solicitor's strike, care and young criminals, the consent video that was withdrawn and Israel's Naza documentary on civilian deaths in Gaza.


Aine Lawlor is one of Ireland's most recognised political interviewers. Chris Donoghue is the former broadcaster who became government press secretary.


They've teamed up to bring you "State of Affairs" every Monday & Friday.

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]]> This time it's crime, the solicitor's strike, care and young criminals, the consent video that was withdrawn and Israel's Naza documentary on civilian deaths in Gaza.


Aine Lawlor is one of Ireland's most recognised political interviewers. Chris Donoghue is the former broadcaster who became government press secretary.


They've teamed up to bring you "State of Affairs" every Monday & Friday.

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]]> <![CDATA[Public Pay Increases. Where's the money going to come from?]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT 37:26 6ad53305aa02353b87bdf119 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/public-pay-increases-wheres-the-money-going-to-come-from 6ad53305aa02353b87bdf119 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 public-pay-increases-wheres-the-money-going-to-come-from full 1 6 Aine Lawlor & Chris Donoghue have teamed up to bring you State Of Affairs every Monday and Friday.


This week Ivan Yates is onboard to talk public pay increase, RTE's permanent backstop, a drum beat of trouble in the Gardai and Manchester City's disgrace.

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]]> Aine Lawlor & Chris Donoghue have teamed up to bring you State Of Affairs every Monday and Friday.


This week Ivan Yates is onboard to talk public pay increase, RTE's permanent backstop, a drum beat of trouble in the Gardai and Manchester City's disgrace.

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]]> Have you ever been in the same room as Jeffrey Donaldson? Have you ever been in the same room as Jeffrey Donaldson? Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT 51:03 6ad17ded94a3daa98ed1b6e0 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/have-you-ever-been-in-the-same-room-as-jeffrey-donaldson 6ad17ded94a3daa98ed1b6e0 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 have-you-ever-been-in-the-same-room-as-jeffrey-donaldson full 1 5 Aine and Chris come to blows on the public sector strike, discuss the betrayal of Ukraine and Trump's new press secretary.


Plus cancelling Sally Rooney, 15 years for Donaldson and Big Phil's Big Job.

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]]> Aine and Chris come to blows on the public sector strike, discuss the betrayal of Ukraine and Trump's new press secretary.


Plus cancelling Sally Rooney, 15 years for Donaldson and Big Phil's Big Job.

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]]> An old lady evicted on a stretcher An old lady evicted on a stretcher Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT 33:19 6acbf13beea51f2aa364d6d0 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/an-old-lady-evicted-on-a-stretcher 6acbf13beea51f2aa364d6d0 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 an-old-lady-evicted-on-a-stretcher full 1 4 Aine Lawlor & Chris Donoghue have teamed up to bring you 'State of Affairs' - It's politics inside and out.


On this episode Shona Murray of Euronews is on to talk cost of living in Brussels versus Ireland, the major politics across Europe from housing protests in Spain to student protests in France. We touch on the EU Presidency, migration, defence spending, abuse of animals in Ireland as well as curly blow drys and chit chat at Irish weddings.

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]]> Aine Lawlor & Chris Donoghue have teamed up to bring you 'State of Affairs' - It's politics inside and out.


On this episode Shona Murray of Euronews is on to talk cost of living in Brussels versus Ireland, the major politics across Europe from housing protests in Spain to student protests in France. We touch on the EU Presidency, migration, defence spending, abuse of animals in Ireland as well as curly blow drys and chit chat at Irish weddings.

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]]> <![CDATA[Aine's heating is on while Chris is holding out]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT 44:39 6ac8006a68b7ce6ffb534e3b false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/aines-heating-is-on-while-chris-is-holding-out 6ac8006a68b7ce6ffb534e3b 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 aines-heating-is-on-while-chris-is-holding-out full 1 3

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]]> <![CDATA[And That's How I Got My Husband]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 05:00:00 GMT 35:53 6ac2c80352f9e4485fe3b7af false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/and-thats-how-i-got-my-husband 6ac2c80352f9e4485fe3b7af 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 and-thats-how-i-got-my-husband full 1 2 Aine is one of Ireland's foremost political journalists. Chris is the broadcaster who went into government as an advisor and press secretary.


State of Affairs is politics inside and out.


This episode they are joined by regular Ivan Yates to talk Budget, the billions in multinational tax, Ivan's new book, a difference of opinion on the Fianna Fáil leadership and traitors.

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]]> Aine is one of Ireland's foremost political journalists. Chris is the broadcaster who went into government as an advisor and press secretary.


State of Affairs is politics inside and out.


This episode they are joined by regular Ivan Yates to talk Budget, the billions in multinational tax, Ivan's new book, a difference of opinion on the Fianna Fáil leadership and traitors.

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]]> Fuelling Discontent Fuelling Discontent Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:20:50 GMT 36:35 6abee17ad2d2814e2c520a35 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/fuelling-discontent 6abee17ad2d2814e2c520a35 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 fuelling-discontent full 1 1 She's one of Ireland's foremost political journalists. He's the broadcaster who went into government as an advisor.


State of Affairs in politics inside and out.


This episode they hear protest and pressure building ahead of the budget, talk about Northern Ireland on the brink, Andy Burnham's honeymoon and the FAI's nightmare.

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]]> She's one of Ireland's foremost political journalists. He's the broadcaster who went into government as an advisor.


State of Affairs in politics inside and out.


This episode they hear protest and pressure building ahead of the budget, talk about Northern Ireland on the brink, Andy Burnham's honeymoon and the FAI's nightmare.

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]]> Introduction - The Cutest Cat Introduction - The Cutest Cat Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMT 23:43 6abd6e6938e6d69a30f9e3f7 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/introduction-the-cutest-cat 6abd6e6938e6d69a30f9e3f7 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 introduction-the-cutest-cat bonus 1

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]]> State of Affairs - Promo State of Affairs - Promo Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:14:52 GMT 0:42 6abc001c58bacc11cb48aca5 false https://shows.acast.com/state-of-affairs/episodes/state-of-affairs-promo 6abc001c58bacc11cb48aca5 6ab662c262a47b6bec08e005 state-of-affairs-promo trailer

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