About this episode
Brendan O'Connor discusses the stories in Sunday’s newspapers with a panel of guests.
Joining Brendan to discuss the stories in Sunday’s newspapers are: Talk show host and former Independent Ireland candidate in the European elections, Niall Boylan; Alison O’Connor, political commentator with The Sunday Times; Research Professor at the ESRI, Alan Barrett and Dr Shana Cohen, Executive Director of the independent think-tank TASC.
People in this episode
Host: Brendan O'Connor
Guests: Niall Boylan, Alison O’Connor, Alan Barrett, Dr Shana Cohen
Topics covered
- newspapers
- politics
- current events
- media commentary
- European elections
Keywords
- newspapers
- politics
- current events
- European elections
- media commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Sunday Times, ESRI, TASC
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