Podcast
Brexit Republic
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Each week Brexit Republic will assess the unfolding developments, explain the complexities, and explore where and how Brexit will have an impact.
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Windsor Winning
Mar 24, 202300:51:11Tap to summarizeWe look in depth at the Windsor Framework, which reboots the Northern Ireland Protocol, why Unionists have rejected it, what it means for both the restoration of the Stormont Assembly and for the broader EU-UK relationship. Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Colm Ó Mongáin are joined by London Correspondent John Kilraine to discuss.
Transcribe →Aiken To Join (1965-69)
Nov 18, 202200:32:46Tap to summarizeIn this special episode, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin talks to the historians behind the Documents in Irish Foreign Policy series and explores some very familiar themes from the period 1965-69 as Ireland and the UK sought to join the EEC. Guests: Dr Michael Kennedy, Dr Kate O'Malley, Dr John Gibney.
Transcribe →Protocol Pragmatism
Nov 11, 202200:31:08Tap to summarizeA Taoiseach and a UK Prime Minister meet in the northwest England and get on famously. Sound familiar? Political Correspondent Micheál Lehane, Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin talk pragmatism, mood music and citrus fruit.
Transcribe →Low Risk Rishi?
Oct 28, 202200:31:18Tap to summarizeAnother Northern Ireland election, but no date. A new Prime Minister in London, but what are his red lines and how red are they? Negotiations continue, but where are they going? Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin assess whether there will be a Rishi Sunak reset in EU-UK relations.
Transcribe →Better to have Liz-ed & Lost?
Oct 21, 202200:26:32Tap to summarizeA 'goodbye' from Liz Truss but no 'hello' to stability. As the UK's political upheaval rolls on, what effect will it have on relations with the EU? Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin try to make sense of an unprecedented week.
Transcribe →The Brit Whisperers
Oct 7, 202200:30:12Tap to summarizeAn apology from an arch-Brexiteer, warm words in London and maybe the protocol was too strict after all. Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin pinch themselves and assess how we got here.
Transcribe →The Resurrection
Sep 23, 202200:30:47Tap to summarizeA new British monarch, a new British Prime Minister - a new relationship with the EU? RTÉ Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin & Europe Editor Tony Connelly assess the chances of miraculous occurrences.
Transcribe →The Second Reading
Jul 1, 202200:42:18Tap to summarizeThe Second Reading of the NI Protocol Bill in the House of Commons - how did it go down? Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin & Europe Editor Tony Connelly look at the debate & reaction. Guests: Tom Tugendhat MP - Chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Prof. David Phinnemore, Queens University Belfast
Transcribe →Podcast: Brexit Republic - Big Deal Or No Big Deal?
Jun 17, 202200:35:36Tap to summarizeAnglo-Irish Relations hit a new low, EU-UK relations aren't far behind in the week when the legislation to disapply the Northern Ireland Protocol finally entered the Commons. What's in it and what's the way ahead? Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin gaze into the abyss. Again.
Transcribe →Brexit Football - Extra Time
May 20, 202200:44:05Tap to summarizeShifting goal posts, scoreless draws - RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly & Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin review the action in this week Brexit fixtures.
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