HeyJaredMooney on Irish Politics
A sometimes jaundiced, but always informed commentary on today's Irish politics from Derek Mooney, an experienced campaigner, former ministerial adviser and now a public affairs consultant.
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Martin's fixation with SF risks damaging East West relations (opens the original)
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President Donald Trump's comments on backing Unity have turbo-charged the debate, while Taoiseach Micheál Martin's desire to slow that discussion down (while having a go at Sinn Féin) has resulted in the Scottish and Welsh First Ministers becoming Dublin's collateral damage. Not his finest hour.
Tiernan Brady: Don't fixate on referendum dates... focus now on persuading for Irish Unity (opens the original)
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In this episode of the upcoming Mooney on Politics podcast, I chat with good friend and acknowledged referendum campaign expert Tiernan Brady. We discuss the lessons he learned from directing the successful marriage equality referendums in Ireland Australia, and how they could apply to any further referendum on Irish Unity. With UK PM Andy Burnham saying a border poll is off the table, for now, Tiernan sets out why fixating on the "when" and seeking a date for a border poll on Irish Unity is a d
Derek and Prof Roger Mac Ginty discuss if Ireland's peacekeeping legacy at risk? (opens the original)
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Is Ireland's peacekeeping legacy at risk? Derek Mooney chats with Prof Roger Mac Ginty (Durham University), a key contributor to the 2023 Consultative Forum on International Security Policy, to unpack Irish neutrality, the future of UN peacekeeping, and the government's push to scrap the triple lock. They dig into the OSCE's untapped potential, a "weak" UN Secretary-General, Europe's abdication on Ukraine, and why cross-party consensus on defence matters more than ever. A sharp, honest look at I
Martin's busy Summer of attacking his own party (opens the original)
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In this episode I look at some of the paradoxes of Irish politics... the government is hugely unpopular (on a par with Trump in the US) but the opposition cannot capitalise on it. Meanwhile Taoiseach Micheál martin attempts to deflect from his own vulnerabilities by going to war with his own backbenchers in a way that just further highlights those vulnerabilities... !
7 lessons for Irish politics from Burnham spill (opens the original)
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In this episode I set out the 7 core leadership lessons for Irish political parties from Andy Burnham's ascent to No 10: 1. Don’t make it personal 2. Timing matters – no delays 3. Prepare properly 4. Take risks 5. Keep control of the message 6. Day one counts 7. Don’t fear blood
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