Mike Cronin and Mark Duncan’s new book Revolutionary Times looks at the revolutionary period in Ireland. In this podcast he talks to Dion Fanning about the stories we tell ourselves, the problem with reunification and why Irish history remains such a hot topic to debate.
The sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich in the UK have created uncertainty about the future of his football club, Chelsea FC. Dion Fanning talks to the sportswriter Paul Hayward about the rise and fall of Abramovich, the money in the Premier League and where English football - and England - goes from here.
Dave Mulligan is a man on a mission. Having shaken up the drinks industry in Ireland with the lockdown hit Craft Cocktails, he is working on making Poitín the drink of the roaring 2020's. In this podcast he talks to Alison Cowzer about the bars of the future, how to retain staff during a national shortage and breaking into a bottled drinks industry dominated by global players.
The Ukrainian academic Volodymyr Ishchenko has dealt for much of his career with nationalism in Ukraine and beyond. He is part of this podcast this weekend, discussing the motivation of Vladimir Putin, why he feels Russian nationalism doesn't play a huge role in the career of a man who has been driven by cynical, kleptocratic politics and Ishchenko also talks about his own parents who remain in Kyiv. In the first part of the podcast, Johnny O'Reilly speaks to The Currency from Odessa about covering this story and what lies ahead.
As international sanctions target an ever-increasing list of Russian interests in response to the invasion of Ukraine, Thomas Hubert's reporting has traced €13 billion worth of Irish-domiciled assets to Russian firms on the EU and US sanctions list and Stephen Kinsella has assessed the balance of forces between Moscow's military might and Western powers' economic pressure. They join Ian Kehoe to discuss how this confrontation will play out and why Ireland finds itself at the centre of it.
After a harrowing week in Ukraine, two academics at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna spoke to Dion Fanning about what is happening in the country. Ukrainian Lidiia Akryshora and US historian Katherine Younger about why Putin isn't a rational actor and why there is no way he can achieve what he wants in Ukraine.
Paul Keogh advises some of the most illustrious dynasties of Ireland. His new book, The Family Business Book, offers practical advice on succession planning, firing your relatives and employing them in the first place. He tells Rosanna Cooney how to prevent bust-ups and plan for the future when more than just business is at stake.
Time magazine correspondent Simon Shuster has written extensively about Russia, Ukraine and the key figures in the crisis. In this podcast, he talks to Dion Fanning about what will happen next in Ukraine, how the origins of this crisis began a year ago and why Putin wants disagreement and instability in the west almost above anything else.
A record €13.5 billion worth of food, drink and horticulture products were exported from the Republic last year, a 4 per cent rise on 2020. This was achieved despite both the pandemic and Brexit. However, with the rise of gastro nationalism and the sustainability agenda, what does the future have in store for the Irish food industry?
In this podcast with Alison Cowzer, the chief executive of Bord Bia Tara McCarthy talks about all these issues - and much more besides. McCarthy also talks about how inflation is impacting the sector, the battle for talent, and the opportunities and challenges for Irish food exporters.
As the French presidential election increases the pace before the first round at the beginning of April, Thomas Hubert and France 24's Stephen Carroll reflect on the evolution of Emmanuel Macron during his presidency and whether the challenge ultimately will come from the extreme or from the centre.
