Mooney on Irish Politics Podcast
1) No security fixes to political problems
In this 6 minute long episode Derek sets out why the government response was wrong to focus primarily on a security solution to a political problem... a political problem which its own senior members ...Show More
2) Martin wanted Unity blueprint in 2017, but not today (New edit)
I have revised the opening 5 minutes of this previously published podcast to include clips from that March 2017 interview - after some extra research I found an audio recording of the full interview. ...Show More
3) Martin scores a win in Oval Office
In this episode I look at Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s unsurprisingly solid Oval Office performance with Donald Trump. I express regret that opposition parties here took such a overwhelmingly negative s...Show More
4) Change FF leader now... or wait until 2027... or never?
In this podcast episode I argue that Fianna Fáil TDs can’t afford to sleepwalk into 2027. Three Taoisigh in one year (2027) would make the party (and government) look ridiculous.There are several simp...Show More
5) Irish Govt cannot “Triple Lock” itself out of capability crisis
In this episode I argues for reforming Ireland's Triple Lock military deployment system by updating... not scrapping... multilateral criteria to include UN General Assembly resolutions and regional or...Show More
6) 2025 Review... And Who Impressed Most
In this final podcast of 2025 I look at a most consequential (but messy) year in Irish politics. I assess how the parties of government and opposition performed. I then conclude with a very personal l...Show More
7) The fallout from that FF report
In this penultimate podcast of 2025 I look at the fallout from Fianna Fáil's review into the disastrous Áras 2025 campaign and which of the several competing analyses of what happens next, I agree wit...Show More
8) Is Fianna Fáil a political party still?
In this very short episode (based on a recent local radio interview) I wonder if Fianna Fáil is still a serious political party? The leadership's mishandling of the presidential campaign is now compou...Show More
9) Delays and resets... FF and FG face changes
In this week's episode Derek throws an eye over the impact on government stability of the departure of Pascal Donohoe for the World bank... and wonders why Taoiseach Micheál Martin now questions the l...Show More
10) Three Fianna Fáil camps are not at all equal...
In this episode I do two things... First, I explain why the "unsure" camp in the currently divided Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is in single digits and the pro and anti Martin factions are almost e...Show More