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Irish Times Inside PoliticsIs Dublin one of the most dangerous cities in Europe? No.Pat Leahy and Harry McGee join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics: · Fox News and its standard of journalism were highlighted during an episode of The Will Cain Show this week that featured media commentator and author Douglas Murray talking about open borders migration. During the segment Murray claimed Dublin had gone from being one of the safest cities in Europe to one of its most dangerous. His basis for this was a survey conducted by the Online Betting Guide (OLBG) entitled European Nightlife Index Casinos. In it, Dublin was ranked ninth in E...
2025-08-0847 min
Irish Tech News Audio ArticlesGlobal Venture Capital investment in Generative AI surges to $49.2 billion in first half of 2025 - EY IrelandGlobal venture capital (VC) investment in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) surged to $49.2 billion in the first half of 2025, outpacing the total for all of 2024 ($44.2 billion) and more than double the total for 2023 ($21.3b), according to EY Ireland's latest Generative AI Key Deals and Market Insights study.
The sharp rise in overall deal value comes despite a near 25% drop in the number of transactions for the first six months of 2025 versus the second half of 2024, as VC firms concentrate on more mature, revenue-generating AI companies, resulting in fewer but significantly larger deals. Average transaction size for late-stage deals more than...
2025-08-0706 min
An ScéalSilencing Jewish Voices in GermanyInterview with Wieland Hoban, chairperson of the German Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East, known as Jüdische Stimme. We discuss the recent classification of Jüdische Stimme as a ‘foreign-related extremist organisation’ by the German Verfassungsschutz (Office for the Protection of the Protection of the Constitution), and the repression of Jewish and other voices in Germany who are protesting against German complicity in the current genocide in Gaza.Wieland Hoban on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wielhoban/ Jüdsiche Stimme on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juedischestimme/ Jüdsiche S...
2025-07-281h 11An ScéalAfghanistan: Gender ApartheidInterview with Zoya and Asia of the Berlin-based AFG Activists Collective on current situation and gender apartheid in Afghanistan. AFG Activists Collective: https://www.instagram.com/afgactivistcollective Donations to support the Afghanistan schools mentioned in the podcast can be made here http://simorghberlin.org/ or https://www.paypal.me/SimorghBerlinKabulInterview by Maeve of the Irish Bloc Berlin: https://www.instagram.com/irishblocberlinApologies for the occasional poltergeist activity (audiointerference) in the background.
2025-07-0547 min
The Women's PodcastDeepfakes and AI Girlfriends: How artificial intelligence is putting women at riskConcerns about the rise and rapid development of artificial intelligence often tend to focus on AI’s threat to jobs or its potential to influence politics and elections. But what about the very real threat that AI poses to women? In her new book, The New Age of Sexism, feminist writer Laura Bates explores how the ever-evolving world of technology has become a danger to women and how the expanding scope of what’s possible online is “reinventing misogyny.” In this episode, Bates talks to Róisín Ingle about the real harm caused by pornographic deepfakes, the alarming rise of AI...
2025-06-261h 00An ScéalOccupy Against Occupation: Camps for Palestine in BerlinInterview with Jara and Moath of besetzunggegenbesatzung (BgB) on the Palestine Camps set up near theBundestag in Berlin in 2024, reactions and police repression.BgB on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besetzunggegenbesatzung BgB on Telegram: https://t.me/besetzungggnbesatzungJara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaramachtsachen Jara’s Substack: https://wortevonamal.substack.com/ Global March to Gaza: https://marchtogaza.net/ and https://www.instagram.com/globalmarchtogaza/ Jara’s play, Baba Dein Herz, is be performed on July 4th,5th and 6th at the Brux Freies Theater, Innsbruck: https...
2025-06-121h 03
The IMRO PodcastMeet the ManagersIn March 2025, IMRO hosted an in-person panel discussion moderated by music journalist Zara Hedderman – featuring Bekah Molony (Celaviedmai, Negro Impacto), Conor Cusack (Morgana, Saint Sister), and Gavin Elsted (Silverbacks).In an ever-changing industry, artist managers continue to provide a vital role in developing emerging artists and helping them sustain their career. This talk shed light on the relationship between artists and management, uncovering how the two work together. What do managers look for in an emerging artist? How do they build a career strategy for the artists they represent? How do th...
2025-06-121h 31An ScéalGenocide and CivilisationInterview with Ntina Tzouvala, Associate Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney. We discuss international law related to genocide and crimes against humanity, and the difference between the two. As well as the role of technology in committing these crimes, concepts of civilisation in international law, and related issues.Capitalism As Civilisation: A History of International Law, Cambridge University Presshttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/capitalism-as-civilisation/F66ABF447B13A75739D4644A8674EAD9 Genocide and Political Economy: Reconstructing the RelationshipLink: https://lpeproject.org/blog/genocide-and-political-economy-reconstructing-the-relationship/
2025-05-1359 minAn ScéalIrish Bloc BerlinA conversation between several members of the Irish Bloc Berlin on the origin of the group and their experiences over the last twelve months.Irish Bloc Berlin: https://www.instagram.com/irishblocberlin/Grieving Doves: https://www.instagram.com/grieving_doves/Jüdische Stimme (Jewish Voice): https://www.instagram.com/juedischestimme/Zine of Interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/C94iVJFs2jL/Irish language ban Berlin: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/berlin-police-ban-irish-protesters-from-speaking-or-singing-in-irish-at-pro-palestine-ciorcal-comhra-near-reichstag/a234500393.htmlPalestine Congress Berlin banned: https://www.democracynow.org/2024/4/16/germany_palestineThis podcast w...
2025-04-2856 minAn ScéalGrieving DovesInterview with Dani and Public Enemy of Grieving Doves, Berlin.Grieving Doves hold regular processions to mourn the victims of the Gaza genocide.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grieving_doves/ Website: https://grievingdoves.com/ Trash Pillow - Grieving Doves (Official Music Video): https://youtu.be/-lho1Uq0OS0 https://trashpillow.bandcamp.com/album/grieving-doves The painting of the Palestinian journalist referred to is ofHeba Al-Abdallah, who was killed by the Israeli military along with her daughter Judy and several family members in Gaza on 9 January 2025. Link: https...
2025-04-2139 min
In The NewsWhy are two Irish citizens being deported from Germany despite no convictions?Two Irish citizens living in Berlin have been issued with deportation orders and instructed to leave Germany before April 21st after facing charges over alleged actions at pro-Palestinian protests.Lawyers for their case have raised concerns that the deportation orders undermine civil liberties for EU citizens living in Germany, as neither have been convicted of any criminal offences in the German courts.Bert Murray (31) and Shane O’Brien (29) have been attending protests in support of Palestinians since the Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023.On this episode of In the News Bert Mu...
2025-04-0216 minAn ScéalMy Grandfather’s Olive TreeInterview with Ilona Abdelfattah and Rania al-Haddad of Palästinensische Geschichte(n).Palästinensische Geschichte(n), which can be translated as ‘Palestinian History / Stories’, has been organising events at various venues in Vienna, Austria, at which Palestinians tell their stories and those of their families, stories of dispossession, of living under occupation, of the culture and diversity of Palestinian life, in Gaza, the West Bank, historic Palestine and in the diaspora.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/palestinianhistories/ Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PalestinianHistories Trailer for the documentary film on the 1948 Tantur...
2025-03-2648 min
Irish NFL ShowHenry Hodgson from Croke Park - A game in Dublin next season another step in the recognition of Irish fans to NFLHenry Hodgson met with Brian this morning in Croke Park discussing the Steelers commitment to achieving the success in bringing the game to Ireland.We also discuss the excitement around Berlin & Madrid along with the on going preparations.
2025-03-1205 minAn ScéalVoices from GazaToday the Scéal is interviewing the Stimmen aus Gaza team, Katya and Samer from Berlin.‘Stimmen aus Gaza’ is German for ‘Voices from Gaza’.The group is doing public readings of poetry and diaries from people in Gaza at public places in Berlin.Interview by Kurtis Sunday.The interview took place before the current ceasefire in Gaza.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stimmen_aus_gaza
2025-02-1137 minAn ScéalHeART of GazaToday the Scéal is interviewing the HeART of Gaza team, Mohammed from Gaza, Féile from Ireland and Ilaria from Italy. HeART of Gaza is exhibiting paintings and drawings by children in Gaza around the world.
Interview by Kurtis Sunday. The interview took place before the current ceasefire in Gaza.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heart.of.gaza
2025-02-0548 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsBack catalogue: coming to terms with Ireland's religious pastIn case you missed it: back in March 2021 Hugh talked to Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally about his book The Best Catholics in the World. In the book Derek embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Catholic Church has had on Ireland. In this conversation, Hugh and Derek discussed the origins of the book, the intersection of church, state and people and the strands of religion still intertwined in Irish society.This is the second of three back catalogue episodes this week. Inside Politics will return to its regular episodes from January 6...
2025-01-0240 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanBack catalogue: coming to terms with Ireland's religious pastIn case you missed it: back in March 2021 Hugh talked to Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally about his book The Best Catholics in the World. In the book Derek embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Catholic Church has had on Ireland. In this conversation, Hugh and Derek discussed the origins of the book, the intersection of church, state and people and the strands of religion still intertwined in Irish society.This is the second of three back catalogue episodes this week. Inside Politics will return to its regular episodes from January 6...
2025-01-0240 min
The Medieval Irish History PodcastAn Introduction to Medieval Irish Literature with Dr Elizabeth BoyleWelcome back to the second season of The Medieval Irish History Podcast!
We are very excited to be back with you all! Today, in our very first episode of the new season, we are back with Dr Elizabeth Boyle to talk little bit about Early Irish Literature. You have probably heard about some key figures of medieval Irish literature, such as Cú Chulainn and Queen Medb from Táin Bó Cúailnge, but how can we as historians (or interested readers) interpret these sagas? Are they myths that provide a window into Ireland's past or are they the...
2024-10-1157 min
European Liberal ForumThe Irish, the Church and the End of a Special Relationship with Derek ScallyWhat influence the Catholic Church has on the Irish national identity? What was growing up in Catholic Ireland like? And how has the self-image of the Irish transformed over the years?
Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Derek Scally, the "Irish Times Berlin" correspondent. He reports on both German and European politics and current affairs but also on business, arts, and European affairs. He is the author of the book "The Best Catholics in the World: The Irish, the Church and the End of a Special Relationship" (2021). Tune in for their talk!
Derek Scally will be a guest of the...
2024-09-2631 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsEU’s uneasy centre holds for now as flood waters riseJack Power and Derek Scally join Hugh Linehan to discuss developments in European politics:Michael McGrath was handed the EU Commission's justice portfolio when commission president Ursula von der Leyen assigned roles this week. How did Ireland end up with this particular job?Von der Leyen's consolidation of power at the centre of the commission may be good for reaching consensus. But as Europe faces an uncertain future in a range of areas from the economy to technology and security, does this approach help?Another feature of the new commission...
2024-09-1838 min
Casement's LeftoversThe Berlin Trilogy: Palestine (w/ Caoimhe from The Irish Bloc)Helen and Matt finally conclude their famed Berlin trilogy by speaking to Caoimhe of The Irish Bloc Berlin. A "Berlin-based platform for Irish solidarity with Palestine", the Irish Bloc has been on the frontlines of opposition to Germany's continued support for Israel and the Berlin police's brutal repression tactics. We talk to Caoimhe about the group's organising efforts, but also dig deeper into just why Germany is so fucked. Follow The Irish Bloc at irishblocberlin on InstagramSupport the show
2024-09-061h 16In The NewsWhy was a 99 year old woman put on trial for Nazi atrocities?This week, a 99-year-old German woman, who worked in a Nazi-era concentration camp office in her late teens, was confirmed guilty of being an accessory to murder on more than 10,000 counts.Irmgard Furchner worked as a secretary in the Stutthof concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland between June 1943 to April 1945, when she was aged 18 and 19. Up to 65,000 people are estimated to have died in the camp.80 years later, Furchner is still alive – and facing the consequences of her involvement in the camp.But what is the point of prosecuting Furchner, who wa...
2024-08-2220 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsA rightward shift in European politicsCitizens of the EU used their votes in last week's elections to maintain centre-right control of the European Parliament, while shifting the overall makeup of the legislature a little further to the right. Brussels correspondent Jack Power joins Hugh to explore how the EU parliament has just changed, whether the new right will be able to form a voting bloc, and what the new Parliament means for EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's hope's of a second term. And Berlin correspondent Derek Scally looks at the success of formerly fringe parties like...
2024-06-1235 min
Corner SpätiThe Irish for Staatsräson (Feat: Irish Bloc Berlin)The gang sits down and chats with Matt and Caoimhe from Irish Bloc Berlin about their experiences at Occupy Against Occupation at the Bundestag and the chaotic policing tactics attempted to snuff out any forms of solidarity with Palestine.
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2024-04-291h 03Irish Times Inside PoliticsThe uncertain futures of Poland and Germany - with Derek ScallyWith its fast-growing economy and increasing significance as a player in European security, Poland’s political direction will have a major bearing on the future of Europe. But the centrist coalition led by Donald Tusk is grappling with how to unwind some of the oppressive legacy of its predecessors, the right nationalist Law and Justice party. Meanwhile, Poland’s neighbour to the West faces a different set of problems. An unpopular government, an economic recession and growing divisions over wars in Ukraine and Israel mean Germany is experiencing a crisis of confidence. Hugh Lineha...
2024-04-1746 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanThe uncertain futures of Poland and Germany - with Derek ScallyWith its fast-growing economy and increasing significance as a player in European security, Poland’s political direction will have a major bearing on the future of Europe. But the centrist coalition led by Donald Tusk is grappling with how to unwind some of the oppressive legacy of its predecessors, the right nationalist Law and Justice party. Meanwhile, Poland’s neighbour to the West faces a different set of problems. An unpopular government, an economic recession and growing divisions over wars in Ukraine and Israel mean Germany is experiencing a crisis of confidence. Hugh Lineha...
2024-04-1746 min
Irish Times Inside BusinessGermany in recession: What does it mean for Ireland and the EU?It was not good news for Europe’s largest economy on Monday when the Bundesbank announced during its regular monthly report that Germany was officially in recession. A range of factors, including weak external demand and cautious consumers, have contributed to the fourth straight quarter of zero or negative growth.But what does a German recession mean for the euro zone and Ireland? And are there any indications of when Germany’s economy will likely turn a corner? Host Ciarán Hancock is joined by Cliff Taylor and Irish Times Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally.In...
2024-02-2135 min
Urban Vibes - Kunst feat. Business - mit Markos SotirisUrban Vibes - Season 7 - Episode 2 - GEZA FRANKGeza's Biographie ist so facettenreich wie sein Talent.
Er ist als Wissenschaftler, Profi für Altermtum, Schaussteller und Musiker unterwegs.
Zuletzt hat er sogar seine eigene Softdrink Firma gegründet.
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Weiter spielt er die Rolle des Leiermann in der Verfilmung von Schuberts Winterreise mit Marc DeKos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_woGMf9VQU
Wenn er nicht als Hauptmann beim Bundesheer LKW Führerscheine und Übungen macht, dann läuft er verkleidet als Römer über die Alpen im Wint...
2023-07-241h 44
Irish Radio CanadaWallis Bird at Folk Alliance International in Kansas City in February.Wallis Bird is an Irish musician, living in Berlin. She has multiple recording since 2012.
2023-06-1119 min
Irish Times Inside PoliticsFiona Hill on a global 'proxy war' in UkraineFiona Hill returns to the podcast to talk to Hugh Linehan about how global attitudes to the war in Ukraine have shifted in the year since Russia’s invasion, the roots of widespread global apathy towards the Ukrainian cause and whether the conflict has become in some sense a ‘proxy war’ between the West and the rest, as well as a fight for Ukrainian independence and sovereignty. They also discuss how politics in Washington, Moscow and Berlin might affect the course of the war.Fiona Hill is a former White House official who advise...
2023-05-0337 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsHow the world sees the war in UkraineHow the war in Ukraine is seen in Europe and around the world is complex and always changing, but there's no doubt that global perceptions. and motivations will play a role in how the conflict plays out and ultimately comes to an end. To discuss the global aspect of the war, Hugh is joined by China correspondent Denis Staunton, Brussels correspondent Naomi O'Leary and Berlin correspondent Derek Scally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-02-2245 min
Irish Times Inside BusinessDavos: Politics, business and climate change converge at the WEFClimate change is one of the themes of this year’s World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Markets Correspondent, Joe Brennan, reports from Davos where a recent winter heatwave means the highest town in Europe has significantly less snowfall than usual. The Taoiseach, Finance Minister and a delegation from the IDA are there as part of Ireland’s attempt to court FDI. All three parties are awaiting news from Microsoft on how many Irish jobs will be among the plans announced today to cut its workforce by 10,000, globally. Berlin Correspondent, Derek Scally, reports on how Europe’s most...
2023-01-1832 min
LOTL: Queer ConversationChatting Up Irish Songwriter Wallis BirdThe front cover of Irish born, Berlin-based WALLIS BIRD’s new studio album features a stark, black and white photograph of a left hand. Watch/ Listen to 'Queer Conversation' where we meet Wallis to discuss her new album @WALLIS BIRD @wallisbirdofficial Read more https://www.lotl.com/music/interviews/chatting-up-irish-songwriter-wallis-bird/Support the showCheck out more content on www.lotl.com
2022-06-0823 min
Irish Times Inside PoliticsEurope's turning point Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought about enormous changes in European policy in an incredibly short space of time. To discuss how it happened, what it means and what happens next, Hugh is joined by Europe correspondent Naomi O'Leary and Berlin correspondent Derek Scally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-0241 min
In The NewsHow the clerical sex abuse crisis reached the top of the Catholic ChurchEmeritus Pope Benedict XVI has been named by Munich investigators as a potential accessory to child abuse in a file made available to state prosecutors. It's after a law firm commissioned by the archdiocese of Munich and Freising to study its archives presented a report flagging 497 cases of clerical sexual abuse and 67 alleged perpetrators. The investigators highlighted four cases of abusing priests during the 94-year-old’s term as archbishop of Munich from 1977 to 1982.Derek Scally, The Irish Times Berlin correspondent, and author of The Best Catholics in the World: The Irish, the Church and the End of...
2022-02-0424 min
ShelfmarksShelfmarks: St Brigid's Day SpecialIn this special episode of Shelfmarks for St Brigid’s Day, in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs, podcaster-in Residence Zoë Comyns explores the figure of Brigid. She imagines her origins in Irish folktale and story and delves into the Royal Irish Academy collection for traces of Brigid in the recordings of the Doegen archive.
In 1926 the Irish government asked Dr Wilheim Doegen (Director of the Sound Department at the Prussian State Library in Berlin) to make recordings of Irish speech in the Gaeltacht. The Department of Education asked the RIA to organise the project. Dr Doe...
2022-01-3138 min
The Royal Irish AcademyShelfmarks: St Brigid's Day SpecialIn this special episode of Shelfmarks for St Brigid’s Day, in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs, podcaster-in Residence Zoë Comyns explores the figure of Brigid. She imagines her origins in Irish folktale and story and delves into the Royal Irish Academy collection for traces of Brigid in the recordings of the Doegen archive.
In 1926 the Irish government asked Dr Wilheim Doegen (Director of the Sound Department at the Prussian State Library in Berlin) to make recordings of Irish speech in the Gaeltacht. The Department of Education asked the RIA to organise the project. Dr Doegen came to Ire...
2022-01-3138 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsWhat has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?Years of being on the opposite side of difficult Brexit negotiations have unarguably damaged Irish-British relations. But how bad is the damage? To find out, this week's host Pat Leahy talks to former Irish ambassador to the UK Bobby McDonagh and our London editor Denis Staunton. They also discuss the latest developments in the standoff over the Northern Ireland protocol. But first it's Covid-19 and the rising tide of the fourth wave that is scaring governments across Europe. Pat gets the latest from Derek Scally in Berlin, where a newly-formed coalition must grapple with Germany's worst...
2021-11-2447 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanWhat has Brexit done to Irish-British relations?Years of being on the opposite side of difficult Brexit negotiations have unarguably damaged Irish-British relations. But how bad is the damage? To find out, this week's host Pat Leahy talks to former Irish ambassador to the UK Bobby McDonagh and our London editor Denis Staunton. They also discuss the latest developments in the standoff over the Northern Ireland protocol. But first it's Covid-19 and the rising tide of the fourth wave that is scaring governments across Europe. Pat gets the latest from Derek Scally in Berlin, where a newly-formed coalition must grapple with Germany's worst...
2021-11-2447 minIn The NewsBerlin's rental revolution: could it happen in Ireland?On September 26th a referendum was held in Berlin. The question? Should landlords be forced to sell nearly a quarter of a million apartments to the city. The goal of the campaign to expropriate the apartments, is to reverse the massive rent increases that campaigners say threaten normal life in the German capital. Many obstacles remain, but the move to take control of Berlin's housing could redefine the relationship between landlords and tenants in the city. The referendum has caught the attention of housing activists in Ireland. But, could it ever happen here?Guests: Derek Scally, Jen...
2021-10-0824 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsGermany election special: who will replace Angela Merkel?Berlin correspondent Derek Scally joins Hugh for a deep dive into the most interesting German federal election in decades, which takes place on Sunday. How did Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU, now under the leadership of Armin Laschet, blow its lead in the election race? And who are the other leaders and parties in contention? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-2239 minIn The NewsHow Poland's right-wing politicians are reshaping societyEarlier this month, former European Council president Donald Tusk was elected head of Poland's Civic Platform, the opposition party he co-founded 20 years ago. Mr Tusk said he was returning to politics in his home country, where he was prime minister from 2007-2014, in order to help fight the “evil” of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party. Since it took power in 2015, PiS has introduced controversial reforms to the judiciary, clamped down on LGBTQ+ rights and essentially outlawed abortion. Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally, who regularly writes about Poland, talks to Sorcha Pollak about these...
2021-07-1424 min
The Irish Times World View PodcastMerkel succession battle threatens CDU/CSU allianceAngela Merkel is on her last lap as German Chancellor and will stand down when September’s federal election ends her fourth and final term in office. Meanwhile her party, the ruling Christian Democratic Union, is trapped in a high-stakes stand-off with its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union. The impasse? Which of their leaders should guide their centre-right alliance through the upcoming election campaign, the first in over two decades without Mrs Merkel at the helm. In this episode, the Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally has the latest in Germany's unfolding political drama.
2021-04-1519 min
The Irish Times World View PodcastMerkel succession battle threatens CDU/CSU allianceAngela Merkel is on her last lap as German Chancellor and will stand down when September’s federal election ends her fourth and final term in office. Meanwhile her party, the ruling Christian Democratic Union, is trapped in a high-stakes stand-off with its Bavarian ally, the Christian Social Union. The impasse? Which of their leaders should guide their centre-right alliance through the upcoming election campaign, the first in over two decades without Mrs Merkel at the helm. In this episode, the Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally has the latest in Germany's unfolding political drama.
2021-04-1519 min
Berlin House Music Podcast#3 - Marie MidoriBorn in the ghettos of Berlin-Charlottenburg in the early 90's, her childhood was spent watching MTV and producing mixtapes from radio recordings of artists such as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.
She taught herself guitar while volunteering as a scout leader, performing expletive laden love ballads around campfires and leading schoolgirls through the dark forests of Slovakia where she even survived a bear attack.
After a brief stint busking on the streets of Dublin and little Irish villages to pay for her beatnik lifestyle travelling to odd corners of the globe, she then spent 3...
2021-04-142h 15Inside Politics with Hugh LinehanInterview: Derek Scally, author of The Best Catholics in the WorldIn today’s episode Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally joins Hugh to speak about his brand new book: The Best Catholics in the World. Having spent the last twenty years living and working in Germany, Scally has witnessed a nation engaging earnestly with their past, and asks why the same cannot be said for his native Ireland and the legacy left over by the Catholic Church. Speaking to campaigners, survivors, writers, and historians, Scally embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Catholic Church has had on the Irish. In this conversation, they discuss the origins of th...
2021-03-2240 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsInterview: Derek Scally, author of The Best Catholics in the WorldIn today’s episode Irish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally joins Hugh to speak about his brand new book: The Best Catholics in the World. Having spent the last twenty years living and working in Germany, Scally has witnessed a nation engaging earnestly with their past, and asks why the same cannot be said for his native Ireland and the legacy left over by the Catholic Church. Speaking to campaigners, survivors, writers, and historians, Scally embarks on a quest to unravel the tight hold the Catholic Church has had on the Irish. In this conversation, they discuss the origins of th...
2021-03-2240 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastLife after Merkel, Sturgeon survives but scandal may leave scarsWhen voters elect a new government in Germany this year, it will bring the curtain down on the 16 year chancellorship of Angela Merkel. In parliament since 2005, Merkel has been one of Europe’s most influential leaders, steering her country and the bloc through numerous crises. What will be the consequences of her departure from office and who will replace her? Derek Scally reports from Berlin.
Later, London editor Denis Staunton takes us through the highlights of Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s testimony to a parliamentary committee inquiry into her government’s handling of sexual harassment complaints made against her predec...
2021-03-0432 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastWho is Alexei Navalny?A few months ago Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was lying in hospital in Berlin, recovering from being poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. This week he was imprisoned after returning to Russia to continue his campaign against Vladimir Putin, despite the clear risks. But who is Alexei Navalny? And does his campaign have any chance of success? We talk to our correspondent Dan McLaughlin.
Plus, the story of the Chinese writer first praised but then shunned for sharing her insider account of the Wuhan lockdown.
2021-02-0432 min
The Irish Itinerary Podcast18. Lucy Caldwell in conversation with Hedwig Schwall (4 February 2021)In her conversation with Hedwig Schwall Lucy Caldwell talks about narrative perspective in general and you-narrations in particular, about the influence of James Joyce and Lucia Berlin on her short story collections Multitudes and Intimacies and about family dynamics. She reflects on motherhood and autobiographical writing, on the act of choosing love over fear, and on the power of literature to hold a space for its readers. She also discusses the Belfast author C.S. Lewis and lipstick, the Northern Irish community in London and the importance of diversity; last not least, she thinks about what it means to...
2021-02-0452 min
Liquid Chords13 - Wyvern LingoThis week we have Caoimhe Barry, one third of Wyvern Lingo: an Irish band from Bray in County Wicklow, who are currently based in Berlin.
2021-01-1940 min
Irish Music Gems the Podcast with Niamh DunphyIrish Music Gems with MoylanThis week’s guest is Waterford singer songwriter Moylan! As she is based in Berlin at the moment we discussed the differences between the Irish and Berlin music scene, concert venues and so much more including her Irish music gem! Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6tEIGZJRnXMqONimAKRfgO?si=mu3p4wo6S-a-Kmo5G2Pfkw
2020-08-2230 min
KCRW Berlin: AmplifiedMusician Candice Gordon on starting a new chapter in her lifeCandice Gordon is the new cultural officer at the Irish Embassy in Berlin. The musician is known well beyond Berlin’s music scene for her haunting voice and prolific lyrics.We caught up with Gordon about her new role in cultural diplomacy and her latest EP, “The Sacramental Traffic Lights.”Produced by Monika Müller-Kroll
2020-08-2205 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsRelaxing the lockdownDifferent countries are taking different approaches at different speeds as they move to reopen their economies. London Editor Denis Staunton and Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally talk to Hugh Linehan about the politics of pandemic in the UK and Germany respectively. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1336 min
Irish Film Institute PodcastIFI Podcast Episode 2 - 'Moonstruck' and Berlinale 2020In this week's episode, host Stephen Boylan and journalist Aoife Barry look back at the classic 1987 romcom 'Moonstruck', and IFI programmer David O'Mahony picks out his favourite films from this year's Berlin Film Festival.
2020-05-0841 min
The Irish Times World View PodcastHow is Germany keeping its death rate so low?Berlin correspondent Derek Scally on the response to the pandemic in Germany, which has seen over 100,000 cases but yet reported far fewer deaths than Spain, Italy, the UK or France.
2020-04-0700 min
Irish Radio Canada101 reasons Why Cork Is Better Than DublinPat Fitzpatrick - Author. It’s time for a new take on the Cork vs Dublin rivalry. Cork is more kefir cocktails than Tanora these days; Dublin reckons it’s like Berlin because it has two intersecting tram lines.
2020-03-0117 min
The Royal Irish AcademyIreland's decisive choice for EuropeProfessor Brigid Laffan MRIA discusses how membership of the EU has become Ireland’s geopolitical anchor.
About the discourse
The texture of Ireland’s membership of the EU was transformed by shifts and shocks in Europe and the wider international system. Ireland’s traditional preference was to straddle different geopolitical arenas, the European, the UK, the US and the global without having to choose either Berlin or Boston. Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US President unsettled Ireland’s external environment and its geopolitical anchors.
In response, Ireland made a decisive choice for Europe. Membership of the European Union (E...
2019-11-061h 15KCRW Berlin: AmplifiedTara Nome Doyle sings us a Norwegian lullabyWe spoke with performer Tara Nome Doyle ahead of the Torstraßen Festival at the Volksbühne. The 21-year-old Berlin singer-songwriter walks us through her songwriting process and the first song she wrote at the age of 11, the musical impact of growing up in a Norwegian-Irish family, and her first EP, “Milk and Honey” which was released in 2018.Stick around until the end to hear a special a capella performance of her version of the Norwegian folk song “Till Till Tara.”Produced by Monika Müller-Kroll
2019-08-1005 min
Irish Composers CollSeán Ó'Dálaigh - threads (fragments) of silenceSeán Ó‘Dálaigh is a composer/performer from and based in Kerry, Ireland. His music is concerned with things like space, silence and the physicality of sound production. He has recently been engaged with a personal investigation of his practices relationship to place, heritage and the Irish language.
His practice includes writing for ensembles and musicians, composing for/collaborating with and performing in contemporary theatre and dance works and performative installations incorporating improvisation, electronic music and audience participation.
He has worked/work-shopped with, among others, The Zafraan Ensemble (Berlin), Ensemble Meitar (Israel), DissonArt Ensemble (Greece), the Asko|Schönberg ensemb...
2019-07-2010 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastA Very Austrian Scandal / India: Despite Broken Promises, Modi Is Set to Retain PowerLess than two years after it came to power on an anti-corruption platform, the Austrian far-right Freedom Party is reeling from the resignation of its leader after an apparent sting in which he promised government contracts for campaign money. Heinz-Christian Strache stepped down as vice-chancellor last weekend after German media published footage secretly recorded in Ibiza in 2007 purporting to show him promising government contracts in exchange for political donations. The FPO leader says no crime took place, but the conservative chancellor Sebastian Kurz has triggered a snap election in response to the scandal. Berlin correspondent Derek Scally reports.
Indian prime...
2019-05-2100 min
The Royal Irish AcademyPlacing Value On Our Past Managing Ireland’s Archaeology Michael MacDonaghMichael MacDonagh is Chief Archaeologist in the National Monuments Service of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In this podcast he talks of the opportunities and challenges of preserving Ireland’s past and managing our archaeological heritage. Against the 150th anniversary of the first legislation that led to the state assuming responsibility for our most iconic national monuments, he discusses plans for a new national heritage plan ‘Heritage Ireland 2030’, to build a shared vision for our heritage and how it will be valued and protected for future generations so that the authentic tale of Ireland’s past can be cheri...
2018-11-1319 minHumanities SeriesPlacing Value On Our Past Managing Ireland’s Archaeology Michael MacDonaghMichael MacDonagh is Chief Archaeologist in the National Monuments Service of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. In this podcast he talks of the opportunities and challenges of preserving Ireland’s past and managing our archaeological heritage. Against the 150th anniversary of the first legislation that led to the state assuming responsibility for our most iconic national monuments, he discusses plans for a new national heritage plan ‘Heritage Ireland 2030’, to build a shared vision for our heritage and how it will be valued and protected for future generations so that the authentic tale of Ireland’s past can be cheri...
2018-11-1319 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastCracks in Merkel's Coalition / Jamal Khashoggi DisappearanceFirst: German chancellor Angela Merkel faces another potential state election disaster in two weeks time, after her CSU allies were punished at the polls in Bavaria at the weekend, shaking an already wobbly coalition. Berlin correspondent Derek Scally is in studio to explain what might happen next.
Later: Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing to acknowledge the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared in Istanbul two weeks ago. Just how much damage has the controversy caused to Saudi Arabia's relations with its Western allies and what might the consequences be? Middle East analyst Michael Jansen and Washington correspondent...
2018-10-1600 minThe Women's PodcastEp 238 Interview: German Ambassador to Ireland, Deike PotzelThe German Ambassador to Ireland, Deike Potzel, has been touring the country since her appointment last November in a bid to learn about Ireland from the Irish. Her Excellency has worked in the diplomatic corps since the late 1990s, with postings in Singapore and Tehran in the past. On today's podcast Ambassador Potzel speaks to Kathy Sheridan about growing up in East Berlin before the wall came down in 1989 and about how life for women in the east was very different to the west when that happened. They also speak about the recent referendum on the 8th amendment and Germany’s...
2018-08-3053 minKCRW Berlin: AmplifiedA sojourn through the 'Garden of Beasts' with Irish musician Candice GordonWe caught up with musician Candice Gordon to talk about supporting likes of Nena, her 2017 album “Garden of Beasts,” and what else to expect from her this year.Gordon, who originally hails from Ireland, has been in Berlin for seven years, lured by history and literature. “I just loved it,” she says. “I just felt I belonged.” She hasn’t shied away from incorporating her Irish roots into her music, bringing in The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan to produce her “Before the Sunset Ends” EP, recording in Ireland, and releasing her single “Mother” in support of the recent vote to le...
2018-07-2103 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastCatalonia Arrests: Why Has Madrid Upped The Ante? / Europe and RussiaIreland today joined the collective move by western nations against Russia, announcing that one diplomat is to be expelled after a nerve attack on a former Russian agent earlier this month.
It follows similar declarations by 16 other EU countries on Monday, as tensions between Russia and the West deepen over the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Britain.
On today’s World View podcast, Europe editor Patrick Smyth reports from Brussels on what lasting impact the crisis is likely to have on EU-Russia relations and whether Europe can maintain a united front on the issue.
But first, fo...
2018-03-2700 minIrish Times Inside BusinessIRFU's Philip Browne on the Business Side of RugbyThe news that VW tested diesel engine emissions by exposing monkeys to the fumes is a PR disaster for the company - another one. But will it matter to its bottom line? Or will the negative findings of the tests harm the diesel market? From Germany, Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally, and from his desk, Motoring Editor Michael McAleer are here to tell us. After that, in our monthly focus on the business of sport, Ciaran and Michael O'Keeffee of Teneo PSG talk to IRFU CEO Philip Browne about the Rugby World Cup bid, doing a deal with TV3, the price...
2018-01-3144 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastBrexit: The View from Brussels / A Weakened MerkelThis week's podcast features Europe Editor Patrick Smyth and Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally.
The Brexit negotiations look painful from here. How do they look from Brussels? Can negotiations get back on track? Is the problem of the Irish border still high on the agenda? Plus, what are the E.U. institutions' attitudes to political unrest in Catalonia?
And today Chancellor Merkel returns to a larger and more disjointed Bundestag than she has become used to. Some are beginning to question her longevity.
2017-10-2400 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastRohingya "Slaughter" / German Elections / Back -Seat BorisOn today's podcast we talk to Erin Kilbride of NGO Frontline Defenders who is on the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees are fleeing a campaign of village torchings, extrajudicial killings and gang rape by the Myanmar military, according to survivors and international rights groups.
Days away from a general election in Germany, we talk to Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally about why the vote matters even if Angela Merkel is all but assured a fourth term as Chancellor.
And we ask London Editor Denis Staunton what exactly Boris Johnson is up to that led to...
2017-09-1900 min
Radio Spaetkauf BerlinA plague of rats, crabs and Irish airlinesBerlin is a city with over 2.4 million rats. Lately they've been sighted more frequently as heavy rain has flushed them out of the drains. Several playgrounds in the north of the city have been closed due to rodents. A slightly more unusual pest, the invasive red American crayfish, has been seen scuttling along the paths in Tiergarten. More than 3000 crustaceans were caught as part of a recent eradication program. This year's Lollapalooza festival at the Hoppegarten race track ended in S-Bahn chaos. There weren't enough trains to handle the crowds. Trains arrived already full of revellers from an Oktoberfest nearby...
2017-09-1404 min
Radio Spaetkauf BerlinSperm donor equality now!This Berlin summer continues to be a wash-out, causing floods and public transport delays. Despite the rain, the Weissensee lake in north Berlin is drying up. The operator of Strandbad Weissensee is crowdfunding €90,000 to pay for 40,000 cubic meters of water or 20 Olympic swimming pools. Berlin just had its annual Christopher Street Day pride parade, which celebrated Germany's surprise legalization of gay marriage. But as Joel points out, all things are not well for gays in Berlin. Attacks against LGBTQ increased by 10% in 2016. And gays are banned from donating blood or becoming sperm donors. Time for a new campaign - sperm do...
2017-07-2704 minIrish Times Inside BusinessWheels Coming Off Germany's Auto Industry & The BBC's Pay Gap RowThe wheels are starting to come off the German auto industry, with the country’s five biggest car makers facing allegations that they have engaged in cartel-like behaviour for more than a decade. Speaking on the latest podcast, Irish Times Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally says the industry, worth around €400 billion to the German economy annually, is too big to fail, but if the latest allegations are proved to be true then the diesel emissions scandal at Volkswagen will prove to have been just the opening act.In the second part of the show, Laura Slattery has the background on the row...
2017-07-2627 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastTrumpcare In Trouble, Canny Merkel, Hong Hong AnniversaryThe latest on the Republican Party's struggle to pass legislation replacing Obamacare, and what failure means for Donald Trump's young presidency.
A report from Berlin on the latest twists and turns on the run-in Germany's general election campaign. Chancellor Angela Merkel is leaving few hostages to fortune by making canny, perhaps cynical, policy shifts.
And a look back at 20 years of Chinese rule in Hong Kong. Were promises made at the time of Britain's handover kept, and has the city been able to maintain its relative freedoms?
2017-06-2700 min
Radio Spaetkauf BerlinChild of the Poster ChildHang on to your wallet on the U6 and U8. Crime stats show they’re the hottest U-Bahn lines for pickpockets. While wallet theft is up, crime rates in Berlin have remained stable - not bad, since the city is growing. Bicycle activists have long complained that Berlin’s €10 parking fines are too cheap. Now a study has found it costs the city €10.38 to process a parking ticket. Should the city charge more, or give up issuing fines? Strikes are continuing at Berlin airports, where workers are demanding an immediate €1 pay rise per hour, while ground service companies are offering €0.27 a year over...
2017-03-1603 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastScottish Independence Part II, Turkey's EU Rallies & S Korea ImpeachmentJust as Theresa May prepares to pull the trigger on Article 50 and start Britain's departure from the EU, Scotland’s first minister has thrown a spanner in the works with plans for a second referendum on Scottish independence.
Denis Staunton reports from London, where the Brexit stakes have been raised by Nicola Sturgeon who will next week ask the Scottish parliament to get behind #IndyRef2.
Also on this week's podcast, our Berlin correspondent Derek Scally has the latest on the growing row over the Turkish government's attempts to hold rallies in European countries.
And, Asia correspondent Clifford Coonan reports on th...
2017-03-1400 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastGermany Vs Facebook / Peace In SyriaBack in 2015 at the height of the migrant crisis in Europe, Chancellor Angela Merkel met Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and asked him what was being done about false reports on refugees appearing on his social network. He said he was working on it.
But in 2017 the issue of 'fake news' is seen as an ever-greater threat to centrist politics. A general election will take place in Germany this year and some there fear that false reports on social media platforms will be used as a weapon in that campaign, as it was seen to be in the bruising US presidential...
2017-01-1000 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastBerlin Attack / Trump’s ambassador to Israel / Alaska’s polar bearsAngela Merkel is expected to come under further pressure to take a hard line on law and order following Monday night’s attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, says Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally.
He spoke to The Irish Times World View podcast from the city where 12 people have been killed and 48 others injured, 18 of them seriously.
The German Chancellor is a leader on the defensive ahead of her bid for a fourth term in next year’s general election, says Scally, and events in Berlin could strike a major blow to her image as a safe pair of hands for...
2016-12-2024 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastBerlin Attack / Trump’s ambassador to Israel / Alaska’s polar bearsAngela Merkel is expected to come under further pressure to take a hard line on law and order following Monday night’s attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, says Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally.
He spoke to The Irish Times World View podcast from the city where 12 people have been killed and 48 others injured, 18 of them seriously.
The German Chancellor is a leader on the defensive ahead of her bid for a fourth term in next year’s general election, says Scally, and events in Berlin could strike a major blow to her image as a safe pair of hands for...
2016-12-2000 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastMerkel Calls For Burka Ban / "Mad Dog" & Trump / Renzi's FailureAngela Merkel's announcement that face veils should be banned in public "wherever possible" shifts a reversal in her position on the issue and an attempt to fend off populist forces.
The remark will be welcomed by the conservative right wing of her Christian Democratic Party, who have been frustrated by her approach to the migrant crisis and whose support she need to win a strong new mandate to lead, says Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally on this week's World View podcast.
From Washington, Simon Carswell profiles the individuals Donald Trump has chosen for his cabinet, including his one-time opponent (and target...
2016-12-0600 min
The Irish Times World View PodcastCan The Centre Hold For Merkel? / Scandal in South Korea / Theatre Meets PoliticsHaving a "shaman adviser", as South Korean president Park Geun-hye does, is not as much of a problem for South Koreans as we here might expect, says our Beijing Correspondent Clifford Coonan. But Koreans do have a problem with political corruption, an alleged case of which now embroils the president and her adviser both.
Germany's new populist right "need a villain, a villainess, and Merkel is for them Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama rolled into one". So they won't mind that she has announced she'll run again next year, reports Derek Scally in Berlin.
VP-elect Mike Pence turned up at...
2016-11-2200 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastEurope's far right sets its sights on power, too / Enter Steve BannonThe ripples set off by Donald Trump’s election across the Atlantic are feeding into Europe’s election cycle. We talk to Lara Marlowe in Paris and Derek Scally in Berlin about what this means for France’s presidential election next year and the rerun of Austria’s presidential election in December. In both cases, candidates of the far-right are expected to benefit from the tide of anti-politics sweeping the world.
And we talk to Hugh Linehan, Irish Times Culture Editor, about the seemingly irresistible rise of the far-right Breitbart news site and its former boss Steven Bannon, who has been app...
2016-11-1500 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastWhere are Ireland's refugees? / Merkel's MistakeOn World View this week: one year ago the EU laid out its plan for member states to take their fair share of asylum seekers. Today it is clear the plan has not worked. Ireland has taken only 69 of its promised 2,600 refugees. What's the hold-up? Ruadhán Mac Cormaic reports.
In part two, Derek Scally is on the line from Berlin, where Angela Merkel's CSU party had a poor result in elections last week. Her open-door policy for Syrian refugees is blamed for diminished party prospects, and she is moving to reassure voters that matters are in hand. But what d...
2016-09-2000 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastTory battle / Sweden's unrequited love / Merkel's stance hardensPart One - Who will be the next Tory leader? Tough, pragmatic Theresa May, who has survived the 'political graveyard' of the Home Office longer than any other politician? Charming ideologue Michael Gove, whose reputation for courtesy belies a willingness to wield the political knife? Or Andrea Leadsom, a hardline Leaver? Denis Staunton reports from London.
Part Two (14:30)- Elvis Nilsson of Swedish paper Svenska Dagblad laments the departure of Britain, the country with whom Swedes - and Danes and Dutch and Norwegians - feel they have most in common.
Part Three (21:00) - Germany's leaders, 'inconsolable' at the news of...
2016-07-0500 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastNorbert Hofer and the FPÖ (April 26th)Back in April Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally reported on Austrian far-right presidential candidate Norbert Hofer, his policies and his party, the Freedom Party of Austria, (FPÖ) after Mr Hofer won the first round of voting on April 24th, 2016.
2016-05-2200 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastThe new Trump? / Far-right Austria / World View visits KoreaPart One: Donald Trump has appointed a new campaign manager. Is he about to introduce a more measured, muted Trump? Is such a thing possible? He might moderate his positions but the evidence suggests insults will continue to fly, says Simon Carswell.
Part Two: Austria has moved one step closer to electing a far-right president after first round voters across the country picked Austrian Freedom Party's Norbert Hofer. But unlike when Jorg Haider's inclusion in Austria's government shocked her neighbours in 2000, no-one is very surprised - a sign of the times in Europe. Derek Scally is on the line from...
2016-04-2600 min
The Irish Times World View Podcast12.04.16 EU-Ankara Deal / Cameron's Credibility / European UnityThe podcast that brings you news from The Irish Times' global network of correspondents.
Part one: Damian Mac Con Uladh in Greece and Suzanne Lynch in Strasbourg on the EU-Ankara deal to return migrants from Greece to Turkey.
Part two: Denis Staunton on David Cameron's handling of the Panama Papers leak that linked his family to offshore wealth, and what effect it might have on his efforts to lead the Remain campaign.
Part three: with one crisis after another besetting the European Union, Professor Ulrik Guerot of the European Democracy Lab think tank believes that more unification is the answer...
2016-04-1200 minIrish Times Inside BusinessPTSB Troubles, Fair-trade SmartphonesMistakes by Permanent TSB that led to the repossession of some customer's houses has hit the majority state-owned bank's reputation this week. Arthur Beesley is joined by Finance Correspondent Ciarán Hancock and David Hall of the Irish Mortgage Holders Association to look at how the errors came about, what they mean for those affected and the bank's controversial announcement yesterday. In part two: smartphones are now ubiquitous pieces of kit. But we don't know much about what materials go into them, or the trouble that getting the stuff is causing in the developing world. Derek Scally calls from Berlin t...
2015-07-2936 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastIslamic State bomb in Turkey, German DesiresIn this edition of World View Denis Staunton discusses the impact of the bombing at Suruc in Turkey and its likely effect on Turkish/Islamic State relations. He is joined by Michael Jansen and Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Jamjoom.
Later in the podcast Denis examines the German state of mind regarding the EU and Greece with Berlin correspondent Derek Scally.
World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast presented by Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea.
2015-07-2100 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastTurkey shock election result, G7 and GreeceTurkey's long-ruling AK party unexpectedly lost its parliamentary majority in elections last week. Stephen Starr reports from Istanbul on the fallout for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the prospect of a coalition government. Foreign Affairs Correspondent Ruadhán Mac Cormaic is in studio to analyse what the result may mean for Turkey's global relationships and waning EU membership hopes.
Greece was on high on the agenda at the G7 summit in Bavaria last weekend. Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally is on the line to report on the stricken country's negotiations with the EU and IMF to secure the release of em...
2015-06-0900 min
The Irish TimesGermanwings: Derek Scally reports from GermanyIrish Times Berlin correspondent Derek Scally reports on the latest from the investigation into the Germanwings plane crash Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2015-03-2703 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastUkraine, IndiaThis week Denis discusses the next moves for Putin and Merkel in Ukraine with Jane Ann McKenna from Medecins Sans Frontieres, Paul Gillespie, Derek Scally in Berlin and Dan McLaughlin from Ukraine.
He also chats about AAP's huge election result in Delhi with Rahul Bedi.
2015-02-1000 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastThe Greeks and the EuroThis week Denis discusses the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro with Damian MacConUladh in Greece, Derek Scally in Berlin and Paul Gillespie and Cliff Taylor in Dublin.
2015-01-0600 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastBerlin Wall, UkraineA special podcast to mark 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with Denis Staunton, Paul Gillespie and Patrick Smyth. Plus what's next for eastern Ukraine after Sunday's unauthorised election with Dan McLaughlin.
2014-11-0440 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastGaza, Israel and Spying in BerlinIn this week's podcast Denis hears from Jerusalem on the mounting tensions between Israelis and Palestinians following the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair.
He also hears the latest from Berlin where the U.S. has been accused of behaving like a 'digital occupying power' after the emergence of fresh spying allegations.
Worldview is a foreign affairs podcast presented by the deputy editor of the Irish Times Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O’Shea.
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2014-07-0825 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastGaza, Israel and Spying in BerlinIn this week's podcast Denis hears from Jerusalem on the mounting tensions between Israelis and Palestinians following the murder of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair.
He also hears the latest from Berlin where the U.S. has been accused of behaving like a 'digital occupying power' after the emergence of fresh spying allegations.
Worldview is a foreign affairs podcast presented by the deputy editor of the Irish Times Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O’Shea.
It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes.
It can be delivered for FREE to you each week via this link.
it...
2014-07-0825 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastIsrael, Renzi and Merkel, EbolaIn this week's podcast Denis hears from Mark Weiss in Jerusalem where the Israeli authorities have reacted swiftly to the discovery of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers with the launch of 30 air strikes on the Gaza strip.
He then moves on to Brussels where the new Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has been mounting a challenge to Merkel's domain as Italy assumes the EU presidency and prepares to exert greater economic influence. He discusses the possibilities with Paddy Agnew in Rome and Derek Scally in Berlin.
Finally he hears from Fiona McLysaght, Concern's country director in Sierra Leone where the Ebola...
2014-07-0127 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastEuropean Elections SpecialMay 27th 2014
The European election results are in and there has been a sharp reaction across Europe to the relative austerity of recent years.
In this week's podcast Chris Dooley hears about the incredible gains by the National Front in France from Lara Marlowe. He speaks to Mark Hennessy in London about the success of UKIP and to Guy Hedgcoe in Madrid about the sudden rise of Podemos, a party formed 3 months ago which won 12 million votes.
He analyses the impact of these results in Brussels and Berlin with Suzanne Lynch and Derek Scally and Patrick Smyth in Dublin.
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2014-05-2729 min
Irish Times Travel ShowUncool BerlinMay 9th 2014
Berlin has become a byword for notions of 'cool.' In this edition of Inside Travel Fionn discusses aspects of the city which are far more interesting.
He hears about Berlin's history from Denis Staunton. He also hears about the city as a place to enjoy with children from Sinead O'Shea. Newstalk's Emma Cawley tells him about trying to get into Berghain.
Fionn also gets the latest travel news from Joan Scales.
Inside Travel Show podcast presented by Fionn Davenport and produced by Sinead O’Shea.
It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes.
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2014-05-0947 minThe Irish Times World View PodcastUKRAINE SPECIAL04/03/14
This week Denis Staunton talks to Dan McLoughlin in Crimea, Foreign Policy Editor, Paddy Smyth.
He then moves to Washington and Berlin with contributions from Simon Carswell and Derek Scally.
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2014-03-0427 min