Stormont Sources
Stormont Sources
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Welcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast covers a diverse range of topics related to Northern Ireland's politics including the impact of the Trump administration, the Programme for Government, public service reforms, and the role of opposition parties. Notable episodes discuss healthcare budget issues, the Alliance Party's future strategies, and the implications of public policies such as water charges, providing listeners with critical insights into the political landscape.
Welcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Did Michelle O’Neill just hand the DUP a political win?
In this episode, David McCann, Tim Cairns and Michael McKernan break down the fallout after the First Minister declined to attend UK government security briefings on the escalating Middle East crisis — a decision that sparked sharp criticism from unionists and raised fresh tensions at Stormont.
With Emma Little-Pengelly stepping into the spotlight, has the DUP seized the political initiative — and was this an own goal for Sinn Féin?
We also ask a bigger political question: where are the Greens in Northern Ireland politics? After the Green’s triumph in Manchester’s Gorton and Denton by-election, the Green Party in Northern Ireland still struggles to break through…so why hasn’t the “green surge” arrived at Stormont?
Plus, Tim explains why he got ID’d at Gatwick Airport – and what this has to do with intelligence and human trafficking.
In this episode:
– The Stormont row over the UK security briefing boycott
– Did Michelle O’Neill misjudge the politics?
– The DUP’s response and political positioning
– Why the Greens are still missing from the big political conversation
– The Intelligence behind ID’ing at airports
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