As part of our coverage of Ireland's exit this week from the EU/IMF bailout, we debate the issues raised by the country's post-crash realities in a special podcast programme. What impact has the bailout had on historical concepts of Irish sovereignty? Have we even begun to come to grips with the deep structural flaws which the crash laid bare? Presented by Hugh Linehan and produced by Sinéad O'Shea, the programme features Diarmaid Ferriter and Frances Ruane on the pragmatism of the Irish. Suzanne Lynch in Brussels and Derek Scally in Berlin give the European perspective, while Fintan O'Toole, Stephen Collins and Pete Lunn look towards the uncertain future.

Listen here for the first in a series of new audio shows set to launch on irishtimes.com over the coming weeks.