Cormac McQuinn and Sarah Burns join Jack Horgan Jones to look back on the week in politics:
- Most analysis of the Taoiseach’s extraordinary meeting with US president Donald Trump this week has called it a success - but the underlying economic threat remains.
- A brief intrusion by three members of the Burke family at a gala dinner attended by the Taoiseach in Washington DC made headlines. But how did they get in? Pat Leahy was there.
- This week marked five years since Covid lockdowns began. Has the pandemic had any lasting impact on politics? And where is Ireland’s long-awaited inquiry?
Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:
The role played by Canada’s prime minister-elect Mark Carney after the financial crash, AI chatbots and our children’s wellbeing, and what financial advice would you give your younger self?
