Beyond the Pale with Cormac Lucey and David Quinn
Beyond the Pale is a current affairs podcast hosted by Cormac Lucey and David Quinn. It examines the shifting certainties in Irish society, contrasting the moral conservatism and economic caution of the 1970s with today's emphasis on human rights, secularism, open borders, Brussels-first politics, climate action and green energy. The hosts argue that both eras' orthodoxies are held with excessive confidence and are partly wrong. They step outside the consensus to ask difficult questions about Irish politics and to consider what Ireland's long-term interests require.
Episodes
Insiders vs Outsiders: the Public Sector Pay Dispute
In this week's episode of Beyond the Pale, Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the public sector pay dispute. They ask whether RTE deserves to have its funding increased, and if the station is biased? They talk about how Iran war is helping to drive the cost of living crisis and Donald Trump's role in this. Finally, they discuss a huge row between EU member-states over the next EU budget
Why Santa is bad and Scrooge is good.
In this week's edition of 'Beyond the Pale', Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the budget and how every every politician wants to be Santa and no-one wants to be Scrooge. They explain why Social Democracy is the default position of Irish politics, and that one day we will need a 'Scrooge' who is willing to rein in public spending. Charlie Haughey emerges as an unexpected hero. 00:00 In
