The Party Line

The Ditch
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News and comment from Ireland – ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 6 days ago

    Talking to Israelis, w Eman Mohammed (E24)

    How relevant is the search for 'good Israelis' to the struggle for Palestinian liberation? As the world's attention turns to Israel's internal politics in advance of October elections, Gaza journalist Eman Mohammed brings powerful insights into what we can expect and what it ultimately means – and we also dig into the letter and spirit of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Niamh Ní Bhriain and Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch. You can also watch here: https://youtu.be/Y4VcW4WGArE 'Weapons manufacturer linked to Gaza genocide lobbied Department of Finance on "unintended impact" of economic sanctions' https://www.ontheditch.com/weapons-manufacturer-linked-to-gaza-genocide/ 'How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran' https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/27/how-biden-emboldened-israels-aggression-toward-gaza-and-iran Eman Mohammed on Substack: https://substack.com/@emanit The Stokely Carmichael quote that Eman refers to: "Dr King's policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very good. He only made one fallacious assumption: In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none." Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Talking to Israelis, w Eman Mohammed (E24)

  2. 14 Aug

    Cleaning Up Football, w Andy Storey (E23)

    FIFA and its boss Gianni Infantino are irredeemably corrupt – but is UEFA in any position to preach? Writer and researcher Andy Storey breaks down the football power play on The Party Line, a podcast from The Ditch – hosted by Harry Browne and Paulie Doyle of The Ditch. You can also watch here: https://youtu.be/uYiuF6V69gQ 'Official Ireland wants a diaspora of visitors and investors' https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-official-ireland-wants-a-diaspora-of-visitors-and-investors/ 'Soccer has given Europe a rare geopolitical victory' https://www.afr.com/world/europe/soccer-has-given-europe-a-rare-geopolitical-victory-20260804-p60lcl 'Gianni Infantino’s demise isn’t enough – Fifa must fundamentally change' https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/gianni-infantino-fifa-exit-resign-sacked-replacement-b3025815.html Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Cleaning Up Football, w Andy Storey (E23)

  3. 7 Aug

    Crossing Borders, w Niamh Keady-Tabbal (E22)

    Are borders sites of 'sovereignty' – or is it more relevant to understand them as, inevitably, sites of terrible, seemingly arbitrary violence and harm? From Ceuta to Donegal, we talk about the borders that divide us. Postdoc researcher Niamh Keady-Tabbal of Maynooth University joins The Party Line, hosted by Niamh Ní Bhriain and Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch. You can also watch here: https://youtube.com/@wereontheditch?si=xFeNbqep9F3SqwXm 'TG4: RTÉ is a monopoly and government is breaching EU media freedom law https://www.ontheditch.com/tg4-rte-is-a-monopoly-and-government-is-breaching-eu-media-freedom-law/ 'Chaos of border crossing gives way to limbo for Moroccans on Ceuta’s streets' https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/02/ceuta-border-crossing-spain-morocco Music by Fionn Demspey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Crossing Borders, w Niamh Keady-Tabbal (E22)

  4. 31 Jul

    Twenty-First (E21)

    Highlights from the first 20 episodes of The Party Line, a podcast from The Ditch – hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with the team of Ditch journalists: Eoghan McNeill, Paulie Doyle and Roman Shortall. Big thanks to Art O'Connor at the Whistleblower, and to Emmet White, for helping The Party Line improve and grow. 02.10 Eman Muhammed on The Ditch (ep03)     02.43 Eoghan on being arse-dialled (ep08) 03.36 Paulie on serious guys (ep13)  05.03 Roman on Taoiseach lying (ep04) 06.27 Paulie on Taoiseach (ep02) 06.58 Paulie on election candidate lying (ep06) 08.00 Eoghan on liberal indifference (ep17) 09.34 Roman on direct action in Ulm (ep11) 11.40 Eoghan on compradors (ep19) 14.04 Paulie on Boy George (ep10) 14.41 Eoghan on Pascal Donohoe (ep19) 16.36 Andy Storey on Pascal Donohoe (ep06) 17.22 Eoghan and Clare Daly on Helen McEntee (ep12) 19.33 Paddy Bresnihan and Pat Brodie on FDI nationalism (ep07) 21.00 Betty Purcell on Brendan O'Connor (ep20) 22.00 Nausicaa Renner on who reads DropSite (ep08) 22.54 Harry and Jodi Dean on the AI debate (ep19) 25.18 William Wall on liberals and fascists (ep14) 27.02 Paul Holden on Labour Together and antisemitism (ep2 and ep10) 28.51 Matt Kennard on US military Nazis and gangs (ep15) 30.40 Richard Drayton on the new arms gap (ep13) 31.55 Khem Rogaly on who profits from military spending (ep16) 33.07 Eman on evacuating Gaza under Obama (ep03) 34.49 Zena Tahhan and Leila Warah on the Occuplied Territories Bill (ep17) 37.11 John Reynolds on book burning (ep18) 39.15 Rebecca O'Keeffe on FIFA hypocrisy (ep04) 41.07 Tadhg Hickey on Israeli escalation (ep09) 42.09 Niamh on pigeon-holing the fuel protest (ep09) 43.40 Eoghan and Niamh on unaffordable homes (ep17) 44.45 Niamh on French AI weapons for Ireland (ep05) 45.54 Niamh on the Cuba blockade (ep04) 47.37 Niamh and panel on the EU presidency and Tayto (ep18) ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Twenty-First (E21)

  5. 24 Jul

    Public Servicing, w Betty Purcell (E20)

    RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster, is hammered by scandal – and hampered by a combination of deference to government and devotion to commercial imperatives. Betty Purcell, former radio and TV producer in RTÉ – who also sat as the elected staff representative on the RTÉ Authority – joins The Party Line, hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch. 'The Ditch investigation into Dublin investment firm Elkstone's Epstein deal subject of bogus complaint, deleted from Google' https://www.ontheditch.com/dublin-investment-firm-elkstones-epstein-deal/ 'Report card: How RTÉ has performed on TV and radio during challenging times' https://tinyurl.com/sp7d3pcv Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Justin Young Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Public Servicing, w Betty Purcell (E20)

  6. 17 Jul

    AI is Capital, w Jodi Dean (E19)

    The tech lords' vision of the power and inevitability of AI is directly opposed to any vision for socialism. The powerful American political thinker Jodi Dean joins The Party Line, a podcast from The Ditch – hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch. 'Mason Hayes & Curran chairperson, Meta's lawyer was going to attend cancelled Peter Thiel event' https://www.ontheditch.com/mason-hayes-curran-chairperson-metas-lawyer-was-going-to-attend-cancelled-peter-thiel-event/  'Did We Make the Wrong Bet on Big A.I.? https://tinyurl.com/3rev883h Jodi Dean's Substack: https://jodi7768.substack.com/ Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    AI is Capital, w Jodi Dean (E19)

  7. 10 Jul

    What's Law Got to Do with It? w John Reynolds (E18)

    A lot of pro-Palestine activism rests on legal concepts and language – genocide, apartheid, and the illegality of the Israeli occupation. But in Gaza, they're burning international-law books for fuel. Are we wasting time and energy by seeking justice through the courts? Critical legal scholar John Reynolds of Maynooth University joins the pod to argue out the contradictions. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch. 'Irish energy regulator was going to attend Thiel event in Powerscourt Hotel' https://www.ontheditch.com/energy-regulator/ 'EU presidency ceremony almost went down without a hitch, but Zelenskiy dig was copped by all' https://tinyurl.com/5dxsvkfj John Reynolds' fortcoming book with Noura Erakat: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2851-confronting-zionism Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    What's Law Got to Do with It? w John Reynolds (E18)

  8. 3 Jul

    Abandoning Palestine, w Leila Warah and Zena Tahhan (E17)

    Palestinian journalists Leila Warah and Zena Tahhan explain why Ireland disappoints them, and how they continue to cover an increasingly brutal and catastrophic Israeli occupation. And host Niamh Ni Bhriain joins Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch to consider the cruelties of 'affordable' housing, and what liberal discourse about Anglo-Irish relations always manages to leave out. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, with co-host Harry Browne. 'Council executive: rents will rise no matter what councillors vote' https://www.ontheditch.com/council-executive-rents-will-rise/ Fintan O'Toole, 'The aftershocks of Brexit’s failure could be gaining strength – a fearful prospect for Ireland' https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/22/aftershocks-brexit-failure-fearful-prospect-ireland Leila Warah https://www.instagram.com/leila.shw/?hl=en Zena Tahhan https://www.instagram.com/zenatahhan/?hl=en Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording and editing by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Abandoning Palestine, w Leila Warah and Zena Tahhan (E17)
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News and comment from Ireland – ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    The Ditch
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The Ditch and Harry Browne
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