It’s All Politics

It’s All Politics
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It's All Politics is hosted by Ursula Savage as she takes a look at political stories of the day in Ireland, north and south, and further afield.  With a blend of guest interviews and free-flowing discussions, the It's All Politics podcast discusses the political stories of the day and why they are important.   Formerly known as The Personal Politics Podcast. Follow It's All Politics:  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsallpolitics.ie  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsallpolitics.ie/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsallpolitics.ie/ 

  1. 12/23/2025

    Interview with Irish Language Commissioner Pól Deeds

    In this episode, Ursula interviews the recently appointed Irish Language Commissioner Pól Deeds. They discuss his plans for the role, the challenges he anticipates facing and how he plans to handle them.    You can get in touch with thoughts or opinions on the podcast anytime through emailing personalpoliticspodcast@gmail.com or by getting in touch on social media.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/personalpoliticspod/   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@personalpoliticspodcast   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/personalpoliticspodcast

  2. 12/09/2025

    Supreme Court ruling on religious education & taking a look at the budget

    Ursula is joined by Aoife as they discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on the teaching of religious education in schools, and they also take a look at the recent budget announcements, asking how politicians at Stormont can make ends meet when the numbers don't add up.

  3. 11/14/2025

    Ursula & Aoife: Invitations accepted and declined, the DUP's recent actions

    On this episode Ursula and Aoife discuss the Presidential inauguration of Catherine Connolly and the deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly's declining of the invitation and the DUP's failure to send anyone in her place. They also discuss DUP Ministr of Education Paul Givan's recent fact-finding trip to Israel and the fallout this has caused, including motions of no confidence in the Minister. They ask whether these recent actions are showing a lack of commitment to power sharing and what can be done to change this.

  4. 10/31/2025

    Landslide victory, spoiled votes, and future elections.

    In this episode Ursula and Aoife discuss Catherine Connolly's landslide win in the Presidential election, the spoiled votes issue, and the campaign for extending the vote in Presidential elections to Irish citizens in the north and abroad.

  5. 10/23/2025

    Interview with Jemma Dolan MLA

    In this episode, Ursula Savage interviews Jemma Dolan, Sinn Féin MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone. They chat about Jemma's early career before becoming an elected politician, her priorities in the job as MLA, and why she believes a united Ireland would address many of the difficulties faced by border communities.

  6. 10/16/2025

    The Presidential Election: The campaign so far

    Ursula Savage is joined by co-host Aoife Clements for an overview of the Irish Presidential campaign to date, looking at the differences between the Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys campaigns, and asking why anyone would put themselves forward for the role in the first place.  Aoife also shares information about a new community based programme being run by 50:50NI, aimed at educating women about politics so that they can cast their votes with confidence. More information on the programme can be found here: https://5050ni.com/training-and-events/

  7. 05/08/2025

    Interview: Robbie Butler MLA, Deputy Leader of the UUP

    In this episode we have an interview with Robbie Butler, MLA for Lagan Valley and Deputy Leader of the UUP.  During our conversation, Robbie chats about faith, fostering and the future.  We discuss how Robbie first became involved in elected politics, his varied career before then, his hopes for the UUP going forward and plenty more besides.

  8. 05/01/2025

    Co-host episode: Presidential possibilities & interpretation of gender in legislation

    Personal Politics is growing! In this episode host Ursula Savage is joined by Aoife Clements, founder of 50:50NI, as her co-host as they discuss some current political issues of the day.  With the Irish Presidential Election coming up, Ursula and Aoife discuss the potential candidates for the November poll, the nature of the role of President and why this campaign is guaranteed to be an interesting one.  Following this Aoife leads the discussion on the recent Supreme Court decision on the interpretation of gender in equality legislation and they discuss where the motivations for the case came from and what it could mean for the wider gender discussion.  Subscribe and stay tuned for more one-on-one interviews with political figures and more joint episodes taking a broader look at the political landscape.

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It's All Politics is hosted by Ursula Savage as she takes a look at political stories of the day in Ireland, north and south, and further afield.  With a blend of guest interviews and free-flowing discussions, the It's All Politics podcast discusses the political stories of the day and why they are important.   Formerly known as The Personal Politics Podcast. Follow It's All Politics:  Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itsallpolitics.ie  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsallpolitics.ie/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsallpolitics.ie/ 

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  • Creator
    It’s All Politics
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
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