Paddy Wants To Know Brexit

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Paddy Wants To Know Brexit

Paddy Wants To Know Brexit, is a podcast that seeks to explain Brexit to an Irish audience. Each episode will try and explain what's been happening in the preceding few weeks in the messy world of Brexit negotiations and explain how it will affect Ireland. The hosts, Brian Mahon, Jack Good and Niamh Mahon will then interview someone who has something to say on Brexit, it could be anyone from an academic to a farmer, or even someone who thinks Brexit is a good idea.

  1. 09/14/2018

    #13 | Derry, Londonderry, Legenderry Pt. 1

    In the first part of a two part episode the guys get to know the City of Derry a bit better and how their citizens feel they will be affected by Brexit. In the first episode we talk to Connor Doherty and we talk about the City Deal, and what it could do for the city. We also discuss the the politics of football in Northern Ireland and how that intersects with identity in the region. We also talk with Brenda Stevenson from Derry Girls against Borders, a local activist group that is campaigning to ensure that there will be no North/South or East/West border that could endanger the Northern Irish economy or even the peace process. See below for timestamps.  ———— 03:07: Derry is like Galway without the money 03:35: Bidding for a City Deal 06:16: The importance of the City Deal for Derry 07:44: Derry Girls against Borders interview with Brenda Stevenson begins 08:06: What is the campaign all about? 10:03: Why Brenda doesn’t want to see a border again 13:21: Doesn’t the Common Travel Area solve a lot of problems that DGAB is campaigning against? 14:50: Taking inspiration from Derry Girls, the TV Show. 16:54: Fears of a return to the dark days in Northern Ireland 18:39: The lived experiences of Derry Girls against Borders 20:20: How to get in contact with Derry Girls Against Borders and the politicisation of other Border campaigns against Brexit 22:49: Back to Connor O’ Doherty on Shane Duffy, and the inevitably playing for the Republic of Ireland 23:55: Why doesn’t Derry City play in the Northern Ireland football league? 25:55: Northern Ireland fans and how they are perceived from Derry 27:05: Mixed identities, Brexit and being Northern Irish 28:15: Use of the phrases ‘Loyalist’ and ‘Republican’ in everyday parlance 29:05: Brexit as a distillation of issues. 30:10: The weight of words in Northern Ireland

    31 min
  2. 07/20/2018

    #10 | Resignations, White Papers and No Deal – Brexit gets real

    Our 10th episode is a whopper – they say a week is a long time in politics and it has never been truer than the last week or so in Brexit. In this episode we discuss the White Paper on the UK’s future trading relationship with the EU, the chaos that is the House of Commons and the ongoing preparations for a no deal. In this weeks episode Brian interviews Victoria Hewson from the Institute of Economic Affairs, a right wing think tank based in Brussels. They discuss the resignation of Boris Johnson and David Davis, how the Irish border issue could be solved and the broad strokes of the contents of the White Paper.  You can follow Victoria on twitter at @MissVHewson and the IEA over at @iealondon. See below for timestamps: 1:12: the guys discuss how crazy the last week was. 1:45: What happened in Westminster this week. 2:35: How important are the Labour Leavers in Westminster arithmetic? 4:00: Can Theresa May get anything through her Parliament? 4:45: Ian Paisley has been suspended but does it matter? 5:15: Will Sinn Féin take their seats in Westminster and defeat a Hard Brexit? 5:55: Ireland preparing for a Hard Brexit 8:38: Introduction of Victoria Hewson and discussion of the White Paper on the UK’s Future Trading Relationship with the EU 12:38: What’s the Brexiteer alternative to the White Paper? 14:27: How does regulatory divergence affect the Irish Border? 16:40: Do a trade deal first and then sort out Northern Ireland and the Border? 18:45: The uniqueness of Northern Ireland in carrying out customs checks and how we fix that problem 21:10: The UK Government’s ability to prepare an ambitious customs arrangement in Northern Ireland that has never occurred anywhere else in the world 23:54: The politics of the White Paper – will this deal fly with anyone? 26:39: The Economic Research Group: All bark but no bite in challenging Theresa May?

    30 min

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Paddy Wants To Know Brexit, is a podcast that seeks to explain Brexit to an Irish audience. Each episode will try and explain what's been happening in the preceding few weeks in the messy world of Brexit negotiations and explain how it will affect Ireland. The hosts, Brian Mahon, Jack Good and Niamh Mahon will then interview someone who has something to say on Brexit, it could be anyone from an academic to a farmer, or even someone who thinks Brexit is a good idea.

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