Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing

Fintan O’Toole talks to Hugh Linehan about Fianna Fáil as the party’s 100th birthday draws near. Fintan credits the party with helping create a vibrant Irish middle class - if only by accident. But in recent decades the party has undermined that legacy, he says, through short-sighted, reactionary politics and especially through its approach to home ownership. They also discuss the recent fuel protests. Would you like to receive daily insights into world events delivered to your inbox? Sign up for Denis Staunton's Global Briefing newsletter here: irishtimes.com/newsletters/global-briefing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fintan O'Toole: 100 years on, Fianna Fáil is flailing is an episode from Irish Times Inside Politics by The Irish Times.

This episode is 58:15 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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