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Path to Power

Path to Power

By: Matt Cooper
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In Path to Power, experienced broadcaster Matt Cooper and guests bring their individual points of view to a lively weekly discussion that sets the agenda and examines all the political and current issues.

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Munster Square Productions
Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • The Racists Among Us
    Jun 13 2026

    Lise Hand and Shane Coleman join Matt to discuss the race riots in Belfast and how racism is also a major issue throughout the island, how fire bombings have not been restricted to Belfast, and how a blind eye is turned to the island's native criminals. The political posturing over the EU Migration Pact and its implementation. The politics of the Ireland-Israel soccer international. Further developments on the Triple Lock for peacekeeping. And how Jennifer Carroll MacNeill faced down the Rotunda Hospital.


    Brought to you by The Greenman Group.


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    51 mins
  • From Here to Maternity
    Jun 6 2026

    Brenda Power and John Deasy join Matt to discuss the controversy about hospital consultants employed by the State doing private work in public hospitals. Two bulls in a Kerry Field: division between the Healy-Raes, what's really going on? The new EU scrappage scheme: more than a PR stunt? The politics of the declining birth rate. Bungalow blitz or bliss? John and Brenda have very different views. Supplying the Russian war machine from Shannon. And the latest on Ireland-Israel relations.


    Brought to you by The Greenman Group.


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    https://twitter.com/cooper_m

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    https://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/

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    56 mins
  • Climate Targets and Immigration Politics
    May 30 2026

    Danny McConnell and John Lee join Matt to discuss the concession that our 2030 climate targets will be missed, and ask if we need to apply the Tony Blair analysis for Britain that net zero is inappropriate. They offer their by-election analysis of the real significance of the outcomes of two by-elections for the national picture. They discuss the changing conversation on immigration and Jim O’Callaghan’s position on deporting criminals. They return to the thorny problem of financing RTÉ, and debate whether the Government is as much to blame as management for the current crisis.


    Brought to you by The Greenman Group.


    PTP+

    To enjoy early access, ad-free listening and weekly bonus episodes, sign up at pathtopowerpodcast.com


    Get in touch: mail@pathtopowerpodcast.com


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    https://twitter.com/cooper_m

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cooper-615a1317

    https://www.instagram.com/mattcooperlastword/

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    1 hr and 6 mins
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