Beyond the Pale with Cormac Lucey and David Quinn Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/beyond-the-pale-with-cormac-lucey-and-david-quinn Every era in Ireland has its certainties. In the 1970s: moral conservatism, economic caution and a country still rooted in the land. Today: human rights, secularism, open borders, Brussels-first, climate action and green energy. Both positions were held with total confidence. Both were, or will be, partly wrong. Cormac Lucey and David Quinn step outside the consensus to ask the questions nobody in Irish politics wants to answer, and to work out what Ireland's long-term interests actually require. Gript Media d683ecb9-f972-5407-9cf7-dedf0eb1d6aa yes en Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:09:00 -0700 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:35:18 -0700 https://gript.ie https://img.transistorcdn.com/rHBEgecmHMeVsVP9Ulma9hmqf3XiIxkrpRoUIHuMZw0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ZmI2/OGRmMWEyYzgyMjVk/YzQyOGY5ZjE5MTU1/MWJlMS5qcGc.jpg Beyond the Pale with Cormac Lucey and David Quinn https://gript.ie episodic Cormac Lucey and David Quinn Every era in Ireland has its certainties. In the 1970s: moral conservatism, economic caution and a country still rooted in the land. Today: human rights, secularism, open borders, Brussels-first, climate action and green energy. Both positions were held with total confidence. Both were, or will be, partly wrong. Cormac Lucey and David Quinn step outside the consensus to ask the questions nobody in Irish politics wants to answer, and to work out what Ireland's long-term interests actually require. Every era in Ireland has its certainties. gript, politics, economics Gript Media No No Why Santa is bad and Scrooge is good. 1 1 Why Santa is bad and Scrooge is good. full fce4a3d9-6702-40e2-bdbf-28ea728ac1e9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3a5a1beb In this week's edition of 'Beyond the Pale', Cormac Lucey and David Quinn discuss the budget and how every every politician wants to be Santa and no-one wants to be Scrooge. They explain why Social Democracy is the default position of Irish politics, and that one day we will need a 'Scrooge' who is willing to rein in public spending. Charlie Haughey emerges as an unexpected hero. 

00:00 Introduction and overview of Irish social and political certainties

02:02 Ireland's historical cycles of economic optimism and crisis

03:58 The flawed nature of Ireland's budget expectations and revenue assumptions

08:08 Public pension liabilities and accounting practices

12:00 Demographic challenges and aging population in Ireland

17:05 The cost of public spending and taxation in Ireland

21:58 Ireland's political consensus and social democratic tendencies

26:05 Management and accountability issues in Irish government

30:01 The influence of European and American politics on Ireland

35:51 Potential future bond market crises and fiscal risks

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00:00 Introduction and overview of Irish social and political certainties

02:02 Ireland's historical cycles of economic optimism and crisis

03:58 The flawed nature of Ireland's budget expectations and revenue assumptions

08:08 Public pension liabilities and accounting practices

12:00 Demographic challenges and aging population in Ireland

17:05 The cost of public spending and taxation in Ireland

21:58 Ireland's political consensus and social democratic tendencies

26:05 Management and accountability issues in Irish government

30:01 The influence of European and American politics on Ireland

35:51 Potential future bond market crises and fiscal risks

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00:00 Introduction and overview of Irish social and political certainties

02:02 Ireland's historical cycles of economic optimism and crisis

03:58 The flawed nature of Ireland's budget expectations and revenue assumptions

08:08 Public pension liabilities and accounting practices

12:00 Demographic challenges and aging population in Ireland

17:05 The cost of public spending and taxation in Ireland

21:58 Ireland's political consensus and social democratic tendencies

26:05 Management and accountability issues in Irish government

30:01 The influence of European and American politics on Ireland

35:51 Potential future bond market crises and fiscal risks

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