Is Irish Media Biased - with Eoin O'Malley

“I don’t want to agree with you… but I’m finding myself agreeing with you more than I should.”Political scientist and author Eoin O’Malley joins Paul Treyvaud, Elaine Mullally and Nick Delehanty for a lively debate about Ireland’s media, political leadership and the issues dividing the country.The panel tackles the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy, the backlash against Robbie Keane, coverage of Dublin’s housing statistics, rising fuel prices and whether carbon taxes are achieving anything.Eoin also discusses Ireland’s leadership problem, the Garda whistleblower controversy involving Helen McEntee, and whether Aontú and Independent Ireland could offer a credible alternative. Plus, a discussion on detransition, political consensus and what young people really think.CHAPTERS00:00 “I don’t want to agree with you…”00:26 Welcome to The Irish Question01:22 Introducing Eoin O’Malley and Charlie versus Garret02:14 Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the media backlash04:26 Robbie Keane and the politics of boycotts06:10 Free speech — but only for views we agree with?09:59 Is the celebrity controversy a distraction?12:27 Irish media bias and Dublin housing statistics15:30 Eoin pushes back: coordination or shared consensus?22:04 Media funding and the future of podcast regulation22:44 French fuel protests and the diesel crisis25:26 Do carbon taxes actually change behaviour?27:57 Should carbon taxes be scrapped?29:09 Green policies, fuel taxes and pressure on businesses33:37 More protests — and what should people do with their anger?35:33 Where have Ireland’s strong political leaders gone?37:04 Eoin on leadership, red tape and getting things done40:42 Why are politicians afraid to speak their minds?43:02 Garda whistleblowers and Helen McEntee48:34 Accountability and Ireland’s political talent pool50:38 Aontú, Independent Ireland and political alternatives53:24 Detransition: the Leinster House discussion56:09 Eoin on gender, consensus and political change1:02:46 What do young people really think?1:04:45 A hopeful finish: Ireland’s next generationSubscribe to The Irish Question, share the episode and tell us what you think in the comments.#TheIrishQuestion #EoinOMalley #IrishPolitics #EdSheeran #MediaBias