SubscribeInside Politics PodcastListen onApple(Opens in new window)Spotify(Opens in new window)Listen to our weekly digest of all things political Listen | 54:57Ellen Coyne was speaking on Inside Politics. Fri Jun 05 2026 - 16:25Pat Leahy and Ellen Coyne join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has come out this week to demand the Rotunda maternity hospital withdraw permission for consultants on public-only contracts to practise privately on its premises. If not, it could have its funding pulled. An investigation by Swedish tax authorities alleges that Oligarch and Vladimir Putin associate Oleg Deripaska, who is under EU sanctions over his role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine, still controls Rusal, the company that owns the Co Limerick industrial plant Aughinish Alumina.And an explosive interview from Michael Healy-Rae on Radio Kerry detailed how he was “pulled overboard” by his brother and fellow Independent TD Danny, resulting in him resigning his position as minister of state. Could the rift see the brothers run against each other in the next general election?Plus, the panel picks their favourite Irish Times pieces of the week:The joy of your first World Cup, the Leaving Cert is a tough but valuable experience, and Andy Burnham’s byelection test in a Reform stronghold.Rotunda HospitalJennifer Carroll MacNeillAughinish AluminaVladimir PutinMichael Healy-RaeDanny Healy RaeWorld CupLeaving CertificateAndy BurnhamLabour Party (UK)LATEST STORIESThundering On turns Epsom Oaks into rout for Dylan Browne McMonagle Why did the IRFU make Andy Farrell their longest-tenured coach?Rotunda row pits public against private health careListen | 54:57Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’‘Staggering’ Irish slump pushes Eurozone economy into reverseInside PoliticsOur politics team’s behind-the-scenes take on events of the dayOUR PODCASTSIn the News PodcastInside the event where Irish far-right activists mingled with ‘white Europe’ remigration movement Listen | 25:25Inside Politics PodcastRotunda row pits public against private health careListen | 54:57The Women's PodcastAilbhe Smyth: ‘I think at 80 I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been’Listen | 77:01Inside Business PodcastDavid McRedmond: ‘O’Connell Street needs high density housing’ Listen | 50:36Ross O'Carroll-Kelly‘Nobody can say I haven’t put my body on the line for this Leinster team’Listen | 06:14The Counter Ruck PodcastAre Leinster being set up tactically for success?Listen | 31:44IN THIS SECTIONRotunda row pits public against private health careListen | 54:57Darragh O’Brien on new help to buy EVs, Ireland’s missed climate targets and Fianna Fáil’s leadership Listen | 43:10Are Sinn Féin drifting away from an uneasy left-wing alliance?Listen | 53:34Shane Ross: Why politicians won’t fix RTÉ or let it failListen | 43:28Why do these men want to strip women of the right to vote?Listen | 32:07MOST READTwenty-nine houses built without planning permission must be removed, High Court rules Cara Darmody (15) to sit ‘real’ Junior Cert exam – four years after getting 97% in maths paperUS companies disclose huge Irish tax paymentsWife of jailed Ballyseedy Garden Centre owner summonsed over drug-drivingFirst look: Cúán Greene’s hotly anticipated high-end restaurant and guest houseLATEST STORIESThundering On turns Epsom Oaks into rout for Dylan Browne McMonagle Why did the IRFU make Andy Farrell their longest-tenured coach?Trial hears Jeffrey Donaldson told teenager: ‘I am truly sorry. Please forgive me’‘Staggering’ Irish slump pushes Eurozone economy into reversePrestige or patient choice? Rotunda resists plan to stop public-only consultants offering private maternity careWoman who stole €43,000 in child benefit given three-year suspended jail term Eddie Dunbar making steady progress following freak accidentAudi’s stunning Nuvolari hybrid supercar is going into production