Listen onHugh, Pat, Ellen and Jack took to the EP podcast stage on Saturday Listen | 33:48Listen back to the Inside Politics podcast from the Irish Times on all podcast platforms. Mon Aug 31 2026 - 12:55Hugh, Pat, Ellen and Jack took to the stage at Electric Picnic on Saturday to discuss politics and take some uestions from the audience. They discussed UK prime minister Andy Burnham’s controversial comments on the possibility of a border poll before moving on to take stock of the political positions and futures of the Big Three party leaders: Taoiseach Micheal Martin, Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation.LATEST STORIESInside PoliticsOur politics team’s behind-the-scenes take on events of the day