Hugh Linehan
@hlinehan.bsky.social
Irish Times writer, editor. I also present the Inside Politics podcast. irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics
‘At its worst, the programme descends into the familiar parade of sectoral advocates and veteran pundits. You know the voices before you hear the names; you know the lines before they say them.’ My column today on Morning Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/1...
Does RTÉ's Morning Ireland need a refresh?
It would be easy to leave the State’s most popular radio programme untouched. But that would be a mistake
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December 2, 2025 at 9:44 AM
‘At its worst, the programme descends into the familiar parade of sectoral advocates and veteran pundits. You know the voices before you hear the names; you know the lines before they say them.’ My column today on Morning Ireland. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/1...
“For freelancers – who make up the bulk of arts journalists – the picture is even starker. Pay hasn’t matched inflation for decades, while the pool of outlets commissioning reviews has contracted, leaving patchwork careers held together by goodwill and side jobs.” www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Hugh Linehan: Is the newspaper arts review dying or could it be rescued by subscribers?
If one culprit looms behind these shifts, it is the early digital consensus that everything should be free
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November 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
“For freelancers – who make up the bulk of arts journalists – the picture is even starker. Pay hasn’t matched inflation for decades, while the pool of outlets commissioning reviews has contracted, leaving patchwork careers held together by goodwill and side jobs.” www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
September 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My @IrishTimes column today www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...
Why are Irish artists so prominent in the UK’s free speech wars?
Sally Rooney, Graham Linehan, Kneecap and John Boyne have all been caught up in controversy
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September 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My @IrishTimes column today www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...
Reposted by Hugh Linehan
Slight change of plan: we'll be on stage at the later time of 5.15 today so more time for a lie in if you need one ☀️ @hlinehan.bsky.social @irishtimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Slight change of plan: we'll be on stage at the later time of 5.15 today so more time for a lie in if you need one ☀️ @hlinehan.bsky.social @irishtimes.com
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See you on Sunday 😊 🎪 🎵 🍻
Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.
August 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
See you on Sunday 😊 🎪 🎵 🍻
Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Come and join @ellenmcoyne.bsky.social Jack Horgan Jones, Pat Leahy and me for the Inside Politics live show at noon on Sunday in Mindfield at #electricpicnic.
‘On the one hand, the most grandiose predictions of imminent machine overlords or silicon utopias seem, at best, premature. On the other, the technology is already reshaping fundamental aspects of how we work, learn and communicate.’ My cilumn today www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
Hugh Linehan: Forget the futuristic dystopias - AI is changing the world right now
The backlash against changes to ChatGPT reveals how it is being used by users in their daily lives
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August 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
‘On the one hand, the most grandiose predictions of imminent machine overlords or silicon utopias seem, at best, premature. On the other, the technology is already reshaping fundamental aspects of how we work, learn and communicate.’ My cilumn today www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
I had some thoughts on democracy and whether you can have too much of it as well as too little www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Hugh Linehan: Can you have too much democracy?
Ireland is one of Europe’s most referendum-happy nations - that is not without its pitfalls
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August 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I had some thoughts on democracy and whether you can have too much of it as well as too little www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
The opening episode of our latest Inside Politics series drops today. Pat Leahy and I tell the story of three catastrophic years when hubris and deception came home to roost. Part one: bonfires in Offaly. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The opening episode of our latest Inside Politics series drops today. Pat Leahy and I tell the story of three catastrophic years when hubris and deception came home to roost. Part one: bonfires in Offaly. www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
My media column in today’s Irish Tumes. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...
Anatomy of a photograph: Gaza, starvation and the battle for truth
The power of a picture operates on different levels
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August 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My media column in today’s Irish Tumes. www.irishtimes.com/media/2025/0...
Reposted by Hugh Linehan
I joined @hlinehan.bsky.social and Pat Leahy this morning on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast to discuss yesterdays National Development Plan review launch.
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Will the Government’s big projects survive the next downturn?
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
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July 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I joined @hlinehan.bsky.social and Pat Leahy this morning on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast to discuss yesterdays National Development Plan review launch.
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ins...
I’m not normally in the habit of writing personal pieces but this is about my experience of declining vision. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Hugh Linehan: My right eye is now failing too. The world is slipping away, just a little, just enough to notice
Hugh Linehan shares his experience of macular degeneration – and the losses, large and small, that come with it
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July 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I’m not normally in the habit of writing personal pieces but this is about my experience of declining vision. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Welcome to Bluesky.
Hey Hugh. "Woke" is a term unique to African-American Vernacular English meaning to be alert and aware of white supremacy. It's utterly inappropriate for you to misappropriate it this way to uphold Anglo-supremacist narratives. Cop on and do better. Incredibly, bitterly disappointed as a listener.
June 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Welcome to Bluesky.
As it happens I talked to Susan last week. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
June 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As it happens I talked to Susan last week. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
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Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...
May 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...
Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...
May 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Looking forward to discussing America’s current political moment with Senator Bernie Sanders and his chief adviser Jane O’Meara Sanders in Vicar Street on May 27th. www.ticketmaster.ie/artist/52285...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202... Today’s column
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/03/31/how-well-did-the-media-do-its-job-during-covid-lockdowns/Today’s
March 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
www.irishtimes.com/business/202... Today’s column
Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’
On today’s In the News podcast I discussed Garron Noone’s interesting week www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
On today’s In the News podcast I discussed Garron Noone’s interesting week www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’
In the News podcast: Whimsical comedian’s views on immigration sparked controversy
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March 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Garron Noone controversy: ‘It propelled him into a different stratosphere, which is the culture war realm’
On today’s In the News podcast I discussed Garron Noone’s interesting week www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
On today’s In the News podcast I discussed Garron Noone’s interesting week www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-...
March 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I don’t know Kathleen, but she clearly has great taste.
An Editor’s Note worth noting. @lauraslattery.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I don’t know Kathleen, but she clearly has great taste.
An Editor’s Note worth noting. @lauraslattery.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
An Editor’s Note worth noting. @lauraslattery.bsky.social
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Today’s column is my 583rd in the media slot: Blank-tape bliss can never be repeated
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March 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today’s column is my 583rd in the media slot: Blank-tape bliss can never be repeated
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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I joined @eamonryan.bsky.social and @hlinehan.bsky.social on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast.
We discussed the billions in fines faced by Ireland for missing EU climate commitments.
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We discussed the billions in fines faced by Ireland for missing EU climate commitments.
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Will falling behind on climate cost Ireland billions?
Podcast Episode · Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan · 10/03/2025 · 40m
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March 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I joined @eamonryan.bsky.social and @hlinehan.bsky.social on the @irishtimes.com Inside Politics podcast.
We discussed the billions in fines faced by Ireland for missing EU climate commitments.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
We discussed the billions in fines faced by Ireland for missing EU climate commitments.
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i...
This is my last column for Ticket. It’s almost 25 years since the supplement launched under my editorship. I have a few thoughts about it all…
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March 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This is my last column for Ticket. It’s almost 25 years since the supplement launched under my editorship. I have a few thoughts about it all…