The Party Line

Legendary journalist Chris Hedges has reported from all over the planet – including, in recent days, the Garvaghy Road. And he reckons we're heading in a terrible direction. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditchRequiem for Gaza, by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/482474/requiem-for-gaza-by-hedges-joe-sacco-and-chris/9781787336780'Comment: No going down that road' https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-no-going-down-that-road/'How Russia uses migrants as a weapon against Europe' https://tinyurl.com/3whuhn5rMusic by Fionn DempseyRecording by Emmet WhiteEmail theditchpartyline at gmailontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ignore the haters – journalist Aaron Maté is a vital voice for peace and for Palestine, in the face of imperial projects to destroy them both.He joined Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch and Harry Browne in the People's Hall to talk about many things, including the USA, Ukraine, and his own relationship with an Irish whistleblower on a Syria story.The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, https://www.ontheditch.com.You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditchPre-order Aaron Maté's 'Their Blood, Our Bullets' https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/Mick Wallace & Clare Daly report on the OPCW https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nh2bbo1wU--hShjknEZH_--KOq2ncZUg/view?usp=sharing Music by Fionn DempseyRecording by Emmet WhiteEven more thanks than usual to Art O'Connor of the WhistleblowerEmail theditchpartyline at gmailontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Whether they play or not, the Irish men's soccer team fixtures with Israel have further expanded the space for fighting genocide and apartheid with boycotts.Campaigner, basketball player and researcher Rebecca O'Keeffe tallies up the score for the movement, and makes a final plea for the players to act when the institutions have failed.The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch'League of Ireland partner has received more than $4 million in US Department of War contracts' https://www.ontheditch.com/league-of-ireland-partner/'FAI will remove all sponsor branding for upcoming Nations League matches' https://tinyurl.com/2xd5ncuvMusic by Fionn DempseyEmail theditchpartyline at gmailontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The media and political establishment acts like we're already at war – and seeing 'threats' everywhere is part of the fight.In a world where just talking can mark you as a hybrid warrior, Trinity College Dublin academic, writer and activist Rory Rowan joins us to discuss what it all means, and fails to mean.The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch.You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch'Social Democrats TD Eoin Hayes boasts about co-leading team that cut 200 tech jobs' https://www.ontheditch.com/social-democrats-td-eoin-hayes-boasts/'Reported drone sighting 'not in same league' as activity seen during Zelensky visit - expert' https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0909/1590825-drone-irish-sea/'REPORT on Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure' https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-10-2026-0212_EN.htmlMusic by Fionn DempseyRecording by Emmet WhiteEmail theditchpartyline at gmailontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gardaí extracted false confessions and protected their own. Politicians and developers rigged the planning system.And journalist Frank Connolly helped expose the corrupt players and the class interests they represented.We discuss why the stories in Connolly's new book, 'Exposed', are deeply relevant to today's Ireland.The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch.You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch'Exposed: Scandals that Rocked the Irish State' by Frank Connolly https://www.irishacademicpress.ie/product/exposed/'Comment: A reflection on An Garda Síochána and whiny proceduralism' https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-a-reflection-on-an-garda-siochana/'Garda suspended following anti-corruption probe' https://tinyurl.com/yxpay94pMusic by Fionn DempseyRecording by Emmet WhiteEmail theditchpartyline at gmailontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.