Red Lines

<p>The back-stop’s here? Bad puns with top political coverage from Northern Ireland. Red Lines brings you essential analysis and commentary by BBC NI’s politics team.</p>

The South Poll

Mark Carruthers is joined by Lucinda Creighton, Gary Murphy, Elaine Loughlin and Gráinne Ní Aodha in Dublin to preview the Republic's election later this month.

11-13
43:17

The Big Budget Special

Mark Carruthers is joined by John Campbell, economists Richard Ramsey and Andrew Webb, tax expert Caroline Keenan and Tina McKenzie from the FSB to discuss the Budget.

10-31
43:28

The 200th Episode

Mark Carruthers is joined by Gareth Gordon, John Campbell, Mark Devenport and David McCann to look back on an eventful five years and 200 episodes of Red Lines.

10-16
40:44

Get with the Programme!

Mark Carruthers is joined by Phillip Brett, Connie Egan, Steve Aiken, Matthew O'Toole, Claire Sugden and Mark Devenport to discuss Stormont's new Programme for Government.

09-11
47:21

The Denis Bradley Interview

Mark Carruthers chats to Denis Bradley about his political influences & inspirations.

08-30
39:25

The Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Interview

Mark Carruthers chats to Sinn Féin's Máirtín Ó Muilleoir about his political influences & inspirations.

08-23
40:59

The Edwin Poots Interview

Mark Carruthers chats to Edwin Poots about his political influences & inspirations. This conversation was recorded before the recent trouble in south Belfast.

08-16
39:34

The Claire Hanna Interview

Mark Carruthers chats to SDLP MP Claire Hanna about her political influences & inspirations.

08-02
34:46

Red Faces

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Suzanne Breen and Jayne McCormack to look back at what caused the big surprises in the general election.

07-10
35:41

The Constituency Profiles: Fermanagh South Tyrone, West Tyrone and Mid Ulster

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Enda McClafferty and David Young to assess another three Westminster constituencies.

07-02
30:39

The Constituency Profiles: Belfast North, South, East and West.

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Brendan Hughes and Suzanne Breen to look at the race for Westminster in four more constituencies.

06-26
44:12

The Constituency Profiles: North, South and East Antrim.

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Jayne McCormack and Stephen Walker to look at the Westminster race in three more constituencies.

06-19
38:36

The Constituency Profiles: Lagan Valley, Upper Bann and Newry & Armagh

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Suzanne Breen and Gareth Gordon to assess the candidates running for Westminster in Lagan Valley, Upper Bann and Newry & Armagh.

06-12
38:43

The Constituency Profiles: Foyle & East Londonderry

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Enda McClafferty & Freya McClements to assess the candidates running for Westminster in Foyle & East Londonderry.

06-05
38:42

The Constituency Profiles: N Down, S Down and Strangford.

Mark Carruthers is joined by David McCann, Jayne McCormack and Stephen Walker to assess the candidates running for Westminster in North Down, South Down and Strangford.

05-29
37:16

Stop the votes?

Will Rishi Sunak's Rwanda policy impact the local elections in the Republic?

05-15
37:27

From unionism to unity

DUP founding member Wallace Thompson tells Mark Caruthers about his changing political views and how other unionists have told him they agree a united Ireland is "inevitable".

05-09
25:37

The Stormont Insider - Money for nothing

Mark Carruthers is joined by Deirdre Hargey, Jonathan Buckley, Eóin Tennyson, John Stewart, Matthew O'Toole and Gerry Carroll to discuss the perilous state of Stormont finances.

04-17
41:04

Pact to the future

Mark Carruthers asks Gareth Gordon, Suzanne Breen and David McCann for their General Election predictions.

03-27
37:37

Casement snark

Mark Carruthers is joined by Jayne McCormack, David McCann and MLAs Sorcha Eastwood, Mike Nesbitt and Colin McGrath to discuss Casement Park, Assembly tensions and Dublin money.

02-21
41:01

Chris D

Great to hear something without Alex Kane in it! ;)

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