Is Irish Media Biased - with Eoin O'Malley

<p>“I don’t want to agree with you… but I’m finding myself agreeing with you more than I should.”Political scientist and author Eoin O’Malley joins Paul Treyvaud, Elaine Mullally and Nick Delehanty for a lively debate about Ireland’s media, political leadership and the issues dividing the country.The panel tackles the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore controversy, the backlash against Robbie Keane, coverage of Dublin’s housing statistics, rising fuel prices and whether carbon taxes are achieving anything.Eoin also discusses Ireland’s leadership problem, the Garda whistleblower controversy involving Helen McEntee, and whether Aontú and Independent Ireland could offer a credible alternative. Plus, a discussion on detransition, political consensus and what young people really think.CHAPTERS<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q">00:00</a> “I don’t want to agree with you…”<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=26s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D">00:26</a> Welcome to The Irish Question<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=82s">01:22</a> Introducing Eoin O’Malley and Charlie versus Garret<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=134s">02:14</a> Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the media backlash<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=266s">04:26</a> Robbie Keane and the politics of boycotts<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=370s&pp=0gcJCWMAwfN6Pr3D">06:10</a> Free speech — but only for views we agree with?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=599s">09:59</a> Is the celebrity controversy a distraction?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=747s">12:27</a> Irish media bias and Dublin housing statistics<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=930s">15:30</a> Eoin pushes back: coordination or shared consensus?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=1324s">22:04</a> Media funding and the future of podcast regulation<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=1364s">22:44</a> French fuel protests and the diesel crisis<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=1526s">25:26</a> Do carbon taxes actually change behaviour?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=1677s">27:57</a> Should carbon taxes be scrapped?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=1749s">29:09</a> Green policies, fuel taxes and pressure on businesses<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpgwUBO3Q&t=2017s">33:37</a> Mor