Inside Politics

05/03/14 Who’ll get elected from those absurd constituencies? With one constituency running from the M50 to Malin Head, and another from Bray to Baltimore, we look at how the races might pan out in May’s Euro elections. Is there a gap in the market for a celebrity candidate? And on what basis do people actually choose who to vote for in a contest where most of us have only a sketchy notion of what the European Parliament really does and what its powers are? Political geographer Claire McGinn considers this with Harry McGee in studio while Suzanne Lynch gives the view from Brussels. Plus political blogger Mick Fealty discusses the controversy over letters of comfort given by the UK authorities to republican 'On the Runs' with Martin Mansergh, one of the key architects of the Northern Ireland peace process. Fionola Meredith talks about what it means on the ground. Inside Politics is a weekly politics podcast presented by the digital editor of the Irish Times, Hugh Linehan and produced by Sinéad O'Shea. It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes. It can be delivered for free to you each week via this link. https://itun.es/i66S4x2 #iTunes Android users can access this podcast via stitcher.com/s?fid=44906&refid=stpr