Ellen Gunning's Podcast

Ellen Gunning talks to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheal Martin TD about the future of the European Union.

Ellen Gunning chats with Theresa Reidy about financial structures in the EU, and MEPs Gay Mitchell and Marian Harkin discuss the detail, with examples.

Emmanuel Schon-Quinlivan gives Ellen Gunning an insight into the role and function of the Court of Auditors, and Irish Auditor Eoin O'Shea gives examples of how audits prevent fraud and save money.

Ellen Gunning chats with two members of the Committee of the Regions - Cllr Niall McNeilas and Cllr Gerry Breen - and finds out what the committee is all about.

Barrister Fergal Crehan explains the European Court of Justice to Ellen Gunning and Judge Aindreas O Caoimh shares examples of the court's work.

William Scally discusses the Council of Ministers with Ellen Gunning.

Ellen Gunning chats with Commissioner Maire Geoghegan Quinn about the breadth of her responsibilities and the challenges of her role.

Ellen Gunning chats with Phillipe Carr, press officer with the European Commission and Francis Jacobs, head of the European Parliament office in Dublin about the role and function of the European Commission.

Ellen Gunning talks to MEPs Mairead McGuinness, Liam Aylward and Nessa Childers about the importance of agriculture for Ireland, EU agricultural policy and food labeling issues.

Ellen Gunning chats with MEPs Sean Kelly, Proinsias de Rossa, Joe Higgins, Alan Kelly and Jim Higgins about their involvement in committees of the European Parliament.

Ellen Gunning chats with Eimear Ni Bhroin, Public Relations Officer for the European Parliament in Dublin about the role and function of the parliament

In this weeks programe Ellen Gunning chats with William Scally (advisor)and Eimear Ni Bhroin (PRO for European Parliament in Dublin) about Ireland's membership of the European Union - when and why we joined and how we interact with Europe

In this, the first show of the series, William Scally is in conversation with Ellen Gunning, reviewing the history of the European Union and Ireland's involvement with it.