Episode 2
Episode two of Vótáil doesn’t just have one general election, it has three! And all fought in just 18 months, as two of the stars of 80s politics battled for supremacy – Charlie Haughey and Garret FitzGerald. Political polar opposites, their televised debates were the first in Irish politics and as vicious as any seen since.
Series Overview
2024 was the international year of the election and, with the ink still drying on ballot papers throughout Ireland, this series takes a look back at some of the general elections that shaped Irish society in past fifty years. Vótáil features lively interviews with journalists and commentators who have lived and loved Irish politics for years. Presented by Cormac Ó hEadhra, the series is a reminder that, for many of us, politics is at its most entertaining at election time.
