In this episode, I sit down with Cian O'Callaghan - TD for Dublin Bay North and deputy leader of the Social Democrats.

In our discussion, Cian reflects on his childhood, the experiences that shaped his outlook and the path that eventually brought him into national politics, including his time in the Labour Party and the early conversations that led him to join the Social Democrats.

We also talk about the party’s growth in recent years, its place in Irish politics today and what it would take to translate its ideas into lasting change.