Politics in its very nature invites debate and over the last few years the youth voice has begun to have more and more of an impact on political parties and discussion. I sat down with members of some of Ireland's biggest parties to discuss why they initially got involved in politics and why they joined their respective party.

Latest episodes of the podcast Young People in Politics

• A 22-Year-Old Deputy Mayor, The Leaving Cert & Would Mario Make A Good Councillor?
• The Government 1 Year On...
• In Conversation with the Anti Conversion Therapy Coalition: What is Conversion Therapy and Why it Needs to be Banned
• In Conversation with Rob O'Donnell (Young Greens): CETA & the Future of the Green Party
• In Conversation with Caoimhín McCann (Ógra Shinn Féin) on CETA
• Round Table on CETA (Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement)
• Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
• RISE
• Alliance Party
• Ulster Unionist Party
• Socialist Party (Ireland)
• Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
• Young People in Politics is Back!
• Sinn Féin
• Green Party
• Aontú
• Fine Gael
• Labour
• Fianna Fáil
• People Before Profit
• Social Democrats