{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/63bebcda65ae3d0011a032e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cow dung attack on politicians, health crisis continues, protocol developments","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1663848537126-2dc1acf60b50c54b6ca5092e25cbfd6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On today's podcast:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The crisis in Emergency Departments this winter reveals a <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/01/10/fintan-otoole-dysfunctional-health-service-crushes-idealism-and-rewards-cynicism/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lack of accountability</a> in the upper echelons of the system, among other issues. </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Was an <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/01/05/throwing-of-excrement-at-galway-east-tds-a-sign-of-creeping-sinister-aggression-towards-politicians/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">attack on TDs with bags of excrement </a>at a public meeting indicative of  “a creeping sinister aggression” against politicians, as Ciaran Cannon claimed? </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Pat explains what is going on behind the scenes in the negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol. How would the DUP react to a deal that left even a much-changed Protocol in place? </li></ul><p><br></p><p>With any subscription you'll get unlimited access to the very best in unique quality journalism from The Irish Times. <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe today</a>. </p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}