{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/645515516de49d0011a0a524?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Pros and cons of helping mortgage holders, President Higgins on economics and King Charles's big day","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1663848537126-2dc1acf60b50c54b6ca5092e25cbfd6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>After yet another ECB rates rise, could we see the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief to take some pressure off homeowners? That was the first point of discussion on the Inside Politics podcast round-up this week.</p><p><br></p><p>The panel also gave their view on President Higgins’ recent speech at a reception for think tank Tasc, in which he condemned the \"obsession” with achieving economic growth at the expense of \"ecology and ethics\".</p><p><br></p><p>There was also a noted lack of enthusiasm at the prospect of sitting through live coverage of King Charles the III’s coronation.</p><p><br></p><p>And the team talk about some of the best Irish Times content of the week, including:</p><p><br></p><p>Fintan O’Toole’s piece on <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/02/fintan-otoole-honouring-this-fanatical-racist-by-naming-clubs-after-him-shames-our-gaa/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the fanatical racism of John Mitchell</a></p><p>Jack Horgan-Jones’s account of <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/05/trump-tweaks-both-his-golf-score-and-hotel-name-before-heading-home-to-deal-with-a-disgrace-of-a-case/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump’s Doonbeg visit</a></p><p>Pat Leahy writing about <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/05/02/tanaiste-to-signal-need-to-de-risk-links-with-china/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ireland’s approach to relations with China</a></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}