{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/64677563c6d902001181da3c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Migration and voters, Matt Barrett's posts, a good day for Sinn Féin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1663848537126-2dc1acf60b50c54b6ca5092e25cbfd6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Government reaction to the agonising <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/17/communities-dont-get-veto-on-who-lives-in-area-varadkar-says-amid-anti-migrant-protests/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">migrant accommodation shortage crisis</a>. Will voters react too when they get a chance? </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Matt Barrett's apology for <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/05/15/taoiseachs-partner-matt-barrett-apologises-for-instagram-posts-at-coronation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">making jokes about King Charles III's coronation</a> while there as the Taoiseach's +1</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>At the time of recording, local elections in Northern Ireland are <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/05/19/northern-ireland-elections-2023-counting-gets-under-way-in-council-elections/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">looking good for Sinn Féin</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus they share their favourite Irish Times piece of the week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Alex Kane on the <a href=\"need for Unionism\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">need for Unionism</a> to broaden its appeal</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Justine McCarthy on the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/19/justine-mccarthy-idea-of-news-organisations-with-a-political-agenda-is-nothing-new/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">political motivations of news organisations</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Joe Humphreys on <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2023/05/18/lessons-for-liberals-now-that-its-their-turn-to-be-cancelled/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the schism between liberalism and progressivism</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}