{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/6479f91084801c001102be98?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Missing climate targets, Census talking points, and Helen McEntee returns","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1663848537126-2dc1acf60b50c54b6ca5092e25cbfd6d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2023/06/02/ireland-to-fall-well-short-of-its-climate-targets-and-exceed-carbon-budgets-up-to-2030-by-a-wide-margin-epa-predicts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">carbon emission targets</a> by some distance</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Some interesting <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/30/census-2022-results-all-the-data-on-irelands-latest-demographics-as-it-happens/#:~:text=from%20Census%202022-,It%20is%20the%20first%20time%20in%20171%20years%20that%20Ireland's,cent%20increase%20since%20April%202016.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">takeaways from Census 2022</a>, including lowering home ownership and fewer Catholics</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Helen McEntee taking back the reigns as <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/06/01/helen-mcentee-resumes-role-as-minister-for-justice-after-maternity-leave/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Minister for Justice</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus they share their favourite Irish Times piece of the week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Malachy Clerkin on why he <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/29/malachy-clerkin-unpopular-opinion-i-miss-the-office/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">misses the office</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Justine McCarthy on new frontiers in <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/06/02/justine-mccarthy-children-are-the-new-frontier-in-the-hatred-wars/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the hatred wars</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Dáil suspension over<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/05/31/dail-suspended-twice-during-debate-over-rewetting-of-agricultural-land/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> 'organic farmer'</a> remark</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}