{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/66226831b137b70012a18267?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Grading Harris, migration pact flashpoint, the lure of Taylor Swift","description":"<p>On today’s Inside Politics podcast, Hugh Linehan, Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray look back on the week in politics:</p><p><br></p><p>Two weeks in, Simon Harris has already experienced some <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/04/18/newson-emerson-simon-harris-was-right-many-southerners-do-know-london-or-paris-better-than-belfast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">minor controversies</a> as Taoiseach. But how is he doing overall?</p><p><br></p><p>As the Greens head into their National Conference this weekend, will the party be happy with their standing as an election draws near? </p><p><br></p><p>The EU Migration pact has the potential to be a significant political flashpoint and raises the question: Do  European matters receive enough scrutiny in the Oireachtas? </p><p><br></p><p>Plus the panel pick their Irish Times articles of the week: </p><p><br></p><p>Derek Scally on a German&nbsp;Luthern&nbsp;priest’s successful&nbsp;ploy to attract a younger congregation with help from Taylor Swift. </p><p><br></p><p>Patrick Freyne’s unflattering review of a new RTE comedy sketch show.</p><p><br></p><p>And Conor Pope’s reporting on the egregiousness of Eir.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}