{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/66672bf3b83122001149d121?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Election Daily: Battle of the Boylans ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1718037667491-6506cfffb03d6fe87fe0437e1d8e8368.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Hugh Linehan is joined by Pat Leahy and Cormac McQuinn to discuss the latest developments:</p><p><br></p><p>It is day three of the local and European election count and seats in all four MEP constituencies are still in play. In Dublin, much will depend on where votes from soon-to-be-eliminated candidates end up. Will Independent Ireland's Niall Boylan be able to capitalise, or will Sinn Féin's Lynn Boylan fare better?</p><p><br></p><p>There is no shortage of analysis of Sinn Féin's disappointing election and what it means. Fintan O'Toole thinks the era of the party acting as a buffer against right wing politics is over.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile many other EU member states are experiencing a surge in support for far-right parties and candidates, but not enough to displace the centrist coalition from control of the European Parliament.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}