{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/6748a4b955a14869b1a29a99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Election Daily: the highs and lows of a tense campaign ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/1732814539867-0b0cd12b-8b9b-4655-9216-9301fc205886.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>INSIDE POLITICS LIVE SHOW WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11TH - DUBLIN. TICKETS </strong><a href=\"https://events.irishtimes.com/events/95842\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HERE</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to discuss today on trail of the 2024 general election:</p><p><br></p><p>It's the last day of campaigning and the leaders of the three largest parties have been communicating their final messages to the electorate:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Mary Lou McDonald seemed at ease as <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/28/election-2024-campaign-live-updates/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">she asked voters to give their second preferences to parties like the Social Democrats, People Before Profit and Labour</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Together with his frequent wingman Paschal Donohoe, Simon Harris<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/27/fine-gael-turns-to-prudent-paschal-as-polling-day-looms/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> sounded the alarm</a> for Ireland's economic and political stability and borrowed Sinn Féin's language of asking voters to 'lend' Fine Gael their support.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Micheal Martin was asked again and insisted again that Fianna Fáil <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/28/election-2024-campaign-live-updates/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">would not go into government with Sinn Féin</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Pat, Jen, Cormac and Hugh discuss all that, and then pick their favourite, most pivotal and most consequential moments of the campaign. Finally Hugh answers some listener questions.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}