{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6155db9059a3fa00137f30a9/6ad21e2d68b7ce6ffb6ad749?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"As the fight over the next EU budget intensifies, what’s in it for Ireland?","description":"<p>Pat Leahy and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh Linehan to look back on the week in politics:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Thursday evening in Brussels saw much wrangling over the EU’s proposed €1.6tn budget. As holders of EU presidency, Ireland has a neutral dealmaker role to play - but as one of the net contributors to the pot, will Ireland benefit given the greater focus on security and defence spending? </li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Budget 2027 reaction has been pretty much unanimous, with many experts pointing to the precarious nature of the current corporation tax bonanza. But wielding all that cash can be difficult if nobody is certain how much the tax receipts will add up to month-to-month.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>And two candidates have emerged ahead of next month’s Seanad byelection for the seat vacated by Fine Gael’s Seán Kyne. Academic and lawyer Maeve O’Rourke is planning to run as an independent, while former Lord Mayor of Dublin Ray McAdam will run as Fine Gael’s candidate. An electorate made up of TDs and senators will vote.</li></ul>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}