{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66507e93c82f83001200e041/67460ec378f05cc6cc5a5390?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Party Leaders ep2: Richard Boyd Barrett on why Ireland needs a left leaning government","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66507e93c82f83001200e041/1732644513985-252bad2a-18ba-4b6d-8def-9ff2ba620e59.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>People Before Profit leader Richard Boyd Barrett speaks to the Irish Examiner's Paul Hosford ahead of the general election</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the latest of the Irish Examiner interviews with party leaders&nbsp;deputy political editor Paul Hosford spoke to Richard Boyd Barrett.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a wide ranging conversation the People Before Profit leader laments the fact that all of Ireland's left leaning parties have not presented a unified and agreed left leaning alternative to the electorate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listen wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes throughout our Election 2024 coverage.</p>","author_name":"Irish Examiner"}