{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66fa99d113b87f412725299a/682dc44b10ca442d5fc7f3bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"James Browne: struggling with housing, excelling at celebrating the Normans","description":"<p>Minister James Browne has been in the housing hot seat for four months — and with not much to show for it, he's now facing intense criticism. Is it justified, or just a symptom of political impatience with the biggest crisis in government? Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy debate his performance so far and whether he’s being given a fair chance.</p><p><br></p><p>Also: Should 16-year-olds be allowed to vote? A new Social Democrats bill proposes just that. Why are some ideas like this popular in theory but dead on arrival in Irish politics?</p>","author_name":"The Journal"}