{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6878bd1f6fb6cef50f167f69?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Taoiseach Hits back After US ambassador to Israel Says Irish have ‘Fallen into a Vat of Guinness’ Over Occupied Territories Bill – 17/07/2025","description":"<p>The US Ambassador to Israel has criticised the Occupied Territories Bill, calling on Ireland to \"sober up\".</p><p><br></p><p>The bill would prohibit trade between Ireland and Israel's illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p><p><br></p><p>It was scrutinised yesterday by the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and was introduced by Independent Senator Frances Black.</p><p><br></p><p>Mike Huckabee described the bill as \"so stupid\" and questioned if it could be attributed to an act of \"diplomatic intoxication\".</p><p><br></p><p>\"Did the Irish fall into a vat of Guinness,\" he said in a post on social media platform X.</p><p><br></p><p>Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence &amp; Meath-East Fianna Fail TD Thomas Byrne joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this.</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}