{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/691cdc5c295fc6e848d194b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Paschal Donohoe departs, and is it worth buying a battery to store electricity?","description":"<p>Finance Minister <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/11/18/who-is-paschal-donohoe-profile-of-minister-for-finance-stepping-down-for-role-at-world-bank/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Paschal Donohoe</a>’s <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/11/18/government-suffers-major-blow-as-paschal-donohoe-to-take-up-world-bank-job/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">surprise resignation</a> yesterday prompts a <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/11/18/donohoes-departure-is-a-huge-blow-to-the-coherence-of-the-coalition/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">cabinet reshuffle</a> and questions over Ireland’s future fiscal strategy.</p><p><br></p><p>Child and family agency, <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2025/11/18/tusla-took-six-months-to-act-on-risks-facing-some-children-in-north-dublin-review-finds/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Túsla, has been criticised</a> over its welfare and protection services in Dublin’s north inner city.</p><p><br></p><p>Kathy Sheridan is taking umbridge with the Housing Minister James Browne over the issue of <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/11/19/kathy-sheridan-i-split-the-family-home-with-my-daughter-heres-what-the-government-needs-to-do/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">subdividing family homes into flats</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>And Neil Briscoe is answering a reader’s question regarding home battery storage. <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/11/18/ev-is-it-worth-buying-a-battery-to-store-electricity/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Are they worth the significant outlay?</a></p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}