{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/6a3c21c3e1238e54b017d55b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Harris meets finance influencers; the three day abortion wait; and the hottest day ever?","description":"<p>Minister for Finance Simon Harris brought a group of “finance influencers” who run popular Instagram accounts into the Department of Finance this week to brief them on the new State savings scheme.</p><p><br></p><p>Government TDs are seeking extra scrutiny of legislation scrapping the three-day waiting period for abortion services due to fears of a backlash over it being “railroaded” through the Dáil.</p><p><br></p><p>Ireland’s heatwave is set to peak today with temperatures on course to top 30 degrees.</p><p><br></p><p>Many <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/cao/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CAO</a> applicants change their lists of courses at this time of year for various reasons. Most are valid, of course, but Andree Harpur cautions against “the most dangerous one”.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Aideen Finnegan</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}