{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/6abec043d2d2814e2c446cf1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Opposition alternative budgets; Grinds 360 boardroom war; and the viability of domestic rugby","description":"<p>The opposition parties have laid out their alternative budgets ahead of the government’s Budget 2027 next week.</p><p><br></p><p>Grinds 360, Ireland’s biggest online education platform, was plunged into a boardroom battle after its CEO was temporarily suspended in a dispute over company finances and governance.</p><p><br></p><p>Next week, the European Union and China head into what could be one of their most consequential trade showdowns in years.</p><p><br></p><p>Domestic rugby falls far behind the financial viability of the international game, but what can fix it?</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Andrew McNair.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}