After the umpteenth ECB rates rise, we could potentially see the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief to take some of the pressure off homeowners - that was the first point of discussion on the Inside Politics podcast round-up this week.
The panel also gave their two cents on President Higgins’ recent speech at a reception for think tank Tasc, in which he condemned the “obsession” with achieving economic growth at the expense of “ecology and ethics”.
There was also a noted lack of enthusiasm at the prospect of sitting through live coverage of King Charles the III’s coronation.
And the team talk about some of the best Irish Times content of the week, including:
Sliabh Liag trial: How Alan Vial and Nikita Burns were convicted of murdering Robert Wilkin
Happy 90th birthday, Ronnie Delany: from Wicklow’s fields to Olympic gold
Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Wicklow from €195,000 to €600,000
Patrick Freyne: I feel we’re close now, Meghan, so I can speak freely. The right pitch is crucial in lifestyle hucksterism like yours
· Fintan O’Toole’s brilliant piece on the fanatical racism of John Mitchell
· Jack Horgan-Jones’s account of Donald Trump’s Doonbeg visit
· Pat Leahy writing about Ireland’s approach to relations with China
