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:
On most days, father and daughter who both need kidney dialysis barely see each other
Uncharted with Ray Goggins: Sergeant-major routine is ditched for a chummy Boy’s Own romp
Cannes 2026: Glamour, sheer excruciation and the vanishing Irish-shot film Bucking Fastard
Michelin-starred Glovers Alley restaurant to close for ‘number of weeks’ as chef departs
· 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
