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:
Emma Blain: ‘I don’t think my dad with dementia is fully aware that I’m the Lord Mayor of Dublin’
Building a bungalow in your parents’ front garden in Kenmare
I ended my situationship six months ago but I’m still not over him. How do I move on?
My 40-year-old body is in a constant state of recovery from moderate drinking
· 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
