Pros and cons of helping mortgage holders, President Higgins on economics and King Charles's big day

Published: May 5, 2023, 2:40 p.m.

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After yet another ECB rates rise, could we see the reintroduction of mortgage interest relief to take some pressure off homeowners? That was the first point of discussion on the Inside Politics podcast round-up this week.


The panel also gave their view on President Higgins\\u2019 recent speech at a reception for think tank Tasc, in which he condemned the "obsession\\u201d 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\\u2019s coronation.


And the team talk about some of the best Irish Times content of the week, including:


Fintan O\\u2019Toole\\u2019s piece on the fanatical racism of John Mitchell

Jack Horgan-Jones\\u2019s account of Donald Trump\\u2019s Doonbeg visit

Pat Leahy writing about Ireland\\u2019s approach to relations with China



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