Missing climate targets, Census talking points, and Helen McEntee returns

<p>Jennifer Bray and Cormac McQuinn join Hugh to talk about the week in politics, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2023/06/02/ireland-to-fall-well-short-of-its-climate-targets-and-exceed-carbon-budgets-up-to-2030-by-a-wide-margin-epa-predicts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">carbon emission targets</a> by some distance</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Some interesting <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/05/30/census-2022-results-all-the-data-on-irelands-latest-demographics-as-it-happens/#:~:text=from%20Census%202022-,It%20is%20the%20first%20time%20in%20171%20years%20that%20Ireland's,cent%20increase%20since%20April%202016." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">takeaways from Census 2022</a>, including lowering home ownership and fewer Catholics</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Helen McEntee taking back the reigns as <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/06/01/helen-mcentee-resumes-role-as-minister-for-justice-after-maternity-leave/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minister for Justice</a> </li></ul><p><br></p><p>Plus they share their favourite Irish Times piece of the week:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Malachy Clerkin on why he <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/05/29/malachy-clerkin-unpopular-opinion-i-miss-the-office/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">misses the office</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Justine McCarthy on new frontiers in <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/06/02/justine-mccarthy-children-are-the-new-frontier-in-the-hatred-wars/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the hatred wars</a></li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Dáil suspension over<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/05/31/dail-suspended-twice-during-debate-over-rewetting-of-agricultural-land/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 'organic farmer'</a> remark</li></ul><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:gre