Fireworks in the chamber, Defence Forces in crisis, battle of the Irish Times columnists

<p>Cormac McQuinn and Pat Leahy join Hugh to look back at the week in politics:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Bad-tempered Dáil debates on confidence motions this week</li><li>Defence Forces in crisis following the Women of Honour report</li><li>US president Joe Biden's Ireland visit schedule confirmed</li></ul><p><br></p><p>And the team talk about some of the best Irish Times content of the week, including:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Mark Paul on the <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2023/03/27/humza-yousafs-most-pressing-challenge-is-to-hold-off-an-expected-labour-party-surge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outcome of the SNP leadership race</a> and the opportunity for the Labour Party in Scotland.</li><li>Are private cars <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/03/27/una-mullally-cars-have-to-go-people-can-fight-this-all-they-want-but-it-has-to-happen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a bad thing</a> or <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/03/29/car-use-is-not-simply-the-prerogative-of-the-odious-and-hysterical-middle-class/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a good thing</a>? Both views appeared in the opinion pages of The Irish Times this week.</li><li>Forbes magazine's <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/03/31/forbes-magazine-in-talks-with-limerick-officials-to-organise-promotional-event/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ongoing failure</a> to make amends with Limerick city</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>