In a wide-ranging interview in today’s Irish Times, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee talks about remarks critical of her taking maternity leave while in office, the stint by Cabinet colleague Simon Harris in her job and her future ambitions.

On today’s Inside Politics podcast Jack Horgan-Jones and Jennifer Bray listen back to excerpts from the interview and apply some political analysis.

But first they take stock of a dramatic week when RTÉ management appeared in front of two Oireachtas committees to answer questions over secret payments to Ryan Tubridy.