{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Councillor Dermot Lacey","provider_url":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog","author_name":"Dermot","author_url":"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/author\/dermot\/","title":"Opinion Article - The Irish Times - Councillor Dermot Lacey","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qh0prWvkHW\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2010\/04\/opinion-article-the-irish-times\/\">Opinion Article &#8211; The Irish Times<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/2010\/04\/opinion-article-the-irish-times\/embed\/#?secret=qh0prWvkHW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Opinion Article &#8211; The Irish Times&#8221; &#8212; Councillor Dermot Lacey\" data-secret=\"qh0prWvkHW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/dermotlacey.ie\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Today&#8217;s (Monday&#8217;s) Irish Times carries an opinion piece I wrote on the need for local government reform in Dublin. You can read it below and on the Irish Times website. Ending the Department of the Environment\u2019s stranglehold over local government is the key to effective reform, writes DERMOT LACEY FOR IRELAND\u2019S sake, Dublin needs to [&hellip;]"}