# Aughinish Alumina exports to Russia; and customers to be offered human interaction on bank calls

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Podcast: [Early Edition](https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837)
Published: 2026-07-03T03:00:00+00:00
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Taoiseach Michéal Martin has faced questions over exports from the Aughinish Alumina plant in county Limerick to aluminium smelters supplying the Russian military. The government will sign a new law requiring financial service providers to offer customers the right to speak to a human rather than an AI bot. A jury in the trial of a 77-year-old man on historic sex abuse charges will continue its deliberations today. Ireland will experience more warm weather this weekend, as the World Meteorological Organisation warns the El Niño weather phenomenon will intensify throughout the summer. Ryanair boss tells The Irish Times holidaymakers who booked early got better deals this summer than they did a year ago, despite rising fuel costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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