{"podcast":{"title":"Clare FM","slug":"clare-fm-1054983","podcast_index_feed_id":1054983,"rss_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:117210830/sounds.rss","website_url":"https://www.clare.fm","image_url":"https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-mSeq4yhEx0tzJq7n-NkenWQ-original.jpg","author":"Clare FM","episode_count":500,"summary":"Clare FM - Sounds Like You","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T00:22:07.223198+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983"},"episode":{"title":"84% Reduction In Clare Legal Aid Cases Amid New Flat Fee","slug":"84-reduction-in-clare-legal-aid-cases-amid-new-flat-fee","published_at":"2026-09-11T06:36:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/84-reduction-in-clare-legal-aid-cases-amid-new-flat-fee","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983","url":"https://soundcloud.com/clarefm/84-reduction-in-clare-legal","audio_url":"https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2398549701-clarefm-84-reduction-in-clare-legal.mp3","summary":"The number of legal aid cases in Clare's courts has fallen by more than 84% amid the new payment scheme for solicitors. Since the flat €520 fee was introduced in July , just 30 legal aid certificates have been issued in Clare, compared to 187 in the same month last year. Previously solicitors received €240 for a first appearance, and received €60 for every subsequent court sitting. Cathy McDarby from McDarby and Co Solicitors says the new system is flawed and will hurt vulnerable defendants the most.","meta_description":"The number of legal aid cases in Clare's courts has fallen by more than 84% amid the new payment scheme for solicitors. Since the flat €520 fee was introd…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":391,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clare-fm-1054983/episodes/84-reduction-in-clare-legal-aid-cases-amid-new-flat-fee/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/84-reduction-in-clare-legal-aid-cases-amid-new-flat-fee.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}