{"podcast":{"title":"Dublin News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080","podcast_index_feed_id":7597080,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/fayetteville-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/fayetteville-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":281,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Dublin News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Dublin—from local news and business to culture, politics, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Dublin News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T06:19:48.615621+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080"},"episode":{"title":"HSE Audit Exposes Consultant Oversight Failures","slug":"hse-audit-exposes-consultant-oversight-failures","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:56:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080/hse-audit-exposes-consultant-oversight-failures","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/46fd407c-8664-4b65-beb5-fd9996447ca4.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/46fd407c-8664-4b65-beb5-fd9996447ca4.mp3","summary":"An internal HSE audit has uncovered major flaws in tracking the phasing out of private consultants from public hospitals, revealing a chaotic lack of oversight that threatens the entire initiative. Despite the goal of streamlining services, only 12% of consultants cover weekday evenings and 11% Saturdays—little change from before. Worse, pay errors like consultants receiving on-call allowances while on sick leave and unentered digital work plans are rampant, crippling accountability. While staffing improvements show promise—with a 31% drop in vacant posts over five years—the audit delivers a damning verdict: the HSE’s oversight of public-only contracts is “unsatisfactory” and demands urgent reform. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/49fabec99e813a9a","meta_description":"An internal HSE audit has uncovered major flaws in tracking the phasing out of private consultants from public hospitals, revealing a chaotic lack of over…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":96,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080/episodes/hse-audit-exposes-consultant-oversight-failures/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dublin-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7597080/hse-audit-exposes-consultant-oversight-failures.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}