{"podcast":{"title":"Early Edition","slug":"early-edition-7571837","podcast_index_feed_id":7571837,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/1785238053453-a84c5898-6c1d-4043-95d8-e0a28a19929b.jpeg","author":"The Irish Times","episode_count":193,"summary":"A morning news update from The Irish Times. Our top stories five days a week. Produced in association with MSD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T10:19:21.402731+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837"},"episode":{"title":"Mayo's still celebrating; Fighting health insurers; last-minute staycations","slug":"mayo-s-still-celebrating-fighting-health-insurers-last-minute-staycations","published_at":"2026-07-28T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/mayo-s-still-celebrating-fighting-health-insurers-last-minute-staycations","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/mayos-still-celebrating-fighting-health-insurers-last-minute","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a67bb78a02cbcf2a1be4d75/media.mp3","summary":"The Sam Maguire arrived in Castlebar last night to roars of “Up Mayo!” , as tens of thousands of people turned out at MacHale Park for the Mayo team’s official homecoming. A couple, with a good income on paper and who are in receipt of the Government’s Help-to-Buy grant still can’t afford a three-bed semi in large parts of the country, according to a new report by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. Aughinish Alumina will, under a new oversight arrangement , be expected to provide the Government with regular evidence its products are not supplying the Russian military. A reader contacted The Irish Times over VHI’s refusal to cover one of the two nights she spent in The Blackrock Clinic after a fall in her home. The health insurer claimed the second night wasn’t medically justified. Are you looking for a last-minute staycation ? With some homes charging €4,000 a week, don’t expect a bargain. Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The Sam Maguire arrived in Castlebar last night to roars of “Up Mayo!” , as tens of thousands of people turned out at MacHale Park for the Mayo team’s off…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":600,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/mayo-s-still-celebrating-fighting-health-insurers-last-minute-staycations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/mayo-s-still-celebrating-fighting-health-insurers-last-minute-staycations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}