{"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/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/1774994909786-adee17e6-73fb-4b2f-a361-6c5118b0a653.jpeg","author":"The Irish Times","episode_count":171,"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":"2026-07-22T12:17:47.409486+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837"},"episode":{"title":"Road deaths; water leakages; artists' privacy concerns; tech tips for your holidays","slug":"road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-tech-tips-for-your-holidays","published_at":"2026-07-09T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-tech-tips-for-your-holidays","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-tech-tip","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a4eb2f50be8a67717c76849/media.mp3","summary":"Minister of State for Road Transport Seán Canney has told the Road Safety Authority (RSA) he was concerned about its “lack of visibility” following a series of road deaths late last year. The regulator for utilities has imposed a €31 million penalty on Uisce Éireann for failing to meet performance targets, relating to leakages and bad debts. The Government should recuse itself from negotiating legislation that touches on digital policy and corporate tax in Brussels during its Council of the EU presidency, given its “questionable track record” and cosy relationship with tech multinationals, a group of 50 academics have has said. Applicants to the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) scheme have raised concerns that plans to make their Personal Public Service (PPS) numbers publicly available could result in identity theft or fraud. Holiday itineraries, packing tips? There’s an AI app for that . Technology can take a lot of the guesswork out of summer breaks. Presented by Aideen Finnegan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Minister of State for Road Transport Seán Canney has told the Road Safety Authority (RSA) he was concerned about its “lack of visibility” following a seri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":636,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-tech-tips-for-your-holidays/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/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-tech-tips-for-your-holidays.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}