{"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":"Sentencing of Sean McGovern; should Ireland consider nuclear energy?","slug":"sentencing-of-sean-mcgovern-should-ireland-consider-nuclear-energy","published_at":"2026-06-09T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/sentencing-of-sean-mcgovern-should-ireland-consider-nuclear-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/sentencing-of-sean-mcgovern-should-ireland-consider-nuclear","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a2713d56642088a105c331c/media.mp3","summary":"Sean McGovern, a senior figure in the Kinahan cartel, has received what The Irish Times understands to be one of the longest gangland sentences in Irish history. There has been a rise in reports of wildlife habitat destruction, but according to new figures, prosecutions for it aren’t keeping up, according to the National Parks and Wildlife Service. An “exponential” rise in Irish language exemptions among school children could be “disastrous” for identity and education, according to a new study. Should Ireland consider overturning the ban on nuclear energy?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Sean McGovern, a senior figure in the Kinahan cartel, has received what The Irish Times understands to be one of the longest gangland sentences in Irish h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":658,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/sentencing-of-sean-mcgovern-should-ireland-consider-nuclear-energy/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/sentencing-of-sean-mcgovern-should-ireland-consider-nuclear-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}