{"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":"Sex abuser Michael Shine; and Russian technology being used by three state agencies","slug":"sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies","published_at":"2026-07-17T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-b","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a590bb778e0412bc6b99fe0/media.mp3","summary":"A statutory of investigation should be carried out into the crimes of convicted sex abuser Michael Shine during his time working at Our Lady of Lourdes in Drogheda, an independent report has said. At least three state agencies are customers of a password company using Russian technology prompting national security concerns, an Irish Times investigation has found. Doctors have told The Irish Times that e-scooters have become the biggest cause of traumatic brain injuries in children. The prime suspect in the murder of the American woman Jamey Carney in Co Kerry last week, will be held by Jordanian authorities for 15 days to allow for an investigation. The Fifa World Cup is almost over, and hasn’t failed to display the twist and turns we love and expect.  Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A statutory of investigation should be carried out into the crimes of convicted sex abuser Michael Shine during his time working at Our Lady of Lourdes in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":617,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies/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/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}