{"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":"Violent pornography ban; GAA World Games; and Yellow weather warnings for heat","slug":"violent-pornography-ban-gaa-world-games-and-yellow-weather-warnings-for-heat","published_at":"2026-07-13T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837/violent-pornography-ban-gaa-world-games-and-yellow-weather-warnings-for-heat","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/early-edition-7571837","url":"https://shows.acast.com/early-edition/episodes/violent-pornography-ban-gaa-world-games-and-yellow-weather-w","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/e/6a53de61c2f78bb6892642ad/media.mp3","summary":"Possession, production and sharing of extreme or violent pornography could be effectively banned in Ireland under proposals being put to cabinet by the Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan this week. The Department of Justice was concerned about cuts to the Garda budget for security during Ireland’s EU presidency, internal documents have revealed. Research being led at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) could help answer one of humanity’s oldest questions and pave the way for “greater understanding of the origins of life” , according to the astronomer leading the project. The GAA World Games begins today with hundreds of players from around the world gathering in Waterford. Yellow weather warnings for heat issued by Met Éireann come into effect this morning effecting countiesCork, Kerry, Limerick, Galway, Mayo.  Presented by Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Possession, production and sharing of extreme or violent pornography could be effectively banned in Ireland under proposals being put to cabinet by the Ju…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":568,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/early-edition-7571837/episodes/violent-pornography-ban-gaa-world-games-and-yellow-weather-warnings-for-heat/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/violent-pornography-ban-gaa-world-games-and-yellow-weather-warnings-for-heat.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}