{"podcast":{"title":"In The News","slug":"in-the-news-4008521","podcast_index_feed_id":4008521,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea","website_url":"https://www.irishtimes.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1788088073767-046ac9a0-9c11-49d5-982e-ab2b7bd0f7eb.jpeg","author":"dconlon@irishtimes.com","episode_count":1190,"summary":"In The News is a daily podcast from The Irish Times that takes a close look at the stories that matter, in Ireland and around the world. Presented by Bernice Harrison and Sorcha Pollak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T16:18:41.366433+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521"},"episode":{"title":"Is Maura Higgins Ireland’s most successful reality star?","slug":"is-maura-higgins-ireland-s-most-successful-reality-star","published_at":"2026-07-28T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521/is-maura-higgins-ireland-s-most-successful-reality-star","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521","url":"https://shows.acast.com/in-the-news/episodes/from-love-island-to-time100-the-unstoppable-rise-of-maura-hi","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/in-the-news/e/6a6788b4a02cbcf2a1ac6a33/media.mp3","summary":"In 2019, Maura Higgins first arrived on our screens as a contestant on the reality show Love Island. She was a fan favourite from the get-go, with her longford accent, quick wit and love of bad language. Not everyone who leaves the Love Island villa can turn their five minutes of fame into a successful career, let alone, break America - but that’s exactly what Higgins has done in the years since her Love Island debut. Through high profile appearances on American TV, the 35-year-old is almost a bigger star there than she is here at home and she’s just been added to Time Magazine’s top 100 creators list.  So how has she done it? What is it about the Longford woman that continues to win over audiences? And could a recent move into acting signal where her career might go next?  In today's episode, journalist Kate Demolder takes a look back through Higgins' career and how she has reinvented herself along the way. Presented by Bernice Harrison, produced by Suzanne Brennan and Andrew McNair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In 2019, Maura Higgins first arrived on our screens as a contestant on the reality show Love Island. She was a fan favourite from the get-go, with her lon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1331,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-the-news-4008521/episodes/is-maura-higgins-ireland-s-most-successful-reality-star/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521/is-maura-higgins-ireland-s-most-successful-reality-star.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}