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Podcast: The big issues that will decide the byelections – your morning news summary

Early Edition brings the top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Mon May 18 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Dublin Central byelection; trouble for Keir Starmer; Trump in Beijing

Early Edition podcast brings the top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Fri May 15 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Ambulance strike; guns ordered off the dark web; and falling overseas holiday bookings

Early Edition podcast brings a selection of top stories from The Irish Times Monday to Friday

Tue May 12 2026 - 06:01

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Podcast: Narrow lead for FG in byelection poll; Hantavirus cruise passengers traced

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: A selection of stories from The Irish Times in 10 minutes

Fri May 08 2026 - 06:02

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Podcast: Asylum seekers posing as children; Iran peace talks; billion dollar TV series

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: A selection of stories from The Irish Times in 10 minutes

Thu May 07 2026 - 06:04

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Podcast: Katie Simpson murder review; Irish support for EU membership; and local elections in UK

Plus: New mothers advised to seek help with mental health ‘sooner rather than later’ if they are struggling

Wed May 06 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Gaza flotilla dispersed; threat from the New-IRA; and the price of Kerrygold

Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan

Fri May 01 2026 - 06:21

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Ukraine’s ‘grandad’ soldiers; National Lottery claims it is being undermined

The Early Edition podcast: An Garda Síochána is undercharging for officers policing events, according to the Public Accounts Committee

Tue Apr 28 2026 - 07:24

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Fallout from Washington shooting; new details on killing of notorious Dublin criminal

The Early Edition podcast: Luas fare evaders pay over €900,000 in total

Mon Apr 27 2026 - 07:39

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Podcast: Byelections in Dublin and Galway, homelessness figures and potential strike action

Early Edition with Andrew McNair

Fri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00

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Warning on Government spending; latest on Daniel Kinahan and former UCD footballers revisit China

Early Edition with Andrew McNair

Tue Apr 21 2026 - 06:13

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Podcast: Home heating costs; US military aircraft in Irish airspace; and prison overcrowding

Early Edition podcast: Monday’s top stories from The Irish Times

Mon Apr 20 2026 - 06:05

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Podcast: Rising electricity prices; first Free State census; a humanitarian disaster

Early Edition: Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is rallying around Micheál Martin amid pressure for new leadership of the party

Fri Apr 17 2026 - 06:05

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Podcast: Government survives confidence vote; cuts to fuel prices kick in; criticism of basic income scheme

Wed Apr 15 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Gardaí crack down on fuel protests; job losses and AI

Our top stories on Tuesday

Tue Apr 14 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: The companies that drive consumers mad; fuel supports; and McIlroy the champion

Our top stories on Monday

Mon Apr 13 2026 - 07:18

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Podcast: Ireland’s fuel protests cause travel chaos; disposable vapes ban under fire

Italy has complained to the European Commission about Irish plans to ban disposable vapes

Fri Apr 10 2026 - 07:37

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Podcast: Mortgage approvals rise and rectory rentals fall – your morning stories

Early Edition podcast: Today’s top stories from The Irish Times

Tue Mar 31 2026 - 06:06

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Podcast: The pension scheme that employers forgot, and other top stories this morning

Early Edition: Ireland’s ageing swimming pools and PSNI trials ‘kids courts’ scheme

Mon Mar 30 2026 - 06:15

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Podcast: Penalties in Prague, transgender athletes, and demolitions in Tipperary and Meath

Early Edition podcast: Today’s top stories from The Irish Times

Fri Mar 27 2026 - 06:13

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Russian arms manufacturing, cost of living measures and driving test delays

Early Edition with Andrew McNair; our top stories on Tuesday

Tue Mar 24 2026 - 06:13

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Podcast: Rising seas around Ireland, cost of living measures, and a bicycle thief solution

Early Edition with Andrew McNair; our top stories on Monday

Mon Mar 23 2026 - 09:36

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Energy prices surge amid Middle East crisis, end of Ukrainian housing payment, and AI in the workplace

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: Our top stories on Friday

Fri Mar 20 2026 - 07:53

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Micheál Martin at the Oval Office, US investment in Ireland and the future of the Tricolour

Early Edition with Andrew McNair: our top stories on Tuesday

Tue Mar 17 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Iran war displaces millions, homelessness in Dublin and a new Elvis movie

Early Edition with Andrew McNair – our top stories on Friday

Fri Mar 13 2026 - 06:00

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Why is the US blocking oil imports to Cuba?

Inside Politics: Hannah McCarthy on how tightening economic sanctions are affecting the lives of Cubans

Wed Mar 04 2026 - 12:03

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Podcast: US strikes continue in Iran, microchipped dogs, and Irish language revival

Early Edition with Andrew McNair; our top stories on Tuesday

Tue Mar 03 2026 - 06:15

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Podcast: Iran attacks, income scams and the long shadow of anti-gay laws

Early Edition with Andrew McNair; our top stories on Monday.

Mon Mar 02 2026 - 06:16

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Alex Pretti: How another Ice killing outraged America and damaged Trump

In The News podcast: Another killing in Minneapolis, another denial of responsibility by Trump

Tue Jan 27 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast – today's top stories: Holocaust ignorance, Dublin congestion and political advisers

Congestion on the main routes into Dublin and political adviser salaries also feature in our coverage

Mon Jan 26 2026 - 06:00

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‘What am I doing?’ Adults with ADHD reveal struggles with addiction

In The News podcast speaks to people diagnosed with ADHD as adults

Fri Jan 23 2026 - 06:00

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Podcast: Donald Trump to address Davos today. Survey reveals Irish Holocaust ignorance

Plus: Tusla chief apologises in High Court; official documents for Irish EU presidency to be published as Gaeilge

Wed Jan 21 2026 - 06:00

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Early Edition podcast: Friday’s top stories in 10 minutes

Preferred name and pronoun guidance issued to schools, Greenlanders on Trump’s threats, Brendan Fraser on Irish roots and more

Fri Jan 16 2026 - 06:00

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