{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/6931d70da63c6eaa5908d5d6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Suspected Russian drones off Howth coast, and today's other top stories. ","description":"<p>In the days since Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Ireland, it’s emerged <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/12/04/drones-spotted-near-zelenskiys-flight-path-to-dublin-triggering-major-security-alert/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">five drones</a> were spotted off the coast of Howth. They were spotted by the naval ship, William Butler Yeats, near the flightpath of the Ukrainian president’s aircraft.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/12/04/onlyfans-creators-fear-for-personal-safety-if-named-on-tax-defaulters-list/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OnlyFans creators</a> who haven’t paid their taxes don’t want their details published on the list of defaulters because they believe it could put their personal safety at risk, reports Barry O’Halloran.</p><p><br></p><p>The pain of <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2025/12/05/the-pain-of-three-hour-30km-commutes-kildare-motorists-share-stories-of-m7-traffic-hell/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">three-hour, 30km commutes</a>: Kildare motorists share stories of M7 traffic hell with Tim O’Brien.</p><p><br></p><p>For two decades, he’s been the Nosferatu of economic forecasting, torpedoing optimism with his ice-cold predictions. Nouriel Roubini has earned the nickname Dr. Doom which is why, Eoin Burke Kennedy writes, <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/business/economy/2025/12/05/how-economys-dr-gloom-became-dr-boom/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">his latest forecast is so surprising</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}