{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/698262ae143ae987af45e1e5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gerry Adams civil case reaches London court, and today's other top stories","description":"<p><strong>The Irish Times wants to hear listener feedback on our two news podcasts <em>In The News</em>&nbsp;and <em>Early Edition</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.research.net/r/ITNewsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>This survey</u></strong></a><strong> is open to anyone who has listened to either&nbsp;<em>In The News</em>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<em>Early Edition</em>- whether you listen regularly, occasionally, or have listened in the past.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This survey should take around 3-5 minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous. Thank you. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>A crucial pre-trial hearing will take place in a London court today, in the civil action taken against Gerry Adams by three IRA bomb victims.</p><p><br></p><p>Schools may soon have to state how much money they’ve taken in <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/02/04/voluntary-contributions-schools-will-have-to-tell-parents-sums-collected-and-how-theyre-spent/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">voluntary contributions</a>, and how the funds are being spent.</p><p><br></p><p>Met Éireann is warning of heavy rainfall tomorrow, while the National Emergency Co-ordination Group says Thursday will be the real ‘pinch-point’ in terms of flood risk.</p><p><br></p><p>Upgrading your home to a warmer, more energy efficient one is more accessible after new grants were announced last week. But it’s still an investment worth thousands of euro, so <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/02/04/counting-the-cost-and-the-benefit-of-making-your-home-fossil-fuel-free/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joanne Hunt is running a cost-benefit analysis</a> to see if it’s worth it.</p><p><br></p><p>And on World Cancer Day, Róisín Ingle is writing about how she can forget she’s living with the disease... apart from the day before her quarterly CT and bone scan results. That’s when she <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/02/04/the-day-before-the-scan-results-i-remember-i-have-cancer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">allows herself to wonder...</a></p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Aideen Finnegan.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}