{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/698cd3eb5d2bf63a6d525b5b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Undocumented Irish, laptop shortages and replacing Prince Albert in Leinster House","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>If you are Irish in the United States, carry your documents on you, give your family your lawyer’s details, and if you have any minor wrongdoing in your name, try to fix that asap. That’s the advice from immigration attorneys who have been speaking to reporter Colm Keena.</p><p><br></p><p>Hospitals, An Garda Siochána and Government departments are among hundreds of public service bodies that could be affected by a <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/politics/2026/02/12/hospitals-garda-and-government-departments-could-be-affected-by-global-computer-shortage/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">global shortage of computers and laptops </a>caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI).</p><p><br></p><p>The owner of a stately home in south county Dublin is <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/02/12/stately-home-owner-fights-council-plan-to-rezone-dublin-land-for-housing-and-public-use/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">resisting plans to rezone his surrounding lands</a> for housing and cycle paths. That’s despite Marc Cochrane making 150 million euro from selling part of the</p><p><br></p><p>Woodbrook estate at the height of the Celtic Tiger.</p><p><br></p><p>In <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/02/12/should-prince-alberts-statue-at-leinster-house-be-removed/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our letters page</a> today, John from Leopardstown in Dublin is pondering who could theoretically replace an old colonial bust of Prince Albert, which still remains outside Leinster House.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}