{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/69dd1f3f3472e03bc704247c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Gardaí cracking down on protests; fuel cuts to kick in; National Museum storage; job losses and AI","description":"<p>Gardaí are warning that fuel protesters who block roads or slow traffic on motorways will now face arrest, detention and will have their vehicles towed away.</p><p><br></p><p>Cuts to fuel excise duty will kick in at midnight tonight, but oil prices continue to surge after the US began a blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.</p><p><br></p><p>The building housing the National Museum of Ireland’s collection “presents a significant long-term risk”, the chair of the museum board’s chair has said.</p><p><br></p><p>Job losses as a result of artificial intelligence could have a much greater impact on the economy than the crash of 2008, and will impact the mental health of Irish citizens.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}