{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/6a5edb2b46407ff54edd7cf6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E-scooter ban; alumina exports to Russia; and Houthi rebels in Yemen ","description":"<p>The ban on e-scooters puts frontline Gardai “at risk” according to Garda Mark Ferris writing in today’s Irish Times.</p><p><br></p><p>The report into alumina exports from the Aughinish plant in County Limerick won’t be published.</p><p><br></p><p>Iran has instructed the Houthi rebels in Yemen, one of its proxy groups, to begin attacks on ships going into the Red Sea.</p><p><br></p><p>School secretaries and caretakers in the Forsa union have been offered a settlement in their long running dispute over pensions.</p><p><br></p><p>Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a low-cost, 3D-printed battery they believe could help accelerate the transition to clean energy.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Andrew McNair.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}