{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b5df3317c91fd9a7765c9/6aa1b3879d5ca4f665fae72b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Four HSE regions to lose powers; 9/11; The Grand Tour reboot","description":"<p>Four HSE regions are to be stripped of their powers over day-to-day spending by the Government in response to an overspend of hundreds of millions of euro, Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers has said.</p><p><br></p><p>Of 12 teenagers before Dublin Children’s Court on Wednesday, facing charges including for theft, assault, stealing cars, possession of drugs, and carrying weapons, <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/10/teenagers-appear-in-court-without-legal-representation-due-to-solicitors-strike/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">just one had a solicitor</a> due to the ongoing strike over legal aid reforms.</p><p><br></p><p>“9/11 was the last day of my New York summer,” <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/10/it-was-the-last-day-of-my-j1-summer-in-new-york-ill-never-forget-the-horror-of-911/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">writes Emer McLysaght</a> in her column today. “It will never leave me.”</p><p><br></p><p>Patrick Freyne <a href=\"https://irishtimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">reviews The Grand Tour</a> as completely new series with new presenters begins on Amazon Prime. Patrick prefers to call it “Continuity Top Gear” or maybe even “Men!”</p><p><br></p><p>Presented by Aideen Finnegan</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times "}