{
  "id": 13174626,
  "title": "Minister’s appointee to Inland Fisheries said he was not briefed on blackmail allegation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ministers-appointee-to-inland-fisheries-said-he-was-not-briefed-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T18:04:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/09/ministers-appointee-to-inland-fisheries-said-he-was-not-briefed-on-blackmail-allegation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former chief executive alleges he was blackmailed by sitting senator",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}