{
  "id": 1424873,
  "title": "Ireland’s football pitches have turned to ‘barren, dusty ground’ in the summer heat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/irelands-football-pitches-have-turned-to-barren-dusty-ground-in-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/sport-in-summers-heatwave-grass-pitches-turn-to-barren-dusty-ground/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "GAA and soccer grounds have taken ‘real hammering’ over the prolonged hot and dry spell",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}