{
  "id": 14691652,
  "title": "Irish universities teetering on ‘cliff-edge’ due to chronic underfunding, committee hears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/irish-universities-teetering-on-cliff-edge-due-to-chronic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/15/irish-universities-teetering-on-cliff-edge-due-to-chronic-underfunding-committee-hears/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State funding of higher education per student stands at 34% less than in 2008",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}