{
  "id": 2945415,
  "title": "The rare summer recalls that brought the Dáil back early",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/the-rare-summer-recalls-that-brought-the-dail-back-early",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T05:01:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2026/0824/1588939-dail-recalled-early/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Dáil is set to return early from its summer break on Friday to postpone planned excise duty increases amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, which continues to drive up prices at the pump. This marks only the third time in 35 years that TDs have had to cut their summer holidays short. The last early recall of the Dáil occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2016, when Taoiseach Micheál Martin ordered the return of deputies to deal with the fallout from the Golfgate controversy. The event involved a dinner hosted by the Oireachtas Golf Society at the Station House Hotel in Clifden, which led to the resignation of several politicians and damaged public confidence in the government. The current recall follows a similar pattern, as the war in the Middle East remains a pressing issue for the Irish government.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}