{
  "id": 4848387,
  "title": "Huge drop in legal aid certificates underlines impact of solicitors’ withdrawal of services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/huge-drop-in-legal-aid-certificates-underlines-impact-of-solicitors",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:51:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/huge-drop-in-legal-aid-certificates-underlines-impact-of-solicitors-withdrawal-of-services/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Just 702 certificates issued in July 2026 compared with more than 10,000 in July 2025",
  "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."
}