{
  "id": 862123,
  "title": "Why do people change their name in Ireland? ‘Some come in and just say – I hate my name’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/why-do-people-change-their-name-in-ireland-some-come-in-and-just-say",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/14/why-more-people-are-changing-their-names-in-ireland/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For some, avoiding association with crime is a factor. Others want their surname to be ‘Messi’ or ‘Ronaldo’",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}