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  "id": 9088982,
  "title": "Collapse in legal-aid certs deeply worrying - Law Society",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/collapse-in-legal-aid-certs-deeply-worrying-law-society",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:00:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "The number of legal aid certificates granted in July this year fell by 93% compared to last year, according to the Law Society, which will appear before the Oireachtas Committee on Justice later today.",
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        "title": "Collapse in legal-aid certs deeply worrying - Law Society",
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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."
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