<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/digest-resolver/homepage-top/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:42:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Boy on e-bike killed in hit-and-run on Clare-Limerick border named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/boy-on-e-bike-killed-in-hit-and-run-on-clare-limerick-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/boy-on-e-bike-killed-in-hit-and-run-on-clare-limerick-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager was found unresponsive on the L3050 at Cottage Cross near Cloonlara]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNK6BOPBQ5CI5I6DWTZQMUKCZY.jpg?auth=0e2d1ef2b321f0fba1c6e8eff9b86ab8a3798d467f22df22837206e9abd054e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bryan Lowe was killed in a hit-and-run on Friday night. Photograph: Facebook/Collect]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Boy killed]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eoin Doyle (12) killed in Mayo rail crash remembered as ‘talented athlete and artist’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/ballyhaunis-in-state-of-shock-and-devastation-after-boy-12-killed-in-rail-collision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/ballyhaunis-in-state-of-shock-and-devastation-after-boy-12-killed-in-rail-collision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Ballyhaunis, Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Morgan, principal of Cloonfad National School which the boy attended, said the school community was heartbroken]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:08:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEFUJDHYMFB53CSWJIJSWKM46M.jpg?auth=4e63ed578283ec1cd9a2e83cc9ed44d95664bdac50844b97afc726f3a9a796ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin Doyle was returning from Gaelic football training with his dad when the fatal incident happened in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Eoin Doyle]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US strikes three Iranian oil tankers after Tehran attacks naval ships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/05/us-strikes-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-tehran-attacks-naval-ships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/05/us-strikes-three-iranian-oil-tankers-after-tehran-attacks-naval-ships/</guid><description><![CDATA[Latest exchange follows an escalation in the past week ​that threatens to deepen conflict]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:23:10 +0000</pubDate><category>Middle East</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUL53RBI3BE7DFAKJV36MHK2K4.jpg?auth=f6fa6e8f82deaaf1dc34fc37bcbf5066fc06b25657df414409211bedd36ba30d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the US strikes took place near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, a key Iranian oil export hub. Photograph: Orbital Horizon/Gallo Images via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Satellite imagery of Iran]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Give them no hope’ – Rathwood messages show continued involvement of Keogh brothers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/give-them-no-hope-rathwood-messages-show-ongoing-involvement-of-brothers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/give-them-no-hope-rathwood-messages-show-ongoing-involvement-of-brothers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Internal messages at troubled retailer address which staff should be kept on and how business should be run ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EXPKCADZ4VTU33EHLKCI476XBQ.jpg?auth=797bf15fb32d32d177c548cbf95882abbb24af0458185883fc626d19cdc2812b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh, who ran the Rathwood home and garden furniture business before it went into examinership last April]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys: I don’t regret running for president. I do regret the sectarian undercurrent it exposed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/05/heather-humphreys-i-dont-regret-running-for-president-i-do-regret-the-sectarian-undercurrent-it-exposed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/05/heather-humphreys-i-dont-regret-running-for-president-i-do-regret-the-sectarian-undercurrent-it-exposed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If some people can’t get their heads around a picnic in Drum with a few accordion bands, then what chance do we stand when it comes to bigger, thornier questions?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Opinion</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTAQDG247ZFOBKXIBR5RDZMH6E.JPG?auth=5fa35719e8945210e2e66a7b915c15c43cd246283588124ac7e7f8b2cad6eba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Some people have asked me if I regret running in the presidential election. I do not. But I do regret the hurt it caused to many people who perhaps thought we had moved on further than we have.' Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Heather Humphreys, Presidential Candidate - Ellen Coyne Interview]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland set to join EU-Nigeria ‘migrant returns’ pact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/04/ireland-set-to-join-eu-nigeria-migrant-returns-pact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/04/ireland-set-to-join-eu-nigeria-migrant-returns-pact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five EU states plan to send migrants to offshore centres next year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUOMXMVCK75JYRV7HDY5JFSDHU.jpg?auth=540bc83cafd240b6d03a2709e1a90c09412b62fe588f250f0dd2d10867b19e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denmark's minister for immigration Morten Bødskov with his counterparts from the Netherlands, Bart van den Brink, and Greece, Thanos Plevris. Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[DENMARK-EU-IMMIGRATION-POLITICS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liselotte Sabroe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t give a damn, honk away’: Is this 105-year-old Ireland’s oldest driver?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/05/i-dont-give-a-damn-honk-away-is-this-105-year-old-irelands-oldest-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/05/i-dont-give-a-damn-honk-away-is-this-105-year-old-irelands-oldest-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hugh O’Neill still drives his Citroën C5 to the shops and says he is a better driver now than when he was in his 20s]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCJJFUGDLJHJNDWNQBZS3H4WEE.JPG?auth=c530b7ab3c3a135921e8254c7376b0366f1af531c7eba18de469d27451ae03df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh O'Neill (105), who lives in Mount Merrion, still drives to the shop and back.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Is this man Ireland's oldest driver?]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to be like Katie’: In the shadow of Croke Park, Katie Taylor’s legacy is clear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/i-want-to-be-like-katie-in-the-shadow-of-croke-park-katie-taylors-legacy-is-clear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/i-want-to-be-like-katie-in-the-shadow-of-croke-park-katie-taylors-legacy-is-clear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kellie Harrington and Katie Taylor have inspired a new generation of girls to join boxing clubs such as Corinthians in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBND3OG2QJENRJ5GIOQJ27Q3SE.JPG?auth=ccd569d2bcafaf127bec33b2b7dfcbd397a33724169a4ae6ec051ab14249bb13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alia Peel, Frankie Molloy and Maisie Farrell, members of Corinthians Boxing Club in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Corinthians Boxing Club, Bella Place, Mountjoy, Dublin 1. James Cox colour piece ahead of Katie Taylor's fight with the three young female boxers and coach Stephen Molloy.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank McDonald obituary: campaigning journalist changed how we think about urban planning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/09/05/frank-mcdonald-obituary-campaigning-journalist-changed-how-we-think-about-urban-planning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/09/05/frank-mcdonald-obituary-campaigning-journalist-changed-how-we-think-about-urban-planning/</guid><description><![CDATA[His reporting was relentless and led to the publication in January 1985 of his ground-breaking book The Destruction of Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:16:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Obituaries</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGDQJVPTHZHQJHUWMDTKOVOD7Y.jpg?auth=83877f233161f8b3da0cb892b8e24421811bc089a4ca06fef16ac30eca4318be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frank McDonald at Grand Canal Dock, Dublin. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low levels of confidence in Government preparedness for next pandemic, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/05/low-levels-of-confidence-in-government-preparedness-for-next-pandemic-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/05/low-levels-of-confidence-in-government-preparedness-for-next-pandemic-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About one-third said they personally felt unprepared for a potential lockdown, according to new research]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:09:59 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76FWORSA25C7PNB5G2RWCKSD44.jpg?auth=6d0dbfedcb015429b0e348fc028636996f0b032e0f151f36d0d84a8bf08e3079&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People wearing face masks on a Dublin bus in 2020. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Face mask on transport in Dublin.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘gentle giant’: Man who died in Galway homeless hostel leaves will of almost €1.3m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/05/a-gentle-giant-man-who-died-in-galway-homeless-hostel-leaves-will-of-almost-13m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/05/a-gentle-giant-man-who-died-in-galway-homeless-hostel-leaves-will-of-almost-13m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victor Spaggiari, a well-known local personality, died in city’s Fairgreen Hostel in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5HBOCYNABD6HH6IKLQG3MB6GY.jpeg?auth=ec7ee3a54fded4cf779e26225acc82f4538421a9196cd7841686e46c41bd2b44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victor Spaggiari died in Galway in May 2024. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Victor Spaggiari]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s flavour tricks to turn chicken into something special]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/06/mark-moriartys-flavour-tricks-to-turn-chicken-into-something-special/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/06/mark-moriartys-flavour-tricks-to-turn-chicken-into-something-special/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ve given you one recipe for midweek and one for the weekend. Try to buy a high-welfare chicken if you can]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:33:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Food</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGRUOBYWDBCTJOC65Z3LVBC2FU.jpg?auth=bfce4178096c0a0057f65eba0e1e7f7f1c0e7f4f6a5f80229f9fc620a586b7a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keep it simple with sesame fried chicken burgers and chicken satay skewers. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[5th September Keeping it simple with chicken  •	Sesame fried chicken burger (breast) •	Mark Moriarty - Harry Weir]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenant ordered out of home after incident involving woman ‘dangling’ from balcony]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/05/tenant-ordered-out-of-home-after-incident-involving-woman-dangling-from-balcony/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/05/tenant-ordered-out-of-home-after-incident-involving-woman-dangling-from-balcony/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eviction notice and warnings issued over antisocial complaints included robbery at ‘knife point’ and breeding puppies]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ3ENUVTYJA6NEBKF6VREJTENM.jpg?auth=3fa6f6f42296f2631f1dee64d7321695ea0a124c8a15d4baf2986d8fdcd85c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Focus Housing Association issued a warning notice to its tenant, giving him 90 days to remedy antisocial behaviour. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Rental renting rent]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TanawatPontchour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after floods disaster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/05/nepal-floods-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/05/nepal-floods-latest-news/</guid><description><![CDATA[Chinese man rescued from tunnel at hydropower facility, Nepali woman (64) found at damaged house in town of Nuwakot]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:03:46 +0000</pubDate><category>Asia-Pacific</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPP32CBQRU47JTUNTVTUII5J6Q.jpg?auth=b5aefc9cf3e8cefe098e87ee90b5275ce9ac7dc0522a560acd827d0b4e520195&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nepali soldiers construct a 60m Bailey bridge over the Trishuli River to connect Nuwakot and Dhading districts in Nepal. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aftermath of deadly Nepal-Tibet flash floods, Nuwakot - 05 Sep 2026]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Narendra Shrstha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott goal sends Real Betis to victory against Real Madrid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/04/troy-parrott-goal-sends-real-betis-to-victory-against-real-madrid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/04/troy-parrott-goal-sends-real-betis-to-victory-against-real-madrid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[José Mourinho’s former apprentice proves his undoing Estadio de La Cartuja]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:31:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Soccer</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKJNEO3LDJ46TYJM6MYLBXD2OI.jpg?auth=3256aae045a7dff6d4ec906d1a90d08fd76b627ef6605e4c480e1f71e0ce86a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring his first goal for Real Betis against Real Madrid. Photograph: Fran Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Real Betis Balompie v Real Madrid - LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fran Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walker Cup: Great Britain and Ireland take lead after opening morning foursomes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/05/walker-cup-great-britain-and-ireland-take-lead-after-opening-morning-foursomes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/05/walker-cup-great-britain-and-ireland-take-lead-after-opening-morning-foursomes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s Stuart Grehan claimed a half in the top match and will lead off in the afternoon singles ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:44:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Golf</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWDYJER2SZGE3IVUAG4WC5TTJM.jpg?auth=04a2296e917cc43b628d8590917560c14518951a1d5fca336dd8b8f9ebdab5e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stuart Grehan of Great Britain and Ireland plays from the fairway on the sixth hole during the foursomes matches on day one of the 51st Walker Cup at Lahinch Golf Club. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[51st Walker Cup - Day One]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ramsey Cardy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is this El Niño set to be so strong and what will its effects be in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/09/05/why-is-this-el-nino-set-to-be-so-strong-and-what-will-its-effects-be-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/09/05/why-is-this-el-nino-set-to-be-so-strong-and-what-will-its-effects-be-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The World Meteorological Organisation has warned that the current El Niño looks to be intensifying into the strongest one ever recorded  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Life &amp; Style</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TAWAI56YZGFTGGHKLLUSWHRZE.JPG?auth=0f4f042ecd3b2a47b2bc93c34fdce400602dcd914ef00ae1afead2b7041a03f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the main effects of El Niño is to increase rainfall in many parts of the world. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News / Weather Rain in Dublin City]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN votes to put more accurate Africa on the map]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/05/un-votes-to-put-more-accurate-africa-on-the-map/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/05/un-votes-to-put-more-accurate-africa-on-the-map/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN adopts new world map that shows Africa’s true scale, US only country to vote against ‘superfluous’ resolution]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:49:34 +0000</pubDate><category>Africa</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6AXTEOKONGZFFOAQBKBQAOSXU.jpg?auth=7ef9d96c3d73017980e35060fa6f6c865f4a80302958e2b0f046e7dd17779cba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Africa on a traditional Mercator-projection map (L) and on the 2018 Equal Earth map. Maps: earth.com, Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Africa map]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened in the Dromcollogher fire a century ago?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/what-happened-in-the-dromcollogher-fire-a-century-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/05/what-happened-in-the-dromcollogher-fire-a-century-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin to attend commemoration in Co Limerick village today of 48 people who died in cinema fire in September 1926]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSHOLOC77ZD5BP2JXOCXS6MAZ4.png?auth=ee0d2188adb30239e18ef851b9b0c7f4dc7c0813f94652cc8ece1f557d0cef95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times reported on the fire in Dromcollogher, Co Limerick on September 4th 1926, a correspondent describing it as 'a village of mourners' in the aftermath]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dromcollogher fire]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump peace envoys Kushner and Witkoff head for Kyiv via Moscow ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/05/trump-peace-envoys-kushner-and-witkoff-head-for-kyiv-via-moscow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/05/trump-peace-envoys-kushner-and-witkoff-head-for-kyiv-via-moscow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russia strikes Ukraine intelligence HQ in what Ukraine says is ‘major escalation’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:27:04 +0000</pubDate><category>Europe</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O23LQSYSA74KPFXHEBQ6CJUZEE.jpg?auth=1729516f7c39f2f8d2ae4a9d52239733fdd53312430acc01cc71351dd5a640d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescue personnel work to extinguish a fire in the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine ollowing an air attack in Kyiv. Photograph: Maryke VERMAAK/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maryke Vermaak</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>