<?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/feed-irish-news/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:43:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Case of bluetongue virus identified in Co Wexford cattle herd]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/case-of-bluetongue-virus-identified-in-co-wexford-cattle-herd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/case-of-bluetongue-virus-identified-in-co-wexford-cattle-herd/</guid><description><![CDATA[State’s first confirmed case of the disease led to China halting beef imports in January ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:23:17 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6AZOWBOWZD45EZ5IO5D4WXRAU.JPG?auth=3744f32fa7cb26a5dac914fc74f2adf9012f042433d277ae4fad887b17c63c9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture said farmers who have not vaccinated their herds against bluetongue should talk to their veterinary practitioner. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[IAA Air Traffic Control new tower at Dublin Airport]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archbishop of Dublin criticises landlords who ‘exploit the desperate’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/04/archbishop-of-dublin-criticises-landlords-who-exploit-the-desperate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/04/archbishop-of-dublin-criticises-landlords-who-exploit-the-desperate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dermot Farrell says ‘young people have all but given up the hope of having a home of their own’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:59:32 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7GD6XZXP5AXLC6ZHAVVA45ZF4.JPG?auth=f7d5657dbbc9341ded603c94dfff1e0ca4afc171a6d24b3bc99b2be38ec92ebe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell questioned whether 'vested interests' were being sufficiently challenged in the face of the 'gross denial' of people’s right to housing. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The way of the cross in Dublins Phoenix Park led by Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I thought I was going to die’: Blind entrepreneur Jason Romero on running across the US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/04/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-blind-entrepreneur-jason-romero-on-running-across-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/04/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-blind-entrepreneur-jason-romero-on-running-across-the-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ten years after completing the feat in just 60 days, Romero tells his story at Dublin conference on disability and work]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YEWFFCINIBGGHHMWZKYEUJDD3Y.jpg?auth=0c7d1c93e6e1fe27cfa9507cbdcd73f4de8ffe828e85cb5f20162979ede8a3a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Romero speaking at the Self-Employment for Persons with Disabilities conference in TU Dublin on Thursday.  Photograph: Katie Elizabeth Humphreys]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Jason Romero speaking at TU Dublin, Grangegorman. Photographer Katie Elizabeth Humphreys]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire at Coolmore-owned property extinguished after two days in second blaze at site this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/fire-at-coolmore-owned-property-is-extinguished-after-two-days-in-second-blaze-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/fire-at-coolmore-owned-property-is-extinguished-after-two-days-in-second-blaze-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fire broke out on Wednesday in composting shed at location 2km from Ballydoyle training centre ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTUBJQ4ATBCQHE46H7TUX7YKYI.png?auth=8932562c53b23759f50308dae46a78213e521bb47acf1ae7824c4feceb9fa7b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fire in a large Coolmore-owned hay shed used for composting took almost two days to be extinguished.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Coolmore fire]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (12) dies and man injured after train hits car at crossing in Co Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/boy-12-killed-and-man-injured-after-train-hits-car-at-crossing-in-co-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/boy-12-killed-and-man-injured-after-train-hits-car-at-crossing-in-co-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Rail says the line between Westport and Athlone has reopened as of 4.10pm]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:36:12 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6PGO4PST5AXPNZ2MJZGS343TE.jpg?auth=3db4e36570f79aedd990fa1f59bbbd0f418b9fdba682c7d839bf303e6950f88d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services near the scene of the incident outside Ballyhaunis on Friday. Photograph: Leon Farrell/©RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Mayo Train Crash]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rioter cries as he is jailed for ‘full and active part in burning two cars’ in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/rioter-cries-as-he-is-jailed-for-full-and-active-part-in-burning-two-cars-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/rioter-cries-as-he-is-jailed-for-full-and-active-part-in-burning-two-cars-in-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cassidy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unrest happened in reaction to events in Liverpool when three young children were stabbed to death]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:47:21 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CCTV footage of public disorder was played in court. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Decorative Scales of Justice]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No access to Phoenix Park for two days next week due to Donald Trump’s visit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/04/no-access-to-phoenix-park-for-two-days-next-week-due-to-donald-trumps-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/04/no-access-to-phoenix-park-for-two-days-next-week-due-to-donald-trumps-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin park to close from 11pm on Thursday before US president’s visit on Saturday morning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:19:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Dublin</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KG4E3JAJFJCW7JNFHAH4CSHOEI.JPG?auth=c735502e68d2242e3785c63087ba0fc174b0d1f8d7fc28372d480c722cfd63fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Access to the Phoenix Park will not be permitted to the general public from 11pm next Thursday to 6pm on Saturday. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[General View in Dublins Phoenix Park.  Olivia Kelly Piece]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No reports of inappropriate behaviour by Jeffrey Donaldson received by review into Stormont conduct]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/stormont-review-receives-no-reports-of-inappropriate-behaviour-by-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/stormont-review-receives-no-reports-of-inappropriate-behaviour-by-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Absence of reports or records ‘does not’ mean no incidents involving ex-DUP leader occurred, says Assembly spokesperson]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:42:33 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAD6OLUQEVRXIGTZB3KTGJHB5E.jpg?auth=bd7d0d026e9dde304a9ae6143f4dbda66bc9b7d6337619ffefbb432c55d6b898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry courthouse during his sexual offences trial earlier this year. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Trial Of Jeffrey Donaldson, Former DUP Leader, Heads To Jury]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil legal aid system under ‘significant strain’ with appointment wait times of more than a year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/civil-legal-aid-system-under-significant-strain-with-appointment-wait-times-of-more-than-a-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/civil-legal-aid-system-under-significant-strain-with-appointment-wait-times-of-more-than-a-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Law Society president says income eligibility threshold of €18,000, unchanged since 2006, ‘locking people out of justice’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:07:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIFVKA6X6FECNKX5FETJ2OSKLQ.jpg?auth=df291300a44df1e5c092f3d517e834ad89ab0c94ee07a97004487c012f108cb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Benson, chief executive of Women's Aid, was among a group of organisations demanding swift changes to access for civil legal aid. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[WOMENS AID.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duo charged in connection with Corduff shopping centre shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/woman-50s-charged-in-connection-with-2025-corduff-shopping-centre-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/woman-50s-charged-in-connection-with-2025-corduff-shopping-centre-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (40s) injured in west Dublin incident in August 2025 but has since recovered]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5AZSVSVNNCZBICABEAQGMWWZI.jpg?auth=3e3b0e143f670f284926389330ecd112a1f9b016f3a9293d573e5528da8c83ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was arrested and detained at a west Dublin Garda station earlier on Friday. Photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Court stock - Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you stay on the right side of the law as new e-scooter rules come into effect?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/04/how-can-you-stay-on-the-right-side-of-the-law-as-new-e-scooter-rules-come-into-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/04/how-can-you-stay-on-the-right-side-of-the-law-as-new-e-scooter-rules-come-into-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A ban on under-18s using e-scooters was due to be introduced, but has been deferred. ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:18:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUJMHRNLCZA25L64K6VSVIVAAM.jpg?auth=4c773cf65dbc09c1bc4059141e9e951f007b30e61ca72478635c05ec778febe7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A ban on under-18s using e-scooters was due to be introduced, but has been deferred. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times












]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[E-SCOOTER.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman inmate told go to window for breath of air if gripped by panic attack  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/woman-inmate-told-go-to-window-for-breath-of-air-if-gripped-by-panic-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/woman-inmate-told-go-to-window-for-breath-of-air-if-gripped-by-panic-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears that prisoner suffers from mental health problems ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMQ5PDTDABAAVK3MM433RNNTGM.jpg?auth=e35b59aa57eaa653b5ecaf9ed4103a5ea3515101eb4c6f966f26b642849c7fcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Renata Baeva and her co-accused are facing charges concerning the seizure of suspected herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €620,000 at Shannon Airport on May 11th. File photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dublin District Court]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We just don’t want them’: Hundreds gather in a Kildare town over data centre plans ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/naas-has-a-message-for-the-bond-villains-we-dont-want-your-data-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/04/naas-has-a-message-for-the-bond-villains-we-dont-want-your-data-centres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noise issues in Clondalkin are  a cautionary tale – but it’s not too late for Kildare,  town meeting hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPX6BOOTIWYEKZULW4JB3BWCDM.jpg?auth=841f0bc4a683eadea9abc782b6157daadc1be557b694407dfd5a61bc972bdefa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg (left), Jeff Bezos (centre) and Elon Musk (right) were described as 'essentially Bond-villain capitalists' at a meeting in Naas on Thursday about a proposed data centre campus in the town. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Inauguration Of Donald Trump As 47th President Of The United States]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway social housing tenants could lose homes through misbehaviour, says judge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/social-housing-tenants-could-lose-homes-through-misbehaviour-says-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/04/social-housing-tenants-could-lose-homes-through-misbehaviour-says-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 20 people were involved in a public order incident outside a local authority house on August 30th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOICSGWARRD57KLVEYFIEVH4XI.jpg?auth=8786c819f8f2d44a2f2d5a77d8e14843204aa5ab410d569648e9aa78a02724bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A District Court judge has warned social housing tenants in Co Galway they could be evicted and their homes reallocated if they misbehave.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Scales of Justice]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/04/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/04/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, September 5th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli athletes will not take part in Derry triathlon after concerns raised, organisers say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/israeli-athletes-will-not-take-part-in-derry-triathlon-after-concerns-raised-organisers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/israeli-athletes-will-not-take-part-in-derry-triathlon-after-concerns-raised-organisers-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[North West Triathlon Club says it had ‘no involvement whatsoever in accepting or approving these international entries’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKTWTTW4Z5HKHEBD7HIKFR5334.jpg?auth=bba6dca970869a3e90d99d2911d911232affdfeb590f2cb0a3b9e25ada967e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The North West Triathlon Club said it became aware of the potential participation of Israeli athletes only when the provisional entry list was published on the World Triathlon website.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Londonderry, Derry Northern Ireland UK]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pawel.gaul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No record’ of Garda activity after initial response to disappearance of man who died by suicide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/no-record-of-garda-activity-after-initial-response-to-disappearance-of-man-who-died-by-suicide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/no-record-of-garda-activity-after-initial-response-to-disappearance-of-man-who-died-by-suicide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán O’Neill’s body was found in an area of overgrowth on grounds of Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown in 2017]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:18:23 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVPEKUZMWNCBXBH5R27KF6Y3PQ.jpg?auth=89ec5d9a1b2e135499e48ac0914e2f142ecc5b9f70c787f580dccd00e26db584&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill had made two suicide attempts in a Garda cell before he was released from custody and brought to the hospital by ambulance.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree dispute led to one of worst Troubles atrocities  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/drumcree-dispute-led-to-one-of-worst-troubles-atrocities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/drumcree-dispute-led-to-one-of-worst-troubles-atrocities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Row is longest-running parading dispute in the North and has been linked to several sectarian murders]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:08:54 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content 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Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Michelle O'Neill visit to Portadown]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raonaid Murray: Gardaí ask witness who provided alibi for suspected killer to come forward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/03/raonaid-murray-gardai-ask-witness-who-provided-alibi-for-suspected-killer-to-come-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/03/raonaid-murray-gardai-ask-witness-who-provided-alibi-for-suspected-killer-to-come-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Murray (17) was murdered near her home in Glenageary in Co Dublin in 1999]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWRIOSB5AY5Y2L4FB4R7PC7BVY.jpg?auth=e816abac9796bc9b7c53b93b93af4665701f502768075399ecf2ac26f0d90704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have renewed an appeal for information on the murder of 17-year-old Raonaid Murray. Photograph: Garda/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland ‘in shock’ after crash that killed Irish teenager Hannah Jane Large (18)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/irish-teenager-killed-in-iceland-crash-named-as-18-year-old-from-greystones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/irish-teenager-killed-in-iceland-crash-named-as-18-year-old-from-greystones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher, Karen McHugh in Reykjavík]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hannah Jane Large and Icelandic man and woman  died after car went off road   south of the capital Reykjavík on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:23:17 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63IML7TSJVEHDHZ3TALU2BMC6E.jpg?auth=230983df46e6b6c6fa14bbf331685c192f51197a33b20f0fec8de52abb810298&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hannah Jane Large (18) from Greystones in Co Wicklow, who was one of three young people killed in a road traffic accident in Iceland. Photograph: Greystones Guide]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Hannah Large]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bus and rail fare hikes mark a turning point]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/03/fare-increases-end-of-the-line-for-cost-of-living-policy-on-public-transport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/03/fare-increases-end-of-the-line-for-cost-of-living-policy-on-public-transport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exchequer subvention of bus and rail services had reached €940m this year ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:47:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Transport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJEAJA3NNVFHJCJPN6PPF75FFQ.JPG?auth=d60acff9d8aa5d639ce95e027029c6672542541ac048c5f2b8c0fc8cf469ab0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The price increases by the NTA apply to Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail, Luas, Go Ahead Ireland and TFI Local Link. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive DART]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian trio accused of leasing 17 properties countrywide to operate as brothels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/brazilian-trio-accused-of-leasing-17-properties-countrywide-to-operate-as-brothels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/brazilian-trio-accused-of-leasing-17-properties-countrywide-to-operate-as-brothels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accusation focuses on using ‘complex web’ of accounts yielding €3.5m  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:57:02 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The District Court remanded the three in custody on August 14th after they were charged with enhancing a criminal organisation and multiple counts of possessing proceeds of criminal conduct. File photograph: Noel Bennett/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The Criminal Courts of Justice, building in Parkgate Street, Dublin, Ireland.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release of non-native skunks in Co Kildare being investigated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/release-of-non-native-skunks-in-co-kildare-being-investigated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/release-of-non-native-skunks-in-co-kildare-being-investigated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The last animal was humanely caught and culled in late April after video evidence showed one in bog near Newbridge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:10:26 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EB75Q7KWVH37KKMA22TLWNUTY.jpg?auth=c879b60b423cc7d6707eae6e9c66e0c2ceff036b047487db2e47bb45703d29b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Parks and Wildlife Service is asking the public to remain vigilant and report any sightings or information immediately. Photograph: Mark Chivers/Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Skunk in the grass]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Chivers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager (17) who allegedly drove stolen BMW on wrong side of Cork’s N40 refused bail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/teenager-who-allegedly-drove-stolen-car-at-speed-refused-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/teenager-who-allegedly-drove-stolen-car-at-speed-refused-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision comes at in-camera hearing to safeguard ‘himself and others’  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:54:21 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZKUPJTX5BFLDNLK7E22UENZJU.jpg?auth=270b3937af5ad61804b8acc6e43fe8bf7e6449163ef480ce6c9fa72e2ce6c248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge refused to grant bail and remanded the youth in detention to Oberstown. File photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Court stock: Criminal Court of Justice Ireland]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish bus and rail fare hikes of up to 35% are confirmed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/03/bus-and-rail-fares-to-increase-15-on-average/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/03/bus-and-rail-fares-to-increase-15-on-average/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Sarah Burns, Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is envisaged increases of more than 30% on some tickets will take effect from January, says National Transport Authority]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:16:28 +0000</pubDate><category>Transport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NFLA2G62FKCZHMUGLNTGBSIEZ4.jpg?auth=e113e531ed84d80a87c42907366f61dcc6300915d1579551beced3dab040f21b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The revised fares will apply to all State-subsidised routes operated by Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann, Irish Rail, Luas, Go Ahead Ireland and Transport For Ireland Local Link services. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley tells judge he would be homeless if Cab seizes Kimmage house]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/martin-the-viper-foley-tells-judge-he-would-be-homeless-if-cab-seizes-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/martin-the-viper-foley-tells-judge-he-would-be-homeless-if-cab-seizes-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran gangland figure takes High Court challenge against possession order for his family’s home]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:44:26 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NPF56LBXKZA37GZ3AB52O6ZBDA.jpg?auth=ec833f4192efce863e2fd2bb41c316373f579f55907b815c47b619efd7488815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin 'The Viper' Foley, representing himself in the High Court today, told Judge David Nolan he and his wife would be homeless if they were put on the street on September 16th next. File photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (80s) dies two weeks after Co Leitrim two-car crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/man-80s-dies-two-weeks-after-co-leitrim-two-car-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/man-80s-dies-two-weeks-after-co-leitrim-two-car-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One other person was injured in the incident at Glenade on August 18th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:17:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ6CY4XA6RD23GDCDGE2XCFCMU.jpg?auth=7444a2c61fef524ecb25b60e759ee300e850f9e2adab4d1112ea1d180aa3916d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man in his 80s has died after a car crash in Co Leitrim. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Garda stock - road closed road crash sign]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No stopping it’: Noise from Dublin data centre causing ‘a lot of annoyance’ for residents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/an-unrelenting-hum-epa-receives-noise-complaints-about-dublin-data-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/an-unrelenting-hum-epa-receives-noise-complaints-about-dublin-data-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clondalkin residents say they can hear a low-frequency noise from an Echelon Data Centres site]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:56:26 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2UYMICFVDB2FDZQH5JXDVKCXE.jpg?auth=38703344f83bfb221b25ccd0d685178e4b03735292884d28a1317e7a82689977&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Echlon Data Centre in Clondalkin Industrial Estate. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryder Cup spectator transport ‘could cost €1m a day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/ryder-cup-spectator-transport-could-cost-1m-a-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/ryder-cup-spectator-transport-could-cost-1m-a-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Forsythe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Transport Authority issues €6m tender for six-day network of shuttle services around Adare Manor venue]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:57:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HD4KEH6YLO37S6V2RRCAROVXE.jpg?auth=f86766f07b1b12e4a16bf95cb90814e942e76eebaa6747587b3fbddaaeda8ce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryder Cup 2027: An NTA tender seeks operators for a six-day network of shuttle services around Adare Manor. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more couples seek alternative wedding venues as luxury hotel unable to reopen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/two-more-couples-seek-alternative-wedding-venue-as-luxury-hotel-cant-reopen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/two-more-couples-seek-alternative-wedding-venue-as-luxury-hotel-cant-reopen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse will not reopen on time for weddings this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:49:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHBIJ7L36RHIFAKYA2F6IUQB4A.jpeg?auth=aa7bbbe1654e2c751e1070971d1ddf8f0bd0a0aa922e0f726d15243ab7fa28c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse Westmeath]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse said it was continuing to work closely with health authorities ]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp rise in rents charged to new tenants as reforms took effect, RTB reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/03/sharp-rise-in-rents-charged-to-new-tenants-as-reforms-took-effect-rtb-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/03/sharp-rise-in-rents-charged-to-new-tenants-as-reforms-took-effect-rtb-reports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New tenants charged average of €1,839 per month, while existing tenants paid €1,513]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:40:35 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3NE55HRIFFQRDDPTKB3JJ3WE4.jpg?auth=7eb24b39bf499bc34b47c538254c3e3b2c34f49b38644c6d35439322b638d6c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research found there was a 'slight tip up' in inflation in January and February before a 'spike' in March. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Rent increases]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Order applies to march down Garvaghy Road in Portadown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/orange-order-applies-to-march-down-garvaghy-road-in-portadown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/orange-order-applies-to-march-down-garvaghy-road-in-portadown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parade will be ‘proportionate, inoffensive and wholly reasonable’, Portadown District master says ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:13:39 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72EXWJWMEARJVGVOHOC2QZUTRQ.jpg?auth=4b4a9ab8d7ce79d17e0908bbdee73ceda9a732f924ff3850797159145f601da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Orange Order, Jamie Bryson (left), Portadown district master Nigel Dawson (centre) and Portadown deputy district master Alastair Power at a press conference at Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh, on Thursday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Drumcree Orange Order parade]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman and husband who died in Spain ‘deeply missed’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/irish-woman-and-husband-who-died-in-spain-deeply-missed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/irish-woman-and-husband-who-died-in-spain-deeply-missed/</guid><description><![CDATA[It was reported that the couple had been discovered in a hot tub by their teenage children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:48:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DA7I7U4SMVAKBAOZQAGZ54NV5M.jpg?auth=a8f59575d97ee98c5552b5451f6f9063dc3d6b9476bdcbb91887ce14d760d413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomasina and Patrick Tobin were pronounced dead at a property in the town of Cullera last week.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Thomasina Tobin Cullera Spain hot tub death]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl (2) taken to hospital after allegedly consuming cocaine at party, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/girl-2-rushed-to-hospital-after-allegedly-taking-cocaine-at-party-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/girl-2-rushed-to-hospital-after-allegedly-taking-cocaine-at-party-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge initially minded not to accept jurisdiction over case at Athlone District Court due to seriousness of circumstances]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPAGEIJI5ZL3RDI2RZAZZI2YCY.jpg?auth=ebf7d15182f415b2aac934f05470920599b1c94827f6760937ca0e3291df9976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Scully (52), of Kilgarven, the Glebe, Fordrum, Co Westmeath, appeared at Athlone District Court accused of possession of cocaine. Photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enforcement of new e-scooter rules ‘likely to be weak’, GRA says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/03/enforcement-of-new-e-scooter-rules-likely-to-be-weak-gra-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/03/enforcement-of-new-e-scooter-rules-likely-to-be-weak-gra-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rules requiring helmets and high-vis unlikely to impact people unwilling to stop for gardaí, it is warned]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:29:53 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTNOEC5EYNGGRBBT3RPJCIPYCU.JPG?auth=dc8699c942822d3103896c1bd5ad9fa37ac12246dd59b34bade84c36b6c92893&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New rules covering e-scooters are to come into effect on Friday, September 4th. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times 
Keyword: transport public dart las travel commute electric. Escooter]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive Electric scooter ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen car thief evaded Garda capture by swimming across river at 3am after ‘crime spree’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/teen-car-thief-evaded-garda-capture-by-swimming-across-river-at-3am-after-crime-spree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/teen-car-thief-evaded-garda-capture-by-swimming-across-river-at-3am-after-crime-spree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Clare 16-year-old pleads guilty to five charges including two car thefts earlier this year in Tulla and Scarriff ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZW3UQGEEOJDBDLRCRBMZO2IDLM.jpg?auth=f3dcf6841d33d6be96dae90318174134ccafb38d1da87b60fe5a7cbdd5e3e0e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the Children’s Court at Killaloe District Court, sitting in Ennis Courthouse (above), a 16-year-old from Co Clare pleaded guilty to five charges including two car thefts. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ennis court house, google street view]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears expressed over flight risk as man in court charged with possessing €1m of cocaine ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/fears-expressed-over-flight-risk-as-man-in-court-charged-with-possessing-1m-of-cocaine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/03/fears-expressed-over-flight-risk-as-man-in-court-charged-with-possessing-1m-of-cocaine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí concerned father of two would have connections required to leave country if granted bail]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGZSRH2Z6FHDVIXUXAGI2CDGSM.jpg?auth=2de0054419085fb587421212ea343aaf2d7da09f6ff390249817fbc100398d98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Cahill, of no fixed abode but who is originally from Dublin, was charged with possession of cocaine and possession of cocaine for sale and supply at Cork Airport on August 31st. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cork Airport's terminal building]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí have ‘no recollection’ of inquiries on missing man who died by suicide, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/gardai-have-no-recollection-of-inquiries-on-missing-man-who-died-by-suicide-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/gardai-have-no-recollection-of-inquiries-on-missing-man-who-died-by-suicide-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No details logged on Pulse system by gardaí who first responded in search for Seán O’Neill, inquest hears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2TWOJMAFAIJPANHZDD4HTIRM.jpeg?auth=89b0fd1bfe1ee6e40a0a25f00b7ffea019c3379995f8682796b7dd52fa74ed96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill's body was found a short distance from where he was last seen on camera on the grounds of Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters tackle huge blaze at car scrap yard in Belfast ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-car-scrap-yard-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/firefighters-tackle-huge-blaze-at-car-scrap-yard-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fire broke out at East Twin Road on Queen’s Island on Wednesday afternoon
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:16:26 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4WUASYXU2TK6OI4A6PNB54PEA.jpg?auth=3aa948209df4c46cfa0fa136f61978a180a9113330e85b9105c0f40a5262c4d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises from a fire at Queen's Island in Belfast. Photograph: Elly Rewcastle/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Queen's Island Belfast fire]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elly Rewcastle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commuters to face increased fares on buses and trains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/bus-and-train-fare-hikes-to-be-announced-by-transport-authorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/bus-and-train-fare-hikes-to-be-announced-by-transport-authorities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rising cost of State funding for public services has been a spending concern for some time ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVYVBR6BORAC7EJLNINU24MQF4.jpg?auth=707801183ebaf6e0143b889b5c7e3f3dbdb29517846e3d3bc394a6ffdbcd569d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fare prices across many services are due to increase amid Government concerns about the public transport funding model. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[PEARSE ST.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase in number of childcare providers investigated for possible overcharging]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/increase-in-number-of-childcare-providers-investigated-for-possible-overcharging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/increase-in-number-of-childcare-providers-investigated-for-possible-overcharging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Children review team undertakes audits to ensure core funding requirements are honoured ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDPDEKP4BDRXW4JKT5263BUAX4.jpg?auth=f0b02d949a480417e8759500f8a90290725c20118df72f03e0f7fc88077e8081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Childcare providers are being investigated to ensure they honour agreements made under the Government's core funding model. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Childcare report]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla pays legal fees for vulnerable child who could not avail of solicitor due to strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/tusla-pays-legal-fees-for-vulnerable-child-who-could-not-avail-of-solicitor-due-to-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/tusla-pays-legal-fees-for-vulnerable-child-who-could-not-avail-of-solicitor-due-to-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy had been released on continuing bail at previous court sitting and subsequently breached conditions repeatedly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFWSAKV7U5G7VGDQLEO3ZPNS4Y.jpg?auth=b56ef203164b55168b3208e3152223af6f37a433bf6a8f1de86107b507d9e990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boy in Tusla care was described in court as 'an extremely vulnerable young man, very naive, very innocent'. Photograph: Brian A Jackson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Legal law concept statue of Lady Justice with scales of justice with office background]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exceptional event’: World braces for ‘supersized’ El Niño]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/warm-but-wet-autumn-for-ireland-as-supersized-el-nino-disrupts-global-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/03/warm-but-wet-autumn-for-ireland-as-supersized-el-nino-disrupts-global-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘No time to lose’ – World Meteorological Organisation mobilises as climate impacts expected well into 2027 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBUEVQA5RJE7VEQ3NJHTYZREAA.jpeg?auth=aa12a40ed5ef267b1de25a7b2b17621e0b1b718447a85e5a077fd88199ed2f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Dart line was flooded during storms earlier this year. The current El Niño is expected to bring a wet autumn to Ireland. Photograph: Emmet Malone/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[DART flooded at Blackrock Station]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emmet Malone</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman (18) and two others killed in car crash in Iceland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/irish-woman-and-two-others-killed-in-car-crash-in-iceland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/irish-woman-and-two-others-killed-in-car-crash-in-iceland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The three young people died when their car veered off a road south of Reykjavík on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:37:56 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTPYRCHMQBGFXIMYUQJDF4IKLY.jpg?auth=ee2e7149e968de6af894e7ed480c28697fa90463a82a9aacde81abde8e83a7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crash happened about 30km from Iceland's capital Reykjavík]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aerial view of Reykjavik, capital of Iceland]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iascic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish trio who posed as tourists for ‘sob-story’ scam wanted by Spanish police]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/irish-trio-who-posed-as-tourists-for-sob-story-scam-wanted-by-spanish-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/irish-trio-who-posed-as-tourists-for-sob-story-scam-wanted-by-spanish-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men posing as holidaymakers believed to have conned thousands of euro from unsuspecting visitors to Barcelona ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:55:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3NUQ3SQ4JEITETS4RA6TYNJWA.jpg?auth=b910c160931481baec451b1a83d0ea3c69b38826748e7938462ac490851b0474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barcelona police advised people never to give personal details or money to an unknown person. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Barcelona Police]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HieronymusUkkel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four arrested after suspected knife attack in south Dublin suburb of Ranelagh ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/four-arrested-after-suspected-knife-attack-at-ranelagh-shop-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/four-arrested-after-suspected-knife-attack-at-ranelagh-shop-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man involved in incident brought to hospital with ‘non-life-threatening’ injuries  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:21:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHC3U3BEFDTSU2IQRTH3RTDMG4.jpg?auth=0a0935a6709e4b8dddb25b797b1669ba55da9085251f2052f8b6950f2c6f4d82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The prominent Spar convenience store at the Triangle in Ranelagh, Dublin 6 where the incident occurred. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer on record ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/new-record-in-2026-marks-hottest-irish-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/new-record-in-2026-marks-hottest-irish-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two consecutive record-breaking summers shows climate change is already happening, says Met Éireann]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XI7GK5WGQJG3ND63N34UI3ZN64.jpg?auth=7a3ee5aba03f37eade297bae67bd94ede076c79df4f767e586626601f0810ba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann climatologist Paul Moore said: 'We are already in a warmer world because of climate-induced climate change. We have had six of the warmest summers since 2001.' Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Weekend extreme heat]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slash hooks and e-scooters seized in Garda operation targeting criminal activity in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/gardai-arrest-suspect-in-operation-targeting-criminal-activity-in-cork-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/gardai-arrest-suspect-in-operation-targeting-criminal-activity-in-cork-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man arrested for suspected drug dealing and number of animals believed to be neglected removed from halting site]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:15:16 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KW4HWFPGRFF43P3NCIOXHE5GJA.jpg?auth=8cd4b67d1b984aa79d1905d24cb84ae87410d0bd5e579d7184cfbf8b84ba2931&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the implements seized during a raid in Cork on Wednesday. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cork]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It knocked the feet from under us’: Family moved to Ipas hotel hours from daughter’s medical care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/it-knocked-the-feet-from-under-us-family-moved-to-ip-accommodation-hours-from-daughters-medical-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/it-knocked-the-feet-from-under-us-family-moved-to-ip-accommodation-hours-from-daughters-medical-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The family of five are housed in a room of 23sq m and share a communal bathroom with other families]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YV2645Z6HFFGZPQQNSZBAMVMIM.JPG?auth=b0e28800a2cfdbd307db44e87f042f897c7e3430be051e3da23f95d1402fb46b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The family, who wish to remain anonymous, came to Ireland in November 2022 and applied for international protection, which they were granted two years later. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Anon Ipas case study silhouette photo (Katie Mellett / Kitty Holland piece) near Breaffy House Resort Castlebar, Co. Mayo]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman accused of using angle grinder to gain access to repossessed Dublin home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/woman-accused-of-using-angle-grinder-to-gain-access-to-repossessed-dublin-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/woman-accused-of-using-angle-grinder-to-gain-access-to-repossessed-dublin-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court told locks at property were changed and unknown people were placed inside]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:12:05 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pauline O'Callaghan denied causing any damage to Castleknock property or having employed 'agents' to break into it. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Four Courts, High Court]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (33) charged with murder of his mother in Galway city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-33-charged-with-murder-of-his-mother-in-galway-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-33-charged-with-murder-of-his-mother-in-galway-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Milena Ostojic died after sustaining injuries at the home she shared with her son, Dubravko Ostojic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:54:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4FEKUIWTFTBYKCNJVCTA3Q224.jpg?auth=9161f6a6078ee9938cf9ee0a1150a066904144a5cd15acaddfa55d6031ccb99e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dubravko Ostojic had at first been charged with assault causing harm but now faces a murder charge. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaisce Awards see nearly 30,000 register in record figure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/gaisce-awards-see-nearly-30000-register-in-record-figure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/gaisce-awards-see-nearly-30000-register-in-record-figure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Programme aims to give young people connection to communities and sense of achievement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBQ2GEPYKZBADCMY7U7TBIE5QQ.jpg?auth=e061f38340def5f2f965860856a9291651d806d2137a4b2ece87a231db65e992&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Participants taking part in the annual Gaisce Defence Forces Challenge at Lough Rea in 2024. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times








]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[EOY2024]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of Irish mountaineer located in Pakistan’s northern region]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/body-of-irish-mountaineer-located-in-pakistans-northern-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/body-of-irish-mountaineer-located-in-pakistans-northern-region/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mohammad Zubair Khan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alex Harris (30), an experienced trekker, went missing during descent of 4,000m mountain in Mansehra district]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:46:41 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBNFV26XWRCE5IS2MQM4IRJCI4.png?auth=48477c1a9ef23ac93ca6bc915cb2bdb423ad2a5866d5bb7be474fdacfc0706fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Mark Harris (30), a dual Irish-British citizen whose body was discovered in a deep ravine using a drone]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Alex Harris]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From devastation to pure love: Couple finds venue after hotel closes two days before wedding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/from-devastation-to-pure-love-couple-finds-venue-after-hotel-closes-two-days-before-wedding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/from-devastation-to-pure-love-couple-finds-venue-after-hotel-closes-two-days-before-wedding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse has been temporarily closed since last week after norovirus outbreak, leaving couples scrambling to find new venues]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:02:59 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/56US5ZXNDBGRRGCOGLBFPSWGH4.jpeg?auth=0e6048571c33e128ec4342272d0612668da526f31cc5b08b2a044435f51bd59b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aimee Palmer and her husband Cathal Nolan got married in Galway after the Glasson Lakehouse in Co Westmeath had to close last week. Photograph: Syona Photography]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aimee & Cathal's Wedding Day]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Syona Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver in Donegal clocked at 194km/h as more than 1,000 vehicles detected speeding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/driver-in-donegal-clocked-at-194kmh-as-more-than-1000-vehicles-detected-speeding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/driver-in-donegal-clocked-at-194kmh-as-more-than-1000-vehicles-detected-speeding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other high speeds included 128km/h in an 80km/h zone in Co Kildare and 104km/h in a 50km/h zone in Galway]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:14:40 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UF5MBLVGPSE7YHZBKE4J4YSH4A.jpg?auth=858413c21bbe91fce55a7f831541c2c2957259f89405d4ac49e173d651560d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 1,000 drivers caught speeding. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Photo Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: Has your child refused to go to school?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/02/have-your-say-has-your-child-refused-to-go-to-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/02/have-your-say-has-your-child-refused-to-go-to-school/</guid><description><![CDATA[Majority of students refused to go to school at least once last year, new study finds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:25:52 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2Q3MINEVEBHFJCLTDQYRB67BLY.png?auth=ed75923634526f67432ef8e3c89771ae1fbf1f46f11e4f7c111e20ad33d4ba76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than half of primary school pupils and two-thirds of secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[School refusal: share your story]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who took own life on hospital grounds had attempted suicide twice in Garda custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-who-took-own-life-on-hospital-grounds-had-attempted-suicide-twice-in-garda-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/man-who-took-own-life-on-hospital-grounds-had-attempted-suicide-twice-in-garda-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán O’Neill’s body was found more than 24 hours after he left emergency department]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2TWOJMAFAIJPANHZDD4HTIRM.jpeg?auth=89b0fd1bfe1ee6e40a0a25f00b7ffea019c3379995f8682796b7dd52fa74ed96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill's body was found a short distance from where he was last seen on camera on the grounds of Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Seán O'Neill]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Irish men win European court appeal over convictions for killing Dublin drug dealer in Netherlands ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/two-irish-men-win-european-court-appeal-over-convictions-for-killing-dublin-drug-dealer-in-netherlands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/02/two-irish-men-win-european-court-appeal-over-convictions-for-killing-dublin-drug-dealer-in-netherlands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dismembered body of Keith Ennis was found in suitcase in Amsterdam canal in 2009]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHV66GHODXJGYKN5N4PW6UU6AM.jpg?auth=0787a5375b2e1e7de3a9b073368c2b9ccc1f54bc4836c6a932fa2fc7995d76dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several bin bags containing the dismembered remains of Dublin man Keith Ennis were found in an Amsterdam canal in February 2009. Photograph: Melissa Schriek/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[A view of houses in the center of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on Aug. 17, 2023. (Melissa Schriek/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melissa Schriek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Galway road strategy aims to reduce deaths and serious injury by half]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/new-galway-road-strategy-aims-to-reduce-deaths-and-serious-injury-by-by-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/new-galway-road-strategy-aims-to-reduce-deaths-and-serious-injury-by-by-50/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strategy outlines strong evidence-based link between high speed limits and devastating road collisions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFC2BO5FBLDB5CMZKOBR5ZDM.jpg?auth=71e79abd370f2dc6d7b489919a3cf036c963da2b0b84be7f0bb68dca506c6370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Representatives from Galway City and County Councils, the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána at Áras an Chontae for the launch of the Galway City and County Road Safety Strategy 2026–2030. Photograph: Murtography]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Launch of the Galway City and County Road Safety Strategy 2026–2030]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Murtoqraphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man and woman arrested in Cork following seizure of heroin with street value of €200,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/man-and-woman-arrested-in-cork-following-seizure-of-heroin-with-street-value-of-200000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/02/man-and-woman-arrested-in-cork-following-seizure-of-heroin-with-street-value-of-200000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Successful Garda operation believed to be a significant blow to drug-supply network]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNOCTDDBCJG3RFOWOEPYBFD4N4.JPG?auth=71c0910309e84782da193f75204b53df1d388d492671ffffeaac84c4df0ec2d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman (42) and man (60) can be held by gardaí for seven days under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána will commence a Taser Pilot for Frontline Uniform Gardaí on Thursday 18th December 2025.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese embassy tried to block Falun Gong members from taking part in St Patrick’s Day parade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/chinese-embassy-tried-to-block-falun-gong-members-taking-part-in-galway-st-patricks-day-parade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/chinese-embassy-tried-to-block-falun-gong-members-taking-part-in-galway-st-patricks-day-parade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Galway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of the meditative movement marched in the Galway city event despite the efforts of Beijing’s representative in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AASOVD3C2FH45OACMI5EES6W6Q.jpg?auth=db3b1c1a267f4969cf1158f0d87764fc646216f3fa8e9575c50f478cca5b7727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Falun Gong practitioners at a protest in Dublin. The Chinese ambassador to Ireland strongly lobbied Galway City Council to exclude members of the group from a St Patrick's Day parade. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[-]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers divided over plans to reclassify e-scooters as motor vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/ministers-divided-over-plans-to-reclassify-e-scooters-as-motor-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/02/ministers-divided-over-plans-to-reclassify-e-scooters-as-motor-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reclassification of vehicles with a 20km/h speed limit could become a de facto ban if insurance is not available]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2NW3JMIBFPXOVJ6THPYPSA4Y.JPG?auth=6adc078c1a0e98376cef5a5e0dab45dbcad05de3b205b4afa5e45bbf4285c7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government will introduce a requirement for all e-scooter drivers to wear helmets and high-visibility jackets. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive Electric scooter ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most primary and secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/02/most-primary-and-secondary-students-refused-to-go-to-school-at-least-once-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/02/most-primary-and-secondary-students-refused-to-go-to-school-at-least-once-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anxiety, difficulties engaging with lessons and friendship problems cited as  reasons in Barnardos study]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LAHE3IEGRDD7BW4ZSJEUJ4WO4.jpg?auth=5252c060889ea024ec7968c3aa5b50856f04c09cf826f82248d457fc7fd325c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Concerns about friendships were the biggest issue for primary (30 per cent) and secondary (31 per cent) pupils, with classwork and bullying also cited as significant issues. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Empty Classroom]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Suzanne Bainton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good public transport delays when people start driving – easing congestion and pollution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/good-public-transport-delays-when-people-start-driving-easing-congestion-and-pollution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/good-public-transport-delays-when-people-start-driving-easing-congestion-and-pollution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment in bus routes and train services has two standout long-term benefits, ESRI study finds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQD4MVUR2BC7FDYN73MQGNTGL4.jpg?auth=455ece2a6b911bf5121b26ec0b0b7b99c2113876c9068cd881970f1000ba2df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 60 per cent of people living in areas that lacked public transport had learned to drive by the age of 20, compared to 40 per cent of those in areas with good public transport options, the study found. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Driving Test. Training parking]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anastasija Vujic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Grossly offensive to victims’: Flags erected in memory of Billy Wright in Co Tyrone town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/grossly-offensive-to-victims-flags-erected-in-memory-of-billy-wright-in-co-tyrone-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/grossly-offensive-to-victims-flags-erected-in-memory-of-billy-wright-in-co-tyrone-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former LVF leader, believed to have been involved in a number of murders, was killed in 1997]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:43:05 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZJBQSHPRVPKG6IMG7LCMZT34Q.jpg?auth=b0db4c8d67981ba62c79f1a001e7a37dde3465d4f204de26330374d0fada29e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the flags erected in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, along with an image of former LVF leader Billy Wright and the words 'Billy was Wright'. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Billy Wright flags erected in Dungannon]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Q&A: How will gardaí decide which drug offenders get a second chance under new scheme?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/qa-how-will-gardai-decide-which-drug-offenders-get-a-second-chance-under-new-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/qa-how-will-gardai-decide-which-drug-offenders-get-a-second-chance-under-new-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move has been in the works for years, following a report that recommended health referrals as an option for minor drug offences]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:00:19 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFV3VB227AS5LZ4MZ3QWX5N7XI.JPG?auth=da3eb4ca3cce64f50ed2a6a0b1d4b103302ec22f45b8cbee0f708e076f457be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Det Supt Sé McCormack of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. Photograph: Damien Eagers for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think only one of my friends has a job’: Youth unemployment report paints bleak picture]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/01/i-think-only-one-of-my-friends-has-a-job-youth-unemployment-report-paints-bleak-picture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/01/i-think-only-one-of-my-friends-has-a-job-youth-unemployment-report-paints-bleak-picture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report suggests teenagers are disproportionately affected by failure of jobs market to fully bounce back]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:43:54 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REA6XP42CRDQBAC7KQ4Q3H3JBQ.jpg?auth=f38fdbab70311513525e3fa4554b0c792922500dfbbf1c4fd60ed99a710c426a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Moran, Noel Fitzgerald and Adam Mack at the launch of the Tasc report, in the YMCA on Aungier Street, Dublin on Tuesday. 
Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Fall in youth unemployment - Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuban cafe in Belfast hit by US sanctions on Havana]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/cuban-cafe-in-belfast-hit-by-us-sanctions-on-havana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/02/cuban-cafe-in-belfast-hit-by-us-sanctions-on-havana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owner forced to cancel online delivery service due to stoppage in regular payments by US bank ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:29:32 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5T2FVZETJZBOFBC523VTD4TEYE.JPG?auth=849af504f8c5621e05bd19a4b966f61ff915ca2b2680b95f6d100fd12aa255ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carlos Arguelles is the owner of Cuban Sandwich Factory in Belfast which has been restricted from the Deliveroo app.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Carlos Arguelles is the owner of Cuban Sandwich Factory in Belfast which has been restricted from the Deliveroo app.  Picture; Enda O'Dowd story by Seanín Graham]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid row pushing District Courts towards ‘Covid era backlogs’, solicitors warn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/huge-drop-in-legal-aid-certificates-underlines-impact-of-solicitors-withdrawal-of-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/huge-drop-in-legal-aid-certificates-underlines-impact-of-solicitors-withdrawal-of-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice urged to resolve dispute as withdrawal of services by criminal defence solicitors puts strain on system]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:52:55 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTJWK7I2FVE5DARHAUPQ3J7ZJQ.JPG?auth=ecb2c0cbf5d7b24c15979770425ddf97669cca5953a644664ed4b80415804ef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors walked out of the Courts of Criminal Justice in Dublin on Tuesday as part of the dispute over legal fees. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins  
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí hope postmortem provides answers into fisherman’s death off west Cork coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/fisherman-50s-drowns-off-beara-peninsula-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/fisherman-50s-drowns-off-beara-peninsula-in-co-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family of Michael Harrington (50s), from Beara, raised alarm when he failed to return from solo fishing trip on Monday night ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:25:20 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPKAVPK7CBD5VBC2QSGI667WFA.jpg?auth=36c5a12ec34c6abbbe78d72487d2a87bb243fd1d4176267c483e442162f4d669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was found in the water at about 8.20am on Tuesday and was taken to port at Castletownbere, Co Cork. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[For The Irish Times]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">valerie O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transport body proposes greater access for pets on trains, buses and trams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/01/transport-body-proposes-greater-access-for-pets-on-trains-buses-and-trams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/01/transport-body-proposes-greater-access-for-pets-on-trains-buses-and-trams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group of respondents to public consultation felt larger dogs should only have to be muzzled if among restricted breeds ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:19:47 +0000</pubDate><category>Transport</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXL5FGTLOH5ZQQEILETL37DSSY.jpg?auth=e1d22370afd14d0314e733f5e50cae9224391f450da5c0c5192e6ffc2e98cf23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposal would also allow larger dogs, provided they are on a lead and have a muzzle. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin family’s former babysitter accused of armed burglary at  their home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/dublin-familys-former-babysitter-accused-of-armed-burglary-at-their-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/dublin-familys-former-babysitter-accused-of-armed-burglary-at-their-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coolock woman denied bail over garda’s concerns of potential witness interference with victims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:07:53 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sara Campbell (40) of Macroom Road, Coolock, Dublin 17, is accused of aggravated burglary at a residential address in the city’s northside last week. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[scales of justice]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/public-service-industrial-action-could-be-under-way-by-months-end-says-forsa-trade-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/public-service-industrial-action-could-be-under-way-by-months-end-says-forsa-trade-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:57:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65DQZDWQTER3YZ7RELVRNJ6Q3U.jpg?auth=48dbf4417fdcd6f4497be6eacb73ffdef9342ffb66b476b8442f6cc8d87db8fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan said talks on a new public pay deal were unlikely to happen unless there is a change in the Government’s position. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Evelyn a mixed blessing for Cusack: ‘It would be great if we got no storms at all’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/coming-your-way-storms-austen-boelo-chloe-dano-evelyn-finn-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/coming-your-way-storms-austen-boelo-chloe-dano-evelyn-finn-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The face of Irish weather forecasts for 40 years, Cusack shares the acknowledgment with former colleague Evelyn Murphy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:57:06 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGBT4BIUBFFT7EODZ4XNTG4GVE.jpg?auth=bea687bfc4d5a734c4a2c1f6f483b3cfab0e5fc93e991f72f0504735ec15037e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evelyn Cusack, former head of forecasting at Met Éireann, has been honoured with a storm name. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[MET ÉIREANN]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man ‘catastrophically’ injured in Leopardstown brawl dies in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/man-injured-in-leopardstown-brawl-dies-from-injuries-in-beaumont-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/man-injured-in-leopardstown-brawl-dies-from-injuries-in-beaumont-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two men accused of violent disorder following Saturday incident denied bail at Dún Laoghaire District Court ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:49 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XK5PQPMIFBHKFECGGUS6J5TDNE.jpg?auth=a16edc180831f3bbd51c4af34365ebd26098ef9fc4b07d452725f2f69b2c84bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siminic Rostas’ life support was switched off and he had died at Beaumont Hospital’s intensive care unit. Photographer: Dara MacDónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Beaumont Hospital]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara MacDónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin quits Leaving Cert maths reform group after concerns ‘ignored’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/01/academic-resigns-from-leaving-cert-maths-reform-group-over-incoherent-and-inaccurate-courses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/01/academic-resigns-from-leaving-cert-maths-reform-group-over-incoherent-and-inaccurate-courses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed changes would ‘do a disservice to our young people’, DCU professor says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:26:39 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BV5U77O6236Q77YXV5PQZCX73E.jpg?auth=5630ad90ae74d7a8f7acc38d8036b4f8af93954807a8f8cae6803e4b39938137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin said the proposed new Leaving Certificate maths courses would fail to prepare young people for the future. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/01/state-paying-childcare-sector-wages-would-be-key-step-in-meeting-200-per-month-pledge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/01/state-paying-childcare-sector-wages-would-be-key-step-in-meeting-200-per-month-pledge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise further]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:40:07 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2VCCEFQ3BCAROXB67TEBDLBZA.jpg?auth=1d9c3ff24289570c25702d530d3ab89702aba2912f8c083c1551c22f1a281790&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne Waithira Burke, of migrant support group AkiDwA, and Corrinne Hasson, executive director of the National Women’s Council, are among those calling for a State-backed childcare system. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NWC]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault case against MP Jim Shannon ongoing for three years, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/assault-case-against-mp-jim-shannon-ongoing-for-three-years-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/assault-case-against-mp-jim-shannon-ongoing-for-three-years-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strangford MP has been accused of assaulting a woman on October 1st, 2023]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:16:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBG6DPKTQVEJNMAGZL65DSIQYU.jpg?auth=f40afbfb6dcda04539f777110a29acc96931b847cf2f1198bec5f5f8dca2a3c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DUP's Jim Shannon did not attend Tuesday's hearing in Newtownards Magistrates' Court. Photograph: Michael Cooper/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Jim Shannon]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health assessment to be carried out on boy (16) charged with Dungannon murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/mental-health-assessment-to-be-carried-out-on-boy-charged-with-dungannon-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/mental-health-assessment-to-be-carried-out-on-boy-charged-with-dungannon-murder/</guid><description><![CDATA[Teenager (16) also facing two charges of attempted murder and one of making a threat to kill]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:30:58 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXFEBZBYNC5AMNYSHACN2O6TAU.jpg?auth=023242e3a5d6e3d4cd351bdd8a51fd2c8ad250e1b0e29ba57f338b179584d97e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
Police at the scene where a man was found dead and his daughter seriously injured at a house in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon on Saturday.  Photograph: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dungannon incident]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The trauma, for kids especially, is huge’: A family’s struggle to get out of homelessness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/early-intervention-needed-to-prevent-people-from-entering-homelessness-says-depaul-ceo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/early-intervention-needed-to-prevent-people-from-entering-homelessness-says-depaul-ceo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Carroll says rising rents, cost-of-living issues and mental health difficulties are putting people under increasing pressure]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:57:55 +0000</pubDate><category>Social Affairs</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2BNF2C2YJHRNP7RIVC4LRPTKU.jpg?auth=c10a9008a82c34ff0f7dcd288176659e20faa1407904e1b6a3f88f5b10ca6007&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling, who is living with her three children in homeless accommodation provided by the Depaul charity. Photograph: Dan Clohessy]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Aisling]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man on theft charges faces €45,000 legal bill for bail hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/man-on-theft-charges-faces-45000-legal-bill-for-bail-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/01/man-on-theft-charges-faces-45000-legal-bill-for-bail-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man sought High Court inquiry into his detention against backdrop of criminal legal aid fees dispute]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Courts</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man had challenged the legality of his detention in proceedings under Article 40 of the Constitution.  Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Archive Four Courts building Dublin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector workers’ strike vote is no bluff, union says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/public-sector-workers-strike-vote-is-no-bluff-union-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/public-sector-workers-strike-vote-is-no-bluff-union-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘This is a mess of the Government’s own making,’ Siptu’s Adrian Kane says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:29:19 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LG673HZGF5A3PADBVANYCRRGVY.JPG?auth=c2aff5648ba87ac62ceff786699da691fbbc7d12b60df2cbcc7c8b4686232101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adrian Kane of Siptu said of the union members' vote in support of strike action 'I don’t believe it’s a bluff'. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[SIPTU Delegation at the Dail]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People caught with drugs can be referred to health system under new scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/people-caught-with-drugs-can-be-referred-to-health-system-under-new-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/people-caught-with-drugs-can-be-referred-to-health-system-under-new-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New approach is part of wider plan to reduce drug-related harm and support people to access help at an earlier stage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:11:19 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L354PIYTZM3BU64MNM7P3TWE4A.JPG?auth=5115bab20b42e571ca6d2d9fbb5b916c573f824d5f92c0566c3bd3ae5186df62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly said drug use 'remains illegal and is a serious danger to the health of all users'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m officially retiring from my primary school - and I’ve had a good run’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/01/im-officially-retiring-from-my-primary-school-and-ive-had-a-good-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/01/im-officially-retiring-from-my-primary-school-and-ive-had-a-good-run/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s the ultimate cliche, but it’s the kids I’ll miss the most, and their ability to say it as it is]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Education</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOS55QRB6W4QP5JWVVOF6QAICY.jpg?auth=80e17ca9c5d17e3b517ebd14d5c20257b3868997e3941aee22ed668807fc570c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fionnuala Ward retires: 'No more standing in the yard first thing in the morning, welcoming the children in.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina’s exports to Russia continue to rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/aughinish-aluminas-exports-to-russia-continue-to-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/aughinish-aluminas-exports-to-russia-continue-to-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russian-owned plant in Co Limerick denies its material is being used in Russian weapons ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXSBZHSC6JB67HWZ67X5FRYNMA.JPG?auth=abe7f3a4176b0f591c803265755d4d3eca7141352231d3c6b049bd81721b8759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina refinery in County Limerick is Europe's largest alumina plant. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Miliband to join EU foreign ministers meeting in Wicklow this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/ed-miliband-to-join-eu-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-wicklow-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/ed-miliband-to-join-eu-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-wicklow-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen McEntee to bring Meath twist to foreign ministers' dinner in Druids Glen]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RV4AGMJOP6V2TAWF7JB7U3QTFE.jpg?auth=75f0b8e71098a78ae9e0f030c1a767eab26de6e5a62277e675ce7d4958c88350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence  Helen McEntee, a TD for Meath East, has arranged to put some local touches on the get-together in Wicklow. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Helen McEntee Helen McEntee comments]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litter fines increase to €250 from Tuesday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/litter-fines-increase-to-250-from-tuesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/litter-fines-increase-to-250-from-tuesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local authorities to be encouraged to take measures against dog fouling]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TUUWHNJGRAZBFPMYB62Z7TB2I.jpg?auth=b71bd37a4b9eedda426c8ae25b9c450c6b3620182d3aee6fa3fde8b3ea8dc7f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Government fund will help local authorities to keep public areas clean. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill







]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[LITTER ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s 1916 Rising centenary centre gets moving a decade late]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/01/dublins-1916-rising-centenary-centre-gets-moving-a-decade-late/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/01/dublins-1916-rising-centenary-centre-gets-moving-a-decade-late/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OPW tells councillors development of Moore Street museum has ‘taken longer than we’d have liked’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Dublin</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAUOQNUSYRQ7KQBEDT5HIINZFE.jpg?auth=6c349c73aa03a102d33e78725f3429c3ff150755e6d68af6e39fe3cbb45dd203&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters linking arms in front of numbers 14-17 Moore Street, buildings that have been a centre of a long dispute over whether they should be classed national monuments given their significance in 1916. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A tale of two Shannons: ‘Housing estate after housing estate and the lights go out at 9’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/01/a-tale-of-two-shannons-housing-estate-after-housing-estate-and-the-lights-go-out-at-9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/01/a-tale-of-two-shannons-housing-estate-after-housing-estate-and-the-lights-go-out-at-9/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton in Shannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s first planned town never really had a plan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Housing &amp; Planning</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5FUONYTPTYFPIDLCYRR6S4HV4.jpg?auth=0fcc33332cd3f11fbafdd789224d9af80908b7d55b96e15b3e71df1a41d0c1d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek Clune at Shannon Town Centre. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer survival rates in Ireland improve ‘substantially’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/rising-cancer-diagnoses-reflect-population-growth-and-ageing-but-mortality-rate-improving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/rising-cancer-diagnoses-reflect-population-growth-and-ageing-but-mortality-rate-improving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Survival rates now up to 30 per cent higher than in the 1990s, study shows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CFFADCBI5VEXZPNJCQOJ5NAL5M.jpg?auth=c53217641988d59ddfc5c12aa9fb2c914d718253c93c4c36a9e8f6ca66a85764&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females, accounting for 33 per cent cancers among girls and women, the study found. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Detailed Mammogram Images Displayed for Breast Cancer Analysis. Mammography Scanner in background.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Werner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British warship and ‘sub hunter’ helicopter deployed for EU meeting in Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/british-warship-and-sub-hunter-helicopter-deployed-ahead-of-eu-meeting-in-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/british-warship-and-sub-hunter-helicopter-deployed-ahead-of-eu-meeting-in-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Royal Navy ship was requested by Irish authorities to provide defence during the event]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCZJCGZP4RG3RFQBS3EIDR2LWA.jpg?auth=119e3ec1ebd8fd31b979fab4b57fe84e06ff77100ff51a54c40787472734e6ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A royal navy Merlin Mk4 helicopter. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Royal Navy EH-101 Merlin in flight, Jagel, Germany.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timm Ziegenthaler/Stocktrek Imag</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday morning will be mainly dry – but worse weather is to come later]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/tuesday-morning-will-be-mainly-dry-but-worse-weather-is-to-come-later/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/01/tuesday-morning-will-be-mainly-dry-but-worse-weather-is-to-come-later/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts showers and persistent rain for first days of September before an ‘unsettled’ weekend]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SFSPRS6YBHM7O5E72PBFY323M.JPG?auth=e026771b07a151ba32e00d3a6fe84dec8854324bcbd4624e983d75c30023072a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conditions will worsen through Tuesday afternoon as cloud builds and more persistent rain develops in some areas. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Ireland weather umbrella ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (16) charged with murder and attempted murders after Dungannon attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/31/boy-16-charged-with-murder-and-attempted-murders-after-dungannon-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/31/boy-16-charged-with-murder-and-attempted-murders-after-dungannon-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight-year-old girl is in a stable condition in hospital having been given ‘a fighting chance of survival’ by police officers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:52:22 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HR3K6OS3KUCXRI663UTLOIN7EE.jpg?auth=239251462292596bf6efcc7aab673024821bf19be69ef2eac14fe4d66e400750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police at the scene of the incident on Saturday in Dungannon, Co Tyrone. Photograph: Cate McCurry/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dungannon incident]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cate McCurry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested after €1.2m worth of cocaine found in luggage at Cork Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/31/man-arrested-after-12m-worth-of-cocaine-found-in-luggage-at-cork-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/31/man-arrested-after-12m-worth-of-cocaine-found-in-luggage-at-cork-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ten packets of cocaine weighing 12kg were found concealed in suitcase man had collected from luggage carousel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Crime &amp; Law</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KO65UD3FDJAAVNBC6FDFWBGDPM.jpeg?auth=39e3d907de101bde448e403bd38b254f861899625bdc335b8235ef5a8f7e7716&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ten packets of cocaine weighing 12kg were found concealed in a suitcase which a man had collected from the luggage carousel at Cork Airport]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Drug seizure]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí decided against investigating Niall Collins over land sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/gardai-decided-against-investigating-niall-collins-over-land-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/gardai-decided-against-investigating-niall-collins-over-land-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ethics watchdog Sipo begins preliminary investigation into complaint made against Fianna Fáil junior minister]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2CLYH4ZYMQJT45MUAR4V723IY.JPG?auth=71b02b54bd0dc109b074413a0037e716ab4ec65aa733defd29614a53a82c2976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Niall Collins declined to comment about the Sipo investigation. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly patient in alleged abuse video is not who was originally identified, says HSE ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/elderly-patient-in-alleged-abuse-video-is-not-who-was-originally-identified-says-hse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/elderly-patient-in-alleged-abuse-video-is-not-who-was-originally-identified-says-hse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE Mid West has met a second family after inquiries found disturbing footage was not filmed in University Hospital Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDLTAAAPCRC27NDWRX57TG5JCU.jpg?auth=2dfdb32c43a1ab85107ad352818cd0ccff557d565768a2d83cc9af1e0ed6f31e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University Hospital Limerick. Photograph: David Raleigh]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Pics: David Raleigh]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry flood victims can apply for emergency financial support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/kerry-flood-victims-can-apply-for-emergency-financial-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/kerry-flood-victims-can-apply-for-emergency-financial-support/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emergency Response Payment scheme covers essential household needs but excludes insured and commercial losses]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:57:37 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSRCOXKEZFFINMAC6SX7XN26UU.png?auth=e3275960d3c4c11c0f7028650dfe0300b0cf55f62ca283aa6c544b143322a569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/png" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flooding in Killarney last week. The Emergency Response Payment will support those directly affected by the floods. Photograph: Kerry County Council]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Floods in kerry]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing number of doctors in Ireland are women and from outside the EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/growing-number-of-doctors-in-ireland-are-women-and-from-outside-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/growing-number-of-doctors-in-ireland-are-women-and-from-outside-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asked to identify the main barriers to patient care from a list of options, doctors most often selected ‘pressure on workloads’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GC4RRJX3NB65BIEJ6K7HUS7DY.jpg?auth=1c2992c2a7452d4c326f2624fb48d6771bf614316b216e23fb64eb0572ddb749&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Among general practitioners (GPs), women account for 53 per cent of the total workforce of 5,017. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Professional Female Doctor Using a Tablet in a Modern Medical Office]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igor Suka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulldozers sweep across Electric Picnic site as mammoth clean-up operation begins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/bulldozers-sweep-across-electric-picnic-site-as-mammoth-clean-up-operation-begins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/bulldozers-sweep-across-electric-picnic-site-as-mammoth-clean-up-operation-begins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local homelessness charity has sorted through the rubbish in search of serviceable sleeping bags that can be washed and reused]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:08:29 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NQP7EJVGNRGUXPO3G7VR2LIAIM.JPG?auth=f42c416cec5c3211ee3fd67f99d072a67db738027fe9d820bc7f640c9c6bae9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People brave the mud and puddles at Electric Picnic. About 80,000 people attended the Co Laois festival this year. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[People brave the mud and puddles in Electric Picnic and downpours leave some of the campsite underwater.  Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff dismissed or resigned after residents were mistreated at Dublin mental health hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/staff-dismissed-or-resigned-after-residents-were-mistreated-at-dublin-mental-health-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/31/staff-dismissed-or-resigned-after-residents-were-mistreated-at-dublin-mental-health-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mental Health Commission finds ‘critical’ areas of noncompliance at Bloomfield Hospital ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:40:32 +0000</pubDate><category>Ireland</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGBOZTMXIFCEZNJM32R6AMYA6Y.JPG?auth=4a0b6915078c27538e882753477bece575ba6c44f09f8979f28a77c73c36831c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mental Health Commission inspected conditions at Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham, Dublin, after reporting by The Irish Times. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[News Bloomfield Hospital ]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>