<?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/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-06-09/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:12:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/10/immigrants-make-higher-fiscal-contribution-than-irish-born-esri-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/10/immigrants-make-higher-fiscal-contribution-than-irish-born-esri-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separate study found ‘no general pattern’ of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of welfare payments ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WGMQHBXVNF2PIYTEWNTVFOQFI.jpg?auth=9bcf701654b944a4daba8efe47071b7a9807a105fe2cedfd385a7753f6e6d7eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foreign-born residents have made a higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born on average over the past 20 years, the ESRI concluded.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Akabei</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have nothing but love and pride for this group’ - Carla Ward praises Ireland side after defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/i-have-nothing-but-love-and-pride-for-this-group-carla-ward-praises-ireland-side-after-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/i-have-nothing-but-love-and-pride-for-this-group-carla-ward-praises-ireland-side-after-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney at Stade des Alpes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland manager will now prepare her side for a playoff route in a bid to make Brazil next year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:43:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6NOX4L3RA5ZKR2HD32ZDYM5F4.jpg?auth=c203f4a78495fc1c61bea6455ba09778c0763335b8c3630b2842dbe8c12a9f32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie McCabe leads the Irish players as they salute the travelling support after the defeat to France in Grenoble. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of homes expected to follow new public infrastructure projects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/tens-of-thousands-of-homes-expected-to-follow-new-public-infrastructure-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/tens-of-thousands-of-homes-expected-to-follow-new-public-infrastructure-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Oireachtas housing committee heard 138 applications were made for funding aimed at unlocking zoned land]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:35:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S64MG7E7P5AQZMJPNKWVYFHQ7I.jpg?auth=80723c4a92b91da2cbe019eb7573200b64a5c6f08e417c1c482cb4d402424288&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund is designed to provide infrastructure required to unlock zoned land for new housing developments. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iryna Melnyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Olympic runner Ciarán Ó Lionáird dies suddenly aged 38]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/09/irish-olympic-runner-ciaran-o-lionaird-dies-suddenly-aged-38/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/09/irish-olympic-runner-ciaran-o-lionaird-dies-suddenly-aged-38/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The popular Leevale athlete also won the Irish 1,500m title in 2014]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:33:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUF4QEIVCBENPD4MWCQJJZSQUI.jpg?auth=3e89b3a617f6ee8a62e5d3dc13bc7629c5513d3b1521846ee4c16460f0173608&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Lionáird with his bronze medal for finishing third in the Men's 3000m final in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2013. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Narrow win for France in decider as Ireland go to World Cup playoffs - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/france-v-ireland-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-crucial-world-cup-qualifier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/france-v-ireland-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-crucial-world-cup-qualifier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With victory in Grenoble, Carla Ward’s side would have qualified for the World Cup in Brazil next year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:24:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BU7NFO674RERGTNSNSZQ3KFWQI.jpg?auth=5a304110a3d23c44ae4087d670e8b868150375164a50045f73169792c09d0c55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's defender Alice Sombath fights for the ball with Republic of Ireland's Katie McCabe. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Pachoud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No end of heart as brave Ireland fall short against France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/no-end-of-heart-as-brave-ireland-fall-short-against-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/no-end-of-heart-as-brave-ireland-fall-short-against-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward is a woman so bullishly buoyant she could persuade you that you were a cert to win the Lotto]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:20:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CVRVHT5GAFCKRCPOYK6DJJURM.jpg?auth=94531148209b85e5c227fb92d7219431f418aace9d0c686d20a328894bb28182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Kyra Carusa with Selma Bacha of France. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France 1 Ireland 0: Ireland impress but Malard’s stunner sends France to World Cup ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/ireland-headed-for-scenic-route-as-malards-stunner-sends-france-to-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/ireland-headed-for-scenic-route-as-malards-stunner-sends-france-to-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney at Stade des Alpes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s side had plenty of chances in Grenoble but couldn’t beat outstanding French goalkeeper Constance Picaud]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:15:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLOVJLLI4IFA6CJUZFROSK7JTI.jpg?auth=f8251b8b217e9cef1124b309336527301514f9733df186dcc727edb11c439b05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Melvine Malard scores the opening goal during the Women's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland at Stade des Alpes in Grenoble. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to insist it has no role in sports fixtures in response to calls to stop Ireland-Israel games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/government-will-insist-it-has-no-role-in-sports-fixtures-in-response-to-calls-to-stop-ireland-israel-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/government-will-insist-it-has-no-role-in-sports-fixtures-in-response-to-calls-to-stop-ireland-israel-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach rejects calls for intervention in upcoming matches]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:10:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSFUUC546IRTOI6O6XSFH4HTLE.jpg?auth=5a3bbd1826b2a6835202b694a63ecf6304fecd43b60909b5daf142a462a251f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans protest with a boycott banner and Palestinian flags during an international friendly match at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several homes and bus set on fire as hundreds take to Belfast’s streets after knife attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/arrest-made-after-man-seriously-injured-in-belfast-stabbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/arrest-made-after-man-seriously-injured-in-belfast-stabbing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham, Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PSNI repeat appeal for calm as vehicles set alight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:53:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAZ2QR7CYMIAKS4D757VWQCLAA.jpg?auth=b428cf47283b18589bae40a8e42a09a1d16a6f0f90291a30961e53403781d238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Glider bus set on fire by protesters on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast. Photograph: PA/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Government fights rearguard action in EU amid push for Aughinish Alumina sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/government-faces-eu-pressure-over-aughinish-aluminas-russian-links/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/government-faces-eu-pressure-over-aughinish-aluminas-russian-links/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish officials say sanctions would disrupt supply of raw material to European industry]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:30:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSYLPE6WLVBT5OKPQKKK6AWEB4?auth=752a923a2e8690d528fd3594f0b19e0c2ae553d6aebd5f613fc240ad4154189b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee and European Commission vice-president Kaja Kallas at Iveagh House in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grainne Ni Aodha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit - A Very British Civil War review: Ghastly portrait of ruling classes having a lark]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/brexit-a-very-british-civil-war-review-ghastly-portrait-of-ruling-classes-having-a-lark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/brexit-a-very-british-civil-war-review-ghastly-portrait-of-ruling-classes-having-a-lark/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: If nothing else, this two-parter achieves the remarkable feat of making you grateful for parish-pump Irish politics]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQ7GZDVDYDQYNRXGRIVM3FR4IM.jpg?auth=8cce3cd361a76a3d2560ae7ca1d58be3318811ed8115794bcd9bde39481ef7ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boris Johnson and David Cameron in London, 2012. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s relentless’: Mother caring for disabled twin children says respite ‘critical’ for carers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/09/its-relentless-mother-caring-for-disabled-twin-children-says-respite-critical-for-carers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/09/its-relentless-mother-caring-for-disabled-twin-children-says-respite-critical-for-carers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventy-one per cent of family carers face financial difficulty, Family Carers Ireland report shows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:01:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS34R2XQXZFJ3HJYUCDN2P26Q4.jpg?auth=3c67b5668ac61a3e7ca90a0d67e52f70eb559665e63421767a21576e9661007e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Rossiter, who cares for her twin children (12), has called for more respite for carers. Photo: Mark Stedman]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Stedman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State apology to be offered to Bill Kenneally victims after report detailing ‘abhorrent crimes’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/bill-kenneally-abhorrent-crimesand-significant-issues-of-public-concern-raised-in-landmark-investigative-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/bill-kenneally-abhorrent-crimesand-significant-issues-of-public-concern-raised-in-landmark-investigative-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s, report finds ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:36:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WRU6VSAWG4ZNHTJZEUCFHLQROI.jpg?auth=9c2d62fff00844db3a268817d98dcc94b54c7b582b9f01136453983d05538d2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report detailed a serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officers when they learned Bill Kenneally sexually abused a boy in the late 1980s. Photograph: Patrick Browne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surgeon accused of going ‘completely berserk’ and assaulting three at Limerick hotel pleads not guilty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/surgeon-accused-of-going-completely-berserk-and-assaulting-three-at-limerick-hotel-pleads-not-guilty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/surgeon-accused-of-going-completely-berserk-and-assaulting-three-at-limerick-hotel-pleads-not-guilty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution alleges orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen ‘went completely out of control’ at Limerick hotel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:34:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPS6KCQF2RDJVI6PVAFLJ4XKYM.jpg?auth=6fd1e34f6462d02870f2024e078b64512e728a274c891ae726cc0f0bdf8b4fa2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Emmett Cullen has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of assaulting three people and causing criminal damage at the Clayton Hotel. Photo: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Kenneally report: laying bare a gross dereliction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-kenneally-report-a-gross-dereliction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-kenneally-report-a-gross-dereliction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Abuser’s crimes caused lifelong damage to the victims and their families]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PR3XWFVKC5DBPMADLPMHHUDWXE.JPG?auth=02ada9be7de48c75f096fbbb42d09c10b5db31de32d02f8c915fda5b40a25ab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Clancy, Barry Murphy, Colin Power, Kevin Keating and Paul Walsh at a press conference for victims of Bill Kenneally and their solicitors. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa names US and Italian astronauts for Artemis III mission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/nasa-names-us-italian-astronauts-for-artemis-iii-mission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/nasa-names-us-italian-astronauts-for-artemis-iii-mission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katrina Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Progamme will involve a spacecraft docking demonstration ​in Earth’s ⁠orbit ⁠next ​year, ahead ‌of a ⁠planned 2028 moon landing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:11:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELYMF53H4JEERNT4WC62SVKPDQ.jpg?auth=4003967b87e689ec687123965531185e6207d4892f66856abbacef05c78cc0f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nasa astronaut commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency astronaut pilot Luca Parmitano, Nasa astronaut mission specialist Frank Rubio, and Nasa astronaut mission specialist Andre Douglas at a press conference on Tuesday. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronaldo Schemidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert biology paper contains mistake that may have caught out students]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-biology-paper-contains-mistake-that-may-have-caught-out-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-biology-paper-contains-mistake-that-may-have-caught-out-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey, Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State Examinations Commission apologises for error, which will be taken into account in marking]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:11:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFUCC5WDNREKVCHLWEA63BFEPQ.JPG?auth=305a064aeee1389be77468967c7e76c1ef16b90a7c951a206e12b19c5612cabf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The exam hall at Lucan Community College, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/09/trump-says-pilots-of-us-helicopter-that-crashed-in-strait-of-hormuz-are-fine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/09/trump-says-pilots-of-us-helicopter-that-crashed-in-strait-of-hormuz-are-fine/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president said Washington could not allow such an event to go unanswered]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTKGPQ2EULEMQPA5MZHGQJZGBA.jpg?auth=fd40ac3ff7d890edf66f6184825d60f98cdc297544b8fbd144502e0b1c599c83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump said Iran shot down a US Apache ​helicopter that was patrolling the ⁠Strait of Hormuz overnight. ‌Photograph: Jalaa Marey/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jalaa Marey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serena Williams makes winning return to tennis with victory in Queen’s doubles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/09/serena-williams-makes-winning-return-to-tennis-with-victory-in-queens-doubles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/09/serena-williams-makes-winning-return-to-tennis-with-victory-in-queens-doubles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol at Queen's Club]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[44-year-old victorious alongside teenage Canadian partner Victoria Mboko]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4L2VWYBDZZFAOPLEOJ4VLD4WY.jpg?auth=a1f1cc6eaa15aeca1826a7b1351796bd0df26b42d74fa49652fa99f0bd7300f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Serena Williams and Victoria Mboko celebrate winning a point during their doubles match against Nicole Melichar-Martinez  nd Erin Routliffe at The Queen's Club in London, England. Photograph: Paul Harding/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Harding</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman Victoria Onanusi joins Fitzy in Love Island villa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/irish-woman-victoria-onanusi-joins-love-island-cast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/irish-woman-victoria-onanusi-joins-love-island-cast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two Irish contestants are now competing and hoping to find love in season 13 of the reality TV series]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6NN6JVRCZBEFEQFJATE5RUJRE.png?auth=385e572efdf9952080cddb35a5360be1c704df2f691a24b5c38b6aef8ee6dce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Love Island contestant Victoria Onanusi, from Kildare, is a personal assistant and part-time model. Photo: Virigin Media]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survivors feel ‘vindicated’ by judge’s report on response to Bill Kenneally abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/09/survivors-feel-vindicated-by-judges-report-on-response-to-bill-kenneally-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/09/survivors-feel-vindicated-by-judges-report-on-response-to-bill-kenneally-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Calls for State and Fianna Fáil party to apologise to victims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTS4T7A73NADBNKBEK5MJVZTWM.JPG?auth=ebc0594da96906d4813e60fd9e94e677747f4973fb09a5f9638aede6362a42b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victims of Bill Kenneally, and their solicitors, held a press conference following the report's publication on Tuesday. Pictured are Jason Clancy, Barry Murphy, Colin Power, Kevin Keating and Paul Walsh. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New law to scrap triple lock for deploying Defence Forces overseas set to be enacted this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/law-to-scrap-triple-lock-for-deploying-defence-forces-overseas-set-to-be-enacted-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/law-to-scrap-triple-lock-for-deploying-defence-forces-overseas-set-to-be-enacted-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet approves text of Bill that will remove need for UN Security Council approval to send troops overseas in numbers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:46:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGS6KKCUOTBNSLRMNDKZWPGGR4.jpg?auth=abbfb2c16f8370d0220d7681f61ff5697d4fac57fd95d0f5e077bdb841a22af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Defence Helen McEntee at McKee Barracks in Dublin in April. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert 2026: Exams body apologises for error in biology paper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-live-updates-irish-biology-junior-cert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-live-updates-irish-biology-junior-cert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan, Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish paper two praised as fair and manageable ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:33:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2NOOYVP4BBHVHSBTYSJGNIJBQ.jpg?auth=321e146d86e392b36f591f4a059f8ec8fde16097e42694e76986b24790cceebc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Cert students sit Irish paper two and biology on Tuesday. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson ‘horrified’ by claim she facilitated husband’s alleged rape of child, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/jeffrey-donaldson-denies-claim-apology-letter-was-admission-of-sexual-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/jeffrey-donaldson-denies-claim-apology-letter-was-admission-of-sexual-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police interviews with wife of former DUP leader accused of abuse played for jury]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:12:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPR4CM6DOCACMMK4RAMNIECZJY.jpg?auth=1f6ae45d5c1deebdeb92ab39345d2b121f612ae1b5e31b127c611b7dde3d0963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court, where he is accused of historical sexual offences. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slippery people: David Byrne soaked up Dublin atmosphere while the rest of us absorbed the flood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/09/david-byrne-soaked-up-the-atmosphere-while-the-rest-of-us-absorbed-the-flood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/09/david-byrne-soaked-up-the-atmosphere-while-the-rest-of-us-absorbed-the-flood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Snow was not general in Ireland at the weekend, but unseasonably treacherous weather was]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDP5CKJR3PHNKRD76765EESWKI.JPG?auth=51bfb9a17e4ea10fa33d569a0303bb3ef95434a1ac7b859ec251aad8423a3878&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It looked more like February than June in Dublin city centre last weekend. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bord na Móna seeks imprisonment of individuals over alleged interference at Laois bog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/bord-na-mona-seeks-imprisonment-of-individuals-over-alleged-interference-at-bog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/bord-na-mona-seeks-imprisonment-of-individuals-over-alleged-interference-at-bog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Semi-State company tells High Court that individuals were allegedly trespassing in contempt of court orders]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:58:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, the High Court made orders restraining several individuals from trespassing at Garrymore Bog, Tinnahinch. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grigor Dimitrov the big draw as ATP Challenger 75 tournament hits Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/09/grigor-dimitrov-the-big-draw-as-atp-challenger-75-tournament-hits-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/09/grigor-dimitrov-the-big-draw-as-atp-challenger-75-tournament-hits-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strong field ready to compete at sold-out event at Elm Park club]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:51:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UL2A3VY7NBBVXFJJGWYW6BANCY.jpg?auth=99cbe54b071cb4c8cb618aba38d7ed433ce05ebe0c28e22f2a1ad31c844e43c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov plays a forehand return to Italy's Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon on July 7th, 2025. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ADRIAN DENNIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors consider withdrawal of services over new criminal legal aid payments ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/solicitors-consider-withdrawal-of-services-over-new-criminal-legal-aid-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/solicitors-consider-withdrawal-of-services-over-new-criminal-legal-aid-payments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some courts delayed as 150 solicitors meet over Department of Justice proposals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There were no instructing solicitors present for some cases in a number of courts around the country as a result of the meeting. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish man among five experiencing ‘procedural violence’ in German trial, relatives say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/five-on-trial-for-israeli-arms-subsidiary-break-in-experiencing-procedural-violence-relatives-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/five-on-trial-for-israeli-arms-subsidiary-break-in-experiencing-procedural-violence-relatives-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Representatives hold press conference in Brussels for five accused of causing €1 million in damage at German firm, including Dubliner Daniel Tatlow-Devally ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D35D4PI5YNB4HIL27CDTMERCSU.jpg?auth=b4c1e1d7c25bbbdda9b1b45069ef57e8e443c2eb944ea53a35df20b344b13eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32) is among the five on trial for a break-in at a German subsidiary of an Israeli arms company. Photograph: Tatlow-Devally family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert Irish paper two contained more challenging unseen elements than in previous years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-irish-paper-two-some-students-didnt-see-the-unseen-elements-coming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/leaving-cert-irish-paper-two-some-students-didnt-see-the-unseen-elements-coming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prose and poetry questions were approachable but some of the reading comprehensions may have been challenging]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQPT6MK6U5BMDMARMLWGHYP53A.jpg?auth=55d6c1a4aac1349fd0dc1d52fd7dee60f070c73f4cf36381426cf71b4e907ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate Molloy, Grace McDermott, Ellen Henry and Anna Mai Regan of St Nathy's College, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon, after the Irish paper two exam. 
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of Cork postman’s murder was ‘angry’ after girlfriend hit in unprovoked attack, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/man-accused-of-cork-postmans-murder-was-angry-after-girlfriend-hit-in-unprovoked-attack-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/man-accused-of-cork-postmans-murder-was-angry-after-girlfriend-hit-in-unprovoked-attack-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three stand accused of murder of father-of-five Barry Daly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:24:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly was found dead near his home in the village of Doneraile, Co Cork in October, 2025]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial services firm in dispute with founder is seeking to be wound up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/09/financial-services-firm-in-dispute-with-founder-is-seeking-to-be-wound-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/06/09/financial-services-firm-in-dispute-with-founder-is-seeking-to-be-wound-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says that, on basis of what counsel had told him, it appeared to be a case of ‘the cuckoo plundering the nest’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:09:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OZNR7TQVC5JAZTDFQ3NUBZYI.jpg?auth=ca82f67128304d85e139dcc4496518e1a357b134dd4b7a2c0c6dab9aeb9ddf82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said the plaintiff could bring applications for the attachment and committal to prison of the other shareholders for alleged breach of his previous orders. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Open organisers plan ‘for all scenarios’ as Donald Trump ponders Doonbeg visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/09/doonbeg-organisers-plan-for-all-scenarios-as-donald-trump-ponders-irish-open-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/09/doonbeg-organisers-plan-for-all-scenarios-as-donald-trump-ponders-irish-open-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contingency measures in place for potential attendance of US president]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBJZ3JEGEC2MFDGJX76GR4O3VI.jpg?auth=e86e831d1425cc9cbe996b38cf15a575d143b370cb2d1b5a10db8c05bb820fc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of the Doonbeg golf course and resort. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares dip as investors fret about Middle East risks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/european-shares-dip-as-investors-fret-about-middle-east-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/european-shares-dip-as-investors-fret-about-middle-east-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq rises but banking stocks out of sorts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHXS7LVXUYL4QV3D5GQ6DEXHCY.jpg?auth=5b13fef1b15a4c8056e440262b77e1eae15fa0c13356145054584baf78013e4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palazzo Salimbeni, the building that houses the main offices of Italy's Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, which is the subject of rival takeover bids. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former TD’s lack of action criticised in report into serial abuser Bill Kenneally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/former-td-should-have-later-told-agencies-of-his-cousin-bill-kenneallys-abuse-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/former-td-should-have-later-told-agencies-of-his-cousin-bill-kenneallys-abuse-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No evidence of the Kenneally political dynasty interfering with the 1980s Garda investigation, commission finds ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R5FICYFALJA4LO7PS7I7GBSZ7I.jpg?auth=f20b22cebef2870a065fa0e198c6d2e4e7ae2fc69f5106848a25128690d2419f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bill Kenneally being brought by gardaí from the commission of investigation hearings in Dublin in March 2024. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU plans to ban Russian soldiers from bloc in fresh sanctions on Moscow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/09/eu-plans-to-ban-russian-soldiers-from-bloc-in-fresh-sanctions-on-moscow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/09/eu-plans-to-ban-russian-soldiers-from-bloc-in-fresh-sanctions-on-moscow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Rankin in Brussels]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banks, crypto firms and Kremlin oil reserves also targeted in 21st set of measures since full-scale invasion of Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:58:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WCQN6ELSYQYRR2NZHZDLJSD7I.jpg?auth=f6800d9d8410529461313fcab2ee17a17e0a9046fcd1a20bc97152f00e3fc8f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said anyone who has served in the Russian armed forces since the beginning of the war in Ukraine will be banned from entry to the EU under new proposals. 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Photograph: Vadym Plysiuk/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vadym  Plysiuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Queally steps down as manager of Waterford hurling team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/peter-queally-steps-down-as-manager-of-waterford-hurling-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/peter-queally-steps-down-as-manager-of-waterford-hurling-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager told local radio station WLR FM he was disappointed to learn he did not have the full support of the board]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:53:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPOCILZ73YDN4MHWLGB6WCGQVI.jpg?auth=25359638f6933ac3e5105e5962bf181044cb8ba906011dd4346eb4185ceff735&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford manager Peter Queally. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU orders Meta to open WhatsApp to rival AI agents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/eu-orders-meta-to-open-whatsapp-to-rival-ai-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/eu-orders-meta-to-open-whatsapp-to-rival-ai-agents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Moens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emergency action aimed at protecting competition in rapidly expanding market for autonomous agents]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:27:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VINPJXYOHXHTLSX7VTX26YHTMQ.jpg?auth=04878d8349cf0c734529dbb4ca9a2ad6d53964e57f5646ee96e7cb5dfba7bc1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘We cannot let large digital incumbents leverage their dominance of the past,’ the EU’s competition chief Teresa Ribera said on Tuesday. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (48) with cerebral palsy settles oldest-ever birth case of its kind before courts for €6.25m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/woman-48-with-cerebral-palsy-settles-birth-management-case-against-coombe-for-625m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/woman-48-with-cerebral-palsy-settles-birth-management-case-against-coombe-for-625m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legal action relating to 1978 birth is the oldest negligence case of its kind before courts ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOIFOVFOPCJAO4MHBF2CAGNVZ4.jpg?auth=4b96032e3190d6bf42e3f34cd760667cbdc899c57fcf54b33c177d95346bccb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Avril O'Brien (48), pictured with her parents Paddy and Catherine O’Brien, has settled a birth management case against the Coombe Hospital for €6.25 million. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk calls on High Court to halt investigation by Irish media regulator into X]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/irish-media-regulator-believes-elon-musk-has-decisive-influence-over-x-high-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/irish-media-regulator-believes-elon-musk-has-decisive-influence-over-x-high-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any adverse outcome of inquiry into X’s complaints regime could mean fines up to 6 per cent of turnover]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:05:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO2FV7IDK6W24HZU7CCRVWPSJ4.jpg?auth=26d5d26cc54c8ecc93f2b4466541f81e7ff8f78747f91bb535aeafc68cec4582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk is looking to halt an investigation by Coimisiún na Meán into the social media's complaints procedures in the EU. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disclosure Day review: Eve Hewson asks the practical questions in Spielberg’s sprawling sci-fi yarn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/09/disclosure-day-review-eve-hewson-asks-the-practical-questions-in-spielbergs-sprawling-sci-fi-yarn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/09/disclosure-day-review-eve-hewson-asks-the-practical-questions-in-spielbergs-sprawling-sci-fi-yarn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gloomier, less sentimental and less focused than ET and Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZIWFYUAHFF73DD7AXJOIOP5RI.jpeg?auth=2ae7518efcda034294e0d885ae3466e36d10e198636ace4440c5c4ea09448240&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Blunt delivers a career-best performance in Disclosure Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre-Charles Boudot set for imminent race-riding return after exoneration of rape charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/09/boudot-to-return-to-race-riding-next-week-after-being-exonerated-of-rape-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/09/boudot-to-return-to-race-riding-next-week-after-being-exonerated-of-rape-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Billy Lee, meanwhile, hoping to take a step closer to elusive first Irish jockeys’ championship]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZTHEVOOVJB3JFADHOOUSSNLUU.jpg?auth=ed11068ae7b702ccc8a4ecc00ff1cc1838f11dd9c3e2819f3620315e1cd5f1e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French jockey Pierre-Charles Boudot celebrates his victory on Waldgeist in the 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp, Paris. Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder of Lyhanna (11) sparks outrage in France and turns heat up on government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/murder-of-lyhanna-11-sparks-outrage-in-france-and-turns-heat-up-on-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/murder-of-lyhanna-11-sparks-outrage-in-france-and-turns-heat-up-on-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French government under pressure over handling of sexual violence cases after death of girl]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:54:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSGNY4FIMOCGD3UKE276P6U7CE.jpg?auth=5f766534cd3e2cd0cd8ba6992f1d81980a46842089eee685040b9041bce5f3b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sign pays tribute to Lyhanna (11), who was murdered, during a protest. Photograph: Daniel Perron/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Perron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had the right papers’: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss World Cup after being denied US entry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/somali-referee-omar-artan-to-miss-world-cup-after-being-denied-entry-into-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/09/somali-referee-omar-artan-to-miss-world-cup-after-being-denied-entry-into-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Mpoke Bigg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artan was named top referee in Africa in 2025 by the Confederation of African Football]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:42:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLRTV27ACJEBZGDZEN4WWN6MTI.jpg?auth=7b57716b690c1d39add31fb4780b21235d309df33063188ee5f0e00a657d8991&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan during the Africa Cup of Nations. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KHALED DESOUKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Lowe confirms he will leave Leinster at end of season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/09/james-lowe-confirms-he-will-leave-leinster-at-end-of-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/09/james-lowe-confirms-he-will-leave-leinster-at-end-of-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winger set to go to Japan, ending a nine-year spell in Irish rugby]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:06:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46PBYR2KL3BSD37ZXKZVLVL6B4.jpg?auth=83d1fb211b71ce34c32d86236510d9d222568beb4e6beace2e08b988cb9cc104&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's James Lowe. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What ‘soft skills’ are and why they’re more important than ever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/what-soft-skills-are-and-why-theyre-more-important-than-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/what-soft-skills-are-and-why-theyre-more-important-than-ever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Skills like critical thinking, creativity and problem solving allow a graduate to stand out from their peers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGCC43PLGVBDPGHYM2AOK4ZFG4.jpg?auth=a3cbf8f467944ee713d36c729026fd8e0c875b9ce8e4bfb6acaec44e1de32aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employers are looking for hard skills required through education and training in tandem with soft skills. Illustration: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">tumsasedgars</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New AI weather model is ‘1,000 times more efficient’ at forecasts, committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/separate-good-ai-from-bad-ai-in-deciding-data-centre-policy-tds-urged/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/separate-good-ai-from-bad-ai-in-deciding-data-centre-policy-tds-urged/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separate ‘good AI’ from ‘bad AI’ in deciding data centre policy, TDs urged]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:49:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMYQKBOONRDZDG2L55RKXXA5SU.jpg?auth=092ad899de6eeee48c3a0c83a4702597a968545bb698322a0f299aeb01a86264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Some (AI models) benefit society. They should be encouraged and kept separate,' UCD professor of data science for weather and climate tells committee. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda master defends decision to allow public-only consultants carry out private work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/rotunda-master-defends-decision-on-consultants-private-work-says-issue-not-going-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/rotunda-master-defends-decision-on-consultants-private-work-says-issue-not-going-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán Daly says hospital allowing public-only consultants to do private work was on basis of legal advice, and says ‘so much misinformation’ over issue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:43:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLOIBF23AJERV6NYERQIB5HWGA.JPG?auth=262db4288002ac0a360d712a4289ce18a3eab8199f6390dd03419473c32f4f6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital acquiesced to the demand of the Minister for Health that its public-only consultants take on no private work. 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[Former Ulster and Ireland fullback Jared Payne joins Munster coaching set-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/09/former-ulster-and-ireland-fullback-jared-payne-joins-munster-coaching-set-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/09/former-ulster-and-ireland-fullback-jared-payne-joins-munster-coaching-set-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster’s attack and backline coaching responsibilities will be shared by Payne and Mossie Lawler, who has signed a two-year contract extension]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:40:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WZUUDZG4TD3G4ZQOLXW4XGZAA.jpg?auth=96698737ccd0c4759e78638d28b173aa2f4ee1f537c1d18c24f87d9ede15d573&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ulster and Ireland fullback Jared Payne has joined Munster as an assistant coach. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple buying first home miss out on Help to Buy refund of up to €30k after alleged typo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/first-time-buyers-refused-help-to-buy-after-valuer-said-new-home-was-worth-510000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/first-time-buyers-refused-help-to-buy-after-valuer-said-new-home-was-worth-510000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax Appeals Commissioner dismisses appeal where couple claim tax relief was withheld over a single ‘typo’ in valuer’s letter ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:31:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S64MG7E7P5AQZMJPNKWVYFHQ7I.jpg?auth=80723c4a92b91da2cbe019eb7573200b64a5c6f08e417c1c482cb4d402424288&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A couple has lost out on up to €30,000 in Help to Buy relief after a valuer said their home was worth more than the scheme allows. 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Limerick managed to tilt Cork game in their favour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/limericks-dominance-under-puckouts-and-quality-of-execution-tilted-game-in-their-favour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/limericks-dominance-under-puckouts-and-quality-of-execution-tilted-game-in-their-favour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Lynskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Statistics from the Munster final suggest Limerick enjoyed greater control than Cork, yet the game never felt one-sided]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:19:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VU3YSW6R3ZEUHHPDDU6S7SO4HI.jpg?auth=31c1c25207b781b5d49171b086269d1709b5da91e5acb1e35f108c3e26e510b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork’s Niall O'Leary and Shane O'Brien of Limerick tussle during the Munster SHC final in Cork on Sunday. 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Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trevor Dietz, manager of Fontaines DC and ‘the sixth member of the band’, dies ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/09/trevor-dietz-manager-of-fontaines-dc-and-the-sixth-member-of-the-band-has-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/09/trevor-dietz-manager-of-fontaines-dc-and-the-sixth-member-of-the-band-has-died/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Workman’s Club booker and promoter managed Fontaines DC for the last 10 years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:57:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z37YJGXI2VAXZI6COMRL4BLHKI.jpg?auth=7f96d1eb6d86b13d6ed4b5a9ac953bd2959ec2e15c2dd72730479640a49f0f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trevor Dietz, manager of Fontaines DC and Workman’s Club booker and promoter]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State apology to be offered to victims of Bill Kenneally after report finds Garda dereliction of duty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/bill-kenneally-investigation-finds-dereliction-of-duty-by-senior-gardai-in-the-case-of-boy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/bill-kenneally-investigation-finds-dereliction-of-duty-by-senior-gardai-in-the-case-of-boy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health board also criticised for failing to follow through on abuse complaints by teenage boy in timely manner]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:35:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26DFZIO6QVEWQTJY74ADMJOQ7M.jpg?auth=ec530cab73d5e1ba41d7ffb8359c10981d08afc14f54ba06951899527ab037e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Child sex abuser Bill Kenneally.  File photograph: Patrick Browne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loaded gun found in car after fatal three-vehicle collision in Limerick ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/09/man-30s-dies-following-three-car-crash-in-co-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/09/man-30s-dies-following-three-car-crash-in-co-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardai launch manhunt for driver who fled scene of crash that killed passenger ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:20:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berlin bookshop’s Kafkaesque trial raises questions over German government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/a-berlin-bookshop-finds-itself-cast-in-a-kafkaesque-trial-of-the-states-making/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/a-berlin-bookshop-finds-itself-cast-in-a-kafkaesque-trial-of-the-states-making/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owner wins injunction over culture minister’s comment after secret evidence used to bar literary venue from state funding sparks outrage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:12:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWE3A6XZENGLHDNXCGPSAI4ZBY.jpeg?auth=7d404a0f011f5ddfe1f33cd565c2ea5e8d39e6f836338611bb481d60143ea345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zur schwankenen Weltkugel, a small book shop that is a favourite in Berlin's leftist, literary
circles. Photograph: Zur schwankenen Weltkugel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial new apartment standards open for public consultation amid legal challenge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/09/draft-apartment-standards-plan-opens-for-public-consultation-amid-high-court-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/09/draft-apartment-standards-plan-opens-for-public-consultation-amid-high-court-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Environmental impact report published after its absence was highlighted in legal case]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:47:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKM6OLC2TBCJZOKAFTSZO37HLU.jpg?auth=a9d269ff1b0700d921c788eb24d7123b08c7c9f91cce381c685efae53729e70e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Housing James Browne said the new national planning statement on apartment design standards aimed to balance quality with quantity. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grant Faint</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Bill Kenneally? The basketball coach whose crimes had ‘lifelong impact on victims’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/who-is-bill-kenneally-the-basketball-coach-whose-crimes-had-lifelong-impact-on-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/09/who-is-bill-kenneally-the-basketball-coach-whose-crimes-had-lifelong-impact-on-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Michael White’s report details sex offender’s strong ties to political dynasty ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:43:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUUTZWCJHRDBNHBJL67SWVZKF4.jpg?auth=16c0769206224b4b8ecc27e6bdcb6427e6fc15a3fe660f5d398e4de4b5d2f0ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bill Kenneally being brought from The Hickson Commission hearings at Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre on Church Street in 2024. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Donald Trump the new Jimmy Carter?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/is-donald-trump-the-new-jimmy-carter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/is-donald-trump-the-new-jimmy-carter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once the idea forms that a US president is prisoner to what others decide, the scent of impotence is hard to shake]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:34:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TE3WY3IKWNOOMH3CBPN2OZZ22I.jpg?auth=84b6c8a4061dc538d68ee474bd2590622ef9e029351ff855d9c7a318536c7173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter was conscience-stricken after losing eight Americans in his aborted hostage rescue attempt. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Striking theatre staff say settling pay claim would save HSE substantial agency costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/09/striking-theatre-staff-say-settling-pay-claim-would-save-hse-substantial-agency-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/09/striking-theatre-staff-say-settling-pay-claim-would-save-hse-substantial-agency-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dozen elective cardiac operations cancelled because of action by specialist perfusionists]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:30:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WS7VVH3JCZAM7L2I2ZVR2FBFHA.JPG?auth=4a5c492b6e990a4480d04d9f6c141f4967c3d873f39d5afe70b37c6447093d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Perfusionists in Dublin's Mater hospital were among those who went on a strike calling for the the HSE to implement a Labour Court recommendation to restore a long-standing pay link between perfusionists and medical scientists. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
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Photograph: Ian West/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of Gen Zs have delayed big life decisions due to financial situation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/more-than-half-of-gen-zs-have-delayed-big-life-decisions-due-to-financial-situation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/more-than-half-of-gen-zs-have-delayed-big-life-decisions-due-to-financial-situation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maintaining good work-life balance remains primary career goal despite concerns over financial independence, survey finds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:52:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDU7HM3QRVCOBBXY2WHCYHZS5I.jpg?auth=ff448fd781a5703d8854ad5d9be6ab9be440a3b783a71be722fbfba4daaac2b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Financial pressure and housing affordability are top concerns for Gen Zs and millennials, according to a survey by Deloitte.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marco VDM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a Dublin Foodie Break with Travelodge PLUS.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/09/win-a-dublin-foodie-break-with-travelodge-plus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/09/win-a-dublin-foodie-break-with-travelodge-plus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Today we’re giving one lucky subscriber the chance to win the perfect Dublin foodie getaway, thanks to Travelodge PLUS Dublin City Centre.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:34:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWCW45ME5VBCXMRME4NCNHAFGM.png?auth=fd58d683f5d88f5092707b3c522b1f88ca0c0b93e47c7908ace6560a5bd1a4ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SUBS_week24]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a luxury break at the five-star countryside resort Lyrath Estate in Kilkenny.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/09/win-a-luxury-break-at-the-five-star-countryside-resort-lyrath-estate-in-kilkenny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/09/win-a-luxury-break-at-the-five-star-countryside-resort-lyrath-estate-in-kilkenny/</guid><description><![CDATA[To celebrate their 20th anniversary, we’re giving one lucky subscriber the chance to win a two-night stay for two at the five-star Lyrath Estate - a stunning countryside retreat set on 170 acres of parkland and historic gardens.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:34:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EV6UAFZXNGSTCVUE24I5QAQ5E.jpg?auth=f9ddba26dfbe5d03e7b1a1dcb44796696f9193a080cbfc8e2aa028202636e5b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SUBS_week24]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JACK HARDY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI and Government warned of judicial review over football fixtures with Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/09/fai-and-government-warned-of-judicial-review-over-football-fixtures-with-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/09/fai-and-government-warned-of-judicial-review-over-football-fixtures-with-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boycotting Ireland-Israel matches would be ‘totally insane’, Alan Shatter says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:25:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUJXGAQS4RKNXCR4QTTKT4PJUA.jpg?auth=85dcf3d01aef2e2f8ba2357eee90ae9ff0d4d63a8f9afa81f6e4b65a73d1633f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans at last week's Ireland-Qatar match protest against autumn's scheduled Ireland-Israel matches. 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Grianghraf: Julia Dunin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An glas bainte den phlé ar an neodracht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/an-glas-bainte-den-phle-ar-an-neodracht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/an-glas-bainte-den-phle-ar-an-neodracht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ba mhian leis an rialtas leasú a dhéanamh ar an ghlas triarach ach ní léir go bhfuil tacaíocht an phobail acu]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPPKI7ZD32KI4UMHAXWNBPGHAE.jpg?auth=2eb90b55ebcad831cf34a6c2c95d06f3b4f52cf7a0bb5876e999084ddbdaf571&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá sé beartaithe ag an Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Cosanta Helen McEntee deireadh a chur leis na critéir reatha a bhaineann le faomhadh a fháil ó Chomhairle Slándála na Náisiún Aontaithe, sa bhreis ar fhaomhadh ón Rialtas agus ón Dáil.   Grianghraf: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BackStory on RTÉ One: ‘Some people would tell me I’m absolutely not Irish... I feel less accepted’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/backstory-on-rte-one-some-people-would-tell-me-im-absolutely-not-irish-i-feel-less-accepted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/09/backstory-on-rte-one-some-people-would-tell-me-im-absolutely-not-irish-i-feel-less-accepted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Irish-Zimbabwean singer Siobhán McClean’s return to Africa takes on a new significance unimaginable a decade ago]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:41:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ICKKA2GZ5BY5NBGDLUBPDWRWU.jpg?auth=f9336302dcc6cf642fa9a2fc44e9052deb42d9bced99b3220e9afb1799c81f09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhán and Tambu McClean in Mutare, Zimbabwe. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia sanctions having an impact, top Irish diplomat says amid Aughinish Alumina pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/russia-sanctions-having-an-impact-top-irish-diplomat-says-amid-alumina-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/russia-sanctions-having-an-impact-top-irish-diplomat-says-amid-alumina-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estonian foreign minister has called for a ban on alumina exports, like those from Limerick, to be included in next round of EU sanctions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:06:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick ships large amounts of alumina to smelters in Russia, a trade that is not banned by the EU. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU iPhone and iPad customers to miss out on Apple’s new, smarter Siri]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/eu-customers-to-miss-out-on-apples-new-smarter-siri/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/eu-customers-to-miss-out-on-apples-new-smarter-siri/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech giant’s plan to infuse its voice assistant with AI is being closely watched by analysts as group transitions to new CEO]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZ7NZPZKCTJ5BM73VQT5SZJCHE.jpg?auth=a5acf6e117033acc42cedc3f15cac3baafeb2e4a794be8a6ad8d4efd7dc02110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered his last keynote at WWDC before handing over to John Ternus later this year. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clár seolta a dhéanann measúnú beo ar chumas na gcóras IS sa Ghaeilge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/clar-seolta-a-dheanann-measunu-beo-ar-chumas-na-gcoras-is-sa-ghaeilge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/clar-seolta-a-dheanann-measunu-beo-ar-chumas-na-gcoras-is-sa-ghaeilge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Acmhainn nua ar fáil chun na huirlisí IS is éifeachtaí i nGaeilge a aithint]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SO6J6LMAVE7TA7PHE3H7KA2JQ.jpg?auth=ef32fb16836199bd3e1406ad473e6b2f5fea4930a5fed9109d7f8a8fedaa1276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forbraíodh ‘Clár Ceannais LLM na Gaeilge’ i gcomhpháirtíocht le Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh, Ollscoil Luimnigh, agus taighdeoirí neamhspleácha i mBaile Átha Cliath, agus tá sé ar fáil saor in aisce don phobal. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Prison is not enough for people like you’: Vintage car dealer who raped teen jailed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/prison-is-not-enough-for-people-like-you-vintage-car-dealer-who-raped-teen-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/prison-is-not-enough-for-people-like-you-vintage-car-dealer-who-raped-teen-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Melanie Greally said John Malone groomed the child with the promise of large sums of money]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQU57YUE3JES3GSZM264U47AWM.jpg?auth=573d94e0bd88bb6c0ffbcc458d32ee9241ff880e1db478b3656c5a1d1551ddf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Malone, of Killadullisk, Killimor, Co Galway, had denied the charges but was convicted of 26 offences. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelin-star chef Adam Nevin to take over at Glovers Alley in The Fitzwilliam Hotel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/06/09/michelin-star-chef-adam-nevin-to-take-over-at-glovers-alley-in-the-fitzwilliam-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/06/09/michelin-star-chef-adam-nevin-to-take-over-at-glovers-alley-in-the-fitzwilliam-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glovers Alley announces it will reopen under its new head chef on September 2nd]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:49:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKQ6V7H3WJDGZDBTGFA66EIGWQ.jpg?auth=c63fac5290d67cc82ebf690e679aab7e1e59049faea00c79185795c45733fa9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Nevin is to take over Glovers Alley kitchen, swapping one Michelin-starred restaurant for another. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland find themselves with ‘nothing to lose and everything to gain’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/09/ireland-find-themselves-with-nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/09/ireland-find-themselves-with-nothing-to-lose-and-everything-to-gain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s side take on France with a World Cup place at stake; Owen Doyle on the need to zip-it on the backchat]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:40:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHKSUYHHPHHTAKSMS4WUU23BOM.jpg?auth=ff55b79fb4eda043fdf8e94ee0d9328f3e73fcac61adf61860908b607b6eeb9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Republic of Ireland squad in training at the Stade des Alpes, Grenoble on Monday ahead of this evening's World Cup qualifying game against France. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to import a camper van in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/09/how-to-import-a-camper-van-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/09/how-to-import-a-camper-van-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motors help desk: Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:26:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LO3NFANLC5CHVIUBYKJZUKRPGI.jpg?auth=945824b0021295760a6b32facb3fac47b582ebab283e61b7f60993b21b36d1d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Volkswagen California - the king of campers - is a searingly expensive car but holds its value]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dearbh, dearg agus dí-]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/04/dearbh-dearg-agus-di-/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/04/dearbh-dearg-agus-di-/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Focail agus míreanna coitianta dar tús ‘d’ atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FH2A76HRZRAJNHMUMGR2HFZ3HA.jpg?auth=14bb665b93747aad05a5939231424dcdb6b933409298170b9508a209841e5308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dearg ár a deirtear nuair a bhítear ag cur síos ar chogadh nó ar chathanna áit a maraítear cuid mhór daoine. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carraig bhinn na n-amhrán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/carraig-bhinn-na-n-amhran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/carraig-bhinn-na-n-amhran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cuntas iontach ar shaol an amhránaí chlúitigh is ea Seosamh Ó hÉanaí: Nár Fhágha Mé Bás Choíche]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEHLJXDWYZALFN4UR7CW7V6IDA.jpg?auth=2fc6f19cfb71afeea813aba2b3ce06bea275cfbaea7bdf7db50e456c8b72f96e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seosamh Ó hÉanaí]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla seeks special care orders for teenage boys who suffered sexual exploitation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/tusla-seeks-special-care-orders-for-teenage-boys-who-suffered-sexual-exploitation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/tusla-seeks-special-care-orders-for-teenage-boys-who-suffered-sexual-exploitation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Staffing crisis ‘going backwards’ at largest special care unit in Ireland, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQ3QTNFSJAC3BRTEEBMNMCWFXM.jpg?auth=7d81d37b1eb62c1f40b3a79141d7ee5b38411a2c7c02a13cbfdf03e3fbd4d4f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The separate cases concerned boys whom Tusla sought orders for their detention in special care]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buanna móra ag contaetha beaga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/buanna-mora-ag-contaetha-beaga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/buanna-mora-ag-contaetha-beaga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[D’éirigh le laochra Laighean, an Iarmhí agus Lú, buanna stairiúla a chlárú le linn mhí Bealtaine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6T24NZUMKJH3NOQNBMBHBOV4HQ.jpg?auth=fe55924065295546b35698d70dd0efbde009ecd146ae2966f1da3bdc702790fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bainisteoir na hIarmhí Mark McHugh ag ceiliúradh le John Heslin. Grianghraf: ©INPHO/James Crombie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll MacNeill the big political winner after Rotunda board backs down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/carroll-macneill-the-big-political-winner-after-rotunda-board-backs-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/carroll-macneill-the-big-political-winner-after-rotunda-board-backs-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stand-off arose it emerged consultants on public-only contracts were allowed to treat private patients at the hospital despite a direction not to do so]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:11:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLOIBF23AJERV6NYERQIB5HWGA.JPG?auth=262db4288002ac0a360d712a4289ce18a3eab8199f6390dd03419473c32f4f6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda Hospital and Minister for Health were engaged in a stand-off. 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[‘Quite striking’ that two convicted in schoolbus tender case suffered heart attacks, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/quite-striking-that-two-convicted-in-schoolbus-tender-case-suffered-heart-attacks-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/quite-striking-that-two-convicted-in-schoolbus-tender-case-suffered-heart-attacks-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Walsh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury agreed with State’s case that the men had attempted to ‘load the dice’ to distort competition in the market]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O33H5VAFLND2PNVJRJ4WQOR5FM.jpg?auth=a9b76ee3043bee011972eeade14a9bf12cf1cc52b60ae4734a4b8b626e11bee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Each of the defendants had operated buses or taxi services bringing children to and from school in the southwest. Photograph: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarioGuti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney: Ireland can pull off astonishing World Cup qualification if they beat France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/08/world-cup-place-up-for-grabs-as-ireland-dare-to-dream-ahead-of-france-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/08/world-cup-place-up-for-grabs-as-ireland-dare-to-dream-ahead-of-france-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney in Grenoble]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s team are close to full strength and high on confidence following victory against Netherlands]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:57:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRO3SGFW7VHCJC4QZ3WF4PHTRE.jpg?auth=052a8688f2e0ff79d29c36296051ec4ae5cb214fa02de980755c3181c133ac80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward at Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, ahead of Tuesday evening's World Cup qualifier against France. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICC prosecutor Karim Khan  suspended pending wider vote on misconduct allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-suspended-pending-wider-vote-on-misconduct-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/09/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-suspended-pending-wider-vote-on-misconduct-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The decision to refer the proceedings to the ICC’s 125 member states could lead to Khan’s removal from office]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:52:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWE5QV5JUQPAWMQD7G6QOKAM54.jpg?auth=c9252de584b7b72740195b6d8ff9abdbf635f835d27685de455370cd5e75af34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Photograph: Marwan Ali/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marwan Ali</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump loudly booed in Madison Square Garden as Republicans cry foul over Los Angeles vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/republicans-cry-foul-over-los-angeles-vote-as-trump-booed-in-new-yorks-garden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/09/republicans-cry-foul-over-los-angeles-vote-as-trump-booed-in-new-yorks-garden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump, who drew deafening jeers at an NBA finals game, claimed ‘rigged elections’ in the LA mayoral race amid a Democratic vote surge ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:35:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JECUJKG5M5AKHJAPFW75WSWARE.jpg?auth=6f082e54e727fa1f0838adc83da0cb09bbf6f37702368e8dcfc14308d6e33db5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump watches the New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI files confidentially for IPO as rivals race to market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/openai-files-confidentially-for-ipo-as-rivals-race-to-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/openai-files-confidentially-for-ipo-as-rivals-race-to-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bailey Lipschultz and Shirin Ghaffary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Altman-led firm may be valued at as much as $1tn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:27:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOX3YUQER7IK2N6OD3G7ZYMS7U.jpg?auth=6056561a9908c9210cd245a06cbf33b86adcb01a161feda19f7b94507c77f0ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Altman-led OpenAI is going public. Photograph: BENJAMIN LEGENDRE/AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Legendre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scéim Tithíochta Shabhal Mòr Ostaig - Eiseamláir don Ghaeltacht? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/sceim-tithiochta-shabhal-mor-ostaig-eiseamlair-don-ghaeltacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/sceim-tithiochta-shabhal-mor-ostaig-eiseamlair-don-ghaeltacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donncha Ó hÉallaithe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ag éirí go hiontach le scéim tithe Gàidhlig a tógadh ar Oileán Sgitheanach na hAlban. D’fhéadfadh údaráis na hÉireann dea-shampla na scéime a leanúint, a scríobhann Donncha Ó hÉallaithe.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2A6BKRQ7FC27CPEA4ZI3LSTXY.jpg?auth=6cf2cdfd185410b7ecc96ad98df155cca38795423c6e172992ef3a0a26012fda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Stòr in Tròndairnis i dtuaisceart Oileán Sgitheanach. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Schroptschop</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish only or it burns’ – the rise in racist attacks on Dublin council houses ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/irish-only-or-it-burns-the-rise-in-racist-attacks-on-dublin-council-houses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/irish-only-or-it-burns-the-rise-in-racist-attacks-on-dublin-council-houses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Anger over who should be entitled to council housing boils over into criminal damage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5JXTR4LWBC3RINMMTAG5AURRU.jpg?auth=6815c9e9fff1d0bf98ee581599958da8bfc6569853cd8d025a24b8513ab1c3c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Messages of 'Irish only' have been daubed on various vacant council properties around Dublin. Photograph: Conor Lally]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Lally</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls as Iran-Israel halt attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/09/oil-falls-as-iran-israel-halt-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/09/oil-falls-as-iran-israel-halt-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pooja  Menon, Emily Chow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors wait to see if truce holds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:50:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFOMPRLDWTX64DJDJDEMXRWW2Q.jpg?auth=a7ef3cd9df93b9a1db3760e4ba6e4ff155152614d86ae9d862fd9d335d3426a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump told Israel and Iran to immediately “stop ‘shooting’”. 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Photograph:  Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energia watching prices amid Middle East turmoil and will the World Cup stay on free to air for much longer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/energia-watching-prices-amid-middle-east-turmoil-and-will-the-world-cup-stay-on-free-to-air-for-much-longer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/energia-watching-prices-amid-middle-east-turmoil-and-will-the-world-cup-stay-on-free-to-air-for-much-longer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNH3AJGFEJBNZCZ2WXDHRBDVSM.jpg?auth=f5b7d8372087a5d501e26411c0bdb6b2fc11c1a34042c7482ca4206995ee5a25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Energia is 'monitoring' energy prices, in a comment that may suggest it will follow other suppliers and raise prices. Photograph: Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group F guide: Strong Dutch side capable of going deep into competition ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-f-guide-strong-dutch-side-capable-of-going-deep-into-competition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-f-guide-strong-dutch-side-capable-of-going-deep-into-competition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Japan, Sweden and Tunisia arrive with tournament pedigree and hopes of qualification ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5GECHKEW2BF2VL6BKPXPPHAECY?auth=0fe286d9142bbe873973aebb9f46a396b21125d24594ee99c34b1227992f6860&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk turns 35 in July and will captain his country at the tournament. Photograph: Angelos TzortzinisAFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angelos Tzortzinis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group E guide: Germany’s next generation certainly can’t be written off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-e-guide-germanys-next-generation-certainly-cant-be-written-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-e-guide-germanys-next-generation-certainly-cant-be-written-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minnows Curaçao look to make an impact in tough group with serious contenders Ecuador]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQVB6JGCL65OT3346JUE65IZ34.jpg?auth=4cdb357a5f82bdc2350454f4e3616d24dc364284bd83dc7f4f00d708732d017a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Florian Wirtz's sublime talent could send the Germans deep into the tournament. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduate to professional: 10 organisations offering paid programmes in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/graduate-to-professional-ten-organisations-offering-paid-programmes-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/graduate-to-professional-ten-organisations-offering-paid-programmes-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Molly Furey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EY, Boston Scientific and Irish Distillers are among businesses and agencies offering paid graduate programmes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSX5MWYSBVDAZC6CBUSYVRVNFY.jpg?auth=4dc3929885ade37c129584a37ce83b28e092bfcb5114785592557f12600e36a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graduate programmes offer mentorship and involvement in real-world projects]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jean-philippe WALLET</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group D guide: Mauricio Pochettino plots knock-out route for the United States]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-d-guide-mauricio-pochettino-plots-knock-out-route-for-the-united-states/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-d-guide-mauricio-pochettino-plots-knock-out-route-for-the-united-states/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Talented Turkish squad will fancy their chances on return to the big stage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MHTANDWU3RCIGXGMTQ466A5LQ.jpg?auth=ae6f726645baa20828440058c81a36917a70c04eb12525c068872978f1166119&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US head coach Mauricio Pochettino will be high in confidence after Senegal win. Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My brother’s suicide: ‘The almost unbearable guilt of having had a row last time I saw him’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/09/suicide-the-almost-unbearable-guilt-of-having-had-a-row-with-him-the-last-time-i-saw-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/09/suicide-the-almost-unbearable-guilt-of-having-had-a-row-with-him-the-last-time-i-saw-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I know this doesn’t make any sense... where you envisage things you can change, long after the disaster has happened]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBNJNLWZL5A7POQQRK6WCGQTEI.jpg?auth=108e8a8a7a3e525f7ddf75b246dda5a9974b66240a82f079fc437d4f28550bd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellie with her brother Hughie: 'Apart from the obvious grief and trauma of losing a beloved sibling to suicide was the almost unbearable guilt of having had a row with him the last time I saw him.' ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What sort of workforce are graduates entering, and what do they need to know?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/what-sort-of-workforce-are-graduates-entering-and-what-do-they-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/what-sort-of-workforce-are-graduates-entering-and-what-do-they-need-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI means the employment environment is changing, but there are indications of resilience in the graduate jobs market]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRWR6Z554VENDAVKIIHUJAVZ2Y.jpg?auth=c876bd8d9d67a0ecb9ab110e1720154cb0d43e99e1d98015871f3edc91b9c7f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Experts agree that the most valuable thing a graduate can bring to the 2026 labour market is not a specific set of technical skills, but the capacity to learn, adapt and think]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TrixiePhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie should be doing her Junior Cert exams, but instead she’s sorting out her wardrobe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/sophie-should-be-doing-her-junior-cert-exams-but-instead-shes-sorting-out-her-wardrobe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/sophie-should-be-doing-her-junior-cert-exams-but-instead-shes-sorting-out-her-wardrobe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother of student with dyslexia made the difficult decision that her daughter shouldn’t sit the exams]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBK3ESEA3BFJNCJECGAROAM4G4.jpg?auth=e15967dcdf4fea16cd861ac8ea5f9b62e71be450466c2d5f5ec3706dba1fc181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['She’s embarrassed not to be sitting the exams.' Photograph: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cavan Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: With Kevin McStay in hospital I was managing Mayo again in circumstances nobody wanted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/stephen-rochford-breaking-ball-battle-will-be-pivotal-when-mayo-and-tyrone-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/stephen-rochford-breaking-ball-battle-will-be-pivotal-when-mayo-and-tyrone-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The build-up to our game against Tyrone last summer was a surreal and unsettling experience]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KG4VWBGKKT7GBSUDNFNV3SFZTY.jpg?auth=05ae890d9c76325d89556e95cafe0a9b76eff8d1fc0f78509d6f5e17f28255da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darren McHale celebrates scoring Mayo's first goal as they gave Tyrone a surprise in Omagh last summer. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda Hospital board agrees to Minister’s demands over public-only consultants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/rotunda-hospital-board-agrees-to-ministers-demands-over-public-only-consultants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/rotunda-hospital-board-agrees-to-ministers-demands-over-public-only-consultants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Barry Roche, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Board has backed down following stand-off with Government and will comply with terms of public-only consultant contract ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYMCRRQRQFB4RHRMXBSFLKGM4A.JPG?auth=c798b121e4d26423eb99b7fd2b104bcf838254244c73586952338fe3d81e9b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill had threatened to withdraw funding from the maternity hospital over the issue. 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[Controversial triple-lock legislation to get formal Cabinet approval today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/triple-lock-legislation-to-get-formal-cabinet-approval-on-tuesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/triple-lock-legislation-to-get-formal-cabinet-approval-on-tuesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Removal of UN Security Council approval set to spark conflict with Opposition politicians]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3ZVBYPENPAKOOWYCWOCSRDHNU.JPG?auth=014552321e9788b1695d21561e9f21f96ae25c1829f0055bdba10515b2e5be49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Defence Helen McEntee will seek approval for the Defence Amendment Bill, which would remove the need for the approval of the United Nations Security Council to deploy more than 12 Defence Forces personnel overseas. 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[World Cup memories ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/world-cup-memories/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/world-cup-memories/</guid><description><![CDATA[While I fondly remember the World Cups I watched as a child, the ones I’ve watched as an adult were more enjoyable]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Irish-language secondary schools are needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/more-irish-language-secondary-schools-are-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/more-irish-language-secondary-schools-are-needed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hildegarde Naughton’s announcement is disappointing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belle Burden’s divorce memoir and the reality of marriage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/belle-burdens-divorce-memoir-and-the-reality-of-marriage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/belle-burdens-divorce-memoir-and-the-reality-of-marriage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Women have good reason to be sceptical about an institution that leaves them worse off in many ways]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should cherish its role in UN peacekeeping missions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/ireland-should-cherish-its-role-in-un-peacekeeping-missions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/ireland-should-cherish-its-role-in-un-peacekeeping-missions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why would we step away from a well-respected commitment to helping those less fortunate?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans, not cats, have systematically destroyed habitats and damaged the environment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/humans-not-cats-have-systematically-destroyed-habitats-and-damaged-the-environment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/humans-not-cats-have-systematically-destroyed-habitats-and-damaged-the-environment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wildlife conservation deserves serious debate, not convenient scapegoats]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should follow Danish example of bold climate action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/we-should-follow-danish-example-of-bold-climate-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/we-should-follow-danish-example-of-bold-climate-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Newly formed government has replaced agriculture role with a minister for nature and animal welfare]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack McCaffrey closes a chapter with Dublin, but not the door]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/jack-mccaffrey-closes-a-chapter-with-dublin-but-not-the-door/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/09/jack-mccaffrey-closes-a-chapter-with-dublin-but-not-the-door/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clontarf player says Dublin manager Ger Brennan was right to make his point in GAA suspension row]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRQDIAFDCNBDHPAIZFACANOGZU.jpg?auth=d702314d962335e05d159764a095aa942bf9e129ffeb9727742c8c70853d0179&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin’s Jack McCaffrey celebrates after winning the 2023 All-Ireland SFC final in against defending champions Kerry at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in Irish exemptions denies children part of their identity, report says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/rise-in-irish-exemptions-denies-children-part-of-their-identity-report-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/rise-in-irish-exemptions-denies-children-part-of-their-identity-report-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spiralling exemptions are being driven by increased diagnosis of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, says report]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VA33F6B6QGV5RMR2BRYOAMRSFI.JPG?auth=177833c315772feb1ce28bf6d41ddad90048fb7855d5bf942978e69f86143ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton denies there is any disagreement in the Coalition over Irish-language schooling. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women believed they had to pay to be safe giving birth. Why? The Rotunda told them so]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/fintan-otoole-women-believe-they-wont-be-safe-in-the-public-system-why-because-the-rotunda-says-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/fintan-otoole-women-believe-they-wont-be-safe-in-the-public-system-why-because-the-rotunda-says-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In order to maintain the fear factor that drives women towards private care, the hospital’s board implicitly insulted its own staff]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRNRM7CM3FGGBGB65AZBFGAV7E.jpg?auth=5d661a60bd1feb1995ab651584cc4f6be04bacbb56a0fd74cc0213597f2b4955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rotunda master Prof Sean Daly: He told an Oireachtas health committee the hospital had allowed consultants on public-only contracts to provide private care primarily due to 'safety for women and women’s choice'. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gasps in court as senior Kinahan figure Sean McGovern sentenced to 24 years in prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/senior-kinahan-figure-sean-mcgovern-expected-to-serve-at-least-16-years-of-24-year-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/09/senior-kinahan-figure-sean-mcgovern-expected-to-serve-at-least-16-years-of-24-year-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McGovern convicted by Special Criminal Court for directing murder of Noel Kirwan and attempted murder of James ‘Mago’ Gately]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZXVTADI65HQHLHNHNT53PQM2U.JPG?auth=aecad83a65e73a85988c2ea955d803c0481bfb1a64b9162fc2775d0b68a8847f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kinahan cartel chief Sean McGovern has been convicted by the Special Criminal Court. Photograph: Garda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niamh Towey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Cup is still free to watch in Ireland, but for how much longer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/the-world-cup-is-still-free-to-watch-in-ireland-but-for-how-much-longer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/the-world-cup-is-still-free-to-watch-in-ireland-but-for-how-much-longer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More and more sports broadcast rights are moving to subscription services and that is likely to continue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David McRedmond gets ready for life after An Post]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/david-mcredmond-gets-ready-for-life-after-an-post/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/david-mcredmond-gets-ready-for-life-after-an-post/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David McRedmond joins board of Irish Life Assurance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWTMZB3B6HDAGFSQOQNVQCJGPY.jpg?auth=2885861a20c348a39d1e6d6b694946e8adb04ab83b72b941e3576f493198085a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McRedmond is joining the board of Irish Life Assurance. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home-building slowed sharply last month, Irish construction firms say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/home-building-slowed-sharply-last-month-irish-construction-firms-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/home-building-slowed-sharply-last-month-irish-construction-firms-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rate of decline accelerated to its fastest rate since October, report from AIB shows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4VDZA6PLOBDCBIADPJTFNST5OU.jpg?auth=38aabc4d7a455e095c52aa4e0f27e12c06fcfb0dcb29846db998484ac6dda050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report shows employment in the construction sector increased for the seventh month running. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">welcomia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energia ‘monitoring’ fuel-price spike impact ahead of imminent takeover ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/energia-monitoring-fuel-price-spike-impact-ahead-of-imminent-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/energia-monitoring-fuel-price-spike-impact-ahead-of-imminent-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company’s comments after price hikes by other suppliers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WAT3ZE3S5FOVLRLI6L5JLMUXI.JPG?auth=88e28731606a98e1b8b55648fe9a16bbe48741b558aff2674cbed69f73c12a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Thom, chief executive of Energia. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland is putting its international reputation for research at risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/ireland-is-putting-its-international-reputation-for-research-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/ireland-is-putting-its-international-reputation-for-research-at-risk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Devolving doctoral and postdoctoral recruitment seems to be about offloading administrative responsibility]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record student numbers in Irish colleges by 2034 to require extra €200m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/record-student-numbers-by-2034-to-require-extra-annual-funding-of-200m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/09/record-student-numbers-by-2034-to-require-extra-annual-funding-of-200m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Baby boom peak in 2008 will be reflected in 20 per cent increase in third-level enrolments over next decade]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IS2IFC5HNBCTLMO6QSME2E3UE.jpg?auth=e4e6cf8150dc7ed2e46186868c3184121fde8a81c61d39c815bc17c08fcdb6c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Undergraduate enrolments are projected to rise by almost 27,000 over the next eight years. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">smolaw11</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre electricity demand could exceed entire power usage of Irish Republic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/data-centre-electricity-demand-could-exceed-power-usage-of-entire-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/data-centre-electricity-demand-could-exceed-power-usage-of-entire-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI Committee tee up]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVW6IOBU2REGHFWLQKFLIYT3JI.jpg?auth=6d6167b254f2b402957abbc770d94ff35e28eb1664dc0e40d0fb6f8db1b5fdfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Government-backed policy intends to facilitate new data centre growth to a point where the additional centres use as much as 5.8 gigawatts of electricity by 2040. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oselote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habitat destruction in Ireland almost doubles without any increase in prosecutions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/09/reports-of-wildlife-crime-double-but-prosecutions-stay-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/09/reports-of-wildlife-crime-double-but-prosecutions-stay-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures raise questions over staffing levels in National Parks and Wildlife Service, says TD]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDXSNR462G7PXMDW4FVEG62GNQ.jpg?auth=060d21761ebd8fe366df3f2af49ef8327ee1ee50271e4b9cacc2bf6b0763f83d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A nest with an egg abandoned by parent birds due to destruction of hedgerow vegetation. Photograph: National Parks & Wildlife Service]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solidarity with Palestinians is more important than soccer qualification prospects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/solidarity-with-palestinians-is-more-important-than-soccer-qualification-prospects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/solidarity-with-palestinians-is-more-important-than-soccer-qualification-prospects/</guid><description><![CDATA[The greater loss would be failing to stand with those in need, writer argues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has stood up for all Rotunda patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/jennifer-carroll-macneill-has-stood-up-for-all-rotunda-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/jennifer-carroll-macneill-has-stood-up-for-all-rotunda-patients/</guid><description><![CDATA[Another reader ‘feels compelled to challenge some of the assumptions underpinning Fintan O’Toole’s Rotunda piece’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor.  Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital employee flagged that €30,000 Aramark payment to CHI could be reviewed by watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/hospital-employee-flagged-that-30000-aramark-payment-to-chi-could-be-reviewed-by-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/09/hospital-employee-flagged-that-30000-aramark-payment-to-chi-could-be-reviewed-by-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PAC to consider emails about payment from company that ran restaurant service at Crumlin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHI2TMOXTJHF37N72XDLZGKZBM.jpg?auth=de36b24e3f452b90b1ffd56a479edfa9bc7b8dcf0dc83c4fc1cf67b009948df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aramark had a contract to run restaurant services at the children’s hospital in Crumlin, which is run by CHI. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[District heating schemes could dramatically reduce Ireland’s energy bills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/opinion-district-heating-schemes-could-dramatically-reduce-irelands-energy-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/opinion-district-heating-schemes-could-dramatically-reduce-irelands-energy-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pauline O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One giant source connected to a network of pipes could cater for an entire neighbourhood’s heating needs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOMGBFZB5KBTXQIO62VWYNOMAY.jpg?auth=46fe2cef9d7b5eaca3d7b97e995b4612ec6233e72111516d34abe9f1dae004ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[District heating involves using a network of underground pipes to heat entire buildings or even neighbourhoods from a central source such as a giant boiler. Photograph: Thomas Kienzle/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Kienzle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy puts focus on driver issues ahead of US Open bid ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/09/rory-mcilroy-puts-focus-on-driver-issues-ahead-of-us-open-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/09/rory-mcilroy-puts-focus-on-driver-issues-ahead-of-us-open-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darren Clarke still a team player with latest triumph]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKORENGRL5M2UQYQZTCRV6RYIY.jpg?auth=60d7797aca061184c35cfa71d966016fce40c4de8d4792a44fe0276e5509193e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy during the final round of the Memorial at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 7th, 2026. Photograph: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI strengthens phishing fraudsters by making ‘dodgy’ invoice emails word-perfect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/ai-strengthens-phishing-fraudsters-by-making-dodgy-invoice-emails-word-perfect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/ai-strengthens-phishing-fraudsters-by-making-dodgy-invoice-emails-word-perfect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Irish businesses are bracing for a Hollywood version of cybercrime while the side door is left wide open,’ says ESET ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7R74CLIUYREH5A3XRDZ3RMJEUY.jpg?auth=e8a324d8673a4e44402d3266719b42573bb42d3be13088ec10dd4a1873f2a9d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Close to two-thirds of businesses said they expect to face a cyber attack in the coming year. Image: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pornpimone Audkamkong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piano tuning and Leaving Cert coverage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/piano-tuning-and-leaving-cert-coverage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/piano-tuning-and-leaving-cert-coverage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don’t let a tricky maths question put you off piano tuning as a career]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European stocks end day in subdued mood as Wall Street stages tech-led rebound]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/european-stocks-end-day-in-subdued-mood-as-wall-street-stages-tech-led-rebound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/european-stocks-end-day-in-subdued-mood-as-wall-street-stages-tech-led-rebound/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil prices retreat over pause in attacks between Iran and Israel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2LA6W44DFX55JHK3LICRYB5HE.jpg?auth=3b94f8ad7a644061e99874987f6c0e6830d3455793a7dc5f0c37dfb05e154f62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Wall Street stocks rose amid renewed enthusiasm over artificial intelligence. Photograph: Adam Gray/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under-3s training for $165: Why the US is the only World Cup nation where soccer is a country club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/08/of-the-48-world-cup-teams-the-us-is-the-only-one-where-soccer-is-a-middle-class-country-club-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/08/of-the-48-world-cup-teams-the-us-is-the-only-one-where-soccer-is-a-middle-class-country-club-sport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parents of most youngsters taking up soccer in the US are well placed to afford the high sums it takes to put them in competitive arenas]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7IPLMLDXVBEREZL4W53O5NR4I.jpg?auth=2720237a65051b0fa18870028212b20bc157867cf987afbdea081534552c0850&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino, head coach of Team USA, gestures during the international friendly against Senegal at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, in May. Photograph: John Dorton/USSF/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Dorton/USSF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuirtear deireadh le díolúintí ón nGaeilge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/cuirtear-deireadh-le-dioluinti-on-ngaeilge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/cuirtear-deireadh-le-dioluinti-on-ngaeilge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá sé molta i staidéar nua gur cheart athrú a dhéanamh ar an gcur chuige reatha díolúintí atá i bhfeidhm sa chóras oideachais]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CGJOVQRYXE73CVNAGJUAUBANQ.jpg?auth=a2b33183ba3e4197db91ab7e85278dc69b176a0c3a3dd2dcd85e48fcf5c877f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tháinig méadú 109 faoin gcéad ar líon na ndaltaí a fuair díolúine ón nGaeilge de bharr deacrachtaí foghlama idir 2017 agus 2024. Grianghraf: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infheistíocht mhór le déanamh ag TG4]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/infheistiocht-mhor-le-deanamh-ag-tg4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/infheistiocht-mhor-le-deanamh-ag-tg4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Nic Pháidín]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: deiseanna coimisiúnaithe TG4; Áiseanna do dhéagóirí i nGaillimh agus Costas maireachtála á phlé ag cruinniú phoiblí i Leitir Ceanainn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5N4QH4KSTZBGPJATAG2IR54LEM.jpeg?auth=7fa5ab1c5a0bca75ddc0e4097419c2e1c2c0ec6fda678417a6e32ca197e89a7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá babhta nua ollsoláthair ábhair, ar fiú suas le €9.7m in aghaidh na bliana é 
don earnáil léiriúcháin neamhspleách, fógartha ag TG4.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah shopped for clothes with Sinclair Dublin. It did not end well]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/sarah-shopped-for-clothes-with-sinclair-dublin-it-did-not-end-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/sarah-shopped-for-clothes-with-sinclair-dublin-it-did-not-end-well/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exasperated reader sends us full email exchange she had with ‘Emma’ from online clothing retailer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYYDMZ5VUZALJG34IBPOVONL5Q.jpg?auth=43fcbb2dac94a388ba70e8db50f370d57d08235f9a4e0aa82debe3fbd35d736c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reader Sarah bought clothing online from Sinclair Dublin. 'The clothes arrived and were nothing like the photos, and terrible quality,' she says. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FilippoBacci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate: Should Ireland start getting ready to go nuclear?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/debate-could-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-help-solve-irelands-energy-problems/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/09/debate-could-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-help-solve-irelands-energy-problems/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Paul Dorfman, Prof Steve Thomas, Sean Keyes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach sparked a debate when he said Ireland should seriously examine nuclear - but some experts believe renewable energy offers a better solution]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLV7NSTRMZGQRJN63XDY2OZZ5A.jpg?auth=88b990dbd7ae01587d64f659bb0a6d58146829d5a27f43ea48b1b5163b1ce91a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin said Ireland should seriously examine nuclear energy, but some expert say renewables offer a better solution]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anton Petrus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like I have not emigrated to Ireland. I feel like I’m coming home’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/09/i-fully-moved-here-i-mean-i-bought-the-piano-i-brought-my-cats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/09/i-fully-moved-here-i-mean-i-bought-the-piano-i-brought-my-cats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New To The Parish: Emily O’Sullivan (52) moved from Canada to Dublin last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERUWZTV2XFFNXN3FHOGJUOO5R4.JPG?auth=bbc60989493dead9913ba75b9873d0e8a0075d5168a5668943be91ee9dba2bc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily O'Sullivan in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC boss notes short-term public market pressures as bid deadline looms ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/dcc-boss-notes-short-term-public-market-pressures-as-bid-deadline-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/dcc-boss-notes-short-term-public-market-pressures-as-bid-deadline-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is Donal Murphy warming to the idea of DCC being taken private?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G32PGBXHZVD5RJ6KQGU2MQACDY.JPG?auth=5decb94e46355adb2fc674e9055322d00736ba1e711ef672d471d3773efcfe45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive Donal Murphy. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times  
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Lorraine: dearthóir faisin Gaeltachta ag dul ó neart go neart]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/sarah-lorraine-dearthoir-faisin-gaeltachta-ag-dul-o-neart-go-neart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/09/sarah-lorraine-dearthoir-faisin-gaeltachta-ag-dul-o-neart-go-neart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: an dearthóir Sarah Gallagher; Bróga úra Storefront; an t-imeacht pobail ‘is glioscarnaí’ i saol na Gaeilge agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóirí Éireannacha – Le Boom]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXBM3U33SNATLOMYN5QJ4FIDDM.jpeg?auth=a2ee1fecbee8846e834259904465eb3b9f19e88bb74afd2ed611e83940879770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An dearthóir Sarah Gallagher. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homes along the Beara Breifne Way: Where I stayed, and where you can buy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/homes-along-the-beara-breifne-way-where-i-stayed-and-where-you-can-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/homes-along-the-beara-breifne-way-where-i-stayed-and-where-you-can-buy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy: ‘Not up for wild camping or even glamping at my age, I stayed in Airbnbs, guesthouses and with friends along the way’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GWPMGGKFLBBSTKCPEAKZBMRZJY.jpeg?auth=c6115348cd0872bb563dfc6fd5ca95921eb98cad560895134af766827b602379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy near the end of the Beara Breifne Way at Blacklion in Co Cavan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Contemporary five-bed beside historical Cavan estate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/look-inside-contemporary-five-bed-beside-historic-cavan-estate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/look-inside-contemporary-five-bed-beside-historic-cavan-estate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hygge, built in 2023, is located adjacent to the Farnham Estate on the outskirts of Cavan town]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/466YSHQINVDXXFMQ2K2PZMK3WE.jpg?auth=c93f6400d35a138cd16009d2e814004d783a5bcd9e3feeca82b3934d12b8629f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hygge, Drumbar, Co Cavan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Three Lions: The 10 best soccer bangers, including World Cup Fever and World in Motion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/09/ed-power-world-cup-football-top-10-best-songs-music-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/09/ed-power-world-cup-football-top-10-best-songs-music-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The record industry loves a cash-in, but some songs rise above it all, just as the beautiful game does]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNNTO53MZJBZLLSOABT4CC73XI.jpg?auth=0ee7634cc15bb48a8f0c04bd7c2b01d0752ba6a7d1a021d54ad45958a3f0aae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Give Him a Ball (and a Yard of Grass): Lionel Messi scores a penalty in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar. 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Photograph: Universal Pictures]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equestrian haven on 38 acres in the Kildare countryside]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/equestrian-haven-on-38-acres-in-the-kildare-countryside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/equestrian-haven-on-38-acres-in-the-kildare-countryside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six-bed has guest accommodation and separate yard with stables and paddocks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKUSTQYJYFAJVAIH34WS524KB4.jpg?auth=424438be3f61ae2d76af80e91d6bfc7b7ce067175f8001ebe7a9784809e9b50c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beaconhill, Kennyscourt, Brannockstown, Co Kildare]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apache Pizza adding 120 jobs as it plots expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/apache-pizza-adding-120-jobs-as-it-plots-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/apache-pizza-adding-120-jobs-as-it-plots-expansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company is celebrating 30 years in business]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WDESWE3WVBJBNF6MVS4JYMEDY.jpg?auth=18f587dae7e1ba63e70d1894d481add9c76104c5f7fefadd8637f89a27f7dec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apache Pizza team members Caitlin Walsh and Amey Vasu pictured celebrating 30 years of Apache business in Ireland. Photograph: Julien Behal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can moving to a retirement village make financial sense?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/can-moving-to-a-retirement-village-make-financial-sense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/09/can-moving-to-a-retirement-village-make-financial-sense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland is still only dipping a toe in the ‘later living’ market, which is more developed in the US, UK and Down Under]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VBASFZPERGF5DQ6FGOGX6SAVE.jpg?auth=89c258c00e5b3b70d43f9f96f602e080068e4c8ea0888821324dd33968de83f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Security is a big concern for people considering buying in a ‘later living’ development. Photograph; iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Goodboy Picture Company</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland not producing enough surveyors to deliver National Development Plan, report says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/ireland-not-producing-enough-surveyors-to-deliver-national-development-plan-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/09/ireland-not-producing-enough-surveyors-to-deliver-national-development-plan-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shortfall of 2,200-plus graduates over coming four years will hinder infrastructure projects and housebuilding, SCSI warns  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H647X5RTV5G2LAYBNRJL6KPJKE.jpg?auth=81615a069012e9574850cde6334c5696786443a75c6428f8b29490219bd343f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The President of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland, Tomás Kelly. 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