<?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/2026-06-10/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:39:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Guns N’ Roses blast through the old tunes brilliantly at 3Arena, but where are the new songs?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/11/guns-n-roses-blasted-through-the-old-tunes-brilliantly-but-where-are-the-new-songs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/11/guns-n-roses-blasted-through-the-old-tunes-brilliantly-but-where-are-the-new-songs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The world doesn’t need another Guns N’ Roses world tour. 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Photograph: Guns N’ Roses]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guilherme Neto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Cave at Malahide Castle review: Electrifying drift between intimate confession and apocalyptic revelation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/11/nick-cave-at-malahide-castle-review-electrifying-drift-between-intimate-confession-and-apocalyptic-revelation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/11/nick-cave-at-malahide-castle-review-electrifying-drift-between-intimate-confession-and-apocalyptic-revelation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The shamanic visionary continues to reinvent his back catalogue through haunting duets and a prowling, punky spirit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:25:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN7VEWXEQVFCFB3YO3UE5RXDPI.jpg?auth=80004387a648c03374ce6e46fa991903c412eaa18f8a7d1827dd9fba732548bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Cave: the singer has extraordinary emotional range at Malahide Castle ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US teen phenom Cooper Lutkenhaus stuns again in Oslo as Mark English unable to finish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/us-teen-phenom-cooper-lutkenhaus-stuns-again-in-oslo-as-mark-english-unable-to-finish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/us-teen-phenom-cooper-lutkenhaus-stuns-again-in-oslo-as-mark-english-unable-to-finish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bislett Games: Orla Comerford enjoys emphatic win in 100m para race, with Lana Sutton coming fourth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:08:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTA3DHC3WWUXIH2ICNEZDCLZIE.jpg?auth=295321ce1c4f754e4d44e45dc03f5b25a26da99ce0ff0097ae0f45a4f1b2117a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya and Cooper Lutkenhaus of US at the Bislett Games in Oslo on Wednesday. Photograph: Sona Maleterova/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sona Maleterova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water cannon deployed as Belfast sees second night of public disorder ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/water-cannon-deployed-as-belfast-sees-second-night-of-public-disorder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/water-cannon-deployed-as-belfast-sees-second-night-of-public-disorder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Eyes of the world are watching us,’ say Executive Ministers, ‘actions will shape how we are viewed’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:03:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDAHSNEIAITS53Y7FQK5GNJUBE.jpg?auth=870a075b43d41d781e4e66f097e5fe2332e9703141a5e7583798d75aa03ac04a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters stand off against police as the former block a road leading to a hotel previously believed to house migrants, in Glengormley, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Wednesday. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Removing private practice in public hospitals under new contracts ‘inadequately monitored’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/11/removing-private-practice-in-public-hospitals-under-new-contracts-inadequately-monitored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/11/removing-private-practice-in-public-hospitals-under-new-contracts-inadequately-monitored/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rostering of consultants to work Saturdays or evenings via latest arrangements remains low, HSE auditors say]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AM5SLJHYANDXNDCZEBHZG467MU.jpg?auth=a314d98824962478556eb38f98866b24947bc5e68886c4b4f8613675022df27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The audit report reveals that one consultant in the Dublin North East region was paid more than €6,400 in on-call allowance for a period of sick leave between May 2024 and January 2025. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PonyWang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Escalating violence driving surge in Palestinian deaths in West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/escalating-violence-drives-surge-in-palestinian-deaths-in-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/escalating-violence-drives-surge-in-palestinian-deaths-in-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More Palestinians killed since 2023 than in the previous 17 years combined, with children accounting for a growing share of the toll, UN data shows]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/572G222CVRI5UFZ5TDJRYRBH3U.jpg?auth=2870778cafec7f148fc89d778c974e19354d973ae263a6de22292ba22787d74e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian women and a boy near the site of a demolished residential building in the village of Khirbet Qalqas, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. Photograph: Mosab Shawer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mosab Shawer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast knife victim ‘stable’ as family say they are ‘disgusted’ by disorder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/politicians-condemn-violence-in-belfast-as-cars-and-homes-burned-following-knife-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/politicians-condemn-violence-in-belfast-as-cars-and-homes-burned-following-knife-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Earlier, the PSNI warned social media users that it is aware the some users are posting address details online in a “totally unacceptable” manner]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:58:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MMZ2C3VTKT4EYK5VNYPDEFQHU.jpg?auth=417c8a1d35c7dfe12ae66560fa903bc7e9d52763b6efa4844104615db74b8d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police use watercannon as protesters gather near a hotel previously believed to house migrants, in the town of Mallusk, Co Antrim, north of Belfast on Wednesday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US launches fresh wave of strikes against Iran after Trump vows to hit country ‘hard’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/10/iran-targets-us-bases-in-jordan-and-gulf-after-trump-orders-strikes-near-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/10/iran-targets-us-bases-in-jordan-and-gulf-after-trump-orders-strikes-near-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Enas Alashray,  Elwely Elwelly, Phil Stewart]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran says it will reassess diplomatic engagement with Washington]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:18:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RNB2L6UZBHKHU3CMSEFX2MYJ4.jpg?auth=5795a9c58f3fb78e2810791535db5ac8419dd4a49ccc61b1f92df62931365d86&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 in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ken Cedeno</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Gianni Infantino rolls out the platitudes and gratitudes in press conference]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/ken-early-gianni-infantino-rolls-out-the-platitudes-and-gratitudes-in-press-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/ken-early-gianni-infantino-rolls-out-the-platitudes-and-gratitudes-in-press-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifa chief addressed Iran, ticket prices and visa problems at event in Mexico City, but didn’t hit the dramatic heights of Qatar 2022]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:07:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGEREEUKZ3JXHTMDG62PU2SICM.jpg?auth=2425109695678523102baf0af7e3e4888bdd3d2a5a6a95355526c32271cf390d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino congratulated himself for getting Iran to the World Cup and for selling more than six million tickets. Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alfredo Estrella</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our little girl had just had a bath and was petrified’: Belfast residents in fear after unrest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/belfast-unrest-i-thought-i-would-be-safe-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/belfast-unrest-i-thought-i-would-be-safe-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many schools and businesses closed by noon in advance of further planned protests]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:30:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRORXUXWOVJUME4ZBUEQAFTH7Y.jpg?auth=e0f467245d8028043e59f5963a64498eaf6b24734ff74144b0267591b26fc745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Masked protesters stand at a police blockade, keeping them from reaching a hotel previously believed to house migrants, in Glengormley, north of Belfast. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online safety for children and boosting security among Ireland’s EU presidency priorities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/online-safety-for-children-and-boosting-security-among-irelands-eu-presidency-priorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/online-safety-for-children-and-boosting-security-among-irelands-eu-presidency-priorities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republic will ‘work with others to make sure that Europe’s children are safe online’, says Taoiseach]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:49:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCTCQWYDKY5RYOMHP22H7YVBV4.jpg?auth=84b8689a9aca8ce47e0695c3d3eca904ef40b9c14d7c08f8d8da3da0d65ea070&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the six-month EU presidency would be a 'challenging timeline' for bringing in a social media ban for under-16s. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rat carcass removed from Liffey Valley restaurant during food inspection ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/rat-carcass-removed-from-liffey-valley-restaurant-during-food-inspection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/rat-carcass-removed-from-liffey-valley-restaurant-during-food-inspection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hole in the Wall pub in Dublin 7 issued with partial closure order for food storage and service]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:29:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OAQG2RLXHXSBPECKVFH6XHI3IA.jpg?auth=1375b8933e88587d37d5f2b81c3eedf23393f8fe53b1ab54f78098c75cf7689a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A closure notice served on the Sheela Palace Restaurant at Liffey Valley was due to 'rodent activity in the premises' according to the latest FSAI report. File photograph]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOTOS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the World Cup: for the glory - and the revenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-the-world-cup-for-the-glory-and-the-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-the-world-cup-for-the-glory-and-the-revenue/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pledges that there would be few visa issues and that tickets would be reasonably priced have proved to be false]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHNZBJSEFJ4GOKN2I5XW3JPUFE.jpg?auth=6295bf15c414251a1d6a2c824837d219485d08897c3bbef009eca30f44a9b46f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mexico City Stadium, where the world cup kicks off on Thursday.  (Photo by Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cristopher Rogel Blanquet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Irish exemptions: a worrying increase ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-exemptions-a-worrying-increase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-exemptions-a-worrying-increase/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is little doubt that some students and their parents seek exemptions for tactical reasons]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFMQSTWKV5D5DDYMBVP6NVXPVY.jpg?auth=12cca7511aa228c87a031837a6f86dd65874c59ab6bfa3be0f2cba4b058f57b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students doing their leaving cert: more than one in five have an exemption from learning Irish . (Photo: Bryan O'Brien/ Irish Times )]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who stabbed 14-year-old’s hand with glass shard while trying to rob e-scooter jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/man-who-stabbed-14-year-olds-hand-with-glass-shard-while-trying-to-rob-e-scooter-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/man-who-stabbed-14-year-olds-hand-with-glass-shard-while-trying-to-rob-e-scooter-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behaviour of Daniel Hayes (30), who had 126 previous convictions, ‘cowardly and shameful’, judge says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Orla Crowe said the case 'clearly' marked 'a notable escalation' in the offending of the accused – 'not only violence but it relates to a child'. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert history: ‘Very challenging’ paper with few predicted staples ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-history-very-challenging-paper-with-few-predicted-staples/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-history-very-challenging-paper-with-few-predicted-staples/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Maguire ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No major shocks, but very few questions that could be described as highly predictable]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:48:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHPHERVOV7RR3WYRZTLVTTE4IU.jpg?auth=68fd703e12f364ea69c826612813d1aa75fd8d6704901a2a5552e20ca6f8a7f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the Leaving Cert questions on Northern Ireland were pitched narrowly, including a specific one on Gerry Adams. Photo: RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RollingNews.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No finding of cover-up, conspiracy or collusion in Kenneally report, Taoiseach tells Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/no-finding-of-cover-up-conspiracy-or-collusion-in-kenneally-report-taoiseach-tells-dail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/no-finding-of-cover-up-conspiracy-or-collusion-in-kenneally-report-taoiseach-tells-dail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin acknowledges report’s finding of ‘gross dereliction of duty’ as Ivana Bacik calls for criminal offence of misconduct in public office]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:37:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/52FUT7B5WJAPFBCDVMIYKWOUGI.JPG?auth=3d964bc6b118e5844cf1b181e5477a4b47197585c9c4235dcc2595425eee01fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin said what happened to victims of Bill Kenneally 'demands a State apology'. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda applicant challenges ‘dream job’ rejection due to concern over her ‘sphere of influence’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/garda-applicant-challenges-dream-job-rejection-due-to-concern-over-her-sphere-of-influence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/garda-applicant-challenges-dream-job-rejection-due-to-concern-over-her-sphere-of-influence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court told anyone subject to adverse public administrative decision should be informed of reasons ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:33:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLDAO26JEFBABD3WN7TESM7HWQ.JPG?auth=b880d5036a6f20c948a65e22cf41c2aca36974efb53c44d0a6c72004d75339db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A would-be officer has challenged the reason for being refused entry to An Garda Síochána. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-immigration march to Dáil attempts to rally support against EU migration pact ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/10/anti-immigration-march-to-dail-attempts-to-rally-support-against-eu-migration-pact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/10/anti-immigration-march-to-dail-attempts-to-rally-support-against-eu-migration-pact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Large areas around Leinster House cordoned off, but demonstrators label those leaving building as ‘traitors’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:17:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNW3BVLZ5TNG4GKOAPEFPJA43A.JPG?auth=a32a3c7fcccf2ecc3facd1b9943ce75cc22027398c8999fc1b21d1039b1ca0f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The protest outside Leinster House had largely dissipated by 4pm. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in his 80s dies following collision with truck in Co Louth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/man-in-his-80s-dies-following-collision-with-truck-in-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/man-in-his-80s-dies-following-collision-with-truck-in-co-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventy-five people killed on Irish roads so far this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:06:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BM3H7Y5VVFTZDJH5PY3JYX26Q.JPG?auth=6d9e8ac9d5eda0bccff4703e07033fed73b52daaefd9049eb1f8b2b713937bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man in his 80s was killed in a Co Louth crash. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychiatric report ordered for man facing deportation who claims he has nine identical brothers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/psychiatric-report-ordered-for-man-facing-deportation-who-claims-he-has-nine-identical-brothers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/psychiatric-report-ordered-for-man-facing-deportation-who-claims-he-has-nine-identical-brothers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nigerian national Sam Okwuoha says he is one of decuplets, and that his arrest is a case of mistaken identity ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:53:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGVBJ253UZFL3CMCOBAJT4FDYQ.jfif?auth=cdd29e70989f0ac7c0c401cf57aff16124eee31e3489a0dcd6d87e56a2b9af06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Okwuoha (28) is accused of obstructing deportation on March 6th at Dublin Airport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No profit and crap governance’ – is Elon Musk’s SpaceX actually worth $1.75 trillion?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/no-profit-and-crap-governance-is-elon-musks-spacex-actually-worth-175-trillion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/no-profit-and-crap-governance-is-elon-musks-spacex-actually-worth-175-trillion/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:53:05 +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 holds almost untouchable status with SpaceX - could that put off potential investors? Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Government figures defend Common Travel Area following Belfast knife attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/senior-government-figures-defend-common-travel-area-following-belfast-knife-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/senior-government-figures-defend-common-travel-area-following-belfast-knife-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Common Travel Area ‘works for citizens in the United Kingdom and for Irish citizens as a benefit’, Taoiseach says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:47:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6PVPC2PKXTVREJ3GULFBZ2S2U.jpg?auth=111775aa7ba6516f27a24afc67f526475d62a46e4c7242ab65aacf49a5d3a26f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burned-out cars and boarded-up houses on McMaster Street in east Belfast after violence erupted on Tuesday night on the streets following a stabbing attack in the Kinnaird Avenue residential area. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witness tells Barry Daly murder trial he saw two accused on street with golf clubs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/witness-tells-barry-daly-murder-trial-he-saw-two-accused-on-street-with-golf-clubs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/witness-tells-barry-daly-murder-trial-he-saw-two-accused-on-street-with-golf-clubs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daly (44), a father-of-five, died after alleged assault last October ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:43:51 +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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Lowe is box office. Leinster and Ireland do not have a winger of his ilk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/10/james-lowe-is-box-office-leinster-and-ireland-do-not-have-a-winger-of-his-ilk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/10/james-lowe-is-box-office-leinster-and-ireland-do-not-have-a-winger-of-his-ilk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lowe will leave Leinster for Suntory Sungoliath in Japan this summer after nine years at the province]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:39:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVMORV7UQYSYUQNMQARLJHAUA4.jpg?auth=e185b307cfa40958ae945272dee6d342f014657b6dd6182108e3b77280368ae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lowe has confirmed he will leave Leinster at the end of the season. Photo: INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly Buzz – Frank McNally on a belated ‘inquest’ for James Joyce’s Paddy Dignam]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/10/deadly-buzz-frank-mcnally-on-a-belated-inquest-for-james-joyces-paddy-dignam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/10/deadly-buzz-frank-mcnally-on-a-belated-inquest-for-james-joyces-paddy-dignam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We know Dignam died of a Monday. But Monday is not an official cause of death, even in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVJCVDK7WRBPZF6YY4YVHENS7I.jpeg?auth=471a1cb653e6ec0427fddb27399ce1d3200b4193d4ed42eb46e82ac837f2e135&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'coroner' at Paddy Dignam’s inquest, Senan Molony]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US congressman renews call for Occupied Territories Bill to be withdrawn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/us-congressman-renews-call-for-occupied-territories-bill-to-be-withdrawn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/us-congressman-renews-call-for-occupied-territories-bill-to-be-withdrawn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Bill debated in Dáil, Josh Gottheimer claims legislation is ‘a one-sided measure that singles out Israel while ignoring territorial disputes everywhere else in the world’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:49:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCEPPUVBGLBLMSBEB3VRFQT3L4.jpg?auth=2a8d8becc27a69b2ba360f90e8111fdc123f618a4c0f3cbdbabe2fdac3f778db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Congressman Josh Gottheimer has again called for the Occupied Territories Bill to be withdrawn. Photograph: Bryan Anselm/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Anselm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kieran McKenna steps down as Ipswich Town manager ‘with great pride’ to take break]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/kieran-mckenna-steps-down-as-ipswich-town-manager-with-great-pride-to-take-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/kieran-mckenna-steps-down-as-ipswich-town-manager-with-great-pride-to-take-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[40-year-old McKenna is keen to spend more time with his family despite leading club back to Premier League]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C736YRSVKFBI3MYHEHXXMIZOVE.jpg?auth=1bca97200ecf8e8eb0268aeca9ff096312a4c4287b99f42fc323daa5c087f143&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kieran McKenna has stepped down as Ipswich Town manager after leading the side back to the Premier League for the second time in three seasons. Photograph: Paul Harding/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Harding</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster rugby player avoids criminal conviction for assaulting woman in Copper Face Jacks nightclub]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/leinster-rugby-player-avoids-criminal-conviction-for-assaulting-woman-in-nightclub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/leinster-rugby-player-avoids-criminal-conviction-for-assaulting-woman-in-nightclub/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alan Spicer (21) was at Copper Face Jacks celebrating latest appearance for club when he became involved in row]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:26:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JWM26UWLWHKCFVCOPPNJGS5JU.jpg?auth=0de9b6c929f434532b6c8ba48303a7585075077639c4eed67b6f62a3dddfe3eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Spicer (21) of Swords Road, Malahide, Dublin, was given the Probation Act after he pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to the woman in her 20s. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office ‘inundated’ with older people who are homeless, says Senator  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/office-inundated-with-older-people-who-are-homeless-says-senator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/office-inundated-with-older-people-who-are-homeless-says-senator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee hears that woman who visited representative’s office has since died by suicide]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:22:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FS6JKNN66G3QTY7Q64O37CX6Q.jpg?auth=cd9953bcdd1996520382485f03ebb59673aa686be4b4d85b9d2104c517b55edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Oireachtas health committee heard that being homeless 'accelerated ageing'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares steady as investors weigh US-Iran flare-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/european-shares-steady-as-investors-weigh-us-iran-flare-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/european-shares-steady-as-investors-weigh-us-iran-flare-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq edges down with Ryanair also falling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:16:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BGDHOK6QUEH5DUWYYPMTWOEQI4.jpg?auth=4ac1e5f81734b4d5805a39d4b37d43bca0453b7e703be760ca4479c0f110782a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WH Smith's shares plunged after cutting ‌its annual profit forecast for the ​second time in two months and launched an equity raise to ⁠bolster its finances. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Stillwell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virgin Media TV has removed episode featuring man’s body, High Court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/virgin-media-tv-has-removed-episode-featuring-mans-body-high-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/virgin-media-tv-has-removed-episode-featuring-mans-body-high-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Episode taken down from streaming service and social media pending resolution of dispute, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JHJOKWZ3ZHUHNYMW64LLJGLSM.png?auth=2d6f51b00a6f146341747cf3c2e11abf87bff896c97169094c7452671203e9ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Brian Cregan noted the undertakings and struck out the injunction proceedings]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl injured in Parnell Square stabbing now non-verbal and in a wheelchair, mother tells court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/woman-whose-daughter-suffered-severe-brain-damage-in-parnell-square-stabbing-wept-while-giving-evidence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/woman-whose-daughter-suffered-severe-brain-damage-in-parnell-square-stabbing-wept-while-giving-evidence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker, who denies charges including attempted murder, told gardaí he was ‘not in his right mind’ and did not intend to kill]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:59:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/376M6LU3H6V6DRMOANZ3TYPHRQ.jpg?auth=dd7ee26162675a9b32ab1d17973216ce3ef6f2eec8b781c080361629f5e842c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers and balloons left close to the scene where the stabbing incident took place on Parnell Square in Dublin in November 2023. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos




]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four men convicted of sexually abusing deaf relative, ending State’s longest-ever criminal trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/four-men-convicted-of-sexually-abusing-deaf-relative-ending-states-longest-ever-criminal-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/four-men-convicted-of-sexually-abusing-deaf-relative-ending-states-longest-ever-criminal-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jurors unable to reach verdict on two other men accused of sexual abuse, in trial that began last October ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:52:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN7WBVD7GNCXXM7S4SUJG25LUE.jpg?auth=327850a41e1190573cd945c29f7868946a7c529cbd06bfb1fd710d6f5b8ab842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After almost 51 hours of deliberations over the course of 14 days, the jury on Wednesday completed its work. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert history paper was ‘very challenging’; Junior cycle French ‘an absolute horror show’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-students-to-sit-french-and-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-students-to-sit-french-and-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State Examinations Commission apologises for error in higher level biology  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2JWCCDN5GM3OBHWINZOUZO2I.jpg?auth=f1e776bf62eca173b049c32c7f92c6feafac87c559c7f13c5ee5133c2b90024a&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 French and history on Wednesday. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 16% of adults in Ireland hold shares, Ibec survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/only-16-of-adults-hold-shares-ibec-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/only-16-of-adults-hold-shares-ibec-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 27% of Irish adults said they didn’t understand the difference between investment and savings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SH6KXJGS3NGGLHDPKP2Y32KFP4.jpg?auth=4af42c1030b6b149527cc548a7b709603e645e385bc86a207e7bd7a962f80220&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Engagement with retail investment was relatively low, research from Ibec found. 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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[US inflation jumps to 4.2% in May amid Middle East energy shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/us-inflation-jumps-to-42-in-may-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/us-inflation-jumps-to-42-in-may-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles McCormick and  Ian Smith ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figure marks new three-year high]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:57:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVYQDGOPNJ3ISLNQ4HZUDHHSXY.jpg?auth=41eae5d830da197ccabcb13769afdfdad25ea296e93533b3446fb1c5769b5d26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A market in New York. US inflation jumped to a new three-year high of 4.2 per cent in May as US president Donald Trump’s Middle East war drives up prices for Americans. 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Photograph: Sebastiano Pessina/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Sebastiano Pessina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson left out by England for second Test against New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/10/ben-stokes-and-gus-atkinson-left-out-by-england-for-second-test-against-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/10/ben-stokes-and-gus-atkinson-left-out-by-england-for-second-test-against-new-zealand/</guid><description><![CDATA[The pair broke team protocols as they celebrated first Test victory and remain subject to an internal investigation by the ECB]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:55:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3A5MYOBJ5QYTCK4CCJINT6BCHU.jpg?auth=ff6d9b0f20d5077af624a59f88fd7860e0ef5dae721b45445752b853e2ec2b9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson have not been made available for England’s second Test against New Zealand. Photograph: Robbie Stephenson/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robbie Stephenson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald’s customer ‘completely initiated’ altercation with security guard before being ejected, WRC finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/mcdonalds-customer-completely-initiated-altercation-with-security-guard-before-being-ejected-wrc-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/mcdonalds-customer-completely-initiated-altercation-with-security-guard-before-being-ejected-wrc-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee tells WRC he was called ‘black monkey’ during row]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTOGR53HLVHKBNLEVSEPFSDWUE.jpg?auth=d8d2cb0d91927b41b5b4119b02894d51f9909211306e7f1422865933c0b09923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Workplace Relations Commission dismissed has dismissed an equality claim by a McDonald's customer. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bosca78</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Belfast riots unfolded]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-the-belfast-riots-unfolded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-the-belfast-riots-unfolded/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Violence sparked by brutal stabbing incident in the city]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6PVPC2PKXTVREJ3GULFBZ2S2U.jpg?auth=111775aa7ba6516f27a24afc67f526475d62a46e4c7242ab65aacf49a5d3a26f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burned out cars and boarded up houses in Belfast after violence erupted on Tuesday night following a stabbing attack in the city. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Competition body welcomes raised merger thresholds against backdrop of inflation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/competition-body-welcomes-raised-merger-thresholds-against-backdrop-of-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/competition-body-welcomes-raised-merger-thresholds-against-backdrop-of-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Change to reduce regulatory burdens and costs for businesses engaged in deals which clearly will not impact competition, CCPC says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:44:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYHAY7BL4RFS3JMXY3ZDLVVLZM.jpg?auth=f71afeaf62f004d3e5091a9316c43b19bb84e2f55fb4bf5866a308fe883519ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mergers and acquisitions which meet certain financial thresholds must be notified to the CCPC for review. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mediaphotos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric vehicle rise continues as consumers move away from diesel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/electric-vehicle-rise-continues-as-consumers-continue-to-move-away-from-diesel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/electric-vehicle-rise-continues-as-consumers-continue-to-move-away-from-diesel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Share of EVs among used cars from January to May was 10% compared with 4% in the same period of 2025, new CSO data shows]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:29:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKP4JI76QJAKFKIJGAAAHHXLBQ.png?auth=a16625f8c9275bb5dc5cb16ebfa01c03671027ee1814b937ac455fb3563acd11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The most popular brand of new electric car licensed in May was Volkswagen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder of solicitor Pat Finucane was ‘catastrophic for rule of law’ in North, tribunal hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/murder-of-solicitor-pat-finucane-was-catastrophic-for-rule-of-law-in-north-tribunal-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/murder-of-solicitor-pat-finucane-was-catastrophic-for-rule-of-law-in-north-tribunal-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public inquiry demanded by Belfast family has finally gotten under way two years after it was announced]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:18:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EI43UY737CDH2KW5SACRHOI7II.jpg?auth=fe732518c115aeaebdecef59fe00c4ac245271e233bf0b2f29f56e0ab2e44eea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in February 1989. Photograph: Pacemaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average cost of Irish mortgage drops to just above euro area average]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/average-cost-of-irish-mortgage-drops-to-just-above-euro-area-average/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/average-cost-of-irish-mortgage-drops-to-just-above-euro-area-average/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Competition among lenders in Ireland is ‘starting to have a real effect’, Sorcha Timoney of NFP Ireland said]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:15:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6K6YXVTFSBAI5E4JKTJGORTWZI.jpg?auth=2ea5bed7d88c93b296b4bcc08eb216d98da0fd64341e085b97b1543ccdc3eee2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The average mortgage rate is now the 10th highest in the euro area, down five places compared to last year. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC shares soar as US private equity firms increase bid to £5.7bn ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/10/dcc-shares-edge-higher-on-talk-of-revised-bid-from-us-private-equity-firms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/10/dcc-shares-edge-higher-on-talk-of-revised-bid-from-us-private-equity-firms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suitors have just hours to meet ‘put up or shut up’ deadline imposed by Irish Takeover Panel for energy-focused business]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:05:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWXXN4BJWVGFHBYRK5C3FEZA6M.JPG?auth=c847549436075bd470514fa17edb3234d4acd2693993dcdbe4198ef6d2afe3f2&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 speaking at the group's annual general meeting last year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They have been feeding on bodies under the rubble’: Rodents are latest scourge to hit Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/10/they-have-been-feeding-on-bodies-under-the-rubble-rodents-are-latest-scourge-to-hit-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/10/they-have-been-feeding-on-bodies-under-the-rubble-rodents-are-latest-scourge-to-hit-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heba Saleh in Cairo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Palestinians struggling to survive in the devastated Strip, where sewage flows between tents, rubbish piles up, and clean water is in short supply]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAHT4FK2DRBFFNW5MXMAM5O54U.jpg?auth=405894c8ac4f3b0a5fde0ec9ae58979e2fd3e3a8619de6a9ce509f1b9fc2b0ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A worker carries out a mosquito control campaign near Sheikh Radwan in Gaza City on May 14th, 2026. Photograph: Ramez Habboub/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RAMEZ HABBOUB</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should not play against ‘genocidal regime’, says TD and former League of Ireland player]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/ireland-should-not-play-against-genocidal-regime-says-td-and-former-league-of-ireland-player/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/ireland-should-not-play-against-genocidal-regime-says-td-and-former-league-of-ireland-player/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Ennis says ‘sport more than a game but only works when grounded in respect’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:53:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAFODNMONEKCSBSPMGBICQ4YVU.JPG?auth=f144fe7e2ecc00f4e692580748ba12beb995e60618446855bc67803e548fb697&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly elected Daniel Ennis TD for Dublin Central says the Government has put 'all responsibility on the shoulders of athletes'. 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[Violence that followed Belfast knife attack widely condemned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/violence-that-followed-belfast-knife-attack-widely-condemned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/violence-that-followed-belfast-knife-attack-widely-condemned/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unrest follows anti-immigration demonstrations in wake of incident that left victim seriously injured]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:25:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRVHPBAM55GR7PPIG3GVA5HNJQ.jpg?auth=4cd2ee66aeb8c3667bdbc404eebe95e61176f2a94793a09c72b0fb230550c68e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters attend a house which was set on  fire on Ligoniel Road, Belfast, as disorder flared during an anti-immigration demonstration. Photograph: PA 



]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was a shining light’: Tributes paid to former Olympian Ciarán Ó Lionáird]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/10/he-was-a-shining-light-tributes-paid-to-former-olympian-ciaran-o-lionaird/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/10/he-was-a-shining-light-tributes-paid-to-former-olympian-ciaran-o-lionaird/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sonia O’Sullivan, Athletics Ireland and the Olympic Federation of Ireland pay tribute to Cork athlete]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:02:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PEZ764JHVGTTMVO7DYHCSVWDQ.jpg?auth=1440c8abdb3a848cb65c9440511b4cd028fe6d729deb4331dc135e9ebc65977d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Lionáird pictured in 2015. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the world must agree to regulate AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/10/why-the-world-must-agree-to-regulate-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/10/why-the-world-must-agree-to-regulate-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A technological disarmament pact between the US and China would make everyone feel more secure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDQ3IXLCKRDMRPJMZMEWOGRJKI.jpg?auth=5de22489c8546ab0d718d052547a83c18f393314c5006add4ca490e02f745b9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case for regulating AI is becoming clear. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wildpixel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applegreen ordered to pay €18,750 for sacking veteran manager it decided sold ‘unsafe food’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/applegreen-ordered-to-pay-18750-for-sacking-veteran-manager-it-decided-sold-unsafe-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/applegreen-ordered-to-pay-18750-for-sacking-veteran-manager-it-decided-sold-unsafe-food/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC finds complainant ‘not fully to blame’ for lack of an assistant manager to support him]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:53:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOL6Q46BM5KMNLLM7TZYGWWP2M.jpg?auth=bc0878620b62e1afcef956c9c14e7e510d7309b2941878504ba9be1f109f79fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rajan Praju had spent 21 years working for the filling station chain. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight red cards shown to Brazil’s players and coaching staff in chaotic women’s friendly loss to USA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/eight-red-cards-shown-to-brazils-players-and-coaching-staff-in-chaotic-womens-friendly-loss-to-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/10/eight-red-cards-shown-to-brazils-players-and-coaching-staff-in-chaotic-womens-friendly-loss-to-usa/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘It was an experience I will never forget’ says US manager Emma Hayes after game in Fortaleza]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:52:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IP6YUR3IHFEAXF67FF34K6YPUA.jpg?auth=34427e51708e930901c30a5854e35c5ff2259408f00614fab2f6473c110dde28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 09: Emma Hayes head coach of United States celebrates after the international friendly match between Brazil and United States at Arena Castelão on June 09, 2026 in Fortaleza, Brazil.  (Photo by Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brad Smith/USSF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Todd Blanche: former adult-in-the-room Democrat now goes after Trump’s enemies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/todd-blanche-former-adult-in-the-room-democrat-now-goes-after-trumps-enemies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/todd-blanche-former-adult-in-the-room-democrat-now-goes-after-trumps-enemies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glenn Thrush in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump’s nominee for attorney general says naming and shaming president’s enemies is a legitimate end in itself]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:36:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4GZYDK5AD2WKTHGKPXNS4AQUA.jpg?auth=b137d9eb3d128f1a96abf6d1e4c645f7fcc84237b28301a0cf4ca8435ef68f54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
Todd Blanche at a Senate hearing on his nomination to be deputy attorney general on February 12th, 2025. Photograph: Pete Kiehart/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pete Kiehart</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve learned it the hard way’: Lisa O’Rourke on perils of abruptly cutting boxing weight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/10/ive-learned-it-the-hard-way-lisa-orourke-on-perils-of-abruptly-cutting-boxing-weight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/10/ive-learned-it-the-hard-way-lisa-orourke-on-perils-of-abruptly-cutting-boxing-weight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 2022 world champion has been out of the ring since December after twice breaking the same bone in her hand]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:22:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67MFNCBEKFCTNOZF4D4LKC6X5E.jpg?auth=c912d839b88ca3a5a9908dc6b374e8ab040f4fa2ef61ca28dbe56b56715d7f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke with their silver medals at 2025 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, Nis, Serbia. Photograph: Aleksandar Djorovic/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Aleksandar Djorovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Draw for Round 3 of the All-Ireland football series to take place on Monday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/draw-for-round-3-of-the-all-ireland-football-series-to-take-place-on-monday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/draw-for-round-3-of-the-all-ireland-football-series-to-take-place-on-monday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Round 2A losers to face 2B winners in final matches before All-Ireland quarter-finals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:22:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZOVDC2YBVB2FBOAJK72LBEYIU.jpg?auth=e9cdcae992bbfce92b74f8ebc399f5d8cdf615f9751ba81bbb9fefe82f333ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans will be eagerly awaiting Monday's draw as action heats up. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tommy Dickson ©INPHO/Tommy Dickson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATM stolen in overnight front-loader raid on Bank of Ireland branch in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/atm-stolen-in-overnight-front-loader-raid-on-bank-of-ireland-branch-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/atm-stolen-in-overnight-front-loader-raid-on-bank-of-ireland-branch-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí examine CCTV after thieves remove cash machine from Little Island premise]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:15:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQAN7RE2SZCEPMODBSE2YKI2VE.jpg?auth=cf9268d49938eec45abdef3bfa60594012ed1c9550746d58bbc494b9f633e358&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí investigate ATM theft from Bank of Ireland branch in Co Cork. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30) appears in court charged with attempted murder after Belfast stabbing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/man-30-appears-in-court-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-belfast-stabbing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/10/man-30-appears-in-court-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-belfast-stabbing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid  also charged with threats to kill an NHS radiographer and possession of a knife]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:22:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z75M6WSOW5ERLGKELCYXWLPQDU?auth=da1fd6b59f0f8df0f5f1a78541e1cb3e6cb376718c214e945f0de96924e70ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Court sketch of Hadi Alodid, who appeared via videolink at Belfast Magistrates' Court charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Cook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win an overnight stay at five-star resort Castlemartyr and enjoy a nine-course dinner and wine pairing at two-Michelin starred Terre x Marguerite four hands dinner.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-an-overnight-stay-in-the-five-star-castlemartyr-resort-and-a-nine-course-dinner-and-wine-pairing-in-terre-x-marguerite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-an-overnight-stay-in-the-five-star-castlemartyr-resort-and-a-nine-course-dinner-and-wine-pairing-in-terre-x-marguerite/</guid><description><![CDATA[What are you doing next Wednesday evening? Enter to win this wonderful experience, taking place on Wednesday June 17th, in Castlemartyr, Co Cork. The Irish Times has teamed up with two Michelin starred restaurant Terre at the luxurious five-star resort Castlemartyr to give one lucky subscriber the chance to win a an overnight stay and a nine-course dinner with wine pairing at their Terre x Marguerite four hands dinner on Wednesday June 17th. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:17:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YL3UK47Z65G47NEDUW2KWUQXB4.jpg?auth=81c8ca206648c946a91fb367b50cc7a143eeaf13131177bd42fc415552942e82&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:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí renew appeal for information about brawl at Portlaoise cemetery ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/gardai-renew-appeal-for-information-about-brawl-at-portlaoise-cemetery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/gardai-renew-appeal-for-information-about-brawl-at-portlaoise-cemetery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four people were arrested after violence broke out at mass last month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:59:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BCWV5HAF3XJ5KEJU6UFB3MPJF4.jpg?auth=9850dfe898982027be94c6c8f4b4bebe79fc6b06f9cc19a3513f645cb7cbfda8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portlaoise Garda Station. Gardaí have renewed their appeal for witnesses following violence at a cemetery mass in Portlaoise last month. Photograph: Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB moved to rein in Revolut in Europe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/ecb-moved-to-rein-in-revoluts-self-guided-missiles-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/ecb-moved-to-rein-in-revoluts-self-guided-missiles-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laith Al-Khalaf, Olaf Storbeck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s most valuable fintech was ordered to address ‘deficiencies’ in oversight amid a rapid product rollout]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGPCYK6TQBCFRL56GVEN353CK4.jpg?auth=12343d0a582077ad5e5f2a498053ae45e76bdcded4ec4fc5342f72b5899f4476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky has long modelled Revolut on a tech firm. Staff faced quarterly performance reviews and should behave like a “self-guided missile”. Photograph: Justin Tallis / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUSTIN TALLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man’s home ‘destroyed, top to bottom’ by fire in Belfast violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/mans-home-destroyed-top-to-bottom-by-fire-in-belfast-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/mans-home-destroyed-top-to-bottom-by-fire-in-belfast-violence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cars and homes were set alight in disorder that followed a knife attack in the city on Monday ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:42:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R5Q3RPQX6YTTWMZWPTMX5UBGVI.jpg?auth=9da049463cac7ed64acfc2252207e3d7662efb344506e16103a4d6d18d92edd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Corry stands outside his burnt-out property in Lendrick Street, Belfast. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win two tickets to see The Whiteheaded Boy at the Abbey Theatre.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-two-tickets-to-see-the-whiteheaded-boy-at-the-abbey-theatre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-two-tickets-to-see-the-whiteheaded-boy-at-the-abbey-theatre/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has three sets of tickets to offer to lucky subscribers. Enjoy this hilarious comedy of family rivalries, written by Lennox Robinson and directed by Annie Ryan at the National Theatre of Ireland running until July 25th.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:42:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFWYPPZYLRAU5OFQA2FLN2VQBA.jpg?auth=6f7df91bb6556ee360ac0065bbcdcae2f058f5302a95099e61541eaf0fef3a1f&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:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is meaningful climate action possible in a democracy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/is-meaningful-climate-action-possible-in-a-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/is-meaningful-climate-action-possible-in-a-democracy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:30:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AD4T73WCCM4PLXNPARCPBPJZGM.jpg?auth=7c7a659d634678efdc5a34ae770df94e9552cc66d254869490da02892f07cff6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A wind turbine amid power lines on the north coast of Shandong Province in Weifang, China. China has invested heavily in high-voltage transmission lines to move electricity from wind turbines and solar panel farms to energy-thirsty cities. Photograph: Gilles Sabrié/The New York Times.
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gilles Sabrie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public or private? Share your experience of maternity care in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/10/public-or-private-share-your-experience-of-maternity-care-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/10/public-or-private-share-your-experience-of-maternity-care-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tell your story: did you choose public or private maternity care –  and why?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:29:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6H5W3JKPSVFQ7HG4GNYTFAUPKM.jpg?auth=b5c59e7e93649a5fdced9e950e0fcb24f9c1bdf6a67e2e1fe70ce28eedd506de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Whiteheaded Boy review: Heart of Abbey’s summer show lies in an unexpected place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/10/the-whiteheaded-boy-review-heart-of-abbeys-summer-show-lies-in-an-unexpected-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/10/the-whiteheaded-boy-review-heart-of-abbeys-summer-show-lies-in-an-unexpected-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Genevieve Hulme-Beaman combines deadpan melancholy with sublimely odd physical comedy in Annie Ryan’s bawdy staging of the Lennox Robinson play]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:28:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2IKKQDMG5BYVPQJ4Y227N5F44.jpg?auth=3389ab275c23e71db7e84e26352a17d0216ca8aa14f59bca9e9ca36d6f79a9f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Whiteheaded Boy: Genevieve Hulme-Beaman as Kate. Photograph: Patricio Cassinoni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a €250 voucher to dine at the new BuJo Burger Central Plaza.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-a-250-voucher-to-dine-at-the-new-bujo-burger-central-plaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/06/10/win-a-250-voucher-to-dine-at-the-new-bujo-burger-central-plaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[BuJo Burger Central Plaza is officially opening its doors to the public this Friday June 12th, and to celebrate we are giving one lucky subscriber the chance to win a €250 voucher to spend at the new Dublin City Centre location on Dame Street.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:24:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SR4T3CVJNNCONJJS3RPTODBTA4.jpg?auth=d3ec152d36420c6d27153193768b354a1e03f47ae934623a61419f724be8086c&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">Ruth Calder-Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland unable to book direct ticket to Brazil ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/10/ireland-unable-to-book-direct-ticket-to-brazil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/10/ireland-unable-to-book-direct-ticket-to-brazil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA’s complicated relationship with World Cup; James Lowe confirms he is leaving Leinster]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:21:25 +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[Irish captain Katie McCabe leads the squad in their applause of the travelling support after Tuesday's defeat by France in Grenoble. 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September. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HYYZCNEC4RA4JDEPLBC6HAJ7XM.jpg?auth=8758978ac48065591bfb78fe9425e43af913546158b59f97da0f5f1e14e40485&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:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another State apology for era when politicians, priests and gardaí looked the other way  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/another-state-apology-for-era-when-politicians-priests-and-gardai-looked-the-other-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/10/another-state-apology-for-era-when-politicians-priests-and-gardai-looked-the-other-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Serial paedophile Bill Kenneally was able to prey on his young victims in plain sight]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:07:35 +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[There was a failure to bring Bill Kenneally to justice. 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[Controversial Democrat Graham Platner wins Maine’s US Senate primary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/controversial-democrat-graham-platner-wins-maines-us-senate-primary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/controversial-democrat-graham-platner-wins-maines-us-senate-primary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Platner faced a series of scandals, including a since covered-up Nazi symbol tattoo and a report that some ex-girlfriends found his behaviour disturbing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:32:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OS3CCJ4W62RUYC4HDFSECILKSQ.jpg?auth=b144e5b2e9daaafa263ffcd4f6b836a67db4f1fc9d1e330622faeb9d6087cac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks in Blue Hill, Maine, on Tuesday. Photograph: CJ Gunther/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cj Gunther</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presbyterian assembly told reputation will ‘need to be rebuilt’ after safeguarding failures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/presbyterian-assembly-told-reputation-will-need-to-be-rebuilt-after-safeguarding-failures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/presbyterian-assembly-told-reputation-will-need-to-be-rebuilt-after-safeguarding-failures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Church’s moderator tells annual gathering of decision making body it has endured ‘tough’ period over child protection shortcomings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:29:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDVNB2PJOBSNMTJNIJ5CX5DWKU.jpg?auth=487bc67856287a5a57bd888c959104bb6428789a96eb0007ac0180a14a9c62f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Murray, leader of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republican Steve Hilton advances in race to become California’s next governor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/republican-steve-hilton-advances-in-race-to-become-californias-next-governor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/10/republican-steve-hilton-advances-in-race-to-become-californias-next-governor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Mackey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hilton initially led the field but as the race tightened Donald Trump, without evidence, accused the state of election-rigging]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:55:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TBIF3AP74XQ2VOTQZWK6SJY3IE.jpg?auth=43590cc684783b9385723bab727d610d5821ef6940da3bdbc683a0656c693831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Steve Hilton will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra. Photograph: Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabriela Bhaskar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport passenger numbers up 2.7% in May as summer season kicks off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/dublin-airport-passenger-numbers-up-27-in-may-as-summer-season-kicks-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/dublin-airport-passenger-numbers-up-27-in-may-as-summer-season-kicks-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 10,000 football fans expected to travel through Dublin Airport in June on their way to the World Cup, DAA says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:37:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJLL4JRLZVHEFD3SXB4CJBE5AM.jpg?auth=f4ea64da6c15486ebdbe723e770751dbb733faa1783d1601363d7a0f84399338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Airport is also gearing up for Ireland’s hosting of the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of the year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">abdone</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twelve killed in Johannesburg shooting, South African police say ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/10/twelve-killed-in-johannesburg-shooting-south-african-police-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/10/twelve-killed-in-johannesburg-shooting-south-african-police-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Police ‌begin manhunt for ​more than ​10 suspects following attack]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:08:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IG75TRQENBBURDDSCOJ5ISFQP4.jpg?auth=a0f060982516dbb0b4c128ca3957f9b8ff70dcfc46effe08b41bd79302644301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South African police said   that they had launched ⁠a manhunt for ​more than ​10 suspects.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Jared</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV challenges EU over migration and rearmament policies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/10/pope-leo-xiv-challenges-eu-over-migration-and-rearmament-policies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/10/pope-leo-xiv-challenges-eu-over-migration-and-rearmament-policies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff tells politicians in Spain that migration is challenging conscience of nations, and that military deterrence can never build lasting peace]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:06:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZKCLWTCDHOXNL5J4ZLW2SWOPM.jpg?auth=bb57acc820738cb9e4175edb99c3f79fe9b34a2b1e3ef7fc1e93210626ace9d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV blesses a child as he arrives to attend a prayer vigil at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, on June 9th. 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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[Oil climbs as US-Iran tensions flare again while stockpiles tighten]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/10/oil-climbs-as-us-iran-tensions-flare-again-while-stockpiles-tighten/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/10/oil-climbs-as-us-iran-tensions-flare-again-while-stockpiles-tighten/</guid><description><![CDATA[US military struck Iranian targets after Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to respond to the downing of a US Apache attack helicopter]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:30:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QPHUAB57YJ2J7LZZ5IYMHYSRUA.jpg?auth=034358e12d044189a900286e4e23a3e16ea751f4d9f7bad27025fb47f14faad0&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.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tense scenes at Belfast protests, and Mayo village prepares for Canadian prime minister’s visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tense-scenes-at-belfast-protests-and-mayo-village-prepares-for-canadian-prime-ministers-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tense-scenes-at-belfast-protests-and-mayo-village-prepares-for-canadian-prime-ministers-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan: Government told to prepare to relocate coastal and flood-prone communities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVMGPADGJIJGJIR4DVRMA4I3DQ.jpg?auth=8bd97a7a4eb61ebc4ac1ea33507802ea51016df2edd899c0d3599ee896a7a754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city. Photograph: PA/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My daughter watched my husband and I go through our cancer journeys and made up her mind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/kathy-sheridan-private-healthcare-made-little-difference-to-my-husband-or-me-so-our-daughter-went-public/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/kathy-sheridan-private-healthcare-made-little-difference-to-my-husband-or-me-so-our-daughter-went-public/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No amount of money, I am convinced, would have bettered the care my daughter got giving birth. The recovery in a noisy, clammy ward was a different story]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A graduate’s story: ‘I felt uncertain about whether to start working or continue studying’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/a-graduates-story-i-felt-uncertain-about-whether-to-start-working-or-continue-studying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/a-graduates-story-i-felt-uncertain-about-whether-to-start-working-or-continue-studying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Palak Agarwal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I chose a master’s in sustainable finance because I felt it aligned with where the future is heading]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6CXSD4AKJFV7CG2NGJ5IKCJRA.jpeg?auth=24dc6940ccc81d245c245a68da8ea3eadb101daefffb552d19621e7107dc2c44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palak Agarwal: 'One of the things I enjoy most is the opportunity to collaborate with people from different backgrounds, cultures and countries']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group H guide: Stage set for Lamine Yamal to shine with Spain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-h-guide-stage-set-for-lamine-yamal-to-shine-with-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-h-guide-stage-set-for-lamine-yamal-to-shine-with-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers defender Pico looks to keep dream going with Cape Verde]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFY2EPEBKKFZCUU4IYXHBNUU3E.jpg?auth=68d4d1c83c1eb17439306367ccb0646bab43394b275540395fb831b0e0a97022&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's forward Lamine Yamal greets the fans during the UEFA Euro semi-final football match between Spain and France on July 9th, 2024. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Medina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group G guide: Belgium and Egypt look for last hurrahs from ageing stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-g-guide-belgium-and-egypt-look-for-last-hurrahs-from-ageing-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-g-guide-belgium-and-egypt-look-for-last-hurrahs-from-ageing-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran will have plenty to contend with on their visits to the US ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADRJ5LVH53CWRXNWDHSH762KSY.jpg?auth=97124dfbde7302e1e4fde1069c94583c4b3524d2be0a4924d0473e22579b5e39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jérémy Doku is expected to give vibrancy to Belgium's attack at the World Cup. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group I guide: Early tests for potential champions France and Norway ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-i-guide-early-tests-for-potential-champions-france-and-norway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-i-guide-early-tests-for-potential-champions-france-and-norway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iraq face a near-impossible task]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3OZ6OURB2SNUTHKF7LZCYKAHE.jpg?auth=19defcc6d78c1cb0fe72cd6a38ec2c81b99c40bd12465394d6b08773fd78b41d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the Didier Deschamps' main challenges will be to ensure Kylian Mbappé and his other star players are in the right frame of mind. Photograph: Thomas Padilla/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Padilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like my husband has got himself an AI therapist. He says he now feels fully heard’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/10/its-like-my-husband-has-got-himself-an-ai-therapist-he-says-he-now-feels-fully-heard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/10/its-like-my-husband-has-got-himself-an-ai-therapist-he-says-he-now-feels-fully-heard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Suddenly there’s no longer just two of us in this relationship, and I now feel very judged by AI’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SELX2Y37VEVVJ5YAX5TBDNIOI.jpg?auth=f57009ee1002e0cf461001970286cc62055afe0af6b5c10c9ec5b1350a925307&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘AI is so positive with him, and I think he loves getting told that he is in the right’. Illustration: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">elenabs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The experts’ view: What does a graduate programme offer and how is AI changing the game?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/the-experts-view-what-does-a-graduate-programme-offer-and-how-is-ai-changing-the-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/the-experts-view-what-does-a-graduate-programme-offer-and-how-is-ai-changing-the-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Graduate programmes provide support and certainty but they don’t represent the entire graduate jobs market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NW4FIOFJLREWJIL4Y6CENGTTWE.jpg?auth=2f6f951a659b59a0df6d318c62a1e2c132a1ea3bf29500c524bbe939df0f9de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence isn’t replacing graduates – but it is reshaping what it means to be one]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sonmez karakurt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cat among the pigeons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/a-cat-among-the-pigeons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/a-cat-among-the-pigeons/</guid><description><![CDATA[Humans harm hedgehogs, badgers, pheasants and much else]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[In the World Cup of ideas, Jonathan Swift should play for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/in-the-world-cup-of-ideas-jonathan-swift-should-play-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/in-the-world-cup-of-ideas-jonathan-swift-should-play-for-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Author’s inclusion in the Irish team could be a gamechanger]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Leaving Cert maths paper one: what were those who set it trying to achieve?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-maths-paper-one-what-were-those-who-set-it-trying-to-achieve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/leaving-cert-maths-paper-one-what-were-those-who-set-it-trying-to-achieve/</guid><description><![CDATA[Were they trying to ensure that students left the exam hall in tears? Or were put off higher-level maths forever?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Renewables firm NZE to invest €2bn in hydrogen venture]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/nze-to-invest-2bn-in-hydrogen-venture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/nze-to-invest-2bn-in-hydrogen-venture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tim Cowhig chaired firm earmarks Carlow site for energy storage project]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZOPYKLHOX36UFKA4SONLF7QQY.jpg?auth=517cedaca938f293fa887ff68528007e6f0a7ec43a40f105dd78cfb6b82bed15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new venture plans to use green hydrogen to boost renewable energy use. Photograph: Nick Ansell/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rotunda consultant row is just the tip of the iceberg ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/rotunda-consultant-row-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/rotunda-consultant-row-is-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Majority of voluntary hospitals still restricting state access to their financial information]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For its latest trick, the Rotunda Circus turned Dáil foes into friends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/for-its-latest-trick-the-rotunda-circus-turned-dail-foes-into-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/10/for-its-latest-trick-the-rotunda-circus-turned-dail-foes-into-friends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spare a thought for the mayor of Austin, Texas, who watched as the discussion moved on to sewerage concerns in Foynes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight women under private care by public-only consultants at Rotunda to switch doctors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/10/eight-women-under-private-care-by-public-only-consultants-at-rotunda-to-switch-doctors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/10/eight-women-under-private-care-by-public-only-consultants-at-rotunda-to-switch-doctors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State’s busiest maternity hospital backed down in dispute over private care]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEIZ744YYIJP37P3INXFEOMR6E.jpg?auth=1df67a1cdcae7118f4b9e2784e6644d0ac9d540a27cdd538ba7ea1de39c91d46&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 previously suggested that women who had paid private or semi-private fees to see the same consultant might be owed a refund from the hospital. 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[A referendum to expand the size of the cabinet would just look like ‘jobs for the boys’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/michael-mcdowell-a-referendum-to-expand-the-size-of-the-cabinet-would-just-look-like-jobs-for-the-boys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/michael-mcdowell-a-referendum-to-expand-the-size-of-the-cabinet-would-just-look-like-jobs-for-the-boys/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ‘fewer politicians’ rhetoric of the failed attempt to abolish the Seanad would be turned back on the political elite]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cat among the pigeons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/a-cat-among-the-pigeons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/a-cat-among-the-pigeons/</guid><description><![CDATA[Humans harm hedgehogs, badgers, pheasants and much else]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[State blindness to abuse outlined by Bill Kenneally report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/10/dereliction-of-duty-by-gardai-and-state-blindness-to-abuse-outlined-by-bill-kenneally-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/10/dereliction-of-duty-by-gardai-and-state-blindness-to-abuse-outlined-by-bill-kenneally-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Barry Roche, Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former basketball coach and serial child sex abuser was given ‘favourable treatment’ when crimes came to light]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +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[Survivors of sexual abuse by Bill Kenneally have called for a public apology from the State for the assaults they suffered. 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[Family of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane believe inquiry can deliver ‘whole truth’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/family-of-murdered-solicitor-pat-finucane-believe-inquiry-can-deliver-whole-truth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/10/family-of-murdered-solicitor-pat-finucane-believe-inquiry-can-deliver-whole-truth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finucane shot dead by Ulster Defence Association in 1989 in attack found to have involved British state collusion ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKCQGVD2W34IZA37OTQZH7MAHA.JPG?auth=5ff2ff485578f8c40911803e5a168ca0f8bba8e26ce309b104d5cba2752f43ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane was shot dead by by members of the loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association in 1989]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What ‘data’ is stored in data centres? My videos for starters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/what-data-is-stored-in-data-centres-my-videos-for-starters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/what-data-is-stored-in-data-centres-my-videos-for-starters/</guid><description><![CDATA[Until recently, I had only a vague idea of my personal responsibility for the situation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Israel, as a democracy, should be held to higher standards than surrounding regimes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/israel-as-a-democracy-should-be-held-to-higher-standards-than-surrounding-regimes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/israel-as-a-democracy-should-be-held-to-higher-standards-than-surrounding-regimes/</guid><description><![CDATA[In this context, Israel deserves particular opprobrium]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[The issue at the Rotunda is not private versus public care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/the-issue-at-the-rotunda-is-not-private-versus-public-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/the-issue-at-the-rotunda-is-not-private-versus-public-care/</guid><description><![CDATA[Relationship continuity in maternity care significantly improves clinical safety]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/10/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/10/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 10th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HI4XUJMKFJBSBOK2THRWC3MRQA.jpg?auth=3132f343dee19d87e4ee5fa360caf351de17a7516b2861b45fd606b93d8d645f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Browne: Former IRFU chief executive guided Irish rugby into bright new era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/10/philip-browne-former-irfu-chief-executive-guided-irish-rugby-into-bright-new-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/10/philip-browne-former-irfu-chief-executive-guided-irish-rugby-into-bright-new-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Browne, who spent 29 years at the IRFU, has died aged 64]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KYHX7PVD2NCKHH2SYTEDLVHYOE.jpg?auth=757d68501fad02eb4a53e90547bb2410c0827182f8878719ae17851722e41235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip Browne at the Aviva Stadium in 2021, the year he retired after 29 years' service with the IRFU. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath master Joe Sheridan backing Royals to regroup against Derry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/meath-master-joe-sheridan-backing-royals-to-regroup-against-derry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/meath-master-joe-sheridan-backing-royals-to-regroup-against-derry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robbie Brennan’s men face a tough test as they enter last-chance saloon of Celtic Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBCQLDPH6VCJVMRBOO4NTZDZBE.jpg?auth=a5961e319a3a57fd4e2e7a5b501f6c7246682bcf5d2c5bf8aaed2d70d6298a81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Sheridan in action for Meath in their maiden Gaelic Masters Football Championship fixture against Louth in Drumconrath.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork’s Mark Coleman says referee James Owens was in the right over last-puck controversy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/corks-mark-coleman-concedes-referee-james-owens-in-the-right-over-last-puck-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/corks-mark-coleman-concedes-referee-james-owens-in-the-right-over-last-puck-controversy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Rebels had felt aggrieved in the immediate aftermath of Munster SHC final defeat to Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPOSXGHXFCFHRLU6SKYCFIBNOU.jpg?auth=93add724ac13abb9c741861b71cdc9f69fdbcb923ddc9a5501d61751bacff552&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Tim O'Mahony tries to score a late equaliser as referee James Owens blows the final whistle in last Sunday's Munster SHC final between Cork and Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pink Narcissus review: This languorous queer sexual fantasy from 1971 has aged well]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/10/pink-narcissus-review-this-languorous-queer-sexual-fantasy-from-1971-has-aged-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/10/pink-narcissus-review-this-languorous-queer-sexual-fantasy-from-1971-has-aged-well/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sense of adventure, experiment and risk remains]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRH5RFUTXNBLNKXDOCBQYYDKXA.jpg?auth=1afbc51c091418ef264a964517d04965d7ab02791bb00df28ce4f160847d9c9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pink Narcissus]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail wanted to end contract last year for delayed IT project company]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/06/10/irish-rail-wanted-to-end-contract-last-year-for-delayed-it-project-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/06/10/irish-rail-wanted-to-end-contract-last-year-for-delayed-it-project-company/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TDs to hear from State-owned rail company about €50m write-down on system to manage movement of trains]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGRYIVTV5OVPLOTG2EH7JMVFAM.jpg?auth=0b127d7a36b9c06b53feb72314b1e6d5d271ebaa98319aa62f77995a547b9f5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail chief executive Mary Considine is expected to tell the transport committee Indra 'still does not have a developed product that is fit for deployment on the network']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t just electrify every car. Reduce the number of journeys made in the first place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/dont-just-electrify-every-car-reduce-the-number-of-journeys-made-in-the-first-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/dont-just-electrify-every-car-reduce-the-number-of-journeys-made-in-the-first-place/</guid><description><![CDATA[The parallel with recycling is instructive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Getting married is expensive. But so is not getting married]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/getting-married-is-expensive-but-so-is-not-getting-married/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/10/getting-married-is-expensive-but-so-is-not-getting-married/</guid><description><![CDATA[Women who do not get married also pay a large cost ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 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[Darragh Ó Sé: Westmeath was a blessing for Páidí after all the hurt Kerry caused him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/darragh-o-se-westmeath-was-a-blessing-for-paidi-hed-be-thrilled-to-see-them-doing-so-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/darragh-o-se-westmeath-was-a-blessing-for-paidi-hed-be-thrilled-to-see-them-doing-so-well/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You do realise how far it is from Ventry to Mullingar,’ he told them down the phone. ‘I’ll need a chopper on a regular basis’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LETMJINUMBC7RFGRNZ622U44VM.jpg?auth=c7cfcbff635cf6a32281d85ea22e22346794fe8b71ccb82fa83076a0222e0ee2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath manager Páidí Ó Sé is congratulated by supporters at the end of the 2004 Leinster SFC final replay against Laois at Croke Park. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[13,633 days since my husband was shot dead in front of me. 13,633 days seeking the truth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/13633-days-since-my-husband-was-shot-dead-in-front-of-me-13633-days-seeking-the-truth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/10/13633-days-since-my-husband-was-shot-dead-in-front-of-me-13633-days-seeking-the-truth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Finucane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane can finally examine publicly all of the collusion that plagued our society for so many years, there is hope that a real process of healing can begin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQKVSXJX235JY2IC3N6RBQ2NC4.JPG?auth=bac6cc41339ad72b9b6b21e41c04dbea51824f7cd84e963d1d78f97bbb6d2e9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Photograph: Pacemaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish coastal communities face erosion in ‘urgent crisis’ and need relocation, report says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/10/coastal-communities-facing-sea-erosion-in-urgent-crisis-and-need-relocation-plan-report-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/10/coastal-communities-facing-sea-erosion-in-urgent-crisis-and-need-relocation-plan-report-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate Change Advisory Council paper says preparations for land loss to sea needed now]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTDJVRIBWJBF7EFIDQPHIFZYUA.JPG?auth=808f3c3873b57ae2f3c9ee3624318c1dc9b138fc8716f9281bb2df4974fe1e06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Amy caused coastal flooding in Salthill, Galway, last year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on budget policy: on an increasingly risky course ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-policy-on-an-increasingly-risky-course/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/10/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-policy-on-an-increasingly-risky-course/</guid><description><![CDATA[The arguments in the latest Ifac report are familiar, but the extent of the exposure in the public finances keeps on rising]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFT4GUURSHM4HRTL3TQGKLZW2Y.JPG?auth=0585bb451eb7d98719d7fb0ab50386735ddd14d6fffd2bfcff346373d4b7d5f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Finance Simon Harris: Ifac have issued a warning on the public finances. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Handsome Monkstown home with summer house and its own putting green]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/handsome-monkstown-home-with-summer-house-and-its-own-putting-green/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/handsome-monkstown-home-with-summer-house-and-its-own-putting-green/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[De Vesci House, featuring period details, has been lovingly maintained by owners for 40 years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5NPP2C5SBCPBI23KJWFLAP35Q.JPG?auth=e451159087c490aa88697e651cabcdc33755b6794953659f2d5bff636bdaece7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[De Vesci House, Carrickbrennan Road, Monkstown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the GAA finally learned to stop worrying about the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/sean-moran-how-the-gaa-finally-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/sean-moran-how-the-gaa-finally-learned-to-stop-worrying-about-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For decades, the association has had to adapt to the challenge of live broadcasting and even Ireland’s involvement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KILMFH6VOBG2XHRTST6UUY3L6Y.jpg?auth=e02902839e5f885c3c031f72cd188104ce377710fddfd8d8d5b2d2bc3926dee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Aldridge in action for the Republic of Ireland during the 1990 World Cup group game against Egypt. The match clashed with a pair of Leinster hurling semi-finals. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">�INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State to invest €460m to set up seven advanced tech research centres]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/state-to-invest-460-million-to-set-up-seven-advanced-tech-research-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/10/state-to-invest-460-million-to-set-up-seven-advanced-tech-research-centres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An AI centre will get €122 million in funding and be co-ordinated by five universities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN325FIKZFJ25MG7W62MT2SIQ4.JPG?auth=7cfebed8f065edffd844b9dbf205bc10d43d1539be47c574419009b90609f9c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless has announced €460 million in research funding. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Pale 2026: Line-up, site access, ticket information, weather and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/beyond-the-pale-2026-line-up-site-access-ticket-information-weather-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/beyond-the-pale-2026-line-up-site-access-ticket-information-weather-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beyond the Pale will welcome music lovers to Glendalough Estate in Co Wicklow this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/772F73HIPZBSFOPTE3VWU4ALVU.jpg?auth=74b82561c63cc6c06d900eed798c8a0f850b3890594dec2d188ced1593f7a654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2026 Beyond the Pale festival takes place from Friday June 12th to Sunday June 14th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Glen Bollard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling’s professional age: Novel shines light on a forgotten Ireland 216 years removed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/hurlings-professional-age-novel-shines-light-on-a-forgotten-ireland-216-years-removed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/10/hurlings-professional-age-novel-shines-light-on-a-forgotten-ireland-216-years-removed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hurling 1810 is Conor Power’s first foray into fiction writing and comes 18 years after book about his famous father]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3D57KQ2G5DPLJQTHVOXM5PQ4M.jpg?auth=0c4f57dc10fe785810185cf77f9045d8962430c9b4adb276c9e8cb6aa08fcd56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Power with his new book, Hurling 1810]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He looks awful like Gramps Carney’: Mayo relatives set for visit of Canada’s PM]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/he-looks-awful-like-gramps-carney-mayo-relatives-set-for-visit-of-canadas-pm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/10/he-looks-awful-like-gramps-carney-mayo-relatives-set-for-visit-of-canadas-pm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney will visit the village of Aughagower this Sunday where his ancestors hailed from]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHOTZG7WTVEDJJCQKYIFCP7DB4.jpg?auth=ccf3261e4ac918ae80d5b31c3294f8163e17561f940020cdf9dace1dcd38fae8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martina Carney with father Pat Carney and their cousins Maureen O'Malley and her daughter Rosaleen, who are all relations of Canadian prime minister Mark Carney who will visit Aughagower on Sunday. Photograph: Conor McKeown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am off my phone and in the world – all it took was no internet. Depressing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/10/i-am-off-my-phone-and-in-the-world-all-it-took-was-no-internet-depressing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/10/i-am-off-my-phone-and-in-the-world-all-it-took-was-no-internet-depressing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ve learned you can’t expect to automatically ask ChatGPT every idiotic question that slouches across your brain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTEWA2YVKNB45BHI4I2A4WLUPA.jpg?auth=d10851e16c48f4085eb12129eb357f71221823ae0798d2ad0af129faf0570155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy: 'I consider that mine was the last generation born without the internet. I recall how things were – the fluid thrill of leaving the house and your parents not being able to track you like an airtagged suitcase lost at JFK.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Kennedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleet safety tech firm CameraMatics raises €49m with ISIF and AIB backing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/fleet-safety-tech-firm-cameramatics-raises-49m-with-isif-and-aib-backing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/fleet-safety-tech-firm-cameramatics-raises-49m-with-isif-and-aib-backing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech focuses on accident prevention including by providing alerts of a cyclist in a blind spot or drivers showing signs of getting tired]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S765Q23AZFGZIY4RQAEXNPCS7E.jpg?auth=ca46edb47f67ca5e7b9a0747238d0cff57b75d4a971fa6d9c32c3e840b0a5167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CameraMatics platform uses technology to improve safety for fleets]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: The Dart in good weather seems to induce a screaming insanity in teenagers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/10/sean-moncrieff-the-dart-in-good-weather-seems-to-induce-a-screaming-insanity-in-teenagers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/10/sean-moncrieff-the-dart-in-good-weather-seems-to-induce-a-screaming-insanity-in-teenagers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They are loud and boisterous and invariably carry a portable music device which thuds sounds through the carriage, startling everyone ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'I briefly locked eyes with another grown-up passenger: a look filled with puzzlement and alarm'. 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[Energy, automation and ecommerce in focus at European logistics event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/energy-automation-and-ecommerce-in-focus-at-european-logistics-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/energy-automation-and-ecommerce-in-focus-at-european-logistics-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Richardson ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Logistics property as critical national infrastructure and demand for semi-automation in warehouse development were big themes at Barcelona’s Power of Three conference ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC35CW53LBBL5P2QQUQNTONE2A.jpg?auth=bf025f7b38d962a489fd0b7cb5195fe938729db2536e10702233e2af3770887d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The consensus in Barcelona at the Power of Three event was that we are now entering a second chapter of ecommerce]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navan: Why move there, and where to buy in the commuter town?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/commuter-towns-navan-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/commuter-towns-navan-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Navan in Co Meath has a lot to offer – including the beauty of the Boyne and its own arts centre]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6OKCF6UFRBSBJIX34K75MN27Q.jpg?auth=6b21aed0c5d75066819e70fa2afc6d4e7972a84e937f5e34275b209b20e7878e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Navan is a becoming an increasingly attractive place to live for people commuting to work in Dublin.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime residential site in heart of Kinsale for €3.25m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/prime-residential-site-in-heart-of-kinsale-for-325m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/prime-residential-site-in-heart-of-kinsale-for-325m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Site with views of the harbour has planning permission in place to build up to 18 luxury homes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U36GMR6ZMFHSPI6QZEXTOE44N4.jpg?auth=e432282438f1eca35c92ca1000c507d1e80a344bae690c2f447e9491a2327c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site at Kinsale, Co Cork, features a substantial six-bedroom residence set on about 2.72 acres.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Georgian residence with equestrian facilities in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/fine-georgian-residence-with-equestrian-facilities-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/09/fine-georgian-residence-with-equestrian-facilities-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country Homes: Ballylanigan House sits on 47 acres with elegant gardens and stables centred on cobbled courtyard ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKLWOME37RDJ5ENYXWGNIRUC7E.JPG?auth=bcb64af44ae97a48e68c58add383d580a7e4c1a96f576df5b06eb592f725983d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ballylanigan House is a well-proportioned two-storey Georgian residence. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m unemployed and in my 50s. How can I upskill for a career in AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/10/im-unemployed-how-can-i-upskill-for-career-progression-particularly-in-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/10/im-unemployed-how-can-i-upskill-for-career-progression-particularly-in-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Are there short courses that won’t break the bank? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGP3X4YBCZFTHD4FUTVJRXH3G4.jpg?auth=89c4613fd79ae14ba89fb4db4d22a3fe488055125df879aba6f1668973e36ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employers increasingly see AI skills as a basic requirement in the workplace. Illustration: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Midnight Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entire development of 13 fully let industrial units in Balbriggan for €4.5 million]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/entire-development-of-13-fully-let-industrial-units-in-balbriggan-for-45-million/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/entire-development-of-13-fully-let-industrial-units-in-balbriggan-for-45-million/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With scheme fully let to eight tenants including An Post, sale offers asset management potential]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSQHC3QSBFAGTNDROBIZOJ3MYU.jpg?auth=c185880eababeb889193ed46009ec1bdce93bf8552f2a8d3b92b59c2615afb0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thirteen fully let units are for sale at KVS Business Park with an asking price of €4.5 million.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former hostel on Gardiner Street offers development opportunity for €2.975m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/former-hostel-on-gardiner-street-offers-development-opportunity-for-2975m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/former-hostel-on-gardiner-street-offers-development-opportunity-for-2975m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paddy’s Palace comprises two interconnected period buildings with potential for hostel, hotel, co-living or student accommodation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXNKYIUBGRDD7KAT3K3FZHR6UM.png?auth=3e13f2cf4d126fb7cb63a1f5adc0bbdddcfc650a032885376b78b195eaae6a5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddys Palace hostel, 5 Beresford Place and 55 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Somehow I regret being here in the mountains. I really need to go to concerts’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/somehow-i-regret-being-here-in-the-mountains-i-really-need-to-go-to-concerts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/somehow-i-regret-being-here-in-the-mountains-i-really-need-to-go-to-concerts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beat Furrer is among the composers whose work features at Louth Contemporary Music Society’s Coming Together festival]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3MWLNMNQNGKFLG6ADEF7JXPBA.jpg?auth=7f86b8542b993998beec02415c91d8d7317e059269da5ff7da09dee636c54b8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The composer Beat Furrer. Photograph: Manu Theobald]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic jump in visitor nights spent in Ireland, according to EU figures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/dramatic-jump-in-visitor-nights-spent-in-ireland-according-to-eu-figures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/dramatic-jump-in-visitor-nights-spent-in-ireland-according-to-eu-figures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surge in Ireland dwarfed experience in other EU states but may be distorted by reported slump in numbers last year  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5FNTNGXANA7ZDEUJUKI476VSI.JPG?auth=3dd16481b34710a728ec7b94968f75b52d6378bcf0d124dfbbf10be3c4c40329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tourists gather at the gates of Trinity College Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime Cork city retail investment occupied by Boots for €2m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/prime-cork-city-retail-investment-occupied-by-boots-for-2m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/prime-cork-city-retail-investment-occupied-by-boots-for-2m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property comes to market with yield of 7.05% and strong asset management potential]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAWCNHJ7LVBBJCUXTL5PSEBCZQ.JPG?auth=b73de0ff75a1e9f3caec9c8d196455e3b177a5e17d840984efd309b842a6b880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[71–72 St Patrick’s Street is currently let to Boots and occupies a prominent corner position on Cork’s principal retail thoroughfare]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JIM ROCKS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got a €10,000 bonus. What’s the smartest thing to do with it?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/10/i-got-a-10000-bonus-whats-the-smartest-thing-to-do-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/10/i-got-a-10000-bonus-whats-the-smartest-thing-to-do-with-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A lump sum bonus can allow you pay down debt, including a mortgage, but that’s not necessarily the wisest course]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K7LKR6XK4JGLFPB5765RUNVKIE.jpg?auth=216d8a0fe3d696b0c99bcb6e514cc3172e67392cf8ab6b9145dc8f6a030eb712&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonus Cash illustration Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Balance rural tranquillity with vibrant village life at west Cork Georgian home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/balance-rural-tranquillity-with-vibrant-village-life-at-west-cork-georgian-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/10/balance-rural-tranquillity-with-vibrant-village-life-at-west-cork-georgian-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country Homes: Lawn House in Drimoleague sits in the heart of the region on more than five acres of meadow and woodland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNZIFTQ3KJHLHO7XRSCRXX6ISM.jpg?auth=7f3327d881ecfd985c1504bfa40659b7e27d46e0cbfb65a4876792dc2bb63c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawn House, West End, Drimoleague, Co Cork]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nerijus Reminas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandyford aparthotel site with full planning permission for €3.65m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/sandyford-aparthotel-site-with-full-planning-permission-for-365m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/06/10/sandyford-aparthotel-site-with-full-planning-permission-for-365m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Site with permission for 122 units in south Dublin comes to market at lower asking price than in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNT25JT5X5EV3PSPXBFH3CIKHQ.jpg?auth=8e44d28199839cb4859cc394e4abbf0e176dcaa69e04d4711a850efb7eb6924f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of Grafton House, Sandyford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance references three films by which director?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/the-music-quiz-lady-gagas-bad-romance-references-three-films-by-which-director/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/10/the-music-quiz-lady-gagas-bad-romance-references-three-films-by-which-director/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Former Beastie Boys member Mike D is performing at this weekend’s Beyond the Pale festival. What does the D stand for?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVNNCZ5YUJAHJD3CMM5OESQDNA.jpg?auth=d29832580a813a1d98fb9bedc7bca71d09bd030cd32efebef6e5888effdda768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lady Gaga's song Bad Romance was released in 2009. Photograph: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Bedder</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MG’s new electric 4 Urban makes sense even if you live down the country]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/10/mgs-new-electric-4-urban-makes-sense-even-if-you-live-down-the-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/10/mgs-new-electric-4-urban-makes-sense-even-if-you-live-down-the-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MG’s cheapest EV is actually bigger than the existing MG4]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQOAF3GBF5ERFBFGHXFTIQDFOI.jpg?auth=b7d74c50c2b25e67432669dd18b956347835e9838e656ca864e26530db36ec4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MG4 Urban: Maximal motoring at a minimal price]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Arbuckle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan Micra is better than ever, but is that enough?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/06/10/nissan-micra-is-better-than-ever-but-is-that-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/06/10/nissan-micra-is-better-than-ever-but-is-that-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The all-electric Micra is comfortable, efficient and generously equipped, yet it remains hard to escape the long shadow of the Renault 5]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3LUVSS7YFDDJMHZSJT3KTFT24.jpeg?auth=5afb0a9fe2eaf4aa07f0c136cef1b7e90647de0c34e574252be0f7aaacede0cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New all-electric Nissan Micra]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ‘will need to borrow’ for new wealth funds as spending rises at fastest rate in EU, says watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/government-will-need-to-borrow-for-new-funds-as-spending-rises-at-fastest-rate-in-eu-says-budgetary-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/10/government-will-need-to-borrow-for-new-funds-as-spending-rises-at-fastest-rate-in-eu-says-budgetary-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gross debt is set to rise by more than €30bn to almost €340bn by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPW2TDEBRVHOZBXQ6BS352QD24.jpg?auth=ed5b9b5926044cb8c89bc7ead7bee236977317ff628e2953ca9c22dbd5daede8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government will need to borrow in the coming years to fund commitments to two sovereign wealth funds, IFAC says. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>