<?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/2026-06-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:24:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast unrest likened to the ‘worst of the Troubles’ before quieter Thursday night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/belfast-unrest-likened-to-the-worst-of-the-troubles-before-quieter-thursday-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/belfast-unrest-likened-to-the-worst-of-the-troubles-before-quieter-thursday-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PSNI chief blames ‘racist thugs’ for disorder as protests on Thursday limited to small, isolated groups blocking roads in the east of city]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:26:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HP5RGIHP4B4DMNKHHYG64TKGPY.jpg?auth=4efd800ee5bf3f016ea80d121333f848def0f86f4de680ecaa6d6cc78254f0b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tradespeople replace front doors of boarded-up houses off the Newtownards Road, in east Belfast, after two consecutive nights of violence. 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Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Mickelson accused of inappropriate contact with golf club employee, reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/11/phil-mickelson-accused-of-inappropriate-contact-with-golf-club-employee-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/11/phil-mickelson-accused-of-inappropriate-contact-with-golf-club-employee-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Defamation attorney representing Mickelson says ‘a great deal of misinformation circulating’ about the incident]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:02:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVX4AHIFJD3XT5J5ENJ37PZWL4.jpg?auth=3be08df1f043d97388b40fef11b5a03b370d02b9222362b406db7f4bb0fac1cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Mickelson declined to comment on the allegations. Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Stobe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mexico never leaves your heart’: football-mad expats gather in Dublin as World Cup kicks off ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/11/mexico-never-leaves-your-heart-football-mad-expats-gather-in-dublin-as-world-cup-kicks-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/11/mexico-never-leaves-your-heart-football-mad-expats-gather-in-dublin-as-world-cup-kicks-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds congregated on the Button Factory for the opening match of the tournament against South Africa ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:48:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KK5AWKPFUVFITJHE46LI6NLYVE.jpeg?auth=d36ba3a69516a6eda2520c2f35f4cc2b16ffbab8d9e748596b395d4b28abc507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mexican soccer fans celebrate their country scoring the first goal of the tournament at the Button Factory, Temple Bar, on Thursday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says ‘great’ settlement of war with Iran to be signed within days, triggering reopening of Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/trump-says-great-settlement-of-war-with-iran-to-be-signed-within-days-triggering-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/trump-says-great-settlement-of-war-with-iran-to-be-signed-within-days-triggering-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president says negotiations have been presented to highest levels of Iran’s leadership]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:34:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DI7NHB7EQ6ILL5JTQBH3DS4WU.jpg?auth=37e7f068a2466696966ecac91043ec9c599100b7de266b2bf01df7a348c84a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast latest: Stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/belfast-violence-knife-attack-newtownabbey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/belfast-violence-knife-attack-newtownabbey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty-seven people have been made homeless as a result of the unrest, which broke out following protests over a knife attack that left a man seriously injured]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:14:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIIQGYQVRGKNPK3V5UBPT5CCB4.jpg?auth=625b37fce6d29280cbd3cf912763e08555f012a11a2b92863c4779d8b79aad8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters set fires during disorder on Antrim Road in Newtownabbey, north Belfast, Northern Ireland, 10 June 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Cork City manager Ger Nash ‘smelled of alcohol’ after crashing car, says garda]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/former-cork-city-manager-ger-nash-smelled-of-alcohol-after-crashing-car-says-garda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/former-cork-city-manager-ger-nash-smelled-of-alcohol-after-crashing-car-says-garda/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nash, who now lives in Sweden, charged with dangerous driving and drink driving in Midleton last November]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:08:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QO4FNMIHFZC4NOQ6XH4ENPXFWA.jpg?auth=63ab920582c4d0af812bf4474cc429c62b9d58e015ac8a5d343bb3f2d052bd3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ger Nash stepped down from his role at Cork City FC in December of last year. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon ©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orthopaedic surgeon accused of trashing hotel and assaulting guests found not guilty by reason of insanity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/orthopaedic-surgeon-accused-of-trashing-hotel-and-assaulting-guests-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/orthopaedic-surgeon-accused-of-trashing-hotel-and-assaulting-guests-found-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trial of Dr Emmett Cullen, who specialised in hip replacement surgeries, lasted three days at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:45:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJWVCMXTVZBT5I55ZTSGKBCVAI.jpg?auth=8d050bae09f920da5b24b47d239e6d63201040c7f038074fb706616584da38ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Emmett Cullen (50) pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges of assaulting three people and causing criminal damage at the Clayton Hotel in Limerick. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupiers of former pub in Dublin’s Liberties have three days to leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/occupiers-of-former-pub-in-dublins-liberties-have-three-days-to-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/occupiers-of-former-pub-in-dublins-liberties-have-three-days-to-leave/</guid><description><![CDATA[Court order already issued, directing no invite or admission to other people into Ardee House, Chamber Street]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS25EAF5XNHKPJ3WVIWQQDI3FE.jpg?auth=8a862b8b64a9e5685b7595a41c1be297bec519913f846893a2c8f5c58cb79ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A statement was read out in court by the occupiers, members of the Revolutionary Housing League, noting that the 'State has completely lost any kind of morality whatsoever'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin O’Neill hungry for more success at Celtic after being confirmed as manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/martin-oneill-hungry-for-more-success-at-celtic-after-being-confirmed-as-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/martin-oneill-hungry-for-more-success-at-celtic-after-being-confirmed-as-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[74-year-old signs one-year contract with one-year option and says he is aiming to win more trophies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:18:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3CVEFFR32NTNRQ4ZJGZYE6XL4.jpg?auth=13a208296f33cb6cc42f8fdb95b8cd1644438f79923f3a8294bf5225138c56d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celtic manager Martin O'Neill celebrates with the trophy after victory in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boycotting Israel match would mean not taking part in 2028 Olympics, Minister claims ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/boycotting-israel-match-would-mean-not-taking-part-in-2028-olympics-minister-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/boycotting-israel-match-would-mean-not-taking-part-in-2028-olympics-minister-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accepting Opposition motion would rule Ireland out of any event in which Israel was competing, says Charlie McConalogue]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:03:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7HVV2BG33GIRTT6GJJMHMXLDEA.jpg?auth=3090cda44e07856febf5446dca42afe91551795162547e4a6f3fba876b032a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for Sport Charlie McConalogue with players from Scoil Íosagáin, Buncrana, Co Donegal at the finals of the FAI Primary 5s in the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Mark Kavanagh/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert construction studies paper praised for accessibility ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-cert-construction-studies-paper-praised-for-accessibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-cert-construction-studies-paper-praised-for-accessibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Paper contained questions on household extensions and adapting them for ... disabled or elderly people’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:47:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIN6XOVYNVBLHD7FSTSXVC76PE.jpg?auth=b2645f5571f04da769509249c1a386913098acb864258c99d13550aa0aeaefb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In one question, students were required to consider maths, physics and construction. Photograph: David Sleator  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on interest rates: ECB should tread carefully]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/11/the-irish-times-view-on-interest-rates-ecb-should-tread-carefully/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/11/the-irish-times-view-on-interest-rates-ecb-should-tread-carefully/</guid><description><![CDATA[The central bank was correct to leave its options open after Thursday’s increase]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAVOCGCOYKCC6RHO7PHOQRCXZA.jpg?auth=9a25b103e1f61b4b429cb1438042e534189f9d171289b3e141aa47bbb920ee31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde addresses a press conference on the Eurozone's monetary policy, at the central bank's headquarters in Frankfurt on Thursday. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck driver acquitted of careless driving charge after death of woman (78)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/truck-driver-acquitted-of-careless-driving-charge-after-death-of-woman-78/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/truck-driver-acquitted-of-careless-driving-charge-after-death-of-woman-78/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution argued manner in which Justinas Marinskas (41) had taken left turn made him guilty of offence ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:20:35 +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[Justinas Marinskas was driving a truck in order to make a delivery in Dún Laoghaire. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne replaced as AI committee chair after arrest ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/malcolm-byrne-replaced-as-ai-committee-chair-after-arrest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/malcolm-byrne-replaced-as-ai-committee-chair-after-arrest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD introduces Bill to outlaw malicious use of people’s identity via AI technology]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:08:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUHJ4MWJU3YQCB2WUE27L4QAJY.JPG?auth=fcae61ef1b1331570d0525af51cb42b0fe681628dabf9fc10ec75c23aa7f230e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Malcolm Byrne stepped down as chair of the AI committee after being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The controversial origins of a Dún Laoghaire hospital, 150 years old this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/11/the-controversial-origins-of-a-dun-laoghaire-hospital-150-years-old-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/11/the-controversial-origins-of-a-dun-laoghaire-hospital-150-years-old-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parish priest Canon McCabe was the driving force behind the creation of St Michael’s Hospital, which officially opened in Kingstown on June 12th, 1876]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZ43NFERTRHVPF527FJGYGHUB4.jpg?auth=5ab7e1ce31d18f5ebf2ceb144a1374b2f66881135ea4f866fb3dd49070867dd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Michael's Hospital Dún Laoghaire is 150 years old. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast Book Club: Summer reading recommendations with Claire Keegan  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/the-womens-podcast-book-club-summer-reading-recommendations-with-claire-keegan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/the-womens-podcast-book-club-summer-reading-recommendations-with-claire-keegan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGDFVXWARFF4RH5YI4KVH5GJVU.png?auth=035f53f330e5f2bdb8283bf61b33ee9281ae52ce1cff2f5055bc281e5b7fca39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Women's Podcast book club share their favourite books for summer 2026]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on EU tech sovereignty:  a tricky balance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/11/the-irish-times-view-on-eu-tech-sovereignty-a-tricky-balance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/11/the-irish-times-view-on-eu-tech-sovereignty-a-tricky-balance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Europe needs to develop autonomy in key areas of technology, but this cannot be a protectionist tool ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MRNS2GZM4CMPRBLYBS2UJQSWWA.jpg?auth=b18172c2af31f1a4877bb2c236dee13b077cbe8e4acb201e896e47bc5d239749&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission executive vice-president Henna Virkkunen holds a press conference on the EU Tech Sovereignty Package in Brussels last week. (Photo: EPA)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxpayers ‘sick and tired of waste’, says Committee of Public Accounts chief     ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/11/taxpayers-sick-and-tired-of-waste-says-committee-of-public-accounts-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/11/taxpayers-sick-and-tired-of-waste-says-committee-of-public-accounts-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Education spending, electric bus fleet and Children’s Sciene Museum among issues rounded on by committee ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:57:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DW3452XR2ZESPM5LQYTUWW3RHE.JPG?auth=050786865add801cfd7a08206101a3467b7d688b8bdd63b656886d64e4bf236c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget overruns at the Department of Education were among the thorny problems raised by the committee on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw TheIrishTimes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British defence minister John Healey quits in row over spending ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/11/british-defence-minister-john-healey-quits-in-row-over-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/11/british-defence-minister-john-healey-quits-in-row-over-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Fisher in Makerfield and George Parker in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unexpected resignation compounds pressure on UK prime minister Keir Starmer ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:45:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2KSTSNMM7FCYSVTK3MLVLC3XM.jpg?auth=4430d0535d3a2c6943602ba9b75aac841d882db4df76fb1967364a7b2ffaee83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britian's defence secretary John Healey, who resigned on Thursday. Photograph: Kin Cheung/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kin Cheung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witness ‘afraid’ to give evidence due to intimidation by State fisheries agency, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/witness-afraid-to-give-evidence-due-to-intimidation-by-state-fisheries-agency-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/witness-afraid-to-give-evidence-due-to-intimidation-by-state-fisheries-agency-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland says there is ‘absolutely no substance whatsoever’ to claims of witness intimidation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:36:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘One witness is afraid to give evidence,’ the Workplace Relations Commission hearing was told. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three builders awarded €30,000 over unfair dismissal after racism protest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/three-builders-awarded-30000-over-unfair-dismissal-after-racism-protest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/three-builders-awarded-30000-over-unfair-dismissal-after-racism-protest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Builders dismissed days after taking part in work stoppage to protest ‘racist behaviour’ by colleagues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:32:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&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 has upheld complaints under the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 by Stefan Puscasu, Valeriu Buscan and Catalin Mihai against their former employer, Rigotec International Ltd. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children with autism denied special class places due to ‘inappropriate’ admission policies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/children-with-autism-denied-special-class-places-due-to-inappropriate-admission-policies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/children-with-autism-denied-special-class-places-due-to-inappropriate-admission-policies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Half of schools reviewed had clauses that could prevent those with greatest need getting a place]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:31:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSPEX4CLRN5FRI24JMFOJQIT5A.jpg?auth=06f54110cd6d16f36b91464dcb516042fb7551a19b9b31ad3be16e49321d23ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are almost 4,000 special classes across primary and post-primary schools in the Republic. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo appeals to world leaders for more humane treatment of migrants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/pope-leo-appeals-to-world-leaders-for-more-humane-treatment-of-migrants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/pope-leo-appeals-to-world-leaders-for-more-humane-treatment-of-migrants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff makes ‘appeal to the conscience’ of politicians during visit to  Spain’s Canary Islands ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:29:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7PUSZRLAKJUGHSSJ62H4NJWXM.jpg?auth=f5d98883d2fde694c8225b3ae8491c18c9f882155349faa938a3d7ceeb3402dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo at Gran Canaria’s port of Arguineguín. The first US pope has been critical of Donald Trump's anti-immigrant policies. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alessandra Tarantino</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury views CCTV footage of knife attack on children at Parnell Square]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/jury-views-cctv-footage-of-knife-attack-on-children-at-parnell-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/jury-views-cctv-footage-of-knife-attack-on-children-at-parnell-square/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to murder three children on November 23rd, 2023]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:27:35 +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[The scene of the stabbing on Parnell Square East, 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[Residential Tenancies Board chairman Owen Keegan resigns, two years into five-year term]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/residential-tenancies-board-chairman-owen-keegan-resigns-two-years-into-five-year-term/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/residential-tenancies-board-chairman-owen-keegan-resigns-two-years-into-five-year-term/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DCC chief said he has ‘done my bit’ at renting watchdog]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:13:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NFNIYJPG4JGIROU4QALUCZNGDI.JPG?auth=5a3251e03074518104dccd2a5c5395dec70ab87793970b4550661a470d091cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Owen Keegan is one of five individuals since 2020 who have held the post of RTB director or interim director with responsibility for day-to-day command. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets climb even as US and Iran exchange fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/markets-climb-even-as-us-and-iran-exchange-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/markets-climb-even-as-us-and-iran-exchange-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin finished the day up 0.8% as the banks enjoyed a bounce following the European Central Bank’s interest rate hike]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:03:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRUA3352A22S5RA3E2KB5HWHLQ.jpg?auth=8e2fa376990e6d51cf4a3167f396f2522734739bfdc7aab2d2b4da35aeb41d2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s major indexes inched higher in choppy trading on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB raises rates for first time since 2023 as Iran war stokes inflation  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/ecb-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023-as-iran-war-stokes-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/ecb-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023-as-iran-war-stokes-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ECB is first big central bank to hike rates since Iran war]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C53NGPJYSUYRLS6AUADF4F4TJY.jpg?auth=9b98c2f2dfacfca598aa3c4661cb86681e20de7c252daeaeae65c4b86a5703cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde: the bank has announced a quarter-percentage-point increase in interest rates. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US tariffs may hit employment here by 3%, Government analysis warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/us-tariffs-may-hit-employment-here-by-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/us-tariffs-may-hit-employment-here-by-3/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland more exposed than other European countries when it came to exports to the US, paper explained]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:56:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EQA4RMC5RBPXIZJQTBXFG4SHY.jpg?auth=581fbdbfee5266e934752361125f6fc960867baf0c18e3206458e2ca20516878&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 unveiled sweeping tariffs in April 2025. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berlusconi children succeed in Dublin court application tied to Italian bank ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/berlusconi-children-succeed-in-dublin-court-application-tied-to-italian-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/berlusconi-children-succeed-in-dublin-court-application-tied-to-italian-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge gives permission to Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest children to bring late notification to Central Bank over acquisition of bank shareholding]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:47:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TKGASRR23KM6EF2Y6GTYBTR5AY.jpg?auth=c9b66ade728e878c2db3aac6e0800d6fe3700de7a5d742f2744ee3799a6f33f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Mary Rose Gearty in the High Court gave permission to Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest children to bring a late notification to the Central Bank of Ireland relating to their acquisition of a shareholding in lender Banca Mediolanum. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gregorio Borgia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like I am representing two countries’: Crumlin born Pico Lopes ready for World Cup debut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/shamrock-rovers-captain-pico-lopes-relishing-chance-to-represent-cape-verde-against-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/shamrock-rovers-captain-pico-lopes-relishing-chance-to-represent-cape-verde-against-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hoops’ skipper born and raised in Crumlin where local send-off on Monday ‘one to remember’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:45:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKIEECB6JJCM3FC2T2THR5VG2A.jpg?auth=f51cbe16e267bd2d50df04b2223cdfebe7386587f92affac170f935f0a484fe6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pico Lopes: 'Seeing the send-off from the road I grew up on, that will be something that will stick with me forever.' Photograph: Sarah Stier/Fifa/via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Stier - FIFA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB rate hike: How much more will a mortgage cost in Ireland after today?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/ecbs-interest-rate-hike-what-does-it-mean-for-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/ecbs-interest-rate-hike-what-does-it-mean-for-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Effect will be immediate for tracker mortgage holders, less so for other home loan borrowers but there may be more of the same ahead]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:26:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VEGM5QSOP37GKUJDTNSEGSR7Y.jpg?auth=ee6dd7a15654afd04eb00d731b8be649d159922d648fa768542c261c206ef517&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Central Bank interest rate rise might be repeated later in the year. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two children airlifted to Temple Street children’s hospital after Mayo crash  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/two-children-airlifted-to-temple-street-childrens-hospital-after-mayo-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/two-children-airlifted-to-temple-street-childrens-hospital-after-mayo-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collision occurred on N59 at Clooneen, near Westport ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:24:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two children were brought by air ambulance to Temple Street children’s hospital in Dublin with serious injuries after a crash on the N59 at Clooneen, near Westport, Co Mayo. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert business: Largely fair paper with a tough compulsory question ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-cert-business-largely-fair-paper-with-a-tough-compulsory-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-cert-business-largely-fair-paper-with-a-tough-compulsory-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘A good, balanced paper allowing students to display their knowledge’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWAXX7DM7VFHJF63TNOE55MRJU.jpg?auth=f190825f264ac12c7143b78725de3d5bfd8d6cc3be2e4e2fc71f2b6d321f3ac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It was noted that topics questioned last year were repeated. Photograph: Peter Thursfield
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB raises interest rates as Ireland’s mortgage holders urged to act now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/ecb-rates-announcement-live-updates-irish-households/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/ecb-rates-announcement-live-updates-irish-households/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Follow our updates as the ECB has raised interest rates - with one more rate increase likely before year end]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:22:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GW7MFE7ZKN56FBOZQZBCKFD5QE.jpg?auth=b5a5b13f5e748ea0b438870a193ee05a2e2fcc218f734100df9a9b3d08fa00b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde arrives at a press conference on the Eurozone's monetary policy. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson says two women who accused him of sexual abuse are lying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/jeffrey-donaldson-says-two-women-who-accused-him-of-sexual-abuse-are-lying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/jeffrey-donaldson-says-two-women-who-accused-him-of-sexual-abuse-are-lying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader gives evidence in his defence at Newry trial ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:09:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYVW5FIB3LBI5SDYPKWCWDAATU.jpg?auth=d28bbcbafe9b43dab4137bda31d820f1b7199d28757a8bbd618ee3f0845f26dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson in the witness box at Newry Crown Court on Thursday. Court artist impression: Elizabeth Cook via PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Cook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just feel privileged to have crossed his path’: Fergus Slattery’s ardent admirers spanned the rugby world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/i-just-feel-privileged-to-have-crossed-his-path-fergus-slatterys-ardent-admirers-spanned-the-rugby-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/i-just-feel-privileged-to-have-crossed-his-path-fergus-slatterys-ardent-admirers-spanned-the-rugby-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Heenop]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland captain earned the respect of his international rivals both on and off the field]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:01:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q74HYPIO7NADLENWYB5RPLRAXI.jpg?auth=f3736ab81a2764048d9a6d87ef17ae049f2561d85a99203a37223be4771d4ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Fergus Slattery leads out the Ireland team ahead of the 1980 Five Nations fixture against Wales at Landsdowne Road. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US has reportedly hit an Iranian water facility. Is it a war crime?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/the-us-has-reportedly-hit-an-iranian-water-facility-is-it-a-war-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/the-us-has-reportedly-hit-an-iranian-water-facility-is-it-a-war-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It remains unclear if the US intentionally struck water facilities in the Bemani district of southern Iran, or knew what was in the buildings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:43:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBCC3JBBDVCAHLEKMP4HMNALDA.jpeg?auth=7f26fa814d67e178d7eb8d51dd7f9811f6a75be8fc5b70630d4708608f5747ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph from the Quds News Network of Iran of a damaged water storage tank in Bemani, Iran]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish ‘head-in-the-sand’ alumina approach contrasts with Australia’s, say Social Democrats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/irish-head-in-the-sand-alumina-approach-contrasts-with-australias-say-social-democrats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/irish-head-in-the-sand-alumina-approach-contrasts-with-australias-say-social-democrats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trade in contentious product not restricted by European Union sanctions against Russia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:43:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trade in alumina, which is produced by Aughinish Alumina, was not included in the latest round of proposed EU sanctions announced this week. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we all just admit we haven’t a clue how the black card works in hurling?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/can-we-all-just-admit-we-havent-a-clue-how-the-black-card-works-in-hurling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/can-we-all-just-admit-we-havent-a-clue-how-the-black-card-works-in-hurling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rule surrounding the black card in hurling is actually pretty clear, but many don’t seem to know it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PSIIYFCCJCBZBB5WWQUJD2RIA.jpg?auth=76e6369d193aca888120946e633c9d41c5763554173b6ffe1c0b055eb96ef5c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Conor Whelan fouls Dublin's Eoghan O'Donnell during the Leinster final, which resulted in the full back receiving a black card. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Israel poised to approve the biggest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/why-is-israel-poised-to-approve-the-biggest-expansion-of-west-bank-settlements-in-decades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/11/why-is-israel-poised-to-approve-the-biggest-expansion-of-west-bank-settlements-in-decades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost the entire international community considers settlements illegal  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:12:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MQAYPOFBKWKRIEBRFLXWD3LBM.jpg?auth=28208e7681d98674bf8ef490ecdaefa147f46fd21b7983cf96389558111f95ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Critics accuse law enforcement agencies of turning a blind eye to increasingly frequent violent attacks by settler extremists. Photograph: Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ AFP ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mosab Shawer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aoife Wafer named Six Nations player of the championship for second year running]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/aoife-wafer-named-six-nations-player-of-the-championship-for-second-year-running/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/aoife-wafer-named-six-nations-player-of-the-championship-for-second-year-running/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland backrower sees off England’s Meg Jones, France’s Pauline Bourdon Sansus and Italy’s Francesca Sgorbini]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZX52JE74II575GSLIXPCZXNPNA.jpg?auth=be1d1ee4eceac7457077fe264670eddb6875b0f4835a8b7449a59e135611f246&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Aoife Wafer with the 2026 Women's Six Nations Player of the Championship trophy. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU must learn to ‘fight back’ against ‘Maga ideologists’, commissioner tells Oireachtas group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/eu-must-learn-to-fight-back-against-maga-ideologists-commissioner-tells-oireachtas-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/eu-must-learn-to-fight-back-against-maga-ideologists-commissioner-tells-oireachtas-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marta Kos says bloc is ‘squeezed between east and west’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:44:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGFJT3IPRJE4LKVJAM45PJXUPI.jpg?auth=0b369605458332b2ced33305fb7a3ac3b5a54fd59efbe7b85b8f302bf3dcfb84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commissioner for enlargement Marta Kos said it is 'really good to see' that 69% of Irish people support an expanded union. Photograph: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent fire safety actions ordered at number of disability centres ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/11/urgent-fire-safety-actions-ordered-at-number-of-disability-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/11/urgent-fire-safety-actions-ordered-at-number-of-disability-centres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noncompliance found at some services centres, with issues to be addressed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:43:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2OI6GILDNHTDNGQRJCEEJC34Y.jpg?auth=cde835ab1b3d20cd8c332e6bbd21701aa9732979c367c0338b762f6a56c42d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Health Information and Quality Authority has published inspection reports on 23 disability centres around the country. Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bill_Vorasate</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home completions expected to rise 11% this year, says Goodbody ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/home-completions-expected-to-rise-11-this-year-goodbody-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/home-completions-expected-to-rise-11-this-year-goodbody-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New starts on homes have been slowed by war in Middle East, report finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:39:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD4LGIMCBFGBNDH7RFAWLMXY4E.jpg?auth=d71c6aae40bf0a1e99f453c10ae5785a29d1c041d14e364781879296d2eb4fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Goodbody report says planning permissions 'need to pick up to sustain momentum'. Photograph: Dave Bolton/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaveBolton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel protester developed hypothermia on top of oil tanker, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/fuel-protester-developed-hypothermia-on-top-of-oil-tanker-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/fuel-protester-developed-hypothermia-on-top-of-oil-tanker-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman (51) handed suspended sentence for conduct at Cork refinery last April ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2B2Q6XRUXVBQBJJLWEBU2RX4AE.jpg?auth=98dd3e2c76d90ee696d2a4dd4f82ee41ddfef0f3092da9af7789c7381975e807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí police a protest at the Whitegate oil refinery in Cork last April. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permission granted for 618 apartment development in Coolock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/permission-granted-for-618-apartment-development-in-coolock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/permission-granted-for-618-apartment-development-in-coolock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council signs off on plans for former Chivers factory site despite Cadbury concerns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:03:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WBPUTEJXEIJ7M5TTS32EDUQS4.jpg?auth=b751cd7ddcc7806ab0f5ecee470e5c6a2f6f1e4f7880c0b2abe2eeff1db24a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former Chivers factory in Coolock, Dublin. Photograph: Damien Eagers]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€60,000 claim for alleged sexual harassment of waitress in Dublin gastropub settled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/60000-claim-for-alleged-sexual-harassment-of-waitress-in-dublin-gastropub-settled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/60000-claim-for-alleged-sexual-harassment-of-waitress-in-dublin-gastropub-settled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman alleged she was victim of touching, improper comments and discrimination by more senior staff member]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:03:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5ZP7JXN6JEZPKZYKNFH6V35AA.jpg?auth=6b0ac7e27dc00b3481bc73448f586495d7aa5b5edd150ccd129d2c46887e86f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waitress Claudia Amaral Callai had sued Dannervale Limited, which trades as The Dockers, on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">tomazl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As he turns 80, Donald Trump is no longer all-powerful, but he’s no lame duck either]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/11/trump-setbacks-fuel-lame-duck-talk-as-he-turns-80/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/11/trump-setbacks-fuel-lame-duck-talk-as-he-turns-80/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Spetalnick, Nandita Bose ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As his efforts to wind down Iran war stalls, US president faces defiance from some fellow Republicans ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:58:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZEU7G5KKZF5JJMCC7VTIXDUDE.jpg?auth=affd5bd91840798da8cd033fa0bb488bc347321a2e05ddb40826ea94787845d0&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 turns 80 on Sunday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win McNamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke to face Teaching Council inquiry over presence at Wilson’s Hospital school]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/enoch-burke-to-face-teaching-council-inquiry-over-presence-at-wilsons-hospital-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/enoch-burke-to-face-teaching-council-inquiry-over-presence-at-wilsons-hospital-school/</guid><description><![CDATA[Burke due to make application before High Court to restrain inquiry from sitting next week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:46:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK5T3OBZ7BE4VBQJDVHUMHKDEU.jpg?auth=68c90a43c6412704c1e51aed40b435df29dcf8ca01339a5939409f6311ae1484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teacher Enoch Burke is currently in Castlerea Prison. File picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Once in a lifetime opportunity’: A south Dublin beach to call your own from €250,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/escape-the-crowds-a-south-dublin-beach-to-call-your-own-from-250000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/escape-the-crowds-a-south-dublin-beach-to-call-your-own-from-250000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two plots at Maretimo Headland beside Blackrock village go to auction later this month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:31:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJWCZRJGIREOPPICFQCKTYZVVY.jpg?auth=96e8e60b9a4df81b982aab3b3e952f5174d98a41bcdd6f38b803f08694bf1d58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maretimo Headland, Blackrock, Co Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaked CHI report states consultants ‘prioritising private over public’ child patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/11/leaked-chi-report-states-consultants-prioritising-private-over-public-child-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/11/leaked-chi-report-states-consultants-prioritising-private-over-public-child-patients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One child waited seven years for routine urology surgery, TD tells Dáil]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:31:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J4H3DHRT25DBJLOIVUKA2F2H5A.jpg?auth=14eaee6781f1ddac924744af67a8744af7f62f2d3c3f8541d4bc6c9c7a1b60ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The national children's hospital: Paul Murphy TD told the Dáil on Thursday that commitment to public healthcare was being undermined 'by the fact that private suites are being built' in the facility. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali referee Omar Artan to officiate Uefa Super Cup after being denied US entry for World Cup  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/somali-referee-omar-artan-to-officiate-uefa-super-cup-after-being-denied-us-entry-for-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/somali-referee-omar-artan-to-officiate-uefa-super-cup-after-being-denied-us-entry-for-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa said it wanted to show its respect to Omar after he was removed from the referee roster for the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:30:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLRTV27ACJEBZGDZEN4WWN6MTI.jpg?auth=7b57716b690c1d39add31fb4780b21235d309df33063188ee5f0e00a657d8991&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan during the Africa Cup of Nations. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KHALED DESOUKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National children’s hospital contractor Bam makes €53m payout to Dutch parent  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/national-childrens-hospital-contractor-bam-makes-53m-payout-to-dutch-parent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/national-childrens-hospital-contractor-bam-makes-53m-payout-to-dutch-parent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bam Ireland, one of the biggest construction firms in the state, recorded revenues of more than €500m in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:06:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BVVPOLRJBF35LXF4JJ2P5X4DU.jpg?auth=c415ec7e4f15657462b8013e36a0f3e1deb8805d1da05127100be019422b8da3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bam is the lead contractor for the national children's hospital 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[Isme calls for budget to break ‘dangerous overreliance’ on multinationals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/isme-calls-for-budget-to-break-dangerous-overreliance-on-multinationals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/isme-calls-for-budget-to-break-dangerous-overreliance-on-multinationals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Small business lobby group warns on concentrated tax base]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:59:07 +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[In its pre-budget submission, Isme said budget policy should be used to encourage Irish businesses to grow, provide affordable access to capital and strengthen skills and training. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alexsl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors in Elon Musk’s SpaceX will need to strap in for a bumpy ride]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/investors-in-spacex-will-need-to-strap-in-for-a-bumpy-ride/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/investors-in-spacex-will-need-to-strap-in-for-a-bumpy-ride/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hype and hope collide in the biggest IPO in history]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:53:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Certificate Applied: ‘If you’re a more practical person, it is really good’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-certificate-applied-if-youre-a-more-practical-person-it-is-really-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/leaving-certificate-applied-if-youre-a-more-practical-person-it-is-really-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reduced emphasis on exams can suit some students ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:41:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBWIGT4RHNDJVPZZVTY73FABVQ.jpg?auth=00ff9f6a0e473ed3bb2602926c734a0ee180548aeb913c99c7d30a037fdcb9ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Simpson says the Leaving Certificate Applied has helped him pursue his interest in photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paying to sit with your child on a flight? Have your say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/paying-to-sit-with-your-child-on-a-flight-have-your-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/paying-to-sit-with-your-child-on-a-flight-have-your-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ryanair is facing an investigation over the mandatory fee it charges a parent to sit with their child]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:19:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BP2BUGFHGVD5JBM7SEGV3PPUXA.png?auth=32a1b7db0992e5d87b08d754b7b7dd4ea409eb7f75fc28533a721873c6f28973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: should parents have to pay to sit beside their children on airplanes? Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí seize drugs worth almost €830,000 in Co Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/gardai-seize-drugs-worth-almost-830000-in-co-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/11/gardai-seize-drugs-worth-almost-830000-in-co-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Dublin, semi-automatic weapon, cocaine and suspected diamorphine recovered in search targeting organised crime gangs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:59:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSZXMKIELRBLJB6QO5YWCEDNAI.jpg?auth=2ac33506dd21ec462488d8d2d597ceb6fe0455527c77b777f02f2b2f59f556eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drugs and cash recovered by gardaí in Pallasgreen, Co Limerick. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026 schedule: Your complete guide to the fixtures and results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/world-cup-2026-schedule-your-complete-guide-to-the-fixtures-and-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/world-cup-2026-schedule-your-complete-guide-to-the-fixtures-and-results/</guid><description><![CDATA[Group stage tables, the route to the final and the race for the golden boot]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:48:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUB46FJSNNEMJJVCE427EYKCFI.jpg?auth=5b80cb92c886eaebde5ecf58ba926fc10023c43432b026fa60f53031c724e818&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christian Pulisic, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé, Karou Mitoma. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy O’Brien and Maggie Boylan pick up Leinster’s player of the year awards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/tommy-obrien-and-maggie-boylan-pick-up-leinsters-player-of-the-year-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/11/tommy-obrien-and-maggie-boylan-pick-up-leinsters-player-of-the-year-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The winger won three awards on the night at Leinster Rugby Ball]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:46:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDG3CAEQI5U2M7QVS76NW5K57Q.jpg?auth=e4d5f58b5bb7b9e7ca817af47e097f928118f48e396af94b3b35b06202c96bd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Tommy O'Brien with his three awards during the Leinster Rugby awards ball. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation falls slightly to 3.6% in May as energy costs dip]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/inflation-falls-slightly-to-36-in-may-as-energy-costs-dip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/inflation-falls-slightly-to-36-in-may-as-energy-costs-dip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Observers say rate may fall again next month but rise thereafter as  ECB rate hikes feed through and utility bills start to rise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:38:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEWCEOO6EJOML4NIN7BTC3FKLI.jpg?auth=2e8500f1b29bc799a597520094acf5b47890e0c19bfa2a3d4f964b8e14307626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of living is continuing to rise, although at a slower rate than in April. Photograph: Tolga Akmen / EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruling that cast doubt on hundreds of drink-driving cases overturned by Supreme Court ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/ruling-that-cast-doubt-on-hundreds-of-drink-driving-cases-overturned-by-supreme-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/ruling-that-cast-doubt-on-hundreds-of-drink-driving-cases-overturned-by-supreme-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecutions across the country were put on hold after the July 2025 decision in High Court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:57:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P62T7XQQCJGLHBWWUQ65UPL7PA.jpg?auth=f462238071f0726be9206bf1e37ffe9a5264c68cb022ca8f2fe87d454dc808f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish courts annually deal with up to 7,000 drink-driving prosecutions based on blood or urine specimens. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rzoze19</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome weekend change as spell of sunnier, more settled weather forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/11/welcome-weekend-change-as-spell-of-sunnier-more-settled-weather-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/11/welcome-weekend-change-as-spell-of-sunnier-more-settled-weather-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin likely to remain dry over the coming days, but temperatures will be cooler than average]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:47:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVODKCWDUZAATMSERLYGWBVXGM.JPG?auth=3fd65ad5bfd8f5611f5daa45d38103d83291d5abb3080676399abc2c9d7120c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts Sunday will see highs of between 17 and 23 degrees. 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[Six-day week the new normal for Irish officials in Brussels as EU presidency looms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/governments-diplomatic-mettle-will-be-tested-during-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/governments-diplomatic-mettle-will-be-tested-during-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland prepares to steer EU’s unwieldy machinery through turbulent geopolitics
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&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[Platitudes, gratitudes, filibustering: Infantino in action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/platitudes-gratitudes-filibustering-infantino-in-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/platitudes-gratitudes-filibustering-infantino-in-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ken Early describes Mexico City from the ground; Ciarán Murphy savours the jeopardy of the football championship]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:52:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CLSBQ6QZAJ3UIDTHQVPSMQGOM.jpg?auth=036e982bdd4bd523f770bc6002b6e75892bbddf903781def4316d921013dd416&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 during his press conference in Mexico City on Wednesday. Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alfredo Estrella</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Harbour on Lily Allen’s West End Girl album: ‘It wasn’t my experience’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/11/david-harbour-on-lily-allens-west-end-girl-album-it-wasnt-my-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/11/david-harbour-on-lily-allens-west-end-girl-album-it-wasnt-my-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stranger Things actor makes first public comments about his ex’s revealing hit album which tracks the dissolution of a relationship]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:14:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZPLFFKL4CKBUDNAVTNUSO32ZE.jpg?auth=23d0deb23649f6ed9cff450156d94786c35dc46a108c71715100b641f05bff28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lily Allen and David Harbour. Photograph: Eamonn M McCormack/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn M. Mccormack</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love the inflation,’ Trump says as prices rise amid Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/11/i-love-the-inflation-trump-says-as-prices-rise-amid-iran-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/11/i-love-the-inflation-trump-says-as-prices-rise-amid-iran-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bo Erickson, Susan Heavey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republicans fear ‌inflation backlash could hurt midterm election prospects]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:13:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYFTRNTRZAUXIY7BMQ7NKYWCCU.jpg?auth=5545bc0377e2c6980aeb35d75746e31232f435900e77806fc4488f5aae453d49&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 speaks while signing an immigration enforcement bill in the White House in Washington. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York Knicks beat Spurs with largest ever NBA finals comeback to move to brink of first title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/new-york-knicks-beat-spurs-with-largest-ever-nba-finals-comeback-to-move-to-brink-of-first-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/new-york-knicks-beat-spurs-with-largest-ever-nba-finals-comeback-to-move-to-brink-of-first-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Armen Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[English player OG Anunoby gets the winning score as Madison Square Garden goes wild]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FN5WGG6D4KLD47KGS2RMJIKLDQ.jpg?auth=7623b1e523a4f413d767107dc7be8e88d102e765f77afd85b0d490277c3e5482&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Og Anunoby of the New York Knicks in action against the San Antonio Spurs. Photograph: Dustin Satloff/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dustin Satloff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/ryanair-investigated-over-charging-parents-to-sit-with-their-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/ryanair-investigated-over-charging-parents-to-sit-with-their-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Kollewe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline blasts decision by UK regulator over whether charge amounts to unfair contract term under consumer law]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:08:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLRTFYW7DICW6VYYGCQPZZV7GE.jpg?auth=1e1f32b28e029b6850c491c33c07a13cd5589502a2c13234911893eb60aaf791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair is facing an investigation in the UK over the mandatory fee it charges a parent to sit with their child.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applegreen to create 450 jobs in €6m investment to bring Popeyes to service stations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/applegreen-to-create-450-jobs-in-6m-investment-to-bring-popeyes-to-service-stations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/applegreen-to-create-450-jobs-in-6m-investment-to-bring-popeyes-to-service-stations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US chicken restaurant chain opened its first Irish outlet in Blanchardstown last week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:56:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DOOBXPI545EMXOFGHO6NXYUSSU.jpg?auth=b14ebf77f8aa6fd078b217a0b34a69c5c42f9eb95781b5973591ba4c85fe7b03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Popeyes has signed a partnership with Applegreen to bring the restaurant to its Irish forecourts.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus on Border as entry point for asylum seekers after second night of riots in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/focus-on-border-as-entry-point-for-asylum-seekers-after-second-night-of-riots-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/focus-on-border-as-entry-point-for-asylum-seekers-after-second-night-of-riots-in-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin defends Common Travel Area but says issues need to be addressed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:39:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LI6Y5YMXHAECA7X5NIZNZXYJII.jpg?auth=6a6863a2e0c7525470d6d1afce8d822b1ca9a30efde1836b2f1eaa9048adeca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protestors clash with police in Glengormley, 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[One in seven families now in arrears averaging €511 on electricity bills, says regulator ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/one-in-seven-families-now-in-arrears-averaging-511-on-electricity-bills-says-regulator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/one-in-seven-families-now-in-arrears-averaging-511-on-electricity-bills-says-regulator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MEP questions Government’s “urgency” as figures show sharp rise in arrears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:32:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQAGXXYHHFHAPB7IEFLTIHEECE.jpg?auth=88ee92737e382ce1089d226389c8c8b409687c73819e10d96e3f14215d11d505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One in seven households across the State were behind with their electricity bills at the end of March, and one in four families using gas. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evgen_Prozhyrko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grafton eyes more than 10% annual earnings growth out to 2030]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/grafton-eyes-over-10-annual-earnings-growth-out-to-2030/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/grafton-eyes-over-10-annual-earnings-growth-out-to-2030/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Target for parent of Woodies DIY and Chadwicks seen as ‘ambitious but very achievable’ by analysts ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:07:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2TD7MFQR5BOJEHNNIZ7JZJYEY.jpg?auth=9a83f387d0368dbc77ebde7d20925dfe02e60f0e297e1ed86e15f8c1240f3fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eric Born, chief executive of Grafton, says the targets reflect the group’s ‘confidence in the strength of our strategy’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Small decrease, pro rata’ in clerical abuse allegations received by Catholic Church board]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/small-decrease-pro-rata-in-clerical-abuse-allegations-received-by-catholic-church-board/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/small-decrease-pro-rata-in-clerical-abuse-allegations-received-by-catholic-church-board/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most of the allegations referred to incidents said to have occurred between 1960 and 1989]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AB3Y2G3XQRGQBPIACM7XKVAP6Q.jpg?auth=226cfbcc8e4c24c0cc8d853eef0f65817235e2e1a53ddc5d24570f93a7a011dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At least 87 per cent of the allegations received concerned sexual abuse. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">johny007pan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The war in Ukraine has now gone on longer than first World War]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/the-war-in-ukraine-has-now-gone-on-longer-than-first-world-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/the-war-in-ukraine-has-now-gone-on-longer-than-first-world-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Constant Méheut]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:37:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKXKJXF63FBV7AXT2HSO3OP5VU?auth=d3fbe1b636041f0700ea872350d52a74dd5da61c86ea92c352032fda64fed682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier enters a trench at an artillery position in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in April, 2024. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times                    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tyler Hicks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil climbs as fresh US strikes on Iran threaten fragile truce ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/oil-climbs-as-fresh-us-strikes-on-iran-threaten-fragile-truce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/oil-climbs-as-fresh-us-strikes-on-iran-threaten-fragile-truce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Lua]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump accuses Tehran of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:17:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYFTRNTRZAUXIY7BMQ7NKYWCCU.jpg?auth=5545bc0377e2c6980aeb35d75746e31232f435900e77806fc4488f5aae453d49&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 has warned of more strikes if Iran does not sign a deal. Photograph by: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Jennie’s Law help save women in Ireland from domestic abuse?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/will-jennies-law-help-save-women-in-ireland-from-domestic-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/will-jennies-law-help-save-women-in-ireland-from-domestic-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Register of convicted domestic abusers to be made publicly available]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3PGTYXGMFFQ7OHBA7RXIP465I.jpg?auth=0b39bacce9d0868f63fdd415d41ae486ab9cb7f1dfde0ec14ab8a57cb16b9aed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennifer Poole (24) was killed by her partner on April 17th, 2021]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada is banning social media use for children under 16; what steps have others taken?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/11/canada-is-banning-social-media-use-for-children-under-16-what-steps-have-others-taken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/11/canada-is-banning-social-media-use-for-children-under-16-what-steps-have-others-taken/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Ireland promises to push for similar legislation, lawmakers should look at experiences beyond the English-speaking world]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:53:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJ726IS4L4TXENZJOZVO3E5DBA.jpg?auth=baeaa9d1a31963d2e942e8d6eb537ee168fc0f1962c97c8780ce725e83761428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A handful of countries have introduced restrictions on social media use for children. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All eyes on the ECB and how Fifa may have overplayed its hand for this World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/all-eyes-on-the-ecb-and-how-fifa-may-have-overplayed-its-hand-for-this-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/all-eyes-on-the-ecb-and-how-fifa-may-have-overplayed-its-hand-for-this-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:43:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54G6NAKUVM3BSXOTJHN7P62UEY.jpg?auth=ef97b162e831588af790322f87beab88842fd95e5fce94feb455f546b2879c03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ECB is set to raise interest rates. Photograph: Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parnell Square stabbing; ageing Ireland; children’s declining maths skills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/parnell-square-stabbing-trial-irelands-ageing-population-childrens-reading-and-maths-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/parnell-square-stabbing-trial-irelands-ageing-population-childrens-reading-and-maths-skills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:11:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIIQGYQVRGKNPK3V5UBPT5CCB4.jpg?auth=625b37fce6d29280cbd3cf912763e08555f012a11a2b92863c4779d8b79aad8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters set fires during disorder on Antrim Road in Newtownabbey, north Belfast, this week. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group K guide: Cristiano Ronaldo makes his latest bid for glory with Portugal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-k-guide-cristiano-ronaldo-makes-his-latest-bid-for-glory-with-portugal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-k-guide-cristiano-ronaldo-makes-his-latest-bid-for-glory-with-portugal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Luis Díaz leads the line for hopeful Colombia as Uzbekistan make debut]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2FKYDLGQUMBXFQSYYHERIAWRY.jpg?auth=c20f297b7d11f9282041b3d7fe26da3f4deebd884b5e34edbf5b92c7a28884f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portugal's midfielder Vitinha controls the tempo of a game beautifully. Photograph: Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Simicek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group J guide: Lionel Messi ready to strut his stuff in Argentina’s title defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-j-lionel-messi-ready-to-strut-his-stuff-in-argentinas-title-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-j-lionel-messi-ready-to-strut-his-stuff-in-argentinas-title-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Algeria and Austria likely to battle it out for progress]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZ3NWZ6OODIVL3CMNWHS5S7FNM.jpg?auth=4845a7508a8550091f41d58baa03932347186db21950444be70d350c00f7d757&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's forward Lionel Messi seeks a second World Cup title. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Mabromata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A graduate’s story: ‘Supporting a mentee takes enormous time, patience and generosity’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/a-graduates-story-supporting-a-mentee-takes-enormous-time-patience-and-generosity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/a-graduates-story-supporting-a-mentee-takes-enormous-time-patience-and-generosity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr Liah McElligott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My mother’s work to improve access to neurorehabilitation services for patients has been a source of inspiration to me]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UX5BTFMVMZEDPGDCWFIHWQFGTA.JPG?auth=4460ae6387e30d399b308d2adbe83f844821a6634df354fa3085b619184922ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Liah McElligott: 'I work as a neurology specialist registrar, with clinical interests in movement and cognitive disorders, and the potential benefits of exercise and dance']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How graduates can ‘clean up’ their social media and stand out to recruiters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/how-graduates-can-clean-up-their-social-media-and-stand-out-to-recruiters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/how-graduates-can-clean-up-their-social-media-and-stand-out-to-recruiters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘In the world of AI, employers want to see the authentic student voice coming through’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IRVFXNMM5HQBJMMYXYL7ZX57M.jpg?auth=9d243526e7bb873b647485bcf3d6676785e369562a9660d8f9c576dd653710c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young woman with drinks using mobile phone and relaxing at home, Modern lifestyle and social media concept.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kitzcorner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup Group L guide: Well-balanced England outfit must not be paralysed by caution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-l-guide-well-balanced-england-outfit-must-not-be-paralysed-by-caution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/06/world-cup-group-l-guide-well-balanced-england-outfit-must-not-be-paralysed-by-caution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Luka Modric’s laidback style could see Croatia excel in the heat]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7S5Y4NCIA2N3YYBXZH4IEYPZM.jpg?auth=fdca6d24fcffe5514fa2546bdf5cb3685b9f5ac32a35beea2c7daae4838a00ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Kane, who hopes he can make himself the leading contender for the Ballon d'Or by helping fire England to World Cup glory. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany plots next steps after European fighter jet project collapses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/germany-plots-next-steps-after-european-fighter-jet-project-collapses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/germany-plots-next-steps-after-european-fighter-jet-project-collapses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany pulled out of Airbus-Dassault consortium for project this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPLDPN3SNKKSDZWEUFW56ER5MY.jpg?auth=48eedf4f36ac717a2a788a60cc35de972ef156cc6931172d62f339ab8d17c959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make Germany a leader in civil and military aviation. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Gibbons: ‘The Clare game is a good opportunity to put things right’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/eddie-gibbons-the-clare-game-is-a-good-opportunity-to-put-things-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/eddie-gibbons-the-clare-game-is-a-good-opportunity-to-put-things-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin goalkeeper says Munster teams are often ‘put on a pedestal’ compared to Leinster sides]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQNS7GVFVJHIHP3THLLEUKKM7M.jpg?auth=a79d8a31ff9b8139e0d0fc26509b33b3ff782dbd3eee8b94223a8fa64bbea776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Eddie Gibbons after losing the Leinster hurling final against Galway. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s asylum system is flawed, but a factory for fast decisions is not the answer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/opinion-irelands-asylum-system-is-flawed-but-a-fast-track-decision-factory-is-not-the-answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/opinion-irelands-asylum-system-is-flawed-but-a-fast-track-decision-factory-is-not-the-answer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Henderson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the Migration Pact passes into law, the right to asylum must be safeguarded]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVYOYL4RKD5KH3K7UGITUWGS64.jpg?auth=e9ebcc079da90bb7826382249f9956732ac234ac6ef55488e991818260ac9f3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí attempt to clear tents from Dublin centre in December 2024. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheering description of Trump Madison Square Garden booing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/cheering-description-of-trump-madison-square-garden-booing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/cheering-description-of-trump-madison-square-garden-booing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keep up the great work]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[I’m with Andrew Scott and Phoebe Bridgers. If you’re at a gig, put your phone away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/finn-mcredmond-im-with-andrew-scott-and-phoebe-bridgers-if-youre-at-a-gig-put-your-phone-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/finn-mcredmond-im-with-andrew-scott-and-phoebe-bridgers-if-youre-at-a-gig-put-your-phone-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is rude to go to a concert only to record the entire moment on your phone – it is isolating for everyone there too]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YAEWBRWHRC4XBAPQWOXMBQLDQ.JPG?auth=8c725eeed85cab73eb19bfe865ed242fe817b547870fdec96cf7e9c8d906c2ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phoebe Bridgers at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in 2023. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s politicians have no power over immigration. London controls it all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/northern-irelands-politicians-have-no-power-over-immigration-london-controls-it-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/northern-irelands-politicians-have-no-power-over-immigration-london-controls-it-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Racism has been associated with unionist areas because that is where immigrants have been able to find housing. Republican communities take pride in behaving better]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZONHLDPDQVNKKPI7MFZSV7B4I.jpg?auth=63e37d7fb54d0d9500dbc0b4f834088798fbeb372d1f8c18b24ece3d9955acb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newcomers often end up in neighbourhoods ‘defended’ by loyalist paramilitaries, who may exploit, extort or attack them for a bewildering array of reasons. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Population growth contrasts in North versus Republic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/population-growth-contrasts-in-north-versus-republic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/population-growth-contrasts-in-north-versus-republic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rate of population growth in the South has yet to catch up with the North]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[Boycotts and deflection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/boycotts-and-deflection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/boycotts-and-deflection/</guid><description><![CDATA[Regimes in Tehran or Kabul are already heavily sanctioned and globally isolated. Israel, by contrast, is diplomatically shielded by western nations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[International Day of Play highlights  benefits to children in healthcare settings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/international-day-of-play-highlights-benefits-to-children-in-healthcare-settings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/international-day-of-play-highlights-benefits-to-children-in-healthcare-settings/</guid><description><![CDATA[Play Volunteers transform the hospital experience for so many young patients]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[A simple answer to students’ Irish problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/simple-answer-to-students-irish-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/simple-answer-to-students-irish-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish exam is far more demanding and arduous on the student]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[‘I was still thinking of myself as just a normal runner’: Ava Crean on her injury setback]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/11/i-was-still-thinking-of-myself-as-just-a-normal-runner-ava-crean-on-her-injury-setback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/11/i-was-still-thinking-of-myself-as-just-a-normal-runner-ava-crean-on-her-injury-setback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[20-year-old from Limerick is targeting her next marathon in December but will miss out on defending her national title in Dublin race]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKTQZQ4Y5CAM2IQVUIX7RTNYMI.jpg?auth=beb569decf2f51c68216fc01b43bf0b5533891a0110c74b8132f6d8e16839069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ava Crean is one of the youngest athletes ever to win the Irish national marathon title. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s confidence tricks can make life more cheerful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/donald-trumps-confidence-tricks-can-make-life-more-cheerful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/donald-trumps-confidence-tricks-can-make-life-more-cheerful/</guid><description><![CDATA[All you have to do is recast every criticism as a compliment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[Karen Duggan: Important to take positives out of World Cup campaign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/karen-duggan-important-to-take-positives-out-of-world-cup-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/karen-duggan-important-to-take-positives-out-of-world-cup-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Unburdened players ... landed plenty on France and the Netherlands. And we rarely looked outclassed’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7YNAQPH2S2BL7MO2JCJWBBYUE.jpg?auth=3a6cfcf432fbb7fcbc52b52d1d45fdc6c05709d337315b4f5f004789be229a17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Carla Ward deserves considerable credit for the progress achieved.
Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy: Jeopardy enters the frame shouting and roaring this weekend. And we love it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/ciaran-murphy-things-are-about-to-get-serious-in-hurling-and-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/11/ciaran-murphy-things-are-about-to-get-serious-in-hurling-and-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After the shadow boxing it’s now straight knock-out time, a situation which we reflexively prefer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCQFW2KRU742M7PL2W6AMRFERI.jpg?auth=138cc5a83b69ce759767b7d7d7c3c0dd361f930ea41822c1d84a5982cf8b7078&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's players celebrate after defeating Dublin in the Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final at Croke Park. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s politicians have no power over immigration. London controls it all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/northern-irelands-politicians-have-no-power-over-immigration-london-controls-it-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/11/northern-irelands-politicians-have-no-power-over-immigration-london-controls-it-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Racism has been associated with unionist areas because that is where immigrants have been able to find housing. Republican communities take pride in behaving better]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZONHLDPDQVNKKPI7MFZSV7B4I.jpg?auth=63e37d7fb54d0d9500dbc0b4f834088798fbeb372d1f8c18b24ece3d9955acb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newcomers often end up in neighbourhoods ‘defended’ by loyalist paramilitaries, who may exploit, extort or attack them for a bewildering array of reasons. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Driving through Mexico City it’s clear not everyone is in love with this World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/ken-early-as-we-drive-through-mexico-city-its-clear-not-everyone-is-in-love-with-this-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/11/ken-early-as-we-drive-through-mexico-city-its-clear-not-everyone-is-in-love-with-this-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teachers’ strikes highlight the chasm between ordinary workers’ wages and the premium price of match tickets]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBKPWAG6XWQUYLZ7JEA3XJXXIM.jpg?auth=9a21d5dd05ab585c6a7654f35e039ef045b99b554fc33cdf555198d47e5a6937&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police block the way to the Azteca stadium during a teachers' protest in Mexico City on Tuesday. Photograph: Gerardo Magallon/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gerardo Magallon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris delivers coded rebuke of people on social welfare ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/simon-harris-delivers-coded-rebuke-of-people-on-social-welfare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/simon-harris-delivers-coded-rebuke-of-people-on-social-welfare/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael choose populism over real leadership with savings plan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[Builder urges councillors to rezone Liffey Valley site]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/builder-urges-councillors-to-rezone-liffey-valley-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/builder-urges-councillors-to-rezone-liffey-valley-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plan to build homes on land owned by Magnier and McManus hinges on key vote]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GIX5IWVYLBDOWU3GXLGIDI7UBU.jpg?auth=7c0da2a9c32b61ba84b73d2d0aca3624e8213f948318b7736324cd297f53616b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O’Flynn: Failure to rezone Lucan site would have broad implications. Photograph:  Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish children’s reading and maths got worse after pandemic, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/irish-childrens-reading-and-maths-ability-dropped-after-pandemic-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/11/irish-childrens-reading-and-maths-ability-dropped-after-pandemic-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gap between the reading scores of children in Deis versus non-Deis schools widened after pandemic, report says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERVGHK2YUNBJ7ITTSK5KSEBJL4.jpg?auth=076cf3ce69a578219744cede1d17571521b760f18d65e9e8f0a842fbe4fbc0a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Average reading attainment of second class children surveyed in the spring of 2023 than those surveyed in 2019. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine McQueen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had no choice but to seek private care at the Rotunda after years of misdiagnosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/i-had-no-choice-but-to-seek-private-care-at-the-rotunda-after-years-of-misdiagnosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/i-had-no-choice-but-to-seek-private-care-at-the-rotunda-after-years-of-misdiagnosis/</guid><description><![CDATA[I owe my life and my son’s to the Rotunda]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[Armagh captain Aidan Forker still happy to show up after 15 seasons ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/armagh-captain-aidan-forker-still-happy-to-show-up-after-15-seasons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/11/armagh-captain-aidan-forker-still-happy-to-show-up-after-15-seasons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Long-serving intercounty footballer looking for a starting place against Louth in Monaghan this weekend  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PV62D7C6EQMB7JRSESJW43BNPI.jpg?auth=89625238659c1567258005ebb45f3f934fee7b87c8273c887b8a7adcd2be70af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh captain Aidan Forker: ‘I’ve been part of this group from when I was 18, 19 years of age. It’s been my whole adult life really.’ Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland must make harder choices on Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/ireland-must-make-harder-choices-on-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/11/ireland-must-make-harder-choices-on-ukraine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reader questions neutrality policy and criticises continued alumina exports to Russia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 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[Wife of man who died by suicide after hospital discharge settles action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/wife-of-husband-who-died-by-suicide-after-hospital-discharge-settles-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/11/wife-of-husband-who-died-by-suicide-after-hospital-discharge-settles-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Settlement with Health Service Executive and St Vincent’s Healthcare Group reached after mediation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K27RP3XZDHGSL2KMY7CT6W7MA4.jpg?auth=991a80bc2fbc6935539e9fe8f0a171ea363d9d86ca351f861737bddb51d0aa78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caroline Kane outside the Four Courts with a photograph of her husband, Gareth Kane. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect’s Kinsale Harbour Victorian with  library, cinema room and artist’s studio ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/conservation-architects-modernised-victorian-home-with-breathtaking-views-over-kinsale-harbour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/conservation-architects-modernised-victorian-home-with-breathtaking-views-over-kinsale-harbour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detached four-bedroom home on more than 2½ acres with a library, a cinema room and a separate studio]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5L5I3LEBP5C25NWTQEC33J7O6A.jpg?auth=c0c5c270005a7a77a35c8edf806e03bb27b38e10eb54425a415f8024bfed6896&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prospect Villa, Scilly, Kinsale, Co Cork]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green motives are great, but climate agenda must also appeal to broader constituency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/11/green-motives-are-great-but-climate-agenda-must-also-appeal-to-broader-constituency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/11/green-motives-are-great-but-climate-agenda-must-also-appeal-to-broader-constituency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Utility-based mentality’ can get previously reluctant industries on board, says Elina Bardram ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXRZ3RS34ZBLNKSQ5X2F6SLDYY.jpg?auth=86e59e485646d808f97efecd75385c33390a3d28935e741d49795f2ed2c017fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floods in eastern Spain in October 2024. Climate resilience is set to be a growing concern for Europe as extreme weather events increase. Photograph: Shutterstock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BIEL ALINO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU plan to add seven new member countries, including Ukraine ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/eu-moves-to-advance-ukraine-membership-as-reform-push-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/11/eu-moves-to-advance-ukraine-membership-as-reform-push-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos says Ukraine making good progress on structural reforms under ‘almost impossible’ conditions ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QQ333NFU5FRZICC6N3U7ZBFMU.jpg?auth=29fb0efefe28bbf6f4dafb48f07a9eed05754fadf52e4ec48f092612ea40535e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos says Ukraine has been carrying out sweeping structural reforms while "bombs are falling.” Photograph: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am witness to a will and worried something could spark dispute. Do I get involved?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/im-worried-an-ambiguous-will-could-spark-dispute-what-should-i-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/11/im-worried-an-ambiguous-will-could-spark-dispute-what-should-i-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any confusion in how a will is drafted is not a concern for a witness; they are simply witnessing the testator’s signature ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCGX46Y6INDTBLINOU6EHNTVOQ.jpg?auth=b27e6bb3d51a9856bb2127b0674a38522be90e807276dc43244cbdd780bc8991&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I’ve expressed my reservations about the will but he has reacted quite negatively.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DNY59</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget needs to protect real wages and deliver help to SMEs, says accountancy body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/budget-needs-to-protect-real-wages-and-deliver-help-to-smes-says-accountancy-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/11/budget-needs-to-protect-real-wages-and-deliver-help-to-smes-says-accountancy-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chartered Accountants Ireland warns of falling confidence among small firms]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WL6PFRKQM5G7NKLVNQRFTCTBFI.jpg?auth=0d735a0e439efde41c3b4028b0741f49a743627538e7b5ad8787e841a9e9837d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Protecting real wages must be the starting point for Budget 2027,' says CAI’s director of members and advocacy, Cróna Clohisey]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Well-meaning wedding present of grey squirrels causing problems a century later]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/11/well-meaning-wedding-present-of-grey-squirrels-causing-problems-a-century-later/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/11/well-meaning-wedding-present-of-grey-squirrels-causing-problems-a-century-later/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Mathieson ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New all-island efforts aim to halt the spread of damaging non-native species before they become permanent residents]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORZ5RP64WVCNZLGI52FLVANHLM.jpg?auth=b137d06c5d4df7db274d7b0847ccf07f884e26bdd3348175477316dd90b99652&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A grey squirrel squeezes itself into a garden bird feeder in search of an easy meal, Rathmichael, Co Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland could require digital ID to access porn websites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/ireland-could-require-digital-id-to-access-porn-websites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/ireland-could-require-digital-id-to-access-porn-websites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State agency suggests stricter age verification for online porn, similar to a law enacted in the UK in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDN2GXXFHNHY3GBMP34VWVLPE4.jpg?auth=0405dcfaedeb4a4acfb55157dc19b191d7e2748bfbc7d905fee3719fb5785e34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pornhub claimed that traffic from UK visitors to its website dropped 77% after the introduction of age verification. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six ways Katie Taylor’s camp can avoid the problems that befell Muhammad Ali’s Croke Park fight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/11/six-ways-katie-taylors-camp-can-avoid-the-problems-that-befell-muhammad-alis-croke-park-fight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/06/11/six-ways-katie-taylors-camp-can-avoid-the-problems-that-befell-muhammad-alis-croke-park-fight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The meeting of Ali and Al “Blue” Lewis on a hot July night in 1972 proved a financial and logistical disaster]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4YO3B3EAJA6FDGQOYM4KRVRMA.jpg?auth=6da935384186ebde366b191f0b74d9c915048f6d4b703f7cb1c583046c989f2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Muhammad Ali in Dublin for the fight with Al 'Blue' Lewis in July 1972. Photograph: Tom Burke/Independent News And Media/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent News and Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football would usually have Government TDs belting into the Dáil chamber – not this time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/11/football-would-usually-have-government-tds-belting-into-the-dail-chamber/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/11/football-would-usually-have-government-tds-belting-into-the-dail-chamber/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not one Coalition deputy - apart from a brace of junior ministers whipped in on both days to flag the Government’s opposition to the boycott proposals - showed up to speak]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +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[‘I couldn’t see the sea from my garden a few years ago. Now I can see it on this level’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/11/i-couldnt-see-the-sea-from-my-garden-a-few-years-ago-now-i-can-living-on-the-edge-of-coastal-erosion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/11/i-couldnt-see-the-sea-from-my-garden-a-few-years-ago-now-i-can-living-on-the-edge-of-coastal-erosion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portrane in north Co Dublin may be the most extreme example of coastal erosion in Ireland currently]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVFJK57JLFGI7C5I3ZCA6TE3NU.jpg?auth=33bb7a4a9e29a8d090d5642a60bbd56f44a8f66476d41f864a0d788cbbd1166f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamann Cahill has lost almost 100sq m of his garden to coastal erosion in Portrane. Photograph: Jade Wilson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As I was saying’: Interruptions at work cost organisations more than they might think]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/11/work-interrupted-costs-organisations-more-than-they-might-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/11/work-interrupted-costs-organisations-more-than-they-might-think/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women and employees from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups are interrupted more frequently, study finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUCL6LBOCJBDRHRQMZBD7SQHHY.jpg?auth=8219f48d78ee534dcb2915691f1282886e9bd18d517be55fec44a62af6b53e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Interruptions in meetings at work indicate a culture that is not respectful of all employees. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tapping tech to ensure charities get food for clients while providers avoid waste ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/11/tapping-tech-to-ensure-charities-get-food-for-clients-while-providers-avoid-waste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/11/tapping-tech-to-ensure-charities-get-food-for-clients-while-providers-avoid-waste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From humble beginnings in a farmers’ market, FoodCloud has grown into an international multi-channel aid partner ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSQBV4ANYJEERLSZDBOREOBCFA.jpg?auth=3322fbd2a87b7ed7b64730d8237f3317c2a1e2bc274f1b661812a3ff0c009304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FoodCloud, founded by Iseult Ward and Aoibheann O'Brien, reached a milestone this year with 450 million meals redistributed through its international network.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Careful nutrition can colour outcomes in eye and brain health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/11/careful-nutrition-can-colour-outcomes-in-eye-and-brain-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/11/careful-nutrition-can-colour-outcomes-in-eye-and-brain-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prof John Nolan is chairman for Human Nutrition Research at South East Technological University, Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVSFL6RUAFDI7CQRFKP6FJEYEM.JPEG?auth=bb8357c68b99916fd2770392b6e6e7dd6170cfb0159231b0dba161a2f878b1aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof John Nolan is using nutrition to improve vision and brain function. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal soccer coach in the US: ‘You don’t teach Floridian kids the same way as the Irish’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/08/donegal-soccer-coach-in-the-us-you-dont-teach-floridian-kids-the-same-way-as-the-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/08/donegal-soccer-coach-in-the-us-you-dont-teach-floridian-kids-the-same-way-as-the-irish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As World Cup 26 begins Gavin Carlin will bring 70 children from the US to play a football tournament in Derry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGZ4JZCGTVF4FPBBGAHVM5IC4Y.jfif?auth=72eae5823e38713a52d186096e42dc141382b837838ceeaf3e526bb2d88c3ea6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As World Cup 2026 begins, Gavin Carlin is bringing children from Florida to Ireland to play in the Foyle Cup]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our hotel for Harry Styles had one flaw: the shower was in the middle of the room]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/11/our-hotel-for-harry-styles-had-one-flaw-the-shower-was-in-the-middle-of-the-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/11/our-hotel-for-harry-styles-had-one-flaw-the-shower-was-in-the-middle-of-the-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I couldn’t help but think of co-workers who might be caught up in a similar situation. A HR bomb primed to go off]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLWAPIFJPRHONIM3UDMSHIB2IE.jpg?auth=3e920e38b409ee65e07687abf0f1d3ec0dfcf34eafb19b17ce8ccb8315c53a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Styles performs at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on May 16th. Photograph: Anthony Pham]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish J1 students: ‘They did actually reject the visa until they could review all my social media’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/irish-j1-students-on-why-they-are-going-to-trumps-united-states-for-summer-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/11/irish-j1-students-on-why-they-are-going-to-trumps-united-states-for-summer-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demand for visas has remained ‘strong’ despite students’ safety concerns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGPHOUDTZVBLPHJHFG2RKNMWQU.jpg?auth=c13ec963574a77d361eafa640ccd039bfd42293aa1ceaf206b4ee7c1d94cb19f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tommy White (centre) with two friends in New York's Times Square. The Dublin student says heading to the US on a J1 visa was worth the risk]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant Crampton-built Edwardian next to Herbert Park in Donnybrook]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/elegant-crampton-built-edwardian-next-to-herbert-park-in-donnybrook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/elegant-crampton-built-edwardian-next-to-herbert-park-in-donnybrook/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argyle Road five-bed extends to a spacious 438sq m with impressive double-height kitchen]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUXPACEWYNANVF2YMRWNXLYEVE.jpg?auth=87d929d5e11d04f58a968ae62c5986006fd8cec3f0e87fa228212c1f91c2114b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Front of house]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will fans finally say ‘no’ at World Cup 2026?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/will-fans-finally-say-no-at-world-cup-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/will-fans-finally-say-no-at-world-cup-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 200,000 tickets are still available for group stage games as the World Cup opens in Mexico]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJ7N7DSJHBFZFJU3F56TQC5AVY.jpg?auth=c7c05cf7f8352459bc788e764e743a7e86f543dde1d63e673764d2c0ee117b89&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 has spearheaded the most commercially-driven World Cup to date. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis - Fifa / via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tasos Katopodis - FIFA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: Don’t fancy a middle-of-the-night match? Try these eye-opening TV shows instead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/11/world-cup-2026-dont-fancy-a-middle-of-the-night-match-try-these-eye-opening-tv-shows-instead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/11/world-cup-2026-dont-fancy-a-middle-of-the-night-match-try-these-eye-opening-tv-shows-instead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a host of football-themed programming airing at sensible times, just to get you in the mood]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5PLJCTTXJCQ3FP3E67GFVQJN4.JPG?auth=cfc29f67867ceb1041a222f3d0eafc433779d37256874521df1b19db57d7d9b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Search of the Beautiful Game – the former Brazil footballer Cafu and Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges. Photograph: Tommy Forbes/Bango Studios/BBC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tommy Forbes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB holdouts present a headache for the bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/aib-holdouts-present-a-headache-for-the-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/aib-holdouts-present-a-headache-for-the-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four in 10 small shareholders rejected bank’s offer to sell their shares while covering any stockbroker charges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2TXUMYDF7VQUPLEDREBKM2ZAI.jpg?auth=3a68ca3c58413d4197176d9fde6f1f1259b5748c60ca650555301f641a4657d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shareholders proved less enthusiastic than expected for AIB's second odd lot offer. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time and Water review: An arresting documentary about Iceland’s disappearing glaciers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/11/time-and-water-review-an-arresting-documentary-about-icelands-disappearing-glaciers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/11/time-and-water-review-an-arresting-documentary-about-icelands-disappearing-glaciers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sara Dosa resists catastrophising, allowing cracking ice to shoulder the film’s emotional heft]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5BIEWMZRBBHVHXBE5OW6J7IKQ.jpg?auth=1746cc45e05a11efa6ec595009b56f0bb226dfb6176f17e6a0ab35dd524df901&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Time and Water]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford review: Peter Mullan tremendous in ambitious if uneven satire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/11/the-fall-of-sir-douglas-weatherford-review-peter-mullan-tremendous-in-ambitious-if-uneven-satire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/11/the-fall-of-sir-douglas-weatherford-review-peter-mullan-tremendous-in-ambitious-if-uneven-satire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Dunn’s debut feature brings to mind Game of Thrones after-effects in North]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CK6GT5GISRU7AVVD7AGJEEBWVY.jpg?auth=82483dc68601b42bc7e45c6e1a40b8b568a681d648ab91e6aea3c1bc2359f5af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford: Peter Mullan as Kenneth. Photograph: Mubi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MUBI. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property condition now top of mind for buyers of country homes - selling agents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/condition-now-top-of-mind-for-buyers-of-country-homes-selling-agents-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/condition-now-top-of-mind-for-buyers-of-country-homes-selling-agents-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight estate agents from around the Republic and Northern Ireland give their take on the market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LRALH5GCRB45IHNR5DZ7FLWIQ.jpg?auth=833ffebd7a6ab67f054dfc0bb3994c5290b082543ef126fa7eabf71825049063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Well-presented properties continue to outperform, with condition now a critical factor influencing buyer behaviour.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Dublin homes on view this week from €635,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/five-dublin-homes-on-view-this-week-from-635000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/five-dublin-homes-on-view-this-week-from-635000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New to the market in Foxrock, Malahide, Donnybrook, Balgriffin and Churchtown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJ2UETEOLBDDROQOO77ANPBIDU.jpg?auth=2d9bfb186c013dfc3c2835997747d52edf5abb6fae91947a45b03bcf1fc81af9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[8 Kelston Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartments and penthouses at new Mount Merrion development from €530,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/apartments-and-penthouses-at-new-mount-merrion-development-from-530000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/apartments-and-penthouses-at-new-mount-merrion-development-from-530000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total of 27 homes to go to market at Park Development’s Glenville Gardens in south Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JED5BRDGY5BNJJ3XQAO7K2BTVI.png?auth=b28bfea6894d88a3b59e61e5d90994149a02433cd19068310b8ed894868f52f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glenville Gardens, Mount Merrion, Dublin 4, is a scheme of 68 A-rated apartments spread out over two contemporary buildings within landscaped grounds.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifa takes high-risk bet on app and connectivity for ticketing to World Cup matches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/11/fifa-takes-high-risk-bet-on-app-and-connectivity-for-ticketing-to-world-cup-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/06/11/fifa-takes-high-risk-bet-on-app-and-connectivity-for-ticketing-to-world-cup-matches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If infrastructure is unable to manage the task, chaos could ensue at match venues and early app user reviews are not encouraging]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YS2CP2U7RZF5BK2G7V3IVLDKSA.jpg?auth=ad873c50a8edeaf3d0dd8e87cff22605b8446a1404effa83526c654bb93d5619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa is relying on QR code tickets delivered just hours ahead of matches, putting a strain on network coverage. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Edwin Tan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Note on Fenian Street restaurant review: The food is a joy at this buzzy Dublin 2 bistro with a talented new chef]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/06/11/note-on-fenian-street-restaurant-review-the-food-is-a-joy-at-this-buzzy-dublin-2-bistro-with-a-talented-new-chef/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/06/11/note-on-fenian-street-restaurant-review-the-food-is-a-joy-at-this-buzzy-dublin-2-bistro-with-a-talented-new-chef/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Original and inventive dishes hit all the right notes at this Dubin bistro]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CME5MXV6MJATNFB5WZ6WGW63QM.jpg?auth=a862c670e5baf62740a418a236f7d9ed053c15433e14a11a000db6f77e0ead09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Sam Kindillon of Note in Dublin. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCD MSc in Management Online: A flexible course aimed at non-business graduates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/11/ucd-msc-in-management-online-a-flexible-course-aimed-at-non-business-graduates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/11/ucd-msc-in-management-online-a-flexible-course-aimed-at-non-business-graduates/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two-year programme’s delivery structure facilitates participation by time-poor professionals with multiple commitments]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXKKL63LRVF7VFURJI4LD6HO6Y.jpg?auth=312433cc50072f283f9c21e323634073e6d127efe63eb6a0639c9e8e2d935611&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerard Dooley, programme manager and learning support officer with the UCD Smurfit School MSc in Management Online. Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray/Coalesce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New apartments and penthouses in Kilmacud from €510,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/new-apartments-and-penthouses-in-kilmacud-from-510000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/11/new-apartments-and-penthouses-in-kilmacud-from-510000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total of 47 homes set to go to market at Sorohan’s Drummartin Heights in Dublin 14]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5U6NVLVIVB2FG5JTI6GIWUFE4.jpg?auth=b0846d67ec4b642e96c2aa8e25648b3edfb0def987294103c87a1e846761f344&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drummartin Heights, Kilmacud Road Upper, Dublin 14]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Metallica, Dalkey Book Festival and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/11/event-guide-metallica-dalkey-book-festival-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/11/event-guide-metallica-dalkey-book-festival-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 13th-19th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5UTCUKWBRBBBLOH3T33IJNOPOI.jpg?auth=4aa0092a7e8472d4e0daf418b5721331e3e62070ec919bee3aec4e6ed1d8f307&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Metallica: James Hetfield and the band play Aviva Stadium, in Dublin, this month. Photograph: Javier Bragado/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Bragado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former garda sergeant uses AI platform to protect travelling workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/06/11/former-garda-sergeant-uses-ai-platform-to-protect-travelling-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/06/11/former-garda-sergeant-uses-ai-platform-to-protect-travelling-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Real-time travel intelligence platform keeps employees safe while travelling for work]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKUVN4OAM5HWZBCGCVBQHPQXHA.jpg?auth=005d97950ee30b6ec24b32ebe773dc93b8fb7c205daa428232c621451c0669e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kowroo founder Sheelagh Brady: 'Kowroo was built to answer one simple question: Am I safe here, right now?']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB set to hike interest rates today, and again in September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/ecb-set-to-hike-interest-rates-with-another-increase-in-september-likely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/11/ecb-set-to-hike-interest-rates-with-another-increase-in-september-likely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Central Bank looks to tamp down inflation fears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZZMJHIW5UKF3UGYTPH7POYKNI.jpg?auth=5998096a9ba189dc8d9628752ddb358eefcc82a8003b2c14fee5b4528c107e10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, is expected to announce an interest rate hike on Thursday. 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