<?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/2026-06-20/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:42:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Clare prove too much for Dublin to handle in Thurles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/clare-prove-too-much-for-dublin-to-handle-in-thurles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/clare-prove-too-much-for-dublin-to-handle-in-thurles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Injury concerns stack up for Brian Lohan facing All-Ireland semi-final against Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 21:09:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJS4N2Z6AUVZ5GXNDGZMKFBX5E.jpg?auth=b40278ac68e91ae2756b781f3ef1c5a21859d1c52fd44ed1569f25834d36dd6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Shane O'Donnell is challenged by Dublin's Paddy Smyth during the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Semple Stadium. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal International Rally cancelled after teen killed and other spectators injured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/teenager-killed-in-incident-during-donegal-international-rally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/teenager-killed-in-incident-during-donegal-international-rally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organisers confirm cancellation of remainder of event after male youth dies and other spectators injured]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:45:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Motorsport Ireland and gardaí have asked members of the public to refrain from sharing images or videos of the incident on social media. 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Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wins for Kerry and Mayo in football, Clare hammer Dublin in hurling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/gaa-live-updates-kerry-host-armagh-in-football-clare-and-dublin-meet-in-hurling-quarter-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/gaa-live-updates-kerry-host-armagh-in-football-clare-and-dublin-meet-in-hurling-quarter-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare play Dublin the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final later]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:57:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBUGKRDG7I2QKJBVZLTNOINKOU.jpg?auth=d54a91ca5e2f17c633b12cca9416a6638761cfad1e365d430d280693251545d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s David Clifford celebrates scoring his side's first goal. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Searle beats Jurij Rodionov to win ATP Challenger Dublin title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/20/henry-searle-beats-jurij-rodionov-to-win-atp-challenger-dublin-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/20/henry-searle-beats-jurij-rodionov-to-win-atp-challenger-dublin-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Briton completes strong week at Elm Park to claim title on straight sets]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 19:37:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBNP53QTXRHOREG4DW5P7QUHNM.jpg?auth=33a109dbfaa0e8a573687976bc4ca349dfbb1861535e9e4188f30092f448ce4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Searle beat the Austrian 6-4, 6-2 to claim the men's singles title at Elm Park. 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Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial on corruption charges, ordered to surrender passport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/20/spanish-pms-wife-to-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges-ordered-to-surrender-passport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/20/spanish-pms-wife-to-stand-trial-on-corruption-charges-ordered-to-surrender-passport/</guid><description><![CDATA[Begoña Gómez’s case is one of at least five levelled at close relatives and associates of country’s leader]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:23:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWGMFO7UYDMYUFVCUVSJ3XVBOA.jpg?auth=a1e35b23d6051fd5ee31d9aa965b7371340569af65082c806e424f6c62d588ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez (left) and his wife Begoña Gómez in Madrid in 2023. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork minors overpower Derry to march on to All-Ireland final against Tyrone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/cork-minors-overpower-derry-to-march-on-to-all-ireland-final-against-tyrone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/cork-minors-overpower-derry-to-march-on-to-all-ireland-final-against-tyrone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second-half purple patch buts Rebels beyond doubt at Parnell Park]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:21:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQEQ4ZMXTVH63NXRAS423OZ4KQ.jpg?auth=9b90aaf482581616b6ec8b1d05bc79d67750f2ffaa1b13598b1839f456174fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Whooley was man of the match for Cork. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down shade win over Fermanagh to reach Tailteann Cup decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/down-shade-win-over-fermanagh-to-reach-tailteann-cup-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/down-shade-win-over-fermanagh-to-reach-tailteann-cup-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan McEvoy provides the winner in tight Croke Park encounter]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:04:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDUEGIZX4UZY3T2I3YT36TWINE.jpg?auth=a5aaa985ebe0b34cf2b8caa3c8ee86685707e44f0a13243dc8ea56716769e766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Down's Pat Havern attempts a shot during the Tailteann Cup semi-final against Fermanagh at Croke Park. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish pair Gannon and Barry undone by battle-tested Dutch duo in Dublin Challenger semi-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/20/irish-pair-gannon-and-barry-undone-by-battle-tested-dutch-duo-in-dublin-challenger-semi-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/20/irish-pair-gannon-and-barry-undone-by-battle-tested-dutch-duo-in-dublin-challenger-semi-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connor Gannon and Charlie Barry swept aside in straight sets by Jarno Jans and Niels Visker]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:40:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWCTDPGW6JFKZHM26AQUDVTVZY.png?auth=9d32c8547c190fe3e42d685ccc03e91dc921761b8d4ecff9f5b8ff7f1eabf30f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Connor Gannon and Charlie Barry shake hands with Jarno Jans and Neils Visker of the Netherlands after their men's doubles semi-final at the ATP Challenger in Dublin. Photograph: Tennis Ireland/Instagram]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath book quarter-final spot with win over Tyrone, Mayo push past Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/meath-book-quarter-final-spot-with-win-over-tyrone-mayo-push-past-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/meath-book-quarter-final-spot-with-win-over-tyrone-mayo-push-past-donegal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wins for Mayo, Armagh and Kildare also see them to last eight]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELKFSMZM4NHHDOLWTSY5XBZG7M.jpg?auth=adfa8953b4b6d06bd43de966f825319eff83a2863ed593573c8ff78a7fd63d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meath's Meadhbh Byrne was top-scorer for Meath in their two-point win over Tyrone. 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Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20) charged with manslaughter over death of Carl Holland in west Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/20/man-20-charged-with-manslaughter-over-death-of-carl-holland-in-west-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/20/man-20-charged-with-manslaughter-over-death-of-carl-holland-in-west-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Local man died a week after assault in Suffolk Road area]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:28:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NO2TMPWJLJCXJMHDRKWS7YJ4GM?auth=05c5d1765429bb4972dd5ea99f8c6168dcd94eae43d09558d6ce842857af343e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Undated handout photo issued by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) of Carl Holland who died following an assault in the Suffolk Road area of west Belfast last Friday. Issue date: Friday June 19, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: PSNI/PA WireNOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK trains collision: 28 in hospital, nine in critical condition, after Friday incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/20/uk-trains-collision-28-in-hospital-nine-in-critical-condition-after-friday-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/20/uk-trains-collision-28-in-hospital-nine-in-critical-condition-after-friday-incident/</guid><description><![CDATA[A train driver died after two East Midlands Railway trains crashed near Bedford ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:19:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYMHWPFB4XM65I5S7VJZZDNCQU.jpg?auth=e0a2d6c6374305bfe0839cce23242ec9ecd1cc351e5e27ce4c4b4f9b6db6bb56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene in Bedford South after two East Midlands Railway trains collided at about 5.15pm on Friday. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Radburn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster’s Oli Jager retires ‘with immediate effect’ on medical grounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/20/munsters-oli-jager-retires-with-immediate-effect-on-medical-grounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/20/munsters-oli-jager-retires-with-immediate-effect-on-medical-grounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach Clayton McMillian says prop ‘can take great pride in everything he has achieved in the game’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:07:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YK4NKLS5OXCY5KLP663YFMV6IU.jpg?auth=f430451326abd444c01e450d4f44e153e98c761b05fe16cd4473e231b4321753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oli Jager joined Munster from the Crusaders in November 2023. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely no authority’: Labour calls grow for Keir Starmer to stand down as British PM]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/20/british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-leadership-contest-labour-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/20/british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-andy-burnham-leadership-contest-labour-party/</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s byelection win prompts more backbenchers and Labour grandees to call for Starmer to step aside]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:48:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQRUNVDXGQGHMLGSFQIRK57V7Q.jpg?auth=3c4ee06126370fdda302544bc873cb4d5ba8207bfca452596f4eb3ec9f2c031d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer is insisting he will not 'walk away'. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (77) dies after tractor crash in Co Tyrone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/man-77-dies-after-tractor-crash-in-co-tyrone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/man-77-dies-after-tractor-crash-in-co-tyrone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dessie Sheridan pronounced dead at scene of incident outside Omagh]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:13:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPE5UN46MRBZRKKQ7ABPWBJGCE.jpg?auth=fe3f622773eb897280d1c944049ef790b4a616c5ed667ac272df62e8a421cc6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PSNI Officers, along with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, attended the scene of the incident.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Trevor McBride</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US philanthropist Dick Henggeler of Rose of Tralee fame left almost €6m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/us-philanthropist-dick-henggeler-of-rose-of-tralee-fame-left-almost-6m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/us-philanthropist-dick-henggeler-of-rose-of-tralee-fame-left-almost-6m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Part-owner of the Rose of Tralee International Festival also owned Killarney’s Rose Hotel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNFKWV4DHLQDQZGS7CC2OAIXPU.jpg?auth=4dcc7d289cae75b86fbd12522f4e2774221979c1698ba7199542be3c2281b04f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dick and Eibhlin Henggeler outside the Fels Point Hotel in Tralee, which they purchased earlier this summer in memory of their late daughter Dorothy, who was the Washington Rose in 2011.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil minister criticises party dynasty for failing to report Bill Kenneally’s abuse ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/20/ff-minister-criticises-party-dynasty-for-failing-to-report-bill-kenneallys-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/20/ff-minister-criticises-party-dynasty-for-failing-to-report-bill-kenneallys-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Butler said political family’s failure to act was ‘inexcusable’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:41:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53GJUZOEX2C44GDRPBLAKHJ36U.JPG?auth=b222a811ad191491e34f74d226102c0cd5a55d29af0eee192af65cf50a49321b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Butler addressed serial sex abuser Bill Kenneally's links to Fianna Fáil in a radio interview. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons from Ireland’s Revolut revolution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/20/lessons-from-irelands-revolut-revolution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/20/lessons-from-irelands-revolut-revolution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Jenkins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fintech’s model is proving more suitable for international scaling than the often outdated systems of legacy rivals]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFT6FAXWIN2U4RQLFFMCL3NOLE.jpg?auth=1ba5d553257bfcb71c5cdad110b33d5ef179cd01d27313db94a5fa498aa8fde0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Digital banking alternative Revolut appears on track for a $200bn stock market listing in 2028]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metallica at the Aviva review: no encore, no One, no Enter Sandman. Not tonight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/20/metallica-at-the-aviva-review-rocks-great-survivors-skip-half-the-hits-on-night-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/20/metallica-at-the-aviva-review-rocks-great-survivors-skip-half-the-hits-on-night-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing Else Matters but no Enter Sandman as rock’s great survivors tell crowd: ‘See you Sunday’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:41:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WIJ5L2CKPNDR5MNMZP4XTNCT2U.JPG?auth=3d6cc161a4bf72e9bdb4d8e61f36798ee6eab3cf86aa39b74c6c0be6a7f68cb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Hetfield of Metallica performs at the Aviva. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundalk into European places, Shamrock Rovers win without Pico: League of Ireland lessons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/dundalk-into-european-places-shamrock-rovers-win-without-pico-league-of-ireland-lessons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/dundalk-into-european-places-shamrock-rovers-win-without-pico-league-of-ireland-lessons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway United embrace their temporary new home in Pearse Stadium with win over Derry City]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:34:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLF7RYVRCII47TF5WW4UGY7HPA.jpg?auth=d501ea774ed2c283956754ef9f3ff168eb9e5835f7b756b633cf94ab549b16fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne’s Harry Wood scores his side's second goal against Drogheda. Photograph: INPHO/Morgan Treacy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderer’s privacy rights not breached by surveillance at KFC, court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/20/murderers-privacy-rights-not-breached-by-surveillance-at-kfc-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/20/murderers-privacy-rights-not-breached-by-surveillance-at-kfc-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New IRA leader Kevin Braney loses bid to overturn conviction for murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly in 2013]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +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[Kevin Braney, the leader of the New IRA in Dublin, was found guilty of murder by the three-judge, non-jury Special Criminal Court of murder in February 2019.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy will have to do it the hard way for US Open glory after chaotic second round back nine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/20/rory-mcilroy-slips-down-us-open-leaderboard-after-chaotic-back-nine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/20/rory-mcilroy-slips-down-us-open-leaderboard-after-chaotic-back-nine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wyndham Clark leads by four shots from Matt Fitzpatrick, Xander Schauffele and Sam Stevens at Shinnecock Hills]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:17:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54IY2OQQJJLFB5W6RMSXCXNE6I.jpg?auth=e019026e0268a15169b86bbd064d22e8785ea93177280a87d4dc937db1779b66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on from the 16th green during the second round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills. Photograph: Christian Petersen/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Petersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat dome could emerge over Europe as Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of up to 25 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/ireland-weather-mostly-dry-and-warm-conditions-over-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/ireland-weather-mostly-dry-and-warm-conditions-over-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Light showers possible on Sunday night along northern coasts but forecast is dry with clear spells ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6675535WNMMPOIPZRZQZQRI6A.jpg?auth=bd6091e23701d7ade03b0277cdd52db9398a337fab85861a26dd1bcc7a4ce189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A heat dome, similar to the one seen at the end of May, could re-emerge in Europe next week. Photograph: Tom Honan ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil fall short of their arrogant fans’ belief they are centre of the football world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/brazil-fall-short-of-their-arrogant-fans-belief-they-are-centre-of-the-football-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/brazil-fall-short-of-their-arrogant-fans-belief-they-are-centre-of-the-football-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brazil ran out 3-0 winners in their World Cup game against Haiti but failed to amass the goals to take control of their group]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIINXVDFONGJI74KMSEJCGFGEI.jpg?auth=6b50e402c463e3b115a34589f3d954da05f016177c7c0a8d38f223e445d0064c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazil forward Matheus Cunha (L) celebrates with teammate Bruno Guimaraes after scoring against Haiti at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesson of Swiss vote may be that Ireland can’t avoid immigration issue forever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/cliff-taylor-lesson-of-swiss-vote-may-be-that-ireland-cant-avoid-immigration-issue-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/cliff-taylor-lesson-of-swiss-vote-may-be-that-ireland-cant-avoid-immigration-issue-forever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Immigration has been vital to Ireland’s economic growth. But, as with Switzerland, it has led to pressures on housing availability and costs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASZFBHWPZD3YBG5R5ELWSEYNMU.jpg?auth=85ddefdb9091589ff5d038d4926e504eed0b72116ef9bf6027a6ccd53ffd204a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The remarkable thing was not that 55 per cent voted No. It was that 45 per cent of voters in a country that has built up extraordinary wealth over the years based in large part on its open policies – to a migrant workforce, trade and finance – voted Yes.' Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glowing references for child abusers are not just offensive to victims, they’re dangerous ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/glowing-references-for-child-abusers-are-not-just-offensive-to-victims-theyre-dangerous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/glowing-references-for-child-abusers-are-not-just-offensive-to-victims-theyre-dangerous/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Orla Muldoon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Character references perpetuate the myth that abusers cannot occupy positions of trust or important roles in the heart of our communities]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEE7XY5YB7YINXOE6SMCQGXJ7E.jpg?auth=59e33c3cc6d090cb02edda7f4caafe2b17189d76c8e4888720108235706f72c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Ramamoorthy 'is a convicted child abuser. He was placed on the sex offenders’ register.' Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026, Day 9: Americans start to dream and Paraguay see red for unseen words]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/world-cup-2026-day-9-americans-start-to-dream-and-paraguay-see-red-for-unseen-words/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/world-cup-2026-day-9-americans-start-to-dream-and-paraguay-see-red-for-unseen-words/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[American sports analyst, Skip Bayless, took to X to proclaim the US a “legit World Cup contender”]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:56:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQHAJWW5XG7Y6357NPXHBBC6MI.jpg?auth=e1ba54aa6600cf65090e816de921df6ee251eb9dfcc36312d25344a9a05dffeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US team celebrate Alex Freeman's goal after a VAR check ruled him onside during their 2-0 win over Australia. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Squire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US at 250 is an edgy, doom-stalked place, not much in the mood to celebrate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/worldview-the-us-at-250-is-an-edgy-doom-stalked-place-not-much-in-the-mood-to-celebrate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/worldview-the-us-at-250-is-an-edgy-doom-stalked-place-not-much-in-the-mood-to-celebrate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Sheehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The purpose of the commemoration is to present a vision of the founding of the US in line with Maga core principles]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBAY4AY5RULBIEEXWHCAAZI6SA.jpg?auth=06f8d4b49a328f8d94977037939a74504b72b7de62370fe5f57eafc628b7aa8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['This year’s anniversary stands in contrast to the warmly remembered bicentennial celebrations of 1976.' Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever Simon Harris says, we are far from a ‘blueprint’ for a united Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/whatever-simon-harris-says-we-are-very-far-away-from-a-blueprint-for-a-united-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/whatever-simon-harris-says-we-are-very-far-away-from-a-blueprint-for-a-united-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A blueprint is a detailed plan which can be followed to build something. Harris is promising it by the time of the Fine Gael ardfheis in November. It’s not going to happen]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elkstone completes 345-bed student housing scheme in Galway city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/elkstone-completes-345-bed-student-housing-scheme-in-galway-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/elkstone-completes-345-bed-student-housing-scheme-in-galway-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private market investment firm says a further 240 beds will be delivered by September 2027]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXCJ7BOCN5GSNFI65OW2KNQOV4.jpg?auth=46007bc7a66debe255e8a86fae27c29e558806b06aa2aadacd95b1673d2dcdf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A student bedroom at Elkstone's Queen Street Place scheme in Galway City Centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using the OSCE to act creatively and urgently to end conflict in Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/using-the-osce-to-act-creatively-and-urgently-to-end-conflict-in-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/using-the-osce-to-act-creatively-and-urgently-to-end-conflict-in-ukraine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Organisation offers way to promote new forms of co-operation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with e-scooters and helmets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/the-trouble-with-e-scooters-and-helmets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/the-trouble-with-e-scooters-and-helmets/</guid><description><![CDATA[How enforceable would mandatory head protection be?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Abortion, aul’ fellas and democracy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/abortion-aul-fellas-and-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/abortion-aul-fellas-and-democracy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did Miriam Lord hit the nail on the head, or hit democracy where it hurts?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The source of much of our ecocide is ironic: food production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/the-source-of-much-of-our-ecocide-is-ironic-food-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/the-source-of-much-of-our-ecocide-is-ironic-food-production/</guid><description><![CDATA[We create food to sustain us, while systematically destroying the environment that sustains us]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Four Courts dome: Decade-long restoration of a Dublin landmark finally ready to unveil ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/four-courts-dome-decade-long-restoration-of-a-dublin-landmark-finally-ready-to-unveil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/four-courts-dome-decade-long-restoration-of-a-dublin-landmark-finally-ready-to-unveil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Hickey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Gandon’s neoclassical colossus needed radical repairs after the bombardment of 1922. Now the drum and dome are back much closer to their original state]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSVW4ZHTXBCMPCPX4PQTHQIUSQ.jpg?auth=8923ddbb086acc20749379bcd44895b9537bf661a59172ba572345860e213e18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four Courts: the final scaffolding is being taken down from the 18th-century landmark. Photograph: OPW]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s driving the underdogs’ wins in the All-Ireland football championship?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/whats-driving-the-underdogs-wins-in-this-all-ireland-football-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/whats-driving-the-underdogs-wins-in-this-all-ireland-football-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s been an incredibly exciting championship, and the FRC rules have a lot to do with the unexpected results]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MLP7JYLEFFVVOUUWROHIKH5WQ.jpg?auth=90575188c79e666137f4e139647cfca64d98932e58f2d91fa7d79c275e6a2a69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Joe O’Connor in action against Oisín Conaty of Armagh at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh, in March. 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[Trump looks increasingly bored and tired]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/trump-looks-increasingly-bored-and-tired/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/trump-looks-increasingly-bored-and-tired/</guid><description><![CDATA[It might be wise for the US president to curtail his late-night screen time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Warning of reputational risk if Government departments don’t pull weight during EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/warning-of-reputational-risk-if-government-departments-dont-pull-weight-during-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/warning-of-reputational-risk-if-government-departments-dont-pull-weight-during-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French authorities ‘open’ to sending police officers to assist gardaí in security arrangements]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDFT3O2GW5DG2MDRQD35DSPCUA.jpg?auth=b33f8da78c3c5b038588e46220ff131a3d735df12cfb957927267efbc1b7445a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin arrives at the European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Dublin face an uphill battle against Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/nicky-english-dublin-face-an-uphill-battle-against-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/nicky-english-dublin-face-an-uphill-battle-against-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare have played Leinster opposition four times in All-Ireland quarter-finals in the past eight years and won them all]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DIXDAS6URHG5OXO4EDMDEEERY.jpg?auth=41c9d70b99ba63f2606513188b102b2d572de27b64764b747d87c1281b0b30fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tempers flare between Dublin's Eoghan O'Donnell and David Reidy of Clare during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1B final in Limerick in April. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short-let rules will destroy tourism and fail in its chief objective]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/short-let-rules-will-destroy-tourism-and-fail-in-its-chief-objective/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/short-let-rules-will-destroy-tourism-and-fail-in-its-chief-objective/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anecdotal evidence suggests American tourists are already opting to go to Scotland]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Lewis Capaldi at Marlay Park: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/20/lewis-capaldi-at-marlay-park-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/20/lewis-capaldi-at-marlay-park-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about Capaldi’s upcoming Dublin concerts]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMQEFKWYZNDNJARAMHT3OVG3TQ.jpg?auth=adcbfce8440da2bf250a9458ee4626c9a8d78f615d176b8cd30b3f9a9d47a8a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lewis Capaldi performing at the 3Arena last year. Photograph: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the best to Irish Times sports writer Johnny Watterson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/thanks-johnny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/thanks-johnny/</guid><description><![CDATA[He also wrote of his brother’s killing with immense courage and humanity]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[How a newspaper stays propped up can be as important as its philosophical purpose]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/a-reader-who-knew-the-purpose-of-a-newspaper-and-valued-its-physical-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/a-reader-who-knew-the-purpose-of-a-newspaper-and-valued-its-physical-form/</guid><description><![CDATA[Longtime correspondent PN Corish knew precisely what he required of The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mysteries of a Dublin pub name]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/20/stand-off-put-to-rights-frank-mcnally-on-the-mysteries-of-a-dublin-pub-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/20/stand-off-put-to-rights-frank-mcnally-on-the-mysteries-of-a-dublin-pub-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can take a stand in the pub, but make sure to stand a drink too]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/457ZTFEWANDVHKRHQETQYMDYJQ.jpeg?auth=a6bf8e099dee9b33ac166cf8c1434542cf069ba56cf80eee0a4fb9929af4c8ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A picture of the old East Stand, Lansdowne Rd, in the Old Stand pub in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: Every team is flawed in the football championship, so every team is hopeful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/malachy-clerkin-every-team-is-flawed-in-the-football-championship-so-every-team-is-hopeful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/malachy-clerkin-every-team-is-flawed-in-the-football-championship-so-every-team-is-hopeful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The format change has given us a brilliant slate of games this weekend, including Kerry v Armagh and Dublin v Donegal]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLKTIT3P6JBBTKXWETZV35CLUU.jpg?auth=49ca3011d91d16667ff66bc2d5001264fc244c4681bfe455b413640927552252&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Joe O’Connor with Ben Crealey of Armagh. One of Kerry or Armagh face an early exit from the championship. 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[Irish Sun removes its sponsored online casino review section]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/irish-sun-newspaper-removes-sponsored-casino-reviews-promoting-offshore-black-market-gambling-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/irish-sun-newspaper-removes-sponsored-casino-reviews-promoting-offshore-black-market-gambling-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overseas sites able to pay for placement on Top-10 lists]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIW5ZI4KVZABBKICYQWPFZYIME.jpg?auth=38ff19c4b9fb091476c1db8061794eea3e4af0dab8014538c942a2fd299a4087&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Sun’s betting section notice said none of its 'partners' have any say on content or editorial control. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">South_agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend’s hurling fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Clare v Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/weekends-hurling-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-clare-v-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/weekends-hurling-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-clare-v-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is hard to see Offaly being able to compete with Cork, despite their improvements]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76YPLBOCFBGY3DNTGKEV7EWXXM.jpg?auth=91913d13e90d5a1723c92c6dafa7b0c5f22aab6a40a75542a2f9c2c99d1588df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Rynne of Clare. The Banner face the Dubs in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Photograph: Natasha Barton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Natasha Barton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translated fiction: Tie Ning’s The Passage of Roses is a deeply impressive accomplishment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/translated-fiction-tie-nings-the-passage-of-roses-is-a-deeply-impressive-accomplishment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/translated-fiction-tie-nings-the-passage-of-roses-is-a-deeply-impressive-accomplishment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan O'Driscoll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus works by Sara Mesa; Inès Cagnati; Eugenia Ladra; Eva Vezhnavets; and Alejandra Kamiya]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W6KKR4PNMJBQ7MWZ7WSI77O24E.jpg?auth=27fb160e75711901c9e6fa792cd804f0b8c9e9603a8d4d7d707651c22e126933&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uruguayan writer Eugenia Ladra, whose latest novel is Bait. Photograph: Carolina Acosta]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major Irish hopes in Hardwicke Stakes that looks Group One in all but name ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/20/major-irish-hopes-in-hardwicke-stakes-that-looks-group-one-in-all-but-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/20/major-irish-hopes-in-hardwicke-stakes-that-looks-group-one-in-all-but-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan Moore opts for Japan’s Satono Reve in battle of top international sprinters at Royal Ascot]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2M5S5CL4PBFWLCXL4MPFSSU6EY.jpg?auth=04fc90b45b25fe6c36247901a0290a8507ee609fe2e04e43486b940d305cb3ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Willie Mullins's Ethical Diamond goes in Saturday's Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Sean M Haffey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean M. Haffey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/20/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/20/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 20th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3EJ3NBERRBETLDFB3AN5KIFHE.jpg?auth=49a53056a7f2ee9449333fb151e535912cc01e9b61c3a3c31a5864f6b859917d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A free Dáil vote on the triple lock is imperative ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/a-free-dail-vote-on-the-triple-lock-is-imperative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/a-free-dail-vote-on-the-triple-lock-is-imperative/</guid><description><![CDATA[Removing this vital mandate will undermine our highly respected and supported neutrality ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Throwaway comments about newspaper supplements]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/throwaway-comments-about-newspaper-supplements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/throwaway-comments-about-newspaper-supplements/</guid><description><![CDATA[You can’t please everyone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Ireland seems content to remain a weak link in Europe’s defences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/ireland-seems-content-to-remain-a-weak-link-in-europes-defences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/ireland-seems-content-to-remain-a-weak-link-in-europes-defences/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland appears content to talk about security rather than investing in it meaningfully]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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[Why an under-16s ban won’t fix the real issue with social media]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/why-an-under-16s-ban-wouldnt-fix-the-real-issue-with-social-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/20/why-an-under-16s-ban-wouldnt-fix-the-real-issue-with-social-media/</guid><description><![CDATA[We should be asking whether a system built around anonymity can ever provide a safe environment for young people]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 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 damage is felt both online and offline]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swedish contract killer who died in Limerick car crash worked as barber in Stockholm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/20/swedish-contract-killer-who-died-in-limerick-car-crash-worked-as-barber-in-stockholm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/20/swedish-contract-killer-who-died-in-limerick-car-crash-worked-as-barber-in-stockholm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí suspect second member of assassin crew shielded by Limerick criminals who hired him to kill rival]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74XD4WA2XNF6DLMAC3TGWBQ5SA.jpg?auth=b3e91e8d2d55e385d5a518b5190f0183099fb96a0fc12032554982a0aaa96d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are also investigating the Irish criminals they believe hired the two-man assassin team from Sweden. File photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Glasshouse Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing body given €10.5m a year by State found ‘non-compliant’ with rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/20/housing-body-given-105m-a-year-by-state-found-non-compliant-with-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/20/housing-body-given-105m-a-year-by-state-found-non-compliant-with-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Circle owns or manages more than 2,600 homes in 16 local authority areas]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT47ZBJ7G5GDNABCCNLNX7FDZY.jpg?auth=a8f3cad019f70bad278a0faf5fe9dafbd075628551626544ea2db8be67c43d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Hannigan, chief executive of Circle Voluntary Housing Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: A few Uber journeys and I get the impression of a ‘World Cup of the rich’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/ken-early-a-view-from-the-cab-suggests-this-is-a-world-cup-of-the-rich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/20/ken-early-a-view-from-the-cab-suggests-this-is-a-world-cup-of-the-rich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The driver wanted to see the matches at least in Philadelphia, then the prices gave him no chance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ACTZHFPFZAFLRNKDNGJ22I4ZM.jpg?auth=0b379c99efda0833463bb4ca7b51f2f490117c351999d08bb4b8b0bd1b54709d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The most candid driver on the subject of money was Eh, a 25-year-old from Myanmar, or as he called it, Burma, who drove me to the airport in Kansas City. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new short-term let rules: how likely are they to work?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/20/new-short-term-let-rules-how-likely-are-they-to-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/20/new-short-term-let-rules-how-likely-are-they-to-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Observers say enforcement is required to make new rules work and more homes available to long-term renters]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVBBDUZG5VNOPB2577D5N52NEY.jpg?auth=571b6732ed8be8dc443f93956f670b914f4521b5be9f056619281c7d430c4c7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Airbnb visitors arriving to Dublin.
Photograph: Cyril Byrne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul May obituary: Justice campaigner who played key role in release of Birmingham Six]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/20/paul-may-obituary-justice-campaigner-who-played-key-role-in-release-of-birmingham-six/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/20/paul-may-obituary-justice-campaigner-who-played-key-role-in-release-of-birmingham-six/</guid><description><![CDATA[While committed to his work tackling homelessness, May saw his real job as tackling injustice]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEVVIAKIZ5F3LB4THNTLU7RZSU.jpg?auth=a21a753484daa5aff4f8880c3c52af779e490149a3c6d2a34523ad9f277a63c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justice campaigner Paul May helped free the Birmingham Six, among others]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re almost an afterthought’: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/20/it-changed-me-for-the-better-five-men-on-how-fatherhood-has-transformed-their-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/20/it-changed-me-for-the-better-five-men-on-how-fatherhood-has-transformed-their-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From their sense of selves to their social lives and their relationships with their partners, six dads discuss the differences having children made to their lives]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IERFFYRRGFEMXDBVNFSQUA7ZUY.png?auth=7c170ebc4f1606aec9bcd6eb51e11725a98d8be653a88d59c7f1cfbe04545cc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clockwise from left: Shane O'Connor with sons Bodhi and Sonny; Anton Jarvis with sons Hugo and Theo; Mark and Eoin O’Looney Cannon with daughters Aria and Nala; and Amy and David Monaghan with their 8 children. Photographs: Daragh McSweeney/Provision/Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson,Daragh McSweeney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miriam Lord’s Week: Let he who is without Sim cast the first phone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/miriam-lords-week-let-he-who-is-without-sim-cast-the-first-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/miriam-lords-week-let-he-who-is-without-sim-cast-the-first-phone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach’s cranky inner teacher comes out as he sees TDs not paying attention in class]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HH7T2NFV6IPHSGWFAFOFDXNCEE.JPG?auth=0f8a056da71a5a4e18c244bcbce0f6a83633f6ef96c3d99312ad017d3c2fca3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin went holier than thou on the issue of mobile phones. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire O’Leary dampens succession hopes of Ryanair crew]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/billionaire-oleary-dampens-succession-hopes-of-ryanair-crew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/billionaire-oleary-dampens-succession-hopes-of-ryanair-crew/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryanair Group CEO signs a new contract until 2032]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QVWWZNNXRFA2PH4IEEHVMTNZ3Q.JPG?auth=3e53946da973337f10d412d52f6ee867240f64b03386c16562af3252ad9c01a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary at a press conference earlier this year. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/how-will-ireland-try-to-make-its-mark-during-its-stint-with-the-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/how-will-ireland-try-to-make-its-mark-during-its-stint-with-the-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Ministers and diplomats will chair EU-level discussions and broker compromises between the other 26 countries from July 1st until the end of this year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLU4GPWI5OF64HPQFN6O4JPUZI.jpg?auth=813fc153d45382083197e5fdff83ee91f9777c6790becfb2439c49fd93012a2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the EU summit in Brussels on Friday. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day in the life with David Gough: ‘I’ll do it as long as I’m contributing to the games’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/a-day-in-the-life-with-david-gough-ill-do-it-as-long-as-im-contributing-to-the-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/a-day-in-the-life-with-david-gough-ill-do-it-as-long-as-im-contributing-to-the-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The referee knows the benefit of preparing for any eventuality as we go behind the scenes for his 58th championship game]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ASTNUWYBBB2RFFTGBKAFBIHMQ.jpg?auth=b4e1dd09d4410e83ac1c2bc4374cae5b183c8587a7aa39d1a565c904e39f84fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Gough getting ready to referee the match between Donegal and Cork. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. What would it look like?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/andy-burnhams-britain-appears-to-be-moving-towards-reality-what-would-it-look-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/andy-burnhams-britain-appears-to-be-moving-towards-reality-what-would-it-look-like/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After his resounding byelection victory in Makerfield, what is the so-called King of the North’s vision for the UK if he unseats Keir Starmer as prime minister? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4RHI2H3ONFEPLCOQ6GQ2GPQRU.jpg?auth=5f67074cad3eac8aa73396f4df169b8df47aabbf49e7126adef2830016a52898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The concept of Burnham’s Britain appears to be moving towards reality. Illustration: Cathal O'Gara]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer Victoria Kennefick: ‘Women’s anger is very underexplored and misunderstood’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/victoria-kennefick-i-am-from-what-is-called-a-double-barrel-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/victoria-kennefick-i-am-from-what-is-called-a-double-barrel-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork poet Victoria Kennefick on her relationship with being agreeable, her acquaintance with anger, and fond childhood memories]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJULRWT46CGZCSQ6Q64EUY3ZNY.jpg?auth=4462b0be99811e3464e31b46f88c373b3564684290b791d3b791ad457ea457f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Writer Victoria Kennefick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next after people have to leave State-funded accommodation centres for refugees?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/what-next-after-people-have-to-leave-state-funded-accommodation-centres-for-refugees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/what-next-after-people-have-to-leave-state-funded-accommodation-centres-for-refugees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of people in State-funded accommodation for asylum seekers have been told they must find their own homes from early July - what will happen to them?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7C75IN4DWABW3NQXCK7WDLYBU.jpg?auth=bf8dfce1a80088876da0fd163f2c9692c8785cd65bb50d977eb4f006ec02db84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[International Protection Office: Cebsile Mhlanga is one of hundreds of people in International Protection Accommodation Services centres who have been told to leave by early July as they are 'no longer entitled' to live there. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Directors of Longford housing contractor Gem share €13m in dividends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/directors-of-longford-housing-contractor-gem-share-13m-in-dividends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/directors-of-longford-housing-contractor-gem-share-13m-in-dividends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company has secured a number of contracts to build large social housing projects in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35ZULA3TDJFNBBDY2PS4AP74VM.jpg?auth=38bb894bd7d451d45ab4748513dd3c3ffb731532ecda6ea0104f6f8a9fe3f638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gem contractor group, formed in 1978, is based in Longford. Photograph: Gem Group]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend’s football fixtures, throw-in times and TV details, including Armagh v Kerry and Dublin v Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/weekends-football-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-armagh-v-kerry-and-dublin-v-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/weekends-football-fixtures-throw-in-times-and-tv-details-including-armagh-v-kerry-and-dublin-v-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning, Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A blockbuster football weekend sees All-Ireland favourites face off, while the Tailteann Cup semi-finals take place in Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFEFK5AEHRF35LIGUQ65PG5TVE.jpg?auth=e149fb768677899c6cb66cc78707e54ddd3902c8137373a378858ab7725e137e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O’Shea and Kerry welcome Armagh to Fitzgerald Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Porn before puberty in Ireland: ‘It is horrible, and it’s in every school’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/porn-before-puberty-their-first-exposure-to-sex-makes-them-feel-it-should-be-violent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/porn-before-puberty-their-first-exposure-to-sex-makes-them-feel-it-should-be-violent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Half of schoolchildren have seen pornography by age of 13, including ‘very, very disturbing images’. Is there a case for a UK-style social media ban for under-16s? ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGHRYM76LVGBDIK4KJRLW5CSU4.png?auth=bb14160e948567230f55f5392102bc3dfc7040d18d675d720d2f25fcda80401c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clockwise from left: Pam O'Leary; Erin Lloyd; Eoghan Cleary; and Olivia Scott. Photographs: Nick Bradshaw/Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup podcast: Kevin Kilbane reviews week one of the tournament]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-kevin-kilbane-reviews-week-one-of-the-tournament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-kevin-kilbane-reviews-week-one-of-the-tournament/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E44JGTA5GPVTDP4LIM5K77IYEY.jpg?auth=6aba27630a43121d167602beb2cf86e45645e79e8f1b364229de2ce080808bd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jesse Marsch, Head Coach of Canada, looks on before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B match between Canada and Qatar at BC Place Vancouver on June 18, 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Grimm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland is no country for young people. It will stay that way until houses are affordable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/ireland-is-no-country-for-young-people-it-will-stay-that-way-until-houses-are-affordable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/ireland-is-no-country-for-young-people-it-will-stay-that-way-until-houses-are-affordable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Howard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Globally, one in two Gen Z and Millennials are delaying long-term decisions because of financial constraints]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J453PVD5G5EELP2WOOJZ7RRMLQ.jpg?auth=793327cbba354b7bf7f3878e1dc6131627f36914da3f9cb1ce8a66578560602a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The extent to which home ownership has been placed out of reach for young people is illustrated in a new Deloitte survey. Photograph: Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xavier Lorenzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An identity earthquake’: The biological and psychological impact of fatherhood on men]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/20/an-identity-earthquake-the-biological-and-psychological-impact-of-fatherhood-on-men/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/20/an-identity-earthquake-the-biological-and-psychological-impact-of-fatherhood-on-men/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrescence, the physical and mental transition to becoming a dad, is a recent concept recognising the isolation men can sometimes feel in fatherhood]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSZNN4SW7NBVXJMMS3U3MG2ZPY.jpg?auth=476011b752c053ffab6b3dbed5b52368c664161892863c522ab79bfceadc45e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I think when people think of fatherhood they think of an emotional, a psychological and a social role. But it’s a neurobiological transition,' neuroscientist Brian Pennie says. Photograph: Andres Poveda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a €1,100 high-tech vibrating mat help you sleep? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/06/20/can-an-1100-high-tech-vibrating-mat-help-you-sleep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/06/20/can-an-1100-high-tech-vibrating-mat-help-you-sleep/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woojer Mat review: My guinea pigs and I are surprised at the results]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPR5PDNYTBF5TICC7WMVAWWDRA.png?auth=03a01b12bb1408435000dd4892d9abb9f3617ec8de2187eaffae991922fda96a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Woojer Mat 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Browne obituary: Administrator who oversaw rugby’s transition to professional status]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/20/philip-browne-obituary-administrator-who-oversaw-rugbys-transition-to-professional-status/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/06/20/philip-browne-obituary-administrator-who-oversaw-rugbys-transition-to-professional-status/</guid><description><![CDATA[Elite rower and former IRFU chief executive was known for his integrity and calm demeanour]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNCA5FITSJBPXFIU73HQMR6L3A.jpg?auth=9be6f9f7b094c182365065eafea66a527d83f38d19c4fc76d55b3e5886f4cf91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Philip Browne oversaw the demolition of the old Lansdowne Road stadium and the design, planning and building of the new Aviva Stadium. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Keith Heneghan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the summer solstice important in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/20/why-is-the-summer-solstice-important-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/20/why-is-the-summer-solstice-important-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every year on June 21st, people gather on the Hill of Tara to watch the sun rise]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XLCWMIFIZAEFM37EHLCGTAO4I.jpg?auth=b70da2a744df62df87ac130d5b721ab9dc700882a242043cdbc3a5a16a7a8803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yvonne Van Ieperenburg from the Netherlands welcomes the summer solstice at Drombeg stone circle outside Glandore, Co Cork, in 2024. Photograph: David Creedon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Creedon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the lives of primary schoolchildren changed during and after Covid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/20/the-lives-of-primary-schoolchildren-what-happened-to-them-during-and-after-covid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/20/the-lives-of-primary-schoolchildren-what-happened-to-them-during-and-after-covid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish children became less accomplished in reading and maths after the pandemic, with the gap between poor and affluent children wider than before]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5AW2PZFSVAYFFB2KKXUV4DELE.JPG?auth=b755894a67d214a27658ecc9d49e373615a00367b915955ddb85b15272153d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Órla Hanahoe, principal of Cnoc Mhuire SNS in Tallaght: 'Some of the children coming into our school are from very challenging backgrounds.' Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journalist John Ware on the Troubles: ‘The conflict is still being slugged out’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/journalist-john-ware-on-the-troubles-the-conflict-is-still-being-slugged-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/20/journalist-john-ware-on-the-troubles-the-conflict-is-still-being-slugged-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The veteran broadcaster on revealing a 40-year-old ‘secret’ and the necessity of moral compromise in the Northern Ireland conflict]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LDMGZLHSCV3WUORUIHKJDJ4EY.jpg?auth=550cdc5ba8c608e5e234dd0d97480c4b8dcff5d7b66f4b5797e9efeb88f59741&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Ware, investigative journalist and writer, at his home in London 9. June 2026. Photo: Joanne O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joanne O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh’s recovery from kickout demolition faces decisive Kerry stress test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/armaghs-recovery-from-kickout-demolition-faces-decisive-kerry-stress-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/armaghs-recovery-from-kickout-demolition-faces-decisive-kerry-stress-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kieran McGeeney’s side need to turn the tables on their hosts in Saturday’s make-or-break clash in Killarney]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMJIDOAIVRHOJJNFXYGHF5QURY.jpg?auth=9e7408458a88d5c8b5043e10b8a10ae6c3fd0186fca42cdd25eb4cebc1abd221&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When Kerry host Armagh in Killarney on Saturday, winning kickouts is likely to be key to winning the game. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors put Greencore back on the shelf after merger, even as chairman returns for more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/investors-put-greencore-back-on-the-shelf-after-merger-even-as-chairman-returns-for-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/20/investors-put-greencore-back-on-the-shelf-after-merger-even-as-chairman-returns-for-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bakkavor deal was expected to send shares into overdrive but that hasn’t happened ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWNDWORA7BCXLOEVSUOZY6MIHI.jpg?auth=140700bf61ddb634c3d7a7d18dfc34ab5b02e5f27fefc780df8d2ff8426514ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greencore has seen its share price slide by 35% since early February, just weeks after completing its £1.2bn takeover of rival Bakkavor. Photograph: Peter Fleming/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Fleming</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The selfie problem: Europe’s museums grapple with problem crowds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/the-selfie-problem-europes-museums-grapple-with-problem-crowds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/the-selfie-problem-europes-museums-grapple-with-problem-crowds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Putting the focus on photos dilutes the experience for visitors and has led to a trail of smashed statues and ripped canvases]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y77CRGQJMC6H5H2FOTGD7YF3ZU.jpg?auth=f37f5110429f1c0f9991cc3c0afe48de526dbaa6047869f44383fdf259394eae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A visitor takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, in the Louvre Museum in Paris. Photograph: Francois Guillot/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You think your pop music days are over, but then an artist like Olivia Dean comes along]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/roisin-ingle-olivia-dean-marlay-park-dublin-concert-tickets-singer-artist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/roisin-ingle-olivia-dean-marlay-park-dublin-concert-tickets-singer-artist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle: Sometimes we get the artists we need at the right time. 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Photograph: Samir Hussein/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samir Hussein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fugitive’ businessman Jason Cardiff – wanted in the US, living in €2.9m south Dublin home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/the-unusual-case-of-fugitive-businessman-jason-cardiff-wanted-in-the-us-living-in-leafy-dublin-6/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/20/the-unusual-case-of-fugitive-businessman-jason-cardiff-wanted-in-the-us-living-in-leafy-dublin-6/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman accuses Obama-Biden appointees at US department of justice of bias and hopes charges against him will be dropped]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XF5LZBKBO5HGNCTGCHNYGB4EVY.JPG?auth=9e2c58052301133be597fe29c09281de2aba1de9aca01b8dd937db1cc9cb5271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff in south Co Dublin: the business executive is confident the Trump administration will soon dismiss the charges against him. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your accent is up and down like a focked umbrella,’ I tell the old man]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/your-accent-is-up-and-down-like-a-focked-umbrella-i-tell-the-old-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/your-accent-is-up-and-down-like-a-focked-umbrella-i-tell-the-old-man/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have a bet on with him that he won’t last the summer in Bray, and I swing by to check on my investment]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6HG33I77FBY5NRE4L65OEMXHU.jpg?auth=2bfa0399589f0938e3e5c57a6c2577af1ced24e063e9d1c476c14daf184a2719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles O'Carroll-Kelly. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As summer solstice approaches, it’s time to shift gear in the garden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/20/as-summer-solstice-approaches-its-time-to-shift-gear-in-the-garden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/20/as-summer-solstice-approaches-its-time-to-shift-gear-in-the-garden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Change your focus to weeding, feeding and staking ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LRX6W2V7BDO3L3OZEHH2UMGKQ.jpg?auth=4134e8862d93ccbf2885b8775bd5de46247c647587937328edae8e5fca6f4563&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Weed, feed and stake. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AndreaObzerova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX valuation surge highlights gap between story and numbers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/20/spacex-valuation-surge-highlights-gap-between-story-and-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/20/spacex-valuation-surge-highlights-gap-between-story-and-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At $2.97tn, SpaceX briefly overtook Microsoft and Amazon to become the world’s fourth-most valuable company]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CCITCUCEREJHWM6KJFPALW6LQ.jpg?auth=f6295e42684bdf6f83d1e93de8970127fc1275d11c181372d6f52074a5908717&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Executives and amployees of SpaceX cheer the closing bell at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York June 12th. SpaceX’s share price surged following its flotation. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Kudacki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jodie Foster interview: ‘I turned 60 and suddenly woke up not caring about all the things I cared about at 45’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/20/jodie-foster-interview-i-turned-60-and-suddenly-woke-up-not-caring-about-all-the-things-i-cared-about-at-45/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/20/jodie-foster-interview-i-turned-60-and-suddenly-woke-up-not-caring-about-all-the-things-i-cared-about-at-45/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor and director on her first French-speaking lead role, her drive to give other people opportunities, and the role that most resonates with her]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZBNFQ7BABA4JP2UPGWIBKIZBE.jpg?auth=9d288359a0899c20907a8e986c888ae8da728e76f1ecda8d1a41b5bee9e88ad1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jodie Foster: In A Private Life, the actor takes on her first solo lead role in which she speaks fluent French. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 196th RHA Annual Exhibition is full of escapism. Where’s the rage?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/the-196th-rha-annual-exhibition-is-full-of-escapism-wheres-the-rage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/06/20/the-196th-rha-annual-exhibition-is-full-of-escapism-wheres-the-rage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artists are not obliged to be political, but, apart from some striking examples, anger seems curiously absent from the almost 600 works on show]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHY4DDUFVRCHVFRJHGPFY2YAGI.jpg?auth=a4ca72c1d576d8e5c57a09ad85f86ba71fcdc3478210235f5965393052fd7835&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RHA Annual Exhibition 2026: The Swimming Pool, by Avril Murphy Allen ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gillian buckley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signed Samuel Beckett books and Pride and Prejudice among rare treasures for sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/06/20/signed-samuel-beckett-books-and-pride-and-prejudice-among-rare-treasures-for-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/06/20/signed-samuel-beckett-books-and-pride-and-prejudice-among-rare-treasures-for-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stirrings Still by Samuel Beckett, with illustrations by Louis le Brocquy, and second edition of Pride and Prejudice among this week’s finds]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTEO44K7MJG7TFOGJN4FVWRGFU.jpeg?auth=f5398d1b179c467023ad0e13423f43201380ec211593ea124503b9501b56539e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samuel Beckett in Paris]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Minihan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to find a good summer rosé from outside Provence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/20/how-to-find-a-good-summer-rose-from-outside-provence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/20/how-to-find-a-good-summer-rose-from-outside-provence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: Almost every other wine region in the world has tried to replicate the success of Whispering Angel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7AOTP3VENH27AMMSNOOV4BRUI.jpg?auth=a164af67bee4bc92e3b6549846c1b5343a72f4677391040103df9c9266ea3ee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As consumption of red wines drops, a winemaker can easily pivot into rosé production.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty: Store cupboard staple meals that are packed with flavour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/20/mark-moriarty-store-cupboard-staple-meals-that-are-full-of-flavour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/20/mark-moriarty-store-cupboard-staple-meals-that-are-full-of-flavour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pastry, anchovies and a few store cupboard basics can transform the simplest of ingredients]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJIS7P2V25GZXH3WCNQ2MHGUH4.jpg?auth=8038ac816147465ad17d6acc9c6bd062b6ddf09ffd6ca4e3c86b6832fd6e8fb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roasted chicken thighs with garlic, lemon, anchovies and greens. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s roasted chicken thighs with garlic, lemon, anchovies and greens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/06/20/mark-moriartys-roasted-chicken-thighs-with-garlic-lemon-anchovies-and-greens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/06/20/mark-moriartys-roasted-chicken-thighs-with-garlic-lemon-anchovies-and-greens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The humble chicken thigh is unloved and under-rated]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJIS7P2V25GZXH3WCNQ2MHGUH4.jpg?auth=8038ac816147465ad17d6acc9c6bd062b6ddf09ffd6ca4e3c86b6832fd6e8fb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roasted chicken thighs with garlic, lemon, anchovies and greens. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s pork and chorizo sausage rolls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/06/20/mark-moriartys-pork-and-chorizo-sausage-rolls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/06/20/mark-moriartys-pork-and-chorizo-sausage-rolls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Salt should be about 2% of the overall mix to guarantee perfect seasoning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIKOLUKAXVGK5FTJ7C57IZEZ4E.jpg?auth=e24b5e4363f004c802b65fe15bf8f2e1626025ba687a4be6ea4aae9a3d5d3112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spicy pork and chorizo sausage rolls. Photograph: Harry weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck: Knowledgeable treatise on harm done by Brexit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/fantastic-kingdom-by-helene-von-bismarck-knowledgeable-treatise-on-harm-done-by-brexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/fantastic-kingdom-by-helene-von-bismarck-knowledgeable-treatise-on-harm-done-by-brexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Carty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A writer perfectly placed to examine the impact of this ‘act of self-harm’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUSMWZCTDRGMZIWNYB2TCTP4HQ.jpg?auth=1c3927c0c593a6e661e226e7cc741ab512cf46df9b27ddd221f3c9680fe3446b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A St George's Flag and the Union Jack flying. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Butterfly Season by Lea Korsgaard: A Danish journalist catches the bug]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-butterfly-season-by-lea-korsgaard-a-danish-journalist-catches-the-bug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-butterfly-season-by-lea-korsgaard-a-danish-journalist-catches-the-bug/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Haverty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author sets out to track down all the 65 native species of butterfly in a single summer]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUJQICE7QNRPIQF4WU7PNSWQFA.jpg?auth=098af7d98b1b5978316bc9a57765b26eb74dd34be3c5c2358cb6acba477c66f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A butterfly on a coneflower. Photograph: Alamy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: The Clouds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/20/poem-of-the-week-the-clouds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/20/poem-of-the-week-the-clouds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Laird]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Nick Laird]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YU667U43U25D73IRQSIWPHKJS4.jpg?auth=9be7228c9c1965750c9272b45832b15d818994cf652f081a0b9a05ea704d2f03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Laird. Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of Everything by M John Harrison: A rudderless spin on the post-apocalyptic story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-end-of-everything-by-m-john-harrison-a-rudderless-spin-on-the-post-apocalyptic-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-end-of-everything-by-m-john-harrison-a-rudderless-spin-on-the-post-apocalyptic-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm McKenna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sci-fi tale is a memorable, haunting work, but stop-start narrative makes it hard for readers to engage]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDMQSVQW2XLW2BC6SGMD2TJDLU.jpg?auth=4656be60cb8ea098bab99abcbed627dfc34f61e47cdc699465922e8a46e2e74d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[M John Harrison serves up a series of slapstick set pieces in The End of Everything]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ballad of Ronan McCoy by Colin Morgan: An empathetic and thoughtful debut from actor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-ballad-of-ronan-mccoy-by-colin-morgan-an-empathetic-and-thoughtful-debut-from-actor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/the-ballad-of-ronan-mccoy-by-colin-morgan-an-empathetic-and-thoughtful-debut-from-actor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Holloway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A tender coming-of-age novel about friendship, grief and the difficult work of carrying on]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFJTARREJ5HTXGOPYO623QVWOE.jpeg?auth=331cf19e53a9c6c7751ac96f914f9392974ddbd2453d9be82714297e7717e3fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Morgan brings an attentiveness to silence and emotional restraint]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviews in brief: The Magical Writings of W.B. Yeats, On Land and Water and The Nun of Ravensbrück]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/reviews-in-brief-the-magical-writings-of-wb-yeats-on-land-and-water-and-the-nun-of-ravensbruck/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/20/reviews-in-brief-the-magical-writings-of-wb-yeats-on-land-and-water-and-the-nun-of-ravensbruck/</guid><description><![CDATA[New books from John Michael Greer, Sheena Jolley, D.J. O’Sullivan and Cathi Fleming]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDNY4WEHING2TKQSCOMH55DHAY.jpg?auth=a5106f4f984ff6c08b2d867e3ee9b2cd9c83970ed6a3527a5d77daca7eb72939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New collection of WB Yeats essays reveals the fascinating development of the poet’s spiritual philosophy. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bettmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times guide to the best affordable seven-seat family cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/20/the-irish-times-guide-to-the-best-affordable-seven-seat-family-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/20/the-irish-times-guide-to-the-best-affordable-seven-seat-family-cars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here’s our pick of the best new seven-seaters to buy for those on a budget]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJTGEA3V5JJ2I66TM3TWHEM3HM.jpg?auth=19639e0352dfa4e5170d5771a3d4147fa0306cba0339cb091f8dcc3c9b9d1175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dacia Jogger is a remarkable car at a great price]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>