<?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/2026-06-21/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:23:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Wyndham Clark fights off all comers including hostile New York crowd to win second US Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/22/wyndham-clark-fights-off-all-comers-including-hostile-new-york-crowd-to-win-second-us-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/22/wyndham-clark-fights-off-all-comers-including-hostile-new-york-crowd-to-win-second-us-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[32-year-old American completes one-stroke win over compatriot Sam Burns at Shinnecock Hills]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:48:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYLJZPJK5KRCLNBSM7NRFNX76U.jpg?auth=24ce7218c84a1685d11200418a08da1d1ff4ea149dcdbc5a3a68d73ea3f8cae8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wyndham Clark of the United States celebrates with the US Open trophy after his win at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. Photograph: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cliff Hawkins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word ... Overheard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/22/in-a-word-overheard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/22/in-a-word-overheard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once, years ago, I was in the much-missed Bewley’s when two older ladies were overcome with laughter. I had the great fortune to overhear it all]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXFS6A4U2RASVIQSA73XDVOGKQ.JPG?auth=b539c5ec4290debedb360208d0eefb15c3e60add240b7b7b370ef5bad8e13309&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bewley's: Overhearing someone overcome with laughter. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salman Rushdie in Dublin: ‘What happens when language does not work any more?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/21/salman-rushdie-in-dublin-what-happens-when-language-does-not-work-any-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/21/salman-rushdie-in-dublin-what-happens-when-language-does-not-work-any-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award-winning novelist warns that people across the world ‘in danger’ of being unable to communicate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:49:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDBDGD22R5DPLKEGIAP34J3C64.JPG?auth=e1e6b6fbc59d6063444bc5f29af71cd42496093b1a70ad9c6bebc2e73353fa44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Salman Rushdie (left) with Prof Merve Emre at the Dalkey Book Festival in Dublin on Sunday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Open: Rory McIlroy throws caution to the wind but finds little reward in final round]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/us-open-rory-mcilroy-throws-caution-to-the-wind-but-finds-little-reward-in-final-round/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/us-open-rory-mcilroy-throws-caution-to-the-wind-but-finds-little-reward-in-final-round/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman finishes with a round of 73 for an overall six-over 286]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:45:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJPOEVH5GIAH6UTUHA7VVY4BHQ.jpg?auth=eaae9ac625f1fd2a7de22c12063e35bb9033aee1b9f4128b1729bfa3735cdc29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the sixth tee during the final round of the 126th US Open at Shinnecock Hills. Photograph: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran suspends US talks amid renewed threats by Trump against country and negotiating team]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/trump-and-iran-quarrel-on-social-media-while-peace-talks-proceed-in-switzerland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/trump-and-iran-quarrel-on-social-media-while-peace-talks-proceed-in-switzerland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president made series of aggressive statements on social media and TV despite some progress being made on oil exports]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXX4X5SRPOL2BJFHKNIWGDGUMM.jpg?auth=64ba4073bb83bd1ee81b1f87e5563adbc8ae068b30e612229c29573e4926f52e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump: 'You close [the Strait of Hormuz] and you won’t have a country.'  Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup TV coverage provides circus of blunders for sleep-deprived viewers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/world-cup-tv-coverage-provides-circus-of-blunders-for-sleep-deprived-viewers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/world-cup-tv-coverage-provides-circus-of-blunders-for-sleep-deprived-viewers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emma Hayes cooking up a storm in the ITV kitchen, while Curaçao need to reintroduce themselves]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:27:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XYNU5RTBPAU2VOUJGCS2D2MUFE.jpg?auth=2ee3e92c585d5f64ce06ea072df94f144f9d0cf5828f1c7fd4cdf0a4720ee2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The choice of set for Emma Hayes's team tactics discussions drew some uninspired commentary online. Photograph: Tim Markland/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tim Markland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I saw Wales from Killiney Hill on a summer solstice Sunday morning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-saw-wales-from-killiney-hill-on-a-summer-solstice-sunday-morning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-saw-wales-from-killiney-hill-on-a-summer-solstice-sunday-morning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conditions aligned perfectly: the Irish Sea flat as a mill pond, high candyfloss cloud in the sky]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:59:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDXOK7S3FZDKFK4FSD2UZ6IUZE.jpg?auth=d2a4a5fcfa1b1874edae88b8e90b8a3d618c1a86379bd6b1e77ddad7a1f7227e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view from Killiney Hill in south Dublin across the Irish Sea to the north Wales coast. Photograph: Emmet Riordan ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain hand Luis de la Fuente the perfect birthday present as normal service resumes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/spain-hand-luis-de-la-fuente-the-perfect-birthday-present-as-normal-service-resumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/spain-hand-luis-de-la-fuente-the-perfect-birthday-present-as-normal-service-resumes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal opens World Cup account while Mikel Oyarzabal impresses with two goals against Saudi Arabia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75CRUUBUUFJYSL5FIN62KNFDNU.jpg?auth=54fa001048ab0f808548ce69d53cb6a809a991f2f846041600280567066e8707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lamine Yamal of Spain celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the World Cup Group H match against Saudi Arabia at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin dump out Donegal; Cork through to hurling semis – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/live-gaa-updates-dublin-v-donegal-and-monaghan-v-westmeath-in-football-cork-v-offaly-in-hurling-quarters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/live-gaa-updates-dublin-v-donegal-and-monaghan-v-westmeath-in-football-cork-v-offaly-in-hurling-quarters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six-goal Cork hammer Offaly in All-Ireland hurling quarter-final at Semple Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:54:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PRVGVQMF2RGBHBYE4I2IANSNQI.jpg?auth=ea39cd8ba9d70138107245a509d2b2d308a4f3c01369b9cc82423866d50b0519&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A row breaks out in Dublin-Donegal after Michael Murphy's free sent the game to extra-time. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monaghan end Westmeath’s heady summer with victory in Clones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/monaghan-end-westmeaths-heady-summer-with-victory-in-clones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/monaghan-end-westmeaths-heady-summer-with-victory-in-clones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark McHugh’s side bow out of championship with Delaney Cup for comfort]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:50:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4QDCYZRF7PIZEKTZBGZWQC4X4Q.jpg?auth=26273e494f3ceb5b951cdc8c6e03ad260810ebd2ac5e85da917a71f613c158dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath's Shane Corcoran in action against Monaghan's Conor McCarthy. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She will be the talk of Paris when she gets back’: Coco steals show at Stoneybatter festival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/she-will-be-the-talk-of-paris-when-she-gets-back-coco-steals-show-at-stoneybatter-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/she-will-be-the-talk-of-paris-when-she-gets-back-coco-steals-show-at-stoneybatter-festival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Long queues form as people line up to dine al fresco on streets normally the preserve of cars and buses]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:49:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWEFH444RZHZPND563G3YU4LF4.JPG?auth=945b4d4935a41183593fae53c47910b039d533fafca9387a19f1993ab11b98f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wuff justice? Winner of the Best Dressed Dog event Coco Chanel, with owner Carol Fallon. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on university rankings: only part of the story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/the-irish-times-view-on-university-rankings-only-part-of-the-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/the-irish-times-view-on-university-rankings-only-part-of-the-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish institutions made progress in the latest survey, but funding questions remain ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQGJGV3UARFORDRE4QQ2PTSEKM.jpg?auth=e441ed0a3eaf6d0ba39743439fb54f510d085c7ac0d2545813188ca8888fd1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trinity College Dublin, which rose to 75th in the latest international rankings. ( Photo: agency stock)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JannHuizenga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child killed in Co Mayo road traffic incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/child-killed-in-co-mayo-road-traffic-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/child-killed-in-co-mayo-road-traffic-incident/</guid><description><![CDATA[Incident took place on the N59 near Ballina on Sunday morning]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:31:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The child, a pedestrian on the road, was struck by a car. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on transport emissions: learn the lessons from the energy shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/the-irish-times-view-on-transport-emissions-learn-the-lessons-from-the-energy-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/21/the-irish-times-view-on-transport-emissions-learn-the-lessons-from-the-energy-shock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Past oil crises have caused significant shifts in consumer behaviour ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AX4PKAFULFGFFBMQ4S636ORWMQ.jpg?auth=1019767b0c76c264fbbd2fd4adcbd27067a155f7470c367ccfa5cb2943e916ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heavy  traffic on the M50: transport is a key contributor to Ireland's emissions. ( Photo by Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin rediscover old nerve to outlast Donegal in extra-time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/dublin-power-past-donegal-in-extra-time-to-put-their-name-firmly-in-all-ireland-frame/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/dublin-power-past-donegal-in-extra-time-to-put-their-name-firmly-in-all-ireland-frame/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Murphy two-pointer on the buzzer forced extra-time at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:24:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E5DEYJIHZDOKDRT4EXYQZC57U.jpg?auth=cdd1d3c2707a9f5adb33206bd12e33bf1a0d8fdb6d722db0d08aa01ad4674049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Theo Clancy and Brian Howard celebrate after the final whistle of the All-Ireland SFC Round 3 game against Donegal at Croke Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zac and Bryn Ward get Ireland call-ups after injuries to Caelan Doris and Tommy O’Brien]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/zac-and-bryn-ward-get-ireland-call-ups-after-injuries-to-caelan-doris-and-tommy-obrien/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/zac-and-bryn-ward-get-ireland-call-ups-after-injuries-to-caelan-doris-and-tommy-obrien/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dan Sheehan takes over captaincy for Nation Championship meetings with Australia, Japan and New Zealand]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIWGAKUUNWHMDI7FON3ALQHAFU.jpg?auth=fbc64fe43ef42bcadb437dfae17042cb0a32836a7ebd0be2cd27df28d1be1ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A foot injury forced Caelan Doris off the field after just six minutes of action in Leinster's URC final win over Bulls on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unclear whether HRI and IHRB will meet Maurice Regan over controversial claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/21/unclear-whether-hri-and-ihrb-will-meet-maurice-regan-over-controversial-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/21/unclear-whether-hri-and-ihrb-will-meet-maurice-regan-over-controversial-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newtown Anner owner wants examination of starting procedures by both of racing’s ruling bodies]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZFB3DROK5H47KKRV3VMOF6STQ.jpg?auth=532e826be0e23fc72bfad9d22adfa0fce405faf679af8f38f7790fce16b21365&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Regan’s Newtown Anner Stud has sent lengthy correspondence to HRI and the IHRB in relation to a dispute with Coolmore and its boss, John Magnier. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government urged to cut capital gains tax in Budget 2027 to spur investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/government-urged-to-cut-capital-gains-tax-in-budget-2027-to-spur-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/government-urged-to-cut-capital-gains-tax-in-budget-2027-to-spur-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Submissions by Davy and PwC Ireland suggest State’s rate too high compared to other euro zone members]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RT6T2KORRBD7LDN5FEYLI5QTUQ.jpg?auth=579303cce633b358e5a3863c0cdc0d9db8e7cf18768147291b8930f53ebfbc17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Davy and PwC Ireland have said high levels of capital gains tax in Ireland are an impediment to investment. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">danindub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strange day: Mae Leonard on a Midsummer picnic experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/21/a-strange-day-mae-leonard-on-a-midsummer-picnic-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/21/a-strange-day-mae-leonard-on-a-midsummer-picnic-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Leonard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There was no way we could get through those gates
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYL737USM5FFDERCAE7X2A7IC4.jpg?auth=8fcd015f8b08674ba0ea0241224798a5461f3670adf3f162112058ef0cf794f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Massey Mansion and  estate before the house was burned down during the War of Independence.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork set up All-Ireland semi-final against Galway with Offaly demolition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/cork-set-up-all-ireland-semi-final-against-galway-with-offaly-demolition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/cork-set-up-all-ireland-semi-final-against-galway-with-offaly-demolition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephan Barry at Semple Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quarter-final step-up comes too soon for young Faithful]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:59:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPGYG355GXHZM67Z2YCYDEMKZ4.jpg?auth=cf939f8dc0ecb79488217d41a717d32a4f5708d851c8e17c912657be52fa8032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Hayes provided a hat-trick of goals for Cork in their quarter-final win over Offaly at Semple Stadium. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France restricts alcohol consumption and cancels some events as temperatures pass 40 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/21/france-restricts-alcohol-consumption-and-cancels-some-events-as-temperatures-pass-40-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/21/france-restricts-alcohol-consumption-and-cancels-some-events-as-temperatures-pass-40-degrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heat alerts issued for more than 75% of population with more than 800 schools to close]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:39:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZJTSZKKDQHS2GDDW5KWNR6KWU.jpg?auth=1c21c200c6b36a7c60024f57a328564434a4d512eedee69046a85168bfd7f10f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedestrians cool off under a mist sprayer installed by Paris city hall at the Fête de la Musique in the French capital on Sunday. Photograph: Guillaume Baptiste/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillaume Baptiste</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland football quarter-finalists confirmed ahead of Monday morning’s draw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/all-ireland-football-quarter-finalists-confirmed-ahead-of-monday-mornings-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/all-ireland-football-quarter-finalists-confirmed-ahead-of-monday-mornings-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three repeat pairings ruled out for last-eight encounters at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:26:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E5DEYJIHZDOKDRT4EXYQZC57U.jpg?auth=cdd1d3c2707a9f5adb33206bd12e33bf1a0d8fdb6d722db0d08aa01ad4674049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Theo Clancy and Brian Howard celebrate after Dublin's Round 3 win over Donegal on Sunday, knocking Jim McGuinness's side out of the championship. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham be a better prime minister than Keir Starmer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/can-andy-burnham-be-a-better-prime-minister-than-keir-starmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/can-andy-burnham-be-a-better-prime-minister-than-keir-starmer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Starmer may be on his way out but the issues that constrained his premiership won’t go with him]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:05:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVPSLNSTBJD7BA3B766A2LAOUM.jpg?auth=9eaf169a23624b88bfed55b20c28101da45c1335de6ca81c4f56788aa45f5fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The mood music this weekend suggested Starmer may set out a timetable for his departure as soon as Monday. Andy Andy Burnham won a large majority in the Makerfield byelection, paving the way for a leadership challenge. Photographs: Dan Kitwood/Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Peace and quiet’: Residents welcome Manna drone ‘pause’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/peace-and-quiet-residents-welcome-manna-drone-pause/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/21/peace-and-quiet-residents-welcome-manna-drone-pause/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barbecues abandoned and dogs set off by deliveries characterised as ‘like a tractor going over your head’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:44:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPINZ2LVHBFXLONJVHSXI7AHZ4.JPG?auth=853fbc66b676f1c2ca47576ef26f74a6af67817b9336afeef40a2dcd5c8d513c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of Drone Action D15  said that 'when they hover to deliver … 15m above the ground, you couldn’t speak; it’s that loud.' File photograph Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confused by the new format for the All-Ireland football championship? Here’s how it works]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/all-ireland-football-championship-a-complete-guide-to-the-sam-maguire-and-tailteann-cup-competitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/05/05/all-ireland-football-championship-a-complete-guide-to-the-sam-maguire-and-tailteann-cup-competitions/</guid><description><![CDATA[This will be the sixth format change in nine years, but it’s not as complicated as it seems]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NMMOLDQMJDX7FWEXEJMTABV5Y.jpg?auth=8a9f78fd110f4ecffa188cc5df10c97921fcb4ee3b33cfd7aff6936189fb31a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sixteen counties are in the running for the Sam Maguire Cup as part of the All-Ireland series. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spinal-patient families shun Coalition-sponsored talks on inquiry into Children’s Health Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/21/spinal-patient-families-shun-coalition-sponsored-talks-on-inquiry-into-childrens-health-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/21/spinal-patient-families-shun-coalition-sponsored-talks-on-inquiry-into-childrens-health-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposals advanced by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill will not deliver a ‘thorough examination’ of treatment]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:16:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYMCRRQRQFB4RHRMXBSFLKGM4A.JPG?auth=c798b121e4d26423eb99b7fd2b104bcf838254244c73586952338fe3d81e9b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill appointed a talks facilitator in March, with a mandate to deliver draft terms of reference on Tuesday. 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[Keir Starmer expected to announce departure as British prime minister on Monday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-departure-as-prime-minister-on-monday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/21/keir-starmer-expected-to-announce-departure-as-prime-minister-on-monday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Starmer, who has faced ‘political realities’ of his situation, set to be replaced by newly-elected MP Andy Burnham]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:11:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWH2CHSON4HD5SFH4FH2P22GDY.jpg?auth=74ac05126bb6f169362dd3ff1149422571d8cd438b6db2b7a747012aaa08afc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/WPA Pool/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley narrowly misses out on 400m title with personal best at FBK Games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/sharlene-mawdsley-narrowly-misses-out-on-400m-title-with-personal-best-at-fbk-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/sharlene-mawdsley-narrowly-misses-out-on-400m-title-with-personal-best-at-fbk-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipp woman clocks 50.14 to finish second behind Egypt’s Bassant Hemida]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRIBP3XS2JG6JDAIYGINWQRDDI.jpg?auth=1603aca27614b08fb84a1ce217f5fc3a31484b5f828f510a87ea3e1e74927901&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley improved her 400m personal best for the third time so far this season in finishing second at the FBK Games in Hengelo. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/21/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Choose from the World Cup, the Women’s PGA Championship, the Irish Derby and more]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There's also rugby, cricket and Formula One to check out.]]></media:description></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>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:58:02 +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[Gardaí examine pipe bomb left at developer’s home in search for suspect’s identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/21/gardai-examine-pipe-bomb-left-at-developers-home-in-search-for-suspects-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/21/gardai-examine-pipe-bomb-left-at-developers-home-in-search-for-suspects-identity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Device made safe without being destroyed, enabling gardaí to send it to forensics]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:21:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWJDFUPZURK4NHAWTIU6UYYBIE.jpg?auth=b95aadbdd6f3cb8b1cf84b1488e9b0c715c34ca09523aeddecb8c0ca5d8b0c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí were called to the home of a developer near Bandon at about 6pm on Thursday when a local resident noticed a suspicious-looking device which had been left on the bonnet of a car belonging to a member of the developer’s family]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (14) in critical condition after e-bike crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/boy-14-in-critical-condition-after-e-bike-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/boy-14-in-critical-condition-after-e-bike-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two people, including an adult male in his late teens, were on the bicycle during the incident]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:19:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene on the N80 in Portlaoise. File photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metallica’s Kirk Hammett in Dublin: ‘Right now, songwriting and pop music is crap’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/21/metallicas-kirk-hammett-in-dublin-right-now-songwriting-and-pop-music-is-crap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/21/metallicas-kirk-hammett-in-dublin-right-now-songwriting-and-pop-music-is-crap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guitarist spoke at public interview with Irish Times journalist about music, his Irish ancestry and beloved guitar, Greeny]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:03:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4J27MJP6TFE2PBGVQ2BQBAZJPY.JPG?auth=f30648320dfc2e0440134b317f8d48ed751cd3addb1861cd0a44b0a0f9008e10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett on stage while speaking to Irish Times journalist Ronan McGreevy in the Acadamy, Dublin, on Saturday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vance calls for sides to work together as Iran peace talks begin in Switzerland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/jd-vance-arrives-in-switzerland-after-iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/21/jd-vance-arrives-in-switzerland-after-iran-declares-strait-of-hormuz-closed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tehran’s leadership says it has closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli ‘crimes’ in Lebanon]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:49:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBNAT4VD2DRAXZNOX7ZK7KDCRU.jpg?auth=aa104a84e94666a03e3bdeadff2fc4fb175df645b6dae691962941a16e2e763e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An oil tanker remains anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in the Guld of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to scrap triple lock constitute ‘fundamental change’ to Fianna Fáil policy, party told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/21/plans-to-scrap-triple-lock-constitute-fundamental-change-to-fianna-fail-policy-party-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/21/plans-to-scrap-triple-lock-constitute-fundamental-change-to-fianna-fail-policy-party-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backbenchers critical of how Taoiseach has handled the debate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MXVTC327FABNHGWPCJEX5U6QA.jpg?auth=9ba592587422c8653c06ad36f5b351aa2d1964f540282c5725cc6951b8d2c9e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The reform of the triple lock is a key plank being pushed by the Government and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman killed in Waterford ‘saw goodness where others saw faults’, funeral hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/woman-killed-in-waterford-saw-goodness-where-others-saw-faults-funeral-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/woman-killed-in-waterford-saw-goodness-where-others-saw-faults-funeral-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noreen Daly (81), a former college principal, had the capacity to make people feel seen, mourners told]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:29:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AKHNWDYD5AHJI37T6QKMOCGUM.jpg?auth=79032848c9250d77e44b919e6d4aefc2454cef9750e9d03becbc5dce06b65c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noreen Daly was a native of Ballygarvan, Co Cork. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager (15) killed at Donegal rally named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/teenager-15-killed-at-donegal-rally-named-locally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/teenager-15-killed-at-donegal-rally-named-locally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tadhg Callaghan Carter was among group of spectators injured following incident at event near Letterkenny on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:50:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTGGXSFPTRBGPHZNX7MPKVS5Z4.jpg?auth=7762ff2c4741d1739098f06bb576a8a6b24bf1102780058a732a2c2bb928d60d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadhg Callahan Carter was pronounced dead at Letterkenny University Hospital on Saturday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump, the Creature from the Green Lagoon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/21/donald-trump-the-creature-from-the-green-lagoon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/21/donald-trump-the-creature-from-the-green-lagoon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The president as a maniacal urban planner is a white-knuckle ride, with Washington just holding on for dear life]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDBP6LIGVLT4U6TWPZ4BQICIKQ.jpg?auth=ac01af0ebe45493e0240702cfc7ed82ccfcabba8efa6ade3fb9f5b40769f8405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the National Park Service cleans algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC. Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rahmat Gul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wyndham Clark closes in on second US Open title after opening up six-stroke lead at Shinnecock Hills ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/wyndham-clark-closes-in-on-second-us-open-title-after-opening-up-six-stroke-lead-at-shinnecock-hills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/21/wyndham-clark-closes-in-on-second-us-open-title-after-opening-up-six-stroke-lead-at-shinnecock-hills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler will play in final group as he chases down career Grand Slam as Rory McIlroy falls 10 shots off lead after 73]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:54:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTDWZ243CAUEKMWBPZGR3QFPO4.jpg?auth=d8d63bb6ade95637cb1c33e4f12b3dd5a31f79bda6407b38d7e1cfeff413f7ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wyndham Clark reacts after making a par on the 13th hole during the third round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubled retailer Rathwood says no refunds and no products for thousands of customers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/troubled-retailer-rathwood-says-no-refunds-and-no-products-for-thousands-of-customers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/troubled-retailer-rathwood-says-no-refunds-and-no-products-for-thousands-of-customers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home and garden shop contacted as many as 7,000 people who made purchases ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:53:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EXPKCADZ4VTU33EHLKCI476XBQ.jpg?auth=797bf15fb32d32d177c548cbf95882abbb24af0458185883fc626d19cdc2812b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh of the Rathwood home and garden furniture business, which announced it was seeking the appointment of an examiner in April ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Reidy update: Clare hurler released from hospital after injury in Dublin game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/david-reidy-update-clare-hurler-released-from-hospital-after-injury-in-dublin-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/david-reidy-update-clare-hurler-released-from-hospital-after-injury-in-dublin-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane O’Donnell admits ‘it was scary enough’ after his fellow club-mate suffered a head injury late in the game]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:36:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCDXSLE3FAYAFSOWVH6TGJOHUI.jpg?auth=4366abac863dcb49ecf8ae4543adffc02757e0a31f6c3b5d1aa262caa69152e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Conor Leen talks with referee James Owens as David Reidy receives medical treatment for a serious head injury on the Semple Stadium pitch. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clare boss Brian Lohan calls for action after David Reidy hospitalised by high challenge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/clare-boss-brian-lohan-calls-on-gaa-and-referees-to-take-action-after-david-reidy-hospitalised-by-high-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/21/clare-boss-brian-lohan-calls-on-gaa-and-referees-to-take-action-after-david-reidy-hospitalised-by-high-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saturday night’s win over Dublin was overshadowed by incident late on that saw the game stopped for over 10 minutes as player was stretchered off]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:47:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCDXSLE3FAYAFSOWVH6TGJOHUI.jpg?auth=4366abac863dcb49ecf8ae4543adffc02757e0a31f6c3b5d1aa262caa69152e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Conor Leen with referee James Owens as David Reidy receives medical treatment for a serious head injury during the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Dublin at Semple Stadium. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/21/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/21/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 21st-26th highlights: including House of the Dragon, Madonna & Graham, and The Bear series five]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XAXMU7WONHCVKXSCCQXSQKXTA.jpg?auth=b483c20ad6d636df6d074469fd44a6f60027503e71b6d21bef2a3281407b4817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House of the Dragon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HBO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of up to 30 degrees in Ireland due to heat dome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/temperatures-to-reach-30c-this-week-as-heat-dome-traps-hot-air-across-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/temperatures-to-reach-30c-this-week-as-heat-dome-traps-hot-air-across-europe/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dry sunny days and muggy nights in store until Thursday, Met Éireann says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:18:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIGBTHG5EUJLOJ27NKXPLG5RNY.jpg?auth=1c5a730ce3f2c31f60bb491144dff45b89cee88d45ba405cd9194988d59645b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman uses a fan to cool off as France experiences a heatwave in Paris. France issued a red heatwave alert across more than a third of the country for Sunday. Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arnaud Finistre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry leave no doubt in crushing victory to knock out Armagh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/kerry-leave-no-doubt-in-crushing-victory-to-knock-out-armagh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/kerry-leave-no-doubt-in-crushing-victory-to-knock-out-armagh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armagh fall asunder after half-time as Kerry show no mercy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:05:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HYHVYCVRJVR6SWURMDTYBUAKPA.jpg?auth=db23ecb45488dcbf391b5674318892c708f97a320ed8760ed46ea6884c1e0a72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford celebrates scoring an opening goal for Kerry. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executor who let family stay on in his dead mother’s house now faces unpaid bills ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/21/executor-who-let-family-stay-on-in-his-dead-mothers-house-now-faces-unpaid-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/21/executor-who-let-family-stay-on-in-his-dead-mothers-house-now-faces-unpaid-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abuse of an informal arrangement will be a costly lesson for all who were due to inherit from mother’s estate ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:46:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: What would Burnham’s Britain look like? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/21/message-from-the-editor-what-would-burnhams-britain-look-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/21/message-from-the-editor-what-would-burnhams-britain-look-like/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday 21/06]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:04:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDAWH3EURTMBNG5UNXBQQSDA3E.jpg?auth=b5c206eef75a207f0b07e0a6e683417058a92d497d33fafe0904cfd2f0fae40c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham speaks as he celebrates his victory in the Makerfield by-election, at Ashton Town Football Club, on June 19, 2026 in Ashton in Makerfield, England. The previous Labour MP for Makerfield resigned to make way for Burnham's candidacy, setting up his return to Parliament and a potential challenge to Keir Starmer for Labour Party leadership and the premiership. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Jenkinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026, Day 10: History for Curaçao; Germany strike late; and Gary Lineker on ITV?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/world-cup-2026-day-10-history-for-curacao-germany-strike-late-and-gary-lineker-on-itv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/21/world-cup-2026-day-10-history-for-curacao-germany-strike-late-and-gary-lineker-on-itv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Room breaks tournament record, while Undav scores an equaliser against Ivory Coast]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:56:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVLUZU6KWUNXUPUSD3U24J53CI.jpg?auth=8b98a879ed6da2680cdce6274f8fb72101e81893a56c0b98b91a8d96010d0a1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Curacao players celebrate following the FIFA World Cup Group E match at Kansas City Stadium. Photograph:  Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Keegan: ‘I failed English in the Leaving Cert’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/claire-keegan-i-failed-english-in-the-leaving-cert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/claire-keegan-i-failed-english-in-the-leaving-cert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed Irish author joined The Women’s Podcast book club for live event in Dublin this month ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPV3BWTBRJADVN3GBYPKCL5JIY.jpeg?auth=c5dd0112c9c9009ea170dd7536fd43d010243292b9f2b99df1d689e346358623&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Keegan: Success in the English Leaving Certificate exam is about being able to analyse and explain written text. 'And I’m not able to explain it. I can write it, but I can’t explain it,' she told an audience of podcast listeners. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julia is kind, sweet and plans to raise two kids with her partner. There’s just one catch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/21/lara-marlowe-julia-is-kind-sweet-and-plans-to-raise-two-kids-with-her-partner-theres-just-one-catch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/21/lara-marlowe-julia-is-kind-sweet-and-plans-to-raise-two-kids-with-her-partner-theres-just-one-catch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lamar’s plan to adopt children and parent them with his AI chatbot partner challenges our most basic notions of humanness]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGBYKD3GSZEORMBRRDLRZSXBLM.jpg?auth=661b6b0c1c02eca498dcfd107c974a6903574d72420b5f7a039801d27f96a0b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Muldoon interviewed more than 100 humans and, in some cases, the 'synthetic personas' they’ve chosen as partners. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yana Iskayeva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu and Modi’s unlikely alliance: ‘Defence is absolutely the critical driver’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/netanyahu-and-modis-unlikely-alliance-defence-is-absolutely-the-critical-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/netanyahu-and-modis-unlikely-alliance-defence-is-absolutely-the-critical-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Stott and Andres Schipani in New Delhi and James Shotter in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel’s ties with New Delhi – military, technological and cultural – are growing, as its isolation from traditional allies in Europe increases]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AB3D2ZM3ZJBHDNVT34V4O7KSIY.jpg?auth=66f2e58fd370b5461be292e98c6e5714d6dea5c46d5903defeee1a504c1ed511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem in February. Photograph: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ILIA YEFIMOVICH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else. It’s no mystery why]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/rachel-odwyer-how-did-revolut-manage-to-hook-four-in-five-irish-adults-our-attitude-to-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/20/rachel-odwyer-how-did-revolut-manage-to-hook-four-in-five-irish-adults-our-attitude-to-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revolut has had more success in Ireland than anywhere else, and it’s no mystery why - it is perfect for a culture full of transactions that pretend they aren’t really transactions at all]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBFZUPPNUTYNH6RGJMTSY3J4J4.jpg?auth=ced9f4b8908ceb8eaae361c1392c0dc348975a9fb55472dcb032b58a4644cad2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['In Ireland, Revolut does two things at once. It makes money easier to send, but it also makes the underlying social debt just visible enough.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s Dead Zoo is home to the funniest exhibit of all time. Please let it return soon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/21/mark-oconnell-dublins-dead-zoo-is-home-to-the-funniest-exhibit-of-all-time-please-let-it-return-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/21/mark-oconnell-dublins-dead-zoo-is-home-to-the-funniest-exhibit-of-all-time-please-let-it-return-soon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’ve been here before: the seemingly wild cost of refurbishment and the fact that, after nearly two years of closure and an expenditure of over €3.3m, main construction has yet to begin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2NZ6TXJGFAD5H5GPAXTJZMSE4.jpg?auth=a97802c5e6c7e86d2d20d8e42593845983a99ce74205722bc8fa1fc015b11dd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'Dead Zoo Lab' attraction at Collins Barracks, where a selection of the Natural History Museum's exhibits are currently on display. 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As always, it depends. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kone</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish herbalists finding new purpose in ancient remedies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/the-irish-herbalists-finding-new-purpose-in-ancient-remedies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/the-irish-herbalists-finding-new-purpose-in-ancient-remedies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a growing movement of people reviving the ancient Irish healing tradition of an bean feasa]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJWR6X7EKNETXMDL2U2E3ZR5GM.jpg?auth=2aff840ea96cfab1c733fb3ce54633f258de4372a55a422eb46ad19e0d040069&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Herbalist Marina Kesso and her husband, Ross, at home in Co Clare. Photograph: Brian Arthur]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Arthur</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I was surprised to see this visitor on my evening river walk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-was-surprised-to-see-this-visitor-on-my-evening-river-walk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/i-was-surprised-to-see-this-visitor-on-my-evening-river-walk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YB4TKA3KSVG6XO4OW7RAAM57I4.jpg?auth=85beed9a120955ed4764141fcceb472e46bd499ea3d8cc63214f8c10dfa257cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sika deer. Photograph via Karyn Walsh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A close shave with a Dublin bus made me reconsider commuting by e-scooter’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/conor-pope-a-close-shave-with-a-dublin-bus-made-me-reconsider-commuting-by-e-scooter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/conor-pope-a-close-shave-with-a-dublin-bus-made-me-reconsider-commuting-by-e-scooter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traumatic brain injuries among child e-scooter users in Ireland have jumped by 50% in just 12 months. Alarmed medics say it is time to take action]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y35W6VKGUOGXPNVCGLQWPYQM6Y.jpg?auth=0d90582b3148e76f5dfd83c2159928738e13dab7ad0bbaba29bb86182b710c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Pope: I decided scooting was not for me after a close call in 2019. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m married but have fallen in love with a woman at work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/21/im-married-but-have-fallen-in-love-with-a-woman-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/21/im-married-but-have-fallen-in-love-with-a-woman-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: ‘Should I try to get counselling for our marriage, or just go with what I feel is right?’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZ3DUWEBBVAR7ENHKAQKVHOLEU.jpg?auth=28ff9241c28341dc66ebcd47756d1a532f3b8d6decb7f2c394da3f7b6b86a9eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I think I fell for my wife’s beauty and looks years ago and it has turned out to not be enough.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maskot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Pilkington: ‘People think I was hard to manage and in one way I probably was’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/johnny-pilkington-people-think-i-was-hard-to-manage-and-in-one-way-i-probably-was/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/20/johnny-pilkington-people-think-i-was-hard-to-manage-and-in-one-way-i-probably-was/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s easy to forget how good Pilkington was. He was part of a beautiful team that were hurling’s last punks]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44AZ2UDVTJEOFK5F4KUELCXM74.jpg?auth=74dc48b527fdff0f3846ec3c4a1647e4f2187db740674700b67586baf5f881ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny Pilkington celebrates with Offaly fans after the All-Ireland final in 1994. Photograph: James Meehan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Meehan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘40 before 40’ challenge: can doing new things help me see my life in Dublin in a new light?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/the-40-before-40-challenge-can-doing-new-things-help-me-see-my-life-in-dublin-in-a-new-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/the-40-before-40-challenge-can-doing-new-things-help-me-see-my-life-in-dublin-in-a-new-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suad Aldarra]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I couldn’t spend my big birthday in Syria as I had hoped, so I decided instead to plan 40 days of 40 moments that revolved around the number 40, to help me focus on living in the moment]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7V65OKJNJBHJTD375OUT5LPAFM.JPG?auth=5ffc83609b4f4f55c0e8fbaef23ba6bec85f415eecb919b712c811bd0263b564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Suad Aldarra. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who is ‘very scared’ of ex-partner gets barring order hours before earlier one expires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/21/woman-who-is-very-scared-of-ex-partner-gets-barring-order-hours-before-earlier-one-expires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/21/woman-who-is-very-scared-of-ex-partner-gets-barring-order-hours-before-earlier-one-expires/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man breached earlier order four times and hit her last month, woman tells judge]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWLS7A3PEZP7OBR7LYIOJBFMNM.jpg?auth=bcd9e3fc811dece18b65c85a838e43df07266572f2027b0108bfa8129c6f7c27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Gerard Furlong said the new evidence provided by the woman at Dolphin House entitled her to an interim barring order. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: An insane sequence of events led to me to quit the office job I hated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/seamas-oreilly-an-insane-sequence-of-events-led-to-me-to-quit-the-office-job-i-hated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/seamas-oreilly-an-insane-sequence-of-events-led-to-me-to-quit-the-office-job-i-hated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An insane and arbitrary sequence of events led to me getting to write about things for a living, instead of toiling away in an office job I hate]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographer Eric Luke brings Ireland’s most remote inhabited island to life in new book]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/photographer-eric-luke-brings-irelands-most-remote-inhabited-island-to-life-in-new-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/21/photographer-eric-luke-brings-irelands-most-remote-inhabited-island-to-life-in-new-book/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Luke, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild seas, turf-filled boats and an old way of living are key themes in Toraigh/Tory Island  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5N6LA3CFFHJRLINEH2QTD7WGM.JPG?auth=8ac13d5decb5fa0cd587714ab0bb9ee8fe662106e5ef7e14adb4788eb8dda02b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Islanders and fishing boats at the old pier on Tory Island in the 1970s. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ERIC LUKE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increased company ownership transparency is welcome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/increased-company-ownership-transparency-is-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/increased-company-ownership-transparency-is-welcome/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies Registration Office seeking ways to verify data filed by firms]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PQYNJI3GRGD5LNRL2QXANZU3Q.jpg?auth=6b45aad814a9ac33008199885b90576ea0010da4988a5ed175233b0f7f3cc45f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Financial crimes are not victimless, says Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s ‘secretive’ gathering of US elites comes to Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/tech-billionaire-peter-thiels-secretive-gathering-of-us-elites-comes-to-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/21/tech-billionaire-peter-thiels-secretive-gathering-of-us-elites-comes-to-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Leitrim council seeks new residents, Paddy Cosgrave stars on Butt Hall courts, and Dublin-born defender helps goalkeeper go gangbusters]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWEPXCIXCAQMHUCG56WPGXOUTI.jpg?auth=0d0aa08e96b319d3b8b337223ebc2be5352fb41ea7d113bae80cd33f7727029f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Thiel is a cofounder of Dialog as well as PayPal and Palantir. Photograph: Andrew White/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew White</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three former presidents sat together to listen to Obama on Thursday. Trump was not invited]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/21/future-uncertain-as-barack-obamas-legacy-is-set-in-stone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/21/future-uncertain-as-barack-obamas-legacy-is-set-in-stone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A speech the former president made at the library opened in his name in Chicago seems the one the US really needs to hear on July 4th ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTBJUHG5YVDOHKK674ZDNJNLC4.jpg?auth=6066a5d0a42b45df0b43029325857d7852da853c096417ec9a6e642a0491bb27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Duggan: 'Various data suggests that anywhere between 6 and 9 million people voted for Obama in 2012 and then Trump in 2016: it’s a hefty portion of the voting electorate for whom the promise fell short of their perceived reality.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy’s Birdstyle breaks the mould by mixing natural science with imaginative art]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/gordon-darcys-birdstyle-breaks-the-mould-by-mixing-natural-science-with-imaginative-art/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/21/gordon-darcys-birdstyle-breaks-the-mould-by-mixing-natural-science-with-imaginative-art/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six decades of birdwatching, drawing, writing and sharing and the author’s passion still shines through in new book]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RL7JHWGLANBQXAVJFNK2KDF42M.jpg?auth=de76e083769c9fcfe97937c07c274cf22dc04c9cc03b625ffff0b58c40785d2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ringed plovers have an ingenious way of disguising their nests]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new faces: Who are the three players ready to shine in the Nations Championship?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/20/irelands-new-faces-the-three-connacht-boys-ready-to-shine-in-the-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/20/irelands-new-faces-the-three-connacht-boys-ready-to-shine-in-the-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Jansen, Billy Bohan and Sam Illo are set to earn their first Ireland caps on the tour to Australia and New Zealand ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKJQPGIEQZDX7CERVVENTSNT5A.jpg?auth=df289af53973bead08315a33761df35d401b137367b748c0e14ad3585ac669bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Sean Jansen is one of three uncapped players included in Ireland's squad for the Nations Championship. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy ©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a Monaghan farm to New York high fashion: ‘Ireland is still a very big part of my life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/i-sometimes-go-home-for-a-long-weekend-as-access-is-so-easy-thats-the-beauty-of-being-in-new-york/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/21/i-sometimes-go-home-for-a-long-weekend-as-access-is-so-easy-thats-the-beauty-of-being-in-new-york/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orla Maguire had a successful magazine career in Manhattan before founding her own range of beauty products]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN3Q6HXZGRBENC26J57477YGYA.jpg?auth=58ff41b3a7163fdb954cc984da4da7b25e3ff704633147faab70af9745384512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Maguire in New York]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glanbia’s big shares rally raises questions as well as expectations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/21/glanbias-big-shares-rally-raises-questions-as-well-as-expectations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/21/glanbias-big-shares-rally-raises-questions-as-well-as-expectations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kilkenny-based company’s shares have more than doubled in just over a year ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKIHX72MTRB4JLZCIABTREKYZA.jpg?auth=948e3df0a0c6cbfb7d3e20021507217508fef9a33434d01968a00f6e2acfd3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glanbia: wellness trends mean extra protein consumption has 'fully mainstreamed'. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish people are flocking back to the cinema. What’s going on?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/21/irish-people-are-flocking-back-to-the-cinema-whats-going-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/21/irish-people-are-flocking-back-to-the-cinema-whats-going-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cinema sales have jumped by 53%, perhaps because young people stuck at home with their parents need to get out of the house]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN2VSM5JZ5FFPK3OXOVCIQBNRE.jpg?auth=eae5a02e4d870dd909a541d847917cae04948d0fc59058c7afba7dcca937bbd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Ireland there appears to be no slowdown in moviegoing. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My sister was, like, you don’t have to fit in – you’re weird, and it’s okay that you’re weird’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/21/my-sister-was-like-you-dont-have-to-fit-in-youre-weird-and-its-okay-that-youre-weird/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/21/my-sister-was-like-you-dont-have-to-fit-in-youre-weird-and-its-okay-that-youre-weird/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The triple Grammy winner Cécile McLorin Salvant makes music that’s restlessly experimental and entirely her own]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWG2QKWW3VHM7OVS5YFPH6RLHI.jpg?auth=0e7e5a6aa5cd5a19253b5665d9a36aeba9c2a96216a449fe062c589eba78d0ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cécile McLorin Salvant]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new-build home in Mayo: ‘We left two six-figure jobs in Florida to come to Ireland with no plan’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/21/a-new-build-home-in-mayo-we-left-two-six-figure-jobs-in-florida-to-come-to-ireland-with-no-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/21/a-new-build-home-in-mayo-we-left-two-six-figure-jobs-in-florida-to-come-to-ireland-with-no-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Photographer Jessica Glynn gave up life in Florida to move to Co Mayo with her husband and daughter. She’s enjoying the slower pace and the chance to put her stamp on their new-build home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUM3JDB3QRDZHBDXEE5ITWSBOQ.jfif?auth=d8de00572fa0627372244c744d0021e1f8a4959640551109b1128347e0d7fd61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jessica Glynn and her husband, Gerard, in their home in Kilmovee, Co Mayo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardening Q&A: ‘Where can I buy organic flower bulbs?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/21/gardening-qa-where-can-i-buy-organic-flower-bulbs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/06/21/gardening-qa-where-can-i-buy-organic-flower-bulbs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unfortunately, this is still a relatively niche market in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDF7BH4BFFF4JHA5QA4JYW2IL4.jpg?auth=a2883cff48027ef68780e4da882556162bd70098fbe1eab9277717cc9aad8997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The good news is that the use of neonics is now largely banned in Europe. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">cjp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Of course I’m bloody anxious, having grown up in a place that told me I wasn’t good enough’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/21/of-course-im-bloody-anxious-having-grown-up-in-a-place-that-told-me-i-wasnt-good-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/21/of-course-im-bloody-anxious-having-grown-up-in-a-place-that-told-me-i-wasnt-good-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The South African-born author on her murderous new book The Lover, moving to the west of Ireland, and the advice that has stuck with her for decades]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZJFTPI25ZHGJFYELUJIJ6P4CU.jpg?auth=5ee0c0a62ef9440aa2e2b2846c03624156a13e74569e90088b1788b7661eb23b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Watson. Photograph: Nazreen Essack]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Toy Story 5, Nino, Familiar Touch and Lesbian Space Princess]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/21/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-toy-story-5-nino-familiar-touch-and-lesbian-space-princess/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/21/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-toy-story-5-nino-familiar-touch-and-lesbian-space-princess/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, Théodore Pellerin and Kathleen Chalfant feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of June 19th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Lucy Grealy created one of the most powerful patient narratives ever written]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/21/how-lucy-grealy-created-one-of-the-most-powerful-patient-narratives-ever-written/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/21/how-lucy-grealy-created-one-of-the-most-powerful-patient-narratives-ever-written/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Autobiography of a Face details with visceral accuracy one woman’s experience of living with rare bone cancer]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RVCOFY6SFZGSTNQUC47Q4J4UMI.jpg?auth=47237802f6f5c5a25eb58deff2f2f5f8939858e12b755521dbd60337b80b540b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucy Grealy in 1995: 'I was my face, I was ugliness.' Photograph: Marion Ettlinger]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Open: McIlroy’s challenge fades as Wyndham Clark takes control on day three – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/20/us-open-live-updates-rory-mcilroy-aims-to-chase-down-leaders-on-day-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/20/us-open-live-updates-rory-mcilroy-aims-to-chase-down-leaders-on-day-three/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Follow all the action from Shinnecock Hills in New York]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:22:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QK6JKS6OEXO6V5DBGHUZ2YTA6I.jpg?auth=da028bd5e8678c2b0cab98ffa0c2ab7324e269b7a24de37e9280207ad8c0582a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland walks off of the 15th tee during the third round of the 126th U.S. OPEN at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club on June 20, 2026 in Southampton, New York. 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