<?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/2026-06-22/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:38:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Property prices fall in Dublin but are still ‘running hot’ in rural areas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/property-prices-fall-in-dublin-but-are-still-running-hot-in-rural-areas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/property-prices-fall-in-dublin-but-are-still-running-hot-in-rural-areas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prices in Dublin fell by 2.3% in year to end of June, says Daft.ie]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74SISMUNQFBNPICAZ2ENHAGJUU.jpg?auth=02b3a7b3ac959eeda71e5d644f0afaed7f86d66edddce6eb6aa928179022af8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In rural Ireland, house price growth remains strong, according to Daft.ie's latest housing report, supported by an 'acutely tight' level of supply. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">arkanex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Life spends close to €200m redeveloping Dublin headquarters ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/irish-life-spends-close-to-200m-redeveloping-dublin-hq/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/irish-life-spends-close-to-200m-redeveloping-dublin-hq/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment increases the footprint of Abbey Street campus by about 40%  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FX3JXR2VFAKDHZFXTPXJAMZ7E.jpg?auth=20a51c6705f2f912eb94f50974299e8cf9693c839f4a17ee0f759e018b01462c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Life's redeveloped headquarters on Abbey Street Lower in Dublin 1]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron Greene’s late strike earns Shamrock Rovers a point and denies Derry a much-needed victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/aaron-greenes-late-strike-earns-shamrock-rovers-a-point-and-denies-derry-a-much-needed-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/aaron-greenes-late-strike-earns-shamrock-rovers-a-point-and-denies-derry-a-much-needed-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liam Boyce had given the visitors hope of a shock win in Tallaght with first-half goal ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:17:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7MEUIBC2BAADFOZ7NO5H3CELA.jpg?auth=a1cbf7808acb2e78aeed771818ed08459f9893607f4e705f3abf20a26a3f72f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Greene scores Shamrock Rovers’ equaliser during the Airtricity League Premier Division match against Derry City at Tallaght Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland enjoys benefits of Nato without downsides, says US envoy to military alliance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/ireland-enjoys-benefits-of-nato-without-downsides-says-us-envoy-to-military-alliance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/ireland-enjoys-benefits-of-nato-without-downsides-says-us-envoy-to-military-alliance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe is ‘Washington’s fourth priority’, behind the US itself, the western hemisphere and the Pacific]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:57:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3ER3M5IV4XWYBR4AHIEYUJKKY.jpg?auth=87e4cb399db74b87d72ddf5a600c6c44a592cb0aff1a810adc47a2fe40763bfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Whitaker, centre, also defended the Trump administration’s decision to remove US military assets from Europe. Photograph: John Thys/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Thys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda treated in hospital after patrol vehicle rammed by stolen car in Co Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/garda-treated-in-hospital-after-patrol-vehicle-rammed-by-stolen-car-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/garda-treated-in-hospital-after-patrol-vehicle-rammed-by-stolen-car-in-co-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí had been responding to reports of a stolen vehicle in the Glanmire industrial estate on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:56:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5XFZYHJ6FG4XGQFRG3GKHJABM.JPG?auth=f67acf0049440d8a43b64db9751bb3cc84526a39d489f44860002cf2d2774db2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Garda was taken to hospital after a patrol vehicle was rammed in Co Cork]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clive Davis, who launched careers of Whitney Houston, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/22/clive-davis-who-launched-careers-of-whitney-houston-patti-smith-and-bruce-springsteen-dies-aged-94/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/22/clive-davis-who-launched-careers-of-whitney-houston-patti-smith-and-bruce-springsteen-dies-aged-94/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tributes paid to music industry executive who signed and mentored numerous artists over five-decade career]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:42:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHB52AMJDKE3PS5GJNCQH2W22M.jpg?auth=bf7cbc8af6f88028bdab1a279828fb77727971552ba788d16a70a0551c1e4654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Music executive Clive Davis, pictured in 2017, has died aged 94. Photograph: Bryan Derballa/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Derballa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Take Mr Donaldson down’: The rise and fall of former DUP star Jeffrey Donaldson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/take-mr-donaldson-down-the-rise-and-fall-of-former-dup-star-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/take-mr-donaldson-down-the-rise-and-fall-of-former-dup-star-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politician once won praise in Westminster and Washington, but on Monday was being processed in prison]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:35:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IV4UFM6FNOXJO7TUS4TM3OZVTU.jpg?auth=b438d64706410bdd433a54dfa587401a3edc46b993066371f5717899d3ad5c5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson was unanimously convicted of all 18 counts of abusing two women when they were children. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would-be Burnham rivals canvass for support as favourite to replace Starmer sworn in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/would-be-burnham-rivals-canvas-for-support-as-favourite-to-replace-starmer-sworn-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/would-be-burnham-rivals-canvas-for-support-as-favourite-to-replace-starmer-sworn-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor poised to become UK’s next leader following Labour prime minister’s resignation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:21:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4XIT4J5CQWPKWC35TRUJQA6NE.jpg?auth=d96acfc04c804964b5ef4b5f849f2cff82fdc4f4e139a5a3af6c3dbf0e3445bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, Labour MP for Makerfield, takes a selfie with party MPs after his swearing-in at the House of Commons. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with the murder of his father (73) at family farm in Co Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-charged-with-the-murder-of-his-father-73-at-family-farm-in-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-charged-with-the-murder-of-his-father-73-at-family-farm-in-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local doctor pronounced John Cashman snr dead at scene of killing in Cappagh in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:55:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM2PC3DXRJCV5NZRL4QQUDQZIY.JPG?auth=32e1b7486485a806673ec55a644149a17a79e67364409c3360695c911c97b1d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Cashman jnr (45) arriving to Carrick-on-Suir District Court in April. Photograph: James Treacy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen (16) denied he left home on night Cork postman Barry Daly was killed, trial hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/teen-16-denied-he-left-home-on-night-cork-postman-barry-daly-was-killed-trial-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/teen-16-denied-he-left-home-on-night-cork-postman-barry-daly-was-killed-trial-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager told gardaí ‘there is no proof that is me’ after he was shown CCTV footage of three youths in Doneraile village ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:50:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly, a father of five,  died outside his home in Doneraile in north Cork in the early hours of October 12th, 2025]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools close in France as red heat alerts spread amid soaring temperatures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/schools-close-in-france-as-red-heat-alerts-spread-amid-soaring-temperatures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/schools-close-in-france-as-red-heat-alerts-spread-amid-soaring-temperatures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley in Paris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two children found dead in a car as large swathe of western Europe suffers a ferocious heatwave forecast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:43:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBKF6SJMYE7NR62LKTTUNWK2K4.jpg?auth=ae30dc2e745ebeccd29fa4d8d1af9d54e7b28a1637ab97525fb670409e57e9c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People jump in the Trocadero fountain near the Eiffel Tower during a heatwave in Paris. Photograph: Jjulien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien De Rosa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State should buy Easter Rising ‘flag of truce’, FF TD says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/state-should-buy-easter-rising-flag-of-truce-ff-td-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/state-should-buy-easter-rising-flag-of-truce-ff-td-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[White linen handkerchief used by Capt Michael William O’Reilly due to be offered for sale in upcoming auction]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4HWQ2F53TCIK3K4QGXNNPXZ7U.jpg?auth=1597ff3962c2fd85c47f79b1c1874c484a82585207645ebd57be3120854c6ad8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare TD Cathal Crowe raised the issue at last week’s Fianna Fáil parliamentary meeting.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seagulls, seeds and Searle: How Dublin’s first ATP Challenger delivered]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/22/seagulls-seeds-and-searle-how-dublins-first-atp-challenger-delivered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/22/seagulls-seeds-and-searle-how-dublins-first-atp-challenger-delivered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conor Gannon and Charlie Barry’s run to semis gave tournament an Irish heart]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:39:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIS3XU5KHJHOBDDCTWOBW7OEGI.jpg?auth=167a355137e42a176d5e268e19d659ecc1a129f2fb667d357a843271ac88c527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Conor Gannon serves to Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their match last Wednesday. Photograph: Tom Maher/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lionel Messi makes history as double in win over Austria moves him to 18 World Cup goals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/lionel-messi-makes-history-as-double-in-win-over-austria-moves-him-to-18-world-cup-goals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/lionel-messi-makes-history-as-double-in-win-over-austria-moves-him-to-18-world-cup-goals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Messi’s first-half goal took him ahead of Germany’s Miroslav Klose as top scorer in the history of the tournament]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:33:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73OFHDLDB4D4MHATRHBGAGBHVU.jpg?auth=78f95c460e1ac8131eb2f26863edc9ca17624a6708339869e8637c8e4ff7e688&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina's opening goal in the World Cup Group J game against Austria at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court refuses to release transcripts from trials of sex offender Michael Shine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/court-refuses-to-release-transcripts-from-trials-of-sex-offender-michael-shine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/court-refuses-to-release-transcripts-from-trials-of-sex-offender-michael-shine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shine was convicted of sexually assaulting young boys in course of his work at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:08:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWNRCMDWAWUVYBYRPEOIHT6YQM.jpg?auth=1556105bc0e6d422045a8bf8b03f1abb4b1087f3fcfccaec83ee84b9d69ac419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Shine worked at the hospital from 1964 until 1995. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[School vice-principal caught up in Clonskeagh Mosque ‘power struggle’ awarded €40,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/school-vice-principal-caught-up-in-clonskeagh-mosque-power-struggle-awarded-40000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/school-vice-principal-caught-up-in-clonskeagh-mosque-power-struggle-awarded-40000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noureldin Abdelgawwad secured constructive dismissal award after making complaint against Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland operator]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:07:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFGP6OZ66YALFTNTXT3ZRFRA5E.JPG?auth=adfb3e0099ca22c73f56525da22595d4d1db35b0b142a58accdaca4e0d48d5e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noureldin Abdelgawwad worked at a school located next to Ireland’s largest mosque on the Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh, which was under the same management. 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[Leaving Cert Italian: Students may have been caught out thinking ‘ananas’ meant ‘bananas’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/leaving-cert-italian-students-may-have-been-caught-out-thinking-ananas-meant-bananas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/leaving-cert-italian-students-may-have-been-caught-out-thinking-ananas-meant-bananas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theme of AI ‘quite topical and definitely something students can relate to’, says teacher ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:57:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4TIREUDOVDLPMHU2Y55IMTD3U.jpg?auth=9acb99707eb694310ab32a4f53f3716c35b82002c8e6213c3b9f9b7b640fa82c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Leaving Certificate Italian paper was 'balanced with very student-friendly options' ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of directing criminal gang activities faces Special Criminal Court trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-accused-of-directing-criminal-gang-activities-faces-special-criminal-court-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-accused-of-directing-criminal-gang-activities-faces-special-criminal-court-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two co-accused, Noel Smyth (63) and Paul Kelly (55), to stand trial alongside Brian Grendon (48) at non-jury court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:41:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VS2UE53ZERD5DIBMVMXH6UT2L4.jpg?auth=0de88b474b27191d2c57752f01cf6b185d8a2e6c5cf83784475b9b0c83e2bce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Grendon is charged with 12 offences, including the importation and distribution of controlled drugs and money laundering. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the resignation of Keir Starmer: another victim of the post-Brexit era ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-resignation-of-keir-starmer-another-victim-of-the-post-brexit-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-resignation-of-keir-starmer-another-victim-of-the-post-brexit-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[How Starmer’s successor deals with Britain’s relationship with the EU will be a central challenge]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTWG7EXDVZIK5YUVK6FQN26ZD4.jpg?auth=56ecc80b7d45f5a12b537d025fefbe0352a8d0184ad4cb480740d930b6628b4b&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 makes a speech in Downing Street announcing he will resign as leader of the Labour Party. ( Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty: the full story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-the-full-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-the-full-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5A2WT7POLQSRFVE7WGTJGNWPA.jpg?auth=419b237d3317c1ee4dbd3cbd43f002fb6dae721620b6e0a44096191f1e3377b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry court house as his trial reaches its conclusion on June 22, 2026 in Newry, Northern Ireland. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New custody cases may be disrupted as solicitors escalate action over legal aid payments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/new-custody-cases-may-be-disrupted-as-solicitors-escalate-action-over-legal-aid-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/new-custody-cases-may-be-disrupted-as-solicitors-escalate-action-over-legal-aid-payments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More criminal hearings are adjourned as row with Department of Justice worsens]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:24:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2ULZW3XTVH5NALXSJOAITCVJE.jpg?auth=f176bf78b7dead1ba4e2ed5ab507afaecc2ed4df75ce3c799693e0c25104d13d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitors have agreed not to act in new custody cases. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Thank you, dear Keir’: European leaders pay tribute to Starmer as EU-UK summit postponed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/thank-you-dear-keir-european-leaders-pay-tribute-to-starmer-as-eu-uk-summit-postponed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/thank-you-dear-keir-european-leaders-pay-tribute-to-starmer-as-eu-uk-summit-postponed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Rankin in Brussels]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outgoing British PM helped boost security for Continent, says Ursula von der Leyen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:21:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPAJH5SONZGYIHT34O5JCU756E.jpg?auth=0a3ae9bfd4842d715a63782755de9cae5dcba623c3ee96a57e2b64c3c9087b30&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 with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron following a meeting at Downing Street last Decemeber. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Pool ‘not a factor’ in stewarding decisions for nine-race Irish Derby card]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/22/world-pool-not-a-factor-in-stewarding-decisions-for-nine-race-irish-derby-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/22/world-pool-not-a-factor-in-stewarding-decisions-for-nine-race-irish-derby-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong Jockey Club co-mingling pool worth close to €700k to Irish racing on Sunday ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:19:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHH3VF7GHBESFCRJ32A67DM3YM.jpg?auth=a49b83b8ea52cd7161bc78c9762951904fa4ec909ef22d56e1926dcd63d54046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore rides Lambourn to victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh in 2025. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six-year-old girl dies after being struck by van in Newry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/six-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-struck-by-van-in-newry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/six-year-old-girl-dies-after-being-struck-by-van-in-newry/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kourtney Khloe McCormick died in hospital from injuries after incident on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:18:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4PUIZGDG4IOH7KKLCGINWP434.jpg?auth=da70a9fa7f8b3115ca15650c9ce39d914b4e08c618b030c7e13a2319eb6e9677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kourtney Khloe McCormick (6) who died following a road traffic incident in Newry on Sunday evening. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Day and Benvenuto Cellini part of strong Aidan O’Brien team for Irish Derby ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/22/christmas-day-and-benvenuto-cellini-part-of-strong-aidan-obrien-team-for-irish-derby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/22/christmas-day-and-benvenuto-cellini-part-of-strong-aidan-obrien-team-for-irish-derby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wednesday’s cross-channel racing action reduced to a single meeting due to red-weather warning conditions ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:18:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQGONX7LRBDLXDDWJIUU2PGZFE.jpg?auth=0cb0834269da0b0f0d3c9e931dfa987baa920ab05737ad9ecd2cadda32df5b22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronan Whelan riding Christmas Day (right, pink silks) to win the Epsom  Derby. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will succeed Leo Cullen at Leinster? Ronan O’Gara is among the intriguing possibilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/who-will-succeed-leo-cullen-at-leinster-ronan-ogara-is-among-the-intriguing-possibilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/who-will-succeed-leo-cullen-at-leinster-ronan-ogara-is-among-the-intriguing-possibilities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The job at the Irish province should appeal to many good coaches]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:08:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLLUGT476RC5ZIMTAGQV56GYWA.jpg?auth=90ba0ff9c6032a8a7cba2f34d8888e1714e7649f6b887fbfd4d9fa67b54e900b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara with his Leinster counterpart Leo Cullen prior to kick-off of the Heineken Champions Cup final at Stade Velodrome in 2022. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham sworn in as new MP after ‘broken’ Starmer holds back tears as he resigns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-prime-minister-andy-burnham-leadership-battle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Ronan McGreevy, Mark Paul, Carl O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As it happened: Keir Starmer stands down]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:03:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFRCSPZCF2O3DUUFYUXRYEN5OI.jpg?auth=a6579f262f283e0614b834b894877929e88051c50c7f94aa426089ccb52bf6aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer makes a speech in Downing Street, London. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran agrees to UN nuclear inspectors’ return as part of deal on sanctions with US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/us-and-iran-enter-second-day-of-negotiations-as-mediators-hail-progress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/us-and-iran-enter-second-day-of-negotiations-as-mediators-hail-progress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour, Jonathan Yerushalmy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Progress comes after talks nearly broke down on Sunday after stream of violent threats from Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:02:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFRBY7YB2RYU4PKT6UBYFR5NUY.jpg?auth=1a8869b86dbc55259e0df209286f97227da66317dfb44cf4e8d93e78487039dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US vice-president JD Vance at the venue in Lucerne, Switzerland of talks between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Keystone via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Alan Greenspan:  from boom time to the crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/the-irish-times-view-on-alan-greenspan-from-boom-time-to-the-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/22/the-irish-times-view-on-alan-greenspan-from-boom-time-to-the-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Financial deregulation was a key theme of the free market ethos of the time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6L6AJMASZRJ7G2TXVWJKG4MVYY.jpg?auth=4db1749189fc3d2e8d48685ec8b59751a3db0085a16c7cebf901096d385bf696&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Federal Reserve chair, Alan Greenspan, who died on Monday.(
Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times).
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much Beckett can one man take? Denis McClean goes to Venice to find out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/22/how-much-beckett-can-one-man-take-denis-mcclean-goes-to-venice-to-find-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/22/how-much-beckett-can-one-man-take-denis-mcclean-goes-to-venice-to-find-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis McClean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For a while, I felt locked out from the mystifying text ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDIIOACMRBBM7II7DRJQ6DEZSY.jpg?auth=e9883a4ddf30a278750470ab1c93463f1689bcdb51d608b90336dddbc271ba07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Lovett and Stephen Dillane in How It Is by Samuel Beckett directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett at Palazzo Diedo, Venice. Photograph: Grant Gee]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot weather warning as Ireland set for temperatures of up to 30 degrees this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/hot-weather-warning-as-ireland-set-for-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-europe-faces-highs-over-40/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/hot-weather-warning-as-ireland-set-for-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-europe-faces-highs-over-40/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hot spell comes amid heatwave in Europe, with some countries facing highs of above 40]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:46:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KL2S2WKYMM343V7TAWFYUIJVAM.jpg?auth=fee631de5314ea4ad1118a14ff6169230bc4392cc2350c5b16ae5c117c065638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bathers enjoying the good weather at the Forty Foot in Sandycove, Co Dublin. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK prime minister Keir Starmer’s resignation speech in full ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmers-resignation-speech-in-full/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/uk-prime-minister-keir-starmers-resignation-speech-in-full/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Every decision I’ve taken has been about putting the country I love first. That is why I will resign as leader of the Labour Party’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:41:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFVU2VBRMCC4N6RUVPXRX3KJPY.jpg?auth=9d939a3fa62048cb8b97b1df228f87243666638bb9529b36419e5aead51d6922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK prime minister and leader of the Labour Party outside No 10 Downing Street on Monday morning. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary gets 50% Ryanair salary bump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/ryanairs-oleary-gets-50-salary-bump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/ryanairs-oleary-gets-50-salary-bump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Basic pay increase comes as part of contract extension for budget airline chief executive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:37:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IMGQTDFXZFNADAI2MFQMU3D2OQ.jpg?auth=b6d16fc2f82a9d95a1ea2a0aae813078220ef2fc8539418d43d45f60c749123f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary’s basic salary will increase from €1.2 million to €1.8 million as a result of the fresh contract. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s so lovely’: TD’s husband among over 4,600 people to become Irish citizens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/its-so-lovely-tds-husband-among-over-4600-people-to-become-irish-citizens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/its-so-lovely-tds-husband-among-over-4600-people-to-become-irish-citizens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Applicants from 139 countries will be conferred citizenship this week  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:34:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCTG7I4YT5D63GY2OAOUNPTLXY.jpeg?auth=f2a65339298b9fa907e545b77cfa4e345fdfac5e1bce4ad0e29263733f303df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Jen Cummins and her husband Dietmar Weiss, originally from Germany, at the citizenship ceremony at the Gleneagle Arena, Killarney, Co Kerry]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin and Galway set for Sunday showdown as quarter-finalists all given seven-day turnarounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/dublin-and-galway-set-for-sunday-showdown-as-quarter-finalists-all-given-seven-day-turnarounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/dublin-and-galway-set-for-sunday-showdown-as-quarter-finalists-all-given-seven-day-turnarounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northeast derby between Louth and Monaghan is the early throw-in on Sunday, with Cork taking on Mayo and Kerry facing Tyrone on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:56:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQNVVLNG45EQ7FM7SZM6FBSLWU.jpg?auth=561211dcce51ce04b5b4dc70630aa6b124b8767346f6537286bb05786edaef92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway manager Pádraic Joyce celebrates with Paul Conroy after the win over Dublin in the 2024 All-Ireland quarter-final at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares slip as SpaceX rout clouds Iran deal optimism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/shares-slip-as-spacex-rout-clouds-iran-deal-optimism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/shares-slip-as-spacex-rout-clouds-iran-deal-optimism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK shares largely shrugged off news of prime minister Keir Starmer’s resignation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:53:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDCY7BGZ2XKSRCOYH7FHWGQNSE.jpg?auth=9a16c7945099ab3d952637afd5ccde360667795a004ce16c53fa4980e87aca2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX shares fell again on Monday. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/New York Times

                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Kudacki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Mental Hospital among facilities criticised in latest commission reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/22/central-mental-hospital-among-facilities-criticised-in-latest-commission-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/22/central-mental-hospital-among-facilities-criticised-in-latest-commission-reports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inspections across 15 mental healthcare locations found varying levels of compliance on regulations, standards and rules]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:53:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26LSQEHG4FA3LLWSHK3O7KNQ5A.jpg?auth=988f08a8feb5542f81db73b74577325fbaf7ff31a3e0839c606dd5d33ff9ab64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The reports found noncompliance with rules on individual care plans; therapeutic services; privacy; record-keeping and risk management.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Boyloso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents seek injunction to force DAA to comply with Dublin Airport passenger cap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/residents-seek-injunction-against-daa-to-force-it-to-comply-with-passenger-cap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/residents-seek-injunction-against-daa-to-force-it-to-comply-with-passenger-cap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case comes just days after Government announces intention to proceed with legislation to scrap 32m cap]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:49:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WAUBRJM54LRIE4VXYR5PZOK5QE.jpg?auth=092ed3ee59a880b58cd7d142a07a0ca446547eb3a013c50c9637106eb85f70e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Airport has effectively been subject to a 32 million passenger cap since 2007. 
Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who got tattoo as reminder of day he violently raped teenager is jailed for 10 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-who-got-tattoo-as-reminder-of-day-he-violently-raped-teenager-is-jailed-for-10-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-who-got-tattoo-as-reminder-of-day-he-violently-raped-teenager-is-jailed-for-10-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She tells court she hopes he ‘feels nothing but shame and disgust’ when he looks at it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man pleaded guilty part-way through his trial. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission approves €15m aid for Irish fishing and aquaculture companies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/european-commission-approves-15-million-aid-for-irish-fishing-and-aquaculture-companies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/european-commission-approves-15-million-aid-for-irish-fishing-and-aquaculture-companies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scheme is aimed at counteracting increased fuel prices against backdrop of conflict in Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:42:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVEJYWOM3JFX3IZWAL46OGEAIA.jpg?auth=3eb038da876b3a9778e69898a7b8481551d5f5ab2db42ffdea1966dd0d009c7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The aid will be made up of direct grants that will be allocated depending on the size of the company’s vessel. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Cork Lord Mayor pledges ‘be sound’ philosophy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/new-cork-lord-mayor-pledges-be-sound-philosophy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/new-cork-lord-mayor-pledges-be-sound-philosophy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cllr Damian Boylan (Fine Gael) defeated Sinn Féin’s Cllr Fiona Kerins by 19 votes to eight with one abstention]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:37:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUFRIOSDJFBA7JEDA3XXA47KFA.jpg?auth=87ab9038564b275dee4b70cfec940b2e8c21b49a68209190fa33accc5254a019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damian Boylan (right) with Ursula O'Donovan, operations manager at Gurranabraher Credit Union, at an event earlier this month. Photograph: Jim Coughlan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Coughlan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian man subjected to ‘mistaken identity’ deportation order gains Irish citizenship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/brazilian-man-subjected-to-mistaken-identity-deportation-order-gains-irish-citizenship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/brazilian-man-subjected-to-mistaken-identity-deportation-order-gains-irish-citizenship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We love the land, we love the people’, says software engineer who lives in Wexford with family]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:33:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NR6HQ7FGXNAGXMEBYBYYUPCCGI.JPG?auth=e21b33d26c670ca865a93a321c8f6c58899d0671afdce3412f19eb7dd299a9fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Felipe Silvestre Santos De Morais: 'I  applied for naturalisation because I have been living in Ireland for almost a decade now.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank seeks public’s views as it aims to update how it regulates financial system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/central-bank-seeks-publics-views-as-it-aims-to-update-how-it-regulates-financial-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/central-bank-seeks-publics-views-as-it-aims-to-update-how-it-regulates-financial-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial system is changing quickly, and our frameworks must continue to evolve with it, governor Gabriel Makhlouf says in speech]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:28:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS6TDWOSAJHVBN63FXWLFJKUHQ.JPG?auth=f71011d3468ea59633f4f597ee552d48ba136703496dd88c0588ab77d1f96619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Leo Cullen leaving Leinster?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/why-is-leo-cullen-leaving-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/why-is-leo-cullen-leaving-leinster/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJNE3PG55FBPHNGDZ2L2FPWDPI.jpg?auth=9f8f39bca8df23b71c513898fad8ebe190f5d57392a259aa3e1846c2ad010a1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster Rugby Head Coach Leo Cullen. Photograph: Nick Elliott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker told gardaí after arrest that he ‘did not want to kill’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/riad-bouchaker-told-gardai-after-arrest-that-he-did-not-want-to-kill-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/riad-bouchaker-told-gardai-after-arrest-that-he-did-not-want-to-kill-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury shown video of Garda interview with man charged with attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:27:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CWE7GJRNVUZKELSJWNUYX2FCQ.jpg?auth=192b59fec4a7eecbcc50ee91f466e8ec8de3d73fc19bbbe1e10ccba1be3b0508&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker (52) denies charges of attempting to murder three children on Parnell Square East in Dublin on November 23rd, 2023. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of all 18 child sex abuse charges  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-raping-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-found-guilty-of-raping-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson charged with aiding and abetting and cruelty to children and jury found she carried out those acts]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:19:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R67ROEFSUY5PIN4VBT6Z26HZYI.jpg?auth=79d8e843021a1d263ac69fd2b4fcd84d7e19636437d2dc6d3307696f239eedb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court on Monday prior to the jury delivering its verdict. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 17 years for rape and coercive control of ex-partner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-jailed-for-17-years-for-rape-and-coercive-control-of-ex-partner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/man-jailed-for-17-years-for-rape-and-coercive-control-of-ex-partner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Henry and Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman tells Central Criminal Court she was ‘merely an object to be used, abused and destroyed’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:10:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Magner carried out a sustained campaign of oppression against the woman, the Central Criminal Court heard. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer: No ode and no joy, just a man trying not to cry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-no-ode-and-no-joy-just-a-man-trying-not-to-cry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/keir-starmer-no-ode-and-no-joy-just-a-man-trying-not-to-cry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister resigns with emotional address as Andy Burnham arrives in Westminster, poised to take his job]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCJXD653ABNF7ZJ2ALKZ3PLPVE.jpg?auth=8d4565289007787341c9ed01c7dc2d01783310848593623bec851c3f5df5b3dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer hugs his wife, Victoria Starmer, after announcing his resignation as UK prime minister. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling’s ecosystem is fragile - the sport can’t afford another year like this]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/the-fragility-of-hurlings-ecosystem-was-exposed-yet-again-in-the-quarter-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/the-fragility-of-hurlings-ecosystem-was-exposed-yet-again-in-the-quarter-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The quarter-finals were a reflection of the season – 14 of the 29 championship games so far have been decided by double-digit margins]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:46:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4WOVUMTW3D6QCVUB5HBPUJHU4.jpg?auth=28ebf6d930d3ea08e8f21faa13e19c2750f2df76bcea9763af1c677c636d79f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Offaly's Brian Duignan dejected after losing to Cork in the Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at FBD Semple Stadium. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan’s deregulation agenda set the scene for Ireland’s financial crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/22/alan-greenspans-financial-deregulation-agenda-set-the-scene-for-irelands-financial-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/22/alan-greenspans-financial-deregulation-agenda-set-the-scene-for-irelands-financial-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The long-time US Federal Reserve chairman did little to clamp down on excessive lending ahead of the global financial crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:37:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJOTNRULBUQA6GISLIAD2BKSWE.jpg?auth=96fab021363a27f800e0d68ad75f3dc3341d9885fea7e46f0d9cbb641596e02f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan adjusted policy to get the US economy through a string of challenges. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The only person telling lies is you’ – the full story of Jeffrey Donaldson’s abuse trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/the-only-person-telling-lies-is-you-the-full-story-of-jeffrey-donaldsons-abuse-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/the-only-person-telling-lies-is-you-the-full-story-of-jeffrey-donaldsons-abuse-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader in custody after being found guilty of sexually abusing two women when they were children]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:25:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R67ROEFSUY5PIN4VBT6Z26HZYI.jpg?auth=79d8e843021a1d263ac69fd2b4fcd84d7e19636437d2dc6d3307696f239eedb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at court on Monday before being found guilty on all 18 charges by a unanimous jury. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New competition for Dublin Airport store contract after lawsuit withdrawn, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/new-competition-for-dublin-airport-convenience-store-contract-after-lawsuit-withdrawn-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/new-competition-for-dublin-airport-convenience-store-contract-after-lawsuit-withdrawn-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wright’s Airport Convenience Store Ltd brought challenge against DAA ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:24:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CW6CF3XKZXAF4JDG6TWRHEVLHM.jpg?auth=54af97c9f80ed98faa574226d77116b4ac67fc90a2297613091e98ad6b9b748f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The challenge was brought earlier this year by the current operator over the awarding to a rival of a new contract, estimated at €9.4 million, to operate the outlet for the next five years. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Public Expenditure objected to adding 190 staff to energy and water regulator]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/department-of-public-expenditure-objected-to-cru-adding-up-to-190-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/department-of-public-expenditure-objected-to-cru-adding-up-to-190-staff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department warned it would create more red tape and make it even harder to deliver infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:12:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOAMLQBX2YBAEVOLL4P5FVJWOI.jpg?auth=f9cd01c8c73d8cf29484e7ee209894f8a57aaaa8bf98612e6e48db2b20448769&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The department opposed plans for a near doubling of staff numbers, saying they did not want 'an increase in the intensity of regulation and oversight in the electricity, gas and water sectors.' Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wins, losses and U-turns: Keir Starmer’s successes and failures in No 10]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/wins-losses-and-u-turns-keir-starmers-successes-and-failures-in-no-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/wins-losses-and-u-turns-keir-starmers-successes-and-failures-in-no-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexandra Topping]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Where did it go wrong for the outgoing prime minister? And how much – if at all – was positive?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:05:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44ODL6G6KCMH5FA5BNRGX2WGZE.jpg?auth=c3847169b4f057393e0e13363ccc42431b46e0b905e80a2cc74cb917738fddb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer announcing his plans to resign as prime minister outside No 10 Downing Street on Monday. Photograph:  Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain: former transport minister sentenced to 24 years for corruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/spain-former-transport-minister-sentenced-to-24-years-for-corruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/spain-former-transport-minister-sentenced-to-24-years-for-corruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Pinedo, David Latona]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jose Luis Abalos verdict is the first in a series of court cases linked to the ruling Socialist Party]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:10:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMOH3RMRTBGAVGLCIZ3F2BQEWA.jpg?auth=34aaef7c915eae2c0ee55fdb5fab4793c0ee77f7d47e844c2f6909a2ac465fce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Spanish transport minister Jose Luis Abalos outside the supreme court last year. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JAVIER SORIANO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo risks ruining his legacy if he continues to stymie Portugal at the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/cristiano-ronaldo-risks-ruining-his-legacy-if-he-continues-to-stymie-portugal-at-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/cristiano-ronaldo-risks-ruining-his-legacy-if-he-continues-to-stymie-portugal-at-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Dantas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of the finest players to grace the game no longer deserves his place in the team]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7M5HOX7DAQDVMT6WUKOQB4S3Q.jpg?auth=cf14300c86e53a9a8f412b83136dde462ca44db2c9a379994b9e4019057f5404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo reacts during Portugal's draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo at NRG Stadium in Houston. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Molly Darlington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louth Contemporary Music Society: Coming Together review – New music makes festival’s strongest impression]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/22/louth-contemporary-music-society-coming-together-review-new-music-makes-festivals-strongest-impression/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/22/louth-contemporary-music-society-coming-together-review-new-music-makes-festivals-strongest-impression/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beat Furrer’s boundary-blurring music features alongside work by Jürg Frey, Caroline Shaw, Julius Eastman, Harry Partch and Frederic Rzewski]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:41:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWEFQJKMBNGGDKDO6XUOOP3ESU.jpg?auth=8b2756b3756bbfed5489229e069d4b424ad58f0d96feefef037daddbbc7e0d0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth Contemporary Music Society: Davóne Tines at Coming Together, in Dundalk. Photograph: Sean McMahon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean McMahon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Binyamin Netanyahu’s Iran gamble leaves Israel isolated as Trump turns to diplomacy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/binyamin-netanyahus-iran-gamble-leaves-israel-isolated-as-trump-turns-to-diplomacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/22/binyamin-netanyahus-iran-gamble-leaves-israel-isolated-as-trump-turns-to-diplomacy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neri Zilber in Tel Aviv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a war meant to weaken Iran, a US-led deal exposes Netanyahu to severe political and strategic fallout]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:11:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5K3IEHYGM655GLXZ46WZXW5IXA.jpg?auth=7d6249776cb3cdf0d06e86c3242b596a7017d6c1181a7761d63a4bc94de51318&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 has insisted his forces will not withdraw from a self-declared “security zone” in Lebanon.Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abir Sultan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw: Kerry to play Tyrone on Saturday, Dublin to play Galway on Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/all-ireland-sfc-quarter-final-draw-live-updates-eight-teams-await-their-fate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/all-ireland-sfc-quarter-final-draw-live-updates-eight-teams-await-their-fate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monaghan to play Louth in local derby, Mayo face Cork in Croke Park ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:39:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LIRAVB6NV4XU7MZDNFIFDOHULI.jpg?auth=f4595bf82dd473b29c15f4165d99ad3eda688667300ba9fd636622715f03c689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s Dylan Geaney and Paudie Clifford. The Kingdom are in the draw for the quarter-finals. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach praises Starmer’s role in improving British-Irish relations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/taoiseach-praises-starmers-role-in-improving-british-irish-relations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/taoiseach-praises-starmers-role-in-improving-british-irish-relations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials expect close relationship between Dublin and London to continue under Andy Burnham government ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:15:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFVU2VBRMCC4N6RUVPXRX3KJPY.jpg?auth=9d939a3fa62048cb8b97b1df228f87243666638bb9529b36419e5aead51d6922&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 announces his resignation outside No 10 Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan, long-time US Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/alan-greenspan-long-time-us-federal-reserve-chairman-dies-at-100/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/alan-greenspan-long-time-us-federal-reserve-chairman-dies-at-100/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Matthews and Scott Lanman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greenspan led the US economy to an unprecedented period of growth in the 90s but was widely blamed for helping create conditions for the 2008 financial crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XADNFWFRAUST7B3J6BOXUMWHU.jpg?auth=39911f5dc7e497105fa4d9cd31166e62d1e148b91bf668a93256721e41944c38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. Photograph: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus apologises to Canadian family for refund delay after removal from flight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/aer-lingus-apologises-to-canadian-family-for-refund-delay-after-removal-from-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/aer-lingus-apologises-to-canadian-family-for-refund-delay-after-removal-from-flight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Rosien, who suffers from vascular dementia, on ‘last vacation to remember’ in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMLQOMUBLSCCSGENMQYRUUY6IM.jpg?auth=5cb327c28d3ed90aef76453d613ab37486f3a8afcef09513261c18171a401707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A decision to remove the passenger from the Aer Lingus flight came despite the fact he had received a 'fit to fly' letter from his doctor. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup podcast: Turkey crash out but other dark horses stay in the race ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-turkey-crash-out-but-other-dark-horses-stay-in-the-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-turkey-crash-out-but-other-dark-horses-stay-in-the-race/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:26:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZDAMJ3VQZXWKHPRCU3DNRNYPY.jpg?auth=12270a25fdf6b79ea52ceac911345dff8812f3a1b123a89a49f57fd03c9c9832&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerem Akturkoglu of Turkey reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage match Turkey against Paraguay, in San Francisco, USA, 19 June 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Fanjoy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court quashes planning permission for Aughinish Alumina to extend its waste area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/high-court-quashes-planning-permission-for-aughinish-alumina-to-extends-its-waste-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/high-court-quashes-planning-permission-for-aughinish-alumina-to-extends-its-waste-area/</guid><description><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanala had signed off on Russian-owned firm’s proposals previously]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:21:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7FNJXA7SFG3HCKMMRWP75R3LM.JPG?auth=84c5c56b1b6c28547df3cfbcb59a48292d35d4fa2919207b2ea1157eaea9d03f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina refinery is located close to the Shannon-estuary towns of Foynes and Askeaton. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second man before High Court after extradition warrant issued over Robbie Lawlor’s murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/second-man-before-high-court-after-extradition-warrant-issued-over-robbie-lawlors-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/second-man-before-high-court-after-extradition-warrant-issued-over-robbie-lawlors-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barry Young is second person arrested as part of Garda-PSNI investigation into Belfast killing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:20:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRZYL3TFDLXK2VB22BXRPJK6GM.jpg?auth=a42b06eba57169aca6e74b8cc2797dc97130961675d6a3dc15b6f97090eba2d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Lawlor was shot dead outside house on Etna Drive, Belfast, on April 4th, 2020]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former US soldier accused of murdering Kerry farmer Michael Gaine to go on trial next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/former-us-soldier-accused-of-murdering-kerry-farmer-michael-gaine-to-go-on-trial-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/22/former-us-soldier-accused-of-murdering-kerry-farmer-michael-gaine-to-go-on-trial-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears 191 witnesses are due to give evidence in trial of Michael Kelley]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJXRJF3VY57KXTCBVVQX4TXPUQ.jpg?auth=9f1d7ece3dee34d8a569c1d157fbe545b1ae9263a222f39d7a37de97244720c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Kelley (54) at Tralee Courthouse in Co Kerry, where he was charged with the murder of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The magic continues’ – supporters of Cape Verde’s Pico Lopes celebrate World Cup odyssey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/22/the-magic-continues-supporters-of-cape-verdes-pico-lopes-celebrate-world-cup-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/22/the-magic-continues-supporters-of-cape-verdes-pico-lopes-celebrate-world-cup-odyssey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neighbours in Ashling Close, Crumlin, gathered outdoors to watch second match against Uruguay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:58:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RVMZLYGISNDENAZIH2DP2QVPH4.JPG?auth=11cd0464d196ca21422e95e49b485e9b9663ccf036dc1274f87a808f72d03372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neighbours in Ashling Close, Crumlin watch the match between Uruguay and Cape Verde which ended in a 2-2 draw.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/cork-solicitors-withdraw-from-legal-aid-scheme-for-criminal-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/cork-solicitors-withdraw-from-legal-aid-scheme-for-criminal-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitors]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:55:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFWSAKV7U5G7VGDQLEO3ZPNS4Y.jpg?auth=b56ef203164b55168b3208e3152223af6f37a433bf6a8f1de86107b507d9e990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Proposed changes 'completely undermines access to a fair trial' says the president of the Southern Law Association. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British political stability a thing of the past as Keir Starmer says he will step down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/british-political-stability-a-thing-of-the-past-as-keir-starmer-says-he-will-step-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/british-political-stability-a-thing-of-the-past-as-keir-starmer-says-he-will-step-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More rumblings in Fianna Fáil over triple lock, and more work for civil servants when Ireland takes up EU presidency]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:47:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2WBBEXDDOG67B7XMAFNXWX57M.jpg?auth=cded103562722b9953206da04d10243e4dbf8f0fbc2e6cc48afd23fa6671afad&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 announcing his intention to step down outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olivia Dean at Marlay Park review: Brilliantly affirmative gig fuelled by approachable star power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/22/olivia-dean-at-marlay-park-review-brilliantly-affirmative-gig-fuelled-by-approachable-star-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/22/olivia-dean-at-marlay-park-review-brilliantly-affirmative-gig-fuelled-by-approachable-star-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, the second of two emotional, sold-out Dublin concerts, the Grammy winner brings her album The Art of Loving vividly to life]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:42:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSJ7KWSQ7VF57HFHGZRVEJDQSM.jpg?auth=6292d20046aad54ea7aff7472ec3843fd76bd6b0b67effdd050cb9634ff9e68c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grammy winner: Olivia Dean on stage at an earlier concert. Photograph: Erika Goldring/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Cullen will leave Leinster head coach role at the end of next season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/leo-cullen-will-leave-leinster-head-coach-role-at-the-end-of-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/leo-cullen-will-leave-leinster-head-coach-role-at-the-end-of-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland international will depart after 12 years in the role at the conclusion of 2026/27 season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:21:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFVEB5DHP47ENKJK66JT2U4ABI.jpg?auth=e2bc35a943ede9187dd1cc2c063e838cc1d647f5669884b7169839d39b68767f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell review: A musician lost in the wilderness of writer’s block]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/22/the-lost-tapes-of-lydia-howell-review-a-musician-lost-in-the-wilderness-of-writers-block/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/22/the-lost-tapes-of-lydia-howell-review-a-musician-lost-in-the-wilderness-of-writers-block/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork Midsummer Festival 2026: A shoegaze dream becomes a nightmare in Ray Scannell’s play, in which he also stars]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:35:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAHH5MBRQNGMNNF3GMYGCAAXCA.jpg?auth=3d02ba3cf6c99bf31943616b31b0801e37cd0bf2daf6b54536f0e473ed670498&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lost Tapes of Lydia Howell: Ray Scannell in his play. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is home advantage fair in Round 3 of All-Ireland series? What we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/is-home-advantage-fair-in-round-3-of-all-ireland-series-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/is-home-advantage-fair-in-round-3-of-all-ireland-series-what-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kerry peaking at right time; hurling’s advantage rule; Mayo’s sleepy start; Dublin refreshed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:29:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KEZ57WOW5QSRBEUS3K5OZC44A4.jpg?auth=d38ff18d994be16d43c11de229eb91e45ace8a3decd78b3ad87f425a660d4cc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaghan played at home in Clones en route to defeating Westmeath. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I needed to ask him to change his ways’: A mother on confronting her son’s killer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/i-needed-to-ask-him-to-change-his-ways-a-mother-on-confronting-her-sons-killer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/22/i-needed-to-ask-him-to-change-his-ways-a-mother-on-confronting-her-sons-killer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Janet O’Brien lost her eldest son Luke following an unprovoked, one-punch assault ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VOHTMMHSEFAZJJJKLRHFQ5LVB4.jpg?auth=b8316b30716b46f25fe64b432d6ab79cabd49eb5a13b2abacfce2d27e89e6d80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Janet O'Brien with her son Luke O'Brien, who died in 2017 after an assault]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bring your pet everywhere? Here are the best cars for drivers with dogs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/22/bring-your-pet-everywhere-here-are-the-best-cars-for-drivers-with-dogs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/22/bring-your-pet-everywhere-here-are-the-best-cars-for-drivers-with-dogs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe, Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our three top motoring choices for those who travel with their pet pooch]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:53:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EES5TJFZIRFXLMI7FTYL2ZRWLA.jpg?auth=05bd0164cba1af2c9da074a2fefc3979d15ec06e59783dc4f5e20d2b2de80f7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skoda Superb Combi]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Škoda Auto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US firm goes public with £4.7bn proposal to buy EasyJet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/us-firm-goes-public-with-47bn-proposal-to-buy-easyjet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/us-firm-goes-public-with-47bn-proposal-to-buy-easyjet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Sweney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Before news of takeover interest emerged, shares in EasyJet had lost about a fifth of their value since the start of the year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:04:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47TKUZSCREZZIAENOLOQN6JMP4.jpg?auth=f8f1514828d5e119547149a1fe8af801d593081d7906d6b641cb1ad498b99413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two Easyjet aircraft are seen at Geneva Airport on June 11th.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombian presidential election]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/22/trump-ally-abelardo-de-la-espriella-wins-colombian-presidential-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/22/trump-ally-abelardo-de-la-espriella-wins-colombian-presidential-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago and Oscar Medina]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Narrow victory over senator Iván Cepeda is challenged by president Gustavo Petro]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:57:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UDW3XFSH3UOBJ3I6OQFLBE66Q.jpg?auth=9d0c617e99b7de4566e3c0dca3bd586af25aa309b614f5e5ca9232b048ba622a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abelardo de la Espriella, heavily escorted and surrounded by supporters, casts his vote at La Enseñanza School during Colombia’s presidential runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday. Photograph: Federico Rios/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Federico Rios</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Ireland can secure an EU capital markets deal this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/taoiseach-micheal-martin-says-ireland-can-secure-an-eu-capital-markets-deal-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/taoiseach-micheal-martin-says-ireland-can-secure-an-eu-capital-markets-deal-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Moens, Henry Foy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland has in the past objected to proposal for centralised regulation for fear of losing control over its key financial sector]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:15:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQES7ZZDPSGDVVRWWGVFVZFUNQ.jpg?auth=88434c716422eb692a032ad4550e07d2bfd3fd9b4dd088f55d4f7d128f04b0cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland believes it can secure a deal to deepen Europe’s capital markets by the end of the year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. Photograph: Olivier Matthys / EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ár gCú Cloch Clan féin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/22/ar-gcu-cloch-clan-fein/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/22/ar-gcu-cloch-clan-fein/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá na tinte fuaraithe ach níl an ciníochas ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZONHLDPDQVNKKPI7MFZSV7B4I.jpg?auth=63e37d7fb54d0d9500dbc0b4f834088798fbeb372d1f8c18b24ece3d9955acb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Díbríodh imircithe óna dtithe le linn círéibeanna i mBéal Feirste. 
Grianghraf: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRH to buy US peer Arcosa for $8.5bn in biggest deal to date]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/building-materials-group-crh-nears-its-biggest-ever-deal-to-buy-arcosa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/building-materials-group-crh-nears-its-biggest-ever-deal-to-buy-arcosa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal would eclipse CRH’s €6.5bn purchase of assets from European rivals Holcim and Lafarge over decade ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:59:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6ZJV6VTTNHCDF7EZNSRG7CVGA.jpg?auth=ba914db9e97529b42f54c4ab41c37159f444073c89f9376effc9dcb5bdcee3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CRH chief executive Jim Mintern: 'This strategic acquisition reinforces our position as the No 1 infrastructure player in North America.' Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Imagination]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eddie Keogh/Imagination</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets rally as Bill Ackman’s ‘one-sided war’ thesis unravels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/markets-rally-as-bill-ackmans-one-sided-war-thesis-unravels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/markets-rally-as-bill-ackmans-one-sided-war-thesis-unravels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US hedge manager predicted conflict would ‘end well for the US and the world’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:37:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAII5IDEFZ62ADYICQIAPSAUIA.jpg?auth=07d4451236372972364cc0348f53b68bd607ef33e7837c2e1e8b52dbd133d716&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said President Donald Trump's 'bold and consequential decisions' were made 'for the benefit of future generations'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[They’ll say Starmer was a triumph on the world stage. It’s not true]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/22/theyll-say-starmer-was-a-triumph-on-the-world-stage-its-not-true/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/22/theyll-say-starmer-was-a-triumph-on-the-world-stage-its-not-true/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His achievements abroad are outweighed by failures of strategy, judgement and political courage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:30:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FP4UJCZEXMPIUBI57ERX653IKQ.jpg?auth=9cbd4ae4acd2872ddc605a755fc0232d0597187748fbc99dc569d4f911b9e796&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 expected to announce a timetable for his departure. 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[Motorcyclist dies following collision with car in Co Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/motorcyclist-dies-following-collision-with-car-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/motorcyclist-dies-following-collision-with-car-in-co-cork/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man in his 40s  pronounced dead at the scene after crash on the N73 near Mitchelstown]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to witnesses or anyone with video footage from the area around the time of the crash to contact them. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026, Day 11: Fabulous firsts for Yamal, Salah, Egypt and Cape Verde]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/world-cup-2026-day-11-fabulous-firsts-for-yamal-salah-egypt-and-cape-verde/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/world-cup-2026-day-11-fabulous-firsts-for-yamal-salah-egypt-and-cape-verde/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pico Lopes shines again for Cape Verde in beautifully chaotic draw with Uruguay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:27:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3ZXFIVAFEPRSKCTKZ3UYUWZSQ.jpg?auth=45977a1d59603b4c9e596b7da09c7dd046b2025874fd5e8e5ce08ed86db1395a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Egypt's head coach Hossam Hassan (right) holds his national flag during a lap of celebration following his team's first World Cup win, 3-1 against New Zealand. Photograph: Bob Frid/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bob Frid</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crumlin’s Pico Lopes helps Cape Verde deliver another World Cup shock in Uruguay draw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/crumlins-pico-lopes-helps-cape-verde-deliver-another-world-cup-shock-in-uruguay-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/crumlins-pico-lopes-helps-cape-verde-deliver-another-world-cup-shock-in-uruguay-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray at Miami Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers centre-half Roberto Lopes plays key role as Cape Verde earn another impressive result in Miami]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:46:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6N7JPNIVKK3HEWEB2C2233QWPA.jpg?auth=d9b29a23432aa299f48e00be4d381994119a6f6eaacab159090e1f176c8d4be1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Federico Valverde of Uruguay shoots against Pico Lopes of Cape Verde during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Group H match at Miami Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Florida. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Molly Darlington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment scheme behind target as calls mount for CGT cut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/apartment-scheme-behind-target-as-calls-mount-for-cgt-cut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/apartment-scheme-behind-target-as-calls-mount-for-cgt-cut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:37:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKIKO5CE57KPEWQFF3OI6GMPXY.JPG?auth=e5207a01f9270b3e6209524b171293b21b817acef24b2473d0f6adf8977c4a46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data released by housing minister James Browne has shown €320 million, or 71 per cent of the budget, has already been committed.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What we know about the lives of Irish primary school children ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-we-know-about-the-lives-of-irish-primary-school-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-we-know-about-the-lives-of-irish-primary-school-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: New study shows how children from poorer backgrounds are failed ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:26:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQXBIBOOL5GYTFYB7OTNC4YXWI.jpg?auth=a7f116823fec1cbb2af19b6e930d2f9ffd8e009474bcc547eefdcf6bfdf71b91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Children’s School Lives study tracked children from 2019 to 2023. As it coincided with the Covid lockdown years, it revealed a wealth of data, some of it seriously troubling and challenging for policymakers. Photograph:  Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls after US-Iran peace talks show signs of progress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/22/oil-falls-after-us-iran-peace-talks-show-signs-of-progress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/22/oil-falls-after-us-iran-peace-talks-show-signs-of-progress/</guid><description><![CDATA[Parties have agreed on a roadmap toward reaching a final deal in 60 days, and technical talks will continue for the remainder of week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:25:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62HZZN5LKNHCHEYSCGIU4OWADI.jpg?auth=8aa99e297f3e1322e2a3355d0572768cfc24e36691d822c9572f510951108925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Negotiations got off to a shaky start when Iranian media reported the Islamic Republic halted discussions following Trump’s threat.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Allison Robbert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underground bins for Dublin: Swap plastic bags for under-street waste collectors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/una-mullally-going-underground-why-we-should-swap-plastic-bags-for-under-street-bins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/una-mullally-going-underground-why-we-should-swap-plastic-bags-for-under-street-bins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A few simple principles could revolutionise Ireland's waste collection services]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DS6OCOJJ2FC53CS2JCVOR6EEZQ.JPG?auth=a06f8307948f54b0302e2b9120de7373a85742999543367b6fe8f8ec7660a30f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bags of rubbish awaiting collection at Ely Place, Dublin. Underground bins avoid clutter on paths and streets, and prevent wildlife from ripping bags open. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pleasures of Vinted have often little to do with money, although the cash is nice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/22/the-pleasures-of-vinted-have-so-little-to-do-with-money-im-not-getting-minted-on-vinted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/22/the-pleasures-of-vinted-have-so-little-to-do-with-money-im-not-getting-minted-on-vinted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Think it’s all about the money? Think again]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:13:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K5DSTMFW5DNNC3IP3LIDQE3RU.jpeg?auth=5f919216c88c17fdb2ae372e77467ac846b6fb40c6f9463c79d2873cca7167e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nadine O'Regan found the pleasures of selling on Vinted have little to do with money]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump is channelling the leadership style of the ancients, without even realising it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/donald-trump-is-channelling-the-leadership-style-of-the-ancients-without-even-realising-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/donald-trump-is-channelling-the-leadership-style-of-the-ancients-without-even-realising-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unthinkable: When it’s impossible to make sense of the present, the distant past can deliver some leadership insights]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QK6LWFQJX5QO3GH4BQBBTCH4U.jpg?auth=3dee678f9c18bcfc2c2f5f614b35dd6983c13a7d9d690471b3c720b266929943&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The stage for the Ultimate Fighting Championship held to celebrate Trump's 80th birthday was reminiscent of the gladiatorial spectacles ancient leaders used to distract from challenging political narratives. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loneliness influencers: The odd appeal of ‘living alone, no friends’ diaries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/loneliness-influencers-the-odd-appeal-of-living-alone-no-friends-diaries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/loneliness-influencers-the-odd-appeal-of-living-alone-no-friends-diaries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solitude vloggers destigmatise being friendless – but they also normalise an unhealthy kind of loneliness ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJXVXI66RRCVNFOHIZHUPSVPXA.jpg?auth=17d37012c12e6139f22b9a7c43833ad3c2834578c2792d5a146b92ed1206f48c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unsurprisingly, mothers with small children are among the biggest fans of solitude vlogger content. Stock photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MementoJpeg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin-based firms are also part of the military complex]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/sinead-osullivan-dublin-based-firms-are-also-part-of-the-military-complex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/22/sinead-osullivan-dublin-based-firms-are-also-part-of-the-military-complex/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sineád O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s been strangely little talk of the fact that Dublin is the European home of several increasingly militarised technologies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3IYMEDAKZ6OLLOST36PK3IKJQ.jpg?auth=1722bd166a086c9830c93d0080a25f2654b8f6363f9fcc99e6e45c664ae7b9bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The children of Minab died because of a war, not because of Anthropic’s existence. The system that may have chosen their school runs on technology created by a company whose expansion Ireland celebrated that very week.' Photograph: Marissa Leshnov/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marissa Leshnov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you need to know about the CAO change-of-mind deadline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cao-change-of-mind-deadline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cao-change-of-mind-deadline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You have until July 1st at 5pm to revise your CAO application. Here is what you need to consider]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFMDG5NXOZFXBIEBNA42MWBSPM.jpg?auth=29c7183ce7c1cfb3f0da3736c4a21732f586f47db87b03e74250df862bfa4daa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Are your exam details correct? Are all your courses listed in the correct order of preference? Parents and guardians should help their son/daughter to review all options]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens if I choose the ‘wrong’ college course?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/what-happens-if-i-choose-the-wrong-college-course/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/22/what-happens-if-i-choose-the-wrong-college-course/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What you put on the CAO form is the first decision, not the last]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6GLQRIGGRCLHJ3VV32OIKTSE4.jpg?auth=d1ad92685cba305921077904ada6af62b02cea3c02b79bbcf8c399c60d0bb2f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If your first choice doesn’t work out, that's okay; there are other routes and opportunities available]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DivVector</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin and Kerry reassert old order to march into All-Ireland quarter-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/dublin-and-kerry-reassert-old-order-to-march-into-all-ireland-quarter-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/dublin-and-kerry-reassert-old-order-to-march-into-all-ireland-quarter-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Draw for last eight will take place on Monday morning]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WIOVVIAHNXL2D2TRFPQICIOARE.jpg?auth=ef3203f9f65cf9b13c974c1df344a368974ce365daf9de99944c1a28a7fab4fb&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 after his side's second goal during their win over Armagh in Killarney. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This place was crazy’: Visiting World Cup fans give Americans cause for celebration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/this-place-was-crazy-visiting-world-cup-fans-give-americans-cause-for-celebration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/this-place-was-crazy-visiting-world-cup-fans-give-americans-cause-for-celebration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People in the US are getting a kick out of seeing European football fans explore their country, from a German embracing junk food to Scots livening up a baseball game]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQUCFDWLUCJ3ZHC3E5N2MWEGQ4.jpg?auth=f4e7ca31e426309089a6c214e3fb5f4346a4b0bbebea3fadc4b50e60ed2b61df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Germany supporter at his team's World Cup match against Curaçao in Houston, Texas. European fans have been making their presence felt in the US during the World Cup. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ellis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Useless’ in the delivery room, footballing fathers may as well stay put at the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/useless-in-the-delivery-room-footballing-fathers-may-as-well-stay-put-at-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/useless-in-the-delivery-room-footballing-fathers-may-as-well-stay-put-at-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Doku’s wish to attend the birth of his first child drew a rather emphatic response]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZY6HV376OJBDTRM4XQ2EVKFNE.jpg?auth=38b6b6cedbb2baa605018dc564b3adcfafc625013b4b014b2e97fbe2cda3340e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The baby will always be there': French presenter France Pierron was perplexed that Belgium's Jérémy Doku (pictured) would want to be present for the birth of his first child. Photograph: Dirk Waem/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dirk Waem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not weary of Michael O’Leary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/22/not-weary-of-michael-oleary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/22/not-weary-of-michael-oleary/</guid><description><![CDATA[There’s an industry leader who knows how to play the game]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 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[Watchdog warns of new scam messages targeting shoppers on non-EU websites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/watchdog-warns-of-new-wave-of-scam-messages-targeting-shoppers-using-websites-outside-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/watchdog-warns-of-new-wave-of-scam-messages-targeting-shoppers-using-websites-outside-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Items shipped from outside EU to incur €3 fee under new rules targeting deliveries worth less than €150]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSK2CJ5OSNBIHIOVAUNBWRURVY.jpg?auth=44613911531f0c52a38523e6422496c9ce67dc66033a3ca662e732f6c4ec40ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The changes have been mandated at an EU level and while they were not supposed to come into effect until 2028, a decision was taken last December to fast-track the change, which will now apply from July 1st. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wavebreakmedia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran peace talks; better North-South rail links; and who is Caelan Robertson?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/iran-peace-talks-shared-island-rail-funding-caolan-robertson-the-social-media-reporter-in-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/iran-peace-talks-shared-island-rail-funding-caolan-robertson-the-social-media-reporter-in-ukraine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Ireland’s waste management system is under fresh scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +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. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keith Duggan: Seattle appeared magical – the US may have found its natural football home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/keith-duggan-seattle-appeared-magical-the-us-may-have-found-its-natural-football-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/keith-duggan-seattle-appeared-magical-the-us-may-have-found-its-natural-football-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A special few weeks lie ahead as a city for so long shrouded in mystery embraces a tournament for which it seems well matched]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PE4ZZAQGWO2ETRCTYFNPZZXP4.jpg?auth=38d0ba4646272c458a32dac742180105f42f57d61f9548270244fa881e52140e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lumen Stadium, known as Seattle Stadium for the World Cup, is one of the most soulful sports arenas in the United States. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emilee Chinn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Clare show glimpses of form but big Dublin win overshadowed by injury toll]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/nicky-english-clare-show-glimpses-of-form-but-big-dublin-win-overshadowed-by-injury-toll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/nicky-english-clare-show-glimpses-of-form-but-big-dublin-win-overshadowed-by-injury-toll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork emphasise the gap between Munster and Leinster as they swat aside Offaly]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONPO47WG6OY3FVLD4FTHIF64TY.jpg?auth=51a87d53f8ad4d2ce7e67ddca7c0c498d084bf84e6f0f5bf82ec1ef3c999d51b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Chris Crummey with David McInerney of Clare at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co Tipperary. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, June 22nd: On the Occupied Territories Bill, life after Leaving Cert and putting the Irish cart before the horse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/22/letters-to-the-editor-june-22nd-on-the-occupied-territories-bill-life-after-leaving-cert-and-putting-the-irish-cart-before-the-horse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/22/letters-to-the-editor-june-22nd-on-the-occupied-territories-bill-life-after-leaving-cert-and-putting-the-irish-cart-before-the-horse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Omitting services would seriously weaken the impact of this legislation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 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[An underfunded Tusla will not be able to meet surging demand, ombudsman warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/an-underfunded-tusla-will-not-be-able-to-meet-surging-demand-ombudsman-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/an-underfunded-tusla-will-not-be-able-to-meet-surging-demand-ombudsman-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU council presidency offers Ireland opportunity to demonstrate leadership on children’s rights, Niall Muldoon says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXB4TUONJ5HORKKFFZDBXIU2VM.jpg?auth=54ebeb880757304d3116ab28ca92a865ad9a75bb6a36483ca75fe74d4ed5f23b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ombudsman’s office said it was 'still concerned about the level of funding provided to Tusla in light of underfunding over the last five years'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luas Finglas line could begin construction in 2028, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/luas-finglas-line-could-begin-construction-in-2028-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/luas-finglas-line-could-begin-construction-in-2028-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet expected to consider plans to authorise the next phase of the Dublin MetroLink project in mid-July]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YA6ETKTT2RMH3IP5XWYKFDA52U.jpg?auth=ea0ae8d3b59a53b8c9070cb8126dc9b8e7f52af0603d6d840cea50b6c2b3e8c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said a railway order – essentially planning permission – for the Luas extension to Finglas had been in place since October 2025. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer expected to outline timetable for departure outside No 10]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/starmer-expected-to-outline-timetable-for-departure-outside-no-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/22/starmer-expected-to-outline-timetable-for-departure-outside-no-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move would clear the way for Andy Burnham to become prime minister without formal contest]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +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[Andy Burnham and UK prime minister Keir Starmer. It is expected that Starmer will set out his intentions outside No 10 Downing Street, potentially as early as Monday. Photographs: Dan Kitwood/Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: World Cup feats by Messi and Mbappé go against efforts to break players’ flow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/ken-early-world-cup-feats-by-messi-and-mbappe-go-against-efforts-to-break-players-flow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/22/ken-early-world-cup-feats-by-messi-and-mbappe-go-against-efforts-to-break-players-flow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifa and other football rule-makers seem determined to destroy the sport’s defining characteristic]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNAVJPXDHVKMSXR5MRAU7JJ64E.jpg?auth=89af0fd35381c43bcbc66b08d16127476e66152a9db6642233d30addb5e9eb11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Expect to hear more from Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa about hydration breaks and other innovations at the World Cup. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lars Baron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister has ‘no difficulty’ with powers for cities to introduce tourism tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/minister-has-no-difficulty-with-powers-for-cities-to-introduce-tourism-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/minister-has-no-difficulty-with-powers-for-cities-to-introduce-tourism-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nightly levy has been considered in Dublin, but would require a change at national level  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTVFTPYIMNDOBNW7QZ42WTTXAI.jpg?auth=9241a6c03f95b5d0561dc0711c3cf4a87fef4e06f53dc92a8567c727a3b6479c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A nightly levy imposed on tourists is a feature of many European cities. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">martin-dm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Walsh: Hurling has changed profoundly, without anyone giving or seeking permission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/denis-walsh-hurling-has-changed-profoundly-without-anyone-giving-or-seeking-permission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/denis-walsh-hurling-has-changed-profoundly-without-anyone-giving-or-seeking-permission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Has the game been enhanced or disfigured? That is a matter of taste]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZ4CKFKAENHJXDVFGDD3LYTE6M.jpg?auth=43b6985c9bb00b3012ea789ca15622ed07b0ff4b8f4490ee6fe917d10b0bc1d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There's a perception that hurling is resistant to change, yet it has become a very different game to what it was a few decades ago. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane ©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apartment subsidy scheme has spent 70% of budget on just half of its housing target]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/apartment-subsidy-scheme-burns-through-70-of-budget-to-hit-half-of-planned-housing-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/apartment-subsidy-scheme-burns-through-70-of-budget-to-hit-half-of-planned-housing-target/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The €450m Croí Cónaithe (Cities) scheme aimed to deliver 5,000 apartments for homebuyers by 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5PKIHA55HEY4TRPM3OWASSW3U.jpg?auth=e40ce84f3dc093e1ae55abeaf8f48fcea1952ca910d42323851ce612247f3fba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost to build apartments in Dublin now ranges between €559,000 and €605,000. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From cat start to fateful finish, Fermanagh’s official tweeter goes through the wringer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/from-cat-start-to-fateful-finish-fermanaghs-official-tweeter-goes-through-the-wringer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/22/from-cat-start-to-fateful-finish-fermanaghs-official-tweeter-goes-through-the-wringer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Clifford unperturbed, and Peter Canavan on cuteness ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/232ZMGUD7XOTRPTVIS73SHC2QQ.jpg?auth=f9c35055302cbf141dedb462d3847dc4830706b79531260e08023ff4ce2ab108&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darragh McGurn of Fermanagh reflects on his team's narrow late loss to Down on Saturday. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPO to host community events pending a ‘national conversation’ on its future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/22/gpo-to-host-community-events-pending-a-national-conversation-on-its-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/22/gpo-to-host-community-events-pending-a-national-conversation-on-its-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ultimate redevelopment of site still anticipated to retain retail and office use ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6ERQZDV4FBJPNBMP53WLRUSL4.JPG?auth=62381aa3f717a9aba673e62988f952d70b381a8da9dcbaaaeb793a35ad98184f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The original GPO was opened in 1818 but was occupied and destroyed during the 1916 Easter Rising, before being restored and reopened in 1929.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I still made loads of errors’: Sam Prendergast sidesteps praise after redemptive performance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/i-still-made-loads-of-errors-sam-prendergast-sidesteps-praise-after-redemptive-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/22/i-still-made-loads-of-errors-sam-prendergast-sidesteps-praise-after-redemptive-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outhalf turns his focus to Ireland after a fine display for Leinster in the URC Grand Final]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLMFFAVWOWFROHLVUW3VN7GBYU.jpg?auth=a659cfc1188f43ea522f35c4875640cce94d825d9f4f236c336976f7a6966dc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast was chosen as the man of the match for his performance for Leinster in the victory over the Bulls in the URC Grand Final on Saturday. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding to cut train Dublin-Belfast journey time to under two hours]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/funding-to-cut-train-dublin-belfast-journey-time-to-under-two-hours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/22/funding-to-cut-train-dublin-belfast-journey-time-to-under-two-hours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Track upgrade north of Malahide and at Clongriffin, electrification of 37km of network from Malahide to Drogheda planned]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDM4WCT76VEZBEEZHMTTZWJD5I.jpg?auth=0bb91d6fd1eed4329a29f936dd16cf067abd92bfb4881875b5e5752da9c08a88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new Belfast Enterprise trains, serving Belfast and Dublin, are due for delivery in late 2028. Photograph: Translink]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean-nós agus saol gnóthach ag Clann Uí Fhlatharta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/22/sean-nos-agus-saol-gnothach-ag-clann-ui-fhlatharta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/22/sean-nos-agus-saol-gnothach-ag-clann-ui-fhlatharta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá na siblíní ar an ardán ar fud an domhain agus i mbun albam nua a thaifeadadh fosta]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WEXTVARMMVEMVBTZMGMM6FJEGY.png?auth=f38296a0699b4560908c63414d8378c9f97e269420b678674bace84ce81fb9c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus agus Caoimhe Ó Flatharta: Beidh na ceoltóirí clúiteacha ag casadh ag an West Cork Chamber Music Festival i mí Iúil.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Irish fashion designer  behind Zara Larsson’s new look]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/22/designer-to-the-stars-meet-the-irish-mastermind-behind-zara-larssons-new-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/22/designer-to-the-stars-meet-the-irish-mastermind-behind-zara-larssons-new-look/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Sloane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sorcha O’Raghallaigh from Co Offaly talks finding herself through fashion, features in Vogue and being scouted by Lady Gaga’s stylist]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VKCWHTOFCNFMTGBWVMELCGULCA.jpg?auth=e6c8576c7dabe0cf979b4f40a4312515dbf0df787d9f23bcf4244859f9402b14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zara Larsson's 2025 VMAs dress, designed by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh. Photograph: Mike Coppola via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Coppola</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m learning Irish. I need to get comfortable with not being any good for a long time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/15/im-learning-irish-i-need-to-get-comfortable-with-not-being-any-good-for-a-long-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/15/im-learning-irish-i-need-to-get-comfortable-with-not-being-any-good-for-a-long-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I can see echoes of Catalan education in my new Irish lessons conducted over a few pints ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMTQS76Y55CP5DJBHDGQBSUZHE.jpg?auth=e4674c6fe56ada47ba1e084d021721edbe2a6b0d5ce0a49d7e3b5310b8a99af7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Even Irish people feel awkward speaking the language because they think they should know it better than they do.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ShotShare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE paying €2m per year to firm for help challenging insurers over unpaid bills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/22/hse-paying-2m-per-year-to-firm-for-help-challenging-insurers-over-unpaid-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/22/hse-paying-2m-per-year-to-firm-for-help-challenging-insurers-over-unpaid-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dáil’s public spending watchdog hears publicly funded hospitals have written off millions in payments for patients with health insurance  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4YXB7ZUMRC5BLOSA6V26P2KYI.jpg?auth=727a543a1adb1298040426004b7677f0a9e63a8e37e6a5d2edc949a7c739906a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of the challenges faced by hospitals is that once a private health insurance company decides to reject a claim, 'there is very little recourse open' to the hospitals. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Sokhrannova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey goads Greece with provocative legal claims over Aegean Islands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/turkey-goads-greece-with-provocative-legal-claims-over-aegean-islands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/22/turkey-goads-greece-with-provocative-legal-claims-over-aegean-islands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Pine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greece Letter: Turkish president Erdogan is pushing legislation that would in theory give Turkey control over several Greek islands]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBPHO3V76NSJFC2MBCUVAKM7MM.jpg?auth=f964e07e0ff902bb989fd411da172d15eeaedea8a4eecdec19a4ba5372a5dd6c&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 and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan: like Trump, Erdogan has shown scant regard for national boundaries. Photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caolan Robertson: From noted propagandist to pro-Ukraine ‘gonzo journalist’ with 1m followers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/22/caolan-robertson-from-noted-propagandist-to-pro-ukraine-gonzo-journalist-with-1m-followers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/06/22/caolan-robertson-from-noted-propagandist-to-pro-ukraine-gonzo-journalist-with-1m-followers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pro-Ukraine journalist from Kilkenny who made waves over Aughinish Alumina reflects vast change in consumption of news]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEOBNOPV5N7CGAUI3IALPSN26Y.jpg?auth=ff5abddcf8dcdcec2fbed8cd318999a4a3d7f3ee198c14ad2368655f1ba3ffd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caolan Robertson: his final straw with Kilkenny was when a priest found out he was gay and came to try to 'bless the house'. He left about age 11. Photograph: Alexander Ingram/New York Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One empty-nesters’ antidote: Take a gap year petsitting in Perth ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/22/one-empty-nesters-antidote-take-a-gap-year-petsitting-in-perth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/22/one-empty-nesters-antidote-take-a-gap-year-petsitting-in-perth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fergal Mac Dermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘There is something wonderful about needing to find your sunglasses before you can drink your morning coffee’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUNW6GQHJRAD5LCTK5R77FBNFU.jfif?auth=258a0745bf069b9ec20375ca0d744a2344e1c88c3c26d6dd18c054079daca326&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Fergal MacDermott petsitting in Perth, Australia. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counting the eye-watering cost of being single]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/22/counting-the-eye-watering-cost-of-being-single/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/22/counting-the-eye-watering-cost-of-being-single/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Census data indicate as many as one in four Irish adults live in single-person households. It’s a high-priced way of life]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6KOXYUTZBASNEKUVLW7LMWAFE.jpg?auth=dff2a7e14ae490d9594e6b16ecf76f571e5e081559bc6110632f21bd4a57839a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Couples can share the cost of everything from taxis and treats at the cinema to bottles of wine and takeout meals, where the singleton has to bear much of these costs alone, or else just not spend on them. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fotostorm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I regret buying a spin bike during the pandemic...   It is now used as a clothes horse’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/22/i-regret-buying-a-spin-bike-during-the-pandemic-it-is-now-used-as-a-clothes-horse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/22/i-regret-buying-a-spin-bike-during-the-pandemic-it-is-now-used-as-a-clothes-horse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sheena Dignam, founder of Galway Food Tours, galwayfoodtours.com]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJAJSLITW5BWDCZUHVT6DDMAYA.jpeg?auth=de0be179ecd232ac7ec2d70aeed73173d6e302f7ce6e139dc6aca7974958410b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sheena Dignam, founder of Galway Food Tours, galwayfoodtours.com.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nathalie Marquez Courtney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parisian fantasy: at a family trip to Disneyland, my cynicism melts away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/06/22/parisian-fantasy-at-a-family-trip-to-disneyland-my-cynicism-melts-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/06/22/parisian-fantasy-at-a-family-trip-to-disneyland-my-cynicism-melts-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In these harrowing times, an escapist fantasia turns out to be just what the doctor ordered]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXNZ4EFSFRA5XD2RRKOSYZPBHY.png?auth=16db098daa060d6ccf081434c578298f0afc515f38a2fa7aa0a62e6ce8fe2abf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery at Disneyland Paris: 'Slowly and joyously I became Disneyfied.' Photographs: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s great the Government wants to boost tourism by 50% - but were will the extra visitors stay?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/its-great-that-the-government-wants-to-boost-tourism-by-50-but-were-will-the-extra-visitors-stay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/its-great-that-the-government-wants-to-boost-tourism-by-50-but-were-will-the-extra-visitors-stay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoghan O'Mara Walsh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industry report estimates that Ireland is short 10,000-15,000 hotel bedrooms to cater for future tourism growth]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTVFTPYIMNDOBNW7QZ42WTTXAI.jpg?auth=9241a6c03f95b5d0561dc0711c3cf4a87fef4e06f53dc92a8567c727a3b6479c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland needs more new hotels coming under construction, particularly outside Dublin. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">martin-dm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals write off millions as health insurers decline to pay invoices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/hospitals-write-off-millions-as-health-insurers-decline-to-pay-invoices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/22/hospitals-write-off-millions-as-health-insurers-decline-to-pay-invoices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politicians on Dáil PAC express strong concern as revenue forgone at a time of financial strain for the health sector ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIL5BV7PIWGWDBB2UZ3G24UV34.jpg?auth=4c656ec426f3e097c11d29d80c8a6072e734c8c3d9843fb7794b8aed1b0660d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish hospitals have provided details to the PAC of millions of euro being written off as a result of health insurance companies refusing to pay out on certain claims for patient treatments. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should halt data centre growth in Ireland unless they use 100% green energy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/22/we-should-halt-data-centre-growth-in-ireland-unless-they-use-100-green-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/22/we-should-halt-data-centre-growth-in-ireland-unless-they-use-100-green-energy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The optimum location for data centres is where there’s an always-on source of abundant carbon-free energy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCUAJYSYWFKXJDDMKPF6L6CJJU.jpg?auth=0dd810c62fb9cccebba6fb45f05582c4876bea6191485276c1c1ec19eb97f92e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google Ireland's data centre in Grange Castle, Dublin. 'The Irish economy has become a major hub for IT sector activity over the past 20 years, but it is only in recent years that major investment in data centres has occurred.'   Photograph: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Stedman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, a use for corporate waffle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/22/finally-a-use-for-corporate-waffle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/22/finally-a-use-for-corporate-waffle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies might one day be able to use it to choose who to hire and promote]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKNPVNAURNF45HF2W7SVU53ZLM.jpg?auth=f12da1e028416c1496b496e3f724721e4f4f329e2360292c9adb136578d4ad4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The supply of fatuous, empty corporate bull**it never seems to wane, no matter how many times it is mocked, scorned and generally denounced.' File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">insta_photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert holidays: ‘If you unwisely decide to get a tattoo, please check all spellings with me first’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/22/leaving-cert-holidays-if-you-unwisely-decide-to-get-a-tattoo-please-check-all-spellings-with-me-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/22/leaving-cert-holidays-if-you-unwisely-decide-to-get-a-tattoo-please-check-all-spellings-with-me-first/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jen Hogan shares parenting tips and tricks she has learned along the Leaving Cert holiday way]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CML4WVPJCNAILLFQUK3HCIBM4Y.jpeg?auth=56c4f20cb1624c704e3aeff9aa4a8d061a9f74a1d648089fc055cdd425509bc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Laganas strip, Zakynthos - a Leaving Cert holiday hotspot. Photograph: Niamh Browne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niamh Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Johnson of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie: ‘If you’re not embarrassed by your old work, you haven’t grown’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/22/matt-johnson-of-nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-if-youre-not-embarrassed-by-your-old-work-you-havent-grown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/22/matt-johnson-of-nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-if-youre-not-embarrassed-by-your-old-work-you-havent-grown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This summer’s funniest movie marks a return to the characters and world that established Johnson and his collaborator Jay McCarrol as cult favourites]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCD3W26O2VDFNPJHHYKQRV5VXI.jpg?auth=9290a14529e9b568936658b9dd27b1eb0ced38a7b0e22f04312fcbf62ddcdcf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nirvanna: The Band the Show the Movie – Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €295,000 buy in countryside near Waterford city and in Dublin’s docklands?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/22/what-will-295000-buy-in-countryside-near-waterford-city-and-in-dublins-docklands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/22/what-will-295000-buy-in-countryside-near-waterford-city-and-in-dublins-docklands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a three-bed house near Kilmacow or a one-bed apartment in the IFSC]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JRGRH2J3RAUHNJP2SFYOFASKY.jpg?auth=6caa8834a3af344c10d80700ac4ee59025bef61286c2fa9215732de732d9581f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deatched three-bed near Waterford city]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you should choose your furniture before renovating your home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/22/why-you-should-choose-your-furniture-before-renovating-your-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/06/22/why-you-should-choose-your-furniture-before-renovating-your-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here are some of the key ways furniture can help shape better design decisions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A74POAESNNFJ3AZJ7UJGF3C3BM.jpg?auth=7b94e61042bbc6588549efff5e5a215c35afb68a6aadc03393d59e209e324b61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Open-plan living space by Optimise Design: Furniture can help shape many early project decisions. Photo: Donal Murphy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Donal Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[WuXi Biologics win overall excellence award at Life Sciences Industry Awards 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/22/wuxi-biologics-win-overall-excellence-award-at-life-sciences-industry-awards-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/22/wuxi-biologics-win-overall-excellence-award-at-life-sciences-industry-awards-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[As the Life Sciences Industry Awards marks its fourth year, a record 76 entries reflect the depth of talent and ambition fuelling one of Ireland’s most vital and fast-growing sectors]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBYXREFJE5HR7IUSKHRIP3QGKM.jpg?auth=e57f380e2c5d9cb017b70f3bc1eee7de2c15c8a361c20161b040311d9b621fc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dinny Crowe, managing director at ABM Ireland, presents the overall excellence in life sciences to Brendan McGrath, WuXi Biologics]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martina Evans: Men who were in for drunken driving told me they weren’t ‘like that other lot’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/22/martina-evans-men-who-were-in-for-drunken-driving-told-me-they-werent-like-that-other-lot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/22/martina-evans-men-who-were-in-for-drunken-driving-told-me-they-werent-like-that-other-lot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martina Evans]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forgotten pages of my Pentonville diary came from a ‘dead’ self, which allowed me to finally write about my time there]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLHQYYWLDBDNBDHUO7TD65I76Q.jpg?auth=7f89f7a91311a94f4db482edb5be9a449d5b8d6b469caf78f3f8c9f57c60152b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martina Evans's employee credentials from when she worked as a radiographer in Pentonville prison, London]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Greatest Race by Ciara Mageean review: A memoir about athletics, cancer and identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/22/my-greatest-race-by-ciara-mageean-a-memoir-about-athletics-cancer-and-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/22/my-greatest-race-by-ciara-mageean-a-memoir-about-athletics-cancer-and-identity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caragh Maxwell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mageean’s memoir is a testament to determination, ambition and resilience]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBLSP2NZGZH4XH7VFAAWEJPPBM.JPG?auth=f4773a2e3e740fde8b02dece0f48ed1b503743cdb1ab9c157d70c9bf27e747be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciara Mageean. Photograph: Evanna Devine ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evanna Devine</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>