<?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/2026-06-23/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:38:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Clear changes’ in drinking patterns countrywide, Health Research Board finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/24/clear-changes-in-drinking-patterns-countrywide-health-research-board-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/24/clear-changes-in-drinking-patterns-countrywide-health-research-board-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EGQGJ4XO5AXRP5HENXAZHRFGE.jpg?auth=a3f736d7770acedf2ddb0459a63094d25973a3e66751739c1b9125d82f22f72d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The treatment population has continued to age, with the median age increasing from 41 years in 2017 to 43 years in 2025. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FedericoChiccoDodiFC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp increase in domestic abuse disclosures  the ‘tip of the iceberg’, says Women’s Aid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/sharp-increase-in-domestic-abuse-disclosures-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-says-womens-aid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/24/sharp-increase-in-domestic-abuse-disclosures-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-says-womens-aid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women's Aid research]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIUGOQVEK5BB3NKMN46LOVF3VY.jpg?auth=6910e6702ec1e0284721d6192e9873eb9c981aba1d2c21fc85889d19802cd313&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Women's Aid said the large rise in disclosures illustrated sustained high levels of violence against women. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farknot_Architect</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England given reality check by stubborn Ghana to leave group in the balance ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/england-given-reality-check-by-stubborn-ghana-to-leave-group-in-the-balance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/england-given-reality-check-by-stubborn-ghana-to-leave-group-in-the-balance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel’s side were held by Ghana as Harry Kane missed late chance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:25:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4MEPWEHZA4KJSWPCZ6FKR4ZI4.jpg?auth=5d95fbd537bddf25849d9a193e654f36b97d576eba518832c9e7243152e28af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Harry Kane is frozen out in the box during the Fifa World Cup Group L match at Boston Stadium. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ‘halfway house’ for UK with European Union, says former top diplomat ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/no-halfway-house-for-uk-with-european-union-says-former-top-diplomat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/no-halfway-house-for-uk-with-european-union-says-former-top-diplomat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exiting damaged economy and tax revenues, says Ivan Rogers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:16:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX25SPIRDRXPMFXZYHGNGPEUK4.jpg?auth=1996ed3a389fb955311f2769fba3b7b939834f290a2cefec0bb9d95112c00df8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaking in Dublin to mark the 10th anniversary of Brexit, Ivan Rogers said he sees little prospect that the UK could rejoin the EU. Photograph: Thierry Roge/EPA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bigger cars are costing Irish motorists parking spaces and threatening lives, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/bigger-cars-are-costing-irish-motorists-parking-spaces-and-threatening-lives-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/bigger-cars-are-costing-irish-motorists-parking-spaces-and-threatening-lives-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research shows 14% of on-street car parking spaces will be erased by ever bigger cars]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRPSNNJINBD5XO3DU2LZXEUIEM.jpg?auth=e115125af968941074a4d03ba2b99bb658c4c628807259eb791cff9131265321&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research suggests increasing car size means an additional 400 vulnerable road users will be killed on Europe's roads by 2040. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">aire images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is about not annoying the Americans’: Clarity sought on Occupied Territories Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/this-is-about-not-annoying-the-americans-clarity-sought-on-occupied-territories-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/this-is-about-not-annoying-the-americans-clarity-sought-on-occupied-territories-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee asked for evidence regarding Government’s reason for excluding services from contentious legislation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:55:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWXFJ6LIS6HIDNA7Y4LIT677QY.jpg?auth=96027d86fc789d8ab84b7774012532f8637cce149e4ba3cdb9aad00cab6e893e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen McEntee said the legal advice she had received from the Attorney General 'does not say that it is impossible' to include services in the Bill. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France records hottest day ever as 40 drown in heatwave scorching across Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/23/france-records-hottest-day-ever-as-forty-drown-in-heatwave-sweeping-across-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/23/france-records-hottest-day-ever-as-forty-drown-in-heatwave-sweeping-across-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashifa Kassam]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High temperatures believed to be linked to the deaths of two young children in their family car on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:19:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTQUAH6ZAVCZ3Y2VIBCEBPXTIA.jpg?auth=b9c46cc7e3e6098cc3c7f22f0cfe7fbe753ad1ca27dd692c24e66c3622bdc75a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High temperatures in Europe have led to considerable disruption. Photograph: Ed Jones/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One woman’s recollection of abuse in Cork school cuts through the talk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/still-waiting-still-ignored-tds-hear-of-sex-abuse-victims-long-wait-for-redress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/still-waiting-still-ignored-tds-hear-of-sex-abuse-victims-long-wait-for-redress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaders’ Questions dominated by ordeal of women abused as children by principal and predator Leo Hickey]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:16:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOQ7UF2DCGQX3CZEQ4Y6DP4JEM.jpg?auth=47087ffa447e4400c059630f44b948497d3cac1c2b4d76e1c52964fcc91aab60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Hickey was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment having pleaded guilty to 21 sample counts from 387 charges of sexually abusing 21 young girls. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair condemns arson attack on houses occupied by its staff in Swords]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/ryanair-condemns-arson-attack-on-houses-occupied-by-its-staff-in-swords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/ryanair-condemns-arson-attack-on-houses-occupied-by-its-staff-in-swords/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seven houses in Fosterstown area of north Dublin suburb targeted during incident in which wheelie bins were set alight]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:14:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7F6CEQIGZ2N2NCPUGWPGAX3BQ4.jpg?auth=83ae48f304c112bde5153b2b67012188cb5f9bfc3d8f858b93506b2581682301&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair described those behind the arson attack as 'mindless idiots'. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Concrete proposals’ being prepared by EU on restricting social media use for under-16s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/concrete-proposals-being-prepared-by-eu-on-restricting-social-media-use-for-under-16s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/concrete-proposals-being-prepared-by-eu-on-restricting-social-media-use-for-under-16s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin says momentum building for common position across bloc]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:58:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIV5RZ3FMAAQY5ALK43WHTPIDE.JPG?auth=a7190417cfc712842980f7aa933fdf0f934a2b32260419de1bed092a4589e132&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and president of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola at a press conference in Dublin. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collin Photos 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Covid inquiry to conclude work before the end of the year, Cabinet told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/covid-inquiry-to-conclude-work-before-the-end-of-the-year-cabinet-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/covid-inquiry-to-conclude-work-before-the-end-of-the-year-cabinet-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The panel is examining pandemic responses across hospitals, the community and nursing homes, along with wider economic and societal impacts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:31:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKRYKVAYLD3HG4L6L6W2UTHMOI.jpg?auth=4948870a327e91de1cdc93ba49f2cdc0d4208a055c6008ec796e7a55045cc223&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish evaluation panel lacks statutory powers to compel the release of materials or attendance of witnesses. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Freedom Party loses status as a political party ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/irish-freedom-party-loses-status-as-a-political-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/irish-freedom-party-loses-status-as-a-political-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Split resulted in two conflicting applications being submitted to registrar]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:31:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YOUCLXHWQJEVPMCUARPGDNFPWY.JPG?auth=9ed2fd082ac6c32bea51075bd9433df5c365cb2a00501e4dbc4c7c2b6a80c8b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hermann Kelly of the Irish Freedom Party, which has lost its status as a political party. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public urged to stay safe in heatwave as temperatures soar across Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/public-urged-to-stay-safe-as-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-above-40-degrees-in-parts-of-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/public-urged-to-stay-safe-as-heatwave-pushes-temperatures-above-40-degrees-in-parts-of-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France, Spain, Italy and Luxembourg on alert, while Met Éireann warns Ireland set for ‘exceptionally hot’ Thursday  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:16:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJRDLDMA6VPCPVPYNXMF76IR2A.jpg?auth=3dcb8500262a00e4ab1f3ed36b50f2a26ad307999f4b3619a488e519cabf01e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People dive into the Canal Saint-Martin during a heatwave in Paris. Forty people have drowned in France since the middle of last week as they tried to cool down and escape the spiking temperatures. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manon Levet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperature of 28.3 degrees recorded in Dublin as hot weather warning kicks in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/hot-weather-warning-issued-as-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-forecast-in-coming-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/hot-weather-warning-issued-as-temperatures-up-to-30-degrees-forecast-in-coming-days/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann expects Thursday to be ‘exceptionally hot and humid’, with highs of up to 31 degrees and thunderstorm risk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:53:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FMVYWLVVVDR7CSI3W6OAEMV2A.png?auth=c8b6399f3eee656ae44a29e2b3d718cd71f5f853b0bae184dd86dfe2bddb7175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann said daytime temperatures would be in excess of 27 degrees during the week before climbing towards 30 degrees on Thursday. Photograph: Met Éireann]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo ends his goal drought as rampant Portugal outclass Uzbekistan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/cristiano-ronaldo-ends-his-goal-drought-as-rampant-portugal-outclass-uzbekistan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/cristiano-ronaldo-ends-his-goal-drought-as-rampant-portugal-outclass-uzbekistan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Striker scores two goals to become first player to score in six World Cups]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IGR6PIOHIM2J5GW64Z4RBPK4Y.jpg?auth=a99c0e7a5f221f204211578deb8057cb23750fe1bdb545b911093172e72a40e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts after scoring against Uzebekistan. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson: a litany of horrific abuse ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-conviction-of-jeffrey-donaldson-a-litany-of-horrific-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-conviction-of-jeffrey-donaldson-a-litany-of-horrific-abuse/</guid><description><![CDATA[The resolve of the two women may encourage other victims of sex abuse to come forward to the police
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAD6OLUQEVRXIGTZB3KTGJHB5E.jpg?auth=bd7d0d026e9dde304a9ae6143f4dbda66bc9b7d6337619ffefbb432c55d6b898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry court house on Tuesday, the day the jury delivered its verdict. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on house prices: some important signals ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/23/the-irish-times-view-on-house-prices-some-important-signals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/23/the-irish-times-view-on-house-prices-some-important-signals/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shortage of supply, particularly in the second-hand market, will continue to make it a sellers’ market
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OGTPVMJEBFLRDN4LPNHKFTOXY.JPG?auth=cce6c56abd9225bb71d7e5559ad7706bc22b844343b16127d1bfdeda89f38ebc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House building in Clongriffin, North Dublin.
(Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert applied maths paper marks end of 2026 exams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-applied-maths-paper-marks-end-of-2026-exams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-applied-maths-paper-marks-end-of-2026-exams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Clear questions and good diagrams with the occasional tricky moment, but nothing shocking’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:14:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWAXX7DM7VFHJF63TNOE55MRJU.jpg?auth=f190825f264ac12c7143b78725de3d5bfd8d6cc3be2e4e2fc71f2b6d321f3ac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The questions were 'very clear and supported by good diagrams'. Photograph: Peter Thursfield
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keir Starmer holds ‘frosty’ talks with Andy Burnham to thrash out transition of power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/keir-starmer-holds-frosty-talks-with-andy-burnham-to-thrash-out-transition-of-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/keir-starmer-holds-frosty-talks-with-andy-burnham-to-thrash-out-transition-of-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pippa Crerar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burnham had initially hoped to take over in September but could become next UK prime minister within weeks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:11:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLI3RBIKO64NOLMHABYEPNXFWI.jpg?auth=4df53b2844976c7a5db52b799d9eb22217a8308911ada52eaaf595cc82d390cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some Labour backbenchers remain sceptical about Burnham. 'He’s totally underprepared and heading straight into a firestorm,' said one. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport passenger cap would result in immediate cut of four million passengers, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/dublin-airport-passenger-cap-would-result-in-immediate-cut-of-four-million-passengers-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/06/23/dublin-airport-passenger-cap-would-result-in-immediate-cut-of-four-million-passengers-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien aims for Bill to be passed in Dáil by next week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:07:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GPVUIGPONEGDKDDTJZCGN2DIQ.jpg?auth=7ac50ab23ff93917668a1a1aaa165e09384eacb8cd3d47e2394192ac8e1787e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Minister for Transport said the Dublin Airport passenger cap would be lifted in phases. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ugurhan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men who allegedly fled stolen car granted bail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/two-men-who-allegedly-fled-stolen-car-granted-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/two-men-who-allegedly-fled-stolen-car-granted-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrol car was rammed and garda injured during incident in Co Cork ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:02:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSPIXUC2CNGDCDW2WBBTVTMDMU.jpg?auth=83ced261d165c9077b9cf0ec0d19e1e324bc9452a21bf9467b4cc22723650ed9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The driver of the stolen vehicle rammed a patrol car. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reductions to excise duty on fuel ‘extremely likely’ to be maintained]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/coalition-keen-to-avoid-sharp-rise-in-fuel-prices-over-summer-when-excise-reductions-expire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/coalition-keen-to-avoid-sharp-rise-in-fuel-prices-over-summer-when-excise-reductions-expire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision on whether to allow them lapse or extend in some form must be taken in next 10 days ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:55:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JINELM4YMURCCPKVYKKYGRGSEE.JPG?auth=14f05eb00cbf8cd2067d7ae3f2a3f8e231859b151e02a1b8e2161f1bd44e3441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers: 'We’ll assess the interim period between the end of July and the budget on what the appropriate decision is in the next week or two.'  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[Euro zone activity shrinks less than expected, easing fears about impact on inflation  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/23/euro-zone-activity-shrinks-less-than-expected-easing-fears-over-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/23/euro-zone-activity-shrinks-less-than-expected-easing-fears-over-inflation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Germany surprisingly slips deeper into negative territory as France exceeds expectations ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:54:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFIJ36BW6AHUULVBJY66TAOFKE.jpg?auth=66b8eeb51238dc4343ea96047e85d900d98b24cb364738da4a00f704e02c9c96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Price pressures eased, hinting that the recent inflation spike may be peaking. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy backs PGA Tour’s proposed new structure as Irish Open could receive boost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/irish-open-field-could-receive-considerable-boost-in-quality-under-proposed-new-pga-tour-structure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/irish-open-field-could-receive-considerable-boost-in-quality-under-proposed-new-pga-tour-structure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strategic alliance between PGA Tour and DP World Tour could see some of the world’s top golfers play in ‘prominent national opens’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:37:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54T3AJUQGTXPPIM2RA7LPM5WP4.jpg?auth=c6ac3cc4941fb8cd1105bfb42c3b8232ade9d47cf78aa97419207388e84f0213&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA Tour, announced a new schedule starting in 2028. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Remarkable bravery’: Northern Ireland’s politicians praise Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-micheal-martin-condemns-jeffrey-donaldsons-evil-and-horrific-crimes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-micheal-martin-condemns-jeffrey-donaldsons-evil-and-horrific-crimes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both sides of North’s political divide unite in condemnation of former DUP leader who was convicted of 18 child sex offence charges]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:36:20 +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 was convicted of 18 child sex offence charges on Monday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann prosecuted by environment watchdog on ‘35 occasions’ over wastewater discharge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/uisce-eireann-prosecuted-by-environment-watchdog-on-35-occasions-over-wastewater-discharge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/uisce-eireann-prosecuted-by-environment-watchdog-on-35-occasions-over-wastewater-discharge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas group hears that problems ongoing due to investment and operational problems]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:33:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7URWH3MEPFCQXK7RSJLTPVJA7E.JPG?auth=40666e47f932c6f2656d1beb8fd6a1fdf2cdbe4b9edbef80a0cc67c21852380d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann told the committee there had been an improvement in the company’s compliance levels. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four of the most likely candidates to replace Leo Cullen at Leinster next summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/23/four-of-the-most-likely-candidates-to-replace-leo-cullen-at-leinster-next-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/23/four-of-the-most-likely-candidates-to-replace-leo-cullen-at-leinster-next-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ronan O’Gara’s expiring La Rochelle contract would make for a smooth transition despite the Munster links, while former player Felipe Contempomi would be popular]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:28:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKREHUYTJHAGDWYHX5JJJQQXQU.jpg?auth=2999440ce4a1a49e2376560ee3d86bdf1b17cf41c474b7ba0ee592ad29c9440e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronan O'Gara's contract at La Rochelle runs out in 2027. Photograph: Xavier Leoty/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Xavier Leoty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (87) to be sentenced for careless driving causing death of a pensioner ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-87-to-be-sentenced-for-careless-driving-causing-death-of-a-pensioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-87-to-be-sentenced-for-careless-driving-causing-death-of-a-pensioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly was struck by a car as she stood on the pavement in Charleville, Co Cork]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XGSJSPGZ5E2PBYYBBJMKFJG7M.jpg?auth=7ccfe7aec44c40705701ef4707a091e7e748cc59cf6e1e6a1ba50cc21ebb3deb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Fehilly died at Cork University Hospital following the incident in Charleville in November 2024]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson wins €58,000 cut in compensation payout to former Limerick hurler]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/johnson-johnson-secures-58000-reduction-in-high-court-award-at-court-of-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/johnson-johnson-secures-58000-reduction-in-high-court-award-at-court-of-appeal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mark Keane had been awarded almost €1m by High Court for injuries while freeing colleague from machine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZO6LTF6SOEV6OYK5Q5BGHRS27M.JPG?auth=6a44bead453508ac6b1f4311673ff8290c0dd8c0fc584219e8e188f74cefcd99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Keane's right hand, arm and shoulder were injured in the workplace incident in 2018. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola cases in Congo reach highest first-month total of any outbreak, says WHO ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/23/ebola-cases-in-congo-reach-highest-first-month-total-of-any-outbreak-says-who/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/06/23/ebola-cases-in-congo-reach-highest-first-month-total-of-any-outbreak-says-who/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Farge, AyenDeng Bior]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outbreak has infected more than 1,000 people and killed ‌267]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:02:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KELRWYN32PUWG63DFIMI5ZZNAM.jpg?auth=9cb8517953fea8122e4b8c580f3c3db9c6a0d79f5d32e6d9e219f71c20cf5bc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ A health worker takes the temperature of people crossing the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, an entry point to Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photograph: Arlette Bashizi/The New York Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arlette Bashizi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cursive Frankenstein – Frank McNally on the horrors of handwriting in middle age]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/23/cursive-frankenstein-frank-mcnally-on-the-horrors-of-handwriting-in-middle-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/23/cursive-frankenstein-frank-mcnally-on-the-horrors-of-handwriting-in-middle-age/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decades of using typewriters and computer keyboards have since obliterated all confidence in my cursive writing style]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QALWQTRQVZA4BJEFTC4BLJWRBM.jpeg?auth=d0d92aa196d0b5d8f486728443733ad0fa72e8b242e0091cb46b98babfadadf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The diarist’s audience at the Dalkey Book Festival in Dublin last weekend]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers backs tourism levy to fund city development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/fianna-fails-jack-chambers-backs-tourism-levy-to-fund-city-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/fianna-fails-jack-chambers-backs-tourism-levy-to-fund-city-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet tourist tax]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:58:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6RAEXYI7ZBPTI4KUTUSV5VGLI.jpg?auth=de6b7b6229b9c462ff405400bc9162fcce25bd14f507676999f6a7c2ffcd297d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party also backed the introduction of a tourism levy at its meeting last week. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">structuresxx</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advocates for children’s rights in court bring challenge to new Government regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/advocates-for-childrens-rights-in-court-bring-challenge-to-new-government-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/advocates-for-childrens-rights-in-court-bring-challenge-to-new-government-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association says new scheme compromises the independence of guardians ad litem]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:46:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWDDP3ZO6BEIZDTJYZAFLHGEDY.jpg?auth=d6742345a66eb88f7317d562dc0d2b040e65dfe3cc12b39600fedf3ad4e546df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guardians represent the views and interests of vulnerable children in complex court cases. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech stocks drag global markets down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/tech-stocks-drag-global-markets-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/tech-stocks-drag-global-markets-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin finished the day down 1.1% after a number of the index’s main players suffered losses]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:41:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UU6L5AOIDEVJIXCRKCCJ5XIFGI.jpg?auth=6a94b6b278b17c2146561ccc81ef27578d22db411ad4e1df994ae87c2acd8296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged lower by a broad selloff in technology and semiconductor shares as profit-taking set in and investors braced for more aggressive Federal Reserve action on inflation. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former sports coach (70s) accused of sexually assaulting four girls in 1970s and 1980s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/former-sports-coach-70s-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-four-girls-entrusted-into-his-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/former-sports-coach-70s-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-four-girls-entrusted-into-his-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man has pleaded guilty to five charges of indecent assault but denies a further 73 and one count of attempted rape]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:40:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man (70s) denies 73 counts of indecently assaulting the children on dates between 1971 and 1981 and one count of attempted rape in 1975]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union urges RTÉ to show ‘moral courage’ and rethink decision to broadcast Israel games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/union-urges-rte-to-show-moral-courage-and-rethink-decision-to-broadcast-israel-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/23/union-urges-rte-to-show-moral-courage-and-rethink-decision-to-broadcast-israel-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster references ‘contractual obligation’ to show Nations League matches in September and October]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:27:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XO46L63BNGVJFN6GDRVUHBUYA.jpg?auth=c35686e11380ad8a3def20e0e6833cbf4bf674ac7c1349e7530be419913d7f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop the Game Campaign outside Leinster House. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nephew claims wrongfully disinherited from uncle’s €3m farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/nephew-claims-wrongfully-disinherited-from-uncles-3m-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/nephew-claims-wrongfully-disinherited-from-uncles-3m-farm/</guid><description><![CDATA[Court hears farm life changed when deceased man’s brother, a priest, returned from United States ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:13:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTVCPSOR7NDFLEXV4G6QEQCOWM.jpg?auth=7626d169b26eaf3a66f7fead2f05e4c4aafbee7d1da7081a07f10875b46e2c17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge declined to order that for-sale signs on the farm be taken down until he heard from the other side when the case returns on Thursday. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liudmila Chernetska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Maximum temperature’ limits for workplaces proposed by Labour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/maximum-temperature-limits-for-workplaces-proposed-by-labour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/maximum-temperature-limits-for-workplaces-proposed-by-labour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed top value under legislation could be set between 25 and 30 degrees, says Senator Neasa Cosgrove  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:45:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHHBSMHSDNFJHPT5EWJWIK5PDA.jpg?auth=159f0c89f0b5610aa90fa490274879385456d18064a5fcbfcccc5d7574ef8654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workplaces that would be most affected would be hospitality, catering, retail and construction, said Labour Senator Neasa Cosgrove. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hispanolistic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bathers should take care’: Swimmers advised to avoid some spots in Dublin due to rainfall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/23/bathers-should-take-care-swimmers-advised-to-avoid-some-spots-in-dublin-due-to-rainfall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/23/bathers-should-take-care-swimmers-advised-to-avoid-some-spots-in-dublin-due-to-rainfall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advisory notices issued for the Forty Foot, Dún Laoghaire Baths, Sandycove and Coliemore Harbour]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:44:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDL3IRWYOJWSPMKM74WRFMWOKY.jpg?auth=105528179126aaaf30b322304b8be3f257fd09052f42a90cf4f956ad16585b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An advisory notice means water quality 'may be reduced'. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Europe swelters in heat dome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/23/in-pictures-europe-swelters-in-heat-dome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/23/in-pictures-europe-swelters-in-heat-dome/</guid><description><![CDATA[Temperature records have been broken in several European cities today following a heatwave]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:29:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZQJ43O3VFC6DGBZDTVMRGD76I.JPG?auth=4b75846a688707c8b8f0850b1c23d592e6f8bea663926795a157830431862d93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors to Portmarnock beach cool off in high temperatures in Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert politics & society: Mapping power in a tougher paper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-politics-society-mapping-power-in-a-tougher-paper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-politics-society-mapping-power-in-a-tougher-paper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students obliged to keep course material in mind in pursuit of relevance and balance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:24:39 +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[In the compulsory data-based questions, students were given documents about how the continent of Africa is portrayed through cultural and cartographic lenses. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland semi-final draw will take place at Croke Park following Dublin v Galway quarter-final ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/all-ireland-semi-final-draw-will-take-place-at-croke-park-following-dublin-v-galway-quarter-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/all-ireland-semi-final-draw-will-take-place-at-croke-park-following-dublin-v-galway-quarter-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is only one scenario where a draw would not be required to decide who faces who in the last four]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7LOYAOFXBGSNNTIXJZB7UGRE4.jpg?auth=55be94fac4c008b9d31499905285a055c03d547e4b9d538702e7bdbbecff77af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The draw for the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals will take place on Sunday evening if one is required. Photograph: Cathal Noonan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Cathal Noonan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businessman (73) given 18-month suspended sentence over ‘vile’ campaign against golf manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/businessman-given-suspended-sentence-for-vile-campaign-against-golf-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/businessman-given-suspended-sentence-for-vile-campaign-against-golf-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Niall Barry had grievance over governance of Druids Glen Golf Club and used Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and email to harass manager Marcus Doyle ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:13:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3JSC43CN5GOJMMMAPIKID7224.jpg?auth=fcb208556b3c7bcbc6300a1f860598a6db85cab9c17896b6a5ad395e96c70c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court heard Niall Barry wrote to hundreds of golf clubs across the country making baseless allegations against manager Marcus Doyle.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">woraput</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert Japanese exam gets positive reaction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-japanese-exam-gets-positive-reaction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/leaving-cert-japanese-exam-gets-positive-reaction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Higher- and ordinary-level students upbeat regarding both papers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:08:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWAXX7DM7VFHJF63TNOE55MRJU.jpg?auth=f190825f264ac12c7143b78725de3d5bfd8d6cc3be2e4e2fc71f2b6d321f3ac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The essay section offered 'a broad range of topics'. Photograph: Peter Thursfield
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book of evidence to be served on man accused of father’s murder at Waterford family farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/book-of-evidence-to-be-served-on-man-accused-of-fathers-murder-at-waterford-family-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/book-of-evidence-to-be-served-on-man-accused-of-fathers-murder-at-waterford-family-farm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Cashman jnr (45) charged with murder of John Cashman snr on family farm at Cappagh, Dungarvan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:03:00 +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 of Rockfield, Cappagh, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, was charged at Dungarvan District Court on Monday with the murder of his father, John Cashman snr, on the family farm in Cappagh, Dungarvan, on April 13th last. Photograph: James Treacy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy increasingly looks to hold the West’s future in his hands ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/23/volodymyr-zelenskiy-increasingly-looks-to-hold-the-wests-future-in-his-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/23/volodymyr-zelenskiy-increasingly-looks-to-hold-the-wests-future-in-his-hands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid a world of right-wing strongmen, the Ukrainian president makes the case for liberal democracy without apology]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:57:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBLQJ2TFKS4737WCAJCPK6EBPE.jpg?auth=d22cbb060a46fa08bd216a7e27f595f3baa7b558f21bbf9771b050f30cf8fe8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump will forever associate Volodymyr Zelenskiy with his first impeachment. But he is no longer presenting him as a loser. Photograph:Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family settles action against Children’s Health Ireland over death of son (15)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/family-settles-action-against-childrens-health-ireland-over-death-of-son-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/family-settles-action-against-childrens-health-ireland-over-death-of-son-15/</guid><description><![CDATA[Killian Burnett died of cardiac arrest at home, brought on by acute asthma attack in 2022]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDLZBKML2WI4SAFTWPJELY3EWA.jpg?auth=2f78b3cba8e6693c35024fa35b56d62f7ef65c232cfd26b193485a07e28905e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Killian Burnett's grieving parents, David Burnett and Catherine Trevers, from Finglas.
Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Witch hunt’ at WRC after adjudicator used internal data in his employment rights claim, hearing told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/witch-hunt-at-wrc-after-adjudicator-used-internal-data-in-his-employment-rights-claim-hearing-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/witch-hunt-at-wrc-after-adjudicator-used-internal-data-in-his-employment-rights-claim-hearing-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proceedings concluded with decision in due course]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:29:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) official sparked off a “witch hunt” after producing statistics in an equality claim suggesting he had more success mediating between workers and employers than three woman colleagues promoted ahead of him, his lawyer has said. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces members wrongly branded ‘untrustworthy’ have reputations publicly vindicated ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/defence-forces-members-wrongly-branded-untrustworthy-have-reputations-publicly-vindicated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/defence-forces-members-wrongly-branded-untrustworthy-have-reputations-publicly-vindicated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cases settled after two non-commissioned officers took defamation proceedings against Minister for Defence, Ireland and Attorney General ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:23:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJU4SKRBJ5CQZE2Q2HASVRKIDQ.jpg?auth=65993d0cd6251f797ab80d4198b50aaa0924d04016d0ef03664c6c85402e84f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Company Quartermaster Sgt William Fallon and acting Regimental Sgt Maj  Lloyd Murphy took defamation proceedings against the Minister for Defence, Ireland and the Attorney General to have their good names restored. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kennedy Wilson gets approval for revised St Stephen’s Green development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/kennedy-wilson-gets-approval-for-revised-st-stephens-green-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/kennedy-wilson-gets-approval-for-revised-st-stephens-green-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property giant wants to replace existing offices occupied by KPMG]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:03:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JH3LDZKNEVG6RLKH6REBQ2TW2I.png?auth=cf3cc6156f26010ac19bf8f29ea321210e92f803209590c87fddc738891135b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the planned development at Stokes Place, Dublin. Image: Kennedy Wilson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiger Woods returns to introduce golf’s two-tier PGA Tour shake-up from 2028]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/tiger-woods-returns-to-introduce-golfs-two-tier-pga-tour-shake-up-from-2028/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/tiger-woods-returns-to-introduce-golfs-two-tier-pga-tour-shake-up-from-2028/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woods was making his first public appearance since his DUI charge in March ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:01:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBKCXAKZZI4XHFGDBACUSWJ23Q.jpg?auth=85c223a7d692c2a9e7eb47a4cf29f8b07624fcec6723e2917ae497d6c8d0de3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tiger Woods looks towards PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp during a press conference prior to the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Connecticut. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: Are you Irish and in Europe? If so, how are you coping with the heat? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/have-your-say-are-you-irish-and-in-europe-if-so-how-are-you-coping-with-the-heat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/23/have-your-say-are-you-irish-and-in-europe-if-so-how-are-you-coping-with-the-heat/</guid><description><![CDATA[We would like to to hear from Irish people living or travelling on the continent, where temperatures are breaking 40 degrees ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EXN2XV44JHVZHGJGU4XDIT5MQ.jpg?auth=39b664710da8be1f52f1b6212a69db90bf35dc62542f3596e4a9dc0c69fcce94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Extremely high temperatures are being experienced in parts of France, Spain, Italy and Germany. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defamation action against Irish Examiner by planning executive resolved, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/defamation-action-against-irish-examiner-by-planning-executive-resolved-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/defamation-action-against-irish-examiner-by-planning-executive-resolved-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish Planning Institute executive sued over two articles published by newspaper in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBLZR54VUOSPQKAHKAIETCKG6E.jpg?auth=4f5792347e7927d69df12b428e313b9369e229a42f4c370a5da0eff49a4f40e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Examiner had denied the plaintiff's claims. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disqualification to be sought against DK Windows director, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/disqualification-to-be-sought-against-dk-windows-director-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/disqualification-to-be-sought-against-dk-windows-director-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says proceedings for fraudulent trading should also be considered]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:55:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGLLR6ZS6ZE2VGULQDRVH6LF7U.JPG?auth=d467614e02d4118f06bcf39c6db78277bf76dca0934edce93d8b34b68129ce7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DK Windows and Doors which collapsed in 2024 owing hundreds of thousands to customers. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tactical analysis: How to use an extra man in Gaelic football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/tactical-analysis-how-to-use-an-extra-man-in-gaelic-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/tactical-analysis-how-to-use-an-extra-man-in-gaelic-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo were fortunate to come through against Meath as they gave them a chance with some slack kickout pressing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:45:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVXZCRCWNGVEKW23BRHUUCYPNM.jpg?auth=244594f158929c5ceb6359bdb2e546ec69b4cc0b8df9103aa74c38b45a2ef8dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo’s Jordan Flynn scores a two pointer against Meath after the red card. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD’: Vance faces political peril as Trump undercuts Iran talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/23/if-it-doesnt-work-out-im-blaming-jd-vance-faces-political-peril-as-trump-undercuts-iran-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/23/if-it-doesnt-work-out-im-blaming-jd-vance-faces-political-peril-as-trump-undercuts-iran-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Pager]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US vice-president’s bid to secure a rapid peace deal with Iran is being complicated by Donald Trump’s combative rhetoric]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZMD34TJCLQJN7G7SXWL6E5ESM.jpg?auth=1e004fe77582fc1f244b6aadb97469ee4ca0226540568a10b0906eb1e2a8ef1a&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 waves as he boards Air Force Two at Emmen Air Base, near Lucerne, as he leaves Switzerland after meeting with representatives from Iran to negotiate details of their peace agreement. Photograph: Nathan Howard/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nathan Howard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dermot Desmond defamation action against The Irish Times can be struck out, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/dermot-desmond-defamation-action-against-the-irish-times-can-be-struck-out-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/dermot-desmond-defamation-action-against-the-irish-times-can-be-struck-out-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case concerned 2016 article relating to so-called Panama papers documents]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:33:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CC62NICABNGCOCKN2RXEJWLSY.jpg?auth=f24c11b55ee11106a53ae1d0d278af7bea1da3120dd290e39535815d6d552edb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Dermot Desmond. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Milligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (33) accused of murdering elderly widow in Waterford to seek bail in High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/23/man-33-accused-of-murdering-elderly-widow-in-waterford-to-seek-bail-in-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/23/man-33-accused-of-murdering-elderly-widow-in-waterford-to-seek-bail-in-high-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finnegan Yowell, of Tinnock, makes second court appearance on charge that he murdered Noreen Daly (81) at Ardsallagh on June 14th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:27:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AKHNWDYD5AHJI37T6QKMOCGUM.jpg?auth=79032848c9250d77e44b919e6d4aefc2454cef9750e9d03becbc5dce06b65c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finnegan Yowell, of the Old Schoolhouse, Tinnock, Co Waterford, made his second appearance in court on a charge that he murdered Noreen Daly (above) at Ardsallagh, Co Waterford, on June 14th. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting to and from Marlay Park concerts: ‘The ticket was €80 ... the taxi home was €70’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/getting-to-and-from-marlay-park-concerts-the-ticket-was-80-the-taxi-home-was-70/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/getting-to-and-from-marlay-park-concerts-the-ticket-was-80-the-taxi-home-was-70/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For some fans, getting to and from Marlay Park in south Dublin for concerts can be as costly as tickets for the shows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RVYZNQWABBQ3CHNTSEMIOQBFE.JPG?auth=4f427d565ff8f6ac1eb2c9efb8f9c82d196ae49223f02de5cef89cbdd059a41c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marlay Park holds a capacity crowd of 40,000 and is set to host several more large concerts this summer. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank seeks job cuts after staff numbers doubled since financial crash  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/central-bank-eyes-job-cuts-after-staff-more-than-doubled-to-2225-since-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/central-bank-eyes-job-cuts-after-staff-more-than-doubled-to-2225-since-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Governor Gabriel Makhlouf warns staff of need to cut costs by €75m]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:06:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GFB4AYXIOCWL3ZWRSHW5BXT3U.JPG?auth=cd0eeb83b7346a39dd9593db2e660ee8c087dc71ce9a8dbb21ab0a3b858ad5c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf is preparing staff for likely job cuts. 
Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who shared child abuse images and encouraged sex act on children jailed for 12 months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/man-who-shared-child-abuse-images-and-encouraged-sex-act-on-children-jailed-for-12-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/man-who-shared-child-abuse-images-and-encouraged-sex-act-on-children-jailed-for-12-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Terence Fitzpatrick (46) engaged with fake Instagram account which he believed was being run by girl of 14]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:04:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEOHADCIPZFIZBRMFGFTBJP3XY.jpg?auth=d27e71ffe31de752726e4bd9c4c7e71f0dbfd2bf3ad27285b012a6a2d1b05397&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terence Fitzpatrick began seeking images of children in September 2021 when he engaged with a fake Instagram account, which he believed was being run by a 14-year-old girl. Photograph:  Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Sambraus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasdaq falls 2% as Big Tech leads sell-off in global stocks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/nasdaq-falls-2-as-big-tech-leads-sell-off-in-global-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/nasdaq-falls-2-as-big-tech-leads-sell-off-in-global-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Herbert in London, William Sandlund in Hong Kong and Kate Duguid in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Interest rate fears hit high-flying sectors as oil prices hold steady]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:01:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6XRQOB63J7UOVRT4TBR4PQGTA.jpg?auth=45eae51335b97e02bfa46aeef985797ba19dcb3d9bd835f74b341a058aff64c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX was the most spectacular casualty on Monday, with shares in Elon Musk’s satellite, rocket and AI company closing down 16 per cent at $154.60 (€135.68) and wiping $400 billion from its market value. Photograph: Jordan Vonderhaar/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Vonderhaar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Réaltaí na todhchaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/realtai-na-todhchai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/realtai-na-todhchai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imreofar Cluiche Ceannais Mionúr Iománaíochta na hÉireann i Luimneach Dé Sathairn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQTL5WVZZS5JCR457ESRXTCSGI.jpg?auth=7ee000a688566edf2682c4621b9742eae81a9acf95e8966f093c87c584068b13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugo Healy agus Ciarán Gantley ag ceiliúradh tar éis do Thiobraid Árann an ceann is fearr a fháil ar Chorcaigh sa chluiche leath cheannais.  Grianghraf: INPHO/James Lawlor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economists ‘nervous’ about home-building ramping up to target levels, conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/economists-nervous-about-home-building-ramping-up-to-target-levels-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/economists-nervous-about-home-building-ramping-up-to-target-levels-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anxiety based on lack of sustained increase in planning permissions since 2022, says ESRI]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:41:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJQ4LWCYOJHXBNJFSN7TRFSIME.jpg?auth=715d0c53a97db0a1a45523de5454f3a29a8f5595cde9e03121daee0c4a27b1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are few signs of a ramp up in planning applications that would suggest house building is set to increase sharply. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Dyball</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast: a triple of doubles for World Cup galácticos Messi, Mbappé and Haaland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/podcast-a-triple-of-doubles-for-world-cup-galacticos-messi-mbappe-and-haaland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/podcast-a-triple-of-doubles-for-world-cup-galacticos-messi-mbappe-and-haaland/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:37:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEJ7CSAKYIQUYWP2QCBEOQDWMY.jpg?auth=73203d5e1a7df9547b6461922be5f2bc71c79d5d7fa9661c2dcb48e7d2dd7ce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi celebrates scoring Argentina's second goal during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Group J match against Austria in Texas. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Francois Nel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Europe solved the jet fuel crisis and saved your summer holidays]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/how-europe-solved-the-jet-fuel-crisis-and-saved-your-summer-holidays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/how-europe-solved-the-jet-fuel-crisis-and-saved-your-summer-holidays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Moore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plants pushed production to record levels after Iran war cut off Middle East export routes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:25:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNYZFCARYVGR7INSB52OFEMWBY.jpg?auth=55f07f995f3b7fda919d11da99df75646aa8fbf48b9ab0c1ffe00e12fcf60725&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A refinery in northern Spain. The European continent has just over 70 oil refineries, compared with more than 130 in the US and about 300 across Asia. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MIGUEL RIOPA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House of the Dragon review: This scorching Game of Thrones prequel is top-drawer fantasy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/23/house-of-the-dragon-review-this-scorching-game-of-thrones-prequel-is-top-drawer-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/23/house-of-the-dragon-review-this-scorching-game-of-thrones-prequel-is-top-drawer-fantasy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Like its predecessor, House of the Dragon has defied the naysayers to deliver a compelling watch]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:23:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XAXMU7WONHCVKXSCCQXSQKXTA.jpg?auth=b483c20ad6d636df6d074469fd44a6f60027503e71b6d21bef2a3281407b4817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House of the Dragon has returned after a two-year wait]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HBO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security during EU presidency ‘taken extremely seriously’, Tánaiste says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/security-during-eu-presidency-taken-extremely-seriously-tanaiste-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/security-during-eu-presidency-taken-extremely-seriously-tanaiste-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Harris says right to protest does not extend to blockading critical infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FQXGIBHA5IKSDUT4SZLPTLUIY.jpg?auth=e553b3eedd9752cdf9782622bf209444e6c3b62459af6c30fa168f24e2f28bd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris. Photograph: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grainne Ni Aodha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing Agency spends €7,000 on French Riviera hotel stays for officials]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/23/housing-agency-spends-7000-on-french-riviera-hotel-stays-for-officials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/23/housing-agency-spends-7000-on-french-riviera-hotel-stays-for-officials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average nightly cost of about €860 per room paid for chief executive and official at four-star Cannes hotel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:41:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HICJNP5JC5F4VHMY72B5MKCGKI.jfif?auth=145de7c20ac1fedf5722378bb8c0827cac2839c19cb74a571dfbda2dc67dd6d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Housing Agency paid €5,157 for its chief executive Martin Whelan and another senior official to stay at the four-star Hotel Verlaine in the centre of Cannes in March. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG Australia’s chair and senior partners to depart in wake of audit scandal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/kpmg-australias-chair-and-senior-partners-to-depart-in-wake-of-audit-scandal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/kpmg-australias-chair-and-senior-partners-to-depart-in-wake-of-audit-scandal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nic Fildes in Sydney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm set to appoint independent chair as part of ‘action plan’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:31:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAMHMYJFWZA5TIE4BNH74SJWXE.jpg?auth=6f550d07f828d248829aac1088049d3bd940936e16ee861211ac637bf19d09e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KPMG Australia will appoint an independent chair as part of an overhaul following a scandal about its use of confidential client data to win new contracts.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">justhavealook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What could Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in power look like?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/what-could-andy-burnhams-first-100-days-in-power-look-like/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/what-could-andy-burnhams-first-100-days-in-power-look-like/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Elgot]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor could get keys to No 10 sooner than his team would have liked – but he will need to deliver fast to succeed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLV7TXKEXU5GU6FMZSYZPCDGEQ.jpg?auth=af91e5a10305735731edf231af509be871fede7e2d97013fc26b832145a87f97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly elected Member of Parliament for Makerfield, Andy Burnham arrives at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, 22 June 2026. Following the resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Burnham has confirmed he will stand to replace Starmer and become British Prime Minister.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Kielty’s TV company pays out dividends of €218,950]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/patrick-kieltys-tv-company-pays-out-dividends-of-218950/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/patrick-kieltys-tv-company-pays-out-dividends-of-218950/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm set up after he became host of Late Late Show
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:01:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2G5522UZL2HVE2XDGWB2D4CGY.jpg?auth=4ec3b1af8dc43450f048f8127ffddf874d1526a3993095cc60e3535506ee63fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Kiely on the Late Late Toy Show in 2025. His company last year paid out dividends of €218,590. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable children in special-care units injured 116 times last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/vulnerable-children-in-special-care-units-injured-116-times-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/vulnerable-children-in-special-care-units-injured-116-times-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh McDonagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last-resort secure accommodation faces ‘ongoing challenge’ of violence, Tusla says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:59:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQ3QTNFSJAC3BRTEEBMNMCWFXM.jpg?auth=7d81d37b1eb62c1f40b3a79141d7ee5b38411a2c7c02a13cbfdf03e3fbd4d4f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla: Incidents at high-security special care units for children involving violence were an 'ongoing challenge': Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker told gardaí he was ‘mad’ over social welfare letter and had a knife]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/riad-bouchaker-told-gardai-social-welfare-payment-refusal-made-me-go-into-blackout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/riad-bouchaker-told-gardai-social-welfare-payment-refusal-made-me-go-into-blackout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused denies attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square on November 23rd, 2023]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:54:17 +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[Flowers close to the scene of a stabbing incident on November 23rd, 2023, at Parnell Square East in Dublin's city centre. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins 


]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN begins efforts to evacuate ships from Gulf]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/23/us-waives-iran-sanctions-as-oil-prices-drop-after-progress-on-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/23/us-waives-iran-sanctions-as-oil-prices-drop-after-progress-on-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tala Ramadan and Nayera Abdallah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington agrees to waive sanctions on Iran for 60 days]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:33:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBZTNML6LTHXJWHQCCJX7MY7EM.jpg?auth=ae0021d37cf436510b141baab26d3ed28fdc30d8c74a4e8275fd705e6bf0c644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman, awaiting safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elke Scholiers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pundit apologises for racist comments during World Cup coverage on Serbian TV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/pundit-apologises-for-racist-comments-during-world-cup-coverage-on-serbian-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/pundit-apologises-for-racist-comments-during-world-cup-coverage-on-serbian-tv/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rade Bogdanović issues statement following backlash over remarks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:16:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHMMEMXIGIKRN55GRTHGYC3BVU.jpg?auth=3ce6874bcdfd74db744fae33a71686f1dc78136a73efed75445d8520ec3b3241&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This general view shows the stadium ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group G football match between Belgium and Iran at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on June 21, 2026. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Etienne Laurent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley calls out ‘worrying’ standard of officiating after Derry draw ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/shamrock-rovers-boss-stephen-bradley-calls-out-worrying-standard-of-officiating-after-derry-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/shamrock-rovers-boss-stephen-bradley-calls-out-worrying-standard-of-officiating-after-derry-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bradley believes his side should have been awarded a penalty for James McClean’s challenge on Dylan Watts in the first half]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:15:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PJ7BFJO5ZXYPPY24RRC6Z53PY.jpg?auth=49d0833ec44908bbe9327533d342372d4b20655bf018da0260899061d4abfb29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley greets Derry manager Tiernan Lynch at Tallaght Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in court charged over death of mother and daughter in Co Donegal crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/man-in-court-charged-over-death-of-mother-and-daughter-in-co-donegal-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/man-in-court-charged-over-death-of-mother-and-daughter-in-co-donegal-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Natalie and Ella McLaughlin died following a two-vehicle collision on July 2nd, 2025]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:06:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIQVHWMIXVCATGSJGLWYSMDE5I.jpg?auth=1df7b42560cfef616903de25f1856c49f3919c410cf8f53f5ed75cb312e698ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ella McLaughlin (6) and her mother Natalie were killed in a car crash near Carndonagh, Co Donegal, in 2025 Photograph: Joe Boland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Boland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ ‘I have been lucky enough to achieve more than I ever imagined’ - Ireland sprinter Phil Healy retires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/23/i-have-been-lucky-enough-to-achieve-more-than-i-ever-imagined-ireland-sprinter-phil-healy-retires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/06/23/i-have-been-lucky-enough-to-achieve-more-than-i-ever-imagined-ireland-sprinter-phil-healy-retires/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ‘Bandon Bullet’ represented her country at two Olympic Games and won a European relay silver medal in 2024 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:03:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4WKVJQZZCGPNJAXIM2KAYWWXY.jpg?auth=a721d5c2cd10bab8318f6396e868ef3df87ceb65fd9da2aefd2ad78b8378deae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Healy along with Ireland team-mates Kelly McGrory, Sophie Becker and Sharlene Mawdsley celebrate after qualifying for the final of the women's 4x400m at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Turasóireacht agus an Tithíocht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/an-turasoireacht-agus-an-tithiocht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/an-turasoireacht-agus-an-tithiocht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá an géarchéim tithíochta agus earnáil na turasóireachta fite fuaite lena chéile i mbailte turasóireachta na tíre]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RALTZ7V2GZGYBA7EWAJBRZIBEQ.JPG?auth=32b6a887556eea95432ee46f4f6ca6cd94463ee8fa1ec0a427a7e07328731829&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breis agus deich mbliana ó shin a tugadh isteach rialacha maidir le ligean gearrthéarmach in Éirinn, ach is ábhar suntais é gur beag aird a tugadh orthu ó shin.  Grianghraf: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ó Pheann go Pár: Litríocht na Gaeilge sa lá atá inniu ann]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/o-pheann-go-par-litriocht-na-gaeilge-sa-saol-comhaimseartha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/o-pheann-go-par-litriocht-na-gaeilge-sa-saol-comhaimseartha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Mac Amhlaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sa tsraith nua seo, tabharfar sracfhéachaint ar bhisiúlacht litríocht na teanga agus ar na seánraí éagsúla atá faoi bhláth agus atá faoi bhrú.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZCLYD3YNZF65NGYJA53PWSHAM.jpg?auth=16e286e85b1b6b34d28c65c54a4a620a77858259675af3ef00740bdef6e7af5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grianghraf poiblíochta ón dráma Salómae, arna léiriú ag Ériu i gcomhpháirt leis An Taibhdhearc, Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, in 2019.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treoirphlean maidir le hathaontú na tíre á bheartú ag Fine Gael]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/treoirphlean-maidir-le-hathaontu-na-tire-a-beartu-ag-fine-gael/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/treoirphlean-maidir-le-hathaontu-na-tire-a-beartu-ag-fine-gael/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léiriú eile a bhí i ráiteas an Tánaiste Simon Harris go bhfuil ceist an athaontaithe ag bailiú nirt]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OAXT3UP55OVNKTWTM6NCYEREIA.jpg?auth=e7b717c6f4c9a458c20629e892bcb91397c8668ae73e2e0f85140505213c594d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Tánaiste Simon Harris lena chomhghleacaithe ag ócáid chomórtha ar iar-cheannaire Fhine Gael agus an t-iar-Thaoiseach Garret Fitzgerald. Grianghraf: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Thug an ceol mé go háiteanna agus pobail ar fud an domhain nár shamhlaíos riamh nuair a bhíos i mo chailín óg.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/thug-an-ceol-me-go-haiteanna-agus-pobail-ar-fud-an-domhain-nar-shamhlaios-riamh-nuair-a-bhios-i-mo-chailin-og-ag-canadh-le-muintir-na-ngiofogach-sa-bhulgair-ceoltoiri-clasaiceacha-indiacha-le-kneecap-sa-3arena-ar-staitsi-ollmhora-agus-in-aiteanna-beaga-bideacha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/thug-an-ceol-me-go-haiteanna-agus-pobail-ar-fud-an-domhain-nar-shamhlaios-riamh-nuair-a-bhios-i-mo-chailin-og-ag-canadh-le-muintir-na-ngiofogach-sa-bhulgair-ceoltoiri-clasaiceacha-indiacha-le-kneecap-sa-3arena-ar-staitsi-ollmhora-agus-in-aiteanna-beaga-bideacha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is ceoltóir agus amhránaí as Corca Dhuibhne í Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCBEAUSCI5BC7GXALRISGJVBY4.jpg?auth=688a8d0e188abebb7b7ef51f5bbbd86a7774d9bf1b717239d11124bb5ca3e9d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shane Serrano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comhintinn, comhluadar, comhphobal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/comhintinn-comhluadar-comhphobal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/comhintinn-comhluadar-comhphobal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá roinnt moltaí ag Emma Ferrari i leith grúpaí agus feachtas, sa phríomhchathair agus níos faide i gcéin, a chothaíonn an t-anam Gaelach]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43DLIKL2DVFCBNFAJ6GPFKMTQI.JPG?auth=09105c96db4f610b37ef926409a5ddfbbdbea85a8eee74f85fd63e0e1583330f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling Ní Dhonnabháin, comhbhunaitheoir Fréamhú. Grianghraf: Nick Bradshaw 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of parents with children in single-sex primary schools want change to coeducational]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/majority-of-parents-with-children-in-single-sex-primary-schools-want-change-to-coeducational/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/majority-of-parents-with-children-in-single-sex-primary-schools-want-change-to-coeducational/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data shows county-by-county breakdowns on the preferences of parents on several areas relating to primary level]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQZ4B4DSNJEYNH2YL537YELYSM.jpg?auth=34bdc975b6f276a6f11a8b24805df498e59be47bf74aded622894f1ff5da1f89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most primary schools in Ireland currently teach both boys and girls, with just 13% of children attending single-sex schools.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin defends plan to scrap triple lock before facing Fianna Fáil TDs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-micheal-martin-defends-plan-to-scrap-triple-lock-before-facing-fianna-fail-tds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-micheal-martin-defends-plan-to-scrap-triple-lock-before-facing-fianna-fail-tds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backbench group led by Willie O’Dea issued letter raising concern about change]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:36:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLQC7JIRCZHWNCA3U2YR6VHH3E.JPG?auth=9c4895396cf15f9bfbbbd6fe0b718695761624e7a6df1efd07e18170d10cdc3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The reform of the triple lock is being pushed by the Government and Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motors Q&A: Do I owe VAT on a car from Northern Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/23/motors-qa-do-i-owe-vat-on-a-car-from-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/06/23/motors-qa-do-i-owe-vat-on-a-car-from-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:09:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ELVCGEOOJH5PN2IEZ456BFGNI.jpg?auth=dbe2a89b0a8844bd5d1ce0b2a2748a63689a5a010c3c4a5826a9f401c6019249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['A bit of wiggle room when it comes to interpreting the import rules for cars from Northern Ireland.' Photograph: Derick Hudson/Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach promises engagement with victims of abuse in Co Cork school  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-promises-engagement-with-victims-of-abuse-in-co-cork-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/taoiseach-promises-engagement-with-victims-of-abuse-in-co-cork-school/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nineteen women are planning to legal action against State over its failure to pay them redress for abuse suffered]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:07:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOQ7UF2DCGQX3CZEQ4Y6DP4JEM.jpg?auth=47087ffa447e4400c059630f44b948497d3cac1c2b4d76e1c52964fcc91aab60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Hickey was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment having pleaded guilty to 21 sample counts from 387 charges of sexually abusing 21 young girls. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid as Galway two-time All-Ireland winner Paul Clancy dies aged 49]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/tributes-paid-as-galway-two-time-all-ireland-winner-paul-clancy-dies-aged-49/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/tributes-paid-as-galway-two-time-all-ireland-winner-paul-clancy-dies-aged-49/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Versatile forward played a key role in the county’s historic 1998 and 2001 Sam Maguire triumphs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:06:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTLE64F44ZHP7CUF6H32UJ34B4.jpg?auth=02adca71ce52c6f76d67acc2e398e95b4e4932216d36eaad3e317bc8e32588ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway great Paul Clancy, a two-time All-Ireland senior football championship winner, has died aged 49. Photograph: Andrew Paton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Andrew Paton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meascra Ábhair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/meascra-abhair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/meascra-abhair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Geimhreadh’, ‘samhradh’, ‘colbha’, agus focail eile atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JH6RHPAICVBGPD2TWF5ZHJZTWU.jpg?auth=9d21c8e6465469ab7824d104a3a5079a31243db0fdfcac9430d84bb187c38e50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá dhá chuid san fhocal samhradh – samh (= teas) + - ra (= tréimhse teasa). Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FamVeld</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sturgeon’s estranged husband  jailed for five years after embezzling funds from SNP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/sturgeons-estranged-husband-jailed-for-five-years-after-embezzling-funds-from-snp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/sturgeons-estranged-husband-jailed-for-five-years-after-embezzling-funds-from-snp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Severin Carrell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Murrell splashed out on a luxury motorhome, a Jaguar SUV and luxury watches]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:36:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46AMSJ2IX6F3X2QSSSBLJ6NLFI.jpg?auth=974d58618004b0256bc0ab18d48338f59f88507a109a21604d3563193a48c70d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell (centre) appearing at Edinburgh High Court where he was jailed for more than five years after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from his party over a 12-year period. Photograph: PA Video/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA Video</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s top scientists arrive in Ireland to bolster research funding ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/23/europes-top-scientists-arrive-in-ireland-to-bolster-research-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/06/23/europes-top-scientists-arrive-in-ireland-to-bolster-research-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We need to be more competitive against the US and China’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PB5AQMOCCBF2NDRMXKL342PNFE.jpg?auth=eb6d8ed448c9d2923d765a95c00214bc5af0dde8f1f5a6b3e3bb44eaa4067abc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Maria Leptin, president of the European Research Council, with Prof Luke O'Neill. Photograph: Finbarr O'Rourke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/23/ransom-note-claims-nancy-guthrie-died-after-abduction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/23/ransom-note-claims-nancy-guthrie-died-after-abduction/</guid><description><![CDATA[First note demanded millions in bitcoin for her release, but a second stated that she had died]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:41:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HORZHQW53JDZNA7CPACXMJV2PY.jpg?auth=05dff4a19e405ea158ab87fc10b3177c86db3f5122f5ad47a3fb053a723b6296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Today show host Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie pictured in 2023. Photograph: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NBC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clive Davis always knew how to grab public imagination, from signing Janis Joplin to reinvigorating Rod Stewart]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/clive-davis-always-knew-how-to-grab-public-imagination-from-signing-janis-joplin-to-reinvigorating-rod-stewart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/clive-davis-always-knew-how-to-grab-public-imagination-from-signing-janis-joplin-to-reinvigorating-rod-stewart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexis Petridis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clive Davis had an extraordinary career, so varied that it was almost impossible to make sense of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:25:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5EY72ID3ZARZHZ6Z4BXHBUVYI.jpg?auth=d015d619174ecdc3fb49002bdb4af9f4be6e5ff94cb147e7d872c4b98d2a05e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whitney Houston with a plaque commemorating platinum sales of her album I'm your Baby Tonight from American music executive and producer Clive Davis, New York, 1990. Photograph: L Busacca/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">L. Busacca</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí hunt for two men after officer injured by stolen car in Cork city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/23/gardai-hunt-for-two-men-after-officer-injured-by-stolen-car-in-cork-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/23/gardai-hunt-for-two-men-after-officer-injured-by-stolen-car-in-cork-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two men arrested as search continues for suspects who fled the scene]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZ3JZ7UTTVIBVGUAF3FURAVAOY.jpg?auth=8fc2f793c7c5cc1d3bed4e2718757a7cfce4ec4d6a11dee102a36c66d89cea58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A female garda was injured during the incident in Co Cork. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staffing at State’s largest centre for vulnerable children has ‘fallen off a cliff’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/staffing-at-states-largest-centre-for-vulnerable-children-has-fallen-off-a-cliff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/staffing-at-states-largest-centre-for-vulnerable-children-has-fallen-off-a-cliff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Very high levels’ on sick leave at Crannóg Nua facility in north Co Dublin, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JY6X4ZPTLJOV3IYZLLKULDFZPU.jpg?auth=65f74411f65810286a933816daf91c3d1170b5818cb8f5ccfda0536814120195&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crannóg Nua in Co Dublin is the State's largest special care unit. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deoraithe Dé]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/deoraithe-de/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/deoraithe-de/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Misin Chríostaíochta na hÉireann i gcéin agus an léargas atá againn ina leith]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3T4CFAQGGRF7PK7VDYR7VCBVG4.jpg?auth=870309bcf120875c02f77f446bc0242be6761df2eee46c16934b25fc082b6540&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mír ón scannán “Oidhche Sheanchais” a taifeadadh i Londain in 1934. Ón clé: Robert Flaherty, Séamus Ó Duilearga, Seáinín Tom Ó Direáin (an scéalaí), Micilín Ó Dioláin, Paits Rua Ó Maoláin, Maggie Dirrane, Robin Flower, “Tiger” King. Grianghraf: Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham could still face challenge in race to become UK prime minister]]></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[A handful of outside-bet candidates have not ruled themselves out of the leadership competition ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:50:39 +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[Podium of doom outside Number 10 marks departure of another British prime minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/podium-of-doom-outside-number-10-marks-departure-of-another-british-prime-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/podium-of-doom-outside-number-10-marks-departure-of-another-british-prime-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Andy Burnham emerges as frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer in Downing Street]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:46:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXTVIMROIJNIRW5MFBAR7U7HQA.jpg?auth=7227a4142ca25e5d9ae2dbaa7660dc8807958f55bb4a495fe5d7c852e7502202&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keir Starmer has announced his decision to resign as British prime minister. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[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>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:36:00 +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[Eispéireas campa samhraidh do dhéagóirí na Gaeltachta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/eispeireas-campa-samhraidh-do-dheagoiri-na-gaeltachta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/eispeireas-campa-samhraidh-do-dheagoiri-na-gaeltachta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: cúrsaí samhraidh Gaeltachta;  leabhair le léamh cois linne; staonadh ón fheoil agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach – SexyTadhg]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZLZIXILXNEAJEYOAHJCHCSAZI.jpeg?auth=b264bdc8b53e16720c0ff360dc6292ce281306567b32a54cc1670c8e23055b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bíonn na cúrsaí samhraidh Gaeltachta mar chuid lárnach den aistear teanga ag na mílte déagóirí gach bliain]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman appears in court accused of 98 counts of fraud]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-appears-in-court-accused-of-98-counts-of-fraud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/woman-appears-in-court-accused-of-98-counts-of-fraud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh O'Donoghue]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Denise O’Brien (42) must surrender her passport and not to apply for any other travel documents]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +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[The woman's solicitor told the court his client did not appear in court last Monday because she thought the date was June 18th and not June 15th.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX stock declines for third day, erasing over $600bn in value in that time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/23/spacex-stock-declines-for-third-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/23/spacex-stock-declines-for-third-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carmen Reinicke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stock sheds hundreds of billions of dollars in market value]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:49:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y34WQHMTD4UER5CJ36DAMCXSXY.jpg?auth=56fc421298b3236fb0b9207aeb21d13bb3b3779514665802ed85acde2a898fa5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares of SpaceX have tumbled for three straight days, shedding hundreds of billions in market value. Photograph: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Victor J. Blue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices hold decline amid signs of peace talks progress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/23/oil-prices-hold-decline-amid-signs-of-peace-talks-progress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/23/oil-prices-hold-decline-amid-signs-of-peace-talks-progress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yongchang Chin and Gabriel Levin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US waiver would allow some sales of crude and fuels from Iran]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:43:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FULFZQDXYQGHW4MI5CX7GKH42Y.jpg?auth=4f83a3ed3ad1b5ac0a4222de6ef0eb54af1de38eb1065bc60697aec788af73d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crude oil tankers, bulk carriers and vessels anchored around Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region's oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. 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Photograph: Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georg Hochmuth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio Nova cracks into AI for ‘Mad Yolk’ advertising campaign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/radio-nova-cracks-into-ai-for-mad-yolk-advertising-campaign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/radio-nova-cracks-into-ai-for-mad-yolk-advertising-campaign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Use of artificial intelligence in ads has proved contentious with consumers more likely to find them ‘annoying’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAPQ5VLW2FFJHEBOFQZN7E6QWQ.jpeg?auth=f11904cd8e894d6311013a092c62530fd0c9743cdc4c9411e0bfbd55711ab191&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Radio Nova has tapped artificial intelligence for a new advertising campaign for Morning Glory with PJ and Jim]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You weren’t safe’: Women call for redress over abuse in Co Cork school]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/you-werent-safe-anywhere-in-that-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/you-werent-safe-anywhere-in-that-school/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nineteen women ‘forced to sue State’ to get redress for historical child sexual abuse at Cork school]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDMFGUIO75EAHAWX2NUYRS3CDQ.jpg?auth=bee4023807480a56c3d2e8ac34cd4e186eb0ca0966bd5e8be55519784144ac1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah is one of 19 women planning to take legal action against the State over its failure to pay them redress. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway are one of the most exciting sides at the World Cup, spearheaded by Erling Haaland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/you-score-two-well-score-three-its-the-new-norwegian-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/you-score-two-well-score-three-its-the-new-norwegian-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Erling Haaland scores twice as a transformed Norway overcome Senegal and go through to the World Cup’s round of 32]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:58:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5XSFVXZ6B2YIOB5TJTAZYFN3Q.jpg?auth=5ea3c642ed942d8f3ead3fa36ea93c9e2551a946799a80d98578beb8b1fce1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norway's Erling Haaland and Senegal's Moussa Niakhate fight for the ball during their 2026 World Cup Group game. Photograph: Charly TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson guilty verdict; new legislation on dog breeding; and heatwave weather warning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/jeffrey-donaldson-guilty-verdict-new-legislation-on-dog-breeding-and-heatwave-weather-warning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/jeffrey-donaldson-guilty-verdict-new-legislation-on-dog-breeding-and-heatwave-weather-warning/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Edition: UK to get a new Prime Minister ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:43:23 +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[Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry court house. Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin house prices fall, and how to defer your retirement beyond 65]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/dublin-house-prices-fall-and-how-to-defer-your-retirement-beyond-65/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/dublin-house-prices-fall-and-how-to-defer-your-retirement-beyond-65/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:26:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YL2G67RA4ZLVXK3DOAOWEBRBCE.jpg?auth=b4d41c5a2f75c3e3924ca2fa0ea2cb917989c4bfef6e287bdcdd4a91db1ba76f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early data suggests house prices fell in Dublin in the second quarter, according to a new report by Daft.ie. .Photograph: Cyril Byrne / THE IRISH TIMES ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba makes sweeping changes to its socialism model but are they enough for Trump? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/23/cuba-makes-sweeping-changes-to-its-socialism-model-but-are-they-enough-for-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/23/cuba-makes-sweeping-changes-to-its-socialism-model-but-are-they-enough-for-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president mused last week that invading Cuba would be an easier military operation than his war against Iran]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:22:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RGSCB2IVMKLP2Z7IJWMB4RI2E.jpg?auth=4279368771ba80094f4c250a8f1b5d06196b89a21cc3129862465131e73f9bc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cuban soldiers take part in a wreath-laying ceremony in the Revolution Square, in Havana, on June 22nd, 2026. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yamil Lage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Getting around to it is the thing’: A new system to register enduring power of attorney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/23/getting-around-to-it-is-the-thing-new-system-of-registering-an-enduring-power-of-attorney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/23/getting-around-to-it-is-the-thing-new-system-of-registering-an-enduring-power-of-attorney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Families can take steps before a health crisis prevents a loved one from making their own decisions. There are three pillars of planning ahead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGRRFZTEF5ACTOUMZC6KG244OE.jpg?auth=fc3453e4d43a1e82e684f77d5c549b3f1d74ebe824b1b695f2e645cd69be2bbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['It’s for peace of mind. I’ve had friends who haven’t had this in place and have been put to hell and back with their parents']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kali9</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I quickly started making every occasion a reason to have a drink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/23/i-quickly-started-making-every-occasion-a-reason-to-have-a-drink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/23/i-quickly-started-making-every-occasion-a-reason-to-have-a-drink/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bronagh Loughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ve always had coping mechanisms to run away from my feelings, but alcohol felt instantly different]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWAQTD5SOJBXLKNVJWSAHU3SI4.jpg?auth=847f54beb4ea8807c8e96f8f55cc1027f81f65fb3ecd2ce01509e0827ca8a6bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bronagh Loughlin: ‘Mental health recovery is a journey with ups and downs’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One week to nail your decision ... how to make the most of the time you have left]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/one-week-to-nail-your-decision-how-to-make-the-most-of-the-time-you-have-left-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/one-week-to-nail-your-decision-how-to-make-the-most-of-the-time-you-have-left-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Key questions to ask before the CAO change of mind deadline   ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYSIQD4GIBDQ7AXWTUH4GCLS5E.jpg?auth=9e35e139bbf89a5c81c72886e9a439db94cf9e4b923bf2f66b7eed6c580f0fda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Decision time looms for that decision. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rizwan Mehmood </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision time nears for final CAO course selection – here’s what you need to know  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/decision-time-nears-for-final-cao-course-selection-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/decision-time-nears-for-final-cao-course-selection-heres-what-you-need-to-know/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Understanding course requirements and content, and what you really want, should be key priorities before you finalise selections]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75QZP5544JFTTDSLYATHMGEOSE.jpg?auth=598f2df1ca4766310fd7fa0e777a9eef538468b286df0b5f257086b7eb8fef03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Decision time: Securing a degree at the end of three or four years of study will be a big achievement, but you will only manage it if you are determined and focused from day one. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALLVISIONN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the CAO: Exploring the other educational pathways now open to school leavers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/beyond-the-cao-exploring-the-other-educational-pathways-now-open-to-school-leavers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/beyond-the-cao-exploring-the-other-educational-pathways-now-open-to-school-leavers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belief that academic success directly relates to career success in a high status job is under serious question]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DQEQR67TNG6ZE6PFY2EXP7LJU.jpg?auth=7742b6721e8ac60deab5500d8e7f33288fb9726d86332ebffb1d0d1bf77fa4c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The State’s system of further education and apprenticeship programmes provide many options for young people who wish to develop their abilities and skills in a way best suited to their learning style]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noko LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security gaps leave Ireland vulnerable to foreign intelligence. The State is underprepared]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/opinion-security-gaps-leave-ireland-vulnerable-to-foreign-intelligence-the-state-is-underprepared/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/opinion-security-gaps-leave-ireland-vulnerable-to-foreign-intelligence-the-state-is-underprepared/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Day-to-day custodianship of national security is not just an operational matter. It must be a constant strategic priority for the Government]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPDIFVOTNFFOXGR5HNRDAOLWJU.JPG?auth=b113170600ab9732bef1b66278c9d5c74d4e1cadcdbc08d41e9f3bb04f0a898b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Sense of urgency about national security is still badly lacking at the heart of the Government.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask for help, people with mental health struggles are always told. Often there is none]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/ask-for-help-people-with-mental-health-struggles-are-always-told-often-there-is-none/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/ask-for-help-people-with-mental-health-struggles-are-always-told-often-there-is-none/</guid><description><![CDATA[Too often there is nowhere to turn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why underground bins wouldn’t solve Dublin’s waste problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/why-underground-bins-wouldnt-solve-dublins-waste-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/why-underground-bins-wouldnt-solve-dublins-waste-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[We first need a system where everyone has to pay for bins]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All in the Game: Problems surface for Barrow AFC over use of submarine on flag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/all-in-the-game-problems-surface-for-barrow-afc-over-use-of-submarine-on-flag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/all-in-the-game-problems-surface-for-barrow-afc-over-use-of-submarine-on-flag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifa tells Cumbrian club if they cover up submarine the flag will be allowed into games]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XH7ASPHLBFH37NTEUG5LIFG4ZE.png?auth=f44e7f9ad647ac7b568e91046f365ce6086ad4e222423ef92805ab0dfba72472&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barrow AFC supporters sought permission from Fifa to bring their flag of St George, which features Barrow’s crest, to England’s games]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The three-day wait, and condescension towards women seeking abortions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/the-three-day-wait-and-condescension-towards-women-seeking-abortions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/the-three-day-wait-and-condescension-towards-women-seeking-abortions/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s not like buying a financial product]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Alan Greenspan’s mixed legacy as Federal Reserve chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/alan-greenspans-mixed-legacy-as-federal-reserve-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/alan-greenspans-mixed-legacy-as-federal-reserve-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Longtime US Fed chair presided over long period of growth but also played a part in creating conditions for global financial crisis]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUW7UNABXOZXBXI6JZSJA442YY.jpg?auth=47a2c35e423b37160bef1ac5f07220f14ac2d38e79d2dc9d7353cd2a744e03d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, has died at the age of 100. Photograph: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To walk or to fly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/to-walk-or-to-fly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/to-walk-or-to-fly/</guid><description><![CDATA[Use your legs to help cut back on emissions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The deep malaise in the US and UK is coming to Ireland soon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/the-deep-malaise-in-the-us-and-uk-is-coming-to-ireland-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/the-deep-malaise-in-the-us-and-uk-is-coming-to-ireland-soon/</guid><description><![CDATA[Brexit was a symptom of a deeper problem]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Sligo alone cannot solve the problems of either the capital or the country]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/regional-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/regional-development/</guid><description><![CDATA[All regions outside Dublin must be part of the solution]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Awarding extra CAO points for Irish is not the answer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/awarding-extra-cao-points-for-irish-is-not-the-answer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/awarding-extra-cao-points-for-irish-is-not-the-answer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Other subjects would suffer while mediocrity in Irish was promoted]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Can post-Brexit Britain become governable?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/whether-post-brexit-britain-is-governable-remains-unknown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/whether-post-brexit-britain-is-governable-remains-unknown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Good luck to Andy Burnham in trying to find a path that has eluded the last five prime ministers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 80% of parents believe children negatively affected by cost-of-living crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/up-to-80-of-parents-believe-children-negatively-affected-by-cost-of-living-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/23/up-to-80-of-parents-believe-children-negatively-affected-by-cost-of-living-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barnardos survey finds 30% of respondents did not have enough food to feed children at some point over last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZKQY62FN5HI5FYEFTUTB4D7KM.jpg?auth=24d1e9c4cb58e9e313b374c83f9af4e5d185eb590445412b13558e26d7a2e6f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The impacts of rising costs on families have been monitored by Barnardos for five years. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of retail workers struggling financially over inability to get full-time contracts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/23/thousands-of-retail-workers-struggling-financially-over-inability-to-get-full-time-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/23/thousands-of-retail-workers-struggling-financially-over-inability-to-get-full-time-contracts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Substantial share would remain below poverty line even on full-time hours, ESRI study shows]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WK4HHBMPFNGBPFQ7HGTEF6HSQI.jpg?auth=5d3ca4ed298f2a72069d1ba701977e9f0c89fd5ff0fd9d338d7c383f698c5020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just a fifth of workers in the retail sector earn more than the living wage, according to Mandate. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TommL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury took 10 hours to decide Jeffrey Donaldson was guilty, 10 minutes to deliver verdict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/jury-took-10-hours-to-decide-jeffrey-donaldson-was-guilty-10-minutes-to-deliver-verdict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/23/jury-took-10-hours-to-decide-jeffrey-donaldson-was-guilty-10-minutes-to-deliver-verdict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader remanded in custody following conviction for 18 counts including rape of child]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63O5MXANN27KPDGKPSYJKOFTWQ.jpg?auth=30eea7a807a4938a9ab4bba905c5858aa58d65f1e99a635420f43aaa33ccb312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry courthouse on Monday as his trial reached its conclusion. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacists in Ireland would be allowed prescribe contraception under proposed new law ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/proposed-legislation-would-allow-pharmacists-to-prescribe-contraception/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/22/proposed-legislation-would-allow-pharmacists-to-prescribe-contraception/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increased borrowing limit for Housing Finance Agency and plans for AI Gigafactory also on Cabinet agenda]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTM2PCC5RZF5FLAIUNSLZQ6ZQ4.jpg?auth=9d335afee01fbb4fe2b01c3dce50eae4cdc7acd8e5ef2948c808a8be2cfc7c3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A recent scheme enables access to care for eight common conditions at pharmacies without needing to go to a doctor first. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ARNELLDMarshall                     </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s not chant our way to authoritarianism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/lets-not-chant-our-way-to-authoritarianism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/lets-not-chant-our-way-to-authoritarianism/</guid><description><![CDATA[A healthy democracy requires more than elections]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Salesforce hopes Fin deal can paper over its AI cracks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/salesforce-hopes-fin-deal-can-paper-over-its-ai-cracks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/salesforce-hopes-fin-deal-can-paper-over-its-ai-cracks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rationale for the acquisition is clear but also suggests software giant has underperformed its own hype]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZ5QYB5BHEEPNWUZ7XGPQKTVOY.jpg?auth=aaca4bb4eb697afebd1c9ce08823d95a54cbf55372ff88d6a172a0239dec0e7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marc Benioff said last year that with AI, the industry would have to 'throw a lot against the wall' to see what sticks. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Coppola</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy looking forward to hitting the links ahead of Open challenge at Royal Birkdale  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/rory-mcilroy-looking-forward-to-hitting-the-links-ahead-of-open-challenge-at-royal-birkdale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/23/rory-mcilroy-looking-forward-to-hitting-the-links-ahead-of-open-challenge-at-royal-birkdale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scheffler’s Grand Slam ambitions on hold for now as he rues slow starts in this year’s Majors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CUM7WYELXSJTYMU3M24QUYO5DU.jpg?auth=1797e8800aa8aae3b145404764803c32bbccd5117fa0c96106fdec9bb8144859&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy drives from the sixth tee during the final round of the US Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York. Photograph: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing count]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/losing-count/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/losing-count/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keeping up with PMs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[ Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel calls on England to strike the right note from the start against Ghana]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/thomas-tuchel-calls-on-england-to-strike-the-right-note-from-the-start-against-ghana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/23/thomas-tuchel-calls-on-england-to-strike-the-right-note-from-the-start-against-ghana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach was delighted with how his turned things around in second half against Croatia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NK7AJ52Q5UHSUFYAFGKBGIFT6Q.jpg?auth=6b0647e318d73089d45f868f0daa0d67b31fcb6fc8c9b5b839f33d955a2a460a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel with assistant Anthony Barry during a training session in Kansas City on Monday. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking transport or speaking English?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/talking-transport-or-speaking-english/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/talking-transport-or-speaking-english/</guid><description><![CDATA[Recent comments by Darragh O’Brien leave a reader asking]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Brexit launched a new era of ‘not even wrong’ politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/fintan-otoole-brexit-launched-a-new-era-of-the-politics-of-not-even-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/fintan-otoole-brexit-launched-a-new-era-of-the-politics-of-not-even-wrong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Golden age promised by the Vote Leave campaign proved to be 100 per cent pyrite]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LU7T3SLXCREXXPE4PB7BGGWFBE.jpg?auth=2cdf2fe157213fc6915c238dd92b9a167e154fe5cf3088711e83b66e516fc816&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrators hold a placard with images of Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Vladimir Putin at a Rejoin rally to mark the 10th anniversary of Brexit. Photograph: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brook Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road deaths are not inevitable. Stop referring to them as ‘accidents’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/opinion-road-deaths-are-not-inevitable-stop-referring-to-them-as-accidents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/23/opinion-road-deaths-are-not-inevitable-stop-referring-to-them-as-accidents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We should be furious that road safety campaigns focus on high-vis clothing while our streets become increasingly dangerous ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTK235JJ4JDWXIICNQG46M2P6A.jpg?auth=f383e4829d8ed74f2885fb5bbd6dae09a217c895f0d0ccbe80683959b2538644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helsinki had zero crash fatalities in the 12 months to July 2025, thanks to the introduction of 30km/hr speed limits, safer designs that narrowed streets and slowed traffic, and automated speed cameras. Photograph: Andy Gibson.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten minutes for young people with learning challenges is not enough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/learning-challenges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/learning-challenges/</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Education’s exam pilot scheme is  inadequate and inequitable]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The cheapest quote can end up being the most expensive’: How to keep renovation costs down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/the-cheapest-quote-can-end-up-being-the-most-expensive-how-to-keep-renovation-costs-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/the-cheapest-quote-can-end-up-being-the-most-expensive-how-to-keep-renovation-costs-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJXGEWYKDFAGJM7DZAGETFNRP4.jpeg?auth=90a86b5252c660a249dccd2b33f395a0d80c92586cc4383cd2c9dc3fda86f81b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shay Lally: 'The cheapest quotation ends up becoming the most expensive quotation.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Ohle for Coalasce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Rugby union cannot prioritise spectacle over player safety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/23/owen-doyle-rugby-union-cannot-prioritise-spectacle-over-player-safety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/23/owen-doyle-rugby-union-cannot-prioritise-spectacle-over-player-safety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Issue of 20-minute red card is central to future existence of the sport]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BAZFBWUU25GMZJEXL2MCNZ4DMQ.jpg?auth=e9c04ecd03c2371653eb52b025b4afd019bf198ced7349081b57beb5be2d1c35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Current players are also forced to retire when they’ve had too many brain injuries. The latest is right on our own doorstep, Munster’s Oli Jäger. We must wish him well. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry entered last weekend as Sam Maguire contenders. They came away as outright favourites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/the-green-and-gold-pieces-are-now-falling-into-place-for-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/23/the-green-and-gold-pieces-are-now-falling-into-place-for-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But Armagh might have shone a light on a way to get at All-Ireland champions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBUGKRDG7I2QKJBVZLTNOINKOU.jpg?auth=d54a91ca5e2f17c633b12cca9416a6638761cfad1e365d430d280693251545d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford celebrates scoring Kerry’s first goal in Saturday's 4-18 to 0-17 victory over Armagh. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislation to end Ireland’s reputation as ‘puppy farm capital of Europe’ advances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/legislation-to-end-irelands-reputation-as-puppy-farm-capital-of-europe-advances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/legislation-to-end-irelands-reputation-as-puppy-farm-capital-of-europe-advances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Bill will addresses welfare and breeding standards, sales and record keeping and enforcement, says Minister]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNM6GSBYDVHQBFDZ5OZW66HI7I.jpg?auth=b34b047f02036ff064b4dd07e91d5d6efdc58c3bd145d7ad015e433fc3279e5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bill will place enhanced duties on operators covering the 'socialisation and habituation' of dogs and will 'introduce a ban on inbreeding'. Photograph: Ciara Wilkinson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ciara Wilkinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland saw fourth largest decrease in diesel prices across EU in May, data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/ireland-saw-fourth-largest-decrease-in-diesel-prices-across-eu-in-may-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/ireland-saw-fourth-largest-decrease-in-diesel-prices-across-eu-in-may-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish fuel prices start to drop, but still tower over 2025 figures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YLHKKYNX5FEPGF2OQN6UHLAVI.JPG?auth=336f17b3cf6166f297523d26cd4d08de0170dc009db86feb259cb46b2cf9a3d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel prices spiked significantly in April following the global energy shock that emerged from the US-Israel attacks on Iran. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who knows what effect a free vote might have had on result?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/a-free-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/a-free-vote/</guid><description><![CDATA[Presidential election could have had a different outcome]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[MetroLink just the latest snail’s-pace chapter in Ireland’s infrastructural mythology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/metrolink-just-the-latest-snails-pace-chapter-in-irelands-infrastructural-mythology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/23/metrolink-just-the-latest-snails-pace-chapter-in-irelands-infrastructural-mythology/</guid><description><![CDATA[While other countries waste time building infrastructure, we have perfected the more sophisticated art of discussing it]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 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[Camden Street bars denied permission to operate on-street tables until closing time ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/camden-street-bars-denied-permission-to-operate-on-street-tables-until-closing-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/camden-street-bars-denied-permission-to-operate-on-street-tables-until-closing-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local residents’ group objected to extended hours for street furniture on grounds of ‘noise nuisance and queuing’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/626JV5DAAJHTHA4F4ZDE4HUU7I.jpg?auth=1373a1c9b12644c5acd931b4e6d3b0f83365d830445195adafd9c330a9836276&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flannery’s and Camden Bites & Brews, which have the same owner, had sought permission to each leave two tables and six chairs on the footpath along the front of the bars until 2.30am. Photograph: Arthur Carron/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arthur Carron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like a museum piece’: Meet the ‘Brexit refugees’ who stayed working in EU institutions after UK left]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/i-feel-like-a-museum-piece-meet-the-brexit-refugees-who-stayed-working-in-eu-institutions-after-uk-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/23/i-feel-like-a-museum-piece-meet-the-brexit-refugees-who-stayed-working-in-eu-institutions-after-uk-left/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A decade on from the Brexit referendum, British nationals are a rare sight around the EU’s corridors of power, but they still exist ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YCZLPOLLVFXVJAUJP6EKVGHGU.jpg?auth=a2f333f1b474230f256ecbdb607db446aa24ae234a5a91303289a2bc0597f7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Holland, Emma O'Driscoll and Giles Goodall are British nationals who are still working in EU institutions. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was all lies’: Brexit remorse in Northern Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/i-voted-with-my-heart-but-should-have-voted-with-my-head-brexit-remorse-in-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/23/i-voted-with-my-heart-but-should-have-voted-with-my-head-brexit-remorse-in-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For many, leaving the EU has not strengthened their place in the UK, but weakened it by creating a border in the Irish Sea]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3HVJCG25XZGGRDMNNIITWFPIFA.JPG?auth=d9ebcde1570d08715b0529d716b3801d54cf9eaf079707f37a9178ae6b751d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dairy farmer Charlie Weir of Waringstown, Co Down. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laghdú múinteoirí i nGaelscoil cáinte ag feisire Eorpach FF]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/laghdu-muinteoiri-i-ngaelscoil-cainte-ag-feisire-eorpach-ff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/06/23/laghdu-muinteoiri-i-ngaelscoil-cainte-ag-feisire-eorpach-ff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cháin Cynthia Ní Mhurchú cinntí na Roinne Oideachais i Scoil Chualann i mBré líon na múinteoirí sa scoil a laghdú]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHUHENIWOZDSHJ7VPXFHPYJ2HE.jpg?auth=448a9c0c1cb844ad87b3035d355bca696efbf5dc1885c91f162a97f22c86c385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scríobh tuismitheoir litir a dúirt gur tháinig an cinneadh ról múinteoireachta a bhaint ón scoil salach ar pholasaí na Roinne maidir le múineadh na Gaeilge. Stockghrianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daisy-Daisy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We knew that Ireland had a housing problem, but we did not know the extent of it before we came’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/23/we-knew-that-ireland-had-a-housing-problem-but-we-did-not-know-the-extent-of-it-before-we-came/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/23/we-knew-that-ireland-had-a-housing-problem-but-we-did-not-know-the-extent-of-it-before-we-came/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daria Bilyk and her husband Nikita moved to Ireland from Russia in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYML3W5N2VGOJKEYYHOM75OZ6U.JPG?auth=3330f467d6582079fd729e2e8c480cf7eafdb00b76f9398c96abd675710b9cb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daria Bilyk: 'We read about Ireland. We thought that it's a perfect place because of the economy, which is growing, and that people would be welcoming and nice.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home commencement levels fall to rate last recorded in 2020 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/home-commencement-levels-fall-to-rate-last-recorded-in-2020/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/23/home-commencement-levels-fall-to-rate-last-recorded-in-2020/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Housing minister James Browne has says figures for May 2026 point towards ‘strong momentum’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFU3YLWPGOGCNTWLRGU2GSFFLY.JPG?auth=dc187c729faa551376a7600aa32e69d81a3525474facf9417ed2209c3b6be3c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Housing minister James Browne said 13,120 units were commenced since the beginning of this year.  Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun the French way: a dazzling family trip to Puy du Fou theme park ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/06/23/fun-the-french-way-a-dazzling-family-trip-to-puy-du-fou-theme-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/06/23/fun-the-french-way-a-dazzling-family-trip-to-puy-du-fou-theme-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bird ballet, knights and gladiators, and shipwreck soakings: this destination in western France offers a spectacle for the whole family ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27CGEDDMJNFEJJPBBLOJPNWKWI.png?auth=7f0b8c62d0e3653236efc8eb499942db09e02202ee24b36346279982d4fe9ab3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Puy du Fou, an hour south of the city of Nantes (or 90 minutes north of La Rochelle), is a world of its own, where visitors rub shoulders with the past. Photographs: Apolline Cornuet and Simon Bourcier]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to not retire: what to do if you’re going to keep working after 65]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/how-to-not-retire-what-to-do-if-youre-going-to-keep-working-after-65/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/how-to-not-retire-what-to-do-if-youre-going-to-keep-working-after-65/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working into your late 60s is a growing trend and there are steps you can take to make the most of it ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNJCFQDUIRCDBFTYO3POEKPQ5M.jpg?auth=d14fd2f6928baedf88deef45b33cfdd82dac4d7ca535f7de2108991ed470dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan Columnist Image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Ranelagh home for sale offers masterclass in contemporary design ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/24/look-inside-ranelagh-home-for-sale-offers-masterclass-in-contemporary-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/24/look-inside-ranelagh-home-for-sale-offers-masterclass-in-contemporary-design/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A-rated three-bed showcases exposed brickwork, light-oak fineshes and extensive glazing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYD5P2OQ2RDPJKV5K7Y4WQ5NCE.JPG?auth=618388cc3b9ad97f6de067413cbec9ea614df271d3151c09dd07c620255c4ff5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[22 Bannaville, Ranelagh, Dublin 6]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ALEX URDANETA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[So your daughter wants to study science at university? First, take a reality check]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/so-your-daughter-wants-to-study-science-at-university-first-take-a-reality-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/23/so-your-daughter-wants-to-study-science-at-university-first-take-a-reality-check/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat O’Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It will be at least 13-18 years after the Leaving Certificate before there is any possibility of her getting a permanent academic position]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QTCXLT7MJBDPTCLQFKVZYDHOT4.jpg?auth=adf95fc8eb00c01b1d3f71c7aff4e8ec6a1033dc3b047239cc6434ebd678d0d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is in the interests of senior permanent (predominantly male) academics, Research Ireland and the State to attract women into post-doc positions since women are the high educational achievers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">visualspace</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundalk: Why move there, and where to buy in the commuter town?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/23/dundalk-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy-in-the-commuter-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/23/dundalk-why-move-there-and-where-to-buy-in-the-commuter-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vibrant town with excellent transport links, the sea and areas of natural beauty nearby]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VS57Q72ZH5HHTFI2GYI6MNUXAA.jpg?auth=7b3e98493b50552de547d93d6d16c9f93a8e8977fd34be97d35a4ea9d43e0ebc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dundalk: 'Plenty going on and a great place to raise a family']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Brennan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer Lucy Rose: ‘Almost every doctor I saw was like, Oh, I’ve never treated anyone with this’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/singer-lucy-rose-almost-every-doctor-i-saw-was-like-oh-ive-never-treated-anyone-with-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/23/singer-lucy-rose-almost-every-doctor-i-saw-was-like-oh-ive-never-treated-anyone-with-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The singer on being a present parent, refusing to work the room, and coming to accept being diagnosed with a rare life-changing illness]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJG3P3AJ5ND3LKVUGAXQLTXTEI.jpg?auth=b712819ac8e97e4530819f46cf95b21f3c7ef0bd259132125c118ec47d49f73f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucy Rose: 'I was probably too real on stage']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powering performance: South East Technological University is shaping sporting success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/23/powering-performance-south-east-technological-university-is-shaping-sporting-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/23/powering-performance-south-east-technological-university-is-shaping-sporting-success/</guid><description><![CDATA[From high-performing Olympians to brave mountaineers, SETU offers students the opportunity to pursue excellence in both sport and education]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5T2XURP3NCRVDFFGA6QUYDDDQ.jpg?auth=b300e46a0614f58f01f7c1e0e24a6ef1d3d6c939ff70a28c0fffde965ccc5e39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SETU high performance athletes and sports scholars. Photograph: Dylan Vaughan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I avoid capital gains tax on a rental property by gifting it to my child?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/can-i-avoid-capital-gains-tax-on-a-rental-property-by-gifting-it-to-my-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/23/can-i-avoid-capital-gains-tax-on-a-rental-property-by-gifting-it-to-my-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Readers confused on dwelling house relief, small gift exemption and whether they can see their sister’s will]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never realised a job like this existed’: Why more young people are choosing careers at AirNav Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/23/i-never-realised-a-job-like-this-existed-why-more-young-people-are-choosing-careers-at-airnav-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/23/i-never-realised-a-job-like-this-existed-why-more-young-people-are-choosing-careers-at-airnav-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[AirNav Ireland safeguards more than 160 million passengers every year through Irish skies – equivalent to more than 430,000 passengers per day]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYRV4WSKUBEUPPW4BMG4FHNOTU.jpg?auth=b8f8e73350fad9d937af62dceb9a20e366bd3b6c5e155ba1b0d929cf65faa6e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No two days are the same in Air Traffic Control, but every day is as dynamic as the last]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next door’s landlord built a toilet attached to the side of our house. What can we do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/23/next-doors-landlord-built-a-toilet-attached-to-the-side-of-our-house-what-can-we-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/23/next-doors-landlord-built-a-toilet-attached-to-the-side-of-our-house-what-can-we-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Val O’Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanala was returned as a document was missing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXN5YNXCRJHHVP6BHRONOMOXCM.jpg?auth=f15100b1fd100e102041ce2f685133938577c4f2b3e634a99502d88a3dfa6e57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The toilet was built on to my brother’s bedroom and the noise of it has caused him chronic sleep deprivation.' 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