<?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/2026-06-26/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:59:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The Cure at Marlay Park: Rainswept gloom purveyors shine in an apocalyptic heatwave ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/27/the-cure-at-marlay-park-rainswept-gloom-purveyors-shine-in-an-apocalyptic-heatwave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/27/the-cure-at-marlay-park-rainswept-gloom-purveyors-shine-in-an-apocalyptic-heatwave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert Smith and co deliver magnificent performance for black-clad fans under aching blue sky]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:03:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UW3XUEUP7ZHCXPJQUA6LU3DSAM.jpg?auth=0ebe1ee3481ade0103112a63dcdcf3e723eccc9fd94273a1b4f9e3fabad83925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Cure: Robert Smith onstage last weekend. Photograph: Mark Holloway/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Holloway</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veronica Guerin’s ‘too brief life’ changed Ireland for the better, Taoiseach tells anniversary event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/veronica-guerins-too-brief-life-changed-ireland-for-the-better-taoiseach-tells-anniversary-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/veronica-guerins-too-brief-life-changed-ireland-for-the-better-taoiseach-tells-anniversary-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin acknowledges threat to modern day journalism through spread of unreliable news ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:29:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICN37ICCLVD5RBUIPPE72JRBMM.jpg?auth=4b28b068791781c6b23655a721ef3dd45936511894b98cf31f01c21575ce1f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheal Martin said Veronica Guerin, murdered in 1996, was a  ‘force of nature who touched the lives of many people’. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent News and Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US launches strikes on Iran in response to drone attack on cargo ship ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/26/us-launches-strikes-on-iran-in-response-to-drone-attack-on-cargo-ship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/26/us-launches-strikes-on-iran-in-response-to-drone-attack-on-cargo-ship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press Reporters]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump says attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz on Thursday was a violation of ceasefire]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:03:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IP46BOICEVCWFF65UFM7V7TUUY.jpg?auth=89799611fa4f0984610669665387d3c4defb589ba5e29b45ad9b6dcc2e8b60e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tankers and cargo vessels in the Gulf of Oman. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP Photo/</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adam Brennan inspires Shamrock Rovers to victory over Galway United]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/adam-brennan-inspires-shamrock-rovers-to-victory-over-galway-united/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/adam-brennan-inspires-shamrock-rovers-to-victory-over-galway-united/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wing-back creates two first-half goals as Stephen Bradley's side pull clear]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQ3PM2CGQKJ4T4IUFXTCFPUFKQ.jpg?auth=3915aa80497bbe409ee4f4103d53f3345abdf5d278630007a73099694d611b0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’ John McGovern celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal of the match against Galway United. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dembélé hat-trick brushes second-string Norway aside as France top group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/dembele-brushes-second-string-norway-aside-as-france-top-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/dembele-brushes-second-string-norway-aside-as-france-top-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Ronay ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hat-trick secures first place in Group I for France, Norway will meet Ivory Coast in Round of 32 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:23:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XG3L3DYHSO3MEBAURRKBNG3ZA.jpg?auth=edc58ed14e6c810c08a6e66c61b5a181782c997bc7c2ef4e94f01c3e69d93956&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norway goalkeeper Egil Selvik is unable to stop France's Ousmane Dembele from completing his hat-trick in Foxborough. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Buda Mendes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP announces independent review into fresh claims involving Jeffrey Donaldson ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/dup-announces-independent-review-into-fresh-claims-involving-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/dup-announces-independent-review-into-fresh-claims-involving-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><description><![CDATA[Party ‘deeply concerned’ by recent allegations and indication some may have known about ‘inappropriate behaviour’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:25:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W4IBOIAF5MQXHW4K2REPR5NWHM.jpg?auth=f57ad2db33a1a1f20a18e9a2a40efe3256695dc6c451035383c78cdcdcb93e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DUP has launched an independent review following the emergence of fresh allegations surrounding its disgraced former leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heatwave declared official on Friday, but temperatures to dip over weekend ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/weather-ireland-heatwave-declared-official-on-friday-but-temperatures-to-dip-over-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/weather-ireland-heatwave-declared-official-on-friday-but-temperatures-to-dip-over-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rainfall will become more widespread by Sunday,  after thunderstorms left some without power]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:21:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCDZZKQTLMOA5VRHA6JOCB6EMY.jpg?auth=1b7bb45c421958aeced324a38e1172c46d9218b13efdf9bcfedbff36423ba0f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Temperatures remained high on Friday, with values of 28.2 degrees recorded at weather stations in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, and in Co Carlow. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP announces independent review into fresh claims involving Jeffrey Donaldson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/pa/2026/06/26/dup-announces-independent-review-into-fresh-claims-involving-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/pa/2026/06/26/dup-announces-independent-review-into-fresh-claims-involving-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><description><![CDATA[Party ‘deeply concerned’ by recent allegations and indication some may have known about ‘inappropriate behaviour’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:14:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W4IBOIAF5MQXHW4K2REPR5NWHM.jpg?auth=f57ad2db33a1a1f20a18e9a2a40efe3256695dc6c451035383c78cdcdcb93e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DUP has launched an independent review following the emergence of fresh allegations surrounding its disgraced former leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperature hits high of 28 degrees with heat warning in place until morning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/26/ireland-weather-heatwave-live-latest-europe-deaths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/26/ireland-weather-heatwave-live-latest-europe-deaths/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Stephen Conneely, Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands without power following lightning strikes in parts of country]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTEY4AMHFSTA6WBWF7RW7EK7S4.JPG?auth=53721c3687c6437c43bbd53e29b3839487a652ff75e732a62a9e0a7d96a853a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People enjoying the sunny weather at Seapoint Beach, Dublin, yesterday. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France braces for high death toll as hospitals hit heatwave breaking point]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/26/france-braces-for-high-death-toll-as-hospitals-hit-heatwave-breaking-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/26/france-braces-for-high-death-toll-as-hospitals-hit-heatwave-breaking-point/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary, Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Heat dome’ expected to move eastward over weekend with high temperatures set to hit Germany, Poland and Croatia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:58:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E35VHZNGMCEGSEQYVSVDT7V7VQ.jpg?auth=da3681e57e2c3f3f00ad010d3717a56c7982001f8b18aa5a67dac519a36a6022&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tourists use umbrellas for shade at the Louvre Museum during high temperatures in central Paris on Friday. Photograph: Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Girette</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Irish passport design ‘a real reflection of who we are,’ says Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/new-irish-passport-design-a-real-reflection-of-who-we-are-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/new-irish-passport-design-a-real-reflection-of-who-we-are-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘World-leading technology’ and ‘fantastic artwork’ make up the new travel document, McEntee says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:37:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HQFBPL5LRKR526XNQDOAZ2NC4.jpg?auth=40b6c79a4dd29cec89de608217092da1a81debd8bf4f5d00ac5cd5fda23fbbf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new Irish passport design, featuring Irish wildlife, at the Passport Office in Balbriggan, Co Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer shafting latest psychodrama in British party politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/starmer-shafting-shows-british-politics-is-the-iron-fist-to-irelands-velvet-glove/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/starmer-shafting-shows-british-politics-is-the-iron-fist-to-irelands-velvet-glove/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A report recommends decriminalising drugs, but the issue has caused division in Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:06:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5X3YM7D4E53TFR3CBA5RKZ45TY.jpg?auth=8722de52268db2603df76004e0f08ec69e94239367fbcf32aa84a8cebb3bbbbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The moment Andy Burnham won the Makerfield byelection, Keir Starmer's exit from No 10 was inevitable. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela earthquakes death toll passes 900 as rescue teams try to save survivors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/26/foreign-rescue-teams-arrive-as-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-continues-to-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/26/foreign-rescue-teams-arrive-as-venezuela-earthquake-death-toll-continues-to-climb/</guid><description><![CDATA[Residents dig through rubble to save relatives and neighbours]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:54:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPOUZDHNJFQMXIGD6SQ74WJYUE.jpg?auth=cfbe0416bb68c650da23364807707db513300957d6caa330584a3cc8ab85417f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People look for survivors in the rubble of a residential building after Wednesday’s earthquakes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, on Thursday. Photograph: Adriana Loureiro Fernandez/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adriana Loureiro Fernandez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish doctor faces possible removal from register in UK fitness-to-practise hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/irish-doctor-faces-possible-removal-from-register-in-uk-fitness-to-practice-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/irish-doctor-faces-possible-removal-from-register-in-uk-fitness-to-practice-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Anthony McGrath was jailed for eight years over an insurance scam in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:38:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRMH6Y73D3B5VPRDTHL6RWVZJI.jpg?auth=cde900b71260722c426e28e1f9d67a0e0c3633408a48c0c7de50b2787aa456a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Anthony McGrath and his GP wife, Anne-Louise McGrath. Photograph: South Beds News]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Europe’s heatwave: underling the need to adapt to extreme weather ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/26/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-heatwave-underling-the-need-to-adapt-to-extreme-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/26/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-heatwave-underling-the-need-to-adapt-to-extreme-weather/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reducing emissions is key, but so is preparing for the extreme weather events which are now inevitable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WG3CGCKVBD3PL6KJAP63BV4VM.jpg?auth=5aba2e3c43647eb049fa50e976ff001815f88883bf1babb86a9df67a398a3682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ A man cools off in the Warsaw Fountain at the Jardins du Trocadéro in front of the Eiffel Tower during hot weather this week. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Annice Lyn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He’s under the slabs’: Venezuela clings to hope in wake of devastating earthquakes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/27/hes-under-the-slabs-venezuela-clings-to-hope-in-wake-of-devastating-earthquakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/27/hes-under-the-slabs-venezuela-clings-to-hope-in-wake-of-devastating-earthquakes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[León Hernandez in La Guaira, Venezuela]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the coastal city of La Guaira, at least 100 buildings, including high-rise apartments and a hotel, were destroyed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:24:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJPL3ZWF2BE3LIDTO66SXLAVZE.jpeg?auth=ca94ef0a3bd5e120622dcc1e5899ef958d0931c25bf0aff32e4836a99a48a039&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rescue effort in La Guaira, the most devastated region. Photograph: León Hernandez]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Pride Festival: the long road to equality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-pride-festival-the-long-road-to-equality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-pride-festival-the-long-road-to-equality/</guid><description><![CDATA[This weekend’s events are a reminder of the road travelled and work still to be done]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGEXB5LH3ZFXVO3V5HLD5MXC7E.JPG?auth=c07dbeab2d39554be93cd288ded98b4e9f29e874ac5a768b039e55bf04417675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Over 12,500 people marched in Dublin's 2025 Pride parade.
(Photo: 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[Castle martyrs – Frank McNally on unwelcome side effects of Ireland’s EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/26/castle-martyrs-frank-mcnally-on-unwelcome-side-effects-of-irelands-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/26/castle-martyrs-frank-mcnally-on-unwelcome-side-effects-of-irelands-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Security concerns at Dublin Castle are leading to drastic measures, but not for the first time]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLVNLEFQJJBG3ESXFBY7QENU3A.jpeg?auth=7fc09547af6424867c28a6a2b69063bf0d1b86ba6ea57591fdfed668cc59133d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workmen re-laying cobbles at the Cork Hill entrance to Dublin Castle last year]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares retreat from record highs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/european-shares-retreat-from-record-highs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/european-shares-retreat-from-record-highs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq closes lower as banking shares decline]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:51:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QEDQJMEOGN5NONCHOOD2VHMM4.jpg?auth=0638559f6dde0df4a0f106844c352dca55ba17bbc11c5391d4615187b0085f43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heathrow airport (above) lowered its 2026 passenger forecast and warned that profit could ‌shrink this year. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Curievici</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus manager denies disciplinary investigation was a ‘whitewash’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/aer-lingus-manager-denies-disciplinary-investigation-was-a-whitewash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/aer-lingus-manager-denies-disciplinary-investigation-was-a-whitewash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Claim for whistleblower penalisation being pursued in WRC by Airbus pilot Declan McCabe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2XNL2FM6F3FUC3BIFGYP5QNRQ.jpg?auth=268d5d1eb106480a635cb2f7f54b62968dfb18d90a86f56ba5a967da486b41b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A senior Aer Lingus manager has denied that a disciplinary investigation into a pilot he demoted was a “whitewash” of alleged whistleblower penalisation. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khumbu confirmed as overall victor in the Round Ireland Race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/26/khumbu-confirmed-as-overall-victor-in-the-round-ireland-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/26/khumbu-confirmed-as-overall-victor-in-the-round-ireland-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Branigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guy Gillon’s British entry triumphs after sailing a much farther distance than any other entry]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:33:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WIMBVBUCRRDPPNV2BMFN3LL5ZQ.JPG?auth=e8ec11f4fe7a0c7e0f27a55efc1de1afbca6fa005468d14077b8c7271e07ec87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Khumbu, skippered by Guy Gillon, passes Wicklow Head Lighthouse on June 20th, 2026. 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Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman became ‘different person’ after rape attempt by former sports coach, court hears  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/woman-became-different-person-after-rape-attempt-by-former-sports-coach-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/woman-became-different-person-after-rape-attempt-by-former-sports-coach-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman tells Central Criminal Court she swapped skirts for jeans in effort to protect herself from abuse]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:18:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former sports coach has pleaded not guilty to a total of 73 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Queen of Blanch’: Roselawn Newsagent owner retires after 25 years running independent business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/the-queen-of-blanch-roselawn-newsagent-owner-retires-after-25-years-running-independent-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/the-queen-of-blanch-roselawn-newsagent-owner-retires-after-25-years-running-independent-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carmel Felle hand-delivered newspapers to over 60 elderly customers daily during 2020 covid lockdowns]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:43:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LX5XSLIVBZENHBCUDRVMFHJJCM.jpg?auth=bfecdf1814174d89d1b341b1b41e62624bbd6a8c3748b105d8708b99df1cfe1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carmel Felle serves a 99 ice-cream to a customer on her final day working in her shop in Blanchardstown. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland women’s rugby coach Philip Doyle dies aged 61]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/former-ireland-womens-rugby-coach-philip-doyle-dies-aged-61/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/former-ireland-womens-rugby-coach-philip-doyle-dies-aged-61/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doyle enjoyed two spells in charge of Ireland and later coached Scotland's women's team]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:43:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q62JERV2MNEENO5A2KYMXFCUMM.jpg?auth=0f0434ee69bff058ffc31dc7af987a92aa785ef01da3fa293e7ac21af9af0ad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ireland women’s rugby coach Philip Doyle has died aged 61. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2’s The Edge seeks amendments to extension plans for Dalkey home ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/u2s-the-edge-seeks-amendments-to-extension-plans-for-dalkey-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/u2s-the-edge-seeks-amendments-to-extension-plans-for-dalkey-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planning application includes space for archive storage, enlarged bathhouse, new chef’s kitchen and gym]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RC2UBZ4I2NELLPOEW2IQWTFQWU.png?auth=8497532d2809868ac104859766b4da408261c4e76a792fe0d11b2de2a69d4da3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustrations from a planning application for an extension to David Evans's home in Dalkey. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who could be the main players on Team Burnham?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/26/who-could-be-the-main-players-on-team-burnham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/26/who-could-be-the-main-players-on-team-burnham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Greater Manchester mayor, who could become UK’s next PM by mid-July, is not short on options]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:37:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OI6KE3EZ2PPAWUJR6COJLFOJMA.jpg?auth=015134557dd35162a65052170f871173ac98a3b36e5568aed94c776713bd7c7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham (left) is sworn-in as an MP in the House of Commons, London, after winning the Makerfield byelection on June 22nd. Photograph: House of Commons/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoxton hotel leaseholders reach resolution with Yamamori Izakaya venue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/hoxton-hotel-leaseholders-reach-resolution-with-yamamori-izakaya-venue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/hoxton-hotel-leaseholders-reach-resolution-with-yamamori-izakaya-venue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trinity Hospitality had sued seeking an injunction to stop nightclub causing alleged noise nuisance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:07:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLC24OODHVF3FJK7KHPK2XTXTE.jpg?auth=e4264f68a98979b9a947bfc11c50f54873b7c415e4c51242f5a06603aa4a9b53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The resolution between the parties came after Trinity Hospitality on Thursday had opened its application for an interlocutory, or interim, injunction. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision on fuel excise cuts expected but Taoiseach indicates no ‘cliff edge’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/decision-on-fuel-excise-cuts-expected-but-taoiseach-indicates-no-cliff-edge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/decision-on-fuel-excise-cuts-expected-but-taoiseach-indicates-no-cliff-edge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior Government figures signal phased approach to reversing reductions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4A7QSYGJNOHFENY5HMGPKOV7A.jpg?auth=64827085a601c04d56fec25ff48f7a9b934a232158effbbc3b9b0eaa6e953a8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 'We will be sensible about this.' Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European heatwave in graphics: Why are temperatures rising faster in Europe?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/26/european-heatwave-in-graphics-why-are-temperatures-rising-faster-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/06/26/european-heatwave-in-graphics-why-are-temperatures-rising-faster-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Scott, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Continent is particularly affected as it is fastest-warming one, says EU’s Copernicus climate monitor]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:51:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J26KMXA4DZF7XHOVKOI2CX73B4.jpg?auth=93c5328b42ced25a51d8cb6dd488b87202d4010b4b5511bd6c5297ddb2fe0d52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A heat dome of extremely hot air is sitting over western Europe resulting in the most severe high temperatures on record. Source: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the current heatwave compares to the scorching summers of 1976 and 1995]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/how-the-current-heatwave-compares-to-the-scorching-summers-of-1976-and-1995/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/how-the-current-heatwave-compares-to-the-scorching-summers-of-1976-and-1995/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 1995 brought a deluge of angry wasps to the west of Ireland and dangerous jellyfish to the east coast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:40:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTMFQ6U3RJBHHEFCBNAUMDLHAE.jpg?auth=249b64be7477e1eb3730b77922c12be7dd94115c2b8839a8b826017e56b96033&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A scorching afternoon in West Town on Tory Island in June, 1995. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Lewis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Tate fails in attempt to force prosecutors to reveal identities of accusers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/26/andrew-tate-fails-in-attempt-to-force-prosecutors-to-reveal-identities-of-accusers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/26/andrew-tate-fails-in-attempt-to-force-prosecutors-to-reveal-identities-of-accusers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alastair Gray in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The social media influencer and his brother face charges including rape but have yet to be extradited from Romania]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYRSBNQIA77ENQ7SZZGEQEP3XE.jpg?auth=e3a49fffa1b40e529547adbbfaefa713cbd73938f1cdb5fc20aa34479748264e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate have built large online followings with their highly misogynistic content. Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vadim Ghirda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan’s Canada-EU trade deal challenge to be heard in October]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/sinn-fein-mep-lynn-boylans-canada-eu-trade-deal-challenge-to-be-heard-in-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/sinn-fein-mep-lynn-boylans-canada-eu-trade-deal-challenge-to-be-heard-in-october/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ceta was previously blocked by the Supreme Court in 2022]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:20:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCZUPOMNUGL57WVII2QRWH4OQY.jpg?auth=a78e0afcf3690a06ca52b5ebd467a228fe8cd4f77619b355c1fde8fe793ce0b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s hottest day: ‘We had 44 degrees. I have a photo of the thermometer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/frances-hottest-day-we-had-44-degrees-i-have-a-photo-of-the-thermometer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/frances-hottest-day-we-had-44-degrees-i-have-a-photo-of-the-thermometer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday the temperature in Paris rose above 40 for only the fourth time in 150 years. How did France, used to June averages of 25 degrees, cope?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WG3CGCKVBD3PL6KJAP63BV4VM.jpg?auth=5aba2e3c43647eb049fa50e976ff001815f88883bf1babb86a9df67a398a3682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On Wednesday the temperature in Paris rose above 40 for only the fourth time in 150 years. Photograph: Annice Lyn/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Annice Lyn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How triple lock reform became the latest bone of contention for Fianna Fáil’s  awkward squad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/how-triple-lock-reform-became-the-latest-bone-of-contention-for-fianna-fails-awkward-squad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/how-triple-lock-reform-became-the-latest-bone-of-contention-for-fianna-fails-awkward-squad/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:07:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVIRFB4A2BELZH2R3VBKA2SZLI.jpg?auth=04ad790534c71734ada581a26bcac093f9365e0214b6d27ccbaf8abd2dbcbb2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is “a renewed amount of grumbling” over the triple lock among backbenchers.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/26/trump-adviser-turned-critic-john-bolton-pleads-guilty-to-mishandling-classified-documents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/26/trump-adviser-turned-critic-john-bolton-pleads-guilty-to-mishandling-classified-documents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bolton, accused of sharing sensitive information with relatives for possible use in a memoir, faces up to five years in jail]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:58:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXMBQOS5RE2DJYZH6B43V5Q4LU.jpg?auth=7b5c0c7185ceec9b1b18909eb924aaeff7178552d2153ccbc4c72f281b49a4b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former US national security adviser John Bolton arrives at the Greenbelt federal courthouse in Maryland on Friday. Photograph: Shawn Thew/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) arrested for questioning about kitchen stabbing that caused wound to neck in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/man-30s-arrested-for-questioning-about-kitchen-stabbing-that-caused-wound-to-neck-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/man-30s-arrested-for-questioning-about-kitchen-stabbing-that-caused-wound-to-neck-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Row broke out between two restaurant staff in Cobh]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:54:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWJDYQWM65DTBOHZYNCPR75OPU.jpg?auth=58893157bb85950f602873a89545e71b43e699473366dfb9ce1245e5b06c9c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Cork University Hospital. Photograph: Andy Gibson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: It’s All-Ireland quarter-final weekend – Operation Anyone But Kerry starts here]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/27/malachy-clerkin-its-all-ireland-quarter-final-weekend-operation-anyone-but-kerry-starts-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/27/malachy-clerkin-its-all-ireland-quarter-final-weekend-operation-anyone-but-kerry-starts-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We bow to no one in our admiration of David Clifford and all the rest of them but sport needs variety above all else]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:36:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTRNZAJ2LSGSEB6VQJJUKJFDVE.jpg?auth=78dabe6aa5c1e124b021855970ed6dbfcf193f148ab00d282f021ed7c54d3efc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s David Clifford celebrates during the game against Armagh in Killarney last weekend. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter challenges late father’s actions, leading to only son getting Raheny home ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/daughter-challenges-late-fathers-actions-leading-to-only-son-getting-raheny-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/daughter-challenges-late-fathers-actions-leading-to-only-son-getting-raheny-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Widower James Horan had 10 daughters and one son]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:22:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court action relates to a 2008 will. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toscan du Plantier family lawyer dismisses call to overturn Bailey murder conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/toscan-du-plantier-family-lawyer-dismisses-call-to-overturn-bailey-murder-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/toscan-du-plantier-family-lawyer-dismisses-call-to-overturn-bailey-murder-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish prosecutor’s argument based on ‘assumptions', lawyer says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:15:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4UYYV5S3FABJKUIPQ7AO4HSDI.jpg?auth=99d79b2132b512a3c815907adb8fad9ba3c2fb32a95e7d92e9bd91ba6cd7639b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Bailey in 2019, the year he was convicted in absentia for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, which he denied. Bailey died in 2024. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How three months of war have reshaped the Gulf ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/26/how-three-months-of-war-have-reshaped-the-gulf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/26/how-three-months-of-war-have-reshaped-the-gulf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Facing a US-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are rethinking their defence strategies, economies and trade routes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:01:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDQ4LF7LCQOL552XAD7BH7HKOM.jpg?auth=0521210f6ba99380516677bd7403ecb07a47bda956a93133e63bf9a594e4b7e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man fishes as cargo ships and commercial vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP Photo/Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Wow! Signal review – Only Muse can make this gravity-defying sound. It’s ludicrous but great fun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/26/the-wow-signal-review-only-muse-can-make-this-gravity-defying-sound-its-ludicrous-but-great-fun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/26/the-wow-signal-review-only-muse-can-make-this-gravity-defying-sound-its-ludicrous-but-great-fun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The trio’s 10th album, a glam odyssey, fuses metal, techno, science fiction and prog rock into an overstuffed inferno of absurdity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:49:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MP54BVF2FFGAZH5GJCG5C7GFAY.jpg?auth=897b1c4025eacfe9f754286bc779777b7be2c606e793ad5be9bad61d108f9b4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Wow! Signal: Muse. Photograph: Tim Saccenti]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does a heatwave affect the body?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/ireland-hot-weather-qa-how-does-a-heatwave-affect-the-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/ireland-hot-weather-qa-how-does-a-heatwave-affect-the-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who is most vulnerable in hot weather and how to protect yourself as temperatures soar]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:48:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTEY4AMHFSTA6WBWF7RW7EK7S4.JPG?auth=53721c3687c6437c43bbd53e29b3839487a652ff75e732a62a9e0a7d96a853a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People enjoying the hot weather at Seapoint, Dublin. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of people in emergency accommodation falls for first time since Covid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/26/number-of-people-in-dublin-emergency-accommodation-falls-for-first-time-since-covid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/26/number-of-people-in-dublin-emergency-accommodation-falls-for-first-time-since-covid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Homeless numbers remain 11% higher than a year ago]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:34:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCMLITR4OZHFDIIMZNNZOFVENQ.jpg?auth=6a2dce5b6bb3ed11a5b2f3780a2a7a125caf09f3005b451cdf3f17cdcd3362ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the capital, there were 8,264 homeless adults (a drop of 85) and 4,106 children (a drop of 20) last month. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hard to overstate’ the level of anger with new pay model among solicitors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/hard-to-overstate-the-level-of-anger-with-new-pay-model-among-solicitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/hard-to-overstate-the-level-of-anger-with-new-pay-model-among-solicitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solicitors protest outside criminal courts as thousands of cases adjourned]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:17:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXGBV3MTOM3BZAHFLHVTVF62WQ.jpg?auth=375bfbb74fb6dcc1a9f484fba331e85d42608cee28349c44b91090568507973a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors protest outside the Courts of Criminal Justice over plans to reform solicitors' fees for legal aid work. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it so hot and when will Ireland’s ‘exceptionally warm weather’ end?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-at-the-edge-of-european-heat-dome-as-met-eireann-issues-hot-weather-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/06/24/ireland-at-the-edge-of-european-heat-dome-as-met-eireann-issues-hot-weather-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thunderstorms and overcast conditions will bring heat wave to conclusion - though high temperatures will persist in Europe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:11:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QUPUHRMJFCJFAVBNJHFUR425U.jpg?auth=8e15d5c0f4c51d95252cc5e7379b820832128834b056e17a93694ef8b0a35e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman pushing her buggy along the sand at Sandymount Strand in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut scraps ‘remote-first’ working for graduate hires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/revolut-scraps-remote-first-working-for-graduate-hires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/revolut-scraps-remote-first-working-for-graduate-hires/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Foy and Laith Al-Khalaf in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s most valuable fintech will require junior staff to spend at least three days a week in the office from next year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:30:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFT6FAXWIN2U4RQLFFMCL3NOLE.jpg?auth=1ba5d553257bfcb71c5cdad110b33d5ef179cd01d27313db94a5fa498aa8fde0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut is a digital banking alternative that includes a prepaid debit card, currency exchange, and peer-to-peer payments. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/26/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/26/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, June 27th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:23:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies following Co Leitrim crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/motorcyclist-dies-following-co-leitrim-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/motorcyclist-dies-following-co-leitrim-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man (30s) was brought by air ambulance to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin but later pronounced dead]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:21:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crash happened on the L1556 Ballinamore to Cloone road in Co Leitrim at about 8.40am on Thursday. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Far from home, it’s that moment of anguish’: Venezuelans in Ireland search for family ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/far-from-home-its-that-moment-of-anguish-venezuelans-in-ireland-search-for-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/far-from-home-its-that-moment-of-anguish-venezuelans-in-ireland-search-for-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two earthquakes have left more than 39,000 people listed as unaccounted for in Venezuela]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TTTGKSOGU7ZZKH4K5K7RCPSDU.jpg?auth=c64cbc8b9cf5846a0ae3e6aa6a9ac5c05e45086c37a623c2b3df7f51f8a4081b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volunteers search a collapsed building following twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, some 40km northeast of Caracas, Venezuela. Photograph: Federico PARRA/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Federico Parra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People ‘should not be criminalised’ for having drugs for personal use, WHO lead says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/26/people-should-not-be-criminalised-for-having-drugs-for-personal-use-who-lead-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/06/26/people-should-not-be-criminalised-for-having-drugs-for-personal-use-who-lead-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anja Busse, who was in Dublin this week, says health and social services must be a priority for users]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:05:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4AKK7JAZ5CHZAD5YIBSD6FNRU.jpg?auth=3df7e788b76d90679431740f144e697c54e4bdab2d0b7b26e4d5a0d1b200df58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anja Busse with Tiglin chief executive Phil Thompson at the Lighthouse facility on Pearse Street, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits rise by a quarter at Irish unit of Jacobs Engineering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/profits-rise-by-a-quarter-at-irish-unit-of-jacobs-engineering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/profits-rise-by-a-quarter-at-irish-unit-of-jacobs-engineering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Performance driven by increased activity across several of the major markets in which its clients operate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4RB2KC2F5BI5OPGY2YCXVCGRE.jpg?auth=a90e2288d9cda099aeadd791c5a709a0d3418c3dbfa6e278c328e4bcffa59a0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The board said it was satisfied with the company’s performance. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HJBC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meloni electoral plan ‘authoritarian’ Italy’s opposition says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/26/meloni-electoral-plan-authoritarian-italys-opposition-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/26/meloni-electoral-plan-authoritarian-italys-opposition-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Kazmin ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition parties say prime minister’s proposed reforms aim to tilt next year’s general elections in her favour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YM3YNCOYNZIAGG4SHBRNZKTMVA.jpg?auth=8236e8dfe1d3ed074369f0ed425847fd8b7dcc0821c66649e075cb3f876b4cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Giorgia Meloni in France on Thursday. Opposition leaders in Italy have described aspects of her proposed electoral reform law as 'clearly unconstitutional'. Photograph: Manon Cruz/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manon Cruz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs as cost-cutting drive speeds up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/volkswagen-to-axe-up-to-100000-jobs-in-sweeping-cost-cutting-drive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sebastien Ash in Frankfurt and Kana Inagaki in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cull of one in six VW roles is among biggest ever job-loss programmes by a European company]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:40:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTH5GVNNX5Q4HPVOH6KEYGRXV4.jpg?auth=82f574999287c337830b339d7ed5cef88d22bfe0e64656a01b75e203944af11e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An assembly line at the Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, Germany. Photograph: Ingmar Bjorn Nolting/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ingmar Bjorn Nolting</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t join Zoom from the beach’: Workers reminded of right to switch off on summer leave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/dont-join-zoom-from-the-beach-workers-reminded-of-right-to-switch-off-on-summer-leave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/dont-join-zoom-from-the-beach-workers-reminded-of-right-to-switch-off-on-summer-leave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Committee code of practice acknowledges right not to work outside normal working hours]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33TBU2EV5JEE3BNSDZFMUDX4DI.jpg?auth=45c00701e65f1b7038d35c77b5dd62cd5030b2e2721036411b20a971cc6433fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“Nobody should feel they have to be checking emails from the beach,' says Laura Bambrick of Ictu. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FotoimperiyA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Socceroos winning hearts, minds and eyeballs in reaching World Cup knock-out stages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/socceroos-winning-hearts-minds-and-eyeballs-in-reaching-world-cup-knockout-stages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/socceroos-winning-hearts-minds-and-eyeballs-in-reaching-world-cup-knockout-stages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports-mad Australians are embracing a different kind of World Cup fever to what they’re used to]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:39:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2DK4G7EKZATPIJBUVZKXALBPQ.jpg?auth=e4076c9abd5c81ba7f6e46c91665e6e8e6cb595de3a04063a8e0df901aa0556d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australia's Connor Metcalfe celebrates scoring against Turkey in the Socceroos' opening game at the World Cup. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dean Mouhtaropoulos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Connolly wins Robert Rhodes Prize]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/26/claire-connolly-wins-robert-rhodes-prize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/06/26/claire-connolly-wins-robert-rhodes-prize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:09:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTZNNDBWFZE6HF7CSP3PS7VQTM.jpg?auth=5d2e07d5241d288439177b06ac8b97d2aae7cbfd0e6d441502260f6f67723637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Connolly, Professor of English, UCC School of English, University College Cork. 
Photograph: Clare Keogh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food & Drink Quiz: Which Italian cured pork cheek is traditionally used in carbonara?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/26/food-drink-quiz-which-italian-cured-pork-cheek-is-traditionally-used-in-carbonara/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/26/food-drink-quiz-which-italian-cured-pork-cheek-is-traditionally-used-in-carbonara/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Bowe, Greg Bowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which spirit is usually used in an Espresso Martini? ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLSP46KDENFRBGSQ7PMO5TVUVA.jpg?auth=4fba4b45b9090a17b72d4991aa47b520a95fb2ecdd1aa0b74dbd655e0807fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Howard Oates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish who rode with Custer — and died at Little Bighorn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/26/the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-in-the-long-run-nobody-really-won-and-they-both-lost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/26/the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn-in-the-long-run-nobody-really-won-and-they-both-lost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As thousands gather in Montana to mark 150 years since the battle, the legacy of Native American resistance and US expansion remains contentious]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYO6SGPQOFDDRF3E2DOB2PZ66A.jpg?auth=752c12d2ff0d2bd43f435be428531d1071826e3e13d3201fa1c00c7c9742b39f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A marker designates where a member of the 7th Calvary was found by the burial party following the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Photograph: Steven Clevenger/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steven Clevenger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is actually unbearable’: Irish travellers in Europe’s heat dome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/it-is-actually-unbearable-irish-travellers-in-europes-heat-dome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/it-is-actually-unbearable-irish-travellers-in-europes-heat-dome/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely, Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Spain, Italy and France, Irish people report staying indoors with the shutters down and suffering through uncomfortably hot nights, with some pledging ‘never again’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F26GFKUMKBGPHGVLXQLT237EHI.jpeg?auth=9d0fe13d63a09f7994b8394089d3489379afd248a368a026f8ea84778653e417&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer Tannam with daughters Caoimhe (3) and Aoife (5), Vercelli, Italy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florence + the Machine at Marlay Park: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/26/florence-the-machine-at-marlay-park-stage-times-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/26/florence-the-machine-at-marlay-park-stage-times-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the band’s Dublin show on Sunday, June 28th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:15:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5DNH2SM6FBILE77S6VSPPG43Q.jpg?auth=b7eff962cbc16e12cadf9cae3b65cf7e11c4ba5eedf092ace009ed82907dceb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Florence + the Machine performing in London earlier this year. Photograph: Lillie Eiger/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup standings: Who has qualified, who needs what, and the third-place race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/25/world-cup-standings-who-has-qualified-who-needs-what-and-the-third-place-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/25/world-cup-standings-who-has-qualified-who-needs-what-and-the-third-place-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the group stages draw to a close, 16 teams will be cut ahead of the knockout stages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:02:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EQVDP55WNPEKXAE7PAM2AZXAQ.jpg?auth=747dab9acf882ad7b450c0e832436cfed95da2424c2be896c739d56a2604bbae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nilson Angulo celebrates scoring a goal during Ecuador's last fixture in Group E against Germany. The 2-1 win sealed Ecuador's place in the Round of 32. 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[Angus Bell finding ‘happy medium’ after gruelling stint in both hemispheres]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/angus-bell-finding-happy-medium-after-gruelling-stint-in-both-hemispheres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/26/angus-bell-finding-happy-medium-after-gruelling-stint-in-both-hemispheres/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After his stint with Ulster, the Wallaby prop is part of Joe Schmidt’s side for the upcoming Nations Championship]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:57:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BW3XL2S64NC2VFKDIOGF3GKYPQ.jpg?auth=efdc4086eb4fe6ecdd7abcf1824699f028003fca14294d40333a1f78d50bd6b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Angus Bell played in 14 Tests for the Wallabies during a busy 16 months which also saw him line out for Ulster. Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">THIBAUD MORITZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB reports huge increase in fraudulent investment site activity this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/26/aib-reports-huge-increase-in-fraudulent-investment-site-activity-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/26/aib-reports-huge-increase-in-fraudulent-investment-site-activity-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumers urged to exercise caution as number of takedown requests between January and May is 1,500 times the figures for all of 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:45:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFPOTA2Q2BG25OSFJG75VVXHNQ.jpg?auth=df1e67e3fda39ef64ea80c45332d3aa70b3510fb20e1ce8d4a73d09a41c26ecd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB head of fraud intelligence, Harold Perez: 'The scale of growth this year is particularly stark and demonstrates how quickly criminals are adapting their tactics.' Photograph: Shane O’Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy with autism detained in windowless hospital room for 12 weeks due to lack of placement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/boy-with-autism-detained-in-windowless-hospital-room-for-12-weeks-due-to-lack-of-placement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/26/boy-with-autism-detained-in-windowless-hospital-room-for-12-weeks-due-to-lack-of-placement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother in ‘chasm of despair’ that there is no prospect of her son’s situation being remedied, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A High Court judge said he would authorise, with the 'heaviest of hearts', the boy’s detention and restriction in a hospital. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears Russia is planning ‘military provocations’ against the Baltic States or Poland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/26/fears-of-russian-provocation-in-baltic-region-as-pressure-mounts-on-kremlin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/26/fears-of-russian-provocation-in-baltic-region-as-pressure-mounts-on-kremlin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Sabbagh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:32:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XT54RJECPGM6IMHBFVK4D62EB4.jpg?auth=b4f34735da136739cbebf6d39ef2932f7fc63c34cb19572bc882b13bfb321458&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia's president Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government in Moscow earlier this week. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: Germany shocked; reality check for USA; and Curaçao bow out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/world-cup-2026-day-15-exciting-early-goals-and-fond-farewells-as-whittling-down-ramps-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/world-cup-2026-day-15-exciting-early-goals-and-fond-farewells-as-whittling-down-ramps-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exciting early goals and fond farewells as whittling-down ramps up]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 06:28:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XEBRN3TORN6EDPJPC3NSG4ZX6M.jpg?auth=bb9436bd01c888cec87a0ae2a5e1da533b6c8aeb673b9861df82f3aafeaa3f78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ecuador midfielder Gonzalo Plata and teammate Jordy Alcivar celebrate after winning their World Cup Group E match against Germany. 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Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple shares slide as it raises iPad and MacBook prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/apple-shares-slide-as-it-raises-ipad-and-macbook-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/apple-shares-slide-as-it-raises-ipad-and-macbook-prices/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tech giant says it can no longer shield customers from soaring costs driven by the AI industry’s data centre buildout]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:28:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVZ7NFUTDXB6N5YMIB47M3NHSI.jpg?auth=813f5e21d8016476bf4db5d1d3e16c364d5909bb0745e112b119686ff2cc8afb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Analysts expect prices for the iPhone to go up next.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian shares fall as Apple’s price hikes dent tech optimism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/26/asian-shares-fall-as-apples-price-hikes-dent-tech-optimism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/06/26/asian-shares-fall-as-apples-price-hikes-dent-tech-optimism/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oil slipped 0.5% to $74.89 a barrel, having bounced 2% overnight on reports a ship was attacked when exiting the Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:20:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QHSEK3IRQIZSLD6CMAH4TQIT4.jpg?auth=baddbdca85074b0499e0751fd640f7992c761f5c0e3d2267d458777ff7d21b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple products, including computers, are displayed in one of its stores in lower Manhattan.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: I tell my son the truth about football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/seamas-oreilly-i-tell-my-son-the-truth-about-football-its-just-pokemon-for-humans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/seamas-oreilly-i-tell-my-son-the-truth-about-football-its-just-pokemon-for-humans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I was a wiry, bookish nerd who grew up in open countryside with little else to do than play football ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: '. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The crunch CAO question: What kind of thinker do I want to be?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/26/the-crunch-cao-question-what-kind-of-thinker-do-i-want-to-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/26/the-crunch-cao-question-what-kind-of-thinker-do-i-want-to-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making your CAO decision is just the starting point for a working life that will involve not only multiple jobs but multiple careers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3QN4UHXPBAXVMDZ6IHUNFZOXM.jpg?auth=6e5a2d788ca61b38095f8a67158f344036c78eb99a2f4ba515012c69ff59ba36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Soft' skills will help you smooth career transitions from job to job and career to career]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">yuoak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The exponential growth of apprenticeships in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/26/the-exponential-growth-of-apprenticeships-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/26/the-exponential-growth-of-apprenticeships-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are now 87 apprenticeship programmes available in Ireland across 17 sectors, with many more in development]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5RSSDVXXVFUPB7V6MYF3F222U.jpg?auth=697849bebc6d2efa6b833f7767200939df0abab2bdea74963d442634a35a6561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apprenticeship programmes available in new industry areas include green skills such as wind turbine maintenance. Photograph: Charlie Chesvick/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CharlieChesvick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education overspending and additional needs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/education-overspending-and-additional-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/education-overspending-and-additional-needs/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Calling this merely “overspending” risks mistaking delayed recognition for fiscal indiscipline’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Hare coursing should not need to be debated, just ended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/hare-coursing-should-not-need-to-be-debated-just-ended/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/hare-coursing-should-not-need-to-be-debated-just-ended/</guid><description><![CDATA[If ever there was a case for a conscience vote in the Dáil, this is it]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Former auditor at Peter McVerry Trust excluded from professional body over property dealings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/former-auditor-at-peter-mcverry-trust-excluded-from-professional-body-over-property-dealings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/26/former-auditor-at-peter-mcverry-trust-excluded-from-professional-body-over-property-dealings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donal Ryan found ‘guilty of misconduct’ in audit work for housing charity over nine years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYGGS4TSZFDL3J66GNYPCOIOVI.JPG?auth=28dadec17ffef6e21e8fc29b9d36a761ece6c704710817fd3ec357a9bf8813fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal Ryan said he was 'in the process of appealing the decision'. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council launches scheme to help parents ditch disposable nappies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/dublin-city-council-launches-scheme-to-help-parents-ditch-disposable-nappies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/dublin-city-council-launches-scheme-to-help-parents-ditch-disposable-nappies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limited number of families to be given voucher for ‘comprehensive cloth nappy starter kit’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDPMI42U35HPFCF7WSHCEF7P2E.jpg?auth=0b2cdaa8a676132f1922e00c2a304d49804be39d422187bb7cac1893e5143748&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cloth nappy scheme has been supported by nine local authorities across Ireland in 2026 including Dublin City Council. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DaydreamsGirl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A heatwave view from Paris]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/a-heatwave-view-from-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/a-heatwave-view-from-paris/</guid><description><![CDATA[It may be 40 degrees in the City of Light, but there is an upside ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Fountain pens, handwriting and the lost art of legibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/fountain-pens-handwriting-and-the-lost-art-of-legibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/fountain-pens-handwriting-and-the-lost-art-of-legibility/</guid><description><![CDATA[One reader argues that not everyone benefits from going back to ink]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Home price inflation slowed to 5.6% in year to June, new data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/home-price-inflation-slowed-to-56-in-year-to-june-new-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/home-price-inflation-slowed-to-56-in-year-to-june-new-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average price of second-hand home in Dublin was €630,150 in second quarter, up €30,000 over past year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EH4AWHTQCBFMXLTR5BURCQXPJY.JPG?auth=d4d7cfdb845e53086dd527bef2516285460e56d9458948cb9fc19658e9f9b39e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Price inflation for second hand homes slowed to 5.6 per cent in the year to June, DNG says. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise and fall of US hegemony]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/26/the-rise-and-fall-of-us-hegemony/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/26/the-rise-and-fall-of-us-hegemony/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the eve of its 250th birthday, America and the world order it created are in crisis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZKMEES4I4APKO6JP7SYIWXMPI.jpg?auth=5986ae622aa02c4ce3903f65cb679562171abe927eb70127dadc6a25aec1acf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US is declining while China is strengthening. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusion over decriminalising of drug use]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/confusion-over-decriminalising-of-drug-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/confusion-over-decriminalising-of-drug-use/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Personal users’ of drugs support the criminal elements who control trafficking]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Alan Reynolds wants Bohemians to be better off the ball as they host St Pat’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/alan-reynolds-wants-bohemians-to-be-better-off-the-ball-as-they-host-st-pats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/26/alan-reynolds-wants-bohemians-to-be-better-off-the-ball-as-they-host-st-pats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Win over Shelbourne edged Bohemians to within a point of second-placed St Patrick’s Athletic]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OC466GW3TTPNNYNW2RLKGCU2EE.jpg?auth=d4b49889355e3f5087b1c805a14c97a5152919035d712d2cf08eb305ac04ecf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohs’ manager Alan Reynolds was pleased about his team's display against Shelbourne. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish on hantavirus-hit cruise ship  released safely from 42-day quarantine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/irish-on-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-released-safely-from-42-day-quarantine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/irish-on-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-released-safely-from-42-day-quarantine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pair spent a month on Portrane isolation facility before remaining at home for two further weeks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZX6NUB5HIEDZCNGY7OZNN54IM.jpg?auth=a15376df66a420b8e7ba00467d1b1f02fe6fd22ac687c2c60ab655270b3044ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MV Hondius at the port of Rotterdam on May 18th, following an outbreak of hantavirus on board. Photograph: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Thys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s not a heatwave, women of the revolution and the US celebrates its 250th birthday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/its-not-a-heatwave-women-of-the-revolution-and-the-us-celebrates-its-250th-birthday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/its-not-a-heatwave-women-of-the-revolution-and-the-us-celebrates-its-250th-birthday/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plus: The questions that remain 30 years on from the murder of Veronica Guerin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTINEBGI4BIYNB3ONNYLQXGQEA.jpg?auth=4a5eec4d72b335524ea62b1e620a209af992166a31289182e1973b8909ebb1b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person walks in the sunshine on Bull Wall in Dublin as the hot weather continues. Photo: Brian LawlessPA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sláintecare and the loss of income from private patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/slaintecare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/slaintecare/</guid><description><![CDATA['Funding gap' was fully costed in original report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Generate electricity when the sun shines – and when it doesn’t]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/heatwaves-and-energy-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/heatwaves-and-energy-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Instead of placing all our eggs in the wind basket, Ireland should pursue a balanced energy mix]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/26/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/06/26/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[June 26th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AP7O6XAKJBG7JBGE74M3MZ5KGI.jpg?auth=abe2373277acb176651928b8ce49ebbce6ee6f8ece1639a4b0709e7e9fea9a07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I might start melting’: Hot Dublin weather takes tourists by surprise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/everybody-told-us-it-was-going-to-be-raining-and-cold-dublin-heats-up-for-tourists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/26/everybody-told-us-it-was-going-to-be-raining-and-cold-dublin-heats-up-for-tourists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On a sweltering day in the capital, visitors bemoan unwisely packed clothing and queue for free ice-creams ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F74F5SEQRVDYFPACJOT5255NTI.jpeg?auth=16d8bcb6a684770d69b633db1c5412ecf60d6521ae84339ae637b66d48562712&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kristin Samuelsdottir and Saver Borgarsson from Iceland celebrate their engagement in a sweltering Dublin city centre on Thursday. Photograph: Conor Pope]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Williams: Leo Cullen deserves a final season, but Leinster must avoid the long goodbye]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/25/matt-williams-leo-cullen-deserves-a-final-season-but-leinster-must-avoid-the-long-goodbye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/25/matt-williams-leo-cullen-deserves-a-final-season-but-leinster-must-avoid-the-long-goodbye/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speculation over a coach’s successor can destabilise the team unless the process is handled properly]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPESUUFWVBDPBKKPWWU2POTHRM.jpg?auth=0611974b6554e4958682bbf7499779a4c9a027a73906819eac34df6243c8e4b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Cullen has coached Leinster to 13 finals, a statistic unparalleled in professional rugby. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loveholidays CEO: ‘Ryanair thought all online travel agencies were pirates. But not us’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/loveholidays-ceo-ryanair-thought-all-online-travel-agencies-were-the-same-oleary-said-we-were-all-pirates-in-some-cases-he-was-right-but-not-about-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/loveholidays-ceo-ryanair-thought-all-online-travel-agencies-were-the-same-oleary-said-we-were-all-pirates-in-some-cases-he-was-right-but-not-about-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donat Rétif did not fly on an aeroplane until he was 20 – now he runs a package holiday firm worth €1bn-plus]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOJSZ4U6WNBGRHW3FQWAHUSQLA.JPG?auth=2d81166e749ce2c32c92c8320c18c70d6851519fa3aae080919cbd7d310ad7c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donat Rétif, chief executive of online travel agent Loveholidays. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blowing cold on climate lobby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/blowing-cold-on-climate-lobby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/blowing-cold-on-climate-lobby/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time to park that hypocrisy and tone down the puritanical streak]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[VIP traffic management]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/vip-traffic-management/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/vip-traffic-management/</guid><description><![CDATA[Another EU presidency, another letter raging against limousines speeding through Dublin. Plus ça change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/justine-mccarthy-jeffrey-donaldson-court-prosecution-northern-ireland-republic-justice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/justine-mccarthy-jeffrey-donaldson-court-prosecution-northern-ireland-republic-justice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage approvals reach record in May, driven by first-time buyers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/mortgage-approvals-reach-record-in-may-driven-by-first-time-buyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/mortgage-approvals-reach-record-in-may-driven-by-first-time-buyers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But low share of mover purchase activity ‘points to constraints within housing market’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OPDHISS2JGVZCZYCJCVYNGJ3Q.jpg?auth=05f28e3fddc2421bbb7c605a03bcb700a9b28f8776b8c979a2793ec18900217a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Value of mortgages approved in May was nearly €1.9bn, a year-on-year rise of about 17%. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messiah Andy Burnham will have to find a Thatcherite steel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/diarmaid-ferriter-messiah-andy-burnham-will-have-to-shed-his-earthy-image-and-find-a-thatcherite-steel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/diarmaid-ferriter-messiah-andy-burnham-will-have-to-shed-his-earthy-image-and-find-a-thatcherite-steel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The presidential culture associated with the office of British prime minister makes it a tough job ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blowing cold on climate lobby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/blowing-cold-on-climate-lobby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/blowing-cold-on-climate-lobby/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time to park that hypocrisy and tone down the puritanical streak]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[VIP traffic management]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/vip-traffic-management/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/vip-traffic-management/</guid><description><![CDATA[Another EU presidency, another letter raging against limousines speeding through Dublin. Plus ça change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Would Jeffrey Donaldson have faced justice if he committed his crimes south of the Border?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/justine-mccarthy-jeffrey-donaldson-court-prosecution-northern-ireland-republic-justice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/justine-mccarthy-jeffrey-donaldson-court-prosecution-northern-ireland-republic-justice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader’s conviction shows North’s Public Prosecution Service regards no one as untouchable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Erasmus for Irish?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/an-erasmus-for-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/26/an-erasmus-for-irish/</guid><description><![CDATA[Spending six months in a Gaeltacht would greatly improve students’ Irish language skills]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 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[Credit Union lending continues to climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/credit-union-lending-continues-to-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/credit-union-lending-continues-to-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ILCU says mortgage lending up 24% year-on-year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPVWEORUYRMLTK6LLKHFE6NHKI.jpg?auth=8e41e28a6811763e36b70ab776df1fddb5810e4ce7f080a3313ad579ea48eac8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data from the Irish League of Credit Unions show its members had about €6.6bn in outstanding loans at the end of March. Photograph: Frank Miller
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto 6: Why all the fuss about a video game that hasn’t even been released yet? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/26/grand-theft-auto-6-why-all-the-fuss-about-a-video-game-that-hasnt-even-been-released-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/26/grand-theft-auto-6-why-all-the-fuss-about-a-video-game-that-hasnt-even-been-released-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The GTA franchise has clocked up sales of €8bn, and the latest release has been hotly anticipated for years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJPREEHCAUO4YCXCSPFMLBSWDU.jpg?auth=2abf03a814851c31d994bd544bed1725f9bbb46f225c7204b78af2ea6102f225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trailer for Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Delmas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racing’s written rules overlooked far too frequently in favour of unwritten ones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/26/racings-written-rules-overlooked-far-too-frequently-in-favour-of-unwritten-ones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/06/26/racings-written-rules-overlooked-far-too-frequently-in-favour-of-unwritten-ones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christophe Soumillon’s appeal against an eight-day ban for controversial Royal Ascot ride will be heard on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZLBJ3XPOO2SIPVQKZNG4R6X4DY.jpg?auth=990bc49a6de9f18b9f50104c6ca7e93541dba283bd41ea352ffe3c3656aa9cfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bow Echo ridden by Billy Loughnane (right) on their way to winning the St James's Palace Stakes on day one of Royal Ascot. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flying saucer prediction not even wackiest thing at this World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/26/all-in-the-game-flying-saucer-prediction-not-even-wackiest-thing-at-this-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/26/all-in-the-game-flying-saucer-prediction-not-even-wackiest-thing-at-this-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Football divided into comfort-breaks, curious ticket resales and Qatar’s loyal followers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RIEUHZNC7WY4A6AJDD5GZG4AF4.jpg?auth=4a6cbc49363c91582d7819b2784d6876531ec0ac949cf36bbd53dab932d3066b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After the prophecy of a mid-match alien abduction, Scotland's 3-0 defeat to Brazil almost came as a relief. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Welsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did economists get the impact of Brexit on Ireland so wrong?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/stephen-collins-why-did-economists-get-the-impact-of-brexit-on-ireland-so-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/26/stephen-collins-why-did-economists-get-the-impact-of-brexit-on-ireland-so-wrong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The consequences are still playing out in the UK, as it prepares for its seventh prime minister in ten years. Yet Ireland is thriving]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNTVZ26J6RG7FISLA76UZZSN7Y.jpg?auth=f724975a9805197050fcf66bbe5519f108096142b5fcf5bdd3424d8c7ca77e13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brexit supporters celebrate the UK's official departure from the European Union in Parliament Square, London, on January 31st, 2020. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bear, season five, on Disney+: This is a long goodbye with genuine sizzle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/26/the-bear-season-five-on-disney-this-is-a-long-goodbye-with-genuine-sizzle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/26/the-bear-season-five-on-disney-this-is-a-long-goodbye-with-genuine-sizzle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Final season is more about the experience than story as Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri and co return for last orders]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33GNXDPBTZDH5O2YRKKTTABKTU?auth=2de5a88f4040bd8684bec90841ddbc6647bcc27a8af7d58c9a711d3427c3c783&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeremy Allen White as Carmy in The Bear. Photograph: FX]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB chief defends bid remarks after Dáil claims of ‘misleading’ investors ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/ptsb-chief-defends-bid-remarks-after-dail-claims-of-misleading-investors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/ptsb-chief-defends-bid-remarks-after-dail-claims-of-misleading-investors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLISRHCVWNGT5G4SBHV66QZUZY.JPG?auth=b45f761a8a9e918b27224f8fbda7fa878b1dad4e9102d77617e1c681ece81522&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB chief executive Eamonn Crowley said: 'Eamonn Crowley said on a call with analysts in October he was not aware of the Government receiving any bid approach.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragon boats, ancient rituals – and a modern fear of being left behind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/dragon-boats-ancient-rituals-and-a-modern-fear-of-being-left-behind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/26/dragon-boats-ancient-rituals-and-a-modern-fear-of-being-left-behind/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid holiday celebrations in Beijing, a friend’s stark worry captures the anxiety of a weakening jobs market]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URCKYHRYYEPWCND6YQJX2ESGUQ.jpg?auth=0ef839e8f32faac5ab3576f444fd86451fdaaf2482085b4a6ab66218427f750a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bamboo rafts forming a golden dragon sail along the Great Canal during the Dragon Boat Festival in the Tongzhou district of Beijing, China. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wu Hao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digicel upgraded by Moody’s on easing debt burden even as revenues dip]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/digicel-upgraded-by-moodys-on-easing-debt-burden-even-as-revenues-dip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/digicel-upgraded-by-moodys-on-easing-debt-burden-even-as-revenues-dip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien retains 10% stake in Digicel]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BEIANXEWMSTRKZGYRW345PMNY.jpg?auth=b5cceb06dd7ee9d169db1befa55f3e963110b689d901235011e87bf48d7b839c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Denis O'Brien has retained a 10 per cent stake in Digicel following a debt restructuring in 2024, but is currently on track to double his holding, thanks to stock warrants he was given. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Digital/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to the killers of Veronica Guerin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/veronica-guerin-murder-30-years-on-where-are-those-linked-to-her-killing-the-questions-that-remain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/06/26/veronica-guerin-murder-30-years-on-where-are-those-linked-to-her-killing-the-questions-that-remain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family say they are the ones who have suffered the true life sentences]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICN37ICCLVD5RBUIPPE72JRBMM.jpg?auth=4b28b068791781c6b23655a721ef3dd45936511894b98cf31f01c21575ce1f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Veronica Guerin was shot dead on June 26th, 1996, on the Naas Road in Dublin. Photograph: David Conachy/Independent News and Media/Getty Images; Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent News and Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit gave Ireland a financial services jobs boost. Will AI wipe it out? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/brexit-gave-ireland-a-jobs-boost-in-financial-services-but-will-ai-wipe-it-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/26/brexit-gave-ireland-a-jobs-boost-in-financial-services-but-will-ai-wipe-it-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial services insiders say Ireland has continued to attract activity following initial Brexit-related moves]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STRJ3HWUGFBD5B5QIPIZR75VY4.jpg?auth=affc7c171f81e13a31a5f90b68e9b023c72ddacd5899115e20d0fe20b6cc63f9&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:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup podcast: Ken Early on Scotland’s failure and Brazil’s Neymar fantasy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-ken-early-on-scotlands-mess-and-brazils-neymar-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/world-cup-podcast-ken-early-on-scotlands-mess-and-brazils-neymar-fantasy/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UOLTIZFC5GGXVITPWRNJWVDWWY.jpg?auth=1fad5ccb1e578dc688e18436905c06711385b90bf7a3448b8b4f5bd60fa234f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scotland's Scott McTominay after Scotland lose to Brazil in their World Cup 2026 Group C match at Miami Stadium, Florida. 

Picture date: Wednesday June 24, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. 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Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven brilliant new beauty products for summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/26/seven-brilliant-new-beauty-products-for-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/06/26/seven-brilliant-new-beauty-products-for-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New make-up and skincare launches to get your lips and cheeks summer-ready]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PWURI7PYNGKDEMIF4KHOWXOBM.jpg?auth=79c156dff893d827cd5be2ab32f89a141439edd81de0e412558f622d2a16176e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seven brilliant new beauty products for summer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental health services often in ‘outdated, unsuitable or unsafe’ premises, says watchdog ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/mental-health-services-often-in-outdated-unsuitable-or-unsafe-premises-says-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/06/26/mental-health-services-often-in-outdated-unsuitable-or-unsafe-premises-says-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overcrowding reduced dramatically since 2021, but physical infrastructure lagging, notes Mental Health Commission annual report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYRUS5D22ZIIYOIEW4YTX27KKM.jpg?auth=8d9cbe5fea4b5045135f385e01c685a192f503ebf27af6d12083f579ad917f63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inspector of mental health services Prof Jim Lucey said 'much-needed capital investment is being provided in some areas, but not in others'. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The first time I saw my father cry, I was genuinely terrified’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/i-remember-the-first-time-i-saw-my-father-cry-i-was-genuinely-terrified/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/26/i-remember-the-first-time-i-saw-my-father-cry-i-was-genuinely-terrified/</guid><description><![CDATA[The death of his best friend at the age of 18 changed the course of writer, poet and performer Daragh Fleming’s life]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBWHYSDDFNH3JMMNNYGUXEZX5Q.JPG?auth=1b745f0e5e57f639b2a564dcac84d6a8c9f76e488ef5d36b90c5171204554fc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daragh Fleming: 'It has been 14 years and I still think about him every day.' Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unity supporters must be prepared to make Northern Ireland work, says leading unionist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/unity-supporters-must-be-prepared-to-make-northern-ireland-work-says-leading-unionist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/26/unity-supporters-must-be-prepared-to-make-northern-ireland-work-says-leading-unionist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘A Border poll will come at some stage, but that’s not where we are now’, former UUP senator tells SDLP conference]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MG4MOGXXAZPXVGNAKYU5BLR5QE.jpg?auth=6a900a7858065a850e3ada89321d4723fc3d701bf9401f4e4703404aa621a248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former UUP senator Ian Marshall: 'It’s easier for political unionism to sell the status quo because it’s tangible and they know what they have.' Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €710,000 buy in Switzerland, France, Greece, Italy and Co Westmeath?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/26/what-will-710000-buy-in-switzerland-france-greece-italy-and-co-westmeath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/26/what-will-710000-buy-in-switzerland-france-greece-italy-and-co-westmeath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: Bungalow with equestrian facilities, Swiss chalet and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2DLCVLCBRBT5FYDQZA3MQWUT4.jpg?auth=03172082709c8a22cb18d08acea1a3dc081764d0ce0402fee759b0cca2d117c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greece: Kefalonia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret of Claire Byrne’s success? Her Laois accent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/26/the-secret-of-claire-byrnes-success-her-laois-accent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/26/the-secret-of-claire-byrnes-success-her-laois-accent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newstalk host’s mood matches sunny weather, while Hard Shoulder pair take big-top approach on tour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7S5GYBHWFGYHFN3DJNUQSQ22U.jpg?auth=cc70ffb2d0501b59671da271ebf380aad65919e53927a706175f5f357ec8869e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Byrne has found her voice  since joining Newstalk. Photograph: Conor McCabe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Heron review: Precise, poignant portrayal of how families mythologise pain away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/26/blue-heron-review-precise-poignant-portrayal-of-how-families-mythologise-pain-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/06/26/blue-heron-review-precise-poignant-portrayal-of-how-families-mythologise-pain-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Remarkably assured debut recalls a childhood shaped by the increasingly troubling behaviour of an older sibling]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3FBJ4ID75DURD45QCBG3UJAAY.jpg?auth=8704b26e9a005244deb4d3c9a2cccb5e3268c8126ba2a898860bf2648f75c451&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blue Heron, directed by Sophy Romvari]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s best ice-creams from makers that use Irish milk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/26/irelands-best-ice-creams-from-makers-that-use-irish-milk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/06/26/irelands-best-ice-creams-from-makers-that-use-irish-milk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Murphy’s Ice Cream to Ryan’s Farm, these domestic ice-cream makers use Irish milk to create their products]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPFCMPBZ2FA37F7EG3SGXUDUFE.jpg?auth=330b25309e9eae8976c01909789f63f25042c8873d7466c7d02ef1409da2a91b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One thing is certain – whoever came up with the notion of a frozen dessert was on to something. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LeManna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A summer state of mind ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/a-summer-state-of-mind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/a-summer-state-of-mind/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzie Coen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Embrace the effortless mood of summer at home. We’ve got the perfect inspo for sun-soaked days, warm evenings, and laid-back living]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C7A5HD334FFPPIGNVEHLMCZPQQ.jpg?auth=5097bb2d291dab97c077b6395c5b22a4a8c47155b69d126b5fe5694187b9a72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tomato handle wooden salad servers, €38.50, oliverbonas.com]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get a garden room of your own this summer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/get-a-garden-room-of-your-own-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/get-a-garden-room-of-your-own-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirstie McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The modern garden is having a serious glow-up. Here’s how to turn your outdoor space into your coolest room this summer 
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MVNXHCNSJEUXK3ETFKVJNVFMY.jpg?auth=1888eb6833dbd910f36cb9f62a4d2b347a65ac602b00a1560573c9cb93ec4821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Textiles in mouth-watering shades, eye-catching ceramics and jewel-toned glassware are hallmarks of Bloomingville’s summer selection. Find the brand at Avoca]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The summer of gatherings: festivals, food and family entertainment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/the-summer-of-gatherings-festivals-food-and-family-entertainment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/the-summer-of-gatherings-festivals-food-and-family-entertainment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discover Ireland’s best summer events—from music and arts to best family-friendly days out nationwide]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJNFUCTHJZAYHAHLB7WFH2EOKI.jpg?auth=29850851ada00bc445985307c4f7e59cd9f9b109f3d4ef134e15d20671e24b2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Street entertainer Ingrid O’Beirne pictured for the Kaleidoscope Festival, which takes place at Russborough House, Blessington on July 3rd-5th. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Summer diary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/its-summer-diary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/its-summer-diary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yoga, festivals, stays ... we’ve got you covered]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YG576NZKS5A37I35DKTZE5LBEY.JPG?auth=929441c3c8491184b2f09981ce21294b6db15907cf3278a535b4e1c4c628eac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yoga signature class]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stuart Hayes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get jet-set garden style ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/get-jet-set-garden-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/get-jet-set-garden-style/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirstie McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Summer travel plans shelved? Get that destination style in your own garden instead ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMLQND54T5D6ZHDTGHRQDM6AFI.jpg?auth=5649fe4280fc44357d13d982e3ee23166f0ee0bc37156de54c06b863135669bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Find Riviera-inspired towels and textiles at decidedly non-five-star prices at H&M this summer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two wines that capture the sunshine of Sicily]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/26/two-wines-that-capture-the-sunshine-of-sicily/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/06/26/two-wines-that-capture-the-sunshine-of-sicily/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: Sicily is one of the largest wine-producing regions in Italy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3BXWYLB3NGWBEQXRBPJLFAUGM.jpg?auth=79c16691b9f706cf3f29f3c6251c323e04f4fc7f0eec68633842f6cd35f5675a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These two Sicilian wines are made from widely grown local grape varieties and offer good value]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The carry-on edit  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/the-carry-on-edit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/the-carry-on-edit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stylist Corina Gaffey puts together a holiday capsule wardrobe that can take you anywhere]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBKOEOL2MRGQ5L7IZP45HQIJAY.png?auth=28e59d48723816de937e2530755b4da9326d2bf2f440a2c0f4536ce0a96704dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stulist Corina Gaffey chooses a capsule wardrobe that will see you through a holiday with just carry-on luggage]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday heroes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/holiday-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/holiday-heroes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey, Deanna O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crochet shirting, striped separates, and cool co-ords make kids’ summerwear playful, practical and fun]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKBARDWTN5DKFAMKAF74YCBHGQ.jpg?auth=23bc8edbf5a2041fba3479f698e6b5082afc20e1448422d7a2568a63ccb6a03b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bow wide leg set, €40, River Island]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council launches new rental scheme offering guaranteed income and long-term security for landlords]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/26/dublin-city-council-launches-new-rental-scheme-offering-guaranteed-income-and-long-term-security-for-landlords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/26/dublin-city-council-launches-new-rental-scheme-offering-guaranteed-income-and-long-term-security-for-landlords/</guid><description><![CDATA[Participating landlords benefit from a direct partnership with local authorities, who take on key aspects of the rental process]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5FK6RAFARA3JFTN5M2R7RPZDY.jpg?auth=e50eb7109f16a9bf5b89bdca9eed631d0943d1dffcc54fbecb664201bfb152df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The RAS Dublin Pilot Scheme offers income certainty for landlords. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farknot_Architect</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From powering the country to empowering its people  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/26/from-powering-the-country-to-empowering-its-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/26/from-powering-the-country-to-empowering-its-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why 50 years of Bord Gáis Energy is something for all to celebrate ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVH6KCZM6VBGRO4EKFG6O25S2E.jpeg?auth=da34fda0fbf261913ee2cd3c841d77384f212b6c513cc8a904a5979215dd3a76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bord Gáis Energy continues to invest significantly in renewables, and has been offering solar PV installations since 2023]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who to look out for in Ireland U20s at the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/who-to-look-out-for-in-ireland-u20s-at-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/who-to-look-out-for-in-ireland-u20s-at-the-world-cup/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOHOCUK7SX7O5L3GWWDO2G3R64.jpg?auth=b4d5fccec140ddba8cbb63b76d79b35a8d80e89cb9922ccd97fb1b638fb8dae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Can Ireland's Under 20s kick on from their 2026 Six Nations Championship second place finish? Photograph: Ben Brady/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of short-termism: New report highlights misspend by advertisers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/26/the-rise-of-short-termism-new-report-highlights-misspend-by-advertisers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/26/the-rise-of-short-termism-new-report-highlights-misspend-by-advertisers/</guid><description><![CDATA[A new report finds the ad industry has over-optimised for short term performance at the expense of  building brand, authors Eva Zawol and Kelsey Tyson tell Inside Marketing’s Dave Winterlich]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLVVNYTCHFF2RBYKGSK2FUCENU.jpg?auth=0764fdc379b86899d7f3a877ec307db41e8f19d14a7dc678ab9cafe520a99f7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brands have overcorrected too far towards short-term performance marketing. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Urupong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great value golf in Ireland, from Athlone to Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/great-value-golf-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/great-value-golf-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A week spent around Ireland offers some wonderful golf courses and excellent value if you know where to look, writes Barry McCall]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZNB54GWORCXNNF57UMKS7C7RQ.JPG?auth=286616d8813a8c3166ac54628088472dcc98b5881b53d6428f4ead3afd916032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clonakilty Golf Club, fourth green]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben J Rath</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eat, drink, accessorize!]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/eat-drink-accessorize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/eat-drink-accessorize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Dunworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Take a shortcut to summer sunshine with these bites, tipples and accessories]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVFRTIETWNFZVF7KYEI4JQ6CXY.png?auth=f130f487af3bd42824c1ecff53fd1cfb56ff8560fac0d19df4dc0976efd58909&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mani Pizza T-Shirts, €30, available from Mani Pizza, Drury Street, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten books to lose yourself in this summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/thrilling-fiction-and-captivating-memoir-among-the-books-to-lose-yourself-in-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/06/26/thrilling-fiction-and-captivating-memoir-among-the-books-to-lose-yourself-in-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Donnelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sarah Gilmartin, Maggie O’Farrell, Lena Dunham, Patrick Radden Keefe and more have written some of this year’s best beach reads]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AN6I4UTGJVHLDOJFHXABKGC74A.jpg?auth=5bbc343bc3013c3023a4ec91318e2a099eb90dce37a17074234c772fe6aba622&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Holidays offer the joy of spending a whole day getting lost in a good book, or racing to the end of a pacy thriller. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JazzIRT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: In which of these decades has an Indiana Jones film not been largely set?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/26/the-movie-quiz-in-which-of-these-decades-has-an-indiana-jones-film-not-been-largely-set/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/06/26/the-movie-quiz-in-which-of-these-decades-has-an-indiana-jones-film-not-been-largely-set/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How many of The Magnificent Seven were also in The Great Escape?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SXISUCA3LYKJM5XOZ6SS7RV6E.jpg?auth=4b0b9781584fa71736e9a442da2dc9321314028faab207b1d2488aae78480e34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Sean Connery as his father Henry Jones in the film ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’, 1989. Photograph: Terry O’Neill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonight the Music Seems So Loud – The Meaning of George Michael: a sharp and smart analysis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/26/tonight-the-music-seems-so-loud-the-meaning-of-george-michael-a-sharp-and-smart-analysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/26/tonight-the-music-seems-so-loud-the-meaning-of-george-michael-a-sharp-and-smart-analysis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean Van Nguyen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Critic Sathnam Sanghera responds to a feeling there has never been a serious examination of George Michael the music-maker]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/235EH6OHRRB7BPHXU7UFTMUMR4.jpg?auth=f205e9d7cd1f95b47a4edbf857eaf2c796de797f65d831e3f4570bca7881444e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Michael performs at Live 8 London in Hyde Park on July 2nd, 2005.  Photograph: MJ Kim/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MJ Kim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local history: Empowering women, a Quaker education, and a varied tasting menu of church longevity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/26/local-history-empowering-women-a-quaker-education-and-a-varied-tasting-menu-of-church-longevity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/26/local-history-empowering-women-a-quaker-education-and-a-varied-tasting-menu-of-church-longevity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Clements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A History of Down High School, 200 years of the Impartial Reporter, and A History of First Presbyterian Church Armagh ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EP5PG5TXC5BJ7DEX4QWC2TVC2E.jpg?auth=9f38328c461081ff82d6ea17c61ae724e1979e58e86cf99a6847ea6d3d74101d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of Ireland’s oldest provincial newspapers, the Impartial Reporter, marked its bicentenary last year and has published a book tracing its past.]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>