<?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/2026-06-29/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:39:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Changing Times Brewery launches beers into UK market and forecasts 30% rise in sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/30/changing-times-brewery-launches-beers-into-uk-market-and-forecasts-30-rise-in-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/30/changing-times-brewery-launches-beers-into-uk-market-and-forecasts-30-rise-in-sales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Based in Glasnevin and founded by the owners of some of Ireland’s best-known pubs, the independent brewer offers a range of five beers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IX6LV5NIHRC5VHE2ZZVQEAZIMI.jpg?auth=0da5e707697fff80349e5ac4453650b375ba48a86eb3f359949ff94d6cd3131d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Willie Aherne (left), of the Palace Bar, brewer Shane Long and Pat Rigney, chairman of the Changing Times Brewery ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A kind, caring, beautiful soul’: Tributes paid to three Irish people killed in Spain car crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/tributes-to-malaga-crash-victims-in-hours-after-fatal-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/tributes-to-malaga-crash-victims-in-hours-after-fatal-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minute’s silence heald at Westmeath County Council meeting in memory of Mullingar locals ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:55:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4GPS3TJMVGUBBADLIWR4ZDAVI.jpg?auth=4e8b65d8c9cc914a445877bf6558f81b5250bad594e740977d53a48c7c17589a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy McCullagh, Michaela Newcombe and Mark McCullagh who died in a Malaga car crash. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/cork-judges-told-of-solicitors-intention-to-quit-free-legal-aid-panel-ahead-of-new-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/cork-judges-told-of-solicitors-intention-to-quit-free-legal-aid-panel-ahead-of-new-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan, Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of Justice]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:23:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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behalf of the IRFU and the FAI]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGYL3JG3TTFLHE2IDYZA64GCZY.jpg?auth=16f511e56c13757c07fb0ce252e75d6062f4408fd4840e27aa2e9e9bc49256ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary McGann has been appointed as the independent chair of New Stadium DAC, the company that operates the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on behalf of the IRFU and the FAI. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillor Daryl Barron elected 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/29/councillor-daryl-barron-elected-359th-lord-mayor-of-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/06/29/councillor-daryl-barron-elected-359th-lord-mayor-of-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil representative for Donnaghmede says election to first citizen ‘truly the greatest honour’ of his life]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:56:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2MYPMRLG5DWLFDLMHVNGSZJXY.jpg?auth=64a41180dd80bffc95e6b10492c3f02b4f32245742857b4c6b223b7b3c406abe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cllr Daryl Barron (Fianna Fáil), pictured with wife Orla and baby son Niall, was tonight officially elected as the 359th Lord Mayor of Dublin on Monday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuts to fuel taxes won’t be fully reversed until after Budget, Coalition leaders decide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/cuts-to-fuel-taxes-wont-be-fully-reversed-until-after-budget-coalition-leaders-decide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/cuts-to-fuel-taxes-wont-be-fully-reversed-until-after-budget-coalition-leaders-decide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cuts are due to expire at end of July, with Taoiseach and Tánaiste saying there will be no ‘cliff edge’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:50:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMCPFUGDKXO6XMM45XJPM27CJI.jpg?auth=dec56641d5dbb7279b6643ca4bd8a3d8554ed890b43ab880b4b56f3d83cb6cb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A change in the planned expiry of the cuts will require legislation to be passed through the Oireachtas before the summer recess, which is due to begin on July 16th. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martinelli strikes in stoppage time as Brazil break Japan hearts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/martinelli-strikes-in-stoppage-time-as-brazil-break-japan-hearts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/martinelli-strikes-in-stoppage-time-as-brazil-break-japan-hearts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brazilians through to last 16 after entertaining first knockout game]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:46:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PF2LXSHPIUCJVCIV5VFK4JWYAM.jpg?auth=d2dd6a227dd6b4a7aed2c4ea020295a13a02a81ecbcaa984305b12b7799615eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Martinelli of Brazil celebrates scoring his team's winning goal against Japan. Photograph: Lars Baron/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lars Baron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dalkey couple seek injunction over neighbour’s alleged unauthorised development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/dalkey-couple-seek-injunction-over-alleged-unauthorised-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/dalkey-couple-seek-injunction-over-alleged-unauthorised-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple claim property owner has begun works without complying with certain conditions attached to planning permission]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:31:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In their High Court action, Paul and Sandra Williams claim Emmet Bergin has begun works without complying with certain conditions attached to planning permission granted for the construction of a four-bedroom house at the south Dublin site]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Donaldson revelations: a gathering storm for DUP]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/29/the-irish-times-view-on-donaldson-revelations-a-gathering-storm-for-dup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/29/the-irish-times-view-on-donaldson-revelations-a-gathering-storm-for-dup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Senior colleagues who were aware of his behaviour over must account for why they still elected him leader]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTKVVTWDED7X4D7NW4SHKM3U74.jpg?auth=5e55f7667a30b60e40f066a4b3a8d6e7e2a69bd4d83c0d897a5c20526a49a692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner bloodied during fierce five-set victory in Wimbledon opener]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/29/jannik-sinner-bloodied-during-fierce-five-set-victory-in-wimbledon-opener/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/06/29/jannik-sinner-bloodied-during-fierce-five-set-victory-in-wimbledon-opener/</guid><description><![CDATA[Osaka defeats Jacquemot after Japanese-inspired ‘Kill Bill’ kimono walk-on]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:23:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5LU4TETAFKMTX6PF3JQL7DLR4.jpg?auth=a39685f60c5f27baffdad27359664fe491ab109ad35e7bd6f4c9fba2eba426a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic at Wimbledon. Photograph: Glyn KIRK/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Glyn Kirk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French air defence ship operates off Dublin Bay ahead of EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/30/french-air-defence-ship-operates-off-dublin-bay-ahead-of-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/30/french-air-defence-ship-operates-off-dublin-bay-ahead-of-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland to rely on French and British military assets over next six months ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:10:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WS7ASXRAMORUQ6T55UFYOSA5MY.jpg?auth=64e7661beb57ce20a20c73bad7fd51118960d92797fdaa325027bf11dc92479d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A French multipurpose frigate conducted manoeuvres in the Irish Sea about 22km east of Howth on Sunday. Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sajjad Hussain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish MEPs join calls for investigation into Gianni Infantino over Fifa’s Trump peace prize]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/irish-meps-among-those-calling-for-investigation-of-fifas-infantino-over-trump-peace-prize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/irish-meps-among-those-calling-for-investigation-of-fifas-infantino-over-trump-peace-prize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifty representatives sign letter describing US president’s award as ‘the most troubling development’ of 2026 World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:05:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UNHCFBXNRHBXJCMLZIRUQPIPY.jpg?auth=2d9de5cb4a4ce93f510d9e18c57b7c7175c2323a7fc6a008ff71cc703840bc93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: US president Donald Trump (left) receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize from Gianni Infantino in Washington DC in December 2025. Photograph: Jia Haocheng/Pool/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My old headmaster was right to send off famous All Black. Rugby’s values are far weaker now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/my-old-headmaster-was-right-to-send-off-famous-all-black-rugbys-values-are-far-weaker-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/my-old-headmaster-was-right-to-send-off-famous-all-black-rugbys-values-are-far-weaker-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It didn’t matter that Colin Meads’s kick was lacking in severity - the crime had been committed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLK6MXZEXZDBBEPVOMVVKE5554.jpg?auth=f0c5d2eb4ae58b34a19c3785098140074b843ff1f08e1a83dd13ab60513cf5fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All Blacks Colin Meads and Peter Jones advance before the ball is cleared during a 1960 match between New Zealand and South Africa. Seven years later, Meads was dismissed during a match at Murrayfield, Scotland, by Irish referee Kevin Kelleher. Photograph: The New Zealand Herald via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The New Zealand Herald</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Trump’s new tariff threat: this time it’s digital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/29/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-new-tariff-threat-this-time-its-digital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/06/29/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-new-tariff-threat-this-time-its-digital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Previous experience shows that many of his threats are never followed up]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3D3CSDJMQZU6LTF67DY5XSTB5E.jpg?auth=d8e2640057e4525969506398a7e8a748af2729c931663eccfab8eb875704a44b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Mack Trucks manufacturing plant in Lehigh County, Pa., Tuesday, June, 23, 2026. Trump threatened to scrap a just-finalised trade deal with the European Union on Friday, saying that any country that levies a digital services tax would be hit immediately with a 100 percent tariff on all exports to the United States. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fisherman whose boat capsized sues, claiming vessel unseaworthy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/fisherman-whose-boat-capsized-sues-claiming-vessel-unseaworthy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/fisherman-whose-boat-capsized-sues-claiming-vessel-unseaworthy/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Amethyst capsized and sank in September, 2022 ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:58:54 +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 defendants deny the claims. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Custody conflict’ most likely motivation for German shooting that left six dead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/29/five-people-dead-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/06/29/five-people-dead-in-shooting-in-northern-germany-police-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four women and two men killed in incident in town of Stade, near Hamburg, at home for young mothers and their children]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:46:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YYSXKCL7MBP4OFXGVI6E7CGKU.jpg?auth=f3b37b71bafec16092679bad2e82b547612b5482b0b362e08ecf2404f4544965&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police forensics work at the scene where six people were killed in a shooting in Stade, northern Germany, on Monday. Photograph: Ibrahim Ot/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ibrahim Ot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuela: Some areas hit by earthquakes yet to receive aid with rescue and recovery efforts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/father-and-son-rescued-after-four-days-buried-under-rubble-of-venezuelas-earthquakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/father-and-son-rescued-after-four-days-buried-under-rubble-of-venezuelas-earthquakes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Sequera and Efrain Otero]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wednesday’s twin shocks have left close to 1,500 confirmed dead and hundreds of buildings destroyed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:41:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAERG4BBMQDJPPGTQALVK35X4A.jpg?auth=6432f57236eb9c4606d9f60ce7096b2fd95137b12e3e21343f0be9eeeecbdd60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Venezuelan national police officers  stand guard outside food shops affected by the earthquakes in El Junquito, Venezuela. Photograph: Federico Parra/Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Federico Parra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court directs 13-week plan for removal of 29 modular homes built without permission in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/court-directs-13-week-plan-for-removal-of-29-modular-homes-built-without-permission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/court-directs-13-week-plan-for-removal-of-29-modular-homes-built-without-permission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owners and developer of site near Brittas ordered to lodge €150,000 bond pending remediation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:36:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTFIUFKH3ZFTFMGM7RPBOJZTKY.jpeg?auth=42b51b0981963da6b76e3d4e3c2207fe715f37da4cc5df71b123023056b3710b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said the financial hardship arising from bond provision – which had been resisted by the defendants – is 'on them'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland a hub for shell companies facilitating cross-border tax frauds, says EU prosecutor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/ireland-a-hub-for-shell-companies-facilitating-cross-border-tax-frauds-says-eu-prosecutor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/ireland-a-hub-for-shell-companies-facilitating-cross-border-tax-frauds-says-eu-prosecutor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republic is one of three countries who have not joined EU-wide agency investigating financial crimes spanning multiple jurisdictions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:27:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7HTPRCYRYCUH5KYUAIELPXPLQ.jpg?auth=6fdc2cd45bb6f74a817d1e32cdc3e8c157e340f073d923f8c6f2d2df71c09c2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland one of three states that have not joined EU-wide agency investigating financial crimes spanning multiple jurisdictions. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenzo Tribouillard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Healy is ‘ready to race’ ahead of Tour de France grand départ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/06/29/ben-healy-is-ready-to-race-ahead-of-tour-de-france-grand-depart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/06/29/ben-healy-is-ready-to-race-ahead-of-tour-de-france-grand-depart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish rider confident he is approaching last year’s form which saw him win stage six]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3DBFFWBCZSUNDJG7QJNGIY7POE.jpg?auth=66425f4cc3f97f66bd50ee99673e2fff3fe28f996b5db1b1381b3d0d891d9101&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EasyPost team's Irish rider Ben Healy wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anne-Christine Poujoulat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s pledge to boost England’s north has a familiar ring]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/29/andy-burnhams-pledge-to-boost-englands-north-has-a-familiar-ring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/29/andy-burnhams-pledge-to-boost-englands-north-has-a-familiar-ring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The man who seems poised to replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister promises to ‘rewire Britain’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CFEKL6UGOLSHPTZEGHO6GAS6OY.jpg?auth=ac67422d24c558d09ae20c6ea925c562f910cb1ced7a772a2ade227aa43cc5f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MP for Makerfield, Andy Burnham, arrives to deliver a speech at the People's History Museum on Monday in Manchester, England. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In raising divorce and equal pay, Seán Lemass’s 1966 committee was way ahead of its time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/29/in-raising-divorce-and-equal-pay-sean-lemasss-1966-committee-was-way-ahead-of-its-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/06/29/in-raising-divorce-and-equal-pay-sean-lemasss-1966-committee-was-way-ahead-of-its-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finola Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lemass joined the committee after resigning as taoiseach, reflecting his view that the Constitution needed to be modernised]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTRJAT45NREYNOPCU3PXYONEX4.jpg?auth=8cc7cdb75671b59351bfe99e36960a869db921bce8f50ee35a3dfef3dc1361bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Seán Lemass looks on as then-president Éamon de Valera signs the proclamation to dissolve Dáil Éireann in advance of the 1965 general election. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent News and Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scheffler’s season of almosts continues as Hovland wins Travelers playoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/29/viktor-hovland-gets-the-better-of-scottie-scheffler-again-to-win-travelers-in-playoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/29/viktor-hovland-gets-the-better-of-scottie-scheffler-again-to-win-travelers-in-playoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frustration struck again for the world No 1 ahead of fast-approaching Open Championship]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:59:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFGZQOLCSFCF5K2IM5X3CGKLSQ?auth=7dc1cd237200dc021e6c57bdd940a01e8b9e601e94a7b6f80cd1ab2a252c5d4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler reacts after missing a putt on the 18th green in a playoff for the Travelers Championship in Connecticut on Monday. Photograph: Jordan Bank/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Bank</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks and oil prices edge up as investors eye Iran peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/stocks-and-oil-prices-edge-up-as-investors-eye-iran-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/stocks-and-oil-prices-edge-up-as-investors-eye-iran-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech shares rebound ‌on Wall Street after last week’s sell-off]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:27:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PGOFHZ2GKIYORKKJHY3ZJ677E.jpg?auth=a0f2961b31c9470dfb45c4aaf8b468829890fee265be588091ba8863896de7f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Monday as easing tensions in the Middle ‌East lifted sentiment following recent hostilities. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning request by fireworks supplier who worked on Taylor Swift concerts should be reconsidered, judge rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/planning-request-by-fireworks-supplier-who-worked-on-taylor-swift-concerts-should-be-reconsidered-judge-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/planning-request-by-fireworks-supplier-who-worked-on-taylor-swift-concerts-should-be-reconsidered-judge-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[Previous decision to refuse permission to install shipping container underground for storage of pyrotechnics in Mayo was quashed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:17:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTYA6USE6JE37CKFBG5RQA57FQ.jpg?auth=f6b055144bf55c7abda0825c94f0ca6c7cc5663705a263ad9da023fc7b52e352&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rocket Pyrotechnics is an indigenous family owned business which has provided professional fireworks and special effects services in Ireland for over 25 years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">howtogoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The United States is still an experiment,’ says descendant of signatory of Declaration of Independence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/06/29/the-united-states-is-still-an-experiment-says-descendant-of-signatory-of-declaration-of-independence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/06/29/the-united-states-is-still-an-experiment-says-descendant-of-signatory-of-declaration-of-independence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David McKean’s ancestor Thomas McKean was one of eight signatories of Irish descent to sign the document]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2GZE4DOFRCTZCWNF3CLJFGASA.jpeg?auth=06a06f85a30db0b7fe4c8095c7472320198173b91eb3ee2e35c6b49d21e143dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McKean at the grave of his ancestor Thomas McKean, who believed deeply in the rule of law and signed the Declaration of Independence]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Magic Glasses review: Excellent acting, direction and design. It’s just a shame about the script]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/29/the-magic-glasses-review-excellent-acting-direction-and-design-its-just-a-shame-about-the-script/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/06/29/the-magic-glasses-review-excellent-acting-direction-and-design-its-just-a-shame-about-the-script/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[George Fitzmaurice’s one-act comedy from 1913 is clearly a passion project for Conall Morrison, who is directing it at Bewley’s Cafe Theatre. It can be hard to see why]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IHDWP4NUIVBUJEAOKHDAU6BUAA.jpg?auth=60deb63182266e56faa1b95fef5489781fd37b0c80953de899b15b864f540481&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Magic Glasses: Jonathan White, Malcolm Adams and Helen Norton. Photograph: Al Craig]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediators intervene as tit-for-tat strikes threaten US-Iran interim deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/29/us-and-iran-agree-to-stop-attacking-each-other-in-advance-of-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/29/us-and-iran-agree-to-stop-attacking-each-other-in-advance-of-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lebanon’s parliament speaker casts doubt on US-brokered agreement with Israel aimed at halting parallel conflict]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:49:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XURHKCX4PDQI7EW5YOMREP5JRI.jpg?auth=f71c8a0ab5cace71dded4a7f72707437e15fcb8e2806a1bcc04109cc68aec4e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A billboard featuring Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Iran is set to hold a multi-day mass funeral for the late supreme leader at the start of July. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-endorses-grace-periods-for-mail-in-ballots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-endorses-grace-periods-for-mail-in-ballots/</guid><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump had previously vowed to end mail-in voting before November’s congressional elections]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:20:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKL5NOZLJG2GWKR3PX7SIVJZXA.jpg?auth=90fe7ef486a0c463bbfb3e25fd3543f2c662526d26ae217f538b902857b51aeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Restricting mail-in ballots would stand to disproportionately benefit Republicans given that Democratic ⁠voters traditionally have been more likely to use mail-in ballots than Republican voters. Photograph: Philip Cheung/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Cheung</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Irish people killed in ‘devastating’ Spain car crash are named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/28/number-of-irish-people-killed-in-spain-car-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/28/number-of-irish-people-killed-in-spain-car-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Gerard Couzens, Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark McCullagh, Michaela Newcombe, and Amy McCullagh, from Co Westmeath, killed in Malaga crash early on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:20:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z4GPS3TJMVGUBBADLIWR4ZDAVI.jpg?auth=4e8b65d8c9cc914a445877bf6558f81b5250bad594e740977d53a48c7c17589a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy McCullagh, Michaela Newcombe and her partner Mark McCullagh died in the crash in Malaga]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City pay Chelsea £17m in compensation and confirm Enzo Maresca as manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/manchester-city-pay-chelsea-17m-in-compensation-and-confirm-enzo-maresca-as-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/manchester-city-pay-chelsea-17m-in-compensation-and-confirm-enzo-maresca-as-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chelsea say Maresca leaving ‘major factor’ in poor season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:11:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C27KSIGB42L4IRKKUEIOQRE5JM.jpg?auth=2b9170ec3825faa47d7279bc345f0f5e012f17c2cc1b90f2a1a24845b1e6ea9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City's Erling Haaland and new head coach Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of teen sex assault victim wins €2,500 over termination of remote work in legal first]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/mother-of-teen-sex-assault-victim-wins-2500-over-termination-of-remote-work-in-legal-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/mother-of-teen-sex-assault-victim-wins-2500-over-termination-of-remote-work-in-legal-first/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is the first time a worker has won compensation for not getting four weeks’ notice for the end of a remote work arrangement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:07:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIFKOZKOMEX3Y4IBY3EAP57GXQ.jpg?auth=adba1faeb9b5d52bcd39e9bdb8f0008d4b73c22dae25f72d441ffa7a841f061c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The worker said the atmosphere at work was “hostile”. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Soundbites’ on Irish unity not helpful, says Taoiseach, after recent O’Callaghan comments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/soundbites-on-irish-unity-not-helpful-says-taoiseach-after-recent-ocallaghan-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/soundbites-on-irish-unity-not-helpful-says-taoiseach-after-recent-ocallaghan-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government’s €2bn Shared Island Fund succeeding because it has not become embroiled in constitutional debate, says Martin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:55:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DVFYUNJSXFBYLIQ7SFWR4NICBA.jpg?auth=b6f6c035046c434c96ed487ab4032dff2463a2593da3bcfdf656b1b0299afbd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin was interviewed by former RTÉ broadcaster Brian Dobson at the  Shared Island Forum in Dublin City.  Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online shoppers warned of scam messages ahead of major tax changes this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/fresh-fraud-warnings-ahead-of-online-shopping-tax-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/fresh-fraud-warnings-ahead-of-online-shopping-tax-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Purchases worth less than €150 from outside EU will be subject to €3 plus VAT from Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:44:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUGCFZRHWBCZTE6KMT7B7BPDEQ.jpg?auth=edac3636ed26caa0cc740670a2a7ef6268686493441f06063e7a6b7951652d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While most large online retailers will be able to apply the charge at the point of sale smaller retailers may not impose the new rules leaving Irish shoppers with bills on delivery. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pocketlight</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court declines to hear Trump’s bid to overturn €5m verdict in favour of E Jean Carroll]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-trumps-bid-to-overturn-verdict-in-favour-of-e-jean-carroll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-declines-to-hear-trumps-bid-to-overturn-verdict-in-favour-of-e-jean-carroll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Chung]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump had asked judges to intervene after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:30:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBG3F2DUILVZDT2WEBOKITZ3MU.jpg?auth=cc14a1759a0a89b9eaf15ab67875d144a5f871d4d22086164bcdd7f4a1f1a208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[E Jean Carroll sued Trump in federal court in Manhattan. Photograph: Dave Sanders/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Sanders</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flexible work options influencing majority of workers when considering a job offer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/flexible-work-options-influencing-majority-of-workers-when-considering-a-job-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/flexible-work-options-influencing-majority-of-workers-when-considering-a-job-offer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flexible working arrangements ‘now part of the confidence test’ in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:21:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J23MH5DR2JAWLJF5EEMNAVBCMA.jpg?auth=00802305ff77ec15d8ad2b67c2d1696b06b1a18171e7f85aae85bdac5f04c9f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost 50 % of employees globally plan on seeking new employment in the next 6 months, new data says]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US supreme court blocks Donald Trump from sacking Fed governor Lisa Cook]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-blocks-donald-trump-from-sacking-fed-governor-lisa-cook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/us-supreme-court-blocks-donald-trump-from-sacking-fed-governor-lisa-cook/</guid><description><![CDATA[Justices fail to over-rule the president from firing a regulator in a separate decision]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:05:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOINUB5X4WI73JAYYNR7RELSOM.jpg?auth=8886eff9af194de0cdaeedc2783f701e79df4e04b46f21605b7390dde12338dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lisa Cook was appointed to the Fed’s board by former US president Joe Biden in 2022. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump-backed ‘Great American State Fair’ opens with conservative undertones and small crowds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/trump-backed-great-american-state-fair-opens-with-conservative-undertones-and-small-crowds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/06/29/trump-backed-great-american-state-fair-opens-with-conservative-undertones-and-small-crowds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clyde McGrady, Jennifer Schuessler]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At the kickoff to the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations, attendees were asked if they knew ‘Jesus loves you’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:56:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDKYNJPV2ODSS64DWMSGVJSXEU.jpg?auth=f463d388c820a68a5bf6aba8f3c23847e2262e342d234d57e59075c023198e93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors to the Great American State Fair could hear a speaker read a poem declaring every teen to be 'a conscript in a spiritual world war'. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl (12) falsely suspected of stealing eyelashes from Penneys awarded €17,500 in compensation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/girl-12-falsely-suspected-of-stealing-eyelashes-awarded-17500-in-compensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/girl-12-falsely-suspected-of-stealing-eyelashes-awarded-17500-in-compensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Girl and sister had given up intended purchases at Penneys store before being approached by security ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:31:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QO54PQY6IZECLKTUIL4VGXOY4Y.jpg?auth=1751549e95a96c2c5650169692567feefdee352b87a721d71bc5c99aa191c0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The incident occurred at Penneys store on O’Connell Street, Dublin, in September 2022. File photograph]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland will play Israel in Serbia as neutral venue for Nations League match]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/ireland-will-play-israel-in-serbia-as-neutral-venue-for-nations-league-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/ireland-will-play-israel-in-serbia-as-neutral-venue-for-nations-league-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The FAI said the decision follows decision to move fixture due to ‘operational challenges’ of playing on home soil]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:18:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FBXY65VW3322PQRNDQACNHEVSQ.jpg?auth=9183d3522a044c0c2ac80b18109280b0bc0c29ce9506c03bb06ee2f50d0302a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[General overview of TSC Arena, which will host Ireland's game against Israel. Photograph: Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Srdjan Stevanovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham outlines plan to shift power from London in bid for UK premiership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/29/andy-burnham-to-unveil-plan-to-shift-power-from-london-n-bid-for-uk-premiership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/06/29/andy-burnham-to-unveil-plan-to-shift-power-from-london-n-bid-for-uk-premiership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pippa Crerar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor, who is on course to be prime minister, says he will set up a ‘No 10 North’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:18:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OX3SSIODLGVWXGM332LWWUKKB4.jpg?auth=5792519b126aec974a3100a30f5a92ee11efb1966d1a46c22c23e04803fd1e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, who is expected to succeed Keir Starmer as the UK's next prime minister, leaves People’s History Museum in Manchester following a speech on Monday. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Shepheard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret weapons behind Dublin’s renaissance would even go unnoticed on Hill 16]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/the-secret-weapons-behind-dublins-renaissance-would-even-go-unnoticed-on-hill-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/the-secret-weapons-behind-dublins-renaissance-would-even-go-unnoticed-on-hill-16/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tim Deering, Josh Bannon and Liam Smith were central to Sky Blues’ second unlikely win in the space of a week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:10:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRW2QSBWHO5TQRFNEC5QP2INFU.jpg?auth=e22027a6a47b57f452204cc23fccacad7b8bbb5023bb4455adca9a5ca56884e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Guiden celebrates kicking a late point in Dublin's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final victory against Galway at Croke Park on Sunday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there anyone alive? 12 hours with Venezuelan doctors in the disaster zone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/is-there-anyone-alive-12-hours-with-venezuelan-doctors-in-the-disaster-zone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/is-there-anyone-alive-12-hours-with-venezuelan-doctors-in-the-disaster-zone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fabiola Ferrero, Julie Turkewitz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:36:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RSNPYTCGDT6MFZMGNWZZ3ADXXY.jpg?auth=4898e446c4a35566470ddb16cc74d754af1f0cbc9c07788f8ac910476b845dc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Zaira Medina, director of the Pérez de León Hospital in Caracas, left, embraces a member of the rescue team outside the apartment building where she lived, in La Guaira, Venezuela. Photograph: Fabiola Ferrero/The New York Times
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Photograph: Matt Browne/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maroon 5 at Malahide Castle: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/29/maroon-5-at-malahide-castle-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/29/maroon-5-at-malahide-castle-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 performance on Tuesday, June 30th ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:35:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEJ4D2RK6NYDIKGREL5KQQKB3Q.jpg?auth=f18e9cea29639ad0704f2c9a6f5a7dca601aed8c1d6fa96c180086ac561b4ffe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Levine of Maroon 5: the band rose to fame in 2002 with their debut album Songs about Jane, which included This Love and Harder to Breath. 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German play Paraguay in their first knockout game in the 2026 World Cup. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absurd’ to suggest Riad Bouchaker’s actions did not show intent to kill, jury told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/absurd-to-suggest-riad-bouchakers-actions-did-not-show-intent-to-kill-jury-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/absurd-to-suggest-riad-bouchakers-actions-did-not-show-intent-to-kill-jury-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence argues Bouchaker did not have ‘murderous’ intent and asks jury not to treat Parnell Square accused as a ‘monster’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:31:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CWE7GJRNVUZKELSJWNUYX2FCQ.jpg?auth=192b59fec4a7eecbcc50ee91f466e8ec8de3d73fc19bbbe1e10ccba1be3b0508&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of the stabbing on Parnell Square East, Dublin, in November 2023. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measures ‘in place’ to ensure Irish safety during EU presidency, says Minister for Defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/measures-in-place-to-ensure-irish-safety-during-eu-presidency-says-minister-for-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/measures-in-place-to-ensure-irish-safety-during-eu-presidency-says-minister-for-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen McEntee acknowledges no country is immune to threats but years of planning has taken place]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:30:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYG5AE6VNUNL5HSQBA5NDC7UMM.jpg?auth=dd375ce55dbb59e643036bd4828d983532a3ff4fd446022bebd45f5f655217e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence Helen McEntee: 'An Garda [Síochána] has been planning for this for a number of years now.' Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat Rabbitte: ‘you’re not going to get a broad left alliance’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/pat-rabbitte-youre-not-going-to-get-a-broad-left-alliance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/pat-rabbitte-youre-not-going-to-get-a-broad-left-alliance/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:20:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCBLKW2RXRLJFB7ETYYOGMIXVI.jpg?auth=3d310b3a141b8ccf37e886d3290f890b501b6170f5fea7017e88dd949c1000c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former minister for communications Pat Rabbitte. Photograph:  Eric Luke / The Irish Times. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan carries out deadly air strikes along Afghanistan border]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/29/pakistan-carries-out-deadly-air-strikes-along-afghanistan-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/06/29/pakistan-carries-out-deadly-air-strikes-along-afghanistan-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellis-Petersen, ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dozens of civilians reported dead by Taliban after strikes launched following militant attack in Karachi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:19:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2IDLPSSAP727USLDYA2IK3PVHQ.jpg?auth=4009c0785be79b6e5dd6305ed252d89826df1b094ae465d0b6f19b4f8d8b5c29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A damaged car at the site of Pakistani airstrikes in Mandakhel Village, Zhamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hizbullah’s opposition raises doubts over Israel-Lebanon peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/29/hizbullahs-opposition-raises-doubts-over-israel-lebanon-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/06/29/hizbullahs-opposition-raises-doubts-over-israel-lebanon-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are serious questions over the ability of the Beirut government to disarm the powerful Shia militia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:17:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZPC3S6K2C3UZB7AYCOYMA3TZI.jpg?auth=762b8f995a94ab81eb30b80f6383d8f50922fc49177e3ba0344383ba46287346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israelis look across to the Lebanese side of the border from Metula in northern Israel. Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atef Safadi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court dismisses third challenge to plan for 208 homes in Kimmage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/high-court-dismisses-third-challenge-to-plan-for-208-homes-in-kimmage-southwest-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/high-court-dismisses-third-challenge-to-plan-for-208-homes-in-kimmage-southwest-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planning authority twice conceded there were flaws in its approval of development]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:08:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAOR7FQPMZD75KMXYDIRMT5LYY.jpg?auth=24267730b8d3fe39dd73c4fe68c39d2760660d2e0fce328b40426a8af697aba8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of Lioncor development in Terenure]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People ‘have more trust in individuals than in political parties, civil service or media’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/people-have-more-trust-in-individuals-than-political-parties-civil-service-or-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/people-have-more-trust-in-individuals-than-political-parties-civil-service-or-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO report finds older people are more likely to trust government, while younger people have more faith in electoral system ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:52:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZM7FSM2PWBBKBJEMS5VUVPHWD4.jpg?auth=038481bd7e433d3db8730ca869f3b1fa4cf402436d6c8fbcb2d79da2faa88d01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A nationwide survey on trust was carried out last year by the CSO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">new look casting</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky TV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/comcast-to-spin-off-nbcuniversal-and-sky/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/comcast-to-spin-off-nbcuniversal-and-sky/</guid><description><![CDATA[Studio and broadcast business to become separate public companies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:49:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDDTXLD3N5UJQVDBNFJ4S5IIDY.jpg?auth=f3a978ef574499b26393cf68d7c868b3b485ccfe2e8dcb4ecb996563a163d1c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comcast said it would split into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine Ivill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tricky politics of unwinding petrol and diesel excise cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/the-tricky-politics-of-unwinding-petrol-and-diesel-excise-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/the-tricky-politics-of-unwinding-petrol-and-diesel-excise-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Irish motorists are promised no ‘cliff edge’ as Ministers decide how to pare back fuel excise cuts]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:41:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZYPZEY53RBL7MFQQ4O6GMDKFM.JPG?auth=b33ddce00399ef478ae528ababc0702f10ce216e34e18b53b55b7c2c8a44a086&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government appears to be eyeing up a careful three-point turn on fuel excise. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail sales flat as consumers struggle with higher fuel costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-sales-flat-as-consumers-struggle-with-higher-fuel-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-sales-flat-as-consumers-struggle-with-higher-fuel-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO data indicate volume of sales was unchanged last month]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:34:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FTSYE5AL5IENDQLCG7V7SEWLI.jpg?auth=1c41c1e02feba01673babf5437a279556bf819c50864e9e6231419c83e46d063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In volume terms, retail sales of fuel fell by 0.1 per cent in the month and by 4.6 per cent in the year. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empire of the Sun at Fairview Park in Dublin: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/29/empire-of-the-sun-at-fairview-park-in-dublin-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/06/29/empire-of-the-sun-at-fairview-park-in-dublin-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 electronic duo’s Dublin performance on Tuesday, June 30th ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:34:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7ETCG7FYOCMWPJOH4QISY3YHI.jpg?auth=c838fae97f9b9507fc3f4e187850ff969b06cfb73de8f8b7a77150924a9f3fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empire of the Sun: Gates at Fairview Park open at 7pm on Tuesday, June 30th. The show begins at 8pm. Photograph: Jason McCawley/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Mccawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actor Penelope Keith of TV sitcom To the Manor Born dies at 86 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/29/actor-penelope-keith-of-tv-sitcom-to-the-manor-born-dies-at-86/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/06/29/actor-penelope-keith-of-tv-sitcom-to-the-manor-born-dies-at-86/</guid><description><![CDATA[Role that brought her to mainstream attention came in 1975 when she was cast in BBC sitcom The Good Life]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:01:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FLQ6WMUIJGSXCOMLZ53DZDYLI.jpg?auth=2aecad15fda971e5e101154856678e950a76c30c1768611348385aff9b4e13b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Penelope Keith: Her most prominent role was in BBC comedy To the Manor Born. Photograph: Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evening Standard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF warns Government not to stoke Ireland’s full-capacity economy with needless spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/imf-warns-government-not-to-stoke-irelands-full-capacity-economy-with-unnecessary-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/imf-warns-government-not-to-stoke-irelands-full-capacity-economy-with-unnecessary-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discretionary fiscal spending should be temporary and targeted, Washington-based fund says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:11:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIRH3KLCRGXOPIXGDP4EYFTHCE.jpg?auth=4db1b40908b3bee5270c88c613133117ab658cc6faa7db1402d71221677b6d90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas:  'Fiscal policy [in Ireland] should achieve a broadly neutral stance while scaling up public investment efficiently.' Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for hydration expert under way to assist inquest into death of Irish boxer John Cooney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/search-for-hydration-expert-under-way-to-assist-belfast-inquest-into-boxers-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/search-for-hydration-expert-under-way-to-assist-belfast-inquest-into-boxers-death/</guid><description><![CDATA[John Cooney (28) died a week after suffering a head injury in a fight at Belfast’s Ulster Hall in February 2025]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:11:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHFCZPGB6C6YQBTGIROG6WVTDU.jpg?auth=85501a4e74ce8a6e296de3eae3aa48938efbd185bbfe3641afd51df31e5b615e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Cooney died a week after suffering a head injury in a February 2025 bout. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Clifford’s quiet excellence never fails: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/david-cliffords-quiet-excellence-never-fails-five-things-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/david-cliffords-quiet-excellence-never-fails-five-things-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mayo’s fresh faces storm Croke Park, Louth make 14 count]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:42:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2P5W5DIGLMYWYENIUYK2OISIY.jpg?auth=2bf4dae1f73f3876d8ab66bf2ca0d1e508710652fa53d555552d20c22349d729&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford scored 1-8 for Kerry in their quarter-final win over Tyrone on Saturday. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resident doctors in North stage 24-hour strike over pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/resident-doctors-in-north-stage-24-hour-strike-over-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/resident-doctors-in-north-stage-24-hour-strike-over-pay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Action follows strike by consultants and specialist doctors last week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:36:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCWTSWZRCWXNPCPWI6WQOIUG4Y.jpg?auth=1eeab8396f473a22015778e7735b5e9c59217aa0c8e110c3cf2691b3945e8dbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Resident doctors on the picket line outside Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grocery inflation dips under 5%, new figures suggest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/grocery-inflation-dips-under-5-new-figures-suggest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/grocery-inflation-dips-under-5-new-figures-suggest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concern that impact of Middle East conflict has yet to fully filter through supply chain, which could mean higher prices later this summer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:19:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOT3CQAV4ZCDLGJSXBIMY53Y5Y.jpg?auth=42039eaf06cc5ab09e980a2ba0496f3dd94bf1c8a4f3085bd96be68f0c46d18b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stores report a surge in shoppers buying ice cream  even before the recent heatwave.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulPo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clare to face Tipperary, Waterford draw Kilkenny in All-Ireland Senior Camogie quarter-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/clare-to-face-tipperary-waterford-draw-kilkenny-in-all-ireland-senior-camogie-quarter-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/clare-to-face-tipperary-waterford-draw-kilkenny-in-all-ireland-senior-camogie-quarter-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Games to be played this weekend as double-headers with All-Ireland Senior Hurling semi-finals]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KXWEUQ4F6QBWVCKEHFLLSDXG2M.jpg?auth=55a53ab51de5aae578884a258d0b60fdb85c18b70fa577a70e059bd7b7928297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare’s Áine O'Loughlin during last year's All-Ireland quarter-final against Waterford. This time out, the Banner face another Munster rival, Tipperary. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the buyers of our home withhold funds due to an issue raised after sale?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/29/can-the-buyers-of-our-home-withhold-funds-due-to-an-issue-raised-after-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/06/29/can-the-buyers-of-our-home-withhold-funds-due-to-an-issue-raised-after-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Cadden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solicitors say money is in their account and want me to register garage extension]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:16:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TC7EFH37O5EMPBNF3OKQ5EWHT4.jpg?auth=126bc86e1b2cedeebf5cb2c1eaa44a6bdb0328f201d1fbfe5eb4177f740695c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adding a garage to a property: 'Without examining the legal documentation executed by the parties in the sale and without information in relation to the status of any registration application, it is difficult to comment on any delay in releasing the proceeds of sale to you.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ceri Breeze</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe risks starting winter with gas stocks at 15-year low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/europe-risks-starting-winter-with-gas-stocks-at-15-year-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/europe-risks-starting-winter-with-gas-stocks-at-15-year-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Verity Ratcliffe, Ian Johnston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Storage facilities in the EU are not being refilled fast enough ahead of colder months]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 07:19:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EW4MQ72NGG5B3PDMK2FU3OG52I.jpg?auth=b97c9071fa23bdc5de002ebe96891d0a8c016fa60eab6ce06422da4216d44e05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The lower start-of-winter European gas stocks will be, the bigger the chance of winter price spikes. Photograph: Friedemann Vogel/ EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Friedemann Vogel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport expansion criticised as report claims growth in tourism raises property prices ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/dublin-airport-expansion-criticised-as-report-claims-growth-in-tourism-raises-property-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/dublin-airport-expansion-criticised-as-report-claims-growth-in-tourism-raises-property-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benefits of tourism in key European markets ‘increasingly going to large businesses and property owners’, not local communities, says Opportunity Green ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:52:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GPVUIGPONEGDKDDTJZCGN2DIQ.jpg?auth=7ac50ab23ff93917668a1a1aaa165e09384eacb8cd3d47e2394192ac8e1787e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Report suggests local communities are bearing the costs of aviation expansion through increased house prices.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ugurhan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Florence + the Machine at Marlay Park: Bewitching, five-star evening as Welch casts spells]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/29/florence-the-machine-at-marlay-park-bewitching-five-star-evening-as-welch-casts-spells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/29/florence-the-machine-at-marlay-park-bewitching-five-star-evening-as-welch-casts-spells/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventeen years on from her debut album, Florence Welch remains an artist born for the largest of stages]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:41:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXFCOOQF35BZ5INH663G65LK7A.jpg?auth=e0f3bbb7e0e7309724bc1c9e7c0de8c8499b9bfda3feb4df2b026576b1be8e51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Florence Welch of Florence + The Machine performing in London earlier this year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the millionaire fugitive arrested in Dublin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-millionaire-fugitive-arrested-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-millionaire-fugitive-arrested-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Jason Cardiff has been charged with fraud in connection with a homeopathic business]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:39:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDHNRDYMI5FFHDK7P7WXEOSL6E.JPG?auth=492d4b9aaa672d508974f993c5c2c0b23beb0a35dc30ca730e23bc4e9230ff5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff near his home in Dublin 6. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: O Canada, your pure piggery would have made Kieran McGeeney proud]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/world-cup-2026-o-canada-your-pure-piggery-would-have-made-kieran-mcgeeney-proud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/world-cup-2026-o-canada-your-pure-piggery-would-have-made-kieran-mcgeeney-proud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opening game in Round of 32 leaves us with hope that things can only get better]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:31:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74ZWDBGQPJDJZGP4IEWY62S3II.jpg?auth=ea828161a46c3144b515df9ec24fa4f7e8fcc16f3e742a3dc0d4d239949336c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canada's Alistair Johnston and Stephen Eustáquio celebrate after beating South Africa. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ETIENNE LAURENT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Weller is all business on a night of highlights at Fairview Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/29/paul-weller-is-all-business-on-a-night-of-highlights-at-fairview-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/06/29/paul-weller-is-all-business-on-a-night-of-highlights-at-fairview-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Carty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Band play 30 or more songs from one of the greatest catalogues in music]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:26:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBQBKSKXPNHAPAOL2GOO7MTOQE.jpg?auth=97367481b831b88e0f82696cc09ce03fd00c207e734eded9673556cf0f7105de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Weller live at an Artist for Gaza benefit event in aid of Health Workers 4 Palestine at London Scala on May 17th 2026. Photograph: Kristian Buus/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kristian Buus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plépháipéar eile fós]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/29/plephaipear-eile-fos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/29/plephaipear-eile-fos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dá mhéid an plé is ea is lú an gníomh.
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJ3YXNKALJGKLIUMTFEM5MK53A.jpg?auth=f9c8204a0394aae2bacc279f76886ccea3f20b0438c7a0cd5ad466e67e653238&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Ní cúrsai airgid ná eacnamaíochta a chomáin gluaiseacht chun saoirse riamh." Grianghraf: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles McQuillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/how-will-new-retirement-rules-affect-workers-and-employers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/how-will-new-retirement-rules-affect-workers-and-employers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHLQ2H6CA5FAHLTP7VG5CY6VPY.jpg?auth=b0c6580126b3f2b79772d9fa85f9fb31edc19022a49c310da7ad48766d774c2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The most recent CSO figures show 133,000 people over 65 are already in employment, up from 32,200 just 25 years ago. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">insta_photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish fuel excise cuts to be phased out; and the rise of competitive socialising]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-fuel-excise-cuts-to-be-phased-out-and-the-rise-of-competitive-socialising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-fuel-excise-cuts-to-be-phased-out-and-the-rise-of-competitive-socialising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:52:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6F2BU2IAJEPDG4SGMSPMXPEZ4.jpg?auth=45b57258dffbc4f790adb6d85f6693f1dc1271e0f7ad913574bbaeef1b0c5587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many petrol stations across the country ran out of fuel during April's protests against the rising cost of petrol and diesel. Photo: Andy Gibson.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Gibson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Na hÉireannaigh i dtréimhse chinniúnach Mheiriceá]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/29/na-heireannaigh-i-treimhse-chinniunach-mheiricea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/06/29/na-heireannaigh-i-treimhse-chinniunach-mheiricea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is iomaí páirt mhór a bhí ag fir agus ag mná na hÉireann le linn chogadh saoirse na Stát Aontaithe agus is beag trácht a bhíonn orthu go minic ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C7J5ASOLWBDRZK35WU45JX4WQY.jpg?auth=ef8c71ac8bc6c6d494f1ea38fcc2b55149800ec76a0174070f401d49ce23cf77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Réabhlóid Mheiriceá - Na Laochra Gael: Chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar 250 bliain ó tharla Réabhlóid Mheiriceá tabharfaidh Cormac Ó hEadhra léargas géarchúiseach ar na fir agus mná sin as Éirinn a chuidigh leis an gcogadh a bhuachan agus le bunú na Stát Aontaithe. Grianghraf: TG4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran agree to stop tit-for-tat strikes, but obstacles to peace deal remain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/29/us-and-iran-agree-to-stop-tit-for-tat-strikes-but-obstacles-to-peace-deal-remain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/06/29/us-and-iran-agree-to-stop-tit-for-tat-strikes-but-obstacles-to-peace-deal-remain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington’s Gulf allies have lost faith in US security guarantee, offering Iran an advantage as it asserts its control over Strait of Hormuz ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:45:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FO4KLSGGOTE6TMKYAQEF5ET2E.jpg?auth=52b24d7c2feaccb84228057c9ec0bb819f8d1f33706b166b1844598595876f85&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 seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea. Photograph: AP ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company failures on the rise in Ireland’s retail sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/company-failures-on-the-rise-in-irelands-retail-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/company-failures-on-the-rise-in-irelands-retail-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:31:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEN5FCVZIBEJ5B7DG7KVPMZF4M.JPG?auth=4101826be6e8393aa20718ca4a855a3d190fa5db08263f74d76d35ce0afe00c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish retail businesses accounted for almost one in four company failures in the first half of the year, according to PwC. Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail’s problems are bigger than my stolen suitcase or the non-existent tea trollies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/aine-ryan-irish-rails-problems-are-bigger-than-my-stolen-suitcase-or-the-non-existent-tea-trollies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/aine-ryan-irish-rails-problems-are-bigger-than-my-stolen-suitcase-or-the-non-existent-tea-trollies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On current projections, it will have taken 27 years to reopen about 150km of railway]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RC2GPSIYVDLNDPIPLCM7NPZOM.JPG?auth=c37ccf934ea885c08cb14a38eced55c4f27453188a3370ad5dec497e2ce9583f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 2025 report highlights that our rail system relies on Victorian engineering and is “fragmented and chronically underutilised". Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My six-year-old girl freezes when people talk to her’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/29/my-six-year-old-girl-freezes-when-people-talk-to-her/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/06/29/my-six-year-old-girl-freezes-when-people-talk-to-her/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask the Expert: ‘She is completely different from her outgoing brother, and I’m worried about her’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAOTRI34IJB6ZKBNZ4XFBKMFVE.jpg?auth=eabfdd1dc3699183f1444d03899b36681e4236f481cc817648c3af4dff710fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['At the school gate she hides behind me.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">puhimec</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New €30m Irish Rail IT system failed key safety tests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/irish-rail-wants-to-end-contract-with-it-company-over-flaws-in-key-network-safety-features/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/irish-rail-wants-to-end-contract-with-it-company-over-flaws-in-key-network-safety-features/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About €30m has been spent on project, but final decision will fall to National Transport Authority]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRARGF2F2NHKVDVMFPL4RNSLQU.JPG?auth=a25d7478fa5036f43c4c0efbdc61ce1beaab416a7bbd0b3b306005cf792200b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is envisaged the traffic-management system (TMS) project will lead to the integration of signals, communications and other systems on the rail network. File photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, June 29th: On dirty Dublin, private maternity care and World Cup water breaks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/29/letters-to-the-editor-june-29th-on-dirty-dublin-private-maternity-care-and-world-cup-water-breaks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/29/letters-to-the-editor-june-29th-on-dirty-dublin-private-maternity-care-and-world-cup-water-breaks/</guid><description><![CDATA[As a taxpayer and as someone who genuinely loves this city, I am embarrassed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 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[Government unlikely to pursue drug decriminalisation proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/government-unlikely-to-pursue-drug-decriminalisation-proposals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/government-unlikely-to-pursue-drug-decriminalisation-proposals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior Fianna Fáil sources confirm there is no intention to push forward with Oireachtas committee recommendations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJFU3OZIYVGBXPJWVJL54FYGCU.jpg?auth=44645c448a7412593619a88275fc3f3eb3b866d34ebdc1a485404e09c4421334&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Fianna Fáil pledge to decriminalise possession of drugs for personal use was not intended to include cocaine and heroin, the party has said. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kzenon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State must pay €20,000 damages to woman unlawfully evicted from Co Wicklow mansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/state-must-pay-20000-damages-to-woman-unlawfully-evicted-from-co-wicklow-mansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/06/29/state-must-pay-20000-damages-to-woman-unlawfully-evicted-from-co-wicklow-mansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Repossession led to alleged stand-off with armed gardaí]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW573ZNZ55GXJHESWC5WXIBOLU.jpeg?auth=b5b3d931ba340eae2a19b175b7429d96e670d0ee06e09085569bcbaaa549d67b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Execution of the order for possession of Dromin House was unlawful. Photo: Lisney Sotheby's International Realty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lisney Sotheby's International Realty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomás Ó Sé tried so hard to look worried when Kerry were drawn against Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/29/tomas-o-se-tried-so-hard-to-look-worried-when-kerry-were-drawn-against-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/06/29/tomas-o-se-tried-so-hard-to-look-worried-when-kerry-were-drawn-against-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth had captured the hearts of the RTÉ panel with their Cape Verde act against Monaghan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D53FDM3EOX6VIX5FRI5T76NEOM.jpg?auth=054ac922a8aade772f870f5e5f7f1b8b3270790c5979a754460f19cb1e7119ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A young Louth fan celebrates after his county beat Monaghan in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park on Sunday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US reporter on the naughty step after ‘poor effort’ to have fun at Bosnia’s expense]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/us-reporter-puts-her-foot-in-it-with-poor-effort-to-have-a-little-fun-at-bosnias-expense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/06/29/us-reporter-puts-her-foot-in-it-with-poor-effort-to-have-a-little-fun-at-bosnias-expense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia and I don’t want to know,’ said Abigail Velez]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKZ32YLWHJGYOEJAYXLSVRSOHM.jpg?auth=8d6acd062ff762f40b593d21c9693e14c1de636b629e4f396131cc87b41a6b44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amar Memic and goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrate after their team's 3-1 World Cup Group B win against Qatar at Seattle Stadium last Wednesday. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teams scramble to locate survivors four days after Venezuela earthquakes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/teams-scramble-to-locate-survivors-four-days-after-venezuela-earthquakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/06/29/teams-scramble-to-locate-survivors-four-days-after-venezuela-earthquakes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government reports 1,450 dead from the quakes as it faces growing criticism over response ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7VHUU64CPE3VI6HGHD46KB6C4.jpg?auth=c50967d0ac9ce281b70f5af9e4d93006c24b6688b19cf7cf43f93466cad9762a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A US aircraft flies over an area struck by quakes in La Guaira. Photograph: Pedro Mattey/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pedro Mattey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel excise cuts likely to be extended and tapered off over coming months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/fuel-excise-cuts-likely-to-be-extended-and-tapered-off-over-coming-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/fuel-excise-cuts-likely-to-be-extended-and-tapered-off-over-coming-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Any change in reductions will require legislation to be passed through Oireachtas before summer recess]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCSFDRMGKGK2JEHMXU535BUYPI.jpg?auth=aa870e8985befa5f4a1ce99b7bbac8b97aaa0a4b4c343d481a31a2c733326afd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reductions in excise of 32 cent a litre on diesel and 27 cent for petrol are due to expire at the end of July. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continuing concerns raised about IT project for rail network, but key decisions imminent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/continuing-concerns-raised-about-it-project-for-rail-network-but-key-decisions-imminent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/continuing-concerns-raised-about-it-project-for-rail-network-but-key-decisions-imminent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien says new traffic management system is needed, but he is far from happy about how project has been delivered]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3TNZFNWGVB4VIH2WDG37LPN7M.jpg?auth=ac66653cbb991080810430c1f56bb8742318b841147bf5a5aaf0277bc5bf2926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Rail board was told it could be next summer before the first phase – covering the line from Dublin to Rosslare – would be rolled out]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wasting time and placating people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/29/wasting-time-and-placating-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/29/wasting-time-and-placating-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government’s attitude reminds me of shopping with my toddler]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 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[‘The ultra left is nihilist’: Pat Rabbitte outlines why broad left alliance won’t happen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/the-ultra-left-is-nihilist-pat-rabbitte-outlines-why-broad-left-alliance-wont-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/the-ultra-left-is-nihilist-pat-rabbitte-outlines-why-broad-left-alliance-wont-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former minister told Inside Politics podcast that co-operation between Labour and Social Democrats would be ‘wise’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GE7C7TCUU5CTNAQBMFDXBLKZEA.jpg?auth=4d708891cf5c90c90bb33f4659508e3ed6d613914645db1866890600460081ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Labour Party leader Pat Rabbitte says the Irish Government has been 'afflicted by paralysis'. File photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann says more warm weather is on the way for Ireland - but expect ‘changeable’ conditions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/warm-but-changeable-weather-this-week-as-low-pressure-system-marks-the-start-of-the-summer-holidays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/warm-but-changeable-weather-this-week-as-low-pressure-system-marks-the-start-of-the-summer-holidays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temperatures to top out between 16 and 22 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SFSPRS6YBHM7O5E72PBFY323M.JPG?auth=e026771b07a151ba32e00d3a6fe84dec8854324bcbd4624e983d75c30023072a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland will see mainly warm weather this week, with outbreaks of rain. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish retail insolvencies surge 35% as consumer spending comes under pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-insolvencies-climb-35-as-consumer-spending-comes-under-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/retail-insolvencies-climb-35-as-consumer-spending-comes-under-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PwC data shows overall company failure rate remains ‘remarkably’ stable despite economic headwinds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EVEPADO3RBWXFHWOJ7GEW2SMI.jpg?auth=3afe7a32059c7e096c823e5728dcbab2c7952294677d1d7e98a43e70c5f7b2ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 109 insolvencies were recorded in the retail sector in the first half of 2026, up 35 per cent on the same period last year and accounting for almost one in every four company failures, PwC said. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockPhoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">icenando</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From axe-throwing to augmented darts: what’s behind the rise in ‘competitive socialising’?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/una-mullally-from-axe-throwing-to-augmented-darts-whats-behind-the-rise-in-competitive-socialising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/una-mullally-from-axe-throwing-to-augmented-darts-whats-behind-the-rise-in-competitive-socialising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arcades used to primarily be the preserve of children’s birthday parties, but a changing attitude to socialising means games are no longer just for kids]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D2VR6LT6UFFRTLPQWVIOUH5NXQ.jpg?auth=8cf5b2203907848feba86b711bf9e3a80fb70a811c081022586cfc37547a4729&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bowling, augmented darts, floor shuffle, curling, ping pong, pool and dedicated karaoke booths at Lane7 in Dundrum]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sara Baume: ‘You realise who you actually want to have around as you age’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/29/sara-baume-you-realise-who-you-actually-want-to-have-around-as-you-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/06/29/sara-baume-you-realise-who-you-actually-want-to-have-around-as-you-age/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author’s new book centres on her friendship with the artist Mollie Douthit, which became central to her life in an unexpected way]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JJG7JUGTFF7PB3WV4ZIHSQGT4.jpg?auth=93d2cc14f98f1749461836b4f547029030d9b8f87b61cc815aaf363c1568319a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sara Baume in her home in west Cork. Photograph: Niamh Barry for Art Basel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin face Kerry and Louth take on Mayo in football semi-finals after electrifying weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/dublin-to-play-kerry-and-louth-to-face-mayo-in-all-ireland-semi-finals-after-electrifying-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/dublin-to-play-kerry-and-louth-to-face-mayo-in-all-ireland-semi-finals-after-electrifying-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth reach the last four of All Ireland for the first time since 1957 by overcoming a harsh red card against Monaghan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6GAIDYOKPXGEII222UTHTONXI.jpg?auth=29efef347475261ae3a7b6fed0652f1cda024e14df9edd186a7d7fa0baf163f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadhg McDonnell of Louth celebrates after beating Monaghan. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry has had a season of excruciating near misses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/29/shane-lowry-still-has-the-game-but-another-win-needs-to-come-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/06/29/shane-lowry-still-has-the-game-but-another-win-needs-to-come-soon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winning in professional golf is brutally hard, but the Irishman has left a few chances behind this year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5ENPKP6VBBQFJGU7V4XO3O4JE?auth=7213fde3af046db5c34138d99566aa5d2b23fcde16ea1248d73aef6d3c46ece8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry consults with caddie Dermot Byrne on the 14th hole during the second round of the Travelers Championship. Photograph: Jordan Bank/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Bank</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do we fall in love rather than climb, jump or dive?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/29/why-do-we-fall-in-love-rather-than-climb-jump-or-dive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/29/why-do-we-fall-in-love-rather-than-climb-jump-or-dive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything from cancer to hobbies is now described as ‘your journey’, but I prefer words that don’t make false promises]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TC2IBTPKRNHSXHPHQBTYGDEKKI.jpg?auth=6db3b4f5b6d63602965c84059b5d5c635056ddd73cb5f6a1d51d6a34bb1b04e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Students sometimes come warily to metaphor, believing that “making metaphors” might be artificial or laborious work. I start by asking them to think of metaphors in common use.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aitor Diago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Ulster team has made the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2016]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/no-ulster-team-has-made-the-all-ireland-semi-finals-for-the-first-time-since-2016/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/06/29/no-ulster-team-has-made-the-all-ireland-semi-finals-for-the-first-time-since-2016/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darren McCurry evokes memories of Frank McGuigan with his 10 points against Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3X6K4MRZLUNSC5VWBV3XQRRCJY.jpg?auth=6dfcf5072471c304ad98b441cbf2efa49665c221422db68229e8b011903571ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaghan's Conor McCarthy dejected after losing to Louth in the All-Ireland quarter-final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Poverty in itself is a trauma’: The Dublin school taking new approach to help pupils from deprived areas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/29/poverty-in-itself-is-a-trauma-dublin-school-sees-benefits-in-emotion-focused-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/06/29/poverty-in-itself-is-a-trauma-dublin-school-sees-benefits-in-emotion-focused-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regular meals and an ability to regulate moods gives Darndale pupils a better chance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XENFW34BFZCDXIGCJDW56HUVHM.jpg?auth=132d6a6d13339352e79adaa5d895359cee469c5f0ac77599d82f71510ede6d07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Loftus, principal at Our Lady Immaculate Senior National School in Darndale, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s how life should be’: Inside a summer on the Great Blasket]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/its-how-life-should-be-inside-a-summer-on-the-great-blasket/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/its-how-life-should-be-inside-a-summer-on-the-great-blasket/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working as caretakers on the island off the Co Kerry coast is proving a life-enhancing experience for Conor Jones and Aisling Costello]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJKBGPD6TJGXXJ4IZJMVWWEG44.jpg?auth=bfe82335447beff1baa44f21ecb43298e91ca0bf5612b3d47395cc879c6dd183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Jones and Aisling Costello moved to Great Blasket Island three months ago and will end their tenure in September. Photograph: Sarah Slater]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland to represent EU in relations with Iran over the next six months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/ireland-to-represent-eu-in-relations-with-iran-over-the-next-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/ireland-to-represent-eu-in-relations-with-iran-over-the-next-six-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish diplomats will take up role during EU presidency, initially operating from German embassy in Tehran ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2VWPFYYKLAHV2GKVWB3EZ46DE.jpg?auth=e1462fecdbe967e0a5069fbe0b0a1d6febb89a6d143897e6ee44dd09aff2d80c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish diplomats will work from the German embassy in Tehran. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers’ rights must be factored in when awarding public procurement contracts, say unions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/workers-rights-must-be-factored-in-when-awarding-public-procurement-contracts-say-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/workers-rights-must-be-factored-in-when-awarding-public-procurement-contracts-say-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Siptu calls on Government to put fair employment conditions at the heart of its first National Public Procurement Strategy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5WIQEOYJBG5TAGU6M56TORIO4.JPG?auth=573ad88ea49b4f8cf260bb9569490cd4da73045030460c88b964391ab7cfad74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Too often, contracts are awarded based on lowest cost, with little regard for the workers delivering these vital services,’ said Siptu’s Adrian Kane. File photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stress-free styling for a summer occasion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/29/stress-free-styling-for-a-summer-occasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/06/29/stress-free-styling-for-a-summer-occasion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chances are, if it feels more like you, you’ll wear it with more confidence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMOS4V7TUFEPHGP5VM6RQI562I.jpg?auth=457df37752a0fdd3886d75294b761acceb8a721d14646eb470cc3bc2c59b5ce9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Floral dress, €250, Farm Rio; Pave curve ring, €480, Akind;  Diamond pebble necklace in 18k gold vermeil, €390 Akind; Cherry blossom print dress, €535, Stine Goya; Scarf blazer, €80, Michelle Keegan, Very; Top, €147, and skirt, €171, both Florere; Aqua dress, €240, Aligne;.Dress, €795, Bernadette, Brown Thomas; Asymmetric dress, €217.50, Marella, Arnotts; Polka dot dress, €200, green dress, €145, Monsoon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland retains out-of-date air navigation systems in response to Russian jamming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/ireland-retains-out-of-date-air-navigation-systems-in-response-to-russian-jamming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/ireland-retains-out-of-date-air-navigation-systems-in-response-to-russian-jamming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ground-based beacons, despite nearing the end of their service life, are less vulnerable to interference]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIWL4RP3LZESVCW2HDHRLJRH5A.jpg?auth=add701ce1f59d896bb6f0fc341a2cf5cc80fe1b5dfee8832951940bd446ad532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia has been engaged in the jamming of civilian aircraft communications and GPS signals since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish drivers’ habit of ‘running reds’ is not a charming quirk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/unthinkable-irish-drivers-habit-of-running-reds-is-not-a-charming-quirk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/unthinkable-irish-drivers-habit-of-running-reds-is-not-a-charming-quirk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cyclists in Ireland deserve to feel safer – and that requires more than just beefed-up cycling infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVVRCU3BYVNBHKS5KBEFFVW7XU.jpg?auth=f56ddc1695899ba5cc4f9c5ff4c47c25d51234bd6e19969dd00fd0537e153388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yes, more cycle lanes feels like a reduction of the space for cars, but cyclists take cars off the road and out of vehicular traffic jams. Photograph: Frank Miller ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Medically fragile’ man evacuated to Dublin from Gaza forced to move to Kilkenny despite need for hospital treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/medically-fragile-man-evacuated-to-dublin-from-gaza-forced-to-move-to-kilkenny-despite-need-for-hospital-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/06/29/medically-fragile-man-evacuated-to-dublin-from-gaza-forced-to-move-to-kilkenny-despite-need-for-hospital-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amir Wali and his family say relocation to Kilkenny is unsuitable on medical, psychological, educational and practical grounds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VOWBBYDD5D5JOIB46SPGSTVUQ.JPG?auth=6b8ddb7e3983d1c3542342022f9fc33ba400591ab8c21c711e403fae7729c0b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amir Wali and his mother Fatma at home in their flat in the Caritas Centre, Dublin. The family of seven are being relocated to Kilkenny. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to enjoy your holiday this summer: An expert guide to taking a proper break ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/29/how-to-holiday-expert-tips-on-getting-the-best-from-your-summer-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/29/how-to-holiday-expert-tips-on-getting-the-best-from-your-summer-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to plan time off that genuinely restores body, mind and mood, from switching off properly to eating with enjoyment ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNMEMM5F2ZG4BOY5GOX56TWS6E.jpg?auth=2d164a191f140e96c75fd46df8b00ad181ea98550275ea8b4426901d90c5f66d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How to create a break that brings rest, restores vigour, and rejuvenates the spirit is not always instinctive. Illustration: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Westend61</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The nine projects awarded  €24.7m in total funding six years ago that have still not started]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/nine-sports-and-community-projects-awarded-funding-six-years-ago-have-still-not-started/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/06/29/nine-sports-and-community-projects-awarded-funding-six-years-ago-have-still-not-started/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI among sports organisations criticised over delays, with Minister saying projects cannot continue on the ‘never-never’ 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QV4T4JZZGC64FEUVSKM7M5OG3A.jpg?auth=ab53eff2991c9cce297ae375c2e402ccbd151247c5b7c03d1e31bbbc87302a9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State with special responsibility for Sport Charlie McConalogue. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRH’s $8.5bn Arcosa deal reinforces ‘portfolio transformation’ strategy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/crhs-85bn-arcosa-deal-reinforces-portfolio-transformation-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/crhs-85bn-arcosa-deal-reinforces-portfolio-transformation-strategy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish firm is shifting emphasis even more towards the US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6ZJV6VTTNHCDF7EZNSRG7CVGA.jpg?auth=ba914db9e97529b42f54c4ab41c37159f444073c89f9376effc9dcb5bdcee3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 65 per cent of shareholders are now US-based, chief executive Jim Mintern said last month. Photograph: Eddie Keogh / Imagination]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eddie Keogh/Imagination</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote on three-day wait for abortion is a sign of leaders out of step with their parties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/breda-obrien-vote-on-three-day-wait-for-abortion-is-a-sign-of-leaders-out-of-step-with-their-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/06/29/breda-obrien-vote-on-three-day-wait-for-abortion-is-a-sign-of-leaders-out-of-step-with-their-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Are we supposed to believe 60,000 abortions since 2018 have nothing to do with falling school enrolments?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTVDY25XUZDWDPD5JMY3PXPXWQ.jpg?auth=95e05c3bab8f1c669bfa5b982ac7735025a74532317c266ea4c6c165b071be64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Not only were many Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael voters reluctant repealers, so were many TDs. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of kids: 14 ways having three children can add up to more than €800,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/cost-of-kids-14-ways-having-children-can-add-up-to-more-than-800000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/cost-of-kids-14-ways-having-children-can-add-up-to-more-than-800000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our assessent of how much it costs to have a child in Ireland today and rear them until they reach age 21]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDXCRPIKSNC2RN2MSM2VP3K75Q.jpg?auth=761240b8972b3f2012aba3021e05d313dfd118acebe197903a699c9dfa5612d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Having three children can add up to more than €800,000. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I realised my €1,800 was gone’: How Dublin holiday let was used for rental scam]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/29/rental-scams-holiday-apartment-used-as-bait-to-defraud-victim-of-almost-2000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/06/29/rental-scams-holiday-apartment-used-as-bait-to-defraud-victim-of-almost-2000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Software engineer transferred money to alleged ‘landlord’ and was shown the apartment in Crumlin, but discovered he had been scammed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFZWCW7RPBGZHLRW3UTWUBNX7U.JPG?auth=31a53ee2b61f6ff2b2186ab216ec55d03cad7a64eaed43629c3e385138ccdf3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Ali’ Nazzal (30), originally from Palestine, outside the building in Old County Road in Crumlin, Dublin where the rental apartment was supposed to be located. The Christian Secular Foundation has no connection to the fraud.
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish teacher in Thailand: I’ve moved to a city known for the ‘slow life’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/29/irish-teacher-in-thailand-ive-moved-to-a-city-known-for-the-slow-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/06/29/irish-teacher-in-thailand-ive-moved-to-a-city-known-for-the-slow-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Breen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From cafe culture to the locals: The things I love most in Chiang Mai are small and everyday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YISHXJRBDBH4DHLIPI57EN7WSE.jpeg?auth=3f2f71096d252bf8fdd6e67a83a793aad3bdbd96be969db2d69f06472989b5b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Everyday eats: Shane Breen in Thailand]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office market is facing generational change not a cyclical dip ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/office-market-is-facing-generational-change-not-a-cyclical-dip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/06/29/office-market-is-facing-generational-change-not-a-cyclical-dip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McCartney ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property industry’s response has been to ration information and fill the vacuum with reassuring narratives to buy time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3N3GI4E5WNFG7BJ7MS6EBXRHEM.jpg?auth=26f206a6cd91f39631b5b755e28f2864292ac792e084a46ca3510b4063b14c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Dublin, remote working and retrenchment in the tech sector have fundamentally, and perhaps permanently, reduced the amount of office space required. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hallohuahua</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How accurate are AI chatbots when we ask them a medical question?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/29/how-accurate-are-ai-chatbots-when-we-ask-them-a-medical-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/06/29/how-accurate-are-ai-chatbots-when-we-ask-them-a-medical-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: A fifth of answers in test involving ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek were ‘highly problematic’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTVL5DON4FEMDJXM35QGEKTO64.jpg?auth=ec43c5de3fc06df7e0949c88d447b089ca00a00257f4593ef16ae2aaece8f048&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Key to understanding the role of AI chatbots in healthcare is knowing what they are currently good at and where their limitations lie.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PhonlamaiPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was a ghost writer for a gambling website. I’ve stayed away from gambling because of that’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/i-was-a-ghost-writer-for-a-gambling-website-ive-stayed-away-from-gambling-because-of-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/06/29/i-was-a-ghost-writer-for-a-gambling-website-ive-stayed-away-from-gambling-because-of-that/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Becky Gilmour, Adventure Athlete]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFOXHCQO4VGSTHCOVJUMY6PP3U.jpg?auth=a42de4141cd3ba7870ae56577fcea8d3577bd032d4731255abca04bee044aa5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Becky Gilmore: 'I don’t need much at all to be content.'  Photograph: Andres Poveda]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Poveda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Accountancy Awards 2026 celebrates excellence across the profession]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/29/irish-accountancy-awards-2026-celebrates-excellence-across-the-profession/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/06/29/irish-accountancy-awards-2026-celebrates-excellence-across-the-profession/</guid><description><![CDATA[Borgo’s combination of technology and personalised service saw it named practice of the year, while GAA director general Tom Ryan was honoured for his role in modernising the organisation’s finances]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XW3WXOGHJAMHHFRSE227AL7NE.jpg?auth=796cc0d3bf26331456ce0a5883a0c955d637a348d52c069992e3f8b5ff02b0cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Winners of the Irish Accountancy Awards 2026]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeted supports more critical amid a gradual economic slowdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/targeted-supports-more-critical-amid-a-gradual-economic-slowdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/06/29/targeted-supports-more-critical-amid-a-gradual-economic-slowdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marginal reduction in IT employment is probably one of the first manifestations of AI influencing the economy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRTUTJG6VRFHRJ2GRLNXZTWGAM.jpg?auth=10c467b5410397290a9c220d30ef5b6e5117d295433ad77db55a68c201a5dbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Data centres now account for 13 per cent of all Irish imports. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panumas nikomkai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, we have not had enough of experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/no-we-have-not-had-enough-of-experts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/29/no-we-have-not-had-enough-of-experts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trust in specialists is growing in the UK 10 years after Brexit, but employers still need more of them]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWGAQ2QFAP4GTYBI2AWT4VFCWE.jpg?auth=9ad1caa7771651accb51b67c3dee571e9a36d394bf63f140a057064a6555b264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One analysis of 62 years of Formula 1 races showed the most successful F1 leaders had disproportionately started their careers as drivers. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Klamar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best new children’s books: From laugh-out-loud ghost stories to football-themed fables]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/best-new-childrens-books-from-laugh-out-loud-ghost-stories-to-football-themed-fables/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/best-new-childrens-books-from-laugh-out-loud-ghost-stories-to-football-themed-fables/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New fiction from Emily Hourican, Catherine Doyle, Ciara O’Connor, Shane Hegarty, Christopher Galvin, Mitch Johnson, Matt Oldfield, Gordon D’Arcy and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H7GFQC4JDZGX7C6IKT46VBT7LE.png?auth=9074aa203aa287a0f50be7fa5ee575dd8745996e0e468ce0b1c3d8256ffadca6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ashwin Chacko's illustrations help turn reading Let's Play Football by Gordon D'Arcy and Paul Howard into a physically active experience]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ll target this game as a big one for them’: James Ryan relishing return to Australia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/theyll-target-this-game-as-a-big-one-for-them-james-ryan-relishing-return-to-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/theyll-target-this-game-as-a-big-one-for-them-james-ryan-relishing-return-to-australia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster man full of confidence as Ireland kick off Nations Championship with a trip Down Under]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SG54QFAAZDO5NHTDLUNMB3ETE.jpg?auth=5d46ae645d2e57c08a959736535cd1942c71a4bf29ac4d5d936f68e82dffb3f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rob Herring, James Ryan and John Ryan celebrate after third Test in the Allianz Stadium, Sydney, on June 23rd 2018. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’d all love one of those’: Paul O’Connell open to deal extension like Andy Farrell’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/wed-all-love-one-of-those-paul-oconnell-open-to-deal-extension-like-andy-farrells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/06/29/wed-all-love-one-of-those-paul-oconnell-open-to-deal-extension-like-andy-farrells/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland forwards coach says new faces in panel ‘on merit’ ahead of Nations Championship clash with Australia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RX2WG7MWS23J6IUYECD3WPLL44.jpg?auth=60a871b79d58bd19afa2ccedb7d3f482628bb3ed41148ce22d5d14b86a79bf83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland forwards coach Paul O'Connell in Sydney, Australia, ahead of Saturday's Nations Championship opener against Australia at Allianz Stadium. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>