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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Réabhlóid Mheiriceá – Na Laochra Gael on TG4: Brisk account of Irish role in birth of the US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/reabhloid-mheiricea-na-laochra-gael-on-tg4-brisk-account-of-irish-role-in-birth-of-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/reabhloid-mheiricea-na-laochra-gael-on-tg4-brisk-account-of-irish-role-in-birth-of-the-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cormac Ó hEadhra makes for chipper company as he introduces a host of colourful characters written out of history]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S52C3FYXDFDSZGT3GR7SCY7NSM.jpg?auth=323040468783f3b536250515ada92355b54c8bc11430ae91bdb63adc2c6064e9&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: Before the first musket had been fired in anger, Irish people were part of the American story. Photograph: TG4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges Irish Government to cut off alumina supply to Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/volodymyr-zelenskiy-urges-irish-government-to-cut-off-alumina-supply-to-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/volodymyr-zelenskiy-urges-irish-government-to-cut-off-alumina-supply-to-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Air Corps spent much of Wednesday tracking a ship as it travelled up the Irish Sea during Ukrainian leader’s visit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:05:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AONOHJKCHV2KLVGVFTY2TSQOMM.JPG?auth=11c9c8b48f96d11cec876a7ba6ede81bd67e113c8f4c2263a88c47302c45c883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaking to the media at Dublin Castle after a ceremony to mark the start of Ireland's EU presidency. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment deal to save Rathwood expected this week, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/investment-deal-to-save-rathwood-expected-this-week-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/investment-deal-to-save-rathwood-expected-this-week-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court previously heard that survival ‘entirely contingent’ on external investment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:57:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGDGD47V7KQ6PG4J6OULCITS44.jpg?auth=a4ece6deb5e45abb5fa14b6c3c5af2551fa29595f75378e6ab4bbc61ef247a95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh of Rathwood Home & Garden, which entered examinership in late April. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SNA trade union members vote to reject Government’s workforce development plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/01/sna-trade-union-members-vote-to-reject-governments-workforce-development-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/01/sna-trade-union-members-vote-to-reject-governments-workforce-development-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Clear and decisive’ result shows SNAs do not have confidence in the plan, Fórsa trade union says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:50:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67676EAN2L3N5MTWD2OPKF7NBA.JPG?auth=48b74f02612191022aa7fae6a3cc43ecfdf728374e15699dbf418d8762d9d411&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The special-needs assistant workforce development plan was launched by Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton last month after more than two years of development. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine refused Irish offer of vehicles due to refurbishment costs, Zelenskiy says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ukraine-refused-irish-offer-of-vehicles-due-to-refurbishment-costs-zelenskiy-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ukraine-refused-irish-offer-of-vehicles-due-to-refurbishment-costs-zelenskiy-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president says money would be better spent on drones ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:38:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJAUHUNWKJF27IEWHZEV5E56HM.JPG?auth=69772aa87ea836851d11eea5ce0d69e67f9a996053e506d213db3ed3526830cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, at a press conference after the opening ceremony at Dublin Castle to mark the start of Ireland's EU presidency. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker found guilty of the attempted murder of three children in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/riad-bouchaker-found-guilty-of-the-attempted-murder-of-three-children-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/riad-bouchaker-found-guilty-of-the-attempted-murder-of-three-children-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Knife attack took place outside a city-centre school in November 2023 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jury took more than four hours to reach their verdicts on the charges facing Riad Bouchaker.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four people die in Mexico City during celebrations after World Cup victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/four-people-die-in-mexico-city-during-celebrations-after-world-cup-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/four-people-die-in-mexico-city-during-celebrations-after-world-cup-victory/</guid><description><![CDATA[Deaths occurred near the Angel of Independence landmark where thousands of fans had gathered to celebrate Mexico’s win over Ecuador]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTEYVMSMO5GBVPXDZQ6VW64SDQ.jpg?auth=7d4f944a7a309fe0b4a6be904f5cf7443f8e5bf12019d7033b0f36aa75228cdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City during celebrations after Mexico's victory against Ecuador at Angel de la Independencia. Three people died from suffocation in the area after the game. Photograph: Hector Quintanar/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Quintanar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on inward investment: strong trends but jobs growth may slow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/01/the-irish-times-view-on-inward-investment-strong-trends-but-jobs-growth-may-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/01/the-irish-times-view-on-inward-investment-strong-trends-but-jobs-growth-may-slow/</guid><description><![CDATA[IDA Ireland’s latest results are exceptional, though the period of rapid employment increases may be ending
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQUM5WFC65C7HMPZHNT2BIHBYQ.jpg?auth=b70e3c9347ba95075975878b886bb7da279ae74db5631f11d2ee96bf79524409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Novo Nordisk plant in Monksland, County Roscommon which announced a €400 million expansion earlier this year. (Photo:Barry Cronin/www.barrycronin.com)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">barrycronin.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the new customs  charge: Europe’s tax on tat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-new-customs-charge-europes-tax-on-tat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-new-customs-charge-europes-tax-on-tat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cheap does not mean costless, and borderless does not mean consequence-free]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XAXY6PXQCOBQE5EXPNQYGEWSI.jpg?auth=37a7286108dfea169e256913ce0be4b94b02d39484c7e393dfa24514272b06d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Signage at the Shein Group Ltd headquarters in Singapore. Photograph: Ore Huiying/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ore Huiying</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had my hero moment today - Harry Kane happy to rescue England with late brace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/i-had-my-hero-moment-today-harry-kane-happy-to-rescue-england-with-late-brace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/i-had-my-hero-moment-today-harry-kane-happy-to-rescue-england-with-late-brace/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘It was just about pounding the rock, keep pounding the rock, and our moments will come’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:59:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C4536NHUBTTZV6XX4PEUYGMGE.jpg?auth=95250e5f59e222d2a1d79106e2229fdc4ab7280bf7ec48d1e4c5426829f09686&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Kane salutes the crowd after the victory over DR Congo in the World Cup Round of 32 in Atlanta. Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roberto Schmidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former State agency chief says he contemplated suicide after being isolated by employer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/former-state-agency-chief-says-he-contemplated-suicide-after-being-isolated-by-employer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/former-state-agency-chief-says-he-contemplated-suicide-after-being-isolated-by-employer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland tells Workplace Relations Commission untrue allegations about him were read into Oireachtas record]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:55:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NV5RNUF54ZA5ZLUZUSPTKS5TBU.jpg?auth=cc0f6129c30cb2151ccf83e47736bc19834c08aa6b08d02d8333e5d50ab50ead&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Francis O'Donnell, former chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland, arrives at the Workplace Relations Commission in Dublin. Photograph: Barry Cronin ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU presidency comes with opportunity – but also opportunity cost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/eu-presidency-comes-with-opportunity-but-also-opportunity-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/eu-presidency-comes-with-opportunity-but-also-opportunity-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin said his Government was ‘ready to give it our all’ over the next six months, but are there enough hours in the week?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:51:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THKO5EJYTJCU3I7LNQLTUPBARA.JPG?auth=f87133bad484c171316bf6a407e3999696ff094d95b38e2c6d53bc6888430d82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council president António Costa and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Wednesday to mark the start of Ireland's EU presidency. 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[Troop casualties in Ukraine war top 2 million, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/troop-casualties-in-ukraine-war-top-2-million-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/troop-casualties-in-ukraine-war-top-2-million-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helene Cooper]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:48:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQ5PEF2TARQU2JZTHP4NOO7QBM.jpg?auth=0d859ac63e07b965a434eb0061b787261b8d4e5e9ad8a41dbb9c8e96aa3e97db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Ukrainian soldier in the besieged eastern city of Kostiantynivka, photographed earlier this year. Photograph: Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tyler Hicks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda ripped out earrings from 10-year-old step daughter for misbehaving, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/woman-denies-making-up-rape-allegations-against-garda-husband/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/woman-denies-making-up-rape-allegations-against-garda-husband/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused described as ‘violent and domineering father’ who subjected daughters to ‘unreasonable chastisement’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:35:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trial against a garda accused of rape and child cruelty has entered its second day. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family launches four lawsuits over death of daughter (18) at UHL]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/family-launches-four-lawsuits-over-death-of-daughter-18-at-uhl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/family-launches-four-lawsuits-over-death-of-daughter-18-at-uhl/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jessica Sheedy died in 2018 following complications from surgery to remove benign tumour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:11:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLMVWKIDILFSICTQ6HHGNF6NZE.jpg?auth=ce6a190a60d8bc20555bb910a2f3b8e0aeb9dfe8af314173e4645044cee7b59e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jessica Sheedy (18), from Bruff, Co Limerick, had attended the hospital for a planned operation. Photograph: Courtesy of the Sheedy family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane double rescues England after DR Congo threaten huge World Cup shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/harry-kane-double-rescues-england-after-dr-congo-threaten-huge-world-cup-shock-in-atlanta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/harry-kane-double-rescues-england-after-dr-congo-threaten-huge-world-cup-shock-in-atlanta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[England captain turned the game in his side’s favour late on after African side led through Brian Cipenga’s seventh-minute strike]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:11:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOZ36KSCP4VS2OM24NKI4RJ4IQ.jpg?auth=ea038606539db5c7abe13b794370cbe3a082d893ed99239fe9030a21a5d9c7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham celebrate after the World Cup Round of 32 victory over DR Congo at Mercedez-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. 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 child injured in Parnell Square stabbing believes there is not ‘anything to forgive’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/01/mother-of-child-injured-in-parnell-square-stabbing-believes-there-is-not-anything-to-forgive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/01/mother-of-child-injured-in-parnell-square-stabbing-believes-there-is-not-anything-to-forgive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman, who is an immigrant to Ireland, does not believe ‘anybody in their right state of mind would have done that’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:10:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7K6TJNNJ5H3PNBUOTN6RCE7VE.png?auth=2447d9d165993782ee640b453d7e0537f758cd73f7e856865008d5c3ca78ac36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the interview the mother, who spoke anonymously, said she did not know what her daughter would be like had she 'progressed the natural way'. Photograph: Sky News]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FG TD concedes ‘oversight’ not to disclose legal aid scheme payments while at Oireachtas committee ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/fg-td-concedes-oversight-not-to-disclose-legal-aid-scheme-payments-while-at-oireachtas-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/fg-td-concedes-oversight-not-to-disclose-legal-aid-scheme-payments-while-at-oireachtas-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael’s Paula Butterly ‘happy to correct’ incident at committee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:05:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Changes to the legal aid scheme as it relates to solicitors were being discussed by the justice committee on Tuesday, with Paula Butterly among members putting questions to the Minister. Photograph: Getty Images  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British MI6 officer Michael Oatley who played key role in ending the Troubles dies  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/british-mi6-officer-michael-oatley-who-played-key-role-in-ending-the-troubles-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/british-mi6-officer-michael-oatley-who-played-key-role-in-ending-the-troubles-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oatley’s 1991 meeting with Martin McGuinness in Derry is regarded as a key moment in the peace process]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WI72HMR6EEKEMD2PK7DU5JTEUE.jpg?auth=2fd7bbd338986a097e68e8332be8139922dbf790b3ae778ad5ddcbb92ba71a8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Oatley with Brendan Duddy’s widow, Margo. Photograph courtesy of the Duddy family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Under-20s look to tighten up discipline and missed tackles against Pumas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/irelands-under-20s-look-to-tighten-up-discipline-and-missed-tackles-against-pumas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/irelands-under-20s-look-to-tighten-up-discipline-and-missed-tackles-against-pumas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Browne’s charges must eliminate basic errors to keep World Championship hopes alive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFNSWYRK2CWI5RLZ7USVLCKSUA.jpg?auth=e1e2591dedf07f53a520556ddd470ec34ef1a1ae1cb8632007b8ff8ec5be2afa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Josh Neill after the England match in Avchala Stadium, Tbilisi, on June 27th, 2026. Photograph: Levan Verdzeuli/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Levan Verdzeuli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad beatitude: the Sermon on the Mount updated for the Gen Z faithful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/01/bad-beatitude-the-sermon-on-the-mount-updated-for-the-gen-z-faithful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/01/bad-beatitude-the-sermon-on-the-mount-updated-for-the-gen-z-faithful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Never mind the meek and the poor in spirit – here’s a new VIP list of entrants to the kingdom of heaven]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUQPASHHOJCQZOYKQZHSBE2C54.JPG?auth=dc722bf75a268176e5f6930c263608f75904d4577269a798d11f7fc422f47a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blessed are the train and bus passengers who do not put their bags on the seat beside them]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury in trial of former sports coach accused of abusing four girls begins deliberations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/jury-in-trial-of-former-sports-coach-accused-of-abusing-four-girls-begins-deliberations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/jury-in-trial-of-former-sports-coach-accused-of-abusing-four-girls-begins-deliberations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (77) originally charged with 79 counts, but pleaded guilty before jury to five of them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On Wednesday, jurors were directed by the judge to return not guilty verdicts in relation to 33 counts of indecent assault relating to two complainants. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets take a breather amid concerns over increase in Fed rates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/01/markets-take-a-breather-amid-concerns-over-increase-in-fed-rates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/01/markets-take-a-breather-amid-concerns-over-increase-in-fed-rates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DCC shares fall after Fidelity come out against takeover deal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6EXAM2XOZEY5NGHDIG25J2AVY.JPG?auth=4b1b1c8caf40074442c1d845c0f03b1adfe2cf061a27e011e3c3bc7693f2737e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive Donal Murphy. DCC fell by 1.3 per cent on London Stock Exchange following Fidelity International coming out against proposed takeover deal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the new €3 customs charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/01/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-3-customs-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/01/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-3-customs-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Wednesday, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:52:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4C7ERT6IHZGDPA3OVPCNZPL5XY.jpg?auth=fec488039c2d73c3d90a6e2a2ea36a8f24d634a4e03926e555790f460606df6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About six billion packages with a value of less than €150 came into EU states from outside the bloc last year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oscar Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experienced Irish executive Paul D’Alton dies aged 75]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/experienced-irish-executive-paul-dalton-dies-aged-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/experienced-irish-executive-paul-dalton-dies-aged-75/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He held senior roles at Bank of Ireland, Aer Lingus and FBD]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OYSKRLEHTL2Q2CK4AUB5JYRAYM.jpg?auth=4ef8739ad76efc04cbedd12a846c716ee1ba1d2798ce01f5b3aa9df443790eee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul D’Alton was formerly chief financial officer with Bank of Ireland.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/cork-solicitors-walk-away-from-criminal-legal-aid-panel-in-protest-over-flat-fee-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/cork-solicitors-walk-away-from-criminal-legal-aid-panel-in-protest-over-flat-fee-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche, Tom Tuite, Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:35:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FK6DZGV6CZU63CWYYASKTSN2DI.jpg?auth=6d913be0b42e54460e455e21b4117156f3a2c6068557b4582d641c4275df9f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice building in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermac’s awarded €96,000 over breach of franchise agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/supermacs-awarded-96000-over-breach-of-franchise-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/supermacs-awarded-96000-over-breach-of-franchise-agreement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 60% of the chain’s restaurants in Ireland are operated by franchisees]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:31:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXI7RLNAF5YCK4COZXJ26P5L7Q.jpg?auth=ca5175822eef47ead95ec31cd3992a5f6f5b1f67cfa395a90654529c85923232&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former Supermac’s franchisee must pay over €96,000 in damages to the fast food chain over a breach of their franchise agreement, the High Court has ruled. File photograph: Supermacs.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft’s Irish business paid $5.6bn in corporation tax last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/01/microsofts-irish-business-paid-56bn-in-corporation-tax-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/01/microsofts-irish-business-paid-56bn-in-corporation-tax-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech giant’s $47bn in profits at its Irish business amounts to $7m for each of its 6,654 Irish employees ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:28:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XJIFLKGTI4TV4QSCKMALGDCNA.jpg?auth=ba195fbdc6ff8cb108da2b488a6428063e97770c103560815d6d937885871229&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft's headquarters is based in California, but Ireland is used as a hub for a large amount of its global finances. Photograph: John Mabanglo/EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John G Mabanglo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla granted warrant allowing gardaí enter property to search for missing child]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/tusla-granted-warrant-allowing-gardai-enter-property-to-search-for-missing-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/tusla-granted-warrant-allowing-gardai-enter-property-to-search-for-missing-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy (14) who ‘wreaked havoc’ at home before going into State care absconded last week, social care worker says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:21:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQ3QTNFSJAC3BRTEEBMNMCWFXM.jpg?auth=7d81d37b1eb62c1f40b3a79141d7ee5b38411a2c7c02a13cbfdf03e3fbd4d4f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At a family law court on Wednesday, Judge Adrian Harris granted the application after a Tusla team lead in the case told the court the agency had information that the teenager was currently residing at an address]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public-only Rotunda consultants delivered 49 babies to private patients over three years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/01/public-only-rotunda-consultants-delivered-49-babies-to-private-patients-over-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/01/public-only-rotunda-consultants-delivered-49-babies-to-private-patients-over-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dublin maternity hospital confirmed the practice had ended in June following a backlash]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:20:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HL25ISFM4VK2LA5OC7B6GIJ4HE.JPG?auth=d075ded7113339d733041a16633cf22d528aea78e5ca8f7b884955fc36b1362a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public-only contracts were introduced in 2023 to phase private work out of the public system. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dalkey Lodge Nursing Home site gets green light for 22 homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/dalkey-lodge-nursing-home-site-gets-green-light-for-22-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/dalkey-lodge-nursing-home-site-gets-green-light-for-22-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council approves Grassridge proposal for more homes over objections of local residents   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:19:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DOZNNTOD4JD73FLW6YNKA6M4YI.png?auth=fc7ea1d4fd5049a8752790e2b4cfe8dfa8ddb4983de4c2c837068af9548829cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Developer Grassridge has secured permission for 22 homes on the site of the former Dalkey Lodge Nursing Home. Photograph: 3D Design Bureau]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (40s) arrested on suspicion of bribing public official]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/man-40s-arrested-on-suspicion-of-bribing-public-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/man-40s-arrested-on-suspicion-of-bribing-public-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation relates to alleged corruption involving former local authority employee and external contractors]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:15:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZCQFR3ZPDXX5RX4IYE7U63ACI.jpg?auth=31353dc682256d821290cc727f00e358ba28479a691c07da4980de3f8f40f244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was arrested by detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Transport Authority rebuked for ‘wasted’ €50m on rail traffic system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/01/national-transport-authority-rebuked-for-wasted-50m-on-rail-traffic-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/01/national-transport-authority-rebuked-for-wasted-50m-on-rail-traffic-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Project has experienced considerable delays and budget overruns, Oireachtas transport committee hears]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:14:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M45DT7RFTJCZHB35KDP6XOUC7A.jpg?auth=6a1314998833e7a0c43ecee5123442698dd7bb8c5a32a7e34c1cafbb7dfd7425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail’s board last month wrote down by €50 million the value of its investment in a new national train control centre]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anze Furlan / psgtproductions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest sack Vítor Pereira and turn to Oliver Glasner as replacement ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/nottingham-forest-sack-vitor-pereira-and-turn-to-oliver-glasner-as-replacement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/nottingham-forest-sack-vitor-pereira-and-turn-to-oliver-glasner-as-replacement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier League news round-up: Brighton agree £50m deal for Spurs’ Vuskovic, Liverpool seal Jacquet signing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:11:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7DKCIOWSVILHPYZBCE7T5HGFM.jpg?auth=ab3c8f25667db7f9e71ac4c67eb9e6498552634d9bad6800be8c716867967682&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oliver Glasner has been named the new Nottingham Forest head coach on a three-year deal. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palestine solidarity groups to protest at Irish EU presidency event in Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/palestine-solidarity-groups-to-protest-at-irish-eu-presidency-event-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/palestine-solidarity-groups-to-protest-at-irish-eu-presidency-event-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attacks on Gaza have destroyed schools and killed thousands of students, group says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:54:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVQCSNV5CR4CZOA7WD3TSRUAKE.jpg?auth=4a252c4e95c194bb35a717a035044977c9905e576d356bf7af5112c570a0d558&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli air strikes near a UNRWA school housing displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza in 2023. The UCC protest on Thursday aims to highlight Israeli targeting of Palestinian education. Photograph: New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yousef Masoud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relationship between Tinakilly Hotel businessmen was partnership, court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/relationship-between-tinakilly-hotel-businessmen-was-partnership-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/relationship-between-tinakilly-hotel-businessmen-was-partnership-court-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[It was accepted that the relationship between them had irretrievably broken down]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:54:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSB3ADT5GBIYBJHL3WAEBDXNCM.jpg?auth=c8bb14d9a3494a932ec95e0e56b6575468b42454a29b7c8ba04c6d2761967501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court has found that the 'true nature' of the relationship between two businessmen behind the revitalisation of the Tinakilly Country House Hotel in Wicklow was a partnership. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-described anti-Islam activist did not care if children died in Dublin mosque attack, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/self-described-anti-islam-activist-did-not-care-if-children-died-in-dublin-mosque-attack-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/self-described-anti-islam-activist-did-not-care-if-children-died-in-dublin-mosque-attack-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saeid Khosroabadi (41) said seeing a news story about a mosque in Galway that had been burned ‘triggered him’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:49:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QQG5IUDKBEKVBBTGZ55MFUTCU.JPG?auth=d770386b3318c0b29edffe8328d2ea8e1a6b03e824cd454851f71869cbba026e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saeid Khosroabadi (41), of Seville Place, Dublin 1, was charged over a blaze at the doorway to the Al-Madinah Prayer Hall on Talbot Street, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctioned Russian billionaire retains control of Aughinish parent company, Sweden finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/sanctioned-russian-billionaire-retains-control-of-aughinish-parent-company-sweden-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/sanctioned-russian-billionaire-retains-control-of-aughinish-parent-company-sweden-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Vivienne Clarke, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ruling from Sweden’s tax authority states all of Rusal’s operation in Europe, which includes Irish plant, should be subject to EU sanctions ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHPM7WDUJ5A35ETZJWWDDZTPPQ.JPG?auth=a5dba1e58b151f203d151aea9ba7dc6cfa1e564bebfe90eb1685f0a1e953fe02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The controversial Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon estuary. 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[All-Ireland football semi-finals sell out in minutes amid ‘phenomenal’ demand from fans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/all-ireland-football-semi-finals-sell-out-in-minutes-amid-phenomenal-demand-from-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/all-ireland-football-semi-finals-sell-out-in-minutes-amid-phenomenal-demand-from-fans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It is probably the greatest demand for tickets we have had in any given year for two semi-finals on the same weekend’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:30:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWNJXQHK6BHTXIGXX6XHAGEVIM.jpg?auth=42c5b4c6edeb5f0e0ad7248824e2d6c718e4b9d113d56ad9c9798ae3b2035d4b&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 the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Monaghan at Croke Park. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parnell Square attacker Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempted murder of three children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/parnell-square-attacker-riad-bouchaker-found-guilty-of-attempted-murder-of-three-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/parnell-square-attacker-riad-bouchaker-found-guilty-of-attempted-murder-of-three-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One child suffered what doctors described as ‘life-long’ and ‘life-limiting’ injuries requiring 24-hour care ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:11:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FO4XXN7LQ5DLFKNBHMKI4KGLDY.JPG?auth=f286965bd7f39f0e4700009c97709d30da6fd8206ff598986981cda270fb7f57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services at Parnell Square, Dublin, in the aftermath of the November 2023 incident. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The inside story of the Riad Bouchaker trial: Horror and heroism at Parnell Square ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/the-inside-story-of-the-riad-bouchaker-trial-horror-and-heroism-at-parnell-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/the-inside-story-of-the-riad-bouchaker-trial-horror-and-heroism-at-parnell-square/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Casting the seriously injured childcare worker aside, Bouchaker turned his knife towards the children slashing, stabbing and ‘jabbing ferociously’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:09:08 +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[Scene of the stabbing on Parnell Square East, Dublin, in November 2023. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins 


]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bodies pile up at Venezuela’s morgues as state services break down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/01/bodies-pile-up-at-venezuelas-morgues-as-state-services-break-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/01/bodies-pile-up-at-venezuelas-morgues-as-state-services-break-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana Rodríguez Brazón in La Guaira , Joe Daniels in Bogotá]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Socialist government faces pressure as death count from twin earthquakes climbs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:46:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M6ECJF3RM6IOWIFTJOVFXC6QA4.jpg?auth=734c4354969bfa61e10faa01f0cfc5ed436529ea599c3e5cff42ad037c5b78d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rescue operation in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela. Photograph: Miguel MEDINA / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Medina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 9% VAT rate has been welcomed by restaurants but does the hospitality sector actually need it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/the-9-per-cent-vat-rate-has-been-welcomed-by-restaurants-but-does-the-hospitality-sector-actually-need-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/the-9-per-cent-vat-rate-has-been-welcomed-by-restaurants-but-does-the-hospitality-sector-actually-need-it/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:15:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPWYNXJ4VGYJVGMNC2UPON6UJU.jpg?auth=fc12b0dbe9dbfda47fcf63271f42fb216653ad52e39f7374bdc476cf74fc612f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The measure is set to cost taxpayers €681 million in a full year. Photograph: Lauren Justice/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lauren Justice</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain crash victims were excited to be going on holiday, Mullingar locals say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/spain-crash-victims-were-excited-to-be-going-on-holiday-mullingar-locals-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/spain-crash-victims-were-excited-to-be-going-on-holiday-mullingar-locals-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Death notices for two of the victims have been published but funeral details are still to be finalised]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:05:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35C3QB5Z6ZA3VEIUHTUIZ3HBME.jpeg?auth=d26720bc34d3d99925f8d9828aab95b95774e741a2e3b6b7a6a18acf1ca7a124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michaela Newcombe, who died in a car crash near Málaga in Spain. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht face into ‘group of death’ on return to Champions Cup action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/connacht-face-into-group-of-death-on-return-to-champions-cup-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/connacht-face-into-group-of-death-on-return-to-champions-cup-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stuart Lancaster’s side to take on French heavyweights Toulouse and La Rochelle, while Munster face two-time reigning champions Bordeaux-Bègles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:04:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2XGHEFPHVGDHGZNSZ5D6676H4.jpg?auth=91ae9e9e8ba91ebb143c45969fe732147c49e34a92d06062e286458e35c2cb56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toulouse’s Carl Axtens is tackled by Connacht’s Caolin Blade and Jake Heenan during the 2016 Champions Cup game at the Sportsground. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Inpho/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nama to hand over residual €22m asset portfolio and €50m in cash on wind up this month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/nama-to-hand-over-residual-22m-asset-portfolio-and-50m-in-cash-on-wind-up-this-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/nama-to-hand-over-residual-22m-asset-portfolio-and-50m-in-cash-on-wind-up-this-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nama will also hand over responsibility for various legal cases to a resolution unit within the NTMA]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:42:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDQ34ZMQKVCKHELW253X63AWNY.JPG?auth=2d162d3573953cd5ee1555c16b8f4b5cf985e4004135e50bd32ded0d04cc91be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nama chief executive Brendan McDonagh: 'We are ready for Nama to be dissolved but we continue to deal with any remaining assets and litigation until dissolution date.' Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada will join Eurovision Song Contest in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/01/canada-will-join-eurovision-song-contest-in-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/01/canada-will-join-eurovision-song-contest-in-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[Previous Canadian artists who have participated in the competition include Céline Dion, who won in 1988 for Switzerland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:34:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIGUN6U66ZGYRM2R2FZU7F7MQE.jpg?auth=5f775c99a00129ff617fc61be1c48d11da125fd31c76a31eb7562daa72bbf1d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green says Canada’s participation is further a sign that the contest is opening ​up to the world. Photograph: Tobias Steinmaurer/APA/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TOBIAS STEINMAURER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Like Covid all over again’: EU presidency leaves Castle Street firms fearing financial ruin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/01/like-covid-all-over-again-eu-presidency-leaves-castle-street-firms-fearing-financial-ruin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/01/like-covid-all-over-again-eu-presidency-leaves-castle-street-firms-fearing-financial-ruin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One company owner is exploring legal action against Dublin City Council amid fears she will lose €4,000 a week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:27:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JGL44CL4RDJNJYNCQWBRO4X5U.jpg?auth=d9ae74719bcc1a5e6dbdbc125c81a9ca86202277f9af197683d0ea7fa17384d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Renata Gimenez, owner of MB Glow Spa and Aesthetic Clinic on Castle Street, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EV scrappage scheme for older cars shut within hours of opening]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/government-shuts-ev-scrappage-scheme-for-older-cars-within-hours-of-its-opening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/government-shuts-ev-scrappage-scheme-for-older-cars-within-hours-of-its-opening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan, Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Programme comes as EVs account for nearly a quarter of new car sales ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:22:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CSRB4P3RZGQ2AMHILOEVTNEDQ.jpg?auth=2e03174ce5861c6140bb6ad3732875f68864f57d9cf2a6f35481acf875717ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under the scrappage programme, buyers receive a €5,000 grant on top of existing €3,500 SEAI cash to replace petrol and diesel models at least 13 years old with an EV. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mediahuis Ireland buys Image Media as it seeks further digital growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/mediahuis-ireland-buys-image-media-as-it-seeks-further-digital-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/mediahuis-ireland-buys-image-media-as-it-seeks-further-digital-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Acquisition sees Mediahuis take on publisher of Image magazine and other titles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:21:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MX3EYG3KNBWPC4GHPVQFMMLMM.jpg?auth=f834a72e32fd757951b58d5a2a28b7d41fa008dcc499214e66adb3ea558eecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clodagh Edwards, chief executive of Image Media, and Sheena Peirse, chief executive of Mediahuis Ireland. Photograph: Steve Humphreys]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Super Saturday (and Sunday) for Sportaphiles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/01/a-super-saturday-and-sunday-for-sportaphiles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/01/a-super-saturday-and-sunday-for-sportaphiles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sportaphobes will struggle to avoid the gluttonous offering of sport on terrestrial channels this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V74QSOZ325UYVRSZ5VBYV5MFLY.jpg?auth=c9ecd936780535db0929016dd45c2a4f40f44ed99530976f9e4938f4f4f49a07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell at a squad training session in Sydney on Tuesday ahead of Ireland's opening Nations Championship game against Australia on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ready to give our all’: Ireland begins its six-month EU presidency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/ready-to-give-our-all-ireland-begins-its-six-month-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Harry McGee, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach plays down concerns over how neutral Ireland would help strengthen EU’s defence during presidency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:34:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXBQGQ46BRAKBFYFTIU2YR726U.JPG?auth=1229f73b9c7bed63a8c9b97dae1469b9d2361d711c6311a90401efd2daa9bb83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[António Costa, president of the European Council, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Dublin Castle on Wednesday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli government considers Jewish  settlements in Gaza despite international criticism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/01/israeli-government-considers-jewish-settlements-in-gaza-despite-international-criticism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/01/israeli-government-considers-jewish-settlements-in-gaza-despite-international-criticism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN warns of intensifying risks to civilians as Israeli forces tighten grip on the battered enclave]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:22:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CN677VRDXO4IH7LUZHULQC5ERU.jpg?auth=03a4cb9cc9cb6a72572920a58b1417f527a2dc76500897c45eaf75605c835dbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian residents walk along a road lined with makeshift shelters and rubble in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, earlier this week. Photograph: Ahmed Al Arini/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ahmed Al Arini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin 6 tennis club gets green light to erect contentious 10m-high court cover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/01/dublin-6-tennis-club-gets-green-light-to-erect-contentious-10m-high-court-cover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/01/dublin-6-tennis-club-gets-green-light-to-erect-contentious-10m-high-court-cover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council gives go-ahead after objectors took issue with ‘colossal glowing orb’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:18:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SARS7P7FYREYVLOTJJYNGIZQWE.jpg?auth=0a45716b84da4db7b6a00f211c9bf39d45dabcde29dcb1482eca53dd4e356529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image of what the proposed tennis court dome in Ranelagh will look like. Picture: Dublin City Council]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armenia looks to Europe for escape route as Russia tightens the screws ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/armenia-looks-to-europe-for-escape-route-as-russia-tightens-the-screws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/armenia-looks-to-europe-for-escape-route-as-russia-tightens-the-screws/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luan Rogers in Yerevan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU  acts with relative immediacy in another geopolitical battleground between Russia and the West]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N4J2BZSSR5ARTOZEDRVXSPDQEQ.jpg?auth=a62cfe228f5aefd017fd1081ec20189f67822b9fef041dd154fdaf37f8a27575&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joggers pass a poster announcing the a EU-Armenia summit in Yerevan. Photograph: Karen Minasyan/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KAREN MINASYAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro zone inflation falls more than expected to 2.8% in June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/euro-zone-inflation-falls-more-than-expected-to-28-in-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/euro-zone-inflation-falls-more-than-expected-to-28-in-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olaf Storbeck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Price growth remains above central bank’s target for fourth straight month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:58:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQZGM7W5YW6DEXVCVECM3E7DJM.jpg?auth=eebbfcf6811fe962a3902d5c7f33bf4a1ce4ab4d9477bca43817513d4916b596&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A supermarket in Lens, France. Euro zone inflation fell to 2.8% in June, boosting the ECB’s attempts to bear down on price pressures. Photograph: Denis Charlet/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Denis Charlet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 900 arrested during anti-migrant protests in South Africa ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/01/more-than-900-arrested-during-anti-migrant-protests-in-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/01/more-than-900-arrested-during-anti-migrant-protests-in-south-africa/</guid><description><![CDATA[Marches were mostly peaceful but occasionally descended into violence and looting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:58:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNXRND7NJBGHAYWLFORXFFU2YA.jpg?auth=e3e46084ecdb6bd8b2c3183f373040560ad9f93847b92ca9065553436bae1bc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A manager assesses the damages at the premises of a looted convenience store in Durban. Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marco Longari</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joanne McNally: ‘In my early 30s I quit my job, moved into my mam’s attic and cocooned at the top of the house’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/01/joanne-mcnally-in-my-early-30s-i-quit-my-job-moved-into-my-mams-attic-and-cocooned-at-the-top-of-the-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/01/joanne-mcnally-in-my-early-30s-i-quit-my-job-moved-into-my-mams-attic-and-cocooned-at-the-top-of-the-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harriet Gibsone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The comedian, writer and podcaster recalls three-day benders, a fake origin story and the choice presented by her mental health crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:56:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQLVGDZDANDU5MJFPMWUFISYTA.jpg?auth=fc92eecff196e5a6d543d7a2efd5cb0f5c7f9f3475359b0b1194091a73595bb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joanne McNally performing during her Pinotphile tour at Eventim Apollo in London this year. Photograph: Joseph Okpako/Getty Images for ABA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joseph Okpako</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New research network addresses pressing societal and economic challenges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/new-research-network-addresses-pressing-societal-and-economic-challenges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/new-research-network-addresses-pressing-societal-and-economic-challenges/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seven new research centres will operate as part of an enhanced national research network known as Rinn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:47:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWNDTG7WHFEN5LS47HMKGODISQ.jpg?auth=3132868c2b8425588ebaf56c7cdf8dd68c22031ac7a185b4da93e723f90bb16c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lawless, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, at the Rinn launch event at the RDS, Dublin on June 10th, 2026. Photograph: Jason Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broader pools of capital required to deliver on Ireland’s infrastructure ambitions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/broader-pools-of-capital-required-to-deliver-on-irelands-infrastructure-ambitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/broader-pools-of-capital-required-to-deliver-on-irelands-infrastructure-ambitions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Closing the infrastructure capital gap - AIB partner profile]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:46:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSHGFYQ5MJFZBPSP5OXUGBNQTY.jpg?auth=1bbe57e2caeb497e05f243e561fcdf80b8e7ec57055cb1e4c37a55c71654566b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terence Liston, head of Ireland, climate and infrastructure capital with AIB]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.EvaPowerPhotography.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lanas poised for growth as it appoints new chief corporate development officer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/lanas-poised-for-growth-as-it-appoints-new-chief-corporate-development-officer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/lanas-poised-for-growth-as-it-appoints-new-chief-corporate-development-officer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rob Hutcheson to take on newly established role]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:42:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHOLSRSFZRFE7KTYGVCPGUK2A4.jpg?auth=b9116ad27e3f61b9804ef48559c5e7205ce3f4f581fa45b3a781b20150af54eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rob Hutcheson has been named chief corporate development officer at Lanas Healthcare Technology. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New €3 charge means online shopping is now a lot more expensive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/new-eu-customs-charges-could-signal-the-end-of-cheap-online-shopping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/06/20/new-eu-customs-charges-could-signal-the-end-of-cheap-online-shopping/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From July 1st, an order of three items from outside the EU will become at least €9 more expensive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:30:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5TM77FVUZBCQJDX343CS3KA4MU.png?auth=4dd0223cd66bbc2287c993a1a6978e1c0c1c52c351d03de9366625daeddab6ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shopping online. Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild Cherry on RTÉ One: Bingeably ridiculous capering tale of rich people’s bad behaviour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/wild-cherry-on-rte-one-bingeably-ridiculous-capering-tale-of-rich-peoples-bad-behaviour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/wild-cherry-on-rte-one-bingeably-ridiculous-capering-tale-of-rich-peoples-bad-behaviour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: On paper, Wild Cherry reads like a blizzard of bad taste, yet somehow walks the line between glossy soap and gritty drama]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:27:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42PMFZD3VNFHRFVVYWARO7ZOG4.jpg?auth=bc56ae63440317776431900c1b975dfaf53c98a738e158fa3589e0b014f1d73f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wild Cherry: Juliet (Eve Best), Allegra (Amelia May), Lorna (Carmen Ejogo) and Grace (Imogen Faires). Photograph: BBC Studios/Lesley Edith]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lesley Edith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All eyes drawn to Angela Merkel’s hands in long-awaited official portrait]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/all-eyes-drawn-to-angela-merkels-hands-in-long-awaited-portrait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/all-eyes-drawn-to-angela-merkels-hands-in-long-awaited-portrait/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elements of the piece are surprising – not least her choice of a previously-unknown portrait artist]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:26:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4N5VZZAOA66S374ITTK7SELJA.jpg?auth=b16a82c6cbd3d7f3a5e4a2f092e3b4eca657eda00eed3c7fecaab5308b7290d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former German chancellor Angela Merkel unveils her official portrait, painted by Jérémie Queyras, at the Bode Museum in Berlin. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tobias Schwarz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies, public bodies and charities bought one in five homes sold in 2025 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/companies-public-bodies-and-charities-bought-one-in-five-homes-sold-in-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/companies-public-bodies-and-charities-bought-one-in-five-homes-sold-in-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Non-household entities spent €5.1bn on homes last year but rate of growth slowed significantly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:14:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QAWQ6SBBQFAONCQUFWN455GHGA.jpg?auth=98f95db12772979a7112870d4f25a9f2296bd7446f286dfe4908e10af369bbe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish-registered companies and institutions accounted for 97.3 per cent of homes sold to non-households, said Samantha Walsh, statistician in the CSO’s prices division.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">oversnap</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chambers ‘does not envisage’ return to social partnership model]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/chambers-does-not-envisage-return-to-social-partnership-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/chambers-does-not-envisage-return-to-social-partnership-model/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister repeats appeal for public sector unions to join talks on a new pay agreement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:02:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGBHYDFSDRFFDE6R5KVVO7WLP4.JPG?auth=03c69ff9d753bd85a885e952729a04923e1cfdbfcdea2bec0a7b9321fea4bd5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers: 'We won’t be agreeing a public sector pay agreement at any cost.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC’s top shareholder comes out against raised takeover proposal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/dccs-top-shareholder-fidelity-international-comes-out-against-raised-takeover-proposal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/dccs-top-shareholder-fidelity-international-comes-out-against-raised-takeover-proposal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fidelity International says €6.63bn pitch by US private equity groups ‘still undervalues the company’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:57:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMYNBKDAJFCVBOA37XHMNH73MA.JPG?auth=ad5f6492ae170c01ed3fbd400361c2e8f5c94220ec9cc8cacbafeeb237e83134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive  Donal Murphy: company believes its energy business and related opportunity in energy transition presents the best growth opportunity. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniqlo’s plan to dominate global fashion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/uniqlos-plan-to-dominate-global-fashion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/uniqlos-plan-to-dominate-global-fashion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Dempsey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The clothing retailer forged in Japan’s post-bubble economy is pinning its hopes on Europe and North America]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW4QVEZOJX2URXHBFLAEIY6B7U.jpg?auth=104d0f9ba6491f6c2f812c9a2aadb5f5d79ce89a5fa99a998cc9e43a0dc5fcc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uniqlo is setting its sights on becoming the world's biggest store-based fashion retailer. Photograph: KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kazuhiro Nogi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[They say men have trouble expressing their feelings. Yet we all speak fluent Messi]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/02/dave-hannigan-lionel-messis-greatness-connects-us-in-joy-from-cork-to-new-jersey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/02/dave-hannigan-lionel-messis-greatness-connects-us-in-joy-from-cork-to-new-jersey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Continents may divide us, but his greatness is an enduring sporting bond, bridging oceans, obliterating time zones]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:02:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVZ7ELS6BBDEFEPQUFAFUR4Y3M.jpeg?auth=e0cfcffe93fe647b790b0a41d02530800594c0fb06daee5bff32e3e5d6081062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A collection of Lionel Messi shirts and mementos belonging to the Hannigans]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s moneymaking as president ‘completely unprecedented’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/01/trumps-moneymaking-as-president-completely-unprecedented/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/01/trumps-moneymaking-as-president-completely-unprecedented/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Lipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[White House argues that since sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump jnr run the family business, there are no conflicts of interest]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZCVNKRLVX5JNEUKRIZP2UQEJQ.jpg?auth=000603df58f5b4b5449e01dc902fe7acda9f343c8f3d758eb626ae2274389f5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump at a bitcoin conference in Nashville, United States, in July 2024, at which he told cryptocurrency holders he would end the 'persecution' of their industry. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times                   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest resumes deliberations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/jury-in-noah-donohoe-inquest-resumes-deliberations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/jury-in-noah-donohoe-inquest-resumes-deliberations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager was found dead in an underground water tunnel in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he left home to meet friends]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:46:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WAZ575MJSDRQG3DVDO5AP44FC4.jpg?auth=edea5ece0749e278334c7be4e93a940e46d80c901a061d6b0db66f8d92b8e970&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noah Donohoe was found dead in north Belfast in June 2020. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court orders Enoch Burke’s release from prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/high-court-orders-enoch-burkes-release-from-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/high-court-orders-enoch-burkes-release-from-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burke has spent more than 700 days in jail across different spells ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:45:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5S6IXRPJXRE3N27M3OENM25KIQ.jpg?auth=6c8e6fc904247804a8cfa03b43fef5814d1130b5e18092741f0d31722aa6601c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Wilson's Hospital school teacher, Enoch Burke pictured  leaving a Teaching Council hearing in June Photograph: Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two UK police officers under gross misconduct investigation in relation to Henry Nowak murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/01/two-uk-police-officers-under-gross-misconduct-investigation-in-relation-to-henry-nowak-murder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/01/two-uk-police-officers-under-gross-misconduct-investigation-in-relation-to-henry-nowak-murder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vikram Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police watchdog says it will examine factors such as ‘whether officers’ decisions were influenced by assumptions or prejudice relating to community tensions’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:37:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGOFWLZEDFG3VKP3T4LVA4LUWA.jpg?auth=594899a314d8ac39aaaa10d89349e37f73c70234d12c1f9779183ad7312d0e82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Nowak died in December 2025 after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Photograph: Family Handout/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok eyes 300 redundancies in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/tiktok-eyes-300-redundancies-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/tiktok-eyes-300-redundancies-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media firm plans restructuring at Irish operation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:17:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZF7UQA3VVUDRYAYIDJ7FGRYZX4.jpg?auth=47edf0be18fa52645f6cddd84abc52a26e9deda83dde1321a1ee52fb34686c7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TikToko is set to cut 300 jobs in Dublin. Photograph: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick T. Fallon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IDA-backed investment into Ireland accelerates despite global uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/ida-backed-investment-into-ireland-accelerates-despite-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/ida-backed-investment-into-ireland-accelerates-despite-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agency’s latest half-year report shows it supported 190 investments in six months to June]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:39:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRLV5W6GYFFHPK7G4N4LOPJ754.jpg?auth=65cd90d9a47618a2aa3b28969bc994b806553ca376119fc68229bb3e91e26e8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke and IDA Ireland chief exective Michael Lohan welcomed the results. Photograph: Karl Hussey Photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She’s tough’: Low-profile operator becomes Ireland’s most important diplomat for the next six months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/shes-tough-low-profile-operator-becomes-states-most-important-diplomat-for-the-next-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/shes-tough-low-profile-operator-becomes-states-most-important-diplomat-for-the-next-six-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aingeal O’Donoghue, Ireland’s top diplomat in Brussels, is a tough negotiator who ‘doesn’t suffer fools’ and has heaps of experience in EU-politicking]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6MKJGH5HJHQFAWVYDJFO2XEPM.jpg?auth=ba7a3ec5b2dc88626be08dcc30365585db6fcc14a6888a7ebe5001aed3669ed1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aingeal O’Donoghue is from Coachford, a small Cork village near the banks of the river Lee. Photograph: Alexandros Michailidis]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexandros Michailidis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penneys owner AB Foods expects lower profit as trading conditions deteriorate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/primark-owner-ab-foods-expects-lower-annual-profit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/primark-owner-ab-foods-expects-lower-annual-profit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Duration and severity of Middle ⁠East conflict ​has impacted European profit outlook for sugar business]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:18:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIX73OA3CMR2P5J2XEIECKDK44.jpg?auth=001199ff39ec51896122a23726c119f3104fd3a53dfd634f983d25768a124ad6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Primark owner AB Foods confirmed in April it plans to spin off the fashion ⁠business from its food businesses. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danny Lawson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to end Dublin Airport passenger cap passes in Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/bill-to-end-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-passes-in-dail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/bill-to-end-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-passes-in-dail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation will now go to Seanad; Darragh O’Brien says Opposition claims he did not meet local residents’ groups ‘simply untrue’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:17:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJ7FMCQ5LBBP7FMQ6F5OITDJVQ.jpg?auth=1adfb43e82ae21182e38be7d2a3f9e64be2f615b9f9f272b8da505f7efc8d729&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill was passed by 118 votes to 28. 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[Teenager who died in Carlow e-scooter incident named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/teenager-who-died-in-carlow-e-scooter-incident-named-locally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/teenager-who-died-in-carlow-e-scooter-incident-named-locally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 17-year-old has been named as Janis Ozols as local councillor urges e-scooter ‘clampdown’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:15:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6T52NNFXZFGLKPGYNMSSEWHJM.jpg?auth=1f70dcc529e2f5a9ff7bf622218673e1c98afffa98b9ab3d36245938842c2827&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[17-year-old Janis Ozols died after he fell from an e-scooter on Monday. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five packaged ham products recalled due to listeria fears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/five-packaged-ham-products-recalled-due-to-listeria-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/five-packaged-ham-products-recalled-due-to-listeria-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Packaged ham]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:05:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQXEGM7MHFAMNMME74BYRPJM6M.png?auth=c107c48b7ce07c3be1475ea72a8b793e36b606fa2de631a1201c387e906d0308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cooked ham products recalled by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland due to the possible presence of  listeria monocytogenes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse who sued HSE over alleged delay in breast cancer diagnosis wins part of action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/nurse-who-sued-hse-over-alleged-delay-in-breast-cancer-diagnosis-wins-part-of-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/01/nurse-who-sued-hse-over-alleged-delay-in-breast-cancer-diagnosis-wins-part-of-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Classification of mammogram as benign ‘fell outside the range of acceptable professional judgment’, judge rules]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4YXB7ZUMRC5BLOSA6V26P2KYI.jpg?auth=727a543a1adb1298040426004b7677f0a9e63a8e37e6a5d2edc949a7c739906a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Legal sources said the judgment is important in relation to breast cancer and breast radiology services. Photograph: Natalia Sokhrannova/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Sokhrannova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy the star turn on opening day of Ireland’s EU presidency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/zelenskiy-the-star-turn-on-opening-day-of-irelands-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/zelenskiy-the-star-turn-on-opening-day-of-irelands-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Ukrainian president will participate in a three-way meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and president of the EU Council António Costa]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:37:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BDH4NKCNFBDNO7GTRJIAKKNBU.JPG?auth=a4a86160f906008397a685c7222e9270d2dbf3c7659821271adabcf7759157de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barriers surround the perimeter of Dublin Castle amid tight security ahead of Ireland’s hosting of the EU presidency. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tapestry to run third investment fund]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/tapestry-to-run-third-investment-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/tapestry-to-run-third-investment-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish-founded venture capital firm expects to invest in about 30 companies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATJWENPAPNFMVFTFQEUWAMXRHY.jpg?auth=f49b3b559ac4df847db2b494048dd54c3f5779a4e9ba0f7d63c57df6081a9ef1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tapestry's Audrey Miller and Patrick Murphy. The company has also opened a new office in London. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump made more than $1bn  last year on return to presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/01/trump-made-more-than-1bn-last-year-on-return-to-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/01/trump-made-more-than-1bn-last-year-on-return-to-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Rogers in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president profited from crypto sales and memecoin royalties as well as the licensing of watches and perfume]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:57:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GP44K3KGPUJNML3B7WJC2KTKD4.jpg?auth=9b8315dfc974f440669b86819d4e37f7b900395d605829fa7a0a2e92d6432ea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The annual disclosure, required by law and released by the Office of Government Ethics, will raise new questions about conflicts of interest in Donald Trump’s administration. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lily Allen Performs West End Girl in Dublin: This tour has elicited pushback for a reason]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/01/lily-allen-performs-west-end-girl-in-dublin-a-creative-gamble-for-startling-but-slight-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/01/lily-allen-performs-west-end-girl-in-dublin-a-creative-gamble-for-startling-but-slight-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lily Allen acts her way through her autofictional album West End Girl with humour and pathos, but this show is slight as well as startling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:46:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUMJRZDLLNCINMILVT4OECNRAY.jpg?auth=31faf263e334f08b03b9bda56b184556014bf1126b886f12aacfd85debde9a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lily Allen performs at the 3Arena in Dublin. Credit: Henry Redcliffe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: France dazzle before Mexico storm forward on day of warnings  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/world-cup-2026-france-dazzle-before-mexico-storm-forward-on-day-of-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/world-cup-2026-france-dazzle-before-mexico-storm-forward-on-day-of-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: Norway victory adds to worrying augurs for World Cup’s challengers ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:37:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGCUEOSKYO67XGTAHWWQ4M2O2E.jpg?auth=2119c14d4eb62761c8ae1a6bb24318b3b3c12e80819cbd907ceba0375483cc70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise combined with panache to help France to a 3-0 win over Sweden in the World Cup on Tuesday. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil steadies as Hormuz traffic recovers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/01/oil-steadies-as-hormuz-traffic-recovers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/01/oil-steadies-as-hormuz-traffic-recovers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Lua]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traders monitor peace talks between the US and Iran]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:22:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQHW4SFJNASBN7AE6I5YK3ZEEI.jpg?auth=d9926232d590c9f4dc094fd9e9b6b219f6d3cefe53b4ac49eed48f91e6a45bf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fifth of the world’s oil was shipped through the Strait of Hormuz before the war began on February 28th. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin’s Russia faces fuel shortages amid Ukrainian drone strikes and diplomatic setbacks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/01/putins-russia-faces-fuel-shortages-amid-ukrainian-drone-strikes-and-diplomatic-setbacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/01/putins-russia-faces-fuel-shortages-amid-ukrainian-drone-strikes-and-diplomatic-setbacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moscow’s scope for exerting hegemonic power is diminished in an increasingly multipolar world order]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:07:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TC3BWOG7JPODGZBMRCBDW2NFQ.jpg?auth=06415210181825c6a11224a983d8dc445babbc3fd978689febd37adc9de2e0fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People queue to refuel cars at a petrol station in Moscow on June 30th, 2026, amid ongoing Ukrainian drone strikes. Photograph: Alexander NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Nemenov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) held over knife attack on woman foiled by bystanders in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/01/man-20s-arrested-for-questioning-about-knife-attack-on-woman-foiled-by-bystanders-in-cork-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/01/man-20s-arrested-for-questioning-about-knife-attack-on-woman-foiled-by-bystanders-in-cork-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman narrowly avoided serious injury after three men came to her aid during incident on Tuesday evening]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:52:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APL6RLTZRNCJZMSLBLKMOBXH6E.JPG?auth=08e97943c925b946db6125a23612480684f3181ed5b18ed565179bed9dee2914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána in Cork are investigating the stabbing of a woman on Tuesday evening]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariachi time as Mexico end World Cup knockout drought with last-32 win over Ecuador ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/mariachi-time-as-mexico-end-world-cup-knockout-drought-with-last-32-win-over-ecuador/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/01/mariachi-time-as-mexico-end-world-cup-knockout-drought-with-last-32-win-over-ecuador/</guid><description><![CDATA[Co-hosts secure 2-0 win over ‌Ecuador amid  euphoric scenes at a rocking Azteca Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:33:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4SO77UFRKHWMTI7XSLFKF5EQI.jpg?auth=8ded2fe9cc8f1453ea6827048927042ce4f46c098fdb73d507df6ca82f8805fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mexico's Raúl Jiménez (9) celebrates scoring his team's second goal with forward Julián Quiñones against Ecuador in Mexico City. Photograph: Yuri CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuri Cortez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ifac’s climate warning and what 90s nostalgia can do for your finances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/ifacs-climate-warning-and-what-90s-nostalgia-can-do-for-your-finances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/ifacs-climate-warning-and-what-90s-nostalgia-can-do-for-your-finances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QUPUHRMJFCJFAVBNJHFUR425U.jpg?auth=8e15d5c0f4c51d95252cc5e7379b820832128834b056e17a93694ef8b0a35e3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ifac has warned climate change could cost the State as much as €13 billion per year.  Photograph: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NCT operators expect a jump in test volumes as EU overhauls roadworthiness standards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/nct-operators-expect-a-jump-in-test-volumes-as-eu-overhauls-roadworthiness-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/nct-operators-expect-a-jump-in-test-volumes-as-eu-overhauls-roadworthiness-standards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Applus Inspection Services reported revenues of almost €117.7m in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7DHL4OW3NENHG4ZZ7YPXZM7JU.png?auth=be8a3706c07f458ed489d02bcfaacd281d64f120e9a7ea357b0c073b23bf3e32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Applus employed 855 people last year, up from 843 in 2024, according to the filings. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My friend has never been in a relationship with a man and I’d like her to seek professional help’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/01/my-friend-has-never-been-in-a-relationship-with-a-man-and-id-like-her-to-seek-professional-help/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/01/my-friend-has-never-been-in-a-relationship-with-a-man-and-id-like-her-to-seek-professional-help/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘She is confident in her job and socially popular but lacks confidence to date’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCS2VDYMUZD4RBF2C3UTX2LBFE.jpg?auth=4e44b55c3e38a8fbfb524c18806763f473c4718c2ad4f9eb15608310464ab928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I’m afraid she’ll be offended or, worse still, get upset.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dikushin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/01/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/01/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 1st, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2D2O4NYF25AEZH42V4CWNENTNA.jpg?auth=d21c5124e92d528805c72afc042abe4dff21ae243770d8dd36767541ef583da7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland faces €13bn annual bill by 2050 for missing climate targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/stalling-climate-action-could-cost-ireland-13bn-annually-by-2050/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/stalling-climate-action-could-cost-ireland-13bn-annually-by-2050/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congestion charges and distance-based road charges recommended by State’s fiscal watchdog ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLUMB2IE2Q3MNIN3PA7QRYIHPE.jpg?auth=4fff78fd328ac2a3221e6eb337889e29866d74eb81205e5ced9774531e2940de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council report assessed the long-term fiscal impacts of climate policy. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé: Louth belong at this level – they’re not the underdogs they’ve been for most of our lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/darragh-o-se-louth-belong-at-this-level-theyre-not-the-underdogs-theyve-been-for-most-of-our-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/darragh-o-se-louth-belong-at-this-level-theyre-not-the-underdogs-theyve-been-for-most-of-our-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The scene when the hooter went on Sunday told you that this bunch of players share a real bond]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MI4O7VRT6MIP7UQCPAQJLTR35I.jpg?auth=9a8f521790d14d175f1bfd84b82a4ddcf7daaef8f43069fa82767d2b06839d9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niall McDonnell of Louth celebrates victory over Monaghan in last weekend's All-Ireland championship quarter-final. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the rebound: Merz promises to get Germany back on track after World Cup disaster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/on-the-rebound-merz-promises-to-get-germany-back-on-track-after-world-cup-disaster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/01/on-the-rebound-merz-promises-to-get-germany-back-on-track-after-world-cup-disaster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether soccer or rail, many see a wider malaise gripping Germany]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEWVQXI4TCOK4ZOIYC2D6DNIJ4.jpg?auth=c8a3a4ae516121d7510109d252d99adf03d747bc36f973cf850c1110a54cf9ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Germany supporters in Berlin react as their team lost to Paraguay in the World Cup. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tobias Schwarz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon D’Arcy: This tour could be the most useful thing to happen to Irish rugby in two years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/this-tour-is-the-most-useful-thing-to-happen-to-irish-rugby-in-the-last-two-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/01/this-tour-is-the-most-useful-thing-to-happen-to-irish-rugby-in-the-last-two-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Injuries have thrown up an inadvertent opportunity for Andy Farrell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSCAMRU4WVEKLMXFCMWN2GYBIQ.jpg?auth=018161c87f1aeef01a801f56fc2b2deb47f2c4eb6cafdbfbd83ebb7e98f4c8cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Stuart McCloskey and Ciarán Frawley celebrate after Twickenham win on February 22nd, 2026. Photograph: INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn the right way of getting to grips with your pen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/learn-the-right-way-of-getting-to-grips-with-your-pen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/learn-the-right-way-of-getting-to-grips-with-your-pen/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dynamic tripod approach stands the test of time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 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[Live hares used as bait for muscular 35kg dogs is a depressingly Irish bedtime story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/kathy-sheridan-the-shy-hare-used-as-bait-for-muscular-35kg-dogs-is-a-depressingly-irish-bedtime-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/kathy-sheridan-the-shy-hare-used-as-bait-for-muscular-35kg-dogs-is-a-depressingly-irish-bedtime-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 3,000 hares were captured from the wild during the 2023-2024 coursing season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/764P2CSFMFD7BEO65CXN2GMRGU.jpg?auth=6d53e615505fd1e0d7d519bd7706a9717794a99b6cb3ccf6f7cb5e121d4a6e29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Irish hare. Photograph: David O'Brien/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moral consistency should apply to moment of silence at World Cup games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/moral-consistency-should-apply-to-moment-of-silence-at-world-cup-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/moral-consistency-should-apply-to-moment-of-silence-at-world-cup-games/</guid><description><![CDATA[Civilian suffering must be mourned wherever it occurs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 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[We’re ready to do a deal on public servants’ pay - and everything is on the table]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/jack-chambers-public-service-agreement-pay-deal-taxpayers-talks-certainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/jack-chambers-public-service-agreement-pay-deal-taxpayers-talks-certainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Chambers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government ‘ready and willing for intensive discussions’ to build consensus with unions and staff representatives]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7YTIUJKHVHEJPVBV5RCAGMO4I.jpg?auth=9fadf45fc0a6ec953750565d75404e66935f27f520c94cab3f91141defc7017a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Finance Simon Harris will deliver the Budget in autumn. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declan Hannon adjusting to life on the other side as Limerick prep for another dance with Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/declan-hannon-says-teams-on-high-alert-this-weekend-as-his-limerick-friends-face-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/declan-hannon-says-teams-on-high-alert-this-weekend-as-his-limerick-friends-face-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Treaty captain adjusting to life in the stands following intercounty retirement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CAJM5AQ5ZGXZMZZKHYJLPLM54.jpg?auth=3566f015d9fe49dae7cc40477c581a0c49b72c352459d0e9a65d434e4b3a4d21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly opened Maldron Hotel Croke Park welcomed Declan Hannon to unveil its new GAA Fan Room. Photograph: Brian McEvoy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate science suggests worse is to come]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/climate-science-suggests-worse-is-to-come/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/climate-science-suggests-worse-is-to-come/</guid><description><![CDATA[Global warming has largely fallen off the national and international agenda, surfacing only briefly when extreme weather events force it back into view]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need more rigorous enforcement of road rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/we-need-more-rigorous-enforcement-of-road-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/we-need-more-rigorous-enforcement-of-road-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[All road users need to improve and be more conscientious, including cyclists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 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[Demand for youth mental health services accelerating at ‘unprecedented pace’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/01/demand-for-youth-mental-health-services-accelerating-at-unprecedented-pace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/01/demand-for-youth-mental-health-services-accelerating-at-unprecedented-pace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increasing need cannot be absorbed indefinitely without sustained support, says charity chief  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3DS4VI7RFGR7LRLXOTYDXHNUE.jpg?auth=80f6ba61e0d8765e1fd710bddfacf3feb1e9116a86005bcfdc4e99dc6c465f82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mental health charity Jigsaw to publish annual report, which shows more than 11,000 referrals in 2025 – a 23% increase on the previous year. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Vladimirov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy to arrive in Dublin as Ireland assumes EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/micheal-martin-ireland-presidency-european-union-eu-dublin-castle-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/micheal-martin-ireland-presidency-european-union-eu-dublin-castle-ukraine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is eighth time Ireland has held rotating presidency since joining bloc in 1973]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBRTL3POJBA7ZCYXA6RGVBP7GM.JPG?auth=149bb3a338b465b8f72d329b6410d76c94a0170c2e0f354b40ae1ac934f8466e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí place barriers around the perimeter of Dublin Castle in advance of Ireland’s hosting of the EU council presidency. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink legislation may be fast-tracked by Minister   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/01/darragh-obrien-seeks-to-fast-track-metrolink-legislation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/01/darragh-obrien-seeks-to-fast-track-metrolink-legislation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Transport looks to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on new Bill to establish State agency ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RS4JT5UH6NDNHBSXJYCPITPVME.png?auth=b0f559909425ee7313c0af6d67217fbd3856405c68936641615e8bb710201cb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Updated costings for Metrolink are due within weeks, with speculation that the bill for the project could be in the range of €15 billion to €18 billion.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New customs charge is another assault by the Government on the squeezed middle class]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/new-customs-charge-is-another-assault-by-the-government-on-the-squeezed-middle-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/new-customs-charge-is-another-assault-by-the-government-on-the-squeezed-middle-class/</guid><description><![CDATA[The rich and elite are unlikely to care]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 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[Ukraine refuses Irish offer of armoured combat vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/ukraine-refuses-irish-offer-of-armoured-combat-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/01/ukraine-refuses-irish-offer-of-armoured-combat-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 27 vehicles were first acquired by the Defence Forces in 2009 but frequently broke down and were rarely used]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZNXF5FNLRFZ7KJLDODQ7SJP4Y.jpg?auth=eaee1eeb8248431b2f1c54150bc7b975f4def65e35f9aafaab7332bed5e0d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An RG32M light tactical armoured vehicle in use in the Glen of Imaal, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Defence Forces]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer: Billy Galligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising living costs weigh on Irish holiday spending plans, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/rising-living-costs-weigh-on-irish-holiday-spending-plans-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/rising-living-costs-weigh-on-irish-holiday-spending-plans-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in five Irish consumers say they cannot afford a holiday this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD7TI6ETSNA4HNKVAJDHKRXXFM.JPG?auth=490c13d2eda6fccfec478d283bcf90d1041c6bac6c42c5eda905aeba79b73464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 58% of consumers planning a holiday will go abroad this year, of whom 60% said they were doing so to experience better weather. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hints about a two-phase MetroLink should ring alarm bells]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/michael-mcdowell-hints-about-a-two-phase-metrolink-should-ring-alarm-bells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/01/michael-mcdowell-hints-about-a-two-phase-metrolink-should-ring-alarm-bells/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This will be one of most expensive infrastructural projects in the history of the State. Failure is not acceptable]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[VAT reduction for hospitality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/vat-reduction-for-hospitality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/vat-reduction-for-hospitality/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am looking forward to a very modest reduction in the price of my morning coffee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cognizant cuts Irish workforce a year after Cork expansion plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/cognizant-cuts-irish-workforce-a-year-after-cork-expansion-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/cognizant-cuts-irish-workforce-a-year-after-cork-expansion-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT services company has been contracted to work for large tech and life science multinationals in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FHQSDENDOQOPWYVXEC3VFWXOE.jpg?auth=d21f13d18bd1be042d603b7bf68fbba3d7e8abb6926f79f639ac4e2a7876351a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cognizant's Irish business has been contracted to work on a project-by-project basis by large life sciences manufacturing firms]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denying our dependence on US firms is like saying Tony Soprano worked in ‘waste management’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/denying-our-dependence-on-us-firms-is-like-saying-tony-soprano-worked-in-waste-management/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/01/denying-our-dependence-on-us-firms-is-like-saying-tony-soprano-worked-in-waste-management/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a country we need to be honest about how important American companies are to our economy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party van steals show at Leinster House as Taoiseach prepares to be Emperor of Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/01/party-van-steals-show-at-leinster-house-as-taoiseach-prepares-to-be-emperor-of-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/01/party-van-steals-show-at-leinster-house-as-taoiseach-prepares-to-be-emperor-of-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dáil proceedings have summer holiday feel as Micheál Martin gets set to lean on his three pillars of EU council presidency]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry and Louth in the All-Ireland final would be a truly historic rematch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/kerry-and-louth-in-the-all-ireland-final-would-be-a-truly-historic-rematch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/01/kerry-and-louth-in-the-all-ireland-final-would-be-a-truly-historic-rematch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rivalry between the two counties captivated the public more than a century ago and led to the GAA acquiring Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4PK6KGUIUFGOLOB2QOEXVELUKE.jpg?auth=7cccd15649881da2ecc6273052f4143a907761c0d74f52273f368b251ad3e279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth’s Donal McKenny and Paudie Clifford of Kerry. The counties have had a fractious rivalry since 1909. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are parents to do when there are no after-school places for children?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/what-are-parents-to-do-when-there-are-no-after-school-places-for-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/01/what-are-parents-to-do-when-there-are-no-after-school-places-for-children/</guid><description><![CDATA[The assumption that mothers can step back from work to fill the gap is entirely out of step with modern Irish family life]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 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[TCD mathematicians develop a formula to solve constituency boundary conundrum  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/tcd-mathematicians-develop-a-formula-to-solve-constituency-boundary-conundrum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/tcd-mathematicians-develop-a-formula-to-solve-constituency-boundary-conundrum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Algorithm draws inspiration from 19th century Irish physicist William Hamilton]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S4IFDCWZ7VGSFPOASJVB4MW7ZY.jpg?auth=c9a9209d82b2a1f1a2c73a3e438017d21b2f27e842d4d0221ee3936b4e99c6e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TCD team has been analysing Irish constituency boundaries. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine rejects Irish combat vehicles, spend like the 90s, and best new shows streaming now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/ukraine-rejects-irish-combat-vehicles-spend-like-the-90s-and-best-new-shows-streaming-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/ukraine-rejects-irish-combat-vehicles-spend-like-the-90s-and-best-new-shows-streaming-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJQSKUI6YFFOBHUTFW23N7LA4U.jpg?auth=4bd0ac090da958a69e0b1d8a519e4d58419d5ca1ee09ad35ef1b5f00e9b6dd5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Hawk: Will Ferrell as golf legend Lonnie Hawkins. Photograph: Colleen E Hayes/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unsafe drinking water led to restrictions for 200,000 last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/01/unsafe-drinking-water-led-to-restrictions-for-200000-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/01/unsafe-drinking-water-led-to-restrictions-for-200000-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency says numbers under boil water or restriction notices is ‘worrying’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLS7QELMTJO2NE2Q4VBRVVOQQ4.jpg?auth=e9c915e4107872f878db920449f5a3ef2ec79522736049bdfa462a9fc1f02107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The amount of boil water notices are a cause for concern. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workplace trends 2026: Increase in workers ‘unfit’ to attend office, but fit to work from home ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/24/workplace-trends-2026-increase-in-workers-unfit-to-attend-office-but-fit-to-work-from-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/06/24/workplace-trends-2026-increase-in-workers-unfit-to-attend-office-but-fit-to-work-from-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘If you’re not fit to be in a workplace, how are you fit to work from home?’ asks Damien McCarthy of HR Buddy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPLWSE6ZYBECBIKBOYQMUSQMAQ.jpg?auth=73c11ed9c40f25112274939b65ce6cebd85321f2cdd8b711856ed9234050c99b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien McCarthy says absenteeism is now turning into 'long-term' sick leave in many cases, which is often going unchecked by employers, potentially due to management apprehension. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland-Israel soccer match could have been avoided]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/30/ireland-israel-soccer-match-could-have-been-avoided/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/30/ireland-israel-soccer-match-could-have-been-avoided/</guid><description><![CDATA[Future sports and cultural participation with Israel should be banned]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +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[Public service unions urged to enter talks on new pay agreement ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/public-service-unions-urged-to-enter-talks-on-new-pay-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/01/public-service-unions-urged-to-enter-talks-on-new-pay-agreement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Existing deal, which expired on Tuesday, saw public servants receive increases of more than 10%]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKFAZTNF45AITOADLGHA3GRHXI.JPG?auth=c6919da5178042d323474538cae828fa1c938bed5bce965bce80aca0979a02b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers says any new pay deal must be ‘sustainable and affordable’. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline missed but pay transparency is on the way ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/deadline-missed-but-pay-transparency-is-on-the-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/deadline-missed-but-pay-transparency-is-on-the-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland has missed the EU deadline on pay transparency legislation, but the obligations are coming. Here’s what employers need to do, and when ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWXMSY35ZNDAPCRGXQZHEM44NA.jpg?auth=538cd84fb17b86957eeec481d8dac84f31449b5c7ec7d57dda4a3a4ce613488a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The clock is ticking for employers to be ready to answer to new pay transparency rules ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Deagreez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Many significant historic artefacts are in foreign hands because of Irish collectors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/30/many-significant-historic-artefacts-are-in-foreign-hands-because-of-irish-collectors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/30/many-significant-historic-artefacts-are-in-foreign-hands-because-of-irish-collectors/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dispersal of these objects is complex issue and bound up with history of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +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[Dealing with turbocharged cyber threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/dealing-with-turbocharged-cyber-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/dealing-with-turbocharged-cyber-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As if the cyber threatscape weren’t bad enough, hacking has become an easier endeavour thanks to AI, writes Sandra O’Connell ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB4VH4ITF5D65EJ575A5OQ7SJA.jpg?auth=844c1a1af28752fc421efe95f01c976220bf5af8915f1234eb5f4ec0664a4c80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cybersecurity is no longer solely an IT issue – it is now a core business resilience issue for firms of all sizes]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Imagine Photographer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s what a 1990s summer can teach us about saving money]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/01/a-1990s-summer-could-be-good-for-your-wallet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/01/a-1990s-summer-could-be-good-for-your-wallet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Never mind nostalgia: here’s what a retro summer can teach us about saving money]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZBQRXF6HJEGDBQ3N25FBQ2BCA.jpg?auth=338f9d8c2b6102772330c5ebc611c7c7bb02ce42d68a6df56be84fbb33c2b92e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While we go gaga for ’90s culture, are there money lessons to be learned from that decade? Photo by Michel Linssen/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michel Linssen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make sense of the new Government-backed investment scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/how-to-make-sense-of-the-new-government-backed-investment-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/how-to-make-sense-of-the-new-government-backed-investment-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The aim of the Personal Investment Account is to make investing a simpler prospect for ordinary people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HUWZB3I5VEUFE2SXIY5LCMOYE.JPG?auth=25ad0bf55d07991ac27a196b03541c9c2e7d5d1a49cad9b57e498a458f12021a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris: his favoured model for an Irish scheme appears to be Sweden’s ISK. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Destination Lugano: A delightful detour between Milan and Zurich]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/destination-lugano-a-delightful-detour-between-milan-and-zurich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/destination-lugano-a-delightful-detour-between-milan-and-zurich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mimi Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mimi Murray finds a captivating mix of urban and rural charms in this picture postcard destination]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GCQBJ4HJRELXG2OEMN42FHUVY.jpg?auth=70f22f4e9971039ed6df987e53eeb9533ab637d32c2bfa8b644aeedc2394e545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cantina Moncucchetto. Photograph: Milo Zanecchia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making a sporting spectacle of our tourism offering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/making-a-sporting-spectacle-of-our-tourism-offering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/making-a-sporting-spectacle-of-our-tourism-offering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan looks at how Ireland stands to gain from upcoming global sports events]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2IQMT6G3SJF6DMM5H2RSHXKQJU.jpg?auth=377cb245ec465b36fc290322ac7583728e0d6739d111e4c0236edf8e97a4900a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tiger Woods at the 9th hole during Day Two of the JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in 2022. Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ross Kinnaird</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weaving a thread: how networking bodies provide vital connection for Irish design entrepreneurs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/weaving-a-thread-how-networking-bodies-provide-vital-connection-for-irish-design-entrepreneurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/weaving-a-thread-how-networking-bodies-provide-vital-connection-for-irish-design-entrepreneurs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen O’Callaghan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Makers and designers often plough a lonely creative furrow, and frequently face complex business challenges alone. That’s where the right connections can really help, writes Kathleen O’Callaghan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OU6Z4AWGBCEDFETTMA7WBKENQ.jpg?auth=60e527881676515b7afeee7d16e2d3749fd3e1cc6ee8cf554c512346afc2822f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs find a support network and community at an event by The Set; Connections and advice are crucial for support in fashion as in any other business]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons to be cheerful: Summer openings for your radar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/reasons-to-be-cheerful-summer-openings-for-your-radar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/reasons-to-be-cheerful-summer-openings-for-your-radar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sandra O’Connell takes a look at tasty offerings from some old friends and some new kids on the block ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SNMD7W2FNGT7HGYLR2QX6TSIU.jpg?auth=2c3cec72fe02c33e968b425e781b739bf66f31540ea9386bbd1f08425569fb1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BuJo burger has launched its most ambitious venture yet, at Central Plaza on Dame Street. Photograph: Ruth Calder-Potts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Calder-Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the bottom line: how corporate Ireland gives back to communities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/beyond-the-bottom-line-how-corporate-ireland-gives-back-to-communities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/beyond-the-bottom-line-how-corporate-ireland-gives-back-to-communities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Where an annual cheque once ticked a corporate social responsibility box, some of the most progressive Irish businesses now commit to longer-term community supports]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJ247SJC5RBSTA54JVIOQX3FC4.jpg?auth=7dd4058438ccd2077cc9fc1aa42d4dd92519c18434ad8a904706f9d299a5b987&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volunteering at clean-ups are one way companies create opportunities for employees to engage with and support their local communities]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Healy / Picture It</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: My wife and daughters wear my clothes and everything looks better on them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/01/sean-moncrieff-my-wife-and-daughters-wear-my-clothes-and-everything-looks-better-on-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/01/sean-moncrieff-my-wife-and-daughters-wear-my-clothes-and-everything-looks-better-on-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least they are deriving some small amount of style inspiration from actual human beings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFKARQHTWRHGJBENJJZEKPGOA4.jpg?auth=61be1784a9dc08a1fee291845655db3c153cb7ae5f58b68e2e992b18389e1ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People used to choose clothes – and music, films and books – based on the influence of others or geography or accident or the sense that a particular cultural artifact said something to them, or about them]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pixelfit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The weather is bliss, 300-plus days a year of sunshine. And beer on the plaza for €2 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/01/ive-lived-longer-out-of-ireland-than-in-it-will-this-make-me-less-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/01/ive-lived-longer-out-of-ireland-than-in-it-will-this-make-me-less-irish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peadar Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This year I’ve lived longer out of Ireland than in it. Will this gradually start to make me less Irish?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3X2DBB6LNNESVCRP774OWVZPWE.jpg?auth=6b53c11fd218497b4bebe75709b05b871d7443b44c1dbf0a0063663e1dd00ded&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Peadar Byrne, originally from Kildare, now lives on Gozo, Malta's sister island.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meetings are dead; long live the new way of doing business ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/meetings-are-dead-long-live-the-new-way-of-doing-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/meetings-are-dead-long-live-the-new-way-of-doing-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A growing movement is bucking against the long-held belief in the power of meetings. Are they right, asks Sandra O’Connell]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTNX5E5V5VBGXA7JXU5HNOHGKU.jpg?auth=d0aa519ebe8e4d44d1d132d828b116b2abf77a6168c0efa4547124ca963e21fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Better planning and preparation can make for more productive meetings]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wenich-mit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lighter Side: questions and answers with Kealan Lennon ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/the-lighter-side-questions-and-answers-with-kealan-lennon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/the-lighter-side-questions-and-answers-with-kealan-lennon/</guid><description><![CDATA[A quickfire Q&A round with the CleverCard chief executive Kealan Lennon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWHFAUMRXBHKLBZ4HIG6FWZDAU.jpg?auth=f325ad547f5bcb12f4684ae89d691a43d391d7540a29882be51809d62f631c63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kealan Lennon, CEO, CleverCard]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence of the English psyche’s greatest fear lies in Surrey’s hills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/01/evidence-of-the-english-psyches-greatest-fear-lies-in-surreys-hills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/01/evidence-of-the-english-psyches-greatest-fear-lies-in-surreys-hills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain believes it hears the war drums beating, which is why defence spending dominates Westminster thinking]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Substantial north Kildare estate seeks €12m at auction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/for-auction-newbury-hall-carbury-kildare-palladian-mansion-raymond-potterton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/for-auction-newbury-hall-carbury-kildare-palladian-mansion-raymond-potterton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newbury Hall, Carbury, is magnificent three-storey-over-basement residence on more than 450 acres]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UKOVNIIT5FYFMNMPWHXSLUPZU.jpg?auth=a5d6097491ee974302dc106e4eb86cd4f90888e1a703e8fbba6c841aaff7641b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newbury Hall has been owned by only four families since it was built in the 18th century]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds little evidence that ‘add-ons’ boost IVF odds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/01/study-finds-little-evidence-that-add-ons-boost-ivf-odds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/01/study-finds-little-evidence-that-add-ons-boost-ivf-odds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maggie Astor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some patients pay thousands for these extra procedures on top of the high costs of IVF
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEGPVDTWNFC23JYH7Z7ZMPL5JQ.jpg?auth=c87c09d735cc351b5c74cbb1e7c6a3220c3eb761c837a8d27b382a7369e88990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['There isn’t great evidence that most IVF add-ons help patients to get pregnant and have a baby,' says Sarah Lensen, lead author of the study. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fizkes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charming double-fronted Victorian with subtle French vibe in Ballsbridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/for-sale-35-waterloo-road-ballsbridge-dublin-4-savills-four-bedroom-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/for-sale-35-waterloo-road-ballsbridge-dublin-4-savills-four-bedroom-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Upgraded two-storey-over-basement home also has enchanting garden]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CBSXDLNZ5ET7F2MKX6UKWBK6U.JPG?auth=4635476428c9db6cc849b9893046b956bf5a3bf1d2fe59ed2fcf5156e77514ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[35 Waterloo Road is for sale through Savills, seeking €1.8m]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Iran war: Why has violence flared up again?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/us-iran-war-why-has-violence-flared-up-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/us-iran-war-why-has-violence-flared-up-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Tensions high over control of Strait of Hormuz ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +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[Cargo vessels 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[Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV: 10 of the best new shows to watch in July]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/netflix-prime-video-disney-apple-tv-10-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/01/netflix-prime-video-disney-apple-tv-10-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-july/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to streaming, including The Hawk, Elle, a new Little House on the Prairie, Lucky and Furious]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJQSKUI6YFFOBHUTFW23N7LA4U.jpg?auth=4bd0ac090da958a69e0b1d8a519e4d58419d5ca1ee09ad35ef1b5f00e9b6dd5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Hawk: Will Ferrell as golf legend Lonnie Hawkins. Photograph: Colleen E Hayes/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Himesh Patel on Enola Holmes 3: ‘The casting decisions were made to tell a very honest story about colonialism’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/01/himesh-patel-on-enola-holmes-3-the-casting-decisions-were-made-to-tell-a-very-honest-story-about-colonialism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/01/himesh-patel-on-enola-holmes-3-the-casting-decisions-were-made-to-tell-a-very-honest-story-about-colonialism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor has gone from his teenage break in EastEnders to playing Dr Watson in Netflix’s Sherlock Holmes franchise, and roles in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and Ryan Coogler’s The X-Files]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3PSDAKX3NCENPYBFNBFJDZFDE.jpg?auth=e72e4218da08eea268e9307fe3ec6a05862fca899f05ae39dff5614231059ee4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enola Holmes 3: Himesh Patel. Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Dunne: ‘I don’t want to call it a show. I don’t even want to call it a work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/01/colin-dunne-i-dont-want-to-call-it-a-show-i-dont-even-want-to-call-it-a-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/01/colin-dunne-i-dont-want-to-call-it-a-show-i-dont-even-want-to-call-it-a-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the Record, a collaboration with Becky Ní Éallaithe and Ultan O’Brien, combines the immediacy of a trad session with experiments in music and dance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWLCVR734BCHVMQWNW5DPCOFNI.jpg?auth=f1b9b24a9f11125cbfbe892a4664968a581d3dbae561c9a606a3348d59efa776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For the Record: Becky Ní Éallaithe, Colin Dunne and Ultan O’Brien. Photograph: Maurice Gunning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maurice Gunning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change is constant: why tomorrow’s leaders must continuously learn on the job ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/change-is-constant-why-tomorrows-leaders-must-continuously-learn-on-the-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/change-is-constant-why-tomorrows-leaders-must-continuously-learn-on-the-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adaptable leadership has become a modern business requisite, with smart organisations investing in leadership training that keeps pace with technological innovation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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O’Sullivan    ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QA7SZYX7UHA6A6JE6VPV4TUHIE.jpg?auth=9cba98e7613044528bf9facf956f6423ced036b472b05da8342a02e56272e5bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is strong growth of utility-scale solar concentrated in the midlands, east and south: Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity to deliver high-quality scheme in Dublin’s city centre for €1m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/opportunity-to-deliver-high-quality-scheme-in-dublins-city-centre-for-1m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/opportunity-to-deliver-high-quality-scheme-in-dublins-city-centre-for-1m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two adjoining properties on well-located Aungier Street are coming to the market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZI4LOXHVNGUJAPTVRQMZNVLUQ.jpg?auth=494b3750df55166d0037fa2dc341860c6ea89b913dfb00c3a231a612ce8911d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[19-20 Aungier Street]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spinning it out: how Ireland’s strong scientific research ecosystem can be commercialised for greater good]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/spinning-it-out-how-irelands-strong-scientific-research-ecosystem-can-be-commercialised-for-greater-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/01/spinning-it-out-how-irelands-strong-scientific-research-ecosystem-can-be-commercialised-for-greater-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New incentives and State-backed schemes have been designed to maximise spin-out potential ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7FRHE6CHNGMRLVXX5E4WY6UAU.jpg?auth=802b195da8a44ef387a0aaea7a5073e7ecf7f620782ceec02c8dca54ba88ef21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) in the grounds of University College Dublin (UCD)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY strengthens partnership across Ireland with 12 new equity partners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/01/ey-strengthens-partnership-across-ireland-with-12-new-equity-partners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/01/ey-strengthens-partnership-across-ireland-with-12-new-equity-partners/</guid><description><![CDATA[EY committed to continued investment in talent and leadership as businesses navigate a fast-moving global marketplace ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUFBEOEURNBQLHQJ6DAVUDC25U.jpg?auth=df9661ab72563748bd7d810c51ed7268d5c4a7671b18b5cae6fbd92ca0add07b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EY partners: Karl O’Donnell, Tony Nugent, Siobhán Donlevy, Emily O’Sullivan, Sinéad Hickey, Ciarán Conroy, Frank O’Keeffe (EY Ireland managing partner), Shane McCarthy, Leanne Berkery, Shannon Cunningham, Julia Ann Corkery, Alastair Allen, Dara Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Combining global expertise with deep local knowledge ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/combining-global-expertise-with-deep-local-knowledge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/01/combining-global-expertise-with-deep-local-knowledge/</guid><description><![CDATA[Formerly known as RSA Insurance, Intact Insurance is a leading provider of commercial and specialty insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PR6LDN2YFB6ZPRVJ2B35WH57E.jpg?auth=4f6fdc9485d656f98c1acf6ec9dfe10e0c486679db9c800e02638a32e2e02d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Thompson, CEO, Intact Insurance. RSA Insurance has rebranded to Intact Insurance in Ireland. Photograph: Julien Behal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Office activity in Dublin’s central business district increased in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/office-activity-in-dublins-central-business-district-increased-in-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/office-activity-in-dublins-central-business-district-increased-in-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New report from Cushman & Wakefield finds demand remains centred on core submarket around St Stephen’s Green and Harcourt Street]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NI5K2CXYLJAT7HWX4BBE7UPSUE.jpg?auth=28d99f1b76ff62c5d56be44bed409c187f9a2d061def829e021c177d0efac279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" 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url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSR4CY5WBRGD7FCAQZDZI65DUM.jpg?auth=a3f7f1b39ffd8826de00aaf49d941947d883b87435751fd522b8c47b6fa1b78d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site, at the corner of Kenilworth Square South and Rathgar Avenue, is well positioned]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leasing in office sector continued at ‘solid’ pace in second quarter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/leasing-in-office-sector-continued-at-solid-pace-in-second-quarter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/leasing-in-office-sector-continued-at-solid-pace-in-second-quarter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-thirds of space let is to companies relocating and expanding to new offices]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUTSXPZB75DG3CSAGGMBJISMFY.JPG?auth=9092291101b7f993d8b263ae9005c61fec64d496ee30e94876a1de46cda66e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI is set to move into the 88,000sq ft Tropical Fruit Warehouse on Dublin's quays]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New hotel levy will affect viability of some projects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/new-hotel-levy-will-affect-viability-of-some-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/01/new-hotel-levy-will-affect-viability-of-some-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doubling of development levy will apply to sector from July 1st]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTFRM5PO3NHKJCRHUCWDCKSFLI.jpeg?auth=a77090a71ef997152e62559e9e6107179ff12ec866366ce47996c3c01627d64f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Development contributions for the sector of €244 per square metre are twice the rate applied to most other commercial development]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €475,000 buy on over an acre in Cavan and on corner site in Kimmage?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/what-will-475000-buy-on-over-an-acre-in-cavan-and-on-corner-site-in-kimmage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/01/what-will-475000-buy-on-over-an-acre-in-cavan-and-on-corner-site-in-kimmage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a four-bed detached home with outbuildings near Bawnaboy or a detached three-bed in D12]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VVCQY2HZJDWPOMPQRMCKNI4O4.jpg?auth=70a26c5fa4918a8150f680985e5ff19a76f8410ebc58219e1232d065d738e4c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This Cavan four-bed is within the Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: A Madonna Special — Which Madonna ballad is the theme to the film With Honors?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/01/the-music-quiz-a-madonna-special-which-madonna-ballad-is-the-theme-to-the-film-with-honors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/01/the-music-quiz-a-madonna-special-which-madonna-ballad-is-the-theme-to-the-film-with-honors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: In 1988, Madonna made her Broadway debut in a play by which US playwright?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65T2VDVBK52UKYQTAQODJKTMUU.jpg?auth=28bc6c4f2f2e95316b7c289a7396f4826999f4765f1d6cf72ad2c8b12fba3a69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Madonna. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flick by Kate Lister: Lively and funny deep-dive into the history of female pleasure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/flick-by-kate-lister-lively-and-funny-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-female-pleasure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/flick-by-kate-lister-lively-and-funny-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-female-pleasure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lister argues that women have never been less sexual than men, but the narrative has been controlled with a firm male grip]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72VIROVCU3G3CCRXIIYVCOHBVI.jpg?auth=2d846efbf4fe8976145378393f4227861e3009de07bc35a6b4b38ceefec7e1e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meg Ryan in the famous orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally. Flick’s most compelling passages concern ignorance around women’s bodies and pleasure. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best used cars to buy for less than €15,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/01/best-used-cars-to-buy-for-less-than-15000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/01/best-used-cars-to-buy-for-less-than-15000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spend a little more and you get a much wider choice in the used car market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDJD5H4G6Q3NYTHIKLCBINGRQU.jpg?auth=2f5cd5dcee263fce35d3822176e4e9ec499b0e44c8182e160b12ac5715662293&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You'd be surprised what you can pick up for €15,000]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>