<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-07-03/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:46:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Australia v Ireland: Wounded Wallabies to unleash ‘unbelievable’ centre pairing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/04/wounded-wallabies-to-unleash-unbelievable-centre-pairing-against-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/04/wounded-wallabies-to-unleash-unbelievable-centre-pairing-against-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australia aiming to piggyback on feelgood vibes generated by the Socceroos in Nations Championship opener]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QFKHX5WQIO6CTFROAY6OY2PZ4.jpg?auth=0ed243129ab2ec91e8acefb95deb4da2e68c0ecb825fb5aae51630f162bab206&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland kicking coach Johnny Sexton watches as Sam Prendergast takes a kick during preparation for Saturday's Nations Championship match against Australia at Allianz Stadium, Sydney. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity guests arrive at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding in New York]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/03/stars-align-in-new-york-as-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-prepare-to-tie-the-knot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/03/stars-align-in-new-york-as-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-prepare-to-tie-the-knot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Horton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple donate $26 million to 20 charities across the United States in advance of nuptials]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:03:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDVIPUUQB5FXRIH2K7NZXFP4SI.jpg?auth=32bc6537c85dc826644c57ef9c7988ec7673e94880a0e195da039fb59088b889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Grant and Anna Elisabet Eberstein arrive at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday, ahead of Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding. Photograph: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roy Rochlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt hold nerve in shoot-out to sink Australia and reach last 16]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/egypt-hold-nerve-in-shoot-out-to-sink-australia-and-reach-last-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/egypt-hold-nerve-in-shoot-out-to-sink-australia-and-reach-last-16/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Socceroos crumble on penalties after surviving relentless late Egyptian press]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:19:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPADTGICTJABJLTKQMOOQNHRV4.jpg?auth=af1357821b20d7e61002a5bc71962bee4ef4d05068dd696f0aef301f273429cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mohamed Salah celebrates after Egypt's win over Australia in the Round of 32. Photograph: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Patrick’s Athletic bounce back with emphatic win over Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/st-patricks-athletic-bounce-back-with-emphatic-win-over-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/st-patricks-athletic-bounce-back-with-emphatic-win-over-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saints recover from defeat to Bohemians with three early goals at Richmond]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:01:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3BFJQ2BPTBN5ODQT4ZZFIUHN4.jpg?auth=e5ad10787a524d41b9b6e7874d7612df5638855384213e2eb8cfb4b7e4e12c76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Edmondson celebrates scoring the opening goal for St Patrick’s Athletic. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father and son claim fraud over €130,000 investment, High Court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/father-and-son-claim-fraud-over-130000-investment-high-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/father-and-son-claim-fraud-over-130000-investment-high-court-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pair made transfers to bank account three years ago, but only €393 has been recovered, judge told]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:51:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6M6I4ZZ2FVB2BNIGZ4LFK2NXNY.jpg?auth=af630f73359778c6c3d64c488232888657548290b4fcdbd8e77772fd9b3553f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The McCarthys won a court order last year to find out the holders of the account where they had sent the money. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on  the US semiquincentennial: an uneasy giant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-semiquincentennial-an-uneasy-giant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/03/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-semiquincentennial-an-uneasy-giant/</guid><description><![CDATA[Its economy is thriving yet the country is gripped by a sense of malaise]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JC3PLK2CBO6NFY7BVI35WDJP6M.jpg?auth=cdaad0abe8ab70fb1004cc071aea48ed763bdfc1754c76e38f9f6641ffecf9e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal legal aid dispute affecting cases involving serious alleged offending, solicitors say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-affecting-cases-involving-serious-alleged-offending-solicitors-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/criminal-legal-aid-dispute-affecting-cases-involving-serious-alleged-offending-solicitors-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice is ‘not for turning’ when it comes to introduction of once-off €520 fee for District Court cases]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:24:27 +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 walked out of the Criminal Courts of Justice on Wednesday in protest over the introduction of a new payment system for criminal legal aid. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless people evacuated from protected Temple Bar buildings amid structural concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/03/homeless-people-evacuated-from-protected-temple-bar-buildings-amid-structural-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/03/homeless-people-evacuated-from-protected-temple-bar-buildings-amid-structural-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accommodation owned by firm associated with former Monaghan manager Séamus McEnaney]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:22:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6LPPIEGUVC7XGOFO4URDIQFYU.JPG?auth=40ecfdced59226fba2f799d01b744ba004d3f23f56d6e0571211c53431f84fc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Fire Bridge was called to Bridge House at 24 and 25 Parliament Street, Temple Bar. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan’s al-Obeid, says UN’s Turk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/03/human-rights-catastrophe-unfolding-in-sudans-al-obeid-says-uns-turk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/03/human-rights-catastrophe-unfolding-in-sudans-al-obeid-says-uns-turk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Le Poidevin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reports of summary executions and sexual violence ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:08:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4X3NKLKW42BXHTJYF32KW6XHZA.jpg?auth=b5088693519183f4eb132c48c701e1b9367f9e2bb78a2b3088883c502ac9b352&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sudanese women make a wicker bowl at the al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of El-Obeid in the South Kordofan region. El-Obeid, a city of half a million people that hosts nearly 100,000 refugees displaced by violence elsewhere, has, in recent weeks, faced its most intense attacks yet from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on environmental regulation: the need for common sense]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/03/the-irish-times-view-on-environmental-regulation-the-need-for-common-sense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/03/the-irish-times-view-on-environmental-regulation-the-need-for-common-sense/</guid><description><![CDATA[Proper procedures are vital, but  need to be proportionate and efficient]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYZGIPLOBBDEPENII7GHQPX4AM.jpg?auth=6f721e602ef3cee9beba83a080eb4a0290f5d6829f15d3f7b6320f5dfa72c007&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien and Hugh Creegan, then interim CEO, NTA at the awarding of the first construction contract under the Bus Connects programme in July 2025.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100 caravans on Portlaoise’s Great Heath must leave ‘forthwith’, court orders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/more-than-100-caravans-on-portlaoises-great-heath-must-leave-forthwith-court-orders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/more-than-100-caravans-on-portlaoises-great-heath-must-leave-forthwith-court-orders/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge also grants order restraining defendants from entering the State-owned land again]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:56:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The area is one of the few surviving semi-natural grasslands in Ireland, the court heard]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ange Postecoglou appointed Al-Nassr head coach on two-year deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/ange-postecoglou-appointed-al-nassr-head-coach-on-two-year-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/ange-postecoglou-appointed-al-nassr-head-coach-on-two-year-deal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Australian head to Saudi Arabia after miserable end to Premier League stint]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:44:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DA3D5HD2JAWUQD3AKB7KDE74UA.jpg?auth=55759991d37726b181bb0776e2db249862510c3bf80a8ed9f6426a92b19ea160&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ange Postecoglou has signed a two-year contract with Saudi club Al-Nassr. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former State agency chief faced disciplinary action after finding he assisted job candidate, WRC told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/former-state-agency-chief-faced-disciplinary-after-finding-he-assisted-job-candidate-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/former-state-agency-chief-faced-disciplinary-after-finding-he-assisted-job-candidate-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-Inland Fisheries Ireland boss Francis O’Donnell claims he was unfairly dismissed and penalised after making protected disclosures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:33:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIQI4UVJJVBBDODAJFEOMAKZCM.jpg?auth=9c18552c5573a7223f0be8c3e0c004fdcc0250943d9761d23af711de2f1ae446&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive Francis O’Donnell. Photograph: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German police brace for unrest as far-right AfD edges closer to power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/german-police-brace-for-unrest-as-far-right-afd-edges-closer-to-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/german-police-brace-for-unrest-as-far-right-afd-edges-closer-to-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Protests planned in Erfurt where delegates will celebrate party’s rise to become the country’s most popular political force]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:27:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGRECDR5QQOGG2YKJZLWY5C7R4.jpg?auth=7d5a2a4c6aa3dfa8f85a9140150d8c190fe6b9f965094a2b16b3be2386f1edea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police patrol around the venue where far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) are due to hold their party congress this weekend in Erfurt, Germany. Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Hirschberger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buoyant tax receipts provide cover for runaway State spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/buoyant-tax-receipts-provide-cover-for-runaway-state-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/buoyant-tax-receipts-provide-cover-for-runaway-state-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[General government expenditure has jumped by 54 per cent since 2019]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:08:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XPIDJLBWWQJDBATR5WLCQMBEE.JPG?auth=5b6067376ef4c213cfadf34093f68052ecdfdfaea498c9a7c12dc2ecd995db6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers and Simon Harris are promising a 'fundamental change' in budgeting with a 6% spending rule. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinner makes net gains to book place in Wimbledon last 16, Djokovic keeps quest for 25 alive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/03/sinner-makes-net-gains-to-book-place-in-wimbledon-last-16-djokovic-keeps-quest-for-25-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/03/sinner-makes-net-gains-to-book-place-in-wimbledon-last-16-djokovic-keeps-quest-for-25-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Cambers, Sean Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Straight-set wins for Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:04:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VLUTEL3DLDCIZNKPICNPCQRNC4.jpg?auth=8af032d404d09ad39e958172d3833b3b7149fd3aab08bddbc446fff1220c5e80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Jannik Sinner during his third-round match against Jenson Brooksby of US on day five at Wimbledon. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cameron Spencer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD says it is ‘frustrating’ to be whipped into voting down hare coursing Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/fianna-fail-td-says-it-is-frustrating-to-be-whipped-into-voting-down-hare-coursing-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/fianna-fail-td-says-it-is-frustrating-to-be-whipped-into-voting-down-hare-coursing-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Other Fianna Fáil TDs have expressed support for the practice in advance of the vote]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:01:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3433RBTSBSKACU7OOSFB34MWEM.jpg?auth=4735731aa8575373b4d6ab2e9e4321dfcfd9fe08722c658e68b7f3bad65265ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In coursing, a hare is released and chased by muzzled dogs. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You’re Fired: If the US Declaration of Independence had been delivered by Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/03/youre-fired-if-the-us-declaration-of-independence-had-been-delivered-by-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/03/youre-fired-if-the-us-declaration-of-independence-had-been-delivered-by-donald-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of cryptocurrency]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OE763I72DZF4DOTCC2R6DDF6IA.jpg?auth=bea14ba0c8ba7c5909690311a424155d8d0ad80d68c5ff1f31c3c5ccf35b6d37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump dances after starting celebrations for the 'Great American State Fair' on the National Mall, Washington, to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientific expert confirms bloodied palm print found at murder scene matched that of accused]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/scientific-expert-confirms-bloodied-palm-print-found-at-murder-scene-matched-that-of-accused/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/scientific-expert-confirms-bloodied-palm-print-found-at-murder-scene-matched-that-of-accused/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Hourigan has denied murdering Michael Foley (61) in Macroom, Co Cork, in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Foley lived alone in accommodation providing by the agency Housing First.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mauricio Pochettino ensures his USA herd keep their hooves on the ground]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/03/mauricio-pochettino-ensures-his-usa-herd-keep-their-hooves-on-the-ground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/03/mauricio-pochettino-ensures-his-usa-herd-keep-their-hooves-on-the-ground/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel says the Azteca owes England one, Germany’s Round of 32 exit leaves a sting]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFMAM6B7KDZXKOQV2MDZGUZEKM.jpg?auth=a211999e5afb1057aeeec4b7d2dae28cf95fada230735f4f20c976eddecb8baa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Michael Olise in action against Sweden in New Jersey last Tuesday. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector unions preparing for possible industrial action ballots over pay talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/public-sector-unions-preparing-for-possible-industrial-action-ballots-over-pay-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/public-sector-unions-preparing-for-possible-industrial-action-ballots-over-pay-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:50:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQXZG7X5FFC35AOBLFKJOGLVW4.jpg?auth=035a38edd64a2d9cc5ecbb599289c8f5f6044c52ee4d04f87fcb20808b3b894e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan said public servants have seen ‘pay fall significantly behind prices in recent years’. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Domnick Walsh www.dwalshphoto.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost two-thirds of women who had hospital abortion were previously pregnant, analysis shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/almost-two-thirds-of-women-who-had-hospital-abortion-were-previously-pregnancy-analysis-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/almost-two-thirds-of-women-who-had-hospital-abortion-were-previously-pregnancy-analysis-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report states provision of abortion has evolved and is now largely viewed as a routine and normal part of healthcare]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:43:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYD2G5Z355F5PEWF32E4XOZQKU.jpg?auth=5b6ee7b982379afac52694b30429024f59c5557eee78e0bd3122a60151e358c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report outlines that between 2019 and 2024, a total of 46,861 terminations have occurred, with the highest being in 2024 when 10,852 occurred.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEPs to vote on resolution calling for ban on Irish exports of alumina to Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/meps-to-vote-on-resolution-calling-for-ban-on-irish-exports-of-alumina-to-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/meps-to-vote-on-resolution-calling-for-ban-on-irish-exports-of-alumina-to-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes as Government finalises investigation into Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3QV3OLT5JCB5BEQ3QEGAHIIMI.JPG?auth=b80d7f113cef84fa203242341f8816d94a1ba5101e00ef80083be31a062dfa1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant is owned by Russian metals giant Rusal. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of garda charged with child cruelty tells of begging to be let inside to go to bathroom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/daughter-of-garda-charged-with-child-cruelty-tells-of-begging-to-be-let-inside-to-go-to-bathroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/daughter-of-garda-charged-with-child-cruelty-tells-of-begging-to-be-let-inside-to-go-to-bathroom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We grew up knowing if we didn’t eat our dinner, we were going to get hit,’ trial hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jurors at the Central Criminal Court were shown a recording of the then 15-year-old girl’s interview with gardaí. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European stocks climb as investors push back on expectations of US interest rate hike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/european-stock-climb-as-investors-push-back-on-expectations-of-imminent-us-interest-rate-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/european-stock-climb-as-investors-push-back-on-expectations-of-imminent-us-interest-rate-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish market closes week slightly higher buoyed by gains in heavyweight stocks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:26:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YCIMESK7D2P56JZPIDDS737ZUQ.jpg?auth=9159826fb27d8d8574620f85e4afb4d2390bd3570ea29abbd69eb49d4ac76e5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain’s FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday and notched a weekly gain, supported by financials. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[North and south collide in new Nations Championship of punishing itineraries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/north-and-south-collide-in-new-nations-championship-of-punishing-itineraries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/north-and-south-collide-in-new-nations-championship-of-punishing-itineraries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Aylwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six matches from Cardiff to Córdoba are bound to be intriguing, but player welfare is taking a back seat]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:21:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6CFOQ3535KJ3JOYXXZ5D7DDJM.jpg?auth=abdf2739421f26858d7a768e1bd460032f1972957ecf543747de2c56d738eede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa captain Siya Kolisi during a training session at Ellis Park ahead of the Springboks's opening Nations Championship game against England on Saturday. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge to Slane bypass permission can go to Court of Appeal, judge rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/challenge-to-slane-bypass-permission-can-go-to-court-of-appeal-judge-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/challenge-to-slane-bypass-permission-can-go-to-court-of-appeal-judge-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Rogers of Crewbane, Slane, has argued the proposed bypass would impact his lands]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:19:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Rogers sought permission to challenge the decision to the Court of Appeal. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundrum Town Centre operator seeks to close off popular shopper route]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/dundrum-town-cnetre-operator-seeks-to-close-off-popular-shopper-route/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/dundrum-town-cnetre-operator-seeks-to-close-off-popular-shopper-route/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hammerson said the former Golden Discs store has been compromised by people using it as a thoroughfare]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:15:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZT6BNLT7ERAUDGIZ7MCEESMDDI.jpg?auth=3c6185df1a43bb5c0ad7fc7acf1e9415676bd36a6a14ad8e165c86eeadbaf4b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dundrum Town Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in the State.  Picture: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killiney apartment plan opposed by Ali Hewson rejected by council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/killiney-apartment-plan-opposed-by-ali-hewson-rejected-by-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/killiney-apartment-plan-opposed-by-ali-hewson-rejected-by-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Developers Covello had proposed 32 apartment block for Montebello House site after previous plan was rejected ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:08:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZUYIMKBJNILO5J3BLPUN5EIAU.jpg?auth=cbc55f61c0a111ecc21878ad7f1a9c568f3e4905fa94fc397d4933bd4b6d4580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Planners have rejected an apartment block proposal at Montebello on  Killiney Hill Road, in Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s EU membership story a compelling argument for expanding union, von der Leyen says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/irelands-eu-membership-story-a-compelling-argument-for-expanding-union-von-der-leyen-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/irelands-eu-membership-story-a-compelling-argument-for-expanding-union-von-der-leyen-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Ireland could not ‘morally’ deny other countries the chance at EU membership]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:55:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTLKWL35VUD5RSCHJBAREXJB4Q.jpg?auth=70fdf5790394be4165e260dbd49f971b65d31d302bcad9636d8b05c7300bf64b&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 European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at University College Cork on Friday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madonna: Confessions II review – The star’s most confident record for years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/03/madonna-confessions-ii-review-the-stars-most-confident-record-for-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/03/madonna-confessions-ii-review-the-stars-most-confident-record-for-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confessions II boldly reasserts Madonna’s belief that the dance floor is where you go to forget yourself and discover who you really are]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLTFEG24OFE7ZAL5JD4ZNXD2H4.jpg?auth=222ff3767895b7113eb371a0a6b0ed51089f48b3671954ae8b4bb92378a5dd2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Confessions II: Madonna. Photograph: Rafael Pavarotti]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in critical condition following Dublin assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/man-in-critical-condition-following-dublin-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/man-in-critical-condition-following-dublin-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (40s) hospitalised following early morning assault in Mulhuddart housing estate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:33:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SG5QWB6ERBCKNFUBKE55GGRE5U.JPG?auth=1c530ec167d450504cd6b0016358e38cb536ced307b7e21887bce3d8166d764d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward in relation to the serious assault. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Queen Elizabeth moment for Ursula von der Leyen in Cork’s English Market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/no-queen-elizabeth-moment-for-ursula-von-der-leyen-in-corks-english-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/no-queen-elizabeth-moment-for-ursula-von-der-leyen-in-corks-english-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gathering of Irish Cabinet and EU commissioners at UCC on Friday had the feel of a corporate away day]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:31:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZLS2KT6QNCN6HASO35ZAGSLTPA.jpg?auth=1adea9c2f2d161592ed708343273f6c8c28303c0c9bdff7a02aa3277f014ed35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Cabinet and the EU college of commissioners pose for a photo at University College Cork following a joint meeting on Friday. 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Photograph: Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Idriss Bigou-Gilles</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England must go low against Mexico to hit heights with Total Arsenalball]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/england-must-go-low-against-mexico-to-hit-heights-with-total-arsenalball/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/england-must-go-low-against-mexico-to-hit-heights-with-total-arsenalball/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel needs to slow game down so his side can handle altitude challenge – it is time for the low block]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:16:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALREOFQKKSWNESYAF55YOQOHNU.jpg?auth=5f89451179a656af7f8be72879e978b6546a84a0da790c50f6f1138c64680839&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England head coach Thomas Tuchel. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monaco bomb suspect is a Ukrainian woman who ‘disguised herself as a man’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/monaco-bomb-suspect-is-a-ukrainian-woman-who-disguised-herself-as-a-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/monaco-bomb-suspect-is-a-ukrainian-woman-who-disguised-herself-as-a-man/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anastasiia Berezovska fled to Germany after attack that targeted wealth businessman, say officials]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLODL5GKSWGFRYIGTE2LHN74CM.jpg?auth=4405f2c9f836ae95d29f401fdb6f7b5113b32a4159f33ec8d38b9a14bb89ca6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monaco's public safety director Eric Arella holds up the red notice issued by Interpol against Anastasiia Berezovska, the  Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people.  Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valery Hache</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ikitau and McCloskey fight for starring role on Nations Championship’s centre stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/ikitau-and-mccloskey-fight-for-starring-role-on-nations-championships-centre-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/ikitau-and-mccloskey-fight-for-starring-role-on-nations-championships-centre-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Contrasting styles for Australia and Ireland rivals make for a fascinating and potentially crucial encounter]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:40:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DE37ZOVST54YXONQ72HRSMNKEM.jpg?auth=683579dea0c9b050c33f3facd2a8bb798ed6478ea9fb39a396c002d87634ed45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Len Ikitau with Joe Schmidt at a training session in Sydney on July 2nd, 2026. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Post posts €2.8m trading profit but pension charge pushes it into the red]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/an-post-posts-28m-trading-profit-but-pension-charge-pushes-it-into-the-red/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/an-post-posts-28m-trading-profit-but-pension-charge-pushes-it-into-the-red/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State company delivered 294 million letters in 2025,  down 8%, and 73 million parcels, which was up 16% ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:35:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKVJT7UVXVCZPEWFJLCKI55ZJI.jpg?auth=7fa119cfd52b6d4d49ea8b92275d771e9c3781d382fbf67a9498638593da7db1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ An Post made a trading profit of €2.8m last year. Photograph: Fran Veale/An Post]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong tax returns of €50bn strengthen Government’s budgetary position]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/strong-tax-returns-of-50bn-strengthen-governments-budgetary-position/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/strong-tax-returns-of-50bn-strengthen-governments-budgetary-position/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest half-year exchequer numbers indicate State collected €7.5bn in corporate tax last month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:34:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUC63PP6TZGXBH5P2XWW56FHOU.JPG?auth=b9107f30deae0958460adec87fa2f89b417e8b71fa71bd8b4bb1b6b6235bc37f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris (right) and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria Walsh on her solo pregnancy: ‘If I didn’t do it, I would have deep regret, for not even trying’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/maria-walsh-on-her-solo-pregnancy-if-i-didnt-do-it-i-would-have-deep-regret-for-not-even-trying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/maria-walsh-on-her-solo-pregnancy-if-i-didnt-do-it-i-would-have-deep-regret-for-not-even-trying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6RDSSQTRRDOXJDLJAASCTBVLI.jpg?auth=60937745d423cb9673988d067935d9e9cad916a96c9be2065b68db569da5fa62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In this episode of The Women's Podcast, MEP Maria Walsh outlines the many questions she considered before deciding to begin IVF]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EDEL OMALLEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths increased by 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/deaths-increased-by-29-in-france-during-week-of-record-heat-health-agency-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/deaths-increased-by-29-in-france-during-week-of-record-heat-health-agency-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Funeral directors in Paris say they have struggled to find places to store bodies before burial or cremation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:26:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTGMXOBNSYPTMUN4ODK2RG2SP4.jpg?auth=4055a654c97b663af7534da8058e0ec31c68993497c6d0c2379b778a61a24934&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas in the garden of the Palace of Versailles, France. Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thibault Camus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regency Hotel attack getaway drivers fail in bid to have prison sentences reduced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/regency-hotel-attack-getaway-drivers-fail-in-bid-to-have-prison-sentences-reduced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/regency-hotel-attack-getaway-drivers-fail-in-bid-to-have-prison-sentences-reduced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge says Jason Bonney (55) and Paul Murphy (64) ‘far from peripheral’ to 2016 events in which Kinahan gang member David Byrne killed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SG3WJVDEIFBNXNBM4TQASYQMEQ.jpg?auth=218b584b0b7c246447746c45f5df541dc1c64cd57d33fda6319c22a8cb391ecf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene after David Byrne was murdered at the Regency Hotel in Dublin 9 on February 5th, 2016. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyra McKee’s family says justice system ‘completely failed’ as men found not guilty of murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/three-men-found-not-guilty-of-murder-of-lyra-mckee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/three-men-found-not-guilty-of-murder-of-lyra-mckee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Weaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Journalist was shot while watching disturbances in Derry in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:03:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LKNVVLCWV4MFHDCRFGRP2ZMGA.jpg?auth=7f126bb5f2295974f26ed7a1386fb1e3370064e16502d81431b330aa29bd126d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist and author Lyra McKee pictured  in Belfast in 2017. File photograph: Jess Lowe/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Cup has split people into three buckets. In one, the maniacs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/malachy-clerkin-late-night-world-cup-watching-makes-us-both-losers-and-winners-but-mainly-losers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/malachy-clerkin-late-night-world-cup-watching-makes-us-both-losers-and-winners-but-mainly-losers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This has been a tournament of late starts and even later finishes and not all of us have been up to the challenge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:51:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KU6QTIJH4ZB3HAZTJZP6NHZCJE.jpg?auth=39210e317bf2c566df0d967ba90b8d34cfe3bf1f1c0df9266d163c6450577a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Even the players needed a lie-down during Switzerland v Algeria. 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Photograph: South Beds News]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina is proving to be a real diplomatic headache]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/aughinish-alumina-is-proving-to-be-a-real-diplomatic-headache/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/aughinish-alumina-is-proving-to-be-a-real-diplomatic-headache/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:38:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGUXINQL7ST7PUW5CBJQNVZDWM.jpg?auth=333e1819b782d96d21d2a3cb117b37f448cc6fc9f474ab003402c44fde63cdbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference at Dublin Castle as Ireland takes up the presidency of the EU Council for six months. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU trade with US hits record high despite tariff tensions, study shows ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/03/eu-trade-with-us-hits-record-high-despite-tariff-tensions-study-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/03/eu-trade-with-us-hits-record-high-despite-tariff-tensions-study-shows/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s 52.7% surge in exports of goods to US skews figures with only four other EU states reporting increases last year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UH4GB5XZRJBPBGUGWVY54YDP3E.jpg?auth=8ff8a979ec52a6806abd5f7732163c28f92e5fff84d2dbae33a563c6766b7f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trade in goods between the European Union and the US reached a ​record €875 billion last year despite tariffs. Photograph: Tim Rue/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert holidays in Albufeira: ‘You know, 18-year-old Irish lads, they’re not all careful’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/post-leaving-cert-students-in-albufeira-it-probably-will-be-the-last-time-were-all-together/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/post-leaving-cert-students-in-albufeira-it-probably-will-be-the-last-time-were-all-together/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Daly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former schoolmates let off some steam in Albufeira’s lively pub and club scene]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPW3SBRE5JGTFI5IKIRQTJBVQM.jpeg?auth=29fb9788e13cb998f823792e980d1627b8d0144fe27b290fb27ff16f231b3f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oisín Reynolds and Matthew Dowd have been soaking up the sun in Portugal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister pledges law change after review of nursing home regulation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/minister-pledges-law-change-after-review-of-nursing-home-regulation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/minister-pledges-law-change-after-review-of-nursing-home-regulation/</guid><description><![CDATA[O'Donnell says independent review highlights need for reforms to regulation and accountability]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:25:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ITXEGHZ7WISGB2RLH4EJIINPM.JPG?auth=980183b1f8e37a5630c58f87c58f137cc105c6b317b38545d5a2c4143cb63498&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Emeis Ireland group is ne of the biggest private nursing home providers in the State. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On a day of soft words, Zelenskiy’s tough love stole the show ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/on-a-day-of-soft-words-zelenskiys-tough-love-stole-the-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/on-a-day-of-soft-words-zelenskiys-tough-love-stole-the-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zelenskiy did not rain on the parade exactly but this is a political leader whose style of communication is blunt and direct]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:17:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTRE2OTNE77GI7BBBIT34R74SU.jpg?auth=86212f749fe1d1fdc945dddeaaa8392c67a2ab8c2be806a50d5f6d60fa56462f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Dublin Castle as Ireland takes up the presidency of the EU Council for six months. 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Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French look to Paul Seixas for thrills as Tadej Pogacar eyes fifth Tour de France triumph ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/04/french-look-to-paul-seixas-for-thrills-as-tadej-pogacar-eyes-fifth-tour-de-france-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/04/french-look-to-paul-seixas-for-thrills-as-tadej-pogacar-eyes-fifth-tour-de-france-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New format for race that starts on Saturday could present Ireland’s Ben Healy with chance to get among the early contenders]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZD3SC3ADDRBBVPDFEB25QKSXGM.jpg?auth=ed2e7c396456accc61d43fe0bb26ab4c64a1530c24df47c1069a3a2be2f65ec7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nineteen-year-old Paul Seixas will carry most of the home country's hopes in this year's Tour de France. Photograph: David Pintens/ Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID PINTENS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20) convicted of murder of Co Cork postman ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/man-20-convicted-of-murder-of-co-cork-postman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/man-20-convicted-of-murder-of-co-cork-postman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alex Deady had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-five Barry Daly (44) in Doneraile in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:27:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly was found dead near his home in Doneraile, Co Cork.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast: Ken Early in New York, Kevin Kilbane in Canada, explaining the snickometer, and the delirium of Paul Howard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/pole-pole-slowly-slowly-ken-early-in-new-york-kevin-kilbane-in-canada-explaining-the-snickometer-and-the-delirium-of-paul-howard/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:11:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQVFWOAQSQWM4BZX4ZZG5J3LUI.jpg?auth=426ff3cc0fddc07a594aa9ac7cc1622a6714c3e440a3572489d05eaa12a096bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's defender Pedro Porro celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Spain and Austria at the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026. Photograph: Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic J. Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran readies ‘funeral of the century’ for slain supreme leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/03/iran-readies-mega-funeral-for-slain-supreme-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/03/iran-readies-mega-funeral-for-slain-supreme-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US and Israel warned against attacks in advance of six-day funeral for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:02:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKSVDHAIQTPYRJCNQ2TBOFGA6Y.jpg?auth=5dec8de329ca1c870b54d1eca1d13cff90bf30c8a23e937ad2cb4b96285512b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mural depicts late figures aligned with the Iranian governmentcarrying the flag-draped casket of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scope of Jozef Puska’s appeal against conviction for murdering Ashling Murphy may change, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/scope-of-jozef-puskas-appeal-against-conviction-for-murdering-ashling-murphy-may-change-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/scope-of-jozef-puskas-appeal-against-conviction-for-murdering-ashling-murphy-may-change-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He is serving life for killing teacher on canal towpath more than four years ago]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:59:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHMALHA5LYKX2Y7MY3XXSBNIMQ.jpg?auth=5d0abd3009198c99505bd36f85e03ca77d95a84d32f2d12cb8fc12335137b9e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ashling Murphy was murdered outside Tullamore, Co Offaly, in January 2022. Photograph: Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (22) jailed for four years over Limerick crash that killed two friends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/an-appalling-tragedy-man-22-jailed-for-killing-his-two-friends-in-drunken-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/an-appalling-tragedy-man-22-jailed-for-killing-his-two-friends-in-drunken-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Carroll visited pubs after attending college and his car hit a wall causing deaths of Darragh Dullea (21) and Cillian Kirwan (19)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:32:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDHWLG7JPZBQ5CRYXCWQE7DBYE.jpg?auth=1ce1754fe9842b3b2162e4fd66c54711ac9c9d553ab413f090d16692d6168390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cillian Kirwan (left) and Darragh Dullea died following the crash on the N69 in Co Limerick on February 20th, 2024]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Dooley returns to Leinster after four-year stint with Connacht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/peter-dooley-returns-to-leinster-after-four-year-stint-with-connacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/peter-dooley-returns-to-leinster-after-four-year-stint-with-connacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 31-year-old prop returns to his home province for a second spell]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:29:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NY3UA6ZL5VBD5ES3LUWZH2Z3GA.jpg?auth=b5e573e03ac4aefcfc33a484ca72cc3cfc9ea4101eff556c0085c07ca162e68f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Dooley returns to Leinster for a second spell. 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Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m just grateful for everything’: Robert Baloucoune is living the dream – finally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/robert-baloucoune-savouring-the-moment-after-taking-the-long-route-to-rugbys-top-table/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/robert-baloucoune-savouring-the-moment-after-taking-the-long-route-to-rugbys-top-table/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland player takes pride in paying back his mother, who became a single parent in tragic circumstances when he was six]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:00:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJRBN4AS7A353DAOZ7Z7RQMCQA.jpg?auth=4cc3b66f25c5204a7ebb23278cd5a4c4e8d5dc4d402039ea2a69e34fef342b4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert Baloucoune in Sydney during Ireland's preparations for Saturday's Nations Champions match against Australia. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicklow hotel cancels ‘secretive’ Peter Thiel group conference]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/wicklow-hotel-cancels-secretive-peter-thiel-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/wicklow-hotel-cancels-secretive-peter-thiel-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Powerscourt Hotel and Spa event was to be hosted by Dialog and attended by senior Nato commander and Trump administration officials]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:49:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNZMFM3KKDCTRKZRHLT7GKRDWA.jpg?auth=d3a85fdd98c264b8638ef4bae98f0585692c51f7797c6bd9c1cca762b2afdfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Thiel: a protest had been planned by activists who have condemned Palantir’s role with the Israel Defense Forces. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several candidates turned down An Coimisiún Pleanála chair role over low fee ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/several-candidates-turned-down-an-coimisiun-pleanala-chair-over-low-fee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/03/several-candidates-turned-down-an-coimisiun-pleanala-chair-over-low-fee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Housing sought sanction to raise €20,500 fee to €50,000 to address conflict of interest issue]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:48:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEN3QZOHMVH65AIH3Z63JIJ6OQ.JPG?auth=0784695bd5e191e9380ff1c677624557cb6a4470db1da805132059c4d73a3926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Reid took the position of An Coimisiún Pleanála chairman after several candidates turned down the role over the level of fee offered amid tight conflict of interest rules. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Booker Prize fund doubles  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/03/international-booker-prize-fund-doubles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/03/international-booker-prize-fund-doubles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:45:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAVSPND67FAPVOIAYJUSKNLYHA.png?auth=52e54aafe6de710215cf2cdaea605c9b493d2b75df65f42a98c4d46a5f89b195&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prize judges Caleb Azumah Nelson, Olga Ravn, Katie Kitamura, Patrick McGuinness and Tessa Thompson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surging Wall Street profit forecasts fuel fears of ‘earnings bubble’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/03/surging-wall-street-profit-forecasts-fuel-fears-of-earnings-bubble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/03/surging-wall-street-profit-forecasts-fuel-fears-of-earnings-bubble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Smith, Emily Herbert, Ramsay Hodgson, Kate Duguid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analysts are now forecasting a 25% increase in S&P 500 company earnings for the coming year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRPWL6S6MMSAQXQKYLU6MP5CKE.jpg?auth=76ff4954d74d0d3b16c0875c24ea0ed08341e940db8229319991d074f5ce7d05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Analysts fear an 'earnings bubble' could be forming in the estimates that have underpinned the US stock market’s rally. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick-Cork final looks inevitable but hurling needs a good weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/04/nicky-english-limerick-cork-final-looks-inevitable-but-hurling-needs-a-good-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/04/nicky-english-limerick-cork-final-looks-inevitable-but-hurling-needs-a-good-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway can challenge Cork on Saturday but Clare need to be able to field close to their best against Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5NWHEMCXBHDFEDPJS36TRB7NE.jpg?auth=d5abea1d17f6f29c0c8221b769880adf2870ef332a83ef237cdb1130160061a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Rabbitte of Galway against Dublin the Leinster final. 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That experience stayed with me.' Photograph: John Cairns]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable customers need not suffer in silence when dealing with their finances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/03/vulnerable-customers-need-not-suffer-in-silence-when-dealing-with-their-finances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/03/vulnerable-customers-need-not-suffer-in-silence-when-dealing-with-their-finances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On The Money: Most banks and other financial service firms and utilities have dedicated support available for people who are less sure of themselves ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKCNAJW2GBDGZO43BTOPGYXCDI.jpg?auth=980761fc8f6c4adecffbc98f7af9bbdebf8c30d927d60948361fa47bfbbc6b1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elderly people can often lose some of their confidence when dealing with financial institutions. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Highwaystarz-Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The banned writer who explored the eroticism in Irish folklore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/03/irish-blood-english-heart-trouble-frank-mcnally-on-the-pioneering-writer-maureen-duffy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/03/irish-blood-english-heart-trouble-frank-mcnally-on-the-pioneering-writer-maureen-duffy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She wrote about lesbian women’s sexuality and the eroticism of Irish folklore, earning acclaim and a ban in Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:31:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLOBJJUQO3MTK6GV4QMWIHWGWU.jpg?auth=fd0d56ac282e73c641a3312c56ae22a6b4678b281013b99978e7379ca12f7eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maureen Duffy: Her father was a fleeting presence who left his daughter little except her Irish names]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US ambassador to Ireland: ‘This is no longer a one-way relationship’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/us-ambassador-to-ireland-this-is-no-longer-a-one-way-relationship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/us-ambassador-to-ireland-this-is-no-longer-a-one-way-relationship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward S Walsh US ambassador to Ireland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘What was once primarily a familial and cultural connection has evolved into one of the most significant economic relationships in the world’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:28:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z34TJIGGE5C2TCL2ZLLOFZBL5U.jpg?auth=f66cd73af8314f93c6f20ef647bd8639fa7a4195950a4b6d829b276ba25dae4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Innovation sits at the heart of this partnership. American companies in Ireland have long been drivers of technological advancement, and I have seen this firsthand in visits to facilities across the country, from cutting-edge pharmaceutical plants to world-leading technology hubs.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jxfzsy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man’s action alleging sexual assault by high-profile solicitor father can proceed, Supreme Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/mans-civil-action-over-late-fathers-alleged-sex-assault-can-proceed-supreme-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/mans-civil-action-over-late-fathers-alleged-sex-assault-can-proceed-supreme-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Beatty claims Walter Beatty snr, a former Law Society president, assaulted him when he was 15]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OZNR7TQVC5JAZTDFQ3NUBZYI.jpg?auth=ca82f67128304d85e139dcc4496518e1a357b134dd4b7a2c0c6dab9aeb9ddf82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Walter Beatty snr was charged with indecent assault in October 2019 but the prosecution was withdrawn after he became incapacitated. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gucci Westman’s make-up philosophy: ‘I always wanted to look like myself’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/03/gucci-westmans-make-up-philosophy-i-always-wanted-to-look-like-myself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/03/gucci-westmans-make-up-philosophy-i-always-wanted-to-look-like-myself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The cosmetic designer and make-up artist to stars including Anne Hathaway and Jennifer Aniston is synonymous with skin that looks fresh, sculpted and glowing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:32:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APFQXZQVANBEVGPLMQFZVZHOXU.jpg?auth=24a9d2b427039b9473b791694155172fda4b63354a78c1f519b00f072dfb1ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gucci Westman: 'I’m not interested in transformative products. That aesthetic was never attractive to me']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian missiles and drones kill 30 on ‘night of horror’ for Ukraine’s capital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/02/russian-missiles-and-drones-kill-11-and-cause-damage-across-ukraine-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/02/russian-missiles-and-drones-kill-11-and-cause-damage-across-ukraine-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shaun Walker in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyiv mayor declares day of mourning in city for Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:05:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JEDXUQGHJN3C72YK6TQIBUA74.jpg?auth=11ddf26efed83c9146d41c9a9e5b4fe7159ca6e4a67d00351ab2ca0def778976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks past a burning building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv. Photograph: Danylo Antoniuk/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danylo Antoniuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian boy dies of rabies after waking to find bat on his face]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/07/03/canadian-boy-dies-of-rabies-after-waking-to-find-bat-on-his-face/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/07/03/canadian-boy-dies-of-rabies-after-waking-to-find-bat-on-his-face/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leyland Cecco in Toronto]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fatality could have been prevented with greater awareness of how virus is transmitted, say doctors]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44AWDNEZW5AQZLBR5JNS5GAYRU.jpg?auth=b54b14c0317ca07c4633d4feea5501e324ba7d46d20215467269db41f7b5cbdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The boy encountered a bat 19 days before he developed rabies. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Colley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Now the flag is everywhere’: how World Cup success has changed life in Cape Verde]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/now-the-flag-is-everywhere-how-world-cup-success-has-changed-life-in-cape-verde/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/now-the-flag-is-everywhere-how-world-cup-success-has-changed-life-in-cape-verde/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alasdair Howarth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Blue Sharks will become the smallest-ever nation to play a World Cup knockout match when they face Argentina on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KOI3X4WCMWOWJ2Y6ZDEBB5S6EU.jpg?auth=595c8cce7e2e52b5cc5e2058969f19f7dff67233fa5b252ceddad40343bc48c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cape Verde supporters celebrate in Praia on June 27th after the team qualified for the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup. Photograph: Jose Correia/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Correia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother whose daughter died from meningitis calls for ‘urgent review’ of State vaccination policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/mother-whose-daughter-died-from-meningitis-calls-for-urgent-review-of-state-vaccination-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/03/mother-whose-daughter-died-from-meningitis-calls-for-urgent-review-of-state-vaccination-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerrie O’Connell’s family only learned of existence of Meningitis B vaccine after her death in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6BZQDHHXFBVVG4UQKQ2WRDD5A.jpeg?auth=177bc99904a14b18bf954ad632bb19a9fac39f078a4a518f9bbb92ae7b557bea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerrie O’Connell experienced symptoms including headaches, a sore throat and muscle aches, easily confused with flu-like ailments. Photograph: ACT for Meningitis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish GDP revision and Michael O’Leary on the next decade of Ryanair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/irish-gdp-revision-and-michael-oleary-on-the-next-decade-of-ryanair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/irish-gdp-revision-and-michael-oleary-on-the-next-decade-of-ryanair/</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>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:23:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEDNYMXXJ5ESTL2FWU6HCLVVMU.JPG?auth=5f19c27fa31b51cec853c5140014bed435183183224d1628d16cdbed4211ef5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary spoke to Barry O'Halloran in the interview of the week. 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[Aughinish Alumina exports to Russia; and customers to be offered human interaction on bank calls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/aughinish-alumina-exports-to-russia-and-customers-to-be-offered-human-interaction-on-bank-calls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/aughinish-alumina-exports-to-russia-and-customers-to-be-offered-human-interaction-on-bank-calls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: World Meteorological Organisation warns the El Niño weather phenomenon will intensify]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:22:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Taoiseach has faced questions over exports from the Aughinish Alumina plant. 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[World Cup 2026: Ronaldo actually plays well, but Ramos is Portugal’s hero]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/world-cup-2026-ronaldo-actually-plays-well-but-ramos-is-portugals-hero-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/world-cup-2026-ronaldo-actually-plays-well-but-ramos-is-portugals-hero-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portugal and Spain’s wins set up a cracking round of 16 match, while Switzerland also advance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:21:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6OMQ7OSGT53ALJTWB2NXWHVIQ.jpg?auth=65d368bd43b35d827e01167d9c23951ecb097be95fab3908d3b38cab718b8ea7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo runs from the bench to celebrate Gonçalo Ramos' late winner for Portugal against Croatia in Friday's World Cup clash in Toronto. Photograph: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cole Burston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why our love of big cars is killing us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-our-love-of-big-cars-is-killing-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-our-love-of-big-cars-is-killing-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Pedestrians and cyclists struck by SUVs more likely to be injured or killed than those struck by cars]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:13:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWCWKSZJLT6N4LDW7WDLMOCYVA.jpg?auth=63c582c674c1952a7b0e7a76cdfa87dce5cf5517f548a664a5760cee399ba619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chevy Silverados from 1998, left, and 2021, right. Photograph: Gabriel Blanco
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabriel Blanco</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland and Australia face off in Nations Championship with plenty to prove]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/ireland-and-australia-meet-at-brave-new-dawn-with-points-to-prove/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/ireland-and-australia-meet-at-brave-new-dawn-with-points-to-prove/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell says number of Irish expats expected to be among crowd in Sydney adds to excitement]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XAVSAIPADJPTBT466TFDACOXA.jpg?auth=5b9613597212228df8fa41c37a265d365c0323d1453ca145949e303e63ef22a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Farrell's Ireland will begin their inaugural Nations Championship campaign against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noah Donohoe inquest adjourned until later this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/inquest-into-death-of-noah-donohoe-adjourned-until-later-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/inquest-into-death-of-noah-donohoe-adjourned-until-later-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury deliberated late into Thursday evening on verdict on death of Belfast teenager in 2020]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:08:56 +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. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy 25th birthday, Vodafone. Here are 25 ways phones have made our lives worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/diarmaid-ferriter-vodafone-25-ways-mobile-phones-lives-worse-text-message-selfies-young/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/diarmaid-ferriter-vodafone-25-ways-mobile-phones-lives-worse-text-message-selfies-young/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Who needs to talk to anyone when you can constantly scroll alone?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red lights and driving culture in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/red-lights-and-driving-culture-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/red-lights-and-driving-culture-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[A reader recalls a friend's experience after moving from Belgium to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Personal climate sacrifices ring hollow while data centres expand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/personal-climate-sacrifices-ring-hollow-while-data-centres-expand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/personal-climate-sacrifices-ring-hollow-while-data-centres-expand/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reader argues that expansion of data centres undermines calls for personal lifestyle changes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Can Friedrich Merz really fix Germany? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/can-friedrich-merz-really-fix-germany/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/03/can-friedrich-merz-really-fix-germany/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chancellor hopes reforms will kick-start the economy. Critics say they don’t go far enough]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PT4TV2TU6B4T7V4JQTYYQKYRX4.jpg?auth=067fb617001440213c33384cf5e085e13559935498b3652f3729082241a6368f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz. Photograph: Filip Singer - Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/03/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/03/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, July 4th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are witnessing the quiet erasure of Ireland’s anti-war foreign policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/we-are-witnessing-the-quiet-erasure-of-irelands-anti-war-foreign-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/we-are-witnessing-the-quiet-erasure-of-irelands-anti-war-foreign-policy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Offer of vehicles to Ukraine army disregards our neutrality]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Legacy of the Declaration of Independence is the latest flashpoint in a divided America]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/daniel-geary-legacy-of-the-declaration-of-independence-is-the-latest-flashpoint-in-a-divided-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/daniel-geary-legacy-of-the-declaration-of-independence-is-the-latest-flashpoint-in-a-divided-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Geary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You won’t find any mention of the struggle for democracy in the official July 4th celebrations by the Trump administration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEDIPSBVUEZDWQAG2RIZ4GMEXE.jpg?auth=df294972d0b5e3209479641dd6c5f49f67324f55f007e2820fa6e7e1e1e44be3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors dress up as a founding father and sign a faux Declaration of Independence during the Great American State Fair in Washington, DC, on June 25th. Photograph: Alex Kent/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hidden costs of ultra-cheap clothing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/hidden-costs-of-ultra-cheap-clothing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/hidden-costs-of-ultra-cheap-clothing/</guid><description><![CDATA[We must apply the same principle to aviation and oversized SUVs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[El Niño conditions ‘developing rapidly’ with ‘extreme weather events’ more likely, WMO warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/ireland-weather-return-of-higher-temperatures-over-coming-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/03/ireland-weather-return-of-higher-temperatures-over-coming-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland set for warmer temperatures over coming week and throughout rest of summer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AO5UNM7UXZBBDGGOB7LKRJFJS4.JPG?auth=83ddc8b009f8ddb34c8b8d286cc1694f4b3d2f23b8f621e5e64fe70c368cb12b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early morning bathers take to the sea at Seapoint in Dublin last month. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Osborne cements status as Ireland’s Mr Versatile with number 11 role against Australia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/jamie-osborne-has-only-started-once-on-left-for-ireland-but-has-all-the-right-qualities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/03/jamie-osborne-has-only-started-once-on-left-for-ireland-but-has-all-the-right-qualities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell places faith in Leinster fullback’s aerial work and left-footed kicking game for Wallabies clash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7HATS4MIGDLDXJEXCUYCY5XR4E.jpg?auth=cd263c0b2bd15b86cc8cac2d6be9fe7ba276b0bb1a867c2d16503d064ea4e1ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Osborne scores a try on his Ireland Test debut against South Africa two years ago. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They need to do something’: Shane O’Donnell calls for rule change on head-high tackles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/03/they-need-to-do-something-shane-odonnell-calls-for-rule-change-on-head-high-tackles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/03/they-need-to-do-something-shane-odonnell-calls-for-rule-change-on-head-high-tackles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Éire Óg forward firm on his decision to end intercounty career at the end of the season]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TWIB2QMDTIA7D77OTYXAX5LFQ.jpg?auth=0dbb03b1f82ac0245f8957b9724f8422f2ecdf4645b49b06a81b5f74a6be3599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Shane O'Donnell during the All-Ireland quarter-final against Dublin at Semple Stadium last month. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter’s Pub returned to profit in year of €5m O’Malley family takeover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/peters-pub-returned-to-profit-in-year-of-5m-omalley-family-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/peters-pub-returned-to-profit-in-year-of-5m-omalley-family-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premises had been run by Enda Keogh for nearly 50 years until sold   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGAN76UTPRDDJFNXKZSFYGG2UE.jpg?auth=627cd9ec8866e3a3f10d9f80e363eff03b42cd2f52a4ffa28fd9cbd3c10d79cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter’s Pub, near St Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street, has been operating as a licensed premises since the 1700s. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas network charges could increase as customers decline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/gas-network-charges-could-increase-as-customers-decline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/gas-network-charges-could-increase-as-customers-decline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulators seek feedback on likely natural gas charges]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZNTNOMTFZZUUBV66RIJYPJ7LM.jpg?auth=6bee683f5809f17776a09b58353c4bafff0e3a1da1e470924824a8a06c1a30d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An industry watchdog paper shows that natural gas was used to generate more than 40% of the electricity used in the Republic during 2024. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will Trump have to do before Ireland’s golfers have had enough?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/justine-mccarthy-what-will-trump-have-to-do-before-irelands-golfers-have-had-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/justine-mccarthy-what-will-trump-have-to-do-before-irelands-golfers-have-had-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The mute response of Ireland’s golfing community to the threat of his visit is in sharp contrast to the footballing community’s refusal to countenance Israel playing on Irish soil]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5L76BIFIKX3N45GNOQ6XQKXXSE.jpg?auth=375c52d2da808171597725fd5f19d9a2778e302aa2b9d36c01323db0978389d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump during his 2023 visit to the course in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Estonia proposed ban on EU alumina exports to Russia in confidential talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/estonia-proposed-ban-on-eu-alumina-exports-to-russia-a-year-and-half-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/03/estonia-proposed-ban-on-eu-alumina-exports-to-russia-a-year-and-half-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach says Government and European Commission will consider ‘options’ on Aughinish Alumina plant’s output]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7FNJXA7SFG3HCKMMRWP75R3LM.JPG?auth=84c5c56b1b6c28547df3cfbcb59a48292d35d4fa2919207b2ea1157eaea9d03f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick. 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[Ireland’s 1887 temperature record stands after fresh climate analysis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/irelands-1887-temperature-record-stands-after-fresh-climate-analysis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/irelands-1887-temperature-record-stands-after-fresh-climate-analysis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann study finds no evidence of error in Ireland’s highest recorded temperature]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Peter’s Pub returned to profit in year of €5m O’Malley family takeover]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/peters-pub-returned-to-profit-in-year-of-5m-omalley-family-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/peters-pub-returned-to-profit-in-year-of-5m-omalley-family-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premises had been run by Enda Keogh for nearly 50 years until sold   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGAN76UTPRDDJFNXKZSFYGG2UE.jpg?auth=627cd9ec8866e3a3f10d9f80e363eff03b42cd2f52a4ffa28fd9cbd3c10d79cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter’s Pub, near St Stephen’s Green and Grafton Street, has been operating as a licensed premises since the 1700s. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s principles will be eroded by Israel matches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/irelands-principles-will-be-eroded-by-israel-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/irelands-principles-will-be-eroded-by-israel-matches/</guid><description><![CDATA[Agreeing to play fixtures risks normalising a situation that has been repeatedly condemned]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[‘Blessed are those who don’t send me to the dictionary’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/blessed-are-those-who-dont-send-me-to-the-dictionary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/blessed-are-those-who-dont-send-me-to-the-dictionary/</guid><description><![CDATA[A trio of letters finds humour, irritation and media critique in equal measure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Four Courts dome refurbishment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/four-courts-dome-refurbishment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/four-courts-dome-refurbishment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Time for an entire reimagining of the Four Courts complex to make it work better for citizens and practitioners]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/03/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/03/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 3rd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAP6XYELSBAE7JJ7P5HSCIQ4NA.jpg?auth=88d67eb86bcae49892d7f2e81041c35228e6e15aab1ab096b43a17ebbb9cf698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[July 3rd, 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How vapes and pouches have become the tobacco industry’s great smokeless hope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/ball-of-smoke-tobacco-industry-pushes-harm-reduction-while-critics-say-it-just-wants-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/ball-of-smoke-tobacco-industry-pushes-harm-reduction-while-critics-say-it-just-wants-sales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British American Tobacco seeks engagement with Government, but sector continues to be shunned officially]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DO2YLD3JMFFUBJAP7GBN3UFOSQ.JPG?auth=971c76a34373b0df64cd38f053cef43355590cf62c4adb381c8da3243a037723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast man James Murphy, director of research and science for British American Tobacco, at its research lab in Southampton, England. Photograph: Dan Charity]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas network charges could increase as customers decline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/gas-network-charges-could-increase-as-customers-decline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/gas-network-charges-could-increase-as-customers-decline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulators seek feedback on likely natural gas charges]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZNTNOMTFZZUUBV66RIJYPJ7LM.jpg?auth=6bee683f5809f17776a09b58353c4bafff0e3a1da1e470924824a8a06c1a30d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An industry watchdog paper shows that natural gas was used to generate more than 40% of the electricity used in the Republic during 2024. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will Trump have to do before Ireland’s golfers have had enough?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/justine-mccarthy-what-will-trump-have-to-do-before-irelands-golfers-have-had-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/03/justine-mccarthy-what-will-trump-have-to-do-before-irelands-golfers-have-had-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The mute response of Ireland’s golfing community to the threat of his visit is in sharp contrast to the footballing community’s refusal to countenance Israel playing on Irish soil]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5L76BIFIKX3N45GNOQ6XQKXXSE.jpg?auth=375c52d2da808171597725fd5f19d9a2778e302aa2b9d36c01323db0978389d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump during his 2023 visit to the course in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Any moment of reflection must be inclusive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/any-moment-of-reflection-must-be-inclusive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/any-moment-of-reflection-must-be-inclusive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rather than establishing a hierarchy of distress, we might broaden our remembrance to foster empathy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Rise of AI threatens about 110,000 Irish jobs, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/clerical-and-high-tech-workers-most-at-risk-from-ai-growth-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/clerical-and-high-tech-workers-most-at-risk-from-ai-growth-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Around 110,000 jobs in the Republic could be vulnerable to automation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VP23VSIGQZCKPGQM2MJNBJRYTA.jpg?auth=93e5110d8adcdde979b2d7a853cb45ae58cc0dbfe0820401ef37f56b1e3089ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien Owens, director general of Engineers Ireland: "AI presents transformative potential." Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce Ltd
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray/Coalesce Ltd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland and the EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/ireland-and-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/ireland-and-the-eu/</guid><description><![CDATA[Membership of the single market has huge economic gains]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[There is a simple solution for overheating homes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/there-is-a-simple-solution-for-overheating-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/there-is-a-simple-solution-for-overheating-homes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reversible heat pumps can control temperatures all year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Easy to understand why Dublin motorists break red lights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/easy-to-understand-why-dublin-motorists-break-red-lights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/03/easy-to-understand-why-dublin-motorists-break-red-lights/</guid><description><![CDATA[City’s recent traffic-management objectives geared towards making driving unbearable]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Sonia O’Sullivan: Don’t expect too much from Rhasidat Adeleke on her return to racing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/03/sonia-osullivan-dont-expect-too-much-from-rhasidat-adeleke-on-her-return-to-racing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/03/sonia-osullivan-dont-expect-too-much-from-rhasidat-adeleke-on-her-return-to-racing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley must now believe she can go below 50 seconds over 400 metres]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQFTUGEGSVVJQ2K2V343KXKNTY.jpg?auth=6c12adfa637d8d19b042d89759c2bab7dba5504561a47f5ee6572982057f0959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke is back in action after a long time away from the 400m. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedians get green light to turn Dublin’s former Token premises into purpose-built theatre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/comedians-get-green-light-to-turn-former-token-premises-into-comedy-theatre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/comedians-get-green-light-to-turn-former-token-premises-into-comedy-theatre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[City council grant conditional approval to transform property into 200-seat licensed performance venue]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5Y4CKTPGFAPLNG45KZPJSAWUM.jpg?auth=c215797bc305a247ba97bcdd68ba79c24ddab2fec15e6624f1b608f8eb5e8193&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie Mullarkey, co-owner of the Craic Den comedy club in Smithfield, at the club's new home near Smithfield. Photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[America at 250: building the next chapter of the US-Ireland partnership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/america-at-250-building-the-next-chapter-of-the-us-ireland-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/america-at-250-building-the-next-chapter-of-the-us-ireland-partnership/</guid><description><![CDATA[An open letter by American Chamber of Commerce Ireland president Mark Cockerill]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L467HQIFMBHD5HE6BEPAV2ZQLA.jpg?auth=5f252e0ca4ca86f55ea1de55292bd11ec1f262d616f3382f6ffe322424529a39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Cockerill, president of AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Russia with love]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/02/to-russia-with-love/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/02/to-russia-with-love/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish offer of armoured vehicles refused by Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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[Irish consumers buying financial products can insist on speaking to a human under new rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/consumers-buying-financial-products-can-insist-on-speaking-to-a-human-under-new-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/consumers-buying-financial-products-can-insist-on-speaking-to-a-human-under-new-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The measures, which are to be signed into law, will give consumers stronger protections]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3XZ257UZZPBAOIXVXWXUKMSOM.JPG?auth=34c5d326be6b07cc0d32e0d06ceab97163add9bcdb31f0fd094496b4b27cb720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris will sign new measures into law today. File 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[Company linked to Michael Lynn inquiry planned to house asylum seekers in €2.8m Wicklow property]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/company-linked-to-michael-lynn-inquiry-planned-to-house-asylum-seekers-in-28m-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/company-linked-to-michael-lynn-inquiry-planned-to-house-asylum-seekers-in-28m-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former nursing home in Bray was to be bought by company central to Garda investigation, court documents show]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COFSERUYG5EKVFAUPKILVSQDPQ.JPG?auth=3de1d3b53c6543adb9d44d500085466b01c23e57a3834f1545b57088f88afbfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The property at 2-3 Fitzwilliam Terrace, Strand Road, Bray, Co Wicklow, which was formerly a nursing home. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Government adviser calls for roll-back on ‘gold-plated’ environmental law]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/03/government-adviser-calls-for-action-to-roll-back-gold-plated-environmental-legislation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/03/government-adviser-calls-for-action-to-roll-back-gold-plated-environmental-legislation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Laws exempting key projects from national climate goals should be followed by moves to curtail environmental screening, says taskforce chief]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZG6IIVOKGBFXZF6X3JDU6JUZDQ.jpg?auth=403c486e4d03a3ea2ea258b3c8b42678eca9494a8ad45d56b5aef1d820c6771d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Infrastructure Taskforce chairman Sean O’Driscoll: 'We’ve gone to extremes on environmental-impact assessments.' Photograph: Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My son’s frustrating World Cup sticker book is a perfect reflection of Fifa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/seamas-oreilly-the-world-cup-sticker-book-is-a-queasy-mix-of-nerdy-stats-and-craven-capitalism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/seamas-oreilly-the-world-cup-sticker-book-is-a-queasy-mix-of-nerdy-stats-and-craven-capitalism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My son’s World Cup sticker book offers an unmissable opportunity for me to deliver the first ever broadsheet book review of this most vaunted form of literature]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: The book is 'a beautiful, wholesome idea that’s nevertheless riddled with errors'. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis sues campaigner Nick Delehanty over social media posts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/social-democrats-td-daniel-ennis-sues-campaigner-nick-delehanty-over-social-media-posts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/03/social-democrats-td-daniel-ennis-sues-campaigner-nick-delehanty-over-social-media-posts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former solicitor and operator of dog day care service denies defaming recently elected Dublin Central representative]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVVJNSUAPVGGTF7VUZAGGPD7PU.jpg?auth=58189bb4b324e963b99e84d5471c033b3888c3e7fd627234082e1996080ba731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Delehanty (left) and Social Democrats TD Daniel Ennis. Photographs: Dara Mac Dónaill/Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mountjoy Square rejuvenation plans collapse after Dublin City Council error]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/03/mountjoy-square-rejuvenation-plans-collapse-amid-dublin-city-council-blunder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/03/mountjoy-square-rejuvenation-plans-collapse-amid-dublin-city-council-blunder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent councillor Mannix Flynn said he would have initiated legal action had the process not been stopped]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZN5KZ6VTPBDQNGTX5LUJCR2PLQ.jpg?auth=dacada65738d76c69f78308973f9e336abb35907d2440795f0724ebdba17e1b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[View of Mountjoy Square, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill











]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don’t care so much about Taylor Swift’s life decisions these days. I have bigger questions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/i-dont-care-so-much-about-taylor-swifts-life-decisions-these-days-i-have-bigger-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/03/i-dont-care-so-much-about-taylor-swifts-life-decisions-these-days-i-have-bigger-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT4G6JLUOFBIRDGZYIBQS2Y54M.webp?auth=f92fd70aaec1da10ae04a58a25ed7c5479b18123dee713d77f064404fcdfa9d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/webp" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were rumoured to be getting married on Róisín Ingle's wedding date, July 3rd. Photograph: Taylor Swift/Instagram]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multinationals deserve more than simple tax benefits from Ireland Inc]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/multinationals-deserve-more-than-simple-tax-benefits-from-ireland-inc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/multinationals-deserve-more-than-simple-tax-benefits-from-ireland-inc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A move towards a more sophisticated model of attracting and retaining FDI is required]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLZHOTNP7FCG5INVCG3UDOLIEA.jpg?auth=163e27c51eaefe191ec14aebcc2814f45b84505582610c5b1530dbf5a5c062ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Experts agree that now is the time to look at ways other than tax to ensure competitiveness in Ireland's FDI offering]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">wenmei Zhou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech sector’s ageism creates the ideal candidate pool for State recruitment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/02/tech-sectors-ageism-creates-the-ideal-candidate-pool-for-state-recruitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/02/tech-sectors-ageism-creates-the-ideal-candidate-pool-for-state-recruitment/</guid><description><![CDATA[State bodies don’t need more digital visionaries. They need more IT grey hairs in the room]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pennywise and billions foolish’: Infrastructure chief criticises historic State approach to big projects ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/03/pennywise-and-billions-foolish-infrastructure-chief-criticises-historic-state-approach-to-big-projects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/03/pennywise-and-billions-foolish-infrastructure-chief-criticises-historic-state-approach-to-big-projects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate legislation was well-intentioned but ‘just gave rope’ to serial objectors, says Sean O’Driscoll]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNRLOQX25RBEHPHLF2YAXPITQE.jpg?auth=e3c93f739f9c5a862575b6bc44a3637bbb806d44199d7da465a5139a379a26a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean O'Driscoll said the ending of the High Court case against MetroLink was another positive step and noted an acceleration in file processing by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI will reshape a third of job skills by 2030. Is Ireland ready?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/ai-will-reshape-a-third-of-job-skills-by-2030-is-ireland-ready/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/ai-will-reshape-a-third-of-job-skills-by-2030-is-ireland-ready/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Upskilling has become an imperative as Ireland’s workforce faces an uncertain future, writes Peter McGuire]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAUM3UGGV5AHPC6MEOVSKFNMBE.jpg?auth=21ec797e8ba25102bbce69bc4d8e88f3e473e94d688ac39bc7e7bf6d5ced4233&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How well-placed is Ireland to respond to the reshaping by AI of the jobs market, and how can people acquire the skills for roles that may not even exist yet? Illustration: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">XH4D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From confidence to competitiveness: securing the next generation of investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/from-confidence-to-competitiveness-securing-the-next-generation-of-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/from-confidence-to-competitiveness-securing-the-next-generation-of-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A conversation on the future of the Ireland-US relationship with American Chamber Ireland chief executive Paul Sweetman]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7MDWLZ75DJLFRLGAVA5PTZDQ.jpg?auth=6e9ff45198e2992faf59cdc2c22b49afee9bfb780bdf46af2517eb972dd0e7f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Sweetman, chief executive of American Chamber Ireland. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 1991 Simpsons episode remains deft reflection of US politics as America marks 250 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/03/at-250-these-united-states-stare-into-the-reflecting-pool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/03/at-250-these-united-states-stare-into-the-reflecting-pool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court rulings, culture-war politics and renewed nativism reveal a republic still wrestling with the question of who gets to be American.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OE763I72DZF4DOTCC2R6DDF6IA.jpg?auth=bea14ba0c8ba7c5909690311a424155d8d0ad80d68c5ff1f31c3c5ccf35b6d37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump dances after speaking during the kick-off celebration for the Great American State Fair in Washington last June. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gonçalo Ramos strikes late in action-packed clash with Croatia to send Portugal to last 16]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/goncalo-ramos-strikes-late-in-action-packed-clash-with-croatia-to-send-portugal-to-last-16/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/03/goncalo-ramos-strikes-late-in-action-packed-clash-with-croatia-to-send-portugal-to-last-16/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul MacInnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Cup record set as four goals disallowed ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:58:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEF7Q4OOIBTEVVVXPMUDFPKGRI.jpg?auth=be0c55dc0d855702c1c563a77d896e1fb0f7e4d775de7350f91a48fa3b107f7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gonçalo Ramos celebrates scoring the goal that gave Portugal victory over Croatia in Toronto and sent them through to the last 16 of the World Cup. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Mullan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Portobello meets Paris in charming ‘upside-down’ two-bed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/03/look-inside-portobello-meets-paris-in-charming-upside-down-two-bed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/03/look-inside-portobello-meets-paris-in-charming-upside-down-two-bed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s a distinctly Parisian feel to this delightful end-terrace home]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QS5VIHIIVVEGHLLBCTLGGCH6JM.jpg?auth=57ea500e643a96d030a503ae0d79e956deee0d0c808b481f1c1c17d9d4934185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1 Portobello Place, Portobello, Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Communist Party may be set for a dramatic transformation but Xi’s grip on power as strong as ever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/xi-signals-willingness-of-chinese-communist-party-to-move-with-the-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/03/xi-signals-willingness-of-chinese-communist-party-to-move-with-the-times/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leader signals willingness to move with the times, but removal of term limits leaves Xi well placed to stay in power]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AQRGFGJQVAXZBV7KM4N4XU75Y.jpg?auth=9a4815941f44b6fcd3bcc34a34a155fbcbbf3b9ba052be5d6ff267ac42d62ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Staunton Columnist Pic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary: ‘In 10 years’ time, Ryanair fares will be €45-€50 and I’ll be in a home for the bewildered’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/michael-oleary-on-ryanair-in-2036-profits-of-4bn-fares-at-45-50-a-passenger-and-ill-be-in-a-home-for-the-bewildered/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/03/michael-oleary-on-ryanair-in-2036-profits-of-4bn-fares-at-45-50-a-passenger-and-ill-be-in-a-home-for-the-bewildered/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid rising costs and industry turbulence, the Ryanair boss predicts a shake-out among European airlines]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZ2VRKIKAJGGTKIERFVUWWZFT4.JPG?auth=cac73ea4133d912e767acd3629ee7a2c17ddda3e9c3352a074b07ecc7881f387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O'Leary: ‘Don’t give me a big salary, but give me a share option scheme so I have a big target to aim at.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oliver Callan’s refusal to shy away from uncomfortable discussions leads to awkward moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/03/david-mccullagh-needs-a-more-varied-diet-of-issues-to-sink-his-current-affairs-teeth-into/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/03/david-mccullagh-needs-a-more-varied-diet-of-issues-to-sink-his-current-affairs-teeth-into/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: The former 2FM DJ tells Miriam O’Callaghan about the most difficult conversation of her life]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KWRQ6GZZOZBQTGNPDDZIZP7R3M.JPG?auth=2029870ae79bc66ea643a462ccf667638a9ba9d1ea44e4253b497b6e21d43212&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oliver Callan presides over an unpredictable daily smorgasbord of guests and subjects. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten great spots to grab a pizza around Ireland this summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/03/ten-great-spots-to-grab-a-pizza-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/03/ten-great-spots-to-grab-a-pizza-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you’re lucky, the sun will shine and you’ll be able to enjoy your slice with pints outside]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2R5TKJJZSBGN3FWM4MQIJP7SR4.PNG?auth=d0184928e8da4635db777e7244ab2a3158ea1c28950d55652d33916f692f644b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BoCo, Clontarf. Photograph: Instagram]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invite review: Problems of privilege play out in a canny comedy of toxic luxury and unease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/the-invite-review-problems-of-privilege-play-out-in-a-canny-comedy-of-toxic-luxury-and-unease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/the-invite-review-problems-of-privilege-play-out-in-a-canny-comedy-of-toxic-luxury-and-unease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This unsettling four-hander from Olivia Wilde shines light through the cracks in deceptively upright relationships]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4NQIQR3WVFSHNL7OQE2PEHZQ4.jpg?auth=a809d8a5795d1e29c299e196c57d7f50c2d2553be241d34e63cfd14873be6bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Invite: Penélope Cruz and Olivia Wilde]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie review: Improvised fun expanded into diabolically clever comedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-review-improvised-fun-expanded-into-diabolically-clever-comedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie-review-improvised-fun-expanded-into-diabolically-clever-comedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol excel as the semi-fictionalised versions of themselves from their cult web series of the same name ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZCFYMZE47OCLABVHJRQXXWEQA.jpg?auth=2f5c61bf7ba839f6a825459846e88fc47b1cc8959c4c8068e8d37851387d1222&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jay McCarrol and Matt Johnson in Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Photograph: Neon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minions & Monsters review: Easily one of this franchise’s best to date]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/minions-monsters-review-easily-one-of-this-franchises-best-to-date/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/03/minions-monsters-review-easily-one-of-this-franchises-best-to-date/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This seventh movie in the Despicable Me series is packed with affectionate nods to early Hollywood and its technological transformation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2P4FQN4CPOGANBLUOWJFPUNERM.jpg?auth=1e50a86f378d663daa68535e47cc82080f8cacd50d69f91fb3e41c72f5e6d7a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minions & Monsters: The Minions find themselves launched into an unlikely career as silent stars. Photograph: Illumination/Universal Studios/PA



]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Illumination/Universal Studios</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s European gateway status continues to evolve ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/irelands-european-gateway-status-continues-to-evolve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/irelands-european-gateway-status-continues-to-evolve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Array of advantages combine to make Ireland a preferred location for US businesses choosing to expand into Europe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHMYPCVXLNHYNHJOUGXRFM4ENQ.jpg?auth=104d28466c3e004cc06adee6647a43e137f5ff05adb01c9b323b8f7ec25683de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Post Brexit, Ireland's position as a gateway to the European Union has been enhanced]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rarrarorro</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global tech race boosts pipeline of industry-experienced researchers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/global-tech-race-boosts-pipeline-of-industry-experienced-researchers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/global-tech-race-boosts-pipeline-of-industry-experienced-researchers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highly skilled, talented researchers are Ireland’s critical asset]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZ4Z22BHUJGRZJEHHDRSMVARJE.jpg?auth=9b29d23339ca989ac112b8a2cac6f0a228d972be35022c291c5863527d5841c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greater alignment between industry and academia will be key to closing emerging skills gaps. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland, America’s fifth-largest investor, doubles down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/ireland-americas-fifth-largest-investor-doubles-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/ireland-americas-fifth-largest-investor-doubles-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US companies employ about 245,000 people in Ireland, while Irish firms employ over 200,000 across all 50 US states]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYAYW3LIEFFODCTR4T5HAMBTCY.jpg?auth=2c8892c6f150ef86d21f20a6bb4652ea0d65075575ede2f43b2e470eee546dd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Sheridan, international tax partner with KPMG in Ireland: 'The US remains the largest investor into Ireland, which underlines how balanced and interdependent the relationship has become.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bill Oxford</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Italian wines from Dunnes, one with a less familiar grape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/03/two-italian-wines-from-dunnes-one-with-a-less-familiar-grape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/03/two-italian-wines-from-dunnes-one-with-a-less-familiar-grape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: Both of these wines come from local Abruzzo grape varieties]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LST7YYXINE45OKTQJDKZRJ7VM.jpg?auth=e12925c068cd2285eb533d0d9ca205862ae074e1cc7e30c73642c2da668842c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You'll have heard of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, but perhaps not pecorino]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Ireland a land fit for AI investment and innovation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/making-ireland-a-land-fit-for-ai-investment-and-innovation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/making-ireland-a-land-fit-for-ai-investment-and-innovation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maintaining competitiveness depends on continued investment in skills, data capability and execution – not just strategy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFC3EK5GWRG33ARRSVEPEUBF64.jpg?auth=f52d872d41871b1c2c640903d053e52bd96adbfdce68085f00de04d05b470dfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The next phase of growth will be driven by applied AI – particularly in areas like cybersecurity, governance and intelligent process automation']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">onuma Inthapong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the infrastructure gap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/bridging-the-infrastructure-gap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/bridging-the-infrastructure-gap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delivering required infrastructure is critically important for Ireland to keep pace globally]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4UP6ODV5BCINBVK67WLOPV5YU.jpg?auth=8a3bb82631a4ac116133adca8c34fb68495dfe46f6e8f42aa6b7d5e0aa2164f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boosting Ireland's capacity in housing availability, transport, power and utilities is essential for growth and FDI investment]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">coffeekai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The R&D tax credit: Ireland raises its game as competitors play catch-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/the-rd-tax-credit-ireland-raises-its-game-as-competitors-play-catch-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/the-rd-tax-credit-ireland-raises-its-game-as-competitors-play-catch-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now is the time to broaden supports in order to sustain leadership]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EC7WPX27BEDHN5VL23ZQM2D2E.jpg?auth=b8665b440d7b78f545bd055b8758a78a6ee5ae11a6dd4ce06ce880e77383c081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 70% of firms believe an innovation tax credit would enable them to carry out more innovative work in Ireland. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurence Dutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA 250: Legacy of US companies in Ireland endures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/usa-250-legacy-of-us-companies-in-ireland-endures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/usa-250-legacy-of-us-companies-in-ireland-endures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politics and increasing competition yet to undermine strategic and deepening relationship across the Atlantic]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNGNHGRZBBNRERPY6J6IUWCIY.jpg?auth=7908c2c8d77ca90cbecae9a447e6be85e89e1857e2c3f50c0a477dd290aa6ffb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin presents US president Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrock on St Patrick's Day, a tradition symbolising the special relationship between Ireland and the US. 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Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will my next restaurant bill be cheaper because of this week’s VAT cut?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/07/03/qa-will-my-next-restaurant-bill-be-cheaper-because-of-this-weeks-vat-cut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/07/03/qa-will-my-next-restaurant-bill-be-cheaper-because-of-this-weeks-vat-cut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As with many monetary matters, the answer will very much depend on individual choices]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLJ33EQ2R7CP5ZMAKQYPKQ6CFE.jpg?auth=2fce5849a7299666b1a0107b56093c6d461a33bc442b221aef097e109c117690&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As with so many tax policy issues, logic can depend on your viewpoint. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terminology has changed but sustainability investment continues ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/terminology-has-changed-but-sustainability-investment-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/terminology-has-changed-but-sustainability-investment-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The key question remains whether an initiative improves productivity, reduces operational risk or strengthens competitiveness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIOUMINOTBDOPHD6HAZDXSKGWI.jpg?auth=0e523466c7deb49338b7ecca59dea20abf4b3427258f67edce94eaa3d27727f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['On a practical level, energy management is one of the clearest areas where businesses can gain through sustainable practices']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noko LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybersecurity is moving from IT function to economic foundation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/cybersecurity-is-moving-from-it-function-to-economic-foundation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/03/cybersecurity-is-moving-from-it-function-to-economic-foundation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Good security creates the conditions for innovation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHSVEQ7UUJHPDOXYRG2IZVRYFQ.jpg?auth=e60a94808c0407da0c163f3d30c96434d5615888de4971c3e3fc1fd116bf00d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland is host to an estimated 30 per cent of EU data and European headquarters to 16 of the top 20 global technology firms; getting cybersecurity right is crucial]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">imaginima</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €350,000 buy in Italy, Greece, France, Spain and Co Roscommon?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/03/what-will-350000-buy-in-italy-greece-france-spain-and-co-roscommon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/03/what-will-350000-buy-in-italy-greece-france-spain-and-co-roscommon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: an extended cottage in Athleague, a renovated period townhouse in Lazio, a French villa beside a national park, and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5WDSP2RLNH47ARQPRPT3O4ZYU.jpg?auth=d4656d163d65a5636a2fbc894e13e526a44288365d12fcf9141affc2ea2f0029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A stone cottage on the Roscommon/Galway border]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: Who shouldn’t really be playing dead in Toy Story?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/03/the-movie-quiz-who-shouldnt-really-be-playing-dead-in-toy-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/03/the-movie-quiz-who-shouldnt-really-be-playing-dead-in-toy-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which film is the least likely to be a favourite of Andy Dufresne?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3IONBRKFZG2XMPC4NYJU3PYSY.jpg?auth=e9d6989b28068a757d4127cb2a2853ec6eeffebf855c6127fbb495505b9e00b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, and Taylor Swift attend the Toy Story 5 Los Angeles World Premiere at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/TAS Rights Management]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Mazur</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Devoted by Catherine Cho: A ravishing debut novel about sorrows of the heart ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/the-devoted-by-catherine-cho-a-ravishing-debut-novel-about-sorrows-of-the-heart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/06/27/the-devoted-by-catherine-cho-a-ravishing-debut-novel-about-sorrows-of-the-heart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mei Chin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As in The Godfather, the characters are bound not just by crime and family, but because they are immigrants]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 03:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI7BYQAFGVFEBAH6TX3XBNF4H4.jpg?auth=40c7209438ccca7e3a0fcfb45e18c3d58624625301b60952f0251706e2d3a403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Cho, a Korean-American who has lived in Hong Kong, cleverly uses objects to evoke hierarchies and relationships]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>