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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish asset and wealth management industry could be worth $9tn by 2030, says PwC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/ireland-domiciled-funds-could-be-worth-9tn-by-2030-says-pwc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/ireland-domiciled-funds-could-be-worth-9tn-by-2030-says-pwc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republic has ‘an established position’ as a global fund domicile and administration hub, report says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAFHYIFEQ5FRDO6SP7KXG4Z654.jpg?auth=1ed64ffa5a004ea4f459951ea8175f0ebf302f4e8831e007eb942b75fe7bcee7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At a European level, the industry is expected to have $48.5 trillion in assets under management by 2030, bolstered by a boom in wealth management. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Ghersi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes passes 3,500 with thousands more displaced and injured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/06/death-toll-from-venezuela-earthquakes-passes-3500-with-thousands-more-displaced-and-injured/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/06/death-toll-from-venezuela-earthquakes-passes-3500-with-thousands-more-displaced-and-injured/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deisy Buitrago, Vivian Sequera]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 18,000 left without housing as criticism mounts over the government’s response]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:34:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVZFEY27HLWTEAOO4OI3X2RS34.jpg?auth=82532b2a75d679719ac12f559c3a4274f85dc0b7deb744c820eb29867b41d3d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plots containing the graves of unidentified individuals, victims of the twin earthquakes, at La Esperanza cemetery in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, northeast of Caracas, on Sunday. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Medina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell Cristiano Ronaldo. Spain take a dagger to his improbable dream]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/spain-strike-late-winner-to-send-portugal-and-ronaldo-out-of-2026-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/spain-strike-late-winner-to-send-portugal-and-ronaldo-out-of-2026-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spanish side remains unbeaten heading into quarter finals as the 41-year-old from a different era takes his final bows]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:54:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHCN22HV4XWIEC7MYBTFX2XFE4.jpg?auth=e633fd52ddfe284395a704c7dd28b90996e95a13261f6d48434feaa609800ac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (right) makes a bicycle kick past Spain's Pau Cubarsi during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 match between the two countries at the Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Coex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Shefflin appointed as new Kilkenny manager ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/henry-shefflin-appointed-as-new-kilkenny-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/henry-shefflin-appointed-as-new-kilkenny-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shefflin to succeed Derek Lyng after being ratified at Kilkenny county board meeting on Monday ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:22:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUD4ZHJSBBC5JKPRLWYJS53C7E.jpg?auth=7aa79e659d048f2fdea89fe883271fa24a4507da814aae05dd76a953cd5ca346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Shefflin has been ratified as the new Kilkenny manager. Photograph: Stephen Heaney/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Stephen Heaney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FIFA under fire: Infantino back in the spotlight, England Conquer the Azteca, and Trump’s gaze lands on the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/fifa-under-fire-infantino-back-in-the-spotlight-england-conquer-the-azteca-and-trumps-gaze-lands-on-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/fifa-under-fire-infantino-back-in-the-spotlight-england-conquer-the-azteca-and-trumps-gaze-lands-on-the-world-cup/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 21:16:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UAOHCJEAYGCCXFALCKF2XELAEM.jpg?auth=8d5784c200325ab7646f94252b96ce5ddcd5b65cf20c2bd972c9b31341c57089&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FIFA has rescinded the red-card suspension of USA star striker Folarin Balogun, clearing him to face Belgium. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Squire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (61) bled to death after suffering multiple stab and slash wounds, murder trial told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-61-bled-to-death-after-suffering-multiple-stab-and-slash-wounds-murder-trial-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-61-bled-to-death-after-suffering-multiple-stab-and-slash-wounds-murder-trial-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Hourigan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael Foley in his Macroom home in February 2024]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:35:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The jury of six men and six women at his trial in the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork on Monday heard details of the injuries Michael Foley was found with.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive had suicidal thoughts, doctor tells tribunal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/inland-fisheries-ireland-chief-executive-had-suicidal-thoughts-doctor-tells-tribunal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/inland-fisheries-ireland-chief-executive-had-suicidal-thoughts-doctor-tells-tribunal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Specialist tells WRC State fishing agency was unhappy with her findings but did not seek her to change her report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4J4WW4MPUV4IQ5ED25BCHNJOQ.jpg?auth=33d84625c19cfcdb449579a63deaa59017c1fa8fef866968d4cc1d8748c9c09d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Giving evidence at the Workplace Relations Commission, Dr Deirdre Gleeson said Inland Fisheries Ireland was unhappy she had found stress experienced by Francis O’Donnell was work related and that he should be included in the organisation’s enhanced sick-leave scheme. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned strike by theatre staff at five hospitals cancelled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/planned-strike-by-theatre-staff-at-five-hospitals-cancelled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/planned-strike-by-theatre-staff-at-five-hospitals-cancelled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perfusionists, who operate machinery during specific surgeries, due to take action on Tuesday and Wednesday over pay dispute ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:14:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TE67VZCZW5DEXA4KVKCSZ3TZ2M.JPG?auth=05a3b80d6cace9a905e30d34c471f9b8b8d64ca743a103d6926819df07244715&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Perfusionists at Dublin's Mater hospital during a strike in June. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to two Cork motorcycle enthusiasts killed at separate events ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/tributes-paid-to-two-cork-motorcycle-enthusiasts-killed-at-separate-events/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/tributes-paid-to-two-cork-motorcycle-enthusiasts-killed-at-separate-events/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John O’Donovan and James Walsh were both from Kinsale and died within days of each other]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:12:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7P33O2FTEBEGXCFP652EDU4GHU.jpg?auth=e0ce24a0bc13101970d0928ba926afd00fa6aa0f3c7ff931ab02cad44246f646&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John O'Donovan (left) and James Walsh. Photographs: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish holidaymakers leave belongings and flee French wildfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/the-fire-is-reigniting-wildfires-ravage-southern-europe-as-fresh-heatwave-takes-hold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/the-fire-is-reigniting-wildfires-ravage-southern-europe-as-fresh-heatwave-takes-hold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 10,000 evacuated near Perpignan as blaze threatened villages close to French border with Spain]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:59:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O53C43ITUOWI577JQGK6OMKBVU.jpg?auth=a78e12e32f10ed2e45991d2ffd4372ca69ec2013adafc2a8083e7c6a9c9cb31b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aircraft drops water on a wildfire in the southern France department of Pyrenees-Orientales where more than 10,000 local residents have been evacuated, near the town of Bouleternerre. Photograph: JC Milhet/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jc Milhet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parnell Square cultural quarter costs soar to €173m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/06/parnell-square-cultural-quarter-costs-soar-to-173m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/06/parnell-square-cultural-quarter-costs-soar-to-173m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin city councillors approve €100 million borrowing for city library project at Parnell Square]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:41:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIG475P6KLNSXCDPKO3422I4LY.jpg?auth=1e13a86d607d4824c635499c65409c1c120c2e6ac2388562c90a4ea62b249b18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An impression of the Parnell Square cultural quarter]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest hears of family’s ‘roars of sadness’ over mother’s death after surgery at Galway Clinic ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/inquest-hears-of-familys-roars-of-sadness-over-mothers-death-after-surgery-at-galway-clinic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/inquest-hears-of-familys-roars-of-sadness-over-mothers-death-after-surgery-at-galway-clinic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman was transferred to University Hospital Galway after suffering three separate cardiac arrests]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:16:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMLC3ZCJL5GJLHI76PYST4M6MM.jpg?auth=13d413e37489218011fc763c2796c8bb4a1b76da0091e92fc5f2b4aa95515a23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bridget Conroy of Clooncullane, Strokestown in Co Roscommon died on January 29th, 2023, in University Hospital Galway. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never thought I’d share the same pitch, and give him a shove’: Pico’s Messi ‘dream’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/i-never-thought-id-share-the-same-pitch-and-give-him-a-shove-picos-messi-dream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/i-never-thought-id-share-the-same-pitch-and-give-him-a-shove-picos-messi-dream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family, friends and fans at Dublin Airport for the homecoming of Shamrock Rovers star Lopes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:08:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSU652P3X4KIL5YQDSTBGZNEAU.jpg?auth=9c3fca23fe2001b3aab41e236aab898af8231591521050863abd7526a45b80e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roberto Lopes with his son Diego and supporter Joe Cody at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Tom Maher/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No additional child benefit payment to tackle poverty in Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/no-additional-child-benefit-payment-to-tackle-poverty-in-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/no-additional-child-benefit-payment-to-tackle-poverty-in-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Social Protection indicates ‘priority for this budget is a cost-of-disability payment’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:05:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJNYEHXUTRBQRKNX5ZKYS4PEGA.jpg?auth=8f46200122cdb3fba61b4a9586e73d46d8054b92d494fed7b270944a6ffb7d42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Social Protection Calleary said child poverty 'is a major focus of this Government'. Photograph: Ralf Geithe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Geithe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) arrested in connection with fatal Dublin shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/man-30s-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-dublin-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/man-30s-arrested-in-connection-with-fatal-dublin-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Cullen (39) was killed in incident in Dún Laoghaire on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:55:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADWQDZTHXBBGVG5XRNE2TGLC3E.JPG?auth=4caedc396fd1489deedcfead0a98f5df8b0cab4ab25b4d8f5e732d4494e7615c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The shooting is thought to be a suspected intimidation or punishment attack gone wrong. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballina school cast into bureaucratic spotlight as movable EU presidency feast rolls on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/ballina-school-cast-into-bureaucratic-spotlight-as-movable-eu-presidency-feast-rolls-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/ballina-school-cast-into-bureaucratic-spotlight-as-movable-eu-presidency-feast-rolls-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employment and Social Affairs Council brings ministers and officials to Co Mayo town for first formal meeting of Ireland’s six-month run]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:48:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQG5Z52Q6VCSJCGMNCKVL3R4ZI.jpg?auth=3e8b026dcfdd83768ca0ba58122bdf8417945e050716550377c2702957cad778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary at an informal meeting of EU social affairs ministers in Ballina, Co Mayo on Monday. Photograph: Irish presidency of the Council of the European Union]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamstress treated ‘shabbily’ with forced retirement after 17 years at Cork shop secures €76,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/seamstress-treated-shabbily-with-forced-retirement-after-17-years-at-cork-shop-wins-76000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/seamstress-treated-shabbily-with-forced-retirement-after-17-years-at-cork-shop-wins-76000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator notes that while facts not contested, liability was denied]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:41:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIET5H6SOFB77K7Y7PD65AORK4.jpg?auth=570665e9b52ed0e51bc10f7acab4e85072815ad8dbd74d84c74fa7525b3efea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The seamstress said her employer brought in several Ukrainian women with 'very little English' to work as seamstresses and directed staff to 'use Google Translate to communicate'. She said she found this 'difficult'.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AlenaPaulus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN human rights council orders urgent inquiry into alleged abuses in Sudan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/06/un-human-rights-council-orders-urgent-inquiry-into-alleged-abuses-in-sudan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/06/un-human-rights-council-orders-urgent-inquiry-into-alleged-abuses-in-sudan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Farge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motion ​condemning escalating violence committed by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in country’s civil war passed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:30:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASNYPFPTZPLSC7HXXLSDC2BWYM.jpg?auth=3ccd3e4b19a7cc3ab96304596a400caa0ec407fc2299739d25dab75b46084111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Sudanese woman cooks inside a makeshift shelter at the al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of El-Obeid in the South Kordofan region, on June 29th. 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 public sector pay talks: time to get on with it ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/06/the-irish-times-view-on-public-sector-pay-talks-time-to-get-on-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/06/the-irish-times-view-on-public-sector-pay-talks-time-to-get-on-with-it/</guid><description><![CDATA[Negotiations need to get underway without delay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUYKCJNUBKN5QVBYDH3TRRTVVA.JPG?auth=5734b38d080fd5ddd90d5c9feb5bbb9431d083ba61c15d40dbbd2e9e7aef3793&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget ministers Jack Chambers and Simon Harris: have both warned that a public pay deal cannot be done at any cost.
(Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowds march through Tehran to mourn slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/millions-mourn-slain-iranian-leader-ali-khamenei-but-successor-is-absent-from-ceremony/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/millions-mourn-slain-iranian-leader-ali-khamenei-but-successor-is-absent-from-ceremony/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Graff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drone footage shows many tens of thousands ​of people crammed into a boulevard in centre of capital]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:16:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7SZW3F2BU3T6M26C7IR6WYXMY.jpg?auth=37fed83de01f33beedd09aa2f694a2b1e8f77360822b2f73b44e13bf455a066f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners watch as the coffins of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family who were killed alongside him are transported in a procession during the third day of their funeral ceremonies on Monday in Tehran. Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Majid Saeedi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thalidomide survivors disappointed over Government belief more work needed before State apology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/thalidomide-survivors-disappointed-over-government-belief-more-work-needed-before-state-apology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/thalidomide-survivors-disappointed-over-government-belief-more-work-needed-before-state-apology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘A little bit of headway’ towards resolving outstanding issues, says Irish Thalidomide Association  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:08:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3V7QRNPQAJCJXPWJSBDJ7JQBME.JPG?auth=44c2ad34211856001381ae04d0280a7c90a00e747ecce56e195e4424e08a28a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharon Clarken, John Stack, Finola Cassidy and Sandra Dunne arrive at Government buildings in advance of a meeting with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste on Monday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Sudan: the UN needs to act decisively ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/06/the-irish-times-view-on-sudan-the-un-needs-to-act-decisively/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/06/the-irish-times-view-on-sudan-the-un-needs-to-act-decisively/</guid><description><![CDATA[Appeals for states to stop supplying both armies have been ignored]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUJIKY6TLEPKAVQUWCFZYFJLZA.jpg?auth=c89a053e87c9396c70a737e16ecd8b6b4b071e8c440c9046c57f103376a72dfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Sudanese woman with her child in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of El-Obeid in the southern Kordofan region of Sudan. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good going: The horse-training landlord who helped thousands of tenants survive the Famine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/06/good-going-the-horse-training-landlord-who-helped-thousands-of-tenants-survive-the-famine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/06/good-going-the-horse-training-landlord-who-helped-thousands-of-tenants-survive-the-famine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mayo landowner George Henry Moore was a trailblazer who said Charles Trevelyan was a ‘dogmatist that no experience could instruct’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BAVNKWTRK5DU7HB2O6G67CMSRE.jpg?auth=2b77624786019a0ab6b1cc19e200e6763b3a1d4dd550f27b1d3c4b64485fa0fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Henry Moore's biggest success as a horse trainer came 180 years ago this summer, when Coranna won the Chester Cup at odds of 40/1. Photograph of 19th-century illustration: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Universal History Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street rides high of chip stock optimism as EasyJet soars following Castlelake takeover deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/wall-street-rides-high-of-chip-stock-optimism-as-easyjet-soars-following-castlelake-takeover-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/wall-street-rides-high-of-chip-stock-optimism-as-easyjet-soars-following-castlelake-takeover-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A quiet start to the week saw marginal rise for Irish markets ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:45:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOBJEBTULMEVU3GSXPHWOEGVWA.jpg?auth=db0bad543526a48cad3cca09fe93ad6c56e3786474b888be0b38742ad8e962b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EasyJet jumped 9.3 per cent on the London Stock Exchange as the budget airline agreed in principle to £5.5 billion takeover deal from US investment firm Castlelake. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Ratcliffe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann warns of heatwave across Ireland with temperatures possibly rising above 30 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/06/temperatures-could-reach-30-degrees-in-ireland-as-new-heat-dome-forms-over-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/06/temperatures-could-reach-30-degrees-in-ireland-as-new-heat-dome-forms-over-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Prolonged spell of very warm or hot weather’ will occur across country]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:45:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GP6ACBK3RRAX7GUKCYTWIIRBNE.JPG?auth=01af3b867ea2d693ae4387f9a101b5ad4b02586ead2dbc19e6e0e12e3e5f085f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The forecaster said potential issues arising from the hot spell include uncomfortable sleeping conditions, heat stress and dehydration. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother takes High Court challenge over potential years-long delay to autistic son’s care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/mother-takes-high-court-challenge-over-potential-years-long-delay-to-autistic-sons-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/mother-takes-high-court-challenge-over-potential-years-long-delay-to-autistic-sons-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health Service Executive not in a position to provide certain services for four-year-old boy until 2033, says parent ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:43:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the mother’s court documents, the Health Service Executive concluded her son met the criteria for autism in an assessment of needs report. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires across Europe forces thousands to flee homes amid ‘powder keg’ dry conditions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/wildfires-across-europe-forces-thousands-to-flee-homes-amid-powder-keg-dry-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/wildfires-across-europe-forces-thousands-to-flee-homes-amid-powder-keg-dry-conditions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of firefighters tackle blazes across Portugal, Spain, France and Greece with strong winds forecast to fan flames]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:32:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFCFU3JA6M7EKUT3V3ZD4NPYPA.jpg?auth=ab3b7614ebeedca55402ec261a48bd59a2ab017eda3e3b798f1f8574871d879b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A firefighter sprays water on flames as a wildfire rages in the southern France department of Pyrenees-Orientales near the town of Bouleternere, near Perpignan on Monday. Photograph: Jc Milhet/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jc Milhet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of carrying out ‘one-punch’ assault in Dublin which left another hospitalised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-accused-of-carrying-out-one-punch-assault-in-dublin-which-left-another-hospitalised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-accused-of-carrying-out-one-punch-assault-in-dublin-which-left-another-hospitalised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Claudio Claudino appears in court charged with assault causing harm following incident on Hawkins Street]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:17:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXPPCBDRV5B4LCLOWUNDFE5PMA.jpg?auth=f4c61be3dc18bc0e922c94cfccf3a26b7be98643ffc92755828cdbd0b7982394&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The injured man was initially taken to St James’s Hospital but he was subsequently transferred to Beaumont Hospital for specialist treatment.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE clinical director rejects concerns raised by obstetrician about labour guidelines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/hse-clinical-director-rejects-concerns-raised-by-obstetrician-about-labour-guidelines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/hse-clinical-director-rejects-concerns-raised-by-obstetrician-about-labour-guidelines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former National Maternity Hospital master Peter Boylan described the concept of a latent phase of labour as ‘dangerous’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:13:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35RIACUGEHGGCT6WOGGNPDGSYQ.jpg?auth=5fc5bdfd4f6bc723495845ee75c4372fc70408eb525fea75ca5d0c7738a77201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HSE clinical director Cliona Murphy said the former master of the National Maternity Hospital, Peter Boylan, had 'cherry-picked one particular facet of a guideline'. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine: Latest Russian strikes kill 21 in Kyiv region in advance of Nato summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/russian-missile-and-drone-attacks-on-kyiv-kill-at-least-nine-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/russian-missile-and-drone-attacks-on-kyiv-kill-at-least-nine-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tess McClure, Peter Beaumont]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zelenskiy urges allies to leave gathering in Ankara with ‘strong decisions’ on strengthening country’s air defences]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:09:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPMK3FIA46WLRBKLQDIY3HVFVM.jpg?auth=2605b283805bf049a13da04bb0b730f7d2061af284bd6e91a02f84e32c9d4bc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike on a nine-storey residential building in Kyiv on Monday. Photograph: Maxym Marusenko/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maxym Marusenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m not sure what Sheehan was trying to achieve after his disallowed try]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/06/officials-must-clamp-down-on-continuous-querying-of-decisions-even-when-its-the-captain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/06/officials-must-clamp-down-on-continuous-querying-of-decisions-even-when-its-the-captain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dan Sheehan would have been better off motivating his team than arguing over try]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:04:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WEC45Z4VBFFIC7JIAIJPHWMTXA.jpg?auth=d01bf04449f15b0fffd591c08020b2d125d28f9a68828ef5351b3339e32ee771&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Sheehan of Ireland talks to referee Ben O’Keeffe after having a try disallowed while Harry Wilson of Australia reacts. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Metcalfe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Networks Ireland to pay €66m dividend to Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/gas-networks-ireland-to-pay-66m-dividend-to-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/gas-networks-ireland-to-pay-66m-dividend-to-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State company earned €146m profit last year, says annual report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4C4BV3MYPNO2H4VW2SHV4TYGII.jpg?auth=fe29e31b9b74c53a137b3f4d604f4e65ca15ac611953ce63929a4c3f3c7a1e66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State company Gas Networks Ireland will pay a €66m dividend to the State. Photograph: Yui Mok, PA Wire/PA Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda whistleblower settles WRC case with State after 2½ years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/garda-whistleblower-settles-wrc-case-with-state-after-2-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/garda-whistleblower-settles-wrc-case-with-state-after-2-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior analyst said she was penalised for testifying to the Oireachtas on errors in official homicide data]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:46:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hearings at the WRC inquiring into Lois West’s complaints first began in December 2023. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three judges promoted to Court of Appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/three-judges-promoted-to-court-of-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/three-judges-promoted-to-court-of-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judges Paul Burns, Emily Egan and Mark Sanfey are latest appointments to 20-member court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:36:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJSCD42QPJBF5MGDSEO33DL3GA.jpg?auth=cf85cc5f4a5cd0a1ecde8e1e796c8ee492aa5af78a16ae08b45dcb87f8d53c55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judges Emily Egan, Paul Burns and Mark Sanfey with President Catherine Connolly and Taoiseach Micheál Martin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Trump confirms asking for Balogun red card review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/uefa-accuses-fifa-of-crossing-a-red-line-over-lifting-of-folarin-baloguns-red-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/uefa-accuses-fifa-of-crossing-a-red-line-over-lifting-of-folarin-baloguns-red-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belgium will appeal against striker’s availability for tie]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:36:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS7TSCBEL5VFDYOIQ5W3ERUK7M.jpg?auth=c07e005d190fc66be6637a3f9fbe593758eb74052f4a8af716018488c977836c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Folarin Balogun of the United States attends a training session ahead of the World Cup. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Squire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda accused of raping wife told mother-in-law he would love to choke her daughter, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/trial-of-garda-accused-of-raping-wife-and-cruelty-to-two-daughters-reaches-closing-stages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/trial-of-garda-accused-of-raping-wife-and-cruelty-to-two-daughters-reaches-closing-stages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 48-year-old is accused of raping his wife and cruelty towards two of his daughters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:20:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PBIEUOAKF5AHBFKMSPVZQCHXI.JPG?auth=5a3dcc01a08e02f5e238763ece31d65c00563435bab5a96fbfb0adfdcb1f0fab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After hearing evidence from a number of witnesses on Monday, prosecution counsel Dominic McGinn told the Central Criminal Court the State had reached the end of its case. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story on RTÉ One – A national celebrity in the US shunned in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/06/heart-of-a-servant-the-father-flanagan-story-on-rte-one-a-national-celebrity-in-the-us-shunned-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/06/heart-of-a-servant-the-father-flanagan-story-on-rte-one-a-national-celebrity-in-the-us-shunned-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Fascinating story of an Irishman who became a pioneering advocate for the downtrodden in the US but was quietly written out of the history of his homeland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAXF6AETNNDTTMS5YF6LGPZMDQ.jpg?auth=b6e42bc31769be74da0d856e0e08b1c7e4814bda5a1762abb06f945542bafc5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fr Edward Joseph Flanagan. Photograph: Janson Media]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas announces resignation of Gaza government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/hamas-announces-resignation-of-gaza-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/hamas-announces-resignation-of-gaza-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move simply ‘meaningless spin’ and a stalling tactic, say senior Israeli officials ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:14:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDICIB5Q6BIKPGUN47N5XWRHPE.jpg?auth=a27e9a4b894b6af94950c7b3378a9d26270bfdf1ffd84d6958857c5ae13a8d44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem and government media office director Ismail Thawabteh at a press conference after the Islamist group indicated the government's transfer of powers to a Palestinian technocratic committee. Photograph: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ahmad Hasaballah</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former swimming coach George Gibney found guilty of sexually abusing four girls over 50 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/george-gibney-trial-ex-sports-coach-found-guilty-of-abusing-four-girls-over-50-years-ago-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/george-gibney-trial-ex-sports-coach-found-guilty-of-abusing-four-girls-over-50-years-ago-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes , Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now 77-year-old abused some of the victims in his car while giving them lifts to and from training]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:10:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQQHVXSV2ZZPFTVFW7JSKSW5FA.jpg?auth=1d0a1a611d52d89a0a7f2c238358559addcdfb3e844a0bb641be6edca0031f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney pictured in 1988. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft axes 4,800 jobs as it ‘resets’ Xbox]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/microsoft-axes-4800-jobs-as-it-resets-xbox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/microsoft-axes-4800-jobs-as-it-resets-xbox/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie John ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gaming unit under pressure from weak margins and the industry’s sharp hardware downturn]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:08:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73H54WZDAFGHPMFCJ3IRHEPMVA.jpg?auth=ee4843955022adb3fa960970616ad19f4a4d6e12c38cb39b48ee4195dd5f868c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Backbone One Mobile Gaming Controller For iPhone - Xbox Edition]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Gibney: The child sex abuser who became Ireland’s Olympic swimming coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/george-gibney-the-man-who-was-once-the-quintessential-press-friendly-can-do-swim-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/george-gibney-the-man-who-was-once-the-quintessential-press-friendly-can-do-swim-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No case involving allegations against Gibney was heard in Dublin before he fled the country in the mid-1990s]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:06:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FC223TCGOZC7MCNV7ONUH77DOY.jpg?auth=48ab89da101eac96ba1e3245038f5f51fb3f7696c50bd01f345543d04d0f88af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney appeared in the Dún Laoghaire District Court in 1993, where he faced 27 charges of indecent assault against young swimmers under the age of 15.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who raped niece (10) while babysitting her jailed for 11 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-who-raped-niece-10-while-babysitting-her-jailed-for-11-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-who-raped-niece-10-while-babysitting-her-jailed-for-11-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[In victim-impact statement, girl says the man used her age, innocence and trust against her]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Sean Gillane said the man had exploited the victim in a deliberate and calculated way. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The George Gibney trial: ‘Predatory’ abuser operated at heart of Irish swimming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/the-george-gibney-trial-predatory-abuser-operated-at-heart-of-irish-swimming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/the-george-gibney-trial-predatory-abuser-operated-at-heart-of-irish-swimming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gibney appeared in court in a wheelchair, often with a string of chunky rosary beads wrapped around his hand]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CR4KUWXQJJDQHP3GEJTHUXRWYA.jpg?auth=576d472f780803d17524fe0035dc1987d8ce6deeeb3d6261b2e4cc225368e413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney in 1988. Photograph: Billy Stickland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">© INPHO / Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conroy Gold advances plan for dual stock market listing in Toronto ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/conroy-gold-advances-plan-for-dual-stock-market-listing-in-toronto/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/conroy-gold-advances-plan-for-dual-stock-market-listing-in-toronto/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We have intersected the deepest gold mineralisation to date at Clontibret,’ says chairman]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:36:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBJVD5V76FCSHOPZW7GBPJIQME.jpg?auth=16d7bb6217b073d9ed6772e543639550c085aea0030bd506c3efbfbe01560271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Sherman, chairman of Conroy Gold and Natural Resources, noted recent drilling had uncovered 'deepest gold mineralisation to data at Clontibret'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mac Innes Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancelled refugee accommodation centre dispute may be heard next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/cancelled-refugee-accommodation-centre-dispute-may-be-heard-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/cancelled-refugee-accommodation-centre-dispute-may-be-heard-next-year/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dispute is over repudiation by the State of a contract to convert two building into a 484-person centre]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:24:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XIYNBZZ63VWYL6ULSQECRCXYF4.jpg?auth=8ab6dea290867dd9d1a651a00e6259daa00fd3b0109906e6f0414752b527b0a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Four Courts. A Commercial Court hearing of a dispute about a cancelled international protection applicants accommodation centre in south city Dublin may take place at the beginning of next year, a judge said. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí inspect 166 brothels and interview more than 250 sex workers in trafficking crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/gardai-inspect-166-brothels-and-interview-more-than-250-sex-workers-in-trafficking-crackdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/gardai-inspect-166-brothels-and-interview-more-than-250-sex-workers-in-trafficking-crackdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (50s) arrested at ‘massage parlour’ as part of global anti-trafficking operation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:07:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXY7RYAFJRB3HKTFHBIOUYTHSA.jpg?auth=4e0d8c7c87c0a26044955565ff92312e37a197812d2543d224a308911a501181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The initiative was part of a multilateral operation, Operation Global Chain, which comprised policing and intelligence services from 31 different countries. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer visitors, more threats: a new reality for Europe’s Jewish museums ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/fewer-visitors-more-threats-a-new-reality-for-europes-jewish-museums/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/fewer-visitors-more-threats-a-new-reality-for-europes-jewish-museums/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Siegal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Museum directors say they face a misconception: cultural institutions funded by local taxpayers are somehow associated with Israel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5I6WRXROC5EFZFKDHZYQO6Z3G4.jpg?auth=ae14f57caf82008bdd840fc503e53f63a988bb82d7176ec98372a2b2cbf3ee4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police officer stands guard in front of the Jewish Museum on Nieuwe Amstelstraat in Amsterdam. Photograph: Mexx Van Der Lieuw/ANP/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MEXX VAN DER LIEUW</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolfe Tones singer Brian Warfield settles RTÉ defamation action over Joe Duffy comments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/wolfe-tones-singer-brian-warfield-settles-rte-defamation-action-over-liveline-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/wolfe-tones-singer-brian-warfield-settles-rte-defamation-action-over-liveline-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warfield and then-host Joe Duffy clashed during an on-air 2023 discussion about the group’s song Celtic Symphony]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDIROQH4NTQOFDLCHBN4GIALOI.JPG?auth=62cd2ebeccc325db1da0a80fe170ff1ccc6c37e86da6e2d86f6a35aae6fe1d72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Warfield, founding member of The Wolfe Tones, at the Hight Court on Monday morning. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average farm income up 49% in 2025 despite persistent ‘volatility’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/07/06/average-farm-income-up-49-in-2025-despite-persistent-volatility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/07/06/average-farm-income-up-49-in-2025-despite-persistent-volatility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agriculture and Food Development Authority notes 2025 as being a good year for most farming enterprises]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQLQS36WTBCQXFM4R7C7RNDDCU.jpg?auth=d58dfafb49e00c2be14ac89606c0279967af6da2ed164103694f3dbfb6f434a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 90% of dairy farms were deemed 'economically viable'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who killed friend on St Stephen’s Day three years ago jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-who-killed-friend-on-st-stephens-day-three-years-ago-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/06/man-who-killed-friend-on-st-stephens-day-three-years-ago-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maciej Nowak’s brain was twisted within his skull following incident involving Tomasz Rozpeda]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:41:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YOZO6AEPBBHPEGO7UEPATZQDU.jpg?auth=1a764ffd2005294c482a7225113021605d2a2b9c70f4f497a61ecba220e21fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tomasz Rozpeda told an emergency operator that his friend had 'gone crazy hitting things and hitting himself'. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council seeks contractors to build 4,000 social and affordable homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/dublin-city-council-seeks-contractors-to-build-4000-social-and-affordable-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/dublin-city-council-seeks-contractors-to-build-4000-social-and-affordable-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council issues notice seeking builders for a four-year, €2.5bn programme of house building]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3D27TQ7GRKWLMSMBR52EYYE4Y.jpg?auth=176396cc439675c28e7eb0f785cc057f01611951502993e90ac2641f4f4802d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Church of the Annunciation in Finglas, where Dublin City Council proposes to build 110 social and affordable homes. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is your view on how road users interact with cyclists?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/what-is-your-view-on-how-road-users-interact-with-cyclists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/what-is-your-view-on-how-road-users-interact-with-cyclists/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you are a cyclist has your experience on the roads  changed in recent times?  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:17:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTO732JJSBA4FH2BU6DTK7LF6A.jpg?auth=eeed154311a27a5aa0b03952c8cefcedca57c2040c8ef232d73a2203594fa474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Are you a cyclist who has experienced problems on Irish roads?  Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman with the snake tattoo: search continues for Monaco bombing suspect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/woman-with-the-snake-tattoo-search-continues-for-monaco-bombing-suspect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/woman-with-the-snake-tattoo-search-continues-for-monaco-bombing-suspect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Interpol issues ‘red notice’ for Anastasiia Berezovska (39), a Germany-based explosive expert]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:01:46 +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, who is suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people last week. 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[Ireland relieved to have avoided obvious embarrassment on EU stage – so far]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/ireland-relieved-to-have-avoided-obvious-embarrassment-on-eu-stage-so-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/ireland-relieved-to-have-avoided-obvious-embarrassment-on-eu-stage-so-far/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin to speak in Strasbourg, and Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin talk about Ukraine ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:29:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RTL7WVYKAF5D6FROSJ37IXE2U.jpg?auth=83d018ffba07bc8947b96ef4344259469bee51ea4343170c89581c2e09046e68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost one week into Ireland's term holding the EU presidency, Micheál Martin and the Government can be satisfied to have avoided obvious political pratfalls. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitbull at Marlay Park: Set list, ticket information, how to get there and more ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/06/pitbull-at-marlay-park-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/06/pitbull-at-marlay-park-set-list-ticket-information-how-to-get-there-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the rapper’s Dublin concert on Tuesday, July 7th]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:39:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJF3POKDKNBKZCFLC6NISWCIRE.jpg?auth=2ee641991d9d6231920a2228badf9b3e912c8df09ac0d52299185a48da9826ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pitbull performing during the 2026 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frazer Harrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork have an identity crisis – what exactly are they good at?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/cork-have-an-identity-crisis-what-exactly-are-they-good-at/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/cork-have-an-identity-crisis-what-exactly-are-they-good-at/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The second-half collapses in big games against Tipperary, Limerick and now Galway are symptoms rather than causes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:18:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RSK5KUSPHBBQ7DV64MJBDWFG3Y.jpg?auth=1f855339a455de051da8d3dde43d8138f69fdaf968583a6c70cee84b4565a674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork manager Ben O’Connor dejected after defeat against Galway. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump escalates Meloni feud with ‘restraining order needed’ post]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/trump-escalates-meloni-feud-with-restraining-order-needed-post/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/trump-escalates-meloni-feud-with-restraining-order-needed-post/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president renews attack on Italian leader who was previously his most devoted European ally]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:59:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ST2ZHZMZKAHO523GO53ZYGWZCY.jpg?auth=2b354d556845f5f968213cdbda4018c0014937a781cead26de67465a86e2d6e9&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 speaking to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni at last month's G7 meeting. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evelyn Hockstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is on the market for €450,000 in Donegal and Dublin 7?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/06/what-is-on-the-market-for-450000-in-donegal-and-dublin-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/06/what-is-on-the-market-for-450000-in-donegal-and-dublin-7/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a three-bed stone cottage near Lough Eske or a modernised two-bed terrace in Cabra]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:54:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7VZGPFBOVCPPKZMZCGOHREYMI.JPG?auth=08e0fc2c733e4a7973feddfdf428596e8bc92d1067a51414b725558969fc018d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlough, Lough Eske, Co Donegal]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyra McKee verdict a ‘kick in the teeth’, says journalist’s partner ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/lyra-mckee-verdict-a-kick-in-the-teeth-says-murdered-journalists-partner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/lyra-mckee-verdict-a-kick-in-the-teeth-says-murdered-journalists-partner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three men were found not guilty of murder at a non-jury trial in Belfast Crown Court last Friday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:44:58 +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 in Belfast in 2017. Photograph: Jess Lowe/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Time to put our fatherland back on its feet’: Germany’s far-right AfD sets sight on power]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/time-to-put-our-fatherland-back-on-its-feet-germanys-far-right-afd-sets-sight-on-power/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/06/time-to-put-our-fatherland-back-on-its-feet-germanys-far-right-afd-sets-sight-on-power/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party conference is marked by police clashes with protesters outside the venue ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:19:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NV65SGTWJ3A77MTQWEB3S55NE.jpg?auth=251561fc7a041eb3d30d1b36af7e9e06b741eafcd931fd29f71b2b7120d8669e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alternative for Germany co-leader Alice Weidel addresses delegates at the party congress in Erfurt, eastern Germany. Photograph: John MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unemployment rises to 5% amid tech job cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/unemployment-rises-to-5-amid-tech-job-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/unemployment-rises-to-5-amid-tech-job-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seasonally adjusted number of people classified as being unemployed was 145,100 in June]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:09:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIEATYDRWVD3VP2VOBQV6NN5JA.jpg?auth=f4bcfb62fa63eda8db4cd6cb0a8f0a94cbc7a7e8a7ec706ca90b2251c3e4681e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest snapshot comes amid warnings that the labour market here is cooling. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Bradbury</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (70s) dies following motorbike crash in Cavan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/man-70s-dies-following-motorbike-crash-in-cavan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/man-70s-dies-following-motorbike-crash-in-cavan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motorcyclist was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital after Sunday morning incident]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:53:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A motorcyclist involved a Co Cavan crash was airlifted to hospital in Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, July 6th: On HSE cutbacks to homecare, developing oil and gasfields, and traffic lights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/06/letters-to-the-editor-july-6th-on-hse-cutbacks-to-homecare-developing-oil-and-gasfields-and-traffic-lights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/06/letters-to-the-editor-july-6th-on-hse-cutbacks-to-homecare-developing-oil-and-gasfields-and-traffic-lights/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sláintecare reforms are specifically aimed at shifting towards a community-centred approach]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:26:02 +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[Outstanding Gearóid Hegarty channels Henry Shefflin: Five things we learned from the GAA weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/outstanding-gearoid-hegarty-channels-henry-shefflin-five-things-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/outstanding-gearoid-hegarty-channels-henry-shefflin-five-things-we-learned-from-the-gaa-weekend/</guid><description><![CDATA[Parallels between Galway and Tipperary’s All-Ireland runs; Cork’s reset will be painful and time-consuming]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:30:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OP3B7EEJJCTMAVVVRZUQMKMMA.jpg?auth=117ada633bd83a479cae7d238dd8774d06c5757a313c7f7316fd1bdf558a866a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Gearoid Hegarty and Clare's Cian Galvin. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s richest man ordered to pay €22.5m in back taxes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/frances-richest-man-ordered-to-pay-225m-in-back-taxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/frances-richest-man-ordered-to-pay-225m-in-back-taxes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leila Abboud]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bernard Arnault, billionaire owner of luxury group LVMH, will appeal against ruling]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:27:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G47U7H2RQOJJKR3DNTE4DBSTEA.jpg?auth=1712f1663b074713a87beb5ef450703287a7d6d93e7a792f460c44447fc7991d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bernard Arnault, with Helene Mercier-Arnault: France's richest man has been ordered to pay €22.5m of back taxes after a years-long legal battle. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dimitar Dilkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calleary appeals to unions to join pay talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/calleary-appeals-to-unions-to-join-pay-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/calleary-appeals-to-unions-to-join-pay-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU social protection ministers meeting in Minister’s Mayo constituency]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 08:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUGKBNSX6CEMIYGYJHKGBFYEUI.JPG?auth=c459fc01c4916e1f63c30b5134e8e3c0047ffd9d4c886f08a699a66c2d0c78d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary said the Government was keen to reach a deal with unions, but not 'at any cost'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis share first trailer for  Steven Knight’s Don’t Look Back in Anger documentary ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/06/oasis-share-first-trailer-for-steven-knights-dont-look-back-in-anger-documentary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/06/oasis-share-first-trailer-for-steven-knights-dont-look-back-in-anger-documentary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don’t Look Back in Anger follows the Gallagher brothers as they undertake their Live ’25 tour]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:53:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SCADVGI4QJVZEEEEXUV5PDJV3Q.jpg?auth=88c04b71cad1af2b6819313503ff9b1aa9de376c43265c36b70237d59715d569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Oasis reunion tour was announced in August 2024, 15 years after their dramatic split in 2009. Photograph: Simon Emmett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Emmett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s Jordan Henderson suffers ‘serious’ wrist injury while celebrating win over Mexico]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/englands-jordan-henderson-suffers-serious-wrist-injury-while-celebrating-win-over-mexico/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/englands-jordan-henderson-suffers-serious-wrist-injury-while-celebrating-win-over-mexico/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thomas Tuchel says English side progressed to the last eight with ‘pure mentality, with heart’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:46:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2J2AVQU3BWHWRPQYSVDHTFV44.jpg?auth=ea190d9e2ec25e777010e35c9a02524b6f023ebea692c0ca8164bcd8a018abfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Jordan Henderson is stretchered off the pitch due to injury after the game against Mexico. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man for court over alleged serious assault in Dublin city centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/man-for-court-over-alleged-serious-assault-in-dublin-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/man-for-court-over-alleged-serious-assault-in-dublin-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident on Hawkins Street left man in his 20s  with serious head injuries]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:44:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLEKOH42WRGIPGJ37I6P7RWQ4M.JPG?auth=4275424cea246f1a8e71d21f2f37115c9c726486c0ec273d1db3360409f5d370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí arrested a man in connection with an incident on or near Dublin's Hawkins Street. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky agrees £1.6bn ITV deal as  broadcasters take on streaming rivals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/sky-agrees-16bn-itv-deal-as-broadcasters-take-on-streaming-rivals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/sky-agrees-16bn-itv-deal-as-broadcasters-take-on-streaming-rivals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal comes as less than a quarter of 16-24-year-olds’ in-home viewing is now of content from broadcasters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:28:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LY3Y5NEAVFAXLIEOK4WP4MDPYQ.jpg?auth=c56fddf400076cf3ca0c61d69a8785127923cd36f923fe6470de0789fd462edd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sky has agreed to acquire ITV’s television business for £1.6 billion (€1.86 billion). Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wirestock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to Martin Naughton as Jervis centre plans to tackle vacancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/tributes-paid-to-martin-naughton-as-jervis-centre-plans-to-tackle-vacancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/tributes-paid-to-martin-naughton-as-jervis-centre-plans-to-tackle-vacancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: Pat McDonagh interview; Pilita Clark on ‘signature scents’ in offices]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 07:19:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBUOHRFWNRNCPPSIGUKFMNRWME.jpg?auth=8a7181e2f4eba63ba83b5877296a9f5a9c3e9e2d106beee9627427357ee0f9e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Naughton, who has died aged 87, started Glen Dimplex in 1973. 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Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Ratcliffe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration will increase challenges to the Common Travel Area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/immigration-will-increase-challenges-to-the-common-travel-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/immigration-will-increase-challenges-to-the-common-travel-area/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brexit created ‘unrealistic’ expectations in the UK about controlling Border between Nort and the Republic, says academic]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:57:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYM34NBVQDCR2QICMAQTCJSWNA.jpg?auth=be44821e12a290e650e88df464ac4502d8b04069d3e68ac6d69c127cf88b6524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The British and Irish governments, along with the devolved administration in Northern Ireland, have said they want to preserve the Common Travel Area after Brexit. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: England haters will have to switch sombreros for Viking helmets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/world-cup-2026-england-haters-will-have-to-switch-sombreros-for-viking-helmets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/world-cup-2026-england-haters-will-have-to-switch-sombreros-for-viking-helmets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bellingham stars in cracker at the Azteca while Neymar’s tragic World Cup script continues]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:51:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6K3LSF5FWCQ6W6K3UR4A6HQ5WE.jpg?auth=ef9099f8b88ae081d8d6caf931d1a5f55a91e2601a057611d032a1e239cf2f52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham was outstanding for England in their victory over Brazil, scoring two goals and also contributing defensively to help his country in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. 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Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Patriot Front white supremacists represented the dark side of America on July 4th]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/06/the-patriot-front-white-supremacists-represented-the-dark-side-of-america-on-july-4th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/06/the-patriot-front-white-supremacists-represented-the-dark-side-of-america-on-july-4th/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has persisted with voter-fraud allegations that contain racial undertones ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:25:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NL5ZXQ5BLDJIBVXHBIBGYDZ6JU.jpg?auth=b81fd8bab019192388e7f15e35048debc0a2d9bc9db45dbd982aea7a95223373&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A passenger looks on as members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front ride the Washington Metro during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, DC. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll finds US voters do not believe Trump’s war in Iran has been worth cost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/poll-finds-us-voters-do-not-believe-trumps-war-in-iran-has-been-worth-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/06/poll-finds-us-voters-do-not-believe-trumps-war-in-iran-has-been-worth-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Hodgson, Lauren Fedor in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conflict in  Middle East is weighing on the Republican president’s approval ratings
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:02:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDDO74MXM25OIQ6VSA73H7CFOE.jpg?auth=01d8f9498caff200da7c8c5bc579697cb771b93c7c681bbe4675edb9bf578a97&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: faces growing criticism at home, including from fellow Republicans, over his handling of the conflict in the Middle East.  Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Zelenskiy’s nod to Aughinish Alumina puts pressure on Irish Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-zelenskiys-nod-to-aughinish-alumina-puts-pressure-on-irish-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-zelenskiys-nod-to-aughinish-alumina-puts-pressure-on-irish-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Limerick plant exports vast amounts of material to Russia, which is then used by country’s military]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJ7KXK5VMJH67M4ZZREKCNGZCM.jpg?auth=b105d30e2512b66351f61550ae1fdf2ff0a71c39a8f523a9b09f0446fe29e386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher's investigation into Aughinish Alumina has led to calls for the Government to end the supply of materials to Russia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rianaithe agus réabairí reilige]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/2026/07/06/rianaithe-agus-reabairi-reilige/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/2026/07/06/rianaithe-agus-reabairi-reilige/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cé a thabharfaidh chun cuimhne náisiúin dúchais na Stát Aontaithe sa chomóradh 250 bliain?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSCGUFJFRVCQNN2SAVNTEXK6B4.jpg?auth=c7997d75e354a951fcc13ddc5164b61283a618d1db9145cfa5b7ab61cd5ac2e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["B’iad a chuir tús leis an scrios ar na hIndiaigh, mar a thugtaí orthu, na ciníocha is boichte agus is léanmhaire fós ar fud na críche." 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Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Cook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community healthcare waiting lists; smuggling of wood soaked in liquid cocaine; and JD Sports gift cards reissued]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/community-healthcare-waiting-lists-smuggling-of-wood-soaked-in-liquid-cocaine-and-jd-sports-gift-cards-reissued/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/community-healthcare-waiting-lists-smuggling-of-wood-soaked-in-liquid-cocaine-and-jd-sports-gift-cards-reissued/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:49:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULWHXM7SERH2HIE2QQNOL5VCFI.jpg?auth=d599047d9977046a80af6842b7e1eca38b13f1d39fac7119ff2a9af6f8c1a201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some patients are waiting more than 13 years for community healthcare appointments. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pattanaphong Khuankaew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken O’Flynn’s Pride flag stance shows the disconnect between online and real life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/una-mullally-ken-oflynns-pride-flag-stance-is-a-sign-of-the-disconnect-between-online-and-real-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/una-mullally-ken-oflynns-pride-flag-stance-is-a-sign-of-the-disconnect-between-online-and-real-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the Cork TD complained about Pride flags on state buildings, Ireland’s LGBTQ+ community was having a ball back in the real world]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPL7NPJUEXQF6QC2TVK3S5JGWU.jpg?auth=ad221780b4dcddb442b8e51f2d8457f26f762612bc13f9566efb8cfa37f8c7de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[O'Flynn said flags should not be flown on State buildings for 'competitive identity groups'. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epstein links to corporate America are even wider than investors realise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/epstein-links-to-corporate-america-are-even-wider-than-investors-realise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/epstein-links-to-corporate-america-are-even-wider-than-investors-realise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study finds more than one in eight directors on S&P 500 boards between 2006 and 2026 feature in Epstein files]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTXORPXFM56JVSRCJPDUV5BLO4.jpg?auth=7e47cbd484ed78db5a3391b67e5e250b33b45a8d651ae7b47891b0f6540223c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Epstein acted as an important bridge between powerful people, creating a much more interconnected corporate world than would have existed without him. Photograph: Jon Elswick/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jon Elswick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After shaky start at Iveagh Gardens, Elvis Costello finds his cowboy-booted feet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/06/after-shaky-start-at-iveagh-gardens-elvis-costello-finds-his-cowboy-booted-feet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/06/after-shaky-start-at-iveagh-gardens-elvis-costello-finds-his-cowboy-booted-feet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Singer, with his charming between song interludes, overcomes lacklustre opening to Dublin gig]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:25:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46WLYQWCSFAZPJTMKFIKV7WW4M.jpg?auth=0f6f057829a85ffb896720cacde1bf07ad18ba71bf23236ed7d3b77c1f8b9703&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elvis Costello & The Imposters at the Iveagh Gardens, in Dublin, on Sunday. Photograph: Kieran Frost/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kieran Frost</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Kane penalty helps 10-man England defeat Mexico in 3-2 thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/harry-kane-penalty-helps-10-man-england-defeat-mexico-in-3-2-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/harry-kane-penalty-helps-10-man-england-defeat-mexico-in-3-2-thriller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner at the Azteca Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham scores twice and Jarell Quansah is sent off against World Cup co-hosts at Estadio Azteca]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:20:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TL5FSUKKJC6VDAHVOR2VHLG2Q?auth=71b31a68b3a2cc02276ef01de1708d14d65ab4afb7d15cf5725c0fe8f19a68fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Harry Kane (centre) celebrates scoring from the penalty spot against Mexico. 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Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Jeffrey Donaldson blackmailed by the British government? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/alex-kane-was-jeffrey-donaldson-blackmailed-by-the-british-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/alex-kane-was-jeffrey-donaldson-blackmailed-by-the-british-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A theory among unionists is that knowledge of Donaldson’s Mr Hyde nature was used to push him down a path that suited Westminster ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MB3UDOXJ7AFRNPBC63OGJOSQTA.jpg?auth=1f43ab34bd206e6c0c0c512846cf32cc13443b982407052c30d4069654af3af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, surrounded by police officers, leaves the court in Newry on April 24th, 2024 after he was charged with 'historical' sex offences. 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[Carmel’s Camino trek goes wrong: A disappearing driver and a €900 taxi ride]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/carmels-camino-trek-goes-wrong-a-disappearing-driver-and-a-900-taxi-ride/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/carmels-camino-trek-goes-wrong-a-disappearing-driver-and-a-900-taxi-ride/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online platform’s policy on refunds and cancellations cause significant stress]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVZWQ4VPW5EFZP4KF6ZHETWN5M.jpg?auth=4fe4d61af7ca61cf3cdcbd45acbd3f529db17ed5ea9d9887264b9161658446fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camino adventure was a struggle after the walk. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joel Carillet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Limerick players approached Shane O’Donnell after the match. Game was recognising game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/ten-limerick-players-approached-the-now-retired-shane-odonnell-game-was-recognising-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/ten-limerick-players-approached-the-now-retired-shane-odonnell-game-was-recognising-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare great makes for the sunset at the end of a hurling career like no other]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63UFB3FARZNJQLZYAFKQM2DNK4.jpg?auth=e060c7c774690883560a557af2e48ff4e71750d4c48510e1a78abb31dfe52e34&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 walks off the field after his team was narrowly beaten by Limerick in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph:
James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New company formations hit record high as IT start-ups surge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/new-company-formations-hit-record-high-as-it-start-ups-surge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/new-company-formations-hit-record-high-as-it-start-ups-surge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of new start-ups advance 13% to almost 15,000 in first half of 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4YW4IAYB43FYZQTSHR6OSLHRY.jpg?auth=c7bccff365315697a057d9c25f9eeb0f5ff890b140f080049f63781ddcb2ab1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vision-Net managing director Christine Cullen said the data has shown a trend of resilience in Irish business despite economic headwinds. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jervis Shopping Centre wants retail unit vacant for eight years to become a restaurant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/jervis-shopping-centre-dublin-empty-shop-retail-unit-forever-21-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/jervis-shopping-centre-dublin-empty-shop-retail-unit-forever-21-restaurant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Operators apply for planning permission to change use of first-floor store vacated by Forever 21 in 2018]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5NXAIM3GAPFPXYE66M27B2QNQ.jpg?auth=0f7f0b2f7356930d34fba91dc987e54f0dca311fef95d4e413055f54ec41d1e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jervis Shopping Centre said the unit's location and limited shopfront presence made the space difficult to re-let. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Limerick bench proved key but penalty controversy shows rule must be changed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/nicky-english-every-reason-to-be-happy-after-those-hurling-semi-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/nicky-english-every-reason-to-be-happy-after-those-hurling-semi-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare tripped up on an accumulation of small things that saw a tight match tilt against them in the end]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUIGN55JANDYHGRK43AX7DS2UI.jpg?auth=aa1e7bc2aa584ce57a154b1dff4b15850b41a0073d7da924e35af14cd0b2be3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Peter Duggan is fouled by Nickie Quaid of Limerick in Sunday's Senior Hurling Championship semi-final. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: The World Cup is an epic battle between prudent precision and superhuman instinct]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/ken-early-the-world-cup-is-an-epic-battle-between-prudent-precision-and-superhuman-instinct/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/06/ken-early-the-world-cup-is-an-epic-battle-between-prudent-precision-and-superhuman-instinct/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both styles of management and play can get results, but only one is unashamedly, joyously human]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUZW6PB5UZCSPFNYPDSY7SV7PM.jpg?auth=275deb8f478109f1a2ae3fc179d43a95091cd6d7938826497ca5057beade3003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Kylian Mbappé reacts during the World Cup round of 16 match against Paraguay on Saturday. Photograph: Franck Fife/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FRANCK FIFE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orlagh Nolan and Kate Sullivan strike late to send Dubs into All-Ireland semi-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/orlagh-nolan-and-kate-sullivan-strike-late-to-send-dubs-into-all-ireland-semi-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/orlagh-nolan-and-kate-sullivan-strike-late-to-send-dubs-into-all-ireland-semi-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry were too strong for Meath, while Armagh and Galway also advanced to the last four]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HNTJOWLMPREXXAWYB3R2MGVHQ4.jpg?auth=a8e620c9f0bdd5005bb0d13cc7dbb6df4f44b244888a4b1265dd3326863a0a0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's Lauren Magee is blocked by Aimee Corcoran of Cork during the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Parnell Park on Saturday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people rely on friends and family over online mental health resources, survey finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/young-people-rely-on-friends-and-family-over-online-mental-health-resources-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/young-people-rely-on-friends-and-family-over-online-mental-health-resources-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over one third of survey group had experience with mental health conditions, with 62% having accessed services ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SQWT7IYHFAXRPR6OMJK46HX3Y.jpg?auth=826505de954085f00c8042a11304e534c08150b8194d5bc52d9444eb662ee354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young people mainly rely on friends for mental health support, followed by parents and youth workers, according to new research. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MTStock Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European maritime law aims to tighten collective security and environmental focus  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/06/european-maritime-law-aims-to-tighten-collective-security-and-environmental-focus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/06/european-maritime-law-aims-to-tighten-collective-security-and-environmental-focus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forthcoming legislation will increase ocean border security and see development of pilot European drone fleet ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4D7H36YJ5BQBFW5LDD2JXL2Y4.JPG?auth=5172519e1aaee3dceb8e6203f4acaee764145e003f59b0e1a55c999f4d6e6402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forthcoming European Commission maritime legislation will focus on enhancing defence and security co-operation. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You just nearly killed me and we’re both lucky I’m wearing a helmet,’ I told the SUV driver]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/06/you-just-nearly-killed-me-and-were-both-lucky-im-wearing-a-helmet-i-told-the-suv-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/06/you-just-nearly-killed-me-and-were-both-lucky-im-wearing-a-helmet-i-told-the-suv-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is nothing more I can do to ‘be seen’, and nothing I can do about drivers who don’t look]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSPRH3QRK5A3DO7TP2EKPC37BY.jpeg?auth=95e9c37b7bc39d1d554bf754e8fe7614f300bdb7558b005e06392020fb64f40a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The official messaging in this country contributes to cyclists' jeopardy.' Photograph: Oleksandr Kozak]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens to Northern Ireland after unity? Answers are starting to emerge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/pat-leahy-what-happens-to-northern-ireland-after-unity-answers-are-starting-to-emerge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/06/pat-leahy-what-happens-to-northern-ireland-after-unity-answers-are-starting-to-emerge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Would it remain Northern Ireland, though under the ultimate jurisdiction of Dublin, rather than London? Or would it be subsumed into a united Ireland?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine-drenched plywood smuggled into Ireland destined for midlands ‘processing lab’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/cocaine-drenched-plywood-smuggled-into-ireland-destined-for-midlands-processing-lab/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/cocaine-drenched-plywood-smuggled-into-ireland-destined-for-midlands-processing-lab/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First time such a sophisticated cocaine-processing facility has been found in the Republic]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUV4M6L6KNH6PLYW4MCBE63EDE.jpg?auth=384da87e81297acd492bcaa73174d53101ad4e13b9aad31bccdbe9b28e1cb225&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cocaine smuggled into the Republic as plywood sheets underwent a process to extract the drug and turn it into blocks and bags of the powder-form substance for sale. Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rattankun  Thongbun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí suspect fatal Dún Laoghaire shooting was a botched intimidation attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/gardai-suspect-fatal-dun-laoghaire-shooting-was-a-botched-intimidation-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/06/gardai-suspect-fatal-dun-laoghaire-shooting-was-a-botched-intimidation-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Cullen, shot in leg at Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, bled to death at scene]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KN2NI7BVZBSHEOCUHDPB6OGQY.jpg?auth=732bbe499194b22308ebea14b74e7479262527a68f190d0abe1d176c60650379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Cullen died after being shot in the leg in Dún Laoghaire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath an scáileáin airgid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/06/meath-an-scaileain-airgid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/06/meath-an-scaileain-airgid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó Cualáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Murab ionann agus 50 bliain ó shin, níl ag éirí le scannáin Hollywood cruachás SAM a léiriú go héifeachtach]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJMBX2WHUH66EP4AAXX2ZYBHU4.jpg?auth=aa0bdd813475843c2253118da353d07f2cab5b3ebe2d19c1bcd1bbf3719b0e17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert De Niro (Travis Bickle) i Taxi Driver, scannán a stiúraigh Martin Scorsese, agus a eisíodh i Meiriceá i Feabhra 1976.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Sports to reissue thousands of ‘expired’ gift cards after watchdog talks  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/jd-sports-to-reissue-thousands-of-expired-gift-cards-after-watchdog-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/jd-sports-to-reissue-thousands-of-expired-gift-cards-after-watchdog-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports retail giant’s move to deny nearly €250,000 worth of gifts in breach of State’s consumer legislation  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYRPHZ6QY3MCTLXNWJFLYTVAOA.jpg?auth=d3859ea1e1551149074bf49c1caae850dd29b01abfd4fa33bbde76bd73d177c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JD Sports has apologised for declining gift cards and said it had started the process of contacting customers to offer them a replacement. Photograph: PA  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Buying a yacht is the easy bit. Maintaining it is the bigger challenge’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/buying-a-yacht-is-the-easy-bit-maintaining-it-is-the-bigger-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/06/buying-a-yacht-is-the-easy-bit-maintaining-it-is-the-bigger-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Denis Byrne, admiral of Royal Cork Yacht Club]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKET2CMTVVBOFJF7FW5M75WAIY.jpeg?auth=a13da6df401909806ded6e561e57b3a40f927ffd2672f51c33e6579e8687af3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Byrne, admiral of Royal Cork Yacht Club: 'I have never had a credit card']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish people love colour’: The Clare designer admired by Beyoncé, Tilda Swinton and Florence Pugh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/06/irish-people-love-colour-the-designer-admired-by-beyonce-tilda-swinton-and-florence-pugh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/06/irish-people-love-colour-the-designer-admired-by-beyonce-tilda-swinton-and-florence-pugh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish designer Michael Stewart on his uncompromising approach to fashion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RME6YMNANDDHOFQ26W25IR4ME.jpg?auth=dbd8b168f4e56e2b8479490d943f7c65c34ac9eff9356a76b0084ba86f9521d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tilda Swinton in a dress designed by Michael Stewart, at the 2024 Governors Awards in Hollywood. Photograph: Steve Granitz/FilmMagic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Granitz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs-for-sale website complains to Seanad clerk over puppy farm link allegations ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/dogs-for-sale-website-complains-to-seanad-clerk-over-puppy-farm-link-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/06/dogs-for-sale-website-complains-to-seanad-clerk-over-puppy-farm-link-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dogs.ie submits 20-page response, saying claims from Sinn Féin Senator Chris Andrews are damaging its reputation  
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKYGOOFB7RFIXINUG54ISWCEHY.jpg?auth=a6b1b338d575a927e32d422726c8e3a226948aef25bad4b5441f4c8fe9c2d25d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dogs.ie, owned by Synora Technologies, raised concerns that the 'repeated use of parliamentary proceedings' was levelling serious assertions about its business. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gollykim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine out of 10 secondary school students complete Leaving Cert, latest data show ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/06/nine-out-of-10-secondary-school-students-complete-leaving-cert-latest-data-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/06/nine-out-of-10-secondary-school-students-complete-leaving-cert-latest-data-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland boasts second-highest student retention rate in EU, next only to Croatia ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFMQSTWKV5D5DDYMBVP6NVXPVY.jpg?auth=12cca7511aa228c87a031837a6f86dd65874c59ab6bfa3be0f2cba4b058f57b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meath had the highest Leaving Cert retention rate at almost 93%, while Roscommon had the lowest at nearly 87% per cent. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients wait 13½ years for community healthcare appointments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/waiting-lists-for-community-healthcare-appointments-extend-to-13-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/06/waiting-lists-for-community-healthcare-appointments-extend-to-13-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delays despite community care seen as key pillar of health reforms to move patients away from acute hospitals ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB47TJ54DFHRNMUUYWUQ4JYR3U.jpg?auth=b09292015f027c54fb1e1a385a8678c46262900748aa657e7446b1516089530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is significant variation in the longest wait times regarding geography and specialism. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s that smell in the office?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/whats-that-smell-in-the-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/whats-that-smell-in-the-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wall Street banks are among the firms adopting bespoke scents for reasons that remain mysterious]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTI6AH4UFFGZFMULHINY6G65DA.jpg?auth=852314b6a7f9107da9e784d31fd7d88554ebfb088c01139f473b24e26eb650d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fragrance called Byredo sells for up to €455 a bottle and you can see why it might suit investment bankers. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">designbase</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fast-track claims process rejects nine out of 10 asylum seekers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/new-fast-track-claims-process-rejects-nine-out-of-10-asylum-seekers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/06/new-fast-track-claims-process-rejects-nine-out-of-10-asylum-seekers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Internal Department of Justice assessment says asylum overhaul ‘significantly’ accelerates decisions and saves money ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K34PTMOM5ZBGRL2TTDA2FYGMXY.jpg?auth=e2c0326dade070a1a3da1c086aad166eec480bc2a30516618793d352404b35fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new international protection system means the State must rule on applications and appeals within a 12-week window. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermac’s Pat McDonagh: ‘If I were 25, I’d be on a flight to Sydney or New York tomorrow’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/supermacs-pat-mcdonagh-galway-enterpreneur-plans-ennis-business-plaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/supermacs-pat-mcdonagh-galway-enterpreneur-plans-ennis-business-plaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneur says ‘fun is going out of business’ and flags concerns over red tape, rules and high costs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2GNK72DFZDFZB5L4XODD6XYAY.jpg?auth=b6169a552752a3be52a9169c2cfa301bab852242a6d0d1850996e16ab48e07f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supermac's owner Pat McDonagh officially opened his Banner Plaza service station in Ennis in April. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s commitment to EU climate action under scrutiny during presidency of bloc]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/06/irelands-commitment-to-eu-climate-action-under-scrutiny-during-presidency-of-bloc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/06/irelands-commitment-to-eu-climate-action-under-scrutiny-during-presidency-of-bloc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaigners urge Government to hold firm against pressures to ease environmental rules on industry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U646HEPCZNJCUP7WQYVZXL4OAM.jpg?auth=4de598dbf6c1a3d25aa84c2dd8eadc7658b6cd173168a439df9feb714d1a812d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Negotiations during Ireland's presidency of the EU include setting emission cuts targets for 2040. File image. Photograph: David Jones/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring England: 10 destinations to try on a short-hop break]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/06/exploring-england-nine-destinations-to-try-on-a-short-hop-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/06/exploring-england-nine-destinations-to-try-on-a-short-hop-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton, Úna McCaffrey, Genevieve Carbery, Tara Brady, John O'Connor, Penny McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From literary landmarks to prehistoric stone circles, there’s plenty to offer just a short flight or ferry away]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YEQ2EH34RE6ZBHIWXZERLGM2I.jpg?auth=8bb93b9d9d914af5e8397e84a0e66ed5b3680a45aa3398bdcd029df517fc902f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliveden in Buckinghamshire: an easy 15-minute drive from Gatwick airport. Photograph: Andrew Butler/National Trust]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©National Trust Images/Andrew B</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How many All-Irelands did you win?’: Dónal Óg Cusack shoots down Joe Canning’s criticism of Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/donal-og-cusack-took-the-bait-and-railed-against-criticism-of-cork-mentality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/06/donal-og-cusack-took-the-bait-and-railed-against-criticism-of-cork-mentality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Rebel goalkeeper was in no mood to stand by while others had a go at his county]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O33MEHLXXZAJXIGMN3C6RMLUH4.jpg?auth=0af70c1542ce865df182c423c04ef7f1277e242b4e094eb1d393bc8c11299a6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's John Fleming and Seán Linnane celebrate their team's victory against Cork in Saturday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are school mum friends real friends?: ‘They all disappeared’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/06/they-all-disappeared-are-school-mum-friends-real-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/06/they-all-disappeared-are-school-mum-friends-real-friends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A pal of mine was lamenting how contact with mothers of her children’s schoolfriends had dried up. So I solicited other mothers’ experiences]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACHDARIIPJAC7ODZ3KSJLM26LQ.jpg?auth=6b6d3cca1d658249f624f9a72b175bf28f77107c8750d09688674c7de39bb683&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mothers at the school gate: friends for a season, perhaps? Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ladanifer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout, storage and design: how to create a sense of calm and comfort in your home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/07/06/layout-storage-and-design-how-to-create-a-sense-of-calm-and-comfort-in-your-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/07/06/layout-storage-and-design-how-to-create-a-sense-of-calm-and-comfort-in-your-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The most comfortable homes are shaped around the people who live there]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASLOKQWUUVGGBN4RMIIUOZICCE.jpg?auth=d93b2179919d2640dd67d58de7af90bb2cbdfc0cfb36239d4676a82351d433ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storage: When everyday items can be put away easily, visual clutter is reduced and a space feels calmer. Photograph: Shauna Lally]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shauna Lally </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandwiches in the sun: six perfect parks for lunch al fresco in Dublin city centre ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/06/sandwiches-in-the-sun-six-perfect-parks-for-lunch-al-fresco-in-dublin-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/06/sandwiches-in-the-sun-six-perfect-parks-for-lunch-al-fresco-in-dublin-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We can’t promise it, but hopefully you’ll avoid a seagull swooping in for your sandwich in these city green spaces ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMWDZTTWHFFENC2GZAYFC5EZ34.jpg?auth=2b2f6b53ac07ad456ba322b1a3286e8896f4b84b0102489ba570a47cf1b69b61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Stephen's Green in the sun is a gorgeous spot for an outdoor lunch, but sometimes there are too many seagulls thinking the same thing. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosalía the shape shifter: Her technique might not be perfect, but the intention is good]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/06/rosalia-the-shape-shifter-her-technique-might-not-be-perfect-but-the-intention-is-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/06/rosalia-the-shape-shifter-her-technique-might-not-be-perfect-but-the-intention-is-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Fuhrer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On her Lux tour, the pop star mingles dance genres. Starting the show on pointe, she moves from jewel-box ballerina to club kid]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RZJRURZVNHJRBP3PNKIATLGJY?auth=be0792c0f1f4f9385d52cf8164879c2ec40fb8e0ba15c5a595177b80c91e10af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lux tour: Rosalía at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The New York Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to know who will control our health data when records are digitised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/we-need-to-know-who-will-control-our-health-data-when-records-are-digitised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/06/we-need-to-know-who-will-control-our-health-data-when-records-are-digitised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Shields]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A digital health record is not a filing cabinet, but a clinical instrument in its own right]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVE6OY2AWVAILKENVN4GZ7H4K4.jpg?auth=574f0e92ba2a286a8cee9d5c08cb3b8268279f7131bd5a6898c98d41ba5f170b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For years, Ireland has lagged behind others on healthcare digitisation, relying on fragmented, paper-based systems. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Moment Makers Group</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would it be possible to refill our double-glazed windows instead of replacing them? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/06/would-it-be-possible-to-refill-our-double-glazed-windows-instead-of-replacing-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/06/would-it-be-possible-to-refill-our-double-glazed-windows-instead-of-replacing-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our window panes are consistently cold to the touch, particularly in winter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YOGUSOQF2NHUDOWEMWUULW4MHU.jpg?auth=1b797b6d8586a9d56944a349afa70adb36092cf44abc4d679eb60e93aa8e3de5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Would the difference in cost be significant?' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">South_agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Learning has no age limit’: taking on a university course post-50 can be possible, powerful and personally rewarding  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/06/learning-has-no-age-limit-taking-on-a-university-course-post-50-can-be-possible-powerful-and-personally-rewarding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/06/learning-has-no-age-limit-taking-on-a-university-course-post-50-can-be-possible-powerful-and-personally-rewarding/</guid><description><![CDATA[From enhancing career prospects to avoiding life’s ‘what-ifs’, Pathways Plus at University of Limerick is supporting more people over 50 to take the next step into higher education ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IE56DHLSEBDM5MOA7UAC65ENCU.jpg?auth=b28756cf45fda56f094deb8dec3b7a92cf81a95ddbf102c23bf1cc4442b66871&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With part-time, online and work-based options available, the flexible education options of UL's Pathways Plus initiative supports adult learners to make a later-life return to education]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State must ensure an adequate return on assets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/06/state-must-ensure-an-adequate-return-on-assets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/06/state-must-ensure-an-adequate-return-on-assets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whether it is data centres tapping the energy grid of social housing tenants’ rent, the Government needs to manage its balance sheet]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ED3UQ75XYWOX5LGXJBEKEJE7DI.jpg?auth=ab1c65bc586196ad6332ed094b34b54f4ad74b662b52f29f2148d8cccad59b33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is vital that the investment in the Republic's electricity grid is successful and produces an appropriate return for the State. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dream house in Cavan: ‘If anyone thinks it’s too late to do something like this, it’s not’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/07/06/a-psychologists-cavan-dream-house-if-anyone-thinks-its-too-late-to-ever-do-something-like-this-its-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/07/06/a-psychologists-cavan-dream-house-if-anyone-thinks-its-too-late-to-ever-do-something-like-this-its-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rather than downsize, Dr Sabina Brennan and her husband took on a sprawling 19th-century lakeside retreat, where they intend to keep living life to the full]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKSMONQDBBBJFIXF6B6ME6ZZDM.JPG?auth=98f363b41d13dfc11775783fd543a1a6f747348dab14408c5c6598c27a0d606c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sabina Brennan and her husband, David, at Lough Sillan House, Co Cavan. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drunken Driving by Martina Evans: Sonnets from a prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/06/drunken-driving-by-martina-evans-sonnets-from-a-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/06/drunken-driving-by-martina-evans-sonnets-from-a-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Greg Londe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Evans’s latest work can be read as part of her ongoing inquiry into the ways we survive in a world of vampiric thirst and intoxicated protocol]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TE2K3JMN6BRT5F7IHP543YYP44.jpg?auth=b7af62b0a81c6545c313337796a39d1a7e3ca3e72be3e062f11bce16804f4519&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prisoners at Pentonville. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>