<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-07-07/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:15:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Switzerland into World Cup quarter-finals as Colombia pay the penalty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/switzerland-into-world-cup-quarter-finals-as-colombia-pay-the-penalty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/switzerland-into-world-cup-quarter-finals-as-colombia-pay-the-penalty/</guid><description><![CDATA[Swiss win cagey encounter to set up tie against Argentina]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:17:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMVFIZFSLPNPLPQENOQLE2CJI4.jpg?auth=172a910408a595fcea6beccd9089db245ff775702bfdddba233a8c9babf91c58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruben Vargas of Switzerland celebrates after scoring the fifth and winning penalty. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Grimm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€213m paid out in personal injuries compensation last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/injuries-resolution-board-paid-out-213m-in-compensation-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/injuries-resolution-board-paid-out-213m-in-compensation-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highest award was €908,000 and related to a serious road traffic incident]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3SQOZ3DYQVAJBI3KV3K5HAZPIU.jpg?auth=756ea402eecddbe98377dd91ecffb5cbc4cdd1aec509ce6675015332bb3ce0e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Injuries Resolution Board chief executive Rosalind Carroll said the body now deals with 'more complex claims and claims involving more serious injuries'. Photograph: Bryan Meade]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions down for fourth consecutive year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/07/irelands-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-for-fourth-consecutive-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/07/irelands-greenhouse-gas-emissions-down-for-fourth-consecutive-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greenhouse gas]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2BZEJUF4FDEBLP7LWAR7EGDWM.jpg?auth=97bd398dada04ebff47ea9e14cb5108807ca26dec175316a9cc3b663c80b7629&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Latest figures from the EPA show emissions – predominantly from fossil fuels and agricultural methane – fell by 2.2% in 2025. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US military launches series of fresh ‘powerful strikes’ against Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/us-military-launches-series-of-new-strikes-against-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/us-military-launches-series-of-new-strikes-against-iran/</guid><description><![CDATA[Latest assaults in key global shipping lane were the most in a single day since late April, says UN agency]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:45:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDTQ6V5JLKXBTAH4PTAIUUUCUQ.jpg?auth=1d9193b99c5d406a19fe9e07c3b1d1ef1e328af76d0de4f8850eea3a2c4c8e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have no worries about Shane’: Paul McGinley rejects idea Lowry cannot handle pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/07/i-have-no-worries-about-shane-paul-mcginley-rejects-idea-shane-lowry-cannot-handle-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/07/i-have-no-worries-about-shane-paul-mcginley-rejects-idea-shane-lowry-cannot-handle-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irishman had high-profile disappointments earlier this year in the closing stages of tournaments]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:43:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM453FWOTCCRB5XUQTGD3OPVHQ.jpg?auth=839ff0d43c96eba61e7b8ff6a05d7cacb64affc2cdd4158c9b57bc5906351008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry is 22nd in adjusted scoring average on the PGA Tour this season. Photograph: Jordan Bank/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Bank</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preventive healthcare and ‘upscaling’ of free contraception part of latest Women’s Health Action Plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/preventive-healthcare-and-upscaling-of-free-contraception-part-of-latest-womens-health-action-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/preventive-healthcare-and-upscaling-of-free-contraception-part-of-latest-womens-health-action-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government extends scheme for remediation of homes damaged by defective concrete to parts of Meath and all of Carlow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:42:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D64L73BSTFHBZN4FTM764UZ6PI.jpg?auth=35c4018e7a244ba4db1adf4cd55a1eb4b8b5e2b8d825be085adbcaa8dab16a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll McNeill. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers left with work to do after falling to Floriana defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/shamrock-rovers-left-with-work-to-do-after-falling-to-floriana-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/shamrock-rovers-left-with-work-to-do-after-falling-to-floriana-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sloppiness and indiscipline mean that Rovers go into the second leg of their Champions League qualifier with a two-goal deficit]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:30:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAZUOTKJ63IGBTTKQOOD2BEEUE.jpg?auth=d05129dc67cef8c7883724c2cb3dc60d072f50f88be4bec1c6ceea5cd6065c7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Maleace Asamoah in action with Floriana’s Carlo Lonardelli. Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Transport ‘wants to avoid’ MetroLink costs spiralling like children’s hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/07/department-of-transport-wants-to-avoid-metrolink-costs-spiralling-like-childrens-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/07/department-of-transport-wants-to-avoid-metrolink-costs-spiralling-like-childrens-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Official says cost of project connecting city centre to airport will cost ‘well north’ of initial €9.5bn estimate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:23:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BA5FVZWDPNHN7OM3WC2IO2OB2E.png?auth=446cfc48dae6c20fbcf61788baf82bac338b25686bf751c5e882c11d51a8ec64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the proposed entrance to the Charlemont MetroLink Station. Photograph: Metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who raped sisters cannot be named due to being a minor at time, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-who-raped-sisters-cannot-be-named-due-to-being-a-minor-at-time-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-who-raped-sisters-cannot-be-named-due-to-being-a-minor-at-time-high-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal man, in his 60s, convicted of 16 offences after trial at Central Criminal Court  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:14:53 +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[The judge said the women had delivered 'very powerful victim-impact statements'. File photograph: Noel Bennett/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail sues Tipperary council over order to remove signal mast next to protected structure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/irish-rail-sues-tipperary-council-over-order-to-remove-signal-mast-next-to-protected-structure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/irish-rail-sues-tipperary-council-over-order-to-remove-signal-mast-next-to-protected-structure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Train operator argues mast is 130m from old Cahir station and it has constructed 700 masts around State without complaint]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:09:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOZOEB65UNHK3LRAICR2A73BZY.jpg?auth=2d6ceb8be8d71b45cc53f6ec23a8562469f6b955c0f3c8f737652216e9c5b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail says the local authority erred 'in law and in fact' in its decision to issue the warning. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister gets Supreme Court appeal over finding she erred in redress scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/minister-gets-supreme-court-appeal-over-finding-she-erred-in-redress-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/minister-gets-supreme-court-appeal-over-finding-she-erred-in-redress-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court found error in decision to exclude two institutions from mother and baby home compensation programme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D2V2OBATQJCTPEOFR37OOWTDJI.JPG?auth=6b3938175799e030294f833b2e4319395c0b71229b546e66a08175ddcbd0f182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Children Norma Foley. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several European Parliament political groups to back call to ban alumina exports to Russia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/several-european-parliament-political-groups-to-back-call-to-ban-alumina-exports-to-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/several-european-parliament-political-groups-to-back-call-to-ban-alumina-exports-to-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil MEPs to abstain in non-binding motion and advocate for ‘full ban’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:51:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ME7HCUWCWND4FBIDESEDWQ7M44.JPG?auth=8a6b73128a24888fff09f2816ac0c9ac1054c7c29fdb81e99dca080ed888580a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The move will add pressure on Brussels and Dublin to respond to revelations that point towards Aughinish Alumina’s downstream role supplying the Russian war effort. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Le Pen declares French presidential candidacy after court shortens sentence for misappropriating funds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/marine-le-pens-presidential-hopes-in-balance-as-court-rules-on-political-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/marine-le-pens-presidential-hopes-in-balance-as-court-rules-on-political-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hard-right politician has said she will be free to campaign without an electronic tag pending a further court appeal]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:46:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPRF7G4ECBHY2S7XI4674CTCKY.jpg?auth=338b48705cd8f7fd05589a9c60cb8ac80a63599fe20c478c73c8883d63822384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Rally parliamentary group president Marine Le Pen poses prior to an interview on the French TV channel TF1 near Paris on Tuesday. Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Pool/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Hartmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner powers into Wimbledon semi-final after ominous display against Struff ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/07/jannik-sinner-powers-into-wimbledon-semi-final-after-ominous-display-against-struff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/07/jannik-sinner-powers-into-wimbledon-semi-final-after-ominous-display-against-struff/</guid><description><![CDATA[Alexander Zverev defeats Jiri Lehecka in four sets at Wimbledon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:33:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRDU5LSOTBDVUC63D3E6MLNZNA.jpg?auth=8af641e6900645c6ba63774a78e370dff82a71b10a069c24c310e108f18208cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates beating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff during their men's singles quarter-final tennis match on the ninth day of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury begins deliberations in trial of garda accused of raping ex-wife and child cruelty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/jury-begins-deliberations-in-trial-of-garda-accused-of-raping-ex-wife-and-child-cruelty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/jury-begins-deliberations-in-trial-of-garda-accused-of-raping-ex-wife-and-child-cruelty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution says no reason for complainants to make claims that weren’t true, while defence says some of the evidence ‘doesn’t make sense’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:18:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHPK7M6AMD66JQ7TYWSUUIPRQE.JPG?auth=af554cba9cfb1bbea4e33c4ec1255d49ce6ea83d59f4b1bfdae6f2f26d938b96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The alleged offending took place at two locations in the northwest, where the family was living at the relevant times, the Central Criminal Court heard.
Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ The Irish Times view on Farage’s resignation: another big gamble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/07/the-irish-times-view-on-farages-resignation-another-big-gamble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/07/the-irish-times-view-on-farages-resignation-another-big-gamble/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader will contest byelection in an audacious attempt to get ahead of two damaging scandals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:16:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TKKEPDVNNWXACCVTI73HTPMGS4.jpg?auth=899f18183c734184a8bf34ee6497958076a2a588c18367a443c4a8172a3fa74d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage speaks to members of the media as he leaves Millbank Tower after making a televised speech in which he resigned as MP for Clacton, in central London on July 7, 2026. British hard-right politician Nigel Farage announced on July 7, 2026, that he would resign as a member of parliament (MP) but then contest the subsequent by-election, in a high-stakes gamble following weeks of scrutiny over his finances. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Jasso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lionel Messi ignites Argentina’s stunning comeback to beat Egypt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/argentina-make-stunning-comeback-to-beat-egypt-in-world-cup-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/argentina-make-stunning-comeback-to-beat-egypt-in-world-cup-classic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When you have Messi, it’s never really over as flawed Argentina are a dark and brilliant alliance of plot armour, destiny and genius]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZQUBDBNUOOPMPTXIH7MSWHBBU.jpg?auth=71dd9ca1f350a24b8d8579fd702debf4477b2eb577840940c72332f492462a99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's forward Lionel Messi is lifted by team-mates as they celebrate after winning against Egypt. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Odd Andersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten of 12 rape trials adjourned in solicitors’ fees row, Social Democrats leader claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/ten-of-12-rape-trials-adjourned-in-solicitors-fees-row-social-democrats-leader-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/ten-of-12-rape-trials-adjourned-in-solicitors-fees-row-social-democrats-leader-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two went ahead only because defendants were minors, with legal services not withdrawn for children]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:53:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOOE667LUZETRCBID3ACA35PK4.jpg?auth=a0371ce3c028a5d98d83bd11101d36df46f245f55645323a9232cbec3a93f585&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns warned that 'thousands of cases' were not being heard and ultimately many victims 'will not get justice'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greenland ‘should be controlled by the US’, not Denmark, Trump says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/07/greenland-should-be-controlled-by-the-us-not-denmark-trump-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/07/greenland-should-be-controlled-by-the-us-not-denmark-trump-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pippa Crerar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president revives bid to acquire Danish territory amid Nato summit in Turkey]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:51:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGHMNREVVT362GDBM24VOJNAMM.jpg?auth=4d10ae916c68ea08c54dd1ea9dd8a7c9b78268f8ab24293603b34797e1d26f89&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 suggested the disagreement about the ownership of Greenland, which is part of Nato ally Denmark, 'hurt' his relationship with military alliance. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A crime of spite and revenge’: Man jailed for arson attack on rival sushi restaurant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/a-crime-of-spite-and-revenge-man-jailed-for-arson-attack-on-rival-sushi-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/a-crime-of-spite-and-revenge-man-jailed-for-arson-attack-on-rival-sushi-restaurant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guo Zhong Chen (57), with an address in Mullingar, Co Westmeath was jailed for nine years the attack which caused over €3m damage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:50:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIE6Z2MJ7ZC4VM7MKFSYI2W5VE.jpg?auth=e0b6b19ea8953caaba06304338ade36d08c2157dd715f40eca12f6b5cbe57882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chinese national Guo Zhong Chen (57), with an address at Belvedere Terrace, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, appeared at Longford Circuit Court]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage political rivals say they will boycott ‘fake’ byelection after his resignation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/nigel-farage-resigns-from-parliament-but-will-stand-in-byelection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/nigel-farage-resigns-from-parliament-but-will-stand-in-byelection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader accused of having ‘hissy fit’ to distract from ongoing investigation in to undeclared £5m ‘gift’ he received]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:36:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZ4KGEXKTBEDH4UOURTRSYN55E.jpg?auth=d6f6192597053a382fb8dd9affaa229acf9bf93f6236b335ce0500103112eb92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage revealed his intentions in a televised address, claiming the establishment was out to prevent a Reform UK-led government. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged sexual abuse by nun at NI mother and baby home should be investigated, says report ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/alleged-sexual-abuse-by-nun-at-ni-mother-and-baby-home-should-be-investigated-says-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/alleged-sexual-abuse-by-nun-at-ni-mother-and-baby-home-should-be-investigated-says-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Truth Recovery Independent Panel says claims made against ‘Sister Z’, now deceased, merit ‘special attention’ at upcoming inquiry]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:29:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OUKJDCYJMJ74EYN3XJ7XE56I2M.jpg?auth=54cf129eaa74649ea4673c50ad0feeb97d66327a15fcf801d3893603bdcd1a92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Sean O'Connell and Prof Leanne McCormick with copies of the Truth Recovery Independent Panel's final report. Photograph: Darren Kidd/PressEye/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Kidd/PressEye</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early hearing date sought in High Court dispute over new legal aid model]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/early-hearing-date-sought-in-high-court-dispute-over-new-legal-aid-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/early-hearing-date-sought-in-high-court-dispute-over-new-legal-aid-model/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flat €520 District Court fee triggers backlash from solicitors, affecting work in criminal justice system]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:27:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUBMK5UF2MZPMPN2YTSTKIA4OM.jpg?auth=50e77a614ec6d4239100647ad66b3e6f80ab4489ce30c77e2c4c86ec1ccc62dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors protest outside the Criminal Courts of Justice over plans to reform payments to solicitors for criminal legal aid work in the District Court. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funerals of three who died in Málaga car crash set for later in week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/funerals-of-irish-trio-who-died-in-malaga-car-crash-set-for-later-in-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/funerals-of-irish-trio-who-died-in-malaga-car-crash-set-for-later-in-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group from Co Westmeath on holiday when involved in the fatal collision ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:17:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKKOPDJNJZBBZBGPA37VN6C2YQ.jpg?auth=bb91bf021f4f909a0e843f001ecf44591db8d167b25e342712ffba1662e6d271&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The funerals of Amy McCullagh (left), Michaela Newcombe and Mark McCullagh-Crichton will take place in Co Westmeath on Thursday and Friday. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupied Territories Bill banning trade in goods but not services passed by Dáil without vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/07/occupied-territories-bill-banning-trade-in-goods-but-not-services-passed-by-dail-without-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/07/occupied-territories-bill-banning-trade-in-goods-but-not-services-passed-by-dail-without-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Murphy accuses Coalition of trying to ‘absolutely gut’ legislation as he objected to debate being restricted to 90 minutes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:13:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTVVFKWEOFE75K6R47A5CAOCHU.jpg?auth=89e6ea299ccda854e933088fcb12be9d3f3a1eb2fad7e1f5c1d02f7515800baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An attempt by the Opposition to include a ban on trade in services in illegal settlements in postcodes where the legislation will apply has been rejected.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Anti-Midas Touch: The US buckle in Seattle, Cristiano bows out and Paul Howard’s party trick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/the-anti-midas-touch-the-us-buckle-in-seattle-cristiano-bows-out-keith-duggan-in-miami-and-paul-howards-party-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/the-anti-midas-touch-the-us-buckle-in-seattle-cristiano-bows-out-keith-duggan-in-miami-and-paul-howards-party-trick/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026: For all the strings pulled to drag Folarin Balogun back on to the pitch, their exit was a quiet, deflating end]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:03:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWZGFMA5QOGOUOIS7RCXJM3WGA.jpg?auth=ef7a47c2616fec4669e5ba592028cde3468be8971523c3849cf657c8e6bb181b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dejected fans of the United States team react to Belgium’s victory in their World Cup match in Seattle on Monday, July 6, 2026. Photo: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Fremson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthcare worker stands trial accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/healthcare-worker-stands-trial-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teenage-girl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/healthcare-worker-stands-trial-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teenage-girl/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The accused, a man in his 50s who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAX73NTDFJHCHP5I42MNOFLAPI.jpg?auth=cd9aef1823a08337a6fb8f614112a640d2d984cdb51baf2db00f74d86f582529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jurors were told that there were 14 prosecution witnesses. File photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Cillian to Kylian: the unlikely modern popularity of a seventh-century saint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/07/from-cillian-to-kylian-the-unlikely-modern-popularity-of-a-seventh-century-saint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/07/from-cillian-to-kylian-the-unlikely-modern-popularity-of-a-seventh-century-saint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mbappé bears standard French spelling of forename that has roots in modern-day Cavan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUBHWWEKI3QA6HNAFIX4MS64S4.jpg?auth=a371365afb0e37d8755ed666f9b894e6802203b6fc550c86e092af7c963a70b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé is France's standout player. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Al Bello</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cad a cheapann tú den cheap magaidh?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cad-a-cheapann-tu-den-cheap-magaidh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cad-a-cheapann-tu-den-cheap-magaidh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is é forbairt an fhocail ‘ceap’ atá faoi chaibidil an tseachtain seo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6GVEEMINZEYTBMKYDPWMCBQB4.jpg?auth=d736b857f96fbb62a7b96902a67ab9f0ad884de73093a42917c1c2bb5130b89e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is é an bhunbhrí a bhí le ceap, bun nó bloc crainn a bhíonn fágtha i ndiaidh crann a ghearradh, nó a bhaint. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gartenbau-org</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child among seven Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, medics say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/child-among-seven-palestinians-killed-by-israel-in-gaza-medics-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/child-among-seven-palestinians-killed-by-israel-in-gaza-medics-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nidal al-Mughrabi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 1,070 people, many of them civilians, killed in enclave since ceasefire took effect eight months ago]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:59:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AT34M7NEKEORC2SGXP2Y3GUPZY.jpg?auth=2bc009028743598c252eb185c4465d77f76e63c93db02dbd953163ed6bce0774&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tents and shelters stand next to rubble of collapsed buildings at a camp for people displaced by war in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City on July 6th. Photograph: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Al-Qattaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with having €1.6m of cannabis at storage unit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-charged-with-having-16m-of-cannabis-at-storage-unit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-charged-with-having-16m-of-cannabis-at-storage-unit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alleged offences occurred on Monday at a unit in Euro Business Park in Little Island, Co Cork]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:45:51 +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[There was a Garda objection to bail being granted in the case, the court heard. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 60 jobs expected to go at Microsoft’s Irish operations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/up-to-60-jobs-could-go-at-microsofts-irish-operations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/up-to-60-jobs-could-go-at-microsofts-irish-operations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Software company is reducing global headcount by 4,800]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:45:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RVHTB6AYEVORZXOZERGBKFMQJE.jpg?auth=008f5a449f2e1e67ec3ffe4574f25e37bc67da02f99b5edd6d64152c50d896ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft Ireland did not comment on the proposed job cuts. Photograph: RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Dunne/Photocall Ireland!</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks slip despite Samsung’s record profit as AI outlook revives jitters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/stocks-slip-as-samsungs-record-profit-revives-jitters-on-ai-outlook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/stocks-slip-as-samsungs-record-profit-revives-jitters-on-ai-outlook/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brent ‌crude up 1 per cent after US-Iran peace talks appeared to stall]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:29:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZK22X2YKJG5G6EM35QOPJJTQQU.jpg?auth=a543ba50e0b5802befb52e59d616b8c4ae0a78de6d3addb4187168e1cb099b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ directed to provide covert footage from nursing homes documentary to health watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/rte-directed-to-provide-covert-footage-from-nursing-homes-documentary-to-health-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/rte-directed-to-provide-covert-footage-from-nursing-homes-documentary-to-health-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster does not consent or object to order sought by Health Information and Quality Authority ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:29:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said she was satisfied that the regulator’s application reached the threshold required. Photograph: Nigel Stripe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Keelings worker loses challenge at WRC to his sacking ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/former-keelings-worker-loses-challenge-at-wrc-to-his-sacking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/former-keelings-worker-loses-challenge-at-wrc-to-his-sacking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warehouse worker claimed on social media that excessive working hours were a factor in deaths of two colleagues]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:23:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEVCVYN5SZOCFPY7GIJX3BNPUQ.jpg?auth=22a95fa27f766c7c9a54aa9430e1e768f1d05d020764225882f1e89843ebade8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A warehouse worker who claimed that excessive working hours at Keelings were a factor in the deaths of two colleagues has lost a challenge to his sacking. Photograph: Alan Betson 
Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman suspected of Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/woman-suspected-of-monaco-bombing-reportedly-found-shot-dead-near-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/woman-suspected-of-monaco-bombing-reportedly-found-shot-dead-near-kyiv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Pruchnicka]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two men detained on suspicion of killing Anastasiia Berezovska, including Ukrainian military intelligence service employee]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:21:49 +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 public safety director Eric Arella holds up the red notice issued by Interpol against Anastasiia Berezovska. 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[National Women’s Council calls for fully public-funded childcare system in next budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/07/national-womens-council-calls-for-fully-public-funded-childcare-system-in-next-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/07/national-womens-council-calls-for-fully-public-funded-childcare-system-in-next-budget/</guid><description><![CDATA[Organisation urges Government to allocate extra €300m to reduce costs for families]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:14:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KHX3HUUV55E2FBCAKQQW5WKLZY.jpeg?auth=f36a198eddcf9ffd309d525b68fd73bd0d4973afa1e48aa24a8e5c8a117f8977&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Corrinne Hasson, executive director of the National Women’s Council, said the country's childcare system was ‘not working’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owners of vacant Dublin pub repossess premises after occupation by activists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/owners-of-vacant-pub-repossess-premises-after-occupation-by-activists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/owners-of-vacant-pub-repossess-premises-after-occupation-by-activists/</guid><description><![CDATA[Black Sheep Investments Ltd, which bought the property in 2016, plans to convert it into apartments]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:07:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS25EAF5XNHKPJ3WVIWQQDI3FE.jpg?auth=8a862b8b64a9e5685b7595a41c1be297bec519913f846893a2c8f5c58cb79ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ardee House bar on Chamber Street, in Dublin's Liberties. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health and housing will leave other sectors of the economy short of workers – report ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/health-and-housing-will-leave-other-sectors-of-the-economy-short-of-workers-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/07/health-and-housing-will-leave-other-sectors-of-the-economy-short-of-workers-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance paper says channelling workers into critical sectors will have implications for wider economy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:52:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFENUJBWUZAT5BLMO7I4SRA7LU.jpg?auth=b66aec183d867d9121cd60ec129829ad0393ee607ba66bed2f9ae41c6b6c76cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Additional workers in healthcare will be essential to care for an ageing population. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOC provisionally lifts suspension on Russia ahead of 2028 Olympic Games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/07/ioc-provisionally-lifts-suspension-on-russia-ahead-of-2028-olympic-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/07/ioc-provisionally-lifts-suspension-on-russia-ahead-of-2028-olympic-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee on possible collision course with World Athletics ahead of Games in Los Angeles]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:45:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTMP6JAWMNKSAW4LKIE4VP742I.jpg?auth=b7d417bd5102f17b23aeadf78600ea62e77e909d0bc434cbffafa11b39fd77bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The IOC Executive Board has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee. Photograph: Odd Andersen/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Odd Andersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic masculinity creating ‘testing time’ for staff at Oberstown child detention centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/toxic-masculinity-creating-testing-time-for-staff-at-oberstown-child-detention-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/toxic-masculinity-creating-testing-time-for-staff-at-oberstown-child-detention-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Staff left unsettled by ‘sensationalist’ media coverage of violent incidents at north Co Dublin campus]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GO7VR5Y4PZDOZARTKLPAPQGV5Y.jpg?auth=c541c800addde2e7e783fea446c443819f36d74195dd0ffdb490fdfd4465b202&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oberstown director Damien Hernon warned that toxic masculinity is an ‘emerging trend’ at the campus]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unfair dismissal case of former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief adjourned until September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/unfair-dismissal-case-of-former-inland-fisheries-ireland-chief-adjourned-until-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/unfair-dismissal-case-of-former-inland-fisheries-ireland-chief-adjourned-until-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HR staff in State agency believed Francis O’Donnell could return to regional director job after term in top job ended, WRC hears]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BKBF5OPWVAHPLH2ZUJTDCZFX4.jpg?auth=af58662fccd6861cd74fa46ebea9e52974be954aa816fabdc0fed786098b492f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive Francis O'Donnell. Photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Nato as alliance unveils arms deals worth billions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/07/nato-leaders-announce-arms-deals-as-summit-begins-in-turkey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/07/nato-leaders-announce-arms-deals-as-summit-begins-in-turkey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Gray, Tuvan Gumrukcu, Huseyin Hayatsever, Humeyra Pamuk, Sabine Siebold]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president says he has spoken to Zelenskiy and Putin about ending Russian war on Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:20:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2Y2WWR2ULCSDO6DV72IKROJJYA.jpg?auth=723464379c476f9ebb38f7670803b0e71900adfe4f273f6ddeaaba6d1a927fc5&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 (right) walks with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Bestepe Presidential Complex for the annual Nato Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland has ‘no immediate plans’ to set up asylum seeker return hubs outside EU – Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/ireland-has-no-immediate-plans-to-set-up-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-outside-eu-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/ireland-has-no-immediate-plans-to-set-up-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-outside-eu-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Netherlands, Denmark and Italy seeking Brussels approval for deportation facilities in Africa or western Balkans]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:06:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PK4LFZGJZSRGRE23W7AN5TPNEM.jpg?auth=d80f523e7140e652ba8122cc74566cf6353e61150199760aad615e5c3e248357&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Government was 'working hard' to speed up the amount of time it takes to rule on asylum applications. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederick Florin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[U2 release new single Street of Dreams – a buzzy, uplifting number clearly made for radio airplay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/07/u2-release-new-single-street-of-dreams-a-buzzy-uplifting-number-clearly-made-for-radio-airplay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/07/u2-release-new-single-street-of-dreams-a-buzzy-uplifting-number-clearly-made-for-radio-airplay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The sound of ambition is writ large on the new single from the band’s first studio album in nine years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGUEYJIACJEE3GABMAXEEFU6YY.jpg?auth=673182dca7067186fe6df792444bb01c7442bf8b027110ad1c445838fce6f804&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Street of Dreams, U2's newest single, Street of Dreams might not be as bombastic a move as anything on Days of Ash, but there’s a whiff of protest there all the same. Photograph: Viviane Sassen]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé tackles ‘despicable’ Paraguayan senator over racist attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/kylian-mbappe-tackles-despicable-paraguayan-senator-over-racist-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/kylian-mbappe-tackles-despicable-paraguayan-senator-over-racist-attack/</guid><description><![CDATA[French Football Federation says it will file criminal complaint against Celeste Amarilla]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:59:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZHMBN5BXWYRHOSQBALQJMTLZM.jpg?auth=e4af243ae0580b5bbcc8b5006df13a3d0086f67a9778fc841d6af8f4ca852656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé training with France near Boston on Tuesday, the day after he condemned racist comments about him made by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage throws down gauntlet to his foes in the gamble of his political life ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/nigel-farage-throws-down-gauntlet-to-his-foes-in-the-gamble-of-his-political-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/nigel-farage-throws-down-gauntlet-to-his-foes-in-the-gamble-of-his-political-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader to stand down as MP for Clacton and run again in subsequent by-election, as he tries to get ahead of donations row]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:39:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explosions injure 18 in Damascus as Emmanuel Macron meets Syrian president]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/explosions-in-damascus-as-emmanuel-macron-meets-syrian-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/07/explosions-in-damascus-as-emmanuel-macron-meets-syrian-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian Ward in Damascus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French leader and counterpart Ahmad al-Sharaa continue talks after twin blasts near hotel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABJM2LYO2D2664N5BAO5LKFX2Q.jpg?auth=482cf13db58e9fcfe6556887a02b06c8e50b85bf0140434a72e731212bbb8e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked Damascus on Tuesday. Photograph: Omar Albam/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Albam</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inquest of man suspected to have killed son in murder-suicide adjourned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/inquest-of-man-suspected-to-have-killed-son-in-murder-suicide-adjourned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/inquest-of-man-suspected-to-have-killed-son-in-murder-suicide-adjourned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bodies of Wayne O’Reilly and his son Oisín Reddin were discovered separately in January]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:27:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67N4ARGZNNGIHO466SXFHGI5BQ.jpg?auth=4f54a118354c9b1b5fe3ed5c05bbb337d5150d0a72e7f61b40b47832029b931a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oisín Reddin (left) and Wayne O’Reilly. Photographs: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Kielty to return as Late Late Show host in three-year deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/07/patrick-kielty-confirmed-to-return-as-late-late-show-host/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/07/patrick-kielty-confirmed-to-return-as-late-late-show-host/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kielty signs new three-year deal which will allow for up to 30 episodes per season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:26:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQYIW7UQRFG7XJQHIYH6WPAAKY.jpg?auth=5ce6b30a97be54f48c3a0e7babec36995ce8d50967d8807100302007c9dd2d42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Late Late Show: Patrick Kielty succeeded Ryan Tubridy in the presenter's chair in 2023. Photoraph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for higher port tunnel toll for cars during morning commute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/call-for-higher-port-tunnel-toll-for-cars-during-morning-commute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/call-for-higher-port-tunnel-toll-for-cars-during-morning-commute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport Infrastructure Ireland concerned that tailbacks in East Wall could force tunnel closure to key HGV traffic accessing port ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:23:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VD6DWGRJ4ZE3ZHEK3UXD5UR3GA.JPG?auth=70ba8fdbc6e3f5a6ee7a98ac8f080cc139656a73534385678d450ab312decc59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic at the Port Tunnel Dublin:  for safety, standing traffic is not permitted, meaning congestion could lead to tunnel closures. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage resigns as MP and triggers byelection ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/nigel-farage-resigns-as-mp-and-triggers-by-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/nigel-farage-resigns-as-mp-and-triggers-by-election/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:16:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F7CA6JL4ZZQLYAOWR7KGT2L54.jpg?auth=b9fbe6c9c2b69cc8a3fbcccab90926a664eda1d5be749b1b0683d7da2537a4c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announces his resignation as a member of parliament. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Metal work would protrude from her shoulders or back’: Girl (11) settles spinal implant case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/metal-work-would-protrude-from-her-shoulders-or-back-girl-11-settles-spinal-implant-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/metal-work-would-protrude-from-her-shoulders-or-back-girl-11-settles-spinal-implant-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Case involving Nellie Lannen is first to come before High Court since Children’s Health Ireland Temple Street controversy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:16:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HNHJWQHUGAFE6INLEQ6JY3OUA.JPG?auth=4e2338d54bfb28bd92d179881ea096f9ac01a3d42b8893415223edff9cb670e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Lannen, Nellie's father, outside court in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins Courts ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Records of children ‘boarded out’ from religious institutions to be withheld]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/records-of-children-boarded-out-from-religious-institutions-to-be-withheld/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/records-of-children-boarded-out-from-religious-institutions-to-be-withheld/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Personal data to be kept out of public archive set up to remember institutional abuse victims ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:14:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHZ4WTFHU6K7W237S3JJFZYGLA.jpg?auth=146e2df5e7a7471285096f79fa24b540a47753279e10faa65cff3f42d2b727cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Children Norma Foley will bring forward a proposal later this year which could include a legal change to make it easier for departments to share institutional abuse records with the National Archives. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental groups take challenge to legal costs caps in successful cases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/environmental-groups-take-challenge-to-legal-costs-caps-in-successful-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/environmental-groups-take-challenge-to-legal-costs-caps-in-successful-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New costs rules breach Irish and EU law, An Taisce, Friends of Irish Environment say]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:06:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case is listed before the High Court for directions in October. Photograph: Nigel Stripe/Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan returns to headline women’s 800m at the Cork City Sports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/07/sophie-osullivan-returns-to-headline-womens-800m-at-the-cork-city-sports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/07/sophie-osullivan-returns-to-headline-womens-800m-at-the-cork-city-sports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish runner is joined in the race by Emma Moore, Laura Nicholson and Hannah Segrave]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:04:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F2K4JJQIEFGRNJII5TGU5C5KSI.jpg?auth=3d874d1c1491a7e977b0a4094580d3a53b2ba1fbd99f80b9491f25667c4d4b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie O'Sullivan will compete in Cork before moving on to the Morton Games in Santry. Photograph: Isaiah Vazquez/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Isaiah Vazquez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for €1bn Westmeath data centre stalled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/plans-for-1bn-westmeath-data-centre-stalled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/plans-for-1bn-westmeath-data-centre-stalled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 10 third-party appeals lodged]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:55:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRTUTJG6VRFHRJ2GRLNXZTWGAM.jpg?auth=10c467b5410397290a9c220d30ef5b6e5117d295433ad77db55a68c201a5dbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath County Council granted planning permission for the scheme despite local opposition with 55 submissions lodged concerning the initial plans. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panumas nikomkai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Ireland is ‘the big idea for our future’ says Sinn Féin leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/government-should-get-behind-border-poll-bill-says-sinn-fein/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/government-should-get-behind-border-poll-bill-says-sinn-fein/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach rejects Bill as approach that 'has failed repeatedly over past 100 years’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:32:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUSQ3LCYXQHCJBC5XX2QZV6L34.JPG?auth=3dad3f3a62ad9420d034fa1b263c861cb3b90416ada3cc91a2bbdbd82d054b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald with members of her party at Leinster House on Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group including Prince Harry and Elton John lose lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/group-including-prince-harry-and-elton-john-lose-lawsuit-against-daily-mail-publisher-over-phone-hacking-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/07/group-including-prince-harry-and-elton-john-lose-lawsuit-against-daily-mail-publisher-over-phone-hacking-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pair are among group of prominent figures whose case was dismissed by UK high court]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:20:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ54BCRNXPUNZIR63WOTALZ3ZA.jpg?auth=986ae6031bcec05e133c32f5c81b3cb95c13119445276fe39a0b7e6147a6d4cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's prince Harry outside the high court in London in January. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Shepheard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we just give the next Rugby World Cup to the Springboks already? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/should-we-just-give-the-next-rugby-world-cup-to-the-springboks-already/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/should-we-just-give-the-next-rugby-world-cup-to-the-springboks-already/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kitson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Depth, power and constant reinvention have placed Rassie Erasmus’s side ahead of the chasing pack]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:42:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R5XHCFI5IPOYUOL5RGYM43GNDE.jpg?auth=05e92f105277bb434d61a2c005fc616a7d9da0282b21b5235d207f70193d98e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's scrum-half Grant Williams scores a try during the rugby Nations Championship match between South Africa and England at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on July 4, 2026. Photograph: Phill Magakoe/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phill Magakoe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Wednesday’s FAI egm determine whether the Ireland-Israel matches go ahead? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/will-wednesdays-fai-egm-determine-whether-the-ireland-israel-matches-go-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/will-wednesdays-fai-egm-determine-whether-the-ireland-israel-matches-go-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 138 delegates are to vote on whether to back the FAI board’s decision to fulfil the Nations League fixtures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:13:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TCWKIVIKABGXNDZ7CSZADBJPOU.jpg?auth=95a68c6f70a1c59bbd4c1f7f56c91eea835fe267ee76ff2e2fa772334ab0ab1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians supporters make their feelings about the scheduled Ireland-Israel matches clear during a Bohs-Shamrock Rovers match in May. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding: The details we know so far]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/inside-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding-the-details-we-know-so-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/inside-taylor-swift-and-travis-kelces-wedding-the-details-we-know-so-far/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Madison Malone Kircher, Gabriella Gershenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A picture is beginning to emerge of what the star-studded night in New York looked like]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:55:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CRTL6Q7XJGEPALF6FHMS5XMNE?auth=f61b4913dbf2f39a3fd49bb289cc9748a45744415d3d0153e463f154725e244c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sign announcing the marriage of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce outside Madison Square Garden in New York. Photograph: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are new cars lacking in quality and becoming more difficult to repair?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/07/are-new-cars-lacking-in-quality-and-becoming-more-difficult-to-repair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/07/are-new-cars-lacking-in-quality-and-becoming-more-difficult-to-repair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Modern cars may be safer and cleverer, but whether they’ll prove better over 20 years on our roads is another matter]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:53:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBEQ25FJMJFHTFWVFCVVDJRKH4.jpg?auth=714597f041532962ef38eabff783f440dda20eeef8e7db0f7d843532a7475ac6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Modern cars may be safer and cleverer than ever. But will they prove to be better over 20 years on Irish roads? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX wins bullish recommendations from Wall Street banks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/spacex-wins-bullish-recommendations-from-wall-street-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/spacex-wins-bullish-recommendations-from-wall-street-banks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Herbert and Jamie John]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley gives Elon Musk’s AI and rocket stock $300 price target as quiet period ends following record IPO]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:48:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76PUBJI7LBHCZ6LJWQQHWKISOA.jpg?auth=706c40e6bbd81293be1114f9ecd6d724d9a676a3d80b7130538b295c5bfce3ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket: SpaceX has secured buy ratings or the equivalent from several Wall Street stock brokerages. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free-flowing Ireland Under-20s deliver comprehensive victory over USA ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/free-flowing-ireland-under-20s-deliver-comprehensive-victory-over-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/free-flowing-ireland-under-20s-deliver-comprehensive-victory-over-usa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Corinthians centre Sean David Walsh crossed for a hat-trick of tries, as outhalf Charlie O’Shea also excelled]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:43:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4WD2YOA43LEZOIZIKVWL3VKRI.jpg?auth=3a606dcc348b0e18b0245af6d53b08d861afa04ff4ab5224dcf7a561f0fe8b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Adam Cooper celebrates scoring a try with Sean David Walsh and Charlie Keane. Photograph: Levan Verdzeuli/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Levan Verdzeuli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested following €1.67m drug seizure in Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/man-arrested-following-167m-drug-seizure-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/man-arrested-following-167m-drug-seizure-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arrest followed a controlled delivery involving 83.5kg of herbal cannabis seized by Revenue Customs officers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:39:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS5OU76APSEKGS4WLFF3NFLTKU.jpg?auth=c57e269eaa1a172e359960da8eca9120c240f05ee0cdc7c7f6ad6a56a506f180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí say that 83.5 kg of cannabis was seized. Photograph(stock): David Ramos/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Lottery to educate retailers around sale of lotto products to children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/national-lottery-to-educate-retailers-around-sale-of-lotto-products-to-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/national-lottery-to-educate-retailers-around-sale-of-lotto-products-to-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lotto regulator said last year that an ‘unacceptable’ number of retailers were not correctly applying standards]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:14:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BE2GPQNMSBCI3IXYBUTUTEFW4M.jpg?auth=641f195a6b84c6bfa39dfe9a320f6a14621843c911b6d92c9876f8d28216613c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Lottery's new education campaign for retailers was unveiled at an event in Dublin, attended by (L-R) National Lottery regulator Carol Boate, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Jack Chambers, and National Lottery chief executive Cian Murphy. Photograph: Tony Maxwell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts heatwave conditions across Ireland from Wednesday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/07/met-eireann-forecasts-heatwave-conditions-across-ireland-from-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/07/met-eireann-forecasts-heatwave-conditions-across-ireland-from-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Possible impacts of hot weather include water safety issues, uncomfortable sleeping conditions, heat stress and dehydration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:12:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ER62Q7YSZBCJNNRNPOIWCF3UW4.JPG?auth=a32cc0edadeb642a340406c11a916b769f95f30e523fed6009eba71f35a79578&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sun worshippers relax on the grass during their lunchtime break in Herbert Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cloímis leis an daonnacht i ré seo an cheoil IS]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cloimis-leis-an-daonnacht-i-re-seo-an-cheoil-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cloimis-leis-an-daonnacht-i-re-seo-an-cheoil-is/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá bunachair ollmhóra d’amhráin daoine á n-úsáid leis an Intleacht Shaorga a thraenáil le ceol a chumadh. Cad is féidir a dhéanamh faoi?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P527STWPJBDDTHHYXJPBCE6N3E.jpg?auth=a5de31c16d504f5dba9d07078b40856f04acf725cf901a8aba3dbd4cc9c7225c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yenkee: "Mhothaigh mé go raibh siad théis díriú ar na hamhráin neamhspleácha nach mbeadh an tacaíocht dhleathach nó airgead céanna taobh thiar dóibh.”]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB increases deposit rates for SMEs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/ptsb-increases-deposit-rates-for-smes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/ptsb-increases-deposit-rates-for-smes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank is targeting small and medium-sized business banking as it diversifies income]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:54:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4A7YWOML667WEBVOJ23ANPBF5I.jpg?auth=af98a8c32c61e5fc6718956cea7b3a22543d1ea5dcd1d88e7ee65cb9f04a3079&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB is increasing rates on a range of business deposit accounts. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the court as George Gibney is found guilty  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-as-george-gibney-is-found-guilty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-as-george-gibney-is-found-guilty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Notorious paedophile guilty of 40 counts of child sex abuse]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WAGPKEAF7HKX3XTRERG4YKNRA.jpg?auth=9a5ad95aa4bb6c474cee49d3547a686f242d89f0dcf15b39005b303a59fd53db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney in May 1988 when he was the Irish Olympic swimming coach. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t want to take her life,’ Dublin man says in Hungarian trial over killing of American nurse ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/i-didnt-want-to-take-her-life-dublin-man-says-in-hungarian-trial-over-killing-of-american-nurse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/i-didnt-want-to-take-her-life-dublin-man-says-in-hungarian-trial-over-killing-of-american-nurse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bálint Domotor in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irishman will be sentenced on Thursday over killing of Mackenzie Michalski, whom he met at a bar in Budapest]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:44:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MG6K3ORHRNBKZNZPJ6KSTSFQMQ.png?auth=875a18156ec8b6df2ff42f0dd2ebb4ef1b97ad00032ffc8254c4b23b36fa78de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Dublin man appeared in a Budapest court on Tuesday on trial over the killing of American nurse Mackenzie Michalski. Photograph: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Shefflin faces uphill task in Kilkenny with need to both improve and innovate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/henry-shefflin-faces-uphill-task-in-kilkenny-with-need-to-both-improve-and-innovate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/henry-shefflin-faces-uphill-task-in-kilkenny-with-need-to-both-improve-and-innovate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much will depend on the management team that is assembled, but the worry is that Cats are lacking in young quality players]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:44:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K3LYLWL7OREKTLNG57WOHRFAFA.jpg?auth=f51a7ffa7f622d0a4916743b79e2d4cefb78405ae06d1ac5495be9c70dc4c011&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Shefflin during his time as manager of Ballyhale Shamrocks - one of the challenges facing him in new job will be cultural. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (72) charged with murder of his wife in Portlaoise ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-72-charged-with-murder-of-his-wife-in-portlaoise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-72-charged-with-murder-of-his-wife-in-portlaoise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Barrett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge criticises fact no solicitor attended Garda station to represent man due to legal aid reform dispute  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:42:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMEFIHMVHX4EPB2C4UWC5TOP7Q.jpg?auth=4b2f244bd048eb1d1d21301fb1b0934a25a0aa306b9d0bd589ea4da1123e08c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eugen Constantin (72) a Romanian national of Church Street, Portlaoise, pictured at Portlaoise District Court this morning where he was  charged with the murder of his wife, Adina Raluca Constantin. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Dúirt Liam Ó Maonlaí liom uair amháin, agus muid i mbun píosa ceoil a chruthú le chéile, gurb é an próiseas an chuid is tábhachtaí, agus ní an méid a tharlaíonn ina dhiaidh…Ní dhéanfaidh mé dearmad ar an chomhairle sin go deo.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/duirt-liam-o-maonlai-liom-uair-amhain-agus-muid-i-mbun-piosa-ceoil-a-chruthu-le-cheile-gurb-e-an-proiseas-an-chuid-is-tabhachtai-agus-ni-an-meid-a-tharlaionn-ina-dhiaidhni-dheanfaidh-me-dearmad-ar-an-chomhairle-sin-go-deo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/duirt-liam-o-maonlai-liom-uair-amhain-agus-muid-i-mbun-piosa-ceoil-a-chruthu-le-cheile-gurb-e-an-proiseas-an-chuid-is-tabhachtai-agus-ni-an-meid-a-tharlaionn-ina-dhiaidhni-dheanfaidh-me-dearmad-ar-an-chomhairle-sin-go-deo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is ceoltóir agus amhránaí í Clare Sands atá ar an séú glúin d’fhidléirí ina clann. Le déanaí, chuir sí an t-amhrán Anam Cara amach, óna halbam nua, They Tried To Bury Us.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OERHYP7PNBBYZPHQU6COBNGF74.jpeg?auth=fd4247a02aa16bfd2cd419fdda09f7a47405965b7c6d244b38c33c8fd6dd4c83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare Sands]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[194,000 cáipéis nua curtha le Maoinchiste Annála Samhalta na hÉireann]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/194000-caipeis-nua-curtha-le-maoinchiste-annala-samhalta-na-heireann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/194000-caipeis-nua-curtha-le-maoinchiste-annala-samhalta-na-heireann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Maoinchiste Annála Samhalta na hÉireann; Aisling Ghéar sa tóir ar Éilís; Ros na Rún ag earcú]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAGYAVQK6NAVJCZFLAZBAOJJJ4.JPG?auth=c9a85259279e0477dbfde658b7a17c4773cea208fef7523229c6e614ea267645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An pearsa theilifíse cháiliúil Conan O’Brien ar seit sobaldráma TG4 in 2024. Tá Ros na Rún ag earcú le cur leis an fhoireann aisteoirí. Grianghraf: Ray Ryan.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RAY RYAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres account for almost a quarter of Irish electricity usage in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/data-centres-account-for-almost-one-quarter-of-irish-electricity-usage-in-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/data-centres-account-for-almost-one-quarter-of-irish-electricity-usage-in-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electricity consumption by data centres rose 10% last year alone, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:19:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKBCD76WCBGYLI2KIDSZUDQKCQ.jpg?auth=252713e58f7002fb3b12782b4d3f673652f8b9c2a2f8672ee1b3305eb52eecfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EirGrid’s best estimate is that overall electricity demand will increase by 45 per cent between 2023 and 2034, with very strong growth from data centres and new technologies initially]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach hopes to help Ukraine make ‘historic’ progress on EU bid during presidency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/taoiseach-hopes-to-help-ukraine-make-historic-progress-on-eu-bid-during-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/taoiseach-hopes-to-help-ukraine-make-historic-progress-on-eu-bid-during-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government will support stronger EU sanctions on Russia to end its indefensible war, Martin says ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:44:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNPZ5QJ6KJGURLUJELQFWQMVRE.JPG?auth=80daf814477df6d46d839e14cda45cd4dfad22401018707ebd9563a6726d974c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Dublin Castle to mark the start of Ireland's EU presidency. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Stewart marks a first for Irish fashion with debut Paris haute couture show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/07/michael-stewart-marks-a-first-for-irish-fashion-with-debut-paris-haute-couture-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/07/michael-stewart-marks-a-first-for-irish-fashion-with-debut-paris-haute-couture-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Clareman’s show at Paris Haute Couture Week is the first by an Irish designer, while Jonathan Anderson wowed at Musee Rodin for Dior]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:25:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOEI34EDZVCGHLPXTTLICTDP4E.png?auth=b2ebea79d0618b70591822f7f0a24ede34c0637138ba595561a0cdb33c7f88cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Looks from Michael Stewart's debut collection Standing Ground. Photograph: Ik Aldama]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ik Aldama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquidators appointed to five firms in Greg Kavanagh’s property group over Revenue debts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/liquidators-appointed-to-five-firms-in-greg-kavanaghs-property-group-over-revenue-debts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/liquidators-appointed-to-five-firms-in-greg-kavanaghs-property-group-over-revenue-debts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The companies owed a combined €2.2m in tax debt, the High Court was told]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:10:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQPM4N6PBQL3YZLKBZJYX2XCPU.jpg?auth=49ca9faf8c8a50408ee60dd4367ba0cdb0e544998577129eb3182a9b5288e5ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firms liked to property developer Greg Kavanagh owed Revenue €2.2m in taxes.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cad is féidir leis an nGaeilge a chruthú? Tá freagra san fhilíocht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cad-is-feidir-leis-an-ngaeilge-a-chruthu-ta-freagra-san-fhiliocht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/cad-is-feidir-leis-an-ngaeilge-a-chruthu-ta-freagra-san-fhiliocht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Mac Amhlaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ó Pheann go Pár: An tseachtain seo tugtar spléachadh ar chuid de na treochtaí is mó i bhfilíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W23STCJTI3RTD2C5ASAZRHQAGI.jpg?auth=2550ac1baf67b4e850bc1eee30e30a15bc6ab60ade12b2f17fc5dede11a02d52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Grianghraf: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man set fire to car and robbed shop shortly after serving jail term for killing teenager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-set-fire-to-car-and-robbed-shop-shortly-after-serving-jail-term-for-killing-teenager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/man-set-fire-to-car-and-robbed-shop-shortly-after-serving-jail-term-for-killing-teenager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keith Hall (37) had just completed a sentence for Melanie McNamara’s manslaughter when he carried out the offences in Tallaght last July]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQJHJFFHKAK6AYZYIGZKWWPNFM.JPG?auth=53cacb215da4b89e35aef8a89602d7de704e7d043342841fd0cf06e663a1c39f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Keith Hall has 112 previous convictions and has spent most of his life in custody. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood test results from man who died in Co Cork pub ‘could take two months’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/blood-test-results-from-man-who-died-in-co-cork-pub-could-take-two-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/blood-test-results-from-man-who-died-in-co-cork-pub-could-take-two-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (27) took ill and collapsed while being restrained by customers in a Riverstick pub at the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:58:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGMFQ27C2RCFFFYMC3IXRMRZYE.jpg?auth=33016e42b813c2ff585f0425ec706fd9add7b1c96953a93be1cbc48a52cc001b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Allen's Bar in Riverstick, Co Cork, where a man died on Saturday evening. Photograph: Provision
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DAA chief Kenny Jacobs joins Manna as executive chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/former-daa-chief-kenny-jacobs-joins-manna-as-executive-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/former-daa-chief-kenny-jacobs-joins-manna-as-executive-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Executive who stepped down after rift with airport operator’s board will help drive growth at the drone delivery group ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:55:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVHRMAT5FFED3C7MOHSSNNKZFQ.JPG?auth=a09d128f9db9d4470a9dfec83945e72ec72e65e3c5d488bacdac9a2a0d1fbb9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DAA executive Kenny Jacobs, who has been appointed executive chairman at Manna. Photograph: Alan Betson 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billy Bohan and Sam Illo in line to make Ireland debuts against Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/billy-bohan-and-sam-illo-in-line-to-make-ireland-debuts-against-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/billy-bohan-and-sam-illo-in-line-to-make-ireland-debuts-against-japan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jeremy Loughman out of this week’s action following head injury against Australia ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:53:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCJ2TYHPX27OFII5RUR2UIKOPQ.jpg?auth=d32cd7eebccf2de768d425d302ac92b666256497765989daf1c8229625c607a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht prop Billy Bohan looks set to make his first appearance for Ireland against Japan in the Nations Championship on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrat leaders urge Maine candidate to end Senate run amid sexual assault allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/07/democrat-leaders-urge-maine-candidate-to-end-senate-run-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/07/democrat-leaders-urge-maine-candidate-to-end-senate-run-amid-sexual-assault-allegations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Graham Platner denies allegations and says he is ‘reflecting on best path forward’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:24:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGXL434GBBBHRFEJZQXTDCETHI?auth=20fbd353d8ff0520976cf34ecf5c0fca9900b430dba56f7e15d63a327f3f12c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate in Maine for Senate. Photograph: Sophie Park/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sophie Park</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McEntee travels to Saudi Arabia as part of Gulf states visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/mcentee-travels-to-saudi-arabia-as-part-of-gulf-states-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/mcentee-travels-to-saudi-arabia-as-part-of-gulf-states-visit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trip follows Monday’s meeting with Qatari prime minister]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:08:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZVMR4MX3N6KMOJJTUOXJ4HFAY.JPG?auth=3a2b967e69d1e9db9f9293847204b56a89aeedfec473e166621b03e05e6fad42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee is travelling to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after visiting Qatar. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foras feasa farraige]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/foras-feasa-farraige/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/foras-feasa-farraige/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá boladh na farraige, agus 1,000 ceannfhocal, le fáil sa taisce iontach seo de théarmaí muirí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDD5L5EF5ZGXVFFHUAUWLUUU3E.jpg?auth=377af8c6d8ba643c3be65906ce89b9a91b75869c0dcb1bca945623a0bfb0e776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is ón gcaint bheo a tarraingíodh na samplaí sa leabhar Fá Bhruach an Chladaigh: Taisce Téarmaíochta Farraige/ A Treasury of Maritime Terminology. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JORGE CORCUERA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rámhaíocht trí Ghaeilge le Craobh na Coille]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ramhaiocht-tri-ghaeilge-le-craobh-na-coille/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ramhaiocht-tri-ghaeilge-le-craobh-na-coille/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Rámhaíocht trí Ghaeilge; Comhrá Liteartha i gCroílár Chorca Dhuibhne; Uachtar reoite Uí Mhurchú agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach - CUSHLA]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOBH7SD3XJAXXAAPN4ODPH3CNU.jpeg?auth=44270baa57cf790652623c2957ef28d0eada45f237275715c33c0312530deaac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rámhaíocht trí Ghaeilge le Craobh na Coille: Tá an Tionscadal Coillearnaí Gaelaí ar an chéad charthanas comhshaoil sa tír le craobh de chuid Chonradh na Gaeilge a bhunú.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies following two-car crash in Co Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/man-dies-following-two-car-crash-in-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/man-dies-following-two-car-crash-in-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collision took place on the R680 near Adamstown, to the west of Waterford city]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:58:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFIYQCMBRFDLXGS6K35CMNOO5A.JPG?auth=f0b26a7320b0918dfe539c66586658e8962eef01f544de92c2fde81bf39e713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crash took place on the R680 near Adamstown, to the west of Waterford City.   Photo: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thatch cottage restored by Italian architect owner in Spiddal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/08/darbys-cottage-spiddal-galway-for-sale-sherry-fitzgerald-thatched-roof/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/08/darbys-cottage-spiddal-galway-for-sale-sherry-fitzgerald-thatched-roof/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darby’s Cottage sits on 2.12 acres surrounded by mature gardens, offering privacy, fresh sea air and views across Galway Bay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:54:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SMQCI45KBHSVIN4GSWPX45CZ4.jpg?auth=601f5aa3c9c5759e0845b34a29edac085ab24b5f25d93479a2cd584a731ddefa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exterior of Darby’s Cottage]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lauren Bennett: Party Rock Anthem singer dies aged 37]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/07/lauren-bennett-party-rock-anthem-singer-dies-aged-37/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/07/lauren-bennett-party-rock-anthem-singer-dies-aged-37/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Myers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After Party Rock Anthem’s success in 2011, Bennett joined G.R.L., an all-women band]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNAZLSKFQJBH5BI7KEU65WIDKY.jpg?auth=ff1439087568d6833aa47573e9ab0266ed41ec1880bcd3c0279c1ee1ff3fe0e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lauren Bennett performing in 2017. Photograph: Scott Dudelson/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Dudelson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers kick off qualification campaign for Champions League in Malta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/shamrock-rovers-kick-off-qualification-campaign-for-champions-league-in-malta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/shamrock-rovers-kick-off-qualification-campaign-for-champions-league-in-malta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New signing Jonathan Afolabi has travelled but is unlikely to complete 90 minutes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:19:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKMNEO54ONZVUSXWSRCFWFJW6U.jpg?auth=001501fec16e4716fce239e34a2a8fd4ac8389013622e601db93e2bb3ce98139&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On the 10th anniversary of his first match in charge of Shamrock Rovers, Stephen Bradley will send his team out against Malta's Floriana in a Champions League qualifier. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of term approaches for Dáil, but EU presidency keeps politicians focused]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/end-of-term-approaches-for-dail-but-eu-presidency-keeps-politicians-focused/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/end-of-term-approaches-for-dail-but-eu-presidency-keeps-politicians-focused/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eurocrats descended on Co Mayo where Dara Calleary played host for an informal meeting]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:05:02 +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 a meeting of EU social affairs ministers in Ballina, Co Mayo]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cairn Homes to break €1bn in sales and deliver 6,000 new homes this year and next]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/cairn-homes-to-break-1bn-in-sales-and-deliver-6000-new-homes-this-year-and-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/cairn-homes-to-break-1bn-in-sales-and-deliver-6000-new-homes-this-year-and-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company sold €450m worth of homes in the first half of this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:03:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHZA2FNGLBDCXHYNAY4DW2VWBU.jpg?auth=4d0538db141a8453205428cdc4db30be2358fe2ea6d85f50b4d850b26a897872&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley. 'Our closed and forward order book stands at circa 4,800 homes with a value of €1.8 billion, giving us confidence in our growth trajectory.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceist na hÚcráine i gcroí na hUachtaránachta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ceist-na-hucraine-i-gcroi-na-huachtaranachta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ceist-na-hucraine-i-gcroi-na-huachtaranachta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thapaigh Volodymyr Zelenskiy an deis díriú ar Aughinish Alumina ag searmanas oscailte Uachtaránacht na hEorpa le déanaí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GWTRYWTIVAJZESQ5NENF3VNTM.JPG?auth=30af3cbb0d1170669a572362ba12aebb7558ef2f4a0c1b2bf8d4b826349de0c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ba é Uachtarán na hÚcráine, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, an t-aoi is iomráití an tseachtain seo caite. Grianghraf: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham needs to start by understanding how little he knows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/07/andy-burnham-needs-to-start-by-understanding-how-little-he-knows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/07/andy-burnham-needs-to-start-by-understanding-how-little-he-knows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even if he could do all he wants, it would be unlikely to solve the UK’s growth problem]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3H76PJXIPDJK36C4VVSMPOGJY.jpg?auth=babc2d84f97055516b5ba32efa2858664641933348358be7069dfb5cf5c3bfc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Wolf: 'I want Andy Burnham to succeed. Any British person should want that.' Photograph: Nigel French/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel French</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegation that physiotherapist ‘lightly spanked’ female patient not proven]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/allegation-that-physiotherapist-lightly-spanked-female-patient-not-proven/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/allegation-that-physiotherapist-lightly-spanked-female-patient-not-proven/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coru fitness-to-practise committee says allegations of misconduct not proven as man did not breach professional code ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRNKVB4GFFCZ7HORDWMN726X4I.jpg?auth=9caaf9681abe602ad029223170a0154cec397d927e41789eb616cee145d10c28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The committee was not satisfied that the alleged 'girlfriend' remarks were made either at all or on more than one occasion. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LSOphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man due in court in connection with woman’s death in Portlaoise ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/man-due-in-court-in-connection-with-womans-death-in-portlaoise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/man-due-in-court-in-connection-with-womans-death-in-portlaoise/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí arrested suspect following incident at  Church Street on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:53:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCIL57KQWKW75BW5STKQQ66CAM.jpg?auth=b9ed2b7fb7e352ae86b04d125f10325d291bd1268871cacefefd466c14b92698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí on Church Street, Portlaoise where they are investigating a fatal assault on a woman in her 50s. Photograph:  Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ger Brennan says pressure is on ‘standout favourites’ Kerry in All-Ireland semi-final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/ger-brennan-says-pressure-is-on-standout-favourites-kerry-in-all-ireland-semi-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/ger-brennan-says-pressure-is-on-standout-favourites-kerry-in-all-ireland-semi-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin manager identifies goalkeeper Shane Murphy as key part of Kerry’s game ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:50:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2YBWIEHUSH5XWQ4RRAJPCCO2M.jpg?auth=6f3da1f42021394564b4f6f887fea5de328066d66ea73f6656c5fea321fbb0da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Ger Brennan has said the greater experience of Kerry's management team should give them an edge in the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: US flop after Trump’s intervention as Belgium show how to drop big names]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/world-cup-2026-us-flop-after-trumps-intervention-as-belgium-show-how-to-drop-big-names/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/world-cup-2026-us-flop-after-trumps-intervention-as-belgium-show-how-to-drop-big-names/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All the hosts are out of the tournament, and so is Cristiano Ronaldo, who drifted through the whole Spain-Portugal snoozefest]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFQMS3FDBAJOZ6E4KITNEQ5NAM.jpg?auth=72d4466dcf6f4304f30f91a44024991f9bdca80a8d0223015123c032c0f37966&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo walks off the pitch after Portugal's loss to Spain in what might have been the player's last World Cup appearance. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin C. Cox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian stocks tumble on AI jitters after Samsung forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/07/asian-stocks-tumble-on-ai-jitters-after-samsung-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/07/asian-stocks-tumble-on-ai-jitters-after-samsung-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Satoshi Sugiyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil remains steady as investors eye supply and demand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:02:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUMFNVO25VZXGOCR5EKTA34W24.jpg?auth=9f6b67798c05fc1aaa71932b51213f1e0bb1e9e3dd82ee45f93db612114fae04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samsung Electronics lost 9.8 per cent, reflecting concerns over the durability of the AI-driven chip boom.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jade Gao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[USA crash out to Belgium in last-16 loss in Seattle ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/usa-crash-out-to-belgium-in-last-16-loss-in-seattle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/07/usa-crash-out-to-belgium-in-last-16-loss-in-seattle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co-hosts lose 4-1 to Belgium in game overshadowed by red-card reprieve given to Folarin Balogun after Donald Trump’s phone call to Gianni Infantino ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:01:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZPSOALW5GIUSHY343YBPPBQ7M.jpg?auth=e56809c52ae3605281d50002796e242d628949dbf9d91d19b037846c5029b612&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles De Ketelaere (17) of Belgium celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against USA in Seattle. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Grimm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Gibney found guilty of historic sex abuse; and wildfires rage across southern Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/george-gibney-found-guilty-of-historic-sex-abuse-and-wildfires-rage-across-southern-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/george-gibney-found-guilty-of-historic-sex-abuse-and-wildfires-rage-across-southern-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Nato leaders have much bigger questions to answer ahead of summit]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:00:39 +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 has been found guilty of sexually abusing four girls. Photograph: Billy Stickland/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">© INPHO / Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ag bogadh i dtreo buaice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ag-bogadh-i-dtreo-buaice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/ag-bogadh-i-dtreo-buaice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imreofar cluichí leathcheannais na hÉireann ag an deireadh seachtaine agus ábhar dóchais ag gach foireann atá fágtha]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWNJXQHK6BHTXIGXX6XHAGEVIM.jpg?auth=42c5b4c6edeb5f0e0ad7248824e2d6c718e4b9d113d56ad9c9798ae3b2035d4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ceann de bhuaicphointí an deireadh seachtaine ná bua Lú in aghaidh Mhuineacháin. Sa ghrianghraf: peileadóir Lú, Tadhg McDonnell, ag ceiliúradh tar éis an chluiche.  Grianfhraf: Inpho/James Lawlor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price inflation and the future of the Late Late Show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/house-price-inflation-and-the-future-of-the-late-late-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/house-price-inflation-and-the-future-of-the-late-late-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:31:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W274X2UR3UEDEMGYKSMHBJP4MU.jpg?auth=4d0e63ba995e49c986eecaeb2515bb0b2afd41da0759e68746cca9dfd6baa89a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Annual asking price inflation for properties nationally rose to 5% in the second quarter of the year, according to a new report by MyHome.ie. Photograph:Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kushners’ €4bn Adriatic resort is snowballing into a political crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/kushners-4bn-adriatic-resort-is-snowballing-into-a-political-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/07/kushners-4bn-adriatic-resort-is-snowballing-into-a-political-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Pine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Protests over environmental concerns have escalated into mass rallies and calls for Albania’s prime minister to resign]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:30:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ON3BDYGAQ5O2VABTA5NMSSAU5M.jpg?auth=fb464faf9a2163260d5904fa9977361f2dce9e5a3a51b355cf8bf9c5e05c3210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters march towards the Albanian prime minister's office during  demonstrations against a Jared Kushner-proposed luxury development.  Photograph: Atdhe Mulla/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atdhe Mulla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crunch Nato summit in Ankara: Breaking up is hard to do]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/07/why-separation-would-be-costly-for-us-and-europe-despite-frosty-relations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/07/why-separation-would-be-costly-for-us-and-europe-despite-frosty-relations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump moves  raise fears in Europe that the US could abandon Nato altogether]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:27:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ6TDKCPZ6HZSOJTB77GMFNXGQ.jpg?auth=7963e7adefb61287810cbfe9269c1873efe47f3478b8f9571203aec0a5650ca6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nato secretary general Mark Rutte speaks at a pre-summit press conference  in Ankara, Turkey. Photograph: Burak Kara/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Burak Kara</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How can An Post be so arrogant?’ The gift that got ‘stuck in Portlaoise’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/07/how-can-an-post-be-so-arrogant-the-gift-that-got-stuck-in-portlaoise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/07/how-can-an-post-be-so-arrogant-the-gift-that-got-stuck-in-portlaoise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary was close to giving up all hope of receiving the piece of jewellery she bought for her niece]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKVJT7UVXVCZPEWFJLCKI55ZJI.jpg?auth=7fa119cfd52b6d4d49ea8b92275d771e9c3781d382fbf67a9498638593da7db1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ An Post said: 'We cannot apologise enough for the delay and for our failure to provide any comforting information along the way.' Photograph: Fran Veale/An Post]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán McCague and dementia: he would say ‘the computer’s not working as well as it used to’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/07/sean-mccagues-dementia-he-would-say-the-computers-not-working-as-well-as-it-used-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/07/sean-mccagues-dementia-he-would-say-the-computers-not-working-as-well-as-it-used-to/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five daughters of the former Monaghan country manager and GAA president are leading a campaign for clubs to step up for those with dementia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ND7X5343VGZLEUE6KGXDYUCMM.jpg?auth=5e47b0294fa9d41fb35f6a3da376ae569bbb0a2177f64a2d53b57ba4a4f8c605&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The five McCague sisters: Nuala Smyth, Paula McGonnell, Emma Flanagan, Martha MacCinna and Freda McCague. Photograph: Taller Stories]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">taller.stories</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Efficiency cannot be the only measure of progress with AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/efficiency-cannot-be-the-only-measure-of-progress-with-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/efficiency-cannot-be-the-only-measure-of-progress-with-ai/</guid><description><![CDATA[Speed with which artificial intelligence is being absorbed into workspaces is worrying]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are road deaths still rising despite promise of ‘renewed focus’ on safety?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/road-deaths-still-rising-despite-promise-of-renewed-focus-on-road-safety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/road-deaths-still-rising-despite-promise-of-renewed-focus-on-road-safety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister said last month proposed reforms for the Road Safety Authority would be brought forward shortly, but there is no sign of them yet]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WWFVE6DKQK5F4INWL7NJRICZA.jpg?auth=ed63399ffb58e3a345e9d8dc5b2f6fdb5a16737efb6c6662acd1b01a393d88ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[600 people were seriously injured in road incidents in the first half of this year. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Gibney faces justice after 50 years of evasion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/george-gibney-faces-justice-after-50-years-of-evasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/07/george-gibney-faces-justice-after-50-years-of-evasion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish Olympic swimming coach (77) was found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in 1970s and 1980s]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AM2QUGXFIIAE3JUU6SBTBZKVUE.jpg?auth=b84bcb5c287f5187469800712ee6182e924b4266204646fcacd579bb5e0422ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney close to his home near Orlando, Florida, in 2019. Photograph: Mark Horgan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A long and winding process: our attempt to register enduring powers of attorney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/a-long-and-winding-process-our-attempt-to-register-enduring-powers-of-attorney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/a-long-and-winding-process-our-attempt-to-register-enduring-powers-of-attorney/</guid><description><![CDATA[We remain hopeful we will eventually succeed in registering our enduring powers of attorney before they are called upon to be invoked]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New approach to a united Ireland needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/new-approach-to-a-united-ireland-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/new-approach-to-a-united-ireland-needed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Demographic changes must be taken into consideration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare school claims it is being ‘punished’ by department after enrolling extra class]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/07/kildare-school-claims-it-is-being-punished-by-department-after-enrolling-extra-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/07/kildare-school-claims-it-is-being-punished-by-department-after-enrolling-extra-class/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Corban’s National School in Naas says it may have to cancel enrolled class ‘formally requested’ by department over refusal to allocate additional teacher]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHUHENIWOZDSHJ7VPXFHPYJ2HE.jpg?auth=448a9c0c1cb844ad87b3035d355bca696efbf5dc1885c91f162a97f22c86c385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Corban’s National School in Naas said it had enrolled an additional junior infant class due to a 'crisis' in which 25 children in the area were without places for the coming school year. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daisy-Daisy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Balfe was a voice that always caught my attention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/brendan-balfe-was-a-voice-that-always-caught-my-attention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/brendan-balfe-was-a-voice-that-always-caught-my-attention/</guid><description><![CDATA[He is sorely missed along with other great voices from RTÉ Radio]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil servants will be permitted to take risks to speed up delivery of homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/civil-servants-will-be-permitted-to-take-risks-to-speed-up-delivery-of-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/civil-servants-will-be-permitted-to-take-risks-to-speed-up-delivery-of-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers urged to increase recruitment of public service apprenticeships after 2025 target missed]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JINELM4YMURCCPKVYKKYGRGSEE.JPG?auth=14f05eb00cbf8cd2067d7ae3f2a3f8e231859b151e02a1b8e2161f1bd44e3441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers is expected to brief colleagues on a new risk-appetite statement for critical infrastructure. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland Under-20s make wholesale changes for final pool match against USA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/ireland-under-20s-make-wholesale-changes-for-final-pool-match-against-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/ireland-under-20s-make-wholesale-changes-for-final-pool-match-against-usa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Depending on the outcome and results elsewhere, Ireland will be competing for a tournament ranking between fifth and 16th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43JOP553QNEZRFRF6ML7PMRHUU.jpg?auth=529ef9299491d39b1c695a5f06b6304b2134ce5f7664cfe944249edd3e218873&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Daniel Green will start at full back against USA. Photograph: Sebastiano Pessina/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Sebastiano Pessina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The long and the short of it: Pádraig Harrington is still hungry for success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/07/different-strokes-harrington-still-hungry-for-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/07/different-strokes-harrington-still-hungry-for-success/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner now has Jack Nicklaus’s record in his sights, while Rory McIlroy ramps up preparations for the Open]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVYNJFQ4BXZTV7ZH7VDIZREBTM.jpg?auth=5a92ee2576df4135673138d6e3fc162c1df0f896a7d53eecb6f3f91887afc423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pádraig Harrington with The Francis D Ouimet Memorial Trophy after winning the US Senior Open Championship 2026 at Scioto Country Club on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. Photograph: Dylan Buell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dylan Buell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channor warns tax surcharge puts small Irish developers at ‘competitive disadvantage’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/channor-warns-tax-surcharge-puts-small-irish-developers-at-competitive-disadvantage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/channor-warns-tax-surcharge-puts-small-irish-developers-at-competitive-disadvantage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The group owned by the Harrison family controls close to €200m of real estate in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVGJOYNG6NBWVJQZMPT3Z7GGAA.jpeg?auth=1aef28630cb3d0e403c5cfb13020bcf3fbe8e8eb58765eacad70b746599e80b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Channor Real Estate Group chief executive Darren Harrison wrote to Tánaiste Simon Harris to request changes to the close company surcharge in Budget 2027. Photograph: Channor Real Estate Group]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump needs to wake up to climate crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/trump-needs-to-wake-up-to-climate-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/trump-needs-to-wake-up-to-climate-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[His inauguration in January and the July 4th celebrations were disrupted by the weather ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average house in Ireland sold just once every 50 years, MyHome report finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/average-house-in-ireland-sold-just-once-every-50-years-myhome-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/average-house-in-ireland-sold-just-once-every-50-years-myhome-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asking price inflation rose to 5% in second quarter, latest MyHome.ie report indicates]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIHWVJC6EJHGBF2LHGCTR3SWNU.jpg?auth=b4e3435beb192e2cfdad775dc1bfc3e2bc646acf1509369f461c93fe3562d23e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Housing market liquidity among the existing stock of homes fell to its weakest rate in more than a decade in 2025 with just under 44,000 existing homes being bought and sold, the MyHome.ie report noted. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaProduction</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near-death experiences while cycling in Ireland are all too familiar ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/near-death-experiences-while-cycling-in-ireland-are-all-too-familiar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/near-death-experiences-while-cycling-in-ireland-are-all-too-familiar/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cars are treated as the dominant beings ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A golfer’s stance on Donald Trump at the Irish Open ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/a-golfers-stance-on-donald-trump-at-the-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/a-golfers-stance-on-donald-trump-at-the-irish-open/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great event and venue, pity about the US president’s appalling actions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unflattering photograph of Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/unflattering-photograph-of-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/unflattering-photograph-of-taoiseach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why was this image selected?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Fed chief seeks to end forward guidance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/new-fed-chief-seeks-to-end-forward-guidance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/new-fed-chief-seeks-to-end-forward-guidance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warsh believes forward guidance boxes the Fed in and makes it harder to shift course]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKIZGLCJPZEYFHGK2OY3OTKTMQ?auth=b63dc87136a67169b80f8293c94f454544c24c6d48235d659d97b4e2bb7f25c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh took over at the world’s most powerful central bank just over a month ago. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: Kerry’s prolific Dylan Geaney yet another attacking problem for rivals Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/stephen-rochford-kerrys-prolific-dylan-geaney-yet-another-attacking-problem-for-rivals-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/stephen-rochford-kerrys-prolific-dylan-geaney-yet-another-attacking-problem-for-rivals-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Big defensive responsibility for Dublin will be to get pressure on Kerry shots]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZ2TFI4W4FE5FO6BRK7Q4BPS2A.jpg?auth=faa2d1b55bccacdb033c5b337cc83e5c1cfbd8e9f19b3eacb2d46ec653fe5c6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry’s Dylan Geaney has kicked 20 points from 16 shots, with not a single wide or missed effort. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As someone born into the greyhound industry, coursing should not be allowed to continue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/as-someone-born-into-the-greyhound-industry-coursing-should-not-be-allowed-to-continue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/as-someone-born-into-the-greyhound-industry-coursing-should-not-be-allowed-to-continue/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is obvious to anyone living in the countryside that the number of hares found now is significantly reduced]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interesting choice of words from Ryanair chief as Europe burns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/interesting-choice-of-words-from-ryanair-chief-as-europe-burns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/interesting-choice-of-words-from-ryanair-chief-as-europe-burns/</guid><description><![CDATA[When will we start to seriously challenge the unfettered growth in emissions?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish-Mohawk chief at the centre of a great what-if in US history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/fintan-otoole-the-irish-mohawk-chief-at-the-centre-of-a-great-what-if-in-us-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/fintan-otoole-the-irish-mohawk-chief-at-the-centre-of-a-great-what-if-in-us-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[William Johnson - aka Chief Warraghiyagey - saw himself as an Irish chieftain and was the only authorised mediator between the British empire and the Indian nations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T6QDRFKJRBFFZF6PKRCYL3KMVY.jpg?auth=31b8f327469926bae2290c43f7f6cfd601206cacb71f926b8af4400118fe1f25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sir William Johnson, who was made British Superintendent of Indian Affairs after learning the Mohawk language while managing his uncle's estate in New York. Photograph: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Smith Collection/Gado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new investment scheme: what Irish finance influencers were told behind closed doors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/some-of-my-followers-have-saved-100000-what-influencers-told-harriss-investment-scheme-briefing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/some-of-my-followers-have-saved-100000-what-influencers-told-harriss-investment-scheme-briefing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Questions remain about how the scheme will work and how soon it can be implemented]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVQEZHLOKVBKFIATU7SYAQRBIY.png?auth=db59251fdaf6ebd41002671298285742672e0d953c90040c4371038ecaaecdb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan's Better with Money podcast episode is for information purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Jones completely right and completely wrong about Nations Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/eddie-jones-completely-right-and-completely-wrong-about-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/eddie-jones-completely-right-and-completely-wrong-about-nations-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Japan coach makes another comment that has a distinctly anti-Irish whiff about it]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPJ7QWMODZE2YO37NRBOLUDDSM.jpg?auth=d115d47ef7e2c1bf8f26ffd7f573a51ecf7f0a8f1fa3cc0c1236f578e3b5aec8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: A general view during the Nations Championship match between Australia Wallabies and Ireland at Allianz Stadium on July 04, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mackenzie Sweetnam/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mackenzie Sweetnam</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s little moments that are pretty cool’: Prendergast brothers shine in Australia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/theres-little-moments-that-are-pretty-cool-prendergast-brothers-shine-in-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/07/theres-little-moments-that-are-pretty-cool-prendergast-brothers-shine-in-australia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam relishing chance to play alongside Cian as they soak up ‘class’ atmosphere Down Under]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKWQ77EC7ZFCFFYVKGV6HC3CHA.jpg?auth=c9a75d8429512ce20c931d657a0b711a2395db6859b4c5edcefea61a2a4bfb8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Sam Prendergast and Cian Prendergast celebrate after beating Australia. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We should be concerned about corporates being involved in the care of older people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/we-should-be-concerned-about-corporates-being-involved-in-the-care-of-older-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/we-should-be-concerned-about-corporates-being-involved-in-the-care-of-older-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[The evidence from the US and UK in this regard can make for grim reading ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed are the drivers who use an indicator when turning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/blessed-are-the-drivers-who-use-an-indicator-when-turning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/blessed-are-the-drivers-who-use-an-indicator-when-turning/</guid><description><![CDATA[Recognition also for drivers who deliver The Irish Times in hail, rain or snow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I get exhausted even watching the Love Island girls getting ready every day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/i-get-exhausted-even-watching-the-love-island-girls-getting-ready-every-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/i-get-exhausted-even-watching-the-love-island-girls-getting-ready-every-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I want neither wedges nor wedgies when I’m lying by the pool]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRX7BCWC6NDUHGTINMAEDCWKAM.jpg?auth=ba9469ca6705eff7b73bd4a12010c0dbed2c124de9098c24b7fe4155c2cc411c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martha and Charleen on Love Island. Photo: ITV                    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lifted Entertainment</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland can’t decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/ireland-cant-make-up-its-mind-whether-it-wants-to-protect-the-environment-or-undermine-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/ireland-cant-make-up-its-mind-whether-it-wants-to-protect-the-environment-or-undermine-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public participation and environmental scrutiny are not the enemies of progress]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDS34K5BLRE35KKJ4OX7BBXFSE.JPG?auth=2f088f2d53628b297f374a8b2e615ec0ec552b27a52eba3d289e9f83d0394513&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["If we are to believe the prevailing rhetoric that Ireland is an impossible place to build because of environmental assessments and planning hurdles, then country would not be home to 126 existing or planned data centres." Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aidan O’Brien aiming for record sixth July Cup with gelding Mission Central ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/07/aidan-obrien-aiming-for-record-sixth-july-cup-with-gelding-mission-central/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/07/aidan-obrien-aiming-for-record-sixth-july-cup-with-gelding-mission-central/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Top Royal Ascot sprinters in line for Group One showdown in Europe’s top sprint prize]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJNTJRSEXRFUPFXGJLAC5SRVR4.jpg?auth=28a2b2ef83ac1b1baf234d0e94c9c368dec739b62f012dceb64cf1e6ce78472d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore on Mission Central wins The Audi Naas Irish EBF Maiden at the Curragh. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All aboard the golf train to Adare, Ireland’s answer to North Korea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/all-aboard-the-golf-train-to-adare-irelands-answer-to-north-korea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/07/all-aboard-the-golf-train-to-adare-irelands-answer-to-north-korea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pyongyang built real train stations that seemed fake. In Ireland, we are building a fake train station that will, for a brief period, seem real]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EU3BFBDDMFENLL63UW47BAFZKQ.jpg?auth=ef692ff1c8b225d08d492db1e774e65b61a97653fabf46eec875a292ba8caa29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is a reason I have never considered Irish trains, which is that until a quarter of a million strangers needed one, neither had Ireland. Photograph: Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sharp SHARPPIX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[God’s glue: How Henkel holds the Sagrada Família together, with some Irish help ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/henkel-sticks-the-sagrada-familia-together-with-some-irish-help/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/henkel-sticks-the-sagrada-familia-together-with-some-irish-help/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German glue innovator, with Irish help, is literally holding up the mighty cross atop Barcelona’s famed basilica ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5R4Q2FSB4CQXZ4J7X34IQJN5XI.jpg?auth=f730579e78195ffa50bc69c02c1b5e014d501a18362c17f37f2d423a6246965c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antoni Gaudí's Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, with its recently completed Tower of Jesus Christ spire. The Tallaght laboratory of the German glue maker Henkel played a role in helping to glue the tower together. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soiléiriú ag teastáil i leith an dréachtphlean tithíochta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/soileiriu-ag-teastail-i-leith-an-dreachtphlean-tithiochta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/07/soileiriu-ag-teastail-i-leith-an-dreachtphlean-tithiochta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá ábhar buartha curtha in iúl faoi na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála don tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVNHFDNM4GOSHHEL26JKORRJBI.jpg?auth=0aa37cd830de6691f443ddd6a441ce99634e3f2eb1e9108dcf862a32a4f8b096&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá imní ar fheachtasóirí go mbeadh srianta ar dhaoine sa Ghaeltacht a bhí ag lorg cead pleanála chun thithe aonaracha a thógáil. Grianghraf: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we choose which of our two properties is exempt from capital gains tax?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/07/can-we-choose-which-of-our-two-properties-is-exempt-from-capital-gains-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/07/can-we-choose-which-of-our-two-properties-is-exempt-from-capital-gains-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple has owned and lived in two separate properties as their family home at different times over a number of years]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greatest gift to leave your family? A lump sum to pay off inheritance tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/the-greatest-gift-to-leave-your-family-a-lump-sum-to-pay-off-inheritance-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/the-greatest-gift-to-leave-your-family-a-lump-sum-to-pay-off-inheritance-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People who have substantial assets can take out policies designed to meet any tax bills ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIJJRM7I35H5ZDGVGKCXFEEMQM.jpg?auth=5431ec83a0438e3f9d4010fa546abbad18fcbbb55022ed152550f455d2a33e58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Section 72 policies cover inheritance tax bills, ensuring that families do not have to sell off assets to meet their liabilities. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Boston to Ireland: ‘It’s been almost three years, but I’m still a foreigner’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/from-boston-to-ireland-its-been-almost-three-years-but-im-still-reminded-that-im-a-foreigner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/07/from-boston-to-ireland-its-been-almost-three-years-but-im-still-reminded-that-im-a-foreigner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Connolly moved to Galway in 2023 before finding a job in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAO3C2YHQVDSLO32XRFWFE2TOE.JPG?auth=6b211826459fd1763f9920857da87171c40b04ec286e2e424b4de7c549cf478f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Connolly: 'There’s a romanticised view of Ireland.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re only half doing nightlife in Ireland’: campaigners call for reforms to move forward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/were-only-half-doing-nightlife-in-ireland-campaigners-call-for-reforms-to-move-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/07/were-only-half-doing-nightlife-in-ireland-campaigners-call-for-reforms-to-move-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many await longer opening hours and other reforms, but concerns surround growth in alcohol availability ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYNEG2VLOTXX2VESVEO7P2W2LM.jpg?auth=b7029902ef584d4322553158fb075f13fb523be69616e0dbc016f9f2ccc0dcfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunil Sharpe from the Give Us The Night campaign group says Ireland's nightclub industry ‘hasn’t moved anywhere in decades’. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/07/at-65-years-old-isnt-it-time-for-rte-to-retire-the-late-late-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/07/at-65-years-old-isnt-it-time-for-rte-to-retire-the-late-late-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With shareholders lining up to oppose its takeover, this is an important week for DCC  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/with-shareholders-lining-up-to-oppose-its-takeover-this-is-an-important-week-for-dcc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/07/with-shareholders-lining-up-to-oppose-its-takeover-this-is-an-important-week-for-dcc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private equity bidders have until 5pm on July 8th to either make a firm offer or withdraw from potential takeover of Dublin energy group]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDDIOXG5QRFXDN5YR33RDJ3R7Y.JPG?auth=7153508c9602683b18c71efa36fcc33abb4d81b9b60196a0d6d4f19240841164&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief Donal Murphy at last year's annual general meeting at the Clayton Hotel, Leopardstown. This year's meeting at the same venue will give all shareholders the opportunity to quiz the board about a recent offer made for the company by two private equity players. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price statistics: What do they mean and what do they tell us?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/07/house-price-statistics-what-do-they-mean-and-what-do-they-tell-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/07/house-price-statistics-what-do-they-mean-and-what-do-they-tell-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McCartney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite a cooling market and a strong pickup in supply, housing affordability has not improved]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDYJV4HV4BD4PA6WT54YS32DXY.jpg?auth=2823433f60e7b0b957fc1b7e496ea6d91e4bf292fbbc80578f866086d4fbafb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Factors that typically affect households’ ability to pay for housing include employment growth, wage increases, credit conditions and confidence. At present, every one of these factors is experiencing weakness. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evgeniya Martirosyan: 3+5 review – Art of resistance to Russia’s rusting regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/07/07/evgeniya-martirosyan-35-review-art-of-resistance-to-russias-rusting-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/07/07/evgeniya-martirosyan-35-review-art-of-resistance-to-russias-rusting-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At the Mermaid, in Bray, the artist's installation works explore the contested nature of knowledge during conflict]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCEAJZ4IS5HGZNQDLEXRWJSR4Y.jpg?auth=a4db8fb8eccd276e757d2bc27b387c392f8518c315a6cac9da308d453eacf203&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3+5: Evgeniya Martirosyan’s titular installation (2024). Photograph: Michael Durand]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do Ireland now stand in the Nations Championship?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-ireland-now-stand-in-the-nations-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-ireland-now-stand-in-the-nations-championship/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJ7CPEIJOSLF7NUAXYJTUDJJ2Y.jpg?auth=53a9d477f43a54558af5252ee0001dd52eb18530a41088e4d199b799427981ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Thomas Clarkson scores his side's fifth try against the Wallabies. Photograph: David Neilson/©INPHO/Photosport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAN HIMBRECHTS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could crossed wires be causing my apartment electricity bills to be so high?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/07/could-crossed-wires-be-causing-my-apartment-electricity-bills-to-be-so-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/07/could-crossed-wires-be-causing-my-apartment-electricity-bills-to-be-so-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aisling Keenan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am wondering if a neighbouring apartment or the building’s hall lights are connected to my supply]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6I4YRR73FDK3OIR76YC3W6HVU.jpg?auth=5b81f3e614139f12085d5ec589a930716f6fc49240de23e9ebb543e971b1b926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In apartment developments, where multiple electrical installations are in proximity, wiring errors or crossed connections can occasionally arise. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">blackCAT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Night by Sara Baume: Deep insights into her own psyche, with respect for the creative process ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/opening-night-by-sara-baume-deep-insights-into-her-own-psyche-with-respect-for-the-creative-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/opening-night-by-sara-baume-deep-insights-into-her-own-psyche-with-respect-for-the-creative-process/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Boyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Writer crafts a book from a friendship she builds with American painter Mollie Douthit, and interrogates herself as to her motivations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOG3IGNHPBFLRBJI664DI22IMI.jpg?auth=c39d59ecdbca85fecd1ba025b2a97e1496fe3c1d0aac3087d783462b7df78042&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sara Baume in her home in west Cork. Photograph: Niamh Barry for Art Basel]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>