<?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/2026-07-08/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:43:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ronan O’Gara in the frame to replace Leo Cullen at Leinster, says David Humphreys]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/ronan-ogara-in-the-frame-to-replace-leo-cullen-at-leinster-says-david-humphreys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/ronan-ogara-in-the-frame-to-replace-leo-cullen-at-leinster-says-david-humphreys/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IRFU performance director spoke with the La Rochelle head coach in April about his future ambitions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4O63FXBSZC3VEGVU3FV24JNRE.jpg?auth=be6550d0d96daa65fd644b0a57e4ec8b5a7ab5dbd7d6378364356db61c07e85e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IRFU performance director David Humphreys said the former Munster outhalf "(will) be a candidate for every job that comes up in Ireland". Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US launches fresh strikes on Iran after Trump threat to ‘hit them ‌hard tonight’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/us-attacks-on-iran-absolutely-necessary-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/us-attacks-on-iran-absolutely-necessary-nato-secretary-general-mark-rutte-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Sarah Burns, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran accuses ‘child-killing’ US army of breaching ceasefire]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:30:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YDNZBZA3S4B6FZEYOTLEJYD4A.jpg?auth=35af83b26288f3020c4270b8dedc22af828afb4bf79f5b9195096d28d42eff27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trump meets with Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria during the Nato Summit. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TDs lobby for budget tax package and increase on Help-to-Buy ceiling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/tds-lobby-for-budget-tax-package-and-increase-on-help-to-buy-ceiling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/tds-lobby-for-budget-tax-package-and-increase-on-help-to-buy-ceiling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste to discuss escalation of Middle East hostilities with fellow EU finance ministers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:28:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2YVPHVNENPDDLZSXF7ZERMYRA.jpg?auth=029710faa9e46202ff975c9c6ea5c28f1babacd6446ae7fc682bdce280cb3f0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil finance spokesman Shay Brennan said his party's budget requests held a 'clear theme' of 'making life easier for working people'. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US carries out new attacks on Iran, Trump says agreement to halt fighting is ‘over’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-says-iran-accord-is-over-and-threatens-more-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/trump-says-iran-accord-is-over-and-threatens-more-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Gambrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strikes intended to degrade Iran’s ability ‘to threaten freedom of navigation’ in Strait of Hormuz, US says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:10:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKPBALJCK4CMBB77DZCXISKZJM.jpg?auth=53e2c40fbec0766323219948797f8c391e097d7792e11f05c50d0f17a88fffd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The attacks rattled a fragile ceasefire agreement and dented hopes of turning the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17th into a permanent peace deal to end the war. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI delegates vote in favour of fulfilling Nations League fixtures against Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/fai-delegates-vote-in-favour-of-fulfilling-nations-league-fixtures-against-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/fai-delegates-vote-in-favour-of-fulfilling-nations-league-fixtures-against-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motion at EGM passes 75 votes to 32 with three abstentions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:52:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZ3FMPBMWRDQFH2L5LTUPAHQKM.jpg?auth=9dedc0e5398de93cd5ffc8c372ef86104ab035bbe9960645706352a9e9046f1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters at the FAI's headquarters in Abbotstown in February calling for the association to boycott the Republic of Ireland MNT's Nations League fixtures against Israel later this year. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Make it a beautiful day’: TD appeals to Taoiseach to prevent demolition of U2 school hall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/make-it-a-beautiful-day-td-appeals-to-taoiseach-to-prevent-demolition-of-u2-school-hall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/make-it-a-beautiful-day-td-appeals-to-taoiseach-to-prevent-demolition-of-u2-school-hall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach praises band’s ‘phenomenal legacy’, says any new facility could ‘capture magic’ that led to emergence of group]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:36:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QA2ETQCRVK6HBS5IXXVGWCWS4.jpg?auth=8676f1f35a64b1e772c4770c5d86d84cda3b07d406d8df1ae028915c34b478b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1975. Photograph: Pat Langan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pat Langan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan falls short of 800m victory at the Cork City Sports ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/08/sophie-osullivan-falls-short-of-800m-victory-at-the-cork-city-sports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/08/sophie-osullivan-falls-short-of-800m-victory-at-the-cork-city-sports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nicola Tuthill second in women's hammer, Sean Aigboboh run out of 200m win]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:35:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WR5PZWHVAJEYPHC4CFTM7UQA4M.jpg?auth=f92cf5707a054d89ef8e03548bd54d7b99b69d4de01fad492b02398c39e386a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan was third in the women's 800m behind Croatia’s Nina Vukovic in first and Britain’s Grace Van Agnew in second. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury resumes deliberations in trial of garda charged with rape of ex-wife and child cruelty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/jury-resumes-deliberations-in-trial-of-garda-charged-with-rape-of-ex-wife-and-child-cruelty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/jury-resumes-deliberations-in-trial-of-garda-charged-with-rape-of-ex-wife-and-child-cruelty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defendant (48) is serving member of Garda who is on suspension pending outcome of prosecution]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:29:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After a second day of considering verdicts at the Central Criminal Court, Judge Sean Gillane told the jurors to suspend deliberations for the evening.
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[Healthcare worker (50s) put number in girl’s phone after alleged sexual assault, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/healthcare-worker-50s-put-number-in-girls-phone-after-alleged-sexual-assault-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/healthcare-worker-50s-put-number-in-girls-phone-after-alleged-sexual-assault-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the teen who was in need of treatment at midlands medical facility]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:28:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The trial continued on Wednesday before Judge Cephas Power and a jury of five women and seven men at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men jailed for role in Dublin city centre violence during which man died]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/two-men-jailed-for-role-in-dublin-city-centre-violence-during-which-man-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/two-men-jailed-for-role-in-dublin-city-centre-violence-during-which-man-died/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fighting broke out on South Anne Street and spilled on to Duke Lane and Dawson Street, court hears ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 20:03:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGVX2AHMBJDJNESCZYXTP67674.jpg?auth=f9ac12735f0f24a5dfdb78a82762317d0af5feb2a3d9085719773274d365e296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Quham Babatunde died after being allegedly stabbed in February last year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road Safety Authority officials criticised for ‘lack of visibility’ after spate of deaths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/08/road-safety-authority-officials-criticised-for-lack-of-visibility-after-spate-of-deaths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/08/road-safety-authority-officials-criticised-for-lack-of-visibility-after-spate-of-deaths/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of State Seán Canney to bring proposed RSA reforms to Government]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Minister contacted the RSA after five young people and the drivers of a bus and coach were killed in November. File image. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed in Dún Laoghaire given suspended sentence weeks before fatal shooting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-killed-in-dun-laoghaire-given-suspended-sentence-weeks-before-fatal-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-killed-in-dun-laoghaire-given-suspended-sentence-weeks-before-fatal-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Cullen (39), who was associated with south Dublin drugs gang, shot in leg and bled to death on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:40:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KN2NI7BVZBSHEOCUHDPB6OGQY.jpg?auth=732bbe499194b22308ebea14b74e7479262527a68f190d0abe1d176c60650379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí investigating the killing of Mark Cullen have arrested a man in his 30s.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on French politics: Le Pen bounces back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-french-politics-le-pen-bounces-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-french-politics-le-pen-bounces-back/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some polling indicates her younger colleague would have been the more formidable nominee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDEYTATGU5WHLV64R6UVL3COB4.jpg?auth=cb111878f91fdb12e1cc86ea1ade25db42a3be07f2b35a8077cc75751ec95bcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen during the prime-time news broadcast on the French TV channel TF1, announcing her candidacy for the 2027 presidential election following a Court of Appeal ruling handed down that same day in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, on July 7, 2026. The leader of the National Rally (RN) partyconvicted in 2025 of embezzlementplans to file an appeal with the Court of Cassation to suspend the effects of the ongoing judicial rulings, thereby allowing her to campaign without wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet. Photo: Laurent Caron / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurent Caron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abortion numbers fall to 10,600 during 2025, says Department of Health report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/abortion-numbers-fall-to-10600-during-2025-says-department-of-health-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/abortion-numbers-fall-to-10600-during-2025-says-department-of-health-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Majority of procedures carried out in early pregnancy under 12 weeks with medication made available from GPs ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:25:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QMCICJTHZHX3NGG5Z4HDUBPLY.jpg?auth=e1848a18d01811be6c7692d9f556ddc6bfa6ca9937a27a0cf9d061b0db18f9fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[To qualify for a legal abortion for medical reasons, doctors must agree a condition is likely to lead to death either in utero or within 28 days of birth. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographee.eu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visibility ‘very poor’ when man crushed to death at Dublin quarry, inquest hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/visibility-very-poor-when-man-crushed-to-death-at-dublin-quarry-inquest-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/visibility-very-poor-when-man-crushed-to-death-at-dublin-quarry-inquest-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury returns verdict of death due to an industrial accident after ‘exemplary employee’ Christopher Miley killed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:19:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AF5SJFJVGZF4JDNRVKODM3PCBI.jpg?auth=e056c418a2a1c8063f8c2c93b00e3e0eb801a65d11b47cafa459bba4e7185594&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Miley died after being struck by a shovel loader in 'total darkness' on the morning of October 28th, 2021.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s TV licence sales decline by almost 200,000 in past four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/rtes-tv-licence-sales-decline-by-almost-200000-in-past-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/rtes-tv-licence-sales-decline-by-almost-200000-in-past-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior management due before Public Accounts Committee on Thursday as broadcaster faces continued financial difficulties ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKLLOYB46FHKJCSJYWUDJ532DA.jpg?auth=59565c8a807d42d723f14d28acd8cd14b051839632a6109ab92cd7b6b84dc337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst at Leinster House on May 20th. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on risk-taking: worth the pay-off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-risk-taking-worth-the-pay-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-risk-taking-worth-the-pay-off/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is necessary in order to protect decision makers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7IHPLJFGIGW3RWSKKSU6MCV44.JPG?auth=10a0efd264012307585f2316459968fd2b9df2eaf881c3f67d209c2e5bdab196&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, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation Jack Chambers TD at the DPER Infrastructure Conference, in Ed Burke Theatre, TCD, Dublin .Photo: 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[Firm claims in High Court rival was set up thanks to ‘wholesale departure’ of employees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/firm-claims-in-high-court-rival-was-set-up-thanks-to-wholesale-departure-of-employees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/firm-claims-in-high-court-rival-was-set-up-thanks-to-wholesale-departure-of-employees/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company provides international certification for significant number of businesses]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:58:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K447H4VFZNPHNMWOD4WELRPFM.jpg?auth=14396ed7b1f93e3da83ca26877b59457ff250ac3c4fc486e58d6b943cda2b5c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amtivo (Ireland) Ltd has brought proceedings against West Assured Solutions Ltd and its three directors and shareholders. It is also suing four former employees and contractors.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of American woman (43) in Killarney house upgraded to murder inquiry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/woman-40s-found-dead-at-house-in-co-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/07/woman-40s-found-dead-at-house-in-co-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher, Ronan McGreevy, Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí continue search for suspect following death of Jamey Carney, originally from New York State ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:31:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T57K2XB32JCQNNDFGXC5C4LIGM.jpg?auth=ae030831b0ad3220a77665e8e518aa8f7d2cdbd0c6aa630b8078ef2c5f7bfb19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamey Carney: found dead in the Muckross area of Killarney, Co Kerry. Photograph via Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on infrastructure delivery: embracing the risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-infrastructure-delivery-embracing-the-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-infrastructure-delivery-embracing-the-risk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Public servants need to be prepared to push forward with big projects but will need political support ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GN3SU5SX5GYDKVDCOY76YN2ZE4.JPG?auth=5866e2cecb4842a7a0f531089060e02df2f20819a125b4e34f36d86b14bb52c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Carlton Cinema site  on O Connell street which has been sold in an €80 million deal to the State in preparation for Metroliink.
(Photo: 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[Inbuilt breathalysers in cars get Road Safety Authority backing as road deaths rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/inbuilt-breathalysers-in-cars-get-road-safety-authority-backing-at-oireachtas-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/inbuilt-breathalysers-in-cars-get-road-safety-authority-backing-at-oireachtas-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Targets to reduce road deaths hampered by population growth and boom in road users, group tells transport committee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:27:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HO5SG5SDXZKBRKXLJA53S2KKQY.jpg?auth=6d2acb53f7c37468b68ac527d8da68efd46005119b24c6baeaa7d1c1dd1e0f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alcohol interlocks prevent a driver starting the vehicle when over the drink driving limit. File photograph: David Sleator
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (16) arrested after attack on German school leaves four injured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/at-least-four-injured-in-bavaria-school-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/at-least-four-injured-in-bavaria-school-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local media reports victims received stab wounds during incident in Schongau near Munich]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:22:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2LDPFFCLEPQLKY5KAV6UQFT34.jpg?auth=ea6e5f3d7420bacef6a45a7a0263a2dc307c668a30973e45a7be013e604f8626&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police and rescue personnel near the school in Schongau on Wednesday. Photograph: Christoph Peters/Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christoph Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian Brother’s 1970 abuse confession letter concealed for decades, Dáil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/08/former-christian-brothers-1970-abuse-confession-letter-concealed-for-decades-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/08/former-christian-brothers-1970-abuse-confession-letter-concealed-for-decades-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald said survivors, forced to fight until 2021 for compensation, were ‘faced down so viciously by State’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:11:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E4B6BRNXVAMLHFT5WMJHOQZSY.jpg?auth=e5da2dd88e7d710c7c2ce7b3afbf0e9ddfdc761fb1c2b951b178e4bac3d7f379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD for Limerick Maurice Quinlivan (green tie) and solicitor Kevin Winters, (third from right) with The Creagh Lane Action Group, which represents the survivors of Creagh Lane National School in Limerick in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill







]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage faces Count Binface in Clacton byelection after main parties rule out running candidates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/08/farage-faces-count-binface-in-clacton-byelection-after-main-parties-rule-out-running-candidates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/08/farage-faces-count-binface-in-clacton-byelection-after-main-parties-rule-out-running-candidates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Gross and George Parker in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Undisguised glee among Farage’s opponents over what they regard as a major tactical mistake over byelection]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXEKTNYJL54S4JK36IVUV47FYU.jpg?auth=2e13127eb6041fad0afd34c5bcd581bd4fecab59d8ac272950f4dd9860735e30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GREAT BENTLEY, ENGLAND - JULY 08: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage visits a pub on July 08, 2026 in Great Bentley, England. On Tuesday, Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage announced his resignation as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election which he says he will stand in to re-contest his seat. The resignation comes amid renewed scrutiny over financial support he received ahead of his election as Clacton MP. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lab technician sacked for sleeping in first aid room in ‘lead-contaminated’ uniform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/it-looks-like-csi-napping-lab-technician-sacked-for-contaminating-first-aid-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/it-looks-like-csi-napping-lab-technician-sacked-for-contaminating-first-aid-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation concluded man ‘actively endangered’ safety of others when he wore lead-contaminated uniform in room]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The tribunal previously heard Edson Simoa De Morais worked at his employer’s metallurgy lab testing ore samples for their concentration of precious metals. Photograph: Colin Keegan/ Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ale, St Kilian: Frank McNally on Irish beer evangelism, Canadian modesty and ‘Corke’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/08/ale-st-kilian-frank-mcnally-on-irish-beer-evangelism-canadian-modesty-and-corke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/08/ale-st-kilian-frank-mcnally-on-irish-beer-evangelism-canadian-modesty-and-corke/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adding an ‘e’ to Cork is baffling, but it makes 'whisky' taste better]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKSXWNLVPFFZNMXBSNWV63RN2E.jpg?auth=40843aa7e41abe01453d40fac371fa2f5f30d24eea9807c805f99e4cda0c8a7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French drinkers of George Killian’s red ale would be consuming part of a country 'sometimes smiling and sometimes savage, always proud, unconquered, eternally romantic']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ivan Munoz Colorado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No strait answer as US and Iran are stuck in cycle of strikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/no-strait-answer-as-us-and-iran-are-stuck-in-cycle-of-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/08/no-strait-answer-as-us-and-iran-are-stuck-in-cycle-of-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew England in Dubai, Alice Hancock in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump pushes to get ships moving through Strait of Hormuz while Iran resists dilution of its control over waterway]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:55:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHV3DYPGWQMH22XWJKA2VB65A.jpg?auth=429a0379723ebff3db358844034589170528822f15ae598d3401d49b75ebbffa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mural in Tehran depicting Iranian missiles striking a US navy ship. Photograph: Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arash Khamooshi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oscar Unwritten review: A consistently entertaining, if misleading, portrait of Oscar Wilde]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/08/oscar-unwritten-review-a-consistently-entertaining-if-misleading-portrait-of-oscar-wilde/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/08/oscar-unwritten-review-a-consistently-entertaining-if-misleading-portrait-of-oscar-wilde/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Tim Scott’s tightly scripted, visually impressive, well-acted play struggles to match its subject’s self-awareness and intellectual depth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:53:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3DXHA36O4FC5XL5FZLMHBDLJAU.jpg?auth=fab5c7c6ecb072a2c9e37ab23dc8435d5c4d814b2640c390f39620e7291f6a3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Unwritten: Lórcan Strain and Eoin Fullston as Oscar Wilde and Robbie Ross]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decriminalisation would spark increase in drug-induced psychosis, committee told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/decriminalisation-would-spark-increase-in-drug-induced-psychosis-committee-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/decriminalisation-would-spark-increase-in-drug-induced-psychosis-committee-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas Committee on Health hears submissions from College of Psychiatrists in Ireland and Government TDs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:15:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOQOZSVENCIDIYK4FHI4FSKCW4.JPG?auth=a31fb80c78d6d4cdf307b075dfd7b9a5126d9e9ac830256a41d0c2fbf8b0a7cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour's Marie Sherlock said she regretted that some psychiatrists ‘have publicly said they’re absolutely opposed to decriminalisation’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany shores up defences, spending billions on submarines and ships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/germany-shores-up-defences-spending-billions-on-submarines-and-ships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/germany-shores-up-defences-spending-billions-on-submarines-and-ships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country’s political leaders yet to have an awkward conversation with their own voters]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF2RJXNINRWOBRBYJ32ZJHFDO4.jpg?auth=1000a65597a9a725eb6dc91ba843173af8fb7e3e0f75c9253c1ddab369ef5aa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz (centre) holds a model TKMS submarine with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney (right) and Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr at a Nato summit in Ankara, Tukey, on July 7th. Photograph: Michael Kappeler/Pool/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Kappeler</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly step down as Offaly joint-managers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/mickey-harte-and-declan-kelly-step-down-as-offaly-joint-managers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/mickey-harte-and-declan-kelly-step-down-as-offaly-joint-managers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Once Declan had made his decision to step down, Mickey felt it was also the appropriate time for him to move on’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:52:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVJESEAAIZFRTEA6RYOEQHKUGY.jpg?auth=9c493e91c740c4dfeea0c0f82d412f0a1a3ca8986f04f0fd3691aecb0eaa66db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury in trial of teenager accused of postman’s murder fails to reach verdict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/jury-in-trial-of-teenager-accused-of-postmans-murder-fails-to-reach-verdict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/jury-in-trial-of-teenager-accused-of-postmans-murder-fails-to-reach-verdict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy (17) and Alex Deady (21) pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Barry Daly in Cork in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:51:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly was found dead near his home in the village of Doneraile.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US strikes on Iran drag global shares lower]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/us-strikes-on-iran-drag-global-shares-lower/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/us-strikes-on-iran-drag-global-shares-lower/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spanish stocks under pressure after Donald Trump reiterates threat to cut trade ties]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:39:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OC6AKOPO6HVEOUCPY5GXXIPISU.jpg?auth=6b0ca5d092e2c20af46e8d2be46bec2c61fee4796035fa65b6efc96e9a0dc75a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Ibex index fell by 2.6% after Donald Trump renewed threats to cut trade ties with Madrid for refusing to let the US ⁠use its bases for Iran-linked missions. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good cup, Bad Cup? 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Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC suitors get week to make bid as shareholders baulk at £5.7bn proposal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/dcc-suitors-get-week-to-make-bid-as-shareholders-baulk-at-57bn-proposal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/dcc-suitors-get-week-to-make-bid-as-shareholders-baulk-at-57bn-proposal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Takeover Panel agrees one week extension to eve of group AGM for suitors to confirm bid or walk away]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:26:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMYNBKDAJFCVBOA37XHMNH73MA.JPG?auth=ad5f6492ae170c01ed3fbd400361c2e8f5c94220ec9cc8cacbafeeb237e83134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive Donal Murphy. Photo: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Griffith College profit jumps 37% as it pursues expansion plans for Dublin campus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/griffith-college-profit-jumps-37-as-it-pursues-expansion-plans-for-dublin-campus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/griffith-college-profit-jumps-37-as-it-pursues-expansion-plans-for-dublin-campus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private third level college expects student numbers to hit 11,000 by 2030 alongside 50% jump in staff]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:19:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXKQPZECV5CGTP2RIUYIYQOOZI.png?auth=48df53e0d8e925f40069dd12ff441a94f9fbb8a07fcbee4fd08e673aa5f0c948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Griffith College plans a significant expansion of its Dublin campus. Photograph: Visual Labs, 2026]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kneecap suing indigenous leader over allegedly defamatory statement opposing Canada gigs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/kneecap-suing-indigenous-leader-over-allegedly-defamatory-statement-opposing-canada-gigs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/kneecap-suing-indigenous-leader-over-allegedly-defamatory-statement-opposing-canada-gigs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Statement concerning Irish rap group first appeared on website of pro-Israel organisation, Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:07:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VP2EQ5WGAZE6ZP2JAOAB4FNTUQ.jpg?auth=a4c3d25d27bb89a8e1cec4d2541be27175d9805fc6823d18340ed76c4eeadbdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kneecap says the statement contained false allegations, including claims that they support the political and militant groups Hamas and Hizbullah. Photograph: Tom Beard]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Adler battling through qualifying dogfights for shot at a PGA Tour card]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/08/patrick-adler-battling-through-qualifying-dogfights-for-shot-at-a-pga-tour-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/08/patrick-adler-battling-through-qualifying-dogfights-for-shot-at-a-pga-tour-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lahinch member made his first Tour stat at the John Deere Classic last week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:04:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QEZU5ZEYGW5QIWXXWMST6EF5NI.jpg?auth=2b115e3d912f72b7382df8c18b6a679b3587ed5a26e35b380029e813bddaa092&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Adler during the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run last Friday. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Lyons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil Dead Burn review: A savage new chapter sacrifices laughs for horror]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/evil-dead-burn-review-a-savage-new-chapter-sacrifices-laughs-for-horror/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/evil-dead-burn-review-a-savage-new-chapter-sacrifices-laughs-for-horror/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Deadites are back, but the jokes are gone in Sébastien Vanicek’s film]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQNR6T5BARCIX3PNPGOEH4Y73Y.jpg?auth=2d4b05484fe919e4c3f224c9cf98dacb7f41c9d2e71e8677a873e25dff4628ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evil Dead Burn: Luciane Buchanan in Sébastien Vanicek's film. Photograph: StudioCanal/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">StudioCanal. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lashes Nato allies before claiming there was ‘a lot of unity’ at Turkish summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/trump-tells-nato-summit-that-he-has-ordered-all-trade-with-spain-to-be-cut-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/trump-tells-nato-summit-that-he-has-ordered-all-trade-with-spain-to-be-cut-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sabine Siebold, Humeyra Pamuk, Tuvan Gumrukcu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president calls for cut to trade ties with Spain and renews claims on Greenland before changing tack]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:58:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFVG6SYROUB2ANYPG4BYFLKQWY.jpg?auth=1c75d81b3a584087d80417473486a266c85045284fd8926657a85d4199dfa0ad&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 with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte (left) during their meeting at the summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The great AI data centre cover-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/the-great-ai-data-centre-cover-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/the-great-ai-data-centre-cover-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech companies need to come clean about the mounting environmental fallout of their race to build more hubs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJ2AIHJJ6ZCSDCBOI2M7URY2AY.jpg?auth=c71f7d73fce5a88f32c76f932e8849bb8cd15cbfca446d7ffd38c6d497e855c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A data centre protest in Pennsylvania. Data hubs already devour more electricity globally than all but 10 countries. Photograph: Paul Weaver/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris defends likely borrowing for funds even as Irish interest bill set to double ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/harris-defends-likely-borrowing-for-funds-even-as-irish-interest-bill-set-to-double/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/harris-defends-likely-borrowing-for-funds-even-as-irish-interest-bill-set-to-double/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Treasury Management Agency warns that interest bill on track to double to about €6bn]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:33:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2LX3B2HEFGMXH5FEUVJVFJYYE.jpg?auth=df88f6ee7349307059b983922071c7331a1c846c2798e5bb2c0fe88f47b9eace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NTMA chief executive Frank O’Connor and Minister for Finance Simon Harris at the publication of the agency's annual report on Wednesday. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork’s Colm Lyons to referee All-Ireland hurling final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/corks-colm-lyons-to-referee-all-ireland-hurling-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/corks-colm-lyons-to-referee-all-ireland-hurling-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway to face Limerick in Croke Park decider on July 19th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQLHHFSS2BDCLHQLV27O2YUUBU.jpg?auth=5b65ed5a24c6205e8c72ab3d51239620c1a31cf6855a6ccba9fc931dba805390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Colm Lyons during the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final between Limerick and Kilkenny. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moana review: Lazy Disney live-action remake sullies the good name of ‘content’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/moana-review-lazy-disney-live-action-remake-sullies-the-good-name-of-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/moana-review-lazy-disney-live-action-remake-sullies-the-good-name-of-content/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A decade since the animation, nothing of value is added in this lifeless, half-hearted picture]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KMTYBVG6NGZPBKIEWSUGWOETM.jpg?auth=5c0b06afb63c0ac7cca2570d3f7e14601326db03992ec2f78a099dfe2e4ac0c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Laga’aia in Moana. Photograph: Disney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Disney Enterprises</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish celebrities at Wimbledon: Rory McIlroy, Dermot Kennedy, Maura Higgins and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/08/irish-celebrities-at-wimbledon-rory-mcilroy-dermot-kennedy-maura-higgins-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/08/irish-celebrities-at-wimbledon-rory-mcilroy-dermot-kennedy-maura-higgins-and-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[Photo gallery:Maura Higgins spotted in very on-theme look while Rory McIlroy sports Masters jacket]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:52:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCMSRIGWWBGLJPFN7SB4UDCM7Q.png?auth=5395af435fdd34ae15ae129c63bcb7fbdca05ef2b007bf75e33122deba8f9e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wimbledon 2026: Dermot Kennedy; Maura Higgins; and Erica Stoll with Rory McIlroy. Photographs: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen’s decision to run for French presidency is a big gamble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/marine-le-pens-decision-to-run-for-french-presidency-is-a-big-gamble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/marine-le-pens-decision-to-run-for-french-presidency-is-a-big-gamble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under the shadow of a conviction for abuse of public funds, is the four-time presidential candidate the best choice for her party?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:40:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHA3ZTKSS7A7HSZSBLJTF6AVEY.jpg?auth=426f6584740251fa9d922925f7cf4575f33d2283a345f1655968d993957da418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Rally's president Jordan Bardella and parliamentary party leader Marine Le Pen campaigning in La Fleche, France on Wednesday. Photograph: Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fred Tanneau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permanent jobs taking longer to fill despite wage pressures cooling off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/permanent-jobs-taking-longer-to-fill-despite-wage-pressures-cooling-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/permanent-jobs-taking-longer-to-fill-despite-wage-pressures-cooling-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost two-thirds of recruiters reported a longer time-to-hire in May]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:32:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5SP5RVC75GWDFGD4XKPNQAHAA.jpg?auth=df49c9e1605042d4b8b2a8534d8602777b57978aeb6174cd66fb6abf04e8d937&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The supply of qualified candidates is 'expected to remain tight'. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They want Messi to stay in the tournament’: Egypt’s disallowed goal against Argentina leads to claims of injustice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/they-want-messi-to-stay-in-the-tournament-egypts-disallowed-goal-against-argentina-leads-to-claims-of-injustice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/they-want-messi-to-stay-in-the-tournament-egypts-disallowed-goal-against-argentina-leads-to-claims-of-injustice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mostafa Zico had a goal ruled out in Tuesday’s Round of 16 game due to a foul in the lead up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:18:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTSX2MAAFECHTM4XKQGPIEKZA4.jpg?auth=91bb0abb7be50cf5bd93bc4b4d4fe0ea4f2f07fa9108063982c7b12f3e15a7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Egypt's Mostafa Zico scores a goal that was later disallowed following a VAR review. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Mullan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global economy caught between competing forces of Iran war and AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/global-economy-caught-between-competing-forces-of-iran-war-and-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/global-economy-caught-between-competing-forces-of-iran-war-and-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IMF says two forces are pushing global economy in opposite directions as it cuts euro zone growth outlook]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:01:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A477CXCVMFH53AEXQGT6T6KBHU.jpg?auth=5bedf61627ba4c5fc405b193604d9e117a44e00889f8ddabb3c2594da5ceab56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded its forecast for inflation to 4.7 per cent in 2026. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair loses appeals against Italy’s Covid-19 aid to airlines in EU court ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/ryanair-loses-appeals-against-italys-covid-19-aid-to-airlines-in-eu-court-clone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/ryanair-loses-appeals-against-italys-covid-19-aid-to-airlines-in-eu-court-clone/</guid><description><![CDATA[General Court finds that help was ‘compliant with EU law’ after case referred back for top EU court ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:28:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSD5JCGMDCPKC6GVJVNJ6EAMOM.jpg?auth=6b2bd0840fd8284aa772036bf7f3f12021f96d56f7e7bd0de7b15e47f2a1aa98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Union’s General Court dismissed appeals lodged by Ryanair against an Italian state ​aid scheme to support airlines during the Covid-19 pandemic. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke withdraws from Monaco Diamond League 400m race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/08/rhasidat-adeleke-pulls-out-of-monaco-diamond-league-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/08/rhasidat-adeleke-pulls-out-of-monaco-diamond-league-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time now running out for Irish athlete to qualify for next month’s European Championships]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:26:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TSOLKY7PZBMNJN35NO5QHSW6A.jpg?auth=a198ff83371bf7a9a1a9b984a51f9e5e7a021ce8d018631baf573e85297edd6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CHORZOW, POLAND - AUGUST 25:
Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland seen at the start of the Women's 400m, at the Silesia Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, part of the Wanda Diamond League, on August 25, 2024, at Slaski Stadium in Chorzow. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesco explores sale of European business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/tesco-explores-sale-of-european-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/tesco-explores-sale-of-european-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley Armstrong and Ivan Levingston ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disposal would refocus UK’s biggest grocer on home market and end decades-long attempt to build major global operation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:14:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YGYQ4V4WAQBJYBUEHX7SGIPVU.jpg?auth=74b5a2817e226445582893b50cced8b5e0d9746cd9501667182a14473a5a875c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
Tesco is exploring a sale of its central and eastern European operations in a move that would bring down the curtain on a three-decade attempt by the UK’s biggest supermarket to build a global retail empire. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Office at 25: Behind-the-scenes secrets from TV’s funniest workplace mockumentary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/08/the-office-at-25-behind-the-scenes-secrets-from-tvs-funniest-workplace-mockumentary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/08/the-office-at-25-behind-the-scenes-secrets-from-tvs-funniest-workplace-mockumentary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From legal threats to hair clauses, here are 25 things you probably didn’t know about the beloved BBC sitcom starring Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:09:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTV3YWXPL5BZBCS6QJJR5Y6CKM.jpg?auth=d17824a54e407ffb31de7d6fff24dca25a9f25208afd1ee22d1211e1aca94675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Office: The beloved BBC sitcom is now a quarter of a century old. Photograph: BBC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enoch Burke launches fresh court challenge over school dismissal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/enoch-burke-launches-fresh-court-challenge-against-school-dismissal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/enoch-burke-launches-fresh-court-challenge-against-school-dismissal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest case is against disciplinary appeals panel, school board and Minister for Education]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:07:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5S6IXRPJXRE3N27M3OENM25KIQ.jpg?auth=6c8e6fc904247804a8cfa03b43fef5814d1130b5e18092741f0d31722aa6601c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How often to apply sunscreen, symptoms of heat exhaustion and safety tips for Ireland’s hot spell]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/08/staying-safe-in-the-sun-tips-to-protect-you-and-your-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/08/staying-safe-in-the-sun-tips-to-protect-you-and-your-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From sunburn to heat exhaustion, it’s important to take care during hot weather spells]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:02:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNGV27QJQ5FJBKXX552JNRX4BA.jpg?auth=8427f285c41646c98174c4ab145f8ef493b0b3b8f865fb352fc4bafbbbba1c87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children do not sweat as much as adults, so it is harder for them to stay cool. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of attempted murder in Belfast has court proceedings moved back four weeks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/man-accused-of-attempted-murder-in-belfast-has-court-proceedings-moved-back-four-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/man-accused-of-attempted-murder-in-belfast-has-court-proceedings-moved-back-four-weeks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid (30) is also charged with threatening to kill a radiographer and possession of a knife ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:01:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z75M6WSOW5ERLGKELCYXWLPQDU?auth=da1fd6b59f0f8df0f5f1a78541e1cb3e6cb376718c214e945f0de96924e70ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid (30) appearing via videolink at Belfast Magistrates Court last month. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Cook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Parliament approves motion calling for Russia alumina export ban ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/european-parliament-approves-motion-calling-for-russia-alumina-export-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/european-parliament-approves-motion-calling-for-russia-alumina-export-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Non-binding motion requesting ‘full ban’ on sale of alumina to Russia could seriously affect Aughinish Alumina’s business]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:30:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The controversial Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon-estuary. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in connection with Dún Laoghaire shooting released without charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-arrested-in-connection-with-dun-laoghaire-shooting-released-without-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-arrested-in-connection-with-dun-laoghaire-shooting-released-without-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Cullen, who was 39 and from Shankill, was fatally wounded at about 8.30am at Patrician Park on Kill Avenue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:13:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KN2NI7BVZBSHEOCUHDPB6OGQY.jpg?auth=732bbe499194b22308ebea14b74e7479262527a68f190d0abe1d176c60650379&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Cullen died after being shot in the leg in Dún Laoghaire.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternative All Stars: The footballers who deserve recognition despite early exits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/alternative-all-stars-the-footballers-who-deserve-recognition-after-early-exits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/07/alternative-all-stars-the-footballers-who-deserve-recognition-after-early-exits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The All Star XV too often smacks of 'what have you done for me lately?']]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXAIMYZSXBD2HNS4BWRXZGS5HQ.jpg?auth=cd8023ebc4eeb6a3182d69917623fc8779d885bef203cb59343f112b246d7315&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Westmeath’s Conor Dillon and Kevin O’Sullivan with Stephen O’Hanlon of Monaghan. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish in the EU: ‘The Italians enjoy life and savour what it has to offer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/08/irish-in-the-eu-the-italians-enjoy-life-and-savour-what-it-has-to-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/08/irish-in-the-eu-the-italians-enjoy-life-and-savour-what-it-has-to-offer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland could learn lessons from the adopted homes of its citizens]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUBJ47KG2ZEHRJ6ATLDHSYIYMA.jpg?auth=1036f589296bca271395975d4d12ed931d8074cbf43fa212d70dc83bf1a0b42d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Ireland, the in-between spaces where life really happens too easily get pushed out]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Neill calls on Little-Pengelly to clarify what she knew about Jeffrey Donaldson’s behaviour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/oneill-calls-on-little-pengelly-to-clarify-what-she-knew-about-jeffrey-donaldsons-behaviour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/07/oneill-calls-on-little-pengelly-to-clarify-what-she-knew-about-jeffrey-donaldsons-behaviour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland First Minister says she found silence from Stormont colleague ‘astonishing’ in wake of media report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:55:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VKHMOOFUW3VBRRNQCPO6AQ3FNU.jpg?auth=c1b97f9a79cb0fd77871030079d5a07b7ebc327939f25958e46bf689d57903d5&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 (left) and Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill speak to the media outside Leinster House, Dublin, on Tuesday. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in critical condition after violent assault in Dublin’s north inner city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-in-critical-condition-after-violent-assault-in-dublins-north-inner-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/man-in-critical-condition-after-violent-assault-in-dublins-north-inner-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for assistance from public after victim attacked off Talbot Street late on Monday night ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:51:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM3FD2NAKRHZTIPPLXYHXJWV7A.JPG?auth=d5b852b7373f7f5b70c8df294b4fd86a4bdb155f5332bc5d0eae8b477fa0ef90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí in Store Street station are investigating.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Register total rises amid concern labour market is slowing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/live-register-total-rises-amid-concern-labour-market-is-slowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/live-register-total-rises-amid-concern-labour-market-is-slowing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 25-34 age cohort made up the largest group  on the register, accounting for 24.2% of the total]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:50:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGY7WEF2WQGXYMAGAUF2R4FWCM.jpg?auth=d4899717c4bf1a317674ae715e8fc5342e314e618f6bdb8142cce48d144450d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of people on the Live Register rose marginally in June amid concern Ireland’s labour market is slowing. Photgraph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian attacks kill four in Ukraine and cause vast damage in Kyiv]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/russian-attacks-kill-three-in-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/russian-attacks-kill-three-in-ukraine/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trump says US will give licences for Patriot air defence systems to be made overseas for Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:36:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OH4YXSC2OPMAZV435VJ6TB6S2A.jpg?auth=347cbeabe9fd235f2d0a0cfcb795b270bf6ecf450a1e0534ecbd65c5c8ce70ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People buy food at an improvised outdoor market surrounded by damaged buildings and burnt cars in Kyiv, Ukraine (Efrem Lukatsky/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Efrem Lukatsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take court-prosecution decisions away from gardaí, Oireachtas committee told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/take-court-prosecution-decisions-away-from-gardai-oireachtas-committee-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/08/take-court-prosecution-decisions-away-from-gardai-oireachtas-committee-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman whose son was killed in hit-and-run incident by driver on bail says State needs to be ‘far more intolerant’ of bail breaches]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:24:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RNW3OSM7ZDMFA7CUJPPLZZFJA.JPG?auth=dbf11ee012164b743bf65ba273115f3b10d01a0a0dcb9a52c1601d70e8e02091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucia O’Farrell from Monaghan holding a picture of her son Shane who was killed in 2011. 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[Has anyone Gianni Infantino’s phone number? An urgent matter has arisen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/survival-guide-how-to-get-through-the-first-day-in-a-month-with-no-world-cup-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/survival-guide-how-to-get-through-the-first-day-in-a-month-with-no-world-cup-matches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘After 27 consecutive days of games ... they’re taking it all away from us for a whole 24 hours’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOZLPZWCVMW7BKVY256SGWAV3M.jpg?auth=aeed86930821d28c0f4a6d68875abb61e46e51c0d0f958d8c9ea6aca37363e9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When you hear Wednesday will be a World Cup rest day. Photograph: 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[All-Ireland boost for Limerick as captain Cian Lynch declared fit for hurling final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/all-ireland-boost-for-limerick-as-captain-cian-lynch-declared-fit-for-hurling-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/all-ireland-boost-for-limerick-as-captain-cian-lynch-declared-fit-for-hurling-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lynch did not start in semi-final win over Clare due to leg injury, but will feature from the off against Galway at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:41:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FCINRPTOGXK3ZFBNTTUBUT7DY.jpg?auth=b793cac25ad6c12d9a74dbb7233ff8661f6583b0f17deeb53bb631a885e982e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Cian Lynch during the warm-up at the All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Clare at Croke Park on July 5th. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany at a crossroads: Football, political frustration and the far right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/germany-at-a-crossroads-football-political-frustration-and-the-far-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/germany-at-a-crossroads-football-political-frustration-and-the-far-right/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast: The country’s establishment parties are seen as lacking ideas]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATLZWDUBMJAXYRKFESP23FCVCM.jpg?auth=5b7fdb11a97dc00e41c61c14c7c70b36e36fdcfaa67a466660bfd3f89c4ce5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI software that generates ‘rage bait’ developed by Germany’s far-right AfD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/ai-software-that-generates-rage-bait-developed-by-germanys-far-right-afd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/ai-software-that-generates-rage-bait-developed-by-germanys-far-right-afd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alternita platform uses Google Gemini, OpenAI and Claude to create provocative social media posts]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:10:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATUKLJE36FAY7I56E3YCECLCWM.jpg?auth=6d9a286ed0491b3f1c8e2b1c1e9c7fc00f7ac82b700d556b739e8f9f20c6a074&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alice Weidel, co-leader of the AfD: According to Correctiv, the software is already in use on her social media channels. Photograph: John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge raises concern over ‘advertisement’ published by man who lodged child abduction case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/judge-raises-concern-over-advertisement-published-by-man-involved-in-child-abduction-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/08/judge-raises-concern-over-advertisement-published-by-man-involved-in-child-abduction-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The man’s counsel told the High Court details of proceedings in another country were published after wife ‘refused to engage’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMUHRFUC7ZB5JIPJYNLDF6RNYU.JPG?auth=52fbef096d59db631b44afa5851ffee4e1ad9c16b3d8499ce121df32cac15029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Nuala Jackson told the High Court her 'absolute priority' was the safety and wellbeing of the child at the centre of the case. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State buys O’Connell Street site from UK property group for MetroLink  as part of €80m deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/08/state-buys-oconnell-street-site-from-uk-property-group-for-metrolink-for-80m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/08/state-buys-oconnell-street-site-from-uk-property-group-for-metrolink-for-80m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plot which included area occupied by former Carlton cinema was  to have been developed as a shopping centre by Hammerson
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:56:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R53YQ65KLNHFZIEFIAABXGIKTA.jpg?auth=24e44f4bc656bf8c6686ccc659f5c0e2c5f32398c54937004422fe213d5bd109&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Carlton site on O'Connell street. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messi continues to mesmerise as World Cup pauses for breath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/08/messi-continues-to-mesmerize-as-world-cup-pauses-for-breath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/08/messi-continues-to-mesmerize-as-world-cup-pauses-for-breath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin can rise to the occasion against Kerry; Ireland’s attack needs to grow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:53:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WUNIJ3JBW7JBLC5J6N6NIEXKU.jpg?auth=ba33cd9d162887bc32c7c4e37c6317b5a55679123de89162866fa85c5ea7fea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi is lifted by his Argentina teammates as they celebrated their comeback win over Egypt in Atlanta. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Coex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search under way after Boeing 737 cargo plane goes missing off Pakistan’s coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/08/search-under-way-after-boeing-737-cargo-plane-goes-missing-off-pakistans-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/08/search-under-way-after-boeing-737-cargo-plane-goes-missing-off-pakistans-coast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early flight data indicated the K2 Airways plane, with five crew on board, possibly crashed into the sea southwest of Karachi]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:51:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKQHKYEAKHXLHE3WX7OJRKBZKQ.jpg?auth=2c8550a13e64e03b3ff711f68f9fcd0789b17bb264e2db343b1ba28232627ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[File photo of a Boeing 737. A search operation is ongoing after a cargo plane carrying five crew members went missing. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Mabromata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice agent fatally shoots motorist during road stop in Houston]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/08/ice-agent-fatally-shoots-motorist-during-road-stop-in-houston/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/08/ice-agent-fatally-shoots-motorist-during-road-stop-in-houston/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maanvi Singh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Immigration agency gave no evidence for its claim that Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ‘weaponised his vehicle’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:46:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFZ6AGVISZHZTAXVWF2ONQEX5A?auth=b002b3d67d2a47201afed1660e8d07a7bc74372f990b54e47ed0837bef6b6cd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorenzo Salgado Araujo died after he was stopped by Ice agents who tried to arrest him. Photographj Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Dilts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much, and how often, should we charge our EV battery?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/08/how-much-and-how-often-should-we-charge-our-battery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/08/how-much-and-how-often-should-we-charge-our-battery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advice on your motoring queries, from buying and selling to issues with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:27:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXQPZNTQJKN4DAX6MLUQKBH2YM.jpg?auth=40279570786dfefa78874bae4f879f43d64c1882df42f0f006607c0ac393429d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The average loss of battery capacity is pushed higher by those who regularly use more powerful DC fast chargers. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDonald charm offensive fails to win support for Sinn Féin Bill on united Ireland plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/mcdonald-charm-offensive-fails-to-win-support-for-sinn-fein-bill-on-united-ireland-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/mcdonald-charm-offensive-fails-to-win-support-for-sinn-fein-bill-on-united-ireland-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McDonald argued the Bill that would have committed the Government to drafting a Green Paper on reunification within 18 months was ‘not a Sinn Féin thing’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:54:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZG2YQPMVATVXALAC6XZOREDW4.JPG?auth=1dbf56f2b6cd23fe9946e8fe7d1dff69d8d438bb8eb81c5ee5fa37cdcd6c4e76&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 speaking outside Leinster House yesterday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ballymun shopping centre site to be redeveloped into 564 apartments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/08/former-ballymun-shopping-centre-site-to-be-redeveloped-into-564-apartments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/08/former-ballymun-shopping-centre-site-to-be-redeveloped-into-564-apartments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Land Development Agency to build cost-rental homes up to 12 storeys tall]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOQTBL63XBD67OMUPRV5Z57S4E.JPG?auth=82b7299ac588298cce31b4497075d24621a994fa935c557d828669e9c2c0c5bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The apartments will be built in three blocks from six to 12 storeys. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China spooks Pacific neighbours with long-range missile test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/08/china-spooks-pacific-neighbours-with-long-range-missile-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/08/china-spooks-pacific-neighbours-with-long-range-missile-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beijing plays down test but is unlikely to give up on expanding its influence across the Pacific region]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:59:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOZKBWRAXRC7FFHVTHCNZS4AVU.jpg?auth=45c8085d4fa6206d2495e4a7ba6de0da8a5a54a0972a39e09454891056c87644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Chinese navy nuclear submarine. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK SCHIEFELBEIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers fear unproven AI impact on jobs and the merit of going second-hand  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/workers-fear-unproven-ai-impact-on-jobs-and-the-merit-of-going-second-hand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/workers-fear-unproven-ai-impact-on-jobs-and-the-merit-of-going-second-hand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:50:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SR32LLENNHDNNNOMQRH34BTMI.jpg?auth=ebe88b5ade65b2095001bac943489bb28582e0072dea09516d5c1b2855e9c3c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers fear of AI's impact on their jobs is surging even though few employers have yet replaced workers with the technology, a new report says. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">akinbostanci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No to ID cards’ mantra is not enough given complexity of human movement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/complexity-of-global-human-movements-requires-something-more-than-a-stark-no-to-id-cards-mantra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/complexity-of-global-human-movements-requires-something-more-than-a-stark-no-to-id-cards-mantra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland may still be a “back door to England” but according to official figures, Northern Ireland is now the back door to the Republic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love my four adult children deeply, but they won’t leave home, and I am desperate’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/08/i-love-my-four-adult-children-deeply-but-they-wont-leave-home-and-i-am-desperate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/08/i-love-my-four-adult-children-deeply-but-they-wont-leave-home-and-i-am-desperate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘I’ve told my partner I am not going to retire. Work might save my sanity’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYM45S55BJEVJE7ZT6XK32AE5I.jpg?auth=d3c6583f60da3fb0c6662d20eb19909274b35497f16c8711ad0da1079bb5a80b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I know I have contributed to this – that everyone assumes that there is nothing I like more than catering for our big, rambling family.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé: It’s not mind games – Ger Brennan is right about all the pressure being on Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/darragh-o-se-its-not-mind-games-ger-brennan-is-right-about-all-the-pressure-being-on-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/darragh-o-se-its-not-mind-games-ger-brennan-is-right-about-all-the-pressure-being-on-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kerry players know there’s an All-Ireland here for the winning and I think they should have enough for Dublin, while Mayo’s experience can tell against Louth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMOVKJ7YDBE2BKNSTZ47M3TYQY.jpg?auth=f6bf6bd89313ca345924a02af3034491ee71c885626b2f716af57739e4edeaf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin manager Ger Brennan's team 'are in the exact same position Kerry were in 12 months ago'. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holidaymakers missing the link between air travel and the climate emergency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/irish-holidaymakers-missing-the-link-between-air-travel-and-the-climate-emergency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/irish-holidaymakers-missing-the-link-between-air-travel-and-the-climate-emergency/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the absence of any concrete political leadership in this area, what else is left but our own agency?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[TU Dublin facing threat of potential penalties over financial deficit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/08/tu-dublin-facing-threat-of-potential-penalties-over-financial-deficit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/08/tu-dublin-facing-threat-of-potential-penalties-over-financial-deficit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulator could send in reviewer to institution, which is already under special monitoring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXYF3GFDXFC6TPKYEMSEYQU5JU.jpg?auth=492dab3e2361ea4413870be49c074a52a8f54ded2831c77affba56d002480806&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Technological University Dublin is second-largest third-level institution in the State]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Moran: It may be lovely hurling, but match officials must penalise the unfair prevention of a goalscoring opportunity  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/sean-moran-it-may-be-lovely-hurling-but-match-officials-must-penalise-the-unfair-prevention-of-a-goalscoring-opportunity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/sean-moran-it-may-be-lovely-hurling-but-match-officials-must-penalise-the-unfair-prevention-of-a-goalscoring-opportunity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The tweaked advantage rule has worked well in football ... that type of discretion has its merits’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUIGN55JANDYHGRK43AX7DS2UI.jpg?auth=aa1e7bc2aa584ce57a154b1dff4b15850b41a0073d7da924e35af14cd0b2be3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare's Peter Duggan is fouled by Nickie Quaid of Limerick during the championship semi-final. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen’s loyal lieutenant?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/who-is-jordan-bardella-marine-le-pens-loyal-lieutenant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/08/who-is-jordan-bardella-marine-le-pens-loyal-lieutenant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Rally will hope the clean-cut 30-year-old can help put its legal troubles behind it – but it may not be that simple]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CR22LW7ZEFHITHCBP5SBAPO4ZA.jpg?auth=bc0b97830a65b3a3c60a2475dbe1cbd264e8540903885c4da5dc29929723dd50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Small figurines representing voters, with images of French president Emmanuel Macron and National Rally's Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella in 2024. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ve brought them over to see what they’re made of’: John Fogarty on giving youth a chance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/weve-brought-them-over-to-see-what-theyre-made-of-john-fogarty-on-giving-youth-a-chance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/weve-brought-them-over-to-see-what-theyre-made-of-john-fogarty-on-giving-youth-a-chance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scrum coach pinpoints qualities younger players can bring as Ireland prepare to play Japan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7A4PAUPE2PBTXVUS5TJ7YULWNY.jpg?auth=b45534050c5514ea5c97d5ad935a863efd1414124c411ca9a061a37bd3199468&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Billy Bohan is set to make his Test debut against Japan. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Ireland’s super rich could learn from Martin Naughton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/what-irelands-super-rich-could-learn-from-martin-naughton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/what-irelands-super-rich-could-learn-from-martin-naughton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rather than stand on the sidelines saying Ireland was broken, he got on the pitch and did something]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy O’Brien making the most of late call-up after rediscovering his best form]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/jimmy-obrien-making-the-most-of-late-call-up-after-rediscovering-his-best-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/jimmy-obrien-making-the-most-of-late-call-up-after-rediscovering-his-best-form/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster man taking his opportunities in Nations Championship after injury struggles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SULXQCYAXH4QWZ4OXL5NRNPDYY.jpg?auth=ad0adcf09c4102de398daa50a121cb12042afda521f16773578e1455fdae48c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy O'Brien makes a break against Australia in the Nations Championship opener. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extraordinary chapters of Irish history written far from Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/extraordinary-chapters-of-irish-history-written-far-from-ireland-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/extraordinary-chapters-of-irish-history-written-far-from-ireland-itself/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many Irish emigrants have their greatest achievements woven into other nations’ histories while we forget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[A moving and constructive approach to dementia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/a-moving-and-constructive-approach-to-dementia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/a-moving-and-constructive-approach-to-dementia/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seán McCague’s family articulated the campaign’s message beautifully ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Black-listed gambling sites, Sinn Féin’s merch profits, and life as a returning emigrant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/black-listed-gambling-sites-sinn-feins-merch-profits-and-life-as-a-returning-emigrant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/black-listed-gambling-sites-sinn-feins-merch-profits-and-life-as-a-returning-emigrant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Ireland has failed to meet its own emissions targets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATSHD4PMTJFH3IM6QTKXRU7UAQ.jpg?auth=8784d32371cd751fde8011f3c998bd66b53a452640d49dcee034683193f553b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: Time is slowly kicking the crap out of me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/08/sean-moncrieff-time-is-slowly-kicking-the-crap-out-of-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/08/sean-moncrieff-time-is-slowly-kicking-the-crap-out-of-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time is slowly kicking the crap out of me and my friends. But I rarely notice the changes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCOF23KQKZFFVDN7ED272YHNZY.jpg?auth=3a6fb64fb880f85b3a7cec863cc12105e6a17129c2b923ea98da847091b44085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: The way we view ourselves tends to be in temporal flux]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulator must heed professional advice from therapists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/regulator-must-heed-professional-advice-from-therapists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/regulator-must-heed-professional-advice-from-therapists/</guid><description><![CDATA[Professionals want more stringent standards than the watchdog is willing to impose]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[US Soccer should show Donald Trump the red card]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/us-soccer-should-show-donald-trump-the-red-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/us-soccer-should-show-donald-trump-the-red-card/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US president has turned his destructive and insidious attention to sport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Registering power of attorney has become labyrinthine process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/registering-power-of-attorney-has-become-labyrinthine-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/registering-power-of-attorney-has-become-labyrinthine-process/</guid><description><![CDATA[Knowledge needed to interact with application ‘portal’ is beyond the layperson]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Gordon D’Arcy: This is not a criticism. It is an observation about this Ireland group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/gordon-darcy-victory-over-australia-did-not-show-us-a-new-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/08/gordon-darcy-victory-over-australia-did-not-show-us-a-new-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France-New Zealand offered a reminder of where Ireland need to progress over the next 15 months]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJK5DTYJ6EAP765I4VS25FLBZE.jpg?auth=191e8e97a406a46baa9e18be80d1fab20cb1f3994bb037914d6e48cd3ea96473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series, Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 4/7/2026
Australia vs Ireland
Ireland’s James Ryan competes at the lineout with Josh Canham of Australia 
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No justification for exclusion of services from the Occupied Territories Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/no-justification-for-exclusion-of-services-from-the-occupied-territories-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/no-justification-for-exclusion-of-services-from-the-occupied-territories-bill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legislators must fulfil their legal and moral obligations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Increase in public services complaints should be wake-up call for Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/increase-in-public-services-complaints-should-be-wake-up-call-for-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/increase-in-public-services-complaints-should-be-wake-up-call-for-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s time for real accountability for those managing these failing services]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[EU presidency may expose hypocrisy at heart of Ireland on everything from Ukraine to defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/eu-presidency-may-expose-hypocrisy-at-heart-of-ireland-on-everything-from-ukraine-to-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/eu-presidency-may-expose-hypocrisy-at-heart-of-ireland-on-everything-from-ukraine-to-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alanna O’Malley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State promotes value-based approach abroad, but fails to take action on the Occupied Territories Bill at home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQGU5R64ZZD4TLCRIT4A4BP7AQ.JPG?auth=c42dd882a8d9e29f82edab68772258751dd190ce2bc88bc89ea51a6adf90b218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina refinery in Co Limerick is owned by Russian aluminium producer Rusal. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Ireland conversation may be just beginning, but the conclusion seems clear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/united-ireland-conversation-may-be-just-beginning-but-the-conclusion-seems-clear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/united-ireland-conversation-may-be-just-beginning-but-the-conclusion-seems-clear/</guid><description><![CDATA[Patriotism brings with it a reluctance to contemplate changes to the Irish Republic as it exists today]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[MetroLink: Are we are setting in motion another financial runaway train?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/metrolink-are-we-are-setting-in-motion-another-financial-runaway-train/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/08/metrolink-are-we-are-setting-in-motion-another-financial-runaway-train/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MetroLink  resonates deafeningly in cost terms with what went wrong with the children’s hospital project ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Chambers of Commerce stands tall in the Dáil for Big Jim as legal aid row rumbles on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/jack-chambers-of-commerce-stands-tall-in-the-dail-for-big-jim-as-legal-aid-row-rumbles-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/08/jack-chambers-of-commerce-stands-tall-in-the-dail-for-big-jim-as-legal-aid-row-rumbles-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There was a miserable turnout for Leaders’ Questions amid the desperate crawl to the summer recess]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Albania’s historical customs are not representative of the country today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/albanias-historical-customs-are-not-representative-of-the-country-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/albanias-historical-customs-are-not-representative-of-the-country-today/</guid><description><![CDATA[Country grappling with issues familiar across Europe ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[RTÉ to seek more State funding after three-year €725m deal ends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/08/rte-to-seek-more-state-funding-after-three-year-725m-deal-ends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/08/rte-to-seek-more-state-funding-after-three-year-725m-deal-ends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee to hear broadcaster has ‘reversed the trend of reporting deficits’  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXOH5COMKREKDHAP7P7WLG3KNQ.JPG?auth=3551dbfd51e79ac2b8f6e6e24df28ee9d53ecf12cc81626fd461e3df2b8b622a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ is expected to say there remains a 'recognised funding challenge' for public service media in the Republic. 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[What to wear to stay cool during a heatwave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/08/what-to-wear-to-stay-cool-during-a-heatwave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/08/what-to-wear-to-stay-cool-during-a-heatwave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yola Mzizi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best fabrics and styles to keep you feeling - and looking - cool during hot weather]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZC2KOSNQ7U4GN6F65WXN3CAT4I.jpg?auth=b847e935097b264047285bbe657bcd990a84697d9d62707c4234c02a1cfad5ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Appropriate clothing is one way to prepare for extreme heat. Photograph: Simbarashe Cha/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simbarashe Cha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The excuse that hare coursing brings the community together is a fallacy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/the-excuse-that-hare-coursing-brings-the-community-together-is-a-fallacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/the-excuse-that-hare-coursing-brings-the-community-together-is-a-fallacy/</guid><description><![CDATA[It appears those who illegally carry out the practice will continue to do so, no matter what the consequences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Diplomatic efforts must be used to ensure detained Gazan doctor is released]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/diplomatic-efforts-must-be-used-to-ensure-detained-gazan-doctor-is-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/diplomatic-efforts-must-be-used-to-ensure-detained-gazan-doctor-is-released/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hussam Abu Safiya’s health is deteriorating rapidly since his arrest in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 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[Sweaty wristband? You cannot be serious]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/sweaty-wristband-you-cannot-be-serious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/07/sweaty-wristband-you-cannot-be-serious/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wimbledon crowds are courting disaster]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich kids and soccer dads: Why the US national team can never seem to make headway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/rich-kids-and-soccer-dads-why-the-us-national-team-can-never-seem-to-make-headway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/08/rich-kids-and-soccer-dads-why-the-us-national-team-can-never-seem-to-make-headway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behind the hype and hoopla of this tournament is the reality that millions of young Americans are excluded from the sport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQBJQP7P27IGLAENTHR3O5EIEU.jpg?auth=b4ef98848c9f5afc51e9fdd6054d532f4fb80abf1c3ef3019a05f1e347c8dea4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US fans walk through Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle before the World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between the US and Belgium on Monday, July 6, 2026. Photograph by: 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[Sinn Féin declares ownership of six new properties in latest set of annual accounts ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/sinn-fein-declares-ownership-of-six-new-properties-in-latest-set-of-annual-accounts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/08/sinn-fein-declares-ownership-of-six-new-properties-in-latest-set-of-annual-accounts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party’s merchandising operation saw surge in sales to €405,612 in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLOBQDGY3BCTJL7JZTJORIEORI.JPG?auth=3e0e66337c0000981ee3a5b5335ac81ced5f1de478e71ac09b1385480aee2386&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 at the opening ceremony in Dublin Castle on July 1st marking 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[Ireland central to black-market gambling empire, investigation finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/08/soft2bet-investigation-irish-gambling-licences-central-to-black-market-gambling-empire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/08/soft2bet-investigation-irish-gambling-licences-central-to-black-market-gambling-empire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe, Rachel Lavin, Maxence Peigné]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaked files show Soft2Bet – licensed in Ireland since 2022 – received €600m from a network of shadow gambling sites ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATSHD4PMTJFH3IM6QTKXRU7UAQ.jpg?auth=8784d32371cd751fde8011f3c998bd66b53a452640d49dcee034683193f553b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Internal documents shared with The Irish Times show that, between 2020 and 2024, money flowed from black-market gambling sites through a network of shell companies and payment agents to Soft2Bet or related entities. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maloney family seek over €10m for Mayo’s Mount Falcon Estate ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/maloney-family-seek-over-10m-for-mayos-mount-falcon-estate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/maloney-family-seek-over-10m-for-mayos-mount-falcon-estate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman Barry Maloney and his brothers seek buyer for luxury country-house hotel on 95 acres]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWLVR5H2KND5HP7EZZZSG33NOY.jpeg?auth=828fef7751a2adb8c6b5f5ad23cbe6bb5762f5dd73e46837d9434de8519ba40a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four-star Mount Falcon Hotel at Mount Falcon Estate in Co Mayo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on gambling: Irish regulation needs to catch up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-gambling-irish-regulation-needs-to-catch-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/08/the-irish-times-view-on-gambling-irish-regulation-needs-to-catch-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Investigation shows action is needed to protect consumers and ensure compliance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IC6ULGIWQ3LBVVL36OKVOGNBKA.jpg?auth=6fa66be394cbe1db0641702cee96f38708f0b0aed3897f7ee9d7e82750436ef2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Online gambling activities have soared, posing dangers of addiction.
(Photo:Yui Mok/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Page turners: 10 books to help you fall back in love with reading  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/08/page-turners-10-books-to-help-you-fall-back-in-love-with-reading/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/08/page-turners-10-books-to-help-you-fall-back-in-love-with-reading/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From space stations to 1960s LA, these stories will transport and delight any reader]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKFSGJLFYVHLTPLXIQRHQFRTYU.jpg?auth=e9a58425439bab93b0786643f0eacfe580589cc3519282fd9578a45b56ecd5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If you pick the right book, it will remind you of why you fell in love with reading in the first place. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mercedes Rancaño Otero</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts temperatures to increase from Friday as some areas face water restrictions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/08/temperatures-could-reach-28-degrees-on-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/08/temperatures-could-reach-28-degrees-on-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann places night-time restrictions on water supplies affecting Kilkenny, Tipperary, Donegal, Cork and Meath]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6IYHKRITJBCRNQHOQX2ADK4XA.JPG?auth=b22d1c827694b3ff98643f5c4ff5f933b7ff9d73a784498d30ff1f212a226e28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The national forecaster said the current hot spell is being caused by 'a ridge of high pressure' situated over Ireland. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/08/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/08/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 8th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTT7M7DQW5DHZNXJDTCIBPPOBA.jpg?auth=ebc7dbde33095648c64f5fa3164f9c5d642f6a4d2cc0eed6635de40955cdeace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a global gambling empire used Ireland to exploit addicts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/08/how-a-global-gambling-empire-used-ireland-to-exploit-addicts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/08/how-a-global-gambling-empire-used-ireland-to-exploit-addicts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe, Rachel Lavin, Maxence Peigné]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A multimillionaire, a web of illicit gambling websites and the Irish betting licences that helped them target gambling addicts worldwide  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HZFY5KEERCXVCD3I2EMOQSR24.jpg?auth=b8f040236a47eaaf1cdc5dd626516be1e4d0bdb7ce9630d6f9434c16db157e93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soft2Bet received hundreds of millions of euro from the profits of unlicensed gambling platforms, an investigation has found. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emigration changes you. The pint tastes different, the people look older]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/08/resettling-after-emigration-means-remaking-a-new-life-in-a-familiar-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/08/resettling-after-emigration-means-remaking-a-new-life-in-a-familiar-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How could an identity you passively wore for so long pinch like it shrank in the wash?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBT5HCOFQ5HPZFYAPNGQSNH5TY.jpg?auth=58886be5c9dccd8bef0291fc718867bbf6afd099b89dc43a586855be2856ca0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Back home, you are confronted by the ghost of the self who left years before]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr seeks €6.25m for Dublin docklands office block]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/mckillen-jnr-seeks-625m-for-dublin-docklands-office-block/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/mckillen-jnr-seeks-625m-for-dublin-docklands-office-block/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The newly developed Cardiff Lane building comprises 7,420sq ft of grade A office space and a ground-floor retail unit ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65XHH4XFPJH57CN6JGDNK4YZOI.jpg?auth=865833b32ea67ad657454271f8c6ab07957a127aae9c81ee235a3fa5259b0201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2 Cardiff Lane occupies a prime location in Dublin's south docklands]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl to shut landmark south Dublin store in final quarter of 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/lidl-to-shut-landmark-south-dublin-store-in-final-quarter-of-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/08/lidl-to-shut-landmark-south-dublin-store-in-final-quarter-of-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The German discount retailer will close its Deansgrange outlet in the final quarter of 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM57MXOHKBDGTG5DB4FYYZOXJE.jpg?auth=443df54f7dae811c93249d9015a2e8d2561da03fb7ecaddf0a0f43152144dc02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lidl occupies a high-profile position at the junction of Clonkeen Road and Kill Lane in Deansgrange, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Modern and airy villa-style home in Rathgar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/08/look-inside-modern-and-airy-villa-style-home-in-rathgar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/08/look-inside-modern-and-airy-villa-style-home-in-rathgar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brighton Avenue three-bed with attic den perfect for movie nights]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDNO3PGLYZE5LFNFY3TPCPYPNE.JPG?auth=0326d8bf2176afae533acfaf8bd175c061aaa0d0b5242027af8471b06668791a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2 Brighton Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New York unveils $5 billion plan to finish Brooklyn mega-development]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/new-york-unveils-5-billion-plan-to-finish-brooklyn-mega-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/new-york-unveils-5-billion-plan-to-finish-brooklyn-mega-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mihir Zaveri]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 20 years after it was announced, though, the project remains unfinished, a symbol of broken promises and the pitfalls of taxpayer-subsidised megaprojects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44N64E4C2E6XS5TPXVUMOJRLYI.jpg?auth=3e6055a550a83160208ba6ae259877c026cf042e5a1eff22c2639ba537cdad9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just after plans began to emerge to build the Barclays Center arena and office towers, residents in the area protested against the potential loss of homes and businesses associated with the project. Photograph:  Michael Kirby Smith/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Kirby Smith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colossus choreographer Stephanie Lake: ‘We’re a really small team, but we’re making big works’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/08/colossus-choreographer-stephanie-lake-were-a-really-small-team-but-were-making-big-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/08/colossus-choreographer-stephanie-lake-were-a-really-small-team-but-were-making-big-works/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Australian is bringing her 50-dancer show to Galway International Arts Festival 2026 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2NQFZKGYFBC5ZDQ7LKXF3B43CQ.jpg?auth=48326a4e3cd1e1c3689daae0fd999d13f73d2de1ed22ca1186aa6e181d4dda03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Colossus, choreographed by Stephanie Lake, being performed at the Southbank centre. Photograph: Camilla Greenwell]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosebush Pruning: A film too smug in its own show-off depravity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/rosebush-pruning-a-film-too-smug-in-its-own-show-off-depravity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/08/rosebush-pruning-a-film-too-smug-in-its-own-show-off-depravity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The audience is forced to endure a great deal of performative weirdness from an extraordinary array of talent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/US43RWHYZVFCFGIJWPI2IBA2NM.jpeg?auth=c428f1b77274c1b6cc1df2b8e1f1321f51aed1de2d9f7c368c3cd3361b0e0001&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosebush Pruning: One can hardly blame the film for having such disdain for its dreadful characters.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of Irish workers ‘worry about AI taking their jobs’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/almost-half-of-irish-workers-worry-about-ai-taking-their-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/almost-half-of-irish-workers-worry-about-ai-taking-their-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only small fraction of firms surveyed have used tech to fully replace roles, says FRS Recruitment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7L64SV5RBCBLKQYAYKGHZBQMI.jpg?auth=eadaf732edb168ecbe8f6174fa7c74aeb62ff8dc9abbfadfb9043741613a3308&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Against the background of the Gulf conflict, young Irish workers are less enthusiastic about moving abroad to find work than they were last year, said Colin Donnery, group chief executive of FRS Co-Op]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you a fool to pay full price? From paint to phones, buying second-hand can slash your costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/08/are-you-a-fool-to-pay-full-price-from-paint-to-phones-buying-second-hand-can-slash-your-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/08/are-you-a-fool-to-pay-full-price-from-paint-to-phones-buying-second-hand-can-slash-your-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As household budgets remain under pressure, buying refurbished or recycled products also helps the environment ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBFYOQTEHRAGPHCPYTX5NC3OFA.jpg?auth=041c375b289d3f873616267e53afb68c56855dbfaee47160bb059224368f6ecd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['You can save up to 60 per cent on the original retail cost with a reconditioned bike,' says Mark Dunn, programme manager at Rediscover Cycling. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay transparency rules could cause conflict in workplaces, say HR and law experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/looming-pay-transparency-rules-could-cause-conflict-in-workplaces-hr-and-employment-law-experts-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/08/looming-pay-transparency-rules-could-cause-conflict-in-workplaces-hr-and-employment-law-experts-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers urged to prepare for ‘complex’ EU rules on disclosing details on salaries]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPLWSE6ZYBECBIKBOYQMUSQMAQ.jpg?auth=73c11ed9c40f25112274939b65ce6cebd85321f2cdd8b711856ed9234050c99b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work is continuing on the required legislation in Ireland. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s food trucks: ‘When we didn’t get planning retention, we were devastated’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/08/its-far-more-than-just-cooking-the-happy-messy-realities-of-pursuing-the-food-truck-dream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/08/its-far-more-than-just-cooking-the-happy-messy-realities-of-pursuing-the-food-truck-dream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Áíne Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the lows of planning permission problems to the highs of basking in plaudits, owning a food truck can dish up the rough with the smooth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MK3A5BM3TVCKFA2YTKEEWWFA3A.jpg?auth=41453256b9b1c3fda9279452f93e9106d31385f12b9496e0ebe604c6deab7d61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien Smyth at La Papessa Pizza & Deli, beside St Colmcille's GAA club in Swords, Co Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t skip the foundation: The PSRA’s role in making property transactions transparent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/08/dont-skip-the-foundation-the-psras-role-in-making-property-transactions-transparent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/08/dont-skip-the-foundation-the-psras-role-in-making-property-transactions-transparent/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Property Services Regulatory Authority ensures that property agents are compliant and sales are transparent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRCTRV2VVVETNOY55RPCGFU2ZM.jpg?auth=7552aff1107f57efc5b61e29f116e9851afe410c748fd9ee0a440ed45449b025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maeve Hogan, chief executive of the Property Services Regulatory Authority]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Cher’s 1964 debut solo single referenced which member of The Beatles? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/08/the-music-quiz-chers-1964-debut-solo-single-referenced-which-member-of-the-beatles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/08/the-music-quiz-chers-1964-debut-solo-single-referenced-which-member-of-the-beatles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Dublin band Basht’s latest single is named after which British actress?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6W4TM2WLXVBQJAQHK24BGTLUFQ.jpg?auth=a73f11fc638c1196c2c0d8ecce886fc687a135be8276a819d05c54229b6b1abe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actress and singer Cher in 1989. Photograph: George Rose/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">George Rose</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Celtic World: A History – Were they superstitious, warlike hotheads as often depicted?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/the-celtic-world-a-history-were-they-superstitious-warlike-hotheads-as-often-depicted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/the-celtic-world-a-history-were-they-superstitious-warlike-hotheads-as-often-depicted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Waddell takes the reader on a deeply personal tour and makes for the perfect guide]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZHQGNSD2BBTXL62WW7NKANYZ4.jpg?auth=5f8c0f3299be60b4b25f561696cf5928301aab85ed8dac5ca30fbb58db0518c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Celtic cross. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MendelPerkinsPhotography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiat rediscovers its soul with the Grande Panda]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/07/08/fiat-rediscovers-its-soul-with-the-grande-panda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/07/08/fiat-rediscovers-its-soul-with-the-grande-panda/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New version borrows from the past without becoming trapped by it, delivering a charming, spacious, family car]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RIOSSBY7CJDH3IWSFKTACYG2IY.jpeg?auth=c5af74b1e47efe163fdbbdb9edb035904caf82db577cc4c3915d2a1389b02ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiat Grande Panda plays up its heritage and marries its fashion with admirable functionality]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>