<?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/2026-07-09/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 08:26:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: France stick to the script to reach World Cup final four]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/france-stick-to-the-script-to-reach-world-cup-final-four/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/france-stick-to-the-script-to-reach-world-cup-final-four/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé provide the goals as Les Bleus crack Morocco]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:24:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIYF63Y3CEXAZC5RVX725GFG6I.jpg?auth=9fe2066aa257e4c280fc4009a7f36df7ee98ae9cb5cb798f40c38afd6df4c8c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France captain Kylian Mbappé celebrates scoring the opening goal in his side's 2-0 win over Morocco in the World Cup quarter-final. Photograph: Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Odd Andersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US woman murdered in Killarney died from suffocation, postmortem finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/main-suspect-in-killarney-murder-inquiry-believed-to-have-fled-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/main-suspect-in-killarney-murder-inquiry-believed-to-have-fled-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche, Conor Lally, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí say main suspect in Killarney murder inquiry has fled Ireland as they liaise with foreign police forces ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:37:26 +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 suffered head injuries in the fatal attack that occurred on Monday night or in the early hours of Tuesday. Photograph via Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An enormous challenge’: Aontú leader becomes emotional discussing relative with Alzheimer’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/an-enormous-challenge-aontu-leader-becomes-emotional-discussing-relative-with-alzheimers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/an-enormous-challenge-aontu-leader-becomes-emotional-discussing-relative-with-alzheimers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peadar Tóibín unable to continue his Dáil speech while describing homecare as ‘backbone of dementia support’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:21:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCG7MP66XZHB7OF3C6V5ZQQW7Y.jpeg?auth=bd0f9258f0b9c3196cc972aef9ccf12833856161649da7536bf3027deccd3813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín urged the Government to do all it can in research into dementia. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MPs overwhelmingly back Andy Burnham for party leadership ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/09/labour-mps-overwhelmingly-back-andy-burnham-for-party-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/09/labour-mps-overwhelmingly-back-andy-burnham-for-party-leadership/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor to be declared Labour leader on July 17th and prime minister on July 20th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:19:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6RHFC63KKGB7ZKTA7DRFI34DA.jpg?auth=f145ca74d9b7c5184ace44de6923fd7672abc5cf4f61f46eb8f939e3383df534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham signalled a tougher stance towards Israel over its military operations in Gaza. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran trade strikes; Irish Government prepared for ‘all scenarios’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-united-states-donald-trump-latest-live-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-united-states-donald-trump-latest-live-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns, Claire Murphy, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US military says it has struck at 170 targets in Iran over the last 48 hours]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:13:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONXSMZ5T6HZJGEFB65IUKPNHUQ.jpg?auth=a866fc75e7688164d2f3299e76236cb9cf68f34e9ffa874c7dc2b92c22b1ba5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Iranian Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jet performs a flyby over mourners taking part in a funeral procession for Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher says he was turned down for UCD master’s course in favour of less-qualified woman ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/teacher-says-he-was-turned-down-for-ucd-masters-course-in-favour-of-less-qualified-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/teacher-says-he-was-turned-down-for-ucd-masters-course-in-favour-of-less-qualified-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discrimination case taken in 2002 has been before Circuit Court, High Court and European Court of Justice ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:54:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6H4K56KFMRKOILK5IEB56LORCI.jpg?auth=a814a342d2d468d2366c1ce5d8b44b6b824b8ef4ad1af4253ca5da890e62c296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Kelly of Edenderry, Co Offaly, is seeking permission to cross-examine UCD's director of legal services. Photograph: Nick Elliot/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses at An Sraith Salach in Connemara destroyed by fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/businesses-at-an-sraith-salach-in-connemara-destroyed-by-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/businesses-at-an-sraith-salach-in-connemara-destroyed-by-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Plenty of resolve’ among family owners to rebuild treasured local premises, says councillor  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:51:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QD3SLF2R75A57OWBRDYPMBT4FE.JPG?auth=6ffd7bfbd893cc1dc32e1c1dcf0c34d107b53200e39024e15ea7b779d0f9dd01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters at the scene of the fire at Recess in Connemara, Co Galway, on Thursday. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City take first-leg defeat to CSKA Sofia in Europa League qualifiers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/derry-city-take-first-leg-defeat-to-cska-sofia-in-europa-league-qualifiers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/derry-city-take-first-leg-defeat-to-cska-sofia-in-europa-league-qualifiers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liam Boyce and James Olayinka net to give Candystripes hope for Brandywell return visit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:35:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOUGEZBSFMML4ZJWU454QDQVHE.jpg?auth=d98343768f393d6040949d5c96ff719523b257c79503533a32f0977fd26a0bad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry’s Michael Duffy in actions against CSKA Sofia's Petko Panayotov. Photograph: Kostadin Andanov/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin was talked out of using nuclear weapon, former Nato official tells Dublin conference]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/putin-was-talked-out-of-using-nuclear-weapon-against-ukraine-says-former-nato-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/putin-was-talked-out-of-using-nuclear-weapon-against-ukraine-says-former-nato-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rose Gottemoeller tells Dublin conference she believed Russian president was prepared for nuclear strike in 2022 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOSV7737TRKKDD73GYSLRFIJFM.jpg?auth=e202b10c090ed75a56d83b8aab07fa5be14e387284363a7f903a3787bb7c8dca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia's president Vladimir Putin was warned by the Biden administration not to go down the nuclear route, said Rose Gottemoeller. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran retaliates after US strikes that left 14 dead and almost 80 injured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-retaliates-after-us-strikes-that-left-14-dead-and-almost-80-injured/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/iran-retaliates-after-us-strikes-that-left-14-dead-and-almost-80-injured/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nayera Abdallah, Tala Ramadan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US attacks and Strait of Hormuz intervention disrupting waterway’s gradual reopening, says Islamic Revolutionary Guard]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:55:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22JWRDKHNI5H4VHXA3FMR52UJI.jpg?auth=063fbc5b5b69a937bc21ed02588afa40c81d3451aeeeca6d0f00620a6edfdb7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The attacks came on the final day of mass funeral processions and rallies for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photograph: John Moore/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Moore</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karolina Muchova into Wimbledon final after defeating Coco Gauff in nail-biting tie-break]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/09/karolina-muchova-into-wimbledon-final-after-defeating-coco-gauff-in-nail-biting-tie-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/09/karolina-muchova-into-wimbledon-final-after-defeating-coco-gauff-in-nail-biting-tie-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Liew]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-Czech women’s final at SW19 after Linda Nosková defeats Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:48:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I74SYKOKA6WKYMAQEDCZG44K3Y.jpg?auth=0bfdf34535595c7a7069039a09661eaf5024da59cb48072820bbc2aeac374705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karolina Muchova acknowledges the crowd after her semi-final victory over Coco Gauff. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Stockman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE to examine whether money provided to any funded organisation was sent abroad ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/hse-to-examine-whether-money-provided-to-any-funded-organisation-was-sent-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/hse-to-examine-whether-money-provided-to-any-funded-organisation-was-sent-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health service tells Oireachtas committee of review of governance and financial records at autism charity ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:39:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24K3QH33XFBYFGZ3S52SYVMRYE.jpg?auth=7c093743330b0dc1a915d3704aff0c2601b4de1e916e7e38e804ec24dc3d8177&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE said it has begun a review of financial, contractual and governance records relating to Autism Initiative Ireland, now Autism a Chara. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sdominick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians take two-goal advantage to Gibraltar after Dalymount win over St Joseph’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/bohemians-take-two-goal-advantage-to-gibraltar-after-dalymount-win-over-st-josephs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/bohemians-take-two-goal-advantage-to-gibraltar-after-dalymount-win-over-st-josephs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Douglas James-Taylor on target from penalty spot in first round Conference League qualifier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:38:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TERTI7TYBOUHGCNMVOGTDA4HHY.jpg?auth=504ce16289f05e1903fa14ebf8d3e7ecf1996f830d29e4871cd257e6c97b3167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Douglas James-Taylor celebrates scoring the opening goal for Bohemians. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare school refused extra teacher by department after enrolling 25 additional pupils ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/kildare-school-refused-extra-teacher-by-department-after-enrolling-25-additional-pupils/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/kildare-school-refused-extra-teacher-by-department-after-enrolling-25-additional-pupils/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number well over the average 23 pupil-to-one-teacher ratio in the State]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:19:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWBXMJLLM5CB7CAP467UUNOSFI.jpg?auth=20371f025bf6e093dcec2cb5ec738195812dde86b90b3a8cf37f635dfc87ebb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The school said the department had 'formally requested' that it enrol the additional class of junior infants. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talking Italian: Frank McNally on Joyce, Beckett and 250 years of language studies in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/10/talking-italian-frank-mcnally-on-joyce-beckett-and-250-years-of-italian-studies-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/10/talking-italian-frank-mcnally-on-joyce-beckett-and-250-years-of-italian-studies-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joyce’s studies had been shaped by Giordano Bruno – a man considered a ‘terrible heretic’ in his own lifetime]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:06:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3O6YS4VSQBC53I5ROZGQSBW2WU.jpg?auth=7906758d6667391ac3dcc23dbb8b08462af83821c3aef11db6e2a7afd3239ae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) was one of the great discoveries of James Joyce’s time studying Italian in UCD]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson review ordered by DUP will investigate ‘what information was known’ in party]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/jeffrey-donaldson-review-ordered-by-dup-will-investigate-what-information-was-known-in-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/jeffrey-donaldson-review-ordered-by-dup-will-investigate-what-information-was-known-in-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Child safeguarding expert Jim Gamble to lead the independent review]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:06:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAD6OLUQEVRXIGTZB3KTGJHB5E.jpg?auth=bd7d0d026e9dde304a9ae6143f4dbda66bc9b7d6337619ffefbb432c55d6b898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry courthouse last month during his trial on charges of child sexual abuse. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Nato summit: the alliance reconfigures ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-nato-summit-the-alliance-reconfigures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-nato-summit-the-alliance-reconfigures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Other members are defining their own priorities distinct from those of the US]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XI3LH6RYLYZ2ZYW5DDCP6OJBI.jpg?auth=94bc2c6d6b232e4e3c6f292a6ea8a360eafe890cdfd04caa619e7c5dd3821f2a&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 leaves after holding a press conference during the 2026 Nato Leaders Summit in Ankara on Wednesday. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the hare coursing Bill: a free vote would be better]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-hare-coursing-bill-a-free-vote-would-be-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-hare-coursing-bill-a-free-vote-would-be-better/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strict whipping limits the space for vigorous and well-informed debate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYUCPNMIBG7EGL2ZDV4XO5TGCA.JPG?auth=dc3ee03a026abe515a5669ab7f46ac1fc64abd6d63cd3027da885a5883d94ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Murphy TD and Ruth CoopingerTD join protesters outside Leinster House, Dublin to campaign for Hare Coursing to be banned as the subject is due to be debated in the house later today. 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[Mother of child rape victim ordered before court to face contempt allegations over video]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/mother-of-child-rape-victim-ordered-before-court-to-face-contempt-allegations-over-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/mother-of-child-rape-victim-ordered-before-court-to-face-contempt-allegations-over-video/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman alleged to have recorded rapist in court and to have posted footage on Facebook]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:48:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RO5YJZRZ2KPKQPUQUF7DAVZIXU.jpg?auth=fbeb8c336bfe5bcc3dcd3c532effbfa0c791f1157f227985850477516a2d8572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman is alleged to have made a video recording in court of her 17-year-old daughter’s rapist and to have posted it on Facebook. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assisted dying close to becoming law in Jersey ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/09/assisted-dying-close-to-becoming-law-in-jersey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/09/assisted-dying-close-to-becoming-law-in-jersey/</guid><description><![CDATA[Informed wish to end life required and terminally ill with an expectancy of six months, or 12 if a neurodegenerative disease]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:47:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPYLDPVGUIEUQVPYUOMUAECQ4M.jpg?auth=96b8cd0fa1763da186f7f1b3db587f797ef221282a2d0c7ed85ca4621e351908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crown dependency's parliament voted in May 2024 in favour of formulating legislation for the contentious service. File photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar demolishes rivals on the Tourmalet to take ominous Tour de France lead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/09/tadej-pogacar-demolishes-rivals-on-the-tourmalet-to-take-ominous-tour-de-france-lead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/09/tadej-pogacar-demolishes-rivals-on-the-tourmalet-to-take-ominous-tour-de-france-lead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-time champion dominates 17km climb to win sixth stage]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:42:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMXQRIJQGWH7RJ4PYK2PS6HQEI.jpg?auth=68da41edf680bd28a787a668a3491b127d5b460c33a338b75d9212512f5568b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after taking the general classification lead following Thursday's sixth stage of the Tour de France. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of running RTÉ will increase by €50m this year, Oireachtas committee told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/09/rte-seeking-to-sell-significant-portion-of-montrose-campus-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/09/rte-seeking-to-sell-significant-portion-of-montrose-campus-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kevin Bakhurst tells PAC  that broadcaster  has held preliminary discussions with Land Development Agency ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:27:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWV6W6AOK5IINUY7S7NVB5YFEE.JPG?auth=5e5b9afb8d9d78e3b79e64f9c40416e95e63835cc219174f84e42c5d5b32f022&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 (left)  and deputy director general  Adrian Lynch arrive at Leinster House to attend the Public Accounts Committee. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos  
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder accused told paramedics Gillian Curran had several falls before death ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/murder-accused-told-paramedics-gillian-curran-had-several-falls-before-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/murder-accused-told-paramedics-gillian-curran-had-several-falls-before-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marcus O’Neill (35) of O’Brien Street in Waterford denies killing partner at his home in January 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:22:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYC7NVAQFVAYJLCOX4IGXIQ7J4.JPG?auth=a5299eed1ec916e85a52c067e62954061e85c67857ae5abc3b14d7a89541bfd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Curran died in January 2025. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex-abuse trials adjourned over solicitor-fee impasse, despite arrival of overseas parties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/sex-abuse-trials-adjourned-over-solicitor-fee-impasse-despite-arrival-of-overseas-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/sex-abuse-trials-adjourned-over-solicitor-fee-impasse-despite-arrival-of-overseas-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ennis Circuit Court judge describes ongoing dispute over new District Court fees as a ‘mess’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:18:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BP32NUJAW4V64YBCJKAQBXDEJQ.jpg?auth=931e58a5ff1ec18709ce41107677eb5613fc0d6c38e7ef35eb93d708c2fe6958&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two sex abuse trials were adjourned at Ennis Circuit Court. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burying a child ‘disrupts rhythm of the world’: Malaga crash victim Michaela Newcombe remembered at funeral]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/death-of-malaga-crash-victim-michaela-newcombe-disrupts-rhythm-of-the-world-funeral-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/death-of-malaga-crash-victim-michaela-newcombe-disrupts-rhythm-of-the-world-funeral-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congregation hears how Michaela Newcombe’s world revolved around her nanny Francie and grandad Eddie, with whom she had lived since age three]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:12:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZMX4KENY4AGG6WREBLZALLXH4.jpg?auth=03839bebcc033c5d557d90d0b6ebd6ff560c57d3de76ac912a0850c59963fb37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners attend the funeral of Michaela Newcombe at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Thursday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí seize cannabis vapes and edibles worth €2m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/gardai-seize-cannabis-vapes-and-edibles-worth-2m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/gardai-seize-cannabis-vapes-and-edibles-worth-2m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Raids carried out across several counties expose retailers selling cannabis vapes and jellies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:59:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDIASESVRVGCNIOJCRB64Q2MOI.jpg?auth=76850f734d15e6c7108de54e3ebf2fb3082a9f2ed8e8d12b42b3d6cc7c377781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A selection of the cannabis-infused gummies seized by gardaí. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin man who murdered American nurse is jailed for 14 years in Hungary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/dublin-man-who-murdered-american-nurse-is-jailed-for-14-years-in-hungary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/dublin-man-who-murdered-american-nurse-is-jailed-for-14-years-in-hungary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bálint Domotor in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge rejects Irish man’s claim he accidentally killed US tourist Mackenzie Michalski during consensual sex]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:52:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7RSLX5PANFGVHLBZBDB2M42WA.jpg?auth=92e49f783a8b053b7e0f86a1d99ad09a2b696b9871491b9c2bb420bb656465ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Dublin man (left), who cannot be named due to Hungarian legal restrictions,  in Budapest court, where he was convicted of the murder of 31-year-old US tourist Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest in November 2024. Photograph: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish talent nominated for 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/09/irish-talent-nominated-for-2026-primetime-emmy-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/09/irish-talent-nominated-for-2026-primetime-emmy-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish creative scoops 15 nominations, with Wednesday and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms leading way]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:39:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEIRNWNIQE77RSERNP44E3DXGI.jpg?auth=92c001499c3d75c24300f6fb4cf590774ed51bb4fa9c5f0c9c38deb5b827ca7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Home Box Office,Inc. All Rights Reserved</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors reeling from Middle East conflict face fresh setback over AstraZeneca slump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/investors-reeling-from-middle-east-conflict-face-fresh-setback-over-astrazeneca-slump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/investors-reeling-from-middle-east-conflict-face-fresh-setback-over-astrazeneca-slump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil prices fall as US signals latest military flare-up in Iran would end quickly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:33:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54B5TEGMXJYZ4DUCAXCGGPA3AU.jpg?auth=e2a183cb10df02b7d3ee5f95cd4e4eef21ab1995ccc13fbeefeba7c1336a8bb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in AstraZeneca fell 6 per cent after it announced setbacks in a drug trial. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynne Cameron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baggage handler Swissport sees seven-fold profit growth as Dublin Airport delays ease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/baggage-handler-swissport-sees-seven-fold-profit-growth-as-dublin-airport-delays-ease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/baggage-handler-swissport-sees-seven-fold-profit-growth-as-dublin-airport-delays-ease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenues increased by 12 per cent to €66.4m, according to recent filings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:26:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3HD6NKSIAANAES7JWFVXBWWHLQ.jpg?auth=06cd1dabae15912635d02bb19ed2ce7a35a44fd03506f50cefe6584b67370cff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swissport Ireland found itself at the centre of a public controversy in summer 2022 when a large number of passenger bags went missing at Dublin Airport. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin industrial and logistics market booms in second quarter of year ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/dublin-industrial-and-logistics-market-booms-in-second-quarter-of-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/dublin-industrial-and-logistics-market-booms-in-second-quarter-of-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following relatively slow start to 2026, take-up rebounded in Q2 to reach 619,000sq ft]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:14:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRTUTJG6VRFHRJ2GRLNXZTWGAM.jpg?auth=10c467b5410397290a9c220d30ef5b6e5117d295433ad77db55a68c201a5dbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trends indicated a strong showing for first-party logistics occupiers. The data shows they accounted for nearly half of all space taken, with activity driven by wholesalers and ecommerce platforms. Photograph:  Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">panumas nikomkai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan hospitalised during trip to Brussels ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/minister-patrick-odonovan-hospitalised-during-trip-to-brussels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/minister-patrick-odonovan-hospitalised-during-trip-to-brussels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Donovan, who has previously spoken about his experience living with epilepsy which he was diagnosed with over ten years ago. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:06:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIK3TOLG525NJP5XYNS5T4263E.JPG?auth=e9d7c59fe843b85c4ad5df50440c04eec6973cfc3916ab8dcb1247b396529d67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan has said his condition does not 'impede' him once managed. File photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court challenge to new legal aid model set for this month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/high-court-challenge-to-new-legal-aid-model-set-for-this-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/high-court-challenge-to-new-legal-aid-model-set-for-this-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under new arrangement, solicitors receive flat fee of €520 irrespective of court appearances ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:03:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXGBV3MTOM3BZAHFLHVTVF62WQ.jpg?auth=375bfbb74fb6dcc1a9f484fba331e85d42608cee28349c44b91090568507973a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The previous criminal legal aid payments system was based on the number of court appearances a solicitor made during a case. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Works resume on Dublin hotel extension following residents’ protests, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/works-resume-on-dublin-hotel-extension-following-residents-protests-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/works-resume-on-dublin-hotel-extension-following-residents-protests-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Operators of Alex Hotel in the south inner city had obtained injunctions against certain locals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:01:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BULOX474ZRAJRIGYCKP2KQXTUA.png?auth=375ce74c9d707891c1279d2f12f1ec71a5124c7f2326fb87039f765c57ccdeb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work on an extension to the Alex Hotel in Dublin hotel has resumed in full following protests earlier this year by residents of a flat complex next to the hotel, the High Court heard.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lily King on living in Trump’s America: ‘I get dispirited, but I am an optimist … I think the tide is turning’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/lily-king-on-living-in-trumps-america-i-get-dispirited-but-i-am-an-optimist-i-think-the-tide-is-turning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/lily-king-on-living-in-trumps-america-i-get-dispirited-but-i-am-an-optimist-i-think-the-tide-is-turning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4FP52VYVRP3BCZMGQSPIUGSKU.jpg?auth=b784e31c559969ec1656ed50faee092dc2c72e125535c6852c23abc6c092b6a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaking on the latest episode of The Irish Times Women’s Podcast, Lily King is determined to remain hopeful about the future of her country. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development of Montebello House in Killiney supported ‘in principle’ – council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/council-says-it-supports-development-of-montebello-house-in-killiney-in-principle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/council-says-it-supports-development-of-montebello-house-in-killiney-in-principle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council last week denied planning permission for luxury homes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:48:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSIV2NCQ2ZDVVHKGM4CSW7H7KY.jpeg?auth=b434f630411598f59896b0142e62a0206b3cbd587542a64a3a51e666e0d01559&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist's impression of the proposed development on the grounds of  Montebello House in Killiney, Co Dublin.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faith leaders raise concerns with Taoiseach over impact of artificial intelligence  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/faith-leaders-raise-concerns-with-taoiseach-over-impact-of-artificial-intelligence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/faith-leaders-raise-concerns-with-taoiseach-over-impact-of-artificial-intelligence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Religous leaders also use meeting to advocate for European Union enlargement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:32:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFB4WRLZPNA75CQWEXTQJORR5Y.JPG?auth=1f90ac7594f153cc6f51df3f17828e1ac761b85796c3c38cc912d336340cb75d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Taoiseach was asked to consider including faith leaders in an upcoming summit on artificial intelligence. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oisín McConville wants Wicklow to embrace Tailteann Cup final’s big-day atmosphere]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/oisin-mcconville-wants-wicklow-to-embrace-tailteann-cup-finals-big-day-atmosphere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/oisin-mcconville-wants-wicklow-to-embrace-tailteann-cup-finals-big-day-atmosphere/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Garden County face Down in Saturday’s decider at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XN3K2TCVJJM5VVB6XMBQAH74AY.jpg?auth=c0b0bb4e0511585762240d350f33920c92637b47aa7eacdb0c4d7ffd27b485e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wicklow manager Oisín McConville with the Tailteann Cup at Croke Park ahead of Saturday's final. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazans mourn aid worker who brought World Cup screenings to Palestinians ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/gazans-mourn-aid-worker-who-brought-world-cup-screenings-to-palestinians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/gazans-mourn-aid-worker-who-brought-world-cup-screenings-to-palestinians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mohammad al-Waheidi killed in Israeli air strike on eve of Egypt-Argentina match on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCL53QKLSXFEEEOJU2YWT4X544.jpg?auth=1020113fa784cb8fb2b608370059c949138f25f93a2fcc5653e08c7331719fcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Displaced Palestinians gather to watch the World Cup round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt in Gaza City on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Saber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina report ready ‘within 10 days’, says Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/aughinish-alumina-report-ready-within-10-days-says-minister-for-enterprise-peter-burke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/aughinish-alumina-report-ready-within-10-days-says-minister-for-enterprise-peter-burke/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Commission ‘will have to stand up and take the lead in this’, says Burke]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:01:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HYD5L4CCCPMLA6MCQ3XJZGI4M.jpg?auth=e2557c4872ecce6b0a5f3cc38fba74ab715cf551ea408fd2d5099cc236cf68f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina employs close to 500 people in Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland ‘becoming desensitised’ to violence against women, Oireachtas told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/ireland-becoming-desensitised-to-violence-against-women-oireachtas-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/09/ireland-becoming-desensitised-to-violence-against-women-oireachtas-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[University of Galway has seen a 114% increase in reports of sexual violence since 2024]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BFVLI6JUBBZLPZ42OKL5VNSTM.jpg?auth=ab18dfcd5e25a451650558a443dc4202f7664f55732a88d92a3148615ff67e47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Oireachtas committee discussed sexual violence policies and procedures in higher education institutions on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Egoitz Bengoetxea Iguaran</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents should be fined for pre-teen misuse of e-scooters, says Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/parents-should-be-fined-for-pre-teen-misuse-of-e-scooters-says-aontu-leader-peadar-toibin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/parents-should-be-fined-for-pre-teen-misuse-of-e-scooters-says-aontu-leader-peadar-toibin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government department seeking Health Service Executive report on scale of injuries, says Minister  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOHKLSKU5Y6DTKSAPUU4WM35FM.jpg?auth=1107e02c90865363826abead304e61bc3afb00d7a699f4e54a1258485c3082b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín said e-scooters are being misused countrywide and it is leading to a public health crisis. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can tech offer solutions for weight management and obesity?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/how-can-tech-offer-solutions-for-weight-management-and-obesity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/how-can-tech-offer-solutions-for-weight-management-and-obesity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVUOHHRTZMS77HFPREASIWMXVY.jpg?auth=03d829a297d26035eb18f6f782b09126df63e1d9b7aca56309dff96f61b1cc4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What are the alternatives to a GP visit when it comes to tackling obesity? Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Radburn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB sale backed by key advisory firm even as price ‘understandably disappointing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/ptsb-sale-backed-by-key-advisory-firm-even-as-price-understandably-disappointing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/ptsb-sale-backed-by-key-advisory-firm-even-as-price-understandably-disappointing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ISS recommends that investors vote in favour of PTSB’s sale to Bawag at upcoming shareholder meeting]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:22:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJA5S5BOMNAX5LKDTICNRAT3DY.jpg?auth=d803d06432ff22535ad56081a6e267c85083c5e9dc5c410e2276bce2afbbaca4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Crowley, CEO of PTSB. ISS has recommended that investors back the Irish bank's sale to Bawag of Austria. 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[‘Maggie Thatcher, can you hear me?’ The story behind the iconic Norway v England commentary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/maggie-thatcher-can-you-hear-me-the-story-behind-the-iconic-norway-v-england-commentary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/maggie-thatcher-can-you-hear-me-the-story-behind-the-iconic-norway-v-england-commentary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lars Sivertsen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bjørge Lillelien’s famous rant after 1981 clash stemmed from Norwegian obsession with English football]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:08:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3SS3RFJEZGWZNDCPNXFDNUNAU.jpg?auth=aea844233094fdc565f793a01dc87e82d2f96ab2b07c3c27d0fe22089bfa22f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Norwegian goalkeeper Tore Antonsen and team-mates leave the pitch after their 2-1 win over England in a World Cup qualifier in September 1981. Photograph: Mark Leech/Offside via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Leech/Offside</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New evidence links Sudan attacks to top leadership, ICC says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/09/new-evidence-links-sudan-attacks-to-top-leadership-icc-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/07/09/new-evidence-links-sudan-attacks-to-top-leadership-icc-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mahamat Ramadane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN experts ​say crimes committed in 2023 and 2025 attacks in the Darfur region bear ‘hallmarks of genocide’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:02:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLGIO5T2EZFV2MBE7KFP5WEG7Q.jpg?auth=613d475db3cd0cc59aaff621ede521a25edf6c19d61f56d1e615846260e30b84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pro-Sudanese army supporters at a rally in Omdurman, Sudan, on June 30th. Photograph: Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ebrahim Hamid</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy cruises into contention at Scottish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/09/rory-mcilroy-cruises-into-contention-at-scottish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/09/rory-mcilroy-cruises-into-contention-at-scottish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reduced schedule allowing McIlroy to keep enthusiasm high]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:46:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QK2DO3TMIBALUGJMOVSC7PZCTE.jpg?auth=a0bb28464b2d88da3382c25cbee0a4fb05e4c7836d6badbc2502780bf4c6a8af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy tees off the 15th during day one of the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick. Photograph: Malcolm Mackenzie/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Malcolm Mackenzie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Spiralling’ costs of medical negligence claims must be tackled urgently, doctors say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/spiralling-costs-of-medical-negligence-claims-must-be-tackled-urgently-doctors-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/spiralling-costs-of-medical-negligence-claims-must-be-tackled-urgently-doctors-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clinical claims make up 81 per cent of  State’s outstanding liability of €5.46 billion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INY2V7563RA5DAQ4F3S4ALTTBQ.jpg?auth=a2284a5146b113b8d244eb294b946e9be973f5fd388de3305292a2d2e15ffb54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although clinical claims represented just 38% of the overall number of claims involving the agency, they take up 81% of the overall estimated outstanding liability. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">smolaw11</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Canning: Donal Óg didn’t accept my point live on RTÉ, but I’ve no doubt about Cork’s problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/joe-canning-donal-og-can-disagree-all-he-likes-but-hype-played-a-part-in-corks-downfall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/joe-canning-donal-og-can-disagree-all-he-likes-but-hype-played-a-part-in-corks-downfall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have no doubt that Cork’s problem is in their minds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:20:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2D2JZRYDIFANZLAXQTG5F4ZGHA.jpg?auth=f7fb04c928830575b1a4e432b61999ca00b3b337dcaf84fde2da8161ef99bfa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dónal Óg Cusack and Joe Canning go back a long way. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed EU options to sanction Israeli settlements include ‘partial or total’ trade ban ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/proposed-eu-options-to-sanction-israeli-settlements-include-partial-or-total-trade-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/proposed-eu-options-to-sanction-israeli-settlements-include-partial-or-total-trade-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confidential paper tabled by European Commission sets out possibilities for cutting trade coming from occupied Palestinian territories ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:20:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PSBR5YZS7VFP3FGZABYGJAHFXI.jpg?auth=011a5d0efb2e9aaffd55e2f97b46b7608fad4226b490705fd5644559bcf07630&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission’s paper appeared to question whether the EU could rely on trade powers to effect a ban or restrictions on imports from occupied territories. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stocknshares</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Toscan du Plantier family urge France to reject bid to overturn Ian Bailey’s conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-family-urge-france-to-reject-bid-to-overturn-ian-baileys-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/sophie-toscan-du-plantier-family-urge-france-to-reject-bid-to-overturn-ian-baileys-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now-retired solicitor from DPP’s office who directed there should be no prosecution has urged France to overturn court’s decision]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:05:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NR5LIK2EZJBOFIIT7AKLGLPYKU.jpg?auth=55bc29ac95144e23cec7aed8c051af2bae053f1192e6d499eedf5f34e2622343&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Bailey was convicted in absentia in 2019 by a court in Paris of the voluntary homicide of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. He had repeatedly denied the murder. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning granted for 106 apartments at site of former mother and baby home in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/09/planning-granted-for-106-apartments-at-site-of-former-mother-and-baby-home-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/09/planning-granted-for-106-apartments-at-site-of-former-mother-and-baby-home-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concern that Bessborough grounds have not been fully exhumed with the location of children’s remains unknown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:43:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E44WPBSHQLWNT4SM3XMULEFNNI.jpg?auth=cff65d60a10dfd0c0a42c035c594e2bbfea25673e694618c72b749d7dd481644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bessborough campaigners have been vehemently opposed to the development on what they describe as “a site of conscience”. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC employee was working remotely in India when he should have been in Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/pwc-employee-was-working-remotely-in-india-when-he-should-have-been-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/pwc-employee-was-working-remotely-in-india-when-he-should-have-been-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Examination of access card data and internet traffic showed man was based in India contrary to his contract ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPIYZZI6MMEIIA253KFNNEIR24.jpg?auth=36a85ed70a0c95b9c599dc200018fd48d618b622ee2571b4e74b5ff3f74b5185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A PwC employee who was working remotely from India when he should have been based in his office in Dublin has lost a challenge to his dismissal.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legally Blonde: The Musical review – Two stars from me, what sounds like five from the audience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/09/legally-blonde-the-musical-review-two-stars-from-me-what-sounds-like-five-from-the-audience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/09/legally-blonde-the-musical-review-two-stars-from-me-what-sounds-like-five-from-the-audience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: The Love Island winner Amber Davies leads the cast of a production that has the auditorium on its side from the get-go]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:21:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOOHP2V6KZD6ZFA43H2Z2OLPRY.jpg?auth=fbc37ac77fb2e5deaf2bc50dc5412a35a56dd3ce8d9e2bae72c7ecccd2b941d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Legally Blonde: The Musical – Amber Davies as Elle]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugo Boss urges shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s €2.7bn takeover bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/hugo-boss-urges-shareholders-to-reject-mike-ashleys-27bn-takeover-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/hugo-boss-urges-shareholders-to-reject-mike-ashleys-27bn-takeover-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Florian Müller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German fashion group says offer from its largest shareholder is ‘inadequate’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:10:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFR3324NF32NN2FEBY7A3D44JQ.jpg?auth=a09d0c7165ca47bff1039cc85ccc37231b6ffaa2660d02872cfd23b3c5795bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugo Boss has urged shareholders to reject Frasers Group’s €2.7bn takeover offer that it said significantly undervalues the company, frustrating billionaire Mike Ashley’s attempt to expand his influence over the German fashion group.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AstraZeneca shares slide 9% after heart treatment disappoints in trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/astrazeneca-shares-slide-9-after-heart-treatment-disappoints-in-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/astrazeneca-shares-slide-9-after-heart-treatment-disappoints-in-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aanu Adeoye]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK pharmaceutical company said Wainua drug did not meet goal of reducing cardiovascular deaths]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:03:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75B5CKRPOFDSLOVKLAKM4BRWOI.jpg?auth=9e960b86c101ae0ac9e6e1a986f8b5ce5946a9b0ffaf123cc8798a8233823b56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in AstraZeneca slumped after a heart drug failed a late stage clinical trial.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for ‘mobile’ slaughterhouses to guard against crisis on Europe’s eastern border]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/call-for-mobile-slaughterhouses-to-guard-against-crisis-on-europes-eastern-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/call-for-mobile-slaughterhouses-to-guard-against-crisis-on-europes-eastern-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen says cutting farming subsidies in EU budget would be ‘wrong’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:53:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DU6UZB7YK4QRMAT3ZYXT7IABGE.jpg?auth=3b88a4f71e975cce27deffc2c31ecb7f100c38f695e6cf30e3c7b8906c614593&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Hansen said food production is one key area where Europe is independent. Photograph: Olivier Matthys/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ringmahon Rangers given five-year ban from FAI Cup for walkover against Bohemians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/ringmahon-rangers-given-five-year-ban-from-fai-cup-for-failing-to-fulfil-fixture-against-bohs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/ringmahon-rangers-given-five-year-ban-from-fai-cup-for-failing-to-fulfil-fixture-against-bohs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork side opted to concede the fixture which was scheduled to clash with the World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJXCKDLZ7VF2VOL5USELJE4DP4.jpg?auth=dac43b487a267d1459da6a7c0d15aa3e5103a58fcb43430701a491a5697c3138&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The FAI have announced that Ringmahon Rangers will be banned from participating in the FAI Cup for five years. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jamey Carney was a loving mother’: Tributes paid to American woman murdered in Killarney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/loving-mother-and-hard-worker-tributes-paid-to-american-woman-murdered-in-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/loving-mother-and-hard-worker-tributes-paid-to-american-woman-murdered-in-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry town in state of shock following death of 43-year-old woman, says mayor ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:43:34 +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: Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of applicants for one post: how AI is increasing competition for jobseekers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/09/thousands-of-applicants-for-one-post-ai-is-remaking-looking-for-a-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/09/thousands-of-applicants-for-one-post-ai-is-remaking-looking-for-a-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From recruitment to employee monitoring and complaints, artificial intelligence is changing the workplace]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:19:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne: Guilty pleasures are for cowards and Bonnie Tyler deserves better fans than that]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/09/patrick-freyne-i-can-forever-say-that-bonnie-tyler-serenaded-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/09/patrick-freyne-i-can-forever-say-that-bonnie-tyler-serenaded-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tyler, who died this week, once described herself as a ‘guilty pleasure’ singer. She deserves better fans than that. She is a guiltless pleasure for me]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:07:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KAWQQ4IIBCSLOSM25GPHIBE6U.jpg?auth=96b501219f993604bd297af85e385624c4cd4537b8698acbab0c810c464fab97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonnie Tyler singing at the Maison de la Chimie in Paris, 1984. Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PHILIPPE WOJAZER</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter O’Mahony: ‘It is logical to have Ronan O’Gara as a candidate for the Leinster job’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/peter-omahony-it-is-logical-to-have-ronan-ogara-as-a-candidate-for-the-leinster-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/peter-omahony-it-is-logical-to-have-ronan-ogara-as-a-candidate-for-the-leinster-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Munster captain thinks move would suit the La Rochelle coach as the IRFU tend to promote from within]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:04:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQS7T7PSWNHSBI2CHB4O5RFBNY.jpg?auth=b26c642976cf6f54ef09d0c7e636d6d9768c0b11b1939c4f542a42b1a3e6cb8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[La Rochelle coach Ronan O'Gara: Peter O’Mahony can see the logic in him being a candidate for the Leinster job. Photograph: Valentine Chapuis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALENTINE CHAPUIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTMA hits two thirds of maximum funding aim for this year with bond sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/ntma-hits-two-thirds-of-maximum-funding-aim-for-this-year-with-bond-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/ntma-hits-two-thirds-of-maximum-funding-aim-for-this-year-with-bond-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agency has issued €9.5 billion of benchmark bonds in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:47:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ2DG3LQ45EFVOP5IQZ4Y6YOZQ.jpg?auth=c307662dfe4470a8dbbbdb8a48851e398517893e5a85239bb2a1f48857574244&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 at the launch 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[Former employee at Wilson’s Hospital School awarded €7,500 for unfair dismissal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/former-employee-at-wilsons-hospital-school-awarded-7500-for-unfair-dismissal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/former-employee-at-wilsons-hospital-school-awarded-7500-for-unfair-dismissal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[School where teacher Enoch Burke worked has faced employment cases from six former staff over past two years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:37:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74R7LTDDFRCYZPU3XHYHF2UZPA.JPG?auth=1dff17a4e68cc6bb4d4e6d6e8b63e30e03b5e3600f84f657793e4af9f7a1c286&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wilson’s Hospital School gained international attention due to protests by former teacher Enoch Burke. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Patriot missile pledge to Ukraine raises hopes but production hurdles remain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/trumps-patriot-missile-pledge-to-ukraine-raises-hopes-but-production-hurdles-remain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/trumps-patriot-missile-pledge-to-ukraine-raises-hopes-but-production-hurdles-remain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Constant Méheut in Kyiv, Nicholas Kulish in New York and John Ismay in Washington.]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s statement that he would allow Ukraine to build Patriot missile interceptors is a boon to Kyiv but it could take years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:36:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEN3KV2ORQB62JGFACQA5FV7ZA.jpg?auth=02c03882b4e8d991044e553f8fd9406a56d437f3a3cd75f087d2043e6b9b4cf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets US president Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Nato summit at the Beştepe Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 8, 2026. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish inflation falls to 3.4% in June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/irish-inflation-at-34-in-june-as-mideast-conflict-clouds-outlook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/irish-inflation-at-34-in-june-as-mideast-conflict-clouds-outlook/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest Consumer Price Index was compiled before the  current tit-for-tat attacks between US and Iran]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:19:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYSYMZ77IH3FPMJ64LK6XOP4XM.jpg?auth=2943fa1d5b23a6f32bf1cbc7e68da8a5fc297434402a32896b31d464f902dd86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inflation clocked at 3.4 per cent in June. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McGahern Annual Book Prize shortlist celebrates best Irish debuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/09/john-mcgahern-annual-book-prize-shortlist-celebrates-best-irish-debuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/09/john-mcgahern-annual-book-prize-shortlist-celebrates-best-irish-debuts/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three books in running for £5,000 John McGahern Annual Book Prize judged by Colm Tóibín]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGJ5LPPOA5DFJIDNBGMKOVMTIY.png?auth=72754a2481362bbb3334114837011d4265ab54c6056d6f8cac25a3c333329388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick (Tramp Press); Frogs for Watchdogs by Seán Farrell (Dublin: New Island Books); and Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn (Stinging Fly Press)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for Iran after Ali Khamenei?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/what-next-for-iran-after-ali-khamenei/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/09/what-next-for-iran-after-ali-khamenei/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Mashhad, Iran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme leader’s burial leaves his son Mojtaba – about whom Iranians know little – to confront enormous challenges facing the regime]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E5ZVJJTLW56RBTQN67L6QEIDM.jpg?auth=f90bc988aa87059776cc15e5878194453c6f2639aa978bf91b067b72ad046459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners gather at the shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, Iran's most revered place of worship, ahead of the funeral of supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell backs Ireland’s new arrivals against Japan as Tadhg Beirne to captain for first time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/farrell-backs-irelands-new-arrivals-to-rip-in-against-japan-as-beirne-takes-captaincy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/farrell-backs-irelands-new-arrivals-to-rip-in-against-japan-as-beirne-takes-captaincy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Jansen starts at No 8 while Ciarán Frawley makes first Test start at out-half as Farrell looks to build depth ahead of New Zealand clash]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QNZ66GCMWYTTMUVDWADTLYVZE.jpg?auth=36e01eef2fa530855131ec549fc36f6fbe97536a5ae2b6b3de3c44be969ec22a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested over terrorist attack on PSNI station in Lurgan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/man-arrested-over-terrorist-attack-on-psni-station-in-lurgan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/man-arrested-over-terrorist-attack-on-psni-station-in-lurgan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Suspect (35) detained as  number of properties searched in Portadown area]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:34:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ND7A3XTX7BJX2SMHK3VG6YY3AQ.jpg?auth=b72b7dacdc64fd689cbfac632be5652af231effa135952e71c662f113c00157a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PNSI officers carry out searchs after a delivery driver was threatened at gunpoint last March and forced to drive his car with an object inside to the  police station in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the world’s biggest battery maker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/09/inside-the-worlds-biggest-battery-maker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/09/inside-the-worlds-biggest-battery-maker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Mundy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today, CATL makes over 40 per cent of the world’s EV batteries, and its founder is China’s fourth-richest person]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:24:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYLTQ7I6B3J2E6CCG4YK4OF5EI.jpg?auth=7429c409c4d2177a61343d2fdfa515d1d2c18448713e4dcf6885a875129c24d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CATL Cheliwan Production Base in Ningde, China. Photograph: Qilai Shen/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Qilai Shen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Jones expects Japan to ‘dominate’ Irish scrum in Nations Championship clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/eddie-jones-expects-japan-to-dominate-irish-scrum-in-nations-championship-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/eddie-jones-expects-japan-to-dominate-irish-scrum-in-nations-championship-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jones returns from suspension with just one change after Japan's win over Italy as Ireland include two uncapped front-row replacements.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:20:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DIN4S7Q5UFU47UYGYVRDJ4XPZU.jpg?auth=cc047f35367d1c5777855e6a0fbb55c6ef084fcba3f8eea5193cb14da4173351&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japan head coach Eddie Jones. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toru Hanai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues heat warning for 12 counties with temperatures set to soar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/met-eireann-issues-high-temperature-warning-for-12-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/met-eireann-issues-high-temperature-warning-for-12-counties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland is likely to see hot and humid weather for the next week at least]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:08:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6T3X4OOHBVEMPG5CYTKUJJXLHE.jpeg?auth=4ee5defcc3889aa7e7f5ad14e43e0c3886ad4bdbf7918f122e40e65ace1ac5f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People enjoy the sunshine at the East Pier in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of the Heart singer dies aged 75]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/09/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-dies-aged-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/09/bonnie-tyler-total-eclipse-of-the-heart-singer-dies-aged-75/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tyler was taken to hospital near to her home in Portugal, for emergency intestinal surgery in May]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:15:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPAWWNSDKNA5HMKV5EHHHDHQYQ.jpg?auth=06d58a0016ba0901a0bb225d485cec7117f53173ccffeae46ed6fb089eeda323&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonnie Tyler performing in London in 2020. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medal found a home in an Augustinian church]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/how-christy-rings-all-ireland-medal-found-its-home-in-an-augustine-church/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/08/how-christy-rings-all-ireland-medal-found-its-home-in-an-augustine-church/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The eight-time All-Ireland winner donated his final Celtic cross to St Augustine’s Church in Cork City]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:06:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RJ5DY2GEBFSNC2PTAYVCKVT5U.jpg?auth=430a4044ef0a66c81ae9723d505bf83cb8312805d9b53336b75d40f636252bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fr Richie Goode with the chalice containing Christy Ring's All-Ireland medal at St Augustine’s Church in Cork.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Cup is back! ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/09/the-world-cup-is-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/09/the-world-cup-is-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI delegates endorse Israel decision; Andy Farrell names changed-up side to face Japan ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:39:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAOJCWERTK5EICTGQDBNVLOBEM.jpg?auth=5fb03541efc5423bdf8f0f5169c169f016f416e8f52c11fd8943159a97ec87f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Olise in training with France this week ahead of tonight's World Cup quarter-final against Morocco. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mosque on loyalist bonfire is ‘sickening and cowardly’, says NI Secretary Hilary Benn ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/mosque-on-loyalist-bonfire-is-sickening-and-cowardly-says-ni-secretary-hilary-benn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/mosque-on-loyalist-bonfire-is-sickening-and-cowardly-says-ni-secretary-hilary-benn/</guid><description><![CDATA[PSNI has arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the incident and he remains in custody]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:36:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIOPRGCDBL6LOED5FEKTRSHSUA.jpg?auth=f24f68557fb320727c7982f25dab7c49a918c910f53d60249c662330587b66a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bonfire with a replica mosque placed on top in Moygashel, Co Tyrone. The same bonfire site has attracted controversy in previous years. Photograph: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink makes its biggest property purchase yet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/metrolink-makes-its-biggest-property-purchase-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/metrolink-makes-its-biggest-property-purchase-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: State acquisition of O’Connell Street site for Dublin transport project part of €725m pre-construction spend]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKRKAKCRJBF6BCFFJ5PVLSBAQU.jpg?auth=d6cbf2c17c648f606221e12bd6a894a260d60e5a3aa9c92d94befbb67f7d9903&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A concept image of the proposed MetroLink station on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PureGym announces plans for expansion into Irish market ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/puregym-announces-plans-for-expansion-into-irish-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/puregym-announces-plans-for-expansion-into-irish-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK-founded group operates over 700 gyms in multiple markets, with focus on cost and access]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6NIFTCXBFA4LGY26JHRCZVNVA.JPG?auth=607faef07db87ecb3252117e16b3216f088d3ae146849b481b83caa941cb3bf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PureGym, which operates no frills, low cost gyms, often open 24/7, has announced it is expanding into Ireland. Photograph: PureGym / James McCauley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James McCauley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Society to write to judge who accused it of ‘disgraceful’ failure arising from legal aid pay row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/law-society-to-write-to-judge-who-accused-it-of-disgraceful-failure-arising-from-legal-aid-pay-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/09/law-society-to-write-to-judge-who-accused-it-of-disgraceful-failure-arising-from-legal-aid-pay-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitors seek intervention of human rights body as dispute continues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FK6DZGV6CZU63CWYYASKTSN2DI.jpg?auth=6d913be0b42e54460e455e21b4117156f3a2c6068557b4582d641c4275df9f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice on July 1st as the row with the Department of Justice over criminal legal aid fees escalated. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist in his 50s dies after Co Mayo crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/cyclist-in-his-50s-dies-after-co-mayo-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/cyclist-in-his-50s-dies-after-co-mayo-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for witnesses and camera footage after incident on the N84 near Ballinrobe]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:55:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFRYCVV2QUG26BU5S22VLMXFAI.jpg?auth=e0bd5c4069054544555579f8a4ba55a57b45d6414c82bb3fb59595a61c5b74d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was taken to University Hospital Galway, where he was later pronounced dead. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emmys 2026: The Pitt and Hacks dominate nominations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/09/emmys-2026-the-pitt-and-hacks-dominate-nominations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/09/emmys-2026-the-pitt-and-hacks-dominate-nominations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Benjamin Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Pitt leads with 25 nominations while Hacks has 24, both scoring a big win for HBO]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:52:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKROIRGSLBGZXGYF5DR4UH27LY.jpg?auth=db565d21c0a2fc5325563a463c7a90d6cf40fe18b777600344d02682b6455c39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Pitt: Noah Wyle as Dr Michael Robinavitch. Photograph: HBO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostelworld’s growth held back by Gulf conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/hostelworld-growth-held-back-by-gulf-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/hostelworld-growth-held-back-by-gulf-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backpackers more wary of travelling, with demand in Asia and Oceania worst hit by conflict]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:35:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IIO3PPFDREDTBVJCKV2MPCVFE.jpg?auth=f914965d6d6fccfb56051344f42699970304ea334eb090ef66282a8ed28413c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Backpackers have been more wary of travelling during the Gulf conflict, especially to Asia and Oceania, Hostelworld said. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nattakorn Maneerat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to ban hare coursing overwhelmingly defeated by 125 votes to 24]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/bill-to-ban-hare-coursing-overwhelmingly-defeated-by-125-votes-to-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/bill-to-ban-hare-coursing-overwhelmingly-defeated-by-125-votes-to-24/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All Government TDs voted against PBP legislation in line with whip, with Sinn Féin opposition guaranteeing defeat]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:32:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3433RBTSBSKACU7OOSFB34MWEM.jpg?auth=4735731aa8575373b4d6ab2e9e4321dfcfd9fe08722c658e68b7f3bad65265ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In coursing, a hare is released and chased by muzzled dogs. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did England miss out on France star Michael Olise?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/how-did-england-miss-out-on-france-star-michael-olise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/how-did-england-miss-out-on-france-star-michael-olise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Draper]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rejected by Chelsea’s and Manchester City’s academies as a teenager, Olise has lit up the World Cup as part of a dazzling French side]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HE5EMWOSXWEEVJABQPC5JPPYV4.jpg?auth=ed72c2ffd41e449c3dd16405304fdb92e46dd3964705aaaa654d0cf9db8fd2e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Olise during France's Round of 16 game against Paraguay. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Mullan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No safety barrier’: Sligo binman died after fall from defective lorry, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/no-safety-barrier-binman-died-after-fall-from-defective-lorry-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/09/no-safety-barrier-binman-died-after-fall-from-defective-lorry-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquest jury finds death was due to severe brain injury following workplace accident]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LI2Z2WIAM5JIBFLYEJUXCHWKPI.jpg?auth=9056b012d9a7439057f762f8335ecba2875c5cd53d8d03a36f2f9ceb5ce55724&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sensors and wiring that were supposed to detect when someone was standing on the footboard had been 'manipulated', the court heard. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Europe records hottest June as heatwaves intensify]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/western-europe-records-hottest-ever-june-as-heatwaves-intensify/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/western-europe-records-hottest-ever-june-as-heatwaves-intensify/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ajit Niranjan, Damian Carrington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scientists say rising temperatures are increasing risks to people, ecosystems and infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:51:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NELTWTSNCEMXF2NQ23P2GJ7P5I.jpg?auth=729edd4524199fbadfc630f55874e95095420b5471940ed5d9a7309633654e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People use emergency blankets to keep cool as they arrive at the Olympic Stadium for a concert by US singer Bruno Mars in Berlin on June 28th, 2026, during a European heatwave. Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Hirschberger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Platner’s exit after sexual assault allegation leaves Democrats with a new crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/09/graham-platners-exit-after-rape-allegation-leaves-democrats-with-a-new-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/09/graham-platners-exit-after-rape-allegation-leaves-democrats-with-a-new-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candidate for key US Senate race in Maine suspends his campaign after a series of allegations were made against him]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:23:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWDLTZVYFJ7ROPVEBX52YWNGZE.jpg?auth=08bb3d8f1baecb8dd70883f8012891b7735e7b0fb4121ecdbf0549dbccb3942a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Platner has dropped his bid for the US Senate seat in Maine, leaving Democrats the daunting prospect of finding a new nominee in just weeks. Photograph: Sophie Park/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sophie Park</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian shares wobble as oil jumps on renewed Gulf hostilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/09/asian-shares-wobble-as-oil-jumps-on-renewed-gulf-hostilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/09/asian-shares-wobble-as-oil-jumps-on-renewed-gulf-hostilities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stella Qiu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bonds hammered, inflation fears rise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:19:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBTUF3CFZ2TOHGKZPWQZMQOQGA.jpg?auth=5ff038d7badd9894d8f3c2a2298cc12aa2e26c08f6e1f489f622383dffdccf97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kazuhiro Nogi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen: Could hard-right leader be France’s next president? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/marine-le-pen-could-hard-right-leader-be-frances-next-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/marine-le-pen-could-hard-right-leader-be-frances-next-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Politician says she is free to campaign without an electronic tag pending a further court appeal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHNBQKY2VC5U4DJSIOJYCPKKNM.jpg?auth=e92594794c18ef432327875a655181fb1115d501fb8615b90645cf946e0f1795&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French politician Marine Le Pen during the prime-time news broadcast on the French TV channel TF1, announcing her candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. Photograph: Laurent Caron/ Hans Lucas/ AFP via Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laurent Caron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government should not chair EU debates on tech policy, academics say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/government-should-not-chair-eu-debates-on-tech-policy-academics-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/09/government-should-not-chair-eu-debates-on-tech-policy-academics-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Open letter criticises State’s ‘questionable track record’ on digital policy and corporate tax]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBBDNYNH7N6Q5UTLRB5G5IM774.jpg?auth=96c1af322edede875324a7c19c4fa1a104ea4cf4aa6f3646093bef8361ed5ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speak during a press conference in Cork at the beginning of the EU presidency term on July 3rd. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’. But is it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/09/trump-says-iran-ceasefire-is-over-but-is-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/09/trump-says-iran-ceasefire-is-over-but-is-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Even as the US president described Tehran’s negotiators as ‘scum’, he paid a grudging tribute to their ingenuity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:55:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JWNENGR6EC4YVNNURCOC4V72M.jpg?auth=e7734dc408a13d60a695ec9928e4b21a92bb0731f6699aa0e9cd668427f44875&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One on Wednesday night. The US president declared at the Nato summit that he thought the peace deal with Iran was dead. 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[Oil extends gains as US strikes in Iran rattle markets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/09/oil-extends-gains-as-us-strikes-in-iran-rattle-markets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/09/oil-extends-gains-as-us-strikes-in-iran-rattle-markets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama and Gabriel Levin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fresh hostilities will test suppliers’ ability to keep vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz chokepoint ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:45:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDTQ6V5JLKXBTAH4PTAIUUUCUQ.jpg?auth=1d9193b99c5d406a19fe9e07c3b1d1ef1e328af76d0de4f8850eea3a2c4c8e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go-karts in the Jervis Centre and ‘zombie projects’ eating company budgets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/go-karts-in-the-jervis-centre-and-zombie-projects-eating-company-budgets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/go-karts-in-the-jervis-centre-and-zombie-projects-eating-company-budgets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:29:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NR7BYZWI7FCJNII53LIZC5B3XI.jpg?auth=fc7d37c33629dae2679750a9e80006e526d462d0b22bd09b83be8a1753c58a1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new owners of Jervis Shopping Centre want to part of the former New Look store into a leisure and amusement centre. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sergeyryzhov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer strategy needs urgent attention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/cancer-strategy-needs-urgent-attention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/cancer-strategy-needs-urgent-attention/</guid><description><![CDATA[Guidelines cannot be allowed to lapse ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:17:00 +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[Photos of people enjoying the sunshine do not tell the full story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/pictures-of-people-enjoying-the-sunshine-do-not-tell-the-full-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/pictures-of-people-enjoying-the-sunshine-do-not-tell-the-full-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is surely way past time for presenting heatwaves as benign and welcome opportunities for fun]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +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[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little House on the Prairie on Netflix: This gritty take on Laura Ingalls’ memoirs is no nostalgia binge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/09/little-house-on-the-prairie-on-netflix-this-gritty-take-on-laura-ingalls-memoirs-is-no-nostalgia-binge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/09/little-house-on-the-prairie-on-netflix-this-gritty-take-on-laura-ingalls-memoirs-is-no-nostalgia-binge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Beautiful to look at and well-acted this revived series is so slow-moving as to appeal only to hardcore Laura Ingalls Wilder fans]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXG7NEKYANA6JMQVWLWBHTM5WE.jpg?auth=062d201f63a05bc7d4a486073cdbc3b54660059586c29f966dd50675a2f463f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Little House on the Prairie: Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls, Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls, and Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls in season 1, episode 2. Photograph: Eric Zachanowich/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people bought the hummus I recommended. Am I an influencer now?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/three-people-bought-the-hummus-i-recommended-am-i-an-influencer-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/three-people-bought-the-hummus-i-recommended-am-i-an-influencer-now/</guid><description><![CDATA[I recently discovered a taste for a particular brand of hummus]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +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[Martin Naughton and the humble start-up days]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/martin-naughton-and-the-humble-start-up-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/martin-naughton-and-the-humble-start-up-days/</guid><description><![CDATA[A fond memory of the entrepreneur ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:03:00 +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[I Am Not an Alcoholic: I never envisaged life would be so hard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/09/i-am-not-an-alcoholic-its-embarrassing-to-recall-the-hold-it-had-on-my-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/09/i-am-not-an-alcoholic-its-embarrassing-to-recall-the-hold-it-had-on-my-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anonymous]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There will always be occasions when the temptation to drink manifests and I will struggle, but I don’t want to be defined by that.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNL445YT4ZHAHLYILCMHU43GSI.jpg?auth=1202acb555bae687c4974829df8185094840ff37c1abd7231cbc0a8a091c42c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I never envisaged life would be so hard.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alvaro Medina Jurado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann hit with €31m penalty over leaks and bad debts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/uisce-eireann-hit-with-31m-penalty-for-missing-performance-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/uisce-eireann-hit-with-31m-penalty-for-missing-performance-targets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Social Democrat TD Aidan Farrelly asks how company can pay €18m in bonuses while being fined by regulator]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YELGJSDZ6BHTRPL7ILYOQV4KVI.jpeg?auth=57b96d11efcc9841a01806acb56218393a94b61c4fb09628b47de95a614b9052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Uisce Éireann remains committed to reducing leakage across Ireland’s water network,’ the utility said. Photograph: Uisce Éireann]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frustrated attempt at registering enduring power of attorney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/frustrated-attempt-at-registering-enduring-power-of-attorney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/frustrated-attempt-at-registering-enduring-power-of-attorney/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bad experience mirrors that of letter writer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[Messi and Djokovic show age is no impediment to sporting greatness ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/messi-and-djokovic-show-age-is-no-impediment-to-sporting-greatness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/messi-and-djokovic-show-age-is-no-impediment-to-sporting-greatness/</guid><description><![CDATA[Masters roll back the years in epic victories]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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 paid €80m for prime Dublin city site. But was the deal necessary?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/09/whats-going-on-with-the-purchase-of-a-prime-dublin-city-centre-site-for-metrolink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/09/whats-going-on-with-the-purchase-of-a-prime-dublin-city-centre-site-for-metrolink/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State spends up to €80m acquiring half of controversial derelict ‘Carlton’ site]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BLVYFBDFFPD3BXMUDNX3GXTGI.jpg?auth=7098f56f336296ed2f57a1edc59183fad2670d19d3030ea997c412c4df2e27c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An underground station is planned at the site of the Carlton Cinema, seen here in 2008. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish home completions predicted to hit 75,000 units a year, but not until 2035]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/predictions-of-75000-home-completions-a-year-but-not-until-2035/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/predictions-of-75000-home-completions-a-year-but-not-until-2035/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Davy says long wait will leave a shortfall of about 210,000 homes by then]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7KMSLZDNO7LZISQGIBRCILH2Y.jpg?auth=e71df026e8cbc478f1d0765fae51e9a041a77a9940e645a7dd61357e1a346e83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s economy continues to outperform expectations, Davy says]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drone defence spending is morally reprehensible]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/drone-defence-spending-is-morally-reprehensible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/drone-defence-spending-is-morally-reprehensible/</guid><description><![CDATA[Millions of civilians trying to eke out a living under horrific circumstances should never forgive us]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[Road deaths, water leakages, artists’ privacy concerns and tech tips for your holidays]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-and-tech-tips-for-your-holidays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/road-deaths-water-leakages-artists-privacy-concerns-and-tech-tips-for-your-holidays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: International academics say Ireland should recuse itself in EU tech negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKBG6FTTHRFG5K2XN5MV3NCSBA.jpg?auth=d51cee17f8c7b6af6b994101f13b5a6ec1a2cc788452d0ba8eaff1d5859f862c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Irish Parliament building on College Green belongs to the Irish people by right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/old-irish-parliament-building-on-college-green-belongs-to-the-irish-people-by-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/old-irish-parliament-building-on-college-green-belongs-to-the-irish-people-by-right/</guid><description><![CDATA[The bank and the Government need to act accordingly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[Ireland name exciting lineup for Nations Championship meeting with Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/ireland-make-nine-changes-for-nations-championship-meeting-with-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/ireland-make-nine-changes-for-nations-championship-meeting-with-japan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell includes four uncapped players in matchday 23]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTQ62OSN7WZSODHY4MDSLY5OD4.jpg?auth=bea1c4f8c8bc755df96be69637abe3f8ebebedd2ca264b3ab67413391c7804cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Jansen will earn his first cap for Ireland, starting in the backrow. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Murphy hunts mysterious hare coursing report as Taoiseach defends status quo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/when-it-comes-to-free-votes-animal-life-issues-are-different-kettle-of-blood-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/09/when-it-comes-to-free-votes-animal-life-issues-are-different-kettle-of-blood-sport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Murphy questions ‘elusive’ pro-coursing report, held forth by Government yet ‘shyer than the hare itself’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[DUP may be destroyed by Jeffrey Donaldson scandal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/newton-emerson-dup-jeffrey-donaldson-unionism-stormont-border-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/newton-emerson-dup-jeffrey-donaldson-unionism-stormont-border-poll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unhappy voters stay at home, so unionism could cease to be Stormont’s largest designation next May]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jack was born to manage teams and win things’: Paul Galvin ranks Jack O’Connor among Kerry’s greats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/jack-was-born-to-manage-teams-and-win-things-paul-galvin-ranks-jack-oconnor-among-kerrys-greats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/jack-was-born-to-manage-teams-and-win-things-paul-galvin-ranks-jack-oconnor-among-kerrys-greats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry manager in the hunt for a sixth All-Ireland title with his native Kingdom]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMH4HPFK64G26G7XZZE4FF3MN4.jpg?auth=33a32f2f7f220132666ec4522ba1e83ee58d0bfab1f9d8ba55d497c5c4c81a54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry manager Jack O'Connor during the All-Ireland quarter-final against Tyrone last month. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing inevitable about a united Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/there-is-nothing-inevitable-about-a-united-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/there-is-nothing-inevitable-about-a-united-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The proportion of the electorate voting for nationalist parties in Northern Ireland has fallen]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Government is trying to undermine climate laws. President Connolly could stop it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/opinion-the-government-is-trying-to-undermine-climate-laws-president-connolly-could-stop-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/opinion-the-government-is-trying-to-undermine-climate-laws-president-connolly-could-stop-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Orla Kelleher, Clare Kelly, Aideen O’Dochartaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The potentially irreversible impacts of climate change will be experienced by our children and grandchildren]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCAJ6Z3KGZCMBKCJKYZOXMRAUM.jpg?auth=7c0b2deb78e66c057c4fef6c40616de24457cf8b1d61174c04e754276162c722&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunbathers at Seapoint in Dún Laoghaire during the June hot spell. Further high temperatures are forecast this week. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centres and Irish electricity demand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/wider-context-is-missing-from-debate-on-data-centres/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/wider-context-is-missing-from-debate-on-data-centres/</guid><description><![CDATA[The multinational companies behind them employ thousands in Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[Galway for Liam MacCarthy? The notion was laughable mere weeks ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/ciaran-murphy-galway-for-liam-maccarthy-the-notion-was-laughable-mere-weeks-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/09/ciaran-murphy-galway-for-liam-maccarthy-the-notion-was-laughable-mere-weeks-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Donoghue has got the most out of emerging talent and the outcome has been remarkable]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIVTJUS5WJBQVGD6WXENG2A4RI.jpg?auth=debb5c875996e379c1435874e15b58e1199f592d8e55b811bf3df9b62fd6c9b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway’s Jason Rabbitte sends the sliotar towards goal before Cork's Damien Cahalane can get the block in during last Saturday All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One very good reason why ferry security might be lax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/one-very-good-reason-why-ferry-security-might-be-lax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/09/one-very-good-reason-why-ferry-security-might-be-lax/</guid><description><![CDATA[Services stopped at Stranraer in 2011]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[State will have spent €725m on MetroLink before construction begins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/09/state-purchase-of-oconnell-street-site-for-metrolink-part-of-725m-pre-construction-spend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/09/state-purchase-of-oconnell-street-site-for-metrolink-part-of-725m-pre-construction-spend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK property group Hammerson sells beleaguered central Dublin development to State as part of €80m divestment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WMJAI6TTGJADNOBAPFLWIOQSBA.JPG?auth=24dfe6ee6bb765cdf5554750815ac3f3b2314cd82d06e00281251375b979ed20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former Carlton cinema site on O’Connell Street, Dublin, acquired by TII as part of the MetroLink project. 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[Why it’s totally fine to hate England during the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/finn-mcredmond-football-world-cup-england-scotland-ireland-brexit-european-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/09/finn-mcredmond-football-world-cup-england-scotland-ireland-brexit-european-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Such tournaments are an excuse to flaunt nationalistic tendencies in a low-stakes way]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLOZQHYSYOR4NYFYN6G7PZ6VNI.jpg?auth=dcf07ca1e5bcd3f966b9519d6244d6d17e12d526289599d5a805df28a13d2a72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Hating England outside of the tournament? Try-hard, derivative, historically ungenerous. In July 2026? Totally fine.' Photo: Alishia Abodunde/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alishia Abodunde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New upscale homes overlooking the estuary in Kinsale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/09/look-inside-new-upscale-homes-overlooking-the-estuary-in-kinsale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/09/look-inside-new-upscale-homes-overlooking-the-estuary-in-kinsale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estuary Ridge by Park Developments is a scheme of nine detached houses in the popular seaside town]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOZCG4N64RH3VM43LCSAKLD7DI.jpg?auth=55e6c49fc6d38fa2c55b10c0eaad26be7ee96b07efab108e6eed5ef5c8f4fd1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scheme includes one three-bedroom bungalow, one four-bedroom bungalow and seven detached two-storey houses]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nerijus Reminas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I came to Dublin to learn English in 1996, and Ireland has never really left me since]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/09/i-was-born-in-france-but-my-sense-of-irishness-is-less-an-inheritance-than-a-craft/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/09/i-was-born-in-france-but-my-sense-of-irishness-is-less-an-inheritance-than-a-craft/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[François Sablayrolles]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[François Sablayrolles has moved back to Paris with Irish wife and children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4WT63X4ZZDS5CC2ZGZOVAEHCQ.jfif?auth=6be5516a6e9a3335aa4fedfc9bb9cdc4255c94d36cbb48f90b8aa37c8f6abbb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[François Sablayrolles: 'My wife reads the French mindset like the back of her hand and yet remains viscerally connected to Ireland.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineering and Afrobeats harmonise to boost rainwater harvesting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/09/engineering-and-afrobeats-harmonise-to-boost-rainwater-harvesting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/09/engineering-and-afrobeats-harmonise-to-boost-rainwater-harvesting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jakub Gajewski is a lecturer at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YV4TSYORQVFSRBR4RDZQWBDTYE.jpg?auth=d43c36482a32065143fd04fc75a6d19888ba891b2531b16d5cc5806fd3ce2a31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Jakub Gajewski drafted in a popular music star to help overcome cultural resistance to rainwater consumption in water-insecure Malawi. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans: Just a ghost in the machine as artificial intelligence redefines ‘good jobs’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/humans-just-a-ghost-in-the-machine-as-artificial-intelligence-redefines-good-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/09/humans-just-a-ghost-in-the-machine-as-artificial-intelligence-redefines-good-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As AI makes work more precarious, how can we manage to prioritise job reconversion rather than displacement?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MKKHI6QIZGUTFTJ7SEEAI7KLM.jpg?auth=511e4e1051d5d9a627ce8e56876be9e9fd3ec11776700e463105533346fb3bb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'level of disruption for the labour market is profound'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peshkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamas O’Reilly: Social media bans for children ignore the scorpions in the room]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/09/seamas-oreilly-social-media-bans-for-children-ignore-the-scorpions-in-the-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/09/seamas-oreilly-social-media-bans-for-children-ignore-the-scorpions-in-the-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We already have ways of mitigating online harms – they are enshrined in laws we refuse to enact]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZSYRCOM5NCULLX6IYXKQSF3DQ.jpg?auth=ab692c162fb78330d5c951d5a5f722e3a340971e2ce08934e016da190638901c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social media bans are popular among those of us who have neuroses about our own screen time and wish to launder them as concerns for children’s safety. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">martin-dm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan: The World Cup is proving football has become ridiculously overcomplicated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/dave-hannigan-the-world-cup-is-proving-football-has-become-ridiculously-overcomplicated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/09/dave-hannigan-the-world-cup-is-proving-football-has-become-ridiculously-overcomplicated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many of us pine for the days when there were no such things as cutaway socks or freekick draught excluders]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDHEQQ4RNNEZ5KA6TES5WHJRVU.jpg?auth=434093c15fedfd6b9c10063121ec63a741dfd9ce5b4e71cc8ae7f7c0bcd4f546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Since the introduction of VAR, every major decision turns into football’s version of the Zapruder film. Photograph: Mathew Tsang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Icon Sportswire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It would leave me open to identity theft’: Artists express fears over new rules for basic income grant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/artists-fear-data-protection-risk-due-to-new-rules-around-basic-income-grant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/artists-fear-data-protection-risk-due-to-new-rules-around-basic-income-grant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[PPS numbers of recipients for arts income scheme will be publicly available under new EU rules]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMWIJKXMDZDQ7LEEILNWME4WJU.jpg?auth=26c6f0f2bacd645cef615327c78f04a0d891bf5cf93e95c2a5e340c3e20fca91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan at an event to announce details of the successor scheme to the Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot programme earlier this year. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 










]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I make sure my beneficiaries don’t wait years for their inheritance?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/09/how-can-i-make-sure-my-beneficiaries-dont-wait-years-for-their-inheritance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/09/how-can-i-make-sure-my-beneficiaries-dont-wait-years-for-their-inheritance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A reader looks to avoid issues that have held up the disbursal of a relative’s estate for more than four years ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VZBIFLD3NEOLNOM6PFQMTXNNI.jpg?auth=cc55bd04a3c2c8dc04250bc2d5372c645b3966cd3de28841967eacfd7bdc487a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The best way to avoid delays in processing your estate is to make sure all the necessary documents are up to date and easily accessible by your executor. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lokibaho</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zombie projects costing large organisations in Ireland ‘average of €667,000 a year’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/zombie-projects-costing-large-organisations-in-ireland-average-of-667000-a-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/08/zombie-projects-costing-large-organisations-in-ireland-average-of-667000-a-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perceived hassle of stopping such schemes outweighs cost, IT consultancy says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/36UPRHL7TBFIRDNEY5CCVVUORM.jpg?auth=c6742f459de6d7d24744ef9e808a3aa988d80810b6fe80f367ca0e0111cc3643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A zombie project is one that continues to 'consume time, money and resources because nobody has formally stopped it'. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">akiyoko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New alchemy can make value out of problematic phosphate ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/09/new-alchemy-can-make-value-out-of-problematic-phosphate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/09/new-alchemy-can-make-value-out-of-problematic-phosphate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Mathieson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If anaerobic digesters are conceived as hubs that gather manure from farms, they become a means of taking phosphorus out of catchments  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WWJPTZVCVGQPNZYTSE5YWM4OQ.jpg?auth=9d697e97c5b9280e441a6b413c73849c1db1eb42ee558544538b5fc7e4c9a0f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A ladybird caught in the toxic algae of Lough Neagh. Modelling of the lough attributes between 56% and 61% of the phosphorus entering the lough from agriculture. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pencil grips and handwriting in the digital age]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/pencil-grips-and-handwriting-in-the-digital-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/08/pencil-grips-and-handwriting-in-the-digital-age/</guid><description><![CDATA[The time it takes to amend a pencil grip may be enough to stop an individual from writing]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 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[Inside Ireland’s chess boom: The ‘national phenomenon’ that is still not recognised as a sport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/children-are-exhausted-after-six-rounds-the-move-to-make-chess-irelands-newest-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/09/children-are-exhausted-after-six-rounds-the-move-to-make-chess-irelands-newest-sport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the chess boom takes hold, getting official recognition as a sport will unlock funding, says the Irish Chess Union]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHDALLKPBNFQ5ALKT6CTFH25LY.jpg?auth=94e4e3a528273454e20b900891d067bcc409f6a8eb9948058b359ac5ef9e8774&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anastasiya Kelbas started playing chess in school in Ukraine and continued playing in Ireland when she moved here after the war broke out. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broker downgrade extends AIB share dip from post-crash high]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/07/09/broker-downgrade-extends-aib-share-dip-from-post-crash-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/07/09/broker-downgrade-extends-aib-share-dip-from-post-crash-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analyst says bank’s valuation ‘looks toppy’ as he warns recent good run ‘could be as good as it gets’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Q3V3EMSCNE7ZCOZ2Z5POHBNWY.jpg?auth=13e68def2dfcf9e1d2dc5e217bb642b1f311f4206ab2e38c13ef998b871174f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB chief executive Colin Hunt and chairman Jim Pettigrew at the bank's annual meeting in April. Photograph: Shane O'Neill / Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin and Cork look to lead on climate action in ambitious pilot project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/09/cities-look-to-lead-on-climate-action-in-ambitious-pilot-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/09/cities-look-to-lead-on-climate-action-in-ambitious-pilot-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plans for Dublin and Cork show sweeping changes needed in transport, housing and energy sources]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2CVIIE26NFMPJ4Y4F5WESAWRY.JPG?auth=099ca2fb07a53e3f71e4ed334714656ea44474bf63136f86ce6ff9ef08614bb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council wants to boost public transport and active transport as part of its net-zero city plan. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI apps that take the stress out of your summer holiday: From packing to foreign languages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/09/holiday-itineraries-packing-tips-theres-an-ai-app-for-that-and-esims-to-keep-in-touch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/09/holiday-itineraries-packing-tips-theres-an-ai-app-for-that-and-esims-to-keep-in-touch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Technology can take a lot of the guesswork out of summer breaks, especially when travelling to unfamiliar locations ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3FQ4BFEK5F5RPGU4DGZRBYGUE.jpg?auth=b8589b5da944ce3d2c0eb0b7eef5187f8c0252a73a5bd765713618385f9b2710&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI-driven apps can take much of the pain out of holiday planning. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AntonioGuillem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s EU presidency is a far cry from 1990s - when visitors got a trad CD and bottle of whiskey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/irish-dancing-and-undersea-cables-eu-presidency-is-a-chance-to-tell-a-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/09/irish-dancing-and-undersea-cables-eu-presidency-is-a-chance-to-tell-a-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe Letter: Newer EU member states feel keen pressure to impress when playing host ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sony’s PS3 closure raises a big question: who actually owns the games you buy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/09/sonys-ps3-closure-raises-a-big-question-who-actually-owns-the-games-you-buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/09/sonys-ps3-closure-raises-a-big-question-who-actually-owns-the-games-you-buy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumers buying a range of digital media are discovering that continued access is far from certain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B5QWIKP3T5DQJDSVCQHZ4ULQSM.jpg?auth=05bfaa5ce8e5a608c7eb66f792de29d6daf180862b2ca1e770c288a50a45839e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sony is ending commercial support for its PlayStation 3. Photograph: Junko Kimura/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Junko Kimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evil Dead Burn star Souheila Yacoub: ‘I tried to watch the second film and it was too much’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/09/evil-dead-burn-star-souheila-yacoub-i-tried-to-watch-the-second-film-and-it-was-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/09/evil-dead-burn-star-souheila-yacoub-i-tried-to-watch-the-second-film-and-it-was-too-much/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having made it through the Paris premiere of the film, watching sometimes through her fingers, Yacoub has a new appreciation for the legacy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7AQ7LTUUJAFBJT2CDDFYEF47Y.jpg?auth=24d24b520c71192dc9451ee22ccf92fd24df370683ef45e671c973f46e3f2923&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Souheila Yacoub: 'I was really involved in the process of writing the character.' Photograph: David Jon/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Jon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last One for the Road review: A shaggy hair-of-the-dog story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/09/the-last-one-for-the-road-review-a-shaggy-hair-of-the-dog-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/09/the-last-one-for-the-road-review-a-shaggy-hair-of-the-dog-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sossai shoots Veneto as a place suspended between rural tradition and modern development]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7HAEZCGXJHDLONAT6CY27VGZ4.jpg?auth=0c8c73945a8c3c27a277646e5ce0d37a3d4538a1ca40ce276584a1fffdc411c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Last One for the Road, directed by Francesco Sossai]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes from €625,000 on view this week in Dublin and Wicklow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/09/five-homes-from-625000-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/09/five-homes-from-625000-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These homes are new to the market in Dundrum, Foxrock, Enniskerry, Rathgar and Beaumont]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BAZYE7XMOZC55D3KRTIGCTBN2Q.jpg?auth=06020debb165623ab802fddf289c33cb73491fe8b4f2900b35711647e7f50999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[141 St Columbanus Road]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yuno Energy brings clarity to customers’ energy bills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/yuno-energy-brings-clarity-to-customers-energy-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/yuno-energy-brings-clarity-to-customers-energy-bills/</guid><description><![CDATA[One Dublin customer explains how the Yuno Energy app helps optimise her energy use]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K7VURGASRAQTISXXHMLGUPA7E.jpg?auth=beafaedba120527c5e5ce30f23305269b5ac1b7c8ed01674e42931a9651419da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fotini Valerga chose Yuno Energy for its ease at monitoring energy consumption]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">taller.stories</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsagents and local grocers push for cut in employer PRSI rates in Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/newsagents-and-local-grocers-push-for-cut-in-employer-prsi-rates-in-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/newsagents-and-local-grocers-push-for-cut-in-employer-prsi-rates-in-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trade group RGDATA said its members face viability issues due to spiking wage costs since 2021 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TV3GSVREQJFRNHPXVC2S5F2XWY.jpg?auth=6d50f17a5b742617d87a61cb2b1494a1b0b6d1ba05248d11ccc033b30d984c4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RGDATA says the most effective direct measure to assist newsagents and small-store owners would be a reduction in the relevant rates of employer PRSI. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say cheese, think Kerrygold: Dinner is a dream with a simple but tasty pasta bake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/say-cheese-think-kerrygold-dinner-is-a-dream-with-a-simple-but-tasty-pasta-bake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/say-cheese-think-kerrygold-dinner-is-a-dream-with-a-simple-but-tasty-pasta-bake/</guid><description><![CDATA[A delicious mid-week dinner for family or friends, elevated with Kerrygold cheese]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBNUQ3MQVJEELEDQVFNFU53RXY.jpg?auth=13be0a4654ef453bd8bdeb397182fffc14e24d417dd86de066b8ca3d345090ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A delicious pasta bake is a failsafe dinner favourite - and the taste of Kerrygold cheese tops it off perfectly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jervis Shopping Centre’s owners seek permission for new leisure facilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/jervis-shopping-centre-owners-target-leisure-led-revamp-of-vacant-anchor-unit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/09/jervis-shopping-centre-owners-target-leisure-led-revamp-of-vacant-anchor-unit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bowling alleys, mini electrical go-karts and an arcade are planned in former New Look store]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5O5MFL36RAK7MJM7BNDZOPAJY.jpg?auth=067061005037fcf946435fb4b45026d955ac4df6c26218728f4c9213acda0607&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jervis Shopping Centre was acquired by retail investor Pradera and Connecticut-based Cross Ocean Partners last year. 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[Three Ireland blocked 26 million scam calls last year. Its anti-fraud operation never sleeps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/three-ireland-blocked-26-million-scam-calls-last-year-its-anti-fraud-operation-never-sleeps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/three-ireland-blocked-26-million-scam-calls-last-year-its-anti-fraud-operation-never-sleeps/</guid><description><![CDATA[An expanded blocking of spoofed international numbers is contributing to high levels of fraudulent activity being intercepted across the network]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WT2KQN7ZN5B7LAG4ANH5LA7IEU.jpg?auth=1dc26db3570b60565f0bb98bdad898c78344d8c5990531b4103d1fad1a8e3d5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘We need customers to be as vigilant as they would be in any other area of their lives,' says Three Ireland chief consumer officer Tom Kinsella. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food Innovation Summit: Industry prepares for impact of weight loss drugs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/food-innovation-summit-industry-prepares-for-impact-of-weight-loss-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/09/food-innovation-summit-industry-prepares-for-impact-of-weight-loss-drugs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Enterprise Ireland senior client adviser Ellen Ní Cléirigh says the food and drink industry is a cornerstone of the economy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUIINSKEFRGUPOLGVIZQJWBU7Q.jpg?auth=6bce97b388f6cd31d9129da1ef98ab61d1ec09798958710be844fed2fee650a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Food Innovation Summit 2026: Lisa Hughes, founder of Gigi Supplements; Jim Woulfe, chairman of Enterprise Ireland; Alan Dillon, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise; Andy Molloy, chief executive of Connemara Seafoods; and Ellen Ní Cléirigh, senior client adviser at Enterprise Ireland. Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray Coalesce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mr Fox review: This beloved Dublin 1 spot has an impressive new chef. Does his menu deliver?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/09/mr-fox-review-will-a-new-chef-deliver-on-michelin-ambitions-at-this-beloved-dublin-1-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/09/mr-fox-review-will-a-new-chef-deliver-on-michelin-ambitions-at-this-beloved-dublin-1-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adam Jordan arrives in Parnell Square with significant Michelin experience and there will be much interest in how he applies it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3J23N5Q3QFAKDOI4REWKQ7QTYE.JPG?auth=c3ab93cf646f26b3cc329bf8c2fa15292ddb0e197eec641b9110309fc23858f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adam Jordan, new chef patron at Mr Fox in Parnell Square, Dublin 1. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best places around Ireland for summer dining al fresco: From ice cream to fish and chips]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/09/great-food-and-drink-outdoors-and-where-to-find-it-sure-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/09/great-food-and-drink-outdoors-and-where-to-find-it-sure-thing/</guid><description><![CDATA[The best places around Ireland for summer dining al fresco]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QEJHKD6H45DKVCXM7S3WHMBP2I.png?auth=b28a564fba5a6e4ad881043a18e2f2abe5bc1daf8e1ad5a1eb229aec3dc01b22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From ice-creams and fish and chips to pints in the sun, seaside brunches and picnic-ready bites, we’ve pulled together some of the best places to enjoy those classic Irish summer treats]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Dermot Kennedy, Galway arts festival and other top things to see in Ireland this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/09/event-guide-dermot-kennedy-galway-arts-festival-and-other-top-things-to-see-in-ireland-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/09/event-guide-dermot-kennedy-galway-arts-festival-and-other-top-things-to-see-in-ireland-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 11th-17th, 2026: The best music, art and more coming your way in the week ahead]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIXBATS6U5F3HJT4WAPX7VRJ6Y.jpg?auth=ce40f1703f7e8a0d3564333af8823774d3ccbcd3d78511b57336dcb77c3366e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dermot Kennedy. Photograph: Silken Weinberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queenie is Working On It: A confident comeback that delivers on the promise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/queenie-is-working-on-it-a-confident-comeback-that-delivers-on-the-promise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/queenie-is-working-on-it-a-confident-comeback-that-delivers-on-the-promise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candice Carty-Williams offers the reader an abundance of humour and heart]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHX7MEBMSZHYJFO3SRHHJLAYTQ.jpg?auth=58a57647e0b87476dfd659bee6ad3b23a3de3c3d234fba630bf8840fccbae6f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Candice Carty-Williams's sequel has been hotly anticipated by Queenie’s devoted fans. Photograph: Holly Marie Cato]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[University spin-out seeks to transform sports injury assessment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/09/university-spin-out-seeks-to-transform-sports-injury-assessment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/09/university-spin-out-seeks-to-transform-sports-injury-assessment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[KineMo targets elite sport, healthcare and astronaut rehabilitation ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMSNUNYBUJHCXNMA5T4LVMHO2M.JPEG?auth=fb019a121eabe45be2b3d312e7ef09406a01dc26624c8c5fc00743f18a4d6f59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KineMo chief executive and cofounder Leo Peyton]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>