<?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/2026-07-10/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:23:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh appeal over murder of Antoinette Smith after 1987 Slane concert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/11/fresh-appeal-over-murder-of-antoinette-smith-after-1987-slane-concert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/11/fresh-appeal-over-murder-of-antoinette-smith-after-1987-slane-concert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin woman discovered wrapped in plastic, with rope around neck, buried in Wicklow bog ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJDXNL2Q6WXHJ57GYUIE5WX7YM.jpg?auth=706578694cd5e892872ae2a8bcfc1bcb6f180c9664de8eb03f4b88f7471b1605&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antoinette ‘Angie’ Smith remained missing for nine months before her body was discovered. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Merino puts Spain into World Cup semi-finals after Lammens blunder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/mikel-merino-puts-spain-into-world-cup-semi-finals-after-lammens-blunder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/mikel-merino-puts-spain-into-world-cup-semi-finals-after-lammens-blunder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sid Lowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester United goalkeeper came on after Thibaut Courtois was injured late in second half]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCRVQ3KYDB5SASEAW7Z7NTHNHU.jpg?auth=5b387fd2f7aaa51deb80188fd25953d32584460af814c1e58c388a136166b9f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgium goalkeeper Senne Lammens concedes from Mikel Merino of Spain. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple sues OpenAI and two former employees for alleged theft of trade secrets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-and-two-former-employees-for-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/10/apple-sues-openai-and-two-former-employees-for-alleged-theft-of-trade-secrets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaspreet Singh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lawsuit escalates tensions ⁠between iPhone manufacturer and ChatGPT owner]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:55:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WM34BLD7KF25KKV4CC3EO5UKDE.jpg?auth=4e1c246c1efb127451530aad30277b8a25108e67ae4925c33655656cc8572873&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple alleges a former employee failed to return a company-issued laptop and used an ⁠authentication bug to access its internal ​network, downloading 'dozens of Apple’s confidential hardware-related files'. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan charges to 1,500m victory at the Morton Games in Santry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/10/sophie-osullivan-charges-to-1500m-victory-at-the-morton-games-in-santry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/10/sophie-osullivan-charges-to-1500m-victory-at-the-morton-games-in-santry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Prakel from the US breaks the Morton Mile record with his victory in 3:50.97]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQ4NAPVGJ7O2OURVJVDWYL4E6I.jpg?auth=10435c7e1f80de5b0ca67021e1331f025811d854ea620667d2c7687634b48afa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Sophie O’Sullivan celebrates winning her heat of the Womens 1,500m race. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested on suspicion of murder of former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/uk-police-begin-murder-investigation-in-to-death-of-reform-uk-member-ann-widdecombe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/uk-police-begin-murder-investigation-in-to-death-of-reform-uk-member-ann-widdecombe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Grierson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body of former MP found with serious injuries at her home on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:38:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LYZIIWCZ5QGW6SPUNAIHR7ZSU.jpg?auth=eb2f941fd3757df4fc79deabe290979048b58bb141736a9d5c757607796c795f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe in 2020. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s king Charles meets grandchildren for first time in four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/britains-king-charles-meets-grandchildren-for-first-time-in-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/britains-king-charles-meets-grandchildren-for-first-time-in-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monarch welcomed prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children to Highgrove residence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:05:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76QN7ETNTZINRDPNFBLJS4G34M.jpg?auth=ac71f0bb01b92bb904a81436fba2b246e0874b275588d01cfb95b287221716d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prince Harry and Megan Markle in Ireland in 2018. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on MetroLink: the train has left the station]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/the-irish-times-view-on-metrolink-the-train-has-left-the-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/the-irish-times-view-on-metrolink-the-train-has-left-the-station/</guid><description><![CDATA[The moment for counsels of despair has passed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGZIQ7SWAJCFZEUGGOZ44QJ5PE.JPG?auth=a01952be95068924ccf1f3fbdf7d3dbfebd62d19ad144f031af21c95ae845118&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The College Gate apartment complex on Townsend Street, along with the Markievicz Leisure Centre, are earmarked for demolition to make way for the new MetroLink. 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[Wildfire in southern Spain leaves 12 dead, burning across thousands of hectares]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/10/wildfire-in-southern-spain-leaves-12-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/10/wildfire-in-southern-spain-leaves-12-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several British holidaymakers believed to be among victims of blaze which began near small town in Almería province]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:27:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TGX7TJDY6NWXFOZGI76ZVZ2N4.jpg?auth=2ca0c020eb6c43eee5b582b0330b2b51c5a76d2da60db3b99d3eb1071fa8a16e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter drops water as flames and smoke rise from a deadly wildfire near the municipality of Los Gallardos in Almería, Spain. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pablo Blazquez Dominguez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclist (40s) found dead in suspected hit-and-run in Kildare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/cyclist-40s-found-dead-in-suspected-hit-and-run-in-kildare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/cyclist-40s-found-dead-in-suspected-hit-and-run-in-kildare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The incident on the R445 is believed to have occurred sometime between 10.30pm on Thursday and 12.30pm on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:24:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have been travelling on the R445 Dublin Road between Kildare town and the roundabout at Junction 12 of the N7 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attendances at sexual assault treatment units in Ireland rise by 5%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/attendances-at-sexual-assault-treatment-units-in-ireland-rise-by-5/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/attendances-at-sexual-assault-treatment-units-in-ireland-rise-by-5/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rotunda SATU in Dublin experienced biggest rise among the six HSE units in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:16:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JLOIBF23AJERV6NYERQIB5HWGA.JPG?auth=262db4288002ac0a360d712a4289ce18a3eab8199f6390dd03419473c32f4f6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda SATU saw the biggest rise – 12.5 per cent – among the six HSE units last year. 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[What next for Rhasidat Adeleke as she looks to get her season back on track?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/10/what-next-for-rhasidat-adeleke-as-she-looks-to-get-her-season-back-on-track/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/10/what-next-for-rhasidat-adeleke-as-she-looks-to-get-her-season-back-on-track/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dublin sprinter has redefined her goals for the summer, while remaining hopeful of qualifying for next month's European Championships]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:58:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVPQFJP64VC7HBZEXUQYRWRJCE.jpg?auth=88e59884c0524abad55e59f199a08f4c086aa7f191ec5e593127b790ec3d8843&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannah Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accused persons unrepresented due to solicitors’ dispute challenge legality of detention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/accused-persons-unrepresented-due-to-solicitors-dispute-challenge-legality-of-detention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/accused-persons-unrepresented-due-to-solicitors-dispute-challenge-legality-of-detention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bail terms for woman charged with robbery agreed following discussions between legal teams]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:43:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the High Court on Friday, lawyers for the accused submitted to Judge Mary Rose Gearty that arising from her being unable to secure representation the accused did not have a fair hearing at the District Court]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy in share of the lead at Scottish Open as Scheffler misses first cut in four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/10/rory-mcilroy-in-share-of-the-lead-at-scottish-open-as-scheffler-misses-first-cut-in-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/10/rory-mcilroy-in-share-of-the-lead-at-scottish-open-as-scheffler-misses-first-cut-in-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McIlroy showing form before The Open next week, as Shane Lowry misses cut at Renaissance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:42:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDAJZ6NVHL645LQHJKV4SP4DO4.jpg?auth=f2717c78c03df3e0665baee2d802bea2a4bf8ce9a35f1e24963196acf18bc669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after putting on the 14th green on day two of the Scottish Open. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Boy actor Micheal Ward speaks of compassion after being found not guilty of rape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/top-boy-actor-micheal-ward-speaks-of-compassion-after-being-found-not-guilty-of-rape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/top-boy-actor-micheal-ward-speaks-of-compassion-after-being-found-not-guilty-of-rape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen William]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[London jury took five hours and 25 minutes to unanimously clear him of all charges]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:41:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFAGOG2GFVZNZTRWNW5SFR3JNI.jpg?auth=66f0c4ad268247de1ad809177a1adf5e1e8bc88d5551d3dfd9a26707ac48cb41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British actor Michael Ward attends the European premiere of Empire of Light in London in October 2022. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA-EFE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev in Wimbledon decider after one-sided semi-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/10/arthur-ferys-magical-run-ends-with-crushing-wimbledon-defeat-by-alexander-zverev/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/10/arthur-ferys-magical-run-ends-with-crushing-wimbledon-defeat-by-alexander-zverev/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic’s dreams of 25th slam come to an end, while Arthur Fery’s magical run concludes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:28:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN4WWYKC2RQ4WQS2L2I2X2SZSI.jpg?auth=e41b05be6af86e37aaa15919ef11e7318046c16177723fd5febb2e5f1793f1a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's Jannik Sinner returns to Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-final. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partner of Jamey Carney booked flight to Turkey after leaving her home in Killarney]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/10/partner-of-jamey-carney-booked-flight-to-turkey-after-leaving-her-home-in-killarney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/10/partner-of-jamey-carney-booked-flight-to-turkey-after-leaving-her-home-in-killarney/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche, Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí seeking to question Ahmed Al-Saqar (28) who was captured on CCTV leaving Co Kerry in early hours of Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:07:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ4NQZE36ZGITA4ZZVLUZCOP3I.jpg?auth=1c114b6da5ec89137ef3f51649234f0d6ca6ee880f6aec3256a8401dfb8f12a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmad Al-Saqa and Jamey Carney.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish wildfire victims burned in cars as roads turned into ‘death traps’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/10/spain-wildfire-casualties-latest-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/10/spain-wildfire-casualties-latest-updates/</guid><description><![CDATA[Twelve people confirmed ​dead in one of Spain’s deadliest wildfires, with 23 still missing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:05:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHE6RXTXFGKQFDYCRYAZ5AH2ZY.jpg?auth=c07937a8edb75bacbdf871a8136440e1fff6d94614da48b380e2149ca966ff00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The wildfire in Los Gallardos district, Almeria Province, on Friday. 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Photograph: Justin Tallis/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUSTIN TALLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stack turns to Soumillon as trainer chases first European Group One success at Deauville ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/10/stack-turns-to-soumillon-as-trainer-chases-first-european-group-one-success-at-deauville/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/10/stack-turns-to-soumillon-as-trainer-chases-first-european-group-one-success-at-deauville/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cheltenham festival-winning trainer Pat Kelly’s licence suspended with immediate effect by IHRB ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3C4PENGVV67XU3GD4DQXT7P4I.jpg?auth=f874d27a816fd38ffd1b3ca8b9402f1018f5969b5bf4e02f8dbccbd998026111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thesecretadversary won last month’s Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian Brother convicted of sexual abuse of boys in Offaly school in 1980s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/former-christian-brother-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-of-boys-in-offaly-school-in-1980s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/former-christian-brother-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-of-boys-in-offaly-school-in-1980s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liam Coughlan (90) is currently in prison for sexually abusing former pupils in Kilkenny in the 1970s]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHBZKLHBVJFTLOPC2TE6R3Q6KM.jpg?auth=922de050def2ee1e68a18dcf80a7251d8bf2a4944118811f88a86716d120b611&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former students told of assaults taking place in a classroom, a small library and a shed beside the school yard at St Patrick’s CBS primary school on Patrick Street, Portarlington, Co Offaly]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on executive pay: how much is too much?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/the-irish-times-view-on-executive-pay-how-much-is-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/10/the-irish-times-view-on-executive-pay-how-much-is-too-much/</guid><description><![CDATA[As share prices rise, bosses continue to cash in ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTHBDUCGFFFEF3VMOHEQBLIFCA.jpg?auth=a9e37351466d5e88628588830b3f33a3b011949195c587d55fe8c60e1abe5296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk: regulatory filings value his 2025 package from Tesla at over $150 billion. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maansi Srivastava</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla keeps digging in Mbappé racism row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/paraguayan-senator-celeste-amarilla-keeps-digging-in-mbappe-racism-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/paraguayan-senator-celeste-amarilla-keeps-digging-in-mbappe-racism-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Romário blames Carlo Ancelotti and Endrick for Brazil’s World Cup exit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUCY54V4FQWFJ64EDTKMRJXSIM.jpg?auth=3548629c69ada19cf8f54a6652666fe089bf7b4e1acde8252c481e448f09792e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappe celebrates after France beat Paraguay in the last 16 of the World Cup. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mauro Pimentel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicklow’s progress has been rapid, but Down challenge might be too soon in Tailteann Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/wicklows-progress-has-been-rapid-but-down-challenge-might-be-too-soon-in-tailteann-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/wicklows-progress-has-been-rapid-but-down-challenge-might-be-too-soon-in-tailteann-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oisín McConville has led a renaissance in the Garden County, but Down’s established stars should see them through]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZA5WQSS4KTPWYVJRBYCKRILLE.jpg?auth=49a428da292b6ee015911c4f65c84ad0324fdf10083d656ab4d43c5709d020e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Down's Odhran Murdock kicks a point despite Michael Kinsella of Wexford in the Football League Division 3 final last March. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks rise while investors assess latest Middle East developments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/global-stock-rise-as-investors-assess-lated-middle-east-developments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/global-stock-rise-as-investors-assess-lated-middle-east-developments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish market ekes out gain]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:35:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MYLWDARG7O4HU3APZMQEIPMCCI.jpg?auth=b0f3b76ec12507a7adf102ea64a556a7b71eb9a57b9c6c44e2a86b410c0f54d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street opened in mixed territory. Photograph:  Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s heatwave: Can I still exercise? What should I be eating? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/irelands-heatwave-can-i-still-exercise-what-should-i-be-eating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/irelands-heatwave-can-i-still-exercise-what-should-i-be-eating/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times answers your questions on how to cope with the latest bout of high temperatures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:18:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QF4O4C6EXRD25O7A3K4AOGK5V4.jpeg?auth=6e200f1a6e76eefdbc761e42c202cefab8281502d446f70d6f9b8c5544999bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Suzanne Kelly, deputy medical director of the Irish College of GPs, says exercising in the middle of the day is 'not a good idea'. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US and Iran agree to engage in talks but ceasefire is ‘over’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/10/technical-talks-between-us-and-iran-continue-following-fresh-clashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/10/technical-talks-between-us-and-iran-continue-following-fresh-clashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Elimam, Eman Abouhassira, Andrew Mills]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Qatari negotiators meeting ⁠officials in Iran seeking to de-escalate renewed tensions after attacks on vessels in Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:43:33 +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 anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on July 1st. 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[Does Trump have a Plan C for Iran?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/10/does-trump-have-a-plan-c-for-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/10/does-trump-have-a-plan-c-for-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David E Sanger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bombing and a preliminary accord have failed. 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Photograph: Altan Gocher/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altan Gocher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump fires remaining three members of bipartisan election commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/10/trump-fires-remaining-three-members-of-bipartisan-election-commission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/10/trump-fires-remaining-three-members-of-bipartisan-election-commission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bo Erikson, Erin Banco]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Removing officials from body months before midterm elections ​is an ‘extraordinary step’, says Democrat senator]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:31:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SD26PZPPAPECTHNXBX4KHZP4NQ.jpg?auth=c379185dadb471b1913bbe934d2b6f3b7beefabe968490973c02497d480f6e04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The terminations follow advocacy from Donald Trump and top administration officials to change vote-by-mail requirements in advance of the midterm elections Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Mcgrath</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts heatwave conditions until Tuesday; night-time water restrictions considered]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/met-eireann-weather-warning-heatwave-latest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/met-eireann-weather-warning-heatwave-latest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann says there has been record water consumption in the greater Dublin area]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44JS4HV4GBAPBBOZOQ4TAUSKOM.JPG?auth=8af0f15a9f8e8b62baf72175cef1926f615c9c52c67fc18261a24e896cbe6f7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orlaith Hanley (14)  and  Shaunagh Mitchell (14) cool off in Lough Owel as large crowds of people took to Co Westmeath’s lakes during the heatwave.  Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who stabbed acquaintance following row over spilt oil in shared accommodation is jailed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/man-who-stabbed-acquaintance-following-row-over-spilt-oil-in-shared-accommodation-is-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/man-who-stabbed-acquaintance-following-row-over-spilt-oil-in-shared-accommodation-is-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Assailant (30) carrying out an ‘act of vengeance’ when attack occurred, says judge ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJRVT7LZWRESXNDN25CCMKYVAM.jpg?auth=19a1acce7c310ebb6930c687891e313e6bca636a2cf19923fa577f28b6bbc9f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge took into account the accused's guilty plea and remorse. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin and Government on completely different timetables for Irish unity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/sinn-fein-and-government-on-completely-different-timetables-for-irish-unity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/sinn-fein-and-government-on-completely-different-timetables-for-irish-unity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44IIH4DCUAEBB3VDLOUAL4DTEM.JPG?auth=0c359df2201bf31f6342d6c66324963732d02b1fb7e9185361a9c8ea95cd92b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full care order granted to baby born addicted to cocaine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/full-care-order-granted-to-baby-born-addicted-to-cocaine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/full-care-order-granted-to-baby-born-addicted-to-cocaine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother ‘extremely vulnerable and will require significant help and support in dealing with her difficulties’, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case in which Tusla sought a care order for the baby until his 18th birthday was before the court last month.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undertakings given by former employee who went to rival firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/undertakings-given-by-former-employee-who-went-to-rival-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/undertakings-given-by-former-employee-who-went-to-rival-firm/</guid><description><![CDATA[Worker will not disclose any of his previous company’s confidential information]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D47TNLW7MNU4EGWMCVDLC2BP3A.jpg?auth=d523c23d074020f43f8e44d760ad2145d292b0a7c25d7371f23cc6eb38f916c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin-registered firm Amtivo (Ireland) Ltd and its parent, Amtivo Group Ltd, claimed in the High Court there had been 'rapid migration' of former employees and contractors to a rival Galway-registered firm and with them former clients of Amtivo. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested over Moygashel bonfire claims he was enlisted due to his work as tree surgeon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/those-behind-moygashel-bonfire-have-agenda-full-of-hate-and-bigotry-says-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/those-behind-moygashel-bonfire-have-agenda-full-of-hate-and-bigotry-says-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge refused bail to man charged with incitement to hatred over loyalist bonfire topped with mosque replica in Co Tyrone]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:47:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHMPUA6OCPXZSLT3SUPWJAXQ7I.jpg?auth=109ece65df6aa4eea259303214985d54e7e58ac56ba510c3f7498f2556c954da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The bonfire in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, was set on fire on Thursday night before police could remove the depiction of the mosque. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish: Minister ‘can’t give assurances’ to workers that jobs are safe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/aughinish-minister-cant-give-assurances-to-workers-that-jobs-are-safe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/aughinish-minister-cant-give-assurances-to-workers-that-jobs-are-safe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Burke says nationalisation of the Co Limerick plant was not legally an option]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:27:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina aluminium oxide refinery in Co Limerick. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE pauses issuing some services, including medical and long-term illness cards due to cyberattack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/10/hse-pauses-issuing-some-services-including-medical-and-long-term-illness-cards-due-to-cyberattack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/10/hse-pauses-issuing-some-services-including-medical-and-long-term-illness-cards-due-to-cyberattack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Executive confirms it was ‘alerted by an external provider of card printing services of a cyberattack on their systems’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:21:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFHDSOW7WJBFTPCUUX5YDDAOBQ.png?auth=ec1397a77e41d70f9e7469e1c5e702a60c98c04a3c22756af616f1638f1ba689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A spokeswoman for the HSE said the breach had been reported to the Data Protection Commissioner.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bayeux tapestry returned to England for first time in almost 1,000 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/bayeux-tapestry-returned-to-england-for-first-time-in-almost-1000-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/bayeux-tapestry-returned-to-england-for-first-time-in-almost-1000-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Rawlinson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artefact has been placed on one-year loan to British Museum from France for ‘once-in-a-generation exhibition’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VB4KWYDKTJAQVKXP75VY6SAERM.jpg?auth=34e83374ed4c1fe9ad1a3475081d4d341d02c875a8fe72b6fc6b20f6606c7524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 7.5 million people are expected to go to see the artefact during its time in London from September this year to July 2027. 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[Dispute over alleged overheating in €6m Dublin penthouse goes to mediation, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/dispute-over-alleged-overheating-in-6m-dublin-penthouse-goes-to-mediation-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/dispute-over-alleged-overheating-in-6m-dublin-penthouse-goes-to-mediation-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Temperatures in apartment reached ‘unbearable’ highs, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:02:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXZ2TPTTZLOAEHMERV45BRYL6I.jpg?auth=3cf25d9523bdf4c511c190e0acecbdb0ab614b5059e53af67a51d6e08eb581da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A High Court dispute over alleged overheating of a €6 million penthouse apartment in Dublin is to go to mediation, a judge has been told. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two charged with stealing a three-week-old baby goat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/two-charged-with-stealing-a-three-week-old-baby-goat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/two-charged-with-stealing-a-three-week-old-baby-goat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecuting counsel told the court there had been fears for the safety of the baby goat as it was still feeding from its mother]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:59:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3UBAVWPCVFTTCW63DLTPRZDGQ.jpg?auth=f213f49ae7c46af0cd563a032c89c1a62948581d276c36435e5568f16021a13f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man and woman have been arrested in relation to the theft of the pygmy goat from Tannaghmore Animal Farm on June 15th Photograph: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Count Binface: The ‘independent space warrior’ hoping to take Farage’s seat in Clacton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/count-binface-the-independent-space-warrior-hoping-to-take-farages-seat-in-clacton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/count-binface-the-independent-space-warrior-hoping-to-take-farages-seat-in-clacton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bratton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alter ego of comedian Jon Harvey has become familiar sight on British election nights in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:34:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FRGRMJ3MXJRJE7BXHCGEI4X2Y.jpg?auth=b3cab242677a26655e0b5ec3a1c6a0ab3b12657528f6c39a544f7eac78d75c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[File photo dated 25/04/24 of Mayor of London election candidate 

Count Binface outside the British parliament in London when he stood as a candidate to become the city's mayor in 2024. Reform UK is facing continuing scrutiny as Nigel Farage ploughs ahead with plans for a by-election in Clacton, where his main rival looks set to be Count Binface, a comedy candidate with a bin on his head, as the main Westminster parties have declined to take part in the contest. Issue date: Thursday July 09, 2026. PA Photo. 

Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda acquitted of raping wife but convicted of child cruelty against two daughters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/garda-acquitted-of-raping-wife-but-convicted-of-child-cruelty-against-two-daughters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/garda-acquitted-of-raping-wife-but-convicted-of-child-cruelty-against-two-daughters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury returns verdicts after more than nine hours of deliberations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:29:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The garda is a serving member of the force who has been on suspension since December 2024, pending the outcome of the prosecution. Stock image: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson review launched by Northern Ireland Assembly ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/jeffrey-donaldson-removed-from-select-panel-of-advisers-to-king-charles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/jeffrey-donaldson-removed-from-select-panel-of-advisers-to-king-charles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader had asked for name to be removed from list of members last month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:28:28 +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[Jeffrey Donaldson has also moved to renounce his knighthood. Photograph: Charles Mcquillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former judge fails in bid to overturn conviction for attempted rape and sexual abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/former-judge-fails-in-bid-to-overturn-conviction-for-attempted-rape-and-sexual-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/former-judge-fails-in-bid-to-overturn-conviction-for-attempted-rape-and-sexual-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gerard O’Brien appealed against conviction, arguing trial judge’s instructions were ‘confusing’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:49:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHHXEJRX77ZIZD3VE3I3VK5UCY.jpg?auth=55143b9d7c7bc35098470bcd3c1d667f7ea0467d6dfdbe3c6e5b96cba093ca7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerard O'Brien also argued that the trial judge's instructions were 'weighted against the defence'. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Courts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a nagging sense the Egyptian coach’s burning words may have followed Argentina to Kansas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/lionel-messis-world-cup-dream-gathers-pace-as-argentina-take-over-kansas-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/lionel-messis-world-cup-dream-gathers-pace-as-argentina-take-over-kansas-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argentina supporters have turned Kansas City into a sea of sky blue and white, but Egypt's accusations after their last-16 defeat cast a shadow]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:38:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOETFNIDTREQVFPJCC6QUCGN3Y.jpg?auth=578fd510cc3813e16ee9ce144e6307d472913b4f200bd940a290bc2a0811bb05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (2nd-L) looks on among teammates in a training session at the Sporting KC Stadium in Kansas City on July 8, 2026, during the 2026 World Cup tournament. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUAN MABROMATA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zut Alors! - Ken Early in Boston, Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the business end of the World Cup, At home with Malcolm ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/zut-alors-ken-early-in-boston-gavin-cooney-and-malachy-clerkin-on-the-business-end-of-the-world-cup-at-home-with-malcolm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/zut-alors-ken-early-in-boston-gavin-cooney-and-malachy-clerkin-on-the-business-end-of-the-world-cup-at-home-with-malcolm/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:27:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTD2JHK6BWWEUN7CUNOJWXSVHM.jpg?auth=aabb42bb9f059d9ab2ceb5d32f1ebb7fad220f317d4b2595afd88b096bff58ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after winning their quarter-final match between France and Morocco at Boston Stadium in Foxborough on July 9, 2026. 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[Millionaire fugitive seeks solicitor change in extradition proceedings, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/millionaire-fugitive-seeks-solicitor-change-in-extradition-proceedings-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/millionaire-fugitive-seeks-solicitor-change-in-extradition-proceedings-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff was arrested at his Dublin home in mid-June following extradition proceedings instigated by US]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:26:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLBLIRSWSVEETF6WDH4AGKBWMY.JPG?auth=5e0c3a2a9292c8a6b0e761398a028a5ca28c3ecd3ed6c06bf23d072e3dfd2ab5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Cardiff is alleged to have defrauded customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage’s main byelection rival: Count Binface]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/nigel-farages-main-byelection-rival-count-binface/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/nigel-farages-main-byelection-rival-count-binface/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: At home, the big set piece this week was Sinn Féin’s bid to ramp up preparations for a united Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:15:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7ONODWBUSREWEMYPUFWSLFTQ4.jpg?auth=57f18724435f5ef7b134190181d0e727e8b9ff7843c02a90d084389ae91940b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The main political parties in Britain will boycott the byelection triggered by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain shrugs off Trump’s latest  threat to cut off trade with US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/spain-shrugs-off-donald-trumps-latest-threat-to-cut-off-trade-with-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/spain-shrugs-off-donald-trumps-latest-threat-to-cut-off-trade-with-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president called Spain a `terrible partner in Nato’ at Ankara summit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:14:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5J65NMQIENFI5N4XKGKYERC2OE.jpg?auth=53fb47094bdbb5efe0a4bff047046a5e8b051a8542276a26b5cebeb69d9d5c1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez with US President Donald Trump at a previous Nato meeting. Trump this week threatened to cut off trade with Spain, describing it as a 'terrible partner' within Nato. Photograph: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EMMANUEL DUNAND</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Caring and compassionate’: Spain crash victim Amy McCullagh remembered at funeral]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/able-caring-and-compassionate-spain-crash-victim-amy-mccullagh-remembered-at-funeral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/able-caring-and-compassionate-spain-crash-victim-amy-mccullagh-remembered-at-funeral/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Priest tells mourners in Co Westmeath how mother of three loved to make special moments for her children]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:08:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGCP3XLZBEE7PK2QZ3CHSF4CHU.jpg?auth=bd7a0e82ba395604b7b984d6d49c9ed998b52f906553a07ff0ccb5f08d30ee04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The funeral of Amy McCullagh, who died in a car crash in Spain almost two weeks ago, took place at the Church of the Nativity in Ballunacargy, Co Westmeath. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris channels Father Ted in search for elusive EU deal on financial reforms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/simon-harris-channels-father-ted-in-search-for-elusive-eu-deal-on-financial-reforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/simon-harris-channels-father-ted-in-search-for-elusive-eu-deal-on-financial-reforms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland, traditionally sceptical of conceding power on financial services, is leading the pursuit of compromise]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:05:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHGATIPJC3NGPJ6OBJ2DC2G5PQ.jpg?auth=a7bd4c88cef31428f4b46b64786260923e6513db565aa808b30367877f3e449f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Harris at a news conference following the meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels. Photograph: Omar Havana/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Havana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish manufacturing production slumps after frantic start last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/irish-manufacturing-production-slumps-after-frantic-start-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/irish-manufacturing-production-slumps-after-frantic-start-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Multinationals rushed to produce and export goods from Ireland to the US in early 2025 in repsonse to Trump tariffs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:16:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WZJSOLBXRE4BLS23VFEWU7DO4.jpg?auth=64e55e62318acd6a401e44941d7f943f5e2ccf8beccf757e86ae5b645a1939e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish manufacturing, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector, has had a turbulent 12 months due to the Trump administration’s trade agenda and geopolitical tensions. Photo: Agency Stock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sharply_done</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are fuel prices climbing again and how much more will I be paying?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/why-are-fuel-prices-climbing-again-and-how-much-more-will-i-be-paying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/why-are-fuel-prices-climbing-again-and-how-much-more-will-i-be-paying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retailers say motorists are likely to see higher prices at forecourts across Ireland over the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:13:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2HTO4IV562ZUXZZY4KQGVREJLA.jpg?auth=e95bf78336e75b322f2a6e2c4e82b5ba51c533af41f3442ae04a58097bd18ecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel prices are expected to rise across Ireland this weekend. Photograph: Marko Perkov/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marko Perkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/loyalist-bonfire-lit-early-after-police-begin-to-remove-mosque-replica/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/loyalist-bonfire-lit-early-after-police-begin-to-remove-mosque-replica/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bonfire was due to be lit on Friday night but there had been widespread condemnation after effigy placed on top]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:03:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XDMEU7AWLORADCGBWCKEKANZU.jpg?auth=34de9f53e57858e70b375a60382a61bc08205fd48387de7c390377e0be31ece5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The remains of the Moygashel bonfire, which had a replica mosque placed on top, smoulder on Friday in Co Tyrone. It was set alight overnight  before the display could be removed by the PSNI. 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Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: Ronan O’Gara might just be the rocket that Leinster need]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/ronan-ogara-might-be-the-rocket-leinster-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/ronan-ogara-might-be-the-rocket-leinster-need/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While it may be hard for Munster fans to stomach, Leinster would be a sound move for the La Rochelle head coach]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMFRMWUWFBPYYKJVAOD432BB7Y.jpg?auth=97afd9bc8eee5a9a9d704beaf02b24ab615d3f8878645b98764acbbbb28b44d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronan O’Gara has been floated as a potential replacement for Leo Cullen at Leinster. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Devlin’s long road from Mickey Harte’s lieutenant to Louth leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/gavin-devlins-long-road-from-mickey-hartes-lieutenant-to-louth-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/gavin-devlins-long-road-from-mickey-hartes-lieutenant-to-louth-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Niall Morgan, Mickey Harte and Louth's senior players all recognised Devlin's qualities long before he became manager]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:34:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RFJWAAUFFBQVD3K53QHIDWHWA.jpg?auth=01e239f1151d14adef1c7d3f6c409b93051a9d31461a31a861de1d5f7bb0fa02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gavin Devlin, Louth manager, celebrates with his son, Niall, after Louth's All-Ireland quarter-final win over Monaghan. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU warns Meta over Facebook and Instagram’s addictive feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/eu-warns-meta-over-facebook-and-instagrams-addictive-feeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/eu-warns-meta-over-facebook-and-instagrams-addictive-feeds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Moens, Hannah Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brussels says tech group has failed to adequately assess and mitigate risks that could have a negative impact on users]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:22:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QE3CTOTI6GZL2EZ2NK7UQTXD5A.jpg?auth=e8073b891007c1b514b32ef73cc5f824674c158374f3584279d96b34d54262fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brussels has warned Meta that Instagram and Facebook’s endlessly scrolling feeds may breach the EU’s new content rules. Photograph: Sebastien Bozon / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastien Bozon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor McManus: Building steadily and tactically brave, Louth’s progress has been no shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/conor-mcmanus-building-steadily-and-tactically-brave-louths-progress-has-been-no-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/conor-mcmanus-building-steadily-and-tactically-brave-louths-progress-has-been-no-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunday caps a remarkable three-year rise for the county and they have every chance against Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRB3CPZFQZGVLNDOZWTFBNKPHI.jpg?auth=5a6e85a1a845de608765aab6d8749f9673cd45dcfa16f98977ad97df13b01c18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal McKenny and Emmett Carolan celebrate after Louth's quarter-final win over Monaghan. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jozef Puska abandons appeal against conviction for murder of Ashling Murphy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/jozef-puska-abandons-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-ashling-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/jozef-puska-abandons-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-ashling-murphy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man  serving a life sentence for the murder of 23-year-old schoolteacher outside Tullamore, Co Offaly]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:59:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRLBGIVFS4BH4ARRNEHXL2U6VQ.jpg?auth=ae99bcaf379cc86990fac02e4fb6bbb7bc3e60700a77cafefd628701203150f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A memorial to Ashling Murphy  who was murdered by Jozef Puska as she went for a run along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly on January 12th, 2022. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michel Déon Prize shortlist revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/10/michel-deon-prize-shortlist-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/10/michel-deon-prize-shortlist-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books newsletter: Irish Times books coverage preview; Gerard Manley Hopkins festival; Clifden Arts Festival; The EU in 12 Objects; Jacqueline Rose awarded PEN Pinter Prize]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:54:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBFRIIPEMYNIJ6XLCZM7VYTPBU.jpg?auth=b2aa1bdc44627c51dd3f25a0528cd4db161b24302a4902c304817b37ab2bf1af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michel Déon: the French writer and academician at his home in Co Galway in 2000. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kneecap to headline charity gig in Belfast as part of Féile an Phobail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/kneecap-to-headline-charity-gig-in-belfast-as-part-of-feile-an-phobail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/kneecap-to-headline-charity-gig-in-belfast-as-part-of-feile-an-phobail/</guid><description><![CDATA[Uppa Falls gig to take place on August 6th with profits going to two Irish language projects]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:35:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6537HMDKQTEW3I3OLJ4DM6PMY.jpg?auth=14c96d27038504cce1eff6abe90205d6d45cd5822367524ba20a75f300c364c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Organisers say the Kneecap gig will raise a six-figure sum, with west Belfast organisation Glór na Móna the largest recipient. Photograph: David Parry/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Parry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel excise: You can’t continue writing a cheque every month, says Minister Burke]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/fuel-excise-you-cant-continue-writing-a-cheque-every-month-says-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/10/fuel-excise-you-cant-continue-writing-a-cheque-every-month-says-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Burke plays down chances of continued fuel subsidies due to renewed conflict in the Gulf]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:35:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VA5KP4VNKREU7OEU4LENMADDQI.jpg?auth=8c918c3399f8ddb65087ea91fad31c36868e5a3e45d1eaa438bf193a7cafdf04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Burke chaired an informal meeting of EU competitiveness ministers. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prodcast: ‘It’s about being proud to be Irish, proud to be a Prod, proud of my country’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/prodcast-its-about-being-proud-to-be-irish-proud-to-be-a-prod-proud-of-my-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/prodcast-its-about-being-proud-to-be-irish-proud-to-be-a-prod-proud-of-my-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two Irish Protestants have started a new podcast on life in contemporary Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:21:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHLV6RJBJVGXBPXCQDC4FRSERM.jpg?auth=f75dc36160af85fc8ed612da1987b527c53a45ecdbc4328edab8afb81f3e5ed4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clarke and Simon Kingston of The Prodcast in London. Photograph: Yousef Eldin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yousef Eldin for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir’s owner Xavier Niel becomes biggest Vodafone investor in $6bn deal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/eirs-owner-xavier-niel-becomes-biggest-vodafone-investor-in-6bn-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/eirs-owner-xavier-niel-becomes-biggest-vodafone-investor-in-6bn-deal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Niel who first invested in UK telco in 2022 is also the controlling shareholder in Eir]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:53:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ITRWRKPONQFVMJOQ6E6JWOQYGA.jpg?auth=e11cacabe4995973e2e198221db118e1bf0ae8fe9062fd4197fdfc8d9639aedb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French billionaire Xavier Niel has bought a stake in Vodafone that will make him the biggest single investor in the group.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Hopkins releases debut single: ‘Music was my first desire, my first wish’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/anthony-hopkins-releases-debut-single-music-was-my-first-desire-my-first-wish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/anthony-hopkins-releases-debut-single-music-was-my-first-desire-my-first-wish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadeem Badshah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 88-year-old Hollywood actor’s first album, Life Is a Dream, will be released next month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:49:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVBFE3NX7PRY3D5IIXHGKPDKOE.jpg?auth=f651ae36ece28fa332b4c50fc59a6db99fe7fce1fc23732356630611ae5d30c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Anthony Hopkins recording his new album for Decca Classics. Photograph: Charlie Gray/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnie Tyler’s life in pictures throughout the years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/bonnie-tylers-life-in-pictures-throughout-the-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/10/bonnie-tylers-life-in-pictures-throughout-the-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[Welsh singer died aged 75 following an illness she was treated for]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:39:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DW6N67SG6ZDNZNOZIXWDSRHE2E.jpg?auth=cec1d113efbe517b7f24962020db54716eb0c2b4be976169779d8a8e7f968b8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonnie Tyler during a live concert performance at the Montreux Rock Festival, in Switzerland, 1984. 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Photograph via PSNI]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air strikes on Iran; Dublin man sentenced for murder in Hungary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/air-strikes-on-iran-dublin-man-sentenced-for-murder-in-hungary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/air-strikes-on-iran-dublin-man-sentenced-for-murder-in-hungary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: What The Irish Times archive tells us about the perfect picnic]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:40:49 +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. 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Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In court as Dublin man is found guilty of American nurse’s murder in Budapest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/in-court-as-dublin-man-is-found-guilty-of-american-nurses-murder-in-budapest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/in-court-as-dublin-man-is-found-guilty-of-american-nurses-murder-in-budapest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Irishman sentenced to 14 years for killing Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +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 was found guilty of killing American nurse Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest. Photograph: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Linehan gets reported £25,000 settlement from UK police over arrest for X posts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/graham-linehan-gets-reported-25000-settlement-from-uk-police-over-arrest-for-x-posts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/10/graham-linehan-gets-reported-25000-settlement-from-uk-police-over-arrest-for-x-posts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Crabbe, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish comedy writer was arrested at Heathrow airport in September on suspicion of inciting violence over three social media posts about transgender issues]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:42:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SXKX55ATJTOSSGDXYZMUKEFZI.jpg?auth=063b17bae53aeee8d31d0e4f0b108ab572c3c852bc12b2bef9f5f7104ef1f9f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Linehan has been awarded a reported €25,000 settlement from the Metropolitan Police. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Whitley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish CEO’s pay bonanza and VW’s mass redundancies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/irish-ceos-pay-bonanza-and-vws-mass-redundancies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/irish-ceos-pay-bonanza-and-vws-mass-redundancies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:26:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q64DCFHPBNMXZBQX3DDUEIHTZQ.jpg?auth=c4126c139c923a52e5dbb7707c9f132de702ac7542e77e2b9b2d81518e121a98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A participant wearing a costume of the grim reaper stands in front of the plant's entrance as employees of German car maker Volkswagen take part in a rally called by German trade union IG Metall to protest against restructuring and mass job cut. 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Photograph: Jonathan Goldberg/Shutterstock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Goldberg/Shutterstock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarity needed on Co Clare LNG terminal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/clarity-needed-on-co-clare-lng-terminal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/clarity-needed-on-co-clare-lng-terminal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ministers’ claims leave more questions than answers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 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[Ger Brennan drawing on past lessons to inform latest instalment of Dublin-Kerry rivalry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/ger-brennan-drawing-on-past-triumphs-to-inform-latest-instalment-of-dublin-kerry-rivalry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/10/ger-brennan-drawing-on-past-triumphs-to-inform-latest-instalment-of-dublin-kerry-rivalry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin manager has been on the winning and losing side of epic encounters between the counties]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2YBWIEHUSH5XWQ4RRAJPCCO2M.jpg?auth=6f3da1f42021394564b4f6f887fea5de328066d66ea73f6656c5fea321fbb0da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 2B, Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan 14/6/2026 
Cavan vs Dublin
Dublin manager Ger Brennan 
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legitimate questions about IHRB’s governance restructuring require answers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/10/legitimate-questions-about-ihrbs-governance-restructuring-require-answers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/10/legitimate-questions-about-ihrbs-governance-restructuring-require-answers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulator’s head of governance & legal is the latest official to leave with position scrapped]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4YKEYBHLVA5LBKQSENV4V5TYI.jpg?auth=1df9054d8c125b081755d86ffa1ee3b2119f9613979cf875da446cc5aa12b4d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The IHRB has been put through the reputational wringer in the last dozen years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CAROLINE NORRIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/10/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/10/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 10th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YO6VG32SYRDYJHR5GZIY7CB6RM.jpg?auth=ce134f9a07b43df39abaac24d5eee63245569b3f5bbbda67a288173909316217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge insists An Coimisiún Pleanála ‘falsified’ records in Aughinish Alumina case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/judge-insists-an-coimisiun-pleanala-falsified-records-in-aughinish-alumina-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/10/judge-insists-an-coimisiun-pleanala-falsified-records-in-aughinish-alumina-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inadvertent but ‘material falsification’ of signed meeting attendance records]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7FNJXA7SFG3HCKMMRWP75R3LM.JPG?auth=84c5c56b1b6c28547df3cfbcb59a48292d35d4fa2919207b2ea1157eaea9d03f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant is owned by Rusal, a Russian company. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Because the tribe is in trouble’: Memorable words from Martin Naughton ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/because-the-tribe-is-in-trouble-memorable-words-from-martin-naughton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/because-the-tribe-is-in-trouble-memorable-words-from-martin-naughton/</guid><description><![CDATA[At a meeting in Dublin Castle during the financial crisis, Naughton’s response to a loud American summed up why we were all there]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/diarmaid-ferriter-eu-presidency-council-ireland-defence-security-migration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/diarmaid-ferriter-eu-presidency-council-ireland-defence-security-migration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU presidency a chance for Ireland to depart from vacuous scripts on underpinning the bloc’s ‘shared values’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bill to ban hare coursing and an ironic use of the whip]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-bill-to-ban-hare-coursing-and-an-ironic-use-of-the-whip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-bill-to-ban-hare-coursing-and-an-ironic-use-of-the-whip/</guid><description><![CDATA[The activity can only be described as legalised cruelty]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failed ticket sales platform Tickets.ie owes €1.4m to event organisers, High Court told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/failed-ticket-sales-platform-ticketsie-owes-14m-to-event-organisers-high-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/failed-ticket-sales-platform-ticketsie-owes-14m-to-event-organisers-high-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liquidators say they are investigating status of €1m in trading account of company behind platform]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXSC6J5L6ICQCBPQIGOVVC5EEU.jpg?auth=c6a23313807e6f0d432f085431a9af5feffbd03377ddf9eaa6916e3ddd1dc995&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oshi founder John O’Neill remained as a director and chief executive of Oshi until March 2025. Photograph: David O’Shea]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why US multinationals keep choosing Ireland. It’s not just the tax or workforce ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/why-us-multinationals-keep-choosing-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/why-us-multinationals-keep-choosing-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having 16 of the top 20 global tech firms here, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet, gives the IDA an ideal sales pitch]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real meaning of inclusion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-real-meaning-of-inclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-real-meaning-of-inclusion/</guid><description><![CDATA[My autistic son had one of his few ordinary experiences taken away]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There needs to be something for people to see when they step off MetroLink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/there-needs-to-be-something-for-people-to-see-when-they-step-off-metrolink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/there-needs-to-be-something-for-people-to-see-when-they-step-off-metrolink/</guid><description><![CDATA[The capital is deficient in cultural infrastructure for a city of its size]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 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[Chambers is deluded if he thinks allowing public servants to take more risks will improve anything]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/chambers-is-deluded-if-he-thinks-allowing-public-servants-to-take-more-risks-will-improve-anything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/chambers-is-deluded-if-he-thinks-allowing-public-servants-to-take-more-risks-will-improve-anything/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps instead he could take a lesson from the private sector, where people are routinely held to account for their decisions and performance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU presidency is a double-edged sword for the Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/eu-presidency-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-the-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/eu-presidency-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-the-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doing it well is important for the country’s standing in the world, but there is little or no political bonus for getting it right]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGWCFXAQMQPLGPFIF32KAPOQP4.jpg?auth=66eba27cdac495893a5ee441aede59b496d5ced01c755829e735d0cfe788aa0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at University College Cork. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish people are 13th happiest in the world yet loneliest in the EU. It doesn’t add up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/justine-mcmarthy-ireland-happiness-world-loneliest-europe-finland-trust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/10/justine-mcmarthy-ireland-happiness-world-loneliest-europe-finland-trust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We should do what the Finns do: give ourselves a pat on the back for all that is good in this country of ours]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There needs to be something for people to see when they step off MetroLink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/there-needs-to-be-something-for-people-to-see-when-they-step-off-metrolink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/there-needs-to-be-something-for-people-to-see-when-they-step-off-metrolink/</guid><description><![CDATA[The capital is deficient in cultural infrastructure for a city of its size]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 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[Kansas City’s unlikely World Cup dream started long ago, on a rainy night in Milltown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/kansas-citys-unlikely-world-cup-dream-started-long-ago-on-a-rainy-night-in-milltown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/kansas-citys-unlikely-world-cup-dream-started-long-ago-on-a-rainy-night-in-milltown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lamar Hunt was inspired by the experience of watching Shamrock Rovers from the terraces in 1962]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ACTZHFPFZAFLRNKDNGJ22I4ZM.jpg?auth=0b379c99efda0833463bb4ca7b51f2f490117c351999d08bb4b8b0bd1b54709d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, during the World Cup Group J match between Argentina and Algeria on June 16th. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney: Gianni Infantino playing the fame game creates conflict of interest for Fifa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/faithfully-following-americas-scripture-of-celebrity-creates-conflict-of-interest-for-fifa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/10/faithfully-following-americas-scripture-of-celebrity-creates-conflict-of-interest-for-fifa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organisation’s ideal of absolute neutrality in danger as Fifa faithfully follows America’s scripture of celebrity]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBC37B4ZLKTX6PVSG6DJYYKTDY.jpg?auth=8b92a82607d53e40e5d742a0d489eb27a95eba2ccd884a3b4ec037f684c2cd83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino waves before the match between Mexico and Ecuador at Mexico City Stadium. Photograph: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin C. Cox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Williams: If sport exists to teach us about values, rugby beat football last weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/matt-williams-if-sport-is-entertainment-then-rugby-was-far-ahead-of-soccer-last-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/09/matt-williams-if-sport-is-entertainment-then-rugby-was-far-ahead-of-soccer-last-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland should beat Japan in Nations Championship, but a mauling by the Kiwis could be round the corner]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42TI5ROTQK4RPLPA23YDYP6TWE.jpg?auth=cad41db8955be5c0377c2e69bcc0ade05a49d61a3fc6f599cb1c6ce37ebe6544&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stuart McCloskey celebrates Ireland's victory over Australia on Saturday. Photograph: David Neilson/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAN HIMBRECHTS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why US multinationals keep choosing Ireland. It’s not just the tax or workforce ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/why-us-multinationals-keep-choosing-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/10/why-us-multinationals-keep-choosing-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having 16 of the top 20 global tech firms here, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet, gives the IDA an ideal sales pitch]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real meaning of inclusion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-real-meaning-of-inclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/the-real-meaning-of-inclusion/</guid><description><![CDATA[My autistic son had one of his few ordinary experiences taken away]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I know what he’s trying to do’: Andy Farrell not taking the bait from Eddie Jones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/i-know-what-hes-trying-to-do-andy-farrell-not-taking-the-bait-from-eddie-jones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/i-know-what-hes-trying-to-do-andy-farrell-not-taking-the-bait-from-eddie-jones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland head coach would not be drawn into a back-and-forth with Japan counterpart ahead of Nations Championship clash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYDK5ECHPVBMPMN6ZKVNAYCPLQ.jpg?auth=e5f80b976ddc020c27ec4d759739b0ea4f2c3e90c7f0448d85e60403dd9306b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head coach Andy Farrell says Ireland had much to work on after last Saturday's narrow victory against Australia. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Irish Parliament building would be impressive location for National Archives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/old-irish-parliament-building-would-be-impressive-location-for-national-archives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/10/old-irish-parliament-building-would-be-impressive-location-for-national-archives/</guid><description><![CDATA[This historic building should be placed in the care of the people of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 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[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/10/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/10/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, July 12th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Byrne deploys the tact and restraint that make her so good on delicate topics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/10/claire-byrne-deploys-the-tact-and-restraint-that-make-her-so-good-on-delicate-topics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/10/claire-byrne-deploys-the-tact-and-restraint-that-make-her-so-good-on-delicate-topics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newstalk host gives Chalkie White the space to describe the complexity of his reaction to an ordeal that, with George Gibney’s conviction, may finally be near its end]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25GWPSOTS5FZLJWWV527OO7TGU.jpg?auth=d671b452db78055c9d5056dbf3de9df6ad984b777aeaf0ab853f0d830facec81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Byrne: tactful and restrained. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity knocks for Ireland players to stake their claim against Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/opportunity-knocks-andy-farrell-knows-japan-game-will-be-momentous-for-ireland-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/10/opportunity-knocks-andy-farrell-knows-japan-game-will-be-momentous-for-ireland-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell says Saturday’s game in Newcastle is a chance for player to ‘prove they’re here to stay’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPLV2TB7VJGDXJGPDFXQLDJMKI.jpg?auth=e7f8d299f6629eb6c314a05ce47ddff89e842d68ed551771af19357ab6697b8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Craig Casey has 'trained the house down and he’s ready for a big game', says Andy Farrell. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood on the carpet as Volkswagen tries to head off existential threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/blood-on-the-carpet-as-volkswagen-tries-to-head-off-existential-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/blood-on-the-carpet-as-volkswagen-tries-to-head-off-existential-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 70,000 job losses likely as German carmaker considers €30bn cost-cutting programme]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTH5GVNNX5Q4HPVOH6KEYGRXV4.jpg?auth=82f574999287c337830b339d7ed5cef88d22bfe0e64656a01b75e203944af11e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An assembly line at the Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, Germany. Photograph: Ingmar Bjorn Nolting/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ingmar Bjorn Nolting</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators to review energy price safeguards ahead of winter season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/regulators-to-review-energy-price-safeguards-ahead-of-winter-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/regulators-to-review-energy-price-safeguards-ahead-of-winter-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yearly assessment of protections for vulnerable customers due ahead of autumn]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5QXMISZNUM57P3PDJFM3OJCKQ.jpg?auth=489be154baa7d1645a2ea0ab83942d8402c89f800a453d394dbe5257f9f4c159&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Energy prices have surged again after the US resumed its air attacks on Iran, prompting fears that prices could soar for consumers this winter. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little House on the Prairie’s ethnic-cleansing message really hasn’t dated well]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/10/look-at-these-kind-colonisers-stealing-peoples-land-and-feeling-sad-about-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/10/look-at-these-kind-colonisers-stealing-peoples-land-and-feeling-sad-about-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie feeds into the fantasy that settlers have a great moral message (‘finders keepers’)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNPTBDLMFNH7JP65JLCIJFUYIQ.jpg?auth=4d3095feb6677f8325aa9de44daf8b6f251449db1013c25e808f7206d828cf73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, Alice Halsey and Skywalker Hughes in Little House on the Prairie. Photograph: Eric Zachanowich/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday beauty: Five mini must-haves I’m packing this summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/10/holiday-beauty-five-mini-must-haves-im-packing-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/10/holiday-beauty-five-mini-must-haves-im-packing-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From jelly perfume to sunscreen mist and a mini detangling brush, these are Simone Gannon’s suitcase essentials]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWWIJOYZUVAKFJW2A2XZ7AE7KY.jpg?auth=1e542f690de1981e4409bfe8276928f5afeeeec60c405ffde95b4ddb7bdd4478&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Great beauty travel products must be both mini-sized and multitasking]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is The Odyssey? The 3,000-year-old question ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/10/what-is-the-odyssey-the-3000-year-old-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/10/what-is-the-odyssey-the-3000-year-old-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everyone knows the story of the Trojan horse. Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey follows what happens after ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5A5TRMKB5EZPMCAG7XLJKEJTU.jpg?auth=635d972745aa8dd04a21e2dbf526d011b3fe7bb0f1bf498f9f048ecde703ee17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Damon (centre) is Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Photograph: Universal Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State-owned companies pay €398m in dividends to exchequer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/state-owned-companies-pay-398m-in-dividends-to-exchequer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/state-owned-companies-pay-398m-in-dividends-to-exchequer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figure for last year is a 24% increase on 2024, mainly driven by higher dividends paid by DAA and Eirgrid]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFJCLFAX6JGGTKW277AKK2JGLE.jpg?auth=2a13a1e6c1c0a94c9ae5bf1f0156db35970a4d19b7c3e300c1adc163e4e350a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Airport operator DAA paid a dividend of €68 million last year, more than double what it handed over to the Government in 2024]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riverside retreat straight out of a fairy tale in Co Kilkenny for €700,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/10/riverside-retreat-straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale-on-the-nore-in-co-kilkenny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/10/riverside-retreat-straight-out-of-a-fairy-tale-on-the-nore-in-co-kilkenny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cottage once part of Woodstock estate occupies 1.8 acres of woodland and gardens]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZDVL2HKSVGKVEH4WGEYWYPNHE.JPG?auth=e4498714f716912eed9400bb5a3a654f552d7780ebcd3bed61de2ce3e1310cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teddington Cottage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viv van der Holst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ires Reit’s plan for 38 apartments in Tallaght rejected over impact to nearby homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/ires-reits-plan-for-38-apartments-in-tallaght-rejected-over-impact-on-nearby-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/ires-reits-plan-for-38-apartments-in-tallaght-rejected-over-impact-on-nearby-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landlord has sought to expand its portfolio again after selling some underperforming assets]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2Z72BEXMFPS736KUVFDJ6SE3Y.jpg?auth=8b6e2628528265e583eb714131e454752785c2423cd22563ee9d31f20cd09f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Priorsgate apartment development in Tallaght, Dublin 24. An Coimisiún Pleanála said Ires Reit’s proposal for a new apartment block would result in 'overlooking and impacts on daylight to existing homes' at Priorsgate. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-powered drones to guard Irish skies during Ireland’s EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/drone-hunter-unmanned-aerial-weapons-to-guard-skies-during-irelands-eu-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/10/drone-hunter-unmanned-aerial-weapons-to-guard-skies-during-irelands-eu-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Technology uses AI to gauge threats and can capture rogue drones and bring them to ground]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWYPRJE6IMTERUV6DPXR52XZZU.jpg?auth=baf5606ebc7c3be363e8ae2f4f3aa24dd8f1f4ec8c38c52ddd3b720138bd330e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Drone Hunter F700 on display at a military convention in the US at National Harbor, Maryland, in 2023. File image. Photograph: Jason Andrew/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Andrew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keogh’s Crisps CEO Tom Keogh: ‘I rented this room off my dad and I bought a little fryer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/keoghs-crisps-ceo-tom-keogh-i-rented-this-room-off-my-dad-and-i-bought-a-little-fryer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/keoghs-crisps-ceo-tom-keogh-i-rented-this-room-off-my-dad-and-i-bought-a-little-fryer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tom Keogh talks about his ambition to make his brand as well known as Guinness, Jameson and Kerrygold]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBS2VGJYWRAB3INPLFMMVFXL7Q.jpg?auth=c90b7b458e79624801a31e440c2bfe2f3113132995ec7336eae9a7af8e1d9c1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Keogh set up Keogh's Crisps in 2011, which now exports to 29 markets. 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[CEO pay in Ireland in 2025: One executive earned $237m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/ceo-pay-in-ireland-in-2025-one-executive-earned-237m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/ceo-pay-in-ireland-in-2025-one-executive-earned-237m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank bosses all received pay hikes while Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary recently extended his contract with a big package of share options]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44VDHEAKJRGHRAVGP7447BQ32M.jpg?auth=3bb31d54b7b35c76e2f8f9bab93d44bd904dffac8e7fc7dd2050ea20724ccae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(L-r) Greencore chief executive Dalton Philips, Smurfit Westrock chief executive Tony Smurfit, Flutter Entertainment chief executive Peter Jackson, Cairn Homes chief executive Michael Stanley, and Kerry Group chief executive Edmond Scanlon. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lidl to close one south Dublin store and revamp another]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/as-it-prepares-to-close-in-deansgrange-lidl-revamps-pottery-road-store-to-serve-south-dublin-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/as-it-prepares-to-close-in-deansgrange-lidl-revamps-pottery-road-store-to-serve-south-dublin-area/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Larger redeveloped flagship store on nearby Pottery Road set to open in late 2026 ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM57MXOHKBDGTG5DB4FYYZOXJE.jpg?auth=443df54f7dae811c93249d9015a2e8d2561da03fb7ecaddf0a0f43152144dc02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lidl store in Deansgrange, Dublin, is set to close following nearly 20 years in business]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €1.75m buy in Portugal, Italy, the US, France and Cork?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/10/what-will-175m-buy-in-portugal-italy-the-us-france-and-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/10/what-will-175m-buy-in-portugal-italy-the-us-france-and-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A family home near Monkstown, a villa in Puglia, a townhouse on Palm Beach and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXG4XSOE5FDRZMH2JXRP62HY7A.jpg?auth=42de52f960862f57172fa91cac5eec067aaee854601f92b8e77671528f153b1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A villa in the town of Monopoli in Puglia, southern Italy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two wines new to Dunnes, including a Sicilian grillo for €10]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/10/two-wines-new-to-dunnes-including-a-sicilian-grillo-for-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/10/two-wines-new-to-dunnes-including-a-sicilian-grillo-for-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: Grillo is one of the most widely planted indigenous white grape varieties in Sicily]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IPIKOOIL2JB3DMRK4TM6QA45WM.jpg?auth=1b716e4e8cbc3b9d31c9024b5d907ba77ef13e89034c89d26552bb6c5c0d752f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A pinot noir from France and a grillo from Sicily to try this weekend.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast: Supermarket own-label products are eating brands’ lunch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/10/podcast-supermarket-own-label-products-are-eating-brands-lunch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/10/podcast-supermarket-own-label-products-are-eating-brands-lunch/</guid><description><![CDATA[Grocery shoppers have developed an appetite for private label products, Dentsu’s group strategy director Rachel Ray tells Inside Marketing’s Dave Winterlich]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TR6MXX5IYREAZNX2YMVVRNNFR4.jpg?auth=04c0ae87ef88adbd7dd8e4faf2f4b772566c7117c22d36484fbebbb350d706fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest Dentsu Pulse Report shows that 95 per cent of people buy own-brand supermarket products. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hakase_</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect weekend picnic food without the fuss – your definitive guide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/10/perfect-weekend-picnic-food-without-the-fuss-your-definitive-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/10/perfect-weekend-picnic-food-without-the-fuss-your-definitive-guide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From dips to clafoutis and pies to salads, our recipe archives  contain a treasure trove of simple picnic advice]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZNK3CN52JFHFKA6F7PZM7LNKA.jpg?auth=45ba51615e14b41318d9c2b09ceb8adb5c81961d8e36eb71cdf4d3030f02ea8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Picnics always look effortless and cool when prepared by somebody else. Follow our tips to remove the stress from yours. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Solovyova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business optimism on the rise despite interest-rate and geopolitical fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/business-optimism-on-the-rise-despite-interest-rate-and-geopolitical-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/10/business-optimism-on-the-rise-despite-interest-rate-and-geopolitical-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Volatility is the new normal for Irish businesses,’ says Neil Hughes of Azets Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQP67L2U4NBXVNCKOOGKFCDWJM.jpg?auth=fdf69e903d5ecb3c9d171dc02fe80abc6d131e7e349c149cbb409ba93c9ded9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Azets Ireland chief executive Neil Hughes said businesses find themselves having to 'plan and invest with confidence' despite market volatility.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to make of Ireland’s rotation for Japan?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/what-to-make-of-irelands-rotation-for-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/what-to-make-of-irelands-rotation-for-japan/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYDK5ECHPVBMPMN6ZKVNAYCPLQ.jpg?auth=e5f80b976ddc020c27ec4d759739b0ea4f2c3e90c7f0448d85e60403dd9306b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Farrell is looking to build depth ahead of New Zealand clash with four debutants and a first-time captain. Photograph: ©INPHO/Ben Brady]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: Which is the first Alfred Hitchcock film in colour?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/10/the-movie-quiz-which-is-the-first-alfred-hitchcock-film-in-colour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/10/the-movie-quiz-which-is-the-first-alfred-hitchcock-film-in-colour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Who flew Heywood Floyd to Space Station Five?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWVWSQEVHJDBTHIN3OXWWNM3IY.jpg?auth=a519baf5b31713e65f32dc8e53479bc2b3d7e9e0a9c177faf22b2e0bdcc4b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alfred Hitchcock holding up a clapperboard on the set of his film Psycho, 1960. Photograph: Hulton/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hulton Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack White: Frozen Charlotte review – Agreeable, moreish and very, very Jack Whiteish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/10/jack-white-frozen-charlotte-review-agreeable-moreish-and-very-very-jack-whiteish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/10/jack-white-frozen-charlotte-review-agreeable-moreish-and-very-very-jack-whiteish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack White still sings like a tomcat, and his caterwauling guitar keeps up his career-long argument for songs that chuck in every kitchen sink to hand]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBINSVND3BGYBEE4HW3I5QKTVI.jpg?auth=ed1733c06642bd7fd919aec1e5bdace8788c2fb6466e7481e88b0962d8669b13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frozen Charlotte: Jack White. Photograph: David James Swanson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong: A dazzling second novel as layered as the bog itself]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/the-red-mouth-by-sheila-armstrong-a-dazzling-second-novel-as-layered-as-the-bog-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/04/the-red-mouth-by-sheila-armstrong-a-dazzling-second-novel-as-layered-as-the-bog-itself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Hegarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This tremendous book is concerned with the impact of the past upon the present]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTT6NNOCIVEVVE2UC73VCRPWXE.jpeg?auth=a3b6c9e43506581a2ad8977ebb5be9cbb9d20873864d3ac8234816df673bce3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sheila Armstrong]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>