<?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/2026-07-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:31:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Moran praises fearlessness of youth as Mayo’s forwards give Louth torrid time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/andy-moran-praises-fearlessness-of-youth-as-mayos-forwards-give-louth-torrid-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/andy-moran-praises-fearlessness-of-youth-as-mayos-forwards-give-louth-torrid-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louth manager Gavin Devlin was disappointed his side didn’t perform to their capabilities in All-Ireland semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:44:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MWXSLJVFUHEJHBNHQXXM3CCNY.jpg?auth=0b60afea7c04df038c45c448fd94d8e373ecb5d0da10cd922d26da2c6bfcda28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo’s Kobe McDonald celebrates a score with Jordan Flynn. 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Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo hammer Louth to make ninth All-Ireland final this century]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/mayo-hammer-louth-to-make-ninth-all-ireland-final-this-century/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/mayo-hammer-louth-to-make-ninth-all-ireland-final-this-century/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan O’Donoghue led a performance of such authority and class from Mayo that it raises the question, this time?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:29:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFO7DNUFV4YYY43OJGO4MJDNYE.jpg?auth=30c3bbba63fdfca0ae05714ac954dbcbb8aa24561fe96987bfba14e39db44d9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue celebrates scoring a goal against Louth. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland win European Amateur Team Championships for first time since 2008]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/11/ireland-win-european-amateur-team-championships-for-first-time-since-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/11/ireland-win-european-amateur-team-championships-for-first-time-since-2008/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Haeran Ryu fires lowest round in Major history to lead Evian Championship]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:40:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T24T2H7L7FGZLIRSIW2BXV3VPU.jpg?auth=fd6dfa1af7b6f0c8c1ac1cbc15c5a4e4e7b09883713928ffb65503d20a592f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland celebrate in Estonia after winning golf's European Amateur Team Championships. Photo: EGA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations Championship round-up: Wasteful Scotland left to rue missed chances in South Africa defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/nations-championship-round-up-france-come-from-behind-to-thrash-australia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/nations-championship-round-up-france-come-from-behind-to-thrash-australia/</guid><description><![CDATA[Big wins for England, France and New Zealand as Henry Pollock and Will Jordan notch hat-tricks]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:22:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBQWKFOSE47IRPYM3TUSIB4CIY.jpg?auth=30a803bbdfd5e1887a8449146e5750b076efe2748a15059db69623d9904a83d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's Ruan Nortje tackled by Scotland's Pierre Schoeman in the Nations Championship. Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kim Ludbrook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linda Noskova fends off Karolina Muchova fightback to win Wimbledon  title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/11/linda-noskova-fends-off-karolina-muchova-fightback-to-win-wimbledon-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/11/linda-noskova-fends-off-karolina-muchova-fightback-to-win-wimbledon-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ninth seed beats fellow Czech 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 for first grand slam triumph]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:01:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BB3PPRJ3DZ5NC3YZ4II2M6PPMM.jpg?auth=204aad6b42b2feee70f989c1f64148d039a9f32c0420a2bc2ffdda11dba73681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Linda Noskova of Czech Republic is presented with the Venus Rosewater Dish after victory against Karolina Muchova. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Stockman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicklow pull off stunning comeback against Down to win Tailteann Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/wicklow-pull-off-stunning-comeback-against-down-to-win-tailteann-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/wicklow-pull-off-stunning-comeback-against-down-to-win-tailteann-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garden County were 13 points down before they came back to win as they earn Sam Maguire football for next year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YCYE7WE3SIMZXPLKKYID3YKOKI.jpg?auth=88d65b6c13889fc820e8250d290b36b228b52666b662006215b91050eab6a920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dean Healy of Wicklow lifts the trophy with his daughter Fya. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after accident at bonfire site in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/man-dies-after-accident-at-bonfire-site-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/man-dies-after-accident-at-bonfire-site-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[A ‘tragic accident’ occurred at the bonfire, organisers say]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 18:27:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BVVCNN4UP2PNQC4CAHBHDV444.jpg?auth=543731f0fb72e457fdd8e7b74b8ffbfe365214267d197ef5553e01a948e60669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The loyalist Corcrain Redmanville bonfire in Portadown lit on Saturday ahead of the Twelfth of July celebrations. 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Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands attend transgender and intersex pride march in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/11/thousands-attend-transgender-and-intersex-pride-march-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/11/thousands-attend-transgender-and-intersex-pride-march-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Our bodies, our lives, our right to decide’: demonstrators call for bodily autonomy and better access to healthcare]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJ5CCUELKJDKNAN555LWH5E2IY.jpeg?auth=aef2b1acc235b86760c08f5c5be93000d58d5722c75b169a4e510d14994c9555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The trans and Intersex pride parade in Dublin on Saturday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceremony to remember Irish war dead reflects on shared suffering of Battle of the Somme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/07/11/ceremony-to-remember-irish-war-dead-reflects-on-shared-suffering-of-battle-of-the-somme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2026/07/11/ceremony-to-remember-irish-war-dead-reflects-on-shared-suffering-of-battle-of-the-somme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds attend annual Islandbridge commemoration in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:16:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLCFYTFDNZAB5BMSTDSMSIGOZQ.jfif?auth=c2918d553a122ad37961629ac3626b990191be89abc1dc1e218f036a39b605ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The mayors of Belfast and Dublin, Cllr Daryl Barron and Róis-Máire Donnelly, lay flowers at a memorial service in Islandbridge to remember the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jürgen Klopp reaches agreement to take over as Germany head coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/11/jurgen-klopp-reaches-agreement-to-take-over-as-germany-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/11/jurgen-klopp-reaches-agreement-to-take-over-as-germany-head-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcus Christenson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Liverpool boss will succeed Julian Nagelsmann in role with a focus on Euro 2028]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:58:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYSZGNU3G26WKNIU63TFIUGT5U.jpg?auth=3caaa0fa9ddfc833ddad5ce91fc81b8695a3543bf3e9592c032a86b5eceb46d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp will be Germany's next manager. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reaction: Ireland run in five tries as they beat Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/reaction-ireland-run-in-five-tries-as-they-beat-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/reaction-ireland-run-in-five-tries-as-they-beat-japan/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:43:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J52WMOSDNF6PBEELXYA2OHUC2A.jpg?auth=f4f00b80beabccd4224a64df5364cc8f8cddee28f6930bc2cb4b976a0d261588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Nick Timoney dives over to score a try against Japan at the Newcastle Stadium on July 11, 2026. 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Photograph: Cark De Souza/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CARL DE SOUZA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential election displayed Republic’s ‘intolerance,’ says head of Orange Order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/presidential-election-displayed-republics-intolerance-says-head-of-orange-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/presidential-election-displayed-republics-intolerance-says-head-of-orange-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behaviour towards Protestants and Orange Order members during presidential election campaign ‘shameful’, says Harold Henning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYPRTKFKTJBCDOWMREJRMORVQY.jpeg?auth=ffee79088bae375672907fecc7678b641728e045511b55d1a2ee3e75a88fb7bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Clontibret, Co Monaghan, Orange Order lodge preparing to take part in the Rossnowlagh parade in Co Donegal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Hennessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five things we learned from Ireland’s win over Japan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/five-things-we-learned-from-irelands-win-over-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/five-things-we-learned-from-irelands-win-over-japan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The set-piece struggled but a much-changed Ireland side defended impressively]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:39:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PXKQLASGBXCHUX4TZF5Z3NRGE.jpg?auth=7567452641b81f40c4092548989294e68aed60d3811cb50d9a6d815a54bdeacd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Ciaran Frawley challenges for the high ball against Japan's Dylan Riley and Kazuma Ueda. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slightly Magical Irish Poetry and the Long 1990s: Thorn trees, wells and ‘railroad revelries’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/slightly-magical-irish-poetry-and-the-long-1990s-thorn-trees-wells-and-railroad-revelries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/slightly-magical-irish-poetry-and-the-long-1990s-thorn-trees-wells-and-railroad-revelries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrian Frazier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lucy McDiarmid discusses the work of 64 poets with a focus on mythology, folk Catholicism and the supernatural]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWQ6OWCYB5AGHDIR2UZH2C5B74.jpeg?auth=05c327de03dbcdee6ef034a8ecac97333a44d213a630d08c17b3447dad66c098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Clearing by Derek Mahon is a key poem in the book. 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Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland secure bonus-point win over Japan despite flawed performance ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-secure-bonus-point-win-over-japan-despite-flawed-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-secure-bonus-point-win-over-japan-despite-flawed-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much-changed Irish side was slick at times, but not without hiccups and clunkiness]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WCUJFLLWWKIB6BRQ5N72JGJTY.jpg?auth=38b0ccd5533d4b12b05632e45785a5563a4a2896db8ff763fcbf1ac43cf3b983&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Craig Casey and Jimmy O’Brien celebrate after Robbie Henshaw scores his side's third try of the match. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish firefighters struggle to contain deadly wildfires as more villages evacuated  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/11/spanish-firefighters-to-beat-back-deadly-wildfire-as-more-villages-evacuated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/11/spanish-firefighters-to-beat-back-deadly-wildfire-as-more-villages-evacuated/</guid><description><![CDATA[Autopsies conducted on all 12 bodies recovered from close to the forested district of Bédar]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:31:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TG2KVALARIZY24AGSOM6KRR2U.jpg?auth=c629b39ad3832d34ad6b8239fdaaf99ee0f575359b4e5d13c48d6e84eb4bb935&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Potteries in the courtyard of a house in a burnt landscape after a wildfire that killed at least 12 people in Bedar, Almeria. Photograph: Jorge Guerreo/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jorge Guerrero</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe attacked at home nearly 24 hours before she was found dead, police believe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/11/police-investigating-ann-widdecombe-death-release-man-from-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/11/police-investigating-ann-widdecombe-death-release-man-from-custody/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former MP was found dead at her home on Thursday with serious injuries]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:14:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72IOBOAHZNMKTRNAMV2D6X5FWU.jpg?auth=22e19790ed90f7763428476608edc0f51f677b4eb275238fead49d8b2117c404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe, who has died aged 78, was a Reform UK spokeswoman. Photograph: Ian West/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland 36-20 Japan (FT) as it happened: Five-try display sees Ireland hold on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-v-japan-live-updates-chance-for-irish-breakthroughs-against-brave-blossoms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-v-japan-live-updates-chance-for-irish-breakthroughs-against-brave-blossoms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four debutants in Andy Farrell’s matchday squad]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:44:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQCQCBHK6MLQEBXON6LHXPIH7M.jpg?auth=09d1c47e96f066750c6535a17611561b8b0748ee61458e4291e7d97a7d9e7a9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Ireland's Nick Timoney scores his side's 1st try of the match. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland player ratings v Japan: Robbie Henshaw stars as Ciarán Frawley struggles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-player-ratings-v-japan-robbie-henshaw-stars-as-ciaran-frawley-struggles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/ireland-player-ratings-v-japan-robbie-henshaw-stars-as-ciaran-frawley-struggles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean Jansen can be very proud of his performance on his Ireland debut]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:44:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YY5T7HZN73AFA3P7ERPBDV5AKE.jpg?auth=7e57402bbcd8cf748773cb34d1a4924607c8853dcb9a83683307def7eda2594d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Robbie Henshaw jumps for the ball in a lineout with Japan's Dylan Riley. Photograph: David Gray/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China evacuates more than one million people as region braces for Typhoon Bavi ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/11/china-evacuates-more-than-one-million-people-as-region-braces-for-typhoon-bavi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/11/china-evacuates-more-than-one-million-people-as-region-braces-for-typhoon-bavi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least 17 killed in landslides set off by intense rains in southern Philippines  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:08:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72QWYVK4NZDI7ANCVMDVX6KD5Q.jpg?auth=f893248bd69f42259f291b54fe77f8c6ca20ed91697d263448ff12a04ecdec50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People struggle with an umbrella in rain caused by Typhoon Bavi in Taichung, Taiwan. Photograph: Chiang Ying-ying/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chiang Ying-ying</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capri-Sun products recalled due to sugar content]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/capri-sun-products-recalled-due-to-sugar-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/capri-sun-products-recalled-due-to-sugar-content/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incorrect labelling may ‘mislead’ people with diabetes, Food Safety Authority of Ireland says]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:38:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DF2NVZPRBJAEZFFPKLUGIAGOYI.png?auth=2d82f5a06fae7679a4c17cb154854669ce3967004df95b03e58e1dbd7fca0341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Batch codes affected are: L104- APR 2027; L105-APR 2027; and L106-APR 2027. Image: FSAI]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian minister arrives in Oman for talks as US seeks pledge on Strait of Hormuz ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/11/trump-threatens-iran-after-calls-for-his-assassination-at-ali-khameneis-funeral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/11/trump-threatens-iran-after-calls-for-his-assassination-at-ali-khameneis-funeral/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei says avenging the death of his predecessor and father ‘the demand of the nation’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:13:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRBLPWL6VO4QNC2U3FYBKCPEBU.jpg?auth=f64ae1983be3cc6ba616ee004d36b35dd3c379762c65def5a3d6e3f63c025ad3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mostafa Khamenei, brother of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, leads a prayer over the coffin of his late father, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photograph: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Runner gored in face at Spain’s San Fermin bull run festival ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/11/runner-gored-in-face-at-spains-san-fermin-bull-run-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/11/runner-gored-in-face-at-spains-san-fermin-bull-run-festival/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bulls knocked people to cobblestones while stumbling runners caused several pileups during 2.5 minute run]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:19:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTIRBFHFL7BTZ77SP5KIARDU5M.jpg?auth=0b050f223420cdd4520d10c25ae0f4f19194cce11bbd0ff4d95fc68ee62d07fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A black bull broke away from the pack. Photograph: Miguel Oses/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Oses</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of well-known Bohemians fan who died while showing new car to mother-in-law settle action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/family-of-bohs-volunteer-who-died-while-showing-new-car-to-mother-in-law-settle-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/family-of-bohs-volunteer-who-died-while-showing-new-car-to-mother-in-law-settle-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge Paul Coffey conveyed sympathy to family of Derek Monaghan on what he said was an unusual tragedy]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DE34JZLSXSXWQCBEJFNXSZ47ZE.jpg?auth=88408b27d79e86dd0a74b72a2f4a8d48787a4fb5317af6e9d006813d7e6c5c00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elayne Monaghan, wife of the late Derek Monaghan, leaving Dublin District Coroner's Court after giving evidence at the inquest into the death of  her husband Derek Monaghan. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High temperature warning extended to Tuesday in some counties with low 30s expected ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/high-temperature-warning-in-13-counties-as-public-urged-to-use-water-responsibly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/high-temperature-warning-in-13-counties-as-public-urged-to-use-water-responsibly/</guid><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann has also called on the public to reduce hosepipe and power-hose use]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:01:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5HC4PT3ERHB5P6AOD6OW43KKA.jpg?auth=f60d635e8fa7d5ee1f80fdf12d165b2f80b02baddc4b95b2e2386eefe4b43df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A group of girls sun themselves on the Clontarf promenade in Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland faces moral choice over Aughinish Alumina, says former Ukrainian foreign minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/ireland-faces-moral-choice-over-aughinish-alumina-says-former-ukrainian-foreign-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/ireland-faces-moral-choice-over-aughinish-alumina-says-former-ukrainian-foreign-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Failure to stop export of alumina from to Russia will be ‘stained with the blood of Ukrainians’, says Dmytro Kuleba]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTVFZ5WO5NHA7CWWFMM5XBS4V4.jpg?auth=a26a9972de2fad88babca30d91ad400619890460ad1fb43286360095b2a8cb1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Ukrainian minister for foreign affairs Dmytro Kuleba at a conference organised by the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of bonfires to be lit across North ahead of July 12th Orange Order marches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/hundreds-of-bonfires-to-be-lit-across-north-ahead-of-july-12th-orange-order-marches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/11/hundreds-of-bonfires-to-be-lit-across-north-ahead-of-july-12th-orange-order-marches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Significant policing operation in place following ‘hate display’ incident in Tyrone]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:48:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKJ5DNMPBKL52GL2FF7QNQG7OU.jpg?auth=d12cde3e698e04841ff81d0b3a17f31c6e1a4c06c957cb422d8fc986e788937a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People watch the Loyalist Corcrain Redmanville bonfire in Portadown as part of the Twelfth of July celebrations. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For 18 years nothing happened - now the State will try to revive Dublin’s O’Connell Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/cliff-taylor-state-revive-dublin-oconnell-street-metrolink-transport-housing-1916-rising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/cliff-taylor-state-revive-dublin-oconnell-street-metrolink-transport-housing-1916-rising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A key test of infrastructure and housing ambitions is about to take place in the north inner city]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2XZAHU37IYC6UULZ7KNIITFBFQ.JPG?auth=ae2516966b549555ee05949bc55ff80b4d8e85f29e3e3f089fc788534c088b5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Carlton Cinema site in O'Connell Street, Dublin, has been sold to the State for about €80m in preparation for MetroLink. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s attitude to a ‘flutter on the horses’ is wrecking lives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/prof-brendan-kelly-irelands-attitude-to-a-flutter-on-the-horses-is-wrecking-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/prof-brendan-kelly-irelands-attitude-to-a-flutter-on-the-horses-is-wrecking-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We have spent too long treating gambling harm as a failure of character. A ruthless approach to regulation is needed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7J5SLC2CNCGXNEJYF2AVNTEYI.gif?auth=7954477c18d12ba29d8b9cc9de0542246eeb5566032d1b1efe8057e435d427f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gambling disorder is an addiction similar to alcohol or drug addiction]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is decline of ‘saluting’ in Cork a sign of changing times?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/is-decline-of-saluting-in-cork-a-sign-of-changing-times/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/is-decline-of-saluting-in-cork-a-sign-of-changing-times/</guid><description><![CDATA[There has been a noticeable fall-off what Mike Murphy called the howya-howya relationship]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Josephine Bracken: Famous abroad but forgotten at home ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/josephine-bracken-famous-abroad-but-forgotten-at-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/josephine-bracken-famous-abroad-but-forgotten-at-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[Born in Hong Kong to a mother from Co Antrim and a father from Co Offaly, the sesquicentennial of her birth is this year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Neutrality policy must take account of shrinking geographical advantage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/neutrality-policy-must-take-account-of-shrinking-geographical-advantage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/neutrality-policy-must-take-account-of-shrinking-geographical-advantage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s advantage is now less pivotal due to security threats being less constrained by geography]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlton site purchase offers chance to honour men and women of the 1916 Rising]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/carlton-site-purchase-offers-chance-to-honour-men-and-women-of-the-1916-rising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/carlton-site-purchase-offers-chance-to-honour-men-and-women-of-the-1916-rising/</guid><description><![CDATA[State has bought O’Connell Street plot as part of MetroLink railway project]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Rugby versus soccer: take your wins without boasting, please]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/rugby-versus-soccer-take-your-wins-without-boasting-please/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/rugby-versus-soccer-take-your-wins-without-boasting-please/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fans of the oval ball game must move away from elitism and tired prejudice]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Sydney in August]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D37MHNU6FVFVXOZSPPDNG6KQRE.jpg?auth=c2b25da155824ab4e654e141c84f7c10a055645400fa9e5b1495144fdfa69a2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Rowe of the Magpies is tackled by Danielle Hardiman of the Kangaroos. Photograph: Kelly Defina/AFL Photos/via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kelly Defina/AFL Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Biodiversity Photographer of the Year winners 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/07/11/in-pictures-biodiversity-photographer-of-the-year-competition-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/07/11/in-pictures-biodiversity-photographer-of-the-year-competition-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[All the winning images from this years Biodiversity Photographer of the Year competition]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWFWYXONHZABZMKKFLGB76NACM.jpg?auth=61930823d2789d7f3cc16e34e305f3aecde12ed7abcd76c519639e6ba0742ece&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On A Platter by Michael Jones, the winning image in this year's Biodiversity Photographer of the Year competition.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: Heady times for football as Croke Park sells out for All-Ireland semi-finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/11/malachy-clerkin-heady-times-for-football-as-croke-park-sells-out-for-all-ireland-semi-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/11/malachy-clerkin-heady-times-for-football-as-croke-park-sells-out-for-all-ireland-semi-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry and Dublin, Mayo and Louth – what more could you want from the All-Ireland semi-finals?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63YMTQMUGVDDXJ3OPD4UENISS4.jpg?auth=da598b8c40059a5008a892ba5b37bb0710aacdfadfee72f4d4147416ecdd2c26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Killian Spillane and Adrian Spillane celebrate with Seán O'Shea after beating Dublin in the 2022 All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Norway’s superhero Erling Haaland can punish England’s defence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/11/ken-early-norways-superhero-erling-haaland-can-punish-englands-defence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/11/ken-early-norways-superhero-erling-haaland-can-punish-englands-defence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The question is, can Norway stay afloat long enough for Haaland’s firepower to send England down?’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXTM3KTRERATTLTCCO5ZHCELK4.jpg?auth=4b6cd4454ed57f4ea80a0a6a8592d139df10ad2b36b8854c27b4b05252df4553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If Erling Haaland scores against England, he will become the first European to score in his first five World Cup matches since Gerd Müller in 1970. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-track asylum system is not the best track]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/fast-track-asylum-system-is-not-the-best-track/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/fast-track-asylum-system-is-not-the-best-track/</guid><description><![CDATA[Short-sighted Government decisions have neglected the essential features of a functioning process]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Requirement to register enduring power of attorney online only is alienating]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/requirement-to-register-enduring-power-of-attorney-online-only-is-alienating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/requirement-to-register-enduring-power-of-attorney-online-only-is-alienating/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is the point of a service which seems to create even more of the problems it was set up to solve?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup brings out a cocktail of all things Canadian]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/world-cup-brings-out-a-cocktail-of-all-things-canadian/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/world-cup-brings-out-a-cocktail-of-all-things-canadian/</guid><description><![CDATA[Country’s self-deprecating spirit summed up by drink named ‘We’re Just Glad to have Made it this Far’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flaming underwear, a chair leg and a plum pudding can: the great Olympic torch hoax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/11/flaming-underwear-a-chair-leg-and-a-plum-pudding-can-the-great-olympic-torch-hoax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/11/flaming-underwear-a-chair-leg-and-a-plum-pudding-can-the-great-olympic-torch-hoax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prank in advance of 1956 Olympics was brainchild of university students in Sydney with Leitrim link]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AU2PSL2S7ZFCDEHBOXQ5QJTALI.jpg?auth=c0b45ee1beee150cc02da5bf33d5997b0731debb9283bde3c6488e7915927539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Larkin running with the bogus Olympic torch in Sydney in advance of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keith Gleeson: ‘The fear is Super Rugby will fall in a few years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/keith-gleeson-the-fear-is-super-rugby-will-fall-in-a-few-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/11/keith-gleeson-the-fear-is-super-rugby-will-fall-in-a-few-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Ireland player, who was reared in Sydney, discusses his concerns about the future of professional rugby in Australia and the ‘very special’ Andy Farrell]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHOMU4BR7RAAVLJBWOK3C2FW6I.jpg?auth=f2827f8be13b726862b9ace78f7bc4d0a57e3c56c2af3421c5d5958a27f48f44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Gleeson in action for Ireland in 2006. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do data centres deserve to soak up almost a quarter of Ireland’s energy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/do-data-centres-deserve-to-soak-up-almost-a-quarter-of-irelands-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/11/do-data-centres-deserve-to-soak-up-almost-a-quarter-of-irelands-energy/</guid><description><![CDATA[A balanced discussion requires acknowledging both the benefits and the costs of hosting data centres here]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 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[Louth’s progress has been more impressive than Mayo’s but their All-Ireland dream may end here]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/louths-progress-has-been-more-impressive-than-mayos-but-their-all-ireland-dream-may-end-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/louths-progress-has-been-more-impressive-than-mayos-but-their-all-ireland-dream-may-end-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran’s side look to be coming together at the right time]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4RNXTJP45QXI6BZ4VWRPYAZOI.jpg?auth=99fa2ec7085169b3a51d396d01f0a5e3cb096584abf46f64e49f96f6313856c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Kobe McDonald kicks a two-pointer in the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Cork. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were torn apart’: Border Protestants still reeling from abuse of Heather Humphreys]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/mark-hennessy-heather-humphreys-drum-monaghan-protestant-border-presidential-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/mark-hennessy-heather-humphreys-drum-monaghan-protestant-border-presidential-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Drum, Co Monaghan, vitriol aimed at Fine Gael’s presidential candidate still chills residents almost a year on]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJFE2DEKBRCD7BB4WKPSGC7OYU.JPG?auth=6e8d1d8eb7dbaf2bb2f12bddbd73bc4bcc751d73cf3804a459e0aca10390707b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['We felt the blatant sectarianism, and it hurt so much': Angela Graham, member of the Drum Accordion Band. 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[Roborock RockMow Z120 review: Premium mower designed to handle challenging terrain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/11/roborock-rockmow-z120-review-premium-mower-designed-to-handle-challenging-terrain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/11/roborock-rockmow-z120-review-premium-mower-designed-to-handle-challenging-terrain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Map is tricky to set up but safety and sturdiness is impressive]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24OBCP5HMJFAFA4RYY76RF2VR4.jpg?auth=f674e78d37d50362fcc897024eac11cfd817b31afb92a4b157db0ff4ab4b4f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roborock RockMow Z120 Lidar has great safety features]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Boyce: ‘I’ve known Infantino for years. He should have told Trump to keep out of football’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/jim-boyce-ive-known-infantino-for-years-he-should-have-told-trump-to-keep-out-of-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/jim-boyce-ive-known-infantino-for-years-he-should-have-told-trump-to-keep-out-of-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Belfast-based former Fifa vice-president on the red-card review controversy, 57 years of marriage and being caught up in a bombing ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3N4FACW3FALBBPE4HLGFPQUPI.JPG?auth=79a60dd1944d876d21fae37cab6a4ca53bb5cb7b27835e5482e7576f6785231e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Boyce: 'I believe that sport and politics shouldn’t mix and I always felt that.' Photograph: Harold Cunningham/Getty Images for UEFA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There may not be lawyers available to represent you’: Criminal courts face major backlogs in legal fees row]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/there-may-not-be-lawyers-available-to-represent-you-criminal-courts-face-major-backlogs-in-legal-fees-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/there-may-not-be-lawyers-available-to-represent-you-criminal-courts-face-major-backlogs-in-legal-fees-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One Dublin court sitting shows how row between Minister for Justice and solicitors over cuts in legal fees is affecting cases]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FK6DZGV6CZU63CWYYASKTSN2DI.jpg?auth=6d913be0b42e54460e455e21b4117156f3a2c6068557b4582d641c4275df9f40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors walk out of the Criminal Courts of Justice on July 1st in protest over a new criminal legal aid payment model for the District Courts set by the Department of Justice that kicked in that day. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary’s mega pay-day may hinge on proving Ryanair can thrive without him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/michael-olearys-mega-pay-day-may-hinge-on-proving-ryanair-can-thrive-without-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/michael-olearys-mega-pay-day-may-hinge-on-proving-ryanair-can-thrive-without-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analysts forecasts suggest it will be difficult for O’Leary to hit the profit target laid out in his share options plan]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UK4X2SDBDNCF5IYBSQ7CNOTU44.JPG?auth=18804e10d47158c23ac98dee4557ce28332cd5c50df2974039235ca2f9d93bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O'Leary has been Ryanair chief executive since 1994. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo essay: what people carried as they fled Israeli attacks on Lebanon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/photo-essay-what-people-carried-as-they-fled-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/photo-essay-what-people-carried-as-they-fled-israeli-attacks-on-lebanon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Menassa, John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Baby bottle, parents’ medicine and dog food among items brought with those fleeing war]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCXLMAD73FCYPKWC2O4NI3BK2E.jpg?auth=c6d37c42d18936aa30cb01e6e64bc0743cba8c3d0ee55c7179004f753ce30496&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photographer Laura Menassa documented the items Lebanese people took when they were forced to flee their homes following Israeli airstrikes. This image shows how Zaynab was preoccupied with her youngest child's needs. She and her family moved to Choueifat, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, before being displaced once again to a tent in Biel]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Menassa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jesus. He really is a tosser,’ Mary Lou said in a loud stage whisper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/eu-on-the-beer-and-mary-lou-reveals-what-she-really-thinks-of-the-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/eu-on-the-beer-and-mary-lou-reveals-what-she-really-thinks-of-the-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál and Mary Lou are never going to be best buddies – but even by their fractious standards, the Sinn Féin leader surpassed herself]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UKLZTB5TFGV7IIN274BFVXJFI.jpg?auth=2730186484785c22c6bf2ace1ca78b31d7414b69c54c32ed38f88036ad1062b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Burke, the Minister for Enterprise, with fellow EU competitiveness ministers at an event at St James’s Gate on Thursday. Photograph: Lensmen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">lensmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Varadkar the star turn as Chinese investors sign up for Great Wall tour at nearly €1,300 each ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/11/varadkar-the-star-turn-as-chinese-investors-sign-up-for-great-wall-tour-at-nearly-1300-each/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/11/varadkar-the-star-turn-as-chinese-investors-sign-up-for-great-wall-tour-at-nearly-1300-each/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former taoiseach to pocket €17,500 for speaking tour, visiting six cities in 10 days]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WIJJUJTPVEJFBFQQP3XERYV7E.JPG?auth=63185b3e1f0580539ec541fdd8a2f91b6b68f1a8b34de5f53eedaca76641ad8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leo Varadkar: 'I’ll be engaging with business and local leaders and will get to learn more about China, which I am very keen to do.' Photograph: Fran Veale/Julien Behal Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Desmond Patrick (Des) Nealon: Talented actor who graced theatre and television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/11/obituary-desmond-patrick-des-nealon-talented-actor-who-graced-theatre-and-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/11/obituary-desmond-patrick-des-nealon-talented-actor-who-graced-theatre-and-television/</guid><description><![CDATA[He once said he may always be third choice, but he was always in work]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUKEFJL7WFDMVDWNRNNZMOR7Z4.png?auth=4637a0362670406f8f68ef6c3f8baffccac127a68d50a2ea9664484a260f657c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actor Des Nealon's long screen career included parts in films such as Educating Rita. Photograph: Rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Jim O’Callaghan’s reform of solicitors’ legal aid fees have support within Government?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/jim-ocallaghan-legal-aid-reform-support-solicitors-courts-fianna-fail-fine-gael/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/11/jim-ocallaghan-legal-aid-reform-support-solicitors-courts-fianna-fail-fine-gael/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice has faced backlash from legal profession, with lawyers refusing work and cases adjourned]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXGBV3MTOM3BZAHFLHVTVF62WQ.jpg?auth=375bfbb74fb6dcc1a9f484fba331e85d42608cee28349c44b91090568507973a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors protest outside the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin, over reforms to their fees for legal aid work. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Norwegian football miracle: How did it happen?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/the-norwegian-football-miracle-how-did-it-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/the-norwegian-football-miracle-how-did-it-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel McManus ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collective effort and individual flair make Norway a wonderful team to watch, and increasingly hard to beat]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEMZRF2FD5U44H4N4YGGH6MJMA.jpg?auth=aa24bdec42c8322f9f35a5b8e4a5110842e9da558462444499f3e1bf4924b3ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This Norwegian team doesn’t lump the ball forward; it plays with finesse, patience, style and a flashing brilliance when the opportunity arises. Photograph: Dan Mullan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Mullan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paudie Clifford: How Kerry’s overlooked talent became an indispensable star]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/paudie-clifford-how-kerrys-overlooked-talent-became-an-indispensable-star/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/11/paudie-clifford-how-kerrys-overlooked-talent-became-an-indispensable-star/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The older Clifford brother went from missing out on minor and under-21 panels to anchoring Kerry’s attack]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3S6N4K3YFBEMPCSN4OE7AUHINI.jpg?auth=70de2d71356229c2d5abffef274a77c9a0e95ee5dc09c475b053cba9f011515f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Paudie Clifford and Michael McKernan of Tyrone. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energia’s new owners appoint Gary McGann as chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/energias-new-owners-appoint-gary-mcgann-as-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/energias-new-owners-appoint-gary-mcgann-as-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Takeover completed last month in deal said to be worth about €2.5 billion ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCRQPGXPVFJCRAATLDEE3QBTNM.jpg?auth=19cb1cde821c1f04d6933d93d97548b50a4f860f53bd02b414a9225ef9918b6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary McGann is a former chief executive of Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus. He holds non-executive roles with several high-profile firms. 
Photograph: Eric Luke

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC under pressure to secure higher price despite doubts over Flavin’s call for 50% more  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/dcc-under-pressure-to-secure-higher-price-despite-doubts-over-flavins-call-for-50-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/dcc-under-pressure-to-secure-higher-price-despite-doubts-over-flavins-call-for-50-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US private equity consortium has €6.67bn on the table]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIBDS4ERWJNZJMAMOD3OBGIKN4.JPG?auth=a56d6e510cd7f992a73407db21715a8bc9d429ef379a56e11f76d95c27b5bfff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC founder and former executive chairman Jim Flavin remains the company’s largest private shareholder. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Randox culls R & D jobs amid ‘post-Covid realignment’ of business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/randox-culls-r-d-jobs-amid-post-covid-realignment-of-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/randox-culls-r-d-jobs-amid-post-covid-realignment-of-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland-headquartered diagnostics group played a central role in Britain’s pandemic testing regime]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSFRUHVKRZJDPJNWPH4MYLQTA4.jpg?auth=d7b814f3e785d7ea32931d8e626a66ed0ca54056d2c86af7847f468f532249b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Randox made sizeable profits from government contracts during the Covid pandemic but has not reported a profit in several years. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX’s $10tr question: How do you value the distant future? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/11/spacexs-10tr-question-how-do-you-value-the-distant-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/11/spacexs-10tr-question-how-do-you-value-the-distant-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banks that underwrote flotation unanimous in recommending shares trading below market debut price  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NFNF7NXJ3KBWBBLLILQMUKMNWU.jpg?auth=c6757e48a4b862ee0459811eb6b0c725409868d98f770d9f753e1423aff7e6fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX: The further into the future analysts are prepared to look, the wilder the numbers become. Photograph: Andres Kudacki/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andres Kudacki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was incredibly entitled and manipulative’: The grim pattern of femicide in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/11/change-the-names-and-its-any-womans-story-the-grim-pattern-of-femicide-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/11/change-the-names-and-its-any-womans-story-the-grim-pattern-of-femicide-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘People think, ‘If he hits me, I’ll leave’, Well, if he stabs you, you don’t get a chance,’ says brother of Valerie French, killed by her husband in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6HT4OKKXZC3PLOX4V4DVPZQBU.jpg?auth=758bff59a2528f9ffc08ba43d6130f784ac6a86f14fe43b4bbbdd45049acea0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David French, brother of murdered woman Valerie French, at her grave at St Fachtna's Cathedral, Rosscarbery, west Cork. Photograph: Andy Gibson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway the clear economic winners after England’s own goal with North Sea oil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/norway-the-clear-economic-winners-after-englands-own-goal-with-north-sea-oil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/norway-the-clear-economic-winners-after-englands-own-goal-with-north-sea-oil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scandinavian nation’s mature political system in stark contrast to greed, cronyism and economic mismanagement]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEZDY4G7EJHINMKHLJCMQ7MVJU.jpg?auth=60ed838659825c9248ff77bc3c3ac411d2ed51ddc265286caa66fccedd49084a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Byrne: ‘I never really went into this game to be famous’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/claire-byrne-on-a-fresh-start-and-leaving-her-comfort-zone-im-exposing-a-bit-more-of-myself-and-my-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/claire-byrne-on-a-fresh-start-and-leaving-her-comfort-zone-im-exposing-a-bit-more-of-myself-and-my-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The broadcaster on the push and pull factors behind her move, her new podcast and turning 50 ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EIZNA3N7VAH3NXGUHH5GEZH24.jpg?auth=58860f96e4a8b98e01f332b734f10500d2ab9e03b7c9876fc8781c7c0b09f091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Byrne at St Stephen's Green, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A little bit of utopia’: Victim of swim coach George Gibney speaks on abuser’s conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/a-little-bit-of-utopia-victim-of-swim-coach-george-gibney-speaks-on-abusers-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/11/a-little-bit-of-utopia-victim-of-swim-coach-george-gibney-speaks-on-abusers-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish swimming champion Chalkie White welcomes  conviction, which he ’100% thought would never happen’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VAQYD2MGVAEPBZLVMJCBYGE6Y.JPG?auth=24e0c685c5c86c40a429475718b44c313825efdb5ae109cc9f118fbbae3db1c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chalkie White, former national swimming champion and coach and a survivor of abuse by swimming coach George Gibney. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iarnród Éireann takes the mickey... in more ways than one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/iarnrod-eireann-takes-the-mickey-in-more-ways-than-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/11/iarnrod-eireann-takes-the-mickey-in-more-ways-than-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poking fun at the Cork hurlers’ misfortune might come better from a group less prone to service hiccups]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJRPTB2NNFG5PGIYVLEANRQUAY.jpg?auth=a43aee0e331ebdea72cb0ea019a4d0cc23aa98997c2a73d2217fc5b4a854b3e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It’s a testament to the unpredictability of the inter-county hurling season that trains, of all things, became one of the talking points of All-Ireland semi-final weekend. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PierreOlivierClementMantion</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weary Clacton repels media hordes as Jaywick shines on in Farage’s byelection stronghold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/11/weary-clacton-repels-media-hordes-as-jaywick-shines-on-in-farages-byelection-stronghold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/11/weary-clacton-repels-media-hordes-as-jaywick-shines-on-in-farages-byelection-stronghold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shirt and trouser-wearing army from the city heads for England’s North Sea coast]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PKFZDRRC4PEMVDCYUTFS26TZQ.jpg?auth=dd70bc75bb1e2dfacb38cb075ae9948ba3d4a5634ba356f9e9a61b9c6e8a8c4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man rides past a derelict building along the seafront in Clacton-on-Sea, England. On Tuesday, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced his resignation as MP for Clacton, triggering a byelection which he says he will stand in to recontest his seat. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Greenest Places: Why we want to salute Net Zero Heroes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/12/irelands-greenest-places-why-we-want-to-salute-net-zero-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/12/irelands-greenest-places-why-we-want-to-salute-net-zero-heroes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the deadline to nominate people and places in the second Ireland’s Greenest Places competition approaches, we take a look at some of those already in the running]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZRV5OZJZJEVFLZSXNYQUVJI7E.jpg?auth=effa245536af4a1fb6d90208ae3df1e849d1bba13605eb71b2cca4cc7024c961&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Environmental consultant Éanna Ní Lamhna  and former Irish Times environment editor and environmental consultant Kevin O'Sullivan launch Ireland’s Greenest Places 2026. Photograph:   Mark Henderson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have entered a new reality’: Ireland is alarmingly unprepared for a heatwave future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/11/we-have-entered-a-new-reality-ireland-is-alarmingly-unprepared-for-a-heatwave-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/11/we-have-entered-a-new-reality-ireland-is-alarmingly-unprepared-for-a-heatwave-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From a lack of cool spaces to the push for more energy efficient homes, Ireland has no clear plan to cope with a warming world]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2OMX37T2JEQ7IPTNMCJXYVM4Q.JPG?auth=77fe4a3f98ee35a3f3776d75583eb40af3a88efd2e0a1aeba96c71d1b0092c3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Grey Family getting to grips with the weather conditions on Dublin's Boyne Street.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Naughton obituary: Glen Dimplex founder, pioneering industrialist and philanthropist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/11/martin-naughton-obituary-glen-dimplex-founder-pioneering-industrialist-and-philanthropist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/11/martin-naughton-obituary-glen-dimplex-founder-pioneering-industrialist-and-philanthropist/</guid><description><![CDATA[Industrialist built one of Ireland's largest private companies and gave millions to education and the arts]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBUOHRFWNRNCPPSIGUKFMNRWME.jpg?auth=8a7181e2f4eba63ba83b5877296a9f5a9c3e9e2d106beee9627427357ee0f9e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Naughton founder of Glen Dimplex: A battle-scarred survivor of many recessions, Naughton was a Forbes-list billionaire long before his company’s 50th anniversary in 2023.Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life in France in 40 degree heat: Parisian heat traps are only part of the equation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/worldview-life-under-pariss-zinc-roofs-its-less-romantic-when-the-thermometer-hits-40-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/11/worldview-life-under-pariss-zinc-roofs-its-less-romantic-when-the-thermometer-hits-40-degrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Gaffney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Paris has invested heavily in efforts to mitigate the urban heat island effect - planting trees and redesigning public spaces - but there is no quick fix when the temperature goes beyond 40 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDE6NJNJKUKROWYVGQ4I4SLYTM.jpg?auth=88e0b33b36cb5a6d2932913d3ebeae4de61d08a61fcaa856393120d1dd9ef80f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents and visitors attempt to cool off on the quay of the Orfevres during a recent high-temperature alert. Photograph: Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gauthier Bedrignans</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Whistleblower: Inside Paddy Cosgrave of Web Summit’s new left-wing bookshop and cafe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/the-whistleblower-inside-paddy-cosgrave-of-web-summits-new-left-wing-bookshop-and-cafe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/the-whistleblower-inside-paddy-cosgrave-of-web-summits-new-left-wing-bookshop-and-cafe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The cafe and community space is billed as a hub of left-wing ideals by manager Art O’Connor ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3XQNHAHDFGOXNC253XCIX3IYQ.JPG?auth=de7972bf4e73fbb7ff032b00664bcabd5ebd29414b73c61e18a8b2539dd9bb96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Art O’Connor is manager of The Whistleblower on South Anne Street, Dublin, an independent left-wing bookshop. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[He holds up a balaclava, or as it’s known on my side of town, a ski mask]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/he-holds-up-a-balaclava-or-as-its-known-on-my-side-of-town-a-ski-mask/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/he-holds-up-a-balaclava-or-as-its-known-on-my-side-of-town-a-ski-mask/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I told his mother not to let him read those Paul Williams books. But no, she knew better]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHK2O7KXVJEURGYA4DU7MUSORU.jpg?auth=d108b418cf53b4be2a9940a2ee3582ae5a4016f6df33f7c644f98b8c3a6bcd90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We were born beach ready, no matter what swimwear ads tell us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/roisin-ingle-this-is-your-annual-reminder-when-it-comes-to-beach-bodies-we-were-born-ready/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/11/roisin-ingle-this-is-your-annual-reminder-when-it-comes-to-beach-bodies-we-were-born-ready/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t get hung up on having a bikini body, you were born ready for the beach]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7BLA2DCZJC4TN44R56CKGE6M4.JPG?auth=0406a9cd885969dede8c59a244cf012d634e8a8edebbcb5c9a84c40c98f3b386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roisin Ingle: 'I can only say this after decades of feeling as though I was doing the world a disservice by exposing myself and my body in togs.' Photo: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What container plants will survive brief periods of neglect in summer? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/11/what-container-plants-will-survive-brief-periods-of-neglect-in-summer-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/11/what-container-plants-will-survive-brief-periods-of-neglect-in-summer-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Container-grown plants are much more vulnerable to compost heating up and drying out]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5N6XNWJ2ND7JM6SP4XCTCBIJU.jpg?auth=31f0867a7e9addd250136f9ce32ded7cb95123844937e4849f1da16b380ff69a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Purple Flowering Lavender Plant (Lavandula) in a terracotta pot. Terracotta is naturally porous, meaning plants growing in these kinds of pots are much quicker to suffer from lack of water. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcturner71</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There would be no life on Earth without plants ... We need to keep reminding ourselves of that’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/11/there-would-be-no-life-on-earth-without-plants-we-need-to-keep-reminding-ourselves-of-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/11/there-would-be-no-life-on-earth-without-plants-we-need-to-keep-reminding-ourselves-of-that/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noeleen Smyth is the first female director of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMHIQXPPTVH37OOXW3AHGCPIIM.JPG?auth=5a21718914f6327420ceefec36d864dc2e0c5b7f5c2a5fb80ddc25395e640741&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new director of the National Botanic Gardens, Noeleen Smyth. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan interview: ‘It’s exciting to bring The Odyssey out. It’s also terrifying’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/11/christopher-nolan-interview-its-exciting-to-bring-the-odyssey-out-its-also-terrifying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/11/christopher-nolan-interview-its-exciting-to-bring-the-odyssey-out-its-also-terrifying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan on big-budget pressure, finally conquering Ulysses and why The Odyssey, his highly anticipated adaptation of Homer’s epic, deserves to be seen on the big screen]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBWQ6WYX5VER7KX7DYALZJE3VE.png?auth=0da7e8098b683993116b19e4936257133104a384d4f1cd154c8aebcb6ba72c29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan: 'The Odyssey has underpinned so many things in our culture.' Photograph: Erik Tanner/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Tanner/The New York Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron Monaghan on The Shaughraun: ‘I’d vastly underestimated Boucicault. He’s kind of a genius’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/11/aaron-monaghan-on-the-shaughraun-id-vastly-underestimated-boucicault-hes-kind-of-a-genius/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/11/aaron-monaghan-on-the-shaughraun-id-vastly-underestimated-boucicault-hes-kind-of-a-genius/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Druid Theatre’s revival leans into the Victorian melodrama’s surprising political undercurrent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZLFSRG5ROVFXFH2O7H2FJOAQCE.jpg?auth=50e2346546926e7a4c010ecc0dd8bf3666284991f52631e5ba2148d139713bfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Monaghan as Conn, the title character, in the Druid revival of Dion Boucicault's play The Shaughraun. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Who wants to look at old people on stage?’ Tim Booth of James on surviving and thriving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/11/who-wants-to-look-at-old-people-on-stage-tim-booth-of-james-on-surviving-and-thriving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/11/who-wants-to-look-at-old-people-on-stage-tim-booth-of-james-on-surviving-and-thriving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From a near-death experience to his Lifewave membership, Booth’s life story would make for an interesting biopic]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDHX3VOWQFBVJE72EMLPRDTRDU.jpg?auth=28d7acc43150a2a5b201e9e6ab8b0a260679fcee7ec399af1202f00ec81b58e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Booth, of James, says he is looking forward to returning to Ireland this month for a trio of dates. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Dyson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to bid at auction: ‘Irish people like to wait and watch’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/11/how-to-bid-at-auction-irish-people-like-to-wait-and-watch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/11/how-to-bid-at-auction-irish-people-like-to-wait-and-watch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Be clear about the differences between in-person, timed and live online auctions before you bid]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBZ7KNVH5NEPFNJ3I3G2TXU7XE.jpg?auth=5907161c4589de660663b493b37bdf23698c422499066256bde6a89b15902fca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Mullen from Mullens Auctioneers, Laurel Park, Bray, Co Wicklow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four great wines from Languedoc to pick up for Bastille Day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/11/four-great-wines-from-languedoc-to-pick-up-for-bastille-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/11/four-great-wines-from-languedoc-to-pick-up-for-bastille-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Languedoc is the largest wine-producing region in the world and has an offering to suit every price point]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53LS27TD65EXZHYBSYGW47GYB4.jpg?auth=f1b2d9b99cae2d53e2e953619346864ea53d710a8d659af0045ceaee6aaee9c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These four wines from Languedoc range in price from €14 to €36.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A viral TikTok recipe and a quick cajun salmon to get you through the midweek dinner hump ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/11/a-viral-tiktok-recipe-and-a-quick-cajun-salmon-to-get-you-through-the-midweek-dinner-hump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/11/a-viral-tiktok-recipe-and-a-quick-cajun-salmon-to-get-you-through-the-midweek-dinner-hump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Take it easy while the oven does the hard work and the dishwasher cleans up at the end]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/747WBJ2ARREPRDDORZU6HCBXJQ.jpg?auth=98ffa0b1451ad7d6a9c44afa7c72615e3f78f116c4773c1df6a829f2726da052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's Cajun-style salmon traybake can be placed on the table for everybody to help themselves. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say cheese, think Kerrygold: A new range of cheeses guaranteed to put a smile on your face]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/30/say-cheese-think-kerrygold-a-new-range-of-cheeses-guaranteed-to-put-a-smile-on-your-face/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/06/30/say-cheese-think-kerrygold-a-new-range-of-cheeses-guaranteed-to-put-a-smile-on-your-face/</guid><description><![CDATA[Whether it’s a packed lunch, a family dinner or a weekend gathering with friends, Kerrygold’s new cheese range is designed to make every moment a little more delicious]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6P6WDRD2BCYRGRTKEBP7OPU6A.jpg?auth=601b004a6b50882dfa392d9f49b3f4280f181fef8012ff13123766059bc514b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A delicious pasta bake is a failsafe dinner favourite - and the taste of Kerrygold cheese tops it off perfectly]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s wife’s recipe for roasted salmon, feta and tomato pasta with lemon and peas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/11/mark-moriartys-wifes-recipe-for-roasted-salmon-feta-and-tomato-pasta-with-lemon-and-peas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/11/mark-moriartys-wifes-recipe-for-roasted-salmon-feta-and-tomato-pasta-with-lemon-and-peas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ease of Gráinne’s TikTok-inspired recipe will make it a staple in your kitchen]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKPXRUT4NZBGPAUT5ABONHNVLA.jpg?auth=fb170b57818f943ebd426c52a654237874c5c7426c083770725c5184e835f355&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gráinne's roasted salmon, feta and tomato pasta with lemon and peas. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for Cajun-style salmon traybake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/11/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-cajun-style-salmon-traybake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/11/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-cajun-style-salmon-traybake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just 15 minutes in the oven will create a dish that will hugely enhance midweek dining]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/747WBJ2ARREPRDDORZU6HCBXJQ.jpg?auth=98ffa0b1451ad7d6a9c44afa7c72615e3f78f116c4773c1df6a829f2726da052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's Cajun-style salmon traybake. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ETA and the ‘Basque Problem’: A British perspective]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/eta-and-the-basque-problem-a-british-perspective/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/eta-and-the-basque-problem-a-british-perspective/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separatist group’s relationship with the IRA increasingly became an ongoing concern for London]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RT36PQ5EIMHD3X6F6FJLL66PVU.jpg?auth=a19a7de47d51b4604248bbdd27a6ce5563cf3128d00fc3b21064a8e77bd0592e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Masked members of Basque separatist group Eta photographed in 2011 at an unknown location. 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Irish readers should feel nervous, too]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDW3Q6PNWLW6DLSDEWZ5J47UJY.jpg?auth=ef3881ae5e8ef56c88e579b8b88a6dc29ee63b2f22717a2ae6eca4cb83b82638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fire-damaged Buddha statue lies on the ground in Wennington, London, following severe wildfires in 2022. 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Photograph: David Sleator
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cornucopia Story: Dublin’s wholefood institution is about much more than legumes  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/the-cornucopia-story-dublins-wholefood-institution-is-about-much-more-than-legumes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/the-cornucopia-story-dublins-wholefood-institution-is-about-much-more-than-legumes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Deirdre O’Mara McCafferty’s deeply moving memoir, food is indistinguishable from community, radical ideas and love]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6BNRYHMOJJGWUK2RMDPLXYZAM.jpg?auth=d025f3ad52a47e960cee6553c541a7832c184e52ea47784661742a7a7fed04b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Georgian dining room at Cornucopia on Dublin’s Wicklow Street]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country People: Small-town caper with larks aplenty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/country-people-small-town-caper-with-larks-aplenty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/country-people-small-town-caper-with-larks-aplenty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Mulkerns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Mason’s latest novel is set New England with its hero a likable everyman struggling to finish his Phd]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEMU6TQRTZH3NBBGNWIEIEDMWE.jpg?auth=b3b085897114db94cf934e2ab917b4e06a40ed3b1dbac0259a3df1be3a7313b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Mason previous novel, North Woods, was nominated for the Dublin Literary Award in 2025]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reviews in brief: A very funny memoir and vital, ghastly testimonies from Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/reviews-in-brief-a-very-funny-memoir-and-vital-ghastly-testimonies-from-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/reviews-in-brief-a-very-funny-memoir-and-vital-ghastly-testimonies-from-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJMcGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New books by Keith Waldrop, Samar Yazbek and Jules Boykoff]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPXLFTD6M5DJREMV7VOHKRD6BI.jpg?auth=9ee0b71bad4ab71c90be073af0aa1e0c5724e822a1308c50096ee3cea1976f83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump (C), flanked by Chairperson of Ferrari John Elkann (R) and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, holds a ball as he makes remarks in the Oval Office of the White House during a visit by members of Italian soccer club Juventus in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2025. Juventus will play Emirati club Al-Ain in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup at Washington's Audi Field later in the day. (Photo by Doug Mills / POOL / AFP) / ALTERNATE CROP (Photo by DOUG MILLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DOUG MILLS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Fridge Life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/04/poem-of-the-week-fridge-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/04/poem-of-the-week-fridge-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jean O’Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Jean O’Brien]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QN6FKUPATPX3B347PCEV6JPCSI.jpg?auth=1a626d2a03a0653e7e18217859d6d20fd730e3a63cb7e3d4334d45ee0b8536c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fridge magnets in a kitchen in Kyiv. Photograph: Ed Ram/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Ram</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>