<?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/2026-07-16/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:38:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new digital wallet could store driving licence, birth cert and passport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/proving-age-and-complying-with-roadside-garda-checks-among-potential-uses-of-state-smartphone-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/proving-age-and-complying-with-roadside-garda-checks-among-potential-uses-of-state-smartphone-app/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The use of the app will not be compulsory and older forms of ID will still be usable]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73ZZZ6EKEFCCRFHJJ2AIAOVAOU.jpg?auth=0f03ada22795165d3e9d5cb2fb9c467a0fa0fc81b1f1872d8d6b7d56e6382439&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland is required under EU law to have a digital wallet for public services by the end of this year. 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Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver dies in single-vehicle road traffic incident in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/driver-dies-in-single-vehicle-road-traffic-incident-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/driver-dies-in-single-vehicle-road-traffic-incident-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (50s) was pronounced dead at the scene on R505 near Dundrum]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:04:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VX3475NWIJEDZF7YMO6UZXUQ4I.jpg?auth=8da18ddbc3d9805c590a96c785855c6a0507f5a48b570b043fdca32e5f61728c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man's body has been removed to University Hospital Waterford where postmortem examinations will take place in due course. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek McGrath appointed Wexford hurling manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/derek-mcgrath-appointed-wexford-hurling-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/derek-mcgrath-appointed-wexford-hurling-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[De Le Salle clubman spent five seasons in charge of the Déise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:48:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCKWVQVAB44TZODBYLW3UZO6VU.jpg?auth=b717122b74e8fed72500897cc6ef948df8fc9d7a354d046ed0f5c04c1ede23ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek McGrath during his term as Waterford senior hurling manager. Photo: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran tells Houthis to close second crucial sea route if US hits power network]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/us-air-strikes-hit-northern-iran-as-it-disables-ship-trying-to-breach-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/us-air-strikes-hit-northern-iran-as-it-disables-ship-trying-to-breach-blockade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sixth day of fighting threatens to turn into all-out war and casts serious doubt on peace deal struck last month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:38:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCZNXRHOVCABFTJUMEDDGWHFSI.jpg?auth=ab8c21f90bf58c89f9ea43df759dc770948e0b0bc6aa7da5b0a5e494ad3f16c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background. Photograph: Razieh Poudat/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Razieh Poudat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England to ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s from April 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/16/england-to-ban-sale-of-energy-drinks-to-under-16s-from-april-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/16/england-to-ban-sale-of-energy-drinks-to-under-16s-from-april-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Corbett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move will apply to beverages containing more than 150mg of caffeine per litre but will not include tea and coffee]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:30:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOMWETKMWCCBHT5CSYEWXOS3JQ.jpg?auth=4d204c5bd22dde5fd64e3a562b344d5f5b9c271996daf370c95d728fc2192b96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Around 100,000 children in England are thought to consume at least one high-caffeine energy drink every day. Photograph: Terry Ratzlaff/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Terry Ratzlaff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solid Open start for Shane Lowry, who arrived at the first tee wearing Argentina colours]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/16/solid-open-start-for-shane-lowry-who-arrived-at-the-first-tee-wearing-argentina-colours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/16/solid-open-start-for-shane-lowry-who-arrived-at-the-first-tee-wearing-argentina-colours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish golfer won the battle with himself to shoot an admirable one-under round of 69 in difficult conditions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:23:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NLC4CLKYIJ4PXZE6MZMMVKAX4.jpg?auth=a0bf44efe0ac7f901e584b2b7537abc3009df494d0113a5d937e4c90f1852314&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry plays his third shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. 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Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáil summer recess begins with TD urging Mayo to end ‘75-year famine’ in football final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/dail-summer-recess-begins-with-td-urging-mayo-to-end-75-year-famine-in-football-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/dail-summer-recess-begins-with-td-urging-mayo-to-end-75-year-famine-in-football-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ceann Comhairle tells politicians ‘it’s very important to come back refreshed’ as proceedings end until September 16th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:57:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOYIX2CF25TFFZUUTZQ3SFR3JE.JPG?auth=e57d8900ed3812974bfcb6522a7d1149996266c908cb99688d2cd229766c38d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Alan Dillon, a former Mayo captain, was the last Government Minister to speak as the Dáil went into recess for the summer. 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[Rhasidat Adeleke falls short of European Championship 200m qualifying again in Lucerne]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/16/rhasidat-adeleke-falls-short-of-european-championship-200m-qualifying-again-in-lucerne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/16/rhasidat-adeleke-falls-short-of-european-championship-200m-qualifying-again-in-lucerne/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner clocks 23.07 seconds to finish fourth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:48:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNQ42UQUFRFPBPBG7JREEK2YWU.jpg?auth=db5259f0ffab746a4694c52da791b037fc5efdf91681ab63c3edc16f3c764f9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke was well outside her 200m best of 22.34. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hannah Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male teenager dies following serious assault in Navan last month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/male-teenager-dies-following-serious-assault-in-navan-last-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/male-teenager-dies-following-serious-assault-in-navan-last-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (36) charged with assault causing harm set to appear at Trim District Court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was seriously injured in the incident at the Watergate Bar and Kitchen in the Co Meath town on June 21st. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trouble in the stands causes delay as Derry City sent packing from Europa League qualifiers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/trouble-in-the-stands-causes-delay-as-derry-city-sent-packing-from-europa-league-qualifiers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/trouble-in-the-stands-causes-delay-as-derry-city-sent-packing-from-europa-league-qualifiers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Match at the Brandywell halted for 15 minutes after missiles thrown by away fans]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPUOIGOU3YAEMLXELNAXNGC7WM.jpg?auth=f85a23e3ac36a0dc0909d1044e8f8500076862a0a665d1d1b145e445b1151da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CSKA Sofia fans rush a barrier in the stand at the Brandywell while the game is stopped, with Derry City fans looking on from the pitch. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children perpetrated sex abuse in half of cases referred to Tusla specialist service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/children-perpetrated-sex-abuse-in-half-of-cases-referred-to-tusla-specialist-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/children-perpetrated-sex-abuse-in-half-of-cases-referred-to-tusla-specialist-service/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Wellbeing check’ ordered on more than 40,000 children after Daniel Aruebose case should be completed in the autumn, Kate Duggan says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:20:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOKVW7W56RCIFCKUU73QDAUFGM.JPG?auth=e289ae1fc52bb65d592cb0e7a3a9026e386bf8d506decfcc5197f8df2ffd61fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan at yesterday’s launch of Tusla – Child and Family Agency’s Annual Report for 2025. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pico Lopes to receive civic reception for his ‘remarkable achievements in football’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/pico-lopes-to-receive-civic-reception-for-his-remarkable-achievements-in-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/pico-lopes-to-receive-civic-reception-for-his-remarkable-achievements-in-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers captain and Cabo Verde international ‘looking forward’ to thanking everyone for support during World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:20:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEGUGBCFNBHNXK7TM73ZW2PJFE.jpg?auth=7b2282158d33c5691220006036ec1af6106d325a5ff1a3adf73b6f8a8ea6dbbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pico Lopes celebrates with an Irish flag after the 0-0 draw during the World Cup match between Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia in June. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish domestic production plummets in first quarter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-domestic-production-plummets-in-first-quarter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-domestic-production-plummets-in-first-quarter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decline of 32.5% on previous quarter an indication of volatility, not catastrophe, economist says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:18:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNIK76N4XNGBVOCRP4PC4LEICY.jpg?auth=50142d12dfa3ec17209970d8005b07cc192fb1996cf8eacaf783b94f6a10497b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Domestic production in Irish manufacturing industries plummeted in the first quarter of the year, according to new data released by the Central Statistics Office. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SweetBunFactory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish cities need heatwave plans, coalition of health experts says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/irish-cities-need-heatwave-plans-coalition-of-health-experts-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/irish-cities-need-heatwave-plans-coalition-of-health-experts-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Urban heat island’ effect means cities are often several degrees hotter than surrounding areas]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:07:33 +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]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret to successful eavesdropping: Trinity College study shows how we do it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/the-secret-to-successful-eavesdropping-trinity-college-study-shows-how-we-do-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/the-secret-to-successful-eavesdropping-trinity-college-study-shows-how-we-do-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Findings challenge long-held view that people can only focus on one speaker at a time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:58:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQPN6XWFBBHEDEYK2P2QL2ARRY.jpg?auth=8bcc2c5368c2c6a5169a91243bc624538ee8f63316c26a7cdda033712a71a28f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eavesdropping has nothing to do with good hearing: it is down to the brain’s capacity to process overlapping sounds. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">XiXinXing</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Michael Collins would be pleased’: Sinn Féin praises Harris for Ireland unification presentation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/michael-collins-would-be-pleased-sf-praises-harris-for-ireland-unification-presentation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/michael-collins-would-be-pleased-sf-praises-harris-for-ireland-unification-presentation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste says question is ‘not simply what a united Ireland would cost, but what a united Ireland could create’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:39:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZJIGXLPSZC73NJNRV67LMFUQA.jpg?auth=d559f8ba50ec8df8a247572e3b76080ba0047d1cb53a3674dd7272013fbf1ca0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Other research by the Institute of International and European Affairs in 2024 presented a 'much more pessimistic' outlook.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sufficient’ provision for special school places in advance of new school year, committee told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/sufficient-provision-for-special-school-places-in-advance-of-new-school-year-committee-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/sufficient-provision-for-special-school-places-in-advance-of-new-school-year-committee-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 580 special classes will be open from September, an increase from 409 the previous year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHUHENIWOZDSHJ7VPXFHPYJ2HE.jpg?auth=448a9c0c1cb844ad87b3035d355bca696efbf5dc1885c91f162a97f22c86c385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The committee was told that a total number of more than 26,000 special needs assistants for the new school year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daisy-Daisy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increase of 79c per hour to minimum wage recommended to Minister by pay commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/increase-of-79c-per-hour-to-minimum-wage-recommended-to-minister-by-pay-commission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/increase-of-79c-per-hour-to-minimum-wage-recommended-to-minister-by-pay-commission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Burke not obliged to proceed with increase but such recommendations have always previously been approved]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:31:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PO2OD6ROFSMDMWAUKGG5DKGRE.jpg?auth=bf6b538446c6395c362def8cfe81c9b69851f0739d0f6c2ad92017128b5452f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke. Photograph:
Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gentle giants’: Irish basking shark hot spots identified after more than 2,700 sightings ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/gentle-giants-irish-basking-shark-hot-spots-identified-after-more-than-2700-sightings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/gentle-giants-irish-basking-shark-hot-spots-identified-after-more-than-2700-sightings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scientist says increase in sightings in Ireland’s waters is ‘really important’ given decline in population elsewhere]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AI7K33GZO5HEZAS457TDQXDH7M.jpg?auth=5110a713950eb0ca04c6b42b454152818a708ca7d44723a4fe226edbf517511c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Basking Shark Group group found an 'uptick' in more recent times, with peaks in 2009, 2010 and 2020. Photograph: Nick Pfeiffer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walking and cycling as modes of travel decline from pandemic-era levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/16/walking-and-cycling-as-modes-of-travel-decline-from-pandemic-era-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/16/walking-and-cycling-as-modes-of-travel-decline-from-pandemic-era-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Travelling by car remains most popular form of transport, says CSO report]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:10:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKC5OKODGBHAZOIYRETTPCG64E.jpg?auth=3288b71531fffe1929668a550bc34501907a9ae4741666f8fe3503a6ddfe81a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of people choosing to cycle decreased slightly in 2024. Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord alleged to have carried hammer to eviction settles dispute with tenant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/landlord-alleged-to-have-carried-hammer-to-eviction-settles-dispute-with-tenant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/landlord-alleged-to-have-carried-hammer-to-eviction-settles-dispute-with-tenant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case taken against Imtiaz Khan and his property company over allegedly unlawful eviction action]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:04:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5X7NKZPO2JGWPBHZMROVRBWIOM.jpeg?auth=ac2a14d765bfa287e28f4ea19dafed40f048856463993f9531665bf7e8d2543f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imtiaz Khan, of IMK Property Investment Ltd and IMK Law.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Aer Lingus: high stakes in restructuring plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/16/the-irish-times-view-on-aer-lingus-high-stakes-in-restructuring-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/16/the-irish-times-view-on-aer-lingus-high-stakes-in-restructuring-plan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Management must demonstrate that it has a credible plan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3B7BHLN4FEPZJQN2IGIXASMMU.jpg?auth=23058b0e5c3213110cd097200482ca3b7e7d851c4322b68e54c5585b543d3e20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bumpy landing: Aer Lingus and its unions face difficult talks. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Hastings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Callaghan appeals to solicitors to ‘be reasonable’ over changes to legal aid scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/ocallaghan-appeals-to-solicitors-to-be-reasonable-over-changes-to-legal-aid-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/ocallaghan-appeals-to-solicitors-to-be-reasonable-over-changes-to-legal-aid-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least 88 solicitors have resigned from criminal legal aid panel amid a row over fee structure changes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIJMH5YWKISAGUF2UAEDLQ33KY.JPG?auth=fb106df57cc8e26649c318f50e50fb4561c4085bb7bdba0b4b0c1fa8b9f17f51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan appealed to solicitors to 'be reasonable' and look at the 'substance' of the changes that have been made. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug to treat Friedreich’s ataxia must be approved ‘urgently’, Dáil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/drug-to-treat-friedreichs-ataxia-must-be-approved-urgently-dail-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/drug-to-treat-friedreichs-ataxia-must-be-approved-urgently-dail-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste rejects claims one committee is ‘passing the buck’ to another about access to drug]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:51:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBBKTLLJ5FHDHASJJFWRUYZ6HI.jpg?auth=00e500a1d6ad06fef80e45224912c350898f87f5a5f7ed4089300ca8226a9a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A number protested outside Leinster House on Tuesday, including Emily Felix (28) who has been living with Friedreich’s ataxia since she was 12. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times








Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus faces clash with unions as 500 jobs to go]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/aer-lingus-to-cut-up-to-500-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/aer-lingus-to-cut-up-to-500-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish airline will drop some routes out of Dublin Airport to counter rising costs and competition]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POD4CCUHIBAJXJZOXXPZDQGYTE.jpg?auth=a2b0383858fb97aac71630015cc4f8edc75bd5bdfc5e3ec80764681f891c77c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus will cut up to 500 jobs and drop some routes to counter rising costs and increased competition. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conference League qualifiers: Bohemians progress after heated draw against 10-man St Joseph’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/conference-league-qualifiers-bohemians-progress-after-heated-draw-against-10-man-st-josephs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/conference-league-qualifiers-bohemians-progress-after-heated-draw-against-10-man-st-josephs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alan Reynolds’ side rely on Dalymount goals to see them past Gibraltar opponents]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:42:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUPZFPAUZEZBGS7S7CDDDVRSPA.jpg?auth=f9648254d1275252d04c54317cc5fcd6c64d56deb622f2d452729d97fce996b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians' Douglas James-Taylor during the Conference League first-round qualifier second leg against St Joseph's. Photograph: Antonio Pozo/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy’s government plunged into turmoil by defence minister’s firing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/volodymyr-zelenskiy-dismisses-ukraines-defence-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/volodymyr-zelenskiy-dismisses-ukraines-defence-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Walker in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mykhailo Fedorov’s six months in office coincided with dramatic improvement in Ukraine’s position on battlefield]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:39:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWQLH72OPRXXHJFOXLKKY5RN4E.jpg?auth=3d75682e18f82c0ba10915c10aeb3e9322ccac7a0371829c6e23bfbdccb092ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters hold placards reading messages such as 'hands off Fedorov and f**k the system that works against me' during a demonstration against the dismissal of Ukraine's defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal College of Physicians must pay €14,500 after admitting unfair sacking of woman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/royal-college-of-physicians-must-pay-14500-after-admitting-unfair-sacking-of-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/royal-college-of-physicians-must-pay-14500-after-admitting-unfair-sacking-of-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Single mother was dismissed by accreditation body for specialist doctors on stated basis of ‘serious performance failings’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:37:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZC2A6ZUXIFCNZBPSBINGXK4QIY.JPG?auth=bf78656bbc73aab4edd07bbf4722ddf6f4606b26989caab2fc433f76ef02d5d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The RCPI’s lawyers admitted at a hearing earlier this summer that Monsurat Balogun’s dismissal was unfair on procedural grounds. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Merlier surges to Tour de France 2026 hat-trick on stage 12 but crash hits sprinters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/16/tim-merlier-surges-to-tour-de-france-2026-hat-trick-on-stage-12-but-crash-hits-sprinters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/16/tim-merlier-surges-to-tour-de-france-2026-hat-trick-on-stage-12-but-crash-hits-sprinters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle in Chalon-sur-Saône]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soudal Quick-Step rider pips Kooij and Philipsen but Tadej Pogacar safely retains yellow jersey]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:36:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IHEP5MEXTWOVOCCOEPYRWZ5OHA.jpg?auth=e4774ae1b27a3a7ddb5ecef1b925220cb746a2f5c6d4d1561f936300b996c2e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgian Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step celebrates after winning the stage 12 of the 2026 Tour de France. Photograph: Jasper Jacobs / Belga Mag / Belga / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jasper Jacobs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrrell Hatton won over the Open crowd with Liverpool FC bag – then laid down early marker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/16/tyrrell-hatton-won-over-the-open-crowd-with-liverpool-fc-bag-then-laid-down-early-marker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/16/tyrrell-hatton-won-over-the-open-crowd-with-liverpool-fc-bag-then-laid-down-early-marker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Englishman did well to recover from a challenging situation on the 13th, where a spectator had left their imprint on the course]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:32:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/345UMBBJTBGRF3O2KBXC2LAOHQ.jpg?auth=204e76555cd1bdf59f12cae35ec03099e81f4774335a2880f1e98a2018473532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England's Tyrrell Hatton plays from the rough on the 10th hole on day one of the Open championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club near Southport, England. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuchel ‘100%’ invested in leading England at Euro 2028 despite World Cup semi-final defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/tuchel-100-invested-in-leading-england-at-euro-2028-despite-world-cup-semi-final-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/tuchel-100-invested-in-leading-england-at-euro-2028-despite-world-cup-semi-final-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[England manager under fire for manner of 2-1 loss to Argentina]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:19:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGU6ARYTARIKF2MUUOUI3EMZCE.jpg?auth=2ac0a74b53c7e7432398623cd82c7c4970983059272cc77b1f62871c14fc6012&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel signed a contract extension in February taking in the Euro 2028 campaign. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German far-right activist transferred to men’s prison in transgender case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/german-far-right-activist-transferred-to-mens-prison-in-transgender-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/german-far-right-activist-transferred-to-mens-prison-in-transgender-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Extradited neo-Nazi Marla-Svenja Liebich faces jail in Saxony as regional governments push to tighten self-identification legislation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:16:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RJAY6N4U5FBTOXPPTV5NTSZSI.jpg?auth=d081debf54f71f2101bce6c09d30c49a18321c51cdca17adb11aabc29cb4d5cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marla-Svenja Liebich, a convicted German far-right extremist and neo-Nazi formerly known as Sven, is escorted by Czech prison service to the regional court on May 18th, 2026 in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Photograph: Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MICHAL CIZEK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on child protection: Tusla must be supported]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/16/the-irish-times-view-on-child-protection-tusla-must-be-supported/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/16/the-irish-times-view-on-child-protection-tusla-must-be-supported/</guid><description><![CDATA[An increasing number of referrals is pushing up the agency’s workload]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4L2DBXOYRCCFJR5CBLQK52X3A.JPG?auth=891054eeda4fc50f81d3f91e606c1ab1a83a30399fcf4b98c2156a12ccd0553b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla chief executive, Kate Duggan at this week's launch of the agency's annual report for 2025. 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[Scuff and tumble: Frank McNally on the art of ageing pubs (also applicable to literature)  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/16/scuff-and-tumble-frank-mcnally-on-the-art-of-ageing-pubs-also-applicable-to-literature/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/16/scuff-and-tumble-frank-mcnally-on-the-art-of-ageing-pubs-also-applicable-to-literature/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Riga, Paddy Whelan’s pub went to great lengths to ensure it looked authentic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5K52W5TRNJAVRJLVCKMVEYH6QQ.jpeg?auth=4351ad6ced4485472b1b72f1f740979a706f445a7a7b6fc6638d26f06402fae7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whelan's Pub, Riga: the building that houses it dates from 1795 and still has original features from then]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter use at a ‘tipping point’ with number of children suffering brain injuries up 50%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/number-of-children-admitted-to-hospital-with-brain-injuries-after-e-scooter-crashes-up-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/number-of-children-admitted-to-hospital-with-brain-injuries-after-e-scooter-crashes-up-50/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At least one child admitted to hospital each day this summer, some with life-changing injuries, says Children’s Health Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MRTCUVOS3NEQJEAU6H2VEBJNAU.JPG?auth=39d20833f1aef654455ffdd068da389fd8181543ef52b5434d1c5a480de6528d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under legislation that came into effect in May 2024, e-scooter users must be 16 or older and obey a speed limit of 20km/h. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech-heavy indexes fall globally as investors offload chip stocks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/tech-heavy-indexes-fall-globally-as-investors-offload-chip-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/tech-heavy-indexes-fall-globally-as-investors-offload-chip-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq edged backwards with Ryanair down 1%]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:51:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROGTRT6VKJAJVPXILMC3T3PYKA.jpg?auth=1c919c615b2ff51a52f2f0a81741a716181ddaf20ae9569744e702233a9f0f01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech-heavy equity indexes around the world ‌fell on Thursday as investors offloaded chip stocks. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Black_Kira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some rail services will be ‘rephased or reprioritised’ due to €50m IT project write down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/some-rail-services-will-be-rephased-or-reprioritised-due-to-50m-it-project-write-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/07/16/some-rail-services-will-be-rephased-or-reprioritised-due-to-50m-it-project-write-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New train traffic management system will need to be put in place, says Irish Rail, without providing estimated cost]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:43:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M45DT7RFTJCZHB35KDP6XOUC7A.jpg?auth=6a1314998833e7a0c43ecee5123442698dd7bb8c5a32a7e34c1cafbb7dfd7425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The traffic management system was aimed at integrating train signals, communications and other systems on the rail network. File photograph]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anze Furlan / psgtproductions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boost for players as National Lottery reduces number of balls in draw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/boost-for-players-as-national-lottery-reduces-number-of-balls-in-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/boost-for-players-as-national-lottery-reduces-number-of-balls-in-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new Lotto draw will also take place on Mondays, as well as Wednesdays and Saturdays]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:41:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RCDCXACSIHHCGIKZVHQ4DDXFE.jpg?auth=445089101318145cad76263f272699e1038ee9d4b1cb9059fa1830ad37df57c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The change delivers better chances of winning across every prize tier in Lotto, Lotto Plus One and Lotto Plus Two]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin firm can market drug in most of Europe following Dutch firm’s failed injunction bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/dublin-company-can-market-drug-in-most-of-europe-following-dutch-firms-failed-injunction-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/dublin-company-can-market-drug-in-most-of-europe-following-dutch-firms-failed-injunction-bid/</guid><description><![CDATA[Medicine called Neoatricon is used to treat low blood pressure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:36:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K447H4VFZNPHNMWOD4WELRPFM.jpg?auth=14396ed7b1f93e3da83ca26877b59457ff250ac3c4fc486e58d6b943cda2b5c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brepco said Piramal did not launch the product, as required by agreement, within a certain timescale in most countries, the High Court heard. File image]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to tighten visa regulations for foreign journalists and students]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/16/us-to-tighten-visa-regulations-for-foreign-journalists-and-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/16/us-to-tighten-visa-regulations-for-foreign-journalists-and-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doina Chiacu, Kristina Cooke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Trump administration rules limit visas to 240 days for most members of media and 90 days for Chinese nationals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:34:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IV5353XPMTCK4DNBSUQC6SPL6A.jpg?auth=797a4b195c4c18e0073c5a80354d304375680fdfd6f262f554ed6b39d8b9e64f&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's government has ​revoked student visas and green cards of university students over their ideological views and stripped legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One consultant doctor working for HSE earned more than €900,000 last year, report shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/one-consultant-doctor-working-for-hse-earned-more-than-900000-last-year-report-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/one-consultant-doctor-working-for-hse-earned-more-than-900000-last-year-report-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annual document says 11 employees, all of whom are consultants, were paid in excess of €500,000 each in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB47TJ54DFHRNMUUYWUQ4JYR3U.jpg?auth=b09292015f027c54fb1e1a385a8678c46262900748aa657e7446b1516089530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The top 10 earners received a combined €6.8 million in 2025. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh O’Brien to axe Dublin Airport cap ‘as soon as possible’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/darragh-obrien-to-axe-dublin-airport-cap-as-soon-as-possible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/darragh-obrien-to-axe-dublin-airport-cap-as-soon-as-possible/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President signs into law Act allowing Minister for Transport to end passenger limit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:15:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWB4W7R7UNHDZNB3OJ5HJY3IYE.JPG?auth=36a0528724abfc471e89c3d272f905fce854735885b3c169316a8cf746b18e71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Passengers at Dublin Airport. Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien will axe or amend the 32 million a year limit on passengers at Dublin Airport 'as soon as possible' after key legislation passed the final stages in the Oireachtas. Photograph: Frank Veale]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Shine abuse: The system let the victims down before – it cannot happen again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/michael-shine-abuse-the-system-let-the-victims-down-before-it-cannot-happen-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/michael-shine-abuse-the-system-let-the-victims-down-before-it-cannot-happen-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report finds ‘severe’ damage dealt to abused men ‘was plain and still visible even following the passage of time’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IA7CXN32X4AYKKSX7MU65E47RU.jpg?auth=00da9628e123f21cee3ff4ffe5d63a07cebd2877987a0e5178f840b8b5dd8055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Shine was described in the Dáil as the 'most prolific paedophile in Europe'. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Mescal turns songwriter on Gracie Abrams’s new LP, an album of dark thoughts lurking beneath polite songs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/16/paul-mescal-turns-songwriter-on-gracie-abramss-new-lp-an-album-of-dark-thoughts-lurking-beneath-polite-songs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/16/paul-mescal-turns-songwriter-on-gracie-abramss-new-lp-an-album-of-dark-thoughts-lurking-beneath-polite-songs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Daughter from Hell the pop star doggedly maintains her familiar register of mid-tempo indie introversion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:01:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUMSXDGFDZE3RPDKMK6FNFUPBM.jpg?auth=91aab8136cc7eb2dc6e72d824a07b96ae6472127e1c590f0ba83b5b3d509f502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daughter from Hell: Gracie Abrams. Photograph: Julie Greve]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breith, Beatha, Bás on RTÉ One: Charming snapshots of ordinary lives in a changed Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/breith-beatha-bas-on-rte-one-charming-snapshots-of-ordinary-lives-in-a-changed-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/breith-beatha-bas-on-rte-one-charming-snapshots-of-ordinary-lives-in-a-changed-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The simple stories unpacked here depict an Ireland that has undergone huge upheavals]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NVIVHG3RNCF7GLS6P5JZOGML4.jpg?auth=9881979769d3191c94b961b860d760e0890fdeffa348d639384b89dbde427ec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nóra Ní Raghallaigh at the wedding of Siobhán and Liam. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Evidence’ needed before including Aughinish Alumina in Russian sanctions, O’Callaghan says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/evidence-needed-before-including-aughinish-alumina-in-russian-sanctions-ocallaghan-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/evidence-needed-before-including-aughinish-alumina-in-russian-sanctions-ocallaghan-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estonian minister agrees increased exports from Ireland to Russia reinforces country’s call for alumina to be included in sanctions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:56:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIB3SKMKO5FELCT4AQIPFXQMYM?auth=a1b8506e89fbb53791255bf64f9b3115abb18a958734f18ee29474673c931b50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The entrance to the Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick, which is owned by Russian company Rusal. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation recommended into convicted sex offender and ex-hospital consultant Michael Shine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/commission-of-investigation-recommended-into-former-hospital-consultant-michael-shine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/commission-of-investigation-recommended-into-former-hospital-consultant-michael-shine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shine was convicted of assaulting seven boys between 1971 and 1992 and served three years in prison]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:55:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGRP447CBVIVKDU4SRIQRYRMJU.jpg?auth=3ad4d72906a24d0635cf1ae94f9cacd4ccef801fa69c8a0d91b68cc8350913b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Shine worked in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda from 1964 until 1995. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disabled Ukrainian woman and husband challenge ‘unfair’ law leading to loss of benefits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/disabled-ukrainian-woman-and-husband-challenge-unfair-law-leading-to-loss-of-benefits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/disabled-ukrainian-woman-and-husband-challenge-unfair-law-leading-to-loss-of-benefits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Supreme Court hears appeal over law aimed at freeing up space in designated accommodation centres]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:48:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The couple have lived on a full-board basis in a hotel in Dublin since they arrived in the State in 2022 after fleeing the Russian war on Ukraine. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí may be able to question and ‘bring back’ Jamey Carney murder suspect, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/prime-suspect-in-kerry-murder-to-be-held-in-jordan-for-15-days-as-investigation-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/prime-suspect-in-kerry-murder-to-be-held-in-jordan-for-15-days-as-investigation-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Saqar, who gardaí believe left Ireland immediately after US woman’s killing, is currently being detained in Jordan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:46:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAJW7IAJZFBDXEQGECQPUTE7RM.jpg?auth=74567595ca51d7049f890ef276e39638b33cc9d605bacd188ccaa985dea3d8dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Saqar came to Ireland from the UK in 2024.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen on trial for murder of postman in garden of his home in Doneraile, Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/teen-on-trial-for-murder-of-postman-in-garden-of-his-home-in-doneraile-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/teen-on-trial-for-murder-of-postman-in-garden-of-his-home-in-doneraile-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventeen-year-old who can’t be named for legal reasons is charged with murder of Barry Daly on October 12th, 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:44:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3QEDDCWERF3DEY7VGRIJ2PFIY.jpg?auth=4b2c72acf6f425c8704dc7a18348d10bc830b9364942d30f079653ddb0e2610a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 17-year-old has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork charged with the murder of Barry Daly on October 12th, 2025,  at Rockview Terrace,  Doneraile.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Denis Hyland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta to alert parents if teens ask AI chat bots about suicide or self-harm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/meta-introduces-new-protections-for-teen-ai-interactions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/meta-introduces-new-protections-for-teen-ai-interactions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parents to be alerted when topics such as self-harm and suicide are raised]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:38:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYMHCNGACZFXHFJ57CARNMNPPI.jpg?auth=b3a1e32c612145aa59b4543e56e903b535ef49b89cb187865f9818487d83d17d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Meta alerts are to be introduced here by the end of the year. Picture posed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">martin-dm</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who drowned in Lough Ree ‘was goodness personified’, funeral Mass told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/teenager-who-drowned-in-lough-ree-was-goodness-personified-funeral-mass-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/teenager-who-drowned-in-lough-ree-was-goodness-personified-funeral-mass-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mourners wore red and white to Co Westmeath service in memory of Martin Greene (15)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:30:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKPR5WY5GO5SGCGD5M5TXZFH54.jpg?auth=c9ccedb5b9d20c8aad9c1638a98ad2f368fbe1e400590bee52db803b9078c9ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The remains of Martin Greene (15) arrive at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Coosan, Co Westmeath of Thursday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Wood departs Shelbourne for Stockport County]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/harry-wood-departs-shelbourne-for-stockport-county/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/harry-wood-departs-shelbourne-for-stockport-county/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Premier Division side ‘reluctantly’ agree transfer for undisclosed fee]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:21:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQOL3VARTKRL25RIH6C3REGTVE.jpg?auth=da6bb6de626442eeb6bb78fde39eb633e487accb5e9b29faa446dc3921cc8f91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Wood joined Shels from Hull City in 2023. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England crumble in Atlanta: Gavin Cooney and Kevin Kilbane on Tuchel’s handbrake and Argentine spirit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/england-crumble-in-atlanta-gavin-cooney-and-kevin-kilbane-on-tuchels-handbrake-and-argentine-spirit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/england-crumble-in-atlanta-gavin-cooney-and-kevin-kilbane-on-tuchels-handbrake-and-argentine-spirit/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:17:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4N4KYYSYQUJMUT4AGQKBELNTKA.jpg?auth=4f68f834bbe3d89fa22e5c283ec6e8e786b72a37b0a47ca071d59c4553f3fdd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi and Jude Bellingham fight for the ball. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Mabromata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of man who took his own life in hospital settles action for €1m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/family-of-man-who-took-his-own-life-in-hospital-settles-action-for-1m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/family-of-man-who-took-his-own-life-in-hospital-settles-action-for-1m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Review recommends mental health staff receive training on suicide prevention and protocol for new admissions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:15:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ERLUHH5UZBJ5HNQXRTTNCTM6A.jpg?auth=33a02c8f09d28b7eed88f2948224a50a06e9037f771100d70c370a98edef73f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE and St Stephen’s Hospital, Glanmire, apologised in a letter read to the High Court for the 'failings in the care' afforded to the man. Photograph: Getty Images/iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli government passes disputed laws to shore up support for Netanyahu before election]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/israeli-government-passes-disputed-laws-to-shore-up-support-for-netanyahu-before-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/israeli-government-passes-disputed-laws-to-shore-up-support-for-netanyahu-before-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former head of armed forces Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as PM’s main rival and has taken a lead in the polls]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PDDCIDIXXJVT4DHFQJP43CXIA.jpg?auth=e37848e01ccce6dff30fad404a3c26059a321527bd854f4455b677e45f60fc5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abir Sultan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland final tickets: How are they distributed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/all-ireland-final-tickets-how-are-they-distributed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/all-ireland-final-tickets-how-are-they-distributed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tickets for the two deciders do not go on general sale to the public]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:46:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBVUIB26Q5BHVFUBLCG35GBPJE.jpg?auth=1b6188fb6a9b9f8218f6fd649b95d05fc81189b6fd55c5a4addc0042e5d5a914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demand for tickets for the All-Ireland hurling and football finals far outstrips supply each year. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for padel courts at Mount Pleasant tennis club stall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/plans-for-padel-courts-at-mount-pleasant-tennis-club-stall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/plans-for-padel-courts-at-mount-pleasant-tennis-club-stall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Objectors include independent television producer Jane Gogan and food writer Susan Jane White]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:41:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AS62RKODPRA4S3WEQLWXE7DOQQ.jpg?auth=a0a1012b48d21db7a74c32affbd32600fa50a69a7d35f53a74df5ee59588ace4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans for padel courts at a tennis club in Ranelagh, Dublin 6 that faced objections from  independent television producer Jane Gogan and food writer Susan Jane White, have been stalled. Photograph: Jacob Langston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Langston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey showing majority against sunbed ban ‘not statistically representative’, says department   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/survey-showing-majority-against-sunbed-ban-not-statistically-representative-says-department/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/survey-showing-majority-against-sunbed-ban-not-statistically-representative-says-department/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than two-thirds of respondents to Department of Health survey say commercial ban ‘would be a step too far’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:31:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSPTBPIR2MONTUVZI4NTSM3KQA.jpg?auth=d31ccf480154773c36b1be0262954ac72069594b4737b3ec0d92293fa660ae7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 68 per cent strongly agreed that a ban on commercial sunbed use 'would be a step too far']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire flare-ups in Killarney sees part of N71 close again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/16/wildfire-flare-ups-in-killarney-sees-part-of-n71-close-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/16/wildfire-flare-ups-in-killarney-sees-part-of-n71-close-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry County Council close main road ‘owing to ongoing fire prevention operations’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:28:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPR46XNYXRHJRKRUV2FJIV4DWM.jpg?auth=bea9182445136910fac805220fd60489443a64d60d1cf022a698a7f4e9388e96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter drops water on a wildfire that broke out in the Five Mile Bridge area of Killarney National Park on Tuesday evening. Photograph:  Valerie O'Sullivan/NPWS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">valerie O Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Swithin’s Day: Up to 40 more days without rain may spell bad news for Uisce Éireann]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/st-swithins-day-up-to-40-more-days-without-rain-may-spell-bad-news-for-uisce-eireann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/st-swithins-day-up-to-40-more-days-without-rain-may-spell-bad-news-for-uisce-eireann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘St Swithin’s Day if thou be fair, for 40 days ‘twill rain nae mare’ was the quote attributed to the dead bishop]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:10:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGRZVTINENHO7GGGQ6STNIBZTE.jpg?auth=df763db910a7bfcc5c1413626f5cc0b8888a8dbeeaf2e1da9dc48eed718a827d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Legend has it that Swithin's spirit was irked by the decision to move his mortal remains and he put a weather-related curse on the whole world. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Kemp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubliner Alan Bateson to lead Volkswagen Group Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/16/dubliner-alan-bateson-to-lead-volkswagen-group-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/16/dubliner-alan-bateson-to-lead-volkswagen-group-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bateson will be responsible for the VW Group’s portfolio which accounts for over 28 per cent of new car sales in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:46:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M25W7GXGS5AERGIRPDQ5EHT4GU.png?auth=01ae14ce148c76324f7fdf4f4e01fa11b6797006c9df9c781b4dbc1865b68f11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New VW Group Ireland CEO Alan Bateson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Italian motorway chief sentenced to 12 years in prison over fatal Genoa bridge collapse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/former-italian-motorway-chief-jailed-for-12-years-over-fatal-2018-genoa-bridge-collapse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/former-italian-motorway-chief-jailed-for-12-years-over-fatal-2018-genoa-bridge-collapse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emilio Parodi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Giovanni Castellucci was one of 57 people on trial in connection with incident that killed 43 people]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:33:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPTLD2URF3ZS5BORUW7LMOLZAU.jpg?auth=e2cb5a9a7f5cd2538399c2694df7f026ec6779fba800ba2533c66413c39acb14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Morandi highway bridge collapsed onto a riverbed and warehouses below during a summer storm. Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Calanni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government must ‘urgently’ decide if children’s science centre should be built, PAC says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/government-must-urgently-decide-if-childrens-science-centre-be-built-pac-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/government-must-urgently-decide-if-childrens-science-centre-be-built-pac-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Current €70.4m estimated cost of project may increase and excludes certain costs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:19:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7XHS2S7DVGWZONL3NDZWPZCQ4.JPG?auth=21e436da1f5c5d4a59255e91f7b208ed15b6ae7c7dc1a59de2ceb1fa4a360e73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD and PAC chair John Brady said the committee was especially concerned that the OPW was continuing to spend money on procurement and preparation, with €22,000 recently spent on technical consultants. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recruitment blunder ‘seemed avoidable’ and likely to damage reputation, Publicjobs says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/recruitment-blunder-seemed-avoidable-and-likely-to-damage-reputation-publicjobs-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/recruitment-blunder-seemed-avoidable-and-likely-to-damage-reputation-publicjobs-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Public sector recruitment platform saw more that 12,500 applicants issued with incorrect scores and rankings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:02:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QA2G63WXLREC3IAO2LKSPVLW6E.jpg?auth=0350cb064baa8ed7b57444f9b3d2618bb2ce9143787dc895191c176d29a1a669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Publicjobs, the public sector jobs platform, said a recruitment blunder that saw more than 12,500 job applicants issued with incorrect scores and rankings “seemed avoidable” and was likely to damage its reputation.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">abluecup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government urges Fifa  investigation over Malvinas banner during Argentina players’ celebration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/16/uk-government-urges-fifa-investigation-over-malvinas-banner-during-argentina-players-celebration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/16/uk-government-urges-fifa-investigation-over-malvinas-banner-during-argentina-players-celebration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘World Cup might not be ours, but the Falkland Islands definitely are,’ says No 10 Downing Street spokesperson]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYPTTO4JWDJWAXLBXLSFECHGUE.jpg?auth=c24474045975fb57f3814da690a42df2866d9d0997097cac369d156a71bae7e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's midfielder Giovani Lo Celso adjusts a banner reading "The Malvinas belong to Argentina" after winning the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jewel Samad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The All-Ireland hurling final: By the numbers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/the-all-ireland-hurling-final-by-the-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/the-all-ireland-hurling-final-by-the-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Limerick win, it will be the sixth All-Ireland medal for 15 of their players]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZHQYZHVSJCBRKMJBM2OCTNVS4.jpg?auth=d0d5a029d19b241200824713b20af4905370726255f0a5e109944e74a2581a88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are seven Galway survivors from their 2018 final. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tommy Dickson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is falling into the old trap of an American ‘forever war’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/trump-is-falling-into-the-old-trap-of-an-american-forever-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/16/trump-is-falling-into-the-old-trap-of-an-american-forever-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Erlanger in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To the surprise of many, the US president seems to be doubling down, with no clear path to a settlement with Iran]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:29:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSD2PFAT4M7GM7I6DOGGVKYYDU.jpg?auth=04ab8e0081383c7a2e1fc78dc44b365d4f90cf8a483ffa65d9418ddebba8f307&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A US military aircraft drops 750-pound bombs over Vietnam during the Vietnam War in 1965. Photograph: US Air Force via The New York Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Precarious work leads to a rapid increase in ‘vulnerable jobs’ rate in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/precarious-work-leads-to-a-rapid-increase-in-vulnerable-jobs-rate-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/precarious-work-leads-to-a-rapid-increase-in-vulnerable-jobs-rate-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rate of ‘employment vulnerability’ increased by more than 60% in decade after financial crisis, EuroFound says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ2VMRAS6RCDVEMTZ2TDQFCCLQ.jpg?auth=cbf2c80a887dc120ecc00e1217efc0d1d729369f8e66e4dbb4cb990db6105bdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Across Europe, the rise of involuntary temporary and part-time work was the single biggest contributor to the increase in employment vulnerability in the period. Photograph: iStockPhoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karl-Hendrik Tittel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slane concert memories: ‘Maybe it’s nostalgia, but this was simply a magical day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/16/slane-concert-memories-maybe-its-nostalgia-but-this-was-simply-a-magical-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/16/slane-concert-memories-maybe-its-nostalgia-but-this-was-simply-a-magical-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Readers’ stories from 45 years of Slane concerts from Queen and R.E.M to Springsteen and the Chillis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:14:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHSJSIUDFRCBRH6A62ISJ4A5BI.jpg?auth=a3113402e73ada8ca14832dc66e688d91fb8b886562720eb0ae4d07ffa8ab087&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Harry Styles performing in 2023. Photograph: Twitter/Garda Síochána]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income tax cuts, energy, childcare: Here’s what we know so far about Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/16/income-tax-cuts-childcare-key-calls-that-will-determine-what-budget-2027-means-for-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/16/income-tax-cuts-childcare-key-calls-that-will-determine-what-budget-2027-means-for-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What we know so far about the budget and its impact on your pocket]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:42:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louise Brangan: ‘The Magdalene laundries are like prison, except in a prison you know when you’re getting out’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/louise-brangan-the-magdalene-laundries-are-like-prison-except-in-a-prison-you-know-when-youre-getting-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/louise-brangan-the-magdalene-laundries-are-like-prison-except-in-a-prison-you-know-when-youre-getting-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMXS7AMTU5FVTMJSMXQFGBSUCA.jpg?auth=71bf9bb8ab572b4125aba9e7c6f2ebb48070b672b1f40736817057beb0faf84c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donnybrook Magdalene Laundry. Photograph Mark Coen]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Canning: Galway must keep playing without fear as pushing up on Limerick is the best way to win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/galway-must-keep-playing-without-fear-and-pushing-up-on-limerick-is-the-best-way-to-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/galway-must-keep-playing-without-fear-and-pushing-up-on-limerick-is-the-best-way-to-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Treaty in full flow are hard to stop but there is a roadmap for success]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHIALIFMNBEJVH5S2WF5HXL2S4.jpg?auth=25ae77deb0d97b09315776b38812e16ec6d647ce1e37121f2e421339f9da5211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If there are times in the game on Sunday when Jason Rabbitte is isolated inside, you can guarantee he won’t ever be one-on-one. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Catalans and Basques will be watching the World Cup final out of the corner of their eye]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/why-catalans-and-basques-will-be-watching-the-world-cup-final-out-of-the-corner-of-their-eye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/why-catalans-and-basques-will-be-watching-the-world-cup-final-out-of-the-corner-of-their-eye/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spain’s march through the football tournament triggers mixed emotions in the two regions, which both have long separatist histories]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K3XDQBF7GZBN3C6ASUUJSXCFNU?auth=0ab8b351d3999a84ff6f3995a9bcf1395a47a39001ab87dc5c0848f0ba6875db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Of Spain’s starting XI against France, three are Basque – Unai Simón, Aymeric Laporte and Mikel Oyarzabal – and four are Catalan – Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Pau Cubarsí and Marc Cucurella. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mauro Pimentel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No jail for man who missed daughter’s wedding after ‘gun and bomb’ joke at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/no-jail-for-dad-who-missed-daughters-wedding-after-gun-and-bomb-joke-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/no-jail-for-dad-who-missed-daughters-wedding-after-gun-and-bomb-joke-at-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The court heard that the scare happened when he and his party were travelling abroad for his daughter’s wedding]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:43:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQ3NS4FGJVR2HLRMIIRZ2XDSPQ.jpg?auth=91bd4cfcd20734eb0d7b8106cfee7c55ca3fb5dc8733323883ebb52217e25402&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamal Hameed (63), of Park Gardens, Hansfield Wood, Dublin pleaded guilty in April to causing a false alarm at Terminal 1 on December 22nd, 2025.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pure football cowardice’: English media react to World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/they-looked-scared-to-win-english-media-react-to-world-cup-semi-final-defeat-by-argentina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/they-looked-scared-to-win-english-media-react-to-world-cup-semi-final-defeat-by-argentina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager Thomas Tuchel to face sustained blitz from British press after team lose 2-1 in Atlanta]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:38:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XMSZ7246HE2ANNPSQ3XUTCFQZM.jpg?auth=27d3178de0fbaa1c450730a6e9fe814a1b59906c4132d77bcf7a22496f92ae02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jude Bellingham after England’s loss to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta. 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Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frazer Harrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England coming home but football won’t be with them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/16/england-coming-home-but-football-wont-be-with-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/16/england-coming-home-but-football-wont-be-with-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Kiely’s remarkable record in finals; Ireland make nine changes for New Zealand]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:24:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WGCZWDBWTRYEZ5WK3ANL6UEN4.jpg?auth=6eb55d5f4703c187ad58f7a58010226eda60e00a7c85ec334c9dc74038f92a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel during the semi-final against Argentina. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where F1 greats, Irish engineers and multimillion-euro hypercars collide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/16/where-f1-greats-irish-engineers-and-multimillion-euro-hypercars-collide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/16/where-f1-greats-irish-engineers-and-multimillion-euro-hypercars-collide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goodwood’s Festival of Speed may have the air of a garden party, but it’s where motorsport history comes alive]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:14:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYYIRF6QMBDJHDHZMOH26CBY2M.jpg?auth=631b1f532355c5715a6c1a7e9b99477dcf76a4d895036ca34e54e8f0fe41d9ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The RB17, designed by former Red Bull Racing designer Adrian Newey, during the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photograph: Jakob Ebrey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jakob Ebrey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What was the biggest moment of the political season? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/podcast-what-was-the-biggest-moment-of-the-political-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/podcast-what-was-the-biggest-moment-of-the-political-season/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LW2HJSQI7B55GCKSRRWE5ZEFGA.jpg?auth=ed98f0fde6c5e0665b0d3eb311e7316df0825d33b9be545a35c160cfc43f82c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vehicles parked on O'Connell Street in Dublin during April's national fuel protest against rising fuel prices. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive insight, board perspective: Emer Finnan on navigating both worlds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/16/executive-insight-board-perspective-emer-finnan-on-navigating-both-worlds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/16/executive-insight-board-perspective-emer-finnan-on-navigating-both-worlds/</guid><description><![CDATA[For Finnan, effective directorship comes down to a combination of preparation, curiosity, independence and judgment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:55:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3O4NB4JM5FDVOC4VIIFLPUQNA.jpg?auth=59c000cd5764d9297412a84f34d6d24deb66f806387d8bd04c6fffb64fbe957a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer Finnan, non-executive director of Bank of Ireland and Glenveagh Properties, and IoD Ireland member]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers / Coalesce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain nationalises British Steel in bid to safeguard domestic steelmaking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/britain-nationalises-british-steel-in-bid-to-safeguard-domestic-steelmaking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/britain-nationalises-british-steel-in-bid-to-safeguard-domestic-steelmaking/</guid><description><![CDATA[Public ownership ‘necessary’ to protect the UK’s national interest.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:37:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6DJUUBQA2G5BG5VL2C7CMINYE.jpg?auth=94d8eae5f315380c1571b7ad9fd8ea7b43ee8f88a852cdb66f2b65ae0a6ccdc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Keir Starmer said the decision to nationalise British Steel secures the future of steelmaking ⁠in the UK, protects skilled jobs and safeguards a vital national capability.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten unheard David Bowie songs to be released on new album]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/16/ten-unheard-david-bowie-songs-to-be-released-on-new-album/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/16/ten-unheard-david-bowie-songs-to-be-released-on-new-album/</guid><description><![CDATA[David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings includes contributions from guitarist Jimmy Page]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:25:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOYOT6KHIRAG7FDCPNM7NZ6COM.jpg?auth=54ca6aa60cba365d6f957d73609491e3d520c37c4f972dfac00ffb5282251e4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Bowie pictured in 1965 when he was known as Davy Jones. Photograph: Mirrorpix/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mirrorpix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jimmy O’Brien’s ‘great form’ earns him nod from Andy Farrell for All Blacks clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/jimmy-obriens-great-form-earns-him-nod-from-andy-farrell-for-all-blacks-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/jimmy-obriens-great-form-earns-him-nod-from-andy-farrell-for-all-blacks-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland head coach says Leinster player is ‘on top of his game’ ahead of Saturday’s Nations Championship game in Eden Park]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:15:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4YOYX75R7HBMTQBG7Z3WLUHHMU.jpg?auth=adf614731c8a3bfaea520d2598671d9ca1da9cb85f27bbd909b8a98b50e4f4e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Andy Farrell with Jimmy O’Brien during training at King's College in Auckland, New Zealand. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber agrees $14.8bn deal to buy Delivery Hero]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/uber-agrees-148bn-deal-to-buy-delivery-hero/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/uber-agrees-148bn-deal-to-buy-delivery-hero/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edwin Chan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal includes the bulk of Delivery Hero’s global business comprising 50 markets]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:09:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVNZWFICESZEOUPG4AXLOJZRPU.jpg?auth=a00ff8671550224eed2a68d0709b6bad868cfa96bfe181035240774f32b7e08f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uber has agreed a deal with German delivery company Delivery Hero. Photograph: RJeff Chiu/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Chiu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will not win Iran war from the air, says Trump’s former defence secretary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/16/us-will-not-win-iran-war-from-the-air-says-trumps-former-defence-secretary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/16/us-will-not-win-iran-war-from-the-air-says-trumps-former-defence-secretary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Hauslohner in Aspen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Esper says aerial bombardment will not change Iran’s desire to keep control of Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:05:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBDD6CW2LQQ4UB3VR6T3YKUBYQ.jpg?auth=880a7a1e4a29c65e7bb022bf6eda67accb543a7824179ea1488da3f815cc45c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Esper: “I’m not confident that, if we picked up the bombing the way we did months ago and sustained it for a period of time, that that would have a big change.” Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubles legacy body claims Government has ‘not bought into’ telling truth about conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/troubles-legacy-body-claims-government-has-not-bought-into-telling-truth-about-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/troubles-legacy-body-claims-government-has-not-bought-into-telling-truth-about-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior ICRIR officer says co-operation offered by Dublin to earlier investigation into Freddie Scappaticci ‘has completely disappeared’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23YCAGZ6RFCE7EBAQB557LBBXM.JPG?auth=d1f6088b91f8e59991e6286b059b60a3e5ee3ffba4070b2c1882a104f5a6238a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Surtees, Declan Morgan and Peter Sheridan of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery at their office in Belfast. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues new high-temperature warning for nine counties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/met-eireann-issues-new-high-temperature-warning-for-nine-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/met-eireann-issues-new-high-temperature-warning-for-nine-counties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hot weather alert was due to lapse on Friday morning but has been extended  in the south ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:54:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XAHBEWBYCBFAJB27336S7KBJRQ.JPG?auth=d16d826e5936e4cb483540feab7518ce59e54c7ab9032298258258f94ca508d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Packing up and heading home after a day on the River Barrow at Graiguenamanagh, Co Kilkenny. Met Éireann has advised of more of the same to come. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach bids Dáil farewell for summer recess]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/taoiseach-bids-dail-farewell-for-summer-recess/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/taoiseach-bids-dail-farewell-for-summer-recess/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Occupied Territories Bill set to be signed into law following Seanad vote]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:29:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDJFPHJJPJG7RHEHQOV5LU6O2Q.JPG?auth=c8a0cf15f4f3c38c3c7ab6a3bcddd83e5dd47bab40833ae6d3b205ff85b6d54f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin wished everyone bon voyage for the holidays at his last Leaders’ Questions of the Dáil term. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patti Smith review: Last of the poet rock stars takes the stage on a scorching Galway night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/16/patti-smith-review-last-of-the-poet-rock-stars-takes-the-stage-on-a-scorching-galway-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/16/patti-smith-review-last-of-the-poet-rock-stars-takes-the-stage-on-a-scorching-galway-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival: At 79, Smith’s voice remains strong, and her demeanour is as pure and earnest as ever]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:27:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QVG47OG2RAVTC7LVU4GZ7Q7IM.jpg?auth=e20df85939e6dafaea8d8b25016e64bda28b985c97df9a2d0e1bd7fb824e58e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relaxed: Patti Smith onstage at a recent performance. Photograph: Didier Messens/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Didier Messens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baltic banter: Frank McNally on taking part in a ‘conversation festival’ in Latvia  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/16/baltic-banter-frank-mcnally-on-taking-part-in-a-conversation-festival-in-latvia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/16/baltic-banter-frank-mcnally-on-taking-part-in-a-conversation-festival-in-latvia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discussions ranged from the philosophical ‘am I who I am?’ to the Pythonesque ‘what has the EU ever done for us?’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:27:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDDUSQRDR5DM5NVUO2MQTVCFW4.jfif?auth=a273391068602b10ad944e9de95d2637b646c25aa96da7e57c66a8279b96691d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Cornerhouse in Riga, Latvia, former headquarters of the KGB]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI ‘co-workers’ expected within three years, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-co-workers-expected-within-five-years-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-co-workers-expected-within-five-years-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Around 40% of employees in Ireland think the technology will make work more efficient]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:01:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SR32LLENNHDNNNOMQRH34BTMI.jpg?auth=ebe88b5ade65b2095001bac943489bb28582e0072dea09516d5c1b2855e9c3c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While the use of AI has raised concerns among some workers, others are expecting to reap benefits. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">akinbostanci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who hid under bed from gardaí jailed over Hawksmoor restaurant burglary ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/man-who-hid-under-bed-from-gardai-jailed-over-hawksmoor-restaurant-burglary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/16/man-who-hid-under-bed-from-gardai-jailed-over-hawksmoor-restaurant-burglary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jamie O’Brien (32) was spotted raiding lockers in staff room at Dublin steakhouse
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MT4TKSLAJAEBOZPIYXFYI46VQ.png?auth=d69ff9474cd3c24c41818e9ee756ec05bd11cca4ffdfbf367be58a40601351e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Hawksmoor staff member prepping the restaurant for the day had disturbed the man as he was rummaging through lockers in a staff room.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibraltar enters new era with Spain as border fence is removed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/16/gibraltar-enters-new-era-with-spain-as-border-fence-is-removed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/16/gibraltar-enters-new-era-with-spain-as-border-fence-is-removed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Treaty between the EU and Britain on territory’s post-Brexit status came into force on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:53:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MI4F6XXJU3GDRHM3UF5XL4S7QM.jpg?auth=dcb88d7043a050d7aba195323b7ffc533c146586afe22589a3f6f4f68bc89450&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers dismantle the border fence between Spain and Gibraltar on Wednesday. Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jorge Guerrero</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuchel takes blame for World Cup exit and denies England are ‘cursed’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/tuchel-takes-blame-for-world-cup-exit-and-denies-england-are-cursed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/tuchel-takes-blame-for-world-cup-exit-and-denies-england-are-cursed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Manager concedes side were too ‘passive’ after defeat to Argentina in Atlanta]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:45:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPQPNMWEFUTZFPX24BDCSVPM2Y.jpg?auth=394ca6d7ec200887f2eee999b09230ea60ffa2e40cf4dcd2b08974d74687df01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England manager Thomas Tuchel walks off the field following his side's defeat to Argentina in the Fifa World Cup 2026 semi-final match in Atlanta. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweetened DCC offer fails to win over some top shareholders ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/dcc-suitors-sweeten-bid-if-tech-unit-sells-for-more-than-800m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/dcc-suitors-sweeten-bid-if-tech-unit-sells-for-more-than-800m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy Capital Partners and KKR’s total proposal now stands at £67.97 per share – or £5.8bn – in total]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:29:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMYNBKDAJFCVBOA37XHMNH73MA.JPG?auth=ad5f6492ae170c01ed3fbd400361c2e8f5c94220ec9cc8cacbafeeb237e83134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DCC chief executive Donal Murphy. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times  
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hawk on Netflix: A tin-pot show with Will Ferrell stuck in the bunker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/the-hawk-on-netflix-a-tin-pot-show-with-will-ferrell-stuck-in-the-bunker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/the-hawk-on-netflix-a-tin-pot-show-with-will-ferrell-stuck-in-the-bunker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: This golf romp tries to replicate the magic of a genre whose time has passed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:16:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6RYHQEALILARPFMX4GGG7US5Q.jpg?auth=64c08a8a23ae9d69fc51b2dffb8baa6f4d6df076d61ca49b55752a1163824e09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Hawk: Jimmy Tatro as Lance, Will Ferrell as Lonnie Hawkins and Luke Wilson as Golden Fisk. Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">© 2026 Netflix,Inc</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand v Ireland: Josh Moorby to start as Dave Rennie names All Blacks squad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/new-zealand-v-ireland-josh-moorby-to-start-as-dave-rennie-names-all-blacks-squad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/new-zealand-v-ireland-josh-moorby-to-start-as-dave-rennie-names-all-blacks-squad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach picks first-choice line-up from players available for Saturday’s Nations Championship game]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:16:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4O2G7YDDT4X6NALVYSU4REPKU.jpg?auth=87d79da80c5d14ef79e73514695bc5d2919ccfba3eea30d2cca2ff69a8d7aa1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josh Moorby of New Zealand made an impressive debut off the bench against Italy last week. Photograph: Grant Down/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grant Down</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent talks needed on future of farming in a changing climate, advisory body says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/urgent-talks-needed-on-future-of-farming-in-a-changing-climate-advisory-body-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/urgent-talks-needed-on-future-of-farming-in-a-changing-climate-advisory-body-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just Transition Commission says practices must change but farmers must be supported]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKLCQ6ZNZNBD7GIYCLE67PASJU.jpg?auth=fbb225a69a2b3c4431d7ce7570332e346ffc15b186e93476bfec5a742a37d98a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The recently published Land Use Review report suggested ways of moving away from the predominant land use, which is for dairy and cattle.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">amenic181</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there a magical formula to thriving at work? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/16/is-there-really-a-magical-formula-to-thriving-at-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are four basic ingredients to achieving a thriving workplace ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KC2437HJZFMVEBVGATCS5HDMI.jpg?auth=19eeaae05e69218b2a3828d4521e9cf94068e48df6c8f8a910568b341ebdd5f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is it your employer’s job to make you happy at work? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BulentBARIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will it take to bring prime suspect in Jamey Carney’s murder back to Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-will-it-take-to-bring-prime-suspect-in-jamey-carneys-murder-back-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-will-it-take-to-bring-prime-suspect-in-jamey-carneys-murder-back-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Ahmed Al-Saqar was back in Jordan hours after American woman’s body was discovered at home in Killarney]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ4NQZE36ZGITA4ZZVLUZCOP3I.jpg?auth=1c114b6da5ec89137ef3f51649234f0d6ca6ee880f6aec3256a8401dfb8f12a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Murder suspect Ahmed Al Saqar (left) and American woman Jamey Carney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Neill’s cause of death confirmed as pneumonia, agent says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/16/sam-neills-cause-of-death-confirmed-as-pneumonia-agent-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/16/sam-neills-cause-of-death-confirmed-as-pneumonia-agent-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland-born New Zealand actor died aged 78 in Sydney, Australia
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:45:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPXGZNZOBFAINE2CKL4LPQODSE.jpg?auth=f5882efa2e5fb9f1620c2c1683c8e1b298972dfb2ae286a046a57a603ad0eeab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Neill: died of pneumonia. Photograph: Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Variety</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballymena vigil for Polish family hears of supports available to those affected ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/ballymena-vigil-for-polish-family-hears-of-supports-available-to-those-affected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/16/ballymena-vigil-for-polish-family-hears-of-supports-available-to-those-affected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police continue to investigate suspected double murder and suicide in Co Antrim town]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:36:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2YCDPO5Z7KB4H577XL755SWR4.jpg?auth=eef26555d83a8f9ac05da2bd8ada4167cc7d9bed9b1a9a35450c9ee88a3250ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A PSNI car outside the house in the Old Cullybackey Road area of Ballymena, Co Antrim, where three people were found dead. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI trade boost for economy, and why you will need a €41,000-a-year pension ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-trade-boost-for-economy-and-why-you-will-need-a-41000-a-year-pension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-trade-boost-for-economy-and-why-you-will-need-a-41000-a-year-pension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:34:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4G6QAOJPA3RN4SKVGGYZWIY2B4.jpg?auth=2312a0719af4bfa9a6497652ad566a595f9d2a66ad3c98131317c52e3a8bd176&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers on the production line at the Zeekr factory in Ningbo, China. Chinese car exports have hit record levels, heightening tensions with Europe. Photograph: Qilai Shen/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Qilai Shen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exports to Russia, Jamey Carney’s murder and Montenegro’s EU application]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/exports-to-russia-the-murder-of-jamey-carney-and-montenegros-application-to-join-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/exports-to-russia-the-murder-of-jamey-carney-and-montenegros-application-to-join-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:18:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FMNOIG3YRVLNRADEGEX4QAD5A.jpg?auth=d4a718a5b01b94aad2aa455061f7615c53e114b08235c205e0c5a38cabca8853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rusal Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians need to hold nerve in Gibraltar as Derry City’s opponents face visa issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/bohemians-need-to-hold-nerve-in-gibraltar-as-derry-citys-opponents-face-visa-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/16/bohemians-need-to-hold-nerve-in-gibraltar-as-derry-citys-opponents-face-visa-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All will not be lost for the Candystripes if they lose, with a place in the Conference League assured]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZD3MW47RMLQGEQY5GJSRF3JWM.jpg?auth=3a679e2b5a0bd2f0672d7b9842b7d17da2e38bfc129f7d5ed5d93dd8ef890812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians’ Connor Parsons celebrates after last week's first-leg victory against St Joseph's in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round match at Dalymount Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hosepipe snitches of suburban Ireland: It’s just not very ‘love thy neighbour’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/finn-mcredmond-hosepipe-snitching-its-just-not-very-love-thy-neighbour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/finn-mcredmond-hosepipe-snitching-its-just-not-very-love-thy-neighbour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every country has its psychic hang-up. Is inter-citizen policing Ireland’s?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5BZIOGMGG5XIPTWQNC5DK4XFQ.jpg?auth=14ee0b8979bb43142caad39b6e05f84230883a4e5b795e1f6302431bd21049bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish tolerance for dissent from the status quo is just much lower than elsewhere. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past achievements of Aughinish Alumina cannot be treated as a balancing factor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/past-achievements-of-aughinish-alumina-cannot-be-treated-as-a-balancing-factor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/past-achievements-of-aughinish-alumina-cannot-be-treated-as-a-balancing-factor/</guid><description><![CDATA[The issue is whether Ireland should facilitate such a supply chain – not whether the plant has otherwise served the State well]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Chemical company apologises for false critical incident alarm, leaving Dublin residents in fear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/15/chemical-company-apologises-for-false-critical-incident-alarm-leaving-dublin-residents-in-fear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/15/chemical-company-apologises-for-false-critical-incident-alarm-leaving-dublin-residents-in-fear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local residents call for better communication after anxious night with concerns over potential toxin release]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMGSXV4XTNFQRNDHJL4N3FLC3E.jpg?auth=09e955ec6c298c52854740653e29ca745a9ba4f19451801cac2dd01bd8cb5ad1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barclay Chemicals is classified as a Tier 1 ‘Seveso’ site – an industrial facility that handles large quantities of hazardous substances. Stock photograph ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">K-Kwanchai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new EU member? Don’t plan the welcome party just yet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/a-new-eu-member-dont-plan-the-welcome-party-just-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/16/a-new-eu-member-dont-plan-the-welcome-party-just-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe letter: Failing to follow through on membership promise to EU candidate countries would be propaganda gift for Putin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dart stagnation is the greatest failure of leadership in developing the Greater Dublin Area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/dart-stagnation-is-the-greatest-failure-of-leadership-in-developing-the-greater-dublin-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/dart-stagnation-is-the-greatest-failure-of-leadership-in-developing-the-greater-dublin-area/</guid><description><![CDATA[It makes no sense to spend more money on the so-called Dart+ proposals in the absence of the vital Dart underground section]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weapons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/aughinish-alumina-report-will-not-rule-out-that-material-is-used-in-russian-weapons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/aughinish-alumina-report-will-not-rule-out-that-material-is-used-in-russian-weapons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Conor Gallagher, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At the highest level in Government there is much sensitivity about the Co Limerick plant]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTI6TISUHREG7NZ2XENHE33SZQ.JPG?auth=a4ac61473f6ad209a82c8147ba15f54882d510cfbba73b5bda673acfd50de552&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Half of the alumina produced in the Aughinish Alumina plant in the first quarter of this year went to Russia, up from 43 per cent last year, figures from the Central Statistics Office show. Photograph Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common Travel Area can’t become an excuse for hard borders on land or sea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/newton-emerson-common-travel-area-cant-become-an-excuse-for-hard-borders-on-land-or-sea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/newton-emerson-common-travel-area-cant-become-an-excuse-for-hard-borders-on-land-or-sea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mainstream parties of government should be able to sell the CTA as a way to regulate immigration while minimising internal borders]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65X7CK7DTBHNRMPRIJCS4HJ2TU.JPG?auth=40e092b89fa992ae8cd3c8b22414684f1ea13e2c58795c2a1379c6a49869de6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When considering immigration, the CTA is better understood and promoted as one frontier around the UK and Ireland. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ll remember this magical summer in Dublin - and the best is yet to come ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/ciaran-murphy-ill-remember-this-magical-summer-in-dublin-and-the-best-is-yet-to-come/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/ciaran-murphy-ill-remember-this-magical-summer-in-dublin-and-the-best-is-yet-to-come/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the sun shining on four All-Ireland semi-finals, it’s easy to forget summers weren’t always like this]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWHEKCK2GHGIA5WOILEHOWMKAI.jpg?auth=fa207319ea882ce147b10036946f9c4affa8c6193183e67d761ab4f2140e734c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wicklow's Mark Jackson celebrates with his wife and son following the Tailteann Cup Final in Croke Park, Dublin last Saturday. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite renewed strikes and Trump’s bluster, both sides want an end to Iran conflict ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/despite-renewed-strikes-and-trumps-bluster-both-sides-want-an-end-to-iran-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/16/despite-renewed-strikes-and-trumps-bluster-both-sides-want-an-end-to-iran-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent Durac]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Points of contention and much ambiguity surround the memorandum of understanding that underpins the ceasefire, but there are some positive signs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAWOEBDKT4WWHIGNZHO4P2WR6U.jpg?auth=a40125ed74120f85b3f30a2e8bf7a8b9799c884a5653f7ccb946bc5b229694c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman stands at the water’s edge along the Strait of Hormuz as a plume of smoke rises in the background following an explosion off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photograph: Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Razieh Poudat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank you, Louise Kinlen, for the moving tribute to your beloved son Samuel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/thank-you-louise-kinlen-for-the-moving-tribute-to-your-beloved-son-samuel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/thank-you-louise-kinlen-for-the-moving-tribute-to-your-beloved-son-samuel/</guid><description><![CDATA[So much of her beautiful article resonated with me – my grandson died 20 years ago, aged 16, of cancer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Jennie’s Law legislation passed by Dáil to create new domestic violence register]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/jennies-law-legislation-passed-by-dail-to-create-new-domestic-violence-register/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/jennies-law-legislation-passed-by-dail-to-create-new-domestic-violence-register/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister pays tribute to family of Jennifer Poole, the eponymous mother murdered in 2021  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2H73I6NZPRGKVKG3GCIVMT4HXI.jpg?auth=a2b5dd17cca73a6413bb38fd934e1dcf39c4d44941c079e59d1c4e5ec2acd5c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennifer Poole (24) was killed on April, 2021. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne: Today’s rich weirdos have nothing on the billionaires of my youth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/todays-rich-weirdos-have-nothing-on-the-billionaires-of-my-youth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/16/todays-rich-weirdos-have-nothing-on-the-billionaires-of-my-youth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willy Wonka, like all billionaires, goes into space in the end. Perhaps Elon Musk should purchase a cane]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JE4A5HBKNRESNF6YB3VV4NONXA.jpg?auth=3b5db41343e8d5063c6ce00c56796337762516a9132758c78e43c61218383fae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We just keep coming back’: Cathal Mannion hails resilience of Galway outfit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/we-just-keep-coming-back-cathal-mannion-hails-resilience-of-galway-outfit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/we-just-keep-coming-back-cathal-mannion-hails-resilience-of-galway-outfit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New approach reaps dividends for Micheál Donoghue’s charges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AJVSLAPB5D2ZHYPY4FK3TKSOU.jpg?auth=ae2da254fa802cb7864d863776d8b988bd7c5ad9945e78cecbcfb6ffb863299b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Cathal Mannion celebrates after beating Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan presents an unbalanced picture of Ireland’s water quality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/eamon-ryan-presents-an-unbalanced-picture-of-irelands-water-quality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/eamon-ryan-presents-an-unbalanced-picture-of-irelands-water-quality/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s population has grown significantly in recent decades, placing increasing demands on infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Who takes the credit for minimum wage increases?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/who-takes-the-credit-for-minimum-wage-increases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/who-takes-the-credit-for-minimum-wage-increases/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government is likely a net loser as employers will be able to offset increased costs against their tax liability]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[‘Once you get one, you want it again’: Tom Morrissey says Limerick still hungry for success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/once-you-get-one-you-want-it-again-tom-morrissey-says-limerick-still-hungry-for-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/16/once-you-get-one-you-want-it-again-tom-morrissey-says-limerick-still-hungry-for-success/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Treaty County stalwart says team’s exceptional record in finals gives them added belief]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJEVXQWIW762BASX5OE75VD3AI.jpg?auth=5ca32daee2c91c4a2eeecb1db967260eeee17cb226a7688d81a0073b57bda57f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick’s Tom Morrissey made a big impact when introduced from the bench in the All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Clare at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone already is treated equally under inheritance tax law]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/everyone-already-is-treated-equally-under-inheritance-tax-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/everyone-already-is-treated-equally-under-inheritance-tax-law/</guid><description><![CDATA[In Ireland, it is the person who receives the inheritance who pays the tax, not the dead person’s estate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Rotunda allowed 17 consultants on public-only contracts to give private care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/rotunda-billed-insurers-for-365000-of-private-care-by-public-only-consultants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/rotunda-billed-insurers-for-365000-of-private-care-by-public-only-consultants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventeen consultants on public-only contracts received written permission by Dublin hospital’s master to carry out private care]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TH6LHOBHLYU3UEHUZQYKA2CSCU.JPG?auth=1e64e2b94d9bced5d641efdd8531259fc48eeea1b4c7978d65bb64cc646ee36a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rotunda has now conceded it was 'wrong' to take the position it adopted as early as 2024 in its dispute with the Government. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins photos 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online shoppers beware: EU customs changes provide fertile ground for scammers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/07/16/customers-bear-the-brunt-of-eu-customs-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/07/16/customers-bear-the-brunt-of-eu-customs-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New regime has become fertile ground for scammers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR7P4H2TK4SB3W44ZVWXTBITUI.jpg?auth=ac2039adca19ab8d257d0f68bdd040381ba93ce931492bfb11a4b2f60e9f8c26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scammers are piggybacking on the the EU customs charges.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporting on the Ireland rugby team is a glimpse into a world of luxury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/reporting-on-the-ireland-rugby-team-is-a-glimpse-into-a-world-of-luxury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/reporting-on-the-ireland-rugby-team-is-a-glimpse-into-a-world-of-luxury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exclusive training settings and high-end hotels are the order of the hour – and it’s not too shabby for the journalists either]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RYYBKKVANP7RZIXBRHYXS54DE.jpg?auth=b566ee8eac84ecb69c5d451e35703208e2da3b9dcc116900a4ca13d12f6a45e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King’s College in Auckland, New Zealand, is Ireland's current training base.
Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The visitors’ bar in Leinster House is usually sedate. Not last night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/mary-lou-was-elsewhere-as-the-taoiseach-said-his-piece-probably-for-the-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/mary-lou-was-elsewhere-as-the-taoiseach-said-his-piece-probably-for-the-best/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin’s Dáil remarks – laden with gratitude - were met with indifference as summer recess drew nearer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQRTHGOKGZEMRBGGLSEX4OSIV4.jpg?auth=3727d6abbbaf6af6b71b6ecee24f7054c390eab4219465d30232704b0a018b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miriam Lord]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ll miss the sun when Ireland reverts to type]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/well-miss-the-sun-when-ireland-reverts-to-type/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/well-miss-the-sun-when-ireland-reverts-to-type/</guid><description><![CDATA[Instead of complaining about the heat, why not embrace it?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Treasured keepsake kept my late father close to me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/treasured-keepsake-kept-my-late-father-close-to-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/treasured-keepsake-kept-my-late-father-close-to-me/</guid><description><![CDATA[The intangible quality of an item once owned by a parent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending on rail expansion plans could be hit by costs of failed €50m IT project ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/15/spending-on-rail-expansion-plans-could-be-hit-by-costs-of-failed-50m-it-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/15/spending-on-rail-expansion-plans-could-be-hit-by-costs-of-failed-50m-it-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NTA accepts move by Irish Rail to terminate contract with IT contractor Indra but warns of ‘significant financial consequences’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3TNZFNWGVB4VIH2WDG37LPN7M.jpg?auth=ac66653cbb991080810430c1f56bb8742318b841147bf5a5aaf0277bc5bf2926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail told the NTA on June 29th that its board wanted the contract with Indra ended]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning questions left as Dáil rises for summer break]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/burning-questions-left-as-dail-rises-for-summer-break/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/burning-questions-left-as-dail-rises-for-summer-break/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first half of 2026 raised plenty of questions; will there be answers in the second half?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SOA5PES2BELJJE7U2WQOZTFVI.JPG?auth=806f3ffecec3240dc7791c94c4c75407ed283765dd7e86b04e2b3a457558e9ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Jim Gavin. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The time has come to regulate all road users]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/the-time-has-come-to-regulate-all-road-users/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/16/the-time-has-come-to-regulate-all-road-users/</guid><description><![CDATA[The advent of electric bikes means that people using them can achieve much higher speeds, and an impact from one can be catastrophic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 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[Ireland’s lineout is a problem, which might explain the team to face New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/irelands-lineout-is-a-problem-which-might-explain-the-team-to-face-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/16/irelands-lineout-is-a-problem-which-might-explain-the-team-to-face-new-zealand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Downturn in set-piece success has cost Andy Farrell’s team on the scoreboard]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G65D2AGTVME6LJKGG2V7VDVQLA.jpg?auth=0f6cf02f9ef12ff0578cd1c4d8947d04b196dc17b4a29f59afe30d6c75059d6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australia’s Josh Canham wins a lineout during the Nations Championship match against Ireland at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, on July 4th. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My late mother’s house deeds are missing – can I get another copy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/my-late-mothers-house-deeds-are-missing-can-i-get-another-copy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/my-late-mothers-house-deeds-are-missing-can-i-get-another-copy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 90 per cent of the legal titles in Ireland are now registered in the Land Registry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2SKTWIOKNFTHKOU535NTOPHKQ.jpg?auth=58c5865d820f512952316f2a1ec634dbba8626aff380f8610dda10d0f1b9d7f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are two systems for recording property in Ireland, the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s disappointing’: NI body investigating Troubles cases laments lack of co-operation from Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/hugely-disappointing-ni-body-investigating-troubles-cases-seeks-dublin-co-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/16/hugely-disappointing-ni-body-investigating-troubles-cases-seeks-dublin-co-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Republic’s Government argues the ICRIR is not a police force, and therefore cannot be given confidential information]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RVW5YGZV5FFJAP2S57RGI7CEI.JPG?auth=40f1d102a2a37ede1248ed47369dc0a6a919516b3c8c3c9b9da55704b994b568&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the ICRIR Keith Surtees, deputy commissioner for investigations; Declan Morgan, chief commissioner, and Peter Sheridan, commissioner for investigations, at their office in Belfast. 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[Universities must be supported to lead on climate action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/universities-must-be-supported-to-lead-on-climate-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/16/universities-must-be-supported-to-lead-on-climate-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennie Stephens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One critical public investment we can make to reduce devastating future societal costs is to dramatically increase third-level funding]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXM7UKX3NDAAXYPLPMNNXCDR6M.jpg?auth=25eb7dfb82f1d91eef8214c3c2076577d86ef1424d679d4381e1fb8021934cf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Event staff work to dismantle floats that were to be part of an Independence Day parade cancelled due to extreme heat in Philadelphia, US, on July 3rd, 2026. Photograph: Rachel Wisniewski/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rachel Wisniewski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish lenders to gain little from key part of EU banking competitiveness plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-lenders-to-gain-little-from-key-part-of-eu-banking-competitiveness-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/irish-lenders-to-gain-little-from-key-part-of-eu-banking-competitiveness-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central plank of reform limits ability of national regulators to require banks to hold extra capital on top of EU-wide rules]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G6T3WKIQRCVFHCUBL5NRADD3SQ.jpg?auth=9080d3a69b6e9c660f300675b010b3627adc9e08d39f011ae55883af09c75d9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission is set to publish an eagerly-anticipated banking strategy on Friday. Photograph: Zoe Head-Thomas/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zoe Head-Thomas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A devastating disease is spreading among Irish songbirds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/16/a-deadly-disease-first-takes-finches-songs-and-then-their-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/16/a-deadly-disease-first-takes-finches-songs-and-then-their-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Songbirds hit by a contagious infection are being found dead on bird tables and in gardens after last-gasp efforts to feed
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCEYT3N2ARBJTFEJ55IFL2OQBE.jpg?auth=2210fec477e8cba150d194d687461229860d5f6eb40f91659a081f319a505d0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A siskin and goldfinches competing at a garden seed feeder is a heartwarming sight, but such feeding sites can place birds under threat from a deadly parasite. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/fotonic.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was begging for pain relief but they said I wasn’t dilated enough’: Women query HSE maternity service guidelines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/i-was-begging-for-pain-relief-but-they-said-i-wasnt-dilated-enough-women-query-hse-maternity-service-guidelines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/16/i-was-begging-for-pain-relief-but-they-said-i-wasnt-dilated-enough-women-query-hse-maternity-service-guidelines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I don’t think anyone would say paracetamol is sufficient when it comes to real, genuine labour pain’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ITLLPB7EGRD2FAPPC7HKBY5B7M.jpg?auth=1743851223010d1a9491ecbbc89dd665d260df87f56bcf881fd1effce871b9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Boylan, a former master of the National Maternity Hospital, has called on the HSE to revise the National Clinical Practice Guidelines on Labour 'without delay'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LSOphoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it ‘okay’ to wear a swimsuit at the beach, but a crime to expose my arms?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/16/why-is-it-okay-to-wear-a-swimsuit-at-the-beach-but-a-crime-to-expose-my-arms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/16/why-is-it-okay-to-wear-a-swimsuit-at-the-beach-but-a-crime-to-expose-my-arms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fluctuating weight of my late teens and 20s meant I was at war with various parts of my body at any one time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2R3IQJ6MRAQVEPJKIDDQY3DYI.jpg?auth=2a577110bafd47e1c0604533e6449ad445801e96c04261029c01dde3d664a28c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: 'One of my greatest regrets is being so cruel to my body when it was young and perfect.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Creative Tandem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tapping into teacups can illustrate the impacts of space-quakes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/tapping-into-teacups-can-illustrate-the-impacts-of-space-quakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/07/16/tapping-into-teacups-can-illustrate-the-impacts-of-space-quakes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Measuring gravitational waves can detect cosmic cataclysms that happened millions of years ago]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KM2257JKFBC3XBWTAXV5WOMWOM.jpg?auth=63fbfdafdec7cad9adab04423a961e888f7d5472f044798a4a09a4f3460a1134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The LISA array against a backdrop of a gravitational wave. Illustration: Nasa]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Continued growth in aviation deserve must be weighed against climate commitments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/15/continued-growth-in-aviation-deserve-must-be-weighed-against-climate-commitments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/15/continued-growth-in-aviation-deserve-must-be-weighed-against-climate-commitments/</guid><description><![CDATA[State needs international connectivity, but recent weather patterns underline need for careful scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failed €50m rail IT system: contractor says scope of project was ‘not sufficiently specified’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/scope-of-rail-it-project-at-centre-of-50m-writedown-not-sufficiently-specified/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/16/scope-of-rail-it-project-at-centre-of-50m-writedown-not-sufficiently-specified/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NTA privately warns Irish Rail of ‘significant financial consequences’ arising from move to fire IT company Indra]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4VSWXJ3Y5AP3FZJOWOQTNNAME.JPG?auth=f342f15313bcfaff8a87024553b9a0c0f101d6fa1aaf2477a982a7de40bdb920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A report provided by Irish Rail to the Dáil Public Accounts Committee reveals that Indra has so far received about €31m as part of the project. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Victorian redbrick with mid-century interior in Rathgar ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/16/look-inside-victorian-redbrick-with-mid-century-interior-in-rathmines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/16/look-inside-victorian-redbrick-with-mid-century-interior-in-rathmines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-bed semidetached home features interior courtyard and private back garden]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ILIWQCU42JCDFPSH2NU4TXOPEM.jpg?auth=3933aa72e136ff71d582225aca57afe35062e7df3418e9ea3b1f109d815732ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inner hall]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI-related trade a bright spot for Ireland amid Trump tariffs ‘whiplash effect’, says Ibec]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-related-trade-a-bright-spot-for-ireland-amid-trump-tariffs-whiplash-effect-says-ibec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/ai-related-trade-a-bright-spot-for-ireland-amid-trump-tariffs-whiplash-effect-says-ibec/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But outlook for Irish economy remains ‘volatile’ amid uncertainty around global energy prices]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TK27JWMIW5D6LOMT5CRIVPKBW4.jpg?auth=9b86d2c0ffc1d208284424ced9907c1ab012869d184a07410aaa1ea12bd5d705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imports of AI-enabling equipment and materials respectively have risen from €10.7 billion in the 12 months to April 2021 to €29.4 billion in the 12 months to April 2026. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SweetBunFactory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cactus Pears review: Grief and familial convention frame quiet queer romance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/16/cactus-pears-review-grief-and-familial-convention-frame-quiet-queer-romance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/16/cactus-pears-review-grief-and-familial-convention-frame-quiet-queer-romance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pastoral pleasantries match measured pacing of Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s Sundance-selected first feature]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VHC3PVLSFDCRAEPC6BS5WAMZM.jpg?auth=526afd3ac455c2be3e55dac27c85b2f481d55272845178ef54c5d4603de6d67c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cactus Pears: Suraaj Suman and Bhushaan Manoj in Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotiabank Ireland pays $315m dividend to Canadian parent as profits soar ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/scotiabank-ireland-pays-315m-dividend-to-canadian-parent-as-profits-soar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/16/scotiabank-ireland-pays-315m-dividend-to-canadian-parent-as-profits-soar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Longest-established Canadian bank in Ireland set up a post-Brexit hub in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBFXSH5G24252LADIOM66KY5GE.jpg?auth=d5a4d36ef337e29c6ca1016df94aed0af7a44eceabbe465dc289eaf0d99a3467&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Toronto skyline: Canadian banks that moved operations to Ireland following the Brexit referendum have since grown their headcount by more than 50 per cent, according to IDA Ireland. Photograph: Thinkstock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dosa Dosa restaurant review: Remarkable value and delicious south Indian food]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/16/dosa-dosa-review-remarkable-value-and-delicious-south-indian-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/16/dosa-dosa-review-remarkable-value-and-delicious-south-indian-food/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dosa, grills, curries and biryani from the homes and streets of Tamil Nadu]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSV2MQU72FCNZNSIKVOGBAJV74.JPG?auth=44031d0a6b7527fb3871cbeedd0d7aef4303d241aa3214e337d85a26816634f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef and owner Karthik Thiru at Dosa Dosa restaurant in Rialto, Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Kerry from €395,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/16/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-kerry-from-395000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/16/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-and-kerry-from-395000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These houses are new to the market in Dalkey, Fenit, Walkinstown, Blackrock and Dublin 8]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJJAJCRZVBGCPK3T3TQZ352QVE.JPG?auth=37e559f925348ee5dc34fcbbd737de4a48a69498b492b2f54f84869b46a1beac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[14 Fairlawns, Saval Park Road]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing Maradona: The one book you need on football’s greatest No 10]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/killing-maradona-the-one-book-you-need-on-footballs-greatest-no-10/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/killing-maradona-the-one-book-you-need-on-footballs-greatest-no-10/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This clever, nonlinear, deeply sad cradle-to-grave account is a standout in the Maradona literature]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64I4MMK2PBCC2EGUCTDBQWFCDQ.jpg?auth=7c1de9128723846e56bb48e3b7a7cbe9e66d08d11cbd0ad3d875b8bec035a61f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina supporters hold a banner depicting late football legend Diego Maradona as a religious icon at the 2026 World Cup. Photograph: Aric Becker/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aric Becker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Luke Combs, Forest Fest and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/16/event-guide-luke-combs-forest-fest-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/16/event-guide-luke-combs-forest-fest-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 18th-24th, 2026: The best music, art, comedy and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4LDSZUIXNE6DLYOHRYN6YWFEQ.jpg?auth=e960e976e2d97537d65e52c4f12b6622e0e32326374892c61b7a92bb1265d6d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Slane headliner: Luke Combs. Photograph: Erika Goldring/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the men who wanted to build gyms but ended up creating software to run them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/16/meet-the-men-who-wanted-to-build-gyms-but-ended-up-creating-software-to-run-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/16/meet-the-men-who-wanted-to-build-gyms-but-ended-up-creating-software-to-run-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BrightCore targets the software gap at independent fitness businesses overlooked by larger providers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVT5OWFYFZEGVINB5EW7BIMSLE.JPG?auth=bbda6fc06d713aa6edbfa84797ebc8945625ccb125f62e2775a24943580b5834&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frankie Dolphin, Ben Marren and Mark Shalloe of BrightCore]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>