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Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI Cup: Shamrock Rovers overcome Cork City after extra-time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/fai-cup-shamrock-rovers-overcome-cork-city-after-extra-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/fai-cup-shamrock-rovers-overcome-cork-city-after-extra-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champions ran out comfortable winners in extra-time but not without being pushed by First Division outfit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:45:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ABMLAFNKF7TMQZO64WU5PV5LE.jpg?auth=5f21b972294218c795cebae67002544a5154e12d5228f4d9ee0f0dd1047355bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’ Max Kovalevskis celebrates scoring fourth goal with team-mates. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No ticket to the World Cup final? Rio Ferdinand has the next best thing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/no-ticket-to-the-world-cup-final-rio-ferdinand-has-the-next-best-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/no-ticket-to-the-world-cup-final-rio-ferdinand-has-the-next-best-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fancy a ticket to the World Cup final press conference? Plus: mucho argy-bargy, and how long is the half-time show, really?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:21:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHMRNXXYYJAOFMIKYZ7JB6TDVI.jpg?auth=27005915e10135bcb8eb9d9fee3310605fa68dc80bb6bf1dfa2d0f7d2462e24a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some particularly conspiratorial and unkind people accused Rio Ferdinand of being a Fifa “shill”. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FRANCK FIFE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryson DeChambeau penalised two shots for improving his lie as Herbert leads The Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/bryson-dechambeau-penalised-two-shots-for-improving-his-lie-as-herbert-leads-the-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/bryson-dechambeau-penalised-two-shots-for-improving-his-lie-as-herbert-leads-the-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American, who had been in solo second, argued his case before the sanction and didn’t stop to talk to the media afterwards]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:08:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQY7NINKRTXVOOEIX7OS73AIRA.jpg?auth=1050a07f6030f2d69cdb1f267d7afbb4599ebc36f027f529b0a7fad2ebf72f80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bryson DeChambeau of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the 18th green on day two of The Open. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman begged dead partner to come back after seeing him lying in blood outside their home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/woman-begged-dead-partner-to-come-back-after-seeing-him-lying-in-blood-outside-their-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/woman-begged-dead-partner-to-come-back-after-seeing-him-lying-in-blood-outside-their-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager (17) on trial in Cork denies murder of postman Barry Daly (44) but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:49:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZOTZW4RIFGNHBAILSQQUHC7RE.jpg?auth=81620972fca7082e1aa4dc3585047265c5e6979f3241a88fbb5db623264df9dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Daly was found with catastrophic facial injuries outside his home in Rockview Terrace in Doneraile in the early hours of October 12th, 2025.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure over Government spending cuts likely to fuel tensions at Cabinet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/pressure-over-government-spending-cuts-likely-to-fuel-tensions-at-cabinet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/pressure-over-government-spending-cuts-likely-to-fuel-tensions-at-cabinet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Black hole in Department of Education funding has led to €446m levy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:41:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN325FIKZFJ25MG7W62MT2SIQ4.JPG?auth=7cfebed8f065edffd844b9dbf205bc10d43d1539be47c574419009b90609f9c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Higher Education James Lawless has told the Department of Public Expenditure that reforms would not guarantee delivery of his department’s €53 million expenditure levy. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali nationals entitled to legal costs over State’s inaction to remove them, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/somali-nationals-entitled-to-legal-costs-over-states-inaction-to-remove-them-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/somali-nationals-entitled-to-legal-costs-over-states-inaction-to-remove-them-high-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neither applicant acted in any way to disentitle them from their costs, judge says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Anthony Barr ordered that costs, in default of agreement, should be awarded to the Somali applicants for the preparation and proceedings of their respective judicial reviews, limited to the dates when each became moot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister faces criticism after ‘crucial’ road safety Bill delayed until Dáil returns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/minister-faces-criticism-after-crucial-road-safety-bill-delayed-until-dail-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/minister-faces-criticism-after-crucial-road-safety-bill-delayed-until-dail-returns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation will bolster garda powers and allow information-sharing with councils about crashes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:06:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THHHAE6GUOM5CAUVV7ZCLJBVBM.JPG?auth=940c2646fcefca1e2f891caf4edf486b69dabf7b3a857b393068de1836549e30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In February the Minister of State Seán Canney, right, said the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill was a priority. File image. 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[Minister calls on retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues after Tesco withdraws sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/minister-calls-on-retailers-to-stop-selling-disposable-barbecues-after-tesco-withdraws-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/minister-calls-on-retailers-to-stop-selling-disposable-barbecues-after-tesco-withdraws-sales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Use of items has been linked to forest fires in different parts of the country]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:03:41 +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 wildfire that recently broke out in the Five Mile Bridge area of Killarney National Park this week.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">valerie O Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza: Eight people attending funeral among at least 12 Palestinians killed by Israel on Friday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/17/gaza-eight-people-attending-funeral-among-at-least-12-palestinians-killed-by-israel-on-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/17/gaza-eight-people-attending-funeral-among-at-least-12-palestinians-killed-by-israel-on-friday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nidal al-Mughrabi, Enas Alashray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents of Deir al-Balah say Israeli forces used drones to broadcast audio messages ordering them to leave their ‌homes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:56:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GY7I4CNVMAJPGFBPNRGLUKAGC4.jpg?auth=ea21d3d3d259451c8b35425f1a1070bc04e78e7d7942df4b22871584f696862e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A makeshift pool made by displaced Palestinians, on a summer day at a tent camp in eastern Gaza City, on Friday. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Saber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New public services digital wallet has security and privacy issues, say campaigners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/new-public-services-digital-wallet-has-security-and-privacy-issues-say-campaigners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/new-public-services-digital-wallet-has-security-and-privacy-issues-say-campaigners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government app criticised for ‘weak’ security and ‘opaque’ governance and reliance on MyGovID for verification]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:47:48 +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 the year. Image: gov.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family lawyers could withdraw legal aid services within weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/family-lawyers-could-withdraw-legal-aid-services-within-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/family-lawyers-could-withdraw-legal-aid-services-within-weeks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industrial action could affect cases concerning child custody, access and domestic violence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:37:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WWHK5SYQB5CWIMEBPGJBN3IMSU.jpg?auth=6ed2c4ea158d5848a4d65843e1743b213b3bd79be7288780d196d698830ca80a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors assemble outside Dolphin House in Temple Bar, Dublin, on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am ready’: Andy Burnham to become UK’s seventh PM in 10 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/andy-burnham-confirmed-as-new-labour-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/andy-burnham-confirmed-as-new-labour-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Greater Manchester mayor, who replaces Keir Starmer as Labour leader, says party is on ‘last chance’ to change]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:31:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZANYMR3DU7O7QPDBNJDXBHXGU.jpg?auth=0752560b995b37ff7b18b12f329ec6fecc8fcd05004a4337f3695aa1c07511b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK Labour Party leader Andy Burnham: 'We won’t beat Britain’s new right if we are consumed by infighting and pulling in different directions.' Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trinity’s Treasures with Ruth Negga on RTÉ One: Why restrict such a good idea to just one college?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/17/trinitys-treasures-with-ruth-negga-on-rte-one-why-restrict-such-a-good-idea-to-just-one-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/17/trinitys-treasures-with-ruth-negga-on-rte-one-why-restrict-such-a-good-idea-to-just-one-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: With all the learning and accomplishments of Irish institutions RTÉ has – presumably for budgetary reasons – limited its scope here to Trinity College ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHDG2SVOLFFNPJSDXQRTEMV4ZE.jpg?auth=6dedc23e437d226bdc8510203ce8fbd72ae3105cf0f998422a03cfd78003eeeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trinity's Treasures: Ruth Negga takes a look through the university's library. Picture: Paul Sharp/SHARPPIX/RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun-swept Birkdale has animated some deep nostalgia within us of glorious summers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/sun-swept-birkdale-has-animated-some-deep-nostalgia-within-us-of-glorious-summers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/sun-swept-birkdale-has-animated-some-deep-nostalgia-within-us-of-glorious-summers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even if you don’t remember the name of this week’s Open Champion in years to come, you will always remember the scene]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:24:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S6WCUVUEKOOPFWPYBYRSQ5FXIY.jpg?auth=f332ba64b9d5ef33a499fc094bf6f43fbf3d54b067103048a00e60ae46bc3eaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Viktor Hovland of Norway chips out of a bunker on the 18th during day two of The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: David Davies/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MV Matthew departs Cork having cost State €16m in berthing, crew and maintenance fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/mv-matthew-to-depart-cork-having-cost-state-16m-in-berthing-crew-and-maintenance-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/mv-matthew-to-depart-cork-having-cost-state-16m-in-berthing-crew-and-maintenance-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vessel was boarded by Army Rangers in 2023 in operation that led to seizure of €157m worth of cocaine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:23:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULT7ISO6OFFYLANRU35NUQYBDM.jpg?auth=8a3258e9a699f7b6a72133f56041f3ec4dc61f49e5e6d3d9827a0426a2697f75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MV Matthew being escourted out of Cork after almost three years. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Dáil term: progress remains frustratingly slow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-dail-term-progress-remains-frustratingly-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-dail-term-progress-remains-frustratingly-slow/</guid><description><![CDATA[The economy remains strong, but the Government needs to accelerate delivery]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFYQGPWQVFESPNHWQUFEUTLXKE.JPG?auth=e919acac6f5dc4ee393633e047d4c79d988a1f28f50594fccc1960bccbfa7df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris and Taoiseach Micheál Martin: a key period of budget preparation lies ahead. (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[The Irish Times view on the World Cup: still a beautiful game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-world-cup-still-a-beautiful-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-world-cup-still-a-beautiful-game/</guid><description><![CDATA[Despite crass commercialisation, and political meddling, the finals remain magica]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GP4LZUIXNSM7XRNUCSENBKPXGE.jpg?auth=08d35ee46de8d553a1e0846f92f7ba19f49dd3ab8f673b44a0059df26d47afef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi (L) and England's forward #09 Harry Kane fight for the ball  during the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match against England at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026.  Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roberto Schmidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Above all, she was genuinely authentic’: Tributes to the late Brenda Fricker ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/above-all-she-was-genuinely-authentic-tributes-to-the-late-brenda-fricker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/above-all-she-was-genuinely-authentic-tributes-to-the-late-brenda-fricker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oscar-winning Dublin actor had been due to receive Freedom of the City honour later this year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:23:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUG4YM2D5U3Z4LHUHLSREXVPQ4.jpg?auth=16f1c7b46c011bb8824ecd0eb7e57bf374b501e7cc05ff1f17cd12bc9b2388ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Brenda leaves behind a rich legacy of work on film, on screen and on stage', President Catherine Connolly said.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Pidcock surges up standings while Mauro Schmid wins Tour de France stage 13]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/17/tom-pidcock-surges-up-standings-while-mauro-schmid-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/17/tom-pidcock-surges-up-standings-while-mauro-schmid-wins-tour-de-france-stage-13/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Race leader describes stage as ‘weird’ as it produces an unexpected outcome]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:21:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q34TMPKZWBAVNOQEWTSYJN7OG4.jpg?auth=0fffc48b94a315aed18485205fb30ee6cf592692065fc80f5314da33e9a5fb6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British cyclist Tom Pidcock of Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team at the sign-on ceremony ahead of stage 13 of the Tour de France. Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EOA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillaume Horcajuelo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters face strict regulations if Government opts not to ban them ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/e-scooters-face-strict-regulations-if-government-opts-not-to-ban-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/e-scooters-face-strict-regulations-if-government-opts-not-to-ban-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice says gardaí actively confiscating e-scooters and scramblers, with 1,200 seizures this year ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:20:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXKJ55NVQFAFTEAFRQSLYW7S7M.JPG?auth=036c553d246dbc5a62c492fbb699cb0cb666789c80b379141f92113d2f907f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior Ministers will discuss the issue of e-scooters on Monday, including a total ban. Photograph: Bryan O Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why New Zealand’s record at Eden Park might not be all it is cracked up to be]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/why-new-zealands-record-at-eden-park-might-not-be-all-it-is-cracked-up-to-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/why-new-zealands-record-at-eden-park-might-not-be-all-it-is-cracked-up-to-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Farrell’s Ireland side would not be the first to get a result in the All Blacks fortress]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:15:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5Q76JJA7FAQPJILWLY2DJ4W3Q.jpg?auth=c874fab7af7b7ad37af6952f600865ca35695998a9bdb6e938148ac9a908979f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand host Ireland at Eden Park, Auckland, in the Nations Championship. Kick off is at 8.10am Irish time on Saturday. Photograph: Craig Butland/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Butland/MB Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court approves winding up of firm linked to Garda vetting forgery scandal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/high-court-approves-winding-up-of-firm-linked-to-garda-vetting-forgery-scandal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/high-court-approves-winding-up-of-firm-linked-to-garda-vetting-forgery-scandal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director of company Judith Kundodyiwa was owed more than €700,000 as part of buy-out deal]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:04:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXZ2TPTTZLOAEHMERV45BRYL6I.jpg?auth=3cf25d9523bdf4c511c190e0acecbdb0ab614b5059e53af67a51d6e08eb581da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, a 22-year-old employee of the Good People companies was convicted of 55 counts of forging Garda vetting certs to be provided to Tusla. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Gone – Frank McNally on the rise and fall of Irish go-go dancing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/17/going-gone-frank-mcnally-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-irish-go-go-dancing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/17/going-gone-frank-mcnally-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-irish-go-go-dancing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Diplomacy requires envoys of bad luck to avoid Spain’s and Argentina’s embassies on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOZG4BM3V5BHPPEEPW3FEVPWQQ.jpeg?auth=1a23c4f0e53e74cec85cc9ff094446f212047b0d1448124b9db4f7d092a64a0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Site of Bill Aherne’s, known as the Palace-sur-mer, has a colourful history]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland Under-20s round off disappointing Junior World Championship against Italy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/ireland-under-20s-round-off-disappointing-junior-world-championship-with-italy-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/ireland-under-20s-round-off-disappointing-junior-world-championship-with-italy-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland playing for ninth after difficult pool stage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HYKBF6W7FB2DDUSSLSCBP4X3I.jpg?auth=daeeb535d2e039775649b50d0117ccede2c4438021c03d94015d036e3457b87c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Charlie O’Shea. Photograph: Levan Verdzeuli/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Levan Verdzeuli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge approves demolition of 29 modular homes built without permission in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/judge-approves-demolition-of-29-modular-homes-built-without-permission-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/judge-approves-demolition-of-29-modular-homes-built-without-permission-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plan means site near Brittas must be remediated in full by November]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:47:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTFIUFKH3ZFTFMGM7RPBOJZTKY.jpeg?auth=42b51b0981963da6b76e3d4e3c2207fe715f37da4cc5df71b123023056b3710b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The modular homes on a site near Brittas, Co Dublin, set to be demolished following a High Court ruling]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brenda Fricker opened the door to a new Ireland when she won her Oscar for My Left Foot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-opened-the-door-to-a-new-ireland-when-she-won-her-oscar-for-my-left-foot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-opened-the-door-to-a-new-ireland-when-she-won-her-oscar-for-my-left-foot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In person and on screen the late actor radiated an earthy integrity that cannot be faked]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:46:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF5YQDXSV5GKZCLWSA43UPNFZ4.jfif?auth=57f66f95212fbd586830b8ec16b9baef2e31e19cd80200511034eeb23244e297&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[My Left Foot: Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker in their Oscar-winning roles in Jim Sheridan's 1989 film about the artist and writer Christy Brown]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indexes plunge as heavyweight chip stocks tumble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/indexes-plunge-as-heavyweight-chip-stocks-tumble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/indexes-plunge-as-heavyweight-chip-stocks-tumble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors reduce bets on artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:43:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2RE45CFMU55JHO4A35AZSMJQA.jpg?auth=f81c2378ba2eb0fb909eedf1a108f8dd4cd9f98602346c3bc61c2a96fc8f98e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on July 14th. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple in early settlement talks with US justice department over antitrust case ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/17/apple-in-early-settlement-talks-with-us-justice-department-over-antitrust-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/17/apple-in-early-settlement-talks-with-us-justice-department-over-antitrust-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company has made multiple offers this year to bring the case to a close]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:37:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVZ7NFUTDXB6N5YMIB47M3NHSI.jpg?auth=813f5e21d8016476bf4db5d1d3e16c364d5909bb0745e112b119686ff2cc8afb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US government sued Apple under the Biden administration amid a slew of lawsuits designed to rein in the power of major technology companies. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coombe at 200: ‘Back then women just had their babies, but now there is so much more to it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/17/coombe-at-200-back-then-women-just-had-their-babies-but-now-there-is-so-much-more-to-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/17/coombe-at-200-back-then-women-just-had-their-babies-but-now-there-is-so-much-more-to-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louise Egan, the first baby born in the maternity hospital’s current premises, and her mother celebrate the Coombe’s 200th anniversary]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:25:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFBDWOGRJZCEBGNFZBCEP66LSE.JPG?auth=4185716d69717dd8ee9fccdba896a2bdaaf73314e81848ca131ec4c84aa99653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louise Egan was the first baby born at the new Coombe Hospital site, in 1967. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times



]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson to appeal child sex offences conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/jeffrey-donaldson-to-appeal-sex-offences-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/jeffrey-donaldson-to-appeal-sex-offences-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solicitor John McBurney confirms lodging of papers on behalf of former DUP leader]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:22:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAD6OLUQEVRXIGTZB3KTGJHB5E.jpg?auth=bd7d0d026e9dde304a9ae6143f4dbda66bc9b7d6337619ffefbb432c55d6b898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy flexes his muscle to keep Open challenge alive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/rory-mcilroy-flexes-his-muscle-to-keep-open-challenge-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/rory-mcilroy-flexes-his-muscle-to-keep-open-challenge-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman standing firm thanks to his outlandish driving ability]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TI4OCUV2CE4M4CCOWPJGRM5NAU.jpg?auth=f0061a4d1fe8b3572371aa2be201b76af5ac5de6a5fdf8230159a8b40c5e5aac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy chips to the 18th green on day two of the Open at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Buchanan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stuart Grehan focused on improving putting after first Major experience at Birkdale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/stuart-grehan-focused-on-improving-putting-after-first-major-experience-at-birkdale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/17/stuart-grehan-focused-on-improving-putting-after-first-major-experience-at-birkdale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick disappoints home crowds with rare missed cut]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:02:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TAC4A2GQUDS7VQEKYSFA5Y7GLQ.jpg?auth=e08f57be6ce7c36a5ae018f628601e5a7cfce6e6e6e7dc6f32341321a7c0eaac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stuart Grehan of Ireland plays a shot on the ninth hole at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity waste hits €1.6m daily while ‘550,000 suffer energy poverty’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/17/electricity-waste-hits-16m-daily-while-550000-suffer-energy-poverty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/17/electricity-waste-hits-16m-daily-while-550000-suffer-energy-poverty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy charity seeks national policy on using surplus wind energy to power low-income homes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:01:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBRLALINJ5DHZAYCQ5MWCRY3XI.JPG?auth=5945bba4ae56253fa6812e9ce7f726aa8418a33de43b4288704778939dcabfcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electricity is wasted when wind farms have to power down or turn off turbines at times when high winds correspond with low electricity demand. 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[France don’t want ‘chocolate-medal’ match but team want to deliver for departing Deschamps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/france-dont-want-chocolate-medal-match-but-team-want-to-deliver-for-departing-deschamps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/france-dont-want-chocolate-medal-match-but-team-want-to-deliver-for-departing-deschamps/</guid><description><![CDATA[57-year-old France head coach will step down from post after 14 years after Saturday’s game against England]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:51:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFYMRCIQFOOMHQRUE5TE55O3AM.jpg?auth=e580672317609dcae8b46c819be1708fd1654701fc86b4849571c1eaec4cb70f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France manager Didier Deschamps during a press conference in Miami ahead of the bronze final against England on Saturday night. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning permission refused for 14-storey office block on site of former City Arts Centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/planning-permission-refused-for-office-block-on-site-of-city-arts-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/planning-permission-refused-for-office-block-on-site-of-city-arts-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Dublin City Council  had previously given green light to scheme]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:49:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4L3HNV542VDU7OYD4UMOZNE73I.JPG?auth=1ed314c906d88741a6ae897f640008e6c231eb2abf9478167b61942459aeb389&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The former City Arts Centre on City Quay. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tsunami warning triggered after 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits off Mexico coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/17/tsunamki-threat-after-74-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-mexico-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/17/tsunamki-threat-after-74-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-mexico-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sofia Menchu, Gerardo Arbaiza, Aida Pelaez-Fernandez, Raul Cortes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tremor causes buildings to shake in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:40:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLZAXETDXCP2GW5UPTPBTTPRWQ.jpg?auth=082121ffe6ec127d51f6f5738d68cf5ea61faf3e78bd0be757050de979d58451&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volunteers walk on top of debris of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, earlier this week. Photograph: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Federico Parra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix shares slide in wake of disappointing forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/17/netflix-feeds-investor-anxiety-with-disappointing-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/07/17/netflix-feeds-investor-anxiety-with-disappointing-forecast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Markets fear streamer has lost momentum]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:31:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJPL74VGKRH6RGPHPHHTLCAQYQ.jpg?auth=d1c1fda100408ca859528e2a6efc6a7d1f437b54b994587b391b7bdcb4ca0ab3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Netflix stock has declined more than 40 per cent over the last year, as the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros Discovery and subsequent financial results caused investors to worry that the leader in streaming has lost momentum. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[West Indies cricketing great Garry Sobers dies, aged 89 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/west-indies-cricketing-great-garry-sobers-dies-aged-89/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/west-indies-cricketing-great-garry-sobers-dies-aged-89/</guid><description><![CDATA[West Indian widely regarded as greatest all-rounder to have played the game]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:11:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RD4ZOLVL5VA5LLKBCH4VW7OCJQ.jpg?auth=5f75f149982987aa65f703e4bddb8281a95fa1368b832292f172b1f8932c0775&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garry Sobers bowls during a West Indies tour match in 1966 in England. 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Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lighting’ cargo at Dublin Airport found to conceal 150kg of cannabis ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/lightning-cargo-at-dublin-airport-found-to-conceal-150kg-of-cannabis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/lightning-cargo-at-dublin-airport-found-to-conceal-150kg-of-cannabis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenue officers say drugs shipped from US  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:59:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKLQKCSFDVFH3HGRK6LA47ONAQ.PNG?auth=c128dc7c59e7b4d449fb6419c0e714aa997e9c5b722516bfd8d2d5cb945f2084&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drugs worth €3 million were hidden in a freight container. Photograph: Revenue]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council curtails street cleaning to save water but no let off for graffiti]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/17/dublin-city-council-curtails-street-cleaning-to-save-water-but-no-let-off-for-graffiti/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/17/dublin-city-council-curtails-street-cleaning-to-save-water-but-no-let-off-for-graffiti/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local authority aims to half water use on streets while hosepipe ban remains in place]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ST22QO3MBBJMFOAGXMOLJCRAZY.jpg?auth=d6a8f6e339a8715d5a7920eb87daeb80fe611b3df52a176cda59ef7c3fd9e7a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council staff clean the Luke Kelly Statue on South King Street after paint was thrown on it in 2020. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáil’s out, Andy Burnham’s in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/dails-out-andy-burnhams-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/dails-out-andy-burnhams-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus plenty of Russia-related intrigue]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:50:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTX6STB2MVP43XWXIBK5E7LUXM.jpg?auth=d6a5b2c7e6a07b5a311b698cb27e00f0c5882179c88dcb9cbe0039252116e83f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has been confirmed as the new leader of Britain's Labour Party. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s football has had VAR for nearly a decade, so why not bring it into the men’s game?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/womens-football-has-had-var-for-nearly-a-decade-so-why-not-bring-it-into-the-mens-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/womens-football-has-had-var-for-nearly-a-decade-so-why-not-bring-it-into-the-mens-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The score assistant sits in the onsite TG4 production van and has use of all available camera angles to help determine whether a goal or point has been scored]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:48:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLJ3PJYWGYACHELKALFJOGGKSA.jpg?auth=aec6b7c9af64cc104a3f67ecb5d512d0064701178efa10e6eabd01c4588dcf0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The LGFA’s approach has proven effective, and to calm those in the GAA who are averse to change, it has operated in near silence since its introduction nine years ago. Photograph: Ben McShane/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh High Court dispute over settlement payment to former CHI business manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/fresh-high-court-dispute-over-settlement-payment-to-former-chi-business-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/fresh-high-court-dispute-over-settlement-payment-to-former-chi-business-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anita Little had claimed in initial case that proceedings against her followed instruction to delist spinal patients]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:45:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Brian Cregan said he was going to 'cut through the nonsense' and direct that €200,000 be paid to solicitor Caoimhe Haughey]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who tripped on housing estate footpath awarded €110,000 by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/woman-who-tripped-on-housing-estate-footpath-awarded-110000-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/woman-who-tripped-on-housing-estate-footpath-awarded-110000-by-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Carol Loua caught her foot on concrete projecting upwards from path which was caused by root action of a lime tree]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:14:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said the evidence established that the root uplift which ultimately caused the incident arose from the growth of a tree selected and planted by the estate's developers.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: Galway are a rising power but Limerick have enough in the tank to win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/nicky-english-galway-are-a-rising-power-but-limerick-have-enough-in-the-tank-to-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/nicky-english-galway-are-a-rising-power-but-limerick-have-enough-in-the-tank-to-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick’s resilient end game and a big impact from the bench could make the difference in Sunday’s All-Ireland final ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TS4WODBYQJG7BE3Z5LUWHZQUT4.jpg?auth=9e1bc2ec50e1bbed73b603d73e5956b672f6dd0b8f7a14e1493ee98f0a9fd75b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Gearóid Hegarty is very much in the running to claim another Hurler of the Year award. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pub tour of ‘Manchesterism’ as Andy Burnham gets ready for Downing Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/a-pub-tour-of-manchesterism-as-andy-burnham-gets-ready-for-downing-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/a-pub-tour-of-manchesterism-as-andy-burnham-gets-ready-for-downing-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From ‘warm and optimistic’ to occasionally a ‘stubborn shithouse', Britain’s next prime minister elicits strong opinions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:59:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJU3LVKIYRARNLQ6XMS572JKDA.jpg?auth=4412d1cd80759c63af98d38f82b64c2e92f53fba5dfea934566e4cf524357e3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham poses for a photograph with Manchester skyline in the background. He is due to take over as prime minister on Monday. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of creche and early education staff to be balloted on pay proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/thousands-of-creche-and-early-education-staff-to-be-balloted-on-pay-proposals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/thousands-of-creche-and-early-education-staff-to-be-balloted-on-pay-proposals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offers by two main representative bodies ‘unfair and unacceptable’, Siptu says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:49:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR6UGBL5WVCBFHTS3XRUM6UEQ4.jpg?auth=8c0bab2a836fa319219f6ef0f5889f1b2db3ff27a611a40c6c068597456b75fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Talks between the two sides had produced separate offers from Childhood Services Ireland the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daria Nipot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain v Argentina: Johan Cruyff’s legacy clear as the nation that shaped Messi faces its masterpiece]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/johan-cruyffs-legacy-at-spain-v-argentina-the-nation-that-shaped-messi-faces-its-masterpiece/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/18/johan-cruyffs-legacy-at-spain-v-argentina-the-nation-that-shaped-messi-faces-its-masterpiece/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The World Cup final pits the Spanish collective against the most extravagant talent to emerge from its football culture]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXLCP5PZ6BFVLPV4KANR4QDV2Y.jpg?auth=82e2fe2a77c781e383b0ed85b970aa4f15641f568b7d7f296eaf2a9743b82a2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lionel Messi during the Uefa Champions League Group C match between Barcelona and Panathinaikos in November 2005. Photograph: Luis Bagu/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis Bagu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien’s appeal over €823,500 defamation award struck out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/denis-obrien-challenge-to-defamation-damages-award-struck-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/denis-obrien-challenge-to-defamation-damages-award-struck-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court jury last year found O’Brien and his spokesman had defamed two lawyers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:39:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGO7QXZLPAXAEJR4RCX6TEH3SU.jpg?auth=14cd509bbe3d446889d6d5bc288b6294aad7daa76c31f06341e76eabe074a306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Morrissey and Denis O Brien outside the High Court during the case last year. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sick as a parrot: World Cup keeps US workers out of the office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/sick-as-a-parrot-world-cup-keeps-us-workers-out-of-the-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/sick-as-a-parrot-world-cup-keeps-us-workers-out-of-the-office/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sick days used to stay at home to watch matches and recover from being knocked out
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:33:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX3ICULIQRCPZFENJTSESIWPOU.jpg?auth=baf6c3a3f7199fc7a7d1b1aa39630ca72c5965afd61575244469dbb42bc39df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US fans at the World Cup. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Dallas Morning News/Hearst N</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brenda Fricker’s life in pictures: Beloved actor, Oscar winner and unmistakable Dubliner ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-a-life-in-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-a-life-in-pictures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin actor’s career spanned more than six decades across stage, television and film]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:28:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZ3HEFXC3ZBNHO6QB2VJRJJGSY.jpg?auth=430e0310f3ea062284f7a898e24518208d7e6fd257e01f78c5b1a08af39ae465&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brenda Fricker appeared in more than 30 film and TV roles. Photograph: Ted Dayton/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WWD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millionaire US pro-Palestinian donor arrested over Hamas funding allegations lived in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/17/millionaire-us-pro-palestinian-donor-arrested-over-hamas-funding-allegations-lived-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/17/millionaire-us-pro-palestinian-donor-arrested-over-hamas-funding-allegations-lived-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Revolutionary’ Fergie Chambers had been living in Dublin in the past year before his arrest in Spain after US extradition request]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:23:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVKNYI2SMJEAHDEGY3YPMZGG74.jpg?auth=ae8a27bb151d26bdca8924b3296eae73320831f17f321437f8a9b41bebb33e6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James 'Fergie' Chambers in 2024 in Tunisia where he lived briefly before settling in Dublin with his family. Photograph: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s the story behind Argentina players holding up a banner about the Falkland Islands?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/17/whats-the-story-behind-argentina-players-holding-up-a-banner-about-the-falkland-islands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/17/whats-the-story-behind-argentina-players-holding-up-a-banner-about-the-falkland-islands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of years of dispute preceded the postmatch display at the World Cup of a banner saying ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCHBSRW755PVWU3I633BMANW3I.jpg?auth=c27521e455ebff627d2bb9686f46607c789565e8a75650ca02280f3ee179e9cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina players hold up a banner with the words 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas' following Wednesday's World CUp win over England. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus chief cashes in €895,000 worth of IAG shares]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/aer-lingus-chief-cashes-in-895000-iag-shares/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/aer-lingus-chief-cashes-in-895000-iag-shares/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline faces talks with unions on plan to cut 500 jobs ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:36:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5IZ6A3RYNMXLPHDMP3ZKYG2II.jpg?auth=fa8ad236c1119b3df1fe974b50a5fa78e32be1a7e77e0d6a605cd64f2b3f58ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus chief executive Lynne Embleton cashed in €900,000 worth of shares in the carrier's owner, International Airlines Group in May. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged in relation to death of Grace Lynch faces six additional offences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/teen-charged-in-relation-to-death-of-grace-lynch-faces-six-additional-offences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/teen-charged-in-relation-to-death-of-grace-lynch-faces-six-additional-offences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New charges include four additional counts of dangerous driving]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:02:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WEEBUEPLEZW756FTXZRFZ2VHE.JPG?auth=617b575077b914edeb4de3cbd3b2b96fac4a82aea8bf98e7308c92d440a92602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Lee (18) at Blanchardstown District Court on Friday where he appeared in connection with charges relating to the death of Grace Lynch. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to expect from Aughinish Alumina report and the call to ban e-scooters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/what-to-expect-from-aughinish-alumina-report-and-the-call-to-ban-e-scooters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/what-to-expect-from-aughinish-alumina-report-and-the-call-to-ban-e-scooters/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:43:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4RJLEGSUJDDVMHBKE2DFVVL4M.JPG?auth=b71873dcc48052cdbd82852656bad95eecfa8a8e64439000fd9ed875319e22e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Both Micheál Martin and Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly made their feelings known on e-scooters this week. 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[Apple targets dozens of OpenAI employees with legal letters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/apple-targets-dozens-of-openai-employees-with-legal-letters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/apple-targets-dozens-of-openai-employees-with-legal-letters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Acton in San Francisco]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[iPhone maker steps up aggressive tactics in trade secrets dispute with AI lab]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:41:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RXPT3YE4JFPZH73Q63FK6LU7A.jpg?auth=dc745102f9630e8977d36d2e5ae6143298b9c1fc34306193f027fab9ed3a458e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple has targeted dozens of OpenAI employees who once worked for the company with personal legal warnings as it looks for evidence to support its claims that the ChatGPT maker stole its trade secrets. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Deloche</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork closes in on all-time heatwave record as another hot and sunny day forecast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/cork-closes-in-on-all-time-heatwave-record-as-another-hot-and-sunny-day-forecast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/cork-closes-in-on-all-time-heatwave-record-as-another-hot-and-sunny-day-forecast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No rain predicted for the next 10 days with many places in the south of the country officially in drought]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QF4O4C6EXRD25O7A3K4AOGK5V4.jpeg?auth=6e200f1a6e76eefdbc761e42c202cefab8281502d446f70d6f9b8c5544999bdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There will be an east-west split across the country with a northerly breeze keeping temperatures at between 17 and 24 degrees. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Kilroy appeal against conviction for murder of wife to be heard next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/james-kilroy-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-wife-to-be-heard-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/james-kilroy-appeal-against-conviction-for-murder-of-wife-to-be-heard-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Magennis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former park ranger was unanimously convicted of murdering Valerie French Kilroy (41) at their home in Mayo in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:30:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEIP6WTPAUF64WZRCO4KSZOOSM.jpg?auth=c16e7e87b5200ef71bd4de977d22e431c1b42e5bfee20d105949976ce0053c91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Kilroy is serving a life sentence for murder. Photograph: Conor McKeown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brenda Fricker, Irish Oscar-winning actor, has died aged 81]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-irish-oscar-winning-actor-has-died-aged-81/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/brenda-fricker-irish-oscar-winning-actor-has-died-aged-81/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin born and raised, Fricker was the first Irish woman to win an acting Oscar in 1990 for her role in Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46665ZYES5CRJLSWCFIB7BJUO4.jpg?auth=f69418c266e42f4ea4bfec4ed08c5f1bd60a4b64187119210024cfb5e267140d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Academy Award winner: Brenda Fricker with her Oscar for My Left Foot. Photograph: Bettmann/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bettmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rob Kearney on Ireland v New Zealand: ‘This backline is the best we have available’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/rob-kearney-on-ireland-v-new-zealand-this-backline-is-the-best-we-have-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/rob-kearney-on-ireland-v-new-zealand-this-backline-is-the-best-we-have-available/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former fullback discusses Ireland’s line-up for Saturday’s daunting clash in Eden Park and the key challenges facing Andy Farrell’s side ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:23:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQKXT6MXI4CGDX2PMSIIQ5O4VQ.jpg?auth=a27346ef232577712ad464758e3611955cd5514b7b1ced0556ad89facaba5b22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Osborne started for Ireland on the left wing against Australia and played at fullback against Japan but has not been included in the starting line-up to face New Zealand. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver in fatal Belfast hit-and-run was in ‘mental health crisis’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/man-due-in-court-over-hit-and-run-in-belfast-that-killed-co-tipperary-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/man-due-in-court-over-hit-and-run-in-belfast-that-killed-co-tipperary-woman/</guid><description><![CDATA[Raven Adams (24)  died after  incident involving a car and two pedestrians]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:20:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4KYK6TCC7SK23FYBFNDEWVYOU.jpg?auth=4df08a9b5380c829e8ed6b2b33b5552816cc8fa676e707d7fc1bf18298d159d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raven Adams, originally from Co Tipperary, who died after she and a man were struck by a car in the York Street Area of north Belfast on Thursday morning. Photograph: PSNI/Family handout]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Family Handout</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 200 countries endorse Infantino for fourth Fifa term despite Balogun scandal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/more-than-200-countries-endorse-infantino-for-fourth-fifa-term-despite-balogun-scandal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/more-than-200-countries-endorse-infantino-for-fourth-fifa-term-despite-balogun-scandal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames and Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa has made its opposition clear on a number of issues but is unlikely to put forward a candidate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:03:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESFAHPH7Z3BI2SR4NSKQFQLB5Y.jpg?auth=7c43f3a2a74983d8b5d7ac06f58d940bdff2795b148559e20f33f86a5ffd24ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino throws a replica ball into the crowd at the end of the World Cup semi-final  between France and Spain in Dallas. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronaldo Schemidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley: It mightn’t look like it, but New Zealand rugby is under threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/it-mightnt-look-like-it-but-new-zealand-rugby-is-under-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/it-mightnt-look-like-it-but-new-zealand-rugby-is-under-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A changing sporting landscape is drawing rugby union players to Europe, and Kiwi children to alternative sports]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJRK5J6DMRAZXAJ33I3MET77ZQ?auth=38272fc609c157bd811ff00e4db5792c3eed752f0403f8effd0fc2674c3cc612&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland face the All Blacks at Eden Park on Saturday in the final round of the Nations Championship's southern series. 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Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa charge both Derry City and CSKA Sofia over Brandywell crowd trouble ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/uefa-charge-both-derry-city-and-cska-sofia-over-brandywell-crowd-trouble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/uefa-charge-both-derry-city-and-cska-sofia-over-brandywell-crowd-trouble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conference League match was delayed for 14 minutes after Derry supporters were forced to take refuge on the pitch]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:39:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEJXX2PHGSWIKTWTJCM7SCWTJQ.jpg?auth=b878d64bfbd694d6fe4a8507fbf1537ac66a6af7b0847a9a259ad318154468fe&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 at the Brandywell leading to the Uefa Conference League game against Derry City being delayed. Both clubs have now been charged by Uefa. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish language commissioner highlights ‘concerning pattern’ of missed deadlines]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/irish-language-commissioner-highlights-concerning-pattern-of-missed-deadlines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/irish-language-commissioner-highlights-concerning-pattern-of-missed-deadlines/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government failures to implement language rights protections highlighted in An Coimisinéir Teanga’s annual report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:38:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QLTRSFDARCZPCKDBG55WI3ZP4.JPG?auth=cb22c3d27abe037388e6215adbaad75d0256ecd012fd77d7808cf4f22917d387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Coimisinéir Teanga Séamas Ó Concheannain said key provisions of the Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 had not yet been implemented and related deadlines had not been met. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/17/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/17/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, July 18th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:35:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/partials/2022/05/26/sftw-optional-slot-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/partials/2022/05/26/sftw-optional-slot-2/</guid><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland hurling final]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:30:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62B4BRBWCBFRROMYGPNLCVJ7Q4.png?auth=db5b738899c515a2cc25ddc25bcc96bfd99b9533b9a812f34572663599c292c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway v Limerick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Canning’s player-by-player guide to Galway’s starting team for the All-Ireland final ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/joe-cannings-player-by-player-guide-to-galways-starting-team-for-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/joe-cannings-player-by-player-guide-to-galways-starting-team-for-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Donoghue’s new game plan has seen a number of outstanding young players enjoy breakthrough summers ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3L7MAZ3RTWF46MKBEOSZVGCJME.jpg?auth=e43ee2a2b186dfc032ae189f258ba9c475d779243a26daebe57c245bef7409db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Galway team line up ahead of the All-Ireland semi-final against Cork at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English’s player-by-player guide to Limerick’s starting team for the All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/nicky-englishs-player-by-player-guide-to-limericks-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/nicky-englishs-player-by-player-guide-to-limericks-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Kiely’s side are looking to win their first senior title since 2023 and make it six in nine years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G25ODFF3ZFAIXPZWSGSF2E6ZVA.jpg?auth=2be2264f7fbde2b21feff057a30e94ff0f5dd2154b25f68674f57197e455c025&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final, Croke Park, Dublin 5/7/2026 
Limerick vs Clare  
The Limerick team
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cian Lynch to start for Limerick as teams for All-Ireland hurling final announced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/cian-lynch-to-start-for-limerick-as-teams-for-all-ireland-hurling-final-announced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/cian-lynch-to-start-for-limerick-as-teams-for-all-ireland-hurling-final-announced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Donoghue names unchanged side from semi-final win over Cork]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DUZ4JQ2UT63ARNYUEQV5CTEXM.jpg?auth=6c588b4ad6c6a9aa690e71270d2e2eaf759020961cfc6f730767d529e9416fb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick captain Cian Lynch after their semi-final win over Clare. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel is the wrong approach, EU commissioner warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/17/cutting-excise-duties-on-petrol-and-diesel-is-the-wrong-approach-eu-commissioner-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/17/cutting-excise-duties-on-petrol-and-diesel-is-the-wrong-approach-eu-commissioner-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China racing towards becoming an ‘electro-state’ while European green transition stagnating, energy commissioner warns ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:01:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YLHKKYNX5FEPGF2OQN6UHLAVI.JPG?auth=336f17b3cf6166f297523d26cd4d08de0170dc009db86feb259cb46b2cf9a3d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Government decided last month to maintain reduced excise duties on petrol and diesel until September 1st. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Hungarian police found on the laptop of Dublin murderer Lorcan Murphy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/what-hungarian-police-found-on-the-laptop-of-dublin-murderer-lorcan-murphy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/what-hungarian-police-found-on-the-laptop-of-dublin-murderer-lorcan-murphy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Notes about his sexual exploits were discovered on devices of Murphy (38), the Irishman convicted of murdering US nurse Mackenzie Michalski]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3DACXV2RVBJPNJKCMMC5TKKLY.jpg?auth=479840e972ec43f0103e3aa0b826623679f5da54a787fc828cdbea17e950fe25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorcan Murphy: Hungarian police found 'diary-style' entries on his computer about picking up women and a 'spy pen' that included footage recorded in Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister ‘hopes’ Shine inquiry will uncover why abuse went unchecked ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/minister-hopes-shine-inquiry-will-uncover-why-abuse-went-unchecked/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/minister-hopes-shine-inquiry-will-uncover-why-abuse-went-unchecked/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former surgeon and paedophile was convicted of assaulting nine boys, accused of abusing hundreds more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:58:59 +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[Former surgeon and paedophile Michael Shine. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global tech stocks fall as AI trade goes into reverse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/global-tech-stocks-fall-as-ai-trade-goes-into-reverse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/global-tech-stocks-fall-as-ai-trade-goes-into-reverse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Herbert and Ian Smith in London, William Sandlund in Hong Kong and Leo Lewis in Tokyo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Index of US semiconductor stocks on track for its worst week since last year’s ‘liberation day’ rout]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:42:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SYDW2UTRHZHMELGFRGBCKNDU4.jpg?auth=b4709ebca0348ebb28d814ed05b1757695296a81068e8ad7ce115ac3d29791bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japan’s tech-heavy Nikkei 225 index sank 4 per cent and China’s CSI 300 weakened 3.6 per cent, following Thursday’s losses on Wall Street. Photograph: Philip Fong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Fong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s taken off like a rocket’: Artisan Irish ice-pop maker Kahuna Pops thriving in the heat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/17/im-working-from-7am-to-11pm-life-for-an-artisan-irish-ice-pop-maker-in-a-heatwave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/17/im-working-from-7am-to-11pm-life-for-an-artisan-irish-ice-pop-maker-in-a-heatwave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From lockdown dream to selling out across Irish shops, Kahuna Pops is basking in the sun]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:15:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNXE7MJTUJCD3L6PP3ZPL75QKE.jpg?auth=61d422fe34ab14c85c423308e160c570cee4b2b540000358144a1de19fa4687f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Downes of Kahuna Pops with his son Leon, who designs packaging for the ice pops]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK healthcare assistant jailed for helping woman enter Ireland on ‘lookalike’ passport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/uk-healthcare-assistant-jailed-for-helping-woman-enter-ireland-on-lookalike-passport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/uk-healthcare-assistant-jailed-for-helping-woman-enter-ireland-on-lookalike-passport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin court hears WhatsApp records showed accused offered passport owner money in return for its use]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO6YFFEJK5CQBE6XLEWDKWQSKM.JPG?auth=5510d43798de8f91ddaba7ab4fd2f82ff7835c9481f4e63a665238227db4752a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Airport passport control, where a woman presented a document with a photograph that did not match her. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentinians in Dublin: We have a ‘special’ relationship with England too]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/argentinians-in-dublin-we-have-a-special-relationship-with-england-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/argentinians-in-dublin-we-have-a-special-relationship-with-england-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expatriots in Ireland explain rivalry with Brazil and England as they hold out for second successive World Cup title ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZGD2APO2JFPFGFVBOWWCDNYXM.jpeg?auth=d2fcd5918b3ae0b3f36bc24c9dcd6eb7cb4aee8453e1527e9bf1396eb00e9db4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manuel Gutiérrez Arana outside Bakeology cafe in Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Malone’s MHL hotel group acquires Dublin Airport hotels from Tifco in ‘€100m deal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/john-malones-mhl-hotel-group-acquires-dublin-airport-hotels-from-tifco-in-100m-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/john-malones-mhl-hotel-group-acquires-dublin-airport-hotels-from-tifco-in-100m-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Acquisition of Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express is subject to regulatory approval]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:03:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GRFTISBBUPP4XTJ5IP3YZPGJY.jpg?auth=332e79c3c7499492f7ccb9b7e750d16ea5d9917da8e650b4bbef74230487a9f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The two hotels have a total of 423 rooms, comprising 209 bedrooms and suites at the Crowne Plaza adjacent to the airport at Santry Demesne in Dublin 9, and 214 rooms at the nearby Holiday Inn Express]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet insurance: can it save you thousands in vet bills?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/17/pet-insurance-can-save-you-thousands-in-vet-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/17/pet-insurance-can-save-you-thousands-in-vet-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buying a pet is just the start of what can seem like an endless outlay of costs. So what will you do when something serious goes wrong?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OC7QLS3VEFE6XKQYKNGSIWADOA.jpg?auth=3c795da3541480e11807401f297beeb14fdea71c301372d2696a726f61d906bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For dogs, there’s food bills, regular grooming, toys, and routine vet visits for vaccinations. But the costs can escalate far beyond these outlays. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evrymmnt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shaughraun review: Druid’s laugh-out-loud romp is the most enjoyable show you can imagine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/17/the-shaughraun-review-druids-laugh-out-loud-romp-is-the-most-enjoyable-show-you-can-imagine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/17/the-shaughraun-review-druids-laugh-out-loud-romp-is-the-most-enjoyable-show-you-can-imagine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Garry Hynes directs a cast whose delight in performing Boucicault’s melodrama is contagious]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:53:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PG7HVRTKFJFLNFVLQ7NQL6RIKQ.jpg?auth=26aae3f2b0caa0a1c6aa0ed8394f823e1c0dacff86f976a65c36412cf2715b67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Shaughraun: Marty Rea (top) as Robert Ffolliott and Aaron Monaghan as Conn, the Shaughraun. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forbidden Ireland: Church and State 1951 to present day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/17/forbidden-ireland-church-and-state-1951-to-present-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/17/forbidden-ireland-church-and-state-1951-to-present-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A timely first draft of history for future scholars examining Catholic Ireland’s eclipse]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:51:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4H5PBOO35B7BCW7PYESWSF344.jpg?auth=42ae14afdef2fe9bc5fe1aa866d35e5b9f69b42fbbe783a1ee8b590fb2611c09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TP O'Mahony, who the sadly no-more Phoenix characterised as an outstanding member of 'the God Squad'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuchel sacrifices English football’s DNA to save his tactics book]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/tuchel-sacrifices-english-footballs-dna-to-save-his-tactics-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/17/tuchel-sacrifices-english-footballs-dna-to-save-his-tactics-book/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How Galway can beat Limerick at Croke Park, while Ireland face a ‘monumental challenge’ at Eden Park]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:43:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWU43KJ77S3XCPEEPNNCCN2U6Y.jpg?auth=5b51775315150922bdb0a78e01bb2f402ba924509b8f8fbdeeda4afe7ddf4772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Front pages of UK newspapers following England's defeat to Argentina in the World Cup semi-final. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Cattermole</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s beautiful’: Astronomers find atmosphere on a nearby Earth-like planet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/07/17/its-beautiful-astronomers-find-atmosphere-on-a-nearby-earth-like-planet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/07/17/its-beautiful-astronomers-find-atmosphere-on-a-nearby-earth-like-planet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katrina Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exoplanet could have life-supporting water on its surface]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:59:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNORXKLIUAUVCTU4DIO6YT3734.jpg?auth=e74698a03b2d78585ba2fed5e0e5627647136612b26e7cf7b450a3de4f94b88c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artist’s concept of the exoplanet LHS 1140b, surrounded by a helium-rich atmosphere, with another rocky planet orbiting the same cool red dwarf star in the distance. Image: Melissa Weiss/CFA via The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melissa Weiss/Cfa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two review: Patrick Ryan and Clelia Murphy bring this painful but very funny play to life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/17/two-review-patrick-ryan-and-clelia-murphy-bring-this-painful-but-very-funny-play-to-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/17/two-review-patrick-ryan-and-clelia-murphy-bring-this-painful-but-very-funny-play-to-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival: Jim Cartwright’s series of vignettes balance bawdy tavern comedy with a bleak sense of how badly life can turn out]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:56:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQ6XGMBPDNGAXNIDI7UIPBQMLM.jpg?auth=bc2290e4dac30f95d6785aafbb9ec63e95fe52cb3d55dcab6230e088a62898f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two: Patrick Ryan and Clelia Murphy in Jim Cartwright's play. Photograph: Faolan Carey]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pepper to buy ICS Mortgages parent Dilosk in return to providing home loans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/pepper-to-buy-ics-mortgagess-parent-dilosk-in-return-to-home-loans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/pepper-to-buy-ics-mortgagess-parent-dilosk-in-return-to-home-loans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal will mark financial service firm’s return to providing mortgages, having sold its previous Irish portfolio in 2018]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:02:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEQDNCB3BZYYBYL5QBR2H3XSAU.jpg?auth=a703a42f013ef878f2ad7f2d61615c7a6b2b5992a1be81cd4f9f0b6bac86ca85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergal McGrath, chief executive of Dilosk, the non-bank lender that owns ICS mortgages. Photograph: Jason Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who declined cancer treatment has capacity to make decisions on medical care, court rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/teenager-who-declined-cancer-treatment-has-capacity-to-make-decisions-on-medical-care-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/17/teenager-who-declined-cancer-treatment-has-capacity-to-make-decisions-on-medical-care-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tusla went to High Court in May after concerns were raised regarding welfare of girl diagnosed with stage 4 vaginal cancer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court heard the teenager 'understands the side effects of traditional [medical] options and believes that these side effects are worse than any potential benefits']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man and woman in 70s killed in two-car crash in Co Louth ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/man-and-woman-in-70s-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/man-and-woman-in-70s-killed-in-two-car-crash-in-co-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crash also leaves man and woman in second vehicle with serious injuries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:37:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardai have appealed for anyone with information about the crash to contact them. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is set to become the UK’s next prime minister. Here’s how the transition works]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/andy-burnham-is-set-to-become-the-uks-next-prime-minister-heres-how-the-transition-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/17/andy-burnham-is-set-to-become-the-uks-next-prime-minister-heres-how-the-transition-works/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan Specia]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A number of things have to happen before Keir Starmer steps down. Here’s how everything is expected to play out]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:35:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LX2CV7AB557Y2OOIMPPDJNXVWU.jpg?auth=74766fa76fb7f1151d9a46c8294e3a037f23cab8ed01a5dd6263a504cfaac0c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham gives a speech in central London on Friday after it was announced that he will become the new leader of the  Labour Party and UK prime minister. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trump speech attacking ‘our election infrastructure’ sets alarm bells ringing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/17/a-trump-speech-attacking-our-election-infrastructure-sets-alarm-bells-ringing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/17/a-trump-speech-attacking-our-election-infrastructure-sets-alarm-bells-ringing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fears grow over fair midterms as Trump claims documents reveal ‘vulnerabilities’ in US election system and alleges compromise of election data by China ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:33:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2ETHIJDXZ3UNZO7B4GUEJGYM4.jpg?auth=a1573e068905213698bd842589e3a0a48785f2c31eeee2fc95514002f507f97c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump makes a prime-time address from the White House. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian shares fall as chip and memory stocks extend losses into Friday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/asian-shares-fall-as-chip-and-memory-stocks-extend-losses-into-friday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/asian-shares-fall-as-chip-and-memory-stocks-extend-losses-into-friday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Steer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors pull away from shares in companies that have led markets higher this year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:01:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JZSD64AYRTF7SXVFL7DTVMB6Y.jpg?auth=0d52830671a716bcb9adbfca479a50e0dae44cffb6ad4b99ce78dd562d13edeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on March 18, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kazuhiro Nogi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dan Sheehan lauds ‘unbelievable’ Sam Prendergast ahead of All Blacks test ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/dan-sheehan-lauds-unbelievable-sam-prendergast-ahead-of-all-blacks-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/dan-sheehan-lauds-unbelievable-sam-prendergast-ahead-of-all-blacks-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish captain says Ireland will be in trouble ‘if we have one toe on the plane’ for season-ending game at Eden Park]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:25:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFYS5XCZAZLA32PN7XJ2HGG7VE.jpg?auth=169151e06bd03f4520e81fabf1e2839c730bb1c294f36e62cdc4bc86d1a1c7ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Conan and Dan Sheehan walk down the tunnel into Eden Park, Auckland, ahead of the captain’s run. Photograph: INPHO/Billy Stickland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police intervene after crowd trouble during Derry City’s clash with CSKA Sofia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/police-intervene-after-crowd-trouble-during-derry-city-europa-league-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/police-intervene-after-crowd-trouble-during-derry-city-europa-league-game/</guid><description><![CDATA[One PSNI officer injured during clashes between fans in Bishop Street area before match against CSKA Sofia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:25:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVJX3F4X4H3BLXZOXVFVV5A6GM.jpg?auth=5f4b8cca011ab801d50b4a774a9c893c7e2fd3ef33a8872e141426ff1aaca8e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The match between Derry City and CSKA Sofia was stopped for 14 minutes due to crowd trouble. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new heavyweight builders and record Lions rugby profits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/irelands-new-heavyweight-builders-and-record-lions-rugby-profits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/irelands-new-heavyweight-builders-and-record-lions-rugby-profits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:21:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HL4UZVCFPCE7KMBQJCC4IUKAPE.jpg?auth=47977f065c6a26714cd5c290297a201adceaef58422085c1baa7ba4c09a15a0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maro Itoje, captain of the British and Irish Lions, lifting the trophy after winning the series last year in Australia. Off the field, the Dublin-based company behind the Lions enjoyed huge success, posting record revenues and profits. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Metcalfe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Howard watched every World Cup game – here’s what he learned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-heres-what-he-learned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/paul-howard-watched-every-world-cup-game-heres-what-he-learned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Bloated tournament shows how little Fifa cares about players, says Howard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5D6HJN3765ATJAIYCDD64NC65Q.JPG?auth=bed1380c01d9cf4427659ce8c922d5f5e74c475e68098a1bd77cb08928dd0530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Howard. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers can’t salute if they have phones in their hands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/drivers-cant-salute-if-they-have-phones-in-their-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/drivers-cant-salute-if-they-have-phones-in-their-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[The occasions when I receive a salute from other drivers are diminishing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Italia 90 changed Ireland, but the untold story of that year was the women’s game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/italia-90-ireland-world-cup-untold-story-womens-game-national-team/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/italia-90-ireland-world-cup-untold-story-womens-game-national-team/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dermot Hodson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the country partied, the Girls in Green overcame neglect and prejudice. Now they could be off to the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJTIH5A2YFHF7NJIFORJ4IJGME.jpg?auth=dc3e2d816ea7a86f0c0e0233f00a3d9c94ae0e9ce8c19ef9391c202473b9f123&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne O'Brien in action during the first French Championship of Women's Football final between Stade de Reims and Arago Orléans in 1975. Photograph: AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing new about refusal to give pregnant women pain relief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/nothing-new-about-refusal-to-give-pregnant-women-pain-relief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/nothing-new-about-refusal-to-give-pregnant-women-pain-relief/</guid><description><![CDATA[Challenges of pandemic birth made me choose elective c-sections thereafter]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Drivers can’t salute if they have phones in their hands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/drivers-cant-salute-if-they-have-phones-in-their-hands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/drivers-cant-salute-if-they-have-phones-in-their-hands/</guid><description><![CDATA[The occasions when I receive a salute from other drivers are diminishing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Sinister objectives at the heart of US threats on the ICC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/sinister-objectives-at-the-heart-of-us-threats-on-the-icc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/sinister-objectives-at-the-heart-of-us-threats-on-the-icc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Orwell’s assertion that ‘political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable’ has never been more relevant]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[I should have known my sun ‘tan’ was too good to be true]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/i-should-have-known-my-sun-tan-was-too-good-to-be-true/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/i-should-have-known-my-sun-tan-was-too-good-to-be-true/</guid><description><![CDATA[The unfortunate moment when you reach for the sunscreen and grab something else entirely]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Like Cork, Shanghai wears its second-city swagger with pride]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/17/like-cork-shanghai-wears-its-second-city-swagger-with-pride/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/17/like-cork-shanghai-wears-its-second-city-swagger-with-pride/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While Beijing wrestles with the burdens of being the capital, Shanghai is doubling down on culture, commerce and urban life]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHZ3KEMPGRFEVDADS44V653QDA.jpg?auth=a90b52fe05b192e5bc31c20b2fd74d5f6da795b185316e552c5ad188a58b289d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shanghai is twinned with Cork and they share a sense of themselves as the more stylish, cultivated, second city that looks down on the capital. Photograph: Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JADE GAO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather talk is a universal social ritual]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/weather-talk-is-a-universal-social-ritual/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/weather-talk-is-a-universal-social-ritual/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is the safest possible shared reference point]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s big builders: Who are the new construction heavyweights?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/who-are-irelands-next-house-building-heavyweights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/who-are-irelands-next-house-building-heavyweights/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A profile of 10 Irish home builders who are scaling up to deliver thousands of new homes in the coming years ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGAVQM6IEZCSLEBZFOCUQZLQ5Q.jpg?auth=f97ef58a3d081635ff1de57529b90a8c2dfb8409bafc48f4d577ff4e0216f0aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Front row, left to right: Anthony Lydon, director of Lydon; Peter McKenna, head of development at Kennedy Wilson; Patrick Durkan, chief executive of 
D/RES Properties. Back row: Donal O’Neill, chief executive of Ardstone and Ciaran Fitzpatrick, chief executive of Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes. Illustration: Brian Gallagher]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling is changing fast, but Galway’s Pádraic Mannion has never needed to keep pace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/padraic-mannions-timeless-approach-to-hurling-stands-galway-in-good-stead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/padraic-mannions-timeless-approach-to-hurling-stands-galway-in-good-stead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I’m still playing to them principles today,’ says veteran hurler of principles he learned under Micheál Donoghue a decade ago]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKFJJ6S2KJKE3WRJ2NHOFNRXEA.jpg?auth=82509fa4db728f8177c059557c01bcb22794d61a359f55e579e258e183d66dca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Padraic Mannion of Galway on the ground with Cork's Shane Barrett during the All-Ireland SHC semi-final at Croke Park on July 4th. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Early: Tuchel left best passers at home then cursed England’s lack of possession DNA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/ken-early-tuchels-decision-to-leave-englands-best-passers-at-home-has-aged-terribly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/ken-early-tuchels-decision-to-leave-englands-best-passers-at-home-has-aged-terribly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager is said to be an Anglophile, but those feelings are no longer reciprocated after England’s disastrous World Cup exit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +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[Thomas Tuchel was undone by his own tactics as England were eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina in Wednesday's semi-final at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Setterfield</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan begins last appeal against extradition to Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/daniel-kinahan-begins-last-appeal-against-extradition-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/17/daniel-kinahan-begins-last-appeal-against-extradition-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Alleged cartel leader lived openly in Dubai for decade but is now wanted in Ireland to stand trial at Special Criminal Court]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGUI36PMOB5YOF4X5WQJPOODCA.jpg?auth=17b0895dfff9f81581f97e9a7236b5aaa49e0e3ba8a904cd1542cf592ebad23c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan pictured at the funeral of David Byrne, who was shot dead in the Regency Hotel attack, at St Nicolas of Myra Church in Dublin. Photograph: Collins Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CarVal makes €75m from flipping loans bought in Ulster Bank exit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/carval-makes-75m-from-flipping-loans-bought-in-ulster-bank-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/carval-makes-75m-from-flipping-loans-bought-in-ulster-bank-exit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minneapolis-based debt manager paid €268m in 2023 to buy a portfolio of loans valued at €690m by the bank]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJT45QM4GHB2HT6RAMRAW4E44U.jpg?auth=272c2a4af994f050b06a63a581a44c6f90040d87b71d9f64d10f8ff9f8d961dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster Bank sold a portfolio of performing and non-performing loans to AB CarVal Investors in 2023. Photograph: PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neither Martin nor Harris dared rebuke the US ambassador. Varadkar had no such qualms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/justine-mccarthy-neither-martin-nor-harris-dared-rebuke-the-us-ambassador-varadkar-had-no-such-qualms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/justine-mccarthy-neither-martin-nor-harris-dared-rebuke-the-us-ambassador-varadkar-had-no-such-qualms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Are we going to go on ducking behind clichés to safeguard the economy or, when needs be, are we going to speak and act against injustices?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIDTK4VVFNBPXIEZY7UU6JM6MA.jpg?auth=1083d2b8ac65aaaf83817c8f9a4ead80e0baca8072a06d0ffde6cca5f63564db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavyweights on high alert ahead of challenging FAI Cup ties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/heavyweights-on-high-alert-ahead-of-challenging-fai-cup-ties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/17/heavyweights-on-high-alert-ahead-of-challenging-fai-cup-ties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champions Shamrock Rovers host Cork City in second round, John Russell takes his new charges to Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIXWWD2PVICT7KE3LAYITO42LU.jpg?auth=ba588ddea921610bc9f9aaf09fca055cba12a0c8d53cf7a262b419f9d9c92a4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers have a pep in their step heading into the weekend's FAI Cup action having beaten Floriana in their Champions League qualifier on Tuesday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turbulence ahead as Aer Lingus shake-up plan shocks unions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/turbulence-ahead-as-aer-lingus-shake-up-plan-shocks-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline says it is responding to higher costs and tougher competition]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJMNO3EIUVAF3K2G3T2YRJCRJ4.jpg?auth=90d350e10e037d08c2f0f0368f39261e0df8370604a00e57447454f2bc3da587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus plans to cut 500 jobs faces union opposition. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Donald Trump get a bigger Irish welcome than Ronald Reagan?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/will-donald-trump-get-a-bigger-irish-welcome-than-ronald-reagan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/17/will-donald-trump-get-a-bigger-irish-welcome-than-ronald-reagan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It will be interesting to see if those disgusted at his monstrous rule will manage to make their voices heard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex abuser Michael Shine, Jamey Carney suspect and e-scooter brain injuries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sex-abuser-michael-shine-and-russian-technology-being-used-by-three-state-agencies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Doctors say e-scooters have become the biggest cause of traumatic brain injuries in children]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWNRCMDWAWUVYBYRPEOIHT6YQM.jpg?auth=1556105bc0e6d422045a8bf8b03f1abb4b1087f3fcfccaec83ee84b9d69ac419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Convicted sexual abuser 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[‘I sound like such an old git’: Newstalk’s Ciara Kelly laments the rise of automatic cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/17/ill-leave-it-to-you-and-your-conscience-whether-to-snitch-on-your-neighbours-to-uisce-eireann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/17/ill-leave-it-to-you-and-your-conscience-whether-to-snitch-on-your-neighbours-to-uisce-eireann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: Newstalk’s drivetime duo fine-tune their partnership while Andrea Gilligan touts Uisce Éireann’s hosepipe hotline]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMH3MVMNUZDTXGTAG76XNGRV6U.jpg?auth=9e1eaa5b72336a3bc03ee47d6662e5ed82d51cb8c1edee7cdd4781c711ec682d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newstalk: Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing: ‘RTÉ abandoned writers. It’s unconscionable’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/17/mike-hanrahan-of-stocktons-wing-rte-abandoned-writers-its-unconscionable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/17/mike-hanrahan-of-stocktons-wing-rte-abandoned-writers-its-unconscionable/</guid><description><![CDATA[The musician on songwriting, shape-shifting, career turnabouts and staying curious]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4AQXBTPGPND5BO5AVL7FG3BWUY.jpg?auth=d4387f3a7b5e3076b6b3335734795d36c666c2bce02ac3c8ebed1b18abc7cdab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Hanrahan of Stockton's Wing: 'My advice to anyone is: never box yourself in']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel Barnier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/brexit-regrets-for-irelands-favourite-frenchman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/brexit-regrets-for-irelands-favourite-frenchman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there is ‘nothing to celebrate’ 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EU]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXRT7UP5OXXKJE62Y26J64UXMQ.jpg?auth=d56312d5febd3c633dbee918f50b9f7fe3d80656b678b85f7d836f0a80b1904c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michel Barnier approach during the Brexit negotiations was rooted in careful preparation and strategy but also in the EU’s core value of solidarity between members. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupied Territories Bill is a welcome step, but no more than that]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/occupied-territories-bill-is-a-welcome-step-but-no-more-than-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/occupied-territories-bill-is-a-welcome-step-but-no-more-than-that/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland will continue to trade with illegal Israeli settlements]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Reduced Dublin Airport charges will lead to lower fares]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/reduced-dublin-airport-charges-will-lead-to-lower-fares/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/reduced-dublin-airport-charges-will-lead-to-lower-fares/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ryanair awaits aviation authority’s final decision that cuts to DAA’s fees are going ahead]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/17/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/17/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 17th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DV4AGOVV5ZEOHGCZEM5WBLJNKQ.jpg?auth=a7ba59faced40b02656be7aaaf22289b3203c809eaf44000de841e41fe89ad4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should e-scooters be banned?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/should-e-scooters-be-banned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/should-e-scooters-be-banned/</guid><description><![CDATA[The problem is not simply rider behaviour but the design of the vehicles themselves]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Duty to protect precious ecosystems falls on all of us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/duty-to-protect-precious-ecosystems-falls-on-all-of-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/duty-to-protect-precious-ecosystems-falls-on-all-of-us/</guid><description><![CDATA[Killarney National Park fire shows us how the work of generations can be lost in moments]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 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[Aughinish Alumina warned Michael McGrath about sanctioning exports to Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/aughinish-alumina-warned-michael-mcgrath-about-impact-of-sanctioning-exports-to-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/17/aughinish-alumina-warned-michael-mcgrath-about-impact-of-sanctioning-exports-to-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rusal-owned Limerick plant lobbied politicians in Brussels and Dublin about impact of EU sanctions, documents show]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5V7VQJOKGJFJVDWSAJK6NCEVK4.JPG?auth=4362238fe4a516bdce2bb21d67030fa05e4bac9161134e4a5cef4c1447868bec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina plant is owned by Russian metals giant Rusal, which Swedish tax authorities recently concluded remains under the control of sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadhg Furlong aiming to tip the balance of his 50-50 record against the All Blacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/tadhg-furlong-aiming-to-tip-the-balance-of-his-50-50-record-against-the-all-blacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/17/tadhg-furlong-aiming-to-tip-the-balance-of-his-50-50-record-against-the-all-blacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Memories of breakthrough victory against New Zealand a decade ago continue to inspire Leinster player]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXVLMUPCDRB5FLXI73CX3AFDOM.jpg?auth=b68f2ba27aaf3417fb74232ebaaeb54e730acd902bce0b9e5a1c98f341f0cfff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadhg Furlong (second from right) faces down the haka ahead of Ireland's 2022 Test match against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, New Zealand. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA World Games come to Waterford: ‘Is that the mad game?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/17/gaa-world-games-come-to-waterford-is-that-the-mad-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/17/gaa-world-games-come-to-waterford-is-that-the-mad-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Of the more than 2,000 Gaelic football, hurling and camogie players in 113 teams from all over the world taking part, most are not Irish]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4ZLOMFJAJG2ZGK7WJNIT2P5VM.JPG?auth=7404cf51864f99ff91f1491bc41b68941f1b3808b882a76c6796106c0cd540ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA World Games: Annie Driver, from Birmingham, with fellow Britain Camogie team members. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Russian password technology made its way into Irish State agencies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/how-russian-password-technology-made-its-way-into-irish-state-agencies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/how-russian-password-technology-made-its-way-into-irish-state-agencies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Password manager Passwork purports to be EU-based but has extensive links to a Russian company licensed by Russia’s security service]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2VKLQIZEVDXLFNFSZTV6227EE.gif?auth=55ab76dda42240457e119fd5c0b6d86d7f8c5d3d4270703d840615747643054f&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[These Irish State agencies use password software with deep links to a Russian tech firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/state-bodies-are-using-password-software-with-links-to-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/17/state-bodies-are-using-password-software-with-links-to-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Times investigation finds software involved in handling of sensitive information with at least three agencies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2VKLQIZEVDXLFNFSZTV6227EE.gif?auth=55ab76dda42240457e119fd5c0b6d86d7f8c5d3d4270703d840615747643054f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[.Gif for Passwords Passworks story]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you are called upon, you have to be ready’: Cian Lynch poised to play his part in final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/if-you-are-called-upon-you-have-to-be-ready-cian-lynch-poised-to-play-his-part-in-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/17/if-you-are-called-upon-you-have-to-be-ready-cian-lynch-poised-to-play-his-part-in-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain hails the band-of-brothers spirit driving Limerick in their All-Ireland bid]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GCIXVEYGFDP7N2AYHX5TCTOLE.jpg?auth=17e0a980b33feced7354939e1f0b86d5f2228f4dc0dee84bddfc566bcff75073&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Cian Lynch in action against Clare in the All-Ireland semi-final. Photograph: Grace Halton/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simone Gannon: Beauty can help women feel in control, and put us quietly back together]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/17/simone-gannon-in-my-42-years-this-is-what-i-have-learned-about-beauty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/17/simone-gannon-in-my-42-years-this-is-what-i-have-learned-about-beauty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As another birthday arrives, I find myself thinking less about trends and more about the routines that have shaped my life]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GJG4BM2BZD43F6LW3Z6ECWARE.JPG?auth=2444457b8ef47e60c6b164e91b955ff3607354b9e73c027caa865584e52b2fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simone Gannon: 'Looking back, I don’t think I fell in love with beauty products as much as the actual ritual of using them']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the US or Europe better off?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/17/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/17/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comparing the two economies is harder than it seems]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EUOUJAI4KONAN2E7RYHGTUBAJQ.jpg?auth=7d4a6b55dbb1a8c379895aad1e01f8bdb247cb4c6b78f88c756c2c7a20306f55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People shop for food in a  Brooklyn neighbourhood storre that accepts food stamps.  Life expectancy for US men was 76.5 in 2024, against an average of 80.5 in comparable high-income countries.   Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The developers ready to build thousands of new homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/irelands-next-housing-heavyweights-the-developers-ready-to-take-on-the-biggest-builders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/irelands-next-housing-heavyweights-the-developers-ready-to-take-on-the-biggest-builders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firms are cutting large land deals and securing finance that could propel them up the country’s home-building ranks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT4DXXHKJFCW5GQSPNK5LZE7OY.jpg?auth=0026e6ffb09fab6ee2440346d52c8201d522eb201e8f479bf141a5beb8d0a1b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Progress has been made on land zoning issues and the availability of construction workers, but more needs to be done on equity finance, developers say. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I longed to be part of a gang of local kids, though nature did furnish me with 10 siblings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/17/i-longed-to-be-part-of-a-gang-of-local-kids-though-nature-did-furnish-me-with-10-siblings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/17/i-longed-to-be-part-of-a-gang-of-local-kids-though-nature-did-furnish-me-with-10-siblings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Modern birthday parties have a way of ruining the memory’s illusion of our own childhood celebrations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: 'I do remember feeling deeply envious of families who lived around other people.' Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Navro chief Joe Redmond: ‘I don’t quite fit the profile of a fintech start-up CEO at this stage in my career’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/navro-chief-joe-redmond-i-dont-quite-fit-the-profile-of-a-fintech-startup-ceo-at-this-stage-in-my-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/navro-chief-joe-redmond-i-dont-quite-fit-the-profile-of-a-fintech-startup-ceo-at-this-stage-in-my-career/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Under a licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, Navro processes foreign exchange payments across Europe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICZ7DWGOOJFSTFA3XFQIVW4Y2I.JPG?auth=a0d33437ce7528e0db12d801789210d408526fcd703cb2fa0a5c9a33cca530af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Redmond, chief executive of Navro Europe: 'I suspect the grey hairs give the regulators and our tier-one banking relationships a bit of comfort.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions rugby team lands record profits and revenues from Australia tour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/lions-rugby-team-lands-record-profits-and-revenues-from-australia-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/17/lions-rugby-team-lands-record-profits-and-revenues-from-australia-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-based company behind the British & Irish Lions rugby team records revenues of £50m]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTB2Y3KN5JGK6YFMCVJMCGDVO4.jpg?auth=063ca372f7a0c51855a34ba261cc9641d012e27d74579b59da55e9ab0e66c6ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Hugo Keenan who scored the last minute, match winning try for the British & Irish Lions in the second test of the series against Australia last year. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €575,000 buy in France, Italy, Greece, Spain and Co Clare?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/17/what-will-575000-buy-in-france-italy-greece-spain-and-co-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/17/what-will-575000-buy-in-france-italy-greece-spain-and-co-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: An A-rated home on the Shannon, a colourful Italian villa and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NL6ZS5V45BFIRIPVSJ6OJ5GIJA.jpg?auth=1661f98e7f99f0c8c58edb2182727a19ee93d04f80b719388db2e1541b51182e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy: Liguria]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian villa with minimalist edge in Phibsborough for €795,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/17/victorian-villa-with-minimalist-edge-in-phibsborough-for-795000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/17/victorian-villa-with-minimalist-edge-in-phibsborough-for-795000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arranmore Avenue three-bed with airy open-plan kitchen/dining/livingroom]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDYCTL3RHJHVTBIENMYQ25ALQY.JPG?auth=0858e4b863750beced4ab30034040b0235adc8a033de094eab8371efe2877e8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[7 Arranmore Avenue, Phibsborough, Dublin 7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Spanish wines to try from the O’Briens sale ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/17/two-spanish-wines-to-try-from-the-obriens-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/17/two-spanish-wines-to-try-from-the-obriens-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: The red here is lighter in alcohol than many others produced in the Jumilla region]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YYBCCVB6ZA6BJ6LRVOXEXQK64.jpg?auth=748e454b706b9b6c554fad6437f438f3332f2c867b8fed53a44d8be418643d05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These wines are from the Jumilla region, east of Alicante.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe can escape fossil fuel shocks by accelerating its energy transition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/europe-can-escape-fossil-fuel-shocks-by-accelerating-its-energy-transition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/europe-can-escape-fossil-fuel-shocks-by-accelerating-its-energy-transition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s future prosperity is inextricably linked to the strength and resilience of its energy system]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNBUBQPSP5FQBH2ACUIL7H462A.jpg?auth=74039a9239d0d2273ffa8d09d6ed760fa36da265247aa5636ee9eb83dfd36f1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scale of the renewables opportunity across Europe is obvious, says Barry O’Regan, chief financial officer at SSE, and Ireland’s untapped offshore wind resource is a prime example. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CharlieChesvick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s European moment: Council of EU presidency offers influence at key juncture]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/irelands-european-moment-council-of-eu-presidency-offers-influence-at-key-juncture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/irelands-european-moment-council-of-eu-presidency-offers-influence-at-key-juncture/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expectations of Ireland are high. This is our eighth presidency, and  membership since 1973 makes us one of the more experienced members of the bloc]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2KW3WKWBNHAHNOLIKW7343KWM.jpg?auth=ee4d2224e974bdde656888c8fc6a5df44ebe134b44505c7d4b514d32334d3e8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin will be at the centre of decision-making during Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union. Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WOJTEK RADWANSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food & Drink Quiz: Which Mediterranean island is halloumi cheese associated with?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/17/food-drink-quiz-which-mediterranean-island-is-halloumi-cheese-associated-with/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/17/food-drink-quiz-which-mediterranean-island-is-halloumi-cheese-associated-with/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Bowe, Greg Bowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which vegetable is the principal ingredient in ajvar?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLSP46KDENFRBGSQ7PMO5TVUVA.jpg?auth=4fba4b45b9090a17b72d4991aa47b520a95fb2ecdd1aa0b74dbd655e0807fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Howard Oates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunities for Irish exporters as European trade shifts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/opportunities-for-irish-exporters-as-european-trade-shifts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/opportunities-for-irish-exporters-as-european-trade-shifts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[International trade deals essential to Ireland’s long-term export resilience]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TFGUKF4YBAH3IEOQAJ6R5ZG2I.jpg?auth=57458da1a5807df19983252f621191e8076a29b3826669151ec1a90ec443a564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s position as a small, open economy has always made it acutely sensitive to shifts in the global trading environment. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SHansche</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Underdogs Ireland gear up for All Blacks test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/underdog-ireland-gear-up-for-all-blacks-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/underdog-ireland-gear-up-for-all-blacks-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZG3SGZ3NBGMRLVAFTJEEYFSUU.jpg?auth=d4568613e0e73aef97aeee5fafa28b2736e9fffdc3f90f02430e3d68c8d060a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Dan Sheehan is tackled by Fabian Holland of New Zealand during their 2025 clash at Soldier Field. Photograph: Gary Carr/©INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gary Carr ©INPHO/Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions crowned: Celebrating excellence at the Gold Medal Catering Awards 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/17/champions-crowned-celebrating-excellence-at-the-gold-medal-catering-awards-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/17/champions-crowned-celebrating-excellence-at-the-gold-medal-catering-awards-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[The second annual awards programme recognised outstanding achievements across contract, healthcare, event and education catering   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COEVD5UTGVDFPPVZHC7MBWCDX4.jpg?auth=67dbb2576469e9e94ca07b3a82ebde0b51467b0d9312a20014168d859c7ab459&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gold Medal Catering Awards winners gather on stage at the end of the night to celebrate their achievements. Photograph: Paul Sherwood]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sherwood Photographer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As tax compliance spirals, PwC offers simplicity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/17/as-tax-compliance-spirals-pwc-offers-simplicity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/17/as-tax-compliance-spirals-pwc-offers-simplicity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rather than engaging with multiple service providers across jurisdictions, PwC offers Irish businesses access to one standardised approach
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6QSHUWSHFD43CRMA6DFTL7CPY.jpg?auth=b184e8c7ef997ad348655cf010976e3e97c95d335f01f4d06c6b0c1c07f02c5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colm Browne, partner and connected tax compliance leader and Kim Clarke, tax partner at PwC Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland in the European Green Deal: Offshore wind progressing amid streamlining initiatives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/ireland-in-the-european-green-deal-offshore-wind-progressing-amid-streamlining-initiatives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/ireland-in-the-european-green-deal-offshore-wind-progressing-amid-streamlining-initiatives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The vast scale of Ireland’s unrealised offshore resource could make Ireland a European leader in renewable energy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LGMLZDMRBBR5LF3KTHUNKPT5Q.jpg?auth=0f46534d0f825309cf971673f9a9fe9bc568d7f9a57209183ded13d2a5b1993a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Across Europe, lengthy and complex planning and permitting processes continue to delay critical infrastructure delivery. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fokkebok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As regulatory complexity dissuades investment, Europe demands simplicity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/as-regulatory-complexity-dissuades-investment-europe-demands-simplicity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/as-regulatory-complexity-dissuades-investment-europe-demands-simplicity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The goal is clear: to enhance economic competitiveness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R6ROQAU3DRGCBDKDU5KWK27BG4.jpg?auth=6a2908ce30f461ee312c8afa143389e6d58089c4f51357f8b0fbecd8fb644dd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iantfoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the world contests workers’ rights, Europe holds firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/as-the-world-contests-workers-rights-europe-holds-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/as-the-world-contests-workers-rights-europe-holds-firm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Historically, the most prominent and regulated risks to workers have been visible, but recent heatwaves show risk comes in all forms]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQU3QO7QXJB7XKR4YH7W5ZCORE.jpg?auth=69cb434f8226adfcbd50d878d2779d1dcbe47770b3891377dd0a44e9f4d574fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Europe already leads the way in many aspects of worker protection. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Balakov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten Irish seaside towns with great restaurants to choose from]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/07/17/ten-irish-seaside-towns-with-great-restaurants-to-choose-from/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/2026/07/17/ten-irish-seaside-towns-with-great-restaurants-to-choose-from/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Enjoy the beach and eat well too - could it get any better in this beautiful summer weather?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5SRV4QEVBH7RH2U4DT5AWZJ6A.jpg?auth=9f9cd1b995da2b882b6a210c1fbf1a934c1a2f1924d69ec24e34b33aa81c5a24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Baltimore in Co Cork. While you're busy working up an appetite during a tough day on a sunny beach, it helps to know you can eat well nearby. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">frankix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMEs ‘bogged down by recent tsunami of regulations’, says Small Firms Association]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/smes-bogged-down-by-recent-tsunami-of-regulations-says-small-firms-association/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/smes-bogged-down-by-recent-tsunami-of-regulations-says-small-firms-association/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The State wants smaller businesses to innovate and export, but all the while they lose time and money to complex regulatory requirements]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHERSBFG7VAB7OMME2SBUXHJ7U.jpg?auth=1aa7c94dc8f8aaa9b136774bbe5c2041479ddb9730a2a333414b25dc32d86df6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Small business owners continue to face severe administrative and financial strains due various major regulatory developments,' says Jonathan McDade, spokesman, Small Firms Association. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wasan Tita</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After years of legislative bloat, EU competitiveness is back centre stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/after-years-of-legislative-bloat-eu-competitiveness-is-back-centre-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/07/17/after-years-of-legislative-bloat-eu-competitiveness-is-back-centre-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The EU Commission’s Competitiveness Compass was launched last year to build strategic independence and boost economic security]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SANRDFAKHRB5XGNSYVUO4KBAAE.jpg?auth=b17c71ffdbda6c4bbb41613b345d2b124d04d93b1248883afff72627b320d4c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi at the launch of The Future of European Competitiveness report. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thierry Monasse</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: How many actors have won Oscars for roles in Christopher Nolan films?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/the-movie-quiz-how-many-actors-have-won-oscars-for-roles-in-christopher-nolan-films/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/17/the-movie-quiz-how-many-actors-have-won-oscars-for-roles-in-christopher-nolan-films/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which Odyssey character is played by a veteran of the Dark Knight trilogy?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJWT7L7MDZFUVMZIBYLE5QHPCA.jpg?auth=b2af7e0d03a62acb7695430c7407c26a789811dc859c57cd4167eedcc36e6252&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Nolan on the set of his film The Odyssey. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pic</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>