<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-07-20/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:51:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Pensions hit from divorce ‘often overlooked’ by couples ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/financial-impact-on-pension-pots-often-overlooked-by-couples-considering-divorce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/financial-impact-on-pension-pots-often-overlooked-by-couples-considering-divorce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surge in divorce cases since 2019 leads to an increase in court orders to split and share pension pots, advisors say]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76D2TOBVAJCUPAQQMGUVS4M4NA.jpg?auth=2ac4b65faa8c3114bfa8d70d8969f6d5359953424f363765cb6da3433beda83a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In divorce proceedings the family courts often make so-called pension adjustment orders, forcing the division and sharing of the pension pot among former spouses or any dependent children. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AndreyPopov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB investors urged by advisory firm to reject €1.62bn sale  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/ptsb-investors-urged-by-advisory-firm-to-reject-162bn-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/ptsb-investors-urged-by-advisory-firm-to-reject-162bn-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glass Lewis has come out against PTSB sale to Austria’s Bawag]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUNZYR4YGNHJNPUJGXPOIK5J3M.jpg?auth=892eb107800a4da5015fc7a3d85c5da18d28db7170a873fea3951fad61c29fa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Crowley, chief executive of PTSB. 
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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham wastes no time in purging his government of Starmer allies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/andy-burnham-wastes-no-time-in-purging-his-government-of-starmer-allies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/andy-burnham-wastes-no-time-in-purging-his-government-of-starmer-allies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New UK prime minister surprises Westminster with choice of chancellor of the exchequer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:19:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVP35NKJXLCCEWWGLSVJV5PEPY.jpg?auth=6ee2c5a640acc16c629c4497133fb8001501d9fd7f7bef9a1cce82f945b85ce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New UK prime minister Andy Burnham outside 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in north Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/three-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-in-north-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/three-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-attempted-murder-in-north-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The men, in their 30s and 40s, were taken into custody following reports of an assault in the Duncairn Parade area]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:45:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFMIWN4EROAEDNNP4EWNA4W4HE.jpg?auth=6d8d03428e7a36c8000e12d8c29cfedc7dc50fbec652fdd5098d41cdfe3f525f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A PSNI spokesperson said 'police received a report that a man had been assaulted inside a residential property' on Monday evening. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-out war edges closer with 10th consecutive night of US strikes on Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/20/us-carry-out-10th-consecutive-night-of-strikes-on-iran-bringing-all-out-war-closer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/20/us-carry-out-10th-consecutive-night-of-strikes-on-iran-bringing-all-out-war-closer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Gambrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Renewed bombings followed the death of another American service member]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 21:29:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VN6TEYRJYQ3SF4I5GJFWCPLCEI.jpg?auth=e92d79b1d8c83e68a700fa5af10fadbffc473b2c6ec23f3c9bb1d9e3b71df6b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Islamic Revolution Square, Tehran. Photograph: Vahid Salemi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Not an investigation’: So why are Munster Rugby carrying out a root-and-branch review?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/not-an-investigation-so-why-is-munster-rugby-carrying-out-a-root-and-branch-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/not-an-investigation-so-why-is-munster-rugby-carrying-out-a-root-and-branch-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club drafts in independent consultancy specialising in corporate governance]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:37:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCE5SGZF6ZFQNNWFSGOCSKJI4E.jpg?auth=13795ed7a4e7f6dcd50cc97f1867cbcfd011d00a106f075990d23c99123276b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Review will seek views of players, non-playing staff and others with direct interest in how Munster Rugby is governed and run. Photograph: Darren Stewart/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Steve Haag Sports/Darren Stewart</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbie Williams to play in Ireland during summer 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/robbie-williams-to-play-in-ireland-during-summer-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/robbie-williams-to-play-in-ireland-during-summer-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tickets for Thomond Park show priced from €91.25 to €252 and on sale this week ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:35:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QE3RCMQY3ZFE7AWKP7P3K4ORMU.JPG?auth=c122a7a542dcda7c358a267f85576f0764662e6aa7ba27399c41d0b8a8d76097&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Williams in concert at Croke Park last year. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Best team in the world’: Limerick hurlers welcomed home to a sea of green and white]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/the-best-team-in-the-world-limerick-hurlers-welcomed-home-to-a-sea-of-green-and-white/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/the-best-team-in-the-world-limerick-hurlers-welcomed-home-to-a-sea-of-green-and-white/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adam Manai (8) said his prayers had been answered when he ‘prayed to God’ for a Limerick goal in the All-Ireland final]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27E24G6BXIUBUFBN4TQHQDLTOI.jpg?auth=21927381bb0a1562c558846149e05e18ecb71e9cd6b5adce6bce496255074cf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick hurlers Cian Lynch and William O’Donoghue with the Liam MacCarthy Cup and the Mick Mackey Cup in Limerick on Monday. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain are champions of the world: Malachy Clerkin and Kevin Kilbane on the World Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/spain-are-champions-of-the-world-malachy-clerkin-and-kevin-kilbane-on-the-world-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/america-2026/spain-are-champions-of-the-world-malachy-clerkin-and-kevin-kilbane-on-the-world-cup-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[America 2026 with Kevin Kilbane and Paul Howard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:01:36 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham springs surprise by naming John Healey as new chancellor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/andy-burnham-downing-street-live-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/andy-burnham-downing-street-live-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Greater Manchester mayor becomes UK’s sixth new prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer departs
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JPZA634OK4HUIYYARECRY4VYA.jpg?auth=b9a4f9c3db9ed218ac0a98ff1ba9c3f95b9a0c9ea1351ff21d0317377a64b2b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British king Charles welcomes incoming prime minister Andy Burnham at Buckingham Palace. Photograph: Aaron Chown/Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[3D-printed battery developed by Belfast researchers could help tackle climate crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/3d-printed-battery-developed-by-belfast-researchers-could-help-tackle-climate-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/3d-printed-battery-developed-by-belfast-researchers-could-help-tackle-climate-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Researchers at Queen’s University have developed a ‘potential game changer’ battery that uses iron rather than lithium]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:34:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACOWCRCAORAGVL6SS52SXB657E.jpeg?auth=5dd15b378fae8c51e749390eb8f47a7cb72d3ad54b4a04be2d8a1c95589cd111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Queen's University Belfast researchers Josh Bailey and Hugh O'Connor]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State should target EU support to cover cost of keeping drug-smuggling ship, says Cork TD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/state-should-target-eu-support-to-cover-cost-of-keeping-drug-smuggling-ship-says-cork-td/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/state-should-target-eu-support-to-cover-cost-of-keeping-drug-smuggling-ship-says-cork-td/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MV Matthew sold for $1 after almost €17m spent on maintenance since law enforcement agencies seized vessel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:31:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSJY4JLXHXED4CV2NVVFHCJLE4.jpg?auth=e6b63679191708107c58ea0f53ffb44ecf48a017b4326e92c9cbbbcdddd92d59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue said its approach had been to fund what was necessary to safely maintain the MV Matthew, which was apprehended carrying €157m worth of drugs. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grainne Dillon killer challenges refusal to be transferred to Portugal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/grainne-dillon-killer-challenges-refusal-to-be-transferred-to-portugal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/grainne-dillon-killer-challenges-refusal-to-be-transferred-to-portugal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paulo Nascimento murdered 24-year-old colleague at Jury’s Inn, Limerick, in 2002]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:30:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAC6GBQDOBBZRDUD2Y4FZMA33I.jpg?auth=a06d7367773b5d4b10341349cefefc630d7fcc5790317553c25599f999621f47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grainne Dillon was working as a trainee manager at Jury's Hotel in Limerick when she was shot dead by Paulo Nascimento in 2002. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Luke Jacobson not receiving a red card for reckless tackle was a shocker of a call]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/owen-doyle-luke-jacobson-not-receiving-a-red-card-for-reckless-tackle-was-a-shocker-of-a-call/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/owen-doyle-luke-jacobson-not-receiving-a-red-card-for-reckless-tackle-was-a-shocker-of-a-call/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If clearout on Josh van der Flier only merited a yellow, then what would a player have to do to get sent off?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:27:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5LUORGRFRAUBKBCPFWTUE74CE.jpg?auth=ec2ac7214fc1b73e8a103ee6f0007b80379f06a361bc951734408d32837f8535&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referee Nic Berry, above, shows a yellow card after New Zealand's Luke Jacobson fouled Ireland's Josh van der Flier. Photograph: Kai Schwoerer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nations Championship</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents face €400 monthly cost-hike due to creches’ withdrawal from Core Funding scheme ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/20/parents-face-400-monthly-cost-hike-due-to-creches-withdrawal-from-core-funding-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/20/parents-face-400-monthly-cost-hike-due-to-creches-withdrawal-from-core-funding-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fonthill Lodge group said requirement to freeze fees threatens the survival of two childcare facilities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:15:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBKK55JXPBHHFKDILUESWQSW2Q.jpg?auth=f11c951a77d99c7d4bc64e4b45d5615df873434078d9e3df3bb038da7f5ebea6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Childcare provider groups have warned of increased withdrawals from the State's Core Funding scheme due to what they argue is insufficient funding. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nadezhda1906</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennis players must undergo genetic sex testing to secure WTA Tour eligibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/20/tennis-players-must-undergo-genetic-sex-testing-to-secure-wta-tour-eligibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/20/tennis-players-must-undergo-genetic-sex-testing-to-secure-wta-tour-eligibility/</guid><description><![CDATA[New policy comes into effect on Tuesday and aims ‘to promote equal athletic opportunities’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:06:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K6DLII6SYRCYNLCX2QMMJMCF6I.jpg?auth=f7f90eac06926ebea4e7b52491d58d511a6dd24b6de7bf4931a6745e9556f201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WTA's new eligibility policy involves a one-time test for the presence of the SRY gene, which is associated with male sex development. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Zayas Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on energy policy: supports must be targeted ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/20/the-irish-times-view-on-energy-policy-supports-must-be-targeted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/20/the-irish-times-view-on-energy-policy-supports-must-be-targeted/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government must not go back to energy credits for all ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCZNXRHOVCABFTJUMEDDGWHFSI.jpg?auth=ab8c21f90bf58c89f9ea43df759dc770948e0b0bc6aa7da5b0a5e494ad3f16c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background. Photograph: Razieh Poudat/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Razieh Poudat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book of condolence opens for Brenda Fricker at Dublin’s Mansion House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/book-of-condolence-opens-for-brenda-fricker-at-dublins-mansion-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/book-of-condolence-opens-for-brenda-fricker-at-dublins-mansion-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People leave messages of sympathy, support, and shared memories of late Oscar-winning actor ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPL6FEYPABYXZBHOLWKMZDYVFY.JPG?auth=89658bf16d6517ea2c18a65e55105281485e446896b7c16712f4806d570bb439&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The book of condolence for Brenda Fricker at the Mansion House, Dublin, is available from 10am to 4pm on Monday and Tuesday. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If Tusla were a parent it would be prosecuted for neglect, judge says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/judge-criticises-tusla-for-exposing-most-vulnerable-children-to-extreme-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/judge-criticises-tusla-for-exposing-most-vulnerable-children-to-extreme-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just 14 of 26 beds operating due to challenges facing agency in recruiting and retaining specialist staff]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:32:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXB4TUONJ5HORKKFFZDBXIU2VM.jpg?auth=54ebeb880757304d3116ab28ca92a865ad9a75bb6a36483ca75fe74d4ed5f23b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two boys whom the court had ordered to be detained could not get beds and were on Monday’s 'no beds' list. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the digital wallet: a solution seeking a problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-digital-wallet-a-solution-seeking-a-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/20/the-irish-times-view-on-the-digital-wallet-a-solution-seeking-a-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[The likely uses for the wallet remain unclear ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BZX5LFWJ5FKBDZBGPXLFX3YD4.jpg?auth=3e2c17df83612f0246b3fc776c9464c37f4b5e302930ec7c52b293ea23b9ca2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government is starting a test on its digital wallet this week. 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File photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/man-charged-with-murder-of-former-mp-ann-widdecombe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/man-charged-with-murder-of-former-mp-ann-widdecombe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Davis, Erik Olsson, Sam Hall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joshua Kerry (28), from Rotherham, was first arrested on July 11th, two days after victim was found dead]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:09:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTLQTTHEXI3P6PTEP4INIXFNEI.jpg?auth=5a815a4e99f5b12e21bd24e2b9158857d6aaef35c2c2a5e98403a2a155379056&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe was found dead at her home in Devon on July 9th. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nipples on My Knee: The world’s oddest book titles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/20/nipples-on-my-knee-the-worlds-oddest-book-titles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/20/nipples-on-my-knee-the-worlds-oddest-book-titles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s an audience for everything, no matter how niche its topic ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3IZPW7IVJHFLI4RJLK2OQKYTE.jpg?auth=553ad7621a2820d0ab6cfeb9363aa1eaef64fe90e4ad4629549b6a7728ed5c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have you ever had an idea for a book but thought it might be too niche? Fear not, there are hundreds of oddly titled books published. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Connecticut Public Broadcasting</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke to race 200m in Santry in last chance to qualify for European Championships ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/20/rhasidat-adeleke-to-race-200m-in-santry-in-last-chance-to-qualify-for-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/20/rhasidat-adeleke-to-race-200m-in-santry-in-last-chance-to-qualify-for-european-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish sprinter decides against trying to qualify in the 400m for next month’s event in Birmingham ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:43:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7ENXSNUWNB6FG2UI4TGLONBHM.jpg?auth=a19ab02742779a546621f8bf037d51008c8a8f0d4a2707284ecb6fa6b8b17c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke will seek to qualify for the European Championships 200m at this weekend's Irish Track and Field Championships in Santry. Photograph: Kirby Lee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirby Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitality entrepreneur denies alleged €270,000 debt over hotel lease agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/hospitality-entrepreneur-denies-alleged-270000-debt-over-meath-hotel-premises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/hospitality-entrepreneur-denies-alleged-270000-debt-over-meath-hotel-premises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Counterclaim to bankruptcy petition will say he is owed money from sale of premises, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:37:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZWHGADIQJMOLJPLAHUZXBLXSY.jpg?auth=da1a5f04d1d734e316c43bd85d83418b6447c46efb33c8e73538734700738457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businessman Sean McGowan says he is owed €160,000 in rent by Alan Clancy, plus about €119,000 in interest. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares fall amid heightened Middle East tension and Ryanair profit slump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/european-shares-fall-amid-heightened-middle-east-tension-and-ryanair-profit-slump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/european-shares-fall-amid-heightened-middle-east-tension-and-ryanair-profit-slump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil prices wobble as shipping traffic in Strait of Hormuz comes almost to a halt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:28:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SOZFB4GIXT53S33LZ5NW3TAXE.jpg?auth=c71dfc485d7fca8f1c05218209c61735d818de030a45addcc4f8484992474797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair prompted a sell-off across European airlines after reporting weak results.  Photograph: Paul White/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul White</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penneys introduces price reductions as shoppers spend ‘more carefully’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/penneys-introduces-price-reductions-as-shoppers-spend-more-carefully/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/penneys-introduces-price-reductions-as-shoppers-spend-more-carefully/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[stephen conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief executive Eoin Tonge says ‘affordable prices are our DNA’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:13:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QO54PQY6IZECLKTUIL4VGXOY4Y.jpg?auth=1751549e95a96c2c5650169692567feefdee352b87a721d71bc5c99aa191c0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fashion retailer Penneys has introduced permanent price reductions on hundreds of products across its clothing lines after research it commissioned found nearly half of Irish shoppers spend 'more carefully than they did two years ago']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavan company claims in High Court former owners stripped assets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/cavan-company-claims-in-high-court-former-owners-stripped-assets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/cavan-company-claims-in-high-court-former-owners-stripped-assets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Recycling company alleges action took place before it was prepared for a ‘contrived insolvency issue’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:20:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BCZA75734ZIKREYA4FGYL7V52Q.jpg?auth=bed2638eb8b2de50af02f962d9e8eee10b07b74e71d3069f08e79a7e46d74311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Four Courts. A Co Cavan-based manufacturing and recycling company claims in Commercial Court proceedings that the previous owners implemented a strategy to strip the firm of assets. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair’s profits take €292m hit amid fallout from Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/ryanairs-profits-take-a-hit-but-michael-oleary-remains-upbeat-on-its-prospects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/ryanairs-profits-take-a-hit-but-michael-oleary-remains-upbeat-on-its-prospects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CEO Michael O’Leary remains upbeat about prospects, pointing to airline’s strength over rivals]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:10:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBJACBWKI5AFZCE7G3SWRQPB64.jpg?auth=cbe62d604f556899fc8696e303daac3fe902ef5b59acfb5b46ced23e44eebda2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High fuel prices left Ryanair with a €528m profit for the quarter, against the €820m earned during the same three months in 2025. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy says PGA Tour is not his main priority as he plans more time away from US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/rory-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-is-not-his-main-priority-as-he-plans-more-time-away-from-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/rory-mcilroy-says-pga-tour-is-not-his-main-priority-as-he-plans-more-time-away-from-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Northern Irishman may not appear again until Tour Championship at the end of August]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYDRIXH2YRGHXPPZJQ5TIDYHF4.jpg?auth=9921e81c5e0af9328f72f711f9263053fe3a43ad0b8d33f21ecef5478486be4c&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 watches his iron shot from the 12th tee on day three of the Open at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Stansall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacist dismissed within weeks of disclosing pregnancy secures €50,000 compensation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/pharmacist-dismissed-within-weeks-of-disclosing-pregnancy-wins-50000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/pharmacist-dismissed-within-weeks-of-disclosing-pregnancy-wins-50000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award made to plaintiff who lost €100,000-a-year job as supervising pharmacist last year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:42:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BS7XCDFEK5CPDGRHFNVVITDDPI.jpg?auth=78e012c341d51af8941a0120c8ef1faaea30854437df350bf75687ede1deb800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The complainant gave evidence that she thought she was 'working in a supportive environment' when she made the disclosure. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eloi_Omella</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amid a wall of blue tote bags, China’s vaulting AI ambitions come into view]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/amid-a-wall-of-blue-tote-bags-chinas-vaulting-ai-ambitions-come-into-view/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/20/amid-a-wall-of-blue-tote-bags-chinas-vaulting-ai-ambitions-come-into-view/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kimi K3 has sharpened a contest with the US over technological leadership and rules governing artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:08:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FCZSJ3VSOVU4NGYBT56Q5UESI.jpg?auth=125508b7c4a3d2df751dd94ab2c9c52a68c164dbeaa2a1766098f1d883eabd3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photograph: Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Retamal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found guilty of murdering 61-year-old who had offered him and partner shelter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-61-year-old-who-had-offered-him-and-partner-shelter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-61-year-old-who-had-offered-him-and-partner-shelter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Hourigan (33) told trial his partner had carried out Cork killing that left victim in pool of blood]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:07:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VJOJTHSCREZHKESZI5PNKYTLA.JPG?auth=b06afa821b9aa8deebb90410d7dca28f87ab397ef1083d0c8ac287fae20833bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Hourigan will be sentenced on July 30th after being found guilty of murdering Michael Foley in Macroom, Co Cork. Photograph: Cork Courts Limited]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as overall leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/20/hamas-names-khalil-al-hayya-as-overall-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/20/hamas-names-khalil-al-hayya-as-overall-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nidal al-Mughrabi, Eman Abouhassira]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in October 2024]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:05:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IC4CODQRRX4SWKIXP6S6WUZJ4U.jpg?auth=7a89b3c32154b1a854324b4fad070318dbdb8766a14100d027625d5baf9b4ae5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Khalil Al-Hayya  has become an increasingly central figure in the Hamas leadership. 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Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brenda Fitzsimons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Keegan, Liverpool great and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/kevin-keegan-liverpool-legend-and-former-newcastle-manager-dies-aged-75/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/kevin-keegan-liverpool-legend-and-former-newcastle-manager-dies-aged-75/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former England manager revealed in June 2026 he had stage four cancer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:46:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTXXZRW6FNBR3HE4HLMT6GVYBU.jpg?auth=96a061accb366fd19f695a9e7f93ee224f319c32f548254d19c2c25cde2d2d95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was twice European football, has died aged 75. 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Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA
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Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERY HACHE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick recover their identity to be the best version of themselves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/limerick-recover-their-identity-to-be-the-best-version-of-themselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/limerick-recover-their-identity-to-be-the-best-version-of-themselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After their sixth title in nine years, the champions show no signs of stopping]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:46:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IKVEDVFGNGMZGCJFEZ76SE2F4.jpg?auth=8cb91791123cf25b326d0751f9189bc9d46ddbdb3ae9a13780045bb58f35fcb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's sports psychologist Caroline Currid celebrates with Cian Lynch, his girlfriend Dayna and his son after the match. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran HIV charity manager claiming whistleblower penalisation faces disciplinary action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/veteran-hiv-charity-manager-claiming-whistleblower-penalisation-faces-disciplinary-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/veteran-hiv-charity-manager-claiming-whistleblower-penalisation-faces-disciplinary-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC hears of alleged bullying and transphobia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:44:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBGWHVHK4WX5CJE6G63E3HVAVE.jpg?auth=01b84a299f4aed389fcfee5e232522f9302bc4f6c091a4fbcd3bdbd51c6d4055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A veteran manager at a HIV charity who claims she is being targeted for voicing concerns about the use of public money is facing disciplinary action after being accused of bullying and transphobia towards a colleague, a tribunal has heard.  Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who raped younger sister more than 40 years ago jailed for six years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-who-raped-younger-sister-more-than-40-years-ago-jailed-for-six-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-who-raped-younger-sister-more-than-40-years-ago-jailed-for-six-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isobel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman described the incident as ‘torture’ and said the pain was ‘excruciating’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:36:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBHVLG53UNGYZFGKTRRJQLZASM.jpg?auth=7e184989ee6a3b15e29f9c8e1ef6d1ab8b3fcd09fc4079348fc01ad554239098&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 59-year-old Galway man stood trial in the Central Criminal Court. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission fines AliExpress €550m for failing to prevent sale of illegal goods]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/european-commission-fines-aliexpress-550m-for-failing-to-prevent-sale-of-illegal-goods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/european-commission-fines-aliexpress-550m-for-failing-to-prevent-sale-of-illegal-goods/</guid><description><![CDATA[Record penalty under EU’s Digital Services Act comes amid broader crackdown on Chinese ecommerce platforms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:34:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWSTSFTUWN33WJDWQKVLEET4WE.jpg?auth=e4270955cf2cce27d9b23717c41d36cf742a47760183bd8b20562403a679a10a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AliExpress says it disagrees with the European Commission's decision and described the €550m fine as 'disproportionate'. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/ Getty Images     ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bryson DeChambeau accused of threatening to call Donald Trump in row over Open penalty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/bryson-dechambeau-accused-of-threatening-to-call-donald-trump-in-row-over-open-penalty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/bryson-dechambeau-accused-of-threatening-to-call-donald-trump-in-row-over-open-penalty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Golfer alleged to have used US president’s name during row over two-stroke penalty given during his second round]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:33:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6TEBZRATBGELPORZNGCH3R6GQ.jpg?auth=2050fa05f66085bff101a9fd185ddb9e77ca0c6bccfe6d845f4cf7a393b9b363&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bryson DeChambeau and his agent Brett Falkoff depart scoring after DeChambeau was given a two-stroke penalty on day two of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Photograph: Michael Reaves/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Reaves</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zurich’s radical response to Europe’s drug crisis tested by surge in use of crack cocaine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/20/zurichs-radical-response-to-europes-drug-crisis-tested-by-surge-in-use-of-crack-cocaine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/20/zurichs-radical-response-to-europes-drug-crisis-tested-by-surge-in-use-of-crack-cocaine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three decades after the chaos of the Swiss city’s ‘Needle Park’, supervised drug use and state-backed heroin treatment have cut harm, but crack has posed new challenges]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:11:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQHCLJOK7BCVNK3DVJ3GDXCABA.jpg?auth=1d6a0ad8351dfb223b213e1d860ac83e62b00e89b0cb28395624b4b1d55e9c0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zurich native Pablo in a city-run consumption room. Photograph: Derek Scally]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every e-scooter in country will need to be registered and licensed from September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/e-scooters-to-be-banned-for-under-18s-under-proposals-agreed-by-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/e-scooters-to-be-banned-for-under-18s-under-proposals-agreed-by-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[E-scooters to be banned for under-18s under proposals agreed by Government]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:52:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KOT4KEIX3FG77LPTI4DABRDIII.JPG?auth=5d3ab2adf90122ad7594fd020642471590aadbb00ff74b7618c4752fc9b489b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[E-scooters are currently legal for over-16s at a maximum speed of 20km/h. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After decade of chaos, UK’s ruling Labour Party gambles on Andy Burnham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/after-decade-of-chaos-uks-ruling-labour-party-gambles-on-andy-burnham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/after-decade-of-chaos-uks-ruling-labour-party-gambles-on-andy-burnham/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Manchester mayor is the seventh prime minister since UK’s Brexit vote]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:17:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAP3OWURJ7WEFADKMQKFITL7YE.jpg?auth=003ec7aca233b469d588e90bc68d783a8c1fda83337593fd55cd4c026f7bbaa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British leaders have struggled to articulate a clear direction while failing to energise a low-growth economy that is hamstrung by high debts and a growing welfare bill at a time of rising threats around the globe. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Jenkinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not particularly fond of him’: How Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau’s relationship soured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/how-rory-mcilroy-went-from-defending-bryson-dechambeau-to-calling-out-his-performative-antics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/20/how-rory-mcilroy-went-from-defending-bryson-dechambeau-to-calling-out-his-performative-antics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McIlroy was forthright in his view of Dechambeau’s two-stroke penalty during the second round of the Open at Royal Birkdale]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:59:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKMHB4PBJJCBNAZFELLZJC24RM.jpg?auth=734080fbbcd967fcb9a9afe37411f664865903a86627f9a7cf17392eb009f151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy shakes hands with Bryson DeChambeau on the 18th hole after the final round of the Masters in 2025. 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Photograph: Jason Redmond/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Redmond</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish politicians to attend trial of Dubliner charged with damage of Israeli arms factory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/irish-politicians-to-attend-trial-of-dubliner-charged-with-damage-of-israeli-arms-factory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/irish-politicians-to-attend-trial-of-dubliner-charged-with-damage-of-israeli-arms-factory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally and four others charged with trespassing and an estimated €1m in criminal damage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:38:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D35D4PI5YNB4HIL27CDTMERCSU.jpg?auth=b4c1e1d7c25bbbdda9b1b45069ef57e8e443c2eb944ea53a35df20b344b13eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32), an Irish citizen who is on remand in the southern German town of Ulm. Photograph: Tatlow-Devally family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to dip and rain possible as Met Éireann forecasts change in weather across Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/clouds-and-rain-set-to-replace-heat-and-sunny-skies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/clouds-and-rain-set-to-replace-heat-and-sunny-skies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts temperatures to cool slightly over the coming days]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:23:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SFSPRS6YBHM7O5E72PBFY323M.JPG?auth=e026771b07a151ba32e00d3a6fe84dec8854324bcbd4624e983d75c30023072a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunshine will give way to drizzle and cloudier weather, Met Éireann forecasts. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second man appears in court over fatal attack in Mulhuddart, west Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/second-man-appears-in-court-over-fatal-attack-in-west-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/second-man-appears-in-court-over-fatal-attack-in-west-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anthony Long died after being severely injured at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, on July 3rd]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:13:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXQD6YIQYYDL6E63MSTOJRSDWA.jpg?auth=d742f6f629d6ea77d38482db28f58f43d6e3a58b4782f3fc1911454db7690972&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene where Anthony Long was found in a critical condition at Parslickstown Drive Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. He later died in hospital. Photograph:  Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Serious concerns’ about bail system as pretrial detentions account for 19% of prison population]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/20/serious-concerns-about-bail-system-as-pretrial-detentions-account-for-19-of-prison-population/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/20/serious-concerns-about-bail-system-as-pretrial-detentions-account-for-19-of-prison-population/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three out of four people held on remand were later released with no custodial sentence, NGO finds]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C67EGSS7FJFC3BVZ24HSY3JN6Y.jpg?auth=a55166efbc6321157d629d44ed47a5830bf457b1b94830f80ba02471dc879537&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Imprisonment should only ever be used as a sanction of last resort,' says Saoirse Brady of the Irish Penal Reform Trust. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (29) charged with dangerous driving over Skerries public order incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-29-charged-with-dangerous-driving-in-connection-with-skerries-public-order-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/20/man-29-charged-with-dangerous-driving-in-connection-with-skerries-public-order-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four people, including three teenagers, were injured in  incidents in coastal town on Saturday night]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:30:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJT7B7KI4RDUSBQ7PK2NXA3NVY.jpg?auth=a6948daa9df0ad3d8579e5ceade1ebb3397a0441609e9f6f027d32fbea12ac08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán McGlone of Beechwood Drive, Drogheda, Co Louth,  arriving at Balbriggan District Court where he was charged with dangerous driving. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pádraicín review: A sublime tour through Galway, where artists make reality big and messy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/20/padraicin-review-a-sublime-tour-through-galway-where-artists-make-reality-big-and-messy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/20/padraicin-review-a-sublime-tour-through-galway-where-artists-make-reality-big-and-messy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Brú Theatre’s promenade production sends Pádraic Ó Conaire’s characters scattering through the city]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:29:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KM3J5KI5XRCCPKRV6Q5F44AA4M.jpg?auth=278cb81c5391ff690e115604d31bc91e27ee2399156666093f8f0c9a0fb05c96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Eoin O Dubhghaill and Gerard Headley in Pádraicín. Photograph: Emilijah Jefremova]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payment of up to €20,000 proposed to settle school staff pension dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/payment-of-up-to-20000-proposed-to-settle-school-staff-pension-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/payment-of-up-to-20000-proposed-to-settle-school-staff-pension-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[School secretaries and caretakers aged 40 or over would get tax-free lump sums under Labour Court recommendation ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:12:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Labour Court recommendation could resolve a dispute over pensions for school secretaries and caretakers.  Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How big should your pension pot be for a comfortable retirement in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/how-big-should-your-pension-pot-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/how-big-should-your-pension-pot-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The real question is whether someone knows what income they personally need in retirement, based on their lifestyle’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VW2E7QWFVEHDGVLLVASX6G6BQ.jpg?auth=b0e518e5daf1c5ed6b000cf4a71aca8a4790ade5325549f169cf56b19327aa57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is €41,000 per year going to be enough? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine Delahaye</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barbecues, batteries and bad habits: Domestic fire risks to be aware of over summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/barbecues-batteries-and-bad-habits-domestic-fire-risks-to-be-aware-of-over-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/barbecues-batteries-and-bad-habits-domestic-fire-risks-to-be-aware-of-over-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keep pressurised cans, such as deodorant sprays, away from sunlight and heat sources, says fire service]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHAN4KTTCFHE7HROVVD4OF6UAM.jpg?auth=91f688f0646479ffe0d80c8719cac585c8a43bcec79df89d313482605e0cafa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aftermath of a household fire caused by a household appliance. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hurling Championship 2026 review: No debate over HOTY; what needs to change in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/hurling-championship-2026-review-the-best-players-best-games-memorable-moments-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/hurling-championship-2026-review-the-best-players-best-games-memorable-moments-and-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our writers also pick out what was most disappointing and what they would change for next year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:52:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFLERDL4U7DGXDRISK22CWRO3Q.jpg?auth=8eb500b0b292d9530a7653cb407512a5442d76ec7a0cb2f7ac2b88e88c85c71c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Sean Finn and Gearoid Hegarty celebrate with the Liam MacCarthy Cup after the match. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Dolores review: Funny, bruising and brilliantly written and acted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/20/for-dolores-review-funny-bruising-and-brilliantly-written-and-acted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/20/for-dolores-review-funny-bruising-and-brilliantly-written-and-acted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Eva O’Connor’s play is an acerbic, emotionally astute portrait of female friendship in all its intensity]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:55:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYPN24STUBFQJNT45DDRGYFA4U.jpg?auth=3ffb8e9cc32dd6912a25975bfeb23ab8ce28d4a967b23b76b63742404a891b99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For Dolores: Catriona Faint and Lara McDonnell. Photograph: Pat Redmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee drinkers turning to whole beans as prices soar, says Lavazza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/coffee-drinkers-turning-to-whole-beans-as-prices-soar-says-lavazza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/coffee-drinkers-turning-to-whole-beans-as-prices-soar-says-lavazza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Susannah Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chairman of Italian family-owned group says consumers are opting for ‘less but better’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:44:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXUP4GQQ5RDO5EPHU7VREQ3YHY.jpg?auth=4b752cc61266c02f7b2060e5073d7cb35e58377435d5b29eed4cc127dd88f57b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“People are looking for better experiences, even at home,” Guiseppe Lavazza said, pointing to demand for machines capable of making cappuccinos, flat whites and longer coffees.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup half-time show in pictures: Shakira, Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/20/world-cup-half-time-show-in-pictures-shakira-madonna-bts-justin-bieber-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/20/world-cup-half-time-show-in-pictures-shakira-madonna-bts-justin-bieber-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosalba O'Brien, Lisa Richwine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Madonna kicked off the Super Bowl-style show, one of ​several American elements added to this year’s tournament]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:41:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5LUCBEFFJEWVL4RQNQBIJIO7A.jpg?auth=dc0e992281109edc9bb66fc69cd07253825af559a4d80aa34a572e4b4a02d5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[World Cup half-time show: Ronaldinho, Madonna and Ronaldo. Photograph: Carl Recine/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Recine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five key challenges facing Andy Burnham as he prepares to enter Downing Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/five-key-challenges-facing-andy-burnham-as-he-prepares-to-enter-downing-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/20/five-key-challenges-facing-andy-burnham-as-he-prepares-to-enter-downing-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Castle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain’s new prime minister faces a long and daunting list of issues. Here are some of the most urgent]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:24:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAP3OWURJ7WEFADKMQKFITL7YE.jpg?auth=003ec7aca233b469d588e90bc68d783a8c1fda83337593fd55cd4c026f7bbaa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour party leader Andy Burnham is due to take over as prime minister following the resignation of Keir Starmer. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Jenkinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia says Ukraine launched 400 drones at Moscow region overnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/20/russia-says-ukraine-launched-400-drones-at-moscow-region-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/20/russia-says-ukraine-launched-400-drones-at-moscow-region-overnight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two people wounded ‌and ‌several ​facilities set ablaze and damaged]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:15:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4X3D5XCEEPY77JABOKNF2VCO7U.jpg?auth=f5da172255e480a7b83313f22d9b943b2114e1caae4e458e5b188081f397a7db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rising from a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on Saturday. It was evacuated again on Sunday. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tatyana Makeyeva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communist Party reports rent, books and merchandise income of more than €217,000 last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/communist-party-reports-rent-books-and-merchandise-income-of-more-than-217000-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/communist-party-reports-rent-books-and-merchandise-income-of-more-than-217000-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party’s Temple Bar shop has Irish, Palestinian, Soviet Union and Hill 16 flags among items offered for sale]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOPKDN4675FORPSGTTOUELNQGA.JPG?auth=4e2049fcaa95907e745e004f18a2470a518f091de0291c78eedeb04935954243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Communist Party of Ireland headquarters at James Connolly House, 43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.  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[Trump and Infantino booed before US president attempts to crash Spain celebrations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/trump-and-infantino-booed-before-us-president-attempts-to-crash-spain-celebrations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/trump-and-infantino-booed-before-us-president-attempts-to-crash-spain-celebrations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Abnos at New York New Jersey Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argentina’s Cristian Romero snubs Trump’s handshake during presentation of the World Cup runners-up medals]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:44:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4T3NCZSA2LRU3LE3Z4D6RK77Y.jpg?auth=aa5c1e7e3fd6465506fead285894d780bad501c3722db6785f4bc24ee1603eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump shakes hands with Spain's Lamine Yamal as Fifa president Gianni Infantino (L) looks on. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodri wins World Cup Golden Ball as Kylian Mbappé wins second Golden Boot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/rodri-wins-world-cup-golden-ball-as-kylian-mbappe-wins-second-golden-boot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/rodri-wins-world-cup-golden-ball-as-kylian-mbappe-wins-second-golden-boot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Golden Glove award went to Unai Simon, while Pau Cubarsi won the Fifa Young Player award]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XIER44ZSZFBDK4TA3XAOWVEEWQ.jpg?auth=508d98782c01c730f69d454f59801f80220d3bbf1f46f4564eb27fafb764c972&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Pau Cubarsi with the young player of the tournament award, Rodri with the golden ball award and goalkeeper Unai Simon with the golden glove award. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Iran military actions escalate, but a return to talks is likely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/20/us-iran-military-actions-escalate-but-a-return-to-talks-is-likely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/20/us-iran-military-actions-escalate-but-a-return-to-talks-is-likely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neither Washington nor Tehran can achieve its maximalist aims through further military escalation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:07:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6B5FJGHWWKDYQJQ6UQVZ47VLQA.jpg?auth=d39f0fcb422ca219fcbaeca6f7ed52b4afd65c7f5e447c79dfb11d17dab4d356&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman walks past a mural of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham to call for unity as he takes control of skittish Britain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/19/andy-burnham-to-call-for-unity-as-he-takes-control-of-skittish-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/19/andy-burnham-to-call-for-unity-as-he-takes-control-of-skittish-britain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Greater Manchester mayor to become UK’s sixth new prime minister in a decade as Keir Starmer departs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:06:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23QDFLT3DINTZPFOGDWEOJTBTI.jpg?auth=7b1a44600c52faf62622c10134a1dcaeeb95490b9161a195bf4b4ffefe4cea85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The door of Number 10 Downing Street, Sunday, July 19th, 2026.  British Labour Party leader Andy Burnham will take over as British prime minister from Keir Starmer on Monday. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Jenkinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of boy severely injured in e-scooter fall welcomes new rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/mother-warns-of-danger-of-e-scooters-the-last-place-you-want-to-be-is-in-icu-with-your-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/mother-warns-of-danger-of-e-scooters-the-last-place-you-want-to-be-is-in-icu-with-your-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The last place you want to be is in ICU with your child,’ said Seana Brennan, who urged parents not to buy the vehicles for their children ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KOT4KEIX3FG77LPTI4DABRDIII.JPG?auth=5d3ab2adf90122ad7594fd020642471590aadbb00ff74b7618c4752fc9b489b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaking on today’s episode of In the News, Seana Brennan highlights the dangers of e-scooters. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices rise back above $90 as Iran hits tankers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/oil-prices-rise-back-above-90-as-iran-hits-tankers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/oil-prices-rise-back-above-90-as-iran-hits-tankers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Sandlund, Bita Ghaffari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US carries out fresh wave of attacks as the number of American casualties rises]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:59:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXDI2CS5HQYEYF44LUWKKJ4X5E.jpg?auth=64c4e97026e122e572dc53ec9ce81564808576cf1235cee19c2ef197e8497516&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Futures for the S&P 500 and Stoxx Europe 600 were flat on Monday morning while Asian stock markets were mixed overnight amid renewed hostilities between the US and Iran. Photograph: European Press Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rehan Khan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair says air fares to remain cheaper for rest of summer amid Middle East turmoil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/ryanair-profits-fall-by-a-third-to-538m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/ryanair-profits-fall-by-a-third-to-538m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traffic climbs 6 per cent over the three months to June 30th but fuel bills soar]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:44:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UK4X2SDBDNCF5IYBSQ7CNOTU44.JPG?auth=18804e10d47158c23ac98dee4557ce28332cd5c50df2974039235ca2f9d93bb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said jet fuel prices more than doubled during the three months ended March 31st. 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[Property developers seek tax breaks, and Civil Service reform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/property-developers-seek-tax-breaks-and-civil-service-reform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/property-developers-seek-tax-breaks-and-civil-service-reform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:38:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIHWVJC6EJHGBF2LHGCTR3SWNU.jpg?auth=b4e3435beb192e2cfdad775dc1bfc3e2bc646acf1509369f461c93fe3562d23e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Property developers are seeking a VAT cut and other tax breaks in the budget to aid their industry. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaProduction</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP announces ‘independent confidential’ review into Jeffrey Donaldson ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/uup-announces-independent-confidential-review-into-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/uup-announces-independent-confidential-review-into-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former MP for Lagan Valley was convicted at Newry Crown Court last month of 18 sex offences ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:37:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5A2WT7POLQSRFVE7WGTJGNWPA.jpg?auth=419b237d3317c1ee4dbd3cbd43f002fb6dae721620b6e0a44096191f1e3377b3&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: is currently being held at Maghaberry Prison awaiting sentencing.  Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scores feared dead after passenger ferry sinks off coast of Guyana ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/20/scores-feared-dead-after-passenger-ferry-sinks-off-coast-of-guyana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/20/scores-feared-dead-after-passenger-ferry-sinks-off-coast-of-guyana/</guid><description><![CDATA[Authorities launch criminal investigation after aptain and crew member  allegedly test positive for cannabis 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:16:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQPSWFGFIJC37M5UDJB3JLXTFI.jpg?auth=43b4e2880517c290d28c9f4db40bf1204bb4b79d9dc5bbbff82fbd224ac4d246&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services rescue survivors from the MV Barima, which sank off Guyana. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘For me, this has been a fashion journey’: The clothing treasures of Birr Castle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/20/timeless-design-unearthing-fashion-treasure-at-birr-castle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/20/timeless-design-unearthing-fashion-treasure-at-birr-castle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 400-piece archive tells captivating stories dating back to the 17th century]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MPCSIIOVK5CTXFL5EPSLMPPNGY.JPG?auth=2803f624d03236e5e488086b42c087e18dc08bcf3b10c81e974c3fe375c61b4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The archiving is taking place in what was Lady Alicia Parsons’ childhood bedroom. 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[Scaling back remote working should be on the agenda as payback for public sector pay rises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/scaling-back-remote-working-should-be-on-the-agenda-as-payback-for-public-sector-pay-rises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/scaling-back-remote-working-should-be-on-the-agenda-as-payback-for-public-sector-pay-rises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Money, no matter how many billions are involved, is the least important part of what is really at stake in the pay talks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HEC6UJRARGMDMHOZYHABYRJQU.jpg?auth=954680f6c879c67bf06c2e238e6f36e504fed1bba4ee519ac5e22dcc5d07b548&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Working from home was an unplanned change that, in some public organisations, is neither well managed nor credibly policed’]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alona Horkova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do if you suspect a spy in your midst in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/sinead-osullivan-spies-foreign-intelligence-services-russia-gru-britain-trinity-oireachtas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/sinead-osullivan-spies-foreign-intelligence-services-russia-gru-britain-trinity-oireachtas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six easy steps, plus appendix, to root out foreign intelligence assets operating in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDH4CD5V3FGTXJK6BZZZ7V5TRU.JPG?auth=df4c0228bb6551e91b506ed81c6bc4c8551fd64004d4b410c958ffefd35239fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TCD graduate Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, right, with parchment, who used the name of Victor Muller Ferreira as part of Russian covert activities]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State’s affordable housing agency to sell more homes privately at full market price]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/states-affordable-housing-agency-to-sell-more-homes-to-private-market-at-full-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/states-affordable-housing-agency-to-sell-more-homes-to-private-market-at-full-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bill proposes changes to tenure-mix rules for developments built on State land in areas with large populations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:04:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WM2EUQGGZBLRNEW4KEBTP5J6A.jpg?auth=c07290ea9fe50aca7ce49d47f12b6c50a237269ad83d5c2cd5116951f4549eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In effect rules for LDA developments mean all dwellings built on certain public land in Dublin and Cork must be cost-rental, social or affordable. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teamjackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regardless of the temperature outside, you need to be aware of the signs of skin cancer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/20/regardless-of-the-temperature-outside-you-need-to-be-aware-of-the-signs-of-skin-cancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/20/regardless-of-the-temperature-outside-you-need-to-be-aware-of-the-signs-of-skin-cancer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I have never used a sunbed, but I think they should all be destroyed’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNCAR3QV2RDZ3BJBMC5DZGCKY4.jpg?auth=5d5a7bf42bc9d1efdc83691ffaa4cb689832001e38eead1a46ba15e394562bba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anyone can get skin cancer, so we all need to protect our skin and observe it for changes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PixelsEffect</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Distressed pubs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/20/distressed-pubs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/20/distressed-pubs/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the 1990s when the Celtic Tiger was alive and well, Irish publicans spent a lot of money]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 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[Twenty-one looks an unlucky number for All-Ireland losing sides]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/the-shemozzle-looks-like-21-is-unlucky-number-for-all-ireland-losing-sides/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/the-shemozzle-looks-like-21-is-unlucky-number-for-all-ireland-losing-sides/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In total, the losers have bagged 0-21 or equivalent in nine All-Ireland hurling finals, five this century]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BJRILN7YQ6NQ2V7HAT6ZDU5RY.jpg?auth=c57cf4b30766dc469bc59c9650c036d14e259edf79f93f4e60f38b6936e672e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Aaron Niland takes a free during Sunday's Galway vs Limerick All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, July 20th: on public servants taking responsibility, exempted development and ten reasons to enjoy the good weather ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/20/letters-to-the-editor-july-20th-on-public-servants-taking-responsibility-exempted-development-and-ten-reasons-to-enjoy-the-good-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/20/letters-to-the-editor-july-20th-on-public-servants-taking-responsibility-exempted-development-and-ten-reasons-to-enjoy-the-good-weather/</guid><description><![CDATA[A State apology and financial redress are not enough]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 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[Kingspan pledges €3m to PhD research programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/kingspan-pledges-3m-to-phd-research-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/kingspan-pledges-3m-to-phd-research-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initial project will examine solutions for ‘difficult to recycle’ insulation materials]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OXA3C4VLBVGO5A6EZYVAH43VTQ.jpg?auth=0dd4e6f7d9eff1b206e9b3aee80f8b93f145269f6f2e7edff9b70561f2815bd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Bianca Wong, chief sustainability, Kingspan; Dr Simon Boucher, chief executive, Global Innovators Ireland; and
Pamela Roycroft, analytical manager, Ikon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicky English: An underwhelming final but I’ve never seen a better team than Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/nicky-english-an-underwhelming-final-but-ive-never-seen-a-better-team-than-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/nicky-english-an-underwhelming-final-but-ive-never-seen-a-better-team-than-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicky English]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway ran out of ideas under the relentless barrage of physical power and phenomenal skill from Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LX4VXDPWOAHO2L7SHL6DXD4QP4.jpg?auth=b79a9cbf958ca9d0d6f5ab79132677312e66b6c40065bf2e4466a5685697906b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All-Ireland SHC final Galway v Limerick at Croke Park: Limerick's Cian Lynch celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy Cup after the match. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence of interbreeding with farmed fish raises fears for wild salmon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/evidence-of-interbreeding-with-farmed-fish-raises-fears-for-wild-salmon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/20/evidence-of-interbreeding-with-farmed-fish-raises-fears-for-wild-salmon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[DNA from escaped stocks could be a damaging evolutionary force, scientists say]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3PEPWVTP7XDY3QIH3T4JT7A3ZA.jpg?auth=fb9f580913824dcee387c019e7b0f5f8ba6489c8166fa0d8d8a1dbb7f566a89b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Environmental group Salmon Watch Ireland said fish farms should also be moved inland so escapees have no chance of entering natural waterways. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland final key moments: Dominance either side of half-time sees Limerick to victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/all-ireland-final-key-moments-dominance-either-side-of-half-time-sees-limerick-to-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/all-ireland-final-key-moments-dominance-either-side-of-half-time-sees-limerick-to-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mike Casey’s yellow card looked to swing things in Galway’s favour, but it was Cathal O’Neill’s in the 43rd minute that meant game over]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCIQ3XAMILO2HY75BTSISLDZZU.jpg?auth=3bbb6873799195042eec9fa258b3628f4350bac140d825fe21cdbf38cb34b7c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick's Cathal O'Neill celebrates scoring a goal during the All-Ireland final against Galway. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis Walsh: How much does crowd noise actually matter in sport? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/denis-walsh-how-much-does-crowd-noise-actually-matter-in-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/denis-walsh-how-much-does-crowd-noise-actually-matter-in-sport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When a home team loses, nobody ever blames the crowd, but when they win, they get the credit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRGFCSBQD34ZSFHMBEGIQHFB5U.jpg?auth=f15d59a19a0b8a874af5d56eaca3616b64c208406aa02bd126c9f0a60aec18ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When Limerick were hunting down Clare in the All-Ireland semi-final, John Kiely pleaded with the fans for more noise. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of stabbing victims treated in Irish hospitals rises to 15-year high]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/20/number-of-stabbing-victims-treated-in-irish-hospitals-rises-to-15-year-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/20/number-of-stabbing-victims-treated-in-irish-hospitals-rises-to-15-year-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trends revealed by Irish Times followed recent high-profile killings renewing concerns about knife crime]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5XFZYHJ6FG4XGQFRG3GKHJABM.JPG?auth=f67acf0049440d8a43b64db9751bb3cc84526a39d489f44860002cf2d2774db2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda sources said it would take at least another year before it could be determined whether the sudden increase in stabbing cases being recorded in health data was a once-off or a more pronounced trend over time. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Conan says Ireland were ‘a little bit soft’ against the All Blacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/we-were-a-bit-soft-jack-conan-says-ireland-were-not-good-enough-in-contact-against-all-blacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/we-were-a-bit-soft-jack-conan-says-ireland-were-not-good-enough-in-contact-against-all-blacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland forward was of the view that this tour will prove beneficial in the long run]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QB2TFMZ3YKEYCK3WQDDDQERNSE.jpg?auth=72e88d222f3c1910afde5b4b87e6dfe6f0183de8795215c00df59fbae11c6c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Conan of Ireland celebrates his try against New Zealand in the Nations Championship. Photograph: Michael Bradley/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Bradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Occupied Territories Bill including trade in services to be introduced in September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/new-occupied-territories-bill-including-trade-in-services-to-be-introduced-in-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/new-occupied-territories-bill-including-trade-in-services-to-be-introduced-in-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frances Black, who initiated legislation banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements, will ‘keep up the pressure’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXNZJK55SVEUN7276H3EPO64YQ.jpg?auth=8cff9c3830afacb49e4f892fb5b5b64d1b1be8ec2d1f6f41fdd36c6e4eed1c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senator Frances Black speaking during a pro-Palestine demonstration outside Leinster House, Dublin in June 2025. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran and US attacks intensify; stabbing injuries rise; new Occupied Territories Bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/2026/07/20/ramped-up-attacks-by-iran-and-the-us-surge-in-knife-crime-hospitalisations-and-e-scooter-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/2026/07/20/ramped-up-attacks-by-iran-and-the-us-surge-in-knife-crime-hospitalisations-and-e-scooter-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Surge in numbers admitted to hospital with injuries from knife crime; property developers call for new tax breaks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJQWMNZXE5QKJ25Y6YEBTGHMSA.jpg?auth=bb0dfdf1ad18231edb4457e2f2b8a161b16fe00bca41dd6a30b5790652cd843f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An e-scooter is removed after a fatal incident in Carlow town in late June. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers seek further tax breaks to boost home building]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/developers-seek-further-tax-breaks-to-boost-home-building/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/developers-seek-further-tax-breaks-to-boost-home-building/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State must tap international investors for housing cash, lobby group also says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJN34FXU4FFOLO6U4ZW3EE2ROQ.jpg?auth=7ec54c860c7d5e5069c7caca76f21365be46e7061860e9f75db086f2b5c0c38b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Developers say reduced VAT rate should apply to all home building, not just for apartments. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teamjackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fever dream World Cup half-time show the most entertaining part of a somewhat Super Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/fever-dream-world-cup-half-time-show-the-most-entertaining-part-of-a-somewhat-super-sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/fever-dream-world-cup-half-time-show-the-most-entertaining-part-of-a-somewhat-super-sunday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ferran Torres provides fitting finish to good but not great World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QC2A6PFAEYLXHM5XCHSGVU4D5M.jpg?auth=cbf3ef0e3506aefdba3f257ebf4cc2b22d6b27a87fe4815d0773d6198d3a2270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates his extra-time goal against Argentina in the World Cup final. 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[These 10 minutes of heavy-metal hurling won the All-Ireland for Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/ten-minutes-that-won-the-all-ireland-for-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/20/ten-minutes-that-won-the-all-ireland-for-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shannonsiders outscored Galway 1-9 to 0-2 from the 34th minute to the 44th]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWO5UFXCFVHL3KXCFPG4X6IMXM.jpg?auth=a58204da90f54412717d58e375b0f51db497c041d9b6e19edf32688b6f07b434&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 celebrates after the Treaty county's win over Galway in Sunday's All-Ireland hurling final at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell focused on maximising teamwork in effort to bridge gap with world’s best]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/andy-farrell-focused-on-maximising-teamwork-in-effort-to-bridge-gap-with-worlds-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/20/andy-farrell-focused-on-maximising-teamwork-in-effort-to-bridge-gap-with-worlds-best/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland head coach aims to iron out errors ahead of Rugby World Cup next year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VU3Q4AJ5NUPDXQDLC6LDZVZTE.jpg?auth=8ec6ed18ec3ea9fde6db19d13979902c592c9fa745207da3337d10869f4ae137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's head coach Andy Farrell has his eye on the Rugby World Cup next year. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the ‘Michael Lowry gambit’ work for Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/will-the-michael-lowry-gambit-work-for-marine-le-pen-and-nigel-farage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/will-the-michael-lowry-gambit-work-for-marine-le-pen-and-nigel-farage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Smyth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: One thing all populists agree on is that an election can make awkward questions go away]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JT4N6SGZ66FBR5CEYUA55EU2J4.jpg?auth=b10aa702b271f6f7d78c9cc1a1d5cb5079bc8f9d79e97f81f90b3336a7ecde34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen has now been restored as her party’s candidate for the 2027 French presidential election. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valery Hache</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair denies its booking system changes names. This video suggests otherwise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/ryanair-denies-booking-system-changes-names-but-our-video-suggests-it-did/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/ryanair-denies-booking-system-changes-names-but-our-video-suggests-it-did/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Does Ryanair’s booking system change names? The carrier says no but our readers had different yet uncannily similar experiences]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZK5HXOV5RFK7MHFDESQR5J3DQ.jpg?auth=fd773d3fe65486443643a2f7ba36e23bbbe2b6d5759506f097756f951eff18c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair insisted one reader must have forgotten his daughter’s name and typed in his wife’s instead, while another was being told he must have forgotten is own name and typed in his mother’s. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE drug delay a devastating blow to people with Friedreich’s ataxia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/hse-drug-delay-a-devastating-blow-to-people-with-friedreichs-ataxia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/17/hse-drug-delay-a-devastating-blow-to-people-with-friedreichs-ataxia/</guid><description><![CDATA[Skyclarys is approved in several European countries and has been shown to extend and enrich lives]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will the Government’s Digital Wallet work? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/20/how-will-the-governments-digital-wallet-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/20/how-will-the-governments-digital-wallet-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following a pilot period with up to 10,000 users, the Digital Wallet could eventually store your driving licence, passport and birth cert ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73ZZZ6EKEFCCRFHJJ2AIAOVAOU.jpg?auth=0f03ada22795165d3e9d5cb2fb9c467a0fa0fc81b1f1872d8d6b7d56e6382439&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Once it is fully operational, the Digital Wallet will be strictly voluntary – not compulsory or mandatory. Photograph: gov.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup 2026: The best goals, best players, best teams, best matches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/world-cup-2026-highs-and-lows-our-writers-have-their-say-on-the-tournament/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/world-cup-2026-highs-and-lows-our-writers-have-their-say-on-the-tournament/</guid><description><![CDATA[The enduring brilliance of Lionel Messi, Donald Trump’s shocking intervention, and Ireland’s adoption of Cape Verde marked an engrossing World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3R24GY5QTMIMQVHCKT5R24EYLE.jpg?auth=5613ebaa9a34eff55e6695120957e051d31612f82696d701bbf43ae01bcf352f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain lifted the World Cup trophy on Sunday night in New Jersey after a 1-0 win over Argentina. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Mabromata</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Disgraceful’: Dublin 7 residents on removal of ‘Selections’ shop from derelict register]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/20/disgraceful-dublin-7-residents-on-removal-of-selections-shop-from-derelict-register/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/20/disgraceful-dublin-7-residents-on-removal-of-selections-shop-from-derelict-register/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Phibsborough property removed from register after what locals argue were very ‘minor’ works]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V33H7SPGKZGUBLMGBVAA5C6AAI.jpg?auth=7b96ec198853dc07788d92641586ce2c0a718ef3e61b0f85c015d13a44638f9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents gather in front of a protest banner outside 22a Berkeley Road in Phibsborough after Dublin City Council removed the site from its derelict sites register. Photograph: Natalia Campos/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Natalia Campos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gender gap among senior civil servants is closing, but not at secretary general level]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/the-gender-gap-among-senior-civil-servants-is-closing-except-at-secretary-general-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/the-gender-gap-among-senior-civil-servants-is-closing-except-at-secretary-general-level/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women in senior management roles have jumped 10% but there is some way to go to achieve gender balance at the top]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNGLGQBVCZCLTKVCSM6RK3VDEQ.jpg?auth=d47b6315ea8d2fed2e0addf5eced1ea5ca7a3628ab40bd33604725d126fb24d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orlaigh Quinn, former secretary general of Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. ‘You didn’t see women [at senior management level].’ Photograph: Bryan Meade]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonn teasa pholaitiúil na Fraince]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/20/tonn-teasa-pholaitiuil-na-fraince/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/20/tonn-teasa-pholaitiuil-na-fraince/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Gormally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beidh an tír ar bior idir seo agus toghchán na huachtaránachta in earrach 2027]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXR7YOMSH2CCCPRH7QK4FBRHSI.jpg?auth=8d9c926086461be5eba80df21caeacf4514c90b65c9d0d194b9da0caad2ba9db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen. Grianghraf: Magali Cohen/Hans Lucas/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Magali Cohen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integration of Carlow College into South East Technological University ‘never realistic’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/20/integration-of-carlow-college-into-south-east-technological-university-never-realistic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/20/integration-of-carlow-college-into-south-east-technological-university-never-realistic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students and staff had thought the process was under way, but institution is to close]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMKI7XH2SJCSZMAM2PDQTUZYWU.jpg?auth=f71f0e9d9bd18c1cfd5fd7cb821c8c48279173f4ccc47c13999c1d8ad97d25a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carlow College is to close on a phased basis over a two-year period with the loss of 87 jobs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic fatigue syndrome care services are ‘not sufficient’ to meet needs, HSE admits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/20/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-care-services-are-not-sufficient-to-meet-needs-hse-admits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/20/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-care-services-are-not-sufficient-to-meet-needs-hse-admits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patients report ‘litany of poor experiences’ with services]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFXS6DSYOUGQIM4S7GDBDB5D34.jpg?auth=be45db25b4670b67bdc44625a4cf7a40c6c279661fe6f284085edc4adb01e6ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chronic fatigue syndrome, is a complex, long-term biological illness that causes extreme, unrelenting fatigue, severe pain, unrefreshing sleep and profound cognitive impairment or brain fog. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Moss on audiobooks: I’m happy for readers and listeners to meet my writing in whatever form suits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/20/sarah-moss-on-audiobooks-im-happy-for-readers-and-listeners-to-meet-my-writing-in-whatever-form-suits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/20/sarah-moss-on-audiobooks-im-happy-for-readers-and-listeners-to-meet-my-writing-in-whatever-form-suits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some writers are wary of translations and adaptations - I’m just curious]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCLEFBDWFFH7THBWCXVN5AN4LU.jpg?auth=c132d9f3557a43e8080faba3c98ad98425840d5f7106e1790289868e6b752003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reading out loud has a long and respectable history and makes books available to more people. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland could convene negotiations between the US and Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/ireland-could-convene-negotiations-between-the-us-and-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/ireland-could-convene-negotiations-between-the-us-and-iran/</guid><description><![CDATA[Without diplomatic assistance, this conflict could bubble along for years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stories win elections. So why are some politicians so bad at telling them?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/joe-humphreys-stories-win-elections-so-why-are-some-politicians-so-bad-at-telling-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/20/joe-humphreys-stories-win-elections-so-why-are-some-politicians-so-bad-at-telling-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overconfidence is our enemy. A lesson from ancient Greece can be repurposed today
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US investor on how Irish savers can get ready for new Government scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/20/top-us-investor-on-how-irish-savers-can-get-ready-for-new-government-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/20/top-us-investor-on-how-irish-savers-can-get-ready-for-new-government-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Gardner has repeatedly helped US investors beat the market through his Motley Fool platform. Now he’s coming to Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UVAIO2V5FDB3PJNL6GNBP6TNE.jfif?auth=b71319dc6f56f7c8493fc25510e9426bc61ab9010907e606574d1f4cffe92a6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Gardner started investing at the youthful age of 18; the impetus was an investment portfolio his father had built for him.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister set to have final say as planning application for State LNG storage expected this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/20/minister-set-to-have-final-say-as-planning-application-for-state-lng-storage-expected-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/20/minister-set-to-have-final-say-as-planning-application-for-state-lng-storage-expected-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Law to give Minister powers to directly approve facility passed by Government last week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQU4IAHIN4NRS2GBITOWU4QNXI.jpg?auth=0fad3f161405c8713140da53fcc527b16d111bd472f5c5f9f3a4aae4ed93c0d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government says the LNG facility is needed for energy security reasons in case of interruption to the undersea pipeline bringing gas from Britain. File photograph: Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tony Cenicola</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scoilt, siosma, seasamh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/20/scoilt-siosma-seasamh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/20/scoilt-siosma-seasamh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí Fraternitas Sacerdotis Sancti Pii X sna ceannlínte le déanaí
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7E4YTRSQLVRKJ75EBFUWB4J5U.jpg?auth=b3268e6e2b47b768d17323a536341de61d9e4bf78a1bfcac9366c623387b2c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Pápa Eoin XXIII le linn an Dara Comhairle Vatacáine sa Róimh in 1962.  Grianghraf: Hank Walker/Time & Life Pictures/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Éire abú’: How Ireland could yet again taste football glory on the world stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/conifa-soccer-world-football-cup-fifa-ireland-derry-irish-language/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/conifa-soccer-world-football-cup-fifa-ireland-derry-irish-language/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ethan Rooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alternative to Fifa runs own global tournament and has accepted Cumann Sacair Gaeilge, an all-island team for Irish speakers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JN2SGYDJERHPFPHQJII22ROL7I.jpg?auth=f7137fc29703f945ae3ddf4aa6675285aea46bdd0018895c35dae0a5ab468c48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmet Snmez of Northern Cyprus in action at the 2018 Conifa World Football Cup final in London. Photograph: Kieran Galvin/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wanted a Victoria Beckham dress and couldn’t find one to rent. That planted the seed’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/i-wanted-a-victoria-beckham-dress-and-couldnt-find-one-to-rent-that-planted-the-seed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/i-wanted-a-victoria-beckham-dress-and-couldnt-find-one-to-rent-that-planted-the-seed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhoda McDonagh, owner of Designer Room]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAUDV5L5TVABVNLXAXE6KAJSLU.jpeg?auth=e4e120ac2a7a4f3d3ab985792da8b3a3d1d0debc4d5861eeb198a52818151cfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhoda McDonagh bought a €2,000 handbag on leaving her banking career.  ‘It marked a new chapter and was my way of backing myself’ ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">photocall Ireland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re demolishing old pubs and building older ones’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/theyre-demolishing-old-pubs-and-building-older-ones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/18/theyre-demolishing-old-pubs-and-building-older-ones/</guid><description><![CDATA[Effort went into scuffing surfaces in the Paddy Whelan pub in Riga to give a lived-in effect]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As important as Newgrange’: New discoveries at mysterious Viking site in Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/as-important-as-newgrange-new-discoveries-at-mysterious-viking-site-in-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/20/as-important-as-newgrange-new-discoveries-at-mysterious-viking-site-in-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Libby Marchant ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woodstown Viking settlement has been hailed as the most important discovery of its kind in a century]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TL7ZKUKLWBCQ7ILO6KMIMKLS2Y.jpg?auth=6fe6eb115ccb0d9e7d2afc7615c49dcd227f0223be02d2239a85817aa5ab9ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Archaeological excavation at the Woodstown site in Co Waterford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup pundit ratings: One out of 10 performances on RTÉ and BBC while Roy Keane stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/the-mad-the-bad-and-the-roy-keane-ad-rating-the-world-cup-pundits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/20/the-mad-the-bad-and-the-roy-keane-ad-rating-the-world-cup-pundits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pundits have informed and entertained throughout the tournament... or at least some of them have]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLCVD2WPDRCRNI7M7I2ZGTQOSY.jpg?auth=f0a96a7af62a3a8ac10280ccf3067aedd6bf2a850f1f786f35763272aefffebd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ITV double-act of Ian Wright and Roy Keane may not be for everyone, but they're certainly entertaining. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Copley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Workaway trip to build a festival in Belgium: ‘I was beginning to think this trip was a mistake’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/20/a-workaway-trip-to-build-a-festival-in-belgium-i-was-beginning-to-think-this-trip-was-a-mistake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/20/a-workaway-trip-to-build-a-festival-in-belgium-i-was-beginning-to-think-this-trip-was-a-mistake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Peoples]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I wanted to escape life in London, so I volunteered to help build a music festival in the Belgian countryside. Was it the right call?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GZPFVI2ONHTBMXP2MSFKOV3Y4.jpeg?auth=4b8fe28c32beb41573319566d87d7014baf106253c14c115df3009f0870cdd95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FestWest festival in Scheldewindeke, Belgium.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should young people with a part-time job contribute to the household budget?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/20/should-young-people-with-a-part-time-job-contribute-to-the-household-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/20/should-young-people-with-a-part-time-job-contribute-to-the-household-budget/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Are we doing young people a disservice if we don’t expect them to contribute once they’re earning?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AV4DGEARFZHUJIDCSXFENBVCLE.jpg?auth=3597497119e338a19040a318b15d57d3e8a9f26d1a0e22c4ddb700f638270899&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Page one of how to be an adult – life costs money, and this is where you start paying. Irrespective of parental income.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SrdjanPav</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s education system fails children from disadvantaged backgrounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/20/northern-irelands-education-system-fails-children-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/20/northern-irelands-education-system-fails-children-from-disadvantaged-backgrounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Professor Vani Borooah of the University of Ulster, who died this month, provided vital evidence for policymakers on tackling poverty  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3PLMYFZOKSKNXXJSVEEZAOXH4.jpg?auth=8fb1535abc379cc667e9e299101fd1fda7b2acfb87b3ec0c91fcda50bac59e33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While free second-level education came earlier to Northern Ireland, the education system there prevents working class children, both Protestant and Catholic, from achieving their full potential. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of time: the art of knowing when to step down from the top job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/20/the-art-of-knowing-when-to-step-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only a few master one of the hardest career tricks of them all]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBDLS3QM6HOXZ5L6RQAIDLOVPY.jpg?auth=2ccd4397281f9b29fc229f7ed5f6051d9b64019751cbf5fbb2a95f54e1cfb35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Warren Buffett, the head of Berkshire Hathaway, groomed a successor before stepping down at the age of 95. Photograph: Ruth Fremson/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Fremson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market is learning that the magnificent seven are no longer one]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/the-magnificent-seven-are-discovering-they-are-seven-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/20/the-magnificent-seven-are-discovering-they-are-seven-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla are now behaving like separate companies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKOA6IAZYBEOFKHC75A4UNMZXU.jpg?auth=42b1bb77f00d6e1d6ef273908d76dcf28a628d977618be2906055bea7740810c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For a long time, buying almost any member of the group amounted to the same bet: that AI would fuel years of spectacular earnings growth. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">D-Keine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Service needs more staff with deep expertise and specialist skills, not generalists ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/civil-service-needs-more-staff-with-deep-expertise-and-specialist-skills-not-generalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/20/civil-service-needs-more-staff-with-deep-expertise-and-specialist-skills-not-generalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances Ruane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Time is ripe to follow UK lead and hire for roles that offer specialists a career pathway and professional development]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKJHZGI7G56VDNJCZUBUZBZP3E.jpg?auth=c0c7c113d3add96fc0b08136f58959649fddfab0113186fb9ead7b22ddc06f91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure and Infrastructure Jack Chambers has suggested that public servants need to take on more risk in decision but civil servants need to be equipped with the professional skills to provide advice and inform decisions. Photograph: Bairbre Holmes/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bairbre Holmes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Gaeilgeoir in Paris: ‘I have spoken more Irish this year than I have since my Leaving Cert’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/20/a-gaeilgeoir-in-paris-i-have-spoken-more-irish-this-year-than-i-have-since-my-leaving-cert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/20/a-gaeilgeoir-in-paris-i-have-spoken-more-irish-this-year-than-i-have-since-my-leaving-cert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Living in the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, Rachael Ní Leannáin has ‘never felt more connected to Ireland’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TYBZIEXI5ESTNK4T5QPDSRZ4E.jpg?auth=574f3c6bb5650c5bf4230ce1835eecad035ec5095567b074fffe058973966bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachael Ní Leannáin: ‘I wouldn’t be who I am if I was not Irish.’ Photograph: Press Eye]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French hurlers and Eurobabies: Dublin exhibition traces Irish connections to EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/20/french-hurlers-and-eurobabies-dublin-exhibition-traces-irish-connections-to-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/20/french-hurlers-and-eurobabies-dublin-exhibition-traces-irish-connections-to-eu/</guid><description><![CDATA[Stories of migrants, GAA players and translators illuminate Ireland’s evolving relationship with Europe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4D43VJVNBBH5HESLTKXSP6W7U.jpg?auth=4f5f59fdfe1da5456dd4e943d5deafd493e316de661e6cc18c66e3dbb576565f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erasmus couple Pascal and Siobhan Bonnichon in their early years together]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leap Irish Law Awards 2026 winners announced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/20/leap-irish-law-awards-2026-winners-announced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/20/leap-irish-law-awards-2026-winners-announced/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legal excellence honoured as Ireland’s top professionals gather in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZRQBPKH5VAZ3I4J5ZX62JR24M.jpeg?auth=acca523984bbe3bd41e09e7894a54f649ec95260da14be16132533250d9949c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Hammond, solicitor and partner at Hammond Good and chair of the judging panel of the Leap Irish Law Awards; Laurencia Maguire, business manager from Leap; Cian O’Donnell, senior associate at Sweeney McGann; David King, associate solicitor at Sweeney McGann; Olivia Clohessy, associate solicitor at Sweeney McGann; Shane O’Neill, joint managing partner at Sweeney McGann; Claire Hoctor, solicitor at Sweeney McGann; Laura O'Callaghan; trainee solicitor at Sweeney McGann; and Anton Savage, MC of the night. Photograph: Paul Sherwood]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The People’s Emperor by Edward Shawcross: Entertaining and thoroughly researched biography]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-peoples-emperor-by-edward-shawcross-entertaining-and-thoroughly-researched-biography/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-peoples-emperor-by-edward-shawcross-entertaining-and-thoroughly-researched-biography/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Farry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An attempt to redress the balance and rescue Louis-Napoléon, one of the most popular, if divisive, men in 19th-century France]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJHMAMSIWM5BEQV36ANLDPOJ5Q.jpg?auth=fa5018ab50124d115431ecca982be119598406b2fbe3d8e6ec2f202742f07f69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The anti-Catholic English magazine Punch depicts Pope Pius IX   as a brigand chief handing out weapons as he prepares to challenge Napoléon III of France. Photograph: The Cartoon Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>