<?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/2026-07-21/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:18:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Super passport’ would drive growth for Irish companies, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/super-passport-would-drive-growth-for-irish-companies-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/super-passport-would-drive-growth-for-irish-companies-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So-called 28th regime would allow companies to operate across all EU member states under a common set of rules]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUALR5XGYBCI3EC26RUIKFDM2M.jpg?auth=2c0e41fe32a0b386d27578fe0dfe9021f7825e0304a7a9e7b91b1cbae5a671be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 40 per cent of those questioned for the survey said the plan would 'significantly' improve growth and expansion opportunities for Irish firms. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vladans</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High prices to squeeze families’ cash, Bank of Ireland warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/high-prices-to-squeeze-families-cash-bank-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/high-prices-to-squeeze-families-cash-bank-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy price hikes to remain until middle of next year as conflict in Middle East worsens]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O77MW6STDRPCRNGGBSE4A5NE34.jpg?auth=30876327ab78fadc69b9e15c90ddf06fe29fd7afe5b7239ab279277242044291&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland bases its forecast on the likely cost of $86 a barrel for Brent crude, one of the benchmarks for oil prices, closing at $89 on Tuesday. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National hosepipe ban comes into force on Friday amid drought fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/national-hosepipe-ban-comes-into-force-on-friday-amid-drought-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/national-hosepipe-ban-comes-into-force-on-friday-amid-drought-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Measure will stay in place for more than a month despite forecast of weekend rain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V3E4RSYP2VD4PLKNVIHMGYFJHA.jpg?auth=6baa5a5227fdefc75d994922badc805302266e526f62edd7053ef3c6c998b8f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People in all parts of the Republic will not be permitted to water their gardens using a hosepipe for the 33-day duration of the ban. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lemanieh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Range Rover breaks from SUVs with radical electric GT]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/22/range-rover-breaks-from-suvs-with-radical-electric-gt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/07/22/range-rover-breaks-from-suvs-with-radical-electric-gt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new grand tourer represents the biggest departure in Range Rover’s history as it moves beyond SUVs ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GFVV6EBXVFBHLQWF6GBBRAP6I.jpg?auth=fad55a8954d75fa3538f705d26694331221c0c3046987c2c2d0fee66a2c076ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Range Rover GT prototype in a camouflage wrap. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) to appear in court charged in connection with Tramore church incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/man-30s-to-appear-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-tramore-church-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/man-30s-to-appear-in-court-charged-in-connection-with-tramore-church-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater, Barry Roche, Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman (50s) seriously injured after assault in Co Waterford]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:14:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZS4RU3ZRFER3EYLUMGYQWIYZM.JPG?auth=30eae4e4628be57523888fd8560dcf58d2770382747ae680ef7d518da179a61e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Tramore, Co Waterford, on Tuesday. Photograph: Patrick Browne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy dismisses top army general amid growing public protests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/zelenskiy-dismisses-top-army-general-amid-growing-public-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/zelenskiy-dismisses-top-army-general-amid-growing-public-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Santora]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Removal of Oleksandr Syrskyi comes after firing of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov after only six months in the job]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:23:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ML3JKD27XVHZ4JK7LRNBDJZXY.jpg?auth=40d7b9d0a7e1c11ea58d91d13b6e326e5e2990476d4a0c5536e0b6c3c9a5120f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine (left) and gen Oleksandr Syrskyi at a command post in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in March. Photograph: Brendan Hoffman/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Hoffman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owners of scramblers face doubling of charges if vehicles are seized]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/owners-of-scramblers-face-doubling-of-charges-if-vehicles-are-seized/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/owners-of-scramblers-face-doubling-of-charges-if-vehicles-are-seized/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move sends ‘a clear message that illegal and dangerous scrambler use carries real consequences’, Minister says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:03:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMUDUEHZINFSBENTWSNBZ3SLAY.jpg?auth=3f6ce8f3824713befa20becfc81410351014dd2fcc052cbe6d7b027add565a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There have been renewed Government efforts to develop the regulations to help enforce the existing ban on scramblers.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France approves social media ban for children under 15 in first for Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/french-parliament-approves-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/french-parliament-approves-social-media-ban-for-children-under-15/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ingrid Melander]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ban is first to be enacted in Europe as concerns grow about impacts on health and safety of minors globally]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:24:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WYTFTUAXFCFHFGFXAA7F5J4AE.jpg?auth=2c449a65b6523697940097b6d1af226b5f58e8eac88730c1cff505b72f95f52c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With the new legislation, children younger than 15 would not be allowed to ‌open a social media account from ​September 1st.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dmitry  Ageev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Lou McDonald says Irish unity talks with Simon Harris ‘extremely constructive’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/mary-lou-mcdonald-says-talks-with-simon-harris-about-irish-unity-extremely-constructive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/mary-lou-mcdonald-says-talks-with-simon-harris-about-irish-unity-extremely-constructive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader says there is now a recognition that parties need to work collaboratively on the issue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:16:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSKKAQZWDQXMLYK7RVUUBE43NY.jpg?auth=5671a38f883a1fd3747b963f801d62e5bf414bb5952daa3a1bc5914727362ea5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris during the final TV leaders' debate ahead of the 2024 general election. File photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remco Evenepoel pips Tadej Pogacar again as Tour de France night-time doping test row deepens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/21/remco-evenepoel-pips-tadej-pogacar-again-as-tour-de-france-night-time-doping-test-row-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/21/remco-evenepoel-pips-tadej-pogacar-again-as-tour-de-france-night-time-doping-test-row-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle in Thonon-Les-Bains]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belgian wins time trial and says pursuit of leader ‘not over yet’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:45:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBSX3DEMJKA4TJ5LGOM37HJKNI.jpg?auth=1248865d0990e709b51e84f900016a6f564cf55ce97b7a74e3fe02ff52c255a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belgium's Remco Evenepoel in action during stage 16 of the  Tour de France, an individual time trial stage of 26km from Evian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains. Photograph: Jasper Jacobs/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jasper Jacobs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanese president and Trump discuss disarming Hizbullah during White House meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/lebanese-army-deploys-in-southern-town-after-israeli-withdrawal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/lebanese-army-deploys-in-southern-town-after-israeli-withdrawal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nandita Bose, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli forces begin withdrawal from south Lebanon in first test of plans for future relationship between countries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7YZPQKDXW66WA2T3URK5YD3SZA.jpg?auth=b33de6125e4ad53950c410fdd50fed81c0b2f71502f6d9a374b7564a12d3a6e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lebanese president Joseph Aoun (left) and US president Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United supporters groups in uproar over suspension of season tickets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/manchester-united-supporters-groups-in-uproar-over-suspension-of-season-tickets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/manchester-united-supporters-groups-in-uproar-over-suspension-of-season-tickets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Club planning to reinstate tickets before season begins after fans claim they are being ‘treated as suspects’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:24:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5N5O2SOBBD37IWTSSST4PKCBQ.jpg?auth=63fd3fe64d12fe50fb6b8178d326f879b4e724845225bf0ae3c2c059313c1930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United have said season tickets at Old Trafford will be reissued before the first home game of the season. Photograph: Matt McNulty/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt McNulty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madeleine McCann’s brother Sean to swim for Scotland at Commonwealth Games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/21/madeleine-mccanns-brother-sean-to-swim-for-scotland-at-commonwealth-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/21/madeleine-mccanns-brother-sean-to-swim-for-scotland-at-commonwealth-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Staniforth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sean McCann was two-years-old when his sister disappeared during a holiday in Portugal in 2007]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BQLD2BMFFAMNDGUCMAJ26LVBY.jpg?auth=57d468e70018f08ab1001dcecbd7ba5ffa36319a23e18b73b2f46e3e6b719ae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean McCann of Scotland looks on prior to competing in the swimming Men's 400m freestyle final on day four of the 2023 Youth Commonwealth Games at National Aquatic Centre in Trinidad And Tobago. Photograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images for Commonwealth Sport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie Squire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Chris Bryant, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/who-is-chris-bryant-the-newly-appointed-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/who-is-chris-bryant-the-newly-appointed-secretary-of-state-for-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Welsh-born politician says a Border poll on Irish reunification is ‘not on my list of priorities at the moment’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:21:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FGRC56GBUOMGYNK5CLJX7H3RDM.jpg?auth=c273f6033889489360a873c97d2eccd90576bd872258e4cbc3efad19450a6063&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant departs after a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday, a day after Andy Burnham became Britain's new prime minister. Photograoh: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Gulf crisis: dangerous escalation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-gulf-crisis-dangerous-escalation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-gulf-crisis-dangerous-escalation/</guid><description><![CDATA[A wider regional war that neither side can afford  is threatened]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VV45QTL5MIPJ3BKFJVUHKCAIM4.jpg?auth=25487b40a8e751cf64368abf47d52b146cdbab88b3384c4e24735f0e5d2df580&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houthi troopers stand guard during a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sana'a, Yemen at the weekend. ( Photo: EPA ) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yahya Arhab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on bail reform: time for action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/21/the-irish-times-view-on-bail-reform-time-for-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/21/the-irish-times-view-on-bail-reform-time-for-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Onus on Jim O’Callaghan to move on a system nobody believes is fit for purpose]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HK7HKWXNTMQ65WFKASQ3YUI7ZY.jpg?auth=13fe3af007103f4f4bf364e65854b1ff3349ad1252d3a9cdfed38b271adf20f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O'Callaghan.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers face uphill task after second-half goals see them come unstuck against Ararat-Armenia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/shamrock-rovers-face-uphill-task-after-second-half-goals-see-them-come-unstuck-in-yerevan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/shamrock-rovers-face-uphill-task-after-second-half-goals-see-them-come-unstuck-in-yerevan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Bradley’s side hit for two second-half goals in Champions League qualifier against Ararat-Armenia]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3R5RGF6YAJINLL6BSGH7XLOWA.jpg?auth=e4d506e522864a2bda121c86bb9a79ee2492083c193c09e0e2c73d9232c16d60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ararat-Armenia’s Zidane Banjaqui celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's goal in the Champions League second qualifying round, first leg against Shamrock Rovers at the Republican Stadium in Yerevan. Photograph: Hrach Khachatryan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reclaim football’: Sepp Blatter joins La Liga chief in call for Gianni Infantino to resign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/reclaim-football-sepp-blatter-joins-la-liga-chief-in-call-for-gianni-infantino-to-resign/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/reclaim-football-sepp-blatter-joins-la-liga-chief-in-call-for-gianni-infantino-to-resign/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blatter attacks successor as Fifa president, while Javier Tebas says system is ‘rotten at its core’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:26:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDTDY35LOKCP6Z2ZJPO6P3L5XQ.jpg?auth=1419854354f31d425bf2b75aec1a0d8c8821632a8acc3065964b173addfe291a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FIFA President Gianni Infantino with President of the United States Donald Trump after the World Cup final last Sunday. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[€1.5bn to be set aside for tax package for workers in summer economic statement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/difficult-budget-talks-in-store-as-government-promises-to-stick-to-spending-limits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/difficult-budget-talks-in-store-as-government-promises-to-stick-to-spending-limits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expenditure increases limited to €7bn with €1.5bn to be set aside for tax package aimed at increasing take-home pay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:24:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7YTIUJKHVHEJPVBV5RCAGMO4I.jpg?auth=9fadf45fc0a6ec953750565d75404e66935f27f520c94cab3f91141defc7017a&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 Jack Chambers (left) and Minister for Finance Simon Harris at Dublin Castle on June 15th. 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Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confirmed: Full list of FAI Cup last-16 fixtures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/dublin-derby-between-st-patricks-athletic-and-shamrock-rovers-dominates-fai-cup-last-16-draw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/dublin-derby-between-st-patricks-athletic-and-shamrock-rovers-dominates-fai-cup-last-16-draw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sligo Rovers will face Kerry FC in a repeat of last year’s clash that saw shock defeat]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:04:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5ALTHJ3DBB4ZGK3HNYYDNGXVA.jpg?auth=e4327acdfcea074ffb2388090ac58da04e79c8db81c6acbb7136628f463f3f51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic will take on Shamrock Rovers in the last 16 of the Club Orange FAI Cup at Richmond Park. 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Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal reserves judgment in student’s case against UCD over allowances after alleged rape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/judgment-reserved-in-students-challenge-over-how-ucd-dealt-with-her-studies-after-alleged-rape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/judgment-reserved-in-students-challenge-over-how-ucd-dealt-with-her-studies-after-alleged-rape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court had rejected medical student’s claim that UCD failed to make adequate allowances for studies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The student sued UCD when she took issue with how the university required her to remediate six incomplete modules. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Ireland on RTÉ One: Exploring an Irish town ripe for rediscovery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/building-ireland-on-rte-one-a-roving-bustling-celebration-of-the-irish-urban-landscape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/building-ireland-on-rte-one-a-roving-bustling-celebration-of-the-irish-urban-landscape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Athlone is a place ripe for discovery - a mission undertaken in this very watchable episode]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6A4J2HNZOJD25DLOIDCSIVFPXY.jpg?auth=26823da2149b7d30f36d5fb8244375eaccb8f9e256db9f010fb16c10c9dd44e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Geographer Susan Hegarty with the O'Connell brothers of the ESB fisheries team in Athlone, Co Westmeath. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[They call it an epic, but The Odyssey was a harder watch than the woeful World Cup final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/21/they-call-it-an-epic-but-the-odyssey-was-a-harder-watch-than-the-woeful-world-cup-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/21/they-call-it-an-epic-but-the-odyssey-was-a-harder-watch-than-the-woeful-world-cup-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’ll give Christopher Nolan’s film this much: the wooden horse was good]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5VGGVSFXX3FGKB3LJQ5M4556U.jpg?auth=65750d75340a975210dd57f89583a6773270ad01826f62c67396ca3550ac0958&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although Messi and Argentina dominated most of the Odyssean analogies at the World Cup, the true inheritors of the Homeric tradition, potentially, continue to be England. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chandan Khanna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK defence stocks climb as Britain’s new chancellor John Healey takes office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/defence-stocks-climb-as-britains-new-chancellor-john-healey-takes-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/defence-stocks-climb-as-britains-new-chancellor-john-healey-takes-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq advances marginally with AIB driving force]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:52:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJ3YWPPHBXNS6HPWIVDFYMMMGY.jpg?auth=1d574a2d955db47fa67bd0b931ba8968b1daeb33ec39f8fa39840e0c02ffcd00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's former defence secretary John Healey was appointed chancellor of the exchequer by prime minister Andy Burnham. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Rousseau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of six among 12 killed by Israel in latest attacks in Gaza Strip]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/family-of-six-among-12-killed-by-israel-in-latest-attacks-in-gaza-strip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/family-of-six-among-12-killed-by-israel-in-latest-attacks-in-gaza-strip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dawoud Abu Alkas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home Firas Al-Masri shared with wife and four children caught fire after being hit by Israeli air strike in Gaza City as they slept]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:50:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3TS7LMFJAHK73UZ5Z367ET4WLU.jpg?auth=15e7d760a4435b7a1be31c5004ca5b4118ed134b54d5615e68364c1f7ff15741&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian relatives of the Al-Masri family conduct their burial ceremony at a cemetery in Gaza City on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Saber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer ally hits back at Burnham administration in row over its first big policy announcement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/21/andy-burnham-cuts-taxes-on-energy-bills-to-bring-back-hope-for-struggling-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/21/andy-burnham-cuts-taxes-on-energy-bills-to-bring-back-hope-for-struggling-families/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former chancellor contradicts new PM’s administration on source of funding for electricity bills VAT cut]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:34:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXBJVTL5RV2PFCUMXSYOIZBYZY.jpg?auth=8f7bc05ac2d8027374bd42560fa2b15f58a18e7adc854f219fdeffd6c996d260&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's prime minister Andy Burnham speaks during a cabinet meeting in Downing Street on Tuesday. Photograph: Eddie Mulholland/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eddie Mulholland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESB worker too late to pursue claim seeking €42,000 in alleged unpaid overtime, WRC rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/esb-worker-too-late-to-pursue-claim-seeking-42000-in-alleged-unpaid-overtime-wrc-rule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/esb-worker-too-late-to-pursue-claim-seeking-42000-in-alleged-unpaid-overtime-wrc-rule/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The figures claimed by the complainant are exaggerated’, employee relations officer says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After eight years’ service as a network engineer based in Wilton, Cork City, Peter Lavelle was promoted in 2022 to a new job with duties at a company training centre in Portlaoise. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Connemara ponies to spend summer at Áras an Uachtaráin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/two-connemara-ponies-to-spend-summer-at-aras-an-uachtarain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/two-connemara-ponies-to-spend-summer-at-aras-an-uachtarain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mare named Ruby and her foal Peaceful Pippa will welcome visitors and international dignitaries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:10:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GKT6FLKFJATVAFLRV7ICMHCQY.jpg?auth=ecd462f982d2421f65e4f79963971b28fb430365751728881578d815f73f1024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly welcomes Connemara mare Ruby and her foal Peaceful Pippa to Áras an Uachtaráin with Mother Karol O’Connell of Kylemore Abbey. Photograph: Tony Maxwell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua president says country will not hold any further elections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/21/nicaragua-president-says-country-will-not-hold-any-further-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/21/nicaragua-president-says-country-will-not-hold-any-further-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Rogero]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Authoritarian Daniel Ortega (80) says he will work with congress to pass laws to ‘build a wall’ against opposition]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNQEPE562VZW5JHYC3JPZJ2VKM.jpg?auth=1ffead493eeaa3207c116c038b3b52626ed4a9494b1eb4164dc791569c42d9a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega (centre) in Cuba in 2023. Photograph: Adalberto Roque/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adalberto Roque</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Open becomes first grand slam to offer players share of tournament revenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/21/french-open-becomes-first-grand-slam-to-offer-players-share-of-tournament-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/07/21/french-open-becomes-first-grand-slam-to-offer-players-share-of-tournament-revenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Offer made to players in talks at Wimbledon a fortnight ago in a move sure to ramp up pressure on the US Open]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:45:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR5PVBC3YBCFTAZ7PVB5JEC63M.jpg?auth=62ea51ba1fc7814da1c43ebf2340b1ce878ea8ed0a9d3cd8663e7dd7a50c4570&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The French Open’s willingness to commit to a profit-share model to determine prize money is a significant development. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe was hit 21 times on the head with a hammer, London court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/21/ann-widdecombe-was-hit-on-head-repeatedly-with-hammer-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/21/ann-widdecombe-was-hit-on-head-repeatedly-with-hammer-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine McKelvie, Jamie Grierson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joshua Kerry (28) charged with murder of former MP and Reform UK spokesperson in Devon earlier this month]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:25:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XESDTIYS4GADKSYQTGZ7EGOQTY.jpg?auth=fbe721ea8417849bbfbd66de9cd4c9587563a2a921cba6d5a84786a28351010a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe speaks during a Reform UK general election campaign launch in London in 2024. 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Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí still reviewing ‘thousands of hours’ of CCTV footage in 2022 gang shooting in Clondalkin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/gardai-still-reviewing-thousands-of-hours-of-cctv-footage-in-2022-gang-shooting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/gardai-still-reviewing-thousands-of-hours-of-cctv-footage-in-2022-gang-shooting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cormac Berkeley had links to drugs trade in Clondalkin area and his death is believed to be connected to local feud]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWLQ3GIIRVFBXKXEI2QBTJ2VDM.JPG?auth=3c4b1ec63b25e4fdfed7c1ac201207abacaa7afec776e911be55e2707dde987d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cormac Berkeley was shot multiple times while in his car outside his house at Harelawn Park in Clondalkin in December 2022. 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Photograph: Michele Lapini/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MICHELE LAPINI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempted murderer caught with drugs between his legs in Mountjoy cell]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/attempted-murderer-caught-with-drugs-between-his-legs-in-mountjoy-cell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/attempted-murderer-caught-with-drugs-between-his-legs-in-mountjoy-cell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Carroll, who is serving 22 years for trying to shoot the brother of Gerry Hutch, pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and heroin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OI6XK6A7FRUZAWABJXAQHBQEDM.jpg?auth=17e29cb4315c7ab6067e64fd2e5c32e7c6e7ce53e9e6e0d4eddf3119c93baf16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carroll pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing cannabis and heroin for supply in his cell in Mountjoy Prison on July 24th, 2023. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court dismisses appeal by Regency Hotel getaway driver over conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-over-conviction-by-regency-getaway-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-over-conviction-by-regency-getaway-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jason Bonney (55) convicted of facilitating the Hutch criminal organisation in carrying out 2016 murder of David Byrne]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:55:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTN73GL5Y5EDRNOUP3DSJP4Y4I.jpg?auth=c6070da09635f2617ab476edc175f5477931ccfe8034c70aa651ebc72057a905&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Bonney was tried from January to April 2023 alongside Paul Murphy and Gerry Hutch. Photograph Padraig O'Reilly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning refused for 24-storey office block at City Arts Centre site in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/planning-refused-for-24-storey-block-at-city-arts-centre-site-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/planning-refused-for-24-storey-block-at-city-arts-centre-site-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused planning permission to Ventaway]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:50:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4L3HNV542VDU7OYD4UMOZNE73I.JPG?auth=1ed314c906d88741a6ae897f640008e6c231eb2abf9478167b61942459aeb389&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ventaway first lodged its 24-storey proposal for the former City Arts Centre site with Dublin City Council in 2022]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian cyclist who died just weeks after moving to Dublin suffered ‘multi-organ injuries’, inquest hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/inquest-opens-into-death-of-brazilian-cyclist-who-died-just-weeks-after-moving-to-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/inquest-opens-into-death-of-brazilian-cyclist-who-died-just-weeks-after-moving-to-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[English student (27) had suffered ‘multi-organ injuries’ while on his way to school, inquest told ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:45:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZWGHZHAUJCHRGCN3G5266CELM.jpeg?auth=55ab6202c86830de7df79f68ad6e32841d7c97ca05bada50c5a74392b985b824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny Santos Xavier De Abreu (27) was killed in an incident with a cement truck in central Dublin in April]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former MMA fighter Charlie Ward awarded €56,000 after Garda car crashed into vehicle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/former-mma-fighter-charlie-ward-awarded-56000-after-crash-with-garda-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/former-mma-fighter-charlie-ward-awarded-56000-after-crash-with-garda-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fighter missed out on a purse worth $50,000 due to the incident and suffered neck and head injuries]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BS5SN2GLWCA7IYWVJ4GVQF5VI.jpg?auth=8c2fde73cdc23e265fbe95d58fc442afa4589391df12e6d6d963bc00549a3dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former MMA fighter Charlie Ward leaving court on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boss of collapsed Dublin windows company faces application to make him liable for debts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/dk-windows-boss-facing-proceedings-for-directorship-disqualification-and-personal-liability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/dk-windows-boss-facing-proceedings-for-directorship-disqualification-and-personal-liability/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company collapsed in 2024 after taking deposits while insolvent, according to a joint liquidators’ investigation ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:43:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FO2KLRHQAZCYZOGBNMSBIUG5S4.JPG?auth=4467a0743c9ef849972ae0c068c422dd9888ccc7a15d072d972c8cf1acac14c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DK Windows and Doors collapsed in 2024, owing hundreds of thousands of euro to customers. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your experience of pregnancy and giving birth in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/21/share-your-experience-of-pregnancy-and-giving-birth-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/21/share-your-experience-of-pregnancy-and-giving-birth-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With maternity care in Ireland consistently in the news, we would like to hear your story]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:41:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LFXV5ARHQZHJ3IKO7A5JKWCM4Y.png?auth=b43964f169fe18f37936a09a8b0324819e8c8a0736a43e3d201cf0ad49a2c698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times wants to hear from you about your experiences of maternity care and giving birth in Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Walker Cup spots the added bonus on offer at this year’s South of Ireland in Lahinch ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/21/potential-walker-cup-spots-the-added-bonus-on-offer-at-this-years-south-of-ireland-in-lahinch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/21/potential-walker-cup-spots-the-added-bonus-on-offer-at-this-years-south-of-ireland-in-lahinch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Biennial match against the USA will also take place at the famed Co Clare links in September]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:38:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FWLXUBNW75GRZNT7RPKXIJXIHY.jpg?auth=06966f3f3b56d507c5a4527b70505fd1b84dde1148debb6d9bac8afd2cfa2f59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Keane celebrates his South of Ireland win last year. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Limerick dominated All-Ireland final against Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/galways-lack-of-tactical-flexibility-helped-limerick-dominate-the-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/galways-lack-of-tactical-flexibility-helped-limerick-dominate-the-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey Lynskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribesmen repeatedly attacked congested channels, allowing Limerick to create numerical superiority around the ball]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:27:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SCBIWAGHDRBZJOB6VA57REQN7A.jpg?auth=f191ba0c2bab038758179365e127f318c949026a82a7f71c7c75167055d2a538&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Jason Rabbitte often found himself outnumbered in last Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park as Limerick dictated the tactical shape of the game. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court considering if Tusla should investigate welfare of child in alleged abduction case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/high-court-considering-if-tusla-should-investigate-welfare-of-child-in-alleged-abduction-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/high-court-considering-if-tusla-should-investigate-welfare-of-child-in-alleged-abduction-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Girl’s father claims she was taken to Ireland without his consent last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:16:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMUHRFUC7ZB5JIPJYNLDF6RNYU.JPG?auth=52fbef096d59db631b44afa5851ffee4e1ad9c16b3d8499ce121df32cac15029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The mother’s solicitor told the High Court on Tuesday that a section 20 report would 'be of great assistance'. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does Andy Burnham taking over as British PM mean for Northern Ireland? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/analysis-what-does-andy-burnham-taking-over-as-british-pm-mean-for-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/analysis-what-does-andy-burnham-taking-over-as-british-pm-mean-for-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new man in Downing Street will at some point have to address awkward issues such as funding and demands for a referendum]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:13:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMNOLP6I6K7ACSVTVC4DO4YVQ.jpg?auth=045eec6247ed16ea230ccccf89319c3fff211019047c54a13311a17c16f6270d&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 may not rank Northern Ireland-related issues among his immediate priorities. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mayor calls for intensive Irish lobbying against EU sanctions on Aughinish Alumina ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/government-urged-to-powerfully-lobby-at-eu-level-against-sanctions-on-aughinish-alumina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/government-urged-to-powerfully-lobby-at-eu-level-against-sanctions-on-aughinish-alumina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayor of Limerick insists ‘we need to fight for the jobs’ as report on exports to Russia expected to go to EU Commission]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:08:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQGU5R64ZZD4TLCRIT4A4BP7AQ.JPG?auth=c42dd882a8d9e29f82edab68772258751dd190ce2bc88bc89ea51a6adf90b218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revised figures provided by the Central Statistics Office last week showed half of the alumina produced in the plant in the first quarter of this year went to Russia, up from 43 per cent last year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa hit Derry City and CSKA Sofia with fines  after Brandywell trouble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/uefa-hit-derry-city-and-cska-sofia-with-fines-after-brandywell-trouble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/uefa-hit-derry-city-and-cska-sofia-with-fines-after-brandywell-trouble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bulgarian fans banned for one away game after ‘Nazi salutes’ were observed during Europa League game]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:06:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEJXX2PHGSWIKTWTJCM7SCWTJQ.jpg?auth=b878d64bfbd694d6fe4a8507fbf1537ac66a6af7b0847a9a259ad318154468fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CSKA Sofia fans rush a barrier at the Brandywell leading to the Europa League match against Derry City being stopped for 14 minutes. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoghurt-maker Glenisk returns to profit five years after ‘devastating’ factory fire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/yoghurt-maker-glenisk-returns-to-profit-five-years-after-devastating-factory-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/yoghurt-maker-glenisk-returns-to-profit-five-years-after-devastating-factory-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glenisk has named former minister of state Pippa Hackett and ex Deloitte Ireland CEO Brendan Jennings to its board]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LV3CB4FLY7AETRX3XUHEEBQBQ.jpg?auth=ff440d5df1965cdde4e503287258fba8916c09ed1a8e2c40edde65fb9e9e633c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vincent Cleary, the managing director of Glenisk, surveys the damage from the fire in 2021. The company returned to profit last year for the first time since. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver arrested six times on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/one-driver-arrest-six-times-on-suspicion-of-driving-while-intoxicated-last-year-report-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/one-driver-arrest-six-times-on-suspicion-of-driving-while-intoxicated-last-year-report-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medical Bureau of Road Safety report shows highest level of alcohol found in a driver’s blood last year was 450mg/100ml, nine times over the legal limit]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:44:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQQGKJBGF2G5LBX3AXC7PH7SNE.jpg?auth=1ccbbaf562c9cabf470a9b86ae037d9e0e25d350bc1d07f28d8cf87d270bfaa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medical Bureau of Road Safety chairman Sean Quigley said alcohol and drugs continue to play a huge role in road traffic incidents.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s criminal courts face shutdown over several days amid legal aid dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/criminal-courts-face-shutdown-as-legal-aid-solicitors-extend-withdrawal-of-services-to-three-days-next-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/criminal-courts-face-shutdown-as-legal-aid-solicitors-extend-withdrawal-of-services-to-three-days-next-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence solicitors back withdrawal of services, with first two days of action set for Wednesday and Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:19:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Criminal legal aid solicitors will withdraw their services this Wednesday and Thursday, and over three days next week]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump prepares fresh tariff barrage with 10% levies set to expire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/us-vows-fresh-50-tariff-on-canada-as-new-trade-war-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/us-vows-fresh-50-tariff-on-canada-as-new-trade-war-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aime Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US to levy 50% on Canadian goods after hitting Brazil with 25% toll]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:58:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W276C337WRUKSRIRMUCOR566R4.jpg?auth=94a3f8be0531419e67a9ccb4d9f1cec37fa3add77dd6ee48e44a159b8b8bbb7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monday’s action threatens to further strain relations with Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, who joined Trump to view the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.  Photograph: Dave Chan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Chan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut to challenge Australia’s Big Four banks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/revolut-to-challenge-australias-big-four-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/revolut-to-challenge-australias-big-four-banks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nic Fildes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK fintech to target credit and savings customers after winning full banking licence]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGPCYK6TQBCFRL56GVEN353CK4.jpg?auth=12343d0a582077ad5e5f2a498053ae45e76bdcded4ec4fc5342f72b5899f4476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut will spend A$400 million (€245 million) in a bid to disrupt Australia’s Big Four banks after winning a full banking licence in the country. Photograph: Justin Tallis/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUSTIN TALLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It could trigger global recession’: How new blockade by Iran-backed Houthis may impact energy prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/iran-backed-houthis-expand-conflict-with-red-sea-blockade-will-fuel-prices-climb-higher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/iran-backed-houthis-expand-conflict-with-red-sea-blockade-will-fuel-prices-climb-higher/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A successful effort to ‌shut the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would strike at one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHTJWEGAI32ZLYGZNF7NYAPF2M.jpg?auth=f2a15432775e995e211241fbea63568391830d2a41cf5308b6a037bd2ed9a83a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion 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[Kuwait, scarred by 1990 Iraqi invasion, becomes Iran’s softest Gulf target]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/kuwait-scarred-by-1990-iraqi-invasion-becomes-irans-softest-gulf-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/kuwait-scarred-by-1990-iraqi-invasion-becomes-irans-softest-gulf-target/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Omran in Jeddah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kuwait’s proximity to Iran and high concentration of US troops make it an easy target for Tehran’s missiles]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:25:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYWABHFC4ZB2ZPCOPVZGBQYJWI.jpg?auth=649175c53ba693b2cdaab16e69ffea5de22838722054583ccbd6341d1879eea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises from a high-rise building following a drone attack in Kuwait City on March 8th. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over Dundalk knife incident is freed on bail ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/gardai-disarm-and-arrest-man-with-knife-in-dundalk-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/gardai-disarm-and-arrest-man-with-knife-in-dundalk-co-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard McCullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears gardaí 'had to deploy non-lethal munitions' during Dundalk incident]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:24:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZVJI7KZ7QFAETIV4KMGKZFROFM.jpg?auth=d38eb97926fe084f0b027bd0aca82154473a5f378f01ea98bc59a806eaf3ae30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uniformed gardaí, backed by members of the Armed Support Unit, engaged with the man.
Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neuer to Neymar: 10 World Cup players who have retired from international football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/neuer-to-neymar-10-world-cup-players-who-have-retired-from-international-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/21/neuer-to-neymar-10-world-cup-players-who-have-retired-from-international-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Burton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning goalkeeper and a Brazilian icon are among those who have called time after the 2026 tournament]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:24:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IPBNVJEAZAXLKE7HZSQKPYHXE.jpg?auth=b6fdf8245f1c03001dc9403554e167be1809e41a926d9cd8b1524c2c73b8abce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neymar has retired after winning no World Cups and no Copa Americas with Brazil. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANGELA WEISS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag builds up funds for PTSB deal ahead of crucial vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/bawag-builds-up-funds-for-ptsb-deal-as-crucial-vote-eyed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/bawag-builds-up-funds-for-ptsb-deal-as-crucial-vote-eyed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transaction values bank at an almost 20% – or €400 million – discount]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DSA3OBOJFEFZPG2C3FJ2MOY5I.jpg?auth=251405d7db2387e55b7c2ab403b13d5ea121018180a1f5bdf75eb0129c077d99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB shareholders are due to vote on July 30th on Bawag's takeover offer. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared miscarriage of justice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/osgur-breatnachs-wrongful-conviction-for-sallins-train-robbery-declared-miscarriage-of-justice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/osgur-breatnachs-wrongful-conviction-for-sallins-train-robbery-declared-miscarriage-of-justice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal says DPP did not dispute that Breatnach ‘had no hand, act or part’ in 1976 robbery ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:59:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K25PJ3IWWN2BJ3OFTD64KA56II.jpg?auth=5cd1116f7f6cbc5f7a8d50314dab89d0498f9856b2929ac45aad56803626d424&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Osgur Breatnach outside the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the 66,000-ton Ryder Cup Cruise taking affluent golf fans to Adare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/inside-the-ryder-cup-cruise-putting-green-on-deck-and-17000-for-windowless-cabins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/inside-the-ryder-cup-cruise-putting-green-on-deck-and-17000-for-windowless-cabins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cocktail bars and casino machines make up the all-inclusive experience]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:23:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOFVL664OFAGBCID6GMLS3LW24.JPG?auth=95bca6442ba29a8eaf3bb715a65094ca180573b7a80521b34e19041e3f96fc0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryder Cup Travel Services has launched packages for the Oceania Marina, a five-star cruise vessel with 615 rooms and suites and capacity for up to 1,230 guests. Photograph: Ryder Cup Travel Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case of former Ireland rugby international accused of stealing perfume from Brown Thomas is adjourned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/theft-charge-against-former-rugby-international-brendan-mullin-adjourned-until-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/theft-charge-against-former-rugby-international-brendan-mullin-adjourned-until-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brendan Mullin, who won 55 caps for Ireland, accused of stealing bottle of Hermès perfume from Brown Thomas]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXAW2S75JTKCQXPUEWUPKMPEJI.jpg?auth=63ddacde8202ad7a74206e6b5b0c1edcbad877934e9975f0c1af71bfcd1eed06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Irish rugby international Brendan Mullin (62) of Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness owner Diageo  hunts for drinks ‘heavyweights’ in board revamp]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/guinness-owner-diageo-hunts-for-drinks-heavyweights-in-board-revamp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/guinness-owner-diageo-hunts-for-drinks-heavyweights-in-board-revamp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Madeleine Speed]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chair seeks robust oversight as Sir Dave Lewis restructures struggling spirits company]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:01:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4KF2ZID6RHZBCVALFXF3IIQRU.JPG?auth=e03b46d716c8bd175a7d59b2c4f014682a974d97abc76de84ffe16c3a5ca7430&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guinness maker Diageo’s 11-person board has only one non-executive director who has held a senior position at a spirits company, former Rémy Cointreau boss Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet.  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[Why has a clip of David Clifford, viewed over 38 million times, gone around the world?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/why-has-a-clip-of-david-clifford-viewed-over-38-million-times-gone-around-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/why-has-a-clip-of-david-clifford-viewed-over-38-million-times-gone-around-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Memes on X related to Argentina bring Gaelic football to a wider audience]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EVVX7DAUMV3NZEQBCR2ZCEA3Y.jpg?auth=8a429da4c6807f62bd25f1e2ad1e0f65a6db2b99fd6f0b3c0f15b19438805b2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's David Clifford had his penalty kick saved against Dublin. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Little-Pengelly on Jeffrey Donaldson: ‘Somebody that I thought I knew’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/emma-little-pengelly-on-jeffrey-donaldson-somebody-that-i-thought-i-knew/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/emma-little-pengelly-on-jeffrey-donaldson-somebody-that-i-thought-i-knew/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deputy First Minister says other allegations against her former party leader ‘pale into insignificance’ compared with the crimes he was convicted of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:58:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HM4JMHEYINTDOZMZ3SSQRHALLE.jpg?auth=5b2a5fba5e8963135a21642e34cbd846f969b9221d11ae86c133c21ddb8d350a&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 and First Minister of Northern Ireland Emma Little-Pengelly. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters: The proposed ban, the penalties, the mandatory equipment explained]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/e-scooters-the-proposed-ban-the-penalties-the-mandatory-equipment-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/e-scooters-the-proposed-ban-the-penalties-the-mandatory-equipment-explained/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New regulations are set extend the existing ban for e-scooters from under-16s to under-18s]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:46:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33447ZNWNS3NMV3NRYX2ENUCEA.jpg?auth=1cb40c0dcc951bb955c0e5f9c717fee34da0ef22cd13b6439e7142810ca705f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government is trying to crack down on e-scooters amid concerns over injuries among children. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nations Championship verdict: Enjoyable, but here’s how to make rugby even better]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/21/nations-championship-verdict-enjoyable-but-heres-how-to-make-rugby-even-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/21/nations-championship-verdict-enjoyable-but-heres-how-to-make-rugby-even-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kitson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new tournament has been unable to shed one recurring snag]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:07:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQ3Q242UQXJDPS5FRI4EZ5QVB4.jpg?auth=b31c984d9c36945a9b33492a30a72259cd480f94bf49f3894518649cac3ca8b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Only one thing has underlined enjoyment of the Nations Championship - rugby’s ability to get in the way of itself. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Buddhika Weerasinghe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget will bring no increase in student fees, says James Lawless]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/budget-will-bring-no-increase-in-student-fees-says-james-lawless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/budget-will-bring-no-increase-in-student-fees-says-james-lawless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Higher education Minister points to opportunities in defence and security research]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:05:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN325FIKZFJ25MG7W62MT2SIQ4.JPG?auth=7cfebed8f065edffd844b9dbf205bc10d43d1539be47c574419009b90609f9c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lawless said he intends to introduce a new package of supports.  Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Fest 2026: Line-up, site access, ticket information and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/21/forest-fest-2026-line-up-site-access-ticket-information-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/21/forest-fest-2026-line-up-site-access-ticket-information-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the Co Laois music and arts festival this weekend]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZERK3WCV5F4NEJY5QYCVBS5EU.jpg?auth=17d77c8f25e52e1d42990ba6f43d2a28e8571652eec3d755d106234ba6977115&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forest fest: The music mood is distinctly 1980s and 1990s indie. Photograph: Brian Bastick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How India’s young ‘cockroach’ movement has posed the biggest challenge to Modi in years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/indias-young-cockroach-movement-is-the-biggest-challenge-to-modi-in-years-whats-going-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/21/indias-young-cockroach-movement-is-the-biggest-challenge-to-modi-in-years-whats-going-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What started out as a satirical political party has surged in popularity]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6MOWZVI64SATEP3YCQISRR5SE.jpg?auth=df18a05770251de53010dc7c58f4af1826a1c473de89132c3a8479607f90f7fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands of young people gathered during protests called by the Cockroach Janta Party in central Delhi and across cities in India on Monday. Photograph: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abhishek Chinnappa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traitors Ireland refused permission to film new series at ‘archaeologically sensitive’ sites in Meath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/traitors-ireland-refused-permission-to-film-new-series-at-archaeologically-sensitive-sites-in-meath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/traitors-ireland-refused-permission-to-film-new-series-at-archaeologically-sensitive-sites-in-meath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Misrepresenting the monument for entertainment risks undermining our educational remit’, says OPW]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:11:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVNYMOLTANF7XCYTKTUG3C4XHQ.jpg?auth=8c648c7d4218bb931e5b8abe82a9191ea35cc6dbf5393e9dea520e2b218ae8be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland returns to RTÉ later this year]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killing and destruction in Gaza: new book examines Israel’s campaign and the enablers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/killing-and-destruction-in-gaza-new-book-examines-israels-campaign-and-the-enablers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/killing-and-destruction-in-gaza-new-book-examines-israels-campaign-and-the-enablers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Walshe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fintan Drury’s Genocide: Sponsoring the Destruction of Palestine ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFDOECDRRW6Q6RFQ65NOC2KIWE.jpg?auth=26e11238e2f884ff788f1465a9ee4e858dcc7227f1e03a188152ac15fb54617b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People look through the remains of a vehicle struck by an Israeli air strike, which killed one person and injured two others, in Gaza City, on July 7th. Photograph: Saher Alghorra/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saher Alghorra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s so few things to do that don’t cost money’: Dublin named 14th dearest city for students]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/22/theres-so-few-things-to-do-that-dont-cost-money-dublin-named-14th-dearest-city-for-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/07/22/theres-so-few-things-to-do-that-dont-cost-money-dublin-named-14th-dearest-city-for-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin has been ranked as the 137th least affordable of 150 cities in a new report]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBQKUHYUMBBEDEV6UNX672WQMA.jpg?auth=d31f664e5c4a96661b1d48c1b660392904d768b178ee428f17a74043b2604831&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anushka Baisoya was paying €1,300 in monthly rent for student accommodation before moving in to a shared room. Photograph: Kevin Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man due in court after alleged assault of two gardaí in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/man-due-in-court-after-alleged-assault-of-two-gardai-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/man-due-in-court-after-alleged-assault-of-two-gardai-in-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Officers suffered minor injuries after responding to public order incident in early hours of Monday morning]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:51:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADWQDZTHXBBGVG5XRNE2TGLC3E.JPG?auth=4caedc396fd1489deedcfead0a98f5df8b0cab4ab25b4d8f5e732d4494e7615c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Man in his 30s is to appear in court on Tuesday.    Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bizarre situation’ where parents buy e-scooters for children must end, Simon Harris says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/bizarre-situation-where-parents-buy-e-scooters-for-children-must-end-simon-harris-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/bizarre-situation-where-parents-buy-e-scooters-for-children-must-end-simon-harris-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The first thing that has to happen in this country is behavioural change,’ Tánaiste says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:29:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BP7GUZXNUZGPDHZBVX25ZWUF6A.JPG?auth=ef422baeca781c5e7394be7fec3deeeb55ca4fc951ed505467f21f407a96107c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Government leaders agreed new proposals on Monday to ban e-scooters for under-18. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hannah Waddingham on her Hollywood era at 51: ‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/21/hannah-waddingham-on-her-hollywood-era-at-51-an-overnight-success-after-25-years-delicious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/21/hannah-waddingham-on-her-hollywood-era-at-51-an-overnight-success-after-25-years-delicious/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Nicholson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Ted Lasso actor on finding fame late in her career, calling out misogyny and why she’s ‘more than just camp’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:14:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HD2KDJ7RQFGIJC3KTIPP6CYHTY.jpg?auth=6da68d2d6f79f68a8cabb73e05ed94760005afbaed50407bd41b7c7c4c918a0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hannah Waddingham at Cannes film festival last year. Photograph: Samir Hussein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samir Hussein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of woman killed in e-scooter hit-and-run urges resourcing and enforcement of ban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/daughter-of-woman-killed-in-e-scooter-hit-and-run-urges-resourcing-and-enforcement-of-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/21/daughter-of-woman-killed-in-e-scooter-hit-and-run-urges-resourcing-and-enforcement-of-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Denise McDonald says e-scooter situation is ‘worse than ever’ as Government plans to ban them for under-18s]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:54:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y63O67JFWFHG5DBQACAO4F4SQA.JPG?auth=b380fd68ef9f2a47e19c7c08c9c94d034b95d91e44aed2ac36d094a0b9df277f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A ban will be introduced for e-scooters for under-18s. 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[‘Grave concerns’ about trial of Dubliner charged with damaging Israeli arms plant, TD says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/grave-concerns-about-trial-of-dubliner-charged-with-damaging-israeli-arms-plant-td-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/21/grave-concerns-about-trial-of-dubliner-charged-with-damaging-israeli-arms-plant-td-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Duncan Smith among Irish politicians travelling to Germany to observe trial of Daniel Tatlow-Devally]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:46:10 +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[What do you think about e-scooters on Irish roads?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/what-do-you-think-about-e-scooters-on-irish-roads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/what-do-you-think-about-e-scooters-on-irish-roads/</guid><description><![CDATA[With a new ban on e-scooters for under-18s announced, we would like to hear your views]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:02:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TR2KEDUWJBBYJEBVOA4NPBJM4A.png?auth=5ba76fe160fa36844a812d4879328e34c3d0c5c0d7c737b26ec4819ac6b5ef03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: e-scooters on Irish roads. Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A banned song in Germany has become a rallying cry against a far-right surge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/a-passengers-train-of-thought-is-directed-towards-germanys-alternative-platform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/21/a-passengers-train-of-thought-is-directed-towards-germanys-alternative-platform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surge in support for far-right AfD leaves young woman from a village in former East Germany ‘very, very afraid’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZZ67DETOERU2IXBMAEMNRG7WI.jpg?auth=68c6fc024deaceec1f18d81992dab96bc40e911bf4218164f229fbff02787b77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police officer on patrol in Erfurt, eastern Germany, earlier this month ahead of the Alternative for Germany party congress. Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Hirschberger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two die following road crash in Co Antrim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/two-die-following-road-crash-in-co-antrim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/two-die-following-road-crash-in-co-antrim/</guid><description><![CDATA[Incident happed in Glenariffe area of Ballymena on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:48:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQX3MIGAOBEQ3DIEOH3L5QURDU.jpg?auth=2313bb66eed9cb4160a6503a3651046759c7896819d7059a5c50fc09239f4f4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The two people who died were occupants of the van involved in the collision. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Britain’s new chancellor John Healey?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/who-is-britains-new-chancellor-john-healey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/who-is-britains-new-chancellor-john-healey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Aldrick, Alex Wickham and Ellen Milligan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burnham appoints former defence secretary to key role in surprise move]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:32:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHBCIP7RB5PC5C5XLGSMNH34AU.jpg?auth=07c777028f1a9933ac31a001d99bd222847d80b919f0baac90ff2ce7c6df3753&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly appointed chancellor of the exchequer John Healey departs Downing Street. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tipperary fire crews preparing to ‘go back up and tackle’ blaze on Slievenamon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/tipperary-emergency-preparing-to-go-back-up-and-tackle-wildfire-on-slievenamon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/tipperary-emergency-preparing-to-go-back-up-and-tackle-wildfire-on-slievenamon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fire breaks and fog help subdue blaze]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:24:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZBKP6MG6RBXRHJE6XFQPJYWD4.jpeg?auth=b87d473353dadfac6bd35f7d1b8b5f1ad11e1189e8dbc3fc9aeb9b51e9f08128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cause of the wildfire on Slievenamon may never be known, said a fire and rescue service official. Photograph: Liam Keane/Direct Pix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 100 US troops injured in two weeks since Iran war resumed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/21/nearly-100-us-troops-injured-in-two-weeks-since-iran-war-resumed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/21/nearly-100-us-troops-injured-in-two-weeks-since-iran-war-resumed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Hauslohner in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Pentagon says most soldiers suffered ‘minor concussions’ and have returned to duty]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:03:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAWIOMOHNXSNURV2LUEN4GMYTM.jpg?auth=93c57637f5f56ec942fe4d5ef7078825ec04675c15ccadb2a35d6abb34c4eb93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US defense secretary Pete Hegseth. More than 400 US service members have been injured in the Iran conflict, according to US Central Command. Photograph: Alex Kent/The New York Times
                    ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chris Bryant replaces Hilary Benn as Northern Ireland secretary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/hilary-benn-loses-northern-ireland-secretary-post-in-burnham-cabinet-reshuffle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/20/hilary-benn-loses-northern-ireland-secretary-post-in-burnham-cabinet-reshuffle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Replacement yet to be announced as Benn commits support to incoming UK prime minister]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:24:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DRBGXXAX4YVJITH4YKTY76KQ6I.jpg?auth=f64b58c427bfec3a8258122a9b755383970bdc332fdea26416ab913555f3c353&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Bryant leaving 10 Downing Street, London, on Monday following his appointment as Northern Ireland secretary. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Wire  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asian stocks rebound as oil retreats on Middle East mediation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/21/asian-stocks-rebound-as-oil-retreats-on-middle-east-mediation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/21/asian-stocks-rebound-as-oil-retreats-on-middle-east-mediation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ankur Banerjee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors brace for corporate earnings ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:24:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CJCIRQ5SUCCRNEI3WMNNJWSN4.jpg?auth=35f4bf3d9a9161ff2556c213d493f9a5c165c84892b4789433726000b0c9ec87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Global stocks, led by chipmakers, have been hit by ⁠severe volatility in recent weeks.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeon Heon-Kyun</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This ‘anti-Netanyahu’ candidate is leading Israel’s polls. Can he succeed? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/this-man-wants-to-unseat-binyamin-netanyahu-can-he-succeed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/21/this-man-wants-to-unseat-binyamin-netanyahu-can-he-succeed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot may lack charisma but he is a serious challenger to the Israeli prime minister in October’s elections]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:10:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZ3WZ7MVYVATLHSE2VOELTO2BA.jpg?auth=2b384d76a670a25f65010e10c89649035ba694f70fb79b41f5674d6b1f437f19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot at the launch of the centrist Yashar party's election campaign in Hod HaSharon, central Israel, on June 30th. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JACK GUEZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The OPW uses Russian password technology – how did that happen?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-opw-uses-russian-password-technology-how-did-that-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-opw-uses-russian-password-technology-how-did-that-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Three State agencies use Passwork programme]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQKYLAQFB5DSNO7QVE6VQUT3BM.jpg?auth=27efa14b8ddf034120926686928e9e2ff56b79c4bbc8f30c8cffd27a4382c77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several State agencies use Passwork, a password generator. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PUGUN SJ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New prime minister Andy Burnham’s focus on domestic issues is good for UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/21/new-prime-minister-andy-burnhams-focus-on-domestic-issues-is-good-for-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/21/new-prime-minister-andy-burnhams-focus-on-domestic-issues-is-good-for-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leader is clear-eyed about Britain’s social and economic problems and candid about how Brexit has made them worse]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:31:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UGO7NUCMQW5SJP2OUFCGL636PM.jpg?auth=9bcae713fc941bf4f553b35e352b7ebaa84055f1480f8a8bc246243f199ff63d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, gives his first speech in front of 10 Downing Street. Photograph: Henry NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never heard anyone say ‘I wish I didn’t put so many solar panels up’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/i-never-heard-anyone-say-i-wish-i-didnt-put-so-many-solar-panels-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/i-never-heard-anyone-say-i-wish-i-didnt-put-so-many-solar-panels-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKZT5KHNTFECDJVPQHI7ILGJKA.JPG?auth=9192aaabb12c638fd98a24b2821adfe13be50d99bf4e40eb03ea94a841ced0fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solar panel enthusiast Garrett Fox at his home in Claregalway, Co Galway,  showing how he powers his home and car with the PV panels on his roof. 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[Don’t sell to Bawag, advisory firm urges PTSB shareholders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/dont-sell-to-bawag-advisory-firm-urges-ptsb-shareholders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/dont-sell-to-bawag-advisory-firm-urges-ptsb-shareholders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RW6QRUHE6HC6WITW5PW64TBOEY.jpg?auth=fd8de26cedd4c51bd6fb3e4c39349e23d6b2057507d19c5f3028232bc4f19a8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Advisory firm Glass Lewis has urged shareholders in PTSB to reject Bawag's takeover bid. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter ban; alumina exports to Russia; and Houthi rebels in Yemen ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/e-scooter-ban-alumina-exports-to-russia-and-houthi-rebels-in-yemen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/e-scooter-ban-alumina-exports-to-russia-and-houthi-rebels-in-yemen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:11:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2NW3JMIBFPXOVJ6THPYPSA4Y.JPG?auth=6adc078c1a0e98376cef5a5e0dab45dbcad05de3b205b4afa5e45bbf4285c7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[E-scooters in Dublin. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A close look at one of the new surgical hubs in Ireland: ‘Low complexity, high volume’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/21/a-close-look-at-one-of-the-new-surgical-hubs-in-ireland-low-complexity-high-volume/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/21/a-close-look-at-one-of-the-new-surgical-hubs-in-ireland-low-complexity-high-volume/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Purpose-built complex with four operating theatres and two minor procedures rooms is  a much-needed extension for five hospitals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXB5Z74RLVEP5BEW6JCN37TRQE.jpg?auth=ea4fb58ccc936d20d719e89cc2372f8ad7ed24e54916119b28eb9d35850c8ddf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An operating theatre in the new surgical hub in Swords. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford: Mayo might not need a miracle to beat Kerry after all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/stephen-rochford-mayo-might-not-need-a-miracle-to-beat-kerry-after-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/stephen-rochford-mayo-might-not-need-a-miracle-to-beat-kerry-after-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All metrics suggest victory for the Kingdom, but Andy Moran’s players just need to win individual battles]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZG3H3PMW7ZHAS6FXX46GXMIXM.jpg?auth=158ff4e8dd347283ca860e7a9731477394313723320cefbbff0a334f1c9cead1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Paudie Clifford in action in this month's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Dublin. Photograph: James Lawlor/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I am a detective garda. Here’s why an e-scooter ban is unenforceable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/i-am-a-detective-garda-heres-why-an-e-scooter-ban-is-unenforceable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/i-am-a-detective-garda-heres-why-an-e-scooter-ban-is-unenforceable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Ferris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State has passed a law in Grace Lynch’s name, but is also prosecuting the gardaí needed to enforce it]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5LKMQUSOZ2Y2KCNTDHTHCDN6Q.jpg?auth=b69159e4716bef13ff86d67410e985c16dbc59014a47bec8df92635cd0f43387&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People lump scramblers, e-scooters and e-bikes together, but the risks are different and some categorisation would help. Photograph: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters and serious injuries ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/e-scooters-and-serious-injuries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/e-scooters-and-serious-injuries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Concerns around regulations and their enforcement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[End of an era for ITV could have implications for Irish viewers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/21/end-of-an-era-for-itv-could-have-implications-for-irish-viewers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/21/end-of-an-era-for-itv-could-have-implications-for-irish-viewers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 70 years after its founding, the UK’s commercial broadcaster has been acquired  by a  US giant]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It pays to know your onions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/it-pays-to-know-your-onions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/it-pays-to-know-your-onions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Friendly neighbours with that tasty vegetable in hand come to my culinary rescue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Stephen Rochford: Mayo might not need a miracle to beat Kerry after all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/stephen-rochford-mayo-might-not-need-a-miracle-to-beat-kerry-after-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/stephen-rochford-mayo-might-not-need-a-miracle-to-beat-kerry-after-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All metrics suggest victory for the Kingdom, but Andy Moran’s players just need to win individual battles]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZG3H3PMW7ZHAS6FXX46GXMIXM.jpg?auth=158ff4e8dd347283ca860e7a9731477394313723320cefbbff0a334f1c9cead1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Paudie Clifford in action in this month's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Dublin. Photograph: James Lawlor/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet insurance: can it save you thousands in vet bills?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/21/pet-insurance-can-it-save-you-thousands-in-vet-bills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/21/pet-insurance-can-it-save-you-thousands-in-vet-bills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unlike home, motor or health cover, pet insurance often gets put on the long finger]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNQ43SH2G5F5NOYZ7MA7DI22P4.jpg?auth=0bbc7bc04ca1e8775a6356f2b333b32b603a91d1f47610a835eb5c1efd2e6857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vet fees can reach up to €600 for a bad tummy bug, where your pet might need bloods taken, IV fluids, medications and follow-up visits. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gilaxia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It pays to know your onions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/it-pays-to-know-your-onions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/it-pays-to-know-your-onions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Friendly neighbours with that tasty vegetable in hand come to my culinary rescue]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Jack O’Connor: ‘Kobe McDonald is the nearest we’ve seen to David Clifford’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/jack-oconnor-kobe-mcdonald-is-the-nearest-weve-seen-to-david-clifford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/jack-oconnor-kobe-mcdonald-is-the-nearest-weve-seen-to-david-clifford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both All-Ireland final teams are ‘coming pretty right at a good time’, says Kerry manager]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CIBUKRMG5BNFKEBQ2MA5WBMDU.jpg?auth=0eca1dd55711e1b9e14d6c6a6645d5fddbabc3288f672ad7e597f09f77f10c56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kobe McDonald of Mayo arrives at Austin Stack Park, Tralee, before the football league game against Kerry in March. Photograph: James Lawlor/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company linked to Paddy McKillen jnr discloses ownership of properties around Workman’s Club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/company-linked-to-paddy-mckillen-jnr-discloses-ownership-of-properties-around-workmans-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/company-linked-to-paddy-mckillen-jnr-discloses-ownership-of-properties-around-workmans-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The hospitality entrepreneur bought back the well-known pub in central Dublin for an undisclosed fee earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F76FORTYTFGEVFR6U4EZ7SVS74.jpg?auth=9efca75cd3ee62861e1613bd1380ac1ececde7ca6cfd1ed3c4f68acf152a8491&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The firm behind the Workman's Club and a number of other Dublin venues was placed into examinership last year.  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[Odysseus is all around us, not just in Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/fintan-otoole-odysseus-is-all-around-us-not-just-in-christopher-nolans-blockbuster-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/fintan-otoole-odysseus-is-all-around-us-not-just-in-christopher-nolans-blockbuster-odyssey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He is everywhere in our cities, anywhere we see shipwrecked people adrift and wandering]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZC6IGUN6U7NJUCYJ5QCSUIFB4.jpg?auth=07a0175f03fe51091f6bc0eb96ca41210ff00bfd34d53f0a55f8111d857f90b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Damon as Odysseus and Zendaya Stoermer Coleman as Athena in Christopher Nolan's film The Odyssey. Photograph: Universal Studios/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Move to a four-day week and ditch plastic straws: 10 steps to boost your sustainability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/10-steps-boost-sustainability-business-four-day-week-ditch-plastic-straws-climate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/21/10-steps-boost-sustainability-business-four-day-week-ditch-plastic-straws-climate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simple measures alongside long-term ones can help businesses fight against climate change]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQY4OGHATNDK5N7KKYUIRZ2Z7M.jpg?auth=0c85a93ee8257063c558cbe1c88f250e2326d56a18feec1b8cedaef0bb358dd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Providing cycle parking for employees can be a way to make a business more sustainable. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons to be cheerful: Ten of the best ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/reasons-to-be-cheerful-ten-of-the-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/reasons-to-be-cheerful-ten-of-the-best/</guid><description><![CDATA[Enjoy this weather ... and give thanks for those weary children, tasty barbecue burgers and more  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[More than 18,000 availed of €14,000 rent-a-room tax relief in 2024]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/21/more-than-18000-availed-of-14000-rent-a-room-tax-relief-in-2024/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/07/21/more-than-18000-availed-of-14000-rent-a-room-tax-relief-in-2024/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Near doubling of people availing of scheme in six years, Revenue figures show]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUWJASFW2RA2RF5VY2DY7LG6XY.jpg?auth=811d7920fc0d59bbe227d95ebf1304b92f3f20a29ea112c84961d320337a7fa9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The tax-relief scheme is set to be expanded to include people lodging in back-garden cabins. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AaronAmat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicine costs: More thought, less passion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/medicine-costs-more-thought-less-passion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/medicine-costs-more-thought-less-passion/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perennial problem with introducing a new drug remains the same – is it cost-effective]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[An Irish solution to that pesky neutrality problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/an-irish-solution-to-that-pesky-neutrality-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/an-irish-solution-to-that-pesky-neutrality-problem/</guid><description><![CDATA[When it comes to Aughinish Aluminia, perhaps our esteemed politicians could review the record]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Andy Moran: Kobe McDonald has an option other than prospective Aussie Rules career]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/andy-moran-kobe-mcdonald-has-an-option-other-than-prospective-aussie-rules-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/21/andy-moran-kobe-mcdonald-has-an-option-other-than-prospective-aussie-rules-career/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We would love him to play for Mayo now for 10 years and more,’ says boss]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSX2GTF4MZJPSN6O4N5I4OVXRY.jpg?auth=420c44431826106a659605614f167398a6024c3be061299da4a2facdf37e6cae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kobe McDonald of Mayo celebrates during this month's SFC semi-final against Louth. Photograph: James Lawlor/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Brenda Fricker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/remembering-brenda-fricker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/remembering-brenda-fricker/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘I invited her in for a drink ... I noticed everyone was looking at her’
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Red lemonade was revered: More wonderful memories of summer in Sligo ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/red-lemonade-was-revered-more-wonderful-memories-of-summer-in-sligo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/red-lemonade-was-revered-more-wonderful-memories-of-summer-in-sligo/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ringing the church bells was like living in a Famous Five novel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Ireland are world’s fourth best side, but hungrier rivals could overtake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/21/gerry-thornley-ireland-are-worlds-fourth-best-side-but-hungrier-rivals-could-overtake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/21/gerry-thornley-ireland-are-worlds-fourth-best-side-but-hungrier-rivals-could-overtake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nations Championship results so far belie third place in World Rugby’s rankings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKEQVLQYVV775GQFB5GCFUJGSU.jpg?auth=c6aa6fedbdc1491c6b26ae1d645cb54924bcc11ff067c4823ac488bcc92a4cfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy O’Brien, Dan Sheehan, Jack Conan and James Ryan dejected after conceding a try in the Saturday's game against the All-Blacks. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina report not expected to be published before being sent to EU commission]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/aughinish-alumina-report-into-export-of-product-to-russia-not-expected-to-be-published/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/aughinish-alumina-report-into-export-of-product-to-russia-not-expected-to-be-published/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government expected to publish summary document rather than full report due to commercial sensitivity, sources say]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEXQ3PIPVFFSNOZNTHRXHJLWFU.JPG?auth=30dd20d4f6b2cdddb31b54502e257ffd1a68dd533a66a3875f4c89d6b68bc9b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina: concern is mounting for the 500 jobs in the Limerick plant and hundreds more locally that service the factory and its workforce. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heartening manner of Keir Starmer’s leaving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/the-heartening-manner-of-keir-starmers-leaving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/the-heartening-manner-of-keir-starmers-leaving/</guid><description><![CDATA[A welcome reminder that opponents are not enemies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Different Strokes: Claret Jug winner Ryan Fox an example to everyone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/21/different-strokes-claret-jug-winner-ryan-fox-an-example-to-everyone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/21/different-strokes-claret-jug-winner-ryan-fox-an-example-to-everyone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quick play at Royal Birkdale; golfers with disabilities rise to occasion; word of mouth; by the numbers; and more]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5SWPD54O7OT6AWL6PZZQNWC5I.jpg?auth=85d51e9342f9ec6d727cd971ddecea6c6d4d7672cec491b641cfa50b2f11e74a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Fox of New Zealand plays a shot on day four of the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on July 19th in Southport, England. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New €3 customs charge a blunt levy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/new-3-customs-charge-a-blunt-levy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/new-3-customs-charge-a-blunt-levy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Expecting consumers to be aware of subtle nuances implicit in the charge is unrealistic]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[A vital and timely recommendation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/a-vital-and-timely-recommendation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/a-vital-and-timely-recommendation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why did no economist suggest this 50 years ago? ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[World Cup own goals ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/world-cup-own-goals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/world-cup-own-goals/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ropey refs; dreary final; stopping the clock; Darragh ‘I know’ Maloney; and Hannigan’s hits]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 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[Political fallout from Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction shows no signs of going away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/political-fallout-from-jeffrey-donaldsons-conviction-shows-no-signs-of-going-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/political-fallout-from-jeffrey-donaldsons-conviction-shows-no-signs-of-going-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UUP is latest of four inquiries announced in wake of former politician’s conviction for child sex abuse ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EED5EISHVM5BWCQDQX3WVYF2XQ.jpg?auth=8a6240fc93afbf4274c02119bc076cd0ace22938101446b124f3fa4c7fa60182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson is awaiting sentencing for 18 child sex offences, including rape. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ crime drama Kin to return for third series in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/rte-crime-drama-kin-to-return-for-third-series-in-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/21/rte-crime-drama-kin-to-return-for-third-series-in-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster releases details about the much-awaited comeback of the hit Dublin gangster show as part of its upcoming drama slate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6IGVFPYBRELVF3DCUZQXCN4TM.jpg?auth=21b6af495dae56858236f559a2fdfbbec1d03fec78cd5936885b7ae90aea4768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie Cox in RTÉ gangster family drama Kin, which is returning for a third series. Photograph: RTÉ/AMC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Redmond/AMC+</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A building in Dublin 4 is the only office to be approved for social housing conversion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/21/conversion-of-d4-offices-into-social-housing-approved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/21/conversion-of-d4-offices-into-social-housing-approved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apartments on Fitzwilliam Quay seen as template for new council-owned company regeneration of vacant buildings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JAMUW2BVFEMLKKDKHKFDQWCPE.jpg?auth=bf94fabbea0927ccfd007aca0202d399ff942644a6d0521375acc02009388178&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Proposed refurbishment and adaptive reuse of a three-storey vacant office building located at 14-15 Fitzwilliam Quay, to provide 15 new apartments]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an Irish-named town in Argentina brought me back to my Galway childhood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/21/how-an-irish-named-town-in-argentina-brought-me-back-to-my-galway-childhood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/21/how-an-irish-named-town-in-argentina-brought-me-back-to-my-galway-childhood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emigrants such as the Duggans mean Argentina has the largest population of Irish descendants outside the English-speaking world]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2XKCBQ5Y5HJPENPQ3F3LXSXZE.jfif?auth=b89d9480088e542b21ff6a08d0c351cd8e0783621fbbb00a7e9dd01279f05ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Burke on a visit to Clifden, in his home county of Galway.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin-based drugmaker tidies balance sheet in advance of stock market flotation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/dublin-based-drugmaker-tidies-up-its-balance-sheet-ahead-of-stock-market-ipo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/21/dublin-based-drugmaker-tidies-up-its-balance-sheet-ahead-of-stock-market-ipo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Keenova Therapeutics secured approval from High Court last week for a $1.79bn so-called capital reduction]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E5JGHAA3SL3QZVSGFP5VTBHFYA.jpg?auth=e3daf9272c1694aea948ff785ab015cc3ecc55a3e81ba7617a760c4854e82761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keenova, formerly known as Mallinckrodt, had resorted to the Irish High Court twice in the past four years to rubberstamp large debt restructurings. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for hyperlocal municipal councils to return, a decade after abolition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/plan-for-hyperlocal-municipal-councils-to-return-a-decade-after-abolition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/21/plan-for-hyperlocal-municipal-councils-to-return-a-decade-after-abolition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report recommends return to town bodies amid criticism of Ireland’s centralised system]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W62XDZHOI2ZTEMHWC6LGOV6S6A.JPG?auth=a779d38dcc7e34b07056c9631819b56a052a90c0b54cb093486e6cb3a18a8d88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Local Democracy Taskforce was asked by Minister for Housing James Browne to make recommendations for reform of councils. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reader ‘met the cold hard corporate face’ of Ryanair during bag check-in experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/21/stop-inventing-spurious-claims-ryanair-says-passenger-error-at-root-of-reader-woes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/21/stop-inventing-spurious-claims-ryanair-says-passenger-error-at-root-of-reader-woes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t blame our booking system, our app or any ‘confusing correspondence’ for travellers’ experiences, says airline]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORSFOGN7PVF2DAUEVG4Z6FFTHQ.jpg?auth=74da80f6fddacd2792d850045e215ba624e8a88041f82d7910044e92525a7776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Upset and dispirited': Josephine mistakenly made three payments for a suitcase she wanted to check in on a Ryanair flight to Italy. Photograph: Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Australia to Ireland: ‘To go on a holiday to anywhere for the weekend is so wonderful’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/21/from-australia-to-ireland-to-go-on-a-holiday-to-anywhere-for-the-weekend-is-so-wonderful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/21/from-australia-to-ireland-to-go-on-a-holiday-to-anywhere-for-the-weekend-is-so-wonderful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malcolm Clancy, who met his Irish doctor wife in Australia, says Irish and Australians ‘take themselves lightly’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y54VPCR2CBBIRML7O6CBGC5XBU.jpg?auth=e9df462468eb881b7941c5fc7f2c8b922c41aec90feca0ba70d7d3b4f7309aa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Malcolm Clancy: His Irish wife is 'one of many Irish doctors that takes the rite of passage to go to Australia'. 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This is a showcase’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/21/cesar-morales-of-ballet-de-santiago-i-want-to-show-europe-our-work-this-is-a-showcase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/07/21/cesar-morales-of-ballet-de-santiago-i-want-to-show-europe-our-work-this-is-a-showcase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christie Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chilean flair is to the fore in production of Swan Lake that's coming to Dublin in August]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3YPXF56ARC7DF7YBXXWDELTAU.jpg?auth=e31a2432042a90c1dd30b0f82fc36d0b43a8a0ae92d2e42f46afc99344af16bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swan Lake, performed by Ballet de Santiago, the Chilean company led by artistic director César Morales]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PATRICIO MELO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do Ireland go from here? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-ireland-go-from-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/where-do-ireland-go-from-here/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AMAXFGQVDSPPQS2AB7I6KDIWU.jpg?auth=41c6df1fb34c679503f151a2903c4eb22fa05a01e61f5a588fd033c2658686c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Sean Jansen is tackled by Ardie Savea of New Zealand during their final match of the 2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series. Photograph: Ben Brady/ ©INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland weather: Another hot day looms today, but Met Éireann raises prospect of rain this week ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/ireland-weather-another-hot-day-looms-but-rain-clouds-on-the-horizon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/21/ireland-weather-another-hot-day-looms-but-rain-clouds-on-the-horizon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann says week ahead will see high pressure bring dry and warm conditions to most places]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EA36DXVQBBFEVKB6JKYTOW2UWU.JPG?auth=fe843f7205744b13eef240f567911e1e562fc0e8f4ca6d1646c4a787b4f9c8f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Morris from Ballingarry, Co Tipperary, jumps into the river Nore at the Weir near Kilkenny city. Photograph: Alan Betson 
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