<?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/2026-07-22/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:32:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[NI groups tackling violence against women and girls to share €10m peacebuilding fund ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/ni-groups-tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-to-share-10m-peacebuilding-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/ni-groups-tackling-violence-against-women-and-girls-to-share-10m-peacebuilding-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Money will also be allocated to groups countering disinformation and supporting displaced families]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RV4AGMJOP6V2TAWF7JB7U3QTFE.jpg?auth=75f0b8e71098a78ae9e0f030c1a767eab26de6e5a62277e675ce7d4958c88350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee: dealing with violence against women and girls is a ‘key priority’. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran vows ‘eye for an eye’ after Trump threatens to destroy bridges and power plants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/trump-threatens-to-destroy-iranian-bridges-and-power-plants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/trump-threatens-to-destroy-iranian-bridges-and-power-plants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steff Chávez in Washington, Bita Ghaffari in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis target two Saudi oil tankers in military operation, saying vessels violated naval blockade]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:21:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMHW6FH6CUTL6IBEXLQX33VTXI.jpg?auth=1027cd11263f599cfa397e314a203899dd5a22efa404832a3d4d14cbbb621fce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump: The conflict's latest developments come as the US House of Representatives narrowly passed an unprecedented $1.15 trillion defence spending Bill. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times                     ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edenderry Garda station closed after gardaí become unwell while processing seized vapes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/edenderry-garda-station-closed-after-gardai-become-unwell-while-processing-seized-vapes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/edenderry-garda-station-closed-after-gardai-become-unwell-while-processing-seized-vapes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Specialist deep cleaning to take place on Thursday while policing services in area are being provided from Tullamore]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:45:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PVTIWHUWBDVFD6CZYHYEAWDBE.png?auth=987cc98de1305bc92282b6d3bb98c815675b7007bd41d451a52000f019d78b0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edenderry Garda station will remain closed pending further examination. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors using US technology as part of new agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/trump-administration-plans-to-announce-broad-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/trump-administration-plans-to-announce-broad-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Gardner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal does not include so-called Additional Protocol allowing United Nations atomic agency to ‌carry ‌out ​snap inspections]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:36:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ML4PQRT4PR2CONE6PX7NAKP4M.jpg?auth=d0499989429626b7f7d26bb92eff80b8829689911f42e71cc7313672d45ebbec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and US president Donald Trump at the White House in November 2025. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee/Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Summer Economic Statement: prudence cannot take second place ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-summer-economic-statement-prudence-cannot-take-second-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/22/the-irish-times-view-on-the-summer-economic-statement-prudence-cannot-take-second-place/</guid><description><![CDATA[Demands for the Government to spend more on budget day will be intense]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUJDDLIAATYI6LAA3FXSU62MEA.jpg?auth=a3f9987e83c778329fe69bcf950cf44fd3f24c064f006102fd3dbbb13a99c7b6&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 and Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris publish the Government’s Summer Economic Statement yesterday. (Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Burnham and Northern Ireland: a question of priorities ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/22/the-irish-times-view-on-burnham-and-northern-ireland-a-question-of-priorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/22/the-irish-times-view-on-burnham-and-northern-ireland-a-question-of-priorities/</guid><description><![CDATA[The perennial funding crisis will be high on the agenda]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:12:00 +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 new Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryan. 
(Photo by 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[Former Venezuelan president faces June 2027 trial date on US drug trafficking charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/22/former-venezuelan-president-faces-june-2027-trial-date-on-us-drug-trafficking-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/22/former-venezuelan-president-faces-june-2027-trial-date-on-us-drug-trafficking-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luc Cohen, Jack Queen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nicolás Maduro and wife appear in Manhattan court almost eight months after their capture in Caracas by US forces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:05:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CBWNB75QUMF45743ZD5VTCMAU.jpg?auth=2275559f483953608b46400ae70b03d3d40c3b9a46f2cdb49cccf432b2ba4d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 22: A person takes a video of a motorcade carrying ousted Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro following a court appearance in New York City on Wednesday. Photograph: Ryan Murphy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians 2 Ballkani 1: Late Ross Tierney goal gives Bohs comeback win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/late-goal-by-ross-tierney-gives-bohemians-comeback-win-against-ballkani/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/late-goal-by-ross-tierney-gives-bohemians-comeback-win-against-ballkani/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bohs get the better of Kosovan side in first leg in the last game in the old Dalymount]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:03:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGKPEEZADH523GXXQEHYHM7IKY.jpg?auth=584509f69d6d0a8055ebd9fe7893618b0f517af213aee94fa141614e3e4607bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians' Ross Tierney celebrates scoring his sides second goal with team-mates. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (20s) arrested over alleged deception of UCD released without charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/woman-20s-arrested-over-alleged-deception-of-ucd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/woman-20s-arrested-over-alleged-deception-of-ucd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman was questioned about the legitimacy of documents furnished to back up a rape allegation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:18:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2VTD4YW2FA7HPZA4JZAWYLETQ.jpg?auth=d4d1c4ce68a3b6464be1e02af380e8e3a6c24128bf17bf2c0f5d98aab0e20bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The arrest is understood to be connected to an incident in which reports of sexual assault and rape were made by a UCD medical student. Photograph: Derick Hudson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testimony on RTÉ One: Why didn’t Ireland do more to help victims of Magdalene laundries?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/22/testimony-on-rte-one-why-didnt-ireland-do-more-to-help-victims-of-magdalene-laundries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/22/testimony-on-rte-one-why-didnt-ireland-do-more-to-help-victims-of-magdalene-laundries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Aoife Kellehert’s film hums with a taut, sustained rage as it chronicles the years of thankless, thwarted work by campaigners]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FP2V7NOIINHTXLQEGXY5JGVAKI.jpg?auth=490c9a5cc01c8bc975c040f396bf3b0dd5c66108202fd0a88c767e7ec29169b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Madeleine, a survivor of the Bessborough mother and baby home, features in Testimony. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison holding Jeffrey Donaldson should have ‘no hierarchy’ of treatment, says former UUP leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/prison-holding-jeffrey-donaldson-should-have-no-hierarchy-of-treatment-politician-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/prison-holding-jeffrey-donaldson-should-have-no-hierarchy-of-treatment-politician-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doug Beattie was responding to reports that Maghaberry Prison staff had complained about special treatment for former DUP leader]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:14:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDHUMXEAP3QJV7NZIJYPGMSIMQ.jpg?auth=d5d5e3cb0ce4683ab4c52f691f2fc3dc62c7bfd1ab7fd076149eefc652388505&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of staff at Maghaberry Prison in Co Antrim. Photograph: Michael Cooper/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Cooper</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) dies after being hit by van in Co Kilkenny]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/man-30s-dies-after-being-hit-by-van-in-co-kilkenny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/man-30s-dies-after-being-hit-by-van-in-co-kilkenny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 100 people have been killed on the State’s roads so far this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:44:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SG5QWB6ERBCKNFUBKE55GGRE5U.JPG?auth=1c530ec167d450504cd6b0016358e38cb536ced307b7e21887bce3d8166d764d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda station. Photograph: Enda O Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Zoo welcomes giant anteaters and six-banded armadillo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/22/dublin-zoo-welcomes-giant-anteaters-and-six-banded-armadillo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/22/dublin-zoo-welcomes-giant-anteaters-and-six-banded-armadillo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker , Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork announces birth of first ever Sumatran tiger litter]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:31:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C3F3DLIDFEUPON7SHO67QK6GQ.jpg?auth=c44e61005e05e28b2a90f3b5ca5c227b28874a5e17f9df48a986b1d29317003d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Junio the giant anteater is among the recent arrivals at Dublin Zoo. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State ‘cannot provide every home’: Minister says cultural change needed on housing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/state-cannot-provide-every-home-minister-says-cultural-change-needed-on-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/state-cannot-provide-every-home-minister-says-cultural-change-needed-on-housing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Browne also indicated a VAT cut on apartment buildings won’t be extended to new-build homes in budget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:29:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLH6F77C4LOYSNVU6TWKE47IZ4.JPG?auth=18194f75595df47ef5bd2ef5cd6cab6c09345081138bad07586a96d919abf772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Housing James Browne said while delivering social and affordable homes is important, Government must also facilitate the delivery of private homes. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One giant miracle’: Australian woman gives birth to identical quadruplets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/07/22/one-giant-miracle-australian-woman-gives-birth-to-identical-quadruplets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/07/22/one-giant-miracle-australian-woman-gives-birth-to-identical-quadruplets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Chung]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doctors say arrival of babies, who were conceived naturally and split from one fertilised egg, is 1 in 15 million occurrence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:13:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSR6R5676VHE7L7SJRTEYG5L6U.jpg?auth=b2e5ce7af284e3eb66c962488fbe54639eb403a1f423e01c65d4dfa78057f73d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four identical quadruplet girls were delivered at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Photograph: Metro North Health]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Ben Healy finishes 35th in chaotic Tour de France stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/22/anti-doping-chiefs-reject-claims-of-paul-seixas-favouritism-as-tour-de-france-rivals-cry-foul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/22/anti-doping-chiefs-reject-claims-of-paul-seixas-favouritism-as-tour-de-france-rivals-cry-foul/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ben Healy finishes in 35th place after being involved in the leading group with 40km to go and moves up more than 50 places in general ranking]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:03:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQKOLFGQHDHFXC26MNOSOX327A.jpg?auth=29358cd5366e12d41f4a89dc2a2340a45c3d090de74125f37f26af8ab22c262e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish rider Ben Healy cycles in a breakaway during the 17th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government plans to ‘lean in’ to Andy Burnham’s Irish heritage, says junior minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/irish-government-wants-burnham-to-reverse-uks-overseas-aid-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/irish-government-wants-burnham-to-reverse-uks-overseas-aid-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister of State Neale Richmond is in Britain to launch the Republic’s new diaspora strategy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:02:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZQQTCFAKWS4SGN5NPIJCQXV2I.jpg?auth=9035d54a50182c3d5b9bc456154339a3dc642f7ff46fc874edbac3771fc7fc43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Neale Richmond: 'We will lean into Burnham’s Irish links in an appropriate way.' Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in talks to join consortium seeking 30% stake in Liverpool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-in-talks-to-join-consortium-seeking-30-stake-in-liverpool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-in-talks-to-join-consortium-seeking-30-stake-in-liverpool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes and Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Billionaire keen to be part of Amit ­Bhatia’s £1.35bn bid]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:34:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAGBF4EGLJW7M2GRWCJHTULWQQ.jpg?auth=9dc60a0959d84b2b8b040dc2938be7ddad687793b903f777b8b85fea958e0153&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is in talks with Liverpool. Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Riedel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran issues warning to Bulgaria over plans to host US military aircraft]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-claims-iran-not-serious-about-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-claims-iran-not-serious-about-peace-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Glen Murphy, Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil prices jump 30% this month; US widens scope of strikes on Iran]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:21:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVBUROLSXWKIDGBPLVVC2IFYCA.jpg?auth=eb1cafa6eb4b4206fd2ffcc590d1be53fc8d6d24e0e9d23a724c93c901bf3cf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump steps off Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, to attend a dignified transfer event for US service members killed during operations in the Middle East. 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[Derek Boyd found guilty of murdering man at his Dublin home in 2024]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/derek-boyd-found-guilty-of-murder-of-man-in-finglas-two-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/derek-boyd-found-guilty-of-murder-of-man-in-finglas-two-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boyd (31) was serving suspended part of sentence for sister’s manslaughter when he fatally stabbed Mark Carroll]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:08:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek Boyd will be sentenced to life imprisonment on July 28th after being found guilty of the murder of Mark Carroll. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slievenamon wildfire spreads to adjacent Coillte forest in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/slievenamon-wildfire-spreads-to-adjacent-coillte-forest-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/slievenamon-wildfire-spreads-to-adjacent-coillte-forest-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fire service engages with local residents as a ‘precautionary measure’ as Coillte said it is ‘too early’ to determine the full extent of the damage ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:08:10 +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[Tipperary County Council said there is currently 'no immediate risk to life or property' and the situation is being 'continuously monitored'. Photograph: Liam Keane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo’s Boheh Stone is a national monument, but a new step threatens its 6,000-year-old carvings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/22/mayos-boheh-stone-is-a-national-monument-but-it-isnt-treated-like-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/22/mayos-boheh-stone-is-a-national-monument-but-it-isnt-treated-like-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Addition of a step to help people onto the stone has hastened the demise of its 6,000-year-old carvings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUGADH7RDFAIDI24TZIHZBLB5Q.jpg?auth=a1a83a5f76e2677650ab96cdb73d9ada3c5834f5d78f68281a218d549d6d10ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carvings on the Boheh Stone, Co Mayo, have been fading in recent years. Photograph: Frank McNally]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/spain-and-france-continue-to-battle-wildfires-as-intense-heat-grips-southern-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/spain-and-france-continue-to-battle-wildfires-as-intense-heat-grips-southern-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guillermo Martinez, Manon Cruz, Kate Abnett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fresh surge of heat forecast in Mediterranean regions with high temperatures of up to 44 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:56:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ6K74227CWXRP4NUQT6DNK4GY.jpg?auth=5ea1f31689a521451598ec168a9308b61c18aae2f577a977497970ff631f0385&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Countryside near the town of Albendiego, in Spain's Guadalajara province, that was ravaged by wildfires on Wednesday. Photograph: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pierre-Philippe Marcou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares hit two-week high on strong results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/european-shares-hit-two-week-high-on-strong-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/european-shares-hit-two-week-high-on-strong-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airlines dip on reports of EU ownership review]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:53:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47TKUZSCREZZIAENOLOQN6JMP4.jpg?auth=f8f1514828d5e119547149a1fe8af801d593081d7906d6b641cb1ad498b99413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EasyJet shares lost altitude in London on fears that an EU ownership review could affect bids for the airline. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court to hear breakthrough case that may fast-track Christian Brothers sex abuse claims  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/court-to-hear-breakthrough-case-that-may-fast-track-christian-brothers-sex-abuse-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/court-to-hear-breakthrough-case-that-may-fast-track-christian-brothers-sex-abuse-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man seeking damages for sexual assault by teacher in Kilkenny school could be permitted to publish names of 340 ex-brothers to expedite case ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XG3OIQXJR6SDQNPOH2IGTRXOCI.jpg?auth=c5d7700c0535f95e4982db33325af73a556d658b428ea8ebd0a98842c449fce0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Christian Brothers have been refusing to advance a nominee in cases where people are trying to sue the congregation for historic child sex abuse seeking damages. File photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sad day’ as liquidator appointed to Southside Travellers Action Group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/22/sad-day-as-liquidator-appointed-to-southside-travellers-action-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/22/sad-day-as-liquidator-appointed-to-southside-travellers-action-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charity founded in 1984 by pioneering nun and Traveller rights campaigner Sr Colette Dwyer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:44:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76AB64JZQVCJNDV2XWO6WRCSRA.JPG?auth=ce0ac9db41b247d56e566d48d13292a73df5cd65fed231db7afb4eaded8a4618&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protest outside the Southside Travellers Action Group’s premises in Sandyford, Dublin, last year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate O’Connor leads the gold medal hopes in the Northern Ireland team at the Commonwealth Games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/22/kate-oconnor-leads-the-gold-medal-hopes-in-the-northern-ireland-team-at-the-commonwealth-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/22/kate-oconnor-leads-the-gold-medal-hopes-in-the-northern-ireland-team-at-the-commonwealth-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhys McClenaghan and Daniel Wiffen are also eyeing up gold medals at the Glasgow event]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:38:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2LCVCXUX4VGB7LZVABJDXRU56Q.jpg?auth=8c6cf5c5a8040925da32c1905742100ed940eba5d03a9ca0816e54e64866491e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Anna McCauley and Kate O'Connor of Team Northern Ireland look on prior to the Women's Heptathlon High Jump on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 02, 2022 in the Birmingham, England. 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Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do the billions in Summer Economic Statement mean for tax and public services?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/22/serious-government-row-looms-over-who-gets-what-in-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/22/serious-government-row-looms-over-who-gets-what-in-budget-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[Promises made on tackling the cost of living could be well-nigh impossible to honour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VN5TNN62TJASRD6Y7GXDKGSVD4.JPG?auth=14974a441a98b4e4f1d530d4152aa2ff5f4c7feba811c1869110fd627837a502&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 and Minister for Finance Simon Harris unveil the Summer Economic Statement. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCU president was overpaid by more than €18,000 over four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dcu-president-overpaid-more-than-18000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dcu-president-overpaid-more-than-18000/</guid><description><![CDATA[Overpayment came after administrative error]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:01:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HAG4W3T5YB3EIXKW2HXBJCGFAM.jpg?auth=7ef932c5f37ca2892e1b01a9edcefcf89ce721d96ba59ae1247ec7c401ad0a4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of DCU, Professor Daire Keogh. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ collins
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool issue 432 life bans as €1.4m is seized in ticket tout investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/liverpool-issue-432-life-bans-and-seize-14m-in-ticket-tout-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/liverpool-issue-432-life-bans-and-seize-14m-in-ticket-tout-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 700,000 ticket registrations were analysed as club worked with local police economic crime team]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:33:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHVQOBDPJJBC7GRM4BMTFLR64Y.jpg?auth=323ca9b04c931957e69ec75393a915a6d63f65769e0ad11709c36f492425e531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[General view inside Anfield, home of Liverpool. Photograph: Paul Ellis/Pool via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior manager at disability charity wins record €323,000 for ‘egregious’ whistleblower penalisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/senior-manager-at-disability-charity-wins-record-323000-for-egregious-whistleblower-penalisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/senior-manager-at-disability-charity-wins-record-323000-for-egregious-whistleblower-penalisation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award against Waterford Intellectual Disability Association more than triple previous record sum]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZU3ML2RT7QSQEMYL32E4M5MGU.jpg?auth=3c9c4e1e758c9d6dcde95132e324b64bc90708339856c643462d2c3efabc42a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission  adjudication officer Pat Brady stated he accepted the adventure centre does important work for society and works with vulnerable adults, ‘but this does not relieve it from the responsibility to apply fair procedure in disciplinary processes. I find that it did not do so in this case’. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 expected to be tightest budget since before Covid-19]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/spending-will-grow-by-7bn-in-2027-but-economy-not-shock-proof-says-summer-statement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/spending-will-grow-by-7bn-in-2027-but-economy-not-shock-proof-says-summer-statement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Summer Economic Statement suggests upcoming package will be the tightest since before the Covid-19 pandemic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5TN4MCMXQRBS3MMI37YF4URODY.JPG?auth=e7e36df99991a06671f37543c6984d4a1d66ea19bdcfb224abc7837794bb9944&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers expect ministerial colleagues to stay within agreed fiscal parameters. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitler’s birthplace converted into police station in hopes of preventing neo-Nazi pilgrimage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/hitlers-birthplace-converted-into-police-station-in-hopes-of-preventing-neo-nazi-pilgrimage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/hitlers-birthplace-converted-into-police-station-in-hopes-of-preventing-neo-nazi-pilgrimage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Francois Murphy, Christine Uyanik]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traditional terraced house in Austrian town of Braunau am Inn remodelled after years of debate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:43:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWEKJKCOSSSH7WKMSPTBJPMGCU.jpg?auth=373fae9df499038745c6a4e79c5e04a93f368adc769690c65fa80a8ef9e9755b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Austrian officers stand in front of the newly opened police station in the building where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, in Braunau am Inn, Austria, on Wednesday. Photograph: Martin Divisek/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Divisek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salthill shop refused injunction preventing sale of frozen fruit tubs from kiosk 350m away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/frozen-fruit-tub-seller-in-salthill-fails-to-get-high-court-injunction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/frozen-fruit-tub-seller-in-salthill-fails-to-get-high-court-injunction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Contract between parties ‘not terribly clear’, says judge ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:41:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHDG2L4YEZFGHLE6TWMRM4QVU4.jpg?auth=3986073fc74ba1c4a40d2950cd866e43760763cb9704971abdc509e03a342002&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The operator of a shop on Galway’s Salthill promenade (above) has been refused a High Court injunction preventing the sale of tubs of frozen fruit from a kiosk just 350m away. File photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rihardzz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry v Mayo: TV details, throw-in time, team news for All-Ireland football final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/kerry-v-mayo-tv-details-throw-in-time-team-news-for-all-ireland-football-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/kerry-v-mayo-tv-details-throw-in-time-team-news-for-all-ireland-football-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about Sunday’s Sam Maguire decider ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:31:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDKPDOT3M4FAJEW4DOIP7BSWO4.jpg?auth=259cbc1a22ee50d46a13ba61221b6b4d237dfb3f00406531edcf410f337a6530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford of Kerry will be looking for his third All-Ireland title. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach criticises action by solicitors in legal aid dispute amid major court disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/withdrawal-of-services-by-some-criminal-legal-aid-solicitors-not-justified-says-martin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/withdrawal-of-services-by-some-criminal-legal-aid-solicitors-not-justified-says-martin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Action over new payment model led to thousands of criminal cases being adjourned in courts across the country]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:26:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZTI4P4CS4FOEYCHG3GIJPBHOY.jpg?auth=2d92a1457dec9fa27cb698d48eeb9a68fb9724287511dbdf1286aaae11f2d36f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors walk out of the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin man Anthony Long died after being attacked with machete, punches, and ‘roundhouse’ kick, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/roundhouse-kick-during-fatal-mulhuddart-attack-on-anthony-long-like-being-hit-by-baseball-bat-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/roundhouse-kick-during-fatal-mulhuddart-attack-on-anthony-long-like-being-hit-by-baseball-bat-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 30 solicitors were contacted and declined to act for Nathan Kenna due to the ongoing dispute over legal aid, Judge Alan Mitchell heard]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:26:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LB5CE63GQ5GF5I2GD3GCLT6X7I.jpg?auth=e082234c27ebb59b8a91ad59f50a551103c04444948fe007fd5e9ece4bf45a5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Long was found in a critical condition at Parslickstown Drive, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, on July 3rd. He later died in hospital. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of man (26) who died two days after discharge from Galway hospital settles court action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/family-of-man-26-who-died-after-discharge-from-galway-hospital-settle-high-court-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/family-of-man-26-who-died-after-discharge-from-galway-hospital-settle-high-court-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Henrique Coelho, from Portugal, died of a pulmonary embolism due to deep vein thrombosis in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:14:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2INSO6J6Z2RHKTEHBH6BDTRNU.jpg?auth=e8871625958d0b3f841437a2d59332de540acf018795c225435c29cce8092171&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pedro and Silvia Gamela, parents of Henrique Coelho, outside the High Court in Dublin on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins Courts 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung doubles down on folding phones and AI ahead of smart glasses launch ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/samsung-doubles-down-on-folding-phones-and-ai-ahead-of-smart-glasses-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/samsung-doubles-down-on-folding-phones-and-ai-ahead-of-smart-glasses-launch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moves come ahead of expected Apple move into foldables]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:57:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBR52TSJKBB2FKDMIKDDTO6LMU.png?auth=3b15ae40fe77b7bde543b2eba40fb45952021b68a103600f51569762d9897c6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samsung unveiled the new Z Fold 8, which is a wider format aimed at content consumption.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus job cuts and Ryanair’s plunging profits: What is happening in the Irish aviation sector?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/aer-lingus-job-cuts-and-ryanairs-profits-plunge-what-is-happening-in-the-irish-aviation-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/aer-lingus-job-cuts-and-ryanairs-profits-plunge-what-is-happening-in-the-irish-aviation-sector/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:44:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWUDTESOERAPDNAOZ7BVF2QPFI.jpg?auth=728d91bbe3106187da8d7b9a011694a1561c94e4434fe0ac0a66450a4a4eda17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus last week announced plans to cut up to 500 jobs at the airline, the equivalent of 8 per cent of its workforce. 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[Settlement terms agreed in dispute over running of Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/settlement-terms-agreed-in-dispute-over-running-of-former-dublin-ibis-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/settlement-terms-agreed-in-dispute-over-running-of-former-dublin-ibis-hotel/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company had previously sought injunction restraining receivers appointed over a separate business involved in day-to-day operation from interfering with its management]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:43:00 +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[29/11/23  Archive Four Courts building on Inns Quay by the river Liffey in Smithfield Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman sexually assaulted by her uncle as a child awarded €232,000 in High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/woman-sexually-assaulted-by-her-uncle-as-a-child-awarded-232000-in-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/woman-sexually-assaulted-by-her-uncle-as-a-child-awarded-232000-in-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Patrick Caffrey (55) was jailed in 2021 for a total of three years for sexually assaulting Grace Odumosu and three other nieces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:35:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUWFULV7HFCYPPWSS35QDLS2JU.jpg?auth=1ac4f58ba3b4876aba939fff9bc55d1e88342abec52cd540db2c7351b76307ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a judgment on Wednesday, Judge Paul Coffey in the High Court said he found Grace Odumosu to be an impressive witness. He said he was satisfied that Patrick Caffrey had embarked upon a sustained course of sexual abuse of her over a period of five years. Photograph: OPW]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister seeks to include Defence Forces in EU victims’ rights directive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/minister-seeks-to-include-defence-forces-in-eu-victims-rights-directive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/minister-seeks-to-include-defence-forces-in-eu-victims-rights-directive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen McEntee seeks ‘greater accountability’ following woman’s claims of abuse by officer and lack of information]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:27:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JERL7JGQQBATRLUCULWVU37OOA.JPG?auth=8e7ec5e4a480b56dae4b96a8aafa3de366f1215667a1c6dc5f865d17db747aaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Defence Helen McEntee is seeking to have EU law on victims' rights applied to the Defence Forces. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Ukraine is targeting Russia’s answer to Amazon ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/why-ukraine-is-targeting-russias-answer-to-amazon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/why-ukraine-is-targeting-russias-answer-to-amazon/</guid><dc:creator></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online retailer Wildberries has had four of its logistics hubs struck in the past week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:13:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQHBRI3MAAQKPQ3XMAN7WLCVQ.jpg?auth=448424937d733904567c7b690c9cfc02ec084f9b6e0766e9ca8fb5a6018444e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A local resident takes a picture of the smoke of a fire at the Russian e-commerce firm Wildberries' logistics complexes in the town of Elektrostal outside Moscow on July 18, 2026. Photograph: Tatyana Makeyeva / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tatyana Makeyeva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A dream come true’: Jonathan Anderson to present Dior show in Trinity College Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/22/jonathan-anderson-to-present-dior-show-in-trinity-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/22/jonathan-anderson-to-present-dior-show-in-trinity-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trinity show will be the first time Anderson has presented a collection in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:06:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HGPJRC5RNFW7J4B4DB4FOXAUI?auth=24b3b5608fdcaf33d6d7bee72e068c45d203b965edef125bbdd9a44983869c11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Anderson's career so far has been spectacular. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/model-scout-for-jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-at-his-home-near-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/model-scout-for-jeffrey-epstein-found-dead-at-his-home-near-paris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Gentleman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Daniel Siad was under investigation by prosecutors in relation to human trafficking]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:05:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHXJULHXGFEBLACUAYQWHQGX6M.jpg?auth=061283bb1a1e82203bdf72df096ddf311aebb5d0ac361babd293c1628c76b9dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Siad was accused of rape and other charges. Photograph: US department of Justice]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Board of Peace to set up ‘pilot’ zone in Gaza to accommodate thousands of Palestinians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/22/trumps-board-of-peace-to-set-up-pilot-zone-in-gaza-to-accommodate-thousands-of-palestinians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/22/trumps-board-of-peace-to-set-up-pilot-zone-in-gaza-to-accommodate-thousands-of-palestinians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heba Saleh in Cairo, Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Beirut and Neri Zilber]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controversial plan comes after months of fruitless attempts to advance US peace deal for the enclave]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BS5ZT7OZ4I5SBPX3XF5ZYW3UP4.jpg?auth=3b2840e8fe8c861674ff7bee48f57369b10f37e220bab13516ea1a1858c07103&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinians walk past a concrete block marking the 'yellow line' drawn by the Israeli military in the east of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on July 22, 2026. 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Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your views: how do you feel about your pension and retirement plans?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/22/share-your-views-how-do-you-feel-about-your-pension-and-retirement-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/22/share-your-views-how-do-you-feel-about-your-pension-and-retirement-plans/</guid><description><![CDATA[With a new survey warning people underestimate retirement savings needs, we would like to hear your views]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:43:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSFKB7TEFREDNEPQIVLMK2L4MI.png?auth=6abab6340db2fecfd7492068d2684aeca098050ba30d91ba8baf4037e2018bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A survey by Royal London Ireland, published last week, suggests Irish workers believe they will need almost €41,000 per year for a comfortable retirement. Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices fell by 6.2% in June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/strait-of-hormuz-shocks-beginning-to-ease-as-electricity-prices-dip-cso-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/strait-of-hormuz-shocks-beginning-to-ease-as-electricity-prices-dip-cso-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices decreased by 6.2 per cent last month, but remain much higher than last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:11:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TKSQF6BFFJWKDDF22MEOJI4CDQ.jpg?auth=5068bf85f1310188796cab9517e2aef9185a9cb1fd9259f4afb05f88524a9f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices fell by 6.2 per cent in June compared to the previous month. Photograph: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg Creative Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fr Mike Schmitz show in Dublin: ‘It’s like going to see a celebrity and the celebrity we’re talking about is God’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/22/fr-mike-schmitz-show-in-dublin-its-like-going-to-see-a-celebrity-and-the-celebrity-were-talking-about-is-god/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/22/fr-mike-schmitz-show-in-dublin-its-like-going-to-see-a-celebrity-and-the-celebrity-were-talking-about-is-god/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fr Schmitz, the social media star, digital evangelist and Catholic chaplain, attracts youth groups, culture warriors and apolitical people seeking some form of healing at the National Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:09:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B5WWGTMPGVD2ZJDQ6P6WUZTB2A.jpg?auth=1b2484a054589cb151c2b9102b6501392c79e10d7282ca6a9c030ddc5502206a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fr Mike Schmitz speaks to a sold out crowd in Dublin's National Stadium]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí seize illegally modified e-scooters and scrambler in west Dublin in major crackdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/gardai-seize-illegally-modified-e-scooters-and-scrambler-in-west-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/gardai-seize-illegally-modified-e-scooters-and-scrambler-in-west-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two males, including a juvenile, arrested as part of crackdown]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:52:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VK766V3CA5DKREGHEIGAUQBYJY.jpg?auth=e926c066eef2822ad64051b2af69853b341bbcb3bd0c95ef71ea47ff143014b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A garda with a scramber seized along with e-scooters and e-bikes in west Dublin. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s top 10 highest earners in 2025 included nine members of senior management]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/rtes-senior-management-dominate-highest-earners-list-for-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/rtes-senior-management-dominate-highest-earners-list-for-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former radio presenter Claire Byrne is the only on-air talent to feature in top 10 highest paid staff last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:34:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THBN6LQK23RLIQQZJSRQ7LF6ZE.JPG?auth=c5d8a25eca266c86c5b39163648a3fb94f062c4e7ed08fd08f7f351c2162634c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst had previously said that pay for executives and presenters would be capped at his own basic salary level of €250,000. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk sues Eli Lilly over ‘deliberately false’ weight-loss drug ads]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/novo-nordisk-sues-eli-lilly-over-deliberately-false-weight-loss-drug-ads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/novo-nordisk-sues-eli-lilly-over-deliberately-false-weight-loss-drug-ads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aanu Adeoye in London and Patrick Temple-West in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Danish group claims rival used outdated data to support claims that its products were more effective than Wegovy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:25:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGSZ6PEITWP6EE6W5Q3ZRV4THA.jpg?auth=5f706fb5a449c02bc302ca9c81b30b22cb2234bf10c8221b4991792301c1a329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wegovey weight loss drugs: Novo Nordisk has accused arch-rival Eli Lilly of peddling false claims about its weight-loss products in advertising campaigns. Photograph: James Manning/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Mykhailo Drapatyi, the man tasked with leading Ukraine’s army against Russia?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/mykhailo-drapatyi-who-is-the-man-tasked-with-leading-ukraines-army-against-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/mykhailo-drapatyi-who-is-the-man-tasked-with-leading-ukraines-army-against-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cassandra Vinograd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Appointment likely to please protesters following public unrest over Zelenskiy’s firing of defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:17:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQOWZ4742DQA6ZYZTBY4Z7TEQE.jpg?auth=a0d6cc05a026957dce6a5a3f6a45a7869eff78abde6d59dfe965ae0b646012e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's new army chief, major general Mykhailo Drapatyi, became known for his daring and courage in 2014, the year Russia seized and illegally annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. Photograph: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager pleads guilty to manslaughter of man in Co Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/teenager-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-man-in-co-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/teenager-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-man-in-co-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Dunne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defendant cannot be identified as he is a juvenile]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:02:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The teenager entered a plea to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In nine short months’ Tuam excavation team uncovers 99 infants and children ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/tuam-excavation-team-says-almost-100-individual-remains-uncovered-so-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/tuam-excavation-team-says-almost-100-individual-remains-uncovered-so-far/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forensic facility and mortuary set up near mother and baby home site where excavation works began last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:23:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCMDFF4ZLRH6TN64DLPYLPZDJU.JPG?auth=901f6f80946cdb1c4660c9c2e29513d5a4454428c84ba8f6288339f1153dc85f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam, opened a forensic facility and mortuary in the nearby village of Toghermore on Wednesday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Burke family members banned from attending court hearings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/three-burke-family-members-banned-from-attending-court-in-person/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/three-burke-family-members-banned-from-attending-court-in-person/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Order applies to hearings in Enoch Burke’s dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School and related litigation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:18:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZTCLATUMFD23KQF3IIXJMUYWE.jpg?auth=7a8a0ac90d8dab64674a7e477f4b4e7d7f165ad7aada9d97ed1d3801db6f0a4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ammi (left), Martina and Issac Burke: have been banned from attending court hearings. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India protests ‘could become lightning rod’ for disillusionment with Modi’s leadership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/india-protests-could-become-lightning-rod-for-disillusionment-with-modis-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/22/india-protests-could-become-lightning-rod-for-disillusionment-with-modis-leadership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Stott in New Delhi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Growing unemployment and anger over the integrity of the education system pose serious challenges to premier]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:08:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQYEATLTGL4JR6QX6CH35ABQ5Q.jpg?auth=c6f70db7a532306a1ac81b20511577ae30119f20262ae688bd6811d3cce935e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Security personnel detain India's Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi as he stages a sit-in protest calling for prime minister Narendra Modi's resignation. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arun Sankar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man remanded in custody over knife attack on woman in Co Waterford church]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/man-remanded-in-custody-over-knife-attack-on-woman-in-co-waterford-church/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/man-remanded-in-custody-over-knife-attack-on-woman-in-co-waterford-church/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Niall Cummins (36) of the Willows, Clarinwood, Tramore, appears in court charged over serious assault 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:23:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWIGBKWENLNYSJMAACYQJZUA7U.jpg?auth=7a063a2058770b38f88aa81f10c7d0d9a4c263cea79896c437cf7f996bda9a7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Garda van believed to be carrying Niall Cummins, who was charged in connection with an alleged assault at a church in Tramore, leaves  Waterford District Court, Co Waterford. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morgan Rogers ‘excited to join biggest club in London’ after making £117m Chelsea move ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/morgan-rogers-excited-to-join-biggest-club-in-london-after-making-117m-chelsea-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/morgan-rogers-excited-to-join-biggest-club-in-london-after-making-117m-chelsea-move/</guid><description><![CDATA[England international signs seven-year contract as Arsenal miss out on signing versatile forward]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:22:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTHWIVA7QMQOVPYAYF6TDOWNFQ.jpg?auth=32e7a760edff5ff0dde44a00ade5710dd9550653ca0b9b8c4b5da1cecf28b0fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morgan Rogers in action for England during the World cup bronze final against France in Miami. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial ‘exceptions’ made for Pep Guardiola to become next Italy head coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/financial-exceptions-made-for-pep-guardiola-to-become-next-italy-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/financial-exceptions-made-for-pep-guardiola-to-become-next-italy-head-coach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Roberto Mancini and Andrea Pirlo also linked with national team vacancy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:13:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXN5QO4WLX44BEFQMVKRZKO3MU.jpg?auth=8dc4521282af90ac8e14e305d29ed9209f7b86f06fe6864ac3cd8db6948cb8f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola has held talks about becoming Italy's next head coach, Italian Football Federation president Giovanni Malago has confirmed. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe tees up deal with Ryder Cup for Adare Manor and Hazeltine events]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/stripe-tees-up-deal-with-ryder-cup-for-adare-manor-and-hazeltine-events/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/stripe-tees-up-deal-with-ryder-cup-for-adare-manor-and-hazeltine-events/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stripe will provide payments for online ticketing and for food, beverages and merchandise on site at the events ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWC3WJFOBVFJ5A5GK6I2GBT6UU.jpg?auth=94ed04fe2c0849a4955c7d62b029058ee1cecd80c671651b3276ec1ff46c7cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Europe celebrating with fans after its 15-13 win over America at the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in New York. Stripe has agreed a deal to provide payments systems at the next two Ryder Cup events. Photograph: Maddie Meyer/PGA of America/PGA of America via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maddie Meyer/PGA of America</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everything was wrecked’: Iran’s foreign minister describes attack that killed Khamenei ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/everything-was-wrecked-irans-foreign-minister-describes-attack-that-killed-khamenei/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/22/everything-was-wrecked-irans-foreign-minister-describes-attack-that-killed-khamenei/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abbas Araghchi was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli air strike]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:53:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YUZZHNRPFHC3L5HA2V62BLJTM.jpg?auth=f15d5abda6fd0489ff990a200f87af52df5ef51f9c93083769d662819a63ddad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A destroyed builiding in the Tehran compound of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, after the US-Israeli attack in February in which he was killed. Photograph: Vantor
 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maxar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister of State accuses media of ‘misinformation’ regarding Aughinish Alumina]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/minister-of-state-accuses-media-of-misinformation-regarding-aughinish-alumina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/minister-of-state-accuses-media-of-misinformation-regarding-aughinish-alumina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins said there was ‘no evidence’ that the alumina ends up in ‘the Russian military complex’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:47:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2CLYH4ZYMQJT45MUAR4V723IY.JPG?auth=71b02b54bd0dc109b074413a0037e716ab4ec65aa733defd29614a53a82c2976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Niall Collins said he believed there were 'many organisations' that could offer oversight and verification to prove that alumina exported from Ireland to Russia leaves Russia as aluminium and is not involved in war. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former garda injured by belligerent prisoner awarded €458,000 by High Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/former-garda-injured-by-belligerent-prisoner-awarded-458000-by-high-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/former-garda-injured-by-belligerent-prisoner-awarded-458000-by-high-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sharon Mooney had aspired to a long career in the force but developed life-altering complications and was discharged]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNOCTDDBCJG3RFOWOEPYBFD4N4.JPG?auth=71c0910309e84782da193f75204b53df1d388d492671ffffeaac84c4df0ec2d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former garda was 32 at the time of the assault and had been a member of the force since 2006. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of plane recalls ‘noise of the explosion, the chaos’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/ryanair-passenger-almost-sucked-out-of-plane-recalls-noise-of-the-explosion-the-chaos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/22/ryanair-passenger-almost-sucked-out-of-plane-recalls-noise-of-the-explosion-the-chaos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Smith in Katerini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ljubisa Karovic says the fact he survived the incident on flight from Greece is nothing short of a miracle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:58:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJVGVAVYDRCHHGB23OYJMOAD64.jpg?auth=c8affbf11fbdbf684c8496ee453e1fcbb461e97143537d084a0e3d671180f457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ljubisa Karovic was almost sucked out of a Ryanair aircraft window. Photograph: Rthess.gr]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Radio Thessaloniki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris expects ‘intense engagement’ in Government over tax package for Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/harris-expects-intense-engagement-in-government-over-budget-tax-package/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/harris-expects-intense-engagement-in-government-over-budget-tax-package/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste is ‘positively disposed to the idea’ of changes to tax bands ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:51:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SE3BLDWCQRVJDQQGOOY7UYLGEE.jpg?auth=d2c4c76af6ccbce000e7a97db83396192b4677af2c45a09ed0c0758aa1d8a9ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said the Summer Economic Statement  is 'a pivotal moment in the annual budgetary cycle'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Wetherspoon issues fourth profit warning for the year as costs mount]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/jd-wetherspoon-issues-fourth-profit-warning-for-the-year-as-costs-mount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/jd-wetherspoon-issues-fourth-profit-warning-for-the-year-as-costs-mount/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shares in British pub chain tumble 9% as it cites soaring energy and labour costs and weaker sales]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:19:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3627VMHHQUZQ2LZLYPUORQSRI.jpg?auth=012f55f2237423c41a74e422568fe5341ee72b06aade8410cd17023107c72b28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Europe’s devastating early summer heatwave has also emerged as another challenge for pub operators as studies showed drinkers are less inclined to reach for a chilled beer when temperatures exceed ‌32 degrees. Photograph: Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for 9½ years after two violent car hijackings in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/man-jailed-for-9-years-after-two-violent-car-hijackings-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/22/man-jailed-for-9-years-after-two-violent-car-hijackings-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anthony Cooney was on bail at the time for a public order offence committed in Tullamore]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5AZSVSVNNCZBICABEAQGMWWZI.jpg?auth=3e3b0e143f670f284926389330ecd112a1f9b016f3a9293d573e5528da8c83ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said the accused 'caused havoc and has left at least three people with huge trauma and a severely affected peace of mind'. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle: Godzilla vs Kong actor dies aged 18]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/22/kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-actor-dies-aged-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/22/kaylee-hottle-godzilla-vs-kong-actor-dies-aged-18/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hottle, who was deaf, also appeared in Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:30:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOTDOM34P5YCNYCUWJKDYX6HLE.jpg?auth=1825a56248f544ecf7cab136c9a7d5403f1991d71f0a1efb1afe1f84ddb73635&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kaylee Hottle's death was confirmed by her father Joshua on Tuesday. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Shotwell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinea is the latest African country seeking to keep mineral profits at home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/22/guinea-is-the-latest-african-country-seeking-to-keep-mineral-profits-at-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/22/guinea-is-the-latest-african-country-seeking-to-keep-mineral-profits-at-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President banned raw gold exports last month, and Guinea has built a gold refinery in the capital]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:13:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DT5XBGW7Z733XEGPCK2U2EAPRA.jpg?auth=239c5eb876677a9b543436d86ba56536ee6cfaaff32eebce17b1c74354cb479c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mamadi Doumbouya last month banned raw gold exports. Photograph: TIMOTHY A CLARY/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Timothy A. Clary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP alleged to have undermined public health policy during Covid faces hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/gp-alleged-to-have-undermined-public-health-policy-during-covid-faces-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/gp-alleged-to-have-undermined-public-health-policy-during-covid-faces-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Patrick Morrissey prescribed hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to patients with symptoms of the virus]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPZNJHCIZPKXZMAGWWVCDUJ67U.jpg?auth=4ce7f8e43b1c109a9533070f7e19f71e6aab942744ff11cdde1ef7fea77059a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Medical Council is among the complainants against Dr Patrick Morrissey of Adare Medical Centre. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek McGrath’s Core Capital poised to acquire former CIF Dublin 6 headquarters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/derek-mcgraths-core-capital-poised-to-acquire-former-cif-dublin-6-headquarters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/derek-mcgraths-core-capital-poised-to-acquire-former-cif-dublin-6-headquarters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A deal was previously agreed to sell the site for €23m but the sale was not completed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YUWG4WBT44OL3GG52IYWHEV7X4.jpg?auth=5d18bcfe7176a4321af996691bf2e91039cafaa00c88108f876d6462814c24ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CIF’s former HQ at Construction House on Canal Road, Dublin 6.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI says two of its models went rogue and hacked another tech company]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/22/openai-says-two-of-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-another-tech-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/22/openai-says-two-of-its-models-went-rogue-and-hacked-another-tech-company/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Conger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident displays the kind of science-fiction potential that AI companies have warned would become a reality]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:56:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEF64MDGJYT2ZZZ36XWXGKZJ34.jpg?auth=e2beb3e4d0d682e826dad165cbceb402b34bbbcbc6dd88525a4fa1d4cc83d553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The exterior of OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco on Nov. 3, 2025. OpenAI has said  two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and successfully hacked into Hugging Face. Photograph: Aaron Wojack/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Wojack</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Thornton seeks tougher UK regulation as it tries to win top-tier audits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/grant-thornton-seeks-tougher-uk-regulation-as-it-tries-to-win-top-tier-audits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/grant-thornton-seeks-tougher-uk-regulation-as-it-tries-to-win-top-tier-audits/</guid><description><![CDATA[Accounting firm is trying to re-enter market for large UK work after retreating in the wake of fines for shortcomings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:47:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBUDAHG47NFG7BI6MCQB3MOIX4.jpg?auth=5322767143c765c324450e66dde0162a841d8b4b58b517937c4ee68279d70c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grant Thornton logo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can’t I do under a hosepipe ban and how often are people fined or convicted? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/14/what-cant-i-do-under-a-hosepipe-ban-and-how-often-are-people-fined-or-convicted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/14/what-cant-i-do-under-a-hosepipe-ban-and-how-often-are-people-fined-or-convicted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann has flow meters that can help identify suspiciously high usage of water]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:36:59 +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[Uisce Éireann has issued a hosepipe ban affecting six counties that will be in effect from July 16th to August 26th. Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lemanieh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greencore shares soar as sandwich supplier raises profit outlook amid post-merger momentum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/greencore-raises-profit-forecasts-as-sandwich-supplier-gains-sales-momentum-after-merger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/greencore-raises-profit-forecasts-as-sandwich-supplier-gains-sales-momentum-after-merger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group expects to deliver ‘cost synergy’ of around £15m from Bakkavor deal this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:25:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM6JXQWRYRB3XJEL5GX6MULDFU.jpg?auth=d7227ddb1028bf29aa1c9e7836a42bb931c07f0d3615c8336275cca962af9ceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greencore chief executive Dalton Philips: ‘The weather’s been great. The World Cup’s been good for us.’ Photograph: Electric Egg Ltd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STEVEN HATTON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the charmless challenger who could oust Netanyahu?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-charmless-challenger-that-could-oust-netanyahu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-charmless-challenger-that-could-oust-netanyahu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Gadi Eisenkot may lack charisma but he is a serious contender in Israel’s October’s elections]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FCZ6LNI5MIEX4COEGBFYZ5N6M.jpg?auth=c48452296fd47d80717e9575c11ddddfb9bd1a2352128e3572bb0fbbadda48ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel's former army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot takes part in a press conference in the city of Ramat Gan in 2022. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media linked to nearly a quarter of risky driving behaviour in young people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/22/social-media-linked-to-nearly-a-quarter-of-risky-driving-behaviour-in-young-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/22/social-media-linked-to-nearly-a-quarter-of-risky-driving-behaviour-in-young-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Six in 10 young drivers would overtake a cyclist without leaving enough space to keep other drivers happy, UCD study finds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AX4PKAFULFGFFBMQ4S636ORWMQ.jpg?auth=1019767b0c76c264fbbd2fd4adcbd27067a155f7470c367ccfa5cb2943e916ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young people are among the most at risk on Irish roads, with people aged 16 to 25 making up 21 per cent of deaths on Irish roads last year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sanctions on Aughinish Alumina; criminal court shutdown; and outpatient waiting lists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sanctions-on-aughinish-alumina-criminal-court-shutdown-and-outpatient-waiting-lists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sanctions-on-aughinish-alumina-criminal-court-shutdown-and-outpatient-waiting-lists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORRKDUIJ2C3WJTTMJSXLTCNW5I.jpg?auth=f9e3351a0be07d21b57f36aba328148938bc07f33af0ee21420d1493caded0a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) exchange documents before their joint press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 15 July 2026. Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv to meet with senior Ukrainian officials amid the ongoing Russian invasion.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Dolzhenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bawag to self-fund PTSB deal and families face cost of living squeeze]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/bawag-to-self-fund-ptsb-deal-and-families-face-cost-of-living-squeeze/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/bawag-to-self-fund-ptsb-deal-and-families-face-cost-of-living-squeeze/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:31:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTLDTO23INESHI7TQRNCMDVRHA.jpg?auth=b8eabcbea10b60af4228ae95dbce8ece89d169c4eb9b8881e5b8501982446f52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bawag says it now can fund the takeover of PTSB from its own pockets. Photograph: Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a man in my 60s and my wife no longer desires me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/im-a-man-in-my-60s-and-my-wife-no-longer-desires-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/im-a-man-in-my-60s-and-my-wife-no-longer-desires-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She has suggested that I date other women because she knows I’m suffering]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VV56KUCKSZEHHAQXVDGEBLFX64.jpg?auth=c3a59aac51fd5d9956e519171166fadb85faef037727caddf8fbf5eb6d6e2ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My wife has suggested that I date other women because she knows I’m suffering.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Working from home has many benefits, including greater focus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/working-from-home-has-many-benefits-including-greater-focus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/working-from-home-has-many-benefits-including-greater-focus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surveys show productivity is maintained or improved in hybrid arrangements]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[All-Ireland victory ‘the cherry on top’ for Gearóid Hegarty ahead of his big day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/all-ireland-victory-the-cherry-on-top-for-gearoid-hegarty-ahead-of-his-big-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/all-ireland-victory-the-cherry-on-top-for-gearoid-hegarty-ahead-of-his-big-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Towering forward is one of four Limerick hurlers tying the knot in the coming weeks and months]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNGQ2C5S7BQ6YXRQGZHHLW72KI.jpg?auth=cd9615b3ae2ddd6cc879b846bf696f14a485110cfe3fa373ae01f28041c16d02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gearóid Hegarty celebrates with the Liam MacCarthy cup after Limerick's victory against Galway in last Sunday's All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What have Wayne Rooney and Jack Chambers got in common? They both need to cut the crap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/kathy-sheridan-wayne-rooney-and-jack-chambers-have-one-thing-in-common-its-crap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/kathy-sheridan-wayne-rooney-and-jack-chambers-have-one-thing-in-common-its-crap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rot starts in tiny ways. Old taboos against public cursing and crude language fall away and soon a leader calls a poor country a ‘shithole’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3AW4PDJCD52SFV24C4UX2YIW4Q.jpg?auth=5f41318ace4da59023e32655315c7d79cea1ac860a34f64d538b2474fc2d65f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wayne Rooney's verdict on the World Cup half-time entertainment swiftly got top story treatment across media outlets. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland will remain dependent on gas unless we embrace nuclear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/michael-mcdowell-unless-we-embrace-nuclear-ireland-will-remain-partly-dependent-on-gas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/michael-mcdowell-unless-we-embrace-nuclear-ireland-will-remain-partly-dependent-on-gas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is every reason to plan now for SMR power generation. Repealing the ban on nuclear power generation is the first step]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just who exactly is left footing the bill when purchasing non-EU goods?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/just-who-exactly-is-left-footing-the-bill-when-purchasing-non-eu-goods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/just-who-exactly-is-left-footing-the-bill-when-purchasing-non-eu-goods/</guid><description><![CDATA[Readers advise others to check where the items are originating from before ordering]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Lauren Roy focused on ‘double gold’ at Santry after Commonwealth Games omission ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/22/lauren-roy-focused-on-double-gold-at-santry-after-commonwealth-games-omission/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/22/lauren-roy-focused-on-double-gold-at-santry-after-commonwealth-games-omission/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sprinter was initially disappointed not to make Northern Ireland team, but now sees it as a blessing in disguise]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEJFTFU7QJE3RDL6I5ALXF73GI.jpg?auth=1f29476a552fcb463c860b257fe5e23eac8f3ee7c2b02ad1429570b613ffcb2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lauren Roy during the 200m sprint heats at the 2025 National Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The factory on the front line of Europe’s economic battle with China]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/the-factory-on-the-front-line-of-europes-economic-battle-with-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/the-factory-on-the-front-line-of-europes-economic-battle-with-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Foster, Joe Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The survival of Citribel’s citric acid plant in Belgium is a test of whether the EU can still defend its basic industrial base]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKRZ7PCUANEF5BEH2TXNO3XWZU.jpg?auth=d69504a826c8c037c5703df9322d2b91f77e4273ee87bf677a1b0377774bfa14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European industrial plants face increased competition from China. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">oonal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creche and early years payments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/creche-and-early-years-payments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/creche-and-early-years-payments/</guid><description><![CDATA[No other part of the education workforce has to wait on year-to-year funding decisions - time to end the cycle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Darragh Ó Sé: In this All-Ireland final, it’s hard to see anything other than a Kerry win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/darragh-o-se-in-this-all-ireland-final-its-hard-to-see-anything-other-than-a-kerry-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/darragh-o-se-in-this-all-ireland-final-its-hard-to-see-anything-other-than-a-kerry-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo will try to target any weakness in the Kerry full-back line but there are too many areas where Jack O’Connor’s side are stronger]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CUJ55TPNCFEADH77BV34NQZ2HA.jpg?auth=952e0c158cb47f685969fd16d59961829126ae7460bcd6847fe017d69294ce75&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 and Paudie Clifford in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final between Kerry and Tyrone at Croke Park on June 27th. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget rugby’s world rankings: Ireland don’t belong in the top three]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/22/forget-rugbys-world-rankings-ireland-dont-belong-in-the-top-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/22/forget-rugbys-world-rankings-ireland-dont-belong-in-the-top-three/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon D'Arcy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comprehensive defeat to the All Blacks a sobering reminder of our real place in rugby’s global order]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2CGFQB7KJEQ74UKARZH7HYREA.jpg?auth=2666ce94efaaeb96991c6a2cf8e726363a0746061482339e18ffc4f0813752c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Joe McCarthy is tackled during last Saturday's Nations Champions match against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slain British ambassador remembered by his daughter 50 years after his death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/slain-british-ambassador-remembered-by-his-daughter-50-years-after-his-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/slain-british-ambassador-remembered-by-his-daughter-50-years-after-his-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kate Ewart-Biggs spoke at event to remember her father Christopher who was assassinated by the IRA]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23MEDFFKXZFDFOHCWXDJNAAT6M.JPG?auth=973e8c3f48564623203af985da75c0a19201c9467c3fa37117f196d30b5c4d35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate Ewart-Biggs and her daughter Marlie outside the British ambassador's residence in Glencairn, Co Dublin. Her father was assassinated on July 21st, 1976 on his way to a meeting.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport is about to boom. Why is Aer Lingus shrinking itself?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dublin-airport-is-about-to-boom-why-is-aer-lingus-shrinking-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/dublin-airport-is-about-to-boom-why-is-aer-lingus-shrinking-itself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline has been put on the operating margin 'naughty step' by its parent IAG]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabinet to consider law to fine people who use disposable barbecues in national parks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/cabinet-to-consider-law-for-fining-people-who-use-disposable-barbecues-in-national-parks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/22/cabinet-to-consider-law-for-fining-people-who-use-disposable-barbecues-in-national-parks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposal comes after wildfire, suspected to have been caused by disposable barbecue, destroyed 20 hectares of Killarney National Park]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKIKO5CE57KPEWQFF3OI6GMPXY.JPG?auth=e5207a01f9270b3e6209524b171293b21b817acef24b2473d0f6adf8977c4a46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed legislation is being brought to Cabinet by Minister for Housing James Browne. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians seek inspiration on the last European night at the old Dalymount Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/bohemians-seek-inspiration-on-the-last-european-night-at-the-old-dalymount-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/22/bohemians-seek-inspiration-on-the-last-european-night-at-the-old-dalymount-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visiting Kosovan side Ballkani knocked out of Europe last season by Shamrock Rovers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKEY2WZEVVA7XHBQBWWSJVGROA.jpg?auth=1f088e62eaecb7b355ea7009d92205a9750443caa710a032e75970ad52704bd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohs’ Colm Whelan celebrates scoring his side’s first goal of the game against St Patrick's Athletic in Dalymount Park on June 26th. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking man’s footballer: Seán O’Brien’s ‘football IQ’ a key part of Kerry success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/thinking-mans-footballer-sean-obriens-football-iq-a-key-part-of-kerrys-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/thinking-mans-footballer-sean-obriens-football-iq-a-key-part-of-kerrys-success/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kingdom selector James Costello says midfielder’s intelligence allows him to play in several positions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C6C46G6ABGSHH74THQBHT4AZE.jpg?auth=8a55e7f93c24472a0f5407c818531696a132a00778025baf0c91d93f03eb28bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Seán O’Brien rises high to catch the ball ahead of Roscommon's Conor Ryan during a National Football League Division 1 match at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, in January. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitzpatrick & Heavey buys Limerick land with capacity for 400 homes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/fitzpatrick-heavey-buys-limerick-land-with-capacity-for-400-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/fitzpatrick-heavey-buys-limerick-land-with-capacity-for-400-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company led by Ciaran Fitzpatrick has significantly expanded its land bank in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSAR6Y7IRNGDTI4OTYZD7OWXE4.jpg?auth=4803c1ce06dea4063674fd4359c6ece9efae7591513bbedfb73a8c1fbefea5bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fitzpatrick & Heavey Homes chief executive Ciarán Fitzpatrick, chairman Michael Heavey, Limerick Mayor John Moran and the firm's construction director, John Murray, at the launch of the Limerick housing project. Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moran: The long-winded questions were believed to have caused the subject to die in his sleep]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/sean-moran-no-friend-the-end-old-moran-weighs-up-his-twilight-options/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/22/sean-moran-no-friend-the-end-old-moran-weighs-up-his-twilight-options/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Caught between a late-filing past and uncertain future, Ireland’s newest pensioner reflects]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YYMMB26RLZAPFARASKENEHXU6I.jpg?auth=344fbb2e85cc4e8b0c38613244f2dc0ae10caf526d232fb56d86b3c74a97e1c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Croke Park Press box, a fraught place but one that became a home from home to Old Moran. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/removing-insourcing-creates-significant-risk-of-unintended-harm-to-patients-hse-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/removing-insourcing-creates-significant-risk-of-unintended-harm-to-patients-hse-region/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBKNEMQ7YJGGZJ5HQA3BNU7XHE.jpg?auth=e4f5ed8e4cc1c55774e63c6d1b6e52d421e688767de623950bd0eabf5f798928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the report, third-party insourcing has become a 'critical enabler' of service delivery across the region. Photograph: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy asked Ursula von der Leyen for EU sanctions on Aughinish exports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/zelenskiy-asked-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish-exports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/zelenskiy-asked-ursula-von-der-leyen-for-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish-exports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president says exports from Co Limerick plant are ultimately helping Russian war effort]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FMNOIG3YRVLNRADEGEX4QAD5A.jpg?auth=d4a718a5b01b94aad2aa455061f7615c53e114b08235c205e0c5a38cabca8853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Rusal Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon Estuary, Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal aid firm advised barristers to ask judges to routinely assign multiple solicitors to single client]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/legal-aid-firm-advised-barristers-to-routinely-assign-multiple-solicitors-to-single-client/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/22/legal-aid-firm-advised-barristers-to-routinely-assign-multiple-solicitors-to-single-client/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practice permitted and commonly used by some law firms until this year, when Minister introduced reforms reducing criminal legal aid payments  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBDLW5NFSVFUTKVP5SU2WWXXOE.jpg?auth=5077c759cfcd796d18c7405427dd98bb7b21160ac12d2857281511b7a09a5372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 2021 letter said newer barristers needed to perfect the preferred practice to 'prevent the unnecessary loss of revenue' to the instructing firm. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shedsits are not the answer for family planning and wellbeing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/shedsits-are-not-the-answer-for-family-planning-and-wellbeing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/shedsits-are-not-the-answer-for-family-planning-and-wellbeing/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Minister’s model will lead families further away from sought after bright surroundings, readers say.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Dalymount €63m redevelopment moves forward following scaled-back construction plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/dalymount-63m-redevelopment-moves-forward-following-scaled-back-construction-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/22/dalymount-63m-redevelopment-moves-forward-following-scaled-back-construction-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New designs will not involve a reduction in 8,000 capacity Bohemians stadium in Phibsborough, north Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57RFLBPPEZX4GLXCUJOF25BDC4.jpg?auth=f4ed0b9a0834399ed400cb4577a9573bdc83546e9287b022a7315c905953c932&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The redevelopment of Dublin’s Dalymount Park football stadium is expected to start next year. Photograph: INPHO/Tom Maher]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters and legislation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/e-scooters-and-legislation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/e-scooters-and-legislation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Banning e-scooters for under-18s is legislation as theatre – all performance, no effect]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Insourcing curbs were always going to affect patients, but HSE region’s warnings were stark]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/curbs-on-insourcing-were-always-going-to-affect-patients-but-warnings-from-hse-in-west-and-north-west-were-stark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/22/curbs-on-insourcing-were-always-going-to-affect-patients-but-warnings-from-hse-in-west-and-north-west-were-stark/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insourcing drove down waiting lists but came at a high cost, along with concerns over governance and ‘perverse incentives’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RGGU73YVBFZDHQF5WHGID63HQ.jpg?auth=4b9828f3e07cb493d6bc1f904e12cd19880c00dbf920f6a5f92293337cdd94dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A confidential internal report from the HSE in the West and North West region gave a stark warning of the effects of ending insoucing. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/22/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/22/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 22nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3QNKXYY3RHZRM5W5T7RPUOTMA.jpg?auth=d87ca4faf936f6541595a9db741795c8e9c0b85a4e04263a590dda3bf8622407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viktor Orbán is gone, but the EU has a new headache in Bulgaria’s leader Rumen Radev]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/john-obrennan-orban-is-gone-but-the-eu-has-a-new-headache-in-bulgaria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/22/john-obrennan-orban-is-gone-but-the-eu-has-a-new-headache-in-bulgaria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O’Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The country’s new administration has made a number of moves that indicate a striking change in its position towards Ukraine, placing it at odds with EU partner states and Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APGYYTJZ7N3B6M2WCL7AGHZJAU.jpg?auth=f50b67a64d31d6bd715690a25289a241057597476c8861d54c2b08ce4c458a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bulgaria's president Rumen Radev arrives for a dinner of the Coalition of the Willing at The Élysée Palace in Paris on July 13th. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Cup ruminations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/world-cup-ruminations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/world-cup-ruminations/</guid><description><![CDATA[RTÉ’s coverage, refereeing the final, and the famous photo of Messi and baby Yamal ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 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[Migraines: What causes them and how to find relief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/migraines-what-causes-them-and-how-to-find-relief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/22/migraines-what-causes-them-and-how-to-find-relief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Snape]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our understanding of what causes these neurological disorders has progressed enormously, alongside the options for treating them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5DETDR7VVCRLGY3XESZ2KIC34.jpg?auth=f6d01b2f319b9350e1c47bf9695c6242eac6d0198b9048e5834a88242e81744a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About twice as many women seem to suffer from migraine as men. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mindful Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the most powerful woman in Britain ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/meet-the-most-powerful-woman-in-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/22/meet-the-most-powerful-woman-in-britain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Louise Haigh’s career seemed in tatters 18 months ago, but now she is the Labour Party’s new queen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Checks and balances in our democracy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/checks-and-balances-in-our-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/checks-and-balances-in-our-democracy/</guid><description><![CDATA[We must be alert to State institutions choosing to prioritise their individual competencies rather than the common good]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I had to retire early and I’m now paying €336 per month in tax. Can I challenge this? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/22/i-had-to-retire-early-and-im-now-paying-336-per-month-in-tax-can-i-challenge-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/22/i-had-to-retire-early-and-im-now-paying-336-per-month-in-tax-can-i-challenge-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: If I left as planned in 2027, I would have then benefited from the higher Standard Fund Threshold ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URPA3WQQFFAGRBRK7GHB3523KM.jpg?auth=f7900f765b91f0d5ecab037c9a368d4f81d84c66527bb8c3e6ab7b7b77ef8366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I am now paying €336 per month to Revenue for the next 20 years. Can I challenge this? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be like John Lennon and buy an Irish island, with bidding starting at €299,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/22/be-like-john-lennon-and-buy-an-irish-island-with-bidding-starting-at-299000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/07/22/be-like-john-lennon-and-buy-an-irish-island-with-bidding-starting-at-299000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four islands for sale off the coast of Mayo, Donegal, Tipperary and Galway]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYDKRH5ZZFFWHIAPKYYE4S2PFU.jpg?auth=deb57f07582071faf11c948c27b8b3bd09d44fa645f476525088bd3ccd02caed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Innischoragh Island with residence for sale in Clew Bay, Co Mayo]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A nostalgic sunny weekend in Dublin could have you thinking about what you miss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/22/a-nostalgic-sunny-weekend-in-dublin-could-have-you-thinking-about-what-you-miss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/22/a-nostalgic-sunny-weekend-in-dublin-could-have-you-thinking-about-what-you-miss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is danger when Dublin shimmers... It can fool you]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5HC4PT3ERHB5P6AOD6OW43KKA.jpg?auth=f60d635e8fa7d5ee1f80fdf12d165b2f80b02baddc4b95b2e2386eefe4b43df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is nothing as frictionless as arriving back in Dublin on a cheerily sunny summer day, to find the air smelling of cut grass and the sea, and good friends waiting for you with smiling faces.  Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times





]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: When I hear an intelligent person say ‘I’m a typical Libra’, I struggle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/22/sean-moncrieff-when-i-hear-an-intelligent-person-say-im-a-typical-libra-i-struggle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/22/sean-moncrieff-when-i-hear-an-intelligent-person-say-im-a-typical-libra-i-struggle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If there’s one thing addictive doomscrolling taught us, it’s that no basic set of beliefs exist]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean Moncrieff: Common sense is a highly weaponised form of words, often included in the bios of social media accounts run by cranky old men.  Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pembr agrees deal with David Daly’s October Investments for St Stephen’s Green office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/22/pembr-agrees-deal-with-david-dalys-october-investments-for-st-stephens-green-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/22/pembr-agrees-deal-with-david-dalys-october-investments-for-st-stephens-green-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flexible workspace provider to occupy all 40,000sq ft of space in historical Georgian building with contemporary block]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIBYVMXL4FASTFBGE272RWX6PU.JPG?auth=dab6fff147986f302853392ad9ed1bec2cc7d9be0eb9dec46ab5775e638efb35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[16 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education and that mingling of the religious and secular ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/education-and-that-mingling-of-the-religious-and-secular/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/education-and-that-mingling-of-the-religious-and-secular/</guid><description><![CDATA[A thorny issue that has stubbornly resisted attempts to address it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praise for our emergency services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/praise-for-our-emergency-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/praise-for-our-emergency-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[From people on the beach to the paramedics and Waterford University Hospital staff, all came up trumps]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail and rushing to judgment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/irish-rail-and-rushing-to-judgment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/21/irish-rail-and-rushing-to-judgment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Big difference between a decision being made by the State firm and one arrived at for them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elaine Byrne: ‘Doctors have to listen behind the words people are saying. Art can be like that’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/07/22/elaine-byrne-doctors-have-to-listen-behind-the-words-people-are-saying-art-can-be-like-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/07/22/elaine-byrne-doctors-have-to-listen-behind-the-words-people-are-saying-art-can-be-like-that/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The winner of this year’s RCSI Art Award on her research-based practice and the parallels between clinicians and artists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWWIX4WHLFDJTBSBA2BWKGMLWY.jpg?auth=84a9ff58dd6e7f18da19b08518f602fcb58600a7b1c7e1eaecbc051526d11e23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alessia, by Elaine Byrne, won this year's RCSI award and is part of a series of images of swimmers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Sea review: A brave, honest film that closes around you like a squall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/22/on-the-sea-review-a-brave-honest-film-that-closes-around-you-like-a-squall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/22/on-the-sea-review-a-brave-honest-film-that-closes-around-you-like-a-squall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grim drama set among hard-edged fishermen in north Wales stars Dubliner Barry Ward]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VF6DPHMHOZFE7F4FAHYM776VTI.jpg?auth=73fb332dc2775d15eda89cf24f0a8cc00ac034cdb282fdc740a3cc04a979d770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On the Sea: Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saccharine review: Nobody says Ozempic, but it’s clear what inspired this stomach-churning body horror]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/22/saccharine-review-nobody-says-ozempic-but-its-clear-what-inspired-this-stomach-churning-body-horror/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/22/saccharine-review-nobody-says-ozempic-but-its-clear-what-inspired-this-stomach-churning-body-horror/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Relic director Natalie Erika James burrows deep into the intestines of body dysmorphia and beauty fascism]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TLG2WXUDFEIBJF5EUSEHQKYAE.jpg?auth=6c576677604984e5d7b81fa959162cb9a2f014b0490f7a96d18324a559d7d714&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saccharine: Midori Francis in Natalie Erika James’s film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google operations add €10bn to Irish economy, research finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/google-operations-add-10bn-to-irish-economy-research-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/22/google-operations-add-10bn-to-irish-economy-research-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company unveils latest building in Dublin, The Bakery, and says AI will ‘transform’ rather than threaten jobs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IU7F3DKCVEC5GS57ZQDFDMPHI.jpg?auth=3601677032cf13ec33a4c318aabb721dd991b303cc6de8a9a1ed4c0409a234bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bakery, Google's newest building in Dublin, will accommodate up to 1,900 of the company's Irish-based staff]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures to hit 24 degrees today as ‘frequent outbreaks’ of rain forecast for this weekend  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/22/temperatures-to-hit-24-degrees-on-wednesday-but-some-light-rain-to-fall-in-spots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/22/temperatures-to-hit-24-degrees-on-wednesday-but-some-light-rain-to-fall-in-spots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunny spells to become more widespread later in the day but it will be cooler in the north, Met Éireann has forecast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTA73G3VFBBFVIXYIG4CVIHU3I.jpg?auth=5ae03eaf56885d17f646eeb51386920e712d4e87230dff9ba5ec3c0f63fcc5d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A national hosepipe ban is to come into effect from Friday for all the whole of the State. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster University named overall excellence winner at The Education Awards 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/22/ulster-university-named-overall-excellence-winner-at-the-education-awards-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/22/ulster-university-named-overall-excellence-winner-at-the-education-awards-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[The annual awards drew 182 entries from across Ireland’s third-level education sector, with 30 trophies presented at a ceremony celebrating a decade of excellence across Irish further and higher education]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2V4PUNQ6JE37M4HSVO33MW274.jpg?auth=ef1ccedd0d70995ab8373131e992e7a0596d45539aef2b4894d6e14ff6fde778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Collins, awards judge, presents the overall excellence award to Laura Prior, Ulster University]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart marketers are using AI to listen. Everyone else is making noise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/22/smart-marketers-are-using-ai-to-listen-everyone-else-is-making-noise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/22/smart-marketers-are-using-ai-to-listen-everyone-else-is-making-noise/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wolfgang Digital is using artificial intelligence to understand audiences and improve creative performance, rather than to mass-produce content]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PE6GTRIACRCGBK4XS7IREOISWA.jpg?auth=fcd9323dfc04a5feb875639927009126a80d6f3b9a67c990d853af8f7b8d2c7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín Linnie, head of social and creative, and Brendan Almack, managing director at Wolfgang Digital]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Doyle @cillianshoots</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which US state completes the title of Charlie XCX’s song, Magic Metal [blank]?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/22/the-music-quiz-which-us-state-completes-the-title-of-charlie-xcxs-song-magic-metal-blank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/22/the-music-quiz-which-us-state-completes-the-title-of-charlie-xcxs-song-magic-metal-blank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: In February 2025, Robbie Williams bought at auction items of memorabilia from the archives of which British comedy legend?
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAXAF27B7VHRXLDOVCBXDVZ3BM.jpg?auth=03872074efcef16e8e05ee942e55e6ed56f6c692d2d7447166019ff1a326b836&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British singer Charli XCX at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. Photograph: Valerie Macon/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERIE MACON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Titley: the most important prose writer in Irish since Máirtín Ó Cadhain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/alan-titley-the-most-important-prose-writer-in-irish-since-mairtin-o-cadhain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/alan-titley-the-most-important-prose-writer-in-irish-since-mairtin-o-cadhain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The extent to which Titley has taught us to read differently in Irish is persuasively demonstrated in each page of these welcome critical essays]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27P543NOYJKNPD4DQD3X5LLQVY.jpg?auth=385dd640710ceeab7d7643a01b8a1818f84796135df40c3f8d9e8e5dd542899f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Titley. Photograph: Crispin Rodwell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Crispin Rodwell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYD’s Sealion 5 does a smashing Toyota impression]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/07/22/byds-sealion-5-does-a-smashing-toyota-impression/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/07/22/byds-sealion-5-does-a-smashing-toyota-impression/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New PHEV SUV is well-priced and competent, but unexciting, which might just be the sweet spot of the Irish market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VKUXJSC3ZFTHBO7MFRI7JFY4A.jpeg?auth=b097d61199dbbdf9f02693b860226c5877c01e4e3ca55803ab80d5193218715b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BYD Sealion 5 Design: This car feels like it might just be the hinge point between the Chinese brand’s initial success and its eventual accession]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>