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Photograph by 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[Shelbourne put five past Nõmme Kalju to ease pressure on away return leg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/shelbourne-put-five-past-nomme-kalju-to-ease-pressure-on-away-return-leg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/shelbourne-put-five-past-nomme-kalju-to-ease-pressure-on-away-return-leg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shels daring to dream of a third-round meeting with European heavyweights Ajax]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:20:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERMPSKLEQVFX7N36YVIMDTYIOY.jpg?auth=e8a5c37bd8bb4e0d92b72c2c73a484a3e4c098a4fa76e94e051f38b92e36ec78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Ring celebrates after scoring Shelbourne's fifth goal. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City get off lightly away to Rijeka in Conference League qualifier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/derry-city-get-off-lightly-away-to-rijeka-in-conference-league-qualifier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/derry-city-get-off-lightly-away-to-rijeka-in-conference-league-qualifier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candystripes with one-goal deficit to make up in return leg at the Brandywell]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:06:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CLHE6VU4VGYVH6D2WCSYDLYYY.jpg?auth=256ab374235c56a3bc0c697b8d945020fa02679176abe3c3d5cd6f3d57e14290&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry's Michael Duffy reacts to a missed chance. Photograph: Aleksandar Djorovic/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aleksandar Djorovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monaghan club remove John Delaney’s name from grounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/monaghan-club-remove-john-delaneys-name-from-grounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/monaghan-club-remove-john-delaneys-name-from-grounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clones Town say they remain ‘genuinely grateful’ for Delaney’s support]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:46:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXBD5UPTVBAX7CC2I6YKCD5OHM.jpg?auth=346316c80bd0b3b0115ac84f42e685111fa22eaf2630e3879b2a33b9eecef8d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A plaque, pictured in June 2019, outside Clones Town FC's grounds. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Palestinians killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza with three others shot dead in West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/two-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-air-strike-in-gaza-with-three-others-shot-dead-in-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/two-palestinians-killed-in-israeli-air-strike-in-gaza-with-three-others-shot-dead-in-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali Sawafta, Steven Scheer, Pesha Magid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Friction’ broke out between Israeli settlers and Palestinians during efforts to extinguish a fire, official says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:22:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2XRLDI2BJTRDQ7VPK2A6VB4NA.jpg?auth=137f20c6035a9ed14d934a35cc6c2406111f01a463d3de73d9cf7d612a6a5eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Palestinian man waits on the side of the road at a closed checkpoint after the Israeli military sealed off the village of Beit Furik in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Thursday. Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zain Jaafar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (41) charged with murder of Paul Mackin jnr in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/man-41-charged-with-murder-of-paul-mackin-jnr-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/man-41-charged-with-murder-of-paul-mackin-jnr-in-belfast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect is due to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:04:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUCIBEA73BCR5KFHGATHTDW2MM.jpg?auth=9d9e4aa4b89327b851ec7eca099b8bc39281ed2902b7f60a214ed013e04cd0ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police spokesperson said a report would be submitted to the North’s Public Prosecution Service for a number of other alleged offences.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Meath man has €14m Nama debt written off for €37,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/co-meath-man-has-14m-nama-debt-written-off-for-37000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/co-meath-man-has-14m-nama-debt-written-off-for-37000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Murray (47) was a developer and director of several firms during Celtic Tiger era]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:46:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZHNYNSRPM4WJLBP65QJWRU45I.jpg?auth=e555e828e1e239ec31a84b65552f4d973919034ffd50ebf0242f5a93db6ca13c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to court filings, Michael Murray (47), of Brownstown, Kilcloon, Co Meath, had debts of €14.6 million, of which €14 million was owed to Nama. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry election candidate jailed for contempt after ‘manifestly unfair’ hearing, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/kerry-election-candidate-jailed-for-contempt-after-manifestly-unfair-hearing-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/kerry-election-candidate-jailed-for-contempt-after-manifestly-unfair-hearing-high-court-rules/</guid><description><![CDATA[Michelle Keane purged her contempt after spending what judge said were ‘three difficult days’ in Limerick Prison]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:45:17 +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[Michelle Keane sought to bring High Court proceedings making a number of claims about irregularities on election night, but failed on two occasions. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack O’Connor names unchanged Kerry side for All-Ireland final against Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/jack-oconnor-names-unchanged-kerry-side-for-all-ireland-final-against-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/jack-oconnor-names-unchanged-kerry-side-for-all-ireland-final-against-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán O’Shea retains his starting spot ahead of captain Paul Geaney]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIOM2CT6L2AZ5CIO4COL7CR7HE.jpg?auth=d1462e06c181ccb3287ebb3cbc791ccc8cb37aaa4f70a79db55672d8e2a8cd60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O’Shea and David Clifford will line out for Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland football final against Mayo. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz roars clear of breakaway to win Tour de France stage 18]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/23/richard-carapaz-roars-clear-of-breakaway-to-win-tour-de-france-stage-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/23/richard-carapaz-roars-clear-of-breakaway-to-win-tour-de-france-stage-18/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOB6C4TVQCRDOPWDDTTY2DEQEY.jpg?auth=c3e15bec3d50afcd9957ced7430675bdfea23c4422289c38760d004925eedd38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz celebrates winning the 185km stage 18 from Voiron to Orcieres-Merlette. Photograph: David Pintens/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Pintens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on war in Ukraine: Zelenskiy makes his choice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/23/the-irish-times-view-on-war-in-ukraine-zelenskiy-makes-his-choice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/23/the-irish-times-view-on-war-in-ukraine-zelenskiy-makes-his-choice/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ham-fisted attempt to manage tensions had backfired]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEBTFKLVGSWXKDJOQRN3DDK44A.jpg?auth=e98d70dabcc4b9a94e240bac7151686391369a9f6f6e707e46f4cb4d4806fade&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with  the Taoiseach following their meeting in Kyiv on July 23, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo: Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí examine burner phone to find when alleged UCD student sexual assault photo was taken]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/gardai-examine-burner-phone-to-find-when-alleged-ucd-student-sexual-assault-photo-was-taken/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/gardai-examine-burner-phone-to-find-when-alleged-ucd-student-sexual-assault-photo-was-taken/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detectives are seeking to understand origin of material sent to hundreds of students and staff]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:23:39 +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 investigation began when UCD realised the sexual assault image had been distributed to people using the college's email system]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick GP’s pandemic statements were ‘disparaging’ of health guidelines, hearing told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/limerick-gps-pandemic-statements-were-disparaging-of-health-guidelines-hearing-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/limerick-gps-pandemic-statements-were-disparaging-of-health-guidelines-hearing-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fitness-to-practise committee considers 39  allegations against Dr Patrick Morrissey]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:19:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2ZOY4UHU5J2VFJQACTSFACHQQ.jpg?auth=e718d8b72eeb1000351e7d0dcb7693f75c99f9fd24e3143fb006358fdf0d62ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Patrick Morrissey of Adare Medical Centre appeared before the Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee on Thursday for the third day of the inquiry into 39 allegations he faces. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard work ahead for Pádraig Harrington as he tries to hold on to his seniors open title ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/23/hard-work-ahead-for-padraig-harrington-as-he-tries-to-hold-on-to-his-seniors-open-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/23/hard-work-ahead-for-padraig-harrington-as-he-tries-to-hold-on-to-his-seniors-open-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner hits TV camera and is trailing leader Cameron Percy in first round of ISPS Handa Seniors Open]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:57:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GMVJOTUE3ERGDXFLPMPYLR5J4.jpg?auth=30e4629d49fb18a82fd55a5f74f03850a7f0c0cbefccff7f0007e7c5bf11deb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pádraig Harrington of Ireland lines up his putt on the first green during the first round of the ISPS Handa Senior Open at Gleneagles on Thursday. Photograph: Paul Devlin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Devlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillian Curran’s blood alcohol level not a contributory factor in her death, trial hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/gillian-currans-injuries-could-only-have-been-sustained-in-assault-murder-trial-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/gillian-currans-injuries-could-only-have-been-sustained-in-assault-murder-trial-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman (47) was found unresponsive at the house of her partner Marcus O’Neill in Waterford in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:53:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7EJUFMIMFGQ7N7ID3O3ABYJOY.JPG?auth=12d314861064eb82a11d7a18fe43ea7806cdca969c9c74ae369598d09a038787&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Curran was pronounced dead at O’Brien Street in Waterford on January 25th, 2025]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck driver faces sentence for incitement to hatred over online refugee comments ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/truck-driver-faces-sentence-for-incitement-to-hatred-over-online-refugee-comments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/truck-driver-faces-sentence-for-incitement-to-hatred-over-online-refugee-comments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Graham Carey (42) threatened to throw corpses ‘into the sea’ in Instagram livestream]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:29:27 +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[Graham Carey, of Dunsink Drive, Finglas, was charged with using words that were threatening, abusive or insulting and intended to or likely to stir up hatred, and with distribution of a recording of images or sound likely to stir up hatred. He pleaded not guilty to both offences. A jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts on both counts last April at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Monaghan footballer Stephen Gollogly dies, aged 41]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/monaghan-gaa-confirm-death-of-former-intercounty-footballer-stephen-gollogly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/monaghan-gaa-confirm-death-of-former-intercounty-footballer-stephen-gollogly/</guid><description><![CDATA[Carrickmacross Emmets clubman won two Ulster titles with Monaghan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:26:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C3OTLEC7VHUVNF2CUGZPH7Q7U.jpg?auth=cde6ea1a481a32e6aa763a8648f6b49e966dda2c3ee69292351f8d2cd8db64f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Gollogly celebrates after full-time in the 2015 Ulster final between Monaghan and Donegal. Photograph: Andrew Paton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Presseye/Andrew Paton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Irish wildfires: the spreading menace ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/23/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-wildfires-the-spreading-menace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/23/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-wildfires-the-spreading-menace/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lighting camp fires and using disposable barbecues under current conditions is a gross irresponsibility ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JJJHVFMTNGRBHJPOIOPE4FMFQ.jpg?auth=7a0f4386d49f6e13c1e108bd184b16cc73238243de6d0c0b5d19001fe8dcdbe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter drops water on a wildfire on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary. Firefighters, supported by the Air Corps and Coillte, are continuing efforts to contain the blaze. (Photograph: Phil Greaves)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump close to deciding on ‘massive attack’ against Iran after Houthis strike Red Sea tankers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/trump-close-to-deciding-on-massive-attack-against-iran-after-houthis-strike-red-sea-tankers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/trump-close-to-deciding-on-massive-attack-against-iran-after-houthis-strike-red-sea-tankers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Beaumont]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UN’s António Guterres says Middle East being pushed to ‘edge of the unimaginable’ amid mounting fears over conflict’s trajectory]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:09:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73KHPQW5JKAHPFZ75WCCK6ETRI.jpg?auth=c0860e2d92f5204b2345020c9eddeee5ad048b7dea05511e7320ab88f899f1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Houthi member looks at students participating in a rally supporting the Houthi-imposed naval embargo against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, on Wednesday. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yahya Arhab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EVs may soon become the quickest cars on Earth ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/23/evs-may-soon-become-the-quickest-cars-on-earth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/23/evs-may-soon-become-the-quickest-cars-on-earth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you look carefully on the distant horizon, there are few internal combustion engines there]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJAUSQYXKZPNLXJVM5CYALAM5U.jpg?auth=41ed264a0e6cc7b621a16b969afdd2885c17a8a48c4df754039623619de97914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ferrari's first fully electric vehicle, the Luce, which can reach 96km/h in about 2.5 seconds and has a top speed of 310km/h. Photograph: Ferrari/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ferrari</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s Occupied Territories Bill signed into law by President]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/governments-occupied-territories-bill-signed-into-law-by-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/governments-occupied-territories-bill-signed-into-law-by-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation recently passed following failed Opposition attempts to include services such as technology in the Bill]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBLLYUGUVASPIBMBKFGTUSPPZQ.JPG?auth=d581da3f3dbf43be55ada11322a1da898488ef56fd5dfe3dd6bc2b9a28c3b7f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly was a supporter of the proposed legislation during her previous role as an Independent TD for Galway West. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary chided for commenting on inquiry into how man was almost sucked from plane]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ryanair-chief-michael-oleary-rebuked-for-investigation-comment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ryanair-chief-michael-oleary-rebuked-for-investigation-comment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US investigators wrote to Ryanair chief after he said initial findings pointed to ‘foreign object damage’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DOZI36XI7RDBBE7YMK4KZI5XUA.jpg?auth=a3c92006f2f1c975eea60c721dbf7316a66d502e8ef285c8a90d56a7defe6765&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Separately, Ryanair is to spend €50m on Shannon maintenance expansion. File image. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares fall as chip stocks and Nestlé tumble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/european-shares-fall-as-chip-stocks-and-nestle-tumble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/european-shares-fall-as-chip-stocks-and-nestle-tumble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq slides 2.4% as Ryanair, Irish Continental Group and banks retreat]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:15:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NB4PKSU43FWVCPEBHHY37JSJZE.jpg?auth=b6aa6dfdb0baf20dfd38b529ea3a16cec8b3f51521673d786977e150d15587f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in food and drink giant Nestlé, whose brands span KitKat to cat food, plunged as it reported that coffee and cocoa prices hit profits. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government may explore ‘other approaches’ to ensure alumina not reaching Russia, says Martin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/taoiseach-government-may-explore-other-approaches-to-ensure-alumina-not-reaching-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/taoiseach-government-may-explore-other-approaches-to-ensure-alumina-not-reaching-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina inquiry not ‘definitive’ if plant was supplying Russian military or not, Taoiseach says during Kyiv visit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:14:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2456P6F6ZYV5HOKKU7JSSCV2E.jpg?auth=2d6b9b38ae9d0ce4166333f2ad49ba35d91ba4fe69190b7f3bf6f32883187370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right) with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Kyiv on Thursday. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Dolzhenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of tourists among those evacuated amid intense wildfires in France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/more-than-10000-evacuated-in-southern-france-as-wildfires-spread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/more-than-10000-evacuated-in-southern-france-as-wildfires-spread/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of firefighters battle to control blaze near tourist hotspot at bay of Arcachon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAP33FO53VEL6EDLDT7F6IXUQY.jpg?auth=7ce46a577b7c6881bbd26877367b73b0ea758b34424149c09ab5c33f1afaab31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds watch from a beach in  Biscarosse, southwestern France,  as a plume of smoke rises into the sky from a wildfire. Photograph: Maximilien Lamy/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maximilien Lamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rainy day’ fund billions should be spent on housing, says Google Ireland chief ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/rainy-day-fund-billions-should-be-spent-on-housing-says-google-chief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/rainy-day-fund-billions-should-be-spent-on-housing-says-google-chief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[`I have young children. Honestly, they’re going to leave unless we have houses and jobs for them’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:59:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YLK46DR44FH3DEHYCF4R4EE4NA.jpg?auth=5d56bf336c603ea6287734447d7e7a0009ecfcb49a73e61c866380cf249ece2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vanessa Hartley, head of Google Ireland, urged the Government to invest money into housing construction. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Don’t become the protagonist’: Andoni Iraola on the secret of Spain’s success and his role at Liverpool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/dont-become-the-protagonist-andoni-iraola-on-the-secret-of-spains-success-and-his-role-at-liverpool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/dont-become-the-protagonist-andoni-iraola-on-the-secret-of-spains-success-and-his-role-at-liverpool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New head coach is looking to reshape Liverpool - and get his head around a Christy Moore-inspired song praising him]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:58:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUYTTJOTBSFYDOWW746UYDH7MI.jpg?auth=43e168d568a732a4d3fced677fc346836c14a61cde28417aed415351e16c416d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola succeeds Arne Slot as Liverpool head coach. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singles will have to ‘get courting done early’ as judge denies Lisdoonvarna licence extension for matchmaking festival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/singles-will-have-to-get-courting-done-early-as-judge-denies-lisdoonvarna-licence-extension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/singles-will-have-to-get-courting-done-early-as-judge-denies-lisdoonvarna-licence-extension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí say resources too stretched for 2.30am closing amid possible visit by Donald Trump to Irish Open]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSWCBLZ6LVXUTAR4WT4EYQ7U7E.jpg?auth=59e1568621bf322a036cda8050ad9ab3ab9cf636589b3015e29efb606f6a26cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Matchmaker Bar in Lisdoonvarna, the home town of Ireland's last traditional matchmaker Willie Daly, which hosts an annual match making festival every September. Photograph: Rebecca Black/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rebecca Black</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of man who died by suicide in hospital calls for change in mental health treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/wife-of-man-who-died-by-suicide-in-hospital-calls-for-change-in-mental-health-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/wife-of-man-who-died-by-suicide-in-hospital-calls-for-change-in-mental-health-treatment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nancy Reilly spoke after settling action against HSE over death of husband Mark at Cork University Hospital]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:40:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDSKZ4X3YJL3D5HD4B7LDBPB3I.JPG?auth=05409f0c1a3827aa1a0b81aafd480a77daed189db9a9eba7a5e7c919a232f407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nancy Reilly: 'I think there are lots of small differences that could be made.' Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edenderry Garda station remains closed after gardaí got ‘very ill’ handling seized vapes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/edenderry-garda-station-still-closed-after-gardai-got-very-ill-handling-seized-vapes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/edenderry-garda-station-still-closed-after-gardai-got-very-ill-handling-seized-vapes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of force were involved in processing products seized from a commercial premises]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:29:34 +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[Both gardaí have since been discharged from hospital. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landmines lurking in Budget 2027 are not so hard to spot ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/23/budget-2027-landmines-underlined-in-tax-papers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/23/budget-2027-landmines-underlined-in-tax-papers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax Strategy Group papers show how challenging it is to deliver real gains when inflation eats away at value]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:29:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3X55MRHGQMBJIROTVHDNZLAUE.jpg?auth=ff868931d64861ec3ec365e28e12b5d3142b6796e23c493757bf9a8a053e4e62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After income tax and welfare changes, cash left to do other things within the budget package is going to be limited. Photograph: Luke O'Reilly/PA  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits at engineering business PM rise 24%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/profits-at-engineering-business-pm-rise-24/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/profits-at-engineering-business-pm-rise-24/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company manages the design and construction of pharmaceutical and medical technology facilities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:24:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JR3BPUMKNHAFMRUDWIS3NAIVM.jpg?auth=95e3ac7fd8a5dbde79dabad138d003ebc763dfc8c8f39d09dd526d325c38b2ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Profits at PM Group have risen 24 per cent. From left are chairman Brendan Jennings, chief financial officer Rosita Fennell and chief executive Anthony O'Rourke. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entegro to add 100 jobs within three years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/entegro-to-add-100-jobs-within-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/entegro-to-add-100-jobs-within-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company to focus on renewables sector]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:04:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QO7LQFOGPBEAHPYRKGVRESCYJ4.jpg?auth=772dc083f6c0ff1d716a70bed8436f135f6bfb2ebd93ba2e882a2173a0308e25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish engineering group Entegro is planning to grow its workforce. From left are Declan McDonald, chief operating officer, Acel Energy; Barry Sherry, chief executive, Acel Energy and John Rooney, chief executive, Entegro.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sherwood Photographer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slievenamon fires: ‘You don’t think you will be putting family photos and passports in a bag’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/slievenamon-fires-you-dont-think-you-will-be-putting-family-photos-and-passports-in-a-bag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/slievenamon-fires-you-dont-think-you-will-be-putting-family-photos-and-passports-in-a-bag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All hands on deck as communities around 721m Tipperary mountain battle wildfires]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:01:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DP4FTV3WDJCKPFTMDG55TMJCSQ.jpg?auth=113a211fe97da129b681be3b9b307bcf42465181e9c3209bc802b0e18f0166a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flames rise from the wildfires on Slievenamon, near Clonmel, Co Tipperary]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four teenage boys charged over public order incident in Cavan that left three hospitalised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/four-teenage-boys-charged-over-public-order-incident-in-cavan-that-left-three-hospitalised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/four-teenage-boys-charged-over-public-order-incident-in-cavan-that-left-three-hospitalised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoe Tunney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two of the four youths, who appeared in connection with serious incidents at Ramor Lake and in the centre of Virginia, were remanded in custody]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUC5UEIO2JEUPA5Z4Y6RJTDBZU.jpg?auth=0efb8fe417fde894d0d8e96e1bf0fe2415286babaaea5d91f0126a93a4a00e33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four teenagers, who cannot be named due to their ages, were arrested on Tuesday evening. Three have addresses in Co Cavan, and one in Co Monaghan.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump warns of ‘massive attack’ if Iran fails to negotiate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/iran-war-live-updates-us-houthis-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/iran-war-live-updates-us-houthis-donald-trump/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trump has renewed threats to attack Iranian infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:55:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUHYDW57Z74GWN2RHG27C7WVMI.jpg?auth=5f62893fc57f20ed97ad20582afc214edb186ce8df78c7811f5fddc9a455cfe1&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 and officials salute during a transfer for soldiers killed amid the conflict with Iran at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, on Wednesday. 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[Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists storming Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/israeli-security-minister-joins-jewish-extremists-storming-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/israeli-security-minister-joins-jewish-extremists-storming-jerusalems-al-aqsa-mosque/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Graham-Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hamas claims it was provoked into carrying out October 2023 attack after Israeli violations of decades-old agreement regarding holy site]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:54:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KGZWLBYJPPLZYPALOWTATJAKA.jpg?auth=b258ff192a4f90e9c98714c1948f7441ef91a442829591d742ae6d7254f89241&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (C) enters Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the day of Tisha B'Av (the ninth day of Av) commemorating the destruction of the first and second temples in Jerusalem by the ancient Babylonians and Romans respectively, in Jerusalem on July 23, 2026. (Photo by ilia YEFIMOVICH / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ilia Yefimovich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of creditors approve rescue plan for Rathwood, High Court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/majority-of-creditors-approve-rescue-plan-for-rathwood-high-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/majority-of-creditors-approve-rescue-plan-for-rathwood-high-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carlow-based Rathwood entered examinership in April and has liabilities of €21m, according to figures provided to the court]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:43:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGDGD47V7KQ6PG4J6OULCITS44.jpg?auth=a4ece6deb5e45abb5fa14b6c3c5af2551fa29595f75378e6ab4bbc61ef247a95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas and James Keogh of Rathwood Home & Garden, who control the Co Carlow-based business. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MI5 and PSNI to pay damages to ex-BBC editor Vincent Kearney after accessing phone records]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/mi5-and-psni-to-pay-damages-to-ex-bbc-editor-vincent-kearney-after-accessing-phone-records/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/mi5-and-psni-to-pay-damages-to-ex-bbc-editor-vincent-kearney-after-accessing-phone-records/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribunal found surveillance over ten-year period was ‘not in accordance with the law’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:37:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADOANWFAFFGO6GLALR66Y35QW4.jpg?auth=2f82c000ede2071588526054972378c82595a25b2bf169a19373ceb2c5ea9019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Vincent Kearney, who was subjected to unlawful covert intelligence gathering. Photograph: Lucy North/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucy North</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blow for Manchester City with Rodri out for extended period due to back injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/blow-for-manchester-city-with-rodri-out-for-extended-period-due-to-back-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/blow-for-manchester-city-with-rodri-out-for-extended-period-due-to-back-injury/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester United consider Camavinga and Berge as midfield overhaul continues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:35:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6R5Z2GYVSXSNVU43UY3JAQZ7YA.jpg?auth=e9e482bed9df1f5c1cde19bf61bdf04f80ed0548c700659b0c7ea3ad7bbded42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain's Rodri with the golden ball award following the World Cup final. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slievenamon wildfire enters fourth day as firefighters continue to battle blaze]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/firefighters-battle-slievenamon-wildfire-on-fourth-day-of-blaze/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/firefighters-battle-slievenamon-wildfire-on-fourth-day-of-blaze/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Tipperary fire extended into a Coillte forest on Tuesday and spread significantly on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:32:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JJJHVFMTNGRBHJPOIOPE4FMFQ.jpg?auth=7a0f4386d49f6e13c1e108bd184b16cc73238243de6d0c0b5d19001fe8dcdbe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter drops water on a wildfire on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary earlier this week. Photograph: Phil Greaves]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former WHO chief Dr Mike Ryan warns of deepening climate-based migration   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/former-who-chief-dr-mike-ryan-warns-of-deepening-climate-based-migration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/former-who-chief-dr-mike-ryan-warns-of-deepening-climate-based-migration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Challenges of war ‘will pale into insignificance’ compared to global warming impact, MacGill Summer School hears ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRPSR56N2VBDDKNLXMS6AUARBE.jpg?auth=1ed225800906c216816bb6a26600e4c63693e54da8a65e75a8a291d5a279923c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Mike Ryan: The Irish are ‘not as nice as we think we are. We could do with [...] a little bit more kindness within our society.’ Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the Taoiseach sat with Zelenskiy at Mariinskiy Palace, an air raid siren sounded in the distance ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/as-the-taoiseach-sat-with-zelenskiy-at-mariinskiy-palace-an-air-raid-siren-sounded-in-the-distance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/as-the-taoiseach-sat-with-zelenskiy-at-mariinskiy-palace-an-air-raid-siren-sounded-in-the-distance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You look at all those young faces... we have to be always conscious of what the people of Ukraine are suffering,’ Martin says on official visit ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:13:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VZHVDMUISRDKFGV46WYUTOIB6Q?auth=a0f35f58bf5bf7be9761b301a4a41dc76b08baf317c2a275a00113d3665bb450&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kyiv on Thursday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adjusting income tax bands and credits for inflation would cost more than €1bn next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/adjusting-income-tax-band-and-credits-to-cost-over-1bn-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/adjusting-income-tax-band-and-credits-to-cost-over-1bn-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax Strategy Paper show reliance on top earners, who pay 602 per cent of all such taxes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:12:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPZGBDHPXHWQP2QQJVQBWSDKEI.jpg?auth=ab0a632abba27e0b635a8ed45c73b5a8ae90714d64b26ddc81457dac20419dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The tax strategy papers will help inform the budget decisions made by Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Photograph: David Young/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for Government to send observer to German ‘show trial’ of Daniel Tatlow-Devally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/calls-for-government-to-send-observer-to-german-show-trial-of-daniel-tatlow-devally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/calls-for-government-to-send-observer-to-german-show-trial-of-daniel-tatlow-devally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politicians criticise conduct of Dubliner’s trial over trespass and criminal damage to Israeli-owned arms factory]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:12:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VRDFIHCOTGFFWBNSIJZK5S5BM.JPG?auth=c5393013f3b5c1e4a84318066c96f3a463a6337f8a47bcf0736e946842ac5004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats Senator Patricia Stephenson, Sinn Féin TD Mairéad Farrell, People Before Profit–Solidarity TD Richard Boyd Barret, Labour's foreign affairs spokesperson Duncan Smith and Fine Gael TD Barry Ward at a cross-party parliamentary delegation that visited Daniel Tatlow-Devally in prison in Ulm, Germany. 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[A bitter family feud has imperilled Trump ally’s presidential bid in Brazil ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/23/a-bitter-family-feud-has-imperilled-trump-allys-presidential-bid-in-brazil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/23/a-bitter-family-feud-has-imperilled-trump-allys-presidential-bid-in-brazil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Calls to replace scandal-hit presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro with his stepmother have exposed deep fractures on the right ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMA3QELTBJEF7KFWQKN5NKREPA.jpg?auth=bf490f909e7c9db4689cab88fdd10409e3f3ac2868c04c50c8b4dc1cebba56ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro greets supporters upon his arrival from the US at the International Airport in Brasília last May. Photograph: Sergio Lima/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SERGIO LIMA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick gave a complete performance in final, but there is one small glimmer of hope for the rest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/joe-canning-limerick-dig-very-deep-to-give-a-complete-all-ireland-performance-against-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/joe-canning-limerick-dig-very-deep-to-give-a-complete-all-ireland-performance-against-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Canning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many would have felt that Limerick were creaking and showed signs of ageing in their legs. Last Sunday’s performance blew that out of the water]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZI4SIELQBXAL2KR5ZSCGTNMWI.jpg?auth=95339037988a75df3279a798c3ac3560df68a7eadc9ef394157cd78463571226&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Limerick team celebrate with the Liam MacCarthy Cup in front of Hill 16 on Sunday. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson stripped of knighthood by Britain’s king Charles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/trial-of-the-facts-used-for-eleanor-donaldson-should-be-urgently-reviewed-uup-leader-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/23/trial-of-the-facts-used-for-eleanor-donaldson-should-be-urgently-reviewed-uup-leader-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader found guilty of 18 sex abuse offences against two women when they were children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:48:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GAD6OLUQEVRXIGTZB3KTGJHB5E.jpg?auth=bd7d0d026e9dde304a9ae6143f4dbda66bc9b7d6337619ffefbb432c55d6b898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry court house during his trial. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pair convicted of murdering man and throwing his body over Donegal cliffs launch appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/pair-convicted-of-murdering-man-and-throwing-his-body-over-donegal-cliffs-launch-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/pair-convicted-of-murdering-man-and-throwing-his-body-over-donegal-cliffs-launch-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alan Vial (41) and Nikita Burns (25) had been drinking with Robert Wilkin (66) before he was beaten to death]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:46:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FHZBJMVPYRHW7LVV7UUYUKUJG4.jpg?auth=da511633a692ccef10e23fc18f6a69e607114cffa73846c250f067a1bd823c5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nikita Burns (25)  and Alan Vial (41) were convicted last year following a trial at the Central Criminal Court of the murder of 66-year-old Robert Wilkin. Photograph: NW Newspix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel criticised for ‘grotesque’ plan to use crocodiles at prison holding Palestinians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/israel-criticised-for-grotesque-plan-to-use-crocodiles-at-prison-holding-palestinians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/23/israel-criticised-for-grotesque-plan-to-use-crocodiles-at-prison-holding-palestinians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Animals to be placed in moat around facility used to hold detainees from Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:35:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO7F6ISHBJHQHGGMGLWXGOHIUE.jpg?auth=724ca91b9ffdecbd65c26e4e8450603469f025be9b5381c63a395345034c5bf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ketziot prison: Buses transporting Palestinian prisoners being exchanged for Israeli hostages held by Hamas leave the detention facility in the Negev desert in January last year. Photograph: Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GIL COHEN-MAGEN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish interest at Venice film festival 2026: Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/23/irish-interest-at-venice-film-festival-2026-martin-mcdonaghs-wild-horse-nine-werner-herzogs-bucking-fastard-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/23/irish-interest-at-venice-film-festival-2026-martin-mcdonaghs-wild-horse-nine-werner-herzogs-bucking-fastard-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Venice event is, after Cannes, comfortably the second most important film festival on the calendar]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:25:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCWV73OSQJHRJCXO5PBLABCZV4.jpg?auth=e9ca275561e365ca34f41558f40a8114ff696d6eab533c66615890e6ef1f2931&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine. Photograph: Diego Araya Corvalán/Searchlight Pictures]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $100 for first time since May]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/oil-jumps-as-middle-east-conflict-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/oil-jumps-as-middle-east-conflict-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Houthi militant attack on Saudi Arabian tankers threatens deeper supply disruptions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:14:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCRGOYB2J2VULKZ7RZ7JGXCZCQ.jpg?auth=c524d3b6b4c1ae6ab90ab841fa5352fd38ae8a3bc1606ce0847fd11cad59d61c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vessels are seen at one end of the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Dibba Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killarney Ipas centre housing families and single women evacuated over pest infestation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/killarney-ipas-centre-housing-families-and-single-women-evacuated-over-pest-infestation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/killarney-ipas-centre-housing-families-and-single-women-evacuated-over-pest-infestation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Anne Lucey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Short-term relocation to Athlone has some concerned town’s hospitality industry will be left short-staffed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:13:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUO35RZM3JALHDDNH35P3IJVJI.jpg?auth=eb961d2b274f2c399c91353582373f7ae21d7f14938a60c9ac66f311cb09f2ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Atlas House provides accommodation for up to 90 residents, comprising families and single women, and the issue is understood to relate to an ant infestation. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sankai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland rugby star Shane Horgan sued for repossession of house]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/former-ireland-rugby-star-shane-horgan-sued-for-repossession-of-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/former-ireland-rugby-star-shane-horgan-sued-for-repossession-of-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pepper Finance seeking to recover the Dublin property or full repayment of outstanding debt of €684,664]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:54:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZJ2OYBCCFGTIXYKDS4ZPHCDXEI.jpg?auth=2a1674e431c7ce0be337c0f23ca42e112d5822bcf1ce64195040bc7e7e39ed6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The bank alleged Shane Horgan reneged on mortgage repayments. File image. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beta Band at Vicar Street review: Brilliant boffins are still playing by their own wonky rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/23/beta-band-at-vicar-street-review-brilliant-boffins-are-still-playing-by-their-own-wonky-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/23/beta-band-at-vicar-street-review-brilliant-boffins-are-still-playing-by-their-own-wonky-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The re-formed group’s set brims with singalong moments and has an audience streaked with grey partying like it’s literally 1999]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:48:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCW3MBHTHVBWJID3ZCJTPJTSFE.jpg?auth=149e18a38e0ab462377fd373c8c23948d216325319fd7fd9c4a3c5e505342a02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Re-formed: the Beta Band on stage recently. Photograph: Jim Bennett/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Resistance fighter to national hero: the long journey of Marc Bloch to the Panthéon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/from-resistance-fighter-to-national-hero-the-long-journey-of-marc-bloch-to-the-pantheon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/from-resistance-fighter-to-national-hero-the-long-journey-of-marc-bloch-to-the-pantheon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France honours Jewish scholar who transformed study of history before taking up second struggle against Nazi rule]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:08:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSSCYFOMYZENNFWQLDBR3H3Q4Q.jpg?auth=999a5fc1b6551462429dafb75096307c6f814b3e2697f1a89fe75a9a3d8f0758&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A portrait of late historian and Resistance fighter Marc Bloch adorns the facade of the Panthéon, Paris, before his induction ceremony last month. Photograph: Yoan Valat/pool/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">YOAN VALAT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marking David Clifford: Is there any way to stop Kerry’s star forward?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/marking-david-clifford-is-there-any-way-to-stop-kerrys-star-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/marking-david-clifford-is-there-any-way-to-stop-kerrys-star-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kingdom have many threats, but the Footballer of the Year is still priority number one for Andy Moran’s defence]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HMEU2G535CXOSZB3PBI7A2HMR4.jpg?auth=a1210eba18420cc580921a8686402c62b053c65aceb4d02ee51eb2d4f1969a09&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 scores his side's first goal of the match despite Dublin's David Byrne. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB keeps rates on hold despite Middle East turmoil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ecb-keeps-rates-on-hold-despite-middle-east-turmoil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ecb-keeps-rates-on-hold-despite-middle-east-turmoil/</guid><description><![CDATA[European Central Bank keeps rates unchanged for now but leaves door ‘wide open’ for September hike]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:32:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FWXIKOTXXTI6C65HQNJ7MJOWNU.jpg?auth=47c7d6f538de9fec706e2edf17fc28573eeaf3dc9984b77df60ed87b63c506cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Matthys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We can already identify who will gain most from the budget: the better-off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/23/we-can-already-identify-who-will-gain-most-from-the-budget-the-better-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/23/we-can-already-identify-who-will-gain-most-from-the-budget-the-better-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A limited enough package is on the table with an emphasis on broadening bands]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-shirt slogan speaks volumes in Taiwan as Hong Kong raids see book sales rocket]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/t-shirt-slogan-speaks-volumes-in-taiwan-as-hong-kong-raids-see-book-sales-rocket/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/23/t-shirt-slogan-speaks-volumes-in-taiwan-as-hong-kong-raids-see-book-sales-rocket/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Hawkins, Yu-chen Li in Taipei]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taiwanese look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers after series of arrests]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:23:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SEB6UIGZSNGU7IOBLVCMEYASYE.jpg?auth=1a0c2bbdf3ee4847147940881105056b7a9a68127f576ce5bd910db83351b1bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An independent bookstore employee is escorted away from the store by Hong Kong national security police. Photograph: David Chan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nama chief Brendan McDonagh to head NTMA’s development finance agency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/nama-chief-brendan-mcdonagh-to-head-ntmas-development-finance-agency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/nama-chief-brendan-mcdonagh-to-head-ntmas-development-finance-agency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McDonagh’s appointment to head the National Development Finance Agency will take effect from September 1st, NTMA staff have been told]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:18:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZ636UFAXRGC7FAGIJHS5SFESQ.JPG?auth=bbef05cb08c91925286d9dbbcf0c28ee3b8fbb5473894b0a06c5805d7c5db9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nama chief executive Brendan McDonagh, who is to head the NDFA. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bord Gáis Energy sees small earnings rise amid difficult market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/bord-gais-energy-sees-small-earnings-rise-amid-difficult-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/bord-gais-energy-sees-small-earnings-rise-amid-difficult-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parent group Centrica plans job cuts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:05:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NL4IP5DQWRBXLIOSCCSGQ5UYQU.JPG?auth=bd5dec78928b492c0f2ba207edac53002b059f1abebfac0554038f345997f563&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dave Kirwan, chairman of Bord Gais Energy: "Performance reflects a stable and disciplined business." Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s aversion to kicking wasn’t part of the grand evolution we were sold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/23/irelands-aversion-to-kicking-wasnt-part-of-the-grand-evolution-we-were-sold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/23/irelands-aversion-to-kicking-wasnt-part-of-the-grand-evolution-we-were-sold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drastic change of approach difficult to fathom after progress was made in Six Nations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKN63MX6PZHDBHJ4HJYGGTGD4Q.jpg?auth=c7c2caaad1a610f5535d9f53d0d4dccf43189dbcca0f40a85856be00f1ecf60a&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 and Jimmy O'Brien compete for a high ball against New Zealand's Cameron Roigard during last Saturday's Nations Champions match at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU fines Google €890m in test of Donald Trump’s threats to protect Big Tech]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/eu-fines-google-890m-in-test-of-donald-trumps-threats-to-protect-big-tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/eu-fines-google-890m-in-test-of-donald-trumps-threats-to-protect-big-tech/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barbara Moens in London and Henry Foy in Brussels]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU competition chief says it is bloc’s ‘duty to defend rule of law’ while delivering ‘strong message’ to search giant]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:33:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWVWXQLOM5DLTLDLSDTPMYQAIE.jpg?auth=194cc085018ea38ad324f10350d11f331c574fcc413390a6c0ff167bcd7acf95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Commission has fined Google a total of €890 million for breaching the bloc’s digital rule book, while threatening to impose daily fines if the search engine company does not abide by its rules. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leon Neal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland football final by the numbers: For Mayo, 75 needs no explaining]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/all-ireland-football-final-by-the-numbers-for-mayo-75-needs-no-explaining/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/all-ireland-football-final-by-the-numbers-for-mayo-75-needs-no-explaining/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A taoiseach’s father, two pairs of brothers and the mother of all waits feature in our rundown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEQZTD3BRTDKXQILP4K5LO3M4U.jpg?auth=28d3e1e2e5562acd30800f906e615be264cbdcdb6f9ce76f53d6913bdbfff5dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brothers Kobe McDonald and Jordan Flynn of Mayo celebrate a score during their team's All-Ireland SHC semi-final win against Louth earlier this month. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban: how can you mind your garden plants without wasting water?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/23/hosepipe-ban-how-can-you-mind-your-garden-plants-without-wasting-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/23/hosepipe-ban-how-can-you-mind-your-garden-plants-without-wasting-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t be too anxious about your precious lawn – but keep an eye on the hydrangeas]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XU5AY4H2Y5AQTO6ZI5GMFZGXSA.jpg?auth=9bd58b381635af7ea7147bdc4a94e81b5b5d8057f778e9de288fc1879deabd0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How should you use your watering can wisely during a hosepipe ban? Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ArtistGNDphotography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does salesman  Andy Burnham have a product to sell? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/does-salesman-andy-burnham-have-a-product-to-sell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/does-salesman-andy-burnham-have-a-product-to-sell/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:55:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4YFAIPKVWNOMKIK7V4QXPS3GQ.jpg?auth=11b3af6b9396f07298928e0cae5fbb627ebad25e8a01285543c7f14ca058b1a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Andy Burnham. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Melville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former minister Zappone raised concerns about building apartments on Bessborough site]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/23/former-minister-zappone-raised-concerns-about-building-apartments-on-bessborough-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/23/former-minister-zappone-raised-concerns-about-building-apartments-on-bessborough-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burial place of more than 800 children from Cork mother and baby home remains unknown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:41:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3DBUEIKLNFBFPKYW4DHM2B6BA.jpg?auth=3cadcb46af9b7812ea632b161e5559c0ea5ec6f87c05bb29fab7347aeed6d029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katherine Zappone: The former minister for children's letter to An Coimisiún Pleanála was among more than 160 objections submitted against the proposed development. Photograph: Dave Meehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</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>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:25:51 +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[‘There is a void’: Louvre’s burgled gallery reopens without stolen jewels ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/there-is-a-void-louvres-burgled-gallery-reopens-without-stolen-jewels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/there-is-a-void-louvres-burgled-gallery-reopens-without-stolen-jewels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Porter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thieves stole crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre in October, forcing its closure. Tourists have finally returned ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:14:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXKJYWAP4K2ZQATDIVOORIH5EY.jpg?auth=5e99635745fbc5b42dd77a82cd463fff86034148c8614b4da4a5a0d27702ed50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People stand in a line next to the Louvre pyramids during the reopening of the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The Apollo Gallery reopened after a heist in October 2025 in which French crown jewels were stolen.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Badra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department of Justice received 78 legal aid invoices for individual’s theft charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/department-of-justice-received-78-legal-aid-invoices-for-individuals-theft-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/department-of-justice-received-78-legal-aid-invoices-for-individuals-theft-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan says he will meet Law Society to discuss its concerns about reforms]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:03:27 +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[Solicitors secured 78 criminal legal aid certificates for representing one accused charged with theft offences. Photograph: Frank Miller/THE IRISH TIMES]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank examines how life insurers take on new investments in thematic review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/central-bank-examines-how-life-insurers-take-on-new-investments-in-thematic-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/central-bank-examines-how-life-insurers-take-on-new-investments-in-thematic-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulator typically runs several reviews per year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:59:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBZ65WVY55H27BJ7MVYPMU5CNI.JPG?auth=a57abdac8a1378615c0825f955ffc9a3cdb89439e90005cb39a08be018a33422&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The regulator highlighted in its 2026 Regulatory & Supervisory Outlook, published earlier this year, that it was continuing a life insurance thematic review from 2025. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brightening Air review: Kate Gilmore gives a standout performance in Conor McPherson’s play]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/23/the-brightening-air-review-kate-gilmore-gives-a-standout-performance-in-conor-mcphersons-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/23/the-brightening-air-review-kate-gilmore-gives-a-standout-performance-in-conor-mcphersons-play/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The supernatural lurks during a strained family reunion, but never coalesces into a haunting spectacle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:54:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCN4KVG6CBAPLO6VGOFAYQSNJE.jpg?auth=fbd07803d4abbf53be53818875671dea9cb68cc2b67db301ede9205597eed6ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Brightening Air: Chris O'Dowd, Kate Gilmore and Brian Gleeson. Photograph: Patricio Cassinoni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport operator DAA apologises to journalist over ‘fake news’ tweet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/dublin-airport-operator-daa-apologises-to-journalist-over-fake-news-tweet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/dublin-airport-operator-daa-apologises-to-journalist-over-fake-news-tweet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Journalist tweeted that Terminal 2 was being evacuated during incident in March]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:44:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64QZX3HVHRO3JBGSVXJV2TRLSM.jpg?auth=14e790ac6fa3775114dfcba5ac8ff1ec87a0543352bee08424376327ef234bd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DAA has apologised for tweets it made in response to the journalist's posts about an incident at Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plas Johnson: Saxophonist known for solo on The Pink Panther Theme dies aged 94]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/23/plas-johnson-saxophonist-known-for-solo-on-the-pink-panther-theme-dies-aged-94/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/23/plas-johnson-saxophonist-known-for-solo-on-the-pink-panther-theme-dies-aged-94/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maya Yang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Johnson recorded with several artists  including BB King, Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye and Nat King Cole]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:11:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZNLPX44HNEVJIE45TFP7D5A4M.jpg?auth=05bdbf894c8525cc24cae2b0c3c07deb31171ff306af27d555ea4fc20660625c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plas Johnson performing at the Petrillo Bandshell in Chicago, Illinois, August 1982. Photograph: Paul Natkin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Natkin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are ‘critical skills’ immigrants to Ireland. Can our adult son move here too?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/we-are-critical-skills-immigrants-to-ireland-can-our-adult-son-move-here-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/we-are-critical-skills-immigrants-to-ireland-can-our-adult-son-move-here-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are barriers to adult children moving to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTWV7ZM375ARTBRUWMB6A434TU.jpg?auth=956491992577fd909c2d7fc101fbeb3641382ec4ff4d72780e3cee4d04078e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The holder of a critical skills employment permit is a ‘category B’ sponsor – as such, their spouse, partner and minor, unmarried children aged under 18 can join them in Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mirsad sarajlic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Kaymer casts doubt on LIV’s Team Championship season finale going ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/23/martin-kaymer-casts-doubt-on-livs-team-championship-season-finale-going-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/23/martin-kaymer-casts-doubt-on-livs-team-championship-season-finale-going-ahead/</guid><description><![CDATA[Chief executive Scott O’Neil is leading the search for €300 million of new money]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:36:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4V7R5KWRJ5V6HURRTXXVYRJ7Y.jpg?auth=98a72d17b663c6bd3be2d81cec2d1d6b1913f43611577eb8abcb466d57907278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Kaymer, two-time Major champion and LIV golfer. Photograph: Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight-loss drugs linked to increased risk of hair loss, researchers say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/23/weight-loss-drugs-linked-to-increased-risk-of-hair-loss-researchers-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/23/weight-loss-drugs-linked-to-increased-risk-of-hair-loss-researchers-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[People on GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Mounjaro, Ozempic and Wegovy have been reporting hair loss]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:30:27 +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[Regulators in the US have been informed of the link between the drugs and hair loss, particularly for semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro). Photograph: James Manning/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National care pathway for Huntington’s disease sufferers ‘urgently needed’, judge says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/national-care-pathway-for-huntingtons-disease-sufferers-urgently-needed-judge-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/national-care-pathway-for-huntingtons-disease-sufferers-urgently-needed-judge-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Family’s case came to light as woman settled action against HSE and doctor in relation to delay with her diagnosis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMLC3ZCJL5GJLHI76PYST4M6MM.jpg?auth=13d413e37489218011fc763c2796c8bb4a1b76da0091e92fc5f2b4aa95515a23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A letter of apology from University Hospital Galway was read to the court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB to pause rate hikes but may signal that more is needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/23/ecb-to-pause-rate-hikes-but-may-signal-that-more-is-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/23/ecb-to-pause-rate-hikes-but-may-signal-that-more-is-needed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Balazs Koranyi, Francesco Canepa]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rising oil may force action by ​the autumn]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:12:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAVOCGCOYKCC6RHO7PHOQRCXZA.jpg?auth=9a25b103e1f61b4b429cb1438042e534189f9d171289b3e141aa47bbb920ee31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardstone secures approval for €70m apartment scheme beside Tallaght Stadium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/ardstone-secures-approval-for-70m-apartment-scheme-beside-tallaght-stadium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/ardstone-secures-approval-for-70m-apartment-scheme-beside-tallaght-stadium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ardstone is expected to commence construction on a total of 1,000 homes this year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:10:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTZGZ6IRIVDDZGRLVO6662Q22U.jpg?auth=1104dda76b26a5dd9b5c9407eca72aefd79ce89ffc99bed3551dd3aaae436ff7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ardstone has secured permission to build 169 apartments on a site close to Tallaght Stadium. Photograph: 3D Design Bureau Limited]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">3D Design Bureau Ltd.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla’s profits plunge as Elon Musk’s carmaker uses discounts to boost sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/teslas-profits-plunge-as-elon-musks-carmaker-uses-discounts-to-boost-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/teslas-profits-plunge-as-elon-musks-carmaker-uses-discounts-to-boost-sales/</guid><description><![CDATA[Capital expenditures more than doubled as company accelerates pivot to AI and robots]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:03:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HA4GMZFQ4K3S2HRXSWJOXLOPFA.jpg?auth=79fb962f78d739a2bd078f826e189c66a97e0215af75380017675c4a96ebf2fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tesla's surprise decline in profits came despite delivering a record 480,126 vehicles in the quarter. Photograph: Jim Wilson/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor’s tweets during Covid went against ethics guidelines, committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/doctors-tweets-during-covid-went-against-ethics-guidelines-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/doctors-tweets-during-covid-went-against-ethics-guidelines-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tenor of Patrick Morrissey’s tweets was disparaging of virus vaccines and authorities rolling them out, professor says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[One of Patrick Morrissey's posts included a picture of the gates of the Auschwitz concentration camp with the wording: 'Vaccines will make you free'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gillian Curran’s pattern of injuries were more consistent with assault, murder trial hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/gillian-currans-pattern-of-injuries-were-more-consistent-with-assault-murder-trial-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/23/gillian-currans-pattern-of-injuries-were-more-consistent-with-assault-murder-trial-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marcus O’Neill has denied murder of his partner at his home in Waterford last year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYC7NVAQFVAYJLCOX4IGXIQ7J4.JPG?auth=a5299eed1ec916e85a52c067e62954061e85c67857ae5abc3b14d7a89541bfd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Curran (47) was found dead at her partner's apartment on the morning of January 25th, 2025]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google burns through $6bn in cash as AI spending climbs again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/google-burns-through-6bn-in-cash-as-ai-spending-climbs-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/google-burns-through-6bn-in-cash-as-ai-spending-climbs-again/</guid><description><![CDATA[Search giant says it will commit up to $205bn to AI investments in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/USYH4TPM3BYTCDOPR3AMNBLBOA.jpg?auth=2e20448114f8a4ef186249e3888bbc15660c51bdf78bb8df65e77514605981bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google said free cash flow for the three months to the end of June turned to minus $5.9 billion (€5.2 billion), much lower than analysts had expected. Photograph: Jason Henry/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He knows what he’s doing’: Andy Burnham’s off-the-cuff remarks inspire headlines and headaches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/23/he-knows-what-hes-doing-andy-burnhams-off-the-cuff-remarks-inspire-headlines-and-headaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/23/he-knows-what-hes-doing-andy-burnhams-off-the-cuff-remarks-inspire-headlines-and-headaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kiran Stacey, Alexandra Topping]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New PM’s conversational tone is markedly different to his predecessor’s, but carries risk of sowing confusion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:30:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4YFAIPKVWNOMKIK7V4QXPS3GQ.jpg?auth=11b3af6b9396f07298928e0cae5fbb627ebad25e8a01285543c7f14ca058b1a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has come into office with a rare combination of not having fixed his policy platform and speaking openly about his ideas before they are fully formed. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Melville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avant Money builds up €100m deposit book in first half after entry into savings market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/avant-money-builds-up-100m-deposit-book-in-first-half-after-entry-into-savings-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/avant-money-builds-up-100m-deposit-book-in-first-half-after-entry-into-savings-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unit of Spanish banking group Bankinter became a full-licenced branch of its parent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:25:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6P5IQZSWYZC4ZLEKSX4AQLRITU.JPG?auth=fd0769c555987d90237c6c73154a6379a48e8586b955533a625512f74cea7d24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Avant Money CEO Niall Corbett.  Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why has the US done a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/23/why-has-the-us-done-a-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/23/why-has-the-us-done-a-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Sanger, William J. Broad]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nuclear experts say Trump’s deal creates a destabilising situation that could raise the risk of nuclear war]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:20:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHHDYZ6TKSD42LDMLPS7FKLVNY.jpg?auth=de61f2353b078ddf0fe1be86f4ef11b071be608d429c272c105b0a55300c7473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House in November 2025. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach to meet Zelenskiy during visit to Kyiv ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/taoiseach-to-meet-zelenskiy-during-visit-to-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/taoiseach-to-meet-zelenskiy-during-visit-to-kyiv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fresh sanctions targeting Russia need to be ‘robust and targeted’, Micheál Martin says ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:04:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ5GOONFOVBAHCUQQVGPPCKPHU.JPG?auth=4b9e6ac132f9cb3be0d6d8d0ad61cc39369e003e2292c07209b8b3bacac2dd64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Government Buildings for a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin last December. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why fallout from Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction keeps growing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-fallout-from-jeffrey-donaldsons-conviction-keeps-growing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-fallout-from-jeffrey-donaldsons-conviction-keeps-growing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Four inquiries are exploring sex abuser’s past behaviour ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPR4CM6DOCACMMK4RAMNIECZJY.jpg?auth=1f6ae45d5c1deebdeb92ab39345d2b121f612ae1b5e31b127c611b7dde3d0963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at Newry Crown Court during his trial on child sex offences. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Núa Money nears €1bn of mortgages in two years of lending ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/nua-money-nears-1bn-of-mortgages-in-two-years-of-lending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/nua-money-nears-1bn-of-mortgages-in-two-years-of-lending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company backed by Allen beef barons of Wexford]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:40:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CLCI7GKEZBYXIPPUZPE4JZZRE.jpg?auth=9635afc953af38692142ed74476154108ec997d4b7d2c65677e2b1b52b48c74f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Núa Money is estimated to be behind about 5% of activity in the market. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">manusapon kasosod</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega: the one-time revolutionary hero is now a blood-soaked tyrant ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/23/nicaraguas-daniel-ortega-the-one-time-revolutionary-hero-is-now-a-blood-soaked-tyrant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/23/nicaraguas-daniel-ortega-the-one-time-revolutionary-hero-is-now-a-blood-soaked-tyrant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Ortega announced this week there will be no more elections in Nicaragua, but the United States has little to say on it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:37:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRV64VKDI74M5HNV4N6WEEAEKQ.jpg?auth=e44878d9b0b85fb376e6436ce88e5666ffbad0a25193ab101c01245f6c4002bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicaragua's president Daniel Ortega. Photograph: ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adalberto Roque</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government sees €1.5bn tax package and what an AI crash would mean for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/government-sees-15bn-tax-package-and-what-an-ai-crash-would-mean-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/government-sees-15bn-tax-package-and-what-an-ai-crash-would-mean-for-ireland/</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>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HFNFTU2V3OT5SVKTUWMBSMT3EQ.jpg?auth=b487fcdb2c18aa64a83222abb39657e5469ef428d7e3a810590ae3b31854b920&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 arrives to present the Summer Economic Statement to reporters on Wednesday. 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 impact omega-3 supplements have on your brain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/23/the-impact-omega-3-supplements-have-on-your-brain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/23/the-impact-omega-3-supplements-have-on-your-brain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Studies show that people with higher levels of omega-3s in their blood have better cognition and healthier looking brains. But do supplements actually work?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TAJXFQII2JD37F5GLG4Q4FRYM4.jpg?auth=40e8c05d7daf9a03bd870ea630288356f3e91bf51e51f391bca119951d3aad44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are three main types of omega-3s that are important for health, which are found in foos sources such as fish, nuts, seeds and vegetables. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elena Shlyuykova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rating hurlers in the All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/rating-hurlers-in-the-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/rating-hurlers-in-the-all-ireland-final/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Disgraceful that self-appointed judges in the press box should ... allocate marks out of 10 to individual players’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[X launches fresh court challenges against Coimisiún na Meán]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/x-launches-fresh-court-challenges-against-coimisiun-na-mean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/x-launches-fresh-court-challenges-against-coimisiun-na-mean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest legal actions could involve decisions on complaints against social media giant]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EO2FV7IDK6W24HZU7CCRVWPSJ4.jpg?auth=26d5d26cc54c8ecc93f2b4466541f81e7ff8f78747f91bb535aeafc68cec4582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk's bought X, then Twitter, for $44 billion in 2022. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Schiefelbein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote working brings many benefits to the public service ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/remote-working-brings-many-benefits-to-the-public-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/remote-working-brings-many-benefits-to-the-public-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many workers are more productive when working remotely]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[John Russell admits injuries ‘a big issue’ for Shelbourne ahead of European clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/john-russell-admits-injuries-a-big-issue-for-shelbourne-ahead-of-european-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/john-russell-admits-injuries-a-big-issue-for-shelbourne-ahead-of-european-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New manager picks from depleted squad for home Conference League date against Estonian side]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFFPBYDVQNVIEBUNAFR7DDBCOM.jpg?auth=5bbb6e5172eac11a22389f003ce6d36b4c79a49977d33fa1e28adcf47a6aac14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne manager John Russell before last Friday's FAI Cup second-round defeat to Kerry FC at Mounthawk Park, Kerry. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim KEOGH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland faces lower employment and weaker growth if AI bubble bursts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ireland-faces-lower-employment-and-weaker-growth-if-ai-bubble-bursts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/ireland-faces-lower-employment-and-weaker-growth-if-ai-bubble-bursts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance research suggests sliding demand if US stock markets plunge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44VHPU5XHYE6HZNCNJZC7SH5EA.jpg?auth=62f6bceb4c76275eea2597c4c07d931433b2fb47901883f537e5f7456303839f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A slump in US stock markets would have a big impact on Ireland. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers sex abuse claims, Budget 2027, Aughinish Alumina ‘anxiety’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/christian-brothers-compensation-claims-and-fear-over-aughinish-alumina-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/christian-brothers-compensation-claims-and-fear-over-aughinish-alumina-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Government outlines spending plans for next year; withdrawal of services from solicitors enters second day]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEQ5MJWR3BZLTQSGVI5SYCO3CI.jpg?auth=6f2704d9a2035ec9c588e7a913fe8d54ec4ed789332660ca7380ee41e3d26ede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The uncertainty over the Aughinish Alumina plant in Limerick is causing 'fear and anxiety', according to Limerick councillor Tommy Hartigan. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warehouse worker awarded €15,000 over forced retirement after 65 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/warehouse-worker-awarded-15000-over-forced-retirement-after-65/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/warehouse-worker-awarded-15000-over-forced-retirement-after-65/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour Court found worker had been discriminated against on basis of age after employer lost a contract]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eugene McEnery had appealed a WRC decision that his claims of discrimination was not well founded. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honourable defeat might be the best Mayo can hope for against Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/ciaran-murphy-honourable-defeat-might-be-the-best-mayo-can-hope-for-against-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/ciaran-murphy-honourable-defeat-might-be-the-best-mayo-can-hope-for-against-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Like most Galway fans before the All-Ireland hurling final, Mayo supporters appreciate the scale of the challenge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RF4FKUJ6DODXKUKPBT4ABDXOXM.jpg?auth=241a04c762b38f587f2af514b6f6de62cd3db56cc99d29509cb7e9c1bb60f4bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Kobe McDonald and Matthew Ruane celebrate victory against Louth in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park on July 11th. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI agent’s startling cyberhack ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/openai-agents-unprecedented-cyberhack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/openai-agents-unprecedented-cyberhack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI agent broke out of OpenAI and into another start up]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQYQNZDEO5D73K6LFES3SUM32Y.jpg?auth=5c94d61a887129a2d5aa1e3f255de61e39ef4aa581460987540f840b1fca4710&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Advances in artificial intelligence have repeatedly drawn comparisons to the Terminator movies. Photograph: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s ‘free market’ creche model shown up yet again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/irelands-free-market-creche-model-shown-up-yet-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/irelands-free-market-creche-model-shown-up-yet-again/</guid><description><![CDATA[High quality cannot flourish within a profit-privileging environment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[E-scooters are inherently unstable ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/e-scooters-inherently-unstable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/e-scooters-inherently-unstable/</guid><description><![CDATA[Devices can travel at a speed that is nothing short of deadly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[‘You want to come back to Brandywell with something to play for’: Derry City set to enter uncharted waters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/you-want-to-come-back-to-brandywell-with-something-to-play-for-derry-city-set-to-enter-uncharted-waters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/you-want-to-come-back-to-brandywell-with-something-to-play-for-derry-city-set-to-enter-uncharted-waters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[City skipper Michael Duffy expects the Croats to be a step up in class as he prepares for another special European night]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76LBHSWGHVEOHOR5BJVSQ2WTLE.jpg?auth=a4f2cb28d38dd62205571a1d26ada43d373ad7a1e9f81e01106389907a53972b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry’s Michael Duffy dejected after the match against CSKA Sofia. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dependency on fossil fuels leaves families exposed to energy price shocks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/dependency-on-fossil-fuels-leaves-families-exposed-to-energy-price-shocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/dependency-on-fossil-fuels-leaves-families-exposed-to-energy-price-shocks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dara Lynott writes that there is a need for a framework of measures to ease the cost of electricity in the long term]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Samsung bets even bigger on foldable phones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/samsung-bets-even-bigger-on-foldable-phones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/23/samsung-bets-even-bigger-on-foldable-phones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Korean giant plants its flag with Apple set to release its first foldable iPhone]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4IRPRZIVMBA5ZDB3WMOJV72CNI.png?auth=ba4435ddf95b4489db4dd35484d0c5a01b0cd46be6b73a9eedb300336f11b3d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samsung's Galaxy Fold 8 was arguably the most interesting device it launched on Wednesday ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham likes to be liked. There could hardly be a worse qualification for the job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/andy-burnham-likes-to-be-liked-there-could-hardly-be-a-worse-qualification-for-the-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/andy-burnham-likes-to-be-liked-there-could-hardly-be-a-worse-qualification-for-the-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is the new Labour Party government just as doomed as Keir Starmer’s? ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDCPCP2OBN7OGHQZPVVPVXZESM.jpg?auth=bb6b86c79869cc9a29867ada8d9ce6460a2acb014012f1625c307d8e47243eff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Burnham has been elevated through a coup by the Labour centre-left, which expects him to fix the same problems it stopped Starmer from fixing.' Photograph: Toby Melville WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niche book titles and a London memory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/niche-book-titles-and-a-london-memory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/niche-book-titles-and-a-london-memory/</guid><description><![CDATA[A holiday job in the capital’s bookshop many decades ago and that curious customer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Shedsit concerns ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/shedsit-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/shedsit-concerns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many of these units do not comply with building regulations or fire safety requirements]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Paschal Donohoe’s book reviews raise a few questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/paschal-donohoes-book-reviews-raise-a-few-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/paschal-donohoes-book-reviews-raise-a-few-questions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Does former minister for finance let politicians off the hook?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Knowing your onions – and your mouse droppings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/knowing-your-onions-and-your-mouse-droppings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/knowing-your-onions-and-your-mouse-droppings/</guid><description><![CDATA[A call for help on social media]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Mayo and Kerry’s breakout star goalkeepers will be pivotal in Sunday’s All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/mayo-and-kerrys-breakout-star-goalkeepers-will-be-pivotal-in-sundays-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/mayo-and-kerrys-breakout-star-goalkeepers-will-be-pivotal-in-sundays-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo’s Jack Livingstone and Kerry’s Shane Murphy set to be pivotal players in Sunday’s All-Ireland final]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HA54PHMMH5HHJKDLZHHVCVDVYY.jpg?auth=30fbd7876216ec23e1c9413d721e0724e26cc4882c8e96a6a994965d30b21644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Murphy and Jack Livingstone. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack O’Connor ‘able to have real relationship and man-manage’ Kerry players, says David Moran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/jack-oconnor-able-to-have-real-relationship-and-man-manage-kerry-players-says-david-moran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/jack-oconnor-able-to-have-real-relationship-and-man-manage-kerry-players-says-david-moran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former midfielder believes it’s ‘amazing that he’s been able to excel at everything that’s relevant at a particular time’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7I3BIMXNBENLL6DQFQJHJMSHE.jpg?auth=97211254ff62d89dda1fd10ff56239c555b55d1885bdec42897862cd4ecf91e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Moran (left) reckons Jack O’Connor’s greatest strength has been assembling multiple All-Ireland winning teams and embracing the changing times. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry football captain Paul Geaney: ‘I don’t think I’d be here if the rules didn’t change’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/kerry-football-captain-paul-geaney-i-dont-think-id-be-here-if-the-rules-didnt-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/23/kerry-football-captain-paul-geaney-i-dont-think-id-be-here-if-the-rules-didnt-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As he prepares for his eighth All-Ireland final, the 35-year-old has finally learned to relax and stop overthinking]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONWFGFXVIJECVAFDDAWDJHAXEU.jpg?auth=b7f03703c1d52a0f14b717ee49688c9e5ea3df3dbcb7c30f66920f403e839e44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Paul Geaney 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[Fintan O’Toole’s Odyssey offers a meaningful and perceptive opinion on a classic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/fintan-otooles-odyssey-offers-a-meaningful-and-perceptive-opinion-on-a-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/23/fintan-otooles-odyssey-offers-a-meaningful-and-perceptive-opinion-on-a-classic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Readers are full of praise for the journalist’s writings making the epic poem feel alive and relevant in the 21st century]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 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[Why all the anti-Dublin bias?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/finn-mcredmond-to-be-anti-dublin-is-practically-unpatriotic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/finn-mcredmond-to-be-anti-dublin-is-practically-unpatriotic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford are fine, but none is a global city. Why, then, all the anti-Dublin bias?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRJFRI6O4BBQ5EMY36JRA2CNLY.jpg?auth=89250ab9678258d493562eebab059c853aaf2d6817070253acd04774a9d510cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Stephen's Green in Dublin. 'When I come back home I am constantly reminded of the city’s unique character and beauty and all those other mawkish cliches.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill









]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think public sector workers have it better, that’s because we do]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/alan-eustace-if-you-think-public-sector-workers-have-it-better-than-you-we-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/23/alan-eustace-if-you-think-public-sector-workers-have-it-better-than-you-we-do/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Eustace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expect strikes if the Government insists on getting strict about remote working without union agreement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPQ2QLCZFVGYHOQ2RZ5ZBOSORA.jpg?auth=d52861e1f07bcdb6b6c52530651b5a021c9cceec518dbe8a4a50557eebf5be12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If you are annoyed by “public sector perks” or the disruption caused by strikes, imagine how annoyed your boss would be if you joined a union too. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to fill a €60bn hole in the EU budget? Answers on a postcard, please]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/how-to-fill-a-60bn-hole-in-the-eu-budget-answers-on-a-postcard-please/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/23/how-to-fill-a-60bn-hole-in-the-eu-budget-answers-on-a-postcard-please/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brussels’ plans to tax tech giants, cigarettes and crypto profits face stiff resistance
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish unity supporters must do better than slogans and flag waving, says Neale Richmond]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/unity-supporters-must-do-better-than-slogan-and-flag-waving-says-neale-richmond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/23/unity-supporters-must-do-better-than-slogan-and-flag-waving-says-neale-richmond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘If we’re really serious about a new Ireland, then you have to appeal to the moderate centre in Northern Ireland’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D2LOUZTYZVBHPI46K5XBKYOTVQ.JPG?auth=85070869d2b46ece0b9d8cdc17c38c3abec7ac274c11a26bc73a8f6da1565b68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora.  Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I feel sorry for anyone who’s skipping The Odyssey because of ‘wokeness’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/23/i-feel-sorry-for-anyone-whos-skipping-the-odyssey-because-of-wokeness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/23/i-feel-sorry-for-anyone-whos-skipping-the-odyssey-because-of-wokeness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Complaints about Christopher Nolan’s commitment to ‘historical accuracy’ are deeply entertaining]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAO2YZ33WVRDMFZQ2ADINXFNNQ.jpg?auth=1a260415868f2900b2faacb1eced49a12ee09616f5c1d8e358fe5f0f89eb0fb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugely entertaining and supremely stressful: The Odyssey starring Jimmy Gonzales as Cepheus, Matt Damon as Odysseus and Himesh Patel as Eurylochus. Photograph: Universal Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 150 women turned away for private care by National Maternity Hospital consultants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/about-150-women-turned-away-for-private-care-by-national-maternity-hospital-consultants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/about-150-women-turned-away-for-private-care-by-national-maternity-hospital-consultants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[End of private maternity care in publicly funded hospitals ‘will be a real problem’, says former NMH master]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H56LT65F5HDDBIMRQO66YDXAQ.jpg?auth=7608f26fd7074e00918798c67808a096661a065c39dd19c0c517360b9b964bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, 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[Instead of retracing their New England steps, it’s business as usual for Liverpool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/dave-hannigan-instead-of-retracing-their-new-england-steps-its-business-as-usual-for-liverpool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/23/dave-hannigan-instead-of-retracing-their-new-england-steps-its-business-as-usual-for-liverpool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overcharging gullible fans to watch shadow XIs has become as much a part of summer’s ritual as epic thunderstorms and power outages]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYFYHHHNLVHINGZERZMM75FZ7M.jpg?auth=4e0d08fc00ad4c5638107c884e42972a872b6f51f0be39bad782d574e18c5ac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool have missed a genuine opportunity to do something memorable and different this summer. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CHARLY TRIBALLEAU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster’s Maeve Óg O’Leary rediscovering her passion with club and province]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/23/munsters-maeve-og-oleary-on-the-anthony-foley-connection-that-got-her-into-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/23/munsters-maeve-og-oleary-on-the-anthony-foley-connection-that-got-her-into-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After injury setbacks, former Munster captain now focusing on playing without pressure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMM7K4WO6FC7BCY3H5SJNEH4TQ.jpg?auth=545800964836748edefcb778236f5af25bfa6ddcd190c4fb93fa74fd5aeb317f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blackrock's Maeve Óg O’Leary in action against UL Bohemians in the AIL women's league Division 1 final at the Aviva Stadium on April 26th.  Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman in NYC: ‘The Irish don’t celebrate our wins like New Yorkers’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/23/irish-woman-in-nyc-we-dont-celebrate-our-wins-as-much-as-they-do-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/23/irish-woman-in-nyc-we-dont-celebrate-our-wins-as-much-as-they-do-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amie Wiley has learned Irish people are not very good at ‘talking about ourselves or our achievements’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFGC5O6HVFGJXPJFSKF5QYYIHU.jfif?auth=0030d53c53ebe1d20b268018af9fd5be759bfbd0198cbb70665a80e8b9f7f7c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amie Wiley has been living in New York for almost three years.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No laughing matter: Repairs to Marlay Park’s ‘ha-ha’ wall set to cost €660,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/no-laughing-matter-repairs-to-marlay-parks-ha-ha-wall-set-to-cost-660000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/no-laughing-matter-repairs-to-marlay-parks-ha-ha-wall-set-to-cost-660000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Historical structures designed not to impede views and have appeared in period literature including Jane Austen ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBOWFXHDR5CWZIMM4SZTM3OFUI.jpg?auth=18e14ac92483e8fd1c1987f623ef56b26c6c2eb5ca8a2f2e797772bbd9634dd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Marlay Park wall, close to the main house, is 197m long and had fallen into disrepair. Photograph: Joe Humphreys]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking after our hedgerows will look after our farms, nature and climate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/23/looking-after-our-hedgerows-will-look-after-our-farms-nature-and-climate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/23/looking-after-our-hedgerows-will-look-after-our-farms-nature-and-climate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Moore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Older farmers tell of regrets at being encouraged to remove hedgerows under misguided policies ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSAR27QZNVERZMDCK3TPI6HRQU.jpg?auth=3b34e12e0ec805d88617faf0214a1c68828366df6f7d099caa5888dce25677b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oilseed rape crop: Ireland's hedgerows are fighting for space as agriculture becomes more intensive.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature’s climate controllers help city-dwellers cope with rising heat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/23/natures-climate-controllers-help-city-dwellers-cope-with-rising-heat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/23/natures-climate-controllers-help-city-dwellers-cope-with-rising-heat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Buckley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trees ‘sweat’ so that people don’t have to
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCLAFOXJCJF6PCSDPSXFETL4FE.jpg?auth=2b5f4a9840839e6d78bc957e56c7c47e2dac4166b71e8d2842c339dc6b9285b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These homes enjoy a leafy suburb setting in Rathmines, Dublin, but such tree benefits are not spread evenly across the city. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending above €10,000 in health service now requires top-level approval  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/spending-above-10000-in-health-service-now-requires-top-level-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/23/spending-above-10000-in-health-service-now-requires-top-level-approval/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Payment orders for non-clinical items above specific figure countrywide must be signed off by HSE chief executive in Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +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[An HSE memo issued to health service staff in the south on July 9th said the new requirements were 'in line with directives from the Minister for Health and the Minister for Public Expenditure'. Photograph: Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart technology to help you make the most of your garden this summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/23/smart-technology-to-help-you-make-the-most-of-your-garden-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/07/23/smart-technology-to-help-you-make-the-most-of-your-garden-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From watering systems to robot mowers, smart lighting and camera feeds, there is a wide range of tech to enhance your garden spaces]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4VI4VYR73JHT3O7UCMSCZ4RJZE.jpg?auth=d48477e75635a500692ee5d516f5487733eb1d4eea4cd2b8d612ce6d1cf54420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Technology can help to take the strain in gardening]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">demaerre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is turning everything into a software project – whether worthwhile or not]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/23/ai-is-turning-everything-into-a-software-project-whether-worthwhile-or-not/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/23/ai-is-turning-everything-into-a-software-project-whether-worthwhile-or-not/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 160-year-old economic theory is key to the AI revolution]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WIZMBV3X5CCBBXA3QKCFK5S5Q.jpg?auth=bac097a06acb1ab7e388e4c885e8455f1ee86e80d0f85d2d80599a74a3afd4ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Writing computer code used to be costly and time consuming. That's no longer the case. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monsitj</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much am I like Anya Taylor-Joy? Put us in a casino and watch what happens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/23/how-much-am-i-like-anya-taylor-joy-put-us-in-a-casino-and-watch-what-happens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/23/how-much-am-i-like-anya-taylor-joy-put-us-in-a-casino-and-watch-what-happens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apple TV’s Lucky is different from other action dramas in that the main character has a dog’s name]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKLBJ7HA2FBUTET3B6SGBQHRXU.jpg?auth=197451dab53def15f861a43efa2d7b0fae5a3245735104200898283a93c3fdf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anya Taylor-Joy in Lucky. Photograph: Apple TV]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Irish Atlantic Rainforest review: Strikingly beautiful documentary unearths an alien world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/23/an-irish-atlantic-rainforest-review-strikingly-beautiful-documentary-unearths-an-alien-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/23/an-irish-atlantic-rainforest-review-strikingly-beautiful-documentary-unearths-an-alien-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gary Lennon’s film about rewilding a patch of the Beara Peninsula is as beautiful as it is freaky]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQ4HNB5A55CDRNIZK5A6BIMD7I.JPG?auth=cd8db07b92b17afff5c061efde7f566fdb6b550060dff53a57f94dfdf3d42c5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoghan Daltun on his property on the Beara Peninsula in Co Cork, which he has spent years rewilding. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Useful Ghost review: Audacious debut blends supernatural comedy with the thorniest satire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/23/a-useful-ghost-review-audacious-debut-blends-supernatural-comedy-with-the-thorniest-satire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/23/a-useful-ghost-review-audacious-debut-blends-supernatural-comedy-with-the-thorniest-satire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cannes critics’ prize winner glides between fantasy, romance, horror and farce with the ease of a high-concept 1980s box-office smash]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBISLKUU6ND3RFCICNNUYBTFSQ.jpg?auth=57b3158f5418c4e53402a6917b1f216e09806d26de508ad64ef779e125777248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Useful Ghost, directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What top CEO pay and gender pay gap reporting tell us about Irish business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/23/what-top-ceo-pay-and-gender-pay-gap-reporting-tell-us-about-the-state-of-irish-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/23/what-top-ceo-pay-and-gender-pay-gap-reporting-tell-us-about-the-state-of-irish-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Available figures show that women continue to trail in the workplace on pay and their representation in the upper ranks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XTRQO7VFRDJBHG7A3QGVN5V4Q.jpg?auth=adbcffad3f99f1f467c630abb5aa90fbfd5f2d1c2e014b1ac049b47083dde204&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Available figures illustrate the gap in pay and status for women in the workplace. Photomontage: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts some rain this weekend as conditions become more changeable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/sunny-spells-to-develop-across-the-country-on-thursday-but-rain-forecast-for-saturday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/23/sunny-spells-to-develop-across-the-country-on-thursday-but-rain-forecast-for-saturday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban due to come into effect from Friday morning and remain in place until August 26th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DD2S2T24PFHEJKU3JUG2LJ4SU4.JPG?auth=1c66cca69395d462d26044ae4b5fc9a56a71f3258b363240221711a568ac4a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The outlook across the country is for mostly dry and settled conditions continuing through to the end of the working week. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Research Ireland launches Rinn Network with €460m funding commitment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/23/research-ireland-launches-rinn-network-with-460m-funding-commitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/23/research-ireland-launches-rinn-network-with-460m-funding-commitment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Research Ireland’s Rinn Network aims to deliver breakthrough research across fields including AI, semiconductors, advanced therapies, energy and medical devices.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOLJ4DSZNNEKTG6MWTBJSDMPH4.jpg?auth=14a7659b9994b68ced3e61b0cb4da7ffe47ff319353bf35ad52d80bae96bbb15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pictured left to right: Ruth Freeman, Research Ireland; Prof Jimmy Murphy, Rinn Energy; Prof Terence O'Donnell, Rinn Energy; Prof Sakis Mantalaris, Rinn Advanced Therapies; Prof Noel O'Connor, Rinn AI; Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science, James Lawless; Michael Horgan, Research Ireland; Diarmuid O'Brien, Research Ireland;  Prof Owen Smith, Rinn Advanced Therapies; Siobhan Roche, Research Ireland; Prof Ortwin Heiss,  Rinn Quantum; Prof John Goold, Rinn Quantum; Prof Sarah Hudson, Rinn Pharma & Biopharma; Prof Abhy Pandit, Rinn Medical Devices; Prof Paul Townsend, Rinn Semiconductors.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultant-led surgery centre opens in Dublin backed by €2.25m AIB loan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/23/consultant-led-surgery-centre-opens-in-dublin-backed-by-225m-aib-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/07/23/consultant-led-surgery-centre-opens-in-dublin-backed-by-225m-aib-loan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Purpose-built facility brings together more than 40 specialist consultants and aims to expand access to ambulatory surgical care]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBVFGSCYZFDELAAPANGSNETUOQ.jpg?auth=12815376eb6b4c13b12bf2c7215d9d96cf2b6f5dce625474b9803a4d2410f299&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aidan Finnan, director, new business, business banking, AIB; Prof Nicola Ralph, Surgical Institute Dublin; Conor Murphy, chief executive, Surgical Institute Dublin; Cathy Bryce, managing director, capital markets, AIB]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fintan Clarke Coalesce Ltd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darwins Tavern review: They sure know how to cook a steak here, but there are a few disappointments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/23/darwins-tavern-review-they-know-how-to-cook-a-steak-here-but-a-few-tweaks-would-help-in-other-areas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/07/23/darwins-tavern-review-they-know-how-to-cook-a-steak-here-but-a-few-tweaks-would-help-in-other-areas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Geoff Nordell, one of the industry’s most experienced chefs and operators, partners with Michael Smith]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GZ2MEGBQ5HQVGRVV5PSJAJUCQ.JPG?auth=0ede4130be51ce65770e175e00dae3db7efa7be56b690baebd4572b2e6338260&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darwins Tavern on Aungier Street in Dublin 2: the Josper grill is put to good use in this city centre spot. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: All Together Now, Gaze, David Baldacci and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/23/event-guide-all-together-now-gaze-david-baldacci-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/23/event-guide-all-together-now-gaze-david-baldacci-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 25th-31st, 2026: The best music, art and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RU4SNFRHUA73FXJNUBQGI4NYM.jpg?auth=a0cc573d8548312dfaad34a226075f5f75566794a4bf246135a20dc2139092bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All Together Now: this year's line-up includes Jarvis Cocker and his Pulp bandmates. Photograph: Romeo Boetzle/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romeo Boetzle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neither Confirm Nor Deny by John Ware: Revelations about Britain’s morally compromised ‘dirty war’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/neither-confirm-nor-deny-by-john-ware-revelations-about-britains-morally-compromised-dirty-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/neither-confirm-nor-deny-by-john-ware-revelations-about-britains-morally-compromised-dirty-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The book about Troubles agents raises troubling questions around the rationale for espionage]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQOU4VD3DWJEMOR4QQGCYSWNLY.JPG?auth=42e89121b45a68e8542033107f7ce70713ce825daeeff6ae914d76427eac2f7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Freddie Scappaticci: Britain paid a 'high moral price' for how he Scappaticci was run as an agent]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI start-up targets billions wasted on cloud computing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/23/ai-start-up-targets-billions-wasted-on-cloud-computing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/07/23/ai-start-up-targets-billions-wasted-on-cloud-computing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infralign’s platform helps companies slash the cost of their Cloud usage ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LH5ZSK2T3JHA3JJUIKO3RQRYAI.jpg?auth=7c82ad68f159df1cddf9e0cbed58a489afa65315cc370a4a79b826d782450792&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rakhi Gupta, cofounder of Infralign. Photograph: Sharppix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gary Ashe</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>