<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-07-24/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:12:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[St Pat’s climb to second as Seán Hoare claws back draw against Dundalk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/st-pats-climb-to-second-as-sean-hoare-claws-back-draw-against-dundalk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/st-pats-climb-to-second-as-sean-hoare-claws-back-draw-against-dundalk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Kenny’s side share points at Inchicore to leapfrog Bohemians ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:25:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/36KQTY6KSBHQ3PDSMX32IG4W7U.jpg?auth=d1d063966b246a563181c493a40acf9e48002d93e014b471d50789acd4411b78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Hoare celebrates scoring for St Patrick's Athletic. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat Donlon, first female director of a national institution in Ireland, dies aged 83]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/pat-donlon-first-female-director-of-a-national-institution-in-ireland-dies-aged-83/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/pat-donlon-first-female-director-of-a-national-institution-in-ireland-dies-aged-83/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former National Library of Ireland chief ‘spearheaded’ a number of projects during her time in post, daughter says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:19:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RXJZHSQRJJRVA5ETYFRU2N644.JPG?auth=12ae836b44bd7ea1d959a6af3951fd03081fee71d4ccaf7a51c39a119d8ec42c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Donlon was born on January 28th, 1943, and grew up in the Liberties in Dublin. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law student (25) charged over explosives seized near Border]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/law-student-25-charged-over-explosives-seized-near-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/law-student-25-charged-over-explosives-seized-near-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Isobella Perrie Sullivan, with an address in Clane, Co Kildare, was granted bail despite garda objection]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:37:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5YZTAFW23JPFSUGVMAP7QIOGE.jpg?auth=2ba55fa2451ccb6a321e929f9f9db86ea81dc7bcbe5cc4dfe5adcb6513737a73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Isobella Perrie Sullivan leaving after she appeared before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Criminal Court prosecutor removed from office over sex abuse allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/international-criminal-court-prosecutor-removed-from-office-over-sex-abuse-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/international-criminal-court-prosecutor-removed-from-office-over-sex-abuse-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman who worked for Karim Khan made claims against prominent British barrister]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:18:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJXHD7BQWLDGCDBIZV3OY3Q5N4.jpg?auth=6050b3d9c560026bef064811f781ecb31b926228fe8d622720f3dbf7210866ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karim Khan has repeatedly denied the allegations. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Dejong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor landlord agrees not to contact former tenant following High Court settlement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/solicitor-landlord-agrees-not-to-contact-former-tenant-following-high-court-settlement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/solicitor-landlord-agrees-not-to-contact-former-tenant-following-high-court-settlement/</guid><description><![CDATA[Muhammad Amjad alleged landlord arrived at property in ‘threatening manner’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:07:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case was taken by Amjad against Imtiaz Khan and his property company IMK Property Investment Ltd over an allegedly unlawful eviction action]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housekeeping staff at dementia care facility set for three-day strike from Monday ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/housekeeping-staff-at-dementia-care-facility-set-for-three-day-strike-from-monday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/housekeeping-staff-at-dementia-care-facility-set-for-three-day-strike-from-monday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trade union cites lack of progress in regrading 20 staff involved in dispute]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:43:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXNBHLFYTNCI3GFFDESBGB2ZEE.jpg?auth=419946877c418c74fd1f373b0c16fd6c6f5b79b79e00b649d507f45735476128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The staff members involved say their jobs have come to involve a significant element of patient care. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dean Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on e-scooters: comprehensive action required]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-view-on-e-scooters-comprehensive-action-required/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-view-on-e-scooters-comprehensive-action-required/</guid><description><![CDATA[Regulations and measures  to equipp and empower gardaí are badly needed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVAB4663KV5VPQJEL7DZ3WZLWY.JPG?auth=bbb20ce7ecc1e4362de29ea5a0b44990ecfaf0a9a211f157984c38abf4a13430&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People using e-scooters in Dublin City center. Photo : Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[American Michael Kim produces stunning 12-under round of 59 to lead 3M Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/24/american-michael-kim-produces-stunning-12-under-round-to-lead-3m-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/24/american-michael-kim-produces-stunning-12-under-round-to-lead-3m-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Séamus Power tied 16th on six-under at TPC Twin Cities]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:26:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBONZWUNV4YAA5DHWP76DHSHEM.jpg?auth=823a3db6eb7b7a5de556d91515c220ae0c370688648aba910b0ac62b7639dc73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Kim celebrates with his caddie Danny Stout after making birdie on the 18th green during the second round of the 3M Open. Photograph: Andrew Wevers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Wevers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US warns Government not to push Occupied Territories Bill type action in Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/us-warns-government-not-to-push-occupied-territories-bill-type-action-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/us-warns-government-not-to-push-occupied-territories-bill-type-action-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Embassy cites risk to hundreds of thousands of Irish jobs with US companies from ‘symbolic measures’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:11:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZVMR4MX3N6KMOJJTUOXJ4HFAY.JPG?auth=3a2b967e69d1e9db9f9293847204b56a89aeedfec473e166621b03e05e6fad42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee at the opening ceremony of Ireland's EU presidency at Dublin Castle on July 1st. 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[Woman raped in marriage and targeted by ‘false allegations’ sees former husband jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/woman-raped-in-marriage-and-targeted-by-false-allegations-sees-former-husband-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/woman-raped-in-marriage-and-targeted-by-false-allegations-sees-former-husband-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan, Isabel Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph Jessop, who has six previous convictions, sentenced to 10 years on multiple counts]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:10:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GXNV7A2KJQNQFS2H3FETWJD5U.JPG?auth=8b932241a60037027aa69583b764595b7ab79d98581cdbc63ca74cdae60a26d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tracey Jessop (right) speaks to the media outside Dublin Circuit Court on Friday. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on  The  Odyssey: from epic poem to blockbuster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-view-on-the-odyssey/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every age has remade the poem in its own image]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLUI27ROD57IU52UM7W5O7ILUI.jpg?auth=7f9cdb47be1b5c28ccd6a9e35060f87084369657435dd899a9fd593dfe66bfc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Damon (centre) is Odysseus in The Odyssey.  © Universal Studios.

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG chief Eamonn Rothwell leads €1.2bn buyout bid almost 20 years after failed attempt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/icg-chief-eamonn-rothwell-leads-12bn-buyout-bid-almost-two-decades-after-failed-attempt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/icg-chief-eamonn-rothwell-leads-12bn-buyout-bid-almost-two-decades-after-failed-attempt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three Irish public companies are now subject to takeover proposals ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:11:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBXYJ7IG3FHK7IL6LS73T5K724.jpg?auth=bf65f22e7da090f5c8cd8704b16a6d9baa9d4658ebae0574844953ad7be93384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent members of the board intend to recommend the offer to shareholders, said ICG in a stock exchange announcement on Friday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke – Your jaw will hit the floor again and again ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/23/devil-in-the-family-the-fall-of-ruby-franke-review-your-jaw-will-hit-the-floor-again-and-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/23/devil-in-the-family-the-fall-of-ruby-franke-review-your-jaw-will-hit-the-floor-again-and-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Documentary on momfluencer is a disquieting portrayal of manipulation behind the picket fences of an idyllic town]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5DKXFMUGBDXTH5DSYVHH6JYZM.jpg?auth=95caf4dc61324c6fdbd42f68282c2a06416ffa7de6d0178f6c4d15054254c37b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruby and Kevin Franke. Photograph: BBC/Disney/Passion Pictures ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PHOTOGRAPHER:</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire officer who lost €1,400 in cryptocurrency through work phone loses appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/fire-officer-who-lost-1400-in-cryptocurrency-through-work-phone-loses-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/fire-officer-who-lost-1400-in-cryptocurrency-through-work-phone-loses-appeal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eamon McShane claimed loss of cash as a consequence of cyberattack on Health Service Executive ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:05:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CLAEPHQLFCNRBP34SRJYALC7U.jpg?auth=0705fc043781cdbfb3d1aa8cabad5d213abca9e01b3bf6f55c20357cc4b1f86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The court heard the plaintiff acknowledged that using the phone for personal emails was not an acceptable use of the device. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">chokchaipoomichaiya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Englishman: Frank McNally on a ‘multimillionaire playboy’ namesake with Monaghan roots]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/24/paddy-englishman-frank-mcnally-on-a-multimillionaire-playboy-namesake-with-monaghan-roots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/24/paddy-englishman-frank-mcnally-on-a-multimillionaire-playboy-namesake-with-monaghan-roots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The late Paddy McNally spent some of his childhood in Ireland, romanced Sarah Ferguson and had brothers who did unspeakable things to cats]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5ISMK7765EBTOUNKICBHB7D7E.jpg?auth=d567e484c2b9651d73921eaac7bfa3e6aad0376499a7e5f7a108353b688167c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy McNally, a British businessman who died this week aged 88, was estimated to have a fortune of about €718m. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave M. Benett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court to rule on legality of detaining District Court accused without solicitors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/high-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-detaining-district-court-accused-without-solicitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/high-court-to-rule-on-legality-of-detaining-district-court-accused-without-solicitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several people remanded in custody after appearing in court without representation due to ongoing legal aid dispute]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6EKRHH5SOGL36K2WMH5YC3LZY.jpg?auth=9bf583c02b91c8a2027c81da4133734e4f043238158214df2e7d5def67cd5c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan, who introduced the contested new legal aid payment model earlier this month, has defended the reforms. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charli XCX: Music, Fashion, Film review – Grimy indie rock somehow makes self-absorption attractive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/24/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review-grimy-indie-rock-somehow-makes-self-absorption-attractive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/24/charli-xcx-music-fashion-film-review-grimy-indie-rock-somehow-makes-self-absorption-attractive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What must it be like to be Charli XCX in a post-Brat universe? The singer tells you all about it on this engaging, spirited LP]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:49:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53ERX5OJ5NG3RM6UDWUDB4J3AQ.jpg?auth=5b1568c8760730be320b9b72d6a06ee395bc5445f796f68d5688af81aeab110f&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[‘Absolute drought’ across most of Ireland with little rain forecast for rest of July]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/24/absolute-drought-across-most-of-ireland-with-little-rain-forecast-for-rest-of-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/24/absolute-drought-across-most-of-ireland-with-little-rain-forecast-for-rest-of-july/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dry spell has led to a nationwide hosepipe ban and forest fires in counties Dublin, Wicklow, Kerry and Tipperary]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:44:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KMYMZHSFMNFIPLEJB4Q26QJM4I.JPG?auth=2992423d6a63d1f5398162ca139d611724de0d8763fdeca310879fa68c217bc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Sheerin, Alfie Lynch, Benny Lynch, Seán Óg Mallon, Patrick Sheerin, Nell Mallon and Ríona Mallon, friends and cousins from Raharney, Co Westmeath and Camlough, Co Armagh, at the Lough Lene swimming pier in Co Westmeath. 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[Donald Trump threatens fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for €890m Google fine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/donald-trumps-new-10-per-cent-tariff-on-eu-will-be-all-inclusive-european-commission-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/donald-trumps-new-10-per-cent-tariff-on-eu-will-be-all-inclusive-european-commission-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US has announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% will apply to 80 countries]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYMPXGJ5FUQX5F7BOG4ZTPTOTU.jpg?auth=31b2c10046fd9fd0672bbc37ba6025bfce9a15c0373ca72e7d36ed76a3ee2582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Port of Seattle. The US administration has been searching for increasingly legally creative ways to reinstate Trump’s sweeping tariff agenda.  Photograph: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Fremson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares rise on back of corporate earnings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/european-shares-rise-on-back-of-corporate-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/european-shares-rise-on-back-of-corporate-earnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish market ends week on a high note]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:35:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DVD2GP43CQO6A6WXXSMPHIUDOM.jpg?auth=5c77a5c63dce82a9bfd71695bc1f0e141ebbbff3e2434b9d7a1e162e02f0667b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In early Wall Street trading, the Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq advanced. Photograph: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Withdrawal of services by family lawyers averted after meeting with justice officials]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/withdrawal-of-services-by-family-lawyers-averted-after-meeting-with-justice-officials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/withdrawal-of-services-by-family-lawyers-averted-after-meeting-with-justice-officials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Positive developments hoped for in separate criminal legal aid dispute]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:34:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTVLNQPTQKZCN74GEWMEUFV67M.jpg?auth=075b2e37ec2df0db934c321bfb2e57fb829a5dec82293dc39087735e7a0afe28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors outside the Dolphin House family law complex in Dublin last week. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to extend Tour de France lead ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/24/tadej-pogacar-conquers-alpe-dhuez-in-record-climb-to-extend-tour-de-france-lead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/24/tadej-pogacar-conquers-alpe-dhuez-in-record-climb-to-extend-tour-de-france-lead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle in Alpe d'Huez]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Slovenian becomes only the second man to win in yellow on mountain as he breaks Marco Pantani’s 1997 record]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:33:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGBTBEX352OLXTTWZMEAF7SRYI.jpg?auth=59ac00bb36f87d0345dc604670196d07c7cb0cbbb16372b5c87a0c9d0064b7ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar celebrates winning stage 19 of the Tour de France between Gap and Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Pachoud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longest running Irish truck rental company acquired by UK asset firm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/longest-running-irish-truck-rental-company-acquired-by-uk-asset-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/longest-running-irish-truck-rental-company-acquired-by-uk-asset-firm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[British firm Dawsongroup is itself owned by leading US investment firm KKR]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:31:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QG4ZXRQFANCL5CXG3FTHQ34K5M.jpg?auth=b6bd69df14f53c2365c4c57c0c3b47b22bf5f44a4bb31c61e883ca5d3fcce6bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s longest-running truck and van rental company, Dan Ryan Truck Rental, is to be acquired by British asset hire company Dawsongroup.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Juan Algar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor who admitted careless driving causing death of six-year-old daughter spared prison ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/doctor-who-admitted-careless-driving-causing-death-of-six-year-old-daughter-spared-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/doctor-who-admitted-careless-driving-causing-death-of-six-year-old-daughter-spared-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several factors led to fatality of ‘one so loved by her parents and everyone who knew her’, says Judge   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:19:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPHBSBLJRNBEHDN72DN4P6UJBA.JPG?auth=122ee7ee511ea1004af806c6217a9b5879639362598209003c28b3ae1a4fe73b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge noted that Babak Meshkat remained grief-stricken. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Iran trade strikes as fears of escalation mount]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/24/us-continues-to-strike-iran-as-bahrain-warns-of-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/24/us-continues-to-strike-iran-as-bahrain-warns-of-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania, Ahmed Elimam]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump says Iran would be accountable for any further attacks by Yemen’s Houthi fighters amid widening conflict]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:19:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATZH5ERRAM5PVUJULPZR6QKUVI.jpg?auth=b53fca04f973e174f660c967fb4504de24a2ab5830029360dbdd3115e26ebc4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person walks next to Iranian missiles on display at Azadi Square in Tehran on Friday. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camogie semi-finals: Challengers to throne will have to remove old guard by force]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/challengers-to-camogies-throne-will-have-to-remove-the-old-guard-by-force/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/challengers-to-camogies-throne-will-have-to-remove-the-old-guard-by-force/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork and Galway’s appetite to compete year in, year out has set the standard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBPX5GT5D5D2DEKWSMEOVQDKGQ.jpg?auth=b07ddf9bc73a95faa7535924e652deb6ddedd8846711144bbd37603c46e8cf5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Orlaith Cahalane takes a shot at goal, challenged by Carrie Dolan of Galway, in June's Group 1 match in Athenry. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He smelled of chalk and sweat’: Pattern of school-to-school abuse uncovered in Garda search of pupil rolls ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/he-smelled-of-chalk-and-sweat-pattern-of-school-to-school-abuse-uncovered-in-garda-search-of-pupil-rolls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/he-smelled-of-chalk-and-sweat-pattern-of-school-to-school-abuse-uncovered-in-garda-search-of-pupil-rolls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former pupil says he told principal of sexual abuse by Christian Brother Liam Coughlan in 1970s – Coughlan later became principal of another school]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:53:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DWE2MUL2QREXPNSFGFVYAD7GSQ.JPG?auth=b76ca4168b7a524087f941faabb454eceb9b852a054cc7887a6dfdbecf77dda6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former Portarlington student who was abused at the age of 10 by Liam Coughlan said he 'developed a distinct aversion to being left alone with any adult who had a clipboard and an air of authority.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slievenamon fire set to burn for days as alert issued for Waterford ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/waterford-alert-after-change-in-wind-direction-carries-smoke-south-from-co-tipperary-blaze/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/waterford-alert-after-change-in-wind-direction-carries-smoke-south-from-co-tipperary-blaze/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Katie Mellett, Jack Brady, Sean Ryan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wildfire alert issued for Waterford after change in wind direction sweeps smoke into county ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:44:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VP3UPRQNIZFTZFPSFCPPHNHQNE.jpg?auth=641b05d819c07c4fce7eba6f5eb4455cbed9908033fe1034ef0c05e86c9306b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Local farmers in Tipperary are aiding State services in an effort to control the blaze. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham defends cost of opening No 10 North against ‘London-based’ critics ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/24/andy-burnham-defends-cost-of-opening-no-10-north-against-london-based-critics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/24/andy-burnham-defends-cost-of-opening-no-10-north-against-london-based-critics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonja Tutty, David Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On first day at new base, Britain’s prime minister says it will create a sense that ‘big things can be done’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:29:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5YK3XYYIRXRDKDZNEWBXIP3VY.jpg?auth=ccbf4a7938fa985f64723055ad96578a9e609edb67daaf0fc2ef7702c67d3b57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Andy Burnham during a meeting at No 10 North in central Manchester. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide hosepipe ban: What is allowed? Who is exempt?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/nationwide-hosepipe-ban-what-is-allowed-and-who-is-exempt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/nationwide-hosepipe-ban-what-is-allowed-and-who-is-exempt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restriction applies only to domestic households and not to businesses including golf clubs and car washes ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:28:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BF55UCAOWTLXYP7LKYRXZ3EUBQ.jpg?auth=d3c5191a984da4154fd90e7312ca326703eda61e1831712a14eda982042fe208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Householders will not be able to water their gardens or wash their cars with a hosepipe. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailer ordered to pay €25,000 to worker with Alzheimer’s left jobless ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/retailer-ordered-to-pay-25000-to-worker-with-alzheimers-left-jobless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/retailer-ordered-to-pay-25000-to-worker-with-alzheimers-left-jobless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager had noticed ‘deterioration’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:20:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZU3ML2RT7QSQEMYL32E4M5MGU.jpg?auth=3c9c4e1e758c9d6dcde95132e324b64bc90708339856c643462d2c3efabc42a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A retailer has been directed by the WRC to pay €25,000 in compensation for disability discrimination to a worker with Alzheimer’s whose career ended after a manager said he “noticed a deterioration” and put him on sick leave Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Christian Brother ‘likely to die in prison’ after being jailed for five years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/former-christian-brother-likely-to-die-in-prison-after-being-jailed-for-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/former-christian-brother-likely-to-die-in-prison-after-being-jailed-for-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christian Brothers’ ‘morally bankrupt and totally unfair’ approach to victims criticised by judge in case of Liam Coughlan (90)]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:09:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHHH46M4RJCUHG4KTNI7BIHQA4.jpg?auth=a8ae5f40ccb6cd98a971680601e5a83aa25bdfecf71dd252a9d34d2b8443943d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liam Coughlan was found guilty on 31 counts of indecent assault on nine former pupils in the 1980s. Photograph: Michael Chester]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine opens probe into defence event after deadly Russian strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/24/russian-missile-strike-kills-six-after-zelenskiy-hosts-us-company-making-patriots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/24/russian-missile-strike-kills-six-after-zelenskiy-hosts-us-company-making-patriots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Miller in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rare daytime missile attack on Kyiv killed at least 10 people on Friday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:01:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORRLIDMOHGWPXEWAA3XOIY3MAA.jpg?auth=28eb31daf1df18cd3d308318bc0e250950a0c3243d51207de67ce5ddb598172a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian missile strikes hit the Kyiv region in Ukraine on Friday, killing at least six people. Photograph: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wouldn’t have thought it would be needed’: Raheny locals react to Dart line expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/24/i-wouldnt-have-thought-it-would-be-needed-raheny-locals-react-to-dart-line-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/24/i-wouldnt-have-thought-it-would-be-needed-raheny-locals-react-to-dart-line-expansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mixed thoughts on project estimated to cost more than €1bn, with one resident saying ‘we need to see the small print’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PQOHTK4LNACBDRBYFFAA6KRRY.jpg?auth=c8749adfea76e753e1bbed9c58e7daf671bd91087b267250f16713cad983204e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marie Clynes, Leslie Donegan and Angela O'Connor. “Is this going to be another Rathgar? ‘Let’s get rid of all the beautiful trees’” ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fitzwilliam Tennis Club plans for dome over court stalled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/fitzwilliam-tennis-club-plans-for-dome-over-court-stalled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/fitzwilliam-tennis-club-plans-for-dome-over-court-stalled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Objectors describe it as ‘colossal glowing orb’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKNTKZOSCE4VSHSM3RFTG45LSE.jpg?auth=fa8b35a544dcfbd2c866084f1a619edcf3c4e6fb6899ae43f14c0fc28d7262e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans by FitzWilliam tennis club  to erect what local objectors have described as a “colossal glowing orb” have been stalled.  Photograph: Inpho.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dairy firm suspended over pollution is allowed to restart operations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/24/dairy-firm-suspended-over-pollution-is-allowed-to-restart-operations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/24/dairy-firm-suspended-over-pollution-is-allowed-to-restart-operations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Outstanding issues at North Cork Creameries must be addressed by end of next month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:42:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NOB35INOHRFGFHU4SGH6VQ6E6Q.jpg?auth=a6b62880a6d484188fd076ad585ed0db6db0af51a1ac1dc4375c44bcff7e94d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[North Cork Creameries was cleared of involvement in a major fish kill in the Munster Blackwater last August, but it emerged the company had a record of breaches of wastewater discharge limits. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enzo Maresca: Managing Manchester City ‘a privilege’, but challenging to following Guardiola]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/enzo-maresca-managing-manchester-city-a-privilege-but-following-guardiola-challenging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/enzo-maresca-managing-manchester-city-a-privilege-but-following-guardiola-challenging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I’m confident that we can do a great job. We can continue to do the job that has been done’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:22:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQ36KH7WT5ZXTHJ3VOT4FY2K7U.jpg?auth=e45b8d2ff066305d70cad94075ab0c7c82187164c9ace6c5ceb6c4075c1eb9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca confirmed Rodri will have back surgery on Monday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PA Wire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina investigation makes ‘no adverse findings’ against Co Limerick plant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/aughinish-alumina-investigation-makes-no-adverse-findings-against-co-limerick-plant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/aughinish-alumina-investigation-makes-no-adverse-findings-against-co-limerick-plant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister says ‘no information’ to confirm  alumina from   plant being used to supply Russian arms manufacturers ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:16:45 +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 Aughinish Alumina plant on the Shannon estuary, Co Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonia O’Sullivan: Home win for Rhasidat Adeleke might be the confidence boost she needs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/24/sonia-osullivan-saturday-spotlight-falls-on-rhasidat-adeleke-at-national-championship-in-santry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/24/sonia-osullivan-saturday-spotlight-falls-on-rhasidat-adeleke-at-national-championship-in-santry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner to compete in the 200m at the National Championships on Saturday chasing European Championship qualification]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:46:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LME7XQCENBHXBGYWFHWSOAANQU.jpg?auth=3ab2dae405c0c73b00431c82bc705b8423aa835997bf7d0903f00a71bc2dd917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After a shaky start to the season, Rhasidat Adeleke returns home for her first race in Ireland since 2024. Photograph: Nikola Krstic/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nikola Krstic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí travel to Jordan as part of Jamey Carney murder investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/gardai-travel-to-jordan-as-part-of-jamey-carney-murder-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/gardai-travel-to-jordan-as-part-of-jamey-carney-murder-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ahmed Al Saqar (28) fled Ireland for his native country before mother of one’s remains found in Killarney]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ4NQZE36ZGITA4ZZVLUZCOP3I.jpg?auth=1c114b6da5ec89137ef3f51649234f0d6ca6ee880f6aec3256a8401dfb8f12a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Al-Saqar (left) is the main suspect in the murder investigation of Jamey Carney (right), whose remains were found in her Killarney home earlier this month. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Gotcha’ blame culture must end if key projects to be delivered faster, says Robert Watt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/gotcha-blame-culture-must-end-if-key-projects-to-be-delivered-faster-says-robert-watt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/gotcha-blame-culture-must-end-if-key-projects-to-be-delivered-faster-says-robert-watt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politicians and officials should be enabled to take ‘balanced risks’ but supported when schemes go awry]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZJK7MAN7JDRTOTNOGVECETBXI.jpeg?auth=ad956151a7f93cf7d0c55112b3c20619e702984b35874e61a5b1030b0a2f38de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['You have to have a culture of learning': Robert Watt at the MacGill Summer School in Glenties, Co Donegal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All signs point to Budget 2027 not having much room to manoeuvre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/all-signs-point-to-budget-2027-not-having-much-room-to-manoeuvre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/all-signs-point-to-budget-2027-not-having-much-room-to-manoeuvre/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:57:17 +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[Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris  announce the Government's Summer Economic Statement. Photograph: David Young/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makhlouf focuses on inflation and GDP data ahead of September rate decision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/makhlouf-focuses-on-inflation-and-gdp-data-ahead-of-september-rate-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/makhlouf-focuses-on-inflation-and-gdp-data-ahead-of-september-rate-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank governor’s comments come a day after ECB left interest rates unchanged for now]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:53:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4GFB4AYXIOCWL3ZWRSHW5BXT3U.JPG?auth=cd0eeb83b7346a39dd9593db2e660ee8c087dc71ce9a8dbb21ab0a3b858ad5c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Makhlouf reiterated that the central bank here is focused on how wages respond to rising prices and whether the increase in energy prices moves from a temporary shock to “more persistent, broad-based inflation.” Photograph:  Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Are you a member of Sinn Féin?’ Employee says he met with ‘microaggressions’ against Irish language]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/are-you-a-member-of-sinn-fein-employee-says-he-met-with-microaggressions-against-irish-language/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/are-you-a-member-of-sinn-fein-employee-says-he-met-with-microaggressions-against-irish-language/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Food Safety Authority of Ireland HR manager said he was ‘racially harassing people’, he tells WRC]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:33:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former State agency communications officer was questioned about his political affiliations on his first day on the job when a manager found out he was a native Irish speaker, the WRC has heard. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s cabinet reshuffle after surrogacy controversy sees Friedrich Merz’s chief of staff fill party leader vacancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/24/germanys-cabinet-reshuffle-after-surrogacy-controversy-sees-friedrich-merzs-chief-of-staff-fill-party-leader-vacancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/24/germanys-cabinet-reshuffle-after-surrogacy-controversy-sees-friedrich-merzs-chief-of-staff-fill-party-leader-vacancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nina Warken’s promotion to chancellor’s right hand seen as a reward for delivering a major healthcare reform package]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:11:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JGL3D2WPRKV47WVHKZUYVJOI4.jpg?auth=169246534f751bafbe9a55d79070d1f6ec1462aadc1d5a5448fc71c725259bc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jens Spahn (right) resigned as leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after it emerged his son was born via a surrogate mother, something Spahn himself opposed during his time as health minister. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) hopes the reshuffle will halt a slide in political report. Photograph: Odd Andersen / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Odd Andersen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is no comparison between Kobe McDonald and David Clifford - except in one vital respect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/kobe-mcdonalds-debut-mayo-season-has-been-a-streak-across-the-sky-as-was-david-cliffords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/kobe-mcdonalds-debut-mayo-season-has-been-a-streak-across-the-sky-as-was-david-cliffords/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They may not be alike as players, but as once-in-a-decade phenomena, there’s a strong link between the two]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKHFTG5ZUNBSFLQ7JNLLH36TOE.jpg?auth=7f8e820fcf65bb16cb43a75444660b33ae1635f8221d33c24c690ba6342f0f41&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 and  Kobe McDonald of Mayo. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seamstress who said kids’ fashion school was unsafe wins €1,000 at WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/seamstress-who-said-kids-fashion-school-was-unsafe-wins-1000-at-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/seamstress-who-said-kids-fashion-school-was-unsafe-wins-1000-at-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She told the tribunal she had her own difficulties with job stress, terms of employment, and interpersonal relations with colleague]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:34:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIET5H6SOFB77K7Y7PD65AORK4.jpg?auth=570665e9b52ed0e51bc10f7acab4e85072815ad8dbd74d84c74fa7525b3efea9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A former tutor at a popular youth fashion academy who said the workplace was so “toxic” she was forced to quit has won €1,000 for constructive dismissal at the WRC. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AlenaPaulus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Cup had the goodwill of the American people, but corporatism won ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/keith-duggan-world-cup-finale-designed-to-project-gianni-infantinos-vision-for-fifa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/keith-duggan-world-cup-finale-designed-to-project-gianni-infantinos-vision-for-fifa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It felt as though the global understanding of the World Cup was undergoing a metamorphosis before the eyes of the world]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:31:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2AAGVOEVDO5EOALEJAXFJ2HE.jpg?auth=4492091be07589c823488801915745b0407fe495f6b6bb361d0ba0f5cdcf5a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ferran Torres, scorer of Spain's goal in the World Cup final, celebrates on a stage at Cibeles Square in Madrid after the team's homecoming. Photograph: Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OSCAR DEL POZO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with Paul Mackin murder appears before court in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/man-charged-with-paul-mackin-murder-appears-before-court-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/24/man-charged-with-paul-mackin-murder-appears-before-court-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thomas McCauley (41), of Queens Parade, Belfast, was remanded in custody att Laganside court
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:26:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBMSPVSCXVMOBDN2TYPW6W6RVU.jpg?auth=b0b6a06797cfec5dd4d70dc78b532a24d26f4f8c7ee1ea3423fd07dc601736c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Mackin:  died following an assault in north Belfast. Photograph: PSNI]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How common are quadruplets and why are multiple pregnancies higher risk?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/24/how-common-are-quadruplets-and-why-are-multiple-pregnancies-higher-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/24/how-common-are-quadruplets-and-why-are-multiple-pregnancies-higher-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The maternal foetal medicine specialist who oversaw the births says it might be the first such case in Australia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:22:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CSR6R5676VHE7L7SJRTEYG5L6U.jpg?auth=b2e5ce7af284e3eb66c962488fbe54639eb403a1f423e01c65d4dfa78057f73d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four identical quadruplet girls were delivered at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. Photograph: Metro North Health]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shareholders back Linde green energy call]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/shareholders-back-linde-green-energy-call/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/shareholders-back-linde-green-energy-call/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish-based industrial giant faces pressure from investors ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BILLJQIUIVFO7J4ROFX7HYVX7U.jpg?auth=b9525bfc988fa8ad33b90739288be19ccddd4ba3f897b01828563827338caae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shareholders are backing a call on Irish-based industrial gases giant Linde plc to boost green energy use ahead of a debate on the issue at its annual general meeting (agm). Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hadynyah</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé’s player-by-player guide to Kerry’s starting team for the All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/darragh-o-ses-player-by-player-guide-to-kerrys-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/darragh-o-ses-player-by-player-guide-to-kerrys-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Ó Sé]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So many of the Kerry players have experience of playing in finals, which will surely give them an edge against Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCM5P5ORL5IENXECQGU5S5MBWQ.jpg?auth=4977b33df1c1897557218357d444eeb02a40adc2d08c292e697375906b03cbb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry stand for the national anthem ahead of the All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford’s player-by-player guide to Mayo’s starting team for the All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/stephen-rochfords-player-by-player-guide-to-mayos-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/stephen-rochfords-player-by-player-guide-to-mayos-starting-team-for-the-all-ireland-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Have we ever seen an 18-year-old make such an impact on a season as Kobe McDonald?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNGNOJ64TMDREBYOLS57SEB5HI.jpg?auth=73eae028415af3bb447b0c1eb1781b0be32dfb5d1c6cd00e3e4c6acd8a8d3c8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mayo team will look to win their first All-Ireland title since 1951. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry and Mayo contemplate clear heads and curses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/24/kerry-and-mayo-contemplate-clear-heads-and-curses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/24/kerry-and-mayo-contemplate-clear-heads-and-curses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney on the long shadow of the GAA; Matt Williams on Irish rugby being in denial]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:50:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QRLVI5RZSKLFV2ECDCEZJJT2E.jpg?auth=315125be5607fafd8cec79b1eebdbb6c65cb2e68315ef39074dbcc59d2627420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Loftus returns to the Mayo team for Sunday's All-Ireland final against Kerry. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A smell of irrational denial lingers in the air around Irish rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/24/matt-williams-a-smell-of-irrational-denial-lingers-in-the-air-around-irish-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/24/matt-williams-a-smell-of-irrational-denial-lingers-in-the-air-around-irish-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France are building promisingly for next year’s World Cup. Ireland? Not so much]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:44:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFP5XNBKWCVAFZB2QHGJ7KLAII.jpg?auth=2965d6f0098d6519e216d0ed02c456a12a6c6f45851ddaec38872ba6dd2d22ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flimsy excuses must not be accepted after New Zealand's emphatic victory over Ireland in Eden Park last week. Photograph: Craig Butland/Photosport/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Significant’ car bomb linked to dissident republicans seized in Co Monaghan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/car-bomb-linked-to-dissident-republicans-is-seized-in-co-monaghan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/24/car-bomb-linked-to-dissident-republicans-is-seized-in-co-monaghan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí believe the device was being moved across the Border with the intention of using it in the North]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:44:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZKGOKIIHJIITNROZ7TYUKNPPU.jpg?auth=0b5c9ad627fb86d4148d4ba6425634f4ecdf39f57171c1ce2886e813ec5a2a52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly speaking to the media. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher occupancy levels doubles profits at Conrad Hotel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/higher-occupancy-levels-doubles-profits-at-conrad-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/higher-occupancy-levels-doubles-profits-at-conrad-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owner Archer Hotel Capital recently secured permission to expand the Earlsfort Terrace property]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:23:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUWQEJWSVBEPFPDTFVQYSRORVE.jpg?auth=83719d997f819ad71bcbc104f3390ff5cc2226551c82ad0d513f4c6caa5eabcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Owned by Archer Hotel Capital, the Conrad is operated by Hilton Hotels under its Conrad brand through a long-term management agreement with the owners. ]]></media:description></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>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:07:46 +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[‘It’ll take an hour to water this patch’: hosepipe ban brings heavy lift for allotment holders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/itll-take-an-hour-to-water-this-patch-hosepipe-ban-brings-heavy-lift-for-allotment-owners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/itll-take-an-hour-to-water-this-patch-hosepipe-ban-brings-heavy-lift-for-allotment-owners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The six-week hosepipe ban has been extended nationwide, forcing allotment owners to turn to the watering can]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5KIJHBOGVD73KDSEZ2KS6IH7I.JPG?auth=8058e8b42455554e6e48a8e1b7b6e7b1a676b4c6f0a54e253df740215d712fdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hana Yeoman, an allotment holder at Bohernabreena Allotments in south Dublin, who is dealing with the hosepipe ban during the heatwave. Photograph: Paul Colgan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor Loftus to start for Mayo in All-Ireland final against Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/conor-loftus-to-start-for-mayo-in-all-ireland-final-against-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/conor-loftus-to-start-for-mayo-in-all-ireland-final-against-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran has made just one change from the side that defeated Louth in the semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:53:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2G22HHATAV44GDTEDO3SYGOAE.jpg?auth=6de3c384a4847ad7239d2fc95e0da6da7b18032ff1970b3c151eb18592e6ad37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Loftus will start for Mayo in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Kerry. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Football can change a country’: Jürgen Klopp sets sights high after unveiling as Germany head coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/jurgen-klopp-confirmed-as-new-germany-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/jurgen-klopp-confirmed-as-new-germany-head-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warns media to ‘leave my family in peace’ and suggests it will be his final job in top-level football]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:28:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ER3IO5QXKPXUOSPQHELFBEGOP4.jpg?auth=06ec2229fc911233506705d4f68d279ac5d7a8a20a0f7482fb4d3ed123e51a43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jürgen Klopp at Friday's press conference in Frankfurt, where his appointment as new Germany head coach was confirmed. Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Kaspar-Bartke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courts will decide on military deployments if triple lock is removed, Labour leader warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/courts-will-decide-on-military-deployments-if-triple-lock-is-removed-labour-leader-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/courts-will-decide-on-military-deployments-if-triple-lock-is-removed-labour-leader-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alternative to UN is ‘return to disorder, chaos and carnage of war’, Ivana Bacik tells MacGill summer school]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7NBDFX2IPFJVHW73RZ26WSBAE.JPG?auth=1e2efffb5ccb9d9a8be67f990ca64577ea0c867f7b9ef72633f4b82f94a8717c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour leader Ivana Bacik: ‘This is a time where Ireland needs to stand firm, defend the United Nations.’ 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[How to keep control of decisions about your own medical care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/24/how-to-keep-control-of-decisions-about-your-own-medical-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/24/how-to-keep-control-of-decisions-about-your-own-medical-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An advanced healthcare directive sets out your choices about your care which doctors are obliged to follow]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRUKKFU7QVAARPRPO7IT7U3LW4.jpg?auth=d944eee022333812ef3364fcc0d5259b8181eaf3e3f3eb0afa339026f88a4605&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An advance healthcare directive allows you inform medical staff and your family of your wishes in case a time comes when you might not be able to articulate them. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PIKSEL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How well did Ireland deal with Covid? Patterns emerge ahead of final report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/how-well-did-ireland-deal-with-covid-patterns-emerge-ahead-of-final-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/how-well-did-ireland-deal-with-covid-patterns-emerge-ahead-of-final-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Evaluation panel established in 2025 to examine Ireland’s response to pandemic is due to report in six months’ time]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:52:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4XDJFKHMZHKTGFDEK456PU7LQ.jpg?auth=2be12a9d637fbd7492fc19d41281084cea8a2ce76d45c548fcbba075ef1863ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Anne Scott, chairwoman of the Covid-19 evaluation panel. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key facts about Trump’s new tariffs on more than 80 countries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/key-questions-about-trumps-new-tariffs-on-more-than-80-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/key-questions-about-trumps-new-tariffs-on-more-than-80-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gaya Gupta]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expect another court challenge]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:41:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4PNRLOTJK6CE6UXS6N6VWXKF4.jpg?auth=cde5849587dcacc7586315a42d1ff9f60de07c44b1f113d5db2fb72bae92f5e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New tariffs represent the latest attempt by US president Donald Trump to impose global levies without congressional approval. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saul Loeb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for €300m investment in Greystones ‘media campus’ scaled back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/24/plans-for-300m-investment-in-greystones-media-campus-scaled-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/24/plans-for-300m-investment-in-greystones-media-campus-scaled-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backers say revised plans for Co Wicklow facility could begin construction in 2028 subject to planning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O3KCH7ENDMPSNBROB5ZWBP4FW4.jpg?auth=086b187d04973bd1e8f6902841772e1085621e4d927ed95f77f35be27d1b2d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site for the proposed Greystones Media Campus.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump imposes sweeping round of fresh tariffs on more than 80 countries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/trump-imposes-sweeping-round-of-fresh-tariffs-on-more-than-80-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/24/trump-imposes-sweeping-round-of-fresh-tariffs-on-more-than-80-countries/</guid><description><![CDATA[Move  to replace 10 per cent global duty  draws  protests from US allies and trading partners ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:08:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUOAMNNKND6HGMLKSVSVKXF734.jpg?auth=680bbfbc5de5789cf4a5ae474557d0f93475a4fdf0a9bda9c26c3ad44b1b2263&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 holds a World Series Championship ring during an event with the 2025  champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Thursday. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel posts fastest growth in 15 years as AI data centres demand fuels sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/intel-posts-fastest-growth-in-15-years-as-ai-data-centres-demand-fuels-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/intel-posts-fastest-growth-in-15-years-as-ai-data-centres-demand-fuels-sales/</guid><description><![CDATA[Chipmaker’s revenue jumped 25% in the second quarter]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:54:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3DFW6AGW7UMWSTUW76QV5OJ4M.jpg?auth=899e08e4ad6b8a56c3397784c2fcd83fcae0df1628bcb78ec48ce2a43ffa3e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intel has rebounded from several difficult years after receiving backing from the Trump administration for its costly push to regain its status as America’s only world-class processor chipmaker. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Diehl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing tax measures and restoring morale at Coimisiún Pleanála]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/housing-tax-measures-and-restoring-morale-at-coimisiun-pleanala/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/housing-tax-measures-and-restoring-morale-at-coimisiun-pleanala/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:31:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IENP5MTPSRWEO4H47AAJUWZRY4.jpg?auth=1d88bdeeba3ceebb1fe5cdc1daff6667b9594e899697ed4f450f56e40535942b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Will PTSB shareholders back its sale to Austrian lender Bawag when they vote on the deal next week? Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan v solicitors on legal aid reform – who will blink first?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jim-ocallaghan-v-solicitors-on-legal-aid-reform-who-will-blink-first/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/jim-ocallaghan-v-solicitors-on-legal-aid-reform-who-will-blink-first/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Lawyers reject new payment model which will reduce their earnings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IFWZRD7OD2N6SWZ7YDORDI3WE.jpg?auth=2ceb0b623161865dea86a80dcf0a123a379037d372a4152fcf9e17002eed0add&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defendants frequently face multiple charges that are heard together in the same court sitting. In the reform of the payment system, solicitors will now receive a flat fee of €520 per criminal legal aid client. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plea for religiously mixed schools bound to fall on deaf ears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/secular-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/secular-education/</guid><description><![CDATA[Family experience in Co Down brings Monty Python to mind]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Most important quality of any politician? A certain nonchalance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/stephen-collins-most-important-quality-of-any-politician-a-certain-nonchalance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/stephen-collins-most-important-quality-of-any-politician-a-certain-nonchalance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The need to appear at ease in the role is something Keir Starmer never managed in his time as UK prime minister, but Andy Burnham seems comfortable - for now]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3V732CIDZOOJGYVONPEWYHX3WU.jpg?auth=ec36ef7e8fdb54a13f83b04da6ed22a1b6d2840da9eb9497508927afdc88c9b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burnham will soon have to take some tough decisions, and getting the public onside will be the real test of his leadership. Photograph: Toby Melville/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Melville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will win the war of neo-mercantilists?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/24/who-will-win-the-war-of-neo-mercantilists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/24/who-will-win-the-war-of-neo-mercantilists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China’s high degree of self-sufficiency also reduces its vulnerability to coercion by others]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVXYA5YGVRAVPDJVQ4JULLYZNU.jpg?auth=4d4bb41191c93a0661f5ede149aaa845a9ddc9827ee67811d948c295c3f8d731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[China vs US trade war]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water watchers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/water-watchers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/water-watchers/</guid><description><![CDATA[If there’s a hosepipe ban, why are car washes still open?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Childcare overcharging; hosepipe bans; a Dubliner on trial in Germany]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/questions-over-potential-childcare-overcharging-and-german-trial-of-dubliner-daniel-tatlow-devally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/questions-over-potential-childcare-overcharging-and-german-trial-of-dubliner-daniel-tatlow-devally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D35D4PI5YNB4HIL27CDTMERCSU.jpg?auth=b4c1e1d7c25bbbdda9b1b45069ef57e8e443c2eb944ea53a35df20b344b13eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin man Daniel Tatlow-Devally: concerns over his trial in Germany raised. Photograph: Tatlow-Devally family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank McNally: Dublin is dirtier than ever and badly needs a downpour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/23/frank-mcnally-dublin-is-dirtier-than-ever-and-badly-needs-a-downpour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/23/frank-mcnally-dublin-is-dirtier-than-ever-and-badly-needs-a-downpour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The issue is the dried-in grime, accumulated from two months of leaks and spillages, and from the primordial ooze that gathers around the base of bins]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PMSKYPOOZD5XBCDAESN6DD3GM.jpg?auth=2b2da2d169e857d328f148e1ba0083b6dffa9b7eb498b3f0c17ca6add15c9637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seagulls pose a huge problem for waste management in the city centre. Dublin City Council's Street Cleaner team work on a shift rota 7 days a week to keep the city clean.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mick ‘The Iron Man’ Murphy: One of the most intriguing champions in all Irish sport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/24/mick-the-iron-man-murphy-one-of-the-most-intriguing-champions-in-all-irish-sport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/24/mick-the-iron-man-murphy-one-of-the-most-intriguing-champions-in-all-irish-sport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 1958 Rás Tailteann winner, who helped put Kerry cycling on the national racing map, was also a ‘farmer, runner, boxer, wrestler, circus performer and maverick’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXJL4ZVKWBCLNOZUZFXZLIE2KY.JPG?auth=2e7f23b42fab8fd187a234c190c03310ec4ebc3462358662143da2e15846ae73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A statue of Rás Tailteann winner Mick Murphy was unveiled last week in Cahersiveen, near his homeplace in Srugreana, Co Kerry. Photograph: Alan Landers]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Landers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban on using nuclear power for infrastructure around Ireland should be repealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/ban-on-using-nuclear-power-for-infrastructure-around-ireland-should-be-repealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/ban-on-using-nuclear-power-for-infrastructure-around-ireland-should-be-repealed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shared electric fleets charging overnight are the ideal customer for always-on nuclear power. The technologies belong together]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Galway Races Summer Festival serves up what race fans want with mixed programmes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/24/galway-races-summer-festival-serves-up-what-race-fans-want-with-mixed-programmes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/24/galway-races-summer-festival-serves-up-what-race-fans-want-with-mixed-programmes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway festival will be the only racing action in 2026 with a mix of flat and jumps racing on each day]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLS6UYRLPNAZ5OHGOZVLHAP74M.jpg?auth=2d25fb779e3a449280898aeb1ec4d81ef7f10ca1202ec1004a85d1a03d582d0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds braved the rainy weather during the Galway Races Summer Festival 2024. Next week will hopefully see the sunny weather persist for racegoers. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher ©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/24/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/24/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 24th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2HI6UROCJDWNEI4UUEQESXYPY.jpg?auth=6fc4c6d0c005af2bcdd58f5598bcd5f2258abcc2c0d7f031b628d3319b7f1885&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare professionals deserve pay in line with their value to society]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/childcare-professionals-deserve-pay-in-line-with-their-value-to-society/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/childcare-professionals-deserve-pay-in-line-with-their-value-to-society/</guid><description><![CDATA[The current system demands high professional standards while failing to recognise those who meet them]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camaraderie is a poor reason for a return to the office]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/camaraderie-is-a-poor-reason-for-a-return-to-the-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/camaraderie-is-a-poor-reason-for-a-return-to-the-office/</guid><description><![CDATA[The unspoken premise of every return-to-office column is that the workplace ought to furnish warmth, belonging and company]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Lara Marlowe: Robots have brought a ‘horrifying intimacy’ to warfare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/lara-marlowe-how-robots-have-brought-a-horrifying-intimacy-to-warfare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/lara-marlowe-how-robots-have-brought-a-horrifying-intimacy-to-warfare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Marlowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified that a drone with facial recognition technology – like the AI tools used by Israel to assassinate Iranian leaders – may be used to kill him]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXIFUHSHOIQLUWBLG6M3EPGZZQ.jpg?auth=3259edd3c099c7688123920cdeea56901ab3bd6e7a4cc9c4e7d0eb12a30c4564&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldiers from the 'Central' Company of the Alcatraz Battalion prepare a ground drone to deliver ammunition to frontline positions near Kostyantinivka, Donetsk. Photograph: European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maria Senovilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain to return this weekend, Met Éireann forecasts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/weekend-to-turn-cloudy-and-wet-as-sunny-spell-comes-to-an-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/weekend-to-turn-cloudy-and-wet-as-sunny-spell-comes-to-an-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rain and drizzle set to return but temperatures will remain slightly above normal]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLIQHMLTC5G2I5LPTAZBX2KZMU.jpg?auth=c81149266def9c9c96306e631515ef737e7ec672235d65ded11eb0991497aa40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nationwide, Friday's weather will start off generally cloudy with the odd patch of light rain possible in the north and west. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After reading through the World Cup ‘highlights’, it’s time for soccer to clean up its act]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/after-reading-through-the-world-cup-highlights-its-time-for-soccer-to-clean-up-its-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/after-reading-through-the-world-cup-highlights-its-time-for-soccer-to-clean-up-its-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Soccer just may be entering a state of worldwide decline, and there are numerous disturbing signs that such is the case]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[There’s a bitter irony in the failure of a celebration of Friel’s work to get funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/opinion-theres-a-bitter-irony-in-the-failure-of-a-celebration-of-friels-work-to-get-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/24/opinion-theres-a-bitter-irony-in-the-failure-of-a-celebration-of-friels-work-to-get-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dermot Hodson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The playwright understood better than most how fickle the world of arts funding could be]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IY5KRHQOVNFXPGWHGSPJJV2IAM.jpg?auth=51ff98ad08b6af84d2f4531572478e1855708fd61fe995f985feea3ae8fb7724&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Friel at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, in 2010. Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/24/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/24/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, July 25th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vantage faces €152m compensation bill to tenants over delayed Dublin data centre project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/vantage-faces-152m-compensation-bill-to-tenants-over-delayed-dublin-data-centre-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/vantage-faces-152m-compensation-bill-to-tenants-over-delayed-dublin-data-centre-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US-based company writes down value of €1bn development in Clondalkin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNDDKF7ZXBCXBDRIWCBOHNSKH4.jpg?auth=822444d21099d7d638694f9b4d6b732a45a0bfdd535efc9382ac6998f9be6968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin project will be Vantage’s 14th data centre campus in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Photograph: iStock
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">cybrain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No obsession over history’: Jack Carney says no ghosts on the Mayo bus to Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/no-obsession-over-history-jack-carney-says-no-ghosts-will-be-on-mayo-bus-to-croke-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/no-obsession-over-history-jack-carney-says-no-ghosts-will-be-on-mayo-bus-to-croke-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Egan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Midfielder says Connacht semi-final exit allowed Mayo to find right mix]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXXY4BOTYZETTOMOEBS6X5MYHU.jpg?auth=dc99f67aac49db5524a38ed2b12f0b5128024af9374122413bf313a7380dc339&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo have embraced the two-point shot this year, with Jack Carney scoring seven doubles from open play. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry’s Diarmuid O’Connor leaning on tested routines to calm the mind ahead of All-Ireland final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/kerry-forward-diarmuid-oconnor-prepares-for-his-sixth-all-ireland-football-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/kerry-forward-diarmuid-oconnor-prepares-for-his-sixth-all-ireland-football-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Summer holidays afford the schoolteacher ample free time that can be a curse if left unmanaged]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBR6HAFBMVF7LJCTMQQSI5UA44.jpg?auth=4601864f621a4e6add4bc27265abf6624be5ed5fd39b5cc8b1ce2807459e28d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmuid O’Connor is now in his 11th season of continuous involvement with Kerry. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it a bird? Is it a plan? It feels like budget-related stories arrive earlier each year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plan-it-feels-like-budget-related-stories-arrive-earlier-each-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/is-it-a-bird-is-it-a-plan-it-feels-like-budget-related-stories-arrive-earlier-each-year/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps this is cuckoo land]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Tech firm TEKenable expects more jobs and revenue with new partnership programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/tech-firm-tekenable-expects-more-jobs-and-revenue-with-new-partnership-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/tech-firm-tekenable-expects-more-jobs-and-revenue-with-new-partnership-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company eyes up 30 new positions at it looks to attract new clients]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBE7A2VHWVDB3JX5BJQOWMRAA4.jpg?auth=17af2f9ca52b86c65611c9b2e1340a979214d155d58abb7797aff8b53cb82d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TEKenable expects to create at least 30 jobs over the coming year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ringmahon Rangers case shows GAA casts a long shadow over Irish football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/ringmahon-rangers-case-shows-how-the-gaas-long-shadow-still-hangs-over-irish-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/24/ringmahon-rangers-case-shows-how-the-gaas-long-shadow-still-hangs-over-irish-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scheduling clash with World Cup and All-Ireland hurling finals left the Cork amateur side in the doghouse with the FAI]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MVX2KIRPZBTLCKOZWOD4TXKQQ.jpg?auth=4dd5a2ac2f62922de7b5998dc4cd02dd637bbf37398dd129006f0466b974e0d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ringmahon were fined €5,000 and banned from the FAI Cup for five years after handing Bohemians a walkover. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To think Slievenamon fire could have been started deliberately beggars belief]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/to-think-slievenamon-fire-could-have-been-started-deliberately-beggars-belief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/to-think-slievenamon-fire-could-have-been-started-deliberately-beggars-belief/</guid><description><![CDATA[A more robust response is warranted with real sanctions that bite for those who engage in this reckless behaviour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 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[Peter Mullan of Coimisiún Pleanála on rebuilding after Paul Hyde’s exit:  ‘Morale was low’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/peter-mullan-of-coimisiun-pleanala-on-rebuilding-after-paul-hydes-exit-morale-was-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/peter-mullan-of-coimisiun-pleanala-on-rebuilding-after-paul-hydes-exit-morale-was-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Peter Mullan talks about building trust in the planning body and why local councils need to up their game when assessing applications]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66QX3X5K6VDOHGO6T3MCLT4K7I.JPG?auth=809e511ebefbd00fce0e1f88b3320ce19ebc880a62298827c230153c5da8de6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Mullan was appointed chief executive of An Coimisiún Pleanála in 2024 on a seven-year term. Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The PTSB takeover looks like a done deal. It isn’t]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/ptsb-bawag-takeover-deal-vote-investors-shareholders-high-court-egm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/ptsb-bawag-takeover-deal-vote-investors-shareholders-high-court-egm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shareholders to vote next week on Austrian bank Bawag’s planned €1.62bn takeover]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSYBBSZC3VDLREVSMJSDGG2G5U.jpg?auth=d7991b19308dca4d18d33dff783f6b4a2520c25bfe02da87f1c5fcea0cfe5cc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PTSB shareholders are due to vote on Bawag's offer on July 30th. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barriers and signage on Bray-Greystones cliff walk cost council more than €116,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/barriers-and-signage-on-bray-greystones-cliff-walk-cost-council-more-than-116000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/24/barriers-and-signage-on-bray-greystones-cliff-walk-cost-council-more-than-116000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council says reports sections of walk were used by participants in recent charity event ‘being examined’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7ABIBJ63ZFXPOAPXETDUHURGU.jpg?auth=c8d199732d74605340516999c11e9124bca497670989e21a397d1015f79c17b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A barrier erected by Wicklow County Council at the Bray end closing the cliff walk to Greystones. Photograph: Tim O'Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First ever review of childcare fees to target creches overcharging parents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/24/first-ever-review-of-childcare-fees-to-target-creches-overcharging-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/24/first-ever-review-of-childcare-fees-to-target-creches-overcharging-parents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Children says local authorities will check whether creches are breaching funding deal to freeze fees at 2021 levels]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR6UGBL5WVCBFHTS3XRUM6UEQ4.jpg?auth=8c0bab2a836fa319219f6ef0f5889f1b2db3ff27a611a40c6c068597456b75fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The initiative aims to identify those childcare providers in breach of an agreement to freeze fees at 2021 levels. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daria Nipot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I like the idea of being a Reading Champion – it implies that I myself have conquered the art ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/i-like-the-idea-of-being-a-reading-champion-it-implies-that-i-myself-have-conquered-the-art/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/18/i-like-the-idea-of-being-a-reading-champion-it-implies-that-i-myself-have-conquered-the-art/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the past school year, I’ve been spending two mornings each week helping four- and five-year-olds to read]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWWEK4HJTBBGZLGSL7C46WAVRM.jpg?auth=91a56e9412451d4e38cfdf6e9a7d66793f3e3f1ce2db987945830bc43f93f6f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly: 'The week before I started, some of the kids were taught how to hold the physical book itself. As such, the year that’s followed has felt nothing short of miraculous.' Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats remain split over their longstanding leniency towards Netanyahu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/24/democrats-remain-split-over-their-longstanding-leniency-towards-netanyahu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/24/democrats-remain-split-over-their-longstanding-leniency-towards-netanyahu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party continues to grapple with leniency of Joe Biden’s administration towards Binyamin Netanyahu]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDGUD565EFLPRCGFQRFSWAJWFI.jpg?auth=03ea0e78396821b2869677d63b203a25bb503e8d4a7dddddff351abeb5a2a18c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sound engineers prepare for speakers ahead of a policy conference by the Israel lobby group Aipac in Washington. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simone Gannon: Here’s how to help your skin recover from the sun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/24/simone-gannon-heres-how-to-help-your-skin-recover-from-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/24/simone-gannon-heres-how-to-help-your-skin-recover-from-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quick fixes for cooling overly sun-kissed skin, and the signs to stop treating it at home and seek medical help instead]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3EA2SEUHNCIJASYDJHIOEHPVE.jpg?auth=41003111406fca7dd5d65e08d1031c82f307e7f2a3db5c58016f7d43753b8669&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunscreen is essential all year round, but when your skin is already inflamed, protecting it from further UV exposure is non-negotiable]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Property-based tax measures could cost close to €1.4bn this year, tax papers show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/property-based-tax-measures-could-cost-close-to-14bn-this-year-tax-papers-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/property-based-tax-measures-could-cost-close-to-14bn-this-year-tax-papers-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reduction in VAT on apartments to cost nearly €400m]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IXKPZ3CUA5AMFPCDUXVS44XXT4.jpg?auth=23e4184c687c142e7a8ed0717f37591a562d6abaafc5f0eeadf17e0daf1b30ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A paper on tax and fiscal housing measures reveals that a VAT reduction on the sale of newly completed apartments is projected to cost €390 million this year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">marchmeena29</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[China, US and Philippines seek to put a stamp on Manila envelopment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/24/us-must-respect-core-chinese-interests-foreign-minister-tells-rubio-at-manila-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/24/us-must-respect-core-chinese-interests-foreign-minister-tells-rubio-at-manila-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US secretary of state and Chinese foreign minister meet to prepare for Xi Jinping’s visit to US in September]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AQRGFGJQVAXZBV7KM4N4XU75Y.jpg?auth=9a4815941f44b6fcd3bcc34a34a155fbcbbf3b9ba052be5d6ff267ac42d62ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Staunton Columnist Pic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shayne Brady: ‘Dublin gave me a real chance to find my tribe and to feel okay’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/24/shayne-brady-dublin-gave-me-a-real-chance-to-find-my-tribe-and-to-feel-okay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/24/shayne-brady-dublin-gave-me-a-real-chance-to-find-my-tribe-and-to-feel-okay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Brady is an interior designer behind some of London’s luxurious hospitality spaces and guest judge on BBC’s Interior Design Masters]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YGWLQCAVBCM7POL6JLF2BP4AE.jpg?auth=589b67fb7f269d7fcbccf9fa7124694e485aa569f625e3a4968b87e5d61df9c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Interior designer Shayne Brady. Photograph:Sim Canetty-Clarke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Brat: Can Charli XCX escape her epoch-making album with Music, Fashion, Film? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/24/after-brat-can-charli-xcx-escape-her-epoch-making-album-with-music-fashion-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/24/after-brat-can-charli-xcx-escape-her-epoch-making-album-with-music-fashion-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pop star is returning with a new LP. This time she hasn’t come to party]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVLGO4SYB5E23H2JDWQPGVH3KA.jpg?auth=a0abb26dc725faac4758c0ac19ab4fa109fedae82ed4739881c8cb4cbd2155f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Music, Fashion, Film, by Charli XCX, is released by Atlantic Records on Friday, July 24th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlike Joe Duffy, Kieran Cuddihy doesn’t ramp up the drama on Liveline ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/24/unlike-joe-duffy-kieran-cuddihy-doesnt-ramp-up-the-drama-on-liveline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/24/unlike-joe-duffy-kieran-cuddihy-doesnt-ramp-up-the-drama-on-liveline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: Presenter takes low-key yet effective approach to traumatic tales, while Morning Ireland hosts shattering story]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKPFWW6SVZFHFJRFMJLGZ6ZKAY.jpg?auth=772f873a4d9386851a83f6a331b5b467ea400646af1dcb23a154c225370a7b89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Radio 1: Liveline host Kieran Cuddihy. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traces: Two lighter ‘lifestyle’ wines to try]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/24/traces-two-lighter-lifestyle-wines-to-try/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/24/traces-two-lighter-lifestyle-wines-to-try/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: This brand aims to offer cleaner, naturally crafted wines]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIG2I7D5BBFCLO3IAGGTNGO5QE.jpg?auth=b2d031373a60d58524b63cceddabd617a3173febcdceefafb5f3a482925e57f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traces wines are not organic but are produced in Haute Valeur Environnementale-certified vineyards. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Jim Mintern, CRH chief executive ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-jim-mintern-crh-chief-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/24/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-jim-mintern-crh-chief-executive/</guid><description><![CDATA[Building materials company has agreed to buy US peer Arcosa in a deal worth $8.5bn  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26FOBIOL75H73DBRX7644RLQDU.jpg?auth=e0d0d883e548481a450c3ae4fbadcc589aa1ede5ef021edbfda11f585469b5eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Mintern said CRH's aquisition of Arcosa reinforced the Irish company's position as 'the number one infrastructure player in North America']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nevo’s plan pays off as events and education steer EVs to the fast lane]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/24/nevos-plan-pays-off-as-events-and-education-steer-evs-to-the-fast-lane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/07/24/nevos-plan-pays-off-as-events-and-education-steer-evs-to-the-fast-lane/</guid><description><![CDATA[After a faltering start fuelled by misinformation, Ireland’s electric vehicle market is accelerating, Simon Andreucetti, managing director of Nevo, tells Dentu’s Dave Winterlich]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZWAKWZU3NFPFHDODRV2OEYDIU.jpg?auth=d89ed83e15ab21e3bf022c4cd7007da8028afe85002c5bea2d12f3ae19fbc129&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Nevo survey found that 96 per cent of EV owners would buy electric again. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SouthWorks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mad for martinis: the rebirth of the most classic cocktail of all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/24/mad-for-martinis-the-rebirth-of-the-most-classic-cocktail-of-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/24/mad-for-martinis-the-rebirth-of-the-most-classic-cocktail-of-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martinis are having a moment in Irish bars and homes - what’s behind the resurgence?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR6K24MHVRHWPGH7B4PPLAAOOA.jpg?auth=69800255c3f1af8dc03bdc7e3e5ac16cd33e6f82436ca7852e0b804fe65b19f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vodka or gin with vermouth and a twist of lemon or an olive - the martini looks simple but is it really? Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MaximFesenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: Who has yet to direct a feature in black and white?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/24/the-movie-quiz-who-has-yet-to-direct-a-feature-in-black-and-white/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/24/the-movie-quiz-who-has-yet-to-direct-a-feature-in-black-and-white/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which is the only Shakespeare play to have won the best picture Oscar?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7B5MRYST3X43UTZ4L6D5RVRPNA.jpg?auth=21297d34ec56d6938132da0efd3bd6990fe05a6b49c72e47b351c638b042b30a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hancock’s Half Hour: Tony Hancock in Ray Galton and Alan Simpson’s monochrome classic]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Medieval Castles of Ireland: Fascinating insights into secrets of the past ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-medieval-castles-of-ireland-fascinating-insights-into-secrets-of-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-medieval-castles-of-ireland-fascinating-insights-into-secrets-of-the-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Clements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A comprehensive guide to buildings that chronicle centuries of conquest, settlement and adaptation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J65COY2KC5A4TMYYUSBWFT7CA4.jpg?auth=21831d544cfef343d72f4f5a8aa1bb5b487afb451ca0ca3335b50ee8ebb43602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trim Castle in Co Meath is one of the many colossal fortresses built by Anglo-Normans in medieval Ireland. Photograph: Dan Dennison]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Dennison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billion-euro expansion announced for country’s most congested rail line]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/24/billion-euro-expansion-announced-for-countrys-most-congested-rail-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/24/billion-euro-expansion-announced-for-countrys-most-congested-rail-line/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen-kilometre stretch from Dublin Connolly to Malahide is to be doubled from two-track to four-track]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OD6WZ2EFNZACHNZSU5P7KVSU2A.JPG?auth=b1364e3275f480648c2d97d9d2442788655d9c99028774b9cbed09f4a0108b8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The rail upgrade means some gardens and other private property along the affected 14km of tracks are expected to be needed for construction. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien 
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