<?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/2026-07-25/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:52:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Search for the meaning of life is a wild-goose chase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/search-for-the-meaning-of-life-is-a-wild-goose-chase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/search-for-the-meaning-of-life-is-a-wild-goose-chase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr Martin Henry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: If the ultimate origin of life is hidden from the human mind, how can the meaning of life not be hidden as well?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MD7HKFSH2BVMILS3WD2QFBBG6A.jpg?auth=8c2146ec2a3561160c725891320b9c38680d838ddbff8cf098437e64e27d36f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Friedrich Nietzsche claimed in Twilight of the Idols that it was impossible, even stupid, to make value judgments on life, either for or against]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with possession of explosive substance following Monaghan car-bomb discovery ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/25/man-charged-with-possession-of-explosive-substance-following-monaghan-car-bomb-discovery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/25/man-charged-with-possession-of-explosive-substance-following-monaghan-car-bomb-discovery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second charge in case took place at late night sitting of Special Criminal Court on Saturday ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:30:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SON2Z5OWI342RKO2CGJSN4J7QE.jpg?auth=6f07a5a4a08994548d6a030a004820109eb3e23db3dad639214cafb8a9d2e0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Garda Armed Support Unit outside the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Saturday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former FAI coach (60s) arrested in investigation into historical sexual abuse of women players]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/former-fai-coach-arrested-in-connection-with-investigation-into-historic-sexual-abuse-of-women-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/former-fai-coach-arrested-in-connection-with-investigation-into-historic-sexual-abuse-of-women-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man being detained at Dublin Garda station   ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:13:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXXLNAZ5GNC45AHMDLYI4PE7IE.jpg?auth=0a330d4d696718b4f047318cdf2d6097ae24a74b54712c7cdb8f21e2e8bb7474&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Garda inquiry was sparked by a joint investigation by the Sunday Independent and RTÉ that produced the Girls in Green documentary in 2024. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">coffeeyu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Power cards 63 to take share of early clubhouse lead at 3M Open ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/25/seamus-power-cards-63-to-take-share-of-early-clubhouse-lead-at-3m-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/25/seamus-power-cards-63-to-take-share-of-early-clubhouse-lead-at-3m-open/</guid><description><![CDATA[Golf round-up: Jenny Shin opens up five-stroke lead at Women’s Scottish Open; Jerry Kelly and Cameron Percy share lead at Senior Open]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:12:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CGKIFMBXFFJRNN2ENOX4OPKOM.jpg?auth=1457d30f26493263bb19e9277c64cdaf41e937151b8581434e58e3fe1899147c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamus Power walks off the 16th green during the third round of the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. Photograph: David Berding/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Berding</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 400kg of cannabis seized at Dublin Port ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/almost-400-kilograms-of-cannabis-seized-at-dublin-port/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/almost-400-kilograms-of-cannabis-seized-at-dublin-port/</guid><description><![CDATA[Saturday’s haul has an estimated street value of nearly €8m, according to gardaí ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:21:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5D3RSY4DRH7BOGNQ7ZOQ7YARA.jpg?auth=4d8c0ab6f0268c7cd782966c64e9f3139039dab9885d6a1d20c3c09c08438eb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannabis seized at Dublin Port on Saturday. Photograph courtesy An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-half goals send Cork to a sixth straight All-Ireland final at the expense of Tipperary  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/first-half-goals-send-cork-to-a-sixth-straight-all-ireland-final-at-the-expense-of-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/first-half-goals-send-cork-to-a-sixth-straight-all-ireland-final-at-the-expense-of-tipperary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daragh Ó Conchúir at Semple Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amy O’Connor and Millie Condon found the back of the net in the first 21 minutes to help set up victory]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:20:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WWVJZTR7V5BSHC6ZITJUCF2BSU.jpg?auth=d716208c705e701cb0885008f20c2c563ede984c8d0eb014a6bf49dcc0e6392f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Millie Condon scores Cork's second goal during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-final at Semple Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal make shock approach to sign Brazil star Vinícius Júnior from Real Madrid ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/25/arsenal-make-shock-approach-to-sign-brazil-star-vinicius-junior-from-real-madrid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/25/arsenal-make-shock-approach-to-sign-brazil-star-vinicius-junior-from-real-madrid/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vinícius’s future at Real uncertain after return of José Mourinho to the Bernabéu]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:57:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNL73VKAUJZM2OQMY6NFUIGRPA.jpg?auth=19aa867e97305940bd0acc0d36ee6a9e89060cf3dbddc6b1255cbf91fb7df692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal are exploring a move for Real Madrid's Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jewel Samad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen misses out on medal in final of Commonwealth Games 400m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/25/daniel-wiffen-misses-out-on-medal-in-final-of-commonwealth-games-400m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/25/daniel-wiffen-misses-out-on-medal-in-final-of-commonwealth-games-400m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Short leads home an Australian 1-2-3 in Glasgow as Wiffen’s hopes of three medals falls at first hurdle]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:47:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TLW2XTXTTRLVZE5AVCK2VCLUI.jpg?auth=431bae9fa92e7957570cb8f76db555e9dc93b494ee0f538449984a5c1f43760f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Wiffen of Team Northern Ireland competes during the men's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Pretty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law student (25) granted bail and man (40) charged over car bomb seized in Co Monaghan]]></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>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:45:14 +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[Galway see off Kilkenny in Thurles to keep dream of All-Ireland defence alive ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/galway-see-off-kilkenny-in-thurles-to-keep-dream-of-all-ireland-defence-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/galway-see-off-kilkenny-in-thurles-to-keep-dream-of-all-ireland-defence-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daragh Ó Conchúir at Semple Stadium]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carrie Dolan’s penalty at the start of the second half was crucial in six-point victory]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:34:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7Y6ACPT2JCAZGMGXPA2EJB4JE.jpg?auth=cc532ca384296017882f6efaac6657fc708c321f19e7e576312f59d2e887da6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Ciara Hickey is challenged by Sarah Barcoe of Kilkenny during the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-final at Semple Stadium. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t get Messi’s but I have my Cape Verde shirt’ – Crumlin’s Pico Lopes home to hero’s welcome ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/i-didnt-get-messis-but-i-have-my-cape-verde-shirt-crumlins-pico-lopes-home-to-heros-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/i-didnt-get-messis-but-i-have-my-cape-verde-shirt-crumlins-pico-lopes-home-to-heros-welcome/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers star gets official homecoming in Dublin suburb where he grew up dreaming of the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:34:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5EZAZUMV7ZC2TPBPOBZFDS47UE.JPG?auth=40549c9414edc9a5c242e03e6713a99b8ca8b586a7e82af91f5c1ea3b7260e57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pico Lopes, Shamrock Rovers captain and Cabo Verde international, returns to his first schoolboy club, Lourdes Celtic FC, for a civic welcome. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drew Harris ‘somewhat shocked’ by Monaghan car bomb discovery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/monaghan-bomb-discovery-shows-no-complacency-in-policing-dissident-republicans-says-drew-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/monaghan-bomb-discovery-shows-no-complacency-in-policing-dissident-republicans-says-drew-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Garda commissioner ‘somewhat shocked’ by news of Semtex discovery on Friday ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:59:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IB7C5PKDJZEZVAJXCJUABUJCK4.JPG?auth=90a2044599b40e0ce6c5b4c3eb79d4d3d4cbbdadcf5aae5da37259910d2d3637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Garda commissioner Drew Harris: 'News like this is always shocking.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont guilty of rampant waste, says Ulster Unionist Party leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/25/stormont-guilty-of-rampant-waste-says-ulster-unionist-party-leader/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/25/stormont-guilty-of-rampant-waste-says-ulster-unionist-party-leader/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jon Burrows tells MacGill Summer School support for unity referendum in Northern Ireland not sufficient]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7J4TPLS6PDFT3Z4R6XPEFOUU3I.jpg?auth=5b6bcc59fe297afd9dab4720e12093a58b7f269aa73347b8a52bf416d4308fd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UUP leader Jon Burrows: 'If you’re going to make tough decisions like closing schools or hospitals, why would any individual party want to take that responsibility and then be hammered at the polls?' Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 250,000 people flee as uncontrolled wildfires move closer to Madrid and Bordeaux]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/25/more-than-250000-people-flee-wildfires-ravaging-france-and-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/25/more-than-250000-people-flee-wildfires-ravaging-france-and-spain/</guid><description><![CDATA[Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of some western suburbs of Bordeaux in an area that includes the regional airport]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:26:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQ6DPUT4A3D26FCQYMI25ZZMHY.jpg?auth=c3cb45e99fab272ce983050bc43eb23e1636d9c0203f3ea4dde35925f2a36acc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A beach goer looks at his smartphone as a vendor waits with his cart on the beach of Moutchic in Lacanau, southwestern France where wildfires burn in the distance. Photograph: Maximilien Lamy/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maximilien Lamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar set for Tour de France glory in shortened finale as Richard Carapaz wins stage 20]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/25/tadej-pogacar-set-for-tour-de-france-glory-in-shortened-finale-as-richard-carapaz-wins-stage-20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/25/tadej-pogacar-set-for-tour-de-france-glory-in-shortened-finale-as-richard-carapaz-wins-stage-20/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle at Alpe d'Huez]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pogacar set to join Jacques Anqueil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Indurain as the only men with five Tour titles to their name]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TMV6NGLNYRRCIOHR3HU2VWL7I.jpg?auth=99155e9eb0878c28ba445f3ed61ce377d15bc9fb48ba4b66da55bf0f4ce540ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Carapaz  celebrates as he crosses the finishing line to win the 20th stage of the Tour de France between Le Bourg-d'Oisans and Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps. 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Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalpana gets King George revenge on Calandagan at Ascot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/kalpana-gets-king-george-revenge-on-calandagan-at-ascot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/kalpana-gets-king-george-revenge-on-calandagan-at-ascot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aidan O’Brien’s Irish Derby winner Benvenuto Cellini stayed on well to finish third]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:17:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZ7YMD43IJ4ZSOW7FRGUKQMCVU.jpg?auth=510992c2303dc9d089cecc8cdc898abe9003034e1ed75c60f5b7383e71206dcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jockey Colin Keane on Kalpana (left) on their way to winning the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike planned at Ireland’s largest dementia facility averted with talks planned  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/25/strike-planned-at-irelands-largest-dementia-facility-averted-with-talks-planned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/07/25/strike-planned-at-irelands-largest-dementia-facility-averted-with-talks-planned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Siptu had announced escalation in long-running row over housekeeping staff at St Joseph’s Centre, Shankill ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLRTW3R3QJDOVAVDMKUHQ5HBRI.jpg?auth=201861375832242f4df99bbbd17f62d9e676b923169c1fa7adf384461deeba94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Joseph’s Centre, which is part of St John of God services, is the State's largest care home dedicated solely to dementia care. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sittithat tangwitthayaphum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke nails final chance as she secures European Championships qualifying time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/25/rhasidat-adeleke-nails-final-chance-as-she-secures-european-championships-qualifying-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/25/rhasidat-adeleke-nails-final-chance-as-she-secures-european-championships-qualifying-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Adeleke runs 22.80 to win the 200m national title in Santry from Lauren Roy; Sharlene Mawdsley pulls up with injury]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:44:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFMMXTEVFZLCGTG2QLVT5QUCPU.jpg?auth=1065979bc845836cefba995a6756c8169fc4fe4e0bd67b06e58e3a3d7d32ed38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke of Tallaght AC celebrates winning the 200m final and running a European qualifying time during day one of the 123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Photograph: Mark Kavanagh/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reactionary Israeli ministers have ‘fascist’ Gaza agenda, says ex-WHO official Mike Ryan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/reactionary-israeli-ministers-have-fascist-gaza-agenda-says-ex-who-official-mike-ryan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/reactionary-israeli-ministers-have-fascist-gaza-agenda-says-ex-who-official-mike-ryan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief executive of Dublin Regeneration Authority tells MacGill Summer School of capital city ‘embarrassment’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IGRKJJ74NHNXAOK3ZKEZBJS34.jpg?auth=fa927700d8ec0b501ed2a6d663373749b4eadb890e4a703afaf4ece6ed326982&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Ryan at the Patrick MacGill Summer School, Glenties, Co Donegal: 'I have many Israeli friends. And they’re not warmongers ... They’re not genocide maniacs.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming rains may spell end of hot summer streak – for now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/coming-rains-may-spell-end-of-hot-summer-streak-for-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/coming-rains-may-spell-end-of-hot-summer-streak-for-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wet weather spreading from the west is forecast, with lows of 12 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:41:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIIKOZRJAZAO5L2OUMSHVSFTZA.JPG?auth=b4724742572da21d3d0b3b843a1b54f1d9987d3c4815ec43918850d01481b2ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Visitors to Donabate Beach enjoying the sunshine. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public urged to avoid areas of Co Wicklow due to reignition of wildfire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/public-urged-to-avoid-areas-of-co-wicklow-due-to-reignition-of-wildfire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/public-urged-to-avoid-areas-of-co-wicklow-due-to-reignition-of-wildfire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater , Seán Ryan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But ‘promising’ signs of containment of week-long blaze on Slievenamon, Co Tipperary]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:15:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CYXZEK7CDVAJHBNESTOA4KFHEM.jpg?auth=d01bec3adb5b15156c6991fa33042b9b93093f9e9dfeb9ae44c96e480028e645&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hundreds of hectares of habitat and woodland have been damaged by fire on Slievenamon, Co Tipperary. Photograph: Seán Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP shortages are most acute in rural and commuter belt areas, data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/gp-shortages-are-most-acute-in-rural-and-commuter-belt-areas-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/gp-shortages-are-most-acute-in-rural-and-commuter-belt-areas-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Causes include population growth outstripping rate of increases in provision of family doctors]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2UBUEBL3NEIBI7SP5YTXSZCHM.jpg?auth=49caec7786961a38943668b4759f38fed8b2f4145132b6eb8ba8fd7a512b2294&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s population is ageing, leading to higher rates of chronic illness and increased demand on GPs. Picture posed. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beethoven or birds? European Central Bank unveils new banknote designs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/25/beethoven-or-birds-european-central-bank-unveils-new-banknote-designs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/25/beethoven-or-birds-european-central-bank-unveils-new-banknote-designs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Citizens in euro zone invited to vote on top choices before notes introduced at date to be revealed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:38:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IQDZTS66NXPGHMEZDX5WFHZGI.jpg?auth=d775c224a85fee2e3aef4698614dc8ac1519496a2c5d4b44b2b727ee36d41208&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shortlisted design proposals for the future euro banknotes are unveiled after a meeting of the ECB governing council. Photograph: Matias Basualdo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matias Basualdo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s education minister quits in major win for ‘cockroach’ movement of youth protesters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/25/indias-education-minister-quits-in-major-win-for-cockroach-movement-of-youth-protesters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/25/indias-education-minister-quits-in-major-win-for-cockroach-movement-of-youth-protesters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Saurabh Sharma, Aftab Ahmed]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students demanded he resign over exam paper leaks that led to country’s biggest demonstrations in years]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:21:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUYWDCH2HSFFQXITESLSA35OI4.jpg?auth=a1df87f96b2defa85c6f0c1c9ece5f878afae46063f24fa58e576a880d44d6be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cockroach Janta Party supporters in New Delhi celebrate the resignation of India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday. Photograph: Arun Sankar/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arun Sankar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They described me as a threat to national security’: Vincent Kearney on being tracked by MI5]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/they-described-me-as-a-threat-to-national-security-vincent-kearney-on-being-tracked-by-mi5/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/they-described-me-as-a-threat-to-national-security-vincent-kearney-on-being-tracked-by-mi5/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran journalist heard from sources after spy revelations that he ‘might as well have been a tout’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADOANWFAFFGO6GLALR66Y35QW4.jpg?auth=2f82c000ede2071588526054972378c82595a25b2bf169a19373ceb2c5ea9019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Vincent Kearney leaving the Royal Courts Of Justice in London, on Wednesday. Photograph: Lucy North/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucy North</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s far worse than I actually thought’: Trump rounds on US journalists at awkward White House press dinner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/25/donald-trump-rounds-on-us-journalists-at-awkward-white-house-press-dinner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/25/donald-trump-rounds-on-us-journalists-at-awkward-white-house-press-dinner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jones in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His jokes meet stony silence at gathering rescheduled after gunman sparked panic at April event]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:54:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VRBPVQAVUILK6C4DC3FN3MMUUQ.jpg?auth=d39e82775c195bd8fcce08d8889d50bb194f79126363bf752bf114f84d60892c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Friday. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacists’ powers to prescribe contraception expected to be in place by year end]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/pharmacists-powers-to-prescribe-contraception-expected-to-be-in-place-by-year-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/pharmacists-powers-to-prescribe-contraception-expected-to-be-in-place-by-year-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women will be able to get monthly repeat prescriptions at chemists after initial GP consultation]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3D6PZD7VJFD4NCPZ5SRK4CEJOM.jpg?auth=129c72778e66023961d40140ef2f9dc671aa1271493c81307f1891717f76166c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pharmacists will be able to prescribe contraception for four-and-a-half-years after patient has seen family doctor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">areeya_ann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missiles launched from Yemen at Saudi oil refineries have been ‘shot down’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/25/missiles-launched-from-yemen-at-saudi-oil-refineries-have-been-shot-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/25/missiles-launched-from-yemen-at-saudi-oil-refineries-have-been-shot-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lefteris Papadimas, Idrees Ali]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran-backed Houthis targeting kingdom, which has been diverting oil to skirt Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz blockade]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:34:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7SVVQFTZULAFUIGL56Z6FY3ME.jpg?auth=804bfa8a735f441d66f541cde8ce572c57b097d0ab6a6bd9a9ef3df97e5b2832&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa gather this week for a demonstration to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Huwais</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman killed and child critical after Co Cavan crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/woman-killed-and-child-critical-after-co-cavan-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/25/woman-killed-and-child-critical-after-co-cavan-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Girl brought to Temple Street Children’s Hospital following collision between car and truck]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:31:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAYT46OT6VEO5NCGBZM3ZTSVBA.JPG?auth=cc4ca67ab7f4c294eae313b0f734252fb87081b43d86c6a59ba65cdea34c8b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman aged in her 50s was pronounced dead at the scene. File image. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Potemkin budget: figures belong in the fiction section of the library]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/irelands-potemkin-budget-figures-belong-in-the-fiction-section-of-the-library/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/irelands-potemkin-budget-figures-belong-in-the-fiction-section-of-the-library/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The only certainty is that Ireland will continue to rely on rising corporate tax revenues to pay the bills at the end of the year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency infrastructure laws ‘may be at extremity’ of what is constitutionally permitted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/emergency-infrastructure-laws-will-be-at-extremity-of-what-is-constitutionally-permitted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/24/emergency-infrastructure-laws-will-be-at-extremity-of-what-is-constitutionally-permitted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure says aspects of Climate Act weaponised by those who want to stop projects]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 07:48:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q5DXC34GQN6426I624LU6UIKPQ.JPG?auth=60dcdabe197cf32d10eaa0712ae0f8ac1aa153ffadc1ddaf3728de9fed43c39c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers: 'We have multiple objectives across many departments, and it’s not for NGOs or advocates to dictate to Government.' Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gay Byrne was the first big beast broadcaster. Claire Byrne was the last]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/gay-byrne-was-the-first-big-beast-broadcaster-claire-byrne-was-the-last/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/gay-byrne-was-the-first-big-beast-broadcaster-claire-byrne-was-the-last/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now we’re in the era of big beast bean counters ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYBSDF3KKREYJLHXC4DH5CL7NU.jpg?auth=ad20d81d340c70c15a410bc77458b8f293bd43ccd7925b1f719005cc243538a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire Byrne: by departing RTÉ when she did, she showed a flair for timing almost as good as her namesake’s. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish report is thin gruel as Russian demands for Irish alumina ramp up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/edward-burke-report-cannot-rule-out-irish-aluminium-ending-up-in-russian-weapons-this-is-thin-gruel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/edward-burke-report-cannot-rule-out-irish-aluminium-ending-up-in-russian-weapons-this-is-thin-gruel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government’s grinding evasion over Aughinish contrasts with Australia’s clear-eyed reasoning]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYBZULZGTFHOXCRLHIVHVTVIA4.JPG?auth=d54304c08e7a214197e9b16583973d80149a618b07aae5b07a8062d7715993c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina: ‘While the EU funds Ukraine’s defence, a Russian-owned company operates undisturbed within a member state.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ryanair experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/the-ryanair-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/the-ryanair-experience/</guid><description><![CDATA[Airline’s spokeswoman loyally and robustly defends against customer complaints]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An international King George shapes up to be among best races of the year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/an-international-king-george-shapes-as-among-best-races-of-the-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/an-international-king-george-shapes-as-among-best-races-of-the-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benvenuto Cellini tops Aidan O’Brien quartet against top French and Japanese opposition ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXSBCT73I5CRTJJT4HKQ7QBHSI.jpg?auth=4b4351a391571fd19f89ec6b8fbad014ca5f98a881719ed89c2ed34e7d005b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French superstar Calandagan, entered for the King George, was officially the best racehorse on the planet last year. Photograph: JIJI Press/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor McManus: Kerry may be the best football team, but they are not out of sight yet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/conor-mcmanus-kerry-may-be-the-best-football-team-but-they-are-not-out-of-sight-yet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/conor-mcmanus-kerry-may-be-the-best-football-team-but-they-are-not-out-of-sight-yet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What makes this generation of Kerry footballers so close to being mentioned alongside the teams under Mick O’Dwyer and Páidí Ó Sé is that they can beat you any which way]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRGF27BOWRCDRJHLMBVBATO4OA.jpg?auth=80bdbcc2f8005968459ee10d4eb27d6e5ea7a4d664a56cf88fcd58096c361bc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford (right) cannot be contained under the new rules. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/25/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/07/25/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[July 25th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HOL67L5DC5B75EX44TRN2OSASI.jpg?auth=04b82c95d1a80b7f176c4acc4df871af19e0276fa3b984cfbb5696b4877e391d&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[Readers would surely like to hear what the Irish position is on next EU budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/missing-an-eu-trick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/missing-an-eu-trick/</guid><description><![CDATA[Should we not now be EU frugals, being net contributors?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Here’s what I’ve learned from 22 years of meeting Mayo friends after All-Ireland finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/heres-what-ive-learned-from-22-years-of-meeting-mayo-friends-after-all-ireland-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/heres-what-ive-learned-from-22-years-of-meeting-mayo-friends-after-all-ireland-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The years pass, the pubs change, our lives move on – but through it all, the mysteries of Mayo football remain a constant]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NIH3GUYMKRDB7OLPO4RZMJHNCE.jpg?auth=a9e30feba34ba3775eb8d1934e0f5e31229e449b1422fc3de6c4e0e6995521bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo fans celebrate during the All-Ireland football quarter-final against Cork earlier this year. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shedsit’ is a misleading term]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/shedsit-is-a-misleading-term/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/shedsit-is-a-misleading-term/</guid><description><![CDATA[The required building standards are far from anything that might be described as a shed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina report leaves Ireland’s reputation in ruins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/our-reputation-as-a-caring-nation-is-in-shreds-after-report-on-aughinish-aluminas-exports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/our-reputation-as-a-caring-nation-is-in-shreds-after-report-on-aughinish-aluminas-exports/</guid><description><![CDATA[How predictable the inquiry would leave room for denial]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Jessica Harrington and Joseph O’Brien in hot pursuit of German Group One glory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/jessica-harrington-and-joseph-obrien-in-hot-pursuit-of-german-group-one-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/25/jessica-harrington-and-joseph-obrien-in-hot-pursuit-of-german-group-one-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IHRB extend interim licence suspension on jockey Brandon Wilkie by six months]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UNGPWLMY5K2YSLXCEYQC7V2LUA.jpg?auth=3231222b5727e947c4d15c87c79b1e3791de446736c026e763415e166d0aceb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jessica Harrington with Futurity winner Hotazhell in October 2024. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition, cost and availability means going nuclear will never be a viable solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/opposition-cost-and-availability-means-going-nuclear-will-never-be-a-viable-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/opposition-cost-and-availability-means-going-nuclear-will-never-be-a-viable-solution/</guid><description><![CDATA[It would be extremely hazardous for any government or politician to propose locating a nuclear facility in any constituency]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Josh Kerr’s ballsiest world record is motivating and demoralising for milers everywhere]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/25/josh-kerrs-ballsiest-world-record-is-motivating-and-demoralising-for-milers-everywhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/25/josh-kerrs-ballsiest-world-record-is-motivating-and-demoralising-for-milers-everywhere/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-time Irish 1,500m champion Cathal Doyle says the race to catch up is already on]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSPJJN6MYJTG46TCEV4OMHSKAM.jpg?auth=ef6b37a37caa56b7fd74c427d7a2c864c875edbf34f5553049802612e6509bc5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Josh Kerr’s performance at the Diamond League meeting in London was described as ‘the ballsiest world record in the history of middle-distance racing’. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector largesse is not down to unionisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/public-sector-largesse-is-not-down-to-unionisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/public-sector-largesse-is-not-down-to-unionisation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Politicians are not using their own money to pay public service staff, and their generosity benefits them in elections]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Ken Early: Argentina shows us what Ireland could be if our GAA culture escaped the island]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/25/ken-early-argentina-shows-us-what-we-could-be-if-our-gaa-culture-escaped-the-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/25/ken-early-argentina-shows-us-what-we-could-be-if-our-gaa-culture-escaped-the-island/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Argentinians may believe that nobody can get more carried away over football than they do ... but we know better – just think England]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4UFUTJVHJDMZLFE3R7OVSCVQU.jpg?auth=72308c7dfa0dd4c4fd1d664525c9c8ccaedd7c2cefd84c9e69b9de145ac52759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Combative Argentina defender Cristian Romero taunts England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during the semi-final. Photograph: Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair’s €4bn bet on surviving the next airline shake-out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/25/ryanairs-4bn-bet-on-surviving-the-next-airline-shake-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/25/ryanairs-4bn-bet-on-surviving-the-next-airline-shake-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary is focusing on building Ryanair’s defences against a possible downturn]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RX6A3DT35LERWHVF3AIHMEOKU.jpg?auth=0e1c14c84c9bff64e0360dfc3fb32603dcd6b7509c5b158165e61a8d0b1a1202&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair has repaid its final bond and is 'essentially' debt-free, has completed about 90 per cent of its share buyback programme, and holds more than €2.8 billion in cash. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dirty old town: Dublin stinks like hell]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/dirty-old-town-dublin-stinks-like-hell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/dirty-old-town-dublin-stinks-like-hell/</guid><description><![CDATA[Grime will reign until there’s a heavy downpour]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[HSE spending sign-off is not the only thing the private sector would refuse to put up with]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/hse-spending-sign-off-is-not-the-only-thing-the-private-sector-would-refuse-to-put-up-with/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/hse-spending-sign-off-is-not-the-only-thing-the-private-sector-would-refuse-to-put-up-with/</guid><description><![CDATA[In such enterprises senior managers could be relied on to take such decisions or be replaced]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A capital idea: Finn McRedmond and thinking outside the Dublin box]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/thinking-outside-the-dublin-box/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/thinking-outside-the-dublin-box/</guid><description><![CDATA[A regional approach would see diversion of development to complementary centres like Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Sligo]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Have Mayo already peaked?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/have-mayo-already-peaked/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/25/have-mayo-already-peaked/</guid><description><![CDATA[The county team have friends in high places]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 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[Two psychologists are at war over children and phones. Which one is right?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/breda-obrien-two-psychologists-are-at-war-over-children-and-phones-which-one-is-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/breda-obrien-two-psychologists-are-at-war-over-children-and-phones-which-one-is-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both Peter Gray and Jonathan Haidt believe that children are over-supervised in childhood. But they differ on phones]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7E5YMFLW7X7GSVBCZ2TGCOGVBE.jpg?auth=f2dd824c134da32c31a1f666161e9692a88fce2186b09ac16502b4caf698b0dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Haidt (pictured) and Peter Gray were once close collaborators. Photograph: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Unfinished Live ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roy Rochlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland has been lucky with Trump tariffs so far, but for how much longer?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/ireland-gets-lucky-again-with-trump-tariffs-but-for-how-much-longer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/ireland-gets-lucky-again-with-trump-tariffs-but-for-how-much-longer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest tariff barrage won’t impact EU or pharma but shows Trump can change tack at a stroke]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCL2U6ZZS47F6QO573LHI67PSM.jpg?auth=5c9b26ebc05fd19a7295e19354badc1377e095888637c24087497c0247da7495&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 has announced a fresh slew of tariffs. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seals poked their heads out of the water to stare at me with wariness and curiosity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/25/seals-poked-their-heads-out-of-the-water-to-stare-at-me-with-wariness-and-curiosity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/25/seals-poked-their-heads-out-of-the-water-to-stare-at-me-with-wariness-and-curiosity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A trip to Corca Dhuibhne peninsula gave me a new appreciation for the character of our landscape]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N4XWF3P54T26B7RSYKZHWQWCCE.jpg?auth=1a24720b7c8c4572fc4a487029f27bd304f52e0047ba0a5383b93a52e71ee7ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Irish folklore seals were sometimes described as being able to speak and transform into humans. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stamps of approval for US Sullivans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/stamps-of-approval-for-us-sullivans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/22/stamps-of-approval-for-us-sullivans/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not a back-of-the-envelope list]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrapping of HSE insourcing the latest short-sighted decision in public life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/scrapping-of-hse-insourcing-the-latest-short-sighted-decision-in-public-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/24/scrapping-of-hse-insourcing-the-latest-short-sighted-decision-in-public-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why are we so bad at recognising, in advance, potential unintended consequences ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret Aughinish Alumina report: EU sanctions would jeopardise company ‘viability’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/secret-aughinish-alumina-report-eu-sanctions-would-jeopardise-company-viability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/secret-aughinish-alumina-report-eu-sanctions-would-jeopardise-company-viability/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concerns over ‘financing and potential circumvention by parent company’ revealed in unpublished report]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZK2L5ZD4EJBEVF3GTTXFGYMA2M.JPG?auth=5948611ec97613a0dcebf4bc4c6b02b9987fbe216a7279c3fb6a3291c71d4b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exports of alumina from Aughinish to Russia 'have significantly increased since 2020 and at a more pronounced level since 2022', the report says, Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina facing ‘marked’ decline in orders from Europe due to ownership concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/aughinish-alumina-sales-to-russia-significantly-increased-since-2020-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/aughinish-alumina-sales-to-russia-significantly-increased-since-2020-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sales to Russia ‘significantly increased’ since war began, report finds]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GZ6NZ6ILZCA5AZBLIQNH73OMU.jpg?auth=3f3110776024359abeef16410264bc539e52d8011e317633f92b6180b07c7a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aristo heading from Aughinish to St Petersburg photographed off the Connemara coast near Inishbofin. Photograph: Mick Crowley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina: Minister’s claims about ‘confidential data’ contradicted in unpublished report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/25/aughinish-alumina-ministers-claims-about-confidential-data-contradicted-in-unpublished-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/25/aughinish-alumina-ministers-claims-about-confidential-data-contradicted-in-unpublished-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government’s report on Co Limerick plant explicitly states it does not include confidential data provided by Aughinish]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FMNOIG3YRVLNRADEGEX4QAD5A.jpg?auth=d4a718a5b01b94aad2aa455061f7615c53e114b08235c205e0c5a38cabca8853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report raises concerns about the complex network of companies that Rusal has used as an intermediary with Aughinish Alumina in recent years. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Hunter Biden be the man to bring the family name back to the White House?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/25/from-hunted-to-hunter-biden-jnr-re-emerges-from-self-inflicted-disgrace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/25/from-hunted-to-hunter-biden-jnr-re-emerges-from-self-inflicted-disgrace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Few Americans have been pilloried as mercilessly as Joe Biden’s son over the past decade, but now there’s talk of him running for the White House ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CH5JPJPZT2X5MINFLARRQCDGRE.jpg?auth=5ffbbc42d106a826c96f03f6c4db8944aad6b5e5629a9674d0f8bc7100e88ef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hunter Biden was redolent of the Nicolas Cage character in Leaving Las Vegas, except it was real life. Photograph: Eric Thayer/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Thayer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage boys in Ireland: ‘Now that everyone has a phone, the bullying never stops’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/teenage-boys-in-ireland-youre-in-a-vulnerable-position-youre-young-and-youre-alone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/teenage-boys-in-ireland-youre-in-a-vulnerable-position-youre-young-and-youre-alone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four Irish teenagers talk about navigating friendships and social hierarchies in the era of social media and the manosphere]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UZFUSR5DKZDLHKJ4UROYEEREWQ.png?auth=dcad379b5597c7177dfa32ebec4d819fd0ecea03b000eb4987f31770cd5b4ed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie White, Nathanael Wei Cassidy and Jacob O'Keeffe. Photographs: Joe O'Shaughnessy/Alan Betson/Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Oatley obituary: Senior British spy was key player in facilitating peace talks in North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/25/michael-oatley-obituary-senior-british-spy-was-key-player-in-facilitating-northern-ireland-peace-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/25/michael-oatley-obituary-senior-british-spy-was-key-player-in-facilitating-northern-ireland-peace-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[MI6 officer codenamed the Mountain Climber was instrumental in setting up back channel with IRA that led ultimately to Belfast Agreement]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSQV24SA2RHXXCN2HF6YLRI4G4.jpeg?auth=f469b34f43dc588070b84bcd347b36c82422c77dbfd89e2cf386c2100e3f9809&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Oatley came to the conclusion that ending violence in the North meant opening dialogue with the IRA. Photograph: Peter Taylor/The Guardian]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Ann Widdecombe: Formidable politician who sometimes played up role of British eccentric]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/25/obituary-ann-widdecombe-formidable-politician-who-sometimes-played-up-role-of-british-eccentric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/07/25/obituary-ann-widdecombe-formidable-politician-who-sometimes-played-up-role-of-british-eccentric/</guid><description><![CDATA[Conservative MP represented Maidstone for 23 years, later stood for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and was a climate-change sceptic]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYFUS7FJSXISR5YLR6HO6BZHMY.jpg?auth=f4798da746c1e136291ae474591e1cf953429d28ee26e132decb5401ea76256b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ann Widdecombe:  A deeply serious politician she was an MP for 23 years. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stuart C. Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW’s China playbook may come back to haunt it when rivals take it to Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/vws-china-playbook-may-come-back-to-haunt-it-when-rivals-take-it-to-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/vws-china-playbook-may-come-back-to-haunt-it-when-rivals-take-it-to-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German carmaker is dealing with plunging sales in its biggest market]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DN5YCCDHEOFS6SQ5NV7S3DOEYQ.jpg?auth=45a5e79108fe29be93b826799962e6f336997b467b8d145052d35948c6cffbfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volkswagen is dealing with mounting problems. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Krisztian Bocsi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s embarrassing that the Irish Open is being held at a Trump-owned property]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/its-embarrassing-that-the-irish-open-is-being-held-at-a-trump-owned-property/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/its-embarrassing-that-the-irish-open-is-being-held-at-a-trump-owned-property/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our night in Spain brought people together – something a Trump-hosted golf spectacle in Ireland is unlikely to achieve]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O44F2AHYFDSIPEVS56ZTQ33UHI.jpg?auth=7695616d8f09963465270ef764167dc53ade71046c3df8b92779ca2e13a48ee9&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 presents a winners' medal to Spain's Lamine Yamal following the Fifa World Cup final at the New York-New Jersey Stadium. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google’s chatty new home speaker with built-in Gemini AI for €99  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/25/googles-chatty-new-home-speaker-with-its-ai-chatbot-built-in-for-99/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/07/25/googles-chatty-new-home-speaker-with-its-ai-chatbot-built-in-for-99/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Google’s AI bot Gemini is built into the home speaker offering ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYKY3KQKONH63KEOLFRZE3K2SI.jpg?auth=c1aab90882b51c7e262e9f043dbb84114b5338b786779ecb93040071ea6c5b47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google Home Speaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Ronan’s firm lodges alternative plans for landmark IFSC site following appeal setback]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/johnny-ronans-firm-lodges-alternative-plans-for-landmark-ifsc-site-following-appeal-setback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/johnny-ronans-firm-lodges-alternative-plans-for-landmark-ifsc-site-following-appeal-setback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new proposal for the Citigroup offices has cut back proposed office space on site by 40 per cent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZ6R2RVPKNACNARJNO4IGRTDQ4.jpg?auth=8915133f1feb48d3577f4abfec140d298a70969f00ff38c1a21502e4d8f34bf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rendering of the proposed development by Ronan Group at North Wall Quay in Dublin. The site is the current office of Citigroup in Dublin. Photograph: Ronan Group]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Visual Lab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fionnuala had a far more significant impact on Foxrock than Samuel Beckett’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/fionnuala-had-a-far-more-significant-impact-on-foxrock-than-samuel-beckett/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/fionnuala-had-a-far-more-significant-impact-on-foxrock-than-samuel-beckett/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When one of the old dear’s friends rings me up and asks if I’m free for lunch, I end up sitting there for an hour, debating whether to go]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45QZOA63IBHNJI7QSTAZDMVMJU.jpg?auth=1650700261945b82b97fbda1380ba80e1305d8a8ca16d8410d4eb55fe176f3db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fionnuala O'Carroll-Kelly. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Srebrenica to Tuam: the emotional toll of exhuming and identifying human remains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/from-srebrenica-to-tuam-the-emotional-toll-of-exhuming-and-identifying-human-remains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/from-srebrenica-to-tuam-the-emotional-toll-of-exhuming-and-identifying-human-remains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bones ‘will always tell a story’ and you need people to tell it, says veteran forensic investigator Oran Finegan ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Y24I6M27VNDBGG5DD7OYD73EA.jpg?auth=c31b5caed9d6d08a3b564ed1daf9a99c9a1530236e392e8d623c37fccedc2f67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oran Finegan, forensic lead of the Tuam former mother and baby home excavation, was a member of the team that examined remains from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo’s mentality has always been questioned after All-Ireland defeats, but is it at simple as that?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/mayo-still-working-on-their-head-for-heights-as-they-climb-the-mountain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/mayo-still-working-on-their-head-for-heights-as-they-climb-the-mountain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In spite of everything or because of everything, Mayo have not allowed the flame of possibility to die]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTVMH2PYLNEI7ECM5QU7BI7POA.jpg?auth=79c734e09fd592783da166c5f2dcfc1c31c3e0f77d4f6c55ba876baf89366327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Aidan O’Shea at Corke Park in 2021, dejected after losing the All-Ireland final to Tyrone. 
Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life as a family lawyer: ‘I’ve had cases that ended in death’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/25/life-as-a-family-lawyer-ive-had-cases-that-ended-in-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/25/life-as-a-family-lawyer-ive-had-cases-that-ended-in-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin solicitor Sandra McAleer has faced intimidation and death threats arising from her work in the complex family law court]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRQ76URWHFGUBFH6SU5SGZD2FU.jpg?auth=d736daffc570b0fe072f41d5bcbcee657cb45e4ceac4f9ec91b9662604656664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Family law solicitor Sandra McAleer outside Dolphin House on East Essex Street in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 












]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One of the last of its kind in Ireland: The Leinster Model Flying Club in pictures  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/one-of-the-last-of-its-kind-in-ireland-the-leinster-model-flying-club-in-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/one-of-the-last-of-its-kind-in-ireland-the-leinster-model-flying-club-in-pictures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Bradshaw, Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s gone from rubber bands and tissue to high-tech computerised stuff,’ says a founding member of one of Ireland’s few remaining model aircraft clubs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XH5I7A7OBCAJKLYEJRFR32ADQ.JPG?auth=1a1c70cc1ce2258a7034296d25e63019b34e558a3b9cb094e26ab5453d7b600f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster Model Flying Club in Phoenix park, Dublin. All photographs: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP shortages: Where are the most acute problems across the country?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/gp-shortages-where-are-the-most-acute-problems-across-the-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/25/gp-shortages-where-are-the-most-acute-problems-across-the-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The representative body for Irish GPs warns of three ‘emerging pressure points’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGP3UR73T5BB7KBFZSDRMOGILQ.jpg?auth=49c6fc04d7e357f528f665d46d68916cc2ae338913b7aece298f6907b49a1e04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Ciarán Ó’Ferraigh in his practice in Ramelton, Co Donegal. Photograph: Joe Dunne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOE DUNNE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbey Theatre redevelopment mired in red tape while projected cost nears €500m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/further-delays-to-abbey-theatre-redevelopment-while-projected-cost-may-now-be-500m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/25/further-delays-to-abbey-theatre-redevelopment-while-projected-cost-may-now-be-500m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scheme back and forth with Department of Culture and still requires approval of Department of Public Expenditure ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5XSLAHR5FENFI4I2ZONRIWSGY.JPG?auth=4d4f2732cf4901e4686e46a75abd0405e9885b7cec0499d673f35a64fe5a4048&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Redevelopment of Dublin's Abbey Theatre will not proceed until after 2028 at the earliest. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan on why you should enter Ireland’s Greenest Places]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/25/eamon-ryan-on-why-you-should-enter-irelands-greenest-places/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/25/eamon-ryan-on-why-you-should-enter-irelands-greenest-places/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s Greenest Places: Despite backlash in some political circles against the green agenda, action on the ground tells a different story]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXXMJWRYWBC2RADFOI7V3RK6II.jpg?auth=0e17ffa23a91db88966a0758b1736b6b5696eb3a0e162e604b21a9b348bc4817&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan at the launch of Ireland’s Greenest Places 2026. Photograph: Mark Henderson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a reason the State gets away with wasting so much of our money]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/david-mcwilliams-theres-a-reason-the-state-gets-away-with-wasting-so-much-of-our-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/david-mcwilliams-theres-a-reason-the-state-gets-away-with-wasting-so-much-of-our-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The power of data is transparency. It is the power of the future ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3OTWLZQORGVFDIJEG57F3VZRI.jpg?auth=88ea5e5a8df23f02a3040482ddb91ab061e771d4032513ac179119707a8a64ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some young maths and physics graduates are using their expertise to assess what is happening to your tax money once it gets sucked into the bureaucratic vacuum that is the Irish State. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">honster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roz Purcell: ‘When I was younger I was fine with people looking at me. But I have grown to hate it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/roz-purcell-i-got-a-message-saying-oh-its-great-to-see-someone-not-lose-loads-of-weight-before-their-wedding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/25/roz-purcell-i-got-a-message-saying-oh-its-great-to-see-someone-not-lose-loads-of-weight-before-their-wedding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Tipperary broadcaster and author knows how to captivate an audience. Just married and settling into her radio role on 2FM, she’s figuring out which new challenges to tackle]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZEP4IJO5NEJZMUGTGMQJ7W5DY.jpg?auth=a33f0b76c33b8533d8c4572402095eae9e2992ffa1316fd042987f4c63f28cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roz Purcell: The former model is now best known as an Instagrammer, radio presenter, and author of recipe and hiking books. Photograph: Liadh Connolly, assisted by Robbie Mullins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Liadh Connolly, assisted by Robbie Mullins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mulch, shade, water, ventilate: How to help your garden over the summer months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/25/mulch-shade-water-ventilate-how-to-help-your-garden-over-the-summer-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/25/mulch-shade-water-ventilate-how-to-help-your-garden-over-the-summer-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taking some practical measures can lessen the impact of dry weather on your plants]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDFW4FIUZWE4GKAEXZKAGJ7TLY.jpg?auth=b73e57a70f0ee731c14311263c8ac9df96cec5d4d310ffd932a1d9f84e02e534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High temperatures such as those we have been experiencing this summer can leave your garden's soil parched, and its plants and wildlife struggling. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staycation inspiration: 15 Irish holiday rentals with wow-factor, from clifftop cottages to private retreats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/25/staycation-inspiration-15-irish-holiday-rentals-with-wow-factor-from-clifftop-cottages-to-private-retreats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/25/staycation-inspiration-15-irish-holiday-rentals-with-wow-factor-from-clifftop-cottages-to-private-retreats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why holiday abroad when you could venture down the road for something special?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIUMOCWKLBEPFOXFIWET3ELSII.png?auth=1ffc60fc9c1b7536497fb93e9a97d411cdd335b34d641f7e472cf2944b21d811&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staycation inspiration (clockwise from top left): Upper Lighthouse Tower, Co Wicklow; Burton House, Co Kildare; Dzogchen Beara, Co Cork; and Bothar Buí, Co Cork]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Witness and Respair by Jesmyn Ward: Creative non-fiction blends dreamscapes and family lore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/on-witness-and-respair-by-jesmyn-ward-creative-non-fiction-blends-dreamscapes-and-family-lore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/on-witness-and-respair-by-jesmyn-ward-creative-non-fiction-blends-dreamscapes-and-family-lore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Mulkerns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An excellent compendium, and a valuable introduction to the author’s novels]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCK5ZDWWXJCJLAOPP63U2G527E.jpg?auth=157f312105bf5387600dcbbc595d19732a3f3953ed5d16e4072e9c8f2ee49cdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jesmyn Ward's novels Salvage the Bones and Sing, Unburied Sing won the National Book Award. Photograph: Beowulf Sheehan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Beowulf Sheehan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pure filth! Ireland’s banned films – and why the censor didn’t want you to see them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/25/pure-filth-irelands-banned-films-and-why-the-censor-didnt-want-you-to-see-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/25/pure-filth-irelands-banned-films-and-why-the-censor-didnt-want-you-to-see-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Film Censor’s Office cut some of the greatest lines in cinema, to the dismay of the last censor, John Kelleher]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTESS4SVLRH6POR7I7HL2II5KM.png?auth=2553518a101cf411b9a2e9fc059d1947c1d848d78601b6827ffc96f0abb090d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clockwise from left:  John Kelleher, Ireland's final film censor; I’m No Angel (1933); The Graduate (1967); and Brief Encounter (1945). Photographs: Daniel Geesen/RTÉ/Paramount Pictures/Eagle-Lion]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wham! 10 Days in China: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley deliver a seismic culture shock ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/25/wham-10-days-in-china-george-michael-and-andrew-ridgeley-deliver-a-seismic-culture-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/25/wham-10-days-in-china-george-michael-and-andrew-ridgeley-deliver-a-seismic-culture-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mike Christie’s film poignantly captures just how alien Wham! were in the country in 1985]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4QMXHAPTZFUTHD4N7E57FWFVA.jpg?auth=12456c660928bfd75e7c74dd985da46e40b22383e8d91c76acd95e927ee42c52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wham! 10 Days in China: George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley on the Great Wall in 1985. Photograph: Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Charlesworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booker longlist speculation is foolish. But it’s also fun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/25/booker-prize-longlist-speculation-is-a-foolish-but-fun-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/25/booker-prize-longlist-speculation-is-a-foolish-but-fun-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New and overlooked authors are competing against several past winners and previously shortlisted writers. They can’t all make it]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFI5JC6DMRGXVK2RHNVQFYXAGY.jpg?auth=945d224735d0840114ea80e3a16b6374f577d7d6b39b78f8937e545d19a19e46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booker Prize 2026 judges: Rebecca Liu, Jarvis Cocker, Mary Beard, Raymond Antrobus and Patricia Lockwood]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunshine salads: two perfect recipes inspired by the farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/25/sunshine-salads-two-perfect-recipes-inspired-by-the-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/25/sunshine-salads-two-perfect-recipes-inspired-by-the-farm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A visit to McNally Family Farm in north Dublin shows us how seasonal, local produce can be hugely inspirational]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIL6SIOAAREKHOZHOKKZ67R3XY.jpg?auth=193103f48e8e72703bec6287c86c70f8e7508f6741d329f82a1ed40036a47408&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grilled peach and jamón salad with crostini and rocket, and lemon grass and cashew nut chicken salad with Asian-style greens. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four lower-alcohol reds perfect for summer drinking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/25/four-lower-alcohol-reds-perfect-for-summer-drinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/25/four-lower-alcohol-reds-perfect-for-summer-drinking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: It can be difficult to find decent lighter reds but these four stand out]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZFBDYXY5VF7RLXW5GIDTWRSNE.jpg?auth=9bc44c3852d4d51183e500675d9bdbac7af63c38c7bd095539a07731efc5c97e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four lighter reds perfect for summer drinking. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genieve Figgis and Michael Craig-Martin among Irish artists with international appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/25/genieve-figgis-and-michael-craig-martin-among-irish-artists-with-international-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/07/25/genieve-figgis-and-michael-craig-martin-among-irish-artists-with-international-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yeats and Henry tend to attract Irish-linked buyers while contemporary works garner broader attention]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CPEGUUJ25HJPOSMRPSS2GFQAY.jpeg?auth=9a26b5ab98aa3029d2cd407312c0f2bf9cbf866539fba3947231676c71d1b704&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Napoleon by Genieve Figgis (2022)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Sheldon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for lemongrass and cashew nut chicken with Asian style greens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/25/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-lemon-grass-and-cashew-nut-chicken-with-asian-style-greens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/25/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-lemon-grass-and-cashew-nut-chicken-with-asian-style-greens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A blender will make life easy when it comes to the marinade for the chicken thighs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AH6I6SDDMNCIJPYS3BECEOHRJU.jpg?auth=f9949580f4d802d9cfb80e4bb96da750489b6e6f66c5c62d11781aa36079e978&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty's lemon grass and cashew nut chicken with Asian-style greens. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for grilled peach and jamón salad with crostini and rocket]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/25/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-grilled-peach-and-jamon-salad-with-crostini-and-rocket/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/07/25/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-grilled-peach-and-jamon-salad-with-crostini-and-rocket/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your leftover sourdough bread will come into its own in this glorious dish]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNJPMMP2ZRD7TCGEXQYNOOEMTY.jpg?auth=e400732622a8d53238107d4a3163e5def597e7805d0978e35b3bac0804e3f557&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grilled peach and jamon salad with crostini and rocket. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herta Müller’s The Village on the Edge of the World: Survival under Ceausescu’s regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/herta-mullers-the-village-on-the-edge-of-the-world-survival-under-ceausescus-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/herta-mullers-the-village-on-the-edge-of-the-world-survival-under-ceausescus-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Wyeth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A book about language, memory and the imagination’s resistance to fear]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXJZGMM5623MRWYHMKF5LZFCGI.jpg?auth=a7bf191ade0dc73613e2103a95753fbb44f153824db21abf01bad1c8dfde56df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A strident Nicolae Ceausescu at the party congress on November 24th, 1989. Photograph: Gerard Fouet/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signals by Saira Hameed: Hooray for hormones]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/signals-by-saira-hameed-hooray-for-hormones/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/signals-by-saira-hameed-hooray-for-hormones/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Quin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excellent overview of disorder in our internal chemistry shows author to be an optimistic cheerleader for endocrinology]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NGJMN52A5EKRGRGW4K3MIVJV4.jpg?auth=fb98e4ef0d6b230ee656fc5643db4fb823c5b28a5d6d121750d16d27e9343c73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Signals is an apposite title for Saira Hameed’s book given that hormones act as keys or switches in the body. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fatido</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Cunning: ‘Being second best is nothing to be afraid of! I’ve been telling my brother that for years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/qa-andrew-cunning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/qa-andrew-cunning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Writing a novel is pretty audacious to begin with. Why not lean into the audacity a little?’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GXPCE3JP4ZEXVJPMLOUGB7JUME.jpg?auth=bd95c806c4d8a79894b66c3044a1339b5331410a95ef0c0a0848c5c9ef24a394&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Cunning teaches in a Belfast school: 'Teaching inspires me to teach better; writing inspires me to write better.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Prophetic Voice: Jean Sulivan, a writer who spoke up for the little guy and girl]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/the-prophetic-voice-jean-sulivan-a-writer-who-spoke-up-for-the-little-guy-and-girl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/the-prophetic-voice-jean-sulivan-a-writer-who-spoke-up-for-the-little-guy-and-girl/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Inglis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Exploring what it means to ‘live a good life’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FWTU7HQRJJFXSAZWQPY7YWSQY4.jpg?auth=b21131caa0898218940593bdfd49541f5c3499579f6634696e4434da6301ba24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jean Sulivan was a priest who became a successful writer. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Do People Stay the Same by Mark Bowles: The making of the man]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/how-do-people-stay-the-same-by-mark-bowles-the-making-of-the-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/how-do-people-stay-the-same-by-mark-bowles-the-making-of-the-man/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm McKenna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A tender novel whose meditations on the self’s uncertain parameters urge excavating the past to better understand the present]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLJT5VDWJNFC3ABK5QMQ3ZHD2E.jpg?auth=2cd441c5367257d78f541b3c0195a4e6b735f8845ca0c3f161ca27be3cac0878&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Bowles]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Traveller by Andrea Wulf: George Forster’s quest for common humanity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-traveller-by-andrea-wulf-george-forsters-quest-for-common-humanity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/18/the-traveller-by-andrea-wulf-george-forsters-quest-for-common-humanity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Horan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At age 17, Forster was invited by the British admiralty to accompany Captain James Cook on his second expedition]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43SIIGCDYZBJRMEJJ6I5F3VSLI.jpg?auth=b9617d7cab0ca35d3e27995cdeffbdc7e2303c71e121098cfc419dafd5de803f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Forster]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downfall of a King: Juan Carlos paradox strains even Paul Preston’s superb abilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/downfall-of-a-king-juan-carlos-paradox-strains-even-paul-prestons-superb-abilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/downfall-of-a-king-juan-carlos-paradox-strains-even-paul-prestons-superb-abilities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paddy Woodworth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once hailed as the saviour of Spanish democracy, scandal precipitated the former monarch’s abdication and exile]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IC4L27QT5AVUHTJWDKRIFPWSFE.jpg?auth=67324afb46fca3b7d9594fec583b6cc0c5b6006d3b6b57fbf01b54c98c4545d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain’s former king Juan Carlos has lived in the United Arab Emirates since 2020. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The August Coup by Robert Service: masterly  scholarship written like a political thriller]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/the-august-coup-by-robert-service-masterly-scholarship-written-like-a-political-thriller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/the-august-coup-by-robert-service-masterly-scholarship-written-like-a-political-thriller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Density of detail in Service’s research means this book is likely to become a definitive account of episode]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJDKIMEJ3BBHDBUONKAJWHVBBQ.jpg?auth=15aeb6022835e9ee2da9434829367e859c9e7875b14588d2f4fc913b1adf0651&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert Service, The August Coup: Service believes Boris Yeltsin, despite all his failings, deserves a more positive reputation 'as an astute handler of a volatile political situation'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Reek Sunday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/01/poem-of-the-week-reek-sunday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/01/poem-of-the-week-reek-sunday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony O’Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Tony O’Dwyer]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LVN26M7D5JH47G7GHQMST4Y53Y.jpg?auth=e3b9eeaf82a9fa0f86d57d1bc031ddacca8e0e8ab1a4ae7034e7142e7774a534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Reek Sunday': Climbers make their way to the summit of Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo, for the annual pilgrimage there, which traditionally takes place on the last Sunday in July. Photograph: Conor McKeown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books in brief: The Wrong Son feels like a fascinating late-night conversation with a stranger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/books-in-brief-the-wrong-son-feels-like-a-fascinating-late-night-conversation-with-a-stranger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/books-in-brief-the-wrong-son-feels-like-a-fascinating-late-night-conversation-with-a-stranger/</guid><description><![CDATA[Moving memoirs from Laurie Hertzel, Kevin Sharkey and Neil Griffiths]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKEANSTYNBOTSJTQLUHPYBDFZQ.jpg?auth=e76ace679a77fb4b6e3a4c039b74cece9d5da47124c3acdde15f93d22ec814f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neil Griffiths, author of The Wrong Son: A Memoir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams: Strange, disturbing and sometimes very good]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/the-vivisectors-by-missouri-williams-strange-disturbing-and-sometimes-very-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/11/the-vivisectors-by-missouri-williams-strange-disturbing-and-sometimes-very-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Christopher Vaughan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The novel is more concerned with the pettiness and absurdities of cancel culture than the scrambled interactions that spark them]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CPQBB6NQJD3HCZV7SSVKD7GJQ.jpg?auth=18384bdae33d332965010b958c6f9769587d97577196f081f0657474d40db811&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Missouri Williams]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>