<?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/2026-07-26/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:08:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe Larry could help Woodies get on top of their woeful ads]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/27/maybe-larry-could-help-woodies-get-on-top-of-their-woeful-ads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/27/maybe-larry-could-help-woodies-get-on-top-of-their-woeful-ads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... Advertisement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash, Palestinians say ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/israeli-settlers-set-fire-to-west-bank-mosques-after-deadly-clash-palestinians-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/israeli-settlers-set-fire-to-west-bank-mosques-after-deadly-clash-palestinians-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four Palestinians and two Israelis killed in earlier shooting]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:48:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXAOTLHTJFKPBZ6274NMEEGA3Q.jpg?auth=11ee5f845b77c16c429e569df98a4cca338ad7e8be9a6752e5a9261d92021f90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A young Palestinian boy walks past walls daubed with Hebrew graffiti as he enters a mosque allegedly burned by Israeli settlers in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday. Photograph: John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Wessels</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Much-loved’ broadcaster Gerry Kelly dies aged 77]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/26/much-loved-broadcaster-gerry-kelly-dies-aged-77/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/26/much-loved-broadcaster-gerry-kelly-dies-aged-77/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tributes paid to former UTV and BBC Radio Ulster presenter]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:50:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCBJ3WAMRVBN5O2ZTO2RGJGLZQ.png?auth=68f5bc21228de6f70f97b8a70c388754842df68d0aa3b33d2ea66fd761fc5143&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Kelly hosted a popular chat show on UTV for 17 years. Photograph: Pacemaker]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooter driver, teenager and passenger killed in three separate incidents on roads]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/e-scooter-driver-teenager-and-passenger-killed-in-three-separate-incidents-on-roads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/e-scooter-driver-teenager-and-passenger-killed-in-three-separate-incidents-on-roads/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fatal incidents occurred in Meath and Tipperary in early hours of Sunday morning  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The driver of an e-scooter has been killed in a collision in Co Meath]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo channel their inner Rory McIlroy to shoot for the moon and land among the stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayo-channel-their-inner-rory-mcilroy-to-shoot-for-the-moon-and-land-among-the-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayo-channel-their-inner-rory-mcilroy-to-shoot-for-the-moon-and-land-among-the-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An extraordinary group of Mayo players rejected the pain of the past to find a path to glory]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:04:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SAQNXWWHFJKO5UELF36RB4IWQ.jpg?auth=b8174c8f0b828b6f7ca32c908e7f892b92c7829c3ba2aba17ed95d82eabe98c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup as they run towards Hill 16 after the victory over Kerry. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aidan O’Shea: ‘Mayo people can look people in the eye for the first time in a long time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/aidan-oshea-mayo-people-can-look-people-in-the-eye-for-the-first-time-in-a-long-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/aidan-oshea-mayo-people-can-look-people-in-the-eye-for-the-first-time-in-a-long-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After taking ‘a lot of flak’ over the years, Mayo have earned the right to celebrate, says veteran ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:59:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYASAEAYB6ECVHPZZFXIIE4BTI.jpg?auth=94d66ce1d6b9da11e40a6cf3b58170ace92c46b69b73029b11a115da39c1708f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aidan O'Shea with his family and the Sam Maguire Cup after Mayo's victory over Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland final. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan breaks her mother Sonia’s 31-year-old record in runaway 1,500m win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/26/sophie-osullivan-breaks-her-mother-sonias-31-year-old-record-in-runaway-1500m-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/26/sophie-osullivan-breaks-her-mother-sonias-31-year-old-record-in-runaway-1500m-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke set Morton Stadium alight on Saturday when securing the 200m qualifying time for the European Championships]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:56:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BWQWRNU2ID2A5USMJW7ZJNQYA.jpg?auth=de63b095dd2950819c4902961fda35aac4fbbd87cc1bf1280ecfe1fae1ec5654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sophie O’Sullivan celebrates after winning the women's 1,500m at the National Track and Field Championships in Santry. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body of man found at Clondalkin recycling centre in west Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/body-found-at-clondalkin-recycling-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/body-found-at-clondalkin-recycling-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Haire (35) had been availing of homeless services in Dublin and Cork]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:11:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SG5QWB6ERBCKNFUBKE55GGRE5U.JPG?auth=1c530ec167d450504cd6b0016358e38cb536ced307b7e21887bce3d8166d764d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí said they had taken the step of naming the deceased because they were seeking the public’s help]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welshman Sean David wins South of Ireland title in Lahinch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/26/welshman-sean-david-wins-south-of-ireland-title-in-lahinch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/26/welshman-sean-david-wins-south-of-ireland-title-in-lahinch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Small]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tomi Bowen finishes runners-up in tournament’s first all-Welsh final]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:58:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBGZMWHEECZYJG2V2MQXUVKV7Y.jpg?auth=e06a19feb84a907ce3aec0592d802b13669ee622ac68fcfd5db9448f3227b0b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean David with the trophy after his win in the South of Ireland Men's Amateur Open at Lahinch Golf Club. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry v Mayo live updates: Mayo end 75-year All-Ireland drought with dramatic win over Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/kerry-v-mayo-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-the-all-ireland-football-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/kerry-v-mayo-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-the-all-ireland-football-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo look to overcome reigning champions to end 75-year Sam Maguire wait]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:53:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4GRPTDGEFDDBDLBJIEOHX73X4.jpg?auth=c7a12205b62e87df5b554336b8ad7ec338e58457c51b9bcec6b1e58364f34ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo captain Jack Coyne lifts the Sam Maguire Cup after their win over Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mayo had more legs, more hunger’: Jack O’Connor reflects on Kerry’s energy deficit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayo-had-more-legs-more-hunger-jack-oconnor-reflects-on-kerrys-energy-deficit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayo-had-more-legs-more-hunger-jack-oconnor-reflects-on-kerrys-energy-deficit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Kingdom’s manager admits ‘it was a year where we played in fits and starts’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:29:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRSODJD66RF5JCPCIFQYYUWPEU.jpg?auth=623bb1a4bfc75445d3ae4c990584b44ac3a4a5c6045ddbd3a485a93c784e7743&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo manager Andy Moran and Kerry manager Jack O'Connor after the final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo lay waste to the curse as deliverance arrives like an earthquake to bury Kerry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-lay-waste-to-the-curse-as-deliverance-arrives-like-an-earthquake-to-bury-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-lay-waste-to-the-curse-as-deliverance-arrives-like-an-earthquake-to-bury-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran’s young and unshackled side brought a unique energy as they claimed a first Sam Maguire in 75 years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:26:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27P7QB5E5AG5PPM7WMKHT3WJ4E.jpg?auth=e161ff9f448bd857fa612dc9300bd2bb766bcfa5adf6602e80ad1eb198a28f33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's captain Jack Coyne lifts the Sam Maguire Cup after victory over Kerry in Croke Park. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[International force to be allowed into Gaza, Israeli official says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/international-force-to-be-allowed-into-gaza-israeli-official-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/international-force-to-be-allowed-into-gaza-israeli-official-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Force will include 200 members from ‘friendly countries such as Uganda ⁠and Morocco’, official says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:19:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WX6IS2LC7QPYCSCQHU7XLTWUYU.jpg?auth=57dafb7615ee1c07b9d8c2f474da7e84a3eefd6f8ec11f152c591ae757125a9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People queue to receive meals from a charity kitchen at the Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday. Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eyad Baba</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on legal aid: solicitors must accept reform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-legal-aid-solicitors-must-accept-reform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-legal-aid-solicitors-must-accept-reform/</guid><description><![CDATA[There are clear flaws in the per appearance model ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INMU45SVOUPDQS2KUV3RUEJH3Y.jpg?auth=1a5990d3e1799abf2a2ba5057832aa7bc92a18eb5a1065ce67edbf2255cea17f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors walk out of the Criminal Courts of Justice building last week.
(Photo Collins Courts}]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relentless Tadej Pogacar wins fifth Tour de France to equal record]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/26/relentless-tadej-pogacar-wins-fifth-tour-de-france-to-equal-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/07/26/relentless-tadej-pogacar-wins-fifth-tour-de-france-to-equal-record/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle in Paris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Slovenian rider completes one of most dominant performances in modern Tour history]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:53:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FT57UD5IRV423YARBL7R67ZGSU.jpg?auth=3173efa4aa2f9341812edad7d1bfbaec5becc3dc2dae11628d8e200565a78b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar celebrates his overall victory as he crosses the finish line of the 21st stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff Pachoud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Mayo’s All-Ireland: persistence finally pays off ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-mayos-all-ireland-persistence-finally-pays-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-mayos-all-ireland-persistence-finally-pays-off/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mayo finally got over the line and they did so playing like champions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKQI3TJQUGRZWJKTQO3UKN4CR4.jpg?auth=facfdc094c1e852729eb2b615f957442727f18e090cfe08a6414437b36aafd7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Jack Coyne lifts the Sam Maguire Cup
( ©INPHO/James Crombie)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former minister for children calls for pause on planned development at Bessborough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/former-minister-for-children-calls-for-pause-on-planned-development-at-bessborough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/former-minister-for-children-calls-for-pause-on-planned-development-at-bessborough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Significant efforts should be made to determine scale of burial at former mother and baby home in Cork, Katherine Zappone says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:23:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTXS5NBGTG2TWYSNBX7KI6GHPA.jpg?auth=a94c3156923f3abd5caf681c5fd3891c6336bc97390ab7eae3643ee5d09c4ac3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former minister for children Katherine Zappone: 'The careful, honest and moral thing to do is to look properly before we build.' Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobe McDonald’s 45 and Ryan O’Donoghue’s two-pointer: 5 key moments that took Mayo to victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/all-ireland-final-key-moments-kobes-45-put-mayo-on-the-road-ryan-odonoghues-two-pointer-took-them-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/all-ireland-final-key-moments-kobes-45-put-mayo-on-the-road-ryan-odonoghues-two-pointer-took-them-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Clifford’s first-half goal was as good as it got for Kerry thanks to Mayo’s fast start to the second half and Darragh Beirne’s goal]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:20:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ILUQWBKVN7S7CXVI2AOKLE64M.jpg?auth=7c3a38cd834b47953da8606436882b65c207499f95baee9e6444d029706acaf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Jordan Flynn and Kobe McDonald celebrate after the All-Ireland final in which Mayo beat Kerry. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry player ratings: Clifford brothers impress but too many fall below usual high standards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/kerry-player-ratings-clifford-brothers-impress-but-too-many-fall-below-usual-high-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/kerry-player-ratings-clifford-brothers-impress-but-too-many-fall-below-usual-high-standards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo’s aggressive high press seemed to throw the Kerry defence off its stride]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSVYCWMHIZBOVEH2RPFIMPD5HE.jpg?auth=001ccbfd57665503af1ac0913d8f846ed5927dad5ff03796cd23560078579372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's David Clifford shoots past Jack Livingston of Mayo to score his side’s goal in the All-Ireland final against Mayo. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Langer: Colette Sheridan on a wonderful new book of Cork’s slang words]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/26/you-langer-colette-sheridan-on-a-wonderful-new-book-of-corks-slang-words/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/26/you-langer-colette-sheridan-on-a-wonderful-new-book-of-corks-slang-words/</guid><description><![CDATA[Immaculate conception, fine half, electrocution lessons, a fifty and more in professor’s compendium]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBEX6NAGCBCELMTFMS4F6XWXB4.jpg?auth=ff1daf6bc64da2b795b7f381bb7d864ef93ad172b29002a72b5300ff218e2ee6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evening Echo boy sculpture on Patrick Street, Cork. File image. Photograph: Education Images/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Education Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo player ratings: Ryan O’Donoghue and Jack Carney shine brightest in stunning team display]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-player-ratings-ryan-odonoghue-and-jack-carney-shine-brightest-in-stunning-team-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-player-ratings-ryan-odonoghue-and-jack-carney-shine-brightest-in-stunning-team-display/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran deserves special praise for his achievement in his first season as manager]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:57:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7NBS7YHPM3U7V6XZFUVHHMM4E.jpg?auth=92825314ff3b3d541ac13a7693c2f56db32dc075ca2bb0d20e381d5f9a25678c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue launches an attempt during the All-Ireland SFC final against Kerry at Croke Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo prove all the TV pundits wrong as they finally scale their Everest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-prove-all-the-pundits-wrong-as-they-finally-scale-their-everest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/mayo-prove-all-the-pundits-wrong-as-they-finally-scale-their-everest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crazy championship gets perfect ending: ‘Generations of Mayo people have lived and died and not seen what you are now seeing’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:43:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3HFYNYULZH43IIMSVXMFDGGMY.jpg?auth=a1f93534b9f7c32a57106359f1c3622054d170c756ed9eb42462df2eabb7bdc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Darragh Beirne celebrates with the Sam Maguire after victory over Kerry. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in fatal attack on Berlin’s Pride parade shot dead, police say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/german-police-launch-manhunt-after-car-drives-into-berlin-pride-crowd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/german-police-launch-manhunt-after-car-drives-into-berlin-pride-crowd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One dead and at least 16 others injured after 21-year-old suspect with Islamist links flees crash scene]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:24:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBKMR3LUKZVKPXVGJJST3KV7BI.jpg?auth=2558af6f172a49fc3038d5d49794dbf29de11a8642519316cba36c25e346cc6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Berlin authorities remove on Sunday the vehicle used to ram into a crowd at the city's Pride march the previous night in what a German minister described as an 'Islamist terrorist attack'. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ebrahim Noroozi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s only one Barry Keoghan ...  but try telling that to his doppelgängers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/theres-only-one-barry-keoghan-but-try-telling-that-to-his-doppelgangers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/theres-only-one-barry-keoghan-but-try-telling-that-to-his-doppelgangers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s a ‘true honour’ to be compared to the great Irish actor, says lookalike competition winner, encouraging anyone who looks like a celebrity to embrace it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:08:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIQRVJCIAVG7XB32BFWW2UVV3A.JPG?auth=6e40fb335ee8d619e49b94fd290d3ab6ee95ed360616505354a68f346129e082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Collins, from Athlone and Jack Lawrence, from Tullamore, prepare to compete in the Barry Keoghan lookalike contest. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters in Tipperary and Wicklow stand guard against repeat mountain flare-ups  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/firefighters-in-tipperary-and-wicklow-stand-guard-against-repeat-mountain-flare-ups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/firefighters-in-tipperary-and-wicklow-stand-guard-against-repeat-mountain-flare-ups/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Ryan , Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blaze broke out near Waterford’s Metal Man statue on Great Newtown Head on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:01:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BHT4N3TJGRAPZBFRJPH3R62GAM.jpg?auth=dbf154e2f87b82ee410f0cc541d17e714a604160ffe8c990f0da402e31ef7c50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helicopters were continuing to douse wildfires on Slievenamon in Co Tipperary on Sunday. Photograph: Seán Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/26/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/26/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, July 27th – August 2nd)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Irish writers set to share millions of euro after €1.31bn Anthropic settlement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/26/hundreds-of-irish-writers-set-to-share-millions-of-euro-after-131bn-anthropic-settlement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/26/hundreds-of-irish-writers-set-to-share-millions-of-euro-after-131bn-anthropic-settlement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence giant settles copyright infringement case]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WRZROUE6HLTTWOVGAS47PBDO4.jpg?auth=15fd1a1f61a1977ff5ea3c2397e5990f56e4dbaeb865b59e80b82679c2219908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the heart of the case was the reliance by Anthropic, which owns the Claude AI models, on the LibGen online library, which provides access to millions of titles but operates outside of copyright regulations. Photograph: Martin Lelievre/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Lelievre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lando Norris takes Hungarian Grand Prix for first victory of season as Oscar Piastri retires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/26/lando-norris-takes-hungarian-grand-prix-for-first-victory-of-season-as-oscar-piastri-retires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/26/lando-norris-takes-hungarian-grand-prix-for-first-victory-of-season-as-oscar-piastri-retires/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards at the Hungaroring]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kimi Antonelli takes 50-point lead over Lewis Hamilton into the summer break]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:40:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDOVRWODIIK4JDOV2LOLQZR4LM.jpg?auth=96e5013cf1e7ca68d3d73d273a39d804e6be0978694de3487ebcb1365a2ab02e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McLaren's Lando Norris lifts the trophy on the podium after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US prolongs pause in attacks on Iran as peace talks continue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/us-pauses-nightly-strikes-on-iran-as-war-moves-to-red-sea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/26/us-pauses-nightly-strikes-on-iran-as-war-moves-to-red-sea/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tehran accuses Ukraine of deadly attack on Iranian vessel in Caspian Sea]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:35:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFPCNCWQZX4AQG7POCB3GPRJDI.jpg?auth=e43e0834e01b6f67b4e3f145dcf9fd11f783a87e38289285fe62681bbbcd3595&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen on Saturday. Fighting between Iran’s Houthi allies and Saudi Arabia show that the ​war could affect a second major shipping route. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khaled Ziad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jessica Harrington and Shane Foley enjoy pre-Galway fillip with German Group One glory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/26/jessica-harrington-and-shane-foley-enjoy-pre-galway-fillip-with-german-group-one-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/26/jessica-harrington-and-shane-foley-enjoy-pre-galway-fillip-with-german-group-one-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hotazhell emerges on top in thrilling finish to top-flight contest in Munich]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:13:29 +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 enjoyed a Group One win with Hotazhell on Saturday in Germany. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil Minister says redirection of Aughinish Alumina exports a ‘simplistic’ solution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/26/fianna-fail-minister-says-redirection-of-aughinish-alumina-exports-a-simplistic-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/26/fianna-fail-minister-says-redirection-of-aughinish-alumina-exports-a-simplistic-solution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick TD Niall Collins suggests European Commission appoint specialist organisation to track produce ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:56:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2CLYH4ZYMQJT45MUAR4V723IY.JPG?auth=71b02b54bd0dc109b074413a0037e716ab4ec65aa733defd29614a53a82c2976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niall Collins: Any decisions 'can’t be self-defeating' or inflict damage on the Irish economy or the European economy. Photograph: Sam Boal ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archaeologists discover and ‘rediscover’ two neolithic tombs in Galway ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/archaeologists-discover-and-rediscover-two-neolithic-tombs-in-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/archaeologists-discover-and-rediscover-two-neolithic-tombs-in-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newly uncovered sites said to deepen understanding of culture and society in Neolithic period ‘and beyond’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:53:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L6J7ZAPVCREBBDO5ACPMBMLI6I.jpg?auth=3b3ed5df82777d9edfe62a89e8b7ba0ae9f40e1e94cbb615e9a58848dfc27550&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michelle Comber and Noel McCarthy, co-directors of the Maree Project, next to the newly uncovered megalithic capstone of the portal tomb in Co Galway. Photograph: Andrew Downes.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 130,000 racegoers expected at Galway festival despite turn in weather ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/26/up-to-130000-racegoers-expected-at-galway-festival-despite-turn-in-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/26/up-to-130000-racegoers-expected-at-galway-festival-despite-turn-in-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willie Mullins on target to be crowned festival’s leading trainer once more]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:40:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBDBYWFJAVG37JKSDAZCKN3VNQ.jpg?auth=6eac493006a5bb1d5266eae57f9d935b82ac2d3ccca83e707cc33abc95abf6e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A change in the weather is unlikely to discourage many people from attending the Galway festival.
Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A loss for culture, another win for corporate’: Partygoers on Dublin nightclub Izakaya’s closing night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/26/a-loss-for-culture-another-win-for-corporate-partygoers-on-dublin-nightclub-izakayas-closing-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/26/a-loss-for-culture-another-win-for-corporate-partygoers-on-dublin-nightclub-izakayas-closing-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The nightclub closed following a ‘mutually beneficial agreement’ between its owners and the neighbouring Hoxton Hotel]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COZ6QBZZ7ZGANOXCMRSPAO7DAQ.jpg?auth=7d3d2f9cbbb2c5405b2d39909f15638253f10c53bbb67aed245386e6bcee8e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The bar in Izakaya shortly after it opened for the final time on Saturday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool beat Sunderland in Iraola’s first match but Gomez injury deepens defensive worries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/26/liverpool-beat-sunderland-in-iraolas-first-match-but-gomez-injury-deepens-defensive-worries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/26/liverpool-beat-sunderland-in-iraolas-first-match-but-gomez-injury-deepens-defensive-worries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter at Geodis Park, Nashville]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kieran Morrison opens scoring in 4-2 victory in Nashville]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:18:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLVC4GWC2ZEXJN6GIYH5RJ24UQ.jpg?auth=dea44894ff2ee5a133fb78513f3f2a51b38f5c2121367bff133e7b78e2cb96d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Gomez's injury meant Liverpool finished with two teenagers in central defence in the preseason friendly against Sunderland. Photograph: Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Horrocks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex, gods and executions: What Christopher Nolan left out of The Odyssey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/26/sex-gods-and-executions-what-christopher-nolan-left-out-of-the-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/26/sex-gods-and-executions-what-christopher-nolan-left-out-of-the-odyssey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen Dowd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you smooth out Homer’s epic poem and modernise it too much, you lose what made it so important to begin with]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:47:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAO2YZ33WVRDMFZQ2ADINXFNNQ.jpg?auth=1a260415868f2900b2faacb1eced49a12ee09616f5c1d8e358fe5f0f89eb0fb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy Gonzales as Cepheus, Matt Damon as Odysseus and Himesh Patel as Eurylochus in The Odyssey. Photograph: Universal Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caoimhín Agyarko loses close decision in world title fight against England’s Josh Kelly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/07/26/caoimhin-agyarko-loses-close-decision-in-first-world-title-against-englands-josh-kelly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/07/26/caoimhin-agyarko-loses-close-decision-in-first-world-title-against-englands-josh-kelly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belfast boxer made to pay for losing early and late rounds in a competitive super welterweight title fight]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:40:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BB4GRKECZB6VD4KKPS4YFK5TA.jpg?auth=f84975956a99868a4b6035dfd55aadc1595ac0980459b5738c162d1e8fbe0fbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caoimhín Agyarko (left) and Josh Kelly during their IBF super welterweight world title contest in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Robinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testament review: A grippingly intense Mary in new opera with libretto by Colm Tóibín]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/26/testament-review-a-grippingly-intense-mary-in-new-opera-with-libretto-by-colm-toibin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/26/testament-review-a-grippingly-intense-mary-in-new-opera-with-libretto-by-colm-toibin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dungan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Tarik O’Regan’s eclectic musical expression powers adaptation of Tóibín novella]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:26:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBZYFIOIBFB47ENDE2AZO4NWHI.jpg?auth=c35977ef932fdb89622e49bb9b0afc7959df086f39125a03bc04e2c1c5440efc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ben Escorcio, Sharon Carty and David Kennedy in Irish National Opera’s Testament. Photograph: Pat Redmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Irish National Opera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berlin Pride attack shatters a day of celebration and defiance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/berlin-pride-attack-shatters-a-day-of-celebration-and-defiance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/berlin-pride-attack-shatters-a-day-of-celebration-and-defiance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For one summer day Berlin celebrated its diversity. By midnight, the city was confronting violence, fear and an unsettling sense of vulnerability]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVOXSDHJL2CEV5XRLMCT5OS744.jpg?auth=b8e52e524d4800cbc7e4692d40a4b0ad991678b774757e3a2b8cab2b045b4fb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The morning after Berlin's Pride event – known as Christopher Street Day. The event was halted after a car ploughed into people outside the celebrations. Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ralf Hirschberger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counting the curse: The GAA All-Ireland football final in charts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/counting-the-curse-the-gaa-all-ireland-football-final-in-charts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/26/counting-the-curse-the-gaa-all-ireland-football-final-in-charts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning, Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After 13 All-Ireland finals since 1951, Mayo are hoping the curse is finally lifted. But Kerry’s historic record - winning almost a third of finals in the last 75 years - is hard to beat]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:19:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QF6VYOMGFDJHGXXQTKEPDNVCY.jpg?auth=a2329ba462ef8b42adc776086ea7f4d2407acd9472ee6e75ecedea8c5af92553&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo’s Ronan McGarrity attempts to tackle Darragh Ó Sé Kerry during the 2006 final. Mayo will be hoping for a better result this time around. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lotto players urged to check tickets after €8.2m Saturday night win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/lotto-players-urged-to-check-tickets-after-82m-saturday-night-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/lotto-players-urged-to-check-tickets-after-82m-saturday-night-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three winners who matched five numbers get almost €90,000 each]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:03:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EU7LRSN4FANNPXU5HUM6PIC5U.jpg?auth=bca2fee71c5f5f406c6052927838909bc49bf5a340dfb8278be16cb52634a924&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There was one winner of the €8.2 million jackpot on Saturday. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BENOIT DOPPAGNE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters battle blaze nearing Bordeaux as more than 300,000 people flee homes in France and Spain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/wildfires-in-france-and-spain-force-more-than-300000-people-to-flee-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/wildfires-in-france-and-spain-force-more-than-300000-people-to-flee-homes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bordeaux mayor says fire is ‘at the gates of the metropolitan area’ while new blaze erupts in Spanish region of Vall d’Uixó near Valencia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:10:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PE6OQZNYTPPSW4H2UDGXC4VJRA.jpg?auth=746674c3ca9f317df617aaa4fbfa351f0e1a82aab6d1490a71cb49fcd9b2412c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters battle a wildfire surrounding a residential area in El Tiemblo, 80km west of Madrid. Photograph: Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cesar Manso</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>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:46:11 +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[Aughinish Alumina investigation puts spotlight on State’s ‘grinding evasion’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/26/aughinish-alumina-investigation-puts-spotlight-on-states-grinding-evasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/26/aughinish-alumina-investigation-puts-spotlight-on-states-grinding-evasion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Goodman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU considering adding alumina to its sanctions list in wake of reporting on exports from Co Limerick plant]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:17:05 +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[Cocaine ‘regrettably normalised’ among professional classes, Drew Harris says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/cocaine-regrettably-normalised-among-professional-classes-drew-harris-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/cocaine-regrettably-normalised-among-professional-classes-drew-harris-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Garda commissioner tells MacGill Summer School of pessimism in winning the battle against drugs ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:15:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4YPRACDC5GZ5KEJFTLL5XCEGE.jpg?auth=60858a18c0536a242db2858f247e6545bc0b75b7b83689683852b438fa67ee49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior members of An Garda Síochána on a trip into the Colombian jungle in 2024 where they viewed coca crops and cocaine production facilities]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our fixed-term mortgage is coming to an end: what are our options?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/26/our-fixed-term-mortgage-is-coming-to-an-end-what-are-our-options/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/26/our-fixed-term-mortgage-is-coming-to-an-end-what-are-our-options/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Valuation on your home’s current value can help you access a lower interest rate ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human rights defender or dangerous criminal? A German court will decide Dubliner’s fate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/analysis-human-rights-defender-or-dangerous-criminal-a-german-court-will-decide-dubliners-fate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/analysis-human-rights-defender-or-dangerous-criminal-a-german-court-will-decide-dubliners-fate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For 316 days, Daniel Tatlow-Devally has been under 23-hour solitary lock-up, with limited visits and heavily screened communications]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D35D4PI5YNB4HIL27CDTMERCSU.jpg?auth=b4c1e1d7c25bbbdda9b1b45069ef57e8e443c2eb944ea53a35df20b344b13eca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Tatlow-Devally (32), an Irish citizen, is on remand in the southern German town of Ulm. Photograph: Tatlow-Devally family]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/26/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/26/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highlights include In the Opinion of the Censor, The Rapture, Ramy and The Irish Question]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75XWXCP65BFRHPAXHEKVAGUB7E.jpg?auth=33cf0167ef5fa4f90d3c9442e707a61e11842924775aa797402b9201678143c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former film censor John Kelleher is featured in the RTÉ documentary In the Opinion of the Censor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another key Epstein associate takes crucial answers to the grave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/a-key-epstein-associate-takes-crucial-answers-to-the-grave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/26/a-key-epstein-associate-takes-crucial-answers-to-the-grave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As investigators closed in, records shed light on Daniel Siad’s activities within the Epstein network. What evidence died with him?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZKDSWZUHZCAVALI3JNP736RAM.jpg?auth=e8f175506f4b3f6f0a3c34323bb4127c0caa0d17ec0c157aeb045109ad0cbfd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Siad (centre) and Jean-Luc Brunel (right) worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein as model scouts. All three men are dead. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hell is empty and all the devils are in my social media feed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-in-my-social-media-feed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/25/hell-is-empty-and-all-the-devils-are-in-my-social-media-feed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most people I encounter are not bigots, or psychopaths. But as soon as I open a social media app, I’m faced with a terrible and lurid array of aggravating things]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDK5SVAZVJE6PLODY63FRSA6AQ.jpg?auth=b581c1a65fc60e84943f8b9ba52147c57de298603012650fdf2ccbb7c3803d2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As each such scene materialised and dissipated, like fleeting images in a violent fever dream, I could feel my mood being altered by the experience of watching them. Photograph: Getty Images/Westend61]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Westend61</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Irish economy really Trump-proof? We’d better hope so]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/pat-leahy-is-the-irish-economy-really-trump-proof-wed-better-hope-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/26/pat-leahy-is-the-irish-economy-really-trump-proof-wed-better-hope-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the Taoiseach eyes the exit and the unity debate gets louder, the current calm in Irish politics may not last]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Clifford v Kobe McDonald: No getting away from pair amid All-Ireland build-up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/david-clifford-vs-kobe-mcdonald-no-getting-away-from-pair-amid-all-ireland-build-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/24/david-clifford-vs-kobe-mcdonald-no-getting-away-from-pair-amid-all-ireland-build-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We examine the role and impact of both players in helping their respective teams progress to this year’s decider]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEG4XY6SEDUDZFYRD3PNBZ5HFY.jpg?auth=2d5abb6989c48cb8c6638788ed95312846a56158e8ea03b93b430f3900db1a7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunday might turn out to be the only occasion David Clifford and Kobe McDonald share the Croke Park pitch. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Youghal has an amazing creative community with musicians and artists. It’s a hidden gem’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/26/youghal-has-an-amazing-creative-community-with-musicians-and-artists-its-a-hidden-gem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/26/youghal-has-an-amazing-creative-community-with-musicians-and-artists-its-a-hidden-gem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor Liz FitzGibbon: ‘Being the youngest probably helps the wild child in me’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQN6BLMGYNGMVCE3OUXNJM5XYA.jpg?auth=1e422200b57c220405d4fe88e116c906cdaac8fda6867063259175a2c46f85a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liz FitzGibbon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This picture proves at least one successful breeding event is happening in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/26/this-picture-proves-at-least-one-successful-breeding-event-is-happening-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/07/26/this-picture-proves-at-least-one-successful-breeding-event-is-happening-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5DHLLF4NNHJJKPCMCAGJAHHRU.jpg?auth=422368b32641172c822c0cca8c5de98324028d8daa6d6f133d557eca45eaecee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hen harrier. Photograph via John Glynn]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roberto Saviano on the Kinahans, living under threat from the Mafia and similarities between Ireland and Italy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/26/roberto-saviano-on-the-kinahans-living-under-threat-from-the-mafia-and-similarities-between-ireland-and-italy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/26/roberto-saviano-on-the-kinahans-living-under-threat-from-the-mafia-and-similarities-between-ireland-and-italy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discovery of alliance between Naples Camorra and Kinahan cartel ‘one of the most significant chapters in recent global drug trafficking’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CKWZ6Q6RNCLROXCTE5OADPQ4Y.jpg?auth=58e42afaa0b9908f2e4da46dda35314b4b158fd8fcafd3ad2e1fc49bccab0319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roberto Saviano: For the two decades he has moved constantly, sleeping in police barracks and windowless safe houses]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman gets barring order against allegedly abusive husband who blamed her for miscarriage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/26/woman-gets-barring-order-against-allegedly-abusive-husband-who-blamed-her-for-miscarriage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/26/woman-gets-barring-order-against-allegedly-abusive-husband-who-blamed-her-for-miscarriage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When asked if gardaí had been made aware of alleged assaults, the applicant indicated they had not]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISTCBO7TWXXOWNITICR63E6NZE.jpg?auth=32096bccfb25d942696d7b7937bac92a80bae636c2a1d8847c9e2dcaefce5110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In another of several ex parte (one side only represented) applications, an elderly man got an interim barring order against his adult son. File photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carlow Garden Festival: What is the single best thing you can do for a garden of any size?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/26/carlow-garden-festival-what-is-the-single-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-garden-of-any-size/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/26/carlow-garden-festival-what-is-the-single-best-thing-you-can-do-for-a-garden-of-any-size/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carlow Garden Festival is pulling out all the stops to attract a more diverse crowd ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MZZXDZHLZHI3FFOSCZGPKV7HU.png?auth=d2c008e6b91538c39d82b29072c1337b3c81bf440f8a35c8cd8d7e336aa6eab5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carlow Garden Festival: (Clockwise from left) Chris Beardshaw; Bunny Guinness; Gardens designed by Arthur Shackleton; and Oliver Schurman. Photographs: John Campbell/Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Israel boycott for Irish football team – but elite frisbee-throwers see things differently]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/no-israel-boycott-for-irish-football-team-but-elite-frisbee-throwers-see-things-differently/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/26/no-israel-boycott-for-irish-football-team-but-elite-frisbee-throwers-see-things-differently/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: mixed signals on Metrolink, taking back placenames and wine-testing at the Abbey]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2IWT6NMQ5CWZD5WN4RNY6GVCI.jpg?auth=d53d2b6ee95a08eef13617812518cdd7230334547f21b38a5c051f78e4e3a4ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The World Ultimate Club Championship is coming back this year to the University of Limerick, which previously hosted the event in 2022. There are disagreements over the participation of Israel. Photograph: Brian Arthur]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Arthur</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry v Mayo: No drama and defending champions will collect a 40th All-Ireland title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/for-kerry-its-simple-no-drama-and-a-40th-all-ireland-can-be-theirs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/for-kerry-its-simple-no-drama-and-a-40th-all-ireland-can-be-theirs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo hope to turn expectations on their head and launch youthful surprise in Sunday’s decider]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTRZJLSWOZENDLMUKVFTYTSFH4.jpg?auth=0442a0199955abee8d00ffff0c7c6320ca0c5ec56d1d9e5b96d73f7d7f670a2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Clifford, of Kerry, will be on the pitch helping his team defend their title in Croke Park on Sunday. Picture: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">james lawlor photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recollections from the road: The highs, lows and what I’ll miss after 32 years as a GAA correspondent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/recollections-from-the-road-the-highs-lows-and-what-ill-miss-after-32-years-as-a-gaa-correspondent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/25/recollections-from-the-road-the-highs-lows-and-what-ill-miss-after-32-years-as-a-gaa-correspondent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From washing machine mishaps to car battery failures, Seán Moran reflects on some memorable moments in his journalism career]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRYBOVY4FNH2VARIDVB4KAFVSE.jpg?auth=2179256874b4333b765b1c5be4c978a82673f57fcfc3094f01cd10256f91a0ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Times GAA Correspondent Seán Moran in the press box at Cusack Park, Co Clare. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How bad would an AI crash really be for Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/26/how-bad-would-an-ai-crash-really-be-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/26/how-bad-would-an-ai-crash-really-be-for-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Finance’s attempt to gauge potential damage is limited but useful]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJ2NQ3HCRJCPVDO6HCU5TUAJ2A.jpg?auth=2f7fe951a42102127f930e644accd49bffbc52246545d3e95194371bc9facf05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It seems inevitable there would be wider fallout from a crashing market driven by a bursting of the AI economy. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MicroStockHub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does reserva mean on a wine label and is it a good thing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/26/what-does-reserva-mean-on-a-wine-label-and-is-it-a-good-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/07/26/what-does-reserva-mean-on-a-wine-label-and-is-it-a-good-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: A reserva from Spain must adhere to strict rules, but other countries follow different systems ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22FNRVQXARBLVFPXTL2BPSPO4U.jpg?auth=71e323a1301d201a62408d7bb04435e848188432666f5c091a6fa6f1d9715b04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The label on my wine includes the word 'Reserva' – what does this mean? Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">domin_domin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cover bands: The serious business of pretending to be someone else]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/26/cover-bands-the-serious-business-of-pretending-to-be-someone-else/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/26/cover-bands-the-serious-business-of-pretending-to-be-someone-else/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musicians who imitate famous performers are particularly busy during the summer festival season]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7RUE3LIMJEO7KQRCRS5FV2HA4.jpg?auth=0e4b7d1f5169dc39a8df14ad18d09ca6cce11f020edb6468c66d9e0197ed695a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Qween, a Queen tribute band, rehearsing in Tyrrelstown, Co Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Meade for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I always go for men who are ‘out of my league’. Can I change my attraction preferences?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/26/i-always-go-for-men-who-are-out-of-my-league-can-i-change-my-attraction-preferences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/26/i-always-go-for-men-who-are-out-of-my-league-can-i-change-my-attraction-preferences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: Can I change who I’m drawn to? I can’t help who I’m attracted to, can I?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5HSEM6S65EKHOGYDLW63HCRNU.jpg?auth=0329f46e6e8d1655f9f32dbffe745aeda4c7ad90a364275c0863f58a4861c818&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Women who date men are often taught to place enormous value on being desired, while being given remarkably little encouragement to explore what we actually desire ourselves.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">A75</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can I encourage more moths to visit my garden?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/26/how-can-i-encourage-more-moths-to-visit-my-garden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/07/26/how-can-i-encourage-more-moths-to-visit-my-garden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Butterflies may be more colourful but moths bring their own special magic]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWOWNLRGKRE67E5HFDD3HFNE44.jpg?auth=275a8b5601b682dba5219edafa9cc6e169fea658181c1de2900038b4019ddcdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hummingbird hawk moth seen in Leopardstown, Dublin. Photograph: Verena Sheehan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One company, two prices: SK Hynix’s strange stock gap raises AI bubble questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/25/one-company-two-prices-sk-hynixs-strange-stock-gap-raises-ai-bubble-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/25/one-company-two-prices-sk-hynixs-strange-stock-gap-raises-ai-bubble-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What does it mean when the US stock market becomes more volatile than South Korea’s?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJKMHBIORUDKBWWGTW7C4HYOZ4.jpg?auth=43d7608ce37b001c13c8c50515111e4b3573a43cee0cb8fbe73cb21e54eba47b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SK Hynix raised $26.5 billion in its American depositary receipt offering in July, as the South Korean memory chipmaker powered through volatility to deliver the largest ever US first-time share sale by a foreign company. 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     ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Max Porter on David Walliams: ‘F**k that guy, f**k the work. They are horrible books’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/26/author-max-porter-we-wrote-to-the-school-there-are-extraordinary-childrens-books-youre-giving-kids-david-walliams/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/26/author-max-porter-we-wrote-to-the-school-there-are-extraordinary-childrens-books-youre-giving-kids-david-walliams/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Max Porter on writing for children, lessons from Palestine, and his friendship with Cillian Murphy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZPM6LO3NVBPHC36KHDNLG4COY.jpg?auth=e8d6e184b6cff57075528d55a6c73f81dbeab21a8b5b20302b6ac0248894010c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Max Porter: His children’s picture book Dogs and Bears is a story of competing voices, beautifully illustrated in a bright, zany style by Dorothée de Monfreid. Photograph: Francesca Jones]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elon Musk’s Wokebusters and the failing campaign against The Odyssey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/26/elon-musks-wokebusters-and-the-failing-campaign-against-the-odyssey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/07/26/elon-musks-wokebusters-and-the-failing-campaign-against-the-odyssey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Let’s not pretend right-wing blowhards criticising Christopher Nolan’s film really care about infelicities in shipbuilding]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M5ZDM3K3LBRQNCPXPW3XDW3XJY.jpg?auth=8a932e8f40d10d2fcb6d0afc5bb887b52496c9f236d9917d177e4d2fd8de6ef4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. Photograph: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an Ohio woman set up a hit vegetarian restaurant on a tiny Irish island]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/26/how-an-ohio-woman-set-up-a-hit-vegetarian-restaurant-on-a-tiny-irish-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/07/26/how-an-ohio-woman-set-up-a-hit-vegetarian-restaurant-on-a-tiny-irish-island/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciara Cullen is the force behind the innovative Stone Barn Café on Clare Island, as well as running the farm that supplies it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFCGHZAATFETNMXOXVRGHF6LHQ.jpg?auth=cbf0c9d5ce17d13684f69cdb2aab2587ab39592e9612981d2407b6092d3b883e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US-born Ciara Cullen runs a farm and cafe-restaurant on Clare Island, off the Co Mayo coast, where she has lived for four decades. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New poetry: An indispensable mirror to death-dealing cultures of neglect and abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/26/new-poetry-an-indispensable-mirror-to-death-dealing-cultures-of-neglect-and-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/26/new-poetry-an-indispensable-mirror-to-death-dealing-cultures-of-neglect-and-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catriona Clutterbuck]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collections by Stephen de Búrca, Nithy Kasa, Eamon Grennan and Rita Ann Higgins reviewed]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNYQ7JPC55C2ZHG5IZNMKDC7YU.jpg?auth=2fd27fb5b48d22bbd1a2f1927097cd53329699ebfecc2038870004b0fea0e1c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen de Búrca, whose first collection Atlantic Fret suggests he is a poet who is here for the long haul]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael-Michael lived to be a 100. He died at a moment of his own choosing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/26/michael-michael-lived-to-be-a-100-he-died-at-a-moment-of-his-own-choosing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/26/michael-michael-lived-to-be-a-100-he-died-at-a-moment-of-his-own-choosing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rónán Hession]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fox Wedding is a new short story by Leonard and Hungry Paul author Rónán Hession]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWKOOKALDNHXDKUUCYSHNVO4UU.JPG?auth=16358553fdd3f8a85372cbc4d689a4edadc27e8c0db4312c3b2348ed72f2cc10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rónán Hession is the author of Leonard and Hungry Paul; Panenka; and Ghost Mountain. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>