<?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/2026-07-27/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:25:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Brothers who abused teenage girls in 1990s identified for first time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/brothers-who-abused-teenage-girls-in-1990s-identified-for-first-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/brothers-who-abused-teenage-girls-in-1990s-identified-for-first-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Owens and Martin Owens, of Westmeath, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting teenage girls]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sentencing Martin Owens on Monday, Judge Tony Hunt said Owens was a trusted employer in a well-known local business who had engaged in the sexual exploitation of two children who had put their trust in him]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s wait for Commonwealth Games gold goes on as Wiffen and McClenaghan miss out ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/27/northern-irelands-wait-for-commonwealth-games-gold-goes-on-as-wiffen-and-mcclenaghan-miss-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/27/northern-irelands-wait-for-commonwealth-games-gold-goes-on-as-wiffen-and-mcclenaghan-miss-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wiffen has one more chance of a medal in Wednesday’s 1,500m as Sam Short leads home Australian clean sweep in 800m]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:35:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HJQYJ2ZNBKMGHZL4W242ZY5PZI.jpg?auth=8abb520afc03948a6f6208eaae47354cf5e2dc109a2ebfaa1e00a59f268f3fd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Short of Team Australia is congratulated by Daniel Wiffen of Team Northern Ireland after winning the gold medal in the men's 800m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games at Tollcross International Swimming Centrein 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[Czech-based GP accused of changing  nursing home patient’s pain medication without consultation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/czech-based-gp-accused-of-changing-nursing-home-patients-pain-medication-without-consultation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/czech-based-gp-accused-of-changing-nursing-home-patients-pain-medication-without-consultation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Jan Österreicher faces fitness-to-practise committee over claims of professional misconduct and poor professional performance ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:22:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLHHRH52IJN27PL4KXM2747GKU.jpg?auth=a91cdc1682719cf32018b735dfc77bec182726ce31a5f3c50a330c8f7b57eb5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Jan Österreicher, with an address in the Czech Republic, appeared before a Medical Council fitness-to-practise committee on Monday regarding allegations of professional misconduct and poor professional performance. Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and skin cancer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/27/singer-songwriter-carly-simon-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-and-skin-cancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/27/singer-songwriter-carly-simon-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-and-skin-cancer/</guid><description><![CDATA[You’re So Vain singer set to release first album of new material in 18 years next month]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:14:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMYYUH7B7QR53UJ2TJELG6CW2A.jpg?auth=8bc668d138be175604b9f1327308fd2dc7761530756e3caeec4ee6877a1e7ef7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carly Simon, pictured performing during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Photograph: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Sykes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands welcome Mayo’s heroes back to Castlebar as county wakes from 75-year nightmare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/mayos-all-ireland-victory-celebrations-stop-traffic-as-castlebar-homecoming-awaits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/mayos-all-ireland-victory-celebrations-stop-traffic-as-castlebar-homecoming-awaits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hollywood movies were reimagined and book deals invented before the All-Ireland champions returned to Mayo with a very special guest]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:49:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZSIMMZPTQH4P4B4B75X6PLKPU.jpg?auth=3ffdbb02346f9d8c802a533a878742e9b80c9c4266fdfa85a132ee89d6c7e250&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 during the team's homecoming at MacHale Park, Castlebar, on Monday. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran jockey Derek O’Connor finds his Comfort Zone to land ‘amateur Derby’ at Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/27/veteran-jockey-derek-oconnor-finds-his-comfort-zone-to-land-amateur-derby-at-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/27/veteran-jockey-derek-oconnor-finds-his-comfort-zone-to-land-amateur-derby-at-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph O’Brien takes opening Galway festival feature with JP McManus-owned 18-1 shot ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:44:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCGKCTMFMR7SBHT2A2V3HUMFTQ.jpg?auth=54a6dc10074915b137d066e0818d8119acd4bc854bb4d41ffc2ab5f106e7dbdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jockey Derek O'Connor on Comfort Zone (right) on their way to winning the Connacht Hotel Handicap on the opening day of the Galway Festival at Ballybrit. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illegal drugs with combined value of €11.5m seized at Dublin Port over weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/narcotics-with-combined-value-of-115m-seized-at-dublin-port-over-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/narcotics-with-combined-value-of-115m-seized-at-dublin-port-over-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Large quantities of cocaine and cannabis discovered during three operations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:42:51 +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 with an estimated value of more than €7.8m. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla must urgently consider special care order for missing boy (14), says judge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/tusla-must-urgently-consider-special-care-order-for-missing-boy-says-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/tusla-must-urgently-consider-special-care-order-for-missing-boy-says-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Child and Family Agency had previously secured emergency care order for teen after he ‘completely destroyed’ his home in a row ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:30:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5HOGRZLYZHUFPYUW3GLS2D3JA.jpg?auth=853fddbad6b91e69d6b140124cd3f8f3951f5a45780ead6e9737e471f2a95d61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the Family Law Court, Judge Adrian Harris said a teenager’s behaviour is escalating while under the care of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, through a special care arrangement. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Aughinish Alumina report: evasion dressed up as due process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/27/the-irish-times-view-on-aughinish-alumina-report-evasion-dressed-up-as-due-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/27/the-irish-times-view-on-aughinish-alumina-report-evasion-dressed-up-as-due-process/</guid><description><![CDATA[Worrying gap between Minister’s statement and what is actually in report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7IHYBLR7GZFQPPFKDHDKZRNXB4.jpg?auth=a3fe6cd37c209ee418fd082085a821dad2ffc73825b08cd69510bc5e085d6804&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD. 
 ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stardust survivor left ‘aghast’ by €20,000 flat flee compensation scheme, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/stardust-survivor-granted-leave-to-challenge-coalitions-flat-fee-20000-compensation-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/stardust-survivor-granted-leave-to-challenge-coalitions-flat-fee-20000-compensation-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Decision came ‘out of the blue’, say lawyers for Jimmy Fitzpatrick, who was 16 at time of blaze and suffered catastrophic burns  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:27:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXXWX4EXC7R3NATMNMP5LJR7NM.jpg?auth=939edd4199cca0804f49fbb0f17a4dcf1d18fc673d6635e831b6e03d1664840b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Stardust Memorial at the Artane site. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France faces its ‘most difficult situation since WW2’ amid ferocious wildfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/french-wildfires-present-most-difficult-situation-since-ww2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/french-wildfires-present-most-difficult-situation-since-ww2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French president Emmanuel Macron warns of worsening conditions as fresh heatwave closes in]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:03:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3EVHVCPEUENFI7NDKWYL3VAI4.jpg?auth=c3bf8249f3a16d10996236cb0141b67f97ed362f071379f7d5502c3b1f8ae759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The charred remains of a young deer lie amid the remains of a wildfire in the Burguillo reservoir area near Navaluenga, 100km west of Madrid, July 27th, 2026. Photograph: Roland Lloyd Parry/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roland Lloyd Parry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s wildfires may continue to burn until November, EU officials warn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/macron-calls-crisis-meeting-as-wildfire-threatens-bordeaux/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/macron-calls-crisis-meeting-as-wildfire-threatens-bordeaux/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angelique Chrisafis in Bordeaux, Angela Giuffrida in Rome]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 300,000 leave homes in France and Spain in advance of peak tourist season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:57:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKJMSVQLQTHVAAXPVJWCMQPP54.jpg?auth=1b42c088fec78f5e8e87d768a2880a6eb658ffd26a7ca6fca38fb9257bac6347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wildfires are burning near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emma Da Silva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCC Energy board backs ‘compelling’ takeover bid of up to £5.73bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/dcc-board-backs-compelling-takeover-bid-of-up-to-573-billion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/dcc-board-backs-compelling-takeover-bid-of-up-to-573-billion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Board faces collision course with some top investors who see deal as undervaluing the company]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:53:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMYNBKDAJFCVBOA37XHMNH73MA.JPG?auth=ad5f6492ae170c01ed3fbd400361c2e8f5c94220ec9cc8cacbafeeb237e83134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal Murphy, chief executive of DCC Energy, said the offer is 'very compelling from a shareholder perspective'. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda who verbally and emotionally abused daughters on continuing bail ahead of sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/garda-who-verbally-and-emotionally-abused-daughter-on-continuing-bail-ahead-of-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/garda-who-verbally-and-emotionally-abused-daughter-on-continuing-bail-ahead-of-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan, Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge orders report from Probation Service and psychological report for sentencing hearing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:52:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLN73ES3TVEVXGM7SENRTJCJSY.jpg?auth=f803aa14dc7b920146605d99dbf11dd5f78873935c217a230f5d9ad19b18c77b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A garda who denied two counts of child cruelty and one count of assault causing harm to his now 24-year-old daughter, and one count of child cruelty against his now 17-year-old daughter, was convicted on all of these counts in the Central Criminal Court. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to individual solicitors to decide whether to continue withdrawing services, Law Society president says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/up-to-individual-solicitors-to-decide-on-withdrawing-services-law-society-president-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/up-to-individual-solicitors-to-decide-on-withdrawing-services-law-society-president-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lawyers’ representative body had ‘good meeting’ with Minister for Justice over legal aid dispute]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:49:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3DRMEWAT7RPYN5KPEOMQNIQH4.JPG?auth=84dda30d9f7e010178b468a0a9e41356313cead205f216b46639dd613b55f760&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosemarie Loftus, president of the Law Society of Ireland. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Thiel group conference cancelled by Powerscourt Hotel after threats of protests, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/peter-thiel-conference-cancelled-by-powerscourt-hotel-after-threats-of-protests-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/peter-thiel-conference-cancelled-by-powerscourt-hotel-after-threats-of-protests-court-told/</guid><description><![CDATA[Event organiser Stonebrick LLC expects to face refund liability of €1.9m as a result of Dialog Global’s cancellation, says counsel ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCGEEBO4BJA7LJ5622MLDFJ6FM.png?auth=5e682a5f797ab74832987b4f98f2385b5302fb4c1989b2992ed14ae473b9f6fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dialog Global conference was due to take place at the Powerscourt Hotel in Co Wicklow from August 12th to 17th, the court heard. File photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Trump’s latest tariffs: trade tensions roll on ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-latest-tariffs-trade-tensions-roll-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/26/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-latest-tariffs-trade-tensions-roll-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tensions over tech regulation could pose a threat to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IS6Q3DPLDVSQQEGWXKMBVYXE3M.jpg?auth=e28469c53d2a5c016861e128ea43a85cc5c77affa1b382a4762fca31a2260271&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: He has pushed aggressively to go around Congress and move unilaterally to continue widescale 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[To win just once: John Kelly on the All-Ireland and Mayo’s magical performance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/27/to-win-just-once-john-kelly-on-the-all-ireland-and-mayos-magical-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/27/to-win-just-once-john-kelly-on-the-all-ireland-and-mayos-magical-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My 55th time at a final, but I had never witnessed anything like the outpouring of raw emotion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CX4OGW4CJFPHL5LCDJE4VMKY3A.jpg?auth=d735432553c6886133b579d0ae36052bce4471e3b24e7c35403f39c4bf4680e7&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 lifts the Sam Maguire Cup after a hard-fought match against Kerry on Sunday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/us-halts-iran-attacks-for-third-night-as-trump-warned-of-dwindling-munitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/us-halts-iran-attacks-for-third-night-as-trump-warned-of-dwindling-munitions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran says there are no direct talks to the US to end the conflict]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:55:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GOOLF6U36SO7VQYMT77IQV5UE.jpg?auth=df6069082035b306b81021ebf846673c5477e830d1aae8b1e27c69610d2829bc&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 walks towards members of the media while aboard Air Force One on Monday. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why was Berlin’s Pride attacker still free to strike?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/why-was-berlins-pride-attacker-still-free-to-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/why-was-berlins-pride-attacker-still-free-to-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As details emerge of the perpetrator’s failed attempts to join Islamic State, scrutiny is mounting on courts, police and deradicalisation efforts]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:45:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WAJWXBYK56AK2XGG233TMDWVRY.jpg?auth=4b314e3d7cdb434cc8e2ee932c3f7befab7008a946fd8780204801df5938d133&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tributes left in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, near the scene of Saturday's evening's attack. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filip Singer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-suffering Mayo fan explains his viral moment of unrestrained joy: ‘The emotions broke’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/the-emotions-broke-mayo-fan-on-viral-moment-when-he-was-overcome-with-sam-maguire-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/the-emotions-broke-mayo-fan-on-viral-moment-when-he-was-overcome-with-sam-maguire-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Fitzgerald, also known as The Mayo Bandit, says county’s first All-Ireland win in 75 years was overwhelming]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:40:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETYVMZVOEVB4ZFXHF7PTZT64LI.png?auth=5d2366a2051d13aefbbf0e776c445fd4772adc77904738d2977efc15c0714134&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Fitzgerald: 'That 70th minute, I don’t know how to describe it. It was just a weight off my shoulders. We just couldn’t believe it.' Screengrab: X]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catering firm brings challenge over €12.6m contract for TUD Grangegorman ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/high-court-challenge-brought-over-126m-catering-contract-for-tud-grangegorman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/high-court-challenge-brought-over-126m-catering-contract-for-tud-grangegorman/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kennedy’s Food Store tendered for the new 60-month contract for Grangegorman last February but was unsuccessful]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:39:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WFAGZ4CNWBIGLPUFK3ZYUEDNMU.jpg?auth=69e16ea56bea350dbe69cdd1ee97f9a6868389f547e9d6a61f395d17c7ace612&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Eileeen Roberts entered the case into the commercial list on the application of Jonathan Newman, counsel for TUD, and on consent from barrister Stephen Brittain, for Kennedy’s. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks waver as chip sell-off offsets US-Iran peace hopes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/stocks-waver-as-chip-sell-off-offsets-us-iran-peace-hopes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/stocks-waver-as-chip-sell-off-offsets-us-iran-peace-hopes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some indices closed higher as investors welcomed a temporary pause in Middle East hostilities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:22:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVLOORDPL6L3ZNDUKC4ZZW6EJE.jpg?auth=7c10807bd9b7e00162b0a3eb4ca47ccb51977da7bd0453c89d39cb710844f17c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US bond yields dropped after the US and Iran paused strikes over the weekend. 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Here is everything you need to know]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:14:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGHC73PARBEQLBYUP6RQ2HVCNA.jpg?auth=5a015a0ec4070c19383b43067df19bf14666599de0e37d15f1a0673e532f9a03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All Together Now returns to Curraghmore Estate, Co Waterford, this week]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo’s Kobe McDonald: ‘I’m sure there’ll be a time in the future where I’ll be home’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayos-kobe-mcdonald-a-whirlwind-i-feel-like-i-blinked-and-it-was-all-over-its-been-immense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/mayos-kobe-mcdonald-a-whirlwind-i-feel-like-i-blinked-and-it-was-all-over-its-been-immense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The teenage tempest has provided memories Mayo fans will never forget - not just with the quality of his scores, but the exuberance of how he celebrated them]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:12:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QI6WCDGTNARHFY7ZC6EO6DSX4.jpg?auth=8ba2bb213bd4ddcbe7e459b9332c82e6ba9c8ff821b8a06352f6b833a5860fd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Kobe McDonald celebrates after the All-Ireland win against Kerry at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Spain face further danger from new heatwave amid devastating wildfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/france-spain-wildfires-latest-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/france-spain-wildfires-latest-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[France is experiencing wildfires on an ‘unprecedented’ scale, the office of president Emmanuel Macron has said]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:11:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKJMSVQLQTHVAAXPVJWCMQPP54.jpg?auth=1b42c088fec78f5e8e87d768a2880a6eb658ffd26a7ca6fca38fb9257bac6347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wildfires burn near Marcheprime, outside Bordeaux. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emma Da Silva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann faces biggest repair job in its history as it aims to fix key pipeline in just 27 hours]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/27/uisce-eireann-to-tackle-biggest-repair-job-in-its-history-on-key-water-main/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/27/uisce-eireann-to-tackle-biggest-repair-job-in-its-history-on-key-water-main/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crew will work around the clock to repair pipeline to Dublin over bank holiday weekend]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:09:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVQQXQ5SI5HRPHKJZIXT5OAMQA.jpg?auth=c203589475d7929ea6b81a0dffd682f591d2210a2e9af05462efad9b697ef5ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work being conducted on the upgrading of a water main in Dublin earlier this year. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A lovely young lad’: Man found dead at Dublin recycling centre remembered by those who knew him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/gardai-release-photo-of-man-found-dead-at-west-dublin-recycling-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/gardai-release-photo-of-man-found-dead-at-west-dublin-recycling-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Kitty Holland, Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Haire (35) remembered as a ‘quiet, nice young fella’ among homeless services providers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:01:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4FFKLANPVDSRFDJ5EJZWFICZM.jpg?auth=820168d96d1b8b20e791290ba13a9b39053106eb991a2db402d23e869dfe8937&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Haire: his body was found at the Greyhound recycling plant in Clondalkin, Dublin. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Le Drew: Zippy puppeteer dies aged 78]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/27/ronnie-le-drew-zippy-puppeteer-dies-aged-78/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/27/ronnie-le-drew-zippy-puppeteer-dies-aged-78/</guid><description><![CDATA[British puppeteer was also known for working on 1986’s Labyrinth alongside David Bowie]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:43:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTZ2W2RPUBXR7BPWKSKF42U64A.jpg?auth=a7b730ee7abf13e2454a7eaf4f48016867892cba309672c1f59488ba174c224c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zippy and George from the children’s television programme Rainbow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s just about holding my nerve’: Kate O’Connor feels good about heptathlon medal bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/27/its-just-about-holding-my-nerve-kate-oconnor-feels-good-ahead-of-heptathlon-medal-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/27/its-just-about-holding-my-nerve-kate-oconnor-feels-good-ahead-of-heptathlon-medal-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dundalk athlete hopes strong performance in the Commonwealth Games will set her up for the Europeans in a fortnight]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:41:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5AJCJETF5AX3P62TLSGQKXTYU.jpg?auth=6bda555159476564d10380069ab45c0e453016454186b46d70a13c010b173a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Kate O’Connor on her way to finishing third in the 100m hurdles of the women's heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, last September. 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Photograph: LinkedIn]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I watched George Gibney be hero-worshipped while knowing the truth,’ says abuse survivor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/george-gibney-due-back-before-court-for-sentencing-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/george-gibney-due-back-before-court-for-sentencing-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former swim coach accepts jury’s verdict and will not appeal against convictions, court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:13:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5KETVLCCUQ3E7P5AQISLZEDKM.jpg?auth=16337f5e931478fd5f2490d95736cb02eb737a6b7264835184cf024a6c2dac13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney: trial heard Gibney gave some of the girls lifts to swimming classes and abused them in his car. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upgrading a home’s Ber rating can add €67,000 to asking price, new research indicates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/upgrading-a-homes-ber-rating-can-add-67000-to-asking-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/upgrading-a-homes-ber-rating-can-add-67000-to-asking-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank research highlights financial benefit of more energy efficient homes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:58:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSH5EZ7JWNGK7KL6E4AMBW5EOA.jpg?auth=785f2ab354955683f348dc8a790cde4f4dfe2aa78644156f97428a08a76b2e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Report found that a single grade increase in the property’s BER rating was associated with a listed price increase of 1.6 per cent between 2015 and 2024. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anthony Rakusen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman feared she would be raped during assault by man who followed her off bus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/woman-feared-she-would-be-raped-during-assault-by-man-who-followed-her-off-bus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/woman-feared-she-would-be-raped-during-assault-by-man-who-followed-her-off-bus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The accused grabbed woman as she walked across footbridge to gym in Shannon]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:57:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJY6W7IHECTMF6HLAEOTBR4O3Q.JPG?auth=abf2786ed03cf887d83cb7f80cbb23281dcc23131045cfc5cc59b9bb638afa7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 19-year-old offender, with addresses in Limerick and Shannon, Co Clare, pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of the woman on August 16th, 2025. File photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Marty Morrissey is a social media sensation’: How the world reported Mayo’s All-Ireland win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/wider-world-ready-to-put-the-mayo-curse-to-bed-after-joining-in-on-all-ireland-celebrations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/wider-world-ready-to-put-the-mayo-curse-to-bed-after-joining-in-on-all-ireland-celebrations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With coverage reaching the far shores of Australia, communities around the world have welcomed the spirit of the GAA]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:51:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBV64PDBSLKXXBNOZ4ZHI5J74A.jpg?auth=5d76b88bd85cdbd1e483c43106f162d24a86c7fdd8edb8303ca37d29a8446a8a&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 celebrates with the Sam Maguire after Sunday's All-Ireland final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French police detain man who attacked three women with knives in Paris]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/off-duty-police-officer-detains-man-who-attacked-three-women-with-knives-in-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/off-duty-police-officer-detains-man-who-attacked-three-women-with-knives-in-paris/</guid><description><![CDATA[Suspect detained by off-duty police officer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:36:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIVOEXQNWRCNTDE2E66AQKWJ2Q.jpg?auth=5ebdde8d7968a28bfb25fa6696fbabba1cf28bc0bebf2be854a72e966741f6af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French police block a street after a knife-wielding man wounded three women in Paris on Monday. Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KENZO TRIBOUILLARD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (25) originally charged with Dublin murder pleads guilty to manslaughter ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-michael-mccann-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/man-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-of-michael-mccann-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence requests sentence hearing around December 1st in order to get psychological report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge adjourned the matter until December 7th and directed that a victim-impact report be prepared. File photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern over delays in case of man charged with murdering British spy Denis Donaldson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/concern-over-delays-in-case-of-man-charged-with-murdering-british-spy-denis-donaldson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/concern-over-delays-in-case-of-man-charged-with-murdering-british-spy-denis-donaldson/</guid><description><![CDATA[Barrister for Antoin Duffy, who also faces weapons and attempted murder charges, says client ‘in the dark’ regarding book of evidence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:19:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3T5NPADOBLJZAQRQNY6IBV3VJY.jpg?auth=a6e95321d2566a10f94cc219251976041e4d9fe7777d24bfcec767681e2336ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British spy Denis Donaldson was shot dead more than 20 years ago at an isolated cottage near Glenties, Co Donegal. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isis-inspired man who set fire to Conor McGregor’s pub refuses probation reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/isis-inspired-man-who-set-fire-to-conor-mcgregors-pub-refuses-probation-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/isis-inspired-man-who-set-fire-to-conor-mcgregors-pub-refuses-probation-reports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Reynolds]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Khan shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ while he stabbed a Garda, the Special Criminal Court has heard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:18:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BAQBLKCTFC7HD766WP3T2XVFU.jpg?auth=7f4cdb9741b345987d65c8f7c962ce81d676db18e001537772bff8c3be5dcfb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abdullah Khan has pleaded guilty to terrorist activities that include the arson of a pub owned by Conor McGregor and a knife attack on gardaí in a separate incident in Dublin city centre.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tate brothers, in US custody, watch their political backers go quiet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/27/the-tate-brothers-in-federal-custody-watch-their-political-backers-go-quiet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/27/the-tate-brothers-in-federal-custody-watch-their-political-backers-go-quiet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Megan Twohey, Isabella Kwai]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After Andrew and Tristan Tate, prominent leaders of the so-called manosphere, were arrested in Miami, many of their onetime allies on the American right pulled back support]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SC2DRCVDUDVGTX2HQH2OYFW6N4.jpg?auth=d8fc72cd3878ae8a24321e9da0f10c2070b4aa35a37530e9f84a899a0837206d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The brothers have denied all of the criminal accusations. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish shoppers splashed out on suncream, deodorant and booze during hot spell, new data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/suncreams-deodorants-and-booze-benefit-from-irelands-season-in-the-sun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/suncreams-deodorants-and-booze-benefit-from-irelands-season-in-the-sun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures point to 4.2% increase in the price of groceries compared with a year ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:59:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JP4KNSH6XNDM5NQO4RU2QURYQ.jpg?auth=930f214739b7711f13419fe62293b070db0180b30dada07f0efa4bbe2fa531a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beachgoers on Portmarnock Beach during this month's heatwave. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primark profits surge to €1.4bn as Penneys sales decline for second year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/primark-profits-surge-to-14bn-as-penneys-sales-decline-for-second-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/primark-profits-surge-to-14bn-as-penneys-sales-decline-for-second-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company has 48 stores in Ireland, forming sizeable segment of its global network]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:55:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBCXBWEFIJCRHKBOFWXJBXBY3I.jpg?auth=734ec110f8f5b14c69cacd2acd25296f3af855b214a182241f8810e5bb39706c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Financial filings show sales at Penneys’ 38 stores in Ireland fell for the second year in a row, from €741.7 million to €729.6 million, in the year that ended September 2025. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[About Ararat-Armenia: Shamrock Rovers’ Euro opponents bankrolled by Putin-linked oligarch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/27/about-ararat-armenia-shamrock-rovers-euro-opponents-bankrolled-by-putin-linked-oligarch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/27/about-ararat-armenia-shamrock-rovers-euro-opponents-bankrolled-by-putin-linked-oligarch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luan Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armenian side visit Tallaght for return leg of Champions League second-round qualifier with a two-goal advantage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:25:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/475VTO3C2ZH4DAUQX56LZNYMTQ.jpg?auth=22a3a7327e38a42b6e7ae46503cf50cbabad6b751cbbbca04a865451ad88874a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The players of Ararat-Armenia and Shamrock Rovers shake hands prior to last Tuesday's Uefa Champions League second qualifying round first leg at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia. Photograph: Hrach Khachatryan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Museum employee (44) remanded in custody after bomb charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/national-museum-employee-wants-to-reapply-for-bail-at-earliest-chance-following-bomb-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/national-museum-employee-wants-to-reapply-for-bail-at-earliest-chance-following-bomb-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man remains unrepresented by a solicitor, Special Criminal Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:24:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OPJUACIQFJFMNHIZUUH726YY.jpg?auth=8e7ef6bac77810bf1f197e1cc3df66fbee2ef1f1455fa32f17f09adcfe9c1354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon O’Donovan (R) arrives to appear before a sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Saturday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lorry driver who imported more than €1m of cannabis through Dublin Port is jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/lorry-driver-who-imported-more-than-1m-of-cannabis-through-dublin-port-is-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/lorry-driver-who-imported-more-than-1m-of-cannabis-through-dublin-port-is-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Natasha Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s all mine,’ he told gardaí after 50kg haul was detected]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:14:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inspector at port smelled cannabis after Andrew Cooley's lorry and refrigerated trailer was stopped. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ukraine war has entered a new phase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/the-new-shape-of-ukraines-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/the-new-shape-of-ukraines-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The conflict with Russia has entered a new phase, one defined less by territorial gains than by intense technological competition
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJXVD7OGTBAQ5OXY3GGEWW4LUQ.jpg?auth=22221499b817fdb363513d9fd3ff65e918df19884db0a66250dd8c0577d10bea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman holding a child cries next to a residential building damaged by a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv earlier this month. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ROMAN PILIPEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wicklow deli and Donegal  homeware shops among businesses sanctioned by consumer watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/consumer-watchdog-issues-more-than-30-notices-over-pricing-and-display-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/consumer-watchdog-issues-more-than-30-notices-over-pricing-and-display-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issues 31 fixed payment notices and compliance notices to 18 traders across the country for consumer rights breaches]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:52:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARIFVJ2MCRBGQGGXUBNZSOLQEA.jpg?auth=d9b31937c2bae85a2aea19781abb4246af1110f9fa656902f7102372aad13824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Under consumer legislation, traders must display the full price on or near the products they sell so consumers can make informed choices. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RollingNews.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for information on Deirdre Jacob’s disappearance and murder 28 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/gardai-appeal-for-information-on-deirdre-jacobs-disappearance-and-murder-28-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/27/gardai-appeal-for-information-on-deirdre-jacobs-disappearance-and-murder-28-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Student had walked into Newbridge to get bank draft before she went missing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:48:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FG5YNVUA5D75PFVROSN4TXI54.png?auth=018968456dfea723bd80d44d80ca1d77abb1b1a7c2f4f1a1bf578421c65b2ed3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deirdre Jacob was last seen near her home on July 28th, 1998. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Netanyahu win back Trump as pressure mounts in advance of election?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/can-netanyahu-win-back-trump-as-pressure-mounts-in-advance-of-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/can-netanyahu-win-back-trump-as-pressure-mounts-in-advance-of-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli PM arrives in Washington after months of tensions with the US president, hoping limited concessions on Gaza and Lebanon can repair strained ties]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:45:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XAHPCXSHCRQG2W4KEN5ZG22SUU.jpg?auth=89e20bbab4c5c994b0e9db79fa92cf380e4ab88a7a48613c0ce7cb382e86b5db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu looks on as US president Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s private club and residence, in Palm Beach, Florida, in December 2025. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our lives are going up in flames’: The people forced to flee Spain’s wildfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/our-lives-are-going-up-in-flames-forced-to-flee-evacuees-wonder-if-homes-still-stand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/our-lives-are-going-up-in-flames-forced-to-flee-evacuees-wonder-if-homes-still-stand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carlos Barragán]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of people are sleeping in shelters or in their cars, some of them evacuated multiple times in advance of the flames
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:21:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMRBS3GSV3HOOWZO7NC2JLW2EA.jpg?auth=ab0750ab5471dd24dd9cfb318a6380925c8434fd67f9249b8db3aa029101e53b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Consuelo Lorza (88) and her 11-year-old granddaughter Sara at an evacuation center in Villamanta, Spain, a town southwest of Madrid. Photograph: Joseph Fox/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joseph Fox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘On paper, farming is still very much a man’s world,’ Oireachtas committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/07/27/on-paper-farming-is-still-very-much-a-mans-world-oireachtas-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/07/27/on-paper-farming-is-still-very-much-a-mans-world-oireachtas-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in three farms are managed by women and only one in 50 are managed by young women]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:49:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOWAJQA3TZFL7BOEFKGJJ42QQA.jpg?auth=9ae814c2e237d399e9b4609acba78b95eaab8ba71ec367bbfacbd355dc95b3d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alicjane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink: The decades-long journey towards Ireland’s first underground rail service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/metrolink-timeline-from-1970s-proposal-to-expected-2030s-completion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/metrolink-timeline-from-1970s-proposal-to-expected-2030s-completion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Previous efforts for the infrastructure project have stalled, including after the financial crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:35:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/624LUB4CM5GWJAQDXFH554QEFY.jpg?auth=f65b8852ae4aee38bc5bf69719e78674d644b974a1f7fb102853d0be05352e0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MetroLink Estuary Station platform artwork. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge ‘disappointed’ at lack of engagement from Isis supporter who stabbed garda ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/judge-disappointed-at-lack-of-engagement-from-is-supporter-who-stabbed-garda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/judge-disappointed-at-lack-of-engagement-from-is-supporter-who-stabbed-garda/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sentencing of Abdullah Khan, who carried out arson attack on Conor McGregor’s pub, set for October 12th]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:23:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSXVIBJNGXZSXAYKOCD55ORPDM.jpg?auth=207abededb9c1c8372f2f1b6b90a42830daf9f2f28203577d0582fc9513f8484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abdullah Khan (24), whose address cannot be published because of a court order, appeared before the non-jury Special Criminal Court on Monday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former care worker sentenced for taking ‘degrading’ photographs of dementia patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/former-care-worker-sentenced-for-taking-degrading-photographs-of-dementia-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/former-care-worker-sentenced-for-taking-degrading-photographs-of-dementia-patients/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ciara Corvan (28) given probation order and must complete community service over actions at Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:20:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKXL4R2326YVS76UIIT77GUQXA.jpg?auth=5c084369117392d3489d114321df16459244db5cdf03c74e34dab8ca6aca658a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former healthcare assistant Ciara Corvan has been sentenced to a two-year probation order and 100 hours of community service for seven counts of ill treatment of patients under the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Lowe signs for Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/27/james-lowe-signs-for-japanese-side-tokyo-suntory-sungoliath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/27/james-lowe-signs-for-japanese-side-tokyo-suntory-sungoliath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winger’s Japan move confirmed after nine seasons in Irish rugby]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:11:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25YWZDKNXUT6YHQRAVEHBPC7XQ.jpg?auth=1c58bfc672e043277632b0c8adfba340c3357eafa7d50cd4b3f5a455b3f250af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Lowe made 102 appearances for Leinster and was capped 45 times for Ireland. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sligo Jazz Festival review: Vibrant proof of the rude health of jazz at home and abroad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/27/sligo-jazz-festival-review-vibrant-proof-of-the-rude-health-of-jazz-at-home-and-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/27/sligo-jazz-festival-review-vibrant-proof-of-the-rude-health-of-jazz-at-home-and-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cofounder and director Eddie Lee has ‘created a monster’ – and it’s a bold, brilliant and inspiring one]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:08:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBWYYJR2VZHAPDY5AKWPIURDSM.JPG?auth=cd652d61bd43f6f5895ac0b9e031395cb9757d4e3a81b6d6ea3bdc6be850d973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saxophonist Emma Rawicz performs with drummer Sun-Mi Hong, the festival's young artist-in-residence. Photograph: Lieve Boussauw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lieve Boussauw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut to give Irish users access to private market investment funds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/revolut-to-give-irish-users-access-to-private-market-investment-funds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/revolut-to-give-irish-users-access-to-private-market-investment-funds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fintech is working with Apollo, Ares and others to allow retail investors tap into new markets suitable for long-term investors with appetite for risk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:01:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFT6FAXWIN2U4RQLFFMCL3NOLE.jpg?auth=1ba5d553257bfcb71c5cdad110b33d5ef179cd01d27313db94a5fa498aa8fde0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Private markets have long been the missing asset class in the average investor’s portfolio, not for lack of interest, but for lack of access,” said Rolandas Juteika, head of wealth and trading at Revolut.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy awarded €46,000 for injuries sustained in fall after visiting father at Wheatfield Prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/boy-awarded-46000-for-injuries-sustained-in-fall-after-visiting-father-at-wheatfield-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/boy-awarded-46000-for-injuries-sustained-in-fall-after-visiting-father-at-wheatfield-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-year-old hurt his nose and forehead when he tripped on concrete shore lip in west Dublin jail]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQYYFM53QSWCF7XCUN55PPT74E.jpg?auth=4ec4f98616de78c0274313fb8fffc170ed4e56ee1e38b8bb41a423c55c8f88c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A settlement offer was made to the boy on behalf of the governor of Wheatfield Prison, the Minister for Justice, the Irish Prison Service and the Attorney General. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forest Fest 2026: Madness top off a nostalgia-filled weekend featuring The Boomtown Rats, James and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/27/forest-fest-2026-madness-top-off-a-nostalgia-filled-weekend-featuring-the-boomtown-rats-james-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/07/27/forest-fest-2026-madness-top-off-a-nostalgia-filled-weekend-featuring-the-boomtown-rats-james-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There were few signs of growing pains at the festival, whose move to a larger site in Co Laois comfortably accommodated 16,000]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DPFK66U5DNCQTMLTZMY2SEEPOY.jpg?auth=25f84d02ddbf400853e2cc61e7896390b221a6a58d201c4003212d55da25f1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Madness performing at Forest Fest. Photograph: Brian Bastick]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Bastick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McKillen jnr bid to set aside bankruptcy summons over alleged €2.1m debt set to be dismissed, judge indicates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/mckillen-jnr-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons-over-alleged-21m-debt-set-to-be-dismissed-judge-indicates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/mckillen-jnr-bid-to-set-aside-bankruptcy-summons-over-alleged-21m-debt-set-to-be-dismissed-judge-indicates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Liam Kennedy on Monday said the ‘direction of travel’ was that he would reject the application to dismiss a summons seeking the bankruptcy of McKillen jnr]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:44:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen jnr had sought the move be set aside. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling watchdog opens investigation into Soft2Bet websites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/gambling-watchdog-opens-investigation-into-soft2bet-websites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/gambling-watchdog-opens-investigation-into-soft2bet-websites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Regulator steps up enforcement after forcing Polymarket to block Irish betting]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVVDCBAFTFD27M5V4UQN44HR5I.jpg?auth=49a36998e8df411af1aff5a18b024f320be6c1d34ab4ee68989012b40972c758&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gambling Regulatory Authority is reviewing 145 gambling sites owned or operated by the Soft2Bet group. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT maker OpenAI selects Dublin docklands offices for new EU hub]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/chatgpt-maker-openai-selects-dublin-docklands-offices-for-new-eu-hub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/chatgpt-maker-openai-selects-dublin-docklands-offices-for-new-eu-hub/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI giant to take on lease at Iput’s Tropical Fruit Warehouse site on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:15:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALYDGBPYNNNDWM3NMAH4CRWCJU.jpg?auth=4206738d1df2f7bd323ebde66ee455f091080729deb346055eaf2f825e4127e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI will take on the lease at Iput’s Tropical Fruit Warehouse scheme on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay for its European hub. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/why-europes-wildfires-are-proving-so-fierce-and-difficult-to-stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/why-europes-wildfires-are-proving-so-fierce-and-difficult-to-stop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Wood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:08:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/244OCZ3JBWOVZN23QCJRVQIV5M.jpg?auth=f396d2fec77278c0b8828c4a32125821a841f81fae5dc3ada14eeb454f01a589&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About 90 per cent of wildfires are started by human activity, typically igniting “fine fuels” such as vegetation, grass, pine needles, litter and twigs. Photograph: Emma Da Silva/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emma Da Silva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you a Mayo person living abroad? How did you celebrate the All-Ireland win? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/are-you-a-mayo-person-living-abroad-how-did-you-celebrate-the-all-ireland-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/are-you-a-mayo-person-living-abroad-how-did-you-celebrate-the-all-ireland-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Share your story: Have you told your friends and neighbours why this All-Ireland win means so much to you? ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:41:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVE5WJ4CGVUKZEWTSVDLWE6LNA.jpg?auth=009e710c152e2cb7e38ee888a08d601f1658deedbb0070556f3d0ed7bd475584&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo supporters celebrating the All-Ireland win on Croke Park's Hill 16. Photograph: INPHO/Tom Maher]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman accused of transporting bomb across Ireland further remanded ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/woman-accused-of-transporting-bomb-across-ireland-further-remanded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/woman-accused-of-transporting-bomb-across-ireland-further-remanded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Isobella Perrie Sullivan (25) accused of  possession of explosives  in a car in Co Monaghan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:27:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D7PC5UJEHDNED4ESF7JRWBQOXM.jpg?auth=aad99f798dc00bc57065cd5cbfb4445e285c7c767f8813ff723bf0c689eefa58&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. Photograpgh: Damien Eagers/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public asked to avoid Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford due to overnight gorse fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/public-asked-to-avoid-comeragh-mountains-in-co-waterford-due-to-overnight-gorse-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/public-asked-to-avoid-comeragh-mountains-in-co-waterford-due-to-overnight-gorse-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So far, a large area has been burned but firefighters have prevented the blaze from spreading into nearby forestry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:23:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QA665SAKSMCUAWLYHJNALP4RAY.jpg?auth=47e2a8798b668ba3ec6a401820d81fa574e107b5d2502ef398393bdfb5c98305&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No buildings are currently at risk and no injuries have been reported in relation to the gorse fire in the Comeragh Mountains, the council spokesman said.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Oddie: Wildlife presenter and Goodies star dies aged 85]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/27/bill-oddie-wildlife-presenter-and-goodies-star-dies-aged-85/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/27/bill-oddie-wildlife-presenter-and-goodies-star-dies-aged-85/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bill Oddie found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:03:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NCJ5WP54BHHLN3T3NQ6V7YKKI.jpg?auth=23d65f7b29041f3b56a2e6a4b92c63f18fc0373e2ae42465146fc4a6ebae2236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wildlife presenter and Goodies star Bill Oddie has died aged 85. Photograph: Future via Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prog</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears of people ‘listening at doors’ raised in scathing email to OPW about Lansdowne House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/fears-of-people-listening-at-doors-raised-in-scathing-email-to-opw-about-lansdowne-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/fears-of-people-listening-at-doors-raised-in-scathing-email-to-opw-about-lansdowne-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC chief wrote of ‘sheer despair’ and warned of further controversy over work to repair ‘crumbling’ facade of building]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGYLOQIUG5EOXNNQE65FJGLQGM.jpg?auth=90495bce9d0fb710016601399f126cfd4a62aee48d01b72d207d0b7215d05c80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[WRC director general Audrey Cahill wrote to the head of the Office of Public Works in May outlining “sheer despair at this juncture about the lack of insight or engagement” from the OPW on a range of issues at Lansdowne House. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football Championship 2026 review: Ryan O’Donoghue leads FOTY conversation after a championship like no other]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/football-championship-2026-review-ryan-odonoghue-leads-foty-conversation-after-a-championship-like-no-other/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/football-championship-2026-review-ryan-odonoghue-leads-foty-conversation-after-a-championship-like-no-other/</guid><description><![CDATA[Our writers choose their highs and lows of the season, and what they want to see in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FMF2WOZRU77OGJSAF7GNIASAU.jpg?auth=ddd4a596c4d704229960763df81d5548485b66edffa7be0da1a28d08b2847b82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After an outstanding season for Mayo, Ryan O'Donoghue is the stand-out option for Player of the Year. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sound of Music at Cork Opera House: Ecstatic, five-star production of beloved show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/27/the-sound-of-music-at-cork-opera-house-ecstatic-five-star-production-of-beloved-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/07/27/the-sound-of-music-at-cork-opera-house-ecstatic-five-star-production-of-beloved-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Leland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Theatre: Everybody is ready to burst out singing during performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein musical with darker nuances]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:49:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2MNMKKINJCF5HUF55575NU5UU.jpg?auth=4916e1ec337be8aff011cd1e999cf794306c6edd337edaa315463f1b29738b33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Blaker and Wendy Carr in The Sound of Music at Cork Opera House. Photograph: Shane Horan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shane Horan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This thing makes people animal’: Inside Bangladesh’s Yaba addiction epidemic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/24/this-thing-makes-people-animal-inside-bangladeshs-yaba-addiction-epidemic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/24/this-thing-makes-people-animal-inside-bangladeshs-yaba-addiction-epidemic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The drug, which means ‘crazy medicine’, is on the rise in the south Asian country despite severe punishments]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5KAD3U5KBENNFTR7HGEGPJQNU.jpg?auth=a0965681763a1fe1954c695258d57406967001807c71f88707eec2e6e6c40814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Metalfreak' has an increasingly debilitating addiction to yaba, a drug mixing methamphetamine and caffeine. Photograph: Sally Hayden]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo reach top step of the Hogan Stand after 75-year climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/27/mayo-reach-top-step-of-the-hogan-stand-after-75-year-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/27/mayo-reach-top-step-of-the-hogan-stand-after-75-year-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tears of joy flood Croke Park as Mayo bid goodbye to the curse]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:11:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAHZ76KFPBE35DQVNKVRVFVC5E?auth=4df3f09146e006a234cde940748e66a37f6124710a2ce201c3919812aa9424f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mayo team celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup after defeating Kerry in the All-Ireland football final. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former presidents, current prime ministers and Britpop kings celebrate Mayo’s All-Ireland triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/world-rallies-behind-mayo-following-all-ireland-final-victory-after-75-year-wait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/world-rallies-behind-mayo-following-all-ireland-final-victory-after-75-year-wait/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The green and red see a swell of support on social media from well-known names at home and abroad ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:07:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JTGYZXB7JAFVIRHVRDNNNYTWQ.jpeg?auth=3d252532ca199a92defd8b036c2c2641bb218d156e67372d0c1af27bfcf0c3f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The statue of St Patrick on Croagh Patrick flies a Mayo GAA flag on Sunday as the county's senior football team achieved a historic victory over Kerry at Croke Park.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Mayo fans celebrate historic All-Ireland win ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/mayo-fans-celebrate-historic-all-ireland-win-in-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/mayo-fans-celebrate-historic-all-ireland-win-in-pictures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mayo won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship for the first time in 75 years on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:39:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBJ4FRC23HGS53BYKNVHTVPQ3U.jpg?auth=d407779412f7c368729c1a50649c80438130ea0fb05e7e0e4a10c25ed9a194cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Mayo supporter celebrates after their historic win in Croke Park against Kerry on Sunday. Photo: INPHO/Tom Maher]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG shares soar after €1.2bn buyout bid led by chief executive Rothwell]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/27/icg-shares-soar-following-12bn-buyout-bid-led-by-ceo-rothwell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/27/icg-shares-soar-following-12bn-buyout-bid-led-by-ceo-rothwell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shares spike above €8 offer price, to €8.08, after weight of buyers delays start of trading ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:15:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRHSBBT2Q5QIAOIC3UJVQSVGMI.jpg?auth=f607095d2c484c8fa8edb924d17af70d5ea493e0940740001f49ff9b206f3169&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ICG chief executive Eamonn Rothwell owns 21.7% of the business. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/what-is-a-fire-cloud-and-how-have-they-worsened-wildfires-in-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/what-is-a-fire-cloud-and-how-have-they-worsened-wildfires-in-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Lamb]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:05:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARMD6FKIHXQZE7UGYKGCZ5OQQU.jpg?auth=ec1a1be72e937059626d82d8c752b596fe7a67212ad88b86ba1cf60fc3dec8b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large fire, as seen from a firefighter helicopter over the village of Saumos, about 20km west of Bordeaux. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romain Perrocheau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls more than 7% as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/27/oil-falls-more-than-7-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/07/27/oil-falls-more-than-7-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jones, Emily Herbert]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brent lower after two weeks of escalating violence had pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:05:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KO75VXSVE23KZNYVCROHERSCXY.jpg?auth=e7d80d676fe5e1b5285ee6b0260b8c46282f31525874347b554a7ac8b4054f58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oil prices fell more than 7 per cent on Monday amid a pause in strikes by both sides in the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Andy Rain / EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish in Europe: have you been impacted by wildfires? Share your story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/irish-in-europe-have-you-been-impacted-by-wildfires-share-your-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/27/irish-in-europe-have-you-been-impacted-by-wildfires-share-your-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[Authorities in France and Spain battle wildfires as hundreds of thousands forced to flee]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:58:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RX5U3QUGCBGMNKDPIWV6PHDDAQ.png?auth=13edd6d5ba262194b4be8b6806ff7c252247d6cdf4bceebf5e667711730c7ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[France: a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d'Illac, some 30km from Bordeaux, on July 26th, 2026. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shein slumps to loss as EU and US trade tensions hit fast-fashion retailer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/shein-slumps-to-loss-as-eu-and-us-trade-tensions-hit-fast-fashion-retailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/shein-slumps-to-loss-as-eu-and-us-trade-tensions-hit-fast-fashion-retailer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Sandlund, Eleanor Olcott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chinese group highlights risk of escalating trade tensions with major export markets ahead of planned Hong Kong listing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:45:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVDMR6UIN5EHRE6ZU3COEPGPMY.jpg?auth=31de0e81a1553bc42436c68e742427416192c93f98618c2dd6c9c87288335f76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chinese trade tensions with the EU and US have hit profits as fast-fashion retailer Shein. Photograph: Imen Ben Youssef / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IMEN BEN YOUSSEF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts warm temperatures as rain returns this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/27/met-eireann-forecasts-warm-temperatures-as-rain-returns-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/07/27/met-eireann-forecasts-warm-temperatures-as-rain-returns-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Warm and humid conditions will continue, with the heaviest rain forecast for western and northern counties]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:41:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFPVLDXCUQIOZZ2QSGDWK2Z27Y.jpg?auth=241e4fcfebe1fcc3fcc9911b61ecf531f10ad453d51bee198e29b16e1a0ecdbf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Racegoers queue for an ice cream at The Curragh Racecourse in Co Kildare. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two killed, five injured in shooting at Seattle food festival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/27/two-killed-five-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/27/two-killed-five-injured-in-shooting-at-seattle-food-festival/</guid><description><![CDATA[US city’s mayor’s office says  a suspect had been taken into custody, second being sought]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:46:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZ3UCFI7L42FPYVQ63EINRMASA.jpg?auth=3ec3017f0ce48137934974503533996c745b977b76d2069767b95d1dab8dbf37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police on the scene following a shooting  at the Bite of Seattle food festival on Sunday. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lindsey Wasson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[India protests: How the ‘Cockroach’ movement forced Modi into retreat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/27/india-protests-how-the-cockroach-movement-forced-modi-into-retreat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/27/india-protests-how-the-cockroach-movement-forced-modi-into-retreat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Student protests forced the resignation of India's education minister after exam scandal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:20:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YL6QPCM2ZD6NUORTSPZMA2YBZE.jpg?auth=94044b2df2a0744a13beaf21fe9e52ae1dc4417c892ad7cee91010ae3e0b7b56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abhijeet Dipke (centre) and other leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), one holding an image of non-violent protest icon B.R. Ambedkar, celebrate the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the movement's demonstration site in New Delhi on July 25th, 2026. Photograph: Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times.
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saumya Khandelwal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s ham-fisted sackings sparked street protests in Kyiv]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-volodymyr-zelenskiys-ham-fisted-sackings-sparked-street-protests-in-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-volodymyr-zelenskiys-ham-fisted-sackings-sparked-street-protests-in-kyiv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Taoiseach arrived in Kyiv at the end of a week of political turbulence in Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRDQ64UGWO4JR72EOECLZVCSI4.jpg?auth=013bd827984773da2975c95aa4a990be0be8cdaad1f11f85494c7cb15f01bdcc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Dolzhenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut leaves customers without cash and tells them to sling their hook without reason]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/revolut-leaves-customers-without-cash-and-tells-them-to-sling-their-hook-without-reason/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/revolut-leaves-customers-without-cash-and-tells-them-to-sling-their-hook-without-reason/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A reader found himself unable to pay for shopping at Lidl because Revolut blocked him without explanation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ANWSGQYYQNWG6AYTISKATPK754.jpg?auth=a6a4c36241263f837fa00aa2c6240f541b7abb5f88b09bdc6f68c51284f0d7dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reader Jake studied his Revolut app closely and noticed the reason both his and his wife's accounts were blocked was a security check that Revolut had run. He says the bank did not notify him of the check.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food market plan scaled back and Irish deal-making hits €33.2bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/food-market-plan-scaled-back-and-irish-deal-making-hits-332bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/food-market-plan-scaled-back-and-irish-deal-making-hits-332bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:44:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QWZEPQPVZXOZOUEVA7VHPB3HO4.jpg?auth=2019a6611067c46741e35c1e57982b575dfac6aa77b4ba4a7cc7a3b2977e7a12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intel's €12.3 billion acquisition of Apollo's stake in its Leixlip semiconductor plant was the biggest transaction in the first half of 2026, William Fry said. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink cost; Berlin attack investigation; and the copyright case against AI giant Anthropic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/2026/07/27/metrolink-cost-berlin-attack-investigation-and-the-copyright-case-against-ai-giant-anthropic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/2026/07/27/metrolink-cost-berlin-attack-investigation-and-the-copyright-case-against-ai-giant-anthropic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Early Edition podcast brings you four of our top stories in under 10 minutes each morning from Monday to Friday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:30:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCXWOBTG5ZBWJFD64CUDOVLIWE.JPG?auth=058cacf79f355d6e49436b6f4ed22216453d87b6e9bc15c1d9c1c040cbf78777&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The College Gate apartment complex on Townsend Street, along with the Markievicz Leisure Centre, is earmarked for demolition to make way for the new MetroLink, Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs used to ‘rename’ Dublin streets with colonial links will be removed by council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/signs-used-to-rename-dublin-streets-will-be-removed-by-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/signs-used-to-rename-dublin-streets-will-be-removed-by-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lasair Dhearg groups says move is part of its plan to further its ‘campaign of decolonisation’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGAIHMVV5FH7JP4ZNTJQPNV5NA.jpg?auth=a20fc70125737caf0e7910053bf9422dc4182f1d3f2587bb5c18de4847903aab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sign placed on Dawson Street. The sign reads Madeleine Ffrench-Mullen Street, after the Irish nationalist and socialist advocate. Photograph: Ellen Clusker]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pentagon reports more than 600 US casualties during Iran war]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/pentagon-reports-more-than-600-iran-war-casualties-in-quiet-database-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/27/pentagon-reports-more-than-600-iran-war-casualties-in-quiet-database-update/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helene Cooper]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Official toll for earlier phase of US-Iran war, known as Operation Epic Fury, now stands at 14 deaths]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:20:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZC4TGZUL4HFENJIFC2MJZH3KYY.jpg?auth=0afd9723faada2f06596417e6b8b4a40cc9dbea2888e819a310c786f04947da6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
 The new Pentagon figures show that 18 US troops have been killed and 624 wounded since the US launched its war against Iran in February. 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[Meet the Irish woman standing at the most visible conducting podium in the world]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/sinead-osullivan-karen-ni-bhroin-of-wexford-the-irish-woman-standing-at-the-most-visible-conducting-podium-in-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/sinead-osullivan-karen-ni-bhroin-of-wexford-the-irish-woman-standing-at-the-most-visible-conducting-podium-in-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why was Handel’s Messiah first performed in Dublin? Because 243 years before Bob Geldof’s Live Aid, Ireland invented the benefit gig]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7HRWUH7AV36L7NDBFMZK7OLP3Q.jpg?auth=62347e4885830905d9326ef56c6c273b0dd651f4db50d59e6c01c67e0baec5a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karen Ní Bhroin started with a tin whistle and concertina aged four, taught by her aunt in Wexford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do people in Ireland speak so few languages?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/worldview-why-do-people-in-ireland-speak-so-few-languages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/worldview-why-do-people-in-ireland-speak-so-few-languages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Gillespie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: Language competence is now just as much part of Ireland’s competitive infrastructure deficit as poor planning]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IS6NKKW3UKNW4DH2I235GPYIEM.jpg?auth=9119b88db960934ba18f25666030cf147e24f018dba04daaa0fa929429ff0a2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish has overtaken French as the most preferred language in Irish schools, with German and Italian less popular. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danny Lawson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two mentally ill prisoners had to share a cell in an overcrowded prison. One lost his eye]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/opinion-two-mentally-ill-prisoners-had-to-share-a-cell-in-an-overcrowded-prison-one-lost-his-eye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/opinion-two-mentally-ill-prisoners-had-to-share-a-cell-in-an-overcrowded-prison-one-lost-his-eye/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Donnell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crowded prisons are unsafe and ours are grossly overcrowded]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NC77KOPWICHRODGWRY7L2DBOPI.jpg?auth=22aa0906d79c20f4f9e8cf1d834a39deb5b1c62567fddd57337181dda77a897d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cloverhill Prison is Ireland's main remand prison, yet detention conditions are among the worst in the country. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of understanding and accepting our feelings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/27/the-importance-of-understanding-and-accepting-our-feelings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/07/27/the-importance-of-understanding-and-accepting-our-feelings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Part 1: Managing our mental health in the face of personal and global crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNLTZFOOBJCDNFNTEA53YSJLWM.jpg?auth=41a44e75505f1effc74af41f76c6d11ceed64e5ae2cac05a4f43c2eb9c30121e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many factors underpin this crisis such as decreased social connection and sedentary screen-based lifestyles. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">zamrznutitonovi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan expected to hold firm line in talks on criminal legal aid reform ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/jim-ocallaghan-expected-to-hold-firm-line-in-talks-on-criminal-legal-aid-reform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/27/jim-ocallaghan-expected-to-hold-firm-line-in-talks-on-criminal-legal-aid-reform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice to meet Law Society representatives amid bitter row over remuneration reforms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2FMFHPDYFELZ74XS6UZ4U2Z6I.JPG?auth=3871918bc57777e31b362e4f007fc1230bcd3a20ebc1531ee3ee34a8a23d4105&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is expected to signal openness to hearing about issues regarding the timing of payments under the reformed payments scheme but is not expected to revisit the main aspect of the reforms. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s a real buzz’: Belfast prepares to host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann for the first time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/theres-a-real-buzz-belfast-prepares-to-host-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-for-the-first-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/theres-a-real-buzz-belfast-prepares-to-host-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-for-the-first-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Described as the Olympics of Irish traditional music, artists worldwide are set to attend cultural highlight]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFBUINQV5FG5ZNEVZCFS2B5J4Q.jpeg?auth=2699df6c20d046250556bb8a61c1a5d2de1c4b6e78906ffe5dfccacf2e29ca6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast will host Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann from August 2nd to 9th. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not so active travel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/27/not-so-active-travel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/27/not-so-active-travel/</guid><description><![CDATA[It would take roughly 150 years to deliver the long-promised 300km Dublin active travel network]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 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[Watch: A whole people unchained as Croke Park turns into a theatre of happy Mayo tears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/a-whole-people-unchained-as-croke-parks-turns-into-a-theatre-of-happy-mayo-tears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/a-whole-people-unchained-as-croke-parks-turns-into-a-theatre-of-happy-mayo-tears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘There’s not much that’s going to top this,’ says Andy Moran]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JK4AE42BEWOKMG6ZZRSDHNGJ5I.jpg?auth=99f4c584c7a4fd06387504441f9cb21c3365396f577bfcda71697c5ecf3a28a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo fans celebrating on Hill 16 after they beat Kerry to win the All-Ireland. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Croagh Patrick the three-leafed shamrock predicted Mayo’s winning margin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/on-croagh-patrick-the-three-leafed-shamrock-predicted-mayos-winning-margin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/on-croagh-patrick-the-three-leafed-shamrock-predicted-mayos-winning-margin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reek Sunday 2026: Mayo climb mountain in Croke Park as thousands of the county’s faithful ascend Croagh Patrick]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUD7GKB2EBDLNJLHZRGKHSAOM4.jpg?auth=e04622f6fbcebf7efd416c19ee9a8d9147bf26f56b8ca8056c546052788e038c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Padraig McHale from Emlagh, Louisburgh, Co Mayo, during the annual Reek Sunday pilgrimage on Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo. Photograph: Michael McLaughlin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, July 27th: On Budget 2027 and disabilities, high levels of drink driving and in praise of bus drivers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/27/letters-to-the-editor-july-27th-on-budget-2027-and-disabilities-high-levels-of-drink-driving-and-in-praise-of-bus-drivers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/27/letters-to-the-editor-july-27th-on-budget-2027-and-disabilities-high-levels-of-drink-driving-and-in-praise-of-bus-drivers/</guid><description><![CDATA[We have built a capitalist kingdom upon foreign direct investment, yet too often overlooked the people most in need]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 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[Berlin police shoot dead man suspected to have carried out fatal attack on Pride parade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/berlin-police-shoot-dead-man-suspected-to-have-carried-out-fatal-attack-on-pride-parade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/berlin-police-shoot-dead-man-suspected-to-have-carried-out-fatal-attack-on-pride-parade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Love is a terrible thing to hate’ read handmade sign at improvised memorial for victims of attack on one of Europe’s biggest Pride parades ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFM5C4YRKBO7S45J4NNVP52IHI.jpg?auth=b99ef44d6141ac3dfd618185eb5c11c1d766b7509cd77e336790d3d8e8bb68ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police officers at an allotment complex in the western Spandau district of Berlin on Sunday, near the scene where the chief suspect in the previous nights' deadly attack on the city's Pride parade was shot. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/27/hospitals-say-insufficient-funding-is-affecting-patient-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/27/hospitals-say-insufficient-funding-is-affecting-patient-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOHBWO5ITUXN2HQEGFQQFGIKSQ.jpg?auth=5a551a295d50ef2a5b60359d302a3d2685c702c57ea24e0be9ec34219a298b23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hospitals identified persistent challenges including insufficient budgets, failure to fund capital developments, poor engagement, increased administrative burden and concerns around governance. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decades of hurt, hope and loss melt away as Mayo win sweetest All-Ireland title imaginable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/decades-of-hurt-hope-and-loss-melt-away-as-mayo-win-sweetest-all-ireland-title-imaginable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/decades-of-hurt-hope-and-loss-melt-away-as-mayo-win-sweetest-all-ireland-title-imaginable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Moran’s men finally bring their people to the promised land as they overturn a seven-point head start to beat Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3K7XS5PMT6CXGGBXAJ66OG5YAA.jpg?auth=34eba274112e4d40dde24d37679473d9d3f3bd4eee80291c3b0e2c60fc88daa0&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 beating Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan working holiday: ‘Lots go to Australia - this is a different experience’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/japan-working-holiday-lots-go-to-australia-this-is-a-different-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/japan-working-holiday-lots-go-to-australia-this-is-a-different-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Even though Tokyo’s very busy with people, it’s very peaceful,’ says David Garvey (24) ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDJE7GFPJFFYFLMNTKI5GVMB7A.jpeg?auth=93133ed920c295f4e0ef8b2929dc64e8be218a2a36efde2c77e6797d8222daac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Abroad: David Garvey in Japan.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My son is moving abroad and wanted me to share my recipes. I couldn’t oblige]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/27/my-son-is-moving-abroad-but-i-couldnt-oblige-his-poignant-parting-request/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/27/my-son-is-moving-abroad-but-i-couldnt-oblige-his-poignant-parting-request/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He asked me to write recipes for some of the food I’ve made all his life. I couldn’t do it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWVMXVF3DNCERAW7SHVJ7SK7BQ.jpg?auth=33a45cd9ebe6858e688c835f981765792df72fc7ac90fbf2ca949abc21cc43cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I wanted my kids to have an easy relationship with all food. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marcela Vieira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for Tara Street food market scaled back years after council approval]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/plans-for-tara-street-food-market-scaled-back-years-after-council-approval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/plans-for-tara-street-food-market-scaled-back-years-after-council-approval/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed changes include scrapping roof terrace overlooking river Liffey]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LH5KSSYTSBERBABB7NLTRZB36E.jpg?auth=530608b7ed07b0725de3764417f8b8891f382c2490ad6cc5b2cacc5b256742d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several buildings between George's Quay and Tara Street will be demolished as part of a new development in the area. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump alliance turns from asset to liability in Brazil’s presidential race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/27/trump-alliance-turns-from-asset-to-liability-in-brazils-presidential-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/07/27/trump-alliance-turns-from-asset-to-liability-in-brazils-presidential-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once eager to flaunt ties to Washington, the Bolsonaro camp is now struggling to contain a backlash fuelled by US tariffs and election controversy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKLJ4FZT4KNCTDZK3JKLIQLXPI.jpg?auth=fabc6be532a701be81b6095513cda57268a4331846dca63f4761a82174d18d03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazil's right-wing presidential hopeful Flávio Bolsonaro at the Liberal Party convention, in São Paulo at the weekend. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nelson Almeida</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink could cost up to €19bn, say senior Coalition figures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/27/metrolink-could-cost-up-to-19bn-senior-government-figures-believe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/27/metrolink-could-cost-up-to-19bn-senior-government-figures-believe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Olivia Kelly, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cabinet set to consider plans in autumn to put out to tender the proposed 19km Dublin rail link from Swords to Charlemont]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNIUQISHAFB2DF7WSQEGCCRLAM.jpg?auth=8908f8dd7a580066ef090f8da923cd414a872c10abbfbab2ba82b8f45368d4c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Metrolink Glasnevin Station North artwork. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you really wear shorts to the office? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/27/short-and-serious-how-to-wear-bermudas-to-the-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/07/27/short-and-serious-how-to-wear-bermudas-to-the-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corina Gaffey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cooling shorts have evolved from holiday wear to everyday wear – but can you really wear them to work?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OBHJVARFCNEKRPQLANC7JADIII.png?auth=2d847a5534f28e60622fcdfc49b0d1bd64c09cbd913edc15176f6281fcf23f9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shorts have transitioned from holiday wear to everyday wear]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Embrace boredom’ may not be the winning parenting strategy you think]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/unthinkable-embrace-boredom-may-not-be-the-winning-parenting-strategy-you-thought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/27/unthinkable-embrace-boredom-may-not-be-the-winning-parenting-strategy-you-thought/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anyone who uses boredom as a parenting tool is committing child cruelty of sorts. Or, at least, they’re a hypocrite]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phoenix Park’s Magazine Fort opens to visitors with guided tours available]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/magazine-fort-the-newest-400-year-old-visitor-attraction-in-dublins-phoenix-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/27/magazine-fort-the-newest-400-year-old-visitor-attraction-in-dublins-phoenix-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first shots of the 1916 Rising were fired at the fort on Easter Monday when it was raided for arms by Na Fianna]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPIRTRNC3RAPRCWLI7K5X4RL64.JPG?auth=9ce88cdcadd8c76e698e08e9c6f99e89f05b16039b497a34c7ac2cc664577c0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret Gormley, chief park superintendent, and Audrey Farrell, senior conservation architect, at Magazine Fort in Dublin’s Phoenix Park, which is open to the public after extensive renovations. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA calendar: Two sides of the house are living together for the sake of the children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/gaa-calendar-two-sides-of-the-house-are-living-together-for-the-sake-of-the-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/gaa-calendar-two-sides-of-the-house-are-living-together-for-the-sake-of-the-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once the All-Irelands are over, there is too much time to think in one side of the GAA house, and not a minute to scratch in the other]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVQZZN5A5NHZVDOIXZTG3FJP5I.jpg?auth=2f3d6e90fb574f190f727f9824e42893af69f01ab812fe3ca3b65b084a4ca4ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick’s Gearóid Hegarty. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission will not rush into decision on possible Aughinish sanctions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/27/european-commission-will-not-rush-into-decision-on-possible-aughinish-sanctions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/27/european-commission-will-not-rush-into-decision-on-possible-aughinish-sanctions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Negotiations in Brussels about whether to sanction exports of alumina to Russia likely to gather pace in September ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/345OQRK7HRDBDDEQHRBGMVYRVY.JPG?auth=ac94a8eb9fc16be3f1d8ea2a2fffea1752d2b6cb7de31380afa6f0abd7dcf42c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Aughinish Alumina plant in Co Limerick. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cluichí na nDiaspóraí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/27/cluichi-na-ndiasporai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/07/27/cluichi-na-ndiasporai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí foghlaim luachmhar faoin tsochaí le fáil i gCorn an Domhain
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QLNSB7RYQBCTRGZTZE27D6PNAI.jpg?auth=5eb86a139bf5a601ac1e2264f75817fc517226f2d9d555ae97a6e157e5a5935a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Folarin Balogun, ar mhaith an Trumpa cárta dearg dó, tar éis dó cúl a scóráil in aghaidh Paragua le linn an Corn Domhanda. Grianghraf: Will Lester/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Da</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The price of history: Mayo’s odds, the pundits’ miss and another long wait ends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/the-price-of-history-mayos-odds-the-pundits-miss-and-another-long-wait-ends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/27/the-price-of-history-mayos-odds-the-pundits-miss-and-another-long-wait-ends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunday was the 19th time we witnessed a Munster v Connacht All-Ireland SFC final in the last century]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AVIO7G7IP2UZHXBJ5WOQLFYCE.jpg?auth=d18aff0e0916785818812c978d9ce8bdc649f1b3cc59c9a89ece9d0aff9f7eb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Kobe McDonald and Jordan Flynn celebrate winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacht agus imeacht na gcoláistí ullmhúcháin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/27/teacht-agus-imeacht-na-gcolaisti-ullmhuchain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/07/27/teacht-agus-imeacht-na-gcolaisti-ullmhuchain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Déanfar iniúchadh sa chlár nua Tumtha ar ról na gcoláistí i soláthar múinteoirí Gaeilge]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZXSM4RDTNDPDD73QWTQIP7RVM.jpg?auth=a76e9932f93cf27dc49cbccf23a5085c8bbe30848bc5f67bf4343f9445525b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Ó Ciarba ar chlé agus Seán Ó Sé lasmuigh de Choláiste Iosagáin i mBaile Bhúirne.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclists have their say: ‘I was hit from behind without warning and knocked off the bike’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/27/cyclists-have-their-say-i-was-hit-from-behind-without-warning-and-knocked-off-the-bike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/27/cyclists-have-their-say-i-was-hit-from-behind-without-warning-and-knocked-off-the-bike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cycling Callout ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6NRF3NMDVFD4DJC2MW6GLATASU.jpg?auth=c276987503d22138c2fa28faf9747dd41bf0994a1d359135751d0d1eda23e058&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cyclist Leah McNulty, from Walkinstown, Dublin: 'Every day. Every. Single. Day.  Someone tries to unalive me as I cycle to and from work. And it’s not just motorists. It’s other cyclists and pedestrians too.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times












]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citi’s new $650m Dublin HQ: ‘People are going to walk into that building and they are going to feel like they are someplace special’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/27/us-banking-behemoth-citi-invests-650m-in-new-european-hq-in-dublin-docklands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/07/27/us-banking-behemoth-citi-invests-650m-in-new-european-hq-in-dublin-docklands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US financial services giant reaffirms commitment to Ireland as regional hub for it global banking operations  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJT43BZ4UVGXNNACDAQIL7EY6U.jpg?auth=1ea5a17751fd403bdf3604eb8f7666b09e7665890430a53110e0dee9424816dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Citi: The US banking giant's new European headquarters in Dublin's north docklands. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is rising]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/27/hse-under-pressure-over-health-agency-staff-as-opposition-claims-spending-is-rising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/27/hse-under-pressure-over-health-agency-staff-as-opposition-claims-spending-is-rising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5MTOOQ5C5DN5EVQMUE2PYOJ7A.jpg?auth=b7c08d18c9f4b82df85ba3daf753f59dcfc90631fc662104108a3df3e56a46ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A recovery room in the HSE surgical hub in Swords, Co Dublin. Tackling the use of agency staff is seen as a relatively easy way of reducing costs in the health service. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lorcan Murphy’s use of ‘spy pen’ to record women in Dublin part of ‘path to future crime’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/lorcan-murphys-use-of-spy-pen-to-record-women-in-dublin-part-of-path-to-future-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/27/lorcan-murphys-use-of-spy-pen-to-record-women-in-dublin-part-of-path-to-future-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dubliner was jailed this month for murdering US nurse Mackenzie Michalski in Hungary]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3DACXV2RVBJPNJKCMMC5TKKLY.jpg?auth=479840e972ec43f0103e3aa0b826623679f5da54a787fc828cdbea17e950fe25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lorcan Murphy, jailed for murder in Hungary earlier this month, recorded some of his attempts to pick up women in Dublin a number of years ago]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Little evidence that Andy Burnham’s plan to devolve power to the regions will work]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/27/little-evidence-that-andy-burnhams-plan-to-devolve-power-to-the-regions-will-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/07/27/little-evidence-that-andy-burnhams-plan-to-devolve-power-to-the-regions-will-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While devolution has worked in Manchester, there have been mixed results in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QH3RBXDVPYOYMJZ5FNS7IPQ72A.jpg?auth=fd6aad8b1b38c76360141f6998358eb0c0fc561c5c076b4f3a1582f0bc96941e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newly installed British prime minister Andy Burnham gestures as he takes up his post at 10 Downing Street. He has outlined his plan to devolve more powers away from London. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham and the UK stock market panic that wasn’t]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/andy-burnham-and-the-uk-stock-market-panic-that-wasnt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/andy-burnham-and-the-uk-stock-market-panic-that-wasnt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Divining future stockmarket winners and losers from political tea leaves is not straightforward]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JPOQ7FF5IYVWM6WG5QO2VYDQE.jpg?auth=fde701abe5cd19afd2f46b5177239c9c19d51241e35ef227dbbb82dc8b5701e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham: A study found no clear difference in market returns between left-leaning and right-leaning governments. Photograph: Eddie Mulholland-WPA Pool/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I do have a retirement plan, and that plan is to retire in the future. As yet, there is no money involved’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/i-do-have-a-retirement-plan-and-that-plan-is-to-retire-in-the-future-as-yet-there-is-no-money-involved/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/27/i-do-have-a-retirement-plan-and-that-plan-is-to-retire-in-the-future-as-yet-there-is-no-money-involved/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Colleary is a comedian]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAVBWNYSL5GNHFK2JFRRQ6R46M.jpg?auth=b36481666096195a422d70adf3fc9c338495c77cb5f640fc97bfa38430dc052b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comedian John Colleary: 'If I like it, I buy it. If someone tries to haggle with me, I tend to up my offer, and that tends to put a stop to it.' Photograph: City Headshots Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Langan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: Name change could be game changer for women who live with PMOS]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/27/dr-muiris-houston-name-change-could-be-game-changer-for-women-who-live-with-pmos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/27/dr-muiris-houston-name-change-could-be-game-changer-for-women-who-live-with-pmos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: ‘Polycystic ovary syndrome’ implied issue was solely gynaecological but it is a complex hormonal and metabolic disorder]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFEQKT7QCVFX7ABN5CO6CFYA3E.jpg?auth=486e495b23ea1b518305a394fe9bc51b8117036828878bf69e7c7089e58ada5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The renaming of PCOS should improve patient care. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the bestselling Irish author you may never have heard of]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/meet-the-bestselling-irish-author-you-may-never-have-heard-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/27/meet-the-bestselling-irish-author-you-may-never-have-heard-of/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork-based Jean Grainger writes Irish historical fiction books, popular in the US among the diaspora]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RW7HCYZLXBF35IA3CBMYH7OKJU.jfif?auth=6c03a800d8074caa9177b82e3804312a1f7ef808a9ce206318b27aecc3e641cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Jean Grainger says she runs 'the ultimate cottage industry' ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbus digital contract award highlights risks for Irish tech sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/airbus-digital-contract-award-highlights-risks-for-irish-tech-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/airbus-digital-contract-award-highlights-risks-for-irish-tech-sector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kay Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Issues now around American authorities having access to data held by US tech companies, even if its located in Dublin or other European cities ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BM7EKDUILV53N4QDFOHUN7R2I.jpg?auth=ab872ca60ccec5afb2f4dab0d3894a59b001b3a3f7065789d8239a5d9c02a9b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Airbus has begun moving some of its most critical systems away from Amazon to a French cloud services provider. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Shepheard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesbian Lines director Cara Holmes: Growing up, the word ‘lesbian’ was not really being said out loud]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/27/lesbian-lines-director-cara-holmes-growing-up-the-word-lesbian-was-not-really-being-said-out-loud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/07/27/lesbian-lines-director-cara-holmes-growing-up-the-word-lesbian-was-not-really-being-said-out-loud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gaze International LGBTQIA Film Festival: In pre-internet Ireland, telephone lines sprang up around the country to let isolated gay women feel heard]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHJNH7QBWRF4NPSLFZPT2MYHO4.jpeg?auth=2363c7f5165c9c8f4e78eae6e6407c8cfef978e8dd66f093b9eaf7be243691b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lesbian Lines: director Cara Holmes ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Szymon Lazewski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal-makers set sights on Irish tech and telecoms firms despite decline in M&A activity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/dealmakers-set-sights-on-irish-tech-and-telecoms-firms-despite-decline-in-ma-activity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/27/dealmakers-set-sights-on-irish-tech-and-telecoms-firms-despite-decline-in-ma-activity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transaction volumes fall 17%, says William Fry, but deal values almost triple to €33.2 billion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPEURDEOO64J4NPT7EQ2SD747M.jpg?auth=e910c3d6b4ff55eb2741a6bc6f38d5a1b48153fc0b2fdd078987459354f2a4d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Intel’s purchase of Apollo Global’s 49% stake in its Fab34 semiconductor facility in Leixlip, Co Kildare, for €12.3bn was the largest single transaction in the first half. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why workers are nostalgic for life before artificial intelligence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/27/why-workers-are-nostalgic-for-life-before-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/27/why-workers-are-nostalgic-for-life-before-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many white-collar professionals worry about the tech inhibiting creativity and making errors]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOHEOITUXWDB5KZLYIJVOFRGX4.jpg?auth=39c131b576fc93c2c9400502a288dc477e9da61906068e70c0119dc85d3288d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Google boss Eric Schmidt was recently booed by graduating students while delivering a speech to the University of Arizona, warning them not to spurn the AI revolution. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick T. Fallon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrapposto by Dave Eggers: A profoundly earnest, funny and sexy read]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/contrapposto-by-dave-eggers-a-profoundly-earnest-funny-and-sexy-read/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/contrapposto-by-dave-eggers-a-profoundly-earnest-funny-and-sexy-read/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mei Chin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author expresses an unusual and emotive quality in this novel – pure, unabashed feeling]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AWAOHM5GSZA63PO6RJ7H2IURWY.jpg?auth=f2eaefdc97f2b35d1c396e1c6c95d2961bcfb18b9c5dab24123d059f44bb3920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dave Eggers has produced a book that wears its heart on its sleeve. Photograph: Mark Davis]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Davis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian soldier’s year in a frontline foxhole: ‘Many guys have gone out of their mind’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/a-year-in-a-foxhole-ukrainian-soldier-survives-beneath-the-front-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/a-year-in-a-foxhole-ukrainian-soldier-survives-beneath-the-front-line/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Felix Hoske]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For 346 days, Serhii Krynitskyi lived in a tiny dugout under constant drone threat, documenting a new era of warfare
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUHX42IQWBDHFHPIGS2RVFAA6M.JPG?auth=e0feed7a3ef3e70ef68eb5956e828d63729ec32528f387a985eeedd7b33b32c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Serhii Krynitskyi: The 42-yeaer-old Ukrainian soldier spent 346 days at an isolated frontline position in the town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region. Photograph: Alina Smutko/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alina Smutko</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>