<?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/2026-07-28/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:25:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Most Irish businesses hit with cyberattacks in last year, survey says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/29/most-irish-businesses-hit-with-cyberattacks-in-last-year-survey-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/29/most-irish-businesses-hit-with-cyberattacks-in-last-year-survey-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A third suffered more than three attacks, with similar number losing revenue and facing legal bills]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7R74CLIUYREH5A3XRDZ3RMJEUY.jpg?auth=e8a324d8673a4e44402d3266719b42573bb42d3be13088ec10dd4a1873f2a9d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[But 95% of firms are confident they can detect and contain a cyber breach. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pornpimone Audkamkong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 43% of Irish financial firms are fully prepared for new anti-money laundering rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/29/only-43-of-irish-financial-firms-are-fully-prepared-for-new-anti-money-laundering-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/29/only-43-of-irish-financial-firms-are-fully-prepared-for-new-anti-money-laundering-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overhaul of EU rulebook will come into force in July 2027 with establishment of European Anti-Money Laundering Agency]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5X3I52VYAKAV6KYXRMXS2VEFC4.jpg?auth=16c35bc5f0a36893064c111454e79d9bdddd8b7f3d7aeccff5497190b36751e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest EU AML legislative package will drastically overhaul the entire supervisory framework for regulated firms. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat pump installations must increase twentyfold ‘to meet green targets’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/29/heat-pumps-and-retrofits-must-double-to-meet-green-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/07/29/heat-pumps-and-retrofits-must-double-to-meet-green-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate Change Advisory Council also warns against further delay of rises in carbon tax]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PRHTR6TG7BGGNHL5G2JUH6VM64.jpg?auth=4f73080499d5d558ce78809f6b2c8a89ce41776da7c807a28c005d8d8d8ce62c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From 2019 to 2025, 84,270 privately owned homes were brought up to a building energy rating of B2, but that fell short of the 120,000 target. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan earthquake kills at least two, injures 100, with ‘many people’ trapped in shopping mall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/28/earthquake-in-japan-injures-at-least-50-and-disrupts-power-and-travel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/07/28/earthquake-in-japan-injures-at-least-50-and-disrupts-power-and-travel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Hall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Around 300,000 people told to go to evacuation centres with warns of further quakes and landslides in coming days]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:44:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQUITSO3NRW5AHMEJHYUURH3UM.jpg?auth=9814cc2e6124bbec680e0d310d12c77e4efc4e820bc803aa00ee2b3515b36914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The damaged AEON Mall following an earthquake in Kashima. Photograph: Kyodo News via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire reignites on Slievenamon with orange warning extension ‘likely to be warranted’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/wildfire-reignites-on-slievenamon-after-being-brought-under-control-last-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/wildfire-reignites-on-slievenamon-after-being-brought-under-control-last-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Seán Ryan, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emergency services received call at 7.15am on Tuesday that blaze on Co Tipperary mountain had restarted]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:16:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMEG546O5ZEZZF3P57QRD2L74A.jpg?auth=43e026d5a2f75fe43c3ba6b9cf93deb4529f61be40a843b6a858cc0864bafbc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fire at Killusty, Slievenamon, at 6.15am on Tuesday. Photograph: Seán Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six adult men removed from State on foot of deportation order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/six-adult-men-removed-from-state-on-foot-of-deportation-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/six-adult-men-removed-from-state-on-foot-of-deportation-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Individuals left the country on a chartered flight which took them from Dublin to Nigeria]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:49:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I4LAJO7JXBO3EHFVUNHQCDUPWA.jpg?auth=02c90e891b0a5aba8a41f993cce741c36624ceb6d79732890da8a8053fc50c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí said it 'continues to work closely with the Department of Justice in implementing immigration policy'. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tallaght victory not enough to see Shamrock Rovers past Ararat-Armenia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/tallaght-victory-not-enough-to-see-shamrock-rovers-past-ararat-armenia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/tallaght-victory-not-enough-to-see-shamrock-rovers-past-ararat-armenia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Bradley’s side drop to Europa League qualifiers after away-leg goals prove costly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:22:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VBZ55IYA4BOW3WCC7HYCIXUT4.jpg?auth=0ec41ac9764b161d65125a62d3e711f5d197cac73a2654a7ff03a7198655ed5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pico Lopes dejected after Shamrock Rovers' 2-1 win over Ararat-Armenia at Tallaght Stadium, seeing them miss out 3-2 on aggregate. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu meets Trump in US with president seeking to avoid renewed attacks on Iran]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/netanyahu-meets-trump-in-us-with-president-seeking-to-avoid-renewed-attacks-on-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/netanyahu-meets-trump-in-us-with-president-seeking-to-avoid-renewed-attacks-on-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Williams,  Jennifer A Dlouhy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli PM says ‘it was one of the best conversations I’ve had with our friend’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:00:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KB47CDLUK3MR3UMDY6C2DAMFU.jpg?auth=fb7385c98730d9af5dab88dedfc790c0d6a2ce5c99642074fcf58e8771dda247&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu with US president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago 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[Kate O’Connor roars back into heptathlon gold spot at Commonwealth Games with 200m win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/28/kate-oconnor-gets-off-to-solid-start-in-commonwealth-games-heptathlon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/28/kate-oconnor-gets-off-to-solid-start-in-commonwealth-games-heptathlon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Connor clocks 24.14 seconds at rain-soaked Scotstoun Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:19:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCQBZEKTB4JFJMRMFBTVYJIYJE.jpg?auth=e2adb69200c954c809229c2f965572cdcae7a8f213178006062a18e9b58301f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O'Connor during the heptathlon high jump at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump, Netanyahu and Zelenskiy attend Lindsey Graham’s funeral in Washington]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trump-netanyahu-and-zelenskiy-attend-lindsey-grahams-funeral/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trump-netanyahu-and-zelenskiy-attend-lindsey-grahams-funeral/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Campbell, Guardian staff in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president tells memorial service the late senator for South Carolina ‘never saw a war that he didn’t like’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:48:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6BMHPNUPSYBHQBLEIUGEKX4U4.jpg?auth=95d555c41409cdc93db569b3592962da6647aa726a746a3718f292c8cc1f8243&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance (centre) attend a memorial service for senator Lindsey Graham at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orandi brings Tony Martin back into Galway spotlight with big Mile victory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/28/orandi-brings-tony-martin-back-into-galway-spotlight-with-big-mile-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/07/28/orandi-brings-tony-martin-back-into-galway-spotlight-with-big-mile-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rising star Dan King earns more plaudits after steeplechase success on Frankie John]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:40:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THVRM3XYKRLNVAQMGHO3BEPQDI.jpg?auth=9c7b6c1b12019d616851dda7b1f9323edc00c141312c411351aafbde3fe8a4e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Colgan on Orandi come home to win the Quinn BMW Mile. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malin misses out on $25.9m earnout as centrepiece drug key to 2021 deal is scrapped]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/malin-misses-out-on-259m-earnout-as-centrepiece-drug-key-2021-deal-is-scrapped/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/malin-misses-out-on-259m-earnout-as-centrepiece-drug-key-2021-deal-is-scrapped/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company returned about €390m to shareholders in the past five years as it sold down investments]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:25:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAJX4B3OQJA2ZP2A7GBNHZLLUQ.jpg?auth=ccbcc8f41ba9e85495320988e33054c89ca7cc087c8d459a6c755525f81b1b59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sanofi said on Friday that it has discontinued clinical development of  amlitelimab, a treatment for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. Malin said in a statement on Monday evening that it is 'very disappointed' with this development. Photograph:  Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Janis Abolins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like a vortex’: Bordeaux’s Irish community on wildfires raging in France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/its-like-a-vortex-bordeauxs-irish-community-on-wildfires-raging-in-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/its-like-a-vortex-bordeauxs-irish-community-on-wildfires-raging-in-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s not a normal forest fire’, says Derry-born evacuee Alistair Burke as operation to fight blaze goes on]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:20:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQ25GBZ5J3OVUESWRXC444O6AM.jpg?auth=7516d50cdd247b4652cab910b406984eff36193924dd674603d032db1a17daab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter flies over smoke rising from a forest fire outside Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France, on Tuesday. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at dementia care unit cancel strike to ballot on proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/28/staff-at-dementia-care-unit-cancel-strike-to-ballot-on-proposals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/07/28/staff-at-dementia-care-unit-cancel-strike-to-ballot-on-proposals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dispute involves about 20 staff who say their roles have evolved considerably over prolonged period]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:14:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDUTCYFPPBAXJLRHXTML7XNRSE.jpg?auth=9233db5330b1731d22510a5a8fe90d5c40a0935a23ed8dc994e69542ea7e75a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One-day stoppage at St Joseph’s in Shankill, scheduled for Wednesday, has been called off. File image. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PIKSEL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the housing market: squeeze on buyers tightens  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-housing-market-squeeze-on-buyers-tightens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-housing-market-squeeze-on-buyers-tightens/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland is engaged in a housing experiment and the results are mixed at best ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIHWVJC6EJHGBF2LHGCTR3SWNU.jpg?auth=b4e3435beb192e2cfdad775dc1bfc3e2bc646acf1509369f461c93fe3562d23e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New housing at affordable prices remains in short supply in many areas. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaProduction</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on childcare: a crunch issue for Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/28/the-irish-times-view-on-childcare-a-crunch-issue-for-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/07/28/the-irish-times-view-on-childcare-a-crunch-issue-for-budget-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Coalition is struggling to meet its promises on costs and provision ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6XIBHQ7JZGR7HKYGBE5A5ZIWA.jpg?auth=a02a8a7679c136b37df323f3a889e0674832c7e4eca2676619520aebc184d782&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cost of childcare is a big issue for many parents. (Photo Getty)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lourdes  Balduque</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs worth almost €2m and large sum of cash seized by gardaí at Dublin Port]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/drugs-worth-almost-2m-and-large-sum-of-cash-seized-by-gardai-at-dublin-port/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/drugs-worth-almost-2m-and-large-sum-of-cash-seized-by-gardai-at-dublin-port/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A man and woman, both aged in their 30s, were arrested and have been charged]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:24:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IMMFAPDZ7BGCDF2PUXLNRSPCEM.jpg?auth=c0c223340f64bd1106fbab8dfc575c09728c8ec160cc3d241ac94d4870d6750a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The seizure was made at Dublin Port on Sunday.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Kilkenny woman diagnosed with rare disease sues HSE over access to drug ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/co-kilkenny-woman-diagnosed-with-rare-disease-sues-hse-over-access-to-drug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/co-kilkenny-woman-diagnosed-with-rare-disease-sues-hse-over-access-to-drug/</guid><description><![CDATA[Emily Felix (28) was 12 when she was diagnosed with Friedreich’s ataxia, a progressive neuromuscular disease]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5EMZJKTVJAVFCYGZYYEFODVPM.jpg?auth=e16dd97213a4c407edda50cad12605231d3ead1157c17fd26e15bd9a4f193f55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Felix at home in Kilkenny earlier this year. She is fully reliant on a wheelchair for mobility and requires assistance with 'virtually all aspects of daily living'. 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[Enoch Burke brings fresh challenge against displinary panel over rejection of his appeal ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/enoch-burke-brings-fresh-challenge-against-displinary-panel-over-rejection-of-his-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/enoch-burke-brings-fresh-challenge-against-displinary-panel-over-rejection-of-his-appeal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court gave teacher permission to bring judicial review proceedings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:15:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5S6IXRPJXRE3N27M3OENM25KIQ.jpg?auth=6c8e6fc904247804a8cfa03b43fef5814d1130b5e18092741f0d31722aa6601c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Burke seeks an order quashing both the opinion and decision of the disciplinary appeals panel over his “purported dismissal” from his post. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translation issues hold up Merz’s Dublin visit, but no mistaking his EU money frustrations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/translation-issues-hold-up-merzs-dublin-visit-but-no-mistaking-his-eu-money-frustrations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/translation-issues-hold-up-merzs-dublin-visit-but-no-mistaking-his-eu-money-frustrations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German leader placed subtle pressure on Taoiseach to assist his goal of slashing bloc’s spending by several hundred billion euro]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:14:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVC5VW5KMMGIMW2BI6CMY5IGXE.jpg?auth=6025e3e581d81b23d1a7143cbb65f7e8cffa6cf57e2565203b7a2f0554bea028&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz is welcomed to Dublin by Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Tuesday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Studying in Ireland was the hope I was holding on to’: Palestinian teacher ‘dying inside’ since visa refused]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/studying-in-ireland-was-the-hope-i-was-holding-on-to-palestinian-teacher-dying-inside-since-visa-refused/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/studying-in-ireland-was-the-hope-i-was-holding-on-to-palestinian-teacher-dying-inside-since-visa-refused/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teacher of English was accepted onto Master’s programme at UCD’s Belfield campus starting in September]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:07:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CMPBX4TFWZFQJFLVTMNHR7HVFY.jpeg?auth=a38d0c346c550e6e4d3498c6ecd7bd9f991833fd27c190f7f96006dbb953f4fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian teacher Haneen Eshreim: 'I chose UCD because it seemed a very supportive place. I felt it was the right environment to build my future.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy and Trump discuss efforts to revive peace deal with Russia during Oval Office meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/zelenskiy-and-trump-discuss-efforts-to-revive-peace-deal-with-russia-during-oval-office-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/zelenskiy-and-trump-discuss-efforts-to-revive-peace-deal-with-russia-during-oval-office-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gram Slattery, David Brunnstrom]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Death of Republican senator Lindsey Graham leaves Kyiv without one of its biggest advocates in Washington]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3B7GPYRXGUOBLXUUO4DHPLMYM4.jpg?auth=52f670801f3ff792495d7cf94a0525f8aec8727993aa49605f5e6b87525c1f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives at the White House for a meeting with US president Donald Trump in Washington DC, on Tuesday. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect confection: Cian Flaherty on that strange Irish concoction called gur cake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/28/perfect-confection-cian-flaherty-on-that-strange-irish-concoction-called-gur-cake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/07/28/perfect-confection-cian-flaherty-on-that-strange-irish-concoction-called-gur-cake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian Flaherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Known by many colourful names, a decent slice of it and you were good for the afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEDF6A232NDNXI5NFP3FGXXDSY.jpeg?auth=5a822782e08638d89f4832ed3b9acfef2c4b9d9be5de02caf115188169fb6654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chester or gur cake: As Chester cake, it was a feature of the Irish confectionery scene as early as 1838]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina should look to Kerry to learn how to lose with dignity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/argentina-should-look-to-kerry-to-learn-how-to-lose-with-dignity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/argentina-should-look-to-kerry-to-learn-how-to-lose-with-dignity/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Kingdom lost with graciousness despite their bitter disappointment]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +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[Joe Schmidt to take consultancy role with Ulster Rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/28/joe-schmidt-to-take-consultancy-role-with-ulster-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/07/28/joe-schmidt-to-take-consultancy-role-with-ulster-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland head coach to work with age-grade coaches at the province]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZG3QJLXI6HBFSUBKJH66S7J4WM.jpg?auth=6651d022770b06a5c6f03124cdc56290cf6a33901dcf5feaf8328f34da6c9a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Schmidt recently stepped down as head coach of the Wallabies. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cameron Spencer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin-resident French woman sentenced to 12 years over murder of her daughter in Iceland hotel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/dublin-resident-french-woman-sentenced-to-12-years-over-murder-of-her-daughter-in-iceland-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/dublin-resident-french-woman-sentenced-to-12-years-over-murder-of-her-daughter-in-iceland-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen McHugh in Reykjavík]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ming Ting Mancel convicted over killing in Reykjavík in what she claimed was a suicide pact in which her husband also died]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:44:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPQPECMGOZDH5A2D2S6UOMZQY4.jpg?auth=4d810cab9f7f73fb3b815811b30109d02dca46eb36c0bfab9da26ff4b8ca7b55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ming Ting Mancel, who lived in Dublin with her family for almost 10 years before their deaths in Iceland. Photograph: RÚV/Ragnar Visage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ragnar Visage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physio left one-star review for former patient after undertaking not to do so, hearing told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/physio-left-one-star-review-for-former-patient-after-undertaking-not-to-do-so-hearing-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/physio-left-one-star-review-for-former-patient-after-undertaking-not-to-do-so-hearing-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Edmond O’Grady left negative Google review on patient’s business again after previous complaint]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDK2HAVD4K6TWAALQYDALMCCTQ.jpg?auth=768b88729f9698eaf358784c1abf4f16979db9ab33ffb297a002c0a1b5d69046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edmond O’Grady, a physiotherapist, of Tralee, Co Kerry appeared before a Coru committee, where he admitted that he posted a one-star Google review on the Bannside Osteopathy business page of complainant Donal O’Reilly, after giving an undertaking  that he would not. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him at sea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/28/conservative-mp-accuses-french-navy-of-firing-warning-shots-near-him-in-channel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/28/conservative-mp-accuses-french-navy-of-firing-warning-shots-near-him-in-channel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajeev Syal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK's shadow home secretary Chris Philp says vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBG3PXWU7ZGMHBBU6FOYN5ZL5E.jpg?auth=3792b0d454639b9d76c88fb094c753be7c000f569ab4cc6c9c75f8a66e927a3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A still from a video posted on X by Chris Philp. Photograph: Chris Philp MP/X]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors to consider Minister’s changes in criminal defence legal fee payments aimed at resolving dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/solicitors-to-consider-ministers-changes-in-criminal-defence-legal-fee-payments-aimed-at-resolving-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/solicitors-to-consider-ministers-changes-in-criminal-defence-legal-fee-payments-aimed-at-resolving-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Controversial €520 fee to remain in place under fresh proposals but two-thirds of payment to be made at start of case]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:22:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5OKW4CESKXWLTDLCT4AS4KSVU.JPG?auth=d93c474cf072d3732a142f69c5b4222e98c44576013a2d9b17e3119b83e06401&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. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese national charged over €1.6m cannabis stash refused bail as a flight risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/chinese-national-charged-over-16m-cannabis-stash-refused-bail-as-a-flight-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/chinese-national-charged-over-16m-cannabis-stash-refused-bail-as-a-flight-risk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Xiaochen Han (30) ‘came here illegally and if given bail would leave here illegally’, Garda says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:05:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46NGQFYDFZEVBPJYWT6MS4NSBE.jpg?auth=ea0279fb1da42b0252dc8c6fdbd5ade1ba6eba42656268815bc3ade5885d5ef3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Earlier this month Han was charged with possession of cannabis, and having cannabis for the purpose of sale or supply to others. Stock photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">redstallion</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces chief faces discovery requests over alleged sex assault and charge against corporal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/defence-forces-chief-faces-discovery-requests-over-alleged-sex-assault-and-charge-against-corporal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/07/28/defence-forces-chief-faces-discovery-requests-over-alleged-sex-assault-and-charge-against-corporal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge-led tribunal seeks records on separate cases for its inquiry into complaints of abuse]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:55:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJU4SKRBJ5CQZE2Q2HASVRKIDQ.jpg?auth=65993d0cd6251f797ab80d4198b50aaa0924d04016d0ef03664c6c85402e84f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Ann Power, sole member of the Defence Forces tribunal, has issued notice of her intention to make discovery orders for the documents on two cases from Lt Gen Rossa Mulcahy, chief of staff of the forces. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares edge higher despite sell-off in chip stocks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/shares-edge-higher-despite-sell-off-in-chip-stocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/shares-edge-higher-despite-sell-off-in-chip-stocks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nasdaq enters correction territory as tech stocks dip]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:52:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TITEBB7UHQ56JH2JM4MFTMJ64Q.jpg?auth=d7b0f180854cc5478f108f9b1feeb058e120fffd5de17b2ce364aaa14d28230e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders on the New York Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq was down as much as 1.6% earlier in the session as worries about eventual payoffs from AI investments soured sentiment. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over stabbing at Waterford church declines psychiatric assessment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/man-charged-over-stabbing-at-waterford-church-declines-psychiatric-assessment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/man-charged-over-stabbing-at-waterford-church-declines-psychiatric-assessment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court told that gardaí objected to bail in case involving Niall Cummins (36)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:46:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7XZG55ACDYMCE722OD3OOLSHE.jpg?auth=0d3f76e3ca6b49a7f495e8de88493fb57803e37f723d939c1e3f0cbe1c55a44d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The incident occurred last Tuesday shortly before 10am Mass. Photograph. Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This crosses a line’: Uefa furious at Fifa’s World Cup private investment plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/this-crosses-a-line-uefa-furious-at-fifas-world-cup-private-investment-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/this-crosses-a-line-uefa-furious-at-fifas-world-cup-private-investment-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul MacInnes, Matt Hughes ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:33:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKSIDTRYYZMHHPPF7GZFYR5YHI.jpg?auth=a2d4d056f362c1e39784c1ed41771eb5630d86ad966ec635ce28b914d164b49e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino: Uefa insists the World Cup is not an 'asset to trade' after Fifa confirmed plans to set up a private company to run its competitions. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman awarded €170,000 over being hit by van while holding parking space loses appeal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/woman-awarded-170000-over-being-hit-by-van-while-holding-parking-space-loses-appeal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/woman-awarded-170000-over-being-hit-by-van-while-holding-parking-space-loses-appeal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Josephine Higgins (68) had sought an award of €1.75m to compensate for alleged loss of earnings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:31:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman who was awarded some €170,000 after being struck by a van has lost a High Court appeal in which she claimed she was not awarded enough]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trainee pilot who raped sleeping student in his home jailed for six years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/trainee-pilot-who-raped-sleeping-student-in-his-home-jailed-for-six-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/trainee-pilot-who-raped-sleeping-student-in-his-home-jailed-for-six-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chris Brady (31) of Ashbourne, Co Meath, falsely claimed the victim initiated sex with him while he was sleeping]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:23:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Sgt Jessica Hargadon gave evidence the woman and two friends went to Copper Face Jacks nightclub where they encountered Chris Brady and his friend.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France evacuates tourist sites as battles against wildfires in Europe continue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/firefighters-race-to-contain-wildfires-in-france-and-spain-before-fresh-heatwave-begins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/firefighters-race-to-contain-wildfires-in-france-and-spain-before-fresh-heatwave-begins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Giuffrida, Ajit Niranjan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blaze in hilly terrain west of Madrid has become Spain’s largest on record, burning across 50,000 hectares]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:18:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AAIBCL4XKVPVYKW7RKQUZILHU.jpg?auth=57d2515fb03f980c3a75b004872dba74ffc6adcc65fc720aa009c9162c85fded&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Firefighters work to extinguish flames during a forest fire outside Lege-Cap-Ferret, southwestern France on Tuesday. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley included in bumper Irish squad for European Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/28/sharlene-mawdsley-included-in-bumper-irish-squad-for-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/07/28/sharlene-mawdsley-included-in-bumper-irish-squad-for-european-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty automatic qualifiers and four relay panels confirmed for Birmingham]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:06:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6T2ZAU4R2OHPXFJYQNRTY4XWQU.jpg?auth=96b5d9e8d2c0f04d217a36d0f3078a51d8ac40bf7435b1bd9ee91a4c50446b19&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharlene Mawdsley during the heats of the women's 200m at the National Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium on Saturday. Photograph: Mark Kavanagh/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Iran has adapted its missile war and given the US a strategic dilemma]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/28/how-iran-has-adapted-its-missile-war-and-given-the-us-a-strategic-dilemma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/28/how-iran-has-adapted-its-missile-war-and-given-the-us-a-strategic-dilemma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Judah]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent fighting has provided conditions for Tehran’s forces to launch more precision strikes across Gulf and Jordan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2FZLA4E6GXZIJHPOEYUGVC2DGA.jpg?auth=a6fc88bc37a258e4c64cd570bffed102d0f79ba2feb07fa049ea8b13a5588fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man stands next to the remains of an Iranian ballistic missile in a field near Najha, Syria. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Al Rifai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green light for Raglan Townhouse hotel on Baggot Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/green-light-for-raglan-townhouse-hotel-on-baggot-st/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/green-light-for-raglan-townhouse-hotel-on-baggot-st/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Planning permission allows for 78-bedroom facility including building that housed AIB branch]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:47:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYDACF73UJ53KWWTUKE22QJJI4.jpg?auth=00fd00abecf98ebad1e2f66d2eb6f177fa647cca5148f01c3d80619c2ce625f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The planning permission allows for redevelopment of the former AIB branch at 52-54 Upper Baggot Street, among other buildings.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor McGregor calls for ‘Last Dance’ rematch with Max Holloway in 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/28/conor-mcgregor-calls-for-last-dance-rematch-with-max-holloway-in-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/28/conor-mcgregor-calls-for-last-dance-rematch-with-max-holloway-in-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[McGregor’s UFC return against Holloway ended after 69 seconds when he tore his ACL]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:46:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7D3WCRCKTZBKZC7DNNWAXGTLVM.jpg?auth=20dba910c222c2e48fc2a9c582710c5f2a46181a5ace4f26d43777b3e70bfcc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor McGregor and Max Holloway in action during their UFC bout in July. Photograph: Ian Maule/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Maule</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Intolerable’: Two High Court judges criticise withdrawal of services by solicitors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/intolerable-two-high-court-judges-criticise-withdrawal-of-services-by-solicitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/intolerable-two-high-court-judges-criticise-withdrawal-of-services-by-solicitors/</guid><description><![CDATA[Courts forced to adjourn trials and sentencing matters involving child complainants and serious sexual offending]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:16:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGPJEJHLDNFU7MYHC4L3GG7A6A.jpg?auth=c040e27803934cee182e67a3be65aa8edd29b08748cb16418ffa69dcb04a069c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Tony Hunt said said he was 'biting my lip very hard' after a number of sexual assault cases on the Central Criminal Court list were affected.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">irishphotodesk.ie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple tops $5tn valuation for first time to reclaim world’s most valuable company crown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time-to-reclaim-worlds-most-valuable-company-crown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/apple-tops-5tn-valuation-for-first-time-to-reclaim-worlds-most-valuable-company-crown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tech giant gains due to its lack of huge spending on AI and as investors seek havens from sell-off in chip sector]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:15:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKC7OEMDVDTQPOVOTSDT424YMA.jpg?auth=f4b0cb20d0ebd0002aadcccecdb49aa418775917e330ce0db859ab54a9470a29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shares in Apple rose as much as 1.3 per cent on Tuesday to push it over the $5 trillion threshold. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of leaking sensitive Government material to foreign agency remains in custody]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/man-accused-of-leaking-sensitive-government-material-to-foreign-agency-remains-in-custody/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/man-accused-of-leaking-sensitive-government-material-to-foreign-agency-remains-in-custody/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian (45) with Irish citizenship was arrested at departures in Dublin Airport carrying €5,650 and a one-way ticket]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:11:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EGRQVW23BAHO2VX4AGRA4KVCY.jpg?auth=f9ef7255d09b6372975fbafbbd5b647eb4c54215ce6da3f6bc09644ef08db90f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yevgen McKeeffe was arrested at departures in Dublin Airport on May 28th attempting to leave the country. File photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s waning sway over the world is due to his fantasy announcements]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trumps-waning-sway-over-the-world-is-due-to-his-fantasy-announcements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trumps-waning-sway-over-the-world-is-due-to-his-fantasy-announcements/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:55:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRR2VLQCHF3ZNEDTHB43WTXZ6I.jpg?auth=90f7aa63fad1d2f298c9ad14842fdee2b0d37f4cc847b3ceede82ddcbe8d8084&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trump’s idea of power has led directly to his loss of ability to shape events in the Gulf. Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel Balce Ceneta</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A loss for culture, another win for corporate’: Partygoers on Dublin nightclub Izakaya’s closing night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/26/a-loss-for-culture-another-win-for-corporate-partygoers-on-dublin-nightclub-izakayas-closing-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/07/26/a-loss-for-culture-another-win-for-corporate-partygoers-on-dublin-nightclub-izakayas-closing-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The nightclub closed following a ‘mutually beneficial agreement’ between its owners and the neighbouring Hoxton Hotel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:52:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COZ6QBZZ7ZGANOXCMRSPAO7DAQ.jpg?auth=7d3d2f9cbbb2c5405b2d39909f15638253f10c53bbb67aed245386e6bcee8e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The bar in Izakaya shortly after it opened for the final time on Saturday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Aviva shareholders targeted by US firm seeking to buy stock on the cheap]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/irish-aviva-shareholders-targeted-by-us-firm-seeking-to-buy-stock-on-the-cheap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/irish-aviva-shareholders-targeted-by-us-firm-seeking-to-buy-stock-on-the-cheap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan, Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US-based Litani has also been approaching small UK investors in recent weeks to buy stock at a deep discount]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXNXIUKRY5BLRGKHE53UBPBG3A.jpg?auth=1f5cb4959fc9c0b96b086a702372b17748234f71381e7ccd9aecb58744754779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Much of Aviva’s Irish investor base stems from the initial public offering of predecessor company Norwich Union in 1997.  Photograph: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spider-Man: Brand New Day review – Summery fun but it might as well have a barcode on screen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/28/spider-man-brand-new-day-review-summery-fun-but-it-might-as-well-have-a-barcode-on-screen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/07/28/spider-man-brand-new-day-review-summery-fun-but-it-might-as-well-have-a-barcode-on-screen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chemistry between Tom Holland and Zendaya is a reminder of old-fashioned cinematic values, but tolerance of Marvel is required]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:43:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADLYWAW2GRAQ7OLFSO5SV62URI.jpg?auth=78af26b2fcc24c92746cbc6d8dab76180fe2f5b3367a921597993c1abbb51182&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Holland and Zendaya in Spider-Man: Brand New Day by Destin Daniel Cretton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German chancellor in Dublin denies Daniel Tatlow-Devally is facing ‘show trial’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/28/german-chancellor-in-dublin-denies-daniel-tatlow-devally-is-facing-berlin-show-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/07/28/german-chancellor-in-dublin-denies-daniel-tatlow-devally-is-facing-berlin-show-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On sanctions for Israel, Friedrich Merz says ‘we don’t want to, we won’t do it, we cannot do it’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:37:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VCRJDOEY4P7DU4XKCTKNKYN6M.jpg?auth=1bc2903e1c0277128768bee93301eced4207fc0431fda29ebf07d509ee337b0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signs the visitors' book at Farmleigh House in Dublin. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo people abroad: ‘I told English friends it’s like winning the World Cup, but bigger’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/28/mayo-people-abroad-i-told-english-friends-its-like-winning-the-world-cup-but-bigger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/07/28/mayo-people-abroad-i-told-english-friends-its-like-winning-the-world-cup-but-bigger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish in Australia: ‘At 1am we woke up our two young children to watch the rest of the game’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:34:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVCU6KV6RVDYPFA4TIVENYS2FQ.jpg?auth=762c6ee92ec6581b98f540e7663d5e72372b30557a2fbded8f8903bd39aec852&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Hogan, Hobart, Tasmania: 'I paid €30 for the GAA+ app so my wife Tina and I could watch the game live.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth accused of possessing child sexual abuse material set for trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/youth-accused-of-possessing-child-sexual-abuse-material-set-for-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/youth-accused-of-possessing-child-sexual-abuse-material-set-for-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detectives discovered large volume of unique videos and images, many of which were ‘self-generated’ or screen recordings]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:24:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The youth, who was granted legal aid, is accused of eight counts of production and nine charges of possessing child sexual abuse material on a date in October 2025.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Spain and France battle fierce wildfires]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/in-pictures-spain-and-france-battle-fierce-wildfires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/in-pictures-spain-and-france-battle-fierce-wildfires/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wildfires have burned through vast areas of the Mediterranean as another heatwave closes in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:17:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VW5CASUBZSH46A2ROPILYDEPTM.jpg?auth=da87f340d7b79de9fd49a3d3b43f94ed35636af8fe8ca8d0afdcace7540c28d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A firefighter airplane overflies a wildfire near the village of Cebreros, Avila province, Spain, on July 27th. Photo: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Riopa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derek Boyd jailed for life for ‘senseless and motiveless’ murder of man at his home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/derek-boyd-jailed-for-life-for-senseless-and-motiveless-murder-of-man-at-his-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/derek-boyd-jailed-for-life-for-senseless-and-motiveless-murder-of-man-at-his-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boyd was serving the suspended part of his sentence for killing his sister when he fatally stabbed Mark Carroll in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEAFPAVNPZFMVBZ4VEPKU2OAZQ.jpg?auth=4c221ce0e9ac0a6e017eadae04decd5f0e3129f75b0e73a7a3de6fbe7f20e3f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The family of murder victim Mark Carroll said he was taken from them by Derek Boyd in 'a vicious and unnecessary act of violence'. File photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVE MEEHAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Ireland winner’s medal from 1950 witnesses the end of Mayo’s 75-year wait]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/all-ireland-winners-medal-from-1950-witnesses-the-end-of-mayos-75-year-wait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/all-ireland-winners-medal-from-1950-witnesses-the-end-of-mayos-75-year-wait/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I know it’s going to be a day that I’m going to cherish and think of for the rest of my life’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2H2DVIR6VGOLFO6BI5XH7XBFI.jpeg?auth=7f04bce675bba41b634b7cfd90010cc20ef86f4365af3de1e19aae8bd2133262&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Ó Raghallaigh pictured wearing his grandfather's All-Ireland winner's medal from 1950]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital doctor accidentally glued shut eyelids of child (4) while treating cut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/hospital-doctor-accidentally-glued-shut-eyelids-of-child-4-while-treating-cut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/hospital-doctor-accidentally-glued-shut-eyelids-of-child-4-while-treating-cut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Settlement offer of €15,000 from Children’s Health Ireland to Saoirse Feeney is approved]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:34:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DKEMSD6XO5D6ZHSB3JC4OZG66Q.jpg?auth=76449ea68cb025acaea75742618ffab45173f2b4b085e2533afc19c69bea1917&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saoirse Feeney suffered a laceration above her left eye after hitting her head on a wooden table in the family home, the Circuit Civil Court heard. Her mother applied steri-strips before bringing her to the emergency department of Crumlin Hospital (above). ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of ICT specialists across EU to fall short of 2030 targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/28/number-of-ict-specialists-across-eu-to-fall-short-of-2030-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/07/28/number-of-ict-specialists-across-eu-to-fall-short-of-2030-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers’ report recommends policy interventions to address the shortfall in locally produced talent]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:23:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FO2FFYIJZNFRLJWXDW25B4RREI.jpg?auth=95e10377d0983a5fa3887a371cc1e9db142a2dd7c607e47f28ffeb7aab919521&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Software developers were in demand, the research found, but the number of graphic and multimedia designers employed was up by just 2 per cent over the past three years. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">scyther5</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech company Tines takes on ‘vibe coding’ with new platform ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/tech-company-tines-takes-on-vibe-coding-with-new-platform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/tech-company-tines-takes-on-vibe-coding-with-new-platform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company helps clients create software with AI]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25UHNLDQQJHLZMT7QJFR7A3ZFI.jpeg?auth=8dd61add1dd9cd2a23c8fd76d138e444ac5ef4913f2f3df090fecfc3bbc9a9ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin Hinchy, cofounder of Tines. The company  has unveiled a new artificial-intelligence-native platform for building, running and governing enterprise workflows, applications and agents. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booker Prize 2026: Irish debutant features on longlist alongside Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/28/booker-prize-2026-irish-debutant-features-on-longlist-alongside-marlon-james-douglas-stuart-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/07/28/booker-prize-2026-irish-debutant-features-on-longlist-alongside-marlon-james-douglas-stuart-and-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Djamel White’s gangland novel All Them Dogs is up against former winners Marlon James and Douglas Stuart as well as Elizabeth Strout and nine others]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WSU3DO2KTBF3XFM7UN4ZUOEGWE.JPG?auth=b6e4a9e43ec32e5679e092673d9b015380eec439552eeec191654bf3240ecd16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Djamel White is the youngest author on this year’s Booker Prize longlist. 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[Where are the current wildfires in Spain and France and what do Irish tourists need to know?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/wildfires-in-europe-your-holiday-refund-rights-and-what-to-look-out-for-in-upcoming-trips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/wildfires-in-europe-your-holiday-refund-rights-and-what-to-look-out-for-in-upcoming-trips/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unprecedented blazes in France and difficult conditions in Spain affect several tourist hotspots]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:53:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RK2VIDV7KMUCSPJBJFHUUAO6CI.jpg?auth=d43c83429734e7bf8e58401fa43ec4915eb950977b337e055bc6ed53491dce2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A camper puts her belongings into her car as she prepares to evacuate the Lacanau campsite in southwestern France on Tuesday due to a wildfire in the Gironde region. Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alain Jocard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster House usher died from head injuries after crash with truck in Castleknock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/leinster-house-usher-died-due-to-head-injuries-after-collision-with-truck-in-castleknock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/leinster-house-usher-died-due-to-head-injuries-after-collision-with-truck-in-castleknock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Defence Forces member Derek Doyle (58) was cycling home from work when incident occurred]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:52:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4K6XY4JVSZB7RF4QXUTJ24KRXE.JPG?auth=8196b5c992e646b0f04969fc7d2f84ab1147365fb5c13044d08db5c43458582a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek Doyle (inset) was killed in a road incident in Castleknock, Dublin, in December 2025. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Computing giants ‘pivoting away’ from ‘constrained’ Dublin as data centre hub]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/computing-giants-pivoting-away-from-constrained-dublin-as-data-centre-hub/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/computing-giants-pivoting-away-from-constrained-dublin-as-data-centre-hub/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Market here being ‘reshaped by power availability, grid access and political sensitivities’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:52:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVEP3H5YUNCPTLPV75WSI7F3ZQ.jpg?auth=0b48799f85c58b61b6b51ef60ff61d8c2e5fcb642b76c2af8c896121b2934dcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State has moved to lift an effective moratorium on new data centre connections to the electricity grid. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tears flow as thousands welcome Sam to Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/28/tears-flow-as-thousands-welcome-sam-to-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/07/28/tears-flow-as-thousands-welcome-sam-to-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Bracken]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sports Briefing: Shamrock Rovers face crunch European tie while Kate O’Connor chases gold in Glasgow]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:48:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WARURGJ4VESJGQ4RHTC7OO5KE.JPG?auth=235966d264034f4ef82b5abb1ae5b8edceca80e4afe122b81dac10331ba02509&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Maguire is brought back to Castlebar by the All-Ireland-winning team, Mayo. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager raped by sister’s partner tells court of self-harm following assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/teenager-raped-by-sisters-partner-tells-court-of-self-harm-following-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/teenager-raped-by-sisters-partner-tells-court-of-self-harm-following-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ferguson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carlow man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of rape and sexual assault of teenager at his home in August 2023]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:33:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the Central Criminal Court, Judge Karen O’Connor suspended the final six months of a sentence of six and a half years on a Carlow man (24), who was convicted following a trial earlier this year of the rape and sexual assault of a teenager on a date in August 2023. Photograph: Noel Bennett/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bail approved for law student charged over alleged Co Monaghan bomb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/bail-approved-for-law-student-charged-over-alleged-co-monaghan-bomb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/bail-approved-for-law-student-charged-over-alleged-co-monaghan-bomb/</guid><description><![CDATA[Isobella Perrie Sullivan (25), of Clane, Co Kildare, charged with possession of explosives ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:20:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEGQS3S7HKMAUVJ3JLS26PVQGU.jpg?auth=5125a64fde156faff8a024e5b69df26572a9462570f33d34e666ddcbeca71e83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Isobella Perrie Sullivan leaving after she appeared before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail sales show no signs of strong improvement as fuel continues to pinch consumers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/retail-sales-show-no-signs-of-strong-improvement-as-fuel-continues-to-pinch-consumers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/retail-sales-show-no-signs-of-strong-improvement-as-fuel-continues-to-pinch-consumers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Statistics Office says monthly sales reflect the impact of inflation on fuel prices]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:39:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPPW32ELR5ETNOT3AUKREFSYSE.jpg?auth=89893bb6283f9d2406e4ecd4a8aed06e7379bb9e81a07972e82c223e110a8a9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The month-on-month figures build on similar results from earlier in the summer, which revealed a 0.2 per cent rise in retail sale from April to May when motor trades are excluded.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">xavierarnau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Better chemistry’: Has the Trump-Zelenskiy relationship thawed? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/better-chemistry-has-the-trump-zelenskiy-relationship-thawed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/better-chemistry-has-the-trump-zelenskiy-relationship-thawed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kim Barker, Ken Bensinger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Trump meets his Ukrainian counterpart in Washington today, their relationship seems better than ever]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:33:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VFHXK3EZA3TUWGIXXCSWJ7NCSI.jpg?auth=5f994017003cde8f5da1e740e264f09f7032d67f411d0790f4bfe9c67a242db0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy with US president Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private club and residence, in Florida, last Decemeber. 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[The Mayo masterplan: How Andy Moran delivered a tactical blueprint for the ages in Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/the-mayo-masterplan-how-andy-moran-delivered-a-tactical-blueprint-for-the-ages-in-croke-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/the-mayo-masterplan-how-andy-moran-delivered-a-tactical-blueprint-for-the-ages-in-croke-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo took lessons from the NBA, Jürgen Klopp and the Limerick hurlers in how they attacked the Kerry threat in All-Ireland final]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSBATAFRYREHVK56YLXZUIZ6TE.jpg?auth=ecffc487ddc9de6286289b7bbae357d0bd775d0e3b8223c1eafc1077baeddbcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Dylan Casey is tackled by Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue during the All-Ireland SFC final. Mayo's high press was a huge factor in the game. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man cleared of Jill Dando murder faces rape trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/28/irish-man-cleared-of-jill-dando-murder-faces-rape-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/07/28/irish-man-cleared-of-jill-dando-murder-faces-rape-trial/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trial date set for Barry George over alleged sex attacks on girl (14)  in west London in 1987  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2U7CGDRN5H2VMXACVTUHXCMWU.JPG?auth=725ccc2d8204b19923ca89c3f7a725beab704866828cd1f3e985437403ad4e02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry George: faces trial for alleged rape of girl (14)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ho New</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Javier Milei accuses US Democrats of financing ‘anti-Argentina campaign’ at World Cup ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/javier-milei-accuses-us-democrats-of-financing-anti-argentina-campaign-at-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/javier-milei-accuses-us-democrats-of-financing-anti-argentina-campaign-at-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Facundo Iglesia in Buenos Aires, Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Governments of Brazil and Mexico also involved, claims Argentinian president]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:45:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUHQOVBAXBQEKCPNAZPE4GCTO4.jpg?auth=7b370d0caffc7c03f4cbc5d7bed2b968f9fd806eee94375209e9e5360b47551b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentinian president Javier Milei gestures next to Brazilian right-wing presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro at an event in Sao Paulo on Saturday. Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nelson Almeida</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France turn to Zinedine Zidane as head coach in long-awaited homecoming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/france-turn-to-zinedine-zidane-as-head-coach-in-long-awaited-homecoming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/france-turn-to-zinedine-zidane-as-head-coach-in-long-awaited-homecoming/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four-year deal agreed to succeed Didier Deschamps: ‘I have so many emotions, I am ready for the challenge’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:36:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7MPLM64GI2W5GBQ3ZOAT57K42I.jpg?auth=761d0cdb8019112bf3cb48d386155657a5df30d3d0ee936d80a84c3cd97027c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former French international football player Zinedine Zidane at the press conference to present him as the new head coach of France national football team. Photograph: Lou Benoist / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lou Benoist</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child disability centre had brown faecal matter on ceilings and furniture, inspection finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/child-disability-centre-had-brown-faecal-matter-on-ceilings-and-furniture-inspection-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/child-disability-centre-had-brown-faecal-matter-on-ceilings-and-furniture-inspection-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hiqa identified ‘significant concerns over the quality and safety of care provided for young residents’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:27:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SUNSDEUY6BCHRL6WBA7FBA3M4E.JPG?auth=c9d012d06b445d57c75fd4069994ca35ad3617626db727a081478096bb968b47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[According to the inspection report, much of the premises was in an extremely poor state of cleanliness and maintenance]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This thing is sticking out of me’: Hiker walks 16km after impaling himself on trekking pole]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/28/man-trekked-16km-after-impaling-himself-on-pole-during-hike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/28/man-trekked-16km-after-impaling-himself-on-pole-during-hike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Remy Tumin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Cifaldi had been hiking Montana’s tallest mountain at time of ‘freak accident’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:25:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2R3FOR2GIVGYBDF24BWFU75DJA?auth=5e0728823d1a46acf93121ca91ff4bbdd5b0e97b1d1b33b006571f7077e6ff0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Cifaldi with part of a trekking pole stuck through his left side during a hike toward the summit of Granite Peak. Photograph: Brad Reich/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brad Reich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decathlon begins removal of e-scooters from sale in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/28/decathlon-begins-removal-of-e-scooters-from-sale-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/07/28/decathlon-begins-removal-of-e-scooters-from-sale-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation to be brought forward from September will establish national register of e-scooters]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:59:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2NW3JMIBFPXOVJ6THPYPSA4Y.JPG?auth=6adc078c1a0e98376cef5a5e0dab45dbcad05de3b205b4afa5e45bbf4285c7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The removal of the product will include e-scooters sold directly by Decathlon and those offered by third-party sellers. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/ash-fell-from-the-sky-tourists-describe-fleeing-apocalyptic-wildfires-in-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/07/28/ash-fell-from-the-sky-tourists-describe-fleeing-apocalyptic-wildfires-in-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Pinner, Jane Clinton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:47:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4HUXEBFX622WC7FPNU64GK2NE.jpg?auth=7e53850706dcdc75f966d5845981bb06474237da85fe349b369d479bee636820&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People wearing masks to protect themselves from smoke in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Photograph:  Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ed Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Gorman raises concerns over licence ‘data gap’ of drivers involved in crashes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/ogorman-raises-concerns-over-licence-data-gap-of-drivers-involved-in-crashes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/ogorman-raises-concerns-over-licence-data-gap-of-drivers-involved-in-crashes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Road Safety Authority unable to access data on category of permits]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:38:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NREHGZ2UBQNJJLKWBF5X3GO6KI.JPG?auth=23afbfbde56399d75c7123f760d1b14682c685a2cc8be2f670ff4f76d7b2b625&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roderick O’Gorman said the exact category of driver's licences was not recorded after incidents. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who could inherit husband’s €3m estate denies she ‘deserted’ him over 20 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/wife-who-could-inherit-mans-3m-estate-denies-she-deserted-him-more-than-20-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/wife-who-could-inherit-mans-3m-estate-denies-she-deserted-him-more-than-20-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge told man’s sister is considering taking case claiming his wife is ‘unworthy’ to succeed to estate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, a judge was told a woman is contemplating taking proceedings under the Succession Act arguing her late brother's wife is unworthy to inherit on grounds of alleged desertion. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Island crowns winning couple of 2026 series]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/28/love-island-crowns-winning-couple-of-2026-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/07/28/love-island-crowns-winning-couple-of-2026-series/</guid><description><![CDATA[Along with the title, the couple take home a £50,000 prize which they will share equally]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:20:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z35NR2KZJNALJIJZS753DBWET4.jpg?auth=f5981e7164a832af332013ec3be9b233f46ada6d6a32223206a29d0b30748758&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Love Island 2026 finalists: Jasmine Muller and Kavan Murphy; Simba Kudyiwa and Angelista Gunda; and Lorenzo Alessi and Julia Majchrzak. Photograph: ITV/Shutterstock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ITV/Shutterstock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs stronger deterrents against deliberately starting wildfires, ecologist says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/ireland-needs-stronger-deterrents-against-deliberately-starting-wildfires-ecologist-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/ireland-needs-stronger-deterrents-against-deliberately-starting-wildfires-ecologist-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government must commit in next budget to adequately funding nature restoration, Pádraic Fogarty says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:02:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPR46XNYXRHJRKRUV2FJIV4DWM.jpg?auth=bea9182445136910fac805220fd60489443a64d60d1cf022a698a7f4e9388e96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Air Corps helicopter drops water on a wildfire that broke out in the Five Mile Bridge area of Killarney National Park earlier this month. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan/NPWS]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">valerie O Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young man who raped teenage girl jailed for seven years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/young-man-who-raped-teenage-girl-jailed-for-seven-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/young-man-who-raped-teenage-girl-jailed-for-seven-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Faulkner (24) was 18 when he raped the then teenager during a birthday party for another teenage girl]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT2OQCH6BZAWRANAQKCBXV24TU.JPG?auth=225982bbe2d85e9c7207e371af99d33ab051da596c9be5dfae2f8302c420c409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Faulkner (24) denied the rape charge but was convicted by a jury after a Central Criminal Court trial sitting in Limerick last February]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter J Smyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann rules out return to heatwave despite temperatures of up to 26 degrees ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/met-eireann-rules-out-return-to-heatwave-despite-temperatures-of-up-to-25-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/met-eireann-rules-out-return-to-heatwave-despite-temperatures-of-up-to-25-degrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jade Wilson, Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Weather will be ‘mixed and changeable’ in coming days while the weekend is set to be mostly dry  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:47:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTYMYPQPH37YLFX4BBPS4NVO5E.JPG?auth=1ca34546c89744d6de29b9cc850e8a360c548e94d8cffbe7b908536d09037fdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tuesday is set to be a warm but cloudy day. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revelatory Turkey: Travelling in the footsteps of the ancients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/28/revelatory-turkey-travelling-in-the-footsteps-of-the-ancients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/28/revelatory-turkey-travelling-in-the-footsteps-of-the-ancients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Seven Churches of Revelation in modern-day Turkey are fascinating for believers and non-believers alike]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:41:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEHKIXDBLZBSZIHRC5YIAQFMCQ.JPG?auth=26d89043b8f93ec19360963504a7f09a0b8faf727baa090dfef0bf5d0dabc314&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fountain of Trajan in Ephesus, Turkey. Photograph: Gemma Tipton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge speaks out about toxic masculinity while jailing young man for rape]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/judge-speaks-out-about-toxic-masculinity-while-jailing-young-man-for-rape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/judge-speaks-out-about-toxic-masculinity-while-jailing-young-man-for-rape/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case is ‘cautionary warning against the kind of influences on young men these days’, judge says]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +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[At the Central Criminal Court, Judge Tony Hunt said the offending altered the course of a young teenager’s life at a formative stage of her development. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uniphar reports strong half-year performance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/uniphar-reports-strong-half-year-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/uniphar-reports-strong-half-year-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Healthcare services group publishes trading update for the six months to the end of June]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:27:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGVDIEJYGVJCPPEWNDQKQK257I.jpg?auth=d4ed2b08ba8a807a757b5c67c341e9b775ab64cb81b83e8c3e2562fb8f19c432&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ger Rabbette, Uniphar chief executive. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times








 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oman ‘presents Iran with plan for regional management of Strait of Hormuz’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/28/oman-presents-iran-with-plan-for-regional-management-of-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/07/28/oman-presents-iran-with-plan-for-regional-management-of-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump has warned that US attacks will resume if negotiations do not deliver agreement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:24:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TTBCYUORP2ZJZNZIXKYQZICBU.jpg?auth=5456887bfbc38679a19c7a91adc6a546dafa7201aa8af90caaab3398ef9f3619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US president Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran on Monday. Photograph: Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor jailed for 10 years over raping and assaulting wife ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/doctor-jailed-for-10-years-over-raping-and-assaulting-wife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/07/28/doctor-jailed-for-10-years-over-raping-and-assaulting-wife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonya McLean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple met in Sudan, were married in 2010 and went on to have three children, court hears ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBDLW5NFSVFUTKVP5SU2WWXXOE.jpg?auth=5077c759cfcd796d18c7405427dd98bb7b21160ac12d2857281511b7a09a5372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge noted that the man has been suspended from working as a doctor since July 2024. File photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip rout deepens on circular funding and China competition fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/chip-rout-deepens-on-circular-funding-and-china-competition-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/chip-rout-deepens-on-circular-funding-and-china-competition-fears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Losses underscore how quickly sentiment has turned on one of the market’s most crowded trades]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:57:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBGTFM6QEX6KZ4VB33TT37ZPKI.jpg?auth=a9b4d291c8bc5ecc6b08db77170afab3ad96a0116ac5a8398cb71da69333275d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks past an electronic screen showing South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI). Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jung Yeon-Je</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[J&J reaches $5.5bn talc deal that could end decade of litigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/jj-reaches-55bn-talc-deal-that-could-end-decade-of-litigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/jj-reaches-55bn-talc-deal-that-could-end-decade-of-litigation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pharma giant says  settlement covers about 76,000 claims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:44:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGDB42EHHHFCDPZ3OATBDECAAU.jpg?auth=cab2fce30507f2a83eca4baafbf83508d3d573ee5167a2d9652021e5b7903c7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[J&J said the settlement covers about 76,000 claims, including ones consolidated in federal court in New Jersey. Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/johnson-and-johnson-agrees-to-pay-55bn-to-settle-baby-powder-lawsuits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/johnson-and-johnson-agrees-to-pay-55bn-to-settle-baby-powder-lawsuits/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company says claims its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer were ‘meritless’ but that it settled to get closure ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:07:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VE67VYVTSJNPBKOQXTKO563XAU.jpg?auth=090b7214069edf04bf5927cee54a28c27f8ba2ccfe75f71cbf7de2d391157d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnson and Johnson said the settlement covers about 76,000 claims relating to its baby powder and other talc products]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Maura Higgins Ireland’s most successful reality star? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/is-maura-higgins-irelands-most-successful-reality-star/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/is-maura-higgins-irelands-most-successful-reality-star/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGFPUML4TNE2HBYH53CWVK2QYY.jpg?auth=00f66c28c70b93760bf9ca0185ef020aecd669004703b187fa9870d5d9f59d47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maura Higgins attends the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Photograph: Amy Sussman/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amy Sussman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couples struggling to buy a home even with State supports ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/couples-struggling-to-buy-a-home-even-with-state-supports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/couples-struggling-to-buy-a-home-even-with-state-supports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:56:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIVDJLCQ4RAL5BHDYUWLSZW53Q.jpg?auth=a38f40198af001cd234c0223cdd4256b5e39b8e35e672abdba39af5ca404e656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Couples are struggling as much as ever to buy a home. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OwenPrice</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland’s political landscape altered by split in main opposition party]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/28/polands-political-landscape-altered-by-split-in-main-opposition-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/07/28/polands-political-landscape-altered-by-split-in-main-opposition-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Donald Tusk relishes Law and Justice Party’s problems in advance of next year’s general election ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:52:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQVP4BD5VNE65FH6CSON6CVVSM.jpg?auth=4f9bc567b66e672e899c1d634f99061de0361ecc2e0fdb7a53f80231cbc95f05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chairman of Poland's Law and Justice (PiS) party, delivers a statement on the party's split last Friday. Photograph. Photograph: Foto Olimpik/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to host Netanyahu, Zelenskiy as Ukraine, Iran wars reach critical stages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trump-to-host-netanyahu-zelenskiy-as-ukraine-iran-wars-reach-critical-stages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/trump-to-host-netanyahu-zelenskiy-as-ukraine-iran-wars-reach-critical-stages/</guid><description><![CDATA[Both leaders in Washington for Lindsey Graham memorial service]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:38:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JO47S3LTOJFQZGMTVJUV4RRW3M?auth=1d02b50e1242266c6a75e7584ae3815c54fda77c19dbc720546861a6866398eb&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 welcomes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his resort at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida last decemetn. Photograph: Tierney L Cross/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew, Tristan Tate to seek release from US jail while fighting extradition ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/andrew-tristan-tate-to-seek-release-from-us-jail-while-fighting-extradition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/07/28/andrew-tristan-tate-to-seek-release-from-us-jail-while-fighting-extradition/</guid><description><![CDATA[Brothers being held in a federal jail in Miami as a US judge weighs Britain’s extradition requestn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:17:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSQBDYLZAYYWELZISA6FQ2TY7M.jpg?auth=462178d3b17363a106b04a1692ba379776546cc1277ef6a36bcb2524613598ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew (right)  and  Tristan Tate: facing extradition from the US to Britain. Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vadim Ghirda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for a last-minute staycation? With some homes charging €4,000 a week, don’t expect a bargain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/looking-for-a-last-minute-staycation-with-some-homes-charging-4000-a-week-dont-expect-a-bargain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/looking-for-a-last-minute-staycation-with-some-homes-charging-4000-a-week-dont-expect-a-bargain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Holiday in Ireland’ searches are up but August shows limited availability and some eye-watering prices]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:05:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FH4IR3NSMJC2XF7PC2UVO42STY.jpg?auth=5ee637d6f2eaf8321ee3b528aff18a29c7e3ba954de2a264d3dfbbcda0146fbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Domestic tourism has been helped by the recent hot weather but concerns have been voiced among holidaymakers about price inflation. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nattrass</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Tori the hospital dog: ‘One of the best things we have done’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/tori-the-hospital-dog-she-brings-so-much-lightness-to-a-very-heavy-environment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/tori-the-hospital-dog-she-brings-so-much-lightness-to-a-very-heavy-environment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[June Shannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At St Luke’s Hospital in Rathgar, the community dog provides comfort to cancer patient and helps them open up]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TI3CIAXCMNDSVHQHLPYP5IKJY4.JPG?auth=8cd5fd5c2b33bb641ba60946583b29ae01c143cdaaf9c60ff6c1a6a0491c8ce9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tori with patient Amy Doyle at St Luke's Hospital in Rathgar, Dublin. All photographs: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why must women leave the country for essential surgery? ‘I’m 43, 10 years into this journey’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/why-must-women-leave-the-country-for-essential-surgery-im-43-and-am-10-years-into-this-incontinence-journey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/why-must-women-leave-the-country-for-essential-surgery-im-43-and-am-10-years-into-this-incontinence-journey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nuala Macklin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Why is the HSE funding a procedure abroad that it does not permit in Ireland?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZWJ7QONLVHSPBGKE5RIUFRXHY.jpg?auth=3f257dbe33c0197db8f80bed64006570d10bfe3b10e4f7673a0170bac944595f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“There’s nothing normal about urinary incontinence.” Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink: A vanity project? Think of what else we could spend €20bn on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/metrolink-a-vanity-project-think-of-what-else-we-could-spend-20bn-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/metrolink-a-vanity-project-think-of-what-else-we-could-spend-20bn-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need politicians in Government and Opposition with vision and courage to challenge railway line]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[First-time buyers with two incomes still priced out of market, SCSI study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/first-time-buyers-with-two-incomes-still-priced-out-of-market-scsi-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/first-time-buyers-with-two-incomes-still-priced-out-of-market-scsi-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report also highlights increased incidence of landlords exiting market in response to rental reforms]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U433SBTEH5BYTKA5BCQU7N4NHQ.jpg?auth=e082183e09e43474f7980e8264392e05d6cb36cbf46d2882c89ae31fad4ab438&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emer Byrne, vice president of the SCSI, said the figures show that affordability continues to be one of the defining challenges in the State’s residential market. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Brown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French government may have something to say about EU sanctions on Aughinish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/french-government-may-have-something-to-say-about-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/french-government-may-have-something-to-say-about-eu-sanctions-on-aughinish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report investigating plant’s shipments to Russia lands in Brussels at a time when governments are developing sanction fatigue
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKDFJC5LG3I3MOKR4JYWIRQQD4.jpg?auth=1d9665c5b587dbaffb0fa80b0ca0c0033b2fdc2404bc117e39c345d6f5e9953c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French president Emmanuel Macron visits the Aluminium Dunkerque factory in Dunkirk in May 2023. France could prove to be an important ally in the fallout over Aughinish Alumina. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Rossignol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water rates could help alleviate Ireland’s drought problem – but will they ever be introduced?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/commercial-interests-in-the-vanguard-when-it-comes-to-this-hosepipe-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/commercial-interests-in-the-vanguard-when-it-comes-to-this-hosepipe-ban/</guid><description><![CDATA[Golf clubs are exempt from the hosepipe ban but vegetable growers aren’t. What does that say about our priorities?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Early Edition: Sam’s made it to Mayo, fighting your health insurer, and last-minute staycations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sams-made-it-to-mayo-fighting-your-health-insurer-and-last-minute-staycations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/sams-made-it-to-mayo-fighting-your-health-insurer-and-last-minute-staycations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Aughinish Alumina, and two good incomes but can’t afford a home]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETGT7M7CV5WNZ5MSNZBT4T3FZY.jpg?auth=38e185a380945639b297ac84a2ec478d3df9a4753a980c90fac2b49682601058&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of a banner during the homecoming of All-Ireland football champions Mayo. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is vulgar to drink from your saucer’: 37 rules for life by the Christian Brothers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/fintan-otoole-it-is-vulgar-to-drink-from-your-saucer-37-rules-for-life-by-the-christian-brothers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/fintan-otoole-it-is-vulgar-to-drink-from-your-saucer-37-rules-for-life-by-the-christian-brothers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christian Politeness and Counsels for Youth was published in Dublin by the Irish Christian Brothers for the instruction of lower-class Catholic boys like me]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVNLBL6GHJOJ5OTLQ3PSBAV7HM.jpg?auth=f4902f350984222bd46058779e1b5dceab765ff3deb0d07c824e133ff8284010&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils of CBS Primary School, Synge Street, Dublin 8, photographed in 1956.  Photograph: Dermot Barry]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dermot Barry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless man found dead in Dublin waste depot was friends with pair who died in Grand Canal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/homeless-man-found-dead-in-waste-depot-was-friends-with-pair-who-died-in-grand-canal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/homeless-man-found-dead-in-waste-depot-was-friends-with-pair-who-died-in-grand-canal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Kitty Holland, Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Haire (35) remembered as ‘lovely’ and ‘quiet’ by homeless service providers who knew him]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +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's body was found at the Greyhound recycling depot in Clondalkin, Dublin. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all were Mayo for that moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/we-all-were-mayo-for-that-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/we-all-were-mayo-for-that-moment/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is an event that I will never forget - even though I’m not from Mayo]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Retirement of sports journalist Seán Moran an end of an era ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/retirement-of-sports-journalist-sean-moran-end-of-an-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/retirement-of-sports-journalist-sean-moran-end-of-an-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[Moran came from a generation that believed the game was of the utmost importance ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Aughinish Alumina may yet become a big test for Europe as it is for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/aughinish-alumina-may-yet-become-a-big-test-for-europe-as-it-is-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/aughinish-alumina-may-yet-become-a-big-test-for-europe-as-it-is-for-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukraine is fighting for its life, and this existential struggle should resonate in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Action on global warming long overdue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/action-on-global-warming-long-overdue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/action-on-global-warming-long-overdue/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps events of this summer will persuade us that an emergency has finally materialised]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Shamrock Rovers face uphill task but European group stage action remains firmly in sight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/shamrock-rovers-face-uphill-task-but-european-group-stage-action-remains-firmly-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/07/28/shamrock-rovers-face-uphill-task-but-european-group-stage-action-remains-firmly-in-sight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ararat-Armenia bring two-goal lead to Tallaght but if Rovers can turn it around they would be guaranteed Conference League at the least ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CZPPIQTY77PHMQZM6AEVIDMBI.jpg?auth=9da972c5b3356c06bd3ec45501b933d5ef1293b585efd413e28a1f37fce3ae1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’ John McGovern celebrates scoring their third goal with Naj Razi against Cork City in Tallaght Stadium on July 17th. Due to the list of injured attackers, Razi could join the starting XI against Ararat-Armenia. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A neuropsychologist’s view: This Kobe McDonald comment holds the secret to Mayo’s win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/kobe-mcdonald-comment-secret-may-win-neuropsychologist-ian-robertson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/kobe-mcdonald-comment-secret-may-win-neuropsychologist-ian-robertson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Robertson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Mayo team behaved in direct opposition to the England soccer team after they went 1-0 up against Argentina in the World Cup semi-final]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYM6N3YBJPWVJ4XJQSJJHBWRZI.jpg?auth=bc0d1bc69be6f8efb23c94fdf73fbb9aa0be3724d446f38bc960cd236eab70a2&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 match. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The news learned to follow us everywhere. No wonder we are hiding from it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/28/the-news-learned-to-follow-us-everywhere-no-wonder-we-are-hiding-from-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/07/28/the-news-learned-to-follow-us-everywhere-no-wonder-we-are-hiding-from-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many people no longer feel they have control over when they read the news as outlets chase engagement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental rules sidelined when inconvenient]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/environmental-rules-sidelined-when-inconvenient/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/environmental-rules-sidelined-when-inconvenient/</guid><description><![CDATA[Foolish Coalition plans to change law so checks and balances can be skipped for big projects]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Irish consumer confidence remains below average while inflation fears loom over families]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/irish-consumer-confidence-remains-below-average-while-inflation-fears-loom-over-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/irish-consumer-confidence-remains-below-average-while-inflation-fears-loom-over-families/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish consumer sentiment was notably lower than elsewhere in Europe, the UK and US last month]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O66FV2TASDZCJPJQEPDRMY43YM.jpg?auth=069e6b9bacfa8f8bd0c383d62122bba17457a74c532cb6162ab232aecbf5a5f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The slight fall in Irish consumer sentiment was at odds with a sharp and broadly based improvement in US consumer sentiment, a third consecutive month of improvement for euro area consumer confidence and a significant recovery in UK consumer confidence,' Austin Hughes said.  Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My seven-year-old saw Mayo win Sam at his first final. What are the chances?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/my-seven-year-old-saw-mayo-win-sam-at-his-first-final-what-are-the-chances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/my-seven-year-old-saw-mayo-win-sam-at-his-first-final-what-are-the-chances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Rochford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was impossible not to think of those no longer here as Mayo finally won Sam Maguire in a decider for the ages]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDRIVSUBXOSZSFDRSFB3IKDJJM.jpg?auth=8139a6ddf2b6e9f564bca43d3b0685b161de4e888104b78b8a15f77569c8d3c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo supporters during the team's homecoming at MacHale Park, Castlebar, on Monday. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best and worst diet and lifestyle habits for your liver]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/the-best-and-worst-diet-and-lifestyle-habits-for-your-liver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/07/28/the-best-and-worst-diet-and-lifestyle-habits-for-your-liver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Agrawal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s often possible to prevent liver disease, or even reverse it, with diet and lifestyle changes alone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZHXCXNAN3IX76INLCZS36OR5Y.jpg?auth=36c55c692da74f91e2c46a5b011912438adff9c16095fbca54e968f736a5a99d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liver disease is on the rise worldwide. Your diet, workout routine and other health conditions can affect your risk. Illustration: Elena Boils/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elena Boils</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A turning point’: Jordan Flynn on going from red-card shame at Croker to All-Ireland joy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/a-turning-point-jordan-flynn-on-going-from-red-card-shame-at-croker-to-all-ireland-joy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/a-turning-point-jordan-flynn-on-going-from-red-card-shame-at-croker-to-all-ireland-joy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last winter the Crossmolina man was not even sure he was going to go again in Mayo colours]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G55VB7H22FGWFNU3FZ7Y6MOPAQ.jpg?auth=df255d6a3db41ddf645d28c3e52e60d2ceb68b41122c74cf801c20bcf2696c9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan Flynn and brother Kobe McDonald celebrate Mayo's 1-20 to 1-17 victory over Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland football final. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of spending accountability in State departments is worrying – and unfair to taxpayers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/spending-accountability-no-trace-of-a-money-trail-due-to-official-myopia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/spending-accountability-no-trace-of-a-money-trail-due-to-official-myopia/</guid><description><![CDATA[So where does our cash go? Well, no one in Government seems to know]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Nama to be dissolved this weekend, closing book on financial crisis after 17 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/nama-set-to-be-dissolved-this-weekend-closing-book-on-financial-crisis-after-17-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/nama-set-to-be-dissolved-this-weekend-closing-book-on-financial-crisis-after-17-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So-called bad bank was created in 2009 to handle toxic loans from likes of Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRZMKQUUZBI7J3JVKFJWYGTO3M.jpg?auth=0ec954fa960fe7be7f59bdfbc6019d883e244597bea1d6662bf262de6bc08e37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Asset Management Agency ceases to exist on Saturday. File image]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Irish caddie Shane Codd helped Jenny Shin keep her nerve]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/28/different-strokes-how-irish-caddie-shane-codd-helped-jenny-shin-keep-her-nerve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/07/28/different-strokes-how-irish-caddie-shane-codd-helped-jenny-shin-keep-her-nerve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Calming a ‘chaotic mind’; a title defence journey; word of mouth; by the numbers; and more]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4OOS5STNTE6NWPGETEMEKTMGM.jpg?auth=74517ff93d48361717e3470202bb6976440b4b1bf40ad648a80c89271cddca04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jenny Shin of South Korea smiles at her caddie Shane Codd on the 18th hole during the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2026. Photograph: Tom Dulat/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Dulat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soccer can learn much from Mayo triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/soccer-can-learn-much-from-mayo-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/soccer-can-learn-much-from-mayo-triumph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Outstanding display of sportsmanship was everything the World Cup final wasn’t]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[Irish Rail’s FourNorth project is welcome, but let’s not forget the basics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/irish-rails-fournorth-project-is-welcome-but-lets-not-forget-the-basics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/07/28/irish-rails-fournorth-project-is-welcome-but-lets-not-forget-the-basics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don’t keep passengers guessing where they are en route]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 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[US Federal Reserve’s direction of travel on interest rates has rarely been this opaque ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/us-federal-reserves-direction-of-travel-on-interest-rates-has-rarely-been-this-opaque/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/us-federal-reserves-direction-of-travel-on-interest-rates-has-rarely-been-this-opaque/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Markets are expecting bank to hold rates steady but some believe a rate hike isn’t off the table]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQJVHGYHZHBXMVIZG5GYJTOVYU.jpg?auth=a01fd5a86b12ddabe834cdab78896973f1280e9f65d34a4a784608af0e1e2f35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh faces a tricky decision on interest rates this week. Photograph: Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ken Cedeno</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish Alumina will have to prove its products are not supplying Russian army]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/aughinish-alumina-will-have-to-prove-its-products-are-not-supplying-russias-army/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/07/28/aughinish-alumina-will-have-to-prove-its-products-are-not-supplying-russias-army/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aughinish to hire Swiss firm to travel to Russian smelters to ensure Irish alumina is being used solely for civilian and export markets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +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[Aughinish Alumina has struggled to keep European customers due to its Russian ownership. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Were this summer’s heatwaves caused by El Niño, or something even more terrifying? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/eamon-ryan-were-this-summers-heatwaves-caused-by-el-nino-or-something-much-more-terrifying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/28/eamon-ryan-were-this-summers-heatwaves-caused-by-el-nino-or-something-much-more-terrifying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The scientist who first warned about climate change now says he was too optimistic - and this summer suggests he may be right]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3GLBJHPHQNMNKPS7IRGMAEMAI.jpg?auth=1ce5d8731ec728248af4de58165ca45e301ad8af40d0bc2e428aee456180ea9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic in Lacanau, France, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky. Photograph: Maximilien LAMY/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maximilien Lamy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo people will never go back. Winning Sam Maguire changes everything]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/mayo-people-will-never-go-back-to-who-they-were-winning-sam-maguire-changes-everything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/07/28/mayo-people-will-never-go-back-to-who-they-were-winning-sam-maguire-changes-everything/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Long wait for an All-Ireland brought decades of heartache, but it also strengthened bonds in ways that are now becoming clear]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNC5JPST4724OH4JJFKOJ44ZWE.jpg?auth=d7b8dbc0b52c22a76649b0e45309c2a5c7043e689ec90730b1e33e177430be9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo fans celebrate after Darragh Beirne scored his team's goal against Kerry in the second-half of Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final at Croke Park. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your staycation experience: is holidaying in Ireland value for money?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/28/share-your-staycation-experience-is-holidaying-in-ireland-value-for-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/07/28/share-your-staycation-experience-is-holidaying-in-ireland-value-for-money/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did you choose to holiday in Ireland this year? We’d like to hear about your experience]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RM7FKTNG65A6LLQO4IC7WJSD54.png?auth=31c2bda6ad6eb7eafe26d4331c1b7ecf377a8febaec3d23adbdebbdcdebb5515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: is holidaying in Ireland worth the money? Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish people can say something, but you’re never sure it’s exactly what they’re thinking’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/28/irish-people-can-say-something-but-youre-never-sure-its-exactly-what-theyre-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/07/28/irish-people-can-say-something-but-youre-never-sure-its-exactly-what-theyre-thinking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fatima Johnson believes there are many similarities between Irish and Senegalese cultures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHRYZWYAIRAUTEZB6DBDRX633Y.JPG?auth=20c534cbe7ddc26926315ca7c7e1e540125091e2e80528dda8d56911a4476bf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fatima Johnson: 'A lot of people who work for tech companies in Ireland will go back to their own countries or travel every weekend. It’s easy to be here and not be here at the same time.' Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin exchange faces Iseq 20 crisis as ICG eyes exit ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/dublin-exchange-faces-iseq-20-crisis-as-icg-eyes-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/28/dublin-exchange-faces-iseq-20-crisis-as-icg-eyes-exit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is it time for Euronext Dublin to do away with the Iseq 20 and replace it with an Iseq 15 or Iseq 10?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BKTVISHWVAULCUZ7E4SBGVOY4.JPG?auth=6aa2bfd9e07c0c7c410ff2248edab1b8786dd5832e22a067701597da59715e3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Euronext Dublin's headquarters in Dublin. 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[Woman hit with €1,784 bill after VHI rules Blackrock Clinic stay unnecessary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/woman-hit-with-bill-of-almost-2000-after-vhi-decides-care-wasnt-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/woman-hit-with-bill-of-almost-2000-after-vhi-decides-care-wasnt-needed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reader Mary spent two nights in a clinic after a fall, but her insurer said one of the nights was not medically necessary]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2C3QDFOKVREKVBDG6RD2YNLMBI.jpg?auth=980ab27c0bf9b55f43e0516247d8461b8dcc0355300a37890bfe92a2571cf296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['As far as I recall [the consultant] saw me on the morning of the September 18th when doing his rounds, told me my heart was thankfully okay, and discharged me. This seemed to be normal procedure to me, but it appears that the VHI thinks otherwise.' ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Julian Lloyd Webber on his brother Andrew: ‘People would love me to say we were competing every day’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/28/julian-lloyd-webber-on-his-brother-andrew-people-would-love-me-to-say-we-were-competing-every-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/07/28/julian-lloyd-webber-on-his-brother-andrew-people-would-love-me-to-say-we-were-competing-every-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The celebrated British cellist talks about his eventful upbringing in London, his recent cancer diagnosis and the upcoming tour of Ireland with his wife]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UY7RZIHFNRHMNMRIOTU3WHNHQU.jpg?auth=a5b9f2f925a194c09925ac5d26a1c32492bd878a9acbce822ceacf06e609c772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cellists: Julian Lloyd Webber and his wife, Jiaxin Lloyd Webber. Photograph: Simon Fowler]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mortgage is paid off; what can we do with the €800 a month now available to us?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/the-mortgage-is-paid-off-what-can-we-do-with-the-800-a-month-now-available-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/the-mortgage-is-paid-off-what-can-we-do-with-the-800-a-month-now-available-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As we grow older, our investment window shortens and our recommended profile moderates – but we still have options]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every Exit Brings You Home by Naeem Murr: An absorbing novel ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/every-exit-brings-you-home-by-naeem-murr-an-absorbing-novel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/07/25/every-exit-brings-you-home-by-naeem-murr-an-absorbing-novel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Haverty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A nuanced narrative that exposes the tragic heritage novelist and protagonist share as Palestinians ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VLWWI7ISH5A5BC2A2ZNN4LXLA4.jpg?auth=adb59e6c3f023fd75d7d7b79efab8d75b9180282bbebf0ef7967d45026a6be76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Naeem Murr is a highly regarded Palestinian-Irish writer. ]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>