<?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/2026-08-02/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:44:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The sad backstory of Brian Friel’s outstanding Dancing at Lughnasa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/03/the-sad-backstory-of-brian-friels-outstanding-dancing-at-lughnasa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/03/the-sad-backstory-of-brian-friels-outstanding-dancing-at-lughnasa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... Lughnasa]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In remarkable about-turn, US health secretary RFK jnr tells families to vaccinate children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/02/in-remarkable-about-turn-robert-f-kennedy-urges-us-families-to-vaccinate-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/02/in-remarkable-about-turn-robert-f-kennedy-urges-us-families-to-vaccinate-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Pilkington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert F Kennedy jnr’s remarks come amid a measles crisis in the US, with infections at a 35-year high]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:02:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PDSXHU5GHBY5XQNEIKB4NIEQYE.jpg?auth=0c232db7ff6c97704ab4046324c44b9a44025767b76b378703b2a0e6daa11619&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US health secretary Robert F Kennedy jnr has spent years amplifying misinformation about vaccines. File photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (20s) killed, woman seriously injured in Donegal crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/man-20s-killed-woman-seriously-injured-in-donegal-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/man-20s-killed-woman-seriously-injured-in-donegal-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a 4x4 vehicle]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 21:31:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMTYZZN5FFZ7JCQ2Z54ER26AE.jpg?auth=c0bb1ba48fef1f3234730e37b658ecfcf3e4a0fd05082eef8bcbc263819cc5ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was pronounced dead at the scene in Pettigo, Co Donegal, on Sunday afternoon while the passenger was brought to hospital with serious injuries. Photograph: Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s gut-wrenching’: Contentious late calls leave Kerry boss lost for words]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/its-gut-wrenching-contentious-late-calls-leave-kerry-boss-mark-bourke-lost-for-words/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/its-gut-wrenching-contentious-late-calls-leave-kerry-boss-mark-bourke-lost-for-words/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Square-ball and advantage decision left a sour felling with Kingdom women’s boss, but he saluted Galway display]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:38:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTMNXWPO75R4PP7JRPBQWDYPYI.jpg?auth=fa0e7747c200cb3ac2dad53626913c9ffa742f62565d74a5c0d147916ff0df67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry players look on in disappointment after Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final defeat to Galway at Croke Park. Photograph: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Pat’s fail to make superiority count in draw with dogged Derry City]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/02/st-pats-fail-to-make-superiority-count-in-draw-with-dogged-candystripes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/02/st-pats-fail-to-make-superiority-count-in-draw-with-dogged-candystripes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner at Richmond Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James McClean left out of Derry squad after outburst, while Waterford continue revival with win against Shelbourne]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:03:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYIAVHCJOCILU573ALMCOVWK2M.jpg?auth=a4743dc2066008306b0fdbbe7bbcac5ab86fb3d10027f748715798aff93e8c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's James Clarke celebrates with Nick Twisk after scoring his side's equaliser against St Patrick's Athletic at Richmond Park in Sunday's Premier Division match. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two jockeys stood down at Galway after failed pre-race alcohol tests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/02/two-jockeys-stood-down-at-galway-after-failed-pre-race-alcohol-tests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/02/two-jockeys-stood-down-at-galway-after-failed-pre-race-alcohol-tests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cases involving Leigh Roche and Eoin Staples sent to an IHRB referrals committee]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:03:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ONYKGNG35OQTJDCX5WMYLYSDQ.jpg?auth=1f75178f4688e00c76e1d2aa02d7258347f6fa8287333adcdb686a82d3ccad92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All jockeys were tested ahead of racing at Ballybrit on Sunday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway’s 22-year wait for senior glory comes to a chaotic end against Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galways-22-year-wait-for-senior-glory-comes-to-a-chaotic-end-against-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galways-22-year-wait-for-senior-glory-comes-to-a-chaotic-end-against-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Square ball denies Kerry in the dying seconds at Croke Park]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:29:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTKBFGJPB4YKWNXNJH36LR4LVM.jpg?auth=6753db8444e0e2b1c680a09358340ce11d1b383b6310a5c5dc802c42230c81d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Olivia Divilly and Leanne Coen celebrate after the final hooter against Kerry in the All-Ireland Women's Senior Football final against Kerry. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki claims Women’s Open title after thrilling playoff win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/02/japans-shiho-kuwaki-claims-womens-open-title-after-thrilling-playoff-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/02/japans-shiho-kuwaki-claims-womens-open-title-after-thrilling-playoff-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kuwaki defeats Esther Henseleit on second playoff hole at Royal Lytham]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:15:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNVVOVXEVZMKYTHJ7TLUCF6W7M.jpg?auth=6bb5c482c91d28e4663dfb8f290ef3f8eff4b81d1a3f8e76c0100fed5b5801f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japan's Shiho Kuwaki celebrates victory on the 18th green after a playoff against Germany's Esther Henseleit in the AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ceuta: a time for calm diplomacy, not bluster ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/02/the-irish-times-view-on-ceuta-a-time-for-calm-diplomacy-not-bluster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/02/the-irish-times-view-on-ceuta-a-time-for-calm-diplomacy-not-bluster/</guid><description><![CDATA[Political posturing is not a useful response]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C22KX34MHZVIQPICW4XFTWZKIQ.jpg?auth=3c998d7ae3b4e389647b271c4231eba9feeb7ef360506c983b1a286d6267abb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many migrants attempted to swim to Ceuta, Spain's tiny north African enclave late last week (AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Sempere</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the surveillance of journalists: worrying trends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/02/the-irish-times-view-on-the-surveillance-of-journalists-worrying-trends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/02/the-irish-times-view-on-the-surveillance-of-journalists-worrying-trends/</guid><description><![CDATA[A series of cases in Northern Ireland give cause for concern]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MPTP2TB7AYBY4G7Q6URIM7GKQ.jpg?auth=f3beaa346587936233117773f70436d0404f321819e5fe6a8f4cc7d8a54d6b7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ northern editor Vincent Kearney whose communications data was unlawfully obtained by MI5 when he worked for the BBC.
( Photo credit should read: Claudia Savage/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Claudia Savage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick boxer hospitalised during 3Arena event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/02/dublin-boxer-pierce-oleary-loses-ibo-title-after-3arena-knockout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/02/dublin-boxer-pierce-oleary-loses-ibo-title-after-3arena-knockout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pierce O’Leary will get rematch after defeat to England’s Mark Chamberlain]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:40:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GU7YJNWQEHGXMRJZ4TUYMMR5D4.jpg?auth=9e1f71a79db96fb46fa14dbdf49799e9880513f013c3c3bd233abb42e55e71fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pierce O'Leary (green shorts) was stopped in the 10th round by Mark Chamberlain at the 3Arena on Saturday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway find victory is worth the wait on LGFA’s showpiece day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galway-find-victory-is-worth-the-wait-on-lgfas-showpiece-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galway-find-victory-is-worth-the-wait-on-lgfas-showpiece-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland women’s football finals see two Connacht counties finally come good]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:30:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4T5YPQVBYISB3YT2YN73NQLXI.jpg?auth=3d822e0a7bb7990cf71a8b23dec84b010aca2bbf6621b08d8f79edc6c3c4b2ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Galway team celebrate with the Brendan Martin Cup after beating Kerry in the All-Ireland Women's Senior Football Final at Croke Park. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creedon’s Musical Atlas of Ireland on RTÉ One: Amiable charm despite moment of cringe ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/02/creedons-musical-atlas-of-ireland-on-rte-one-amiable-charm-despite-moment-of-cringe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/02/creedons-musical-atlas-of-ireland-on-rte-one-amiable-charm-despite-moment-of-cringe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Quibbles aside, John Creedon is an engaging figure attempting something ambitious in this Irish documentary with big ideas]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IKBSWLXSJREJFPFMPWWS2YRVAQ.JPG?auth=e2428db68dc14f818623790dd04e7030276e1fbe6a8338352b16a380e191e799&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Creedon must be commended for stating his grand idea plainly. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID JONES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek police arrest man after Scottish woman’s body found inside suitcase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/greek-police-arrest-man-after-scottish-womans-body-found-inside-suitcase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/greek-police-arrest-man-after-scottish-womans-body-found-inside-suitcase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Pooran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s body was discovered by a homeless man in a derelict building in Athens]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:26:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRZKJUW5PBEV7EZKO4A7W4NPFQ.webp?auth=4efdcbd5ab5be2f4719590321a9462751cb4941d5ca7ce8038e2586711df7cca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/webp" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elisabeth-Jane Ross in 2015. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doing time: Colm Keena reflects on how he has spent much of his career in lovely buildings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/02/doing-time-colm-keena-reflects-on-how-he-has-spent-much-of-his-career-in-lovely-buildings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/02/doing-time-colm-keena-reflects-on-how-he-has-spent-much-of-his-career-in-lovely-buildings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A felicitous aspect of a reporter’s work is the amount of time spent in the rooms and corridors of Ireland’s architectural treasures]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SL7NAKFLMDPX3HANOLMQEEEJJA.jpg?auth=fee0f1415b8be8029476bf897f507825d136459b22539a463dcd053fa914a861&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Victorian-domed Reading Room on Kildare Street: my favourite of all the public rooms I have ever spent time in, writes Colm Keena. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carnival-like atmosphere as first Australia-Ireland AFLW game proves a winner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/02/aflw-all-stars-and-ireland-delight-different-type-of-sports-crowd-nothing-quite-like-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/02/aflw-all-stars-and-ireland-delight-different-type-of-sports-crowd-nothing-quite-like-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caitlin Cassidy at North Sydney Oval]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aussies blow Ireland away on the oval, but there were no losers here]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:55:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRLGAJL2Q2K4M7VG2QWCOSJ7CA.jpg?auth=ed8241679ed3abf67d2607ccb2350b9efaaa43b09772c826a497499abb0c8cbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ireland guard of honour ahead of the AFLW match between Australia and Ireland at North Sydney Oval on Saturday. Photograph: James Wiltshire/AFL Photos via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Wiltshire/Afl Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colin Keane aiming for more big-race success in richest contest of the year at Naas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/02/colin-keane-aiming-for-more-big-race-success-in-richest-contest-of-the-year-at-naas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/02/colin-keane-aiming-for-more-big-race-success-in-richest-contest-of-the-year-at-naas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish jockey wins Group One Prix Rothschild at Deauville as Blue Bolt once again gets better of Precise ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:46:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFVJZZPG3FHN7FXIDKTW7RO6TI.jpg?auth=e0867f1278fb58d0901577c3e9397ac84021c041f9fba0d48187ae720ce87df1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Keane comes home onboard Howd’yadoit to win the EBF Ballyhane Stakes at Naas Racecourse, Co Kildare, in August 2025. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway beat Kerry to All-Ireland senior title after late drama at Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galway-beat-kerry-to-all-ireland-senior-title-after-late-drama-at-croke-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/galway-beat-kerry-to-all-ireland-senior-title-after-late-drama-at-croke-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Antrim heal last year’s hurt with win over Carlow in junior final]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:13:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXNI73NMOX6V4PQR3VFL4P4PBI.jpg?auth=360480173f7e6319d735f72a6983411d67e5d3eafaa93835fecedc3b474e2e54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway captain Kate Geraghty lifts the Brendan Martin Cup. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire-fighting helicopters collide mid-air near Athens, killing two]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/fire-fighting-helicopters-collide-mid-air-near-athens-killing-two/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/fire-fighting-helicopters-collide-mid-air-near-athens-killing-two/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Varaklas, Thomas Adamson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe’s wildfire emergency is at its worst in Greece, France and Spain, with entire communities forced to flee]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPQSNIC7KWCPOTXPALHXMD6P74.jpg?auth=23ea035ab3149c6a98b6d8d3fc100b7631633ab59da8d02ae1579b3dd938e057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A firefighter prepares to extinguish the flames of a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens, Greece. Photograph: Michael Varaklas/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Varaklas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist (40s) dies in hospital following Co Carlow crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/motorcyclist-40s-dies-in-hospital-following-co-carlow-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/motorcyclist-40s-dies-in-hospital-following-co-carlow-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[109 people now killed on Irish roads in 2026 following first fatality of bank holiday weekend]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:37:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDYSHTRN5RFU2TTRPICQY4UIPI.jpg?auth=e71d3b74232bee09d00c78d3af81be3b25e16f39c1205d0c562d6833a1cfd332&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are also appealing for witnesses to a non-fatal crash in Castlebridge, Co Wexford, shortly before midnight on Saturday night. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly opens Belfast fleadh, celebrating ‘universality’ of music]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/president-catherine-connolly-opens-belfast-fleadh-celebrating-universality-of-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/president-catherine-connolly-opens-belfast-fleadh-celebrating-universality-of-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claudia Savage, Press Association, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Culture need not divide us,’ says DUP Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:24:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UI66JQAYEP5RGLIJM57S5E7QAY.jpg?auth=ab16d371d0b2ca4e8fac7319edde1ea89a53a55a00f1b8ee46300b8f45bd0309&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly (left) and President Catherine Connolly at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026. Photograph: Oliver McVeigh/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oliver McVeigh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/02/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/02/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to the best sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 3rd – 9th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aisling Feely sends Roscommon on their way to All-Ireland title with classy brace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/aisling-feely-sends-roscommon-on-their-way-to-all-ireland-with-brilliant-brace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/aisling-feely-sends-roscommon-on-their-way-to-all-ireland-with-brilliant-brace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Smyth at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rossies were too strong for Fermanagh as they sealed first intermediate title in 21 years]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDQKSKOCNNZZYQOPIUDGFABLYI.jpg?auth=c50e693405d41c96a9eb533c39a4de9b74339b271c9f59b92749284527d0d52f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roscommon players celebrate after their side's victory in the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship final against Fermanagh at Croke Park. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin City Council official ‘sick of people’ saying capital ‘filthy’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/02/dublin-city-council-official-sick-of-people-saying-capital-filthy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/02/dublin-city-council-official-sick-of-people-saying-capital-filthy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wheelie bin users face fines for leaving waste containers on street after collection times]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJILBM4YGVGNDMHHYS6573LNWA.jpg?auth=fd013090180204722f34a548a97bf5ffd1d1169cbfc493ee6c1858ddd74530d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The council has already banned the on-street presentation of plastic bags in most of the south and north inner city and had planned to extend the ban to Dublin 7 in July. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spain pushes last migrants out of Ceuta as locals suspect US role in influx]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/spain-pushes-last-migrants-out-of-cueta-as-locals-suspect-us-role-in-invasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/spain-pushes-last-migrants-out-of-cueta-as-locals-suspect-us-role-in-invasion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Jopson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Soldiers round up Moroccans roaming the streets and hiding in poorly-lit areas]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:15:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LE3ISCXZIVUAZ3JCERPCNYSKB4.jpg?auth=b27085140f5a8d18a4ca065f895977c7b9b06c8f2a92f42e32c67ebb403610eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish soldiers watch a group of migrants sitting on the ground near the border post, prior to escorting them back to Morocco, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, north Africa. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five dead, dozens missing after Indonesian passenger ferry catches fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/02/five-dead-dozens-missing-after-indonesian-passenger-ferry-catches-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/02/five-dead-dozens-missing-after-indonesian-passenger-ferry-catches-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niniek Karmini]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[225 passengers and crew rescued, but at least 41 unaccounted for]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:50:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFVCUW3VGGJDRNH7WVNJ5CHT3A.jpg?auth=057dc2f774bc07888448df6f619066183636898b9d9b93a01fc90d5c14a2463a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke billows from passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 after it caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, Indonesia. Photograph: Basarnas via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BASARNAS via AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria O’Neill breaks Carlow hearts with late point to win All-Ireland for Antrim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/maria-oneill-breaks-carlow-hearts-with-late-point-to-win-all-ireland-for-antrim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/maria-oneill-breaks-carlow-hearts-with-late-point-to-win-all-ireland-for-antrim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daire Walsh at Croke Park]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saffrons edge thrilling final to claim record-equalling fourth junior football championship]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:22:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QK2GXEKDAHTYPR5HCGL3SLGLAM.jpg?auth=64f6665390df425136c64fa01902e9b16750711d5a4312fa2106dc033c13937c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antrim players, including captain Bronagh Devlin (centre) celebrate after their side's victory in the LGFA TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship final against Carlow at Croke Park. Photograph: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (50s) from Donegal dies in water at Castletownbere pier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/man-dies-in-water-at-castletownbere-pier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/man-dies-in-water-at-castletownbere-pier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Damian McGuinness of Killybegs named locally as man who died on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:19:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6UHDX2EER5CRRIKH3SJKXWTSXM.jpg?auth=2398c990f4d5cf90992783b4b7462abed0711850096e7b766cbce6ac86b3e4c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damian McGuinness from Killybegs, Co Donegal, was named locally as the man who died. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters battle blaze after fire reignites on Slievenamon ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/02/firefighters-battle-blaze-after-fire-reignites-on-slievenamon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/02/firefighters-battle-blaze-after-fire-reignites-on-slievenamon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tipperary County Council requests Air Corps support in effort to curb and control problem ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:18:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VP3UPRQNIZFTZFPSFCPPHNHQNE.jpg?auth=641b05d819c07c4fce7eba6f5eb4455cbed9908033fe1034ef0c05e86c9306b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The flames have affected the eastern and northeastern Slievenamon slopes, driven at times by changing winds. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Irish architect in New York: ‘In the US, it’s much more focused on the bottom line’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/02/irish-architect-balancing-creative-vision-with-clients-budgets-in-the-big-apple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/02/irish-architect-balancing-creative-vision-with-clients-budgets-in-the-big-apple/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Alexander Buckeridge, New York]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4NVXSRCTBBV3PW3JC5ZRO37EE.jpg?auth=3e6ee03907c1a4b8bccb107b09e8c7057162e6527c27cd560405da79b672bf93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Buckeridge: 'I feel people are moving through their daily lives on autopilot. What I’m trying to do is to interject a little and wake people up.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown trout and eels dead in ‘significant’ fish kill on Dublin’s Tolka river]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/02/brown-trout-and-eels-dead-in-significant-fish-kill-on-dublins-tolka-river/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/02/brown-trout-and-eels-dead-in-significant-fish-kill-on-dublins-tolka-river/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries Ireland investigating pollution incident affecting 2km stretch of river]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:03:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NUBDBMQBOZDI7GJNJIUE7WFIWA.jpeg?auth=ecf348bc4cdee666dc6a17f719e60206fd8c245435db1b6f967412437d42f0d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dead brown trout and eels killed following the incident on the Tolka. Photograph: Inland Fisheries Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda overtime paperwork missing in majority of cases tested by auditors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/garda-overtime-paperwork-missing-in-majority-of-cases-tested-by-auditors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/garda-overtime-paperwork-missing-in-majority-of-cases-tested-by-auditors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[C&AG found examples of members paid for more hours than were authorised]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z5KDYBMMLJCUHNGPONK55MIBQU.JPG?auth=bc35420b9e4ede33a25db7be0c7a0b263388cab802756bf0a71b06d56e05194b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Garda said a new policy and procedure on overtime is expected to be introduced this year. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe facing winter gas squeeze due to Iran conflict ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/europe-facing-winter-gas-squeeze-due-to-iran-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/europe-facing-winter-gas-squeeze-due-to-iran-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Friedman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Natural gas reserves for use during winter are lagging, meaning continued higher prices for households and businesses]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YNKWJOSILMLTIEEAZZ4LNHX6U.jpg?auth=5b77bbfbf489173270ca93017d4246c2527080937f23687e198dab996bf1d830&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storage facilities in Europe for natural gas are only 54% full. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuichi Yamazaki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary Cronin steps down as Republic of Ireland women’s assistant coach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/02/gary-cronin-steps-down-as-republic-of-ireland-womens-assistant-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/02/gary-cronin-steps-down-as-republic-of-ireland-womens-assistant-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner says he is pursuing ‘new opportunities’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:25:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJNIM5FSNNALDP4T4HIZPBG7PE.jpg?auth=04074f859b4c207d9894cb70118daa6e44041c526e87a5104150beb5af8d1bb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Cronin was assistant coach under head coach Carla Ward for six matches. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump expected to visit Dublin and Clare during trip to Ireland next month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/02/donald-trump-expected-to-visit-dublin-and-clare-during-trip-to-ireland-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/02/donald-trump-expected-to-visit-dublin-and-clare-during-trip-to-ireland-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president to attend Irish Open at his resort in Doonbeg and likely to meet Taoiseach in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:37:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGDDFCIQNNKNSF4LE4VQKIYV74.jpg?auth=90ef7e905ed6fdfe5ef98956aea8335f8e2e6385b2b2d1e9f8c8eed361abfe41&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, a keen golfer, at the Ryder Cup last year. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mandel Ngan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilla Band at All Together Now 2026: Claustrophobic music that envelops you with richness and darkness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/02/gilla-band-at-all-together-now-2026-claustrophobic-music-that-envelops-you-with-richness-and-darkness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/02/gilla-band-at-all-together-now-2026-claustrophobic-music-that-envelops-you-with-richness-and-darkness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dara Kiely is the band’s indispensable focal point and he staggers across the stage howling like a wounded man]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:15:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GDZCIV23FJA4BFNOTGP33Q3PXI.jpg?auth=f8cef62a7838ec67886eb8cb4473cde3851313080ebdcf0aa0b8ec81b52f50a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gilla Band performing at All Together Now in Curraghmore Estate, Co Waterford, on Saturday.
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill











]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My divorce settlement gave me our investment property. Will I face a capital gains tax bill?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/my-divorce-settlement-gave-me-our-investment-property-will-i-face-a-capital-gains-tax-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/07/28/my-divorce-settlement-gave-me-our-investment-property-will-i-face-a-capital-gains-tax-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Properties transferred under divorce settlement are free of capital gains but tax can re-emerge as an issue down the line if you sell]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +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[Kneecap at All Together Now: Exceptional performance marks a departure for Belfast rappers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/02/kneecap-at-all-together-now-rappers-deliver-exceptional-performance-with-a-soaring-moving-peak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/02/kneecap-at-all-together-now-rappers-deliver-exceptional-performance-with-a-soaring-moving-peak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A mature, moody headline performance from the Belfast band who bring various collaborators on to Waterford stage]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:48:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQ4XMRSFTJECXELH2Z434W2GII.jpg?auth=ca19d96f8906ace7b026bea898bf7560dc99d556aaf6721a8d2ecdbbbae147c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kneecap performing on Saturday at All Together Now in Curraghmore Estate, Co Waterford. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill











]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo’s thrilling victory united a nation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/02/mayos-thrilling-victory-united-a-nation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/02/mayos-thrilling-victory-united-a-nation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Goodman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: Mayo ended 75 years of pain last weekend. Here's how we covered it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:33:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4CZVN3RLDNJBGSP3U6MVEKGC7E.jpg?auth=a2e5b4ea6919f82b32fc77a835ed8e05ff51b4a7258440e95c6cf4f2120c8c18&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 the win over Kerry in the All-Ireland football final in Croke Park, Dublin, last Sunday. Photograph: ©INPHO/James Crombie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/ebola-outbreak-in-drc-the-fastest-growing-in-the-history-of-the-virus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/ebola-outbreak-in-drc-the-fastest-growing-in-the-history-of-the-virus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Prosper Heri Ngorora in Bunia]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As death toll rises and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months away, health workers face a battle to slow the outbreak]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HA6LH6TUEQZ5U7WAKXBJWZJYXU.jpg?auth=0439cc41329aaa7c604554870ab6a5bca6556187bec8814624850ce6b6dce7aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). At 3,360 confirmed cases, the disease is now affecting people in five provinces in the east of the DRC. Photograph: Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli air strikes kill at least nine in Gaza despite Trump announcing breakthrough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/israeli-air-strikes-kill-at-least-four-in-gaza-despite-trump-announcing-breakthrough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/israeli-air-strikes-kill-at-least-four-in-gaza-despite-trump-announcing-breakthrough/</guid><description><![CDATA[One child among those killed in two separate strikes]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:25:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5H7TBP6JHFKOWAYNI6OVTAXQCQ.jpg?auth=92c1b721d5e2da7f1acd771599fbba95b267cf313da331890a8b6de5bc7fd1a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents inspect damage caused by Israeli air strikes on residential buildings in the Safatawi area on Saturday. Photograph: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ahmad Hasaballah</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life as a twin: ‘My mother had myself and my twin sister when she was 37. I had my twins at 37’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/twin-telepathy-when-we-get-together-i-feel-more-or-less-complete/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/twin-telepathy-when-we-get-together-i-feel-more-or-less-complete/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To mark International Twins Day we spoke to twins and parents of twins, including a woman who has given birth to three sets]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LM4O357B2FDMZDNP7IFAYKAVR4.JPG?auth=2515f6862ce87cae9c6863b38958811d2c469259db307a938f58ad863ce76dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Twins Tara and Emer Flynn, from Mullingar, have learned to go by their own and each other's names. 'People mix us up all the time.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls off threatened new Iran strikes as long as deal is agreed ‘rapidly’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/trump-says-strikes-on-iran-called-off-so-long-as-deal-agreed-rapidly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/trump-says-strikes-on-iran-called-off-so-long-as-deal-agreed-rapidly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesca Regalado]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president says Israel is also committed to pause in fighting ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:54:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5DX7CF3RA63R5B26KKFUTDOFM.jpg?auth=8baa9f00c4a382ffda837cdc7f908532c4fa7ae99fcd53ada780d72d6e5486fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man drives past Iranian 'Zolfaghar' missiles on display at the Azadi square in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb carried by woman kills three and injures 21 near Moscow restaurant, authorities say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/bomb-carried-by-woman-kills-three-and-injures-21-near-moscow-restaurant-authorities-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/02/bomb-carried-by-woman-kills-three-and-injures-21-near-moscow-restaurant-authorities-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Woman had tried to get into private event at restaurant but was turned away by security guard]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:26:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQCQ2UPWYUPVLCYA7CITNTM7X4.jpg?auth=0929a43125c7b44ad8824cba45b0b0eaf0544195c05fb26c942ee3b4a66fb347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of the fatal explosion near a restaurant in Moscow on Saturday. Photograph: Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow News Agency via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergei Vedyashkin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The scale of corruption in Trump’s second administration is head-spinning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/02/the-scale-of-corruption-in-trumps-second-administration-is-head-spinning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/02/the-scale-of-corruption-in-trumps-second-administration-is-head-spinning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Sheehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Self-censorship in Trump's America is increasingly common and despite the administration’s growing unpopularity, criticism is muted]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44MZWYWTWEGOLFUZTQSHTZIUXI.jpg?auth=7b0dd7cc6e655ddf42b163cd43ebd4bbef310d38f0ad151fab0c92fbc42a5cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump has threatened to interfere in the upcoming midterm elections. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US is shooting mirrors into space to redirect the sun. There may be a few issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/01/mark-oconnell-were-shooting-mirrors-into-space-to-block-the-sun-there-may-be-a-few-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/01/mark-oconnell-were-shooting-mirrors-into-space-to-block-the-sun-there-may-be-a-few-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reflect Orbital plans to launch a fleet of 50,000 satellites into orbit making the night sky three to four times brighter]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3RBPMLXTRFJXNRVFC522O3KFI.jpg?auth=4c183dc9b855c4663dec8b056cce768721eadc9d01c75a6207e311c4efe33e1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reflect Orbital's technology, it says, will allow certain regions to receive daylight around the clock. Photograph: Planet Observer/Universal Images Group/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Planet Observer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risks from Ireland’s ‘fire triangle’ are being exacerbated by human actions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/01/yvonne-buckley-400000-years-of-practice-does-not-mean-that-we-have-learned-how-to-manage-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/01/yvonne-buckley-400000-years-of-practice-does-not-mean-that-we-have-learned-how-to-manage-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Buckley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While wildfires occur naturally in forests, grasslands and shrub lands, human actions are boosting all three components of the ‘fire triangle’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQZLTI7RV777GZCNAIGYLWI5RQ.jpg?auth=51593f2d87ccd67bc5e606832bd7443e11254994b83299006a81382fe6119e16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A helicopter carries water towards the wildfire that is burning across Slievenamon, Co Tipperary, and has split into three separate fires, moving into woods in the area. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin thinks voters reward delivery. Simon Harris is not convinced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/02/jack-horgan-jones-micheal-martin-thinks-voters-reward-delivery-simon-harris-is-not-convinced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/02/jack-horgan-jones-micheal-martin-thinks-voters-reward-delivery-simon-harris-is-not-convinced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin is a ‘deliverist’ at heart; Harris, by contrast, does things, tells people about them, shows he is doing them – on repeat]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 06:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTVDY25XUZDWDPD5JMY3PXPXWQ.jpg?auth=95e05c3bab8f1c669bfa5b982ac7735025a74532317c266ea4c6c165b071be64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris and Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Sean Canney and Helen McEntee. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: The return of Ted Lasso, and the other best new shows to watch this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/02/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/02/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ted Lasso returns, while Celebrity Hunted, The Salisbury Poisonings and Possession among other highlights]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q5G4AEJDKBHOXBDA4IOWHCV5BU.jpeg?auth=21813aae2d512c1c56d9532cd8a38c16d7f4ea3b8bcff749ef92b959de1ec248&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Creedon interviews musician Róis in his fascinating new show]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RTE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My friends never pick up the bill and it’s making me resentful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/02/my-friends-never-pick-up-the-bill-and-its-making-me-resentful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/02/my-friends-never-pick-up-the-bill-and-its-making-me-resentful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe:  I hate the idea of becoming someone who counts every penny. How do I stop?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGWABFU56JE7JDHDWWZLXPN72Q.jpg?auth=1e4754ea71d565a80ba10793c02bf3945b5b30d48a44e2e7a24189d8f14566c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Conflicts over money are tricky, because of course money is never just money.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">standret</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea’s AI stock crash teaches retail investors an old market lesson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/02/south-koreas-ai-stock-crash-teaches-retail-investors-an-old-market-lesson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/02/south-koreas-ai-stock-crash-teaches-retail-investors-an-old-market-lesson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With nearly 110 million active stock accounts, or around two for every citizen, the impact of 40% slide has been brutal]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DODEZ4JMDRGTN5ROYTBWZCXNP4.jpg?auth=364d0efc199acd08ebbe37d991b07e1fa42dbd40f9c4f8fa0811c335a7934e2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Korea's benchmark stock index, the Kospi, dominated by Samsung and chipmaker SK Hynix, has fallen 40 per cent since June. Photograph: Greg Baker / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Greg Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Wilson’s easy guide to reading a French wine label]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/02/john-wilsons-easy-guide-to-reading-a-french-wine-label/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/02/john-wilsons-easy-guide-to-reading-a-french-wine-label/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Do you know where the name Languedoc came from? Read on]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6T75TKPXOZEOTCIICFS7KXWNNM.jpg?auth=06626c76242a7ad3f4d4e10e55ca711e58b58f373e62fb1585fe9d11ea4f5346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What should you remember next time you're buying a bottle of French wine? Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man gets barring order against son who threatened to kill him ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/02/man-gets-barring-order-against-son-who-threatened-to-kill-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/02/man-gets-barring-order-against-son-who-threatened-to-kill-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh O'Donoghue]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman who says partner threatened to come to her house to ‘shut me up’ also granted protection order at family court]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPCWIB45363ANVA3VK7DXT6Z64.jpg?auth=234d86eaa8992ddca8ab28c3aa647ee6f83c5c31bd56495318ca577d81c842ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolphin House Dublin District Family Court in Temple Bar, Dublin. 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I don’t open any mail that doesn’t look like fan mail’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/david-sedaris-at-69-i-tried-to-get-through-my-school-days-without-being-found-out-as-gay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/david-sedaris-at-69-i-tried-to-get-through-my-school-days-without-being-found-out-as-gay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US writer and humorist talks about the serious business of being funny on the page and at his live readings]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5IK4FRTKBB4JDPSWOQECOPN24.jpg?auth=92604e7bdd56a74d0ebeb20ae328b93bbb55f799bdf0f681ecd7832c4fb1f0a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[American humorist and writer David Sedaris. 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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[Containing Kerry talisman Síofra O’Shea is key for Galway in All-Ireland women’s football final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/containing-kerry-talisman-siofra-oshea-is-key-for-galway-in-all-ireland-womens-showdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/02/containing-kerry-talisman-siofra-oshea-is-key-for-galway-in-all-ireland-womens-showdown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strong sense of teamwork could see Tribes return to the top table]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LP7MSHXTMPCNH2WQG6AUQAV5IA.jpg?auth=c32d0687f9b9ba52d4d04012ec732bfdbb53d0a636f7ae0743e08879b9411f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kerry's Síofra O’Shea and Galway's Kate Geraghty with the Brendan Martin Cup at Croke Park. 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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[Antrim student makes piano history with one hand: ‘The overwhelming feeling was just relief’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/antrim-student-makes-piano-history-with-one-hand-the-overwhelming-feeling-was-just-relief/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/02/antrim-student-makes-piano-history-with-one-hand-the-overwhelming-feeling-was-just-relief/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Freya Terris is the first pianist to pass their Grade 8 piano exam playing solely with their left hand]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWCHFTTDOFHLTJT5QDJRBC4WZQ.JPG?auth=093a204e734bda20d768d04d9011e59fbecc4eccb133be9a12dabcfdfc929518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Freya Terris at her home in Lisburn. 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Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The banker who never took his bonus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/02/the-banker-who-never-took-his-bonus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/02/the-banker-who-never-took-his-bonus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over Nama’s 16-year lifetime, boss Brendan McDonagh never took pay he was due   ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZ636UFAXRGC7FAGIJHS5SFESQ.JPG?auth=bbef05cb08c91925286d9dbbcf0c28ee3b8fbb5473894b0a06c5805d7c5db9e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nama chief executive Brendan McDonagh never took up performance-related bonuses to which he would have been entitled. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherry FitzGerald chief’s €3.75m Victorian house goes for 10% under asking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/sherry-fitzgerald-chiefs-own-375m-victorian-house-goes-for-10-under-asking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/02/sherry-fitzgerald-chiefs-own-375m-victorian-house-goes-for-10-under-asking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Maggie O’Farrell fan Justice Kagan, Micheál Martin’s gamer protegés and two jobs putting out fires]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R42HCUFZFFFSJBV4FOD22VCVMI.JPG?auth=942a3cc648e137fc914c8dea21022bdaaaee4b3d79930670de73e0d9ae5323cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The diningroom table in 30 Palmerston Road looks as though it could easily accommodate a cabinet budgetary subcommittee]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the Christian Brothers’ ‘grossly unfair’ legal strategy backfired?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/01/christian-brothers-legal-strategy-dubbed-grossly-unfair-by-top-judge-backfires-on-religious-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/01/christian-brothers-legal-strategy-dubbed-grossly-unfair-by-top-judge-backfires-on-religious-order/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over 300 men who left congregation years ago are about to be named in relation to a child sex abuse case they have nothing to do with]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKK5UTRXUGCSEXAIBVT67ONJQQ.JPG?auth=66e027e2c4cfc6c4ae079c457e6524741a98d87d3d72e81ef06cee78d8ef0edb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Keenan Johnson, president of the Circuit Court, believes the Christian Brothers have adopted their obstructive strategy in order to protect their assets. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milliner Margaret O’Connor on making hats with attitude: ‘At the moment I am creating some of my best work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/02/milliner-margaret-oconnor-on-making-hats-with-attitude-at-the-moment-i-am-creating-some-of-my-best-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/02/milliner-margaret-oconnor-on-making-hats-with-attitude-at-the-moment-i-am-creating-some-of-my-best-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The awardwinning multidisciplinary artist draws inspiration and creative energy from her childhood memories, horses, music and – most recently – flowers ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGSHPPOYIFFGTCCTN6PL33CMOQ.jpg?auth=e400d9b519b3e085b8a8f4ac6576ab987afdaa0da89cd59c6a67df74fc58d3b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret O'Connor DJing at her Avant Garda show. Photograph: Sebastian Szuster]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A gardening friend says my green potatoes are poisonous. 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Nolan fans have branded 'woke-averse' objectors to the film as chuds, but the other side also flings the term about. 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