<?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/2026-08-04/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:09:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Burke and Byrne inspire as Shamrock Rovers close in on Europa League playoff ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/burke-and-byrne-inspire-as-shamrock-rovers-close-in-on-europa-league-playoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/burke-and-byrne-inspire-as-shamrock-rovers-close-in-on-europa-league-playoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Albanian champions struggle to contain Stephen Bradley’s side on sodden night in Tallaght]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:26:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMZPKTJYUVEKASDLAACPBPXYJA.jpg?auth=cc7050cb939b29990b75ec08c67c16d386008e2001c219dd34520e5719e651ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graham Burke scores the opening goal for Shamrock Rovers. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jerusalem’s al-Asqa mosque facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/jerusalems-al-asqa-mosque-facing-imminent-threat-of-israeli-takeover-says-jordan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/jerusalems-al-asqa-mosque-facing-imminent-threat-of-israeli-takeover-says-jordan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julian Borger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Country convening emergency meeting of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers around al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGNWIZQAFSUZ5HRLIMSRMNLVTU.jpg?auth=363302bbfcd10013b3db2232c14a8efd83dcf65ae9c5a342e7071e4d86756949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israelis are seen in the grounds of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on July 23rd. Photograph: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ilia Yefimovich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 320,000 households in electricity arrears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/more-than-320000-households-in-electricity-arrears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/more-than-320000-households-in-electricity-arrears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over one-in-four families behind with gas bills – almost 186,000 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:23:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4O5JBFDRVC2BJTTTCNCXKIPQI.jpg?auth=2d56d09b1674588aa80d11a5cfad37cc6a4f6a44855d1ee0a3634127d8cc2b6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin said the number of households in electricity arrears was 'more than at any point since available records began'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">yul38885 yul38885</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tour de France Femmes cyclists face checks for aerodynamic-boosting chest padding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/04/tour-de-france-femmes-cyclists-face-checks-after-claims-padded-bras-aid-aerodynamics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/04/tour-de-france-femmes-cyclists-face-checks-after-claims-padded-bras-aid-aerodynamics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fears padded bras could smooth airflow around cyclists’ bodies]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:21:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGOUCCRZTFCFXFQZOMEJLA3MFM.jpg?auth=de479183252a454f0cbd541c1cb5692d00236b0bddcc0676416e11431798d6d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The peloton during Monday's stage three of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes. Photograph: Alex Broadway/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Broadway</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral arrangements for Brenda Fricker announced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/funeral-arrangements-for-brenda-fricker-announced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/funeral-arrangements-for-brenda-fricker-announced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor died on July 16th at Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:19:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4K7DKTKAUALNPB6BATYVPV63A.JPG?auth=e9cb89bf8f97830fabb821635aa1eb077b80b46cbea83d422d5765c2abe574d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A private burial will follow the 11am service on Thursday. Photograph: Collins Photos
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs valued at €8.5m owned by man with ties to Kinahan cartel, gardaí believe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/two-arrested-as-cannabis-and-cocaine-valued-at-85m-seized-in-meath-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/two-arrested-as-cannabis-and-cocaine-valued-at-85m-seized-in-meath-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspects detained for questioning after seizure of cocaine and cannabis in Meath and Louth]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:17:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTZRTAIXPJEMZAWOFA7A52PAGM.jpg?auth=ae0e2552a3b8205498e4b74a6da02ee8131da0dad2f5b23ac4fbdda1d51e028e&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 by members of the Garda’s Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau as part of Operation Tara. Photograph: Garda Press Offic]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland’s EU presidency: wildfires send a clear message ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/04/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-eu-presidency-wildfires-send-a-clear-message/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/04/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-eu-presidency-wildfires-send-a-clear-message/</guid><description><![CDATA[Without a liveable environment, competitiveness will be an empty aspiration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHCCA535D4INGEF4Y7I6TBYLMQ.jpg?auth=c15e7f2be6a0bda6af72026da66dc4f678c4ea477c5be1da201666c6ad141259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A wildfire in the Megara Region, west of Athens on Sunday. Photograph: Aris Oikonomou/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aris Oikonomou</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Michael Fingleton: nobody shouted stop ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/04/the-irish-times-view-on-michael-fingleton-nobody-shouted-stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/04/the-irish-times-view-on-michael-fingleton-nobody-shouted-stop/</guid><description><![CDATA[The economic price of a crisis in the financial system is enormous]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKG54X4HSXKEAJI5JTKOZMKDSU.jpg?auth=4b654de73792ed847e72fe6bfa063ab7792a6d815bd7e939f14433082a2edbe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Fingleton in 2016, during an inquiry by the Central Bank into suspected breaches of the Central Bank Act. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP to sell $4bn US biogas business as profits more than double]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/bp-profit-surges-as-oil-trading-and-refining-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/bp-profit-surges-as-oil-trading-and-refining-boom/</guid><description><![CDATA[UK oil major has had several approaches for its North Sea assets, says chief]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:26:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VL4KFXCFW6H7DXUMU7YJQKPEBA.jpg?auth=0761eb0ea76f7501326fe5576ad8534f92cd7e78c26d40c086c493b499ba5edb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BP's refining and trading businesses have boomed during the Iran war. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lisa Maree Williams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two nurses given suspended sentences over patient ill-treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/two-nurses-given-suspended-sentences-over-patient-ill-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/two-nurses-given-suspended-sentences-over-patient-ill-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women worked at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Co Antrim, where offences deemed aggravated due to breach of trust]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:10:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFJJUYJKNFETXKCC6VYLOMN6XY.jpg?auth=a743b40d280e2383f94261d08caba7b765d8092a10e40ca3b8e3684edcd0dc35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Both women, the court was told, face the 'inevitable' consequence of being struck off as nurses. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prostock-Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noises Off: Frank McNally on a famous tale of the banshee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/04/noises-off-frank-mcnally-on-a-famous-tale-of-the-banshee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/04/noises-off-frank-mcnally-on-a-famous-tale-of-the-banshee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Extraordinary sound – ‘neither voice nor instrument’ – heralded baron’s death in 1801]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5ET6WVMGBAO3PCA3MFSCOG4CI.jfif?auth=603b2d383efc8aca8bfdf5174a40ee2cf56ae0f491b750bedca4b6754a0701af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sir Jonah Barrington: declared himself lost for words about what he heard]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Hansard funeral in pictures: Bono, Eddie Vedder and Damien Dempsey among mourners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/04/in-pictures-the-funeral-of-glen-hansard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/04/in-pictures-the-funeral-of-glen-hansard/</guid><description><![CDATA[Crowds lined the street outside of Dublin’s St Patrick’s Cathedral to bid the musician farewell]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:49:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B7TCVG2Y4VFXRM4WS36ZHBVUHE.JPG?auth=3aba205a3b6371a7cbf5473142e8470f8486f0ff1b10a221e7dae1561858d9be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners follow the coffin of Glen Hansard into St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football club treasurer convicted of dangerous driving after speeding at match referee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/football-club-treasurer-convicted-of-dangerous-driving-after-speeding-at-match-referee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/football-club-treasurer-convicted-of-dangerous-driving-after-speeding-at-match-referee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears Michael Godfrey (53) left ground at speed to reach partner’s home as toilets in Ballymena Showgrounds ‘dirty’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:43:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNAFVBBD4JCHTMUTS2ASWTEGNM.jpg?auth=e2359442116d22739f393fd2240253bd52d7c40c0793a4325b7a874897d77a6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accused agreed that there are toilet facilities at the venue but told the prosecution 'they’re that dirty you would not even use them yourself'. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Image Source</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Hansard funeral: A wicker coffin, a grieving widow and a son too young to be there]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/04/glen-hansard-funeral-a-wicker-coffin-a-grieving-widow-and-a-son-too-young-to-be-there/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/04/glen-hansard-funeral-a-wicker-coffin-a-grieving-widow-and-a-son-too-young-to-be-there/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The service for the Ballymun musician felt more like a party where he was the only one missing from the celebrations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:26:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXT3WDH5WJ3OPH2CDPU3754JFA.JPG?auth=5bdaa30d65c1185c9e16f089d559eff7c57d81cc8f5f504aa860d15873d3556b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The wife of Glen Hansard, Maria Saaritsa, walks past the coffin carrying his remains outside St Patrick's Cathedral at his funeral service on Tuesday. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESB secures 29% rise in pay  to €410,000 for chief executive Paddy Hayes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/esb-secures-29-rise-in-pay-to-410000-for-chief-executive-paddy-hayes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/esb-secures-29-rise-in-pay-to-410000-for-chief-executive-paddy-hayes/</guid><description><![CDATA[First increase in salary since 2011 follows review of executive pay for CEOs of commercial state bodies ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:21:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGC65UDK2ZBOXBMGD3XKLI7GFI.JPG?auth=37c2cc5d0a4c9daf1f4efb354d90e1475168559f18e1967c4d06d893a5de89d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ministers have sanctioned a €92,000 pay rise for ESB chief executive, Paddy Hayes. Photograph: Fran Veale
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[E-scooters and e-bikes among 90 vehicles seized by gardaí in Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/e-scooters-and-e-bikes-among-90-vehicles-seized-by-gardai-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/e-scooters-and-e-bikes-among-90-vehicles-seized-by-gardai-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady, Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Searches also yield sawn-off shotgun, €8,000 in cash and more than €80,000 worth of suspected narcotics]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:16:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSP7KPYIBH6DHBEJGSFRQOU34I.jpg?auth=b1a979038a96f76d859e25a2b17702190699a764af816fc36bac06f77d71a4d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí will use portable dynamometers to measure the speed of an e-scooter. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Maeterlinck</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI ‘will not facilitate’ Irish fans attending Nations League fixtures against Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/fai-will-not-facilitate-irish-fans-attending-nations-league-fixtures-against-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/fai-will-not-facilitate-irish-fans-attending-nations-league-fixtures-against-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland to face Israel in Hungary on September 27th before ‘home’ tie in Serbia on October 4th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:09:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7WMBKU3IFHQTLSYYFRYSVCNAQ.jpg?auth=eba0ddcbfe15c9fb4256e7734d42969aeb0e357e356d7354a21982dbf20fabd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The FAI said "safety and security concerns led to this decision being made". Photograph: Giacomo Cosua/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camogie Association president urges major turnout for Sunday’s All-Ireland finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/04/camogie-association-president-urges-major-turnout-for-sundays-all-ireland-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/04/camogie-association-president-urges-major-turnout-for-sundays-all-ireland-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway and Cork return to Croke Park after epic battle in 2025 decider]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:08:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPEINPISTNWGR4M3TSSU65FQWQ.jpg?auth=f7af55fb56f82103493690f3ccfb48bad7295e25dae91c1acb0e706d3efc55d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camogie Association president Brian Molloy with representatives from the six counties competing in this weekend's All-Ireland Camogie finals; Roisin O'Keeffe (Cavan), Aimee Collier (Laois), Ashling Thompson (Cork), Shauna Healy (Galway), Caitriona Graham (Antrim), and Rachael Trainor (Armagh). Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to Mayo businesswoman who cofounded leading grasslands machinery firm ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/tributes-paid-to-mayo-businesswoman-who-cofounded-leading-grasslands-machinery-firm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/tributes-paid-to-mayo-businesswoman-who-cofounded-leading-grasslands-machinery-firm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martina McHale founded McHale Engineering in 1986 with her husband and brother-in-law]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:51:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RG4R6P4L6ZFVTBHPIGPVS3KWFY.jpeg?auth=2ef5e0665a09d3786234943ca9781ca26c0a4830bf205cd9d90f89758c8e409b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Businesswoman Martina McHale, who died on Sunday. She was co-founder of McHale Engineering in Mayo. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU ministers seek tougher migration response after Ceuta crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/eu-must-be-resilient-against-information-manipulation-following-ceuta-crisis-says-ocallaghan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/eu-must-be-resilient-against-information-manipulation-following-ceuta-crisis-says-ocallaghan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Justice says borders are a ‘shared responsibility’ following meeting with member states]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:47:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VEYG655W7ZCXBENPZXYUCM35Y.jpg?auth=e5bbdee60a0538d53396ed4b8a4dce09ee1fc77c11fdfdaf23378fa57204bd1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moroccan border guard boats and police patrol the coastline near the fence that separates Morocco and Ceuta on August 2nd. Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Ponomarev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass burial for 112 Gazans killed in 2023 Israeli air strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/mass-burial-for-112-gazans-killed-in-2023-israeli-air-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/mass-burial-for-112-gazans-killed-in-2023-israeli-air-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nidal al-Mughrabi, Haseeb Alwazeer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recovery team spent days combing wreckage to recover remains identified as belonging to missing victims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:29:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2DGLX6N6IYIYFQ4EX77ZEW2FZ4.jpg?auth=9912d8a956517c14be5d9dd7a96fbf81064a36e0ba4118c5c6ec17ad803e5a1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinians gather during a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families in the eastern Gaza City, on Tuesday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Saber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia accused of war crime over ‘drone safari’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/ukraine-and-russia-exchange-attacks-after-seven-killed-on-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/ukraine-and-russia-exchange-attacks-after-seven-killed-on-beach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Video shows drone chasing down and wounding a street vendor in southern Ukrainian city of Kherson]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FABDDDCYCZH4TI7R5JDJUO45YE.jpg?auth=6ecaf8e5f996e7f85af69475a2067af478baaa531978218c57bf3ba9743d0823&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police said the vendor, a ​man in his 50s, survived the drone attack but suffered shock and shrapnel injuries.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices drop on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/oil-prices-drop-on-hopes-strait-of-hormuz-could-reopen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/oil-prices-drop-on-hopes-strait-of-hormuz-could-reopen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aaron Boxerman, Ismaeel Naar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio says progress in talks could allow shipments to resume]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:12:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVKM7RD3L6FMLHBG7N53WJPJS4.jpg?auth=e06a9d0a8d17af65af0933f10a676757593d532546254751937690dc1cb2c6b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fatima Shbair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can’t wait’: Dominik Szoboszlai hungry for Liverpool reset under Andoni Iraola]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/i-cant-wait-dominik-szoboszlai-hungry-for-liverpool-reset-under-andoni-iraola/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/i-cant-wait-dominik-szoboszlai-hungry-for-liverpool-reset-under-andoni-iraola/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Midfielder says team will need ‘something special’ to challenge for title without further additions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:01:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YC5NG3QG7FLEV25SFRKIMICKQE.jpg?auth=bbe8f40a4448eabf82c4a121e6dbaca683cbff5f4c1ce2056d4422a6db03cf81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominik Szoboszlai believes last season’s frustration can push Liverpool to challenge for the title again. Photograph: Dustin Satloff/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dustin Satloff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect of US-Iran deal lifts stocks to near record highs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/04/prospect-of-us-iran-deal-lifts-stocks-to-near-record-highs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/04/prospect-of-us-iran-deal-lifts-stocks-to-near-record-highs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Falling oil prices and upbeat corporate earnings reports lift investor sentiment]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWLLLHI6JT4HOMGQI63DKGNUO4.jpg?auth=35ea81475b8782b08a4a801b5570ee888a0551276e820e2c66cf05b8928d9d2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached as early as Tuesday or Wednesday, sending oil prices sharply lower. Photograph: AFP/via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drugs, flip-flops and a fridge: global beach clean led by Irish group collects varied haul ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/04/drugs-flip-flops-and-a-fridge-global-beach-clean-led-by-irish-group-collects-varied-haul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/04/drugs-flip-flops-and-a-fridge-global-beach-clean-led-by-irish-group-collects-varied-haul/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Volunteers in 30 countries joined the event run by student environmentalist]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4ZCFINUHVBD5POAPTP3NCGSXQ.jpeg?auth=8828363bbf42241ef8b8be2b3ababfbfcc3f9434c1be9d46b03b5d931ed46d96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flossie and Harriet Donnelly on a beach clean at Dalkey as part of the global 24-hour cleaning blitz]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Hansard funeral: Life of ‘ordinary Ballymun man’ celebrated by fellow musicians ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/glen-hansard-funeral-dublin-live-stream/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/glen-hansard-funeral-dublin-live-stream/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As it happened: Service filled with song, poetry and heartfelt tributes to a giant of Irish music]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:58:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6QRBWCB65DUBJ7XU5MRQPQRZI.jpg?auth=7a3918e800fb8f703d19233a8e215d56f389b3ebe51fed2143da3e27500b52bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Musicians sing Forever Young at the funeral of Glen Hansard in St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s reflecting pool turns into a political quagmire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/04/donald-trumps-reflecting-pool-turns-into-a-political-quagmire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/04/donald-trumps-reflecting-pool-turns-into-a-political-quagmire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The collapse of a felony case against an Olympic canoeist has transformed a presidential project into a potent symbol of overreach and embarrassment]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:38:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5ANR35LKFTL4P4DUMFZEBN4NQ.jpg?auth=07fa4d0b200d753986c1d09b4a62f427a6787be3f5b1f866aabbb7e5e2cceef5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National Park Service staff and contractors use vacuum systems to clean algae from the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington. Photograph: Salwan Georges/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Salwan Georges</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill proposes to close mandatory charges ‘loophole’ in student rents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/bill-proposes-to-close-mandatory-charges-loophole-in-student-rents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/bill-proposes-to-close-mandatory-charges-loophole-in-student-rents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation geared to prevent college landlords using higher service fees to circumvent 2% rent-control limit, says Labour Senator Laura Harmon  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:32:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QMRZEOY5HNHHXJ7KK3ASYLGTCM.JPG?auth=24fa5760ab31dcb611cc33a3edbbdac2073f077240e677f5f8ffc3865d21ad8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour Party Senator Laura Harmon has asked Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless to work with her on the legislation. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID JONES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino’s remarkable rise from Uefa bureaucrat to ‘king of soccer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/gianni-infantinos-remarkable-rise-from-uefa-bureaucrat-to-king-of-soccer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/gianni-infantinos-remarkable-rise-from-uefa-bureaucrat-to-king-of-soccer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If he is to survive as Fifa president, he must continue to play the rest of the world off against the continent which allowed him to rise to power.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:49:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWYDUXKMHCY5Y3IUCEKMFI7EBU.jpg?auth=2abf82edddf68464f8272b0ce5c94db6ad48ab398ca5b0743bed1d56f09dd3d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Infantino first joined Uefa in 2000 as director of its legal affairs and club licensing division. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Democrats’ civil war over Israel is getting worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/04/the-democrats-civil-war-over-israel-is-getting-worse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/04/the-democrats-civil-war-over-israel-is-getting-worse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the party fractures over Middle East policy, it is ignoring the threat posed by AI and social media]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:47:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2HGPUQF6XAEQB7DRIKWBPWM2A.jpg?auth=71a75b6f247de00c6e4da298a0db4c9fb458ee28ceb6ae047d398deec52207c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic candidate for  the US senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, speaks during a rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Monday. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Olson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Van Morrison, Amble and Aaron Rowe added to line-up ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/04/electric-picnic-2026-van-morrison-amble-and-aaron-rowe-added-to-line-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/04/electric-picnic-2026-van-morrison-amble-and-aaron-rowe-added-to-line-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Amble and Aaron Rowe return after performing at the Stradbally festival last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:32:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OMREQ75YVHVDOEAESED3SPE6U.JPG?auth=75f3464ef59295803edbf7357b71280a9f72f4a4a9d01ef17c2f28e594c3ed73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amble performing at Electric Picnic last year. 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[Health and Safety Authority sends file on Creeslough tragedy to DPP ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/health-and-safety-authority-sends-file-on-creeslough-tragedy-to-dpp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/health-and-safety-authority-sends-file-on-creeslough-tragedy-to-dpp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move opens way for investigation to be completed into disaster in Donegal village in October 2022]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:15:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QAYFGYKL4RFY7AKLOYFCPBN4D4?auth=4d0770f1d19baff24416ec42621d0e4a1656e221a012610f67ae6effbb1d899e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda at the scene of the explosion at Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, where 10 people lost their lives. 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Photograph: Andrew Paton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Andrew Paton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who confronted Taoiseach secures go-ahead for daughter’s US surgery ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/04/woman-who-confronted-taoiseach-secures-go-ahead-for-daughters-us-surgery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/04/woman-who-confronted-taoiseach-secures-go-ahead-for-daughters-us-surgery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Katie Byrne, who has cerebral palsy, hopes to be walking by Christmas after specialist surgery in Florida]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:36:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N5DRUEMMJNAF5MMOFL5WADPEB4.jpeg?auth=b4b4b9122b9182b1cb743aec3d4102e039209f30282cdfb9473e8f729f0379d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Antoinette Burke with her daughter, Katie Byrne. Photograph: Supplied by family]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ariana Grande: Petal review – Singer claws back her agency before taking a step away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/04/ariana-grande-petal-review-singer-claws-back-her-agency-before-taking-a-step-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/04/ariana-grande-petal-review-singer-claws-back-her-agency-before-taking-a-step-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Grande’s defiant eighth studio album, she deals with heavy subjects while ebbing along in a sort of ethereal funk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:32:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUE3OMWOHNAAHEGMAXERXRL77A.jpg?auth=277393730de69c5b80423bd158db752b04e33a229062e3bc5ec44d9673fccd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ariana Grande publicity shot for her new album, Petal. Photograph: Katia Temkin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric vehicles claim top spot in Irish new car market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/electric-vehicles-claim-top-spot-in-irish-new-car-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/electric-vehicles-claim-top-spot-in-irish-new-car-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electric cars now account for more than one in four new vehicles sold in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:29:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SSHFIMGZHB2KR632V6OFZIZSQ.jpg?auth=0cf1cefd7f483fb0e6b60e5faa8f9a21dbe3354b77deb27ed268cf8a7479ab68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EVs are now the best-sellers on the Irish new car market, with Volkswagen the most popular EV brand. Photograph: Ingmar Bjorn Nolting/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ingmar Bjorn Nolting</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s just inappropriate’: From applying make-up to manspreading, experts share their rules for public transport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/08/04/its-just-inappropriate-from-applying-make-up-to-manspreading-experts-share-their-rules-for-public-transport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/08/04/its-just-inappropriate-from-applying-make-up-to-manspreading-experts-share-their-rules-for-public-transport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emine Saner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How can you avoid chatty passengers? Or manspreaders? Is it sometimes okay to put your feet on the seats?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:27:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDZSFFOOMFAB3DWLO7NT7TAG4Q.jpg?auth=0e63ac529fbe22df898943a35fe354c1073a520b94ec7b7e749c31f4db63155e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Here, three etiquette experts show us the way to public transport propriety. 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[Worker sacked over punch-up with driver who turned up late with staff takeaways wins job back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/worker-sacked-over-punch-up-with-driver-who-turned-up-late-with-staff-takeaways-wins-job-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/worker-sacked-over-punch-up-with-driver-who-turned-up-late-with-staff-takeaways-wins-job-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC adjudicator does not award full reinstatement with back pay as worker had committed ‘serious misconduct’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:18:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QU4MYMAW2ABPBFUQJGADW44O5M.jpg?auth=52ed5acbc40357b63f6afeb033fb0d1ab213dfd962ffa62d77383f736d600e9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission  adjudicator Breiffni O’Neill upheld Stephen Loughran’s complaint, ruling his dismissal by Almac Pharma Services Ireland unfair on both procedural and substantive grounds. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pfizer raises sales guidance on high demand for older drugs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/pfizer-raises-sales-guidance-on-high-demand-for-older-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/pfizer-raises-sales-guidance-on-high-demand-for-older-drugs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Drugmaker plans for another $2.5bn in cost savings as it looks to move beyond post-Covid sales slump]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:02:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPVGKWZ3P5C6BNDFXZ5WKI3PAY.jpg?auth=aec1d2f6d3b18e6986443f96ace2983c83ea780603ec1633e338b6e97b4fdc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drugmaker Pfizer has upgraded its sales forecasts as reporting strong second-quarter demand for some of its older medicines. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut chief Nik Storonsky sued by broker over €350m superyacht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/revolut-chief-nik-storonsky-sued-by-broker-over-350m-superyacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/revolut-chief-nik-storonsky-sued-by-broker-over-350m-superyacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laith Al-Khalaf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cecil Wright alleges billionaire went ‘behind its back’ to avoid paying €17.5mn commission on luxury vessel
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:51:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5QKMAHRONBOZEHVTLR6T5OYVU.jpg?auth=fb0c584942f1642215c867b7621fc550f1c48b15ac418ede3bb80da64229ab6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut founder and CEO, Nik Storonsky. Photograph: Hugo Amaral/Sopa Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI remain silent on support for beleaguered Fifa boss Gianni Infantino]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/fai-remain-silent-on-support-for-beleaguered-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/fai-remain-silent-on-support-for-beleaguered-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several European nations have formally withdrawn support for Infantino’s re-election for a fourth term as president]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:20:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FISSIEAXH4RYCM7AT46UI3VOL4.jpg?auth=e3a011d7120833e7652c0167c1b7e7fcbd7aa18bb5bc92b1f2f005b8bbbce693&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 has lost the backing of a number of football associations as he looks to win a fourth term. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morocco holds the cards as Sánchez tries to keep relations on track]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/morocco-holds-the-cards-as-sanchez-tries-to-keep-relations-on-track/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/morocco-holds-the-cards-as-sanchez-tries-to-keep-relations-on-track/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barney Jopson in Madrid , Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Rabat]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:03:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MPTKZAQUBPTH3J5TAV3FAPQYI.jpg?auth=6b1e1dcb8ac36cff4ff85ff9fa6cfbccbe8d15ee1dafb3e2a22f8df820a392c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relatives and friends wait by a fence topped with barbed-wire for the return of people who had previously crossed into Spain's enclave of Ceuta at Morocca's Bab Sebta border crossing. Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abdel Majid Bziouat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are European destinations popular with Irish tourists affected by extreme weather?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/qa-how-is-the-weather-affecting-europes-main-holiday-destinations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/qa-how-is-the-weather-affecting-europes-main-holiday-destinations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of tourists have faced evacuation and rescue from wildfires as temperatures remain high]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:27:40 +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 loads her car as she prepares to evacuate the Lacanau campsite due to a wildfire in the Gironde region, southwestern France. 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[Names of 341 former Christian Brothers published following court order in sex abuse case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/names-of-341-former-christian-brothers-published-following-court-order-in-sex-abuse-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/04/names-of-341-former-christian-brothers-published-following-court-order-in-sex-abuse-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men are not alleged to have anything to do with sex assault but are named due to legal strategy adopted by congregation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YG6IUVZDW53AFS67P5EPXDSIOU.jpg?auth=7d4e9715428e31d3a94f4a5d6dfa0d6f2fcb44a6fbc005afb06fcd3927e5098f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Mary Rose Gearty of the High Court last week ordered that 341 former members of the Christian Brothers could be served with a summons by way of a newspaper advertisement, after the congregation told the court it did not have contact details for the men.  Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison population at lowest point this year ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/03/prison-population-at-lowest-point-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/03/prison-population-at-lowest-point-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With solicitor services absent, number just ‘weeks away’ from reaching 6,000, say sources]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/277TGBUINGTZMMTGR2Y7TSYKIQ.jpg?auth=a87586c21d083c87f89a0e4ebbcb4bf77fca34613e40df0888c72f0afab545fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The prison service recorded its all-time population record in mid-June, with 5,924 people in custody. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will feel threatened if he’s out’: Kathleen Chada on her former husband’s parole bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/i-will-feel-threatened-if-hes-out-kathleen-chada-on-her-former-husbands-parole-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/04/i-will-feel-threatened-if-hes-out-kathleen-chada-on-her-former-husbands-parole-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sanjeev Chada was sentenced to two life sentences in 2014 for murdering sons Eoghan (10) and Ruairi (5)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:51:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EBASVKZGDO4UK3TXPSHGI5UU7U.jpg?auth=279d003db994f6a28c10941fe45d182b4634f7bd81dc47f6718dc0bb860c2b37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathleen Chada: 'There isn’t anything that will ever make me understand what he did.' Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the skies: What are the chances of being hit by a piece of space junk? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/watch-the-skies-what-are-the-chances-of-being-hit-by-a-piece-of-space-junk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/watch-the-skies-what-are-the-chances-of-being-hit-by-a-piece-of-space-junk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Selam Gebrekidan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every week, a tonne of space debris falls to Earth as more rockets and satellites go into orbit. Who pays for the damage? 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:24:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGIRFJZUXVDRHMMEP7NUETEP4I.jpg?auth=3933c3f4c20364e2024f45c25783959827d323802ee0eede720b802a2beb4814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Government technicians prepare to remove space debris that fell in Qiqihar in northeast China in May 2014. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy and Germany’s censure of Spain’s migrant amnesty is ‘hypocritical’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/italy-and-germanys-censure-of-spains-migrant-amnesty-is-hypocritical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/italy-and-germanys-censure-of-spains-migrant-amnesty-is-hypocritical/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Dubois]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rights groups say Rome and Berlin have used similar policies to regularise the status of unauthorised immigrants]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:48:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INSDRQUGWNWJC37MBY35OYGIZQ.jpg?auth=242d4d9a7ecbef77f8988ab6bb8b4a9fa6eada89e7f670944890ef0d1ae0f5db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moroccan border guard boats and police patrol the coastline near the border fence that separates Morocco and Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Ponomarev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thunderstorm warning comes into place for 10 counties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/04/thunderstorm-warning-comes-into-place-for-10-counties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/04/thunderstorm-warning-comes-into-place-for-10-counties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts a cloudy and misty start to the week with scattered showers in places]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:57:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR7DC3RZ7JCMPGQ26NJKFGDUHA.jpg?auth=d5d6b1ce5f4cdfea55b0f3d396814edf90ca613a497191d36ad52d18f46101c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A yellow thunderstorm warning is in place in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo until 9am. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Landscapes, Seascapes, Jewellery</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple briefly removes Telegram app for child abuse content]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/04/apple-briefly-removes-telegram-app-for-child-abuse-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/04/apple-briefly-removes-telegram-app-for-child-abuse-content/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newley Purnell, Akriti Sharma and Mark Gurman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Messaging app was later restored to App Store after banning user]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:40:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62ILKCGMCX5JJNSX6AHQVOD2IU.jpg?auth=1c87c5031103b6bbfc5d74f0800b6339e3b90e2ae9a17c8d88600544c515b1bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Popular messaging app Telegram was briefly removed from Apple's App Store. Photograph: Alamy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil rises after selloff as talks to end US-Iran war remain uncertain ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/oil-rises-after-selloff-as-talks-to-end-us-iran-war-remain-uncertain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/oil-rises-after-selloff-as-talks-to-end-us-iran-war-remain-uncertain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ishaan Arora, Trixie Yap]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prices dropped after US president Donald Trump said on Sunday he was holding off on new attacks ⁠on Iran]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:23:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIC2LTEQIYYYMDLNFOHB6AT7CI.jpg?auth=27a0c79cfc66980cf9a330a7d25d1209696dc0f446215368425f03de1b6029b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Renewed fighting in the Middle East has shifted investors’ focus back to the Strait of Hormuz, with the risk of disruptions to oil flows threatening to fuel inflation. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toru Hanai</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scan a QR code to find Berlin’s biggest political problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/scan-a-qr-code-to-find-berlins-biggest-political-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/04/scan-a-qr-code-to-find-berlins-biggest-political-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As rents continue to climb, housing has emerged as the defining battleground of Berlin’s September state election]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PSM5WZSVCMSFWJHTDPQDMKFCLU.jpg?auth=ef04e8975b3e40a881507bd0a1b8469b813e03b7ef372b460b1df16025fc96c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A campaigner holds a banner reading 'expropriation now' during a protest against high rents in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filip Singer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran has time on its side – for now ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/iran-has-time-on-its-side-for-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/04/iran-has-time-on-its-side-for-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s incentive to compromise over conflict is strongest over the next few weeks, but that changes as US midterms move closer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:54:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJNFMM5NCEXAJPZY5IO6FUIELE.jpg?auth=eb8bb2dc0bff15a3c6deb359180fa037c6db7ea0263e3cd14b0c6013bfc52faf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard in Tehran on August 3rd. Photograph: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status of US-Iran talks uncertain as ship struck in Strait of Hormuz ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/status-of-us-iran-talks-uncertain-as-ship-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/04/status-of-us-iran-talks-uncertain-as-ship-struck-in-strait-of-hormuz/</guid><description><![CDATA[Contradictory statements from Donald Trump and Iranian foreign ministry cast doubt on diplomatic efforts]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNJGOQMNWM2F7PKKGKQYKJQ2VY.jpg?auth=471e4b5fd71e934c611c50f1175d7acccd2c3b554e91f46cecdfb3a55108e414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Nationwide’s Michael Fingleton dies and Revenue claws back €8.9m in Covid support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/irish-nationwides-michael-fingleton-dies-and-revenue-claws-back-89m-in-covid-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/irish-nationwides-michael-fingleton-dies-and-revenue-claws-back-89m-in-covid-support/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:32:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RVLBHPP7VL35I6YLGUDXCPQRM.jpg?auth=5b186b85e5346ee76eca9bab13ce3f8e419e4e0028cacd7a891ad14ef6e0f01c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Fingleton, who led Irish Nationwide for almost 40 years, ultimately to collapse, has died.  Photograph: Cyril Byrne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Care Co-op: ‘We make the care plans for each client individually’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/great-care-co-op-we-make-the-care-plans-for-each-client-individually/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/great-care-co-op-we-make-the-care-plans-for-each-client-individually/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worker-owned enterprise provides free healthcare training to migrant women, team meetings and opportunities to join board of directors]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REN6Q7C6TFHPXPWOGH3D7OKPUE.JPG?auth=139dc7a0acf19036edf10673a9d5d7604ec94c96e497d2199b2ce49f8b9a72a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Maxwell with carer Tina Breen, who characterises her client as 'very independent'. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health in midlife: Nine tips from experts that can make a big difference ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/08/04/health-in-midlife-nine-tips-from-experts-that-can-make-a-big-difference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/08/04/health-in-midlife-nine-tips-from-experts-that-can-make-a-big-difference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dana Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incorporating these small habits can help move the needle on your longevity]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TL2QEDFO5PMJBJ5YXKQNDKEZ2Q.jpg?auth=35139b926cbe77d74bc2a0fa213c829681d4a7ba490d61a03393073633d7b4d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Midlife is the ideal time to make changes.' Illustration: Suvi Suitiala/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Suvi Suitiala</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s postcode health lottery: Living on the ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/irelands-postcode-health-lottery-my-body-is-on-the-line-says-ms-sufferer-who-pays-for-own-therapy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/irelands-postcode-health-lottery-my-body-is-on-the-line-says-ms-sufferer-who-pays-for-own-therapy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Living on ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary means Tipperary man cannot access nearest specialist neurorehabilitation team]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6O2DEXIZHNALJHWRRFQLTUWHSE.jpg?auth=ee25c55cc9b829baeb75986ccdef0bd1a5bcd958ee88be9889346c59fdc18878&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Flanagan, who is living with MS, with his wife Laura, eight-week-old son Louis and daughter NancyMay, 14 months. Photograph: John D Kelly]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, August 4th: On naming Christian Brothers publicly, clean hospitals, bank profits and customers and working from home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/04/letters-to-the-editor-august-4th-on-naming-christian-brothers-publicly-clean-hospitals-bank-profits-and-customers-and-working-from-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/04/letters-to-the-editor-august-4th-on-naming-christian-brothers-publicly-clean-hospitals-bank-profits-and-customers-and-working-from-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[True Christian leadership demands repentance, accountability and pastoral care for victims]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 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[Dirty old town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/04/dirty-old-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/04/dirty-old-town/</guid><description><![CDATA[Collectively these issues create an impression of a city that is, for want of a better word, “filthy”]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 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[‘People probably doubted us but we believed in ourselves’: Kate Geraghty hails Galway effort]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/04/people-probably-doubted-us-but-we-believed-in-ourselves-kate-geraghty-hails-galway-effort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/04/people-probably-doubted-us-but-we-believed-in-ourselves-kate-geraghty-hails-galway-effort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain says All-Ireland charge was inspired by league heartache]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWGSTZBBFGEXDSDJDRGCLJIH2M.jpg?auth=8e339047751212c768421819fe38599c1df9d2a202eb84a52432a2fed1b779ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway players Kate Geraghty and Sarah Ní Loingsigh celebrate with the Brendan Martin Cup. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong Ireland team featuring David Howard aims to back up European success on home turf]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/04/strong-ireland-team-featuring-david-howard-aim-to-back-up-european-success-on-home-turf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/04/strong-ireland-team-featuring-david-howard-aim-to-back-up-european-success-on-home-turf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Open Championship hero joins the likes of Thomas Higgins and John Doyle in the R&A Home Internationals]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFLYNVEDQ5ATJLWMQR3ZGP3SGQ.jpg?auth=f55b3733397d4f061de01c75f764a0e11b64eff7f4f24e25dcb27ffcc037eab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish amateur David Howard tees off at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale in July. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BEN STANSALL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Negotiations with Iran, breast cancer referrals and raw sewage dumped in Co Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/negotiations-with-iran-breast-cancer-referrals-and-raw-sewage-dumped-in-co-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/negotiations-with-iran-breast-cancer-referrals-and-raw-sewage-dumped-in-co-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVKDNXZGDICNWS3SA3DLRAPIKY.jpg?auth=a7d073a042123a290a89cca98ccb6d951f879093ddb15c7c607f92af72a94d34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian students walk past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on Monday. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage dieting made me an expert in mental arithmetic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/04/teenage-dieting-made-me-an-expert-in-mental-arithmetic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/04/teenage-dieting-made-me-an-expert-in-mental-arithmetic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Although I learned metric in school in 1980s Britain, the architecture of shame and ambition around body weight was expressed in stone]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHX3KHAZVBGAND47KCAFX3NC5Q.jpg?auth=b09c75b94110e7003f02e6dad2d2219acc3deb723fa8984b174910b2053bd57e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Much as these days I refuse to quantify my body’s needs, desires and displacement of air, I can still do all the sums. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">spukkato</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Danny Healy-Rae says he had ‘nothing to do’ with brother’s resignation as junior minister ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/danny-healy-rae-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-brothers-resignation-as-junior-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/danny-healy-rae-says-he-had-nothing-to-do-with-brothers-resignation-as-junior-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newly released correspondence shows Kerry politicians’ contacts with Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the time of fuel protests]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2K7HOGXB7Y4KBG7AC5BVTXBI4.jpg?auth=f66834a66a0f3d1123fdcd4ab34f8e2bce30505e8414a4553fd508607beb0b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Healy-Rae. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin 4’s version of Marie Antoinette’s ‘let them eat cake’? Let them get the bus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/fintan-otoole-dublin-4s-version-of-marie-antoinettes-let-them-eat-cake-let-them-get-the-bus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/fintan-otoole-dublin-4s-version-of-marie-antoinettes-let-them-eat-cake-let-them-get-the-bus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The northside is a different country – especially when it comes to transport options]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TINKAL3KYJLQLBTFYG42MRGI7U.jpg?auth=c354998dc99ff19f3e0cea4318f685d163d57e8a10867e6a74f27a9640b3d801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin: Ours is the only western European capital without a metro. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill







Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Someone pinch me. Am I dreaming?’: When Dundalk took on Johan Cruyff’s Ajax giants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/someone-pinch-me-am-i-dreaming-when-dundalk-took-on-johan-cruyffs-ajax-giants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/04/someone-pinch-me-am-i-dreaming-when-dundalk-took-on-johan-cruyffs-ajax-giants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A total footballing side featuring Frank Stapleton were too much for the Lilywhites back in 1987 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AN5PYROWCFFPNODLJTHGBLAJZM.jpg?auth=7fe1648c3e485a5d153d002fb3d68c8dd0e055b06aecd94c4647c379f23a8086&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ajax celebrate their victory over Lokomotive Leipzig in the 1986/87 Cup Winners' Cup final in Athens. Photograph: Thonfeld/Ullstein Bild via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ullstein bild</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland to urge solidarity with Spain in aftermath of migrant crisis in Ceuta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/ireland-to-urge-solidarity-with-spain-in-aftermath-of-migrant-crisis-in-ceuta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/04/ireland-to-urge-solidarity-with-spain-in-aftermath-of-migrant-crisis-in-ceuta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan will aim to take temperature down at emergency meeting after Spain and Italy traded barbs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCW2OSHAJJJG4XEG7WECE53V44.jpg?auth=5a7fc9fba362eef1a13f570eea2dfee704b718f71e369f6f5bc474abc0aa7efb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Migrants on a beach in Ceuta in anticipation of being returned to Morocco following last week's mass crossing, when more than 50,000 people surged into the Spanish territory in North Africa. Photograph: Adri Salido/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adri Salido</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community engagement and victim services among Garda shortcomings in watchdog report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/community-engagement-and-victim-services-among-garda-shortcomings-in-watchdog-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/community-engagement-and-victim-services-among-garda-shortcomings-in-watchdog-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Policing and Community Safety Authority pointed to progress fighting crime but said more must be done]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIEXU4QC7NLQXETWMUADTGQKKI.jpg?auth=ca09248ffa934f199fd1f3426059cbed70bbf9a4094f181a369531c54353c1a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report said burglaries have decreased significantly since the introduction of Operation Thor, but retail theft continues to increase, particularly in Dublin. File photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs better hostels and more serviced camping sites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/opinion-why-doesnt-ireland-have-better-hostels-and-more-serviced-camping-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/opinion-why-doesnt-ireland-have-better-hostels-and-more-serviced-camping-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pricey hotels and expensive rentals make holidaying at home prohibitively costly. We need better alternatives]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I45EJ3AS7BMKPFG7LCDWIRHP3Q.jpg?auth=c8b140182f47034b9d3fb623c8479394a54ac994f80731b9c4079230c27f496f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Waterford-Dungarvan greenway is popular with both walkers and cyclists. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was visiting Ireland every summer during the school holidays but I never really thought about moving there’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/04/i-was-visiting-ireland-every-summer-during-the-school-holidays-but-i-never-really-thought-about-moving-there/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/04/i-was-visiting-ireland-every-summer-during-the-school-holidays-but-i-never-really-thought-about-moving-there/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lithuanian Monika Stankeviciute came to Ireland after a break up in Sweden before settling in Drogheda]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXMZXUYFGBECVJJE7LFPCB4YX4.JPG?auth=18c5b3816e35ec15ef1b69bcd01aa5ed737a872c94fd5c94b21ac39988a85e47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monika Stankeviciute: 'I was feeling kind of depressed here. The weather compared to Sweden was very bad.' Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of Michael Fingleton closes door on dark era for Irish banking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/death-of-michael-fingleton-closes-door-on-dark-era-for-irish-banking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/death-of-michael-fingleton-closes-door-on-dark-era-for-irish-banking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran, Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman ran Irish Nationwide for 38 years before spending the last 17 years answering for its collapse]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNARWKFNSRLI3BVOQ4SIUXHHCI.jpg?auth=822169a9d3fa771838512a0cacd627c84a5b9c1bc7d54671f0f84a4ea51efd5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheal Fingleton, the high-profile banker who died at the weekend. Photograph: Cyril Byrne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubts raised about companies’ ability to meet EU climate targets  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/04/doubts-raised-about-companies-ability-to-meet-eu-climate-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/04/doubts-raised-about-companies-ability-to-meet-eu-climate-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister has asked if flexibility will be allowed if firms do not fulfil carbon capture obligations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6CPZV627UVAYVKAX6VGM7RAU3U.jpg?auth=8d4cd758c55aafc36278f5ac892309d6423311ead4fe3f2f0d37322a646b6c5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Climate Darragh O’Brien. 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[Modular homes: no planning permission required but construction regulations still apply  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/04/modular-homes-no-planning-permission-required-but-construction-regulations-still-apply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/04/modular-homes-no-planning-permission-required-but-construction-regulations-still-apply/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Experts urge those interested to seek independent advice before beginning works ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZKC37TUXRAMFDGUWR5FKM6EYQ.jpg?auth=6f6e8093e29b4416ba6202014904a43f300ee06c531db9a39243ff91982b3132&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Those considering an auxiliary dwelling for their property are advised to seek independent advice from an architect, surveyor or engineer. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the US engaged in a ‘forever war’ with the International Criminal Court?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/opinion-why-is-the-us-engaged-in-a-forever-war-with-the-international-criminal-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/04/opinion-why-is-the-us-engaged-in-a-forever-war-with-the-international-criminal-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ICC is one of the few remaining institutions that can hold individuals to account for so called atrocity crimes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VB7EHZVKRKCZZ2NP2FP3WMM2EE.jpg?auth=3a9378a0d6a679c951a21335ed812b33da3addcdb59f1a9fca78e1133f215f41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Marco Rubio wants to dismantle it. Photograph: Peter Dejong, Pool/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP Photo/Peter Dejong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The story of the student accused of deception against UCD and the allegations of image-based sexual harassment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/the-story-of-the-student-accused-of-deception-against-ucd-and-the-allegations-of-image-based-sexual-harassment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/the-story-of-the-student-accused-of-deception-against-ucd-and-the-allegations-of-image-based-sexual-harassment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCD’s handling of student’s efforts to progress to next year of study had come under fire. Now further details are emerging]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLMB2AMETOLQGX3IAX7VD74MSM.JPG?auth=42faf31e14b56b152fd7129d4600b11f061682dc9b81ea1d5f47cf5fff2bc498&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCD students protesting in March to call for systemic change in how the university responds to sexual violence and gender-based harm. 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[Hundreds object to plans for Ireland’s largest new town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/04/finglas-residents-object-to-disgraceful-dunsink-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/04/finglas-residents-object-to-disgraceful-dunsink-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New town of 18,500 homes planned on 1,000 acres beside what was once Dublin’s main landfill]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EKF7EFKRXNEKDOVGNRPT7EPELY.png?auth=a961c992d644cc7a75fe8efabc1176ef1640b2b17149ee60b0056fd390689d96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the proposed Dunsink development. Photograph: Fingal County Council]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Podcast shift to video is a fait accompli, but how is it changing audience habits?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/04/podcast-shift-to-video-is-a-fait-accompli-but-how-is-it-changing-audience-habits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/04/podcast-shift-to-video-is-a-fait-accompli-but-how-is-it-changing-audience-habits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TV, radio, video-on-demand and streamers all jostle for attention but the instruments that measure them remain separate and mutually unintelligible]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +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[‘It beggars belief that anyone could decide this is the right location for a sewage plant’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/kilkee-fighting-for-waste-treatment-plant-that-doesnt-irreparably-damage-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/kilkee-fighting-for-waste-treatment-plant-that-doesnt-irreparably-damage-town/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton in Kilkee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People were first delighted about news of treatment plant, but when details of the proposal came to light they were horrified at what was being suggested]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q65XUNVPDJHYTH5HMCOHTQNIEQ.jpg?auth=f14d2754b9a291151af69c8464caa78b63c0b7adf2d27bd2a00965643178e136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Byrne, Ellie Byrne and (back) Tom Boland, Joseph McCloskey and Mary Arthur at the Kilkee cliff walk. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will all die from Ebola here’: Virus stalks crowded camps in Congo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/we-will-all-die-from-ebola-here-virus-stalks-crowded-camps-in-congo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/02/we-will-all-die-from-ebola-here-virus-stalks-crowded-camps-in-congo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finbarr O’Reilly in Bunia]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The outbreak is now the second-deadliest ever, and in record time]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZBX7N5BTOXY5WADTLA64NHOVY.jpg?auth=c0166b9aae08d4b45c18dce74d15ded723a8a5ede8b08c153f434f70eee00ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chantal Imani (32) cries after the death of her sister, Espérance Raciu Ucwimungu (40),  of Ebola-like symptoms at the Tsere camp for people displaced by ethnic conflict in Rwampara, outside Bunia, the capital of the DRC's northeastern Ituri province. 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[Hard to find the balance between toxic body positivity and body shaming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/toxic-body-positivity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/04/toxic-body-positivity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Céire Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘This new body neutrality space we’ve created is wonderful, but if we can’t have a laugh, it’s not going to work’ ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHPSD7WZNFFADLMT3AEOV26QWA.jpg?auth=b7f4ddd027db476553c9b628382198e0fb467f4fe6c49be6dc896e47237a1bfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Big eyebrows, it seems, are back.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">dimid_86</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Tape: Beckett foray into opera comes to Kilkenny in hybrid form]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/04/the-last-tape-beckett-foray-into-opera-comes-to-kilkenny-in-hybrid-form/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/04/the-last-tape-beckett-foray-into-opera-comes-to-kilkenny-in-hybrid-form/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Padmore sings the role of Krapp and Conor Lovett speaks it in this Gare St Lazare Ireland adaptation, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O43WYXWWLBFV3NRQVLZ57FPRT4.JPG?auth=83ae20c416c1bb6cc7b3b5e391ef7a599b04449670a794a5338fa0a2ca7e642f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Padmore in rehearsals for The Last Tape, by Marcel Mihalovici and Samuel Beckett, staged by Gare St Lazare Ireland. Photograph: Ewa Figaszewska]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment growth hits four-year high in Irish manufacturing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/04/employment-growth-hits-four-year-high-in-irish-manufacturing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/04/employment-growth-hits-four-year-high-in-irish-manufacturing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sector reports stronger activity than other jurisdictions but geopolitical uncertainty limits  gains in exports ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UY76R2MVDRAKVE3WAJP7M7I7FU.jpg?auth=e5980d941e8f4e9d729c3d5be5e75c8b62408347611625b435185ed258ad04a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manufacturers noted higher sales to European clients. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen_</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor productivity in Ireland’s domestic business threatens to hold economy back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/04/poor-productivity-in-irelands-domestic-business-threatens-to-hold-economy-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/04/poor-productivity-in-irelands-domestic-business-threatens-to-hold-economy-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trade unions and business organisations broadly agree on the problem and even share some common ground on solutions]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CW5TSBSVSZCNPB4QRKHIXUZIEA.jpg?auth=071f76a9a5120c4388152d6c782d17871b668721ceba9f43071cad406ef3133e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Productivity among small businesses in the Irish construction sector is far below the average across advanced, small, open economies in Europe. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iryna Melnyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the blue a company has offered to buy my Aviva shares for £2,000. 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