<?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/2026-08-05/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:50:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino has ‘full support’ of Fifa executives after crisis meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/gianni-infantino-calls-emergency-fifa-meeting-as-pressure-mounts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/gianni-infantino-calls-emergency-fifa-meeting-as-pressure-mounts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Gardner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body’s president forced to abandon plans to sell stakes in a company to run World Cup amid widespread criticism]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:55:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBJGQMGHR7XKBP4TH67IL3FDNE.jpg?auth=51792a90b6ca5aaffce44cbc68985187466e1dcfa526aa17458b377f3023a619&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 in 2022. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly missile attack on Kyiv exploits Ukraine’s depleted air defences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/05/russian-strikes-kill-14-damage-warehouses-in-ukraine-capital-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/05/russian-strikes-kill-14-damage-warehouses-in-ukraine-capital-kyiv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Santor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[North Korean missile unit has begun deploying to western Russia, says Ukrainian intelligence agency official]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIJRICC3YBRSFTSLJVY6KBF6KE.jpg?auth=cf53c5f4473b09a737f9ee247792790774f0f20a676e9d5494ff6db55ebd44e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises from a warehouse destroyed during Russian  missile and drone strikes on the outskirts  Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Roman Pilipey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX rocket crashes into moon but signs of impact yet to be reported]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/05/spacex-rocket-thought-to-have-crashed-into-the-moon-in-unintentional-collision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/05/spacex-rocket-thought-to-have-crashed-into-the-moon-in-unintentional-collision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kenneth Chang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discarded part of Falcon 9 believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday morning]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:10:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5GBDQVHDWLTPPMJJVZA4MPFNA.jpg?auth=69b55c2c33fead11449028d4feb6d3020b653553c37e1943d17894b0fcc2f07c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Astronomers hoped that the collision would create a bright enough flash of light and a big enough cloud of dust and debris that it could be observed through telescopes from Earth. Photograph: Nasa/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist (50s) killed in west Cork crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/motorcyclist-50s-killed-in-west-cork-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/motorcyclist-50s-killed-in-west-cork-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So far this year, 110 people have been killed on State’s roads, an increase of 11 compared to same period in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:44:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VX3475NWIJEDZF7YMO6UZXUQ4I.jpg?auth=8da18ddbc3d9805c590a96c785855c6a0507f5a48b570b043fdca32e5f61728c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses of the collision to contact Clonakilty Garda station. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘On to the next one’: Rhys McClenaghan looks to European Championships after Glasgow upset]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/05/on-to-the-next-one-rhys-mcclenaghan-looks-to-european-championships-after-glasgow-upset/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/05/on-to-the-next-one-rhys-mcclenaghan-looks-to-european-championships-after-glasgow-upset/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Olympic champion commits to refining routine after sixth place in Commonwealth pommel horse final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:56:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XTEJQ2WSRSTH4USIXJVRPSH77Q.jpg?auth=cac223fda5124f9d574e1ff4be0bacce13a48a1752c0fb12444ca9fe0397a898&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhys McClenaghan believes Ireland now have genuine medal contenders across multiple events. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Irish woman found dead on yacht in New York last year file wrongful death proceedings in US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/family-of-martha-nolan-oslatarra-file-wrongful-death-proceedings-in-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/family-of-martha-nolan-oslatarra-file-wrongful-death-proceedings-in-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 33-year-old fashion designer, originally from Co Carlow, was found dead on a yacht in New York in August 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:55:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSTOXXMXY5ECNBOAXLNT3TACOE.JPG?auth=061a6c63ce30145b7c6266415d1fbeb13799700dd3f6e405e3f36b22eae77c23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police in New York are investigating the death of an Irish woman on a yacht in Long Island in New York state. Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra (33) was found unconscious on a boat at the exclusive Montauk Yacht Club in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Ms Nolan-O’Slatarra was originally from Carlow town. Photo: Instagram]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maurice MacGowan, father of Shane MacGowan, dies following short illness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/maurice-macgowan-father-of-shane-macgowan-dies-following-short-illness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/maurice-macgowan-father-of-shane-macgowan-dies-following-short-illness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Glen Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maurice MacGowan was in his mid-90s and died in hospital ‘peacefully, surrounded by his family’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:32:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HU3UJFHVIRAZBP3AKYMKXD7U4A.jpg?auth=008987638ddcc3d9d9e9e03b536715f167a14d331c3aedf13070f0ca77672e89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane MacGowan with his mother Therese and father Maurice MacGowan at the family home in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, in 1997. Photograph: Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Goodacre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mason Melia signs for Lincoln City on season-long loan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/mason-melia-signs-for-lincoln-city-on-season-long-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/mason-melia-signs-for-lincoln-city-on-season-long-loan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 18-year-old will get the chance to impress Tottenham when playing for Lincoln in the Championship this season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 20:28:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D36K4SAMXFH7NL5LRCLDD6Y7VI.jpg?auth=bc893150ef4b0f7173c1050448d71bface5b1fed349b297cebeb141e1ff07183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mason Melia has signed for Lincoln City on loan. Photograph: Lincoln City]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino discussed having Fifa’s name on European Super League]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/gianni-infantino-discussed-having-fifas-name-on-european-super-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/gianni-infantino-discussed-having-fifas-name-on-european-super-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Document shows Fifa staff were involved in project]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:55:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OYGMV3HHE6NNF5F74ODKZOVQE.jpg?auth=607017eb168da1596cacd73dbb4c4ff982ce0decacfa17c0d2b35a1b2f82d9fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The breakaway European Super League was set to be called the 'Fifa Super League'. Photograph: Jalal Morchidi/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jalal Morchidi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s Commonwealth Games athletes honoured at homecoming event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/northern-irelands-commonwealth-athletes-honoured-at-homecoming-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/northern-irelands-commonwealth-athletes-honoured-at-homecoming-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Athletes won a total of 16 medals at the competition in Glasgow, including three gold]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:47:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RY2VFBANHOOPTK3VOX5RQRS4LE.jpg?auth=839fdc7a46f1afe412c60bdf69d881faf4b626b30390fd972bc9eeba1b69effc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games athletes with Minister for Communities Gordon Lyons (centre), deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Dame Mary Peters. Photograph: Rebecca Black/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rebecca Black</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surreal experience awaits Shelbourne as they face Ajax at Johan Cruyff Arena]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/shelbourne-relish-chance-of-a-lifetime-to-play-ajax-in-johan-cruyff-arena/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/shelbourne-relish-chance-of-a-lifetime-to-play-ajax-in-johan-cruyff-arena/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[League of Ireland side will play Dutch giants in Conference League qualifier]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:33:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YYLXSY6IZEWZNDQJ2RFIY6M2E.jpg?auth=2a7f84e0d6843180a674b6024a1d419b606b04040815241546566aaa9f514643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[General view inside the stadium at Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dean Mouhtaropoulos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on developing Dunsink: the challenge of building at scale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/05/the-irish-times-view-on-developing-dunsink-the-challenge-of-building-at-scale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/05/the-irish-times-view-on-developing-dunsink-the-challenge-of-building-at-scale/</guid><description><![CDATA[Objections underline the difficulties of developing beside existing suburban areas ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:27:00 +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 conceptual image of the planned new development at Dunsink. 
(Source: fingal.ie)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Hiroshima anniversary: A worldwide call to action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-hiroshima-anniversary-a-worldwide-call-to-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/05/the-irish-times-view-on-the-hiroshima-anniversary-a-worldwide-call-to-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eighty-one years on, the scientists behind the ‘Doomsday Clock’ say humanity has never been so close to self-extinction]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7EUUQUG7ZCU3C7D7IXHIXUM7I.jpg?auth=d6fd0007d253c0bfd92bb73f26c1f76d766115cefb8ba4bb6cba374f2fc60c13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A visitor prays after offering flowers in front of the cenotaph ahead of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park last year. Photograph: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Buddhika Weerasinghe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student laptop firm claiming it lost contracts with 20 schools to rivals drops injunction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/student-laptop-firm-claiming-it-lost-contracts-with-20-schools-to-rivals-drops-injunction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/student-laptop-firm-claiming-it-lost-contracts-with-20-schools-to-rivals-drops-injunction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eduvolve executives deny allegations of hacking and unlawful competition in High Court dispute]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:10:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Michael Twomey adjourned the case until October 5th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Thousands of special viewing glasses’ sold for most prominent solar eclipse in 27 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/thousands-of-special-viewing-glasses-sold-for-most-prominent-solar-eclipse-in-27-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/thousands-of-special-viewing-glasses-sold-for-most-prominent-solar-eclipse-in-27-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost all the sun is expected to blocked out in Ireland next Wednesday evening]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:06:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6KHSF7BMRNJOXCYR7HTASDI4Q.jpg?auth=903c1efc68e8708866990f702a6a2a74712e661f86e10b1aba25cd182d114c2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The moon eclipses the sun during a total solar eclipse, seen in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2024. Photograph: Josh Edelson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josh Edelson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City part company with manager Tiernan Lynch with side sixth in Premier Division]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/derry-city-part-company-with-tiernan-lynch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/derry-city-part-company-with-tiernan-lynch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Connolly to take charge of first team on interim basis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:59:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2TUKR7K6PFE425WOUPIUO26LY.jpg?auth=e1b10c65fdda1104217cf7e8f01fd8696e04aed731bfcee31c1dd0c14a65a9fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry manager Tiernan Lynch dejected after the game. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man banned from RTÉ Cork allegedly breaches order]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-banned-from-rte-cork-allegedly-breaches-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-banned-from-rte-cork-allegedly-breaches-order/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shane Matthews (47) had been charged with engaging in threatening behaviour last month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:31:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJAOKXGQZRCPHJ4OMVA2DETR6A.JPG?auth=38aa612c43071c508a4d6e6e6956636b27bb2112dcf16aae9beffbd3b0c34654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A court order had banned the man from the premises of RTÉ Cork and from contacting its staff. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Supreme Court judge Hugh O’Flaherty dies aged 88]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/former-supreme-court-judge-hugh-oflaherty-dies-aged-88/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/former-supreme-court-judge-hugh-oflaherty-dies-aged-88/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Flaherty was one of five judges who decided the so-called X case, which established the right to abortion if woman’s life was at risk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:18:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXVJ3VYQ4RNJZJYH2CJCSIU4JE.jpg?auth=b7fae0016be31e35dbe6ea7094c9c9bae47c4042ee2289bfa8a7759c6a34e800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Supreme Court judge Hugh O' Flaherty in 2022. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mexico sues US government for access to Epstein files]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/new-mexico-sues-us-government-for-access-to-epstein-files/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/new-mexico-sues-us-government-for-access-to-epstein-files/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hay]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation could have international consequences if it can prosecute figures alleged to have sexually abused girls and women at Epstein’s ranch]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:07:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEWYLYBWJCYT5VHDCRE6IJVZLI.jpg?auth=329a01fb1d83510891a60c04ac82665ec2ebb012e58d9eb5bc05eb6fa0cc3a7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raphael Ranch, formerly known as Zorro Ranch, which was owned by Jeffrey Epstein, in Stanley, New Mexico. Photograph: Paul Ratje/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ratje</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says it has reached agreement with Oman on Strait of Hormuz ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/us-and-iran-having-very-good-discussions-trump-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/us-and-iran-having-very-good-discussions-trump-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew England in London, Bita Ghaffari in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Islamic republic determined to retain a degree of control over the chokepoint]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:07 +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 near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fatima Shbair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 not out: Finola Kennedy on the Aga Khan Trophy’s centenary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/05/100-not-out-finola-kennedy-on-the-aga-khan-trophys-centenary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/05/100-not-out-finola-kennedy-on-the-aga-khan-trophys-centenary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finola Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The competition’s storied past takes in the nascent Irish State, Shergar and changing times]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AU2UU4K5GZBUBLQ6TAZ4YDN5AI.JPG?auth=b4f0763cbd2baffc384267c4c528e5638955121c4a2ca558f0bd0ab978f3201a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dream Team: winners of the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show, 1977-1979: Paul Darragh, Captain Con Power, James Kernan and Eddie Macken]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV Golf secures ‘lead investor’ until 2030 but future of star names still uncertain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/liv-golf-secures-lead-investor-until-2030-but-future-of-star-names-still-uncertain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/liv-golf-secures-lead-investor-until-2030-but-future-of-star-names-still-uncertain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chief executive announces basic plans for the ‘next generation’ of the tour while refusing to disclose the new funders of the business]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:50:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQJOCVZVJBLZTBVDLFYKOLNXYY.jpg?auth=5ab1a5814297f5be4d0d55301ba733f959d919e1ca1eac716bdad98086a58990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bryson DeChambeau of Crushers GC tees off in LIV event. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jan Kruger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Yaxley and Geoff Byrne swap roles amid Tesco Group reshuffle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/andrew-yaxley-and-geoff-byrne-swap-roles-amid-tesco-group-reshuffle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/andrew-yaxley-and-geoff-byrne-swap-roles-amid-tesco-group-reshuffle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yaxley will return as chief executive of Tesco Ireland while Byrne becomes boss of Booker Wholesale]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:45:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICT4N5SBDL5EJ2GRLYTCY754UA.jpg?auth=971b598fbb868984345a2a9a10f99bac971822ec4bfe72a1ec4a7522a4879a06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Yaxley is returning as chief executive of Tesco Ireland. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Markets advance on Middle East hopes despite SpaceX spending shock ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/05/markets-advance-on-middle-east-hopes-despite-spacex-spending-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/05/markets-advance-on-middle-east-hopes-despite-spacex-spending-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shares in Elon Musk’s firm plummeted after he announced blockbuster spending on AI]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZH4VLZPEWIJ7MRVKKDME7CFRNY.jpg?auth=68f1465bb9fb9fdd7af2c099933e841c8a82a5d22b76029ef7e08fff1e663305&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX exceeeded analyst expectations in its debut earnings on Tuesday. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy review – likeable coming-of-age tale with band as support act]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/07/nimrods-a-green-day-comedy-review-likable-coming-of-age-tale-with-band-as-support-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/07/nimrods-a-green-day-comedy-review-likable-coming-of-age-tale-with-band-as-support-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When is a Green Day film not a Green Day film? When it mostly follows three Missouri teenagers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YAP6HL3NFA2BAV5BTFZOIMU24.jpg?auth=97259cc569839e6c25307b05b2f854897293c74a752f13d660f12a39a7088939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy. Tré Cool, Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic manager Martin O’Neill in hospital after undergoing minor operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/celtic-manager-martin-oneill-in-hospital-after-undergoing-minor-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/celtic-manager-martin-oneill-in-hospital-after-undergoing-minor-operation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Club thanks supporters for ‘kind wishes’ with O’Neill expected to be released from hospital in the next day or two]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:07:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNMIJT43IJ4C6VHABKY3XH2GZI.jpg?auth=2baf0a4c3c85195df38de18a51389e23b3b035f477490a5285aba768c22619cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celtic manager Martin O'Neil looks on during the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Dundee. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Macnicol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (75) extradited from Australia to Northern Ireland on historical sex charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/man-75-extradited-from-australia-to-northern-ireland-on-historical-sex-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/man-75-extradited-from-australia-to-northern-ireland-on-historical-sex-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pensioner will stand trial over 17 alleged offences which took place between the late 1970s and early 1980s]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:59:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3C6735B6FE5XIFF7BF7ABSQEE.JPG?auth=ac05c799da72a18f8fcdd064d9008cb1e5df72e47ddbf1b37e9a71fa59dc3a23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 75-year-old man is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter J. Smyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is our Olympics’: Dublin Horse Show kicks off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/this-is-our-olympics-day-one-of-the-151st-dublin-horse-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/this-is-our-olympics-day-one-of-the-151st-dublin-horse-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rolex Grand Prix has a €1m total prize fund this year – the largest ever in Irish equestrian sport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:47:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGPYBVLLBFE3VG33IIF4NC7HXE.JPG?auth=dd17edb91a5773efc572a049143874b1aa77d93605de6ca0f4d0c31b51b3e5ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Competitors take part in the Shetland Pony Grand National in the main arena on Wednesday. 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[Government appoints chairwoman and board of new AI body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/05/government-appoints-chairwoman-and-board-of-new-ai-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/05/government-appoints-chairwoman-and-board-of-new-ai-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State’s AI Office will co-ordinate approach to implementation of new EU regulations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:37:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRAD5MO3CNEP7PCB2KZJOZAIPM.jpg?auth=f176b5ed4668069237005644223d5d677d4b3d92ad6d6febee8d5dc47f9af05e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Across Europe, new elements of the legislation came into force earlier this week as part of the phased roll-out of the framework. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ole_CNX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the explosive Oval Office showdown between Trump and Jeanine Pirro]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/inside-the-explosive-oval-office-showdown-between-trump-and-jeanine-pirro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/inside-the-explosive-oval-office-showdown-between-trump-and-jeanine-pirro/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Pager, Glenn Thrush, Katie Rogers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Longtime Trump confidante kept her job after tense meeting in which she insisted the US president was misled over damage to Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:26:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ATM5NWJ44XOLMBMERX5DHD6TA.jpg?auth=0c5bcefcc049eebc599c141a0987f1cfec215876ce6ec8a553dccf056faf848f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump with US attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro  during a press conferences last year. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actavo pays €10m dividend to shareholders, including Denis O’Brien]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/actavo-pays-10m-dividend-to-shareholders-including-denis-obrien/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/actavo-pays-10m-dividend-to-shareholders-including-denis-obrien/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group also exited its events business this year as directors hail efforts to ‘streamline’ operations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ME33XEO2D5GCCDN23SP2MSFL7A.JPG?auth=8e36cb3684709a3a4ac785b58baaa814ecfe9fa5d0b5b92bef635a6b953695c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Actavo, the engineering services group, paid a €10 million dividend to shareholders, including Denis O’Brien (pictured) and Leslie Buckley, earlier this year. Photograph: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flutter shares slump as CEO Peter Jackson to leave gambling giant next month ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/flutter-chief-peter-jackson-stepping-down-after-nine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/flutter-chief-peter-jackson-stepping-down-after-nine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CEO confirms exit as group reports near €260m loss and cuts forecasts again in ongoing battle to compete in prediction markets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:28:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLDL32RPEVHNLKBBPLORWNIFBQ.jpg?auth=e97ee7bf89e10dbf4b2e4d2e38406713ef9b038b84a36e643e52cb60b465ea5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Jackson, chief executive of Paddy Power owner, Flutter Entertainment, has announced he will step down next month. Photograph: Carlotta Cardona/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Strategic humiliation’: Trump trapped between escalation and caving to Iran’s demands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/strategic-humiliation-trump-trapped-between-escalation-and-caving-to-irans-demands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/strategic-humiliation-trump-trapped-between-escalation-and-caving-to-irans-demands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Hauslohner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VSDVFSPLMMTP64FQ36GNISRGM4.jpg?auth=fff1f0c46bbd4d8921872392456f27a1b91457b2591bda0ab157901a1da1db53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump and his aides have said more than a dozen times that the US is 'close' to a deal with Iran . Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State pays Deloitte €10.45m for advice on managing migrant response and costs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/05/state-pays-deloitte-1045m-for-advice-on-managing-migrant-response-and-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/05/state-pays-deloitte-1045m-for-advice-on-managing-migrant-response-and-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm provides consultancy services on response to war in Ukraine and international protection accommodation crisis ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:09:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCL7JMHW4JBMZDM2TBFPRAHVAM.jpg?auth=6e0807cb355d2f6ad91193d16eaee1a042066d305ca4a513ed41d3e6a85e0b89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deloitte Ireland has earned €10.45 million in fees from the State for consultancy services on the response to the international protection accommodation crisis and the war in Ukraine.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">brunocoelhopt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers says it settles most claims ‘without the stress of a court appearance’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/05/christian-brothers-says-it-settles-most-claims-without-the-stress-of-a-court-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/05/christian-brothers-says-it-settles-most-claims-without-the-stress-of-a-court-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Congregation adopted controversial legal strategy in response to man’s allegation he was sexually abused by former member]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:05:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QY6IGHKHWBCPJCPOPRKEHOFTG4.jpg?auth=625a9b7ff85e2bb37712ff4f44863f8a13e8417e13a9f26f39e033337b5f9e10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The claimant alleges he was abused by Liam Coughlan when attending the CBS school on Stephen Street, Kilkenny, in the 1970s. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pepifoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man detained in Belfast allegedly convicted of rape in Dublin under different name]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-detained-in-belfast-allegedly-convicted-of-rape-in-dublin-under-different-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-detained-in-belfast-allegedly-convicted-of-rape-in-dublin-under-different-name/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belfast High Court hears European Arrest Warrant for man being prepared in Republic]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:02:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RG2WLKDQJ6AIKLVEVD4ZTJXD2A.jpg?auth=7470f4bed46f58ba80a18e74706cdf9db9249df04143805ce1f29ccbfd531167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Refusing bail, chief justice of Northern Ireland Siobhan Keegan ruled in the High Court in Belfast there were no conditions under which a man allegedly convicted of rape in Dublin under a different name could be safely released. Photogaph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shards on Disney+: Romp of a slasher adapted from Bret Easton Ellis novel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/05/the-shards-on-disney-romp-of-a-slasher-adapted-from-brett-easton-ellis-novel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/05/the-shards-on-disney-romp-of-a-slasher-adapted-from-brett-easton-ellis-novel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Set in 1980s LA, this show may be shallow but creates quite a splash]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2I4TN6Q6ZHTDLBT7SHQOJJSHM.jpg?auth=59c90abf224abfc57c39a08475316c8f9935c88e4a3605fa2ef4e446ca61bb92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Shards: Hayes Warner as Debbie Schaffer and Igby Rigney as Bret. Photograph: Ray Mickshaw/FX]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That Irish passport is so valuable’: Record number of Australians apply for citizenship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/that-irish-passport-is-so-valuable-record-number-of-australians-apply-for-citizenship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/that-irish-passport-is-so-valuable-record-number-of-australians-apply-for-citizenship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Powell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish document opened up work and travel opportunities ‘I may not have had otherwise’, says woman whose parents emigrated from Wexford]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:51:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGVJ76BAO5DJBNQSHOI6LFCSSY.jpeg?auth=4c91e0f5e40894fb332461262695d1d244d9774da97cfa0ba7de44dff3840ba7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chloe McGuinness, Emma Byrne, Kate McGuinness and Patricia Murphy in Wexford at the Fleadh Cheoil 2025. Photograph: Supplied]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are middle earners getting gouged by the tax system here?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/are-middle-earners-getting-gouged-by-the-tax-system-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/are-middle-earners-getting-gouged-by-the-tax-system-here/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:49:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B576LTX5WRFQTFM7TU4SX5UIRU.jpg?auth=9c88329c10f9377d19e6354ab1a10ff68391dda1682fb00215f7a792c78ccb82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Can middle income earners look forward to tax cuts in the upcoming budget? Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ugliest election race of the year’: Democrats’ civil war erupts in Michigan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/ugliest-election-race-of-the-year-democrats-civil-war-erupts-in-michigan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/05/ugliest-election-race-of-the-year-democrats-civil-war-erupts-in-michigan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abdul El-Sayed’s rise reflects a party increasingly defined by generational change, economic anger and foreign-policy dissent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKM3TFPSXIOBLSXEJ2CLAFSNZ4.jpg?auth=185ab9e5a2861fa3eefc06b95f12d2cf37d81f8cfd1ffe0ca40741966cdbd0ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed addresses supporters in Detroit on Tuesday night. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dieu-Nalio Chery</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin mosque arson accused tells court he fled Iran to escape hanging]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/dublin-mosque-arson-accused-tells-court-he-fled-iran-to-escape-hanging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/dublin-mosque-arson-accused-tells-court-he-fled-iran-to-escape-hanging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saeid Khosroabadi alleged to have told gardaí he was opposed to sharia law in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:41:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QQG5IUDKBEKVBBTGZ55MFUTCU.JPG?auth=d770386b3318c0b29edffe8328d2ea8e1a6b03e824cd454851f71869cbba026e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saeid Khosroabadi (41), of Seville Place, Dublin 1, was charged following a Garda investigation into the blaze. Photograph: Tom Tuite                              ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[High Court judge throws out man’s bid for bail after solicitor refuses to act for him at District level]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/high-court-judge-throws-out-mans-bid-for-bail-after-solicitor-refuses-to-act-for-him-at-district-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/high-court-judge-throws-out-mans-bid-for-bail-after-solicitor-refuses-to-act-for-him-at-district-level/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge would not ignore the fact the alleged unlawful detention arose because solicitor acted as he did due to dispute over fees]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGY2SPBIKRA4TAYYP4LCUG4EXY.jpg?auth=f2f51e30cff993a8f10bf15af9beb57a9a44b4df1c52efa11b7d428e8c525354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Michael Twomey in the High Court said he could not ignore the fact that the alleged unlawful detention of Stephen Ennis arose because his solicitor chose not to represent him due to a dispute with the Department of Justice. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">majkii</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strait of Hormuz deal could give Iran control over ships ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/strait-of-hormuz-deal-could-give-iran-control-over-ships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/05/strait-of-hormuz-deal-could-give-iran-control-over-ships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ships would enter the Gulf through an Iranian-held route and exit via a route controlled by Oman]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:24:04 +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[Tributes paid to girl (16) who died while playing football match in Wexford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/tributes-paid-to-talented-girl-who-died-while-playing-football-match-in-wexford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/tributes-paid-to-talented-girl-who-died-while-playing-football-match-in-wexford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aoibheann Clarke (16) collapsed on the pitch during a final being played in Taghmon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SUVNHBMPRGOXK4L5B2XLXGK7U.jpg?auth=7f3d962a35fb5f1319f28e6d8abfe141b9b9e60727af0043373d41a21e015ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoibheann Clarke's father was officiating the match as a linesman when she collapsed. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork woman charged with withholding information in Quilligan murder to decide on contesting case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/cork-woman-charged-with-withholding-information-in-quilligan-murder-to-decide-on-contesting-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/cork-woman-charged-with-withholding-information-in-quilligan-murder-to-decide-on-contesting-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Janice Long (65) was directed to speak to her solicitor about how she intends to proceed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:09:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQABH6BHORDNLEZZEGZ5G7OEE4.jpg?auth=ae47165ef096d4099a135c57660928139a9ad1361660668d3a23834dc37234a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Janice Long appeared before Cork District Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Barry Roche]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman denied access to apartment complex gym wins discrimination case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/05/woman-denied-access-to-apartment-complex-gym-as-she-lived-in-social-housing-block-wins-discrimination-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/05/woman-denied-access-to-apartment-complex-gym-as-she-lived-in-social-housing-block-wins-discrimination-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC directs Dillon Marshall Property Consultants to pay tenant €2,500 compensation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:01:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWXMC37O4JB25LWM6VA47QU4LQ.jpg?auth=df3a4d6d4deeaf1a8e0711c4d5fe5213d582ef2d6f27a78dd55f8807dc68b707&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Agnieszka Nowakowska said she saw other residents accessing the gym but was told she was not permitted to because she was living in 'the social housing block'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Isbjorn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fáilte Ireland spending €10m to boost number taking short domestic breaks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/failte-ireland-spending-10m-to-boost-number-taking-short-domestic-breaks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/failte-ireland-spending-10m-to-boost-number-taking-short-domestic-breaks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tourism authority invests in new marketing campaign after domestic tourism flatlines in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:59:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMYPYDAOEZGE3KJPU6ZPU6A4FI.jpg?auth=ca5463281c388c559fb79a0833cc6719ac3c1726e27a51b8367ba10e8420f2af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fáilte Ireland is looking to grow revenue, especially in offpeak periods and “less mature” destinations like the northern part of the Wild Atlantic Way. Photograph: Shawn Williams / Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Williams</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firm ordered to pay €14,750 over discrimination against woman after temporary stay in refuge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/firm-ordered-to-pay-14750-over-discrimination-against-woman-after-temporary-stay-in-refuge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/firm-ordered-to-pay-14750-over-discrimination-against-woman-after-temporary-stay-in-refuge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Extremely worrying’ that council cancelled housing assistance payment on woman, says Workplace Relations Commission]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:52:14 +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[The Workplace Relations Commission found the refusal to complete a Hap application was a 'clear breach' of housing assistance grounds under the Equal Status Acts. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins  Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McCloskey’s pub in Donnybrook refused permission to retain beer garden awning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/mccloskeys-pub-in-donnybrook-refused-permission-to-retain-beer-garden-awning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/mccloskeys-pub-in-donnybrook-refused-permission-to-retain-beer-garden-awning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanála has refused planning retention to Tagatoni Ltd for the awning]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCO6CFG4SJG25EXCGKSXICGCEI.tif?auth=f90d015f6d62cd150ca49fa8163a81743a758289e1014db84b202374ca039c3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McCloskey's pub in Donnybrook had sought permission for a retractable awning covering its beer garden at the rear of its premises]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Act curbs could be considered to avert infrastructure  ‘paralysis’, Chambers says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/05/climate-act-curbs-could-be-considered-to-avert-infrastructure-paralysis-chambers-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/05/climate-act-curbs-could-be-considered-to-avert-infrastructure-paralysis-chambers-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comment comes after news  Department of Public Expenditure officials proposed scrapping ‘linchpin’ of climate legislation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:39:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDKORX25IMM7LQK6XOUJEPP2CI.JPG?auth=4916427bb05d4dec683d75e09380c78907b902f044adab2ce9bde394c6779914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers at the launch of the National Procurement Strategy on Wednesday. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob MacIntyre and Patrick Reed strengthen field for Irish Open at Doonbeg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/bob-macintyre-and-patrick-reed-strengthen-field-for-irish-open-at-doonbeg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/bob-macintyre-and-patrick-reed-strengthen-field-for-irish-open-at-doonbeg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryder Cup stars Sepp Straka and Francesco Molinari among those to join Jon Rahm and the Irish contingent for September’s event]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:31:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFYTNYJ5LYLINUHKRTGWQDTGLQ.jpg?auth=176cc95fd003d3f4eb2836c237737d672d62d67f5d7a35e9054539bd4641903c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HONOLULU, HAWAII - JANUARY 18: Robert MacIntyre of Scotland and caddie Michael Burrow prepare to play his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii 2026 at Waialae Country Club on January 18, 2026 in Honolulu, Hawaii. 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Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jens Schlueter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for new town at Dunsink ‘requires €7.3bn water investment’ to proceed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/05/plan-for-new-town-at-dunsink-requires-73bn-water-investment-to-proceed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/05/plan-for-new-town-at-dunsink-requires-73bn-water-investment-to-proceed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Construction of 18,500 homes only feasible if Shannon-to-Dublin water-supply project and greater Dublin sewage project are built]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:16:20 +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[Man injured in Clondalkin shooting as gun violence rises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/man-injured-in-clondalkin-shooting-as-gun-violence-rises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/man-injured-in-clondalkin-shooting-as-gun-violence-rises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest gun attack comes amid a spate of shootings across the State in recent weeks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:01:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWYDSADZMUPZENYW7WUK33GC3U.jpg?auth=4071c04b2d7c4ebe59ace4c5d359edcb2d7e4b8e1b7f88208d48e65214e0575a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An injured man was taken to hospital after shots were fired at St Killian's Park in Clondalkin, Dublin, on Tuesday. 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Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ajax v Shelbourne: Irish players and clubs have long history of lessons from Dutch masters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/ajax-v-shelbourne-irish-players-and-clubs-have-long-history-of-lessons-from-dutch-masters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/ajax-v-shelbourne-irish-players-and-clubs-have-long-history-of-lessons-from-dutch-masters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amsterdam club went on to conquer Europe after Ireland gave them their first professional manager in 1910]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZ7PU3KMZFBSDFPLCK5GJL4ZTE.jpg?auth=9dc0103cca1d6bd0a9847aaffaa373b681892315f6e001294d6d8e1bcb6b715b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johan Cruyff, right, of Ajax, in action against FC Den Haag in January 1972. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VI-Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cam Smith wants Liv Golf to live on but ‘100%’ would return to PGA Tour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/cam-smith-wants-liv-golf-to-live-on-but-100-would-return-to-pga-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/05/cam-smith-wants-liv-golf-to-live-on-but-100-would-return-to-pga-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I want it to work ... I’d hate to see it go away,’ says Australian of rebel Liv tour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:52:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53ZMKRMYQJ5II2GLGA4PKC34RU.jpg?auth=aa1760f2a96e86a68ef4caee4b9a15ff37ca82b4f0a1d05c471029213ea84ec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cameron Smith wants LIV Golf to survive but if it doesn’t, he would “100%” return to the PGA Tour. Photograph: Peter Parks / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Parks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of Belfast knife attack urged to seek legal representation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-accused-of-belfast-knife-attack-urged-to-seek-legal-representation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/05/man-accused-of-belfast-knife-attack-urged-to-seek-legal-representation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid (30) is charged with the attempted murder of Stephen Ogilvie on June 8th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:49:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z75M6WSOW5ERLGKELCYXWLPQDU?auth=da1fd6b59f0f8df0f5f1a78541e1cb3e6cb376718c214e945f0de96924e70ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Court artist's impression of Hadi Alodid (30) appearing via videolink at an earlier hearing of Belfast Magistrates' Court. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elizabeth Cook</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness found on 162-year-old shipwreck inspires divers with ‘Project Jurassic Beer’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/murky-brew-guinness-found-on-162-year-old-shipwreck-inspires-divers-with-project-jurassic-beer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/murky-brew-guinness-found-on-162-year-old-shipwreck-inspires-divers-with-project-jurassic-beer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Divers aim to scientifically ‘rebrew’ old stout to ‘unlock a form of liquid time travel’  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:44:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7H6Q6JXFBGUDBZ26BHDH6M6RU.jpg?auth=70c55ec7806f0a2963eb225bf5eb3b6fd517e687a2ee569c3002aa18bd175f79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bottle of Guinness discovered on the 'Mindora' shipwreck off the coast of Dover, England. Photograph: Stefan Panis]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: What are your thoughts on the Deposit Return Scheme?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/have-your-say-what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-deposit-return-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/have-your-say-what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-deposit-return-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do you return empty cans and bottles or have you noticed any knock-on effects from the scheme?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:35:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPAT7GX7X5HGXA6554NGFGBA4I.jpg?auth=458a95febc85784f0418dbfcd04aa27ad06750e95a09b0fb7f6e210d544f6d16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If you have thoughts around the deposit return scheme, The Irish Times would like to hear them. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland risk ECB ire by agreeing to play five one-day cricket matches against Afghanistan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/05/ireland-risk-ecb-ire-by-agreeing-to-play-five-one-day-cricket-matches-against-afghanistan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/05/ireland-risk-ecb-ire-by-agreeing-to-play-five-one-day-cricket-matches-against-afghanistan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[England currently refuse to face Afghanistan due to Taliban regime operating a ‘gender apartheid’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:23:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAWMTTW527WMWBV7KD3NL4R6EU.jpg?auth=d23967739e124c0446aa497ebc5c0d5e5c02f688aab34ee853ee3b7f066e1cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland will play the first ODI in the series against Afghanistan at the Bready Cricket Club in Co Derry. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal agree transfer fee with Newcastle for Bruno Guimarães]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/arsenal-agree-fee-with-newcastle-for-bruno-guimaraes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/05/arsenal-agree-fee-with-newcastle-for-bruno-guimaraes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brazilian set to join Premier League champions for fee worth about €87.5m]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:21:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DBDNEQKG2YE5I5WGMWABRMEKPE.jpg?auth=5062f10a6f9ed22e88a5939252f3e6a9e2e6dd8570f6a328ae795514bd84323a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bruno Guimarães has two years remaining on his contrast with Newcastle but is poised to leave the club to join Arsenal. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Owen Humphreys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is a big difference between just living in Sydney and building a life here’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/05/the-reality-of-life-abroad-vs-perception-has-always-been-a-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/05/the-reality-of-life-abroad-vs-perception-has-always-been-a-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Many of the cliches about Sydney are accurate. But there is a big difference between just living here and building a life here’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKHNS3ESL5HLHDV5QS5RO36T7Q.jpg?auth=7c552935f4c8a485fd6cb79c0fabefb8130dbb8218ad346ca7dc882cc5ada990&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Coogee to Bondi coastal walk in Sydney, Australia. 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Photograph: David Becker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Becker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast brings 95% surge in footfall to city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/05/first-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-in-belfast-brings-95-surge-in-footfall-to-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/05/first-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-in-belfast-brings-95-surge-in-footfall-to-city/</guid><description><![CDATA[This year’s festival has been billed as one of the most culturally diverse in its history]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:31:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3OAXQPXYFYBELHVW7QKT3DBTM.jpg?auth=3fad8b798c63fe54274041c0810dea549f9f06cc91a494fceffc29ff42754323&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dancers from the Reilly School of Dancing Belfast performing at the 2026 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Belfast on Sunday. Photograph: Oliver McVeigh/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oliver McVeigh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut chief in talks over new share award if company hits $500bn valuation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/revolut-chief-in-talks-over-new-share-award-if-company-hits-500bn-valuation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/revolut-chief-in-talks-over-new-share-award-if-company-hits-500bn-valuation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Europe’s most valuable start-up is in talks with investors about structuring new incentive deal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:23:18 +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[ Founder and chief executive of Revolut, Nik Storonsky, addresses the audience at Web Summit. 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(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refuse collectors help woman recover discarded €1m lottery ticket after emptying bin truck]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/05/refuse-collectors-help-woman-recover-discarded-1m-lottery-ticket-after-emptying-bin-truck/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/05/refuse-collectors-help-woman-recover-discarded-1m-lottery-ticket-after-emptying-bin-truck/</guid><description><![CDATA[Workers spent more than day sifting through rubbish ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:06:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJ6OQKKM6BOVLEWDPRJKEYSKAY.jpg?auth=e3124df5d1d9bdf1b16b7a3905cbc3b9e0a6b4a1e3febdb0376fb3a36d817ff3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman's luck held out in Italy after workers identified the bin truck her lottery ticket was in and searched through its contents to find it. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That success fed the players’: Reggie Corrigan on pivotal 2001 Celtic League win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/05/that-success-fed-the-players-reggie-corrigan-on-pivotal-2001-celtic-league-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/05/that-success-fed-the-players-reggie-corrigan-on-pivotal-2001-celtic-league-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former captain on Leinster’s triumph and what the future holds as new jersey recalls glory days]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFYPFB3U7JDPLOLNMHHVCKCA7M.jpg?auth=0720eda9647358c8354151833d87b93369aba9936ea915ba4a53f3b3b94988d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reggie Corrigan with Leo Cullen, Fiona Coghlan and current stars Tommy O’Brien, Ruth Campbell and Linda Djougang. Photograph: Leinster Rugby]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clothing retailer Next nudges up profit guidance after robust quarterly sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/clothing-retailer-next-nudges-up-profit-guidance-after-robust-quarterly-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/clothing-retailer-next-nudges-up-profit-guidance-after-robust-quarterly-sales/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sales were £70 million ahead of forecast - £19 million in the ⁠UK and £51 million ​overseas]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:55:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AC55734MMQR6AAL5ZI2LZOJ3I.jpg?auth=9f1b84dc82e34b0be46d1211f8890173232149da3e7b3556a6f36ebf00db7383&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Next attributed the over-performance ​to the weather in the UK being as warm ‌as last year’s exceptional ​summer. Photo. Photograph: Ian West/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair’s monthly passenger total hits record 22 million in July]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/ryanairs-monthly-passenger-total-hits-record-22-million-in-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/ryanairs-monthly-passenger-total-hits-record-22-million-in-july/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budget airline said it carried a record 22.2 million passengers last month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:37:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJNJKJ3DKJEWZO423O26Y2SRT4.jpg?auth=0847e909c9540dfe2b4671b6e856d860e9e38c12024d8ef2f447275b088fc654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Passengers get off a Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS aircraft. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)       ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANATOLII STEPANOV</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s first floating oyster reef opened in north Antrim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/05/northern-irelands-first-floating-oyster-reef-launched-in-north-antrim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/05/northern-irelands-first-floating-oyster-reef-launched-in-north-antrim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Initiative by  Ulster Wildlife charity intended to restore near-extinct native European flat oyster to region]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:03:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JECMWF652VBESOVSZ647HBDMQ.jpg?auth=a69cacee47f1238b6d17dacb25ffa51f2cc7258368b79c3e26269a13b4e5655f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The custom-built floating reef at Glenarm Marina, Co Antrim has been described as providing a sheltered habitat where European oysters can grow and thrive.  Photograph: Ulster Wildlife/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ulster Wildlife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rich payday for bosses at Re-turn and ESB and don’t put off checking your pension status]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/rich-payday-for-bosses-at-re-turn-and-esb-and-dont-put-off-checking-your-pension-status/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/rich-payday-for-bosses-at-re-turn-and-esb-and-dont-put-off-checking-your-pension-status/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Digest: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:54:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKTUC5NZQZBCRJH77VGCDYTE5E.JPG?auth=b2b191260b808c617857a613f1efa5f567d98e7d3de3d81a64874149f1b05e6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Re-turn chief executive and board members share 16 per cent rise in pay. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sighting of Aung San Suu Kyi comes amid diplomatic offensive by Myanmar regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/05/sighting-of-aung-san-suu-kyi-comes-amid-diplomatic-offensive-by-myanmar-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/05/sighting-of-aung-san-suu-kyi-comes-amid-diplomatic-offensive-by-myanmar-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President Min Aung Hliang has visited China and India and wants Asean to lift suspension of Myanmar’s membership rights]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:54:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4SD4JMPF36CRIJWXQJHAHVCLM.jpg?auth=ec3a7f87e544339dd3b2d823a31d414776c1277ca53b5020bf519e242398e8be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Myanmar president Min Aung Hlaing with Chinese president during a visit to Beijing in June. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lintao Zhang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 120,000 people expected at this year’s Dublin Horse Show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/more-than-120000-people-expected-at-this-years-dublin-horse-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/more-than-120000-people-expected-at-this-years-dublin-horse-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Show will be Laya Arena’s first major event and will mark 100th Nations’ Cup of Ireland for  Aga Khan Trophy
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:49:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQGSLSMLIBAT5CVLNLGKTYT4MA.JPG?auth=0b1b68c718d1adc8e45b6e1b83fe68e057f91f8733fcb72bb8dc1002f76831f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Day from East Sussex, England, with Shetland pony Firle Lord Edmund at  the RDS during final preparations on Tuesday for this year's Dublin Horse Show. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann warns of heavy rain showers as weather cools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/met-eireann-issues-warning-of-potential-flash-floods-in-some-areas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/met-eireann-issues-warning-of-potential-flash-floods-in-some-areas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mixed weather forecast for Wednesday and into the weekend]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:24:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTIE3HRX75D2JAZ6LNI2KEWDYM.JPG?auth=1d71299c0fbccf5898b7b0d75de9810e37352202c5255618f1bdca798ffd81d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Families enjoy  the warm weather at  Lough Lene swimming pier in Co Westmeath. 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[‘I checked my husband’s ‘golf’ holiday and can’t find any of the friends who went with him’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/05/i-checked-my-husbands-golf-holiday-and-cant-find-any-of-the-friends-who-went-with-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/05/i-checked-my-husbands-golf-holiday-and-cant-find-any-of-the-friends-who-went-with-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My husband has totally denied anything wrong and said I am being dramatic... am I being too suspicious?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAVDDPCMERDRDJJIFJBNPVQBGY.jpg?auth=f783706ff88896e262e641a009e36e12bf3f7beada4457dea12f3c4a4f3e895b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I have not seen the bracelet since I signed for it, so am assuming it has gone to a new home and to another woman.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PIKSEL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I recommend the rent-a-room scheme but costs have soared since 2017]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/rent-a-room-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/rent-a-room-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[I hope that the €14,000 limit will be raised in the budget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Hospitality industry should be investigated by Revenue ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hospitality-industry-should-be-investigated-by-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hospitality-industry-should-be-investigated-by-revenue/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why are some businesses still charging VAT at 13.5%?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Lawyers could face sanctions including costs if AI leads to fake citations in court cases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/lawyers-could-face-sanctions-including-costs-if-ai-leads-to-fake-citations-in-court-cases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/05/lawyers-could-face-sanctions-including-costs-if-ai-leads-to-fake-citations-in-court-cases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court president issues practice direction to warn professionals and litigants on artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIGONMMHJ5GAJEI6UK4VT7RALM.JPG?auth=53fc93be795143f0aae18b4683cd866f1efaf11a568416b15d7f34e7692d824d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Barniville, president of the High Court. The practice direction comes into effect next month. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord must pay tenant €6,000 in damages over attempts to terminate tenancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/05/landlord-must-pay-tenant-6000-in-damages-over-attempts-to-terminate-tenancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/05/landlord-must-pay-tenant-6000-in-damages-over-attempts-to-terminate-tenancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landlord fined over interference with tenant’s occupancy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ3ENUVTYJA6NEBKF6VREJTENM.jpg?auth=3fa6f6f42296f2631f1dee64d7321695ea0a124c8a15d4baf2986d8fdcd85c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The landlord said there were instances of antisocial behaviour at the dwelling. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TanawatPontchour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainians obliged to find alternative accommodation as State winds down contracts ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/05/ukrainians-obliged-to-find-alternative-accommodation-as-state-winds-down-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/05/ukrainians-obliged-to-find-alternative-accommodation-as-state-winds-down-contracts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[April data show 16,000 Ukrainians staying in more than 500 hotels and B&Bs paid for by taxpayer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X35MR553JPB52HOWDGZKAUDV6Q.jpg?auth=523f8f20bf08bb9cf698076170eb7703f99d8ab2937fe305ecb8684f5f75fd83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In June, the Government told 900 people at the former Citywest hotel that the State would no longer provide accommodation for them. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Kilkenny: ‘Phenomenal talent’ Kobe McDonald has what it takes to excel in Australia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/05/ciaran-kilkenny-on-kobes-dream-his-joy-for-mayo-and-why-this-dubs-team-can-lift-sam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/05/ciaran-kilkenny-on-kobes-dream-his-joy-for-mayo-and-why-this-dubs-team-can-lift-sam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retiring star backs McDonald to make a big impact in Aussie Rules ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJUMF3TATNE3RB7UB35U57VN4Y.jpg?auth=c29208770f8cfd8129f574c25411ec28bd0eedfcee2c5feac2d128fcf2878a7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry. Photograph: 
Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourners gather en masse to bid poignant farewell to beloved Glen Hansard ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/mourners-gather-en-masse-to-bid-poignant-farewell-to-beloved-glen-hansard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/05/mourners-gather-en-masse-to-bid-poignant-farewell-to-beloved-glen-hansard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stars turn out for funeral, but brother’s voice gives all pause for thought in St Patrick’s Cathedral]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33OLJLHZJFCCDKRA6L6OHUV2XM.JPG?auth=019fae4b8310e2a8916ea63b10abe85a17fdf83f3e480c4efceeb1742cad6ad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners carry the coffin of Glen Hansard after his funeral service at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw/ The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public-only consultants at St Vincent’s claimed for lab work done for private patients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/05/public-only-consultants-at-st-vincents-claimed-for-lab-work-done-for-private-patients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/05/public-only-consultants-at-st-vincents-claimed-for-lab-work-done-for-private-patients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE blocked practice after hospital asked for temporary exemption so arrangement could continue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOLFQ4PIEC344X2CWQCOHL6NH4.jpg?auth=92109493bfc944edda3561a2f77024f22423da012a4bf1d4e9a81ef196c60ed7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Public-Only Consultant Contract does not allow holders to carry out private work in a public hospital. File image. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazard lights might be the best way for some drivers to signal on roundabouts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hazard-lights-might-be-the-best-way-for-some-drivers-to-signal-on-roundabouts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hazard-lights-might-be-the-best-way-for-some-drivers-to-signal-on-roundabouts/</guid><description><![CDATA[At least then other drivers would know to proceed with extra caution]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[‘The door was never closed on me’: Shauna Healy back with Galway for camogie decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/05/the-door-was-never-closed-on-me-shauna-healy-back-with-galway-for-camogie-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/05/the-door-was-never-closed-on-me-shauna-healy-back-with-galway-for-camogie-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New mother in the camp to contest third part of All-Ireland trilogy with Cork]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MSFKGUOKRDHFOATBP2YMDPA2Y.jpg?auth=8bba4e89a12a1d43b7eb305d5885e02926e7b7901d5aca493a3b3019443e8a5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Billy Burke and Shauna Healy after the 2025 All-Ireland final. Photograph:
Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise and fall of a small party that forever changed Irish politics ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/rise-and-fall-of-a-small-party-that-forever-changed-irish-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/rise-and-fall-of-a-small-party-that-forever-changed-irish-politics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEBT6FHU2VMSR55KY4LO6KWFZM.jpg?auth=6234b0c8bdca803a964dc55f3d62fa8250a7167e6e4ac5bb4048060baa7453fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Des O’Malley six days before he was expelled from Fianna Fáil for conduct unbecoming. He later went on to set up the Progressive Democrats. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/Photocall Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All together now in the stagnant queue for the exit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/all-together-now-in-the-stagnant-queue-for-the-exit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/all-together-now-in-the-stagnant-queue-for-the-exit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did The Irish Times jump the gun in its assessment of the highs and lows of All Together Now?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Donagh Barry firm banked €4m payout from college group before Axis Education deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/donagh-barry-firm-banked-4m-payout-from-college-group-before-axis-education-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/donagh-barry-firm-banked-4m-payout-from-college-group-before-axis-education-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investor merged his three colleges with fast-growing Dublin Academy of Education grinds school last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRPYQLJGZJGG7DC6WDPLX6E5BQ.jpg?auth=8c2a0e060a2e3995f94d104144259d3475c97839efefc9fe485a89e888831a57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Lauder, chief executive of Axis Education Group, Dawn McCarron, director of admissions at the Dublin Academy of Education and Padraig Hourigan, group director of strategy and partnerships for Axis Education Group. Photograph: Maxwell’s]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending on digital devices for secondary school pupils now as much as €850, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/05/spending-on-digital-devices-for-secondary-school-pupils-now-as-much-as-850-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/05/spending-on-digital-devices-for-secondary-school-pupils-now-as-much-as-850-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parents taking out loans and dipping into savings to cover rising back-to-school expenses]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMREXZIXINEDHEQNPNPRANTUE4.jpg?auth=6b99cc91993a38ea4be5fd0004f7290b601cc84e9cd8f430fc02888f2e5d4b6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barnardos wants the Government to review of digital devices for school and cut costs for families. Picture posed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen Zigic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-Turn scheme salaries, back-to-school costs and rules for lawyers using generative AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/re-turn-scheme-salaries-back-to-school-costs-and-rules-for-lawyers-using-generative-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/re-turn-scheme-salaries-back-to-school-costs-and-rules-for-lawyers-using-generative-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: How erosion threatens 100km of the Co Wexford coast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJC32I3G2JFPNBWX5UB7TVIT7M.JPG?auth=46b8212c83c6ea6fbb870391fe4a42d97238b2594e5e18583881fa9a92340a7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Re-Turn machine in use. Photo: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translation technology is altering the status quo of language education]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/effective-translation-technology-is-altering-the-status-quo-of-language-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/effective-translation-technology-is-altering-the-status-quo-of-language-education/</guid><description><![CDATA[We must be pragmatic and move with the times]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Will Trump call to the Áras for an icy courtesy visit with Catherine Connolly?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/will-trump-call-to-the-aras-for-an-icy-courtesy-visit-with-catherine-connolly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/will-trump-call-to-the-aras-for-an-icy-courtesy-visit-with-catherine-connolly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His planned Irish visit is part of a pathetic strategy to hoodwink Irish-American voters into believing he is welcome and respected here. He isn’t]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA’s denial of basic facts concerning relationship of Allianz Ireland with parent company is a stain on the organisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/gaas-denial-of-basic-facts-concerning-relationship-of-allianz-ireland-with-parent-company-is-a-stain-on-the-organisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/gaas-denial-of-basic-facts-concerning-relationship-of-allianz-ireland-with-parent-company-is-a-stain-on-the-organisation/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Allianz group is the biggest non-Israeli institutional holder of Israeli sovereign debt]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-turn chief executive and board share six-figure pay rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/re-turn-chief-executive-and-board-share-six-figure-pay-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/re-turn-chief-executive-and-board-share-six-figure-pay-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body formed to manage Deposit Return Scheme has faced political pressure to disclose remuneration to chief executive Ciarán Foley ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/244AH62IIRGZHEVCG4BUXPBJYE.JPG?auth=4cc8b53ff037dae316d3f2a8f1ff5c0b04ae952fae2754947d7eee5bc8590037&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Foley was appointed chief executive of Re-turn in 2023. 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[Andrew Tate’s jail journal: the surprise comedy hit of the summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/kathy-sheridan-andrew-tates-prison-diaries-are-the-funniest-thing-to-happen-this-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/kathy-sheridan-andrew-tates-prison-diaries-are-the-funniest-thing-to-happen-this-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s no Wildean Ballad of Reading Gaol, but in its own way it is a notable ode to a very modern unravelling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPRQVCTCMAA6242XWZCDSAGH24.jpg?auth=d9340d334bcb79f3210eacc0a927b629c71a93e1694f2b2dab8892666c20db36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Tate (centre) and his brother Tristan Tate (centre right) in 2025. Photograph: James Jackman/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Jackman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local pharmacies told us to dump unused medicine down the drain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/local-pharmacies-told-us-to-dump-unused-medicine-down-the-drain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/local-pharmacies-told-us-to-dump-unused-medicine-down-the-drain/</guid><description><![CDATA[If we are expected to keep a clean house and a clean country, the infrastructure must match the rhetoric]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[How did Michael Fingleton get away with it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/how-did-michael-fingleton-get-away-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/how-did-michael-fingleton-get-away-with-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fingleton concentrated power in his own hands and surrounded himself with a compliant board under the purview of Central Bank]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weaponising climate laws: Ireland’s politicians and officials fuel the fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/weaponising-climate-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/weaponising-climate-laws/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is unfathomable to learn that officials proposed scrapping the ‘linchpin’ of State climate legislation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Surveillance of journalists: how deep does it go?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/surveillance-of-journalists-how-deep-does-it-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/surveillance-of-journalists-how-deep-does-it-go/</guid><description><![CDATA[Do Irish authorities ever avail of information gathered unlawfully?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Palestinian students and visas: Time for Taoiseach or Tánaiste to step in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/palestinian-students-and-visas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/palestinian-students-and-visas/</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Justice's Kafkaesque decision embarrasses and humiliates most Irish people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[A fast passport service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/a-fast-passport-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/a-fast-passport-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[Excellent customer service in the peak summer season]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Hi-vis clothing and protecting pedestrians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hi-vis-clothing-and-protecting-pedestrians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/hi-vis-clothing-and-protecting-pedestrians/</guid><description><![CDATA[Data shows pedestrian deaths caused by drivers are approximately equal on rural and urban roads]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[Donald Trump is right for once. The EU is soft on slave labour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/alan-eustace-donald-trump-is-right-for-once-the-eu-is-soft-on-slave-labour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/05/alan-eustace-donald-trump-is-right-for-once-the-eu-is-soft-on-slave-labour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Eustace]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surely we are past the point of cutting sweatshops some slack?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6QLRIJ4ENGYRIXESDBNEL25NQ.jpg?auth=f48721c3e2b91427f1f5f66eb7ebc76852ee3f8ce88aec2d62c48294e660eb61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The prevalence of modern slavery and other related stains on the conscience of the modern economy is hard to measure since slavery is illegal everywhere – on paper. Photograph: Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reconciling exports from Aughinish Alumina with other realities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/reconciling-exports-from-aughinish-alumina-with-other-realities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/05/reconciling-exports-from-aughinish-alumina-with-other-realities/</guid><description><![CDATA[Noteworthy that alumina exports from refinery have increased a lot since start of full-scale Ukraine invasion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 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[‘I put €50-€70 in petrol in my car every week. How much would going electric save?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/05/motors-qa-how-much-could-i-save-by-switching-to-electric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/05/motors-qa-how-much-could-i-save-by-switching-to-electric/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘My average commute is up to 650km each week with a cost in petrol of about €50-€70′]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VN5CIF3QIFG2NMTQSGJRNXO43Q.jpeg?auth=67ecaeb8555489f9c680b67125701ef28176f553319f4441f29afabf91c187bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hyundai Ioniq 6]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: The best fighter in our school was universally feared... until he was bested]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/05/sean-moncrieff-the-best-fighter-in-our-school-was-universally-feared-until-he-was-bested/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/05/sean-moncrieff-the-best-fighter-in-our-school-was-universally-feared-until-he-was-bested/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gilbert O’Sullivan and I went to the same school. I wonder what his experience of it was like. Mine was one of fear and violence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'I did manage one real-life sighting [ of Gilbert O’Sullivan] at Christmas midnight Mass.' 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[‘Dessie can do it’: the origins of a movement that changed Irish politics forever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/podcast-the-origins-of-a-small-party-that-changed-irish-politics-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/podcast-the-origins-of-a-small-party-that-changed-irish-politics-forever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOO2WIBILNGLRP4RZ5S364BWAY.jpg?auth=54c91bda837be5c685f2e82f87ced3ee3e7ddccb133da92a7dd0214b4f5bfc76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PDs podcast series]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s coastline – erosion in Wexford: ‘There’s nobody protecting my land for me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/05/irelands-coastline-erosion-in-wexford-theres-nobody-protecting-my-land-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/05/irelands-coastline-erosion-in-wexford-theres-nobody-protecting-my-land-for-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than a third of the county’s sandy coastline is deemed at risk of erosion, leaving businesses and homes ever closer to the edge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E25MHZY53RCXFPOQI227G2GJCE.jpeg?auth=36cfd138900e38e95d31b4fe7d7f88c5dec09a0f46d5a240f42f438a1b6fab26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The heavily eroded bank where the sea is eating in John Byrne's land at Ballygrangans, Kilmore, Co Wexford. Photograph: Steven Carroll]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reuniting with my husband after a challenging period of separation, we sit in delicate territory  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/05/reuniting-with-my-husband-after-a-challenging-period-of-separation-we-sit-in-delicate-territory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/05/reuniting-with-my-husband-after-a-challenging-period-of-separation-we-sit-in-delicate-territory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He and I each found new ways to go about our daily lives outside the routines we had slowly built together over 12 years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJDRJN4AIXOLAG3UJALXTH4VRU.jpg?auth=12c27ec585ada57237617507d59ea2b3337b4eebc2e7e933f8bc8b31a614015f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The closeness that had previously been maintained by doing things together at the same time and place is suspended. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immerse yourself in tranquility at these waterside homes, from Donegal to Carlow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/05/immerse-yourself-in-tranquillity-at-these-waterside-homes-from-donegal-to-carlow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/05/immerse-yourself-in-tranquillity-at-these-waterside-homes-from-donegal-to-carlow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A four-bed with direct beach access in Wicklow, a cottage overlooking the Barrow and more]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EUAVUY4E75C3FESWDTHNVPZS7Q.jpg?auth=08fdde1eb03c26e610a45ddb013a1b1c302fa1b8af4f04ff80d73353f27f831d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roselli, Cornagower East, Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camping in Ireland: Holiday for less than €500 a week for a family of four]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/campcations-pitching-the-idea-of-comfy-family-tents-to-avoid-costly-staycations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/04/campcations-pitching-the-idea-of-comfy-family-tents-to-avoid-costly-staycations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With prices starting as low as €15 a night, the camping and caravanning sector is enjoying a long, hot summer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQRMU52PQZEELDSAOOEEMKACX4.jpg?auth=2e3e79fe56e4987fa1215a272732a156d445dadb843875c48ba9b2d8c0d99329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camping on the beautiful coast along the Ring of Kerry. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorenzo Gulino</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denis O’Brien’s Actavo group exits events business and sells assets to rival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/denis-obriens-actavo-group-exits-events-business-and-sells-assets-to-rival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/denis-obriens-actavo-group-exits-events-business-and-sells-assets-to-rival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Strategic’ decision results in collective redundancies  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6ETRDUTA5EUZEETC2WFWKSZP4.jpg?auth=d82ee10681da607de711dfa58dea90bc1803a6fb359a763599bf1ef7e167a78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis O'Brien has an 87 per cent stake in Actavo. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar power specialist Elgin secures almost €600m backing for British deals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/solar-power-specialist-elgin-secures-almost-600m-backing-for-british-deals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/04/solar-power-specialist-elgin-secures-almost-600m-backing-for-british-deals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Energy business has begun building three solar parks in Britain and intends to build out 1,000 mega watts capacity in that market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDOWDMUBA5D33JACV4QMWN23JM.JPG?auth=36d2b7f7715054f1fa2c3e691b1b48d3bce14affdadfeb270755d1da46032a6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish energy business Elgin has raised cash to fund UK expansion. Photograph: Michael Cooper]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Cooper +44 7968 167657</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits among Northern Ireland’s 100 largest companies fall by more than 17% ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/profits-among-northern-irelands-100-largest-companies-fall-by-more-than-17/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/profits-among-northern-irelands-100-largest-companies-fall-by-more-than-17/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Findings ‘may highlight the impact of macroeconomic factors and global headwinds on some bottom lines’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DU7MUKKFINGBZRYOOUSDWZUPGQ.jpg?auth=3cbf668efe5d7bbc10c8512c0abe90f524e4ae9b00fde74a8a426c4060ae6304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poultry producer Pilgrim Europe, formerly known as Moy Park, recorded the highest turnover of any firm in Northern Ireland. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grocery chain that sells eastern European produce nears €100m in revenue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/grocery-chain-that-sells-eastern-european-produce-nears-100m-in-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/07/25/grocery-chain-that-sells-eastern-european-produce-nears-100m-in-revenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Polonez enjoys ‘niche market’ that helps ‘to minimise impact from competitors’, directors say]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LH7D3ZCMJ5E63HJ6GJHWYZ24LI.jpg?auth=d75ec5dc7d93f3df3be934c07ebbdaefa594c10a22153746d74fb2f79758e041&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Polonez store in the Ilac Centre, Dublin. The firm behind the brand has recorded pretax profit of €3.5m. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dell Technologies Forum Dublin 2026 to help transform AI ambition into business impact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/05/dell-technologies-forum-dublin-2026-to-help-transform-ai-ambition-into-business-impact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/05/dell-technologies-forum-dublin-2026-to-help-transform-ai-ambition-into-business-impact/</guid><description><![CDATA[The event will provide attendees with practical guidance on how to develop and scale AI strategies that deliver long-term value]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPA4DFLIAVB27P3CZBYL6UTB4E.jpg?auth=e1379130f125797c0dbc73d9accbcc159e60ba5691bb56e3b1e2f50ddad5d1df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dell Technologies Forum to help organisations unlock the power of AI]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green energy call on BOC Gases owner wins investor support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/green-energy-call-on-boc-gases-owner-wins-investor-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/05/green-energy-call-on-boc-gases-owner-wins-investor-support/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vote sends ‘clear signal’ on need for Irish-based multinational to integrate renewable power, backers say]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJGMFN4Q5PIXHSAKFEZDA5Z3JY.jpg?auth=ea6d664260c1b06fe62ad0327f1e27b407bfc12646d206cbdbad429c31f09672&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shareholders supported a call on Linde to boost its use of green energy. File image. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirement reality check: Is €300 a week enough to live on? Will you even get that much?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/05/retirement-reality-check-are-you-heading-for-a-pension-shortfall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/05/retirement-reality-check-are-you-heading-for-a-pension-shortfall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When people talk about the State pension, they cite the maximum weekly rate, but you might not qualify for that  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZL5G7WJGLJDMPIY5MMENQZCDYI.jpg?auth=835cdbeb334812e9b04a88f8bed9d7fc9b2928358d8a4ebbef2a3c2424ad732a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When people talk about the State pension, they cite the maximum weekly rate, but you might not qualify for that. illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: The granddaughter of which Irish musician is a member of The Lambrini Girls?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/05/the-music-quiz-the-granddaughter-of-which-irish-musician-is-a-member-of-the-lambrini-girls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/05/the-music-quiz-the-granddaughter-of-which-irish-musician-is-a-member-of-the-lambrini-girls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Stockton’s Wing took their name from which song on Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 album, Born to Run?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQ5C55I555C2XFPHTP47JM6RGI.jpeg?auth=b811f0fdd2bbc3d4823be6cc6bbba5d8e0b132690af3194f2d2214be6c881560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lambrini Girls. Photograph: Nicole Osrin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercedes CLA hybrid – a car so good, we almost like it in spite of ourselves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/05/mercs-cla-hybrid-a-car-so-good-we-almost-like-it-in-spite-of-ourselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/05/mercs-cla-hybrid-a-car-so-good-we-almost-like-it-in-spite-of-ourselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are many issues with Merc’s new CLA, but once you drive it, you’ll be hooked]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LSBRFFLBMZHURDX3GSI7JHXD3A.jpeg?auth=d2f80df8c365ec86946f299e955aed31396556032f3789115ed56469e7ba522a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mercedes Benz CLA hybrid]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flirting with Evil – The Catholic Church in the Age of Total War and Globalisation: A sprawling but intelligent history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/01/flirting-with-evil-the-catholic-church-in-the-age-of-total-war-and-globalisation-a-sprawling-but-intelligent-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/01/flirting-with-evil-the-catholic-church-in-the-age-of-total-war-and-globalisation-a-sprawling-but-intelligent-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Book is essentially a 400-page charge sheet of blunders and scandals that resulted from identity crisis in organisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ANDGYBAXBJBKNC72AYU2L6YMDQ.jpg?auth=0c5b1dee25d2b537a9dba93a53360a24b3d930efb59f6a7f739b01832588e9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unlike many books that deal with these issues, Ambrogio A Caiani writes more in sorrow than in anger. Italian-born and Irish-raised, the University of Kent lecturer describes himself as 'a passionate liberal Catholic'.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This was a battle as old as time... sex versus murder, sleaze versus gore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/05/summer-short-story-finders-seekers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/05/summer-short-story-finders-seekers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Tully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finders, Seekers is an original short story by Neil Tully, author of acclaimed debut novel The Visit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBXPQK34RJF33ASYBAWV42PHWQ.jpg?auth=f4d39772a4a1ffc7e20268470411ebc126110ba08730dfdbcc3da86ab93c12dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Parting branches while twigs snapped underfoot and pine needles clung to his clothes. He ventured deep into the forest.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuliya Taba</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big reduction in costs could see explosion of robot car services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/05/big-reduction-in-costs-could-see-explosion-of-robot-car-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/05/big-reduction-in-costs-could-see-explosion-of-robot-car-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As costs fall, partly thanks to AI, autonomous driving services including robotaxis are set to increase dramatically]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXBH5DVBPKHDUTDJHTEQUYXSHQ.jpg?auth=a5ec9c38e28f275b196335b3330719d9248e70a40911466c32e4955a402976a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Waymo driverless taxi in London in July. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Sarmento Matos</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>