<?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/2026-08-06/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:58:31 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship and banning ‘birth tourism’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/trump-signs-new-orders-targeting-birthright-citizenship-and-banning-birth-tourism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/trump-signs-new-orders-targeting-birthright-citizenship-and-banning-birth-tourism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Mackey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President’s move comes after US supreme court rejected first attempt to restrict the guarantee of citizenship for those born in country]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:08:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UYAV2TP5RG3XOIOKAHTE4VS2LY.jpg?auth=1b5de7e76df54d96ed98a9076bcfc7fc86bdd1e6b52a076da1221fcad87dde7a&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’s father, Fred, was born a US citizen to a non-citizen mother who arrived in New York five months pregnant. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Schwartz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Russell hails goalkeeper Eddie Beach as Shelbourne leave Amsterdam with heads held high]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/john-russell-hails-goalkeeper-eddie-beach-as-shelbourne-leave-amsterdam-with-heads-held-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/john-russell-hails-goalkeeper-eddie-beach-as-shelbourne-leave-amsterdam-with-heads-held-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 3-1 away defeat to Ajax gives some hope ahead of Thursday’s second leg in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:24:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNJX4KXAWBE5I3YUICU5PDI3X4.jpg?auth=f13af14b35f44b56ebc63df37c6890f1c253ce814a8bff316c1817ecc6ec73b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne’s Eddie Beach made several saves against Ajax. Photograph: Manuel Blondeau/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians left to rue lack of cutting edge as they fall to Midtjylland defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/bohemians-left-to-rue-lack-of-cutting-edge-as-they-fall-to-midtjylland-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/bohemians-left-to-rue-lack-of-cutting-edge-as-they-fall-to-midtjylland-defeat/</guid><description><![CDATA[Uphill task for Bohs in second leg against talented Danish side]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:16:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSBEMGV6S7XLNP6Y6UXWUMWZD4.jpg?auth=10f4405efa24e2efbf0bd32d8367ce11782793e6adc3582331b7a48108e26f88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians' Connor Parsons reacts to missed chance. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US senator Mitch McConnell (84) leaves rehab centre to continue recovery from fall at home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/us-senator-mitch-mcconnell-84-leaves-rehab-centre-to-continue-recovery-from-fall-at-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/us-senator-mitch-mcconnell-84-leaves-rehab-centre-to-continue-recovery-from-fall-at-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shrai Popat in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Republican’s absence narrows path for Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche to be made head of justice department]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:52:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLRRGXB4BNRJLHBK4JXWIE4OLI.jpg?auth=296d13cae32ee4f8e44649c39962c578b960465ebb3ca0189b77413599fca4e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US senator Mitch McConnell leaves after a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, in May. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the legal aid dispute: Minister should stick to his guns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/06/the-irish-times-view-on-the-legal-aid-dispute-minister-should-stick-to-his-guns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/06/the-irish-times-view-on-the-legal-aid-dispute-minister-should-stick-to-his-guns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Any credible proposal from the Law Society must cut costs and speed up cases ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5OKW4CESKXWLTDLCT4AS4KSVU.JPG?auth=d93c474cf072d3732a142f69c5b4222e98c44576013a2d9b17e3119b83e06401&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan: talks with solicitors have so far failed to solve the legal aid dispute. (Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos) ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ajax dominate Shelbourne but late Kelly goal keeps tie alive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/ajax-dominate-shelbourne-but-late-kelly-goal-keeps-tie-alive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/ajax-dominate-shelbourne-but-late-kelly-goal-keeps-tie-alive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goalkeeper Eddie Beach made a string of reflex saves on a career night to keep the final tally down]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:26:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UERLWZQS3KZ65XIIOFP6A2LKA4.jpg?auth=627fc8813dcb8a2dfd0660099c9fd64faeb14f81efb285795d33ddecb603052e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne's Daniel Kelly celebrates scoring his side’s first goal. Photograph: Manuel Blondeau/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Europe’s air defences: concerning vulnerabilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/06/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-air-defences-concerning-vulnerabilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/06/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-air-defences-concerning-vulnerabilities/</guid><description><![CDATA[EU cooperation is vital as drone incursions escalate]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3GXMZJABDLA5LIYUEXDI342GA.jpg?auth=df5e203c333e6c9656c3ea5eb653606969e0ebe5ba7782d8a0c0e561e10e7f8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police investigator works on the tarmac with a robot capable of defusing explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
(Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jens Schlueter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men extradited to Northern Ireland over machete attack in Co Fermanagh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/three-men-extradited-to-northern-ireland-over-machete-attack-in-co-fermanagh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/three-men-extradited-to-northern-ireland-over-machete-attack-in-co-fermanagh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three set to stand trial for grievous bodily harm and aggravated burglary among other charges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:12:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P235PRJURM4CFBTMDFMTDKM2FY.jpg?auth=093529c968e0d9e51b6d7eceacded56cec660882e5392452db5afbec4241ef58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Police Service of Northern Ireland sought the arrest of the three men in the Republic to stand trial for offences including grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of offensive weapons with intent. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Áine Donegan makes strong start to PIF London Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/06/aine-donegan-makes-strong-start-to-pif-london-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/06/aine-donegan-makes-strong-start-to-pif-london-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lahinch golfer is three off the lead at Ladies European Tour event]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPA6UUBAUZFVZJN7NWOKI7NQNA.jpg?auth=41ec89b0ea66f28f6099eec50263c3c8408cd349ce836264b6ccfe30c19c262c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aine Donegan shot an opening round of 70. Photograph: Tristan Jones/LET]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tristan Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie Smyth embracing competition in fight for his place with New Orleans Saints]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/former-down-footballer-charlie-smyth-happy-to-fight-for-his-place-with-new-orleans-saints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/former-down-footballer-charlie-smyth-happy-to-fight-for-his-place-with-new-orleans-saints/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The NFL outfit have recruited Tanner Brown to compete with placekicker Smyth ahead of new NFL season]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:11:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOFAVYKNKNCMFLADZ3QQBA63XM.jpg?auth=2a9519399e5736e379c2cd1c0a1be6fe63412a7d7f35cd92bef3f108923919aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kai Kroeger and Charlie Smyth of the New Orleans Saints celebrate after Smyth scored a field goal against the New York Jets last year. Photograph: Sean Gardner/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gardner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was horrified’: Asthmatic garda ordered back on beat during Covid-19 surge, WRC told ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/i-was-horrified-asthmatic-garda-ordered-back-on-beat-during-covid-19-surge-wrc-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/i-was-horrified-asthmatic-garda-ordered-back-on-beat-during-covid-19-surge-wrc-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission dismisses equality complaint from Garda Joseph Joyce]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:10:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adjudication officer Penelope McGrath said it seemed to her that by sending Garda Joseph Joyce back to work without having him seen by a doctor or conducting a personalised risk assessment, the force had discriminated against him. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks edge lower after slow progress on US-Iran peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/global-stocks-edge-lower-after-slow-progress-on-us-iran-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/global-stocks-edge-lower-after-slow-progress-on-us-iran-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glanbia and Diageo add value during Iseq session while banks recover losses during week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:50:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRYZUMR7UKS6BEYJ6DXFENCOLQ.jpg?auth=1390be60d75f16f99e790cfa60a3730b36fda5e0c4b4010503c165948d7af099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In early trading, the Dow was down slightly while the S&P fell for a second consecutive day. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump denies military low on key munitions in war with Iran ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/trump-denies-us-running-low-on-key-munitions-in-war-with-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/trump-denies-us-running-low-on-key-munitions-in-war-with-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s comment come after report he had demanded answers from Pete Hegseth over alleged shortages]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:28:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EE3DDCTFWWUSJMWYLHC33F7E4I.jpg?auth=0d2b9e30ac0a1bcc8fd29f81f56e3237def02a4d76f1d71317373c5f4cf764c2&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 responded angrily on Thursday to reports of the cabinet exchanges, accusing the media of spreading 'treasonous statements'. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leipzig drone bomb was found near Ukrainian plane carrying ammunition]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/leipzig-drone-bomb-was-found-near-ukrainian-plane-carrying-ammunition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/leipzig-drone-bomb-was-found-near-ukrainian-plane-carrying-ammunition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Cole in Berlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany investigating whether foreign state involved as minister says ‘ripped’ detonator stopped device going off]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3GXMZJABDLA5LIYUEXDI342GA.jpg?auth=df5e203c333e6c9656c3ea5eb653606969e0ebe5ba7782d8a0c0e561e10e7f8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police investigator near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport earlier this week. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jens Schlueter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tommy Kearns: ‘We’re not adapting to the AI era. We’re defining what it looks like in regulated industries’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/tommy-kearns-were-not-adapting-to-the-ai-era-were-defining-what-it-looks-like-in-regulated-industries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/tommy-kearns-were-not-adapting-to-the-ai-era-were-defining-what-it-looks-like-in-regulated-industries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Xtremepush cofounder has been nominated in the Established Business Category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2NOOKZRKVFWBAZHB7ZUYPFVGA.jpg?auth=733228420597c1b3ea0b218d666fe69e270057e517826fb52de9c012d458359f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tommy Kearns: 'When Apple and Google opened up push notifications, something clicked. I saw an opportunity'. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers’ pursuit of this cynical legal strategy is abuse by other means]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/diarmaid-ferriter-christian-brothers-pursuit-of-this-cynical-legal-strategy-is-abuse-by-other-means/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/diarmaid-ferriter-christian-brothers-pursuit-of-this-cynical-legal-strategy-is-abuse-by-other-means/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But then, assertions of moral purity have always been selective and hypocritical]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trevor Casey: ‘From an early age I wanted to build something of my own’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/trevor-casey-from-an-early-age-i-wanted-to-build-something-of-my-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/trevor-casey-from-an-early-age-i-wanted-to-build-something-of-my-own/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EPH Controls founder has been nominated in the Established Business Category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7EOSRRYPZG3PGQSS7Y6DQMZ2E.jpg?auth=04a128a209f57f8e74fd8b9c2fb6c8208cade6e33ec39e0f853cf33d3b3988ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trevor Casey: 'Invest in yourself and never stop learning.' Photograph; Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oltian Dervishi: ‘Our goal is to manufacture one balcony every 18 minutes’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/oltian-dervishi-our-goal-is-to-manufacture-one-balcony-every-18-minutes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/oltian-dervishi-our-goal-is-to-manufacture-one-balcony-every-18-minutes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forte Pespa founder has been nominated in the Established Business Category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7EW3QBYSZHJLH6OE4ASQQ6KQI.jpg?auth=76207ae5aafdda6bcd78344ffebc2088fc3c49a4c696b0ae1ebcc2354113d85f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oltian Dervishi: prefabricated approach to balconies reduces on-site labour, improves quality control and accelerates construction programmes. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multinationals paid additional €1bn in July as new 15% tax rate kicks in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/tax-receipts-continue-to-roll-in-as-government-tries-to-keep-a-lid-on-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/tax-receipts-continue-to-roll-in-as-government-tries-to-keep-a-lid-on-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government has collected €59.6bn in tax to date in 2026, up €1.6bn on same period last year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:55:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNZ5IELSQZARICNGVULHDYYTME.jpg?auth=75a366d8b1034ce3c371ce82c48cc0e8b284ebe1b0587e885f4c2fa145e13211&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris (right) and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers have signalled a major clampdown on department spending amid a near doubling of public expenditure since 2019. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 150 jobs at Diageo’s Irish operation at risk as part of $1bn cost-cutting plan   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/up-to-150-jobs-at-diageos-irish-operation-at-risk-as-part-of-1bn-cost-cutting-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/up-to-150-jobs-at-diageos-irish-operation-at-risk-as-part-of-1bn-cost-cutting-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diageo chief executive Dave Lewis unveils plans to restore growth along with suite of cost cuts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:51:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZR323AZJARIJDEF2CSOSBPDDSU.jpg?auth=d106ba96d8eb29f57493b96a516a9c0962a02b9a49246925352bdfd3868d049f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diageo, the brewer behind Guinness, has told the Government it plans to implement 'collective redundancies'. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach defends new Government jet amid reports Israeli-made navigational tool omitted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/taoiseach-defends-new-government-jet-amid-reports-israeli-made-navigational-tool-omitted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/taoiseach-defends-new-government-jet-amid-reports-israeli-made-navigational-tool-omitted/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Nothing confirmed’ over possible Trump visit for Irish Open, Micheál Martin says as he attends fleadh in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:37:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ANIORULO7MC7XUIBUW24JUWTHA.jpg?auth=f4f22c850c790ce89057244ec238bc98001a55cf2f5b9595df3cdf345be96f42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin  insisted there were no issues with the government jet. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Colins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin woman scoops €10,000 Best Dressed prize at Dublin Horse Show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/06/dublin-woman-scoops-10000-best-dressed-prize-at-dublin-horse-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/06/dublin-woman-scoops-10000-best-dressed-prize-at-dublin-horse-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pamela Ryan takes top spot at event in RDS after winning the Irish Derby Ladies’ Day prize in May]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:33:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2M3TO62IPJFRTH3CTKZYPEHSOE.JPG?auth=1104f10abf5adf35bc2e10b8b5f13628570424def9c94bf41f1670d7c821fcb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pamela Ryan, winner of the Best Dressed Competition on Ladies' Day at the 2026 Dublin Horse Show. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan O’Donoghue: ‘After the All-Ireland, a lot of people know where Belmullet is’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/ryan-odonoghue-after-last-sunday-a-lot-of-people-know-where-belmullet-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/ryan-odonoghue-after-last-sunday-a-lot-of-people-know-where-belmullet-is/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo star ‘shed a lot of tears’ as he remembers proud moment of bringing Sam Maguire to hometown]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JZ66FRGV7Y4YTM4HYGXXSYERQ.jpg?auth=fd1a28fac88e0ca6cc0bd0cc69288e770154d6ad8f92e5087bfd921336e132b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue celebrates after the match against Kerry. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developer appeals planning refusal for Killiney housing scheme ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/developer-appeals-planning-refusal-for-killiney-housing-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/developer-appeals-planning-refusal-for-killiney-housing-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Co Council recently refused permission for the scheme at Montebello House]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:47:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSIV2NCQ2ZDVVHKGM4CSW7H7KY.jpeg?auth=b434f630411598f59896b0142e62a0206b3cbd587542a64a3a51e666e0d01559&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of the development at Montebello in Killiney. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare white-tailed sea eagle chick born in Fota Wildlife Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/rare-white-tailed-sea-eagle-chick-born-in-fota-wildlife-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/rare-white-tailed-sea-eagle-chick-born-in-fota-wildlife-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork zoo has been part of recovery programme for the animal since 1991]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:41:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWYSD37QKBETJIF7WXSGRNOLXY.jpeg?auth=1a1348c29dc654f8e011f3fca43feacfa499a025b3dbaaba243b1b61e98695be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The white-tailed sea eagle chick, which was born in April. Photograph: Fota Wildlife Park]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky’s the limit for several Irish medal hopes at the Europeans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/06/sonia-osullivan-skys-the-limit-for-irelands-medal-prospects-in-birmingham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/06/sonia-osullivan-skys-the-limit-for-irelands-medal-prospects-in-birmingham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark English and Cian McPhillips first up in the 800m and they’ll both be targeting a place in the final]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:21:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Q4JTFVIDJDLJI735MZ7JRTISE.jpg?auth=0c7d901286e7d24c783d001ac2553ae4753b20664dae1a38c05b3a91f5b8c4c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Healy faces a tactical race in the 5,000m at the European Championships in Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to double size of Ashford film studios rejected by Wicklow council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/plan-to-double-size-of-ashford-film-studios-rejected-by-wicklow-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/plan-to-double-size-of-ashford-film-studios-rejected-by-wicklow-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ashford Studios had sought permission for an additional five film studios as part of expansion plan at Kellystown site]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXTQ5SX3FS2LTODFKA4HMZ4KLE.jpg?auth=2c943f78cef3d915f0b238714e47394f9b4372c09124309dbff4e69208506d94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vikings: Valhalla, starring Leo Suter as Harald, was filmed at Ashford Studios and on location in Co Wicklow. Photograph: Bernard Walsh/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is not about stopping housing’: Why locals object to Dunsink town proposal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/06/this-is-not-about-stopping-housing-why-locals-object-to-dunsink-town-proposal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/06/this-is-not-about-stopping-housing-why-locals-object-to-dunsink-town-proposal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One of Dublin’s largest landbanks is set for a new town bigger than Bray. Its neighbours are concerned]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:15:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYQN52C5W5CZJM6JX3744SPHC4.JPG?auth=50e7b42b7e22b1d6e3c2b28d993d43107955467b8db520b412e680d76a3e591b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drone view of development land in Dunsink, Scribblestown and Finglas, looking towards the covered-over Dunsink dump. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of congress over Covid hearing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/us-senate-panel-votes-to-hold-anthony-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-over-covid-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/06/us-senate-panel-votes-to-hold-anthony-fauci-in-contempt-of-congress-over-covid-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Tait in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fauci invoked fifth amendment dozens of times to parry hostile Republican inquisition over pandemic response]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:54:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OGFQ47ERQIHVI4A6GGAXZ5UVJU.jpg?auth=9648758fe7f90c5f6084a1ea02acc70e00478641d3e90758c23e38bb0e9fdde8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Anthony Fauci (85) testifies during a US Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 29th. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa maintains that World Cup boycott still stands despite Gianni Infantino’s apology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/uefa-maintains-that-world-cup-boycott-still-stands-despite-gianni-infantinos-apology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/uefa-maintains-that-world-cup-boycott-still-stands-despite-gianni-infantinos-apology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames and Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European body says Fifa statement ‘changes nothing’ and ‘conditions not met’ to call off boycott of competitions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:49:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6KKKRLBU4SNSRJIELQCATW3TDY.jpg?auth=89aa5039b2957eb15c13a31862ef6082ff3d15dc34f67472c48ef29aac35e787&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin and Fifa president Gianni Infantino. A European boycott of the World Cup remains in place, UEFA has said. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel-Lebanon truce a rare bright spot in the Middle East, but now it’s under threat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/israel-lebanon-truce-a-rare-bright-spot-in-the-middle-east-but-is-it-now-under-threat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/israel-lebanon-truce-a-rare-bright-spot-in-the-middle-east-but-is-it-now-under-threat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deadly clashes raise fears of escalation as negotiators seek agreement on Israeli withdrawal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45LBS73DYYYZL7K5BCSDDP43JM.jpg?auth=2e5ad2c38378638339497d78a42c4ea90444c884b445459056ed01645d57da2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mourners at the funeral of Maj Harel Birenstock in Jerusalem. Israel says the senior army figure was killed when a device exploded in southern Lebanon. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abir Sultan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina commemorate win against England at World Cup with special day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/argentina-commemorate-win-against-england-at-world-cup-with-special-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/argentina-commemorate-win-against-england-at-world-cup-with-special-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[National Football Teams Day established for July 15th by country’s football association]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCHBSRW755PVWU3I633BMANW3I.jpg?auth=c27521e455ebff627d2bb9686f46607c789565e8a75650ca02280f3ee179e9cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina players hold up a banner with the words 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas' following victory over England. Photograph:: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: The funeral of Brenda Fricker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/06/in-pictures-the-funeral-of-brenda-fricker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/06/in-pictures-the-funeral-of-brenda-fricker/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Oscar winner died last month at the age of 81]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:25:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QPFKCAZ5JFCEJJP3TFPTDXFA64.jpg?auth=2ed51c031fdfee78abd862a7725c5fa949776006a09fa5f2184de6d90f67b83b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Locals applaud as the cortege of actor Brenda Fricker passes through the Liberties area of Dublin after her funeral at St Catherine's Church, Meath Street. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tradwife’ and ‘manosphere’ content’s influence growing in Ireland, says National Women’s Council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/tradwife-and-manosphere-contents-influence-growing-in-ireland-says-national-womens-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/tradwife-and-manosphere-contents-influence-growing-in-ireland-says-national-womens-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New campaign warns about misogynistic content and challenges online messaging where women can be ‘pressurised’ into care roles]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:21:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQ6PVPSEHNFZXM3BWSGLJCIPDY.jpg?auth=cb8514f37e57cb666bb3cce6486b74122ab3666fe936776f2a26dc612b270c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Manosphere' influencers are male content creators who often promote male dominance and misogynistic attitudes. Photograph: Imen Ben Youssef/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IMEN BEN YOUSSEF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh to stick with lean Fed messaging despite market backlash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/06/kevin-warsh-to-stick-with-lean-fed-messaging-despite-market-backlash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/06/kevin-warsh-to-stick-with-lean-fed-messaging-despite-market-backlash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jones, Kate Duguid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US central bank chair remains confident that sweeping reforms will win over key investors]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:04:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUAVJYEFCBYBG22PRRPB6MNHWU.jpg?auth=4894c984d35b4ba095c2a1f08f2b08a67aa9577ab366170eba753f8b7fa58f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh: people close to him said he acknowledged that he had made mistakes in his first 10 weeks at the helm. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FleishmanHillard’s Dublin PR office to close with loss of 20 jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/fleishman-hilliards-dublin-pr-office-to-close/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/fleishman-hilliards-dublin-pr-office-to-close/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owned by global giant Omnicom, the well-known PR agency shuts its operation in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:54:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEBRBOJJPPSMWMHM5NKYBQDVCU.jpg?auth=03a99e13dffb2869ec8eefef924fe9930635887991cdc833889fef5961c92ff0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fleishman Hillard's general manager in Ireland, Rhona Blake. The office here is to close. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract for military base]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/trumps-gaza-board-of-peace-issues-first-building-contract-for-military-base/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/trumps-gaza-board-of-peace-issues-first-building-contract-for-military-base/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aram Roston in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal with Louisiana-based firm Arkel International, which previously worked for US government in Iraq, yet to be finalised]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:48:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4W7AAQAXMDSSS7SSEPCAVV2M7M.jpg?auth=9a83747f1e8e37dcf20f153114dcee4d35e96455392c23090f70756e16cb272b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damaged buildings and makeshift shelters spread across a devastated neighbourhood during in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on August 5th. Photograph: Ramez Habboub/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ramez Habboub</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easyjet agrees to £5.7bn Apollo takeover after Castlelake walks away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/06/easyjet-agrees-to-57bn-apollo-takeover-after-castlelake-walks-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/06/easyjet-agrees-to-57bn-apollo-takeover-after-castlelake-walks-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Campbell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two US private capital groups had vied to buy low-cost carrier]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:38:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BDOMZAYDPXLQCIUMJNG5YDPAM.jpg?auth=90fb709484f8b2392157d9beb1fb0cf07deca23e576723afee16397433811f6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Easyjet has agreed to a £5.7 billion takeover offer from Apollo after its rival Castlelake walked away from the bidding war for the airline. Photograph; Gareth Fuller / PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’ Naj Razi facing spell on sidelines after breaking jaw]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/shamrock-rovers-naj-razi-facing-spell-on-sidelines-after-breaking-jaw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/shamrock-rovers-naj-razi-facing-spell-on-sidelines-after-breaking-jaw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champions are without suspended captain Pico Lopes as fourth-place Dundalk come to Tallaght]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:27:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4LSTICIPLO66RV4JKPNGED46Y.jpg?auth=ff30b0790dfbdce14fe37879ddc26700941a401d71c654bc201c2101b6469f63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers midfielder Naj Razi. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin pensioner charged with money laundering offences involving more than €55,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/06/dublin-pensioner-charged-with-money-laundering-offences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/06/dublin-pensioner-charged-with-money-laundering-offences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director of Public Prosecutions has directed trial on indictment at Circuit Court for Frank Proudfoot (70)]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:21:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTCMBGWC75KOVICHNTILSUMNGI.jpg?auth=7125e0e00bb75834359eb14a004e487be821501a14b15f5e1afd3dffd69aafa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There was no Garda objection to bail, which was granted on Frank Proudfoot’s own bond of €100 with no cash lodgement required. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are her people’: Friends and neighbours remember ‘Queen of the Liberties’ Brenda Fricker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/06/these-are-her-people-friends-and-neighbours-remember-queen-of-the-liberties-brenda-fricker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/06/these-are-her-people-friends-and-neighbours-remember-queen-of-the-liberties-brenda-fricker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The street-lined crowd claps as the funeral cortege passes. Inside the church the service is simple but beautiful]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:20:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QPFKCAZ5JFCEJJP3TFPTDXFA64.jpg?auth=2ed51c031fdfee78abd862a7725c5fa949776006a09fa5f2184de6d90f67b83b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The funeral of Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker at St Catherine's Church, Meath Street, Dublin. 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[Mohamed Salah joins Turkish side Trabzonspor on two-year contract]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/mohamed-salah-joins-turkish-side-trabzonspor-on-two-year-contract/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/mohamed-salah-joins-turkish-side-trabzonspor-on-two-year-contract/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 34-year-old was a free agent after leaving Liverpool this summer following nine years at the club]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:53:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FVC5ZZSB5YM2OSMLA33FVOFMIU.jpg?auth=a95906c7a31318d33c0542c053b2a683957e469d7155f8c17865dfc896e7bdf4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah arrives at arrives at Trabzon Airport to complete his transfer to Trabzonspor. Photograph: Nurgul Gunaydian/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nurgul Gunaydin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weight-loss drugs prove ‘tailwind’ for Glanbia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/weight-loss-drugs-prove-tailwind-for-glanbia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/weight-loss-drugs-prove-tailwind-for-glanbia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy, Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kilkenny-based nutrition group reports major jump in earnings]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:42:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJERGSBFJVF4NF7O7KP7HTZZJI.jpg?auth=f07c5bc9d8832be284ba1283c1d977b89358ea062fecf43bc5779363295c0f3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glanbia chief executive Hugh McGuire: 'As a protein powerhouse, we are benefitting from these global trends in health and wellness.' Photograph: Glanbia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran warns Gulf states: tell Trump to desist or we hit you hard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/iran-says-agreement-with-oman-on-strait-of-hormuz-at-final-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/iran-says-agreement-with-oman-on-strait-of-hormuz-at-final-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Parisa Hafezi , Samia Nakhoul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran seeks to deter US strikes by raising prospect of severe economic disruption across region]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:33:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2VGMTHGHLBIJLS2KEDTRSKK2E.jpg?auth=e53780912ff4df74d9e8a8a9a0aa6b6d34d1ff4d74183c3f9ad2816e0becb262&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranians walk next to an anti-Trump banner in the streets of the capital of Tehran. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan O’Donoghue named July’s PwC Footballer of the Month after helping Mayo to All-Ireland glory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/ryan-odonoghue-named-julys-pwc-footballer-of-the-month-after-helping-mayo-to-all-ireland-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/ryan-odonoghue-named-julys-pwc-footballer-of-the-month-after-helping-mayo-to-all-ireland-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gearóid Hegarty selected for hurling, Síofra O’Shea for women’s football and Ciara Hickey for camogie]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:14:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S4HBOIFQTG3C3TALE7MOHUOLRI.jpg?auth=c3153a2c5e93902c5f8abcf47224b20a1905cac6bb36db7bc0ebabde1d5ed09c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue celebrates against Kerry. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller? review: An Irish showman with ties to Johnny Cash, a famed Dublin venue, the Mafia and gold digging ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/06/have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller-review-an-irish-showman-with-ties-to-johnny-cash-a-famed-dublin-venue-the-mafia-and-gold-digging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/06/have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller-review-an-irish-showman-with-ties-to-johnny-cash-a-famed-dublin-venue-the-mafia-and-gold-digging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charismatic talking heads help tell the story of an epic life in David Burke’s film]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZLJ2BGNQ5HXZEGVSJTDKDAIAQ.jpg?auth=fa125f8b69f95675db618635ff61e1e76efe0dd008afd1f005dc58124fa37674&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bill Fuller (right) with Tom Dunphy of The Royal Showband  in 1970.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Dimplex’s Northern Ireland arm slumps to £8.2m loss as restructuring costs bite]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/glen-dimplexs-northern-ireland-arm-plunges-to-82m-loss-as-restructuring-costs-bite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/glen-dimplexs-northern-ireland-arm-plunges-to-82m-loss-as-restructuring-costs-bite/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group is pursuing Irish consolidation plans that will reduce headcount by 300]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FP555L3LSBE65FXG7WCJVEK7NE.jpg?auth=168ac9a626e4db2682b048416b40891a382484eadb05648c2dc9f5e2e7ef0efa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New accounts for electrical goods manufacturer Glen Dimplex's Northern Ireland unit reveal it reduced its headcount by around 18 per cent in 2025. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Axel Bueckert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa planning to check if Infantino agreed to lowball offer for stake in World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/uefa-planning-to-check-if-infantino-agreed-to-lowball-offer-for-stake-in-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/uefa-planning-to-check-if-infantino-agreed-to-lowball-offer-for-stake-in-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa has also called for a thorough review of Fifa’s governance and threatened legal action]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:52:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KS4A4UWV2SY5FZOMPAKRRX2W3M.jpg?auth=5a0deb0ccdd2ee65d567f69dabc5b162c685c29d6fde570eb946a6a4635ec4af&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 (C-L) attends a Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026 match between Malawi and Zambia after an emergency meeting with top executives to address escalating internal turmoil and governance issues, in Rabat, Morocco. Photograph: Jalal Morchidi/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jalal Morchidi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Labour TD and lord mayor of Dublin Michael Conaghan dies aged 81]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/06/former-labour-td-and-lord-mayor-of-dublin-michael-conaghan-dies-aged-81/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/06/former-labour-td-and-lord-mayor-of-dublin-michael-conaghan-dies-aged-81/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former college vice-principal found life as Dáil backbencher ‘disappointing’, saying council ‘where you get local things done’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:33:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32BNEIAQCZN4OIJUQ7TFOUHJKE.jpg?auth=64fe822ed7f72711565334ea7f3b0f01b288babdbf4f35d82193d4afa78c5e1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Labour TD and Dublin lord mayor Michael Conaghan has died aged 81. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Night returns with bell-ringing, shield-painting and an invitation to ‘play the paper bag’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/06/culture-night-returns-with-bell-ringing-shield-painting-and-an-invitation-to-play-the-paper-bag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/06/culture-night-returns-with-bell-ringing-shield-painting-and-an-invitation-to-play-the-paper-bag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Art and music workshops and demos are just some of the hundreds of events lined up for September 18th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:41:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XUCKOQB4BAG7MDO54MRQLX6FQ.jpg?auth=6bb50f143040ea792b76c44baa4b12260b281d6b8845c52b1fe41f3a9168b72b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Culture Night 2026 ambassadors Máire Ní Churraoin, Paul Galvin, Andrea Horan and Djamel White at this week's launch event. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There have been 46 housing tax measures since 2013 - and still the crisis rolls on  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/06/there-have-been-46-tax-interventions-in-irish-housing-market-since-2013-they-havent-fixed-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/06/there-have-been-46-tax-interventions-in-irish-housing-market-since-2013-they-havent-fixed-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Housing incentives like Help-to-Buy, once introduced, are very hard to remove and all too often, the law of unintended consequences comes into play]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:41:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possession on Sky Atlantic: A supernatural thriller tied to UK’s unresolved legacy of slavery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/06/possession-on-sky-atlantic-a-supernatural-thriller-tied-to-uks-unresolved-legacy-of-slavery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/06/possession-on-sky-atlantic-a-supernatural-thriller-tied-to-uks-unresolved-legacy-of-slavery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Where the show errs is in crowbarring plantation-era flashbacks into the story]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:35:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHRLYBLI5WVQ2SOZ6JZGKD73KI.jpg?auth=77f245cf22cb6de9a657bf06441cb9692587c897bdffb02c1b33dafee90f45f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeff Crossley as Angelo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Claudia McKenzie in Possession. Photograph: Des Willie/Sky                                                                                                                       ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sky UK Ltd/Des Willie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musician to advance challenge to mandatory retirement age at Royal Irish Academy of Music]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/musician-to-advance-challenge-to-mandatory-retirement-age-at-royal-irish-academy-of-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/musician-to-advance-challenge-to-mandatory-retirement-age-at-royal-irish-academy-of-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musician John Finucane is challenging a mandatory retirement age of 70 at the Royal Irish Academy of Music ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:19:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVWUCHI4DVCGJMYFEYGKKZ4U4Y.jpg?auth=9e8161f0bd96cdc3d4ce26d048ddf79f72a644856a6d0d6fe05038e0be29e0b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Musician John Finucane is challenging a mandatory retirement age of 70 at the Royal Irish Academy of Music ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Donal Murphy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funeral of Oscar-winner Brenda Fricker hears actor ‘lived a life full to the brim’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/06/funeral-of-oscar-winner-brenda-fricker-takes-place-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/06/funeral-of-oscar-winner-brenda-fricker-takes-place-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fricker, among the most respected Irish actors of her generation, died last month at the age of 81]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:16:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DR7KC24HX5ENBK6F5MEVWXHN2E.jpg?auth=da58e5a5f48de33f9c3fa5a8b789ce9ae8d34be68471e3533cbc4c41ce8cb10e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People applaud as the cortege arrives at St Catherine's Church in Dublin for the funeral of Oscar-winning actor Brenda Fricker. 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[Star scholar Jason Arday resigns from Cambridge amid questions about his life and career]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/06/star-scholar-resigns-as-questions-mount-over-his-life-and-a-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/06/star-scholar-resigns-as-questions-mount-over-his-life-and-a-career/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Schuessler, Alexandra Alter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arday quits as accusations of plagiarism and disputed scholarship and biographical claims mount]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAFMV6B45BFGVCOFJTZ5GIYRWE?auth=f1c686a2343fe050ac5f75e91a98672428fcfb6b9e5c095e7563437ae97fea10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cambridge professor Jason Arday quit his post on Wednesday night following accusations of plagiarism. Photograph: Anselm Ebulue/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Via Simon &amp; Schuster; Photo By Anselm Ebulue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, August 8th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:53:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish unemployment rate rises to 5.1%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/irish-unemployment-rate-rises-to-51/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/irish-unemployment-rate-rises-to-51/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest readout comes amid warnings that the labour market here is cooling after several years of growth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:51:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKAGVF6XG775R23XU6FODU2QNU.jpg?auth=1db4b3b904be1fb58707ba125f09b800b5666753ff3cb25b661316f1a84969e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The seasonally adjusted number of people classified as being unemployed was 149,900 in July. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 9,000 college offers issued today to students under ‘Round Zero’ of CAO]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/06/almost-9000-college-offers-issued-today-to-students-under-round-zero-of-cao/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/06/almost-9000-college-offers-issued-today-to-students-under-round-zero-of-cao/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First round offers, for those awaiting 2026 Leaving Cert exam grades, will be issued on August 26th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:58:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHBLQBEIVNFYNKQLI3N5DXMZHU.jpg?auth=afd9ca13accaffb544c9425c322499477c842387cd1e95f37178b4e6085b7a2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 8,980 CAO offers were issued on Thursday. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">urbazon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deposit Return Scheme: what happens all those containers? What about the unclaimed money?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/deposit-return-scheme-what-happens-all-those-containers-what-about-the-unclaimed-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/deposit-return-scheme-what-happens-all-those-containers-what-about-the-unclaimed-money/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the Deposit Return Scheme]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:43:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4AFKHDKPBAYFAWWSBVTVDEYB4.JPG?auth=6a09a8603bd0e73c7401fdd25c70b9d42a9d4bdb96da20833b26ce0d1e0c798a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 3.2 billion cans and bottles have been returned through the Deposit Return Scheme since its launch in 2024, according to the Re-turn website. Photograph. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries in ‘long range’ attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-refineries-in-long-range-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/ukraine-strikes-russian-oil-refineries-in-long-range-attacks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Huge clouds of black smoke over refinery 240km north of Moscow after drone attack]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:42:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLJOIPIV5FENBAZ4RAYM5KHCAU.jpg?auth=bed1b67560e36ee1683562b6dd2a83fa48d88fe9120acb51edad47f372358b7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Smoke rises rom one of Russia’s biggest oil refineries at Yaroslavl, about 240km northeast of Moscow, in an image shared on social media.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel strikes south Lebanon after two of its soldiers are killed ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/israel-strikes-south-lebanon-after-two-of-its-soldiers-are-killed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/06/israel-strikes-south-lebanon-after-two-of-its-soldiers-are-killed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four other soldiers wounded by  explosion in building they entered ​as part of security sweep]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:52:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HV6VFN7ZCIQCVPRQQRRQEQ3HNE.jpg?auth=7982ee92b5e69acf56cc45bc23438042058139b6c8c216441c036c5898ae2b93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli tanks in Zawtar al Sharqiyah, southern Lebanon. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stringer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The London restaurant serving beef tartare with Irish crisps: ‘You scoop it up with a Tayto directly’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/06/the-london-restaurant-serving-beef-tartare-with-irish-crisps-you-scoop-it-up-with-a-tayto-directly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/06/the-london-restaurant-serving-beef-tartare-with-irish-crisps-you-scoop-it-up-with-a-tayto-directly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The unlikely combination has proved to be a best seller for the new Irish-American restaurant ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:51:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJNMMPPNTRAZBOHB46KY54VFZA.jpg?auth=b56a7aaadbb09a12bedbdef17776759d90b2cfc3aa4e81f7da98a6a2c43725ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fitzgerald's Restaurant in London offers diners an Irish beef tartare with a side of Tayto ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">justin de souza</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avolon sets up new short-term debt programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/avolon-sets-up-new-short-term-debt-programme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/avolon-sets-up-new-short-term-debt-programme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commercial paper programme could issue up to $1.5bn ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:36:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O45KA5J4GBERBIXATUBJ3E4ETA.jpg?auth=68c5e5ed43af5946dc8169b1bc3866f775ce0e68800548f2cde429782be7a828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Connor, chief financial officer of Avolon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual assaults of women and children on trains among incidents reported to Irish Rail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/sexual-assaults-of-women-and-children-on-trains-among-incidents-reported-to-irish-rail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/sexual-assaults-of-women-and-children-on-trains-among-incidents-reported-to-irish-rail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Transport said it was ‘actively progressing’ work to establish a transport security force]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:47:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOZOEB65UNHK3LRAICR2A73BZY.jpg?auth=2d6ceb8be8d71b45cc53f6ec23a8562469f6b955c0f3c8f737652216e9c5b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail said the records demonstrate the "seriousness" with which reports of sexual harassment and assault are treated by its staff and security teams. Photograph: Eric Luke
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds three midlife health factors that could delay dementia for 13 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/06/study-finds-three-midlife-health-factors-that-could-delay-dementia-for-13-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/06/study-finds-three-midlife-health-factors-that-could-delay-dementia-for-13-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[The secret? Having normal blood pressure, no type 2 diabetes, and not smoking between the ages of 45 and 65 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:33:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWSVQZBJ5X3YEPKNAIFR2EGHRM.jpg?auth=b958ed293b596282ce76b43319667b6f5c26df3e94fa85b87f9b7f0e32820807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The research also suggested that, no matter how many risk factors people had, women lived longer without dementia than men. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil holds losses as Iran and Oman reach agreement over Hormuz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/06/oil-holds-losses-as-iran-and-oman-reach-agreement-over-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/06/oil-holds-losses-as-iran-and-oman-reach-agreement-over-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Lua and Gabriel Levin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed shipping route raises prospect of more energy flows through waterway]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:23:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQHW4SFJNASBN7AE6I5YK3ZEEI.jpg?auth=d9926232d590c9f4dc094fd9e9b6b219f6d3cefe53b4ac49eed48f91e6a45bf9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fifth of the world’s oil was shipped through the Strait of Hormuz before the war began on February 28th. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Chemical fingerprints’: what scientists detected after SpaceX rocket crashed into moon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/06/chemical-fingerprints-what-scientists-detected-after-spacex-rocket-crashed-into-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/06/chemical-fingerprints-what-scientists-detected-after-spacex-rocket-crashed-into-moon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Saunokonoko and agencies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rocket stage was one of tens of thousands of pieces of ‘space junk’ orbiting Earth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:19:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4GVR4OO2LK6EMSHMUT75KXOLQ.jpg?auth=f529fe6f5e4cb86f8191d0524838246d1bcf6ee8e066efdf3d4c5ea5b182c3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter probe and South Korea’s Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter are to take images of the crash site on the moon to assess the impact. Photograph: Daniel Yovkov/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Yovkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon finds no HAP properties available to rent outside Dublin or Kildare in June]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/06/simon-finds-no-hap-properties-available-to-rent-outside-dublin-or-kildare-in-june/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/06/simon-finds-no-hap-properties-available-to-rent-outside-dublin-or-kildare-in-june/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gráinne Ní Aodha, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Housing charity says just 20 properties were available to rent under scheme limits in 16 areas they surveyed ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:53:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LX4PWUXYXTT5Q7UN5UKDIEKYM.jpg?auth=c360d0fa05442df5b8d22fb440e0e0cbb95b6c5086f39c4deb629788dcbafadd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a social housing payment made to landlords by local authorities, where tenants pay a contribution to their local authority.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men remanded in custody after drugs worth €8.7 million seized in Meath and Louth ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/two-men-remanded-in-custody-after-drugs-worth-87-million-seized-in-meath-and-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/two-men-remanded-in-custody-after-drugs-worth-87-million-seized-in-meath-and-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cannabis, heroin and cocaine found in searches at three locations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:46:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTZRTAIXPJEMZAWOFA7A52PAGM.jpg?auth=ae0e2552a3b8205498e4b74a6da02ee8131da0dad2f5b23ac4fbdda1d51e028e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drugs valued at €8.7 million were seized by gardaí in Meath and Louth. Photograph: Garda Press Office]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackson bows out at troubled Flutter and what to look for in a new laptop ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/jackson-bows-out-at-troubled-flutter-and-what-to-look-for-in-a-new-laptop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/jackson-bows-out-at-troubled-flutter-and-what-to-look-for-in-a-new-laptop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:40:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YWCPMELN5DLHKORTXDCEPFP3M.jpg?auth=d1ef479082137287015f3ab51ffc85a11e280175927038edbaaae06b8618cb35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Peter Jackson, who is stepping down as CEO of Flutter Entertainment after nine years at the helm. 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[Europe stepping up back-channel talks with Russia as war in Ukraine gets nastier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/06/europe-stepping-up-back-channel-talks-with-russia-as-war-in-ukraine-gets-nastier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/06/europe-stepping-up-back-channel-talks-with-russia-as-war-in-ukraine-gets-nastier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany, France and Britain have been increasingly active as a formation in the search for a diplomatic resolution of the war]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:27:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VANE2FY7BAAP5H6RBSPU7TJEYY.jpg?auth=be20e2984000b8c83e88f19dd34e522e4f8ca54e0c18a6ab2bb8ef00a686004a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People walk past the heavily damaged Kyadrat shopping centre following Russian strikes in the Lukianivska district of Kyiv on Wednesday. Photograph: Jane Barlow/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dublin artist etching love, loss and healing on the windswept beaches of Co Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/06/the-dublin-artist-etching-love-loss-and-healing-on-the-windswept-beaches-of-co-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/06/the-dublin-artist-etching-love-loss-and-healing-on-the-windswept-beaches-of-co-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anto O’Brien finds solace in art following the death of his life partner Diana Pendlebury in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IW37XLJ6EBGZFJWWZ2DROV4ORA.jpg?auth=55f7d0e6dfd06a489538d5703515e44769a171a936d4978ac21c95aab95b8930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mandala created by Anto O'Brien at Cross Beach, Louisburgh, Co Mayo.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When I briefly left home to go to a refuge, my housing assistance payment was stopped]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/opinion-when-i-briefly-left-home-to-go-to-a-refuge-my-housing-assistance-payment-was-stopped/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/opinion-when-i-briefly-left-home-to-go-to-a-refuge-my-housing-assistance-payment-was-stopped/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sanaa Qaddi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The property management company repeatedly refused to sign my forms, saying that I had ‘cancelled the HAP payment and moved out of the house’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YIUGOQVEK5BB3NKMN46LOVF3VY.jpg?auth=6910e6702ec1e0284721d6192e9873eb9c981aba1d2c21fc85889d19802cd313&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I was aware that what was happening to me was wrong. I have a legal background,  and I knew that once a request has been made to a landlord to complete a Hap application form, they are legally obliged to take steps to comply with it.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Farknot_Architect</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal strategy of Christian Brothers and naming in newspaper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/legal-strategy-of-christian-brothers-and-naming-in-newspaper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/legal-strategy-of-christian-brothers-and-naming-in-newspaper/</guid><description><![CDATA[Should we allow such an organisation to own and set the ethos for almost 100 schools?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Solicitors ‘not against change’, but want a working criminal justice system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/solicitors-not-against-change-but-want-a-working-criminal-justice-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/solicitors-not-against-change-but-want-a-working-criminal-justice-system/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘One-size-fits-all’ legal aid payment model is more about cost-cutting and optics than genuine reform]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Why unionists went to the Belfast Fleadh and liked it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/newton-emerson-belfast-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-unionists-july-twelfth-nationalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/newton-emerson-belfast-fleadh-cheoil-na-heireann-unionists-july-twelfth-nationalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some on social media ask why the July 12th celebrations cannot generate atmosphere more like the Fleadh]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBJBYUOELREJJDDNBSILDBKMEA.jpg?auth=c8c406d1d0ed2078961c9575e700a7fe74bb5266a1a17535dcdb391f34ae9aa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evelyn McCabe and Orlaith Brock from the Brazier School of Irish Dancing in Glenavy perform on the streets of Belfast for the Fleadh.  Photograph: Enda O'Dwd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan expected to be extradited to Ireland within days]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/06/daniel-kinahans-extradition-from-dubai-expected-in-coming-days-after-decade-of-living-openly-in-uae/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/06/daniel-kinahans-extradition-from-dubai-expected-in-coming-days-after-decade-of-living-openly-in-uae/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Major security operation being finalised for return of Kinahan cartel boss to Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLTRRTQIHZDRTFDOKZKBHRPWYM.jpeg?auth=979cf95631286478e2f237dcc5503a411596a56fa64532bb0ea70d4fe1b70dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan (49) has been in custody since his arrest in Dubai in April. Photograph: Collins Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy: The GAA owes more to women than it realises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/gaa-owes-more-to-women-like-margaret-aoibheann-and-blaithin-than-it-realises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/gaa-owes-more-to-women-like-margaret-aoibheann-and-blaithin-than-it-realises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On and off the pitch, leaders like them have served the association and Gaelic games well for 140 years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFMIGMXXTFBY5DNDY75A2WVZGM.jpg?auth=3d08d977be25233a44628445b58458206034918bc918d0158876b6eeb2442904&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA star Oisín McConville with his mother, the Crossmaglen stalwart Margaret, his children Ryan, Conall and Freya and wife Darina at Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan needs to understand real reasons for delays in criminal justice system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/jim-ocallaghan-needs-to-understand-real-reasons-for-delays-in-criminal-justice-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/jim-ocallaghan-needs-to-understand-real-reasons-for-delays-in-criminal-justice-system/</guid><description><![CDATA[They’re seldom caused by defence solicitors]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Paul Galvin: ‘It’s a bad loss for us, I think we have to be cold about it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/culture-night-ambassador-paul-galvin-i-think-it-will-be-a-tough-winter-in-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/culture-night-ambassador-paul-galvin-i-think-it-will-be-a-tough-winter-in-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It’s a bad loss for us, and I think we have to be cold about it and analytical about it’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DP5IGSSQBFJLMJQTFWKBL2YX4.jpg?auth=6a342ce4f44aabb352917878e8b4fa3808aa0b82b7e21a0a0ce2abfc288293c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Culture Night 2026 ambassador Paul Galvin. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invisible greenways with no signposts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/invisible-greenways-with-no-signposts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/invisible-greenways-with-no-signposts/</guid><description><![CDATA[Connecting these world-class routes to the city shouldn’t require a map and a stroke of luck]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Ireland could look like paradise to England’s heat refugees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/finn-mcredmond-ireland-could-look-like-paradise-to-refugees-from-places-like-near-unliveable-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/06/finn-mcredmond-ireland-could-look-like-paradise-to-refugees-from-places-like-near-unliveable-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We are used to climate refugees escaping heat and floods - just not being uncomfortable British pensioners]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/67UPUPQ6I5FWZFUTX6CKTFGDSY.jpg?auth=699c9b6580b713ea90fcb92a8bd21d8a58c96c45a0a7d041ef8d478dd4ae6146&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Climate change has escaped the confines of lab reports and abstracted ideas about ozone layers and sea levels. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times








Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cavan’s journey from non-existent team to All-Ireland junior camogie final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/cavans-journey-from-non-existent-team-to-all-ireland-junior-camogie-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/06/cavans-journey-from-non-existent-team-to-all-ireland-junior-camogie-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Róisín O’Keeffe says Cavan has a ‘proud tradition’ of camogie ahead of Sunday’s game]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KEJQCTRZOFDLLJ44TRPF5LE6II.jpg?auth=06deab2fac83d3eb64982bc33ea2b44bbddb0e01956a0c7a711561568d4558cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Any time you can put on the Cavan jersey and get a chance to play on All-Ireland final day, it’s special. It’s a great honour.' Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradwives, unionists at the Fleadh and Johnny Cash’s Kerryman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tradwives-unionists-discovering-the-fleadh-and-have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/tradwives-unionists-discovering-the-fleadh-and-have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: What laptop to buy for college and the EV grant scheme bailout]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLBT2WZORBCJXLOYYSQ3LPPHUQ.jpg?auth=5ef1f576dbd38db5e2ccb9b7b33a516a1380db1fee6e66b0fa1aa1730c81d043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'tradwife' influencer movement will be among the harmful online narratives a Government-funded campaign seeks to counter.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozing off at an interesting time of life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/dozing-off-at-an-interesting-time-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/dozing-off-at-an-interesting-time-of-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[Napping at noon isn’t for everyone]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dirty old town and talking rubbish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/dirty-old-town-and-talking-rubbish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/dirty-old-town-and-talking-rubbish/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council is ignoring the problem that blights our streets]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Dogs should be banned from beaches during summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/dogs-should-be-banned-from-beaches-during-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/dogs-should-be-banned-from-beaches-during-summer/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bank holiday weekend beach trips spoilt by roaming dogs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Cian McPhillips ready to make his mark on European Championship 800m  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/06/cian-mcphillips-ready-to-make-his-mark-on-european-championship-800m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/06/cian-mcphillips-ready-to-make-his-mark-on-european-championship-800m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After dental surgery and injury earlier in the year, the Longford athlete is only now returning to his best]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CD6XFFEOVWDZLK63CC2OS3WVUE.jpg?auth=1ba0230acf8a35f24a047a8fa3ab7bd04314c37082ed1e5bf5524a501a66cfee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian McPhillips on his way to winning the men's 800m final during day two of the National Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium in Dublin. Photograph: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish amateur great Joe Ward says Irish boxing is on a high ahead of return to the ring]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/05/irish-amateur-great-joe-ward-says-irish-boxing-is-on-a-high-ahead-of-return-to-the-ring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/05/irish-amateur-great-joe-ward-says-irish-boxing-is-on-a-high-ahead-of-return-to-the-ring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-time European amateur champion has not fought in 22 months, but returns on Saturday’s 3Arena bill]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAIAXWTEZBHKFMJL2MLHSGSKJQ.jpg?auth=f66188a53b020d133e59f6c81588aad102a567edcb885464f79d4ee7ff7a7f26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Light heavyweight: Joe Ward celebrates after defeating Dmytro Fedas at the National Stadium, Dublin, October 18th, 2024. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for electric vehicle grants surges in wake of fuel price increases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/06/demand-for-electric-vehicle-grants-surges-in-wake-of-fuel-price-increases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/06/demand-for-electric-vehicle-grants-surges-in-wake-of-fuel-price-increases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Demand for grant scheme doubled in April compared with same month in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJGYY2HEQYHFS7VXLC5WDMC2ME.jpg?auth=337e43e9ce77ce8442bb9f4088b4a285723e791fc9b0638f55b87c683c53ca56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the first seven months of this year, 53,149 electric cars have been registered, equivalent to a 41 per cent year-on-year increase, a spokesman for the Department of Transport said. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danny Lawson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How doughnuts helped an Irish founder break into the US healthcare system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/06/how-doughnuts-helped-an-irish-founder-break-into-the-us-healthcare-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/06/how-doughnuts-helped-an-irish-founder-break-into-the-us-healthcare-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aaron Cullen’s start-up Mendelia uses AI to automate one of the most time-consuming administrative tasks facing US healthcare providers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTKWNLHWF5CLTDTVNIV6DENPXY.jpg?auth=ad08aec86f7e56ad898144c39105590bd9be20cb9800d6416545242b20df30ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jaylem Brar and Aaron Cullen, co-founders of Mendelia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A striking contrast on train station noise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/a-striking-contrast-on-train-station-noise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/a-striking-contrast-on-train-station-noise/</guid><description><![CDATA[Garbled and incoherent announcements vs ‘quiet’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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[Bohemians fans urged to bring the noise against ‘heavy metal’ Midtjylland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/bohemians-fans-urged-to-bring-the-noise-against-heavy-metal-midtjylland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/06/bohemians-fans-urged-to-bring-the-noise-against-heavy-metal-midtjylland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Danes will provide a stern test for League of Ireland side in Tallaght]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABL4MUPU4XSJP4U7B35FRUVAVA.jpg?auth=9bdb45f6325d4f3f83f55cc8285fe957c3b1b8dfba2205fbaf634c1b42008f18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians have sold over 5,500 tickets for the Conference League qualifying match. Photograph: Inpho ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nikola Krstic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s wrong to write off nuclear power as beyond Irish capability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/its-wrong-to-write-off-nuclear-power-as-beyond-irish-capability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/06/its-wrong-to-write-off-nuclear-power-as-beyond-irish-capability/</guid><description><![CDATA[History, existing abilities and emerging technology suggest we could do it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 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 musician who is refusing to let a landmark derelict building ‘die’ on Inis Meáin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/the-musician-who-is-refusing-to-let-a-landmark-derelict-building-die-on-inis-meain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/the-musician-who-is-refusing-to-let-a-landmark-derelict-building-die-on-inis-meain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcela Villagómez]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award-winning harper Úna Ní Fhlannagáin did not know she would buy an abandoned hotel when she moved to the island in 2020]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7G3GCS63KVG75GTZVWNODWGXRA.jpeg?auth=138f2981af01cc797d6d2c8c4cfdb17c978494747bc73686c1e98548a05e66bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Musician Úna Ní Fhlannagáin: 'I went for the culture, the customs and the language, but I stayed for the people.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We rented houses at first but then said: Let’s just buy a caravan’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/we-rented-houses-at-first-but-then-said-lets-just-buy-a-caravan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/06/we-rented-houses-at-first-but-then-said-lets-just-buy-a-caravan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s coastline: Achill is a hot spot for mobile home and caravan holidaymakers, but the growth of wild campers has raised problems]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDNPEHGYMNCJ5ITXV4G3MQFUHY.jpg?auth=9f2608f4a02ec6df310bd40f1b0083d5f1cda34890b8c14e95c74a6967d71d6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caroline Commons, Anne Marie Brady, Molly and Edel Quinn and Lisa Fitzsimons spend the summer catching up at Keel Camping caravan park on Achill Island. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s nuclear taboo faces its sternest test in decades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/06/japans-nuclear-taboo-faces-its-sternest-test-in-decades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/06/japans-nuclear-taboo-faces-its-sternest-test-in-decades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McNeill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the anniversary of Hiroshima, the only country to experience atomic attack is confronting calls to revisit assumptions about national security]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZSP7U33M7BFLRLOVKRAQD2C23A.jpg?auth=29b9a1d60973e410e726ff878c42557d19ce326d980098b0a244accf6e125e5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A visitor takes in a panoramic mural showing the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, Japan. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief brush with the moon’s shadow will bring sun’s secrets to light]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/06/brief-brush-with-the-moons-shadow-will-bring-suns-secrets-to-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/06/brief-brush-with-the-moons-shadow-will-bring-suns-secrets-to-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Shaw]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What to expect from next week’s partial solar eclipse, and how to watch it safely]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/73BATYWGTJNZBIPLJIWDHEE2RI.jpg?auth=9fa76bebe9d7271ac0002db9c26aeed344b7b6dda8787658126e6f97ff1dddd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A partial solar eclipse seen from Howth summit in Co Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I live in Amsterdam and I fantasise about Irish supermarkets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/06/i-feel-delirious-on-supermarket-quests-for-a-modest-sum-i-can-feel-unadulterated-joy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/06/i-feel-delirious-on-supermarket-quests-for-a-modest-sum-i-can-feel-unadulterated-joy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya von Noorden Pierce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I believe that countries can only be very good at some things, and Dutch supermarkets prove this to be true]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDQHGNCTVVBJHG3FSYSJ7KJSTA.jpg?auth=56da8fc3cb580a7758aa5c7c873284541a6a8f9005f2eb2cfd8542b21ff096a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Freya von Noorden Pierce in Amsterdam]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New public information campaign warns of the terms ‘tradwife’ and ‘manosphere’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/new-public-information-campaign-to-warn-of-tradwife-and-manosphere-online-messaging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/06/new-public-information-campaign-to-warn-of-tradwife-and-manosphere-online-messaging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government-funded strategy takes aim at stereotypical gender roles promoted by influencers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6T4CGYJFRE5XDMZOX5UIWGFIY.jpg?auth=d06615ec47d78e74ace1da6adb746276e3b3f36ac94fbe5f8b3f798b33767c60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Government campaign warns of influencers promoting 'restrictive, stereotypical roles for women and girls'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stockbusters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Will you e-marry me?’: Estonia goes fully digital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/will-you-e-marry-me-estonia-goes-fully-digital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/06/will-you-e-marry-me-estonia-goes-fully-digital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voting in elections, ordering medical prescriptions and applying for a marriage certificate can all be done from the comfort of your laptop]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The climate crisis needs conductors, not just virtuosos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/06/the-climate-crisis-needs-conductors-not-just-virtuosos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/06/the-climate-crisis-needs-conductors-not-just-virtuosos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Daly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The answers to big global challenges can’t be found within single disciplines ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UXM5PIPRNTGUKJGLMPQQ423YQ.jpg?auth=24787cf1fc29e564bdc5efaf968afcf6cead1d5a122b445299c74626616ee085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students during a protest on Grafton Street demanding action on the climate crisis. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The epic life of writer Charles Gaines who believed in ‘hardness, in toughness, in pushing yourself’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/dave-hannigan-epic-life-of-writer-who-believed-in-hardness-in-toughness-in-pushing-yourself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/06/dave-hannigan-epic-life-of-writer-who-believed-in-hardness-in-toughness-in-pushing-yourself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When studying creative writing, Charles Gaines  would drive from hunting ducks to the classroom, where he’d sit with blood stains on his overalls]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMGA777ZX5HJ7LM7MQIAPTBRAY.jpg?auth=4bd81d100035772c113b19c9e3e860efc0334f76923b47f56e42a372b8c1325b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles Gaines: 'What life is all about is coming up against your limitations and then stretching out against them.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cross-Border commitment crucial in nursing Ireland’s ailing lakes back to health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/06/cross-border-commitment-crucial-in-nursing-irelands-ailing-lakes-back-to-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/06/cross-border-commitment-crucial-in-nursing-irelands-ailing-lakes-back-to-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the Republic, there has been unrelenting deterioration of lakes, rivers and estuaries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTQYVE47SZHCHMASQQAWHLCZTU.jpg?auth=4cffb6b5be81a1f9a8d5cafb1f9426f7fe51f27b6135a4f33d16dcb299e058e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brown trout populations in Lough Carra have reduced by 75 per cent since 2000. 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Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you think you got your job on merit, I’m afraid I have some bad news]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/06/if-you-think-you-got-your-job-on-merit-im-afraid-i-have-some-bad-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/06/if-you-think-you-got-your-job-on-merit-im-afraid-i-have-some-bad-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meritocracy sounds positive until you examine its dark history and understand some of the biases that underpin it ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VM6LVCHDONFWLPCAB7C6PXZQPA.jpg?auth=d691cb7a95e261b298fc83a865f10218e200386ffd35a9ac5ad3f1d107156d3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sociological research shows that companies explicitly promoting themselves as meritocracies inadvertently foster greater bias. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bevan Goldswain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laptops: what you need to know before buying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/06/laptops-what-you-need-to-know-before-buying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/06/laptops-what-you-need-to-know-before-buying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speed, memory, size and weight will all be factors you need to take into account and all have an impact on your budget]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H74YIKVOF64V7F22YVUVUSNKUI.jpg?auth=b1bff9740d82152978b9aa1c479b9df79c902b95bd74fe8d0468a865c3b89f2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When choosing a laptop for college, there are several important things to consider. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne: Cagney, Lacey, Velma, Daphne – here are my favourite female TV detectives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/06/patrick-freyne-cagney-lacey-velma-daphne-here-are-my-favourite-female-tv-detectives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/06/patrick-freyne-cagney-lacey-velma-daphne-here-are-my-favourite-female-tv-detectives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FBI agent Alice Black in new Disney crime drama Furious is following in the footsteps of these crime-solving heroines]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVCS5257ICV5HVB6APVV3RLPRE.jpg?auth=e004de8d7bc556e5e5a2dbc5b667830776090daefee409bd58af920ad377361c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cagney and Lacey, one of the most grittily realistic, working-class shows of the 1980s]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queens of the Dead review: The undead have never looked this fabulous]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/07/queens-of-the-dead-review-the-undead-have-never-looked-this-fabulous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/07/queens-of-the-dead-review-the-undead-have-never-looked-this-fabulous/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tina Romero’s modestly budgeted zombie film is pitched closer to camp comedy than horror]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMQ6XC4Z6NABHMG333G7WKOE4M.jpg?auth=65c31e7b0b9deef94c874757f5852479dc78ee8a8b55ee4b0f5aaf2f166db0e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Queens of the Dead]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can I write my will in such a way to delay any tax bill until after my house sells?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/can-i-write-my-will-in-such-a-way-to-delay-any-tax-bill-until-after-my-house-sells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/can-i-write-my-will-in-such-a-way-to-delay-any-tax-bill-until-after-my-house-sells/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Precisely when tax is due is determined by timing of its valuation but generally it is when probate is granted ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IZFPSOXMFDJXNOG23AK7P5YSI.jpg?auth=54521f2664a49baa8b9b96a7d84c733a6beb266a75c5abeeeee1894aa337162f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The valuation date for CAT purposes would generally be the date the grant of probate issues. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JohnnyGreig</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI apes fiction as OpenAI and Anthropic models go rogue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/06/ai-apes-fiction-as-openai-and-anthropic-models-go-rogue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/06/ai-apes-fiction-as-openai-and-anthropic-models-go-rogue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scary bit is that AI designers failed to account for capability of their creations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7VENGOJVBFNVNBDFRROEOSPTE.jpg?auth=627440db26f0846fd4ac653d45c02d253a1a9185dd34b19135b8c7dc7ff07da7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Questions about human capacity to control AI emerged as OpenAI and Anthropic conceded experimental versions of their AI models had escaped into the wider web without their being aware of it. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khanchit Khirisutchalual</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish firms raise €296m in VC funding, but three deals account for lion’s share]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/irish-firms-raise-296m-in-vc-funding-but-three-deals-account-for-lions-share/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/irish-firms-raise-296m-in-vc-funding-but-three-deals-account-for-lions-share/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[KPMG says software companies were a focus for investors in second quarter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JZPVO3S2R7MR4BDVKFKVXC4HY.jpg?auth=973c8c38146b70703b6b3a1ecfcd7bfe9cf91e66e3cd6f39829c7808c2dcf461&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[KPMG said 20 deals were completed in the three months to the end of June]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sligo Park and Mespil hotels pay €5.2m in dividends to family owners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/sligo-park-and-mespil-hotels-pay-52m-in-dividends-to-family-owners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/06/sligo-park-and-mespil-hotels-pay-52m-in-dividends-to-family-owners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The family-owned Lee Hotel group generated over €25m in revenue between both hotels in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELLEIP3A6ZLPTE4OTW27NEA4UY.jpg?auth=6a9a43fc5c9d3f340b7ec8daf7b14e9e57f8788d19e39e318ef115f64f7c71c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mespil Hotel in Dublin paid a dividend of €2.2m to its family owners. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill 




Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in Pharma Awards 2026 recognise sector’s outstanding talent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/06/women-in-pharma-awards-2026-recognise-sectors-outstanding-talent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/06/women-in-pharma-awards-2026-recognise-sectors-outstanding-talent/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gala ceremony in Dublin honours women driving progress across pharma, biotech and life sciences, from HR leadership to innovation in clinical trials]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2WF5WZGBFHH7NDGMIJKEIYAFY.jpg?auth=7f7512d67ded5149f254c8e0e8bca026e733a76475fb081255f962c0af57f3cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Winners of the Women in Pharma Awards 2026]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The CEO bottleneck: How an SME can grow its leadership and scale up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/06/the-ceo-bottleneck-how-an-sme-can-grow-its-leadership-and-scale-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/06/the-ceo-bottleneck-how-an-sme-can-grow-its-leadership-and-scale-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Successful companies believe investment in people is just as important as technology and innovation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OY75DFK23FGLXF2MIA3C3VY7NU.jpg?auth=1ebe729994615ba8d4930e7d56d12623fc6a26c6d23c75406c4eb743603d47b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many SMEs are over-reliant on a small number of people, which can create significant organisational risk. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Vladimirov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pickosito review: Superb city centre Mexican food with great prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/06/pickosito-restaurant-superb-city-centre-mexican-food-with-great-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/06/pickosito-restaurant-superb-city-centre-mexican-food-with-great-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home-made tortillas wrap up a taste of northern Mexican cuisine in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXASMU2SXBCZZDCEKPFN4B3IM4.JPG?auth=6fcb58b6fe099dbc5198c7673e709058a00b4733be4802cd38cf74e1b6ec2189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pickosito co-owners Edlyn García Morán and Raquel Hernández Rodríguez (chef). Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Services sector upbeat about prospects for year ahead as activity grows strongly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/06/services-sector-upbeat-about-prospects-for-year-ahead-as-activity-grows-strongly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/06/services-sector-upbeat-about-prospects-for-year-ahead-as-activity-grows-strongly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport, tourism and leisure sector out of sync as it records fifth successive monthly decline in activity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3OPNTGGSFCSHKXI6UF452X6EA.JPG?auth=4a8238a17230009927da14afd5bb218e660ad3a991b21aec0e961224917b66b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Andrew Balfe performing at All Together Now: business activity in the leisure, tourism and transport sector is still contracting. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resilience at heart of ambitious plans for Ireland’s electricity grid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/06/resilience-at-heart-of-ambitious-plans-for-irelands-electricity-grid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/06/resilience-at-heart-of-ambitious-plans-for-irelands-electricity-grid/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘We ensure that the lights stay on while enabling the move to more and more renewables and indigenous energy sources’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3BFXZRRO5FWNB2X5RFFDNX2JQ.jpg?auth=9afc531eddcefc8c8497fe13358b4ef3ff2345fe82bf4401330e746715e88c65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EirGrid chief operations officer Michael Kelly: 'Power systems often figure on lists of the top 10 most complicated machines ever made.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fintan Clarke Coalesce Ltd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viatris Little Island takes top honour at Operational Excellence Awards 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/06/viatris-little-island-takes-top-honour-at-operational-excellence-awards-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/06/viatris-little-island-takes-top-honour-at-operational-excellence-awards-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cork pharma facility named overall winner as more than 100 entries were whittled down to 21 trophies at annual ceremony]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3ILILLG5VH7RD3DWAU56JLS2Q.jpg?auth=41df69a10eecff1c8fdf86663d19d6b5b6bea1283032b53ddc4eed00886dd589&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael O'Callaghan, awards judge, presents the overall operational excellence award to Shane Horgan, Viatris Little Island]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Tom Jones, Sepultura, Donal Ryan and more in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/07/event-guide-tom-jones-sepultura-donal-ryan-and-more-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/07/event-guide-tom-jones-sepultura-donal-ryan-and-more-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 8th-14th, 2026: the best music, art, theatre and more coming your way ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QEJVUTQAPRE3RGOJSEKHEGFYVA.jpeg?auth=b7abdcbc07de7077c3f1f109e363f55deb699d213dfb02716781d94630207d6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Jones plays Palmerstown House Estate in Co Kildare on August 9th]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quickening by Claire McGowan: A powerful novel of motherhood, cowardice and courage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/01/the-quickening-by-claire-mcgowan-a-powerful-novel-of-motherhood-cowardice-and-courage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/01/the-quickening-by-claire-mcgowan-a-powerful-novel-of-motherhood-cowardice-and-courage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henrietta McKervey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A howl of rage against the denial of freedoms, and a call for resistance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33LDCH7RAZEY7OXPS6Z4YWY4PI.jpg?auth=78daa57a4d2d1eb2d73146bda963934871fd188489f72f31fb85ca63e11e53ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claire McGowan's The Quickening depicts a future that returns to some of the constraints of the past. Photograph: Donna Ford]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>