<?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/2026-08-08/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:51:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[The number of Pioneer pins has fallen – but so too has alcohol consumption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/the-number-of-pioneer-pins-has-fallen-but-so-too-has-alcohol-consumption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/the-number-of-pioneer-pins-has-fallen-but-so-too-has-alcohol-consumption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finola Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rite & Reason: The temperance movement originated in the United States in the 19th century ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P62T7XQQCJGLHBWWUQ65UPL7PA.jpg?auth=f462238071f0726be9206bf1e37ffe9a5264c68cb022ca8f2fe87d454dc808f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Ireland in the first 10 months of 2025 there were 4,000 drink-driving arrests. 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Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thai school shooting deaths rise to eight after girl (12) dies in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/08/thai-school-shooting-deaths-rise-to-eight-after-girl-12-dies-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/08/thai-school-shooting-deaths-rise-to-eight-after-girl-12-dies-in-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jintamas Saksornchai]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy (14) opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School near Bangkok after killing his grandparents at family home]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:42:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6J53COWJJJWXX6GAYM5DVI6MD4.jpg?auth=95f2db935b3b7e95582b66d8ebe5ee8b28a2fd28a32d3f615c1739aec2b7a3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fourteen people remain in hospital, with seven of them still in a critical condition on Saturday. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sakchai Lalit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump loyalist Todd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/08/trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-confirmed-as-us-attorney-general/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/08/trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-confirmed-as-us-attorney-general/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Levine]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President’s one-time personal attorney becomes head of country’s top law enforcement department]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:57:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QVWWBO5SV2PWFJXQYHZEZ5YGJI.jpg?auth=3d5fb0872c530dcf8b9c99e1e90ba31253c5fdd776c4c7ef65ebe44b6c23153a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump, with his attorney Todd Blanche, speaking to reporters before a day's proceedings in his criminal trial in New York in May 2024. 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                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Todd Heisler</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian drones kill boy (3) and grandparents near Kyiv, Zelenskiy says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/08/child-among-three-killed-in-russian-strikes-near-kyiv-says-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/08/child-among-three-killed-in-russian-strikes-near-kyiv-says-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Flynn, Olena Harmash]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President pressing for extra ⁠help as Ukraine is chronically short of ⁠air defence missiles for ​US Patriot systems]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:59:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OO77EQ7KFJOKDS2YK7C256N6QQ.jpg?auth=2e7a2f9190df90b92b76cebabb6e295c0df13c8714184bee99c3d72a910a71ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia launched six ​ballistic missiles and 151 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said. Photograph: Jane Barlow/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says Strait of Hormuz deal is ‘very close’ but will not free up waterway by itself ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/08/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-deal-is-very-close-but-will-not-free-up-waterway-by-itself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/08/iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-deal-is-very-close-but-will-not-free-up-waterway-by-itself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Enas Alashray, Steve Holland, Timour Azhari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran-Oman arrangement over control of shipping lane seen as crucial to wider agreement to end conflict begun by US]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:49:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVKM7RD3L6FMLHBG7N53WJPJS4.jpg?auth=e06a9d0a8d17af65af0933f10a676757593d532546254751937690dc1cb2c6b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ​previous shipping traffic separation scheme through the strait was no longer acceptable to Tehran, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fatima Shbair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Moore leads the way as GB&I win Shergar Cup at Ascot ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/08/ryan-moore-leads-the-way-as-gbi-win-shergar-cup-at-ascot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/08/ryan-moore-leads-the-way-as-gbi-win-shergar-cup-at-ascot/</guid><description><![CDATA[English jockey also picked up the Alastair Haggis Silver Saddle for leading rider]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:37:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MWPGQMGGFNT56LLUH6YN7OWLQQ.jpg?auth=4a020309f1d6e21a211cafa87501f0a1801d5de6d1d783b16aebfab10f12fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Moore with his trophy for top jockey during The Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (20s) airlifted to hospital after three-car crash in Donegal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/woman-20s-airlifted-to-hospital-after-three-car-crash-in-donegal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/woman-20s-airlifted-to-hospital-after-three-car-crash-in-donegal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four others hospitalised following separate two-car incident in Co Kildare]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:34:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to both incidents.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Áine Donegan’s fast finish puts her on course for career-best placing at PIF London Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/08/aine-donegans-fast-finish-puts-her-on-course-for-career-best-placing-at-pif-london-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/08/aine-donegans-fast-finish-puts-her-on-course-for-career-best-placing-at-pif-london-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager Anna Huang leads by three from Charley Hull at Centurion Club]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:22:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6GFVNIFPBB67PXXZYJKYHGKBA?auth=08011e2f676531052f7d256e33605832f19091bf40c8009d02116d4413f86da7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Áine Donegan of Ireland in action on day three of the PIF London Championship at The Centurion Club. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women’s Interpros wrap: Buttimer scores four tries as Munster ease to win over Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/08/womens-interpros-wrap-buttimer-scores-four-tries-as-munster-ease-to-win-over-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/08/womens-interpros-wrap-buttimer-scores-four-tries-as-munster-ease-to-win-over-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht prevail in a tight encounter with Ulster in Belfast]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:26:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U23YBPZRWFTCMLBCKCYGAKKTSE.jpg?auth=44f929f270e517ff1504d36e115a43646d04b1e0c4abfa5672a755cc88b842b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Beth Buttimer dives to score her side's third try. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maurice MacGowan had ‘a beautiful and noble soul’, funeral told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/maurice-macgowan-had-a-beautiful-and-noble-soul-funeral-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/maurice-macgowan-had-a-beautiful-and-noble-soul-funeral-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Father of late musician Shane MacGowan ‘was a bright and shining beacon of light for so many’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:21:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJ47H5246VCSVJH56VTKHGYR3I.jpg?auth=f93882be5eb4f65d9ccd7ccf5a71ef1cc73c896bd55581cb55e3942fb88ebc1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice MacGowan died on August 3rd, 2026. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Comic Con: ‘It’s a bit like Disneyland – you go in and you want to see it all’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/dublin-comic-con-its-a-bit-like-disneyland-you-go-in-and-you-want-to-see-it-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/dublin-comic-con-its-a-bit-like-disneyland-you-go-in-and-you-want-to-see-it-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estimated 20,000 people attend each event where they dress in costumes or ‘cosplays’ of favourite fictional characters]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:33:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OTO4VSVDFCFVLQAVNGZLYDWIM.jpg?auth=561da23b632319b02106b5189e9677baea18fd5cda8b6a234309cb8be3e25ab0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Doyle and Charlotte Rose Keating went to Dublin Comic Con on Saturday dressed as ghosts. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moroccan with no passport arrested in Dún Laoghaire shortly after arriving by ‘boat from UK’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/moroccan-with-no-passport-arrested-in-dun-laoghaire-shortly-after-arriving-by-boat-from-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/moroccan-with-no-passport-arrested-in-dun-laoghaire-shortly-after-arriving-by-boat-from-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The court heard that the man claimed to have ‘landed in Ireland yesterday on a boat from London’, having previously been in France and Spain after leaving Morocco]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:51:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2SLEJMMBVDT5N52XLYQSM5TTM.JPG?auth=70f1e89f57050a4c15fa84691e617289703f2394e09765ebb32d2e9d967d4846&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elane Charkaoui (50) leaving court on bail after facing charges under the Immigration Act and theft, having arrived without a passport by boat following a journey through Spain, France, and the UK.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union calls for review after 51 cows euthanised in Co Tyrone in view of members of public]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/union-calls-for-review-after-51-cows-euthanised-in-co-tyrone-in-view-of-members-of-public/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/union-calls-for-review-after-51-cows-euthanised-in-co-tyrone-in-view-of-members-of-public/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confidence in North’s veterinary and enforcement processes ‘severely damaged’, says Ulster Farmers’ Union]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:41:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNM44G2OXZEX3IHIQGS7WB4I6Y.jpg?auth=92b730fa108ba66e90b25c15064aacb398a8fc0b8d9f9265cb9fc76dbeb906ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stormont Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir said the situation arose following a court order which required officials to act after a man was disqualified for life from keeping animals. File photograph]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sara_winter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aid charity being investigated over links to Hamas ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/08/aid-charity-being-investigated-over-links-to-hamas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/08/aid-charity-being-investigated-over-links-to-hamas/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Al-Khair Foundation said it is ‘co-operating fully’ and had already filed a serious incident report with the watchdog before it was launched]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:38:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GGYX7GNEG2KY2RMNU5XBOEASY.jpg?auth=77c8a4d9ec3e66a941f1affb4e917472dd590ac238664e1c4c3de50d0236f3be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Al-Khair Foundation maintains that It is alleged that Mohammad Yousef Hasna (45) is not an employee but works with one of its global partners to enable the delivery of aid around the world.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Saber</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jorge Messi, father of Lionel, dies aged 68]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/jorge-messi-father-of-lionel-dies-aged-68/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/jorge-messi-father-of-lionel-dies-aged-68/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi spent time with his father after the ‌World ‌Cup ​before rejoining his club, Inter Miami]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:29:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLVCL5R3KBCQNMFNLK3IP35DKY.jpg?auth=d6418612a4d58d123b00495a74d85d35125bce1376fe4e84bf82b173629d37cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's forward Lionel Messi's father Jorge Messi attending a national team match. Photograph: Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JUAN MABROMATA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All you need to know about next week’s solar eclipse and how to keep your eyes safe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/09/next-weeks-solar-eclipse-catch-it-or-wait-until-2090-for-another-chance-this-good/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/09/next-weeks-solar-eclipse-catch-it-or-wait-until-2090-for-another-chance-this-good/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Flannery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Views will be best in the southwest, and Venus should become visible - but proper eye protection is essentail]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:27:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBHYP7S7XBDJJGINNODFWLDLF4.jpg?auth=40baeaeff1d76a634987bd80c866aa1bbe3927d8d88808aec46179dd0beb3747&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2024. Photograph: Josh Edelson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOSH EDELSON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government jet leaves Ireland for Daniel Kinahan extradition from Dubai]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/government-jet-leaves-ireland-for-daniel-kinahan-extradition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/government-jet-leaves-ireland-for-daniel-kinahan-extradition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kinahan (49) could be returned from UAE by Sunday, when he is expected to be brought directly to the Special Criminal Court]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:27:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLPR575NOBB7ZL352WIMMW7L64.jpg?auth=d11d2a796505e356b403fba46dce1d7a1d1ca97b6543111acce49dc170e51e31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The process of extraditing Daniel Kinahan to Ireland, to stand trial for his alleged leading role in the Kinahan cartel, has begun. Pictured is Kinahan patriarch Christy Kinahan snr, Daniel Kinahan (centre) and Sean McGovern, who was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Illustration: Irish Times Graphics]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts return of ‘very warm’ weather as temperatures to reach 26 degrees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/met-eireann-forecasts-return-of-very-warm-weather-as-temperatures-to-reach-26-degrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/met-eireann-forecasts-return-of-very-warm-weather-as-temperatures-to-reach-26-degrees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Temperatures for this time of the year are between two and four degrees higher than average]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:54:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G3O4UNZNCZA6HCMY6M4N7Q5ZG4.JPG?auth=5f632e4ff19f77f67eac1a136ae3266ef1b255d8f5f162f39170521905f45a6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecaster Holly O'Neill said it could be a case that what we do get  is classed as a heatwave, but as of yet "there is no consecutive pattern like this" Photo: Bryan O’Brien / The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New books for August – Alan Opts Out, Small Town Girls: A Writer’s Memoir and Four Terrible Parents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/new-books-for-august-alan-opts-out-small-town-girls-a-writers-memoir-and-four-terrible-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/new-books-for-august-alan-opts-out-small-town-girls-a-writers-memoir-and-four-terrible-parents/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three great reads from Courtney Maum, Jayne Anne Phillips and Calla Henkel]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXUDZVZE3JDK3M63TQCPT5FC3M.jpg?auth=dc3b1801a5b5a717625f10bd91db20f229d63f3913b0aef72c3a570f6b597fb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Courtney Maum: Alan Opts Out is the perfect summer read]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to examine additional parent’s leave for births of twins and triplets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/calls-to-examine-additional-parents-leave-for-births-of-twins-and-triplets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/calls-to-examine-additional-parents-leave-for-births-of-twins-and-triplets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork North West Deputy John Paul O’Shea said current arrangements do not adequately reflect additional demands placed on families]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:55:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOKOBJCYL5F3LOIDWZOPGQYLFQ.jpg?auth=2d8c3d3a438b504ffb2dd9443885836c94df561f49d94ec16269cdcc47619ba7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[About one in every 61 deliveries in Ireland results in a multiple birth. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vad-Len</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girls who survived Galway house fire by jumping from third-storey window undergo surgery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/girls-who-survived-galway-house-fire-by-jumping-from-third-storey-window-undergo-surgery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/girls-who-survived-galway-house-fire-by-jumping-from-third-storey-window-undergo-surgery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh McDonagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Their three younger siblings were rescued by two neighbours, who entered the burning building before the arrival of fire crews]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:45:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5TRIRY4FVT4L4O6OIYRRRNZJVM.jpg?auth=487389200bcc5f203fcea7b9b75c02ba5db7be5ec70b2bb08c098aa369e219b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The two children received medical treatment at the scene before being brought to UHG by ambulance. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal against vacant property levies backfires with landowner now to pay double]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/08/appeal-against-vacant-property-levies-backfires-with-landowner-now-to-pay-double/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/08/appeal-against-vacant-property-levies-backfires-with-landowner-now-to-pay-double/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plans approved for €1m site of former pub and nightclub to be turned into apartments]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:16:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7WYUZU2BJDTNNRAQPSDHFAZWQ.jpg?auth=db298df803616c3deef120cc1d2dd2bb23979fff297ba5b15030a6e81b4b0cb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Numbers 34-41 Catherine Street in Limerick city pictured in 2023. Photograph courtesy of Fine Gael Councillor Daniel Butler]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge opens inquiries into alleged unlawful detention of men due to legal aid dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/judge-opens-inquiries-into-alleged-unlawful-detention-of-men-due-to-legal-aid-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/judge-opens-inquiries-into-alleged-unlawful-detention-of-men-due-to-legal-aid-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detailed written evidence and legal submissions had been put forward by both counsel in a marathon nine-hour sitting]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:12:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRUXL432UNEOBLUHV7BSUBLWIM.jpg?auth=15497f4f459e1ddb7f4cdbb63edc473b4767f2632d069d95e8b5319c11e9ca66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court heard that the men who had been refused bail or allegedly had not received fair hearings in the District Court while unrepresented by solicitors. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tibor Bognar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa confirms ‘departure payment’ to alleged lover of Gianni Infantino]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/uefa-confirms-departure-payment-to-alleged-lover-of-gianni-infantino/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/uefa-confirms-departure-payment-to-alleged-lover-of-gianni-infantino/</guid><description><![CDATA[It comes as pressure mounts on Infantino following a controversial plan to sell stakes to private investors in a company to run the World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:03:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TA4J75NAR4I4WJ3HSB7IT6Q7AE.jpg?auth=59b969f7a30f7fb037fb4a6703e48ef09de1739d43848893d411973c19d518ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uefa confirmed a payment was made along with covering the fees for an MBA course, which it said was 'in line' with regulations at the time. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the hype, SpaceX investors return to the numbers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/08/after-the-hype-spacex-investors-return-to-the-numbers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/08/after-the-hype-spacex-investors-return-to-the-numbers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For all the talk of the future, investors still have to account for the present]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DHRZDV3GCRWED3FDTYEYVDES44.jpg?auth=232279e5c292e512e9ada6f0de81c607fe42c31cffefe024a27346f3548bd186&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX’s first earnings report was a useful antidote to some of the enthusiasm that surrounded its market debut. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter is correct about Christian Brothers’ legal tactics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/christian-brothers-legal-tactics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/christian-brothers-legal-tactics/</guid><description><![CDATA[The dynamic of power and control is painfully familiar]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Tourism and infrastructure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/tourism-and-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/tourism-and-infrastructure/</guid><description><![CDATA[One couple said: ‘Don’t go to Achill. It’s full’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Rocco Macari, owner of Italian-Irish chippers, leaves estate valued at more than €2.2m  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/rocco-macari-owner-of-italian-irish-chippers-leaves-estate-valued-at-more-than-22m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/rocco-macari-owner-of-italian-irish-chippers-leaves-estate-valued-at-more-than-22m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annette Hanley, a former director of operations for Golden Pages, left estate valued at €5.8m]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CT6HXFDVY5FVPKXXXTT2QH3ENE.jpg?auth=af9cd4e935deaeb360c803d8104ac729e8514ed782fdbf59dc41ac9c9e163dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Macari's takeaway in Tallaght. Rocco Macari opened his first shop in Tallaght Village in 1972. Photograph: Macari's website]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Macari's website</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian Brothers’ responsibility for schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/christian-brothers-and-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/christian-brothers-and-schools/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trusteeship and ownership transferred to a lay trust]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Honesty about Israeli-made system and Government jet would have been refreshing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/honesty-about-israeli-made-system-and-government-jet-would-have-been-refreshing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/honesty-about-israeli-made-system-and-government-jet-would-have-been-refreshing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Defence stance difficult to reconcile with role for which navigation tool was designed]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[We need a wartime approach to the climate emergency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/climate-emergency-is-here-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/climate-emergency-is-here-now/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland must make a national effort to reduce our fossil fuel consumption]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[It is astonishing that the Government is making criminal defence work even less appealing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/it-is-astonishing-that-the-government-is-making-criminal-defence-work-even-less-appealing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/it-is-astonishing-that-the-government-is-making-criminal-defence-work-even-less-appealing/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many solicitors burn out from years of late nights and weekends spent on call and attending prisons and Garda stations]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Norma Foley’s tradwives awareness campaign is absurd]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/jennifer-oconnell-norma-foleys-tradwives-awareness-campaign-is-absurd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/jennifer-oconnell-norma-foleys-tradwives-awareness-campaign-is-absurd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the list of all the things ‘pressurising women’ into caring roles, Hannah Neeleman and her bone broth hot cocoa are not in the top 50]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5MF3NNLL5ADLLBNP3TAGOFWS4.jpg?auth=7ed77247c174d806d15734a8372e5a4b47960e6061b111577d706fed79e774f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hannah Neeleman of Ballerina Farm with her family. Photograph: Bridget Bennett/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BRIDGET BENNETT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Standards Authority of Ireland plans up to 20 redundancies ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/08/national-standards-authority-of-ireland-plans-up-to-20-redundancies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/08/national-standards-authority-of-ireland-plans-up-to-20-redundancies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Talks expected to take place next week after confirmation of withdrawal from medical device testing  ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VNALI2PYJUMVMCULEZRT3AGEVY.jpg?auth=83b9802e9b48d586667e2312484826e7579f651df21b289e9642459b132e47ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Standards Authority of Ireland has announced the intention to close its medical devices testing division. Photograph:  Benoit Tessier/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Bus’s infinite wisdom, and an endless wait for a decent transport service to town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/dublin-buss-infinite-wisdom-and-an-endless-wait-for-a-decent-transport-service-to-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/dublin-buss-infinite-wisdom-and-an-endless-wait-for-a-decent-transport-service-to-town/</guid><description><![CDATA[But the Government can build a temporary train station in Adare for the Ryder Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[EV chargers are in short supply – and so too is drivers’ patience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/ev-chargers-in-short-supply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/ev-chargers-in-short-supply/</guid><description><![CDATA[Once friendly exchanges are now tetchy as demand has increased and queues form]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Most of Ireland’s big targets on housing, infrastructure and families are stuff of fiction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/cliff-taylor-most-of-irelands-big-targets-on-housing-infrastructure-and-families-are-stuff-of-fiction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/cliff-taylor-most-of-irelands-big-targets-on-housing-infrastructure-and-families-are-stuff-of-fiction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nobody believes these fantasy targets, but as they are still ‘policy’, everyone has to pretend they are relevant]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +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[Derelict Sites Register success should be gauged by buildings restored, not debts accumulated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/derelict-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/08/derelict-sites/</guid><description><![CDATA[Owners should not be able to leave buildings abandoned indefinitely while communities bear the costs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/08/08/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/08/08/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 8th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVSCOBPIQNA2HJSDCFGB6UPU4Q.jpg?auth=3d476e74a0b8c4128dea3c53ac290e72cb74ad00b457cc9d84bdd82d56eb5578&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three children were failed so badly, a judge found Tusla in contempt of court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/breda-obrien-three-children-were-failed-so-badly-a-judge-found-tusla-in-contempt-of-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/breda-obrien-three-children-were-failed-so-badly-a-judge-found-tusla-in-contempt-of-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Tusla were a parent in the community, it would be prosecuted by gardaí and pursued by social workers. But the real responsibility lies with successive governments]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UP7UHEPIHFBV3NYPPZHOHPCDWM.jpg?auth=a383549c614062ff9f5cacc3fff278edd66721fbd82aec1630bcd4612e97f809&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Although 26 designated special care beds exist, only 14 were operational in July due to a lack of staff. Photograph: Getty/istockphotos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Giuda90</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Barry-Murphy: How his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola and Ireland shaped Cardiff’s manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/brian-barry-murphy-how-jimmy-guardiola-and-ireland-shaped-cardiffs-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/08/brian-barry-murphy-how-jimmy-guardiola-and-ireland-shaped-cardiffs-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Cardiff boss discusses his father Jimmy, Pep Guardiola, Ronan O’Gara and the lessons he learned from his own playing career]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEPKNKTQGFGRB5VZ7SL7ETL2FM.jpg?auth=1930d28467afd571f2cbde24bb87b860eb796ce7fcbae4e6dfc7ef61015becaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cardiff City manager Brian Barry-Murphy. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was in my garden with my camera when three crows started to attack a buzzard’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/08/i-was-in-my-garden-with-my-camera-when-three-crows-started-to-attack-a-buzzard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/08/i-was-in-my-garden-with-my-camera-when-three-crows-started-to-attack-a-buzzard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your wildlife notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJHLEYW2ZNCHVHAIHSWKR5DW2M.jpg?auth=b9ba449f3eb4ed8f568d4153707b32afeebec6c20e1999251beae6f9f2156e50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I was in my garden with my camera when three crows started to attack a Buzzard. Is the mobbing behaviour territorial, or are there other reasons for this behaviour?
Shane Oakley Co. Tipperary.
Birds of prey are often mobbed by a group of smaller birds who hope to harry them out of their territory by this communal activity. The hooded crows carrying out this attack may have young in the area and the buzzard is seen by them as a threat.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack O’Leary: ‘I was born to be a jockey, ended up being the horse’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/08/jack-oleary-i-was-born-to-be-a-jockey-ended-up-being-the-horse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/08/jack-oleary-i-was-born-to-be-a-jockey-ended-up-being-the-horse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[His famous family gave O’Leary a grounding in horse racing but next week he saddles up for the European Athletics Championships 10,000m]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TU6YGHBZLJESVJXGEE44RHSV2A.jpg?auth=3e151a653b50464e599e144d1a1b07a935960d1a5a7ce2918f9737b4697ab153&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack O’Leary in the European Cross-Country Championships in Portugal, in December. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s walled towns: ‘Our city’s walls are unique, probably the best in western Europe, but also unknown’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/08/irelands-walled-towns-our-citys-walls-are-unique-probably-the-best-in-western-europe-but-also-unknown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/08/irelands-walled-towns-our-citys-walls-are-unique-probably-the-best-in-western-europe-but-also-unknown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the second of a four-part series on Ireland’s walled towns, we visit Derry which boasts the only complete set of walls remaining on the island]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TX2OJ3ZA65FT5OOGDI2N7NBOU4.jpg?auth=632e0184916829c204699e1d4ffb26052e044d53da0bb5af4428c9fc6915d889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry's walls were built between 1613 and 1618. Photograph: Joe Dunne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOE DUNNE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect urges Fingal to cut Dunsink densities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/08/architect-urges-fingal-to-cut-dunsink-densities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/08/architect-urges-fingal-to-cut-dunsink-densities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed apartment numbers for would-be north Dublin suburb too high, former RIAI president Tony Reddy says]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2W2ZYAJG3JDVNJN62TJOKZ3LWI.jpg?auth=8b6513eca398d9e2025c55314ef3cc9521c4d8098c4b06355e8a951e4ddeeb8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the proposed Dunsink development. Photograph: Fingal County Council]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-turn disputes its own figures as questions over executive pay persist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/08/re-turn-disputes-its-own-figures-as-questions-over-executive-pay-persist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/08/re-turn-disputes-its-own-figures-as-questions-over-executive-pay-persist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The non-profit behind the deposit return scheme feels it’s inaccurate for media to report figures from its own annual report]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYLJTCFSUJFDZII3SA7UOEU6H4.JPG?auth=ad9f59d6329578162a8b29a8a5334ffce1a65fac5e62c5f26624d48c24521e68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recent Re-turn annual reports stopped short of giving a definitive number for chief executive Ciarán Foley’s pay package. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Fingleton obituary: Banker who led Irish Nationwide from boom to bust]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/08/michael-fingleton-obituary-banker-who-led-irish-nationwide-from-boom-to-bust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/08/michael-fingleton-obituary-banker-who-led-irish-nationwide-from-boom-to-bust/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sligo-born former seminarian’s love of GAA and knack for networking meant he had plenty in common with emerging generation of developers he lent to]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHEEXVHXJITOZNRSOQVF2ATRCE.jpg?auth=5d6c101546337ef58953dd764ffcee46e1a243cb22cea4f3f12211f01e365a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Fingleton: cultivated relationships with the media, but also with politicians, business people and government. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX, and bringing our bad habits to the moon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/07/spacex-and-bringing-our-bad-habits-to-the-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/07/spacex-and-bringing-our-bad-habits-to-the-moon/</guid><description><![CDATA[It seems we’ve reached the stage where humanity no longer confines its littering to Earth]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +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[Snap happy: Irish photographers on the story behind their favourite photographs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/snap-happy-irish-photographers-on-the-story-behind-their-favourite-photographs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/snap-happy-irish-photographers-on-the-story-behind-their-favourite-photographs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From supermodels to scenes of everyday life – powerful images chosen by those who captured them]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEA4UI2IJZBR3PX3NP34PLOOFQ.jpg?auth=5c4c6958dfa954ea4dae573bae4049b8ba065278dc1782c63a3245dfc9af5454&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As the spectre of AI haunts contemporary image making, these photographs show how much the lens still matters. Photograph: Perry Ogden/Salem Anowe Chukwuezi/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coolmore Stud owner John Magnier says billionaire Maurice Regan trying to ‘destroy’ him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/magnier-says-coolmore-ban-on-regan-justified-as-billionaire-seeking-to-destroy-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/08/magnier-says-coolmore-ban-on-regan-justified-as-billionaire-seeking-to-destroy-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Magnier believed deal in place to buy 751-acre estate in Co Tipperary, but acquisition ultimately completed by Maurice Regan]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXIHACMU7FB5DNPS5UDHSU44OI.jpg?auth=2757064ef177e2e59c31c3986137c2c60cf096a3943141fda3d89a0c78a33698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Regan (left) is in dispute with John Magnier. Photographs: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Structured messiness’: How a pilot project brought four housing schemes back to nature]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/08/structured-messiness-how-a-pilot-project-brought-five-housing-schemes-back-to-nature/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/08/structured-messiness-how-a-pilot-project-brought-five-housing-schemes-back-to-nature/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fingal’s biodiversity officer says planting blackberry brambles starts a chain reaction that benefits wildlife and the entire community]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGXQQNIS7JGM5DRJ3BU7FR7F4Q.png?auth=3546e08fa5dde48f51ebaf7af1b5d48c8f0cd284bb22dd076148c8f75001de0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A meeting of Castleway Malahide residents to discuss the open-space designs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron McKenna fancied to win world middleweight title on huge night for Irish boxing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/08/aaron-mckenna-fancied-to-win-world-middleweight-title-on-huge-night-for-irish-boxing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/08/aaron-mckenna-fancied-to-win-world-middleweight-title-on-huge-night-for-irish-boxing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UFC chief Dana White will be at ringside in Dublin as amateur great Joe Ward makes his long-awaited comeback]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEUNTHHRRY6HSXTQF7F33PQEKQ.jpg?auth=78605c3a996facad8c03683af585fd6bc38c62afcf3f1eee0a1d37a112290695&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UFC chief Dana White gets between Aaron McKenna and Etinosa Oliha during their weigh-in at 3Arena in Dublin on Friday night ahead of their IBF world middleweight title. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork v Galway: Temperature continues to rise in camogie’s defining rivalry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/cork-v-galway-temperature-continues-to-rise-in-camogies-defining-rivalry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/cork-v-galway-temperature-continues-to-rise-in-camogies-defining-rivalry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The two outstanding teams for most of the last decade meet again in Sunday’s All-Ireland final]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWDHFSEMRFHAPFXWSRNXPM5YKU.jpg?auth=205309406ce9613a358f0ebf7bb4e8c7e263cc95623ed22b2c84069f871479fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy O’Connor of Cork is surrounded by Galway’s Annmarie Starr and Aoife Donohue during the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final at Croke Park. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: ‘The Fleadh is unbelievable. It’s brilliant. It’s everywhere’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/in-pictures-the-fleadh-is-unbelievable-its-brilliant-its-everywhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/in-pictures-the-fleadh-is-unbelievable-its-brilliant-its-everywhere/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Enda O'Dowd, Freya McClements, Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belfast is hosting Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann – and it’s playing a blinder]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FNVHI2ALBGPNHF24HD2HKC56Q.jpg?auth=5d796a0e54d6b5c4b2f34096cc3f88dba54bd7d2266f69614e1eedd57fdcc8d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dancers from the Echoes of Erin School of Irish Dancing perform in Victoria Square, Belfast.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen intervention lays bare the dangers of monetary experiments]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/08/yen-intervention-lays-bare-the-dangers-of-monetary-experiments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/08/yen-intervention-lays-bare-the-dangers-of-monetary-experiments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gillian Tett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tokyo and Washington’s desire to maintain stability may be creating long-term danger]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3RSWXSQXPYZLGJC76OXCGDIH2M.jpg?auth=ff682c40346faa636494ba7882d6ecba3d54a543c53ba40f0b854fa46bf7fefd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man walks past a stock market indicator board in Tokyo. The yen surged as Japanese and US authorities conducted a coordinated intervention. Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Robichon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donal Ryan: ‘I am a big ball of anxiety. I believe in myself as a writer, but nothing else’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/08/donal-ryan-i-am-a-big-ball-of-anxiety-i-believe-in-myself-as-a-writer-but-nothing-else/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/08/donal-ryan-i-am-a-big-ball-of-anxiety-i-believe-in-myself-as-a-writer-but-nothing-else/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the multi-award-winning author, whose new novel is Where Are The Kings, not making a show of himself is a primary consideration]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GF4QFWK32JCC7BDAZALQ3SKUKA.jpg?auth=1287944f75979ae2e2553a476c5ec102afc947d92ffaeaeab5c89c46c35de4f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal Ryan: 'I wouldn’t be able to throw my hat in and say I’ll go full-time writing because it is too uncertain.' Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drinks distributor drops ‘Irish’ wine over concern about accuracy of label]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/drinks-distributor-drops-irish-wine-over-concern-about-accuracy-of-label/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/drinks-distributor-drops-irish-wine-over-concern-about-accuracy-of-label/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Owner of Fairy Trees Winery in Co Louth says ‘maybe we made a mistake’ over labelling of blend with 25% French grapes]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S35IWZ636FBIDJX655GGIRJJGU.JPG?auth=f4485c7742f520762fe658995bd23493f4c316ebca57f9c0ef60b3b96c49d12a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wines made by Fairy Trees Winery in Co Louth. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Maybe we made a mistake’: The Louth vineyard facing questions over how much of its wine is from Irish grapes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/inside-the-irish-vineyard-facing-questions-over-how-much-of-its-wine-is-from-irish-grapes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/08/inside-the-irish-vineyard-facing-questions-over-how-much-of-its-wine-is-from-irish-grapes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bernard Lacile invested more than €1m in business because of belief that ‘there is a future for Irish wine’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/II5CY47H65C25M5PKVIBL25CMU.JPG?auth=8b21ca3daa851e06ab384df8db376a51561bd9607a25abc91759a5c714e77dfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French-born winemaker Bertrand Laclie and his dog Whiskey in his vineyards at Fairy Trees Winery in Co Louth. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conor McGregor, Donald Trump and the political arena of MMA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/conor-mcgregor-donald-trump-and-the-political-arena-of-mma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/conor-mcgregor-donald-trump-and-the-political-arena-of-mma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For MMA, Maga’s sports arm, not even a court finding of liability for rape prevented McGregor from topping the bill. Might his ‘dud’ comeback change attitudes?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFQTQCY6TRGL3OHU3O6GHKIJ4M.jpg?auth=c9fa75c4cad1f8ffa95254b6e9bb0ccbc1f5f9a5c0befcc1c51da8a2ff3026b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Can Conor McGregor's warm relationship with the Trump family and Maga movement bring him future success? ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of Phoenix Park: How it is facing challenge of an expanding city]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/08/the-future-of-phoenix-park-how-historic-park-is-facing-challenge-of-an-expanding-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/08/the-future-of-phoenix-park-how-historic-park-is-facing-challenge-of-an-expanding-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anachronistic bylaws for the park date from 1926 but plans are ‘going in the right direction’, according to the OPW]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OKAWNT6LRDPPIXDHKMI7QVRTA.JPG?auth=3428564a94fc5cd5265d4a828081dee38da3f38b77673f2f426c5d63e8b4e335&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bike lane was introduced on Chesterfield Avenue in Phoenix Park. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who already have homes are denying them to others]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/david-mcwilliams-people-who-already-have-a-home-are-attacking-the-chance-for-others-to-have-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/david-mcwilliams-people-who-already-have-a-home-are-attacking-the-chance-for-others-to-have-one/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the biggest housing crisis in peacetime Europe, residents are intent on obstructing a solution to the housing shortage]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2APABF4MJBOREPQO2RKIKLKHU.jpg?auth=7522f406fbc04f17f76d30f4608255ef78f400b709eff5f2435d10cf0e0d92d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Oh my God! Your dad’s new girlfriend has entered the Wicklow Pollock Queen competition!’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/oh-my-god-your-dads-new-girlfriend-has-entered-the-wicklow-pollock-queen-competition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/oh-my-god-your-dads-new-girlfriend-has-entered-the-wicklow-pollock-queen-competition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The woman’s an absolute tonic! An absolute, bloody-well tonic!’ the old man shouted, but he was the only one]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RB76YXBV7RD75LHKRBCW4GZDEY.jpg?auth=b10bb719c4b518a3667eb0cc760f16a4c7eed2533559b64a39cae0ca764eb47b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The audience stayed silent. They were in shock. I looked at the old man. He was wearing the same face as when I watched him backheel his ball into the hole in Portmornock to claim he’d got a hole-in-one.' Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Finals are to be won’: Cork and Galway relish resuming hostilities for camogie decider]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/finals-are-to-be-won-cork-and-galway-relish-resuming-hostilities-for-camogie-decider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/finals-are-to-be-won-cork-and-galway-relish-resuming-hostilities-for-camogie-decider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposing players Ashling Thompson and Shauna Healy are testament to sport’s health at club and county level]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KD6TNODFOJB7TLHAOBISJKORHM.jpg?auth=2c30935beaa3c22fcda8a46571ef37f183f25c732c62aa99abb291b1c9418151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork’s Ashling Thompson: 'When people ask how many you’ve won and you say six, in the back of my mind I’m like, "but we lost four".' Photograph: Leah Scholes/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Leah Scholes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fr Frank Fahey obituary: Pilgrim priest was a dedicated guardian of local heritage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/08/fr-frank-fahey-obituary-pilgrim-priest-was-a-dedicated-guardian-of-local-heritage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/08/fr-frank-fahey-obituary-pilgrim-priest-was-a-dedicated-guardian-of-local-heritage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mayo-born clergyman spent four decades securing the future of Ballintubber Abbey]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WHXSHPQNWNHO5HK2ABVHSVD5K4.jpg?auth=fadd8b717578a4ebcdf9f8855c1d1b012407e78318a6b2f02ebb03d7a48504d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fr Frank Fahey: In 1976, he was appointed a curate at Knock Shrine where he spent a decade working with Msgr James Horan.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A stranger knocked on my door because she heard I had a baby... she thought we could be friends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/a-stranger-knocked-on-my-door-because-she-heard-i-had-a-baby-she-thought-we-could-be-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/a-stranger-knocked-on-my-door-because-she-heard-i-had-a-baby-she-thought-we-could-be-friends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a world where isolation and loneliness are on the rise, I’m lucky to have ‘mom friends’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IOZ2LSCZBERHLYGITYB7T4PAU.jpg?auth=64c03847863bf74134328fb652c6ffa347e05b6ab712dbba1a9c29b990f48bc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nadine O'Regan: 'I grew up in a home where people just dropped in.' Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to live a longer, happier life? Take up gardening ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/08/want-to-live-a-longer-happier-life-take-up-gardening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/08/want-to-live-a-longer-happier-life-take-up-gardening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Life in Full Bloom’ is the theme for this year’s Connected with Nature events as part of Nursing Homes Week, celebrating the harvest season with events catered for residents’ wellbeing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UH2ZIJR3RA4BBJR3QXOK4D6VU.jpg?auth=9cb684837b4af5fc14fc5a83b3f8d9e5a97c6f4edf674c344d19b90c281a0fe0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Mary Craske, director of nursing of Willow Brooke Care Centre, with residents Juinor Abdulsalam, Adrienne Gibson, Michael O'Carroll and Willow Brook staff member Eric Alova. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Domnick Walsh 0872672033 Eye Foc</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Fender and Olivia Dean have broken a chart record with Rein Me In. You know the one. Don’t you?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/09/sam-fender-and-olivia-dean-have-broken-a-chart-record-with-rein-me-in-you-know-the-one-dont-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/09/sam-fender-and-olivia-dean-have-broken-a-chart-record-with-rein-me-in-you-know-the-one-dont-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The song has surpassed a 73-year-old record for longest stay at number one. Blame the death of the monoculture for the fact people haven’t heard (of) it]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J63HC6XTL5DH3CDZUBX37OFDW4.jpg?auth=2968d705110d6c71b09d9912b0fc196958f62839798a2ca46a2fbaf17dea298c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Olivia Dean performing in 2025. Her duet with Sam Fender is now the longest-running number-one single of all time in the UK. Photograph: Erika Goldring/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer wines: four alternatives to your usual sunny fizz ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/08/summer-wines-four-alternatives-to-your-usual-sunny-fizz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/08/summer-wines-four-alternatives-to-your-usual-sunny-fizz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Wilson: A glass of sparkling wine makes for the perfect drink in warmer weather]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PEPL2NZFU5DFJNU2M5EEVAT2SI.jpg?auth=02335723a3e56bcc6ec7f09dfdcbaf0083a32cb9d788c4c984962dd9403c5328&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four sparkling wines to sample in the fine weather]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the fun of an Irish antiques fair: ‘It was either this or golf’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/08/08/all-the-fun-of-an-irish-antiques-fair-it-was-either-this-or-golf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/08/08/all-the-fun-of-an-irish-antiques-fair-it-was-either-this-or-golf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every two months antiques and vintage traders convene in Dún Laoghaire to sell everything from furniture to jewellery to paintings to bric-a-brac]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSND3NJB4BFNVNPRHYXFMYJ55Y.jpg?auth=7e28be9abd5f281a89af62947bfa5f87645790e64bb9bccc0ea722359976a53a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Huey from Hueys Antiques, Armagh, at the Antiques and Vintage Fair, Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simple suppers for the sun: two light Italian dishes made with Irish ingredients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/08/simple-suppers-for-the-sun-two-light-italian-dishes-made-with-irish-ingredients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/08/simple-suppers-for-the-sun-two-light-italian-dishes-made-with-irish-ingredients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This week’s squid and tomato salad recipes are inspired by my editor’s family holiday snaps]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WL75GZFJSBBKJJODMVOWZYUIVE.jpg?auth=df4d4fe851e66039ee562c393d06af0c30ce87241bdc6cb0d9b5f56c6be9dbbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fritto misto with lemon aioli and a dressed tomato salad with smoked mackerel and Thai basil. Photograph: Harry Weir Photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MCD Productions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/08/mcd-productions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/08/mcd-productions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Article published on July 8th, 2019]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GN6OPRCZD5TDIMJXB3JY7YSY7M.jpg?auth=68b35cf0b70522a77af85714a0b892c428c8d645a90527a387e550768b76c24d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for fritto misto with lemon aioli]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/08/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-fritto-misto-with-lemon-aioli/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/08/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-fritto-misto-with-lemon-aioli/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For this recipe, start by making the lemon aioli]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UARJ7EWJFDKFEEAZ45AG4TY4U.jpg?auth=25d86409010e9f12033107ebef369e149f39ee3d960ca616f83e5b96d7fbf9cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fritto Misto with lemon aioli. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for dressed tomato salad with smoked mackerel and Thai basil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/08/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-dressed-tomato-salad-with-smoked-mackerel-and-thai-basil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/08/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-dressed-tomato-salad-with-smoked-mackerel-and-thai-basil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is simple cooking at it’s best, but it demands great ingredients]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTU26WAOFVCQHHQGUL4SRYCSSI.jpg?auth=6d94096cab3eae9f4bade2977f0ec96596093a9bc46589551527cdc112d88e55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dressed tomato salad with smoked mackerel and Thai basil. Photograph: Harry Weir Photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed Up by Daniel Lieberman: Exploring fad diets claiming to solve the riddle of the human body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/fed-up-by-daniel-lieberman-exploring-fad-diets-claiming-to-solve-the-riddle-of-the-human-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/fed-up-by-daniel-lieberman-exploring-fad-diets-claiming-to-solve-the-riddle-of-the-human-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dean van Nguyen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lieberman points out that losing weight is not simply the opposite process of gaining weight]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4PBM64MXGBC4JOQGRK4TTVASWM.jpg?auth=2fee2f147ba5a85e69c2eeebd2a228659a01954d2c32ba80d704669f5c78b6c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fulcrum of Lieberman’s analysis is the very simple formula that drove early man: 'food in, babies out'. 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We cannot have both,’ writes Gil Durán in his stunning new work]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SF2OQW6BEIF6MHXRDO7OUFS7HE.jpg?auth=f9c8696f0dbc4021b01edd67b9eb494b7437117aa6598f182df4b09e74db0867&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Then vice-president-elect Mike Pence looks on as US president-elect Donald Trump shakes Peter Thiel's hand at Trump Tower, New York, in December 2016. 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