<?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/2026-08-09/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:09:48 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Are Ireland’s melting midlands becoming too hot to handle?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/10/are-irelands-melting-midlands-becoming-too-hot-to-handle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/10/are-irelands-melting-midlands-becoming-too-hot-to-handle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... Opportunity]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fewer than one in five small firms have built AI into their business models, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/fewer-than-one-in-five-small-firms-have-built-ai-into-their-business-models-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/fewer-than-one-in-five-small-firms-have-built-ai-into-their-business-models-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Small Firms Association said a ‘significant gap’ remains between basic usage and strategic adoption]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R62J2NKALJHLXMAYPF26JINJOM.jpg?auth=791f0f03ab8dbf6cd52fe6f705e148b5685d7be580c0814d35711f76dd2ae20d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[31 per cent of companies that do not use AI blame 'a lack of technical expertise' for their hesitation to embrace the new technology. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prae_Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think we know I won’t be getting bail’: Daniel Kinahan charged with directing organised crime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/i-think-we-know-i-wont-be-getting-bail-daniel-kinahan-charged-with-directing-organised-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/i-think-we-know-i-wont-be-getting-bail-daniel-kinahan-charged-with-directing-organised-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner became first Irish person to be extradited from United Arab Emirates under new extradition treaty after he was flown to Dublin on Government jet]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:09:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQNKELZ7O2LKW4XV6ZJLM37YEA.jpg?auth=f1fd2d07dcf0d7112c35a98e86ee52f557b412f70d7fb2063134556f0ec577df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan (back, right) leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin on Sunday, where he was remanded in custody charged with directing an organised crime group, after being extradited from Dubai. Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The girls deserve a break’: Camogie managers call for team holiday fund for finalists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/the-girls-deserve-a-break-camogie-managers-call-for-team-holiday-fund-for-finalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/the-girls-deserve-a-break-camogie-managers-call-for-team-holiday-fund-for-finalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Camogie Association urged to make contribution as Galway and Cork rivalry raises profile]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:26:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPG3TYJTA36FXRRXOOV45T64RM.jpg?auth=ce5b7a794108b948a14220eefa8fed17fcc5f4fdf102803b6cf5408b876bffb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway's Katie Anna Porter and Cork's Laura Hayes in All-Ireland final. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €950,000 of crystal meth and cannabis seized at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/more-than-950000-of-crystal-meth-and-cannabis-seized-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/more-than-950000-of-crystal-meth-and-cannabis-seized-at-dublin-airport/</guid><description><![CDATA[Passenger arrested after drugs found in suitcases following arrival of flight from Canada]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:26:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJHZPFDGKNAYVLNITAUSN2K3LQ.jpg?auth=bd8f66bf2db0ecbe34b3a6e81123e2227f9b7c55c0915a83a5f6a729d924ffe4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drugs at Dublin Airport on Sunday. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork hold off Galway comeback to win All-Ireland camogie final - as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/galway-v-cork-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-all-ireland-senior-camogie-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/galway-v-cork-live-updates-follow-the-action-from-all-ireland-senior-camogie-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two second-half goals make the difference for Cork as they win by a point to win O’Duffy Cup]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:37:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7BMZDLGXS2OFWRW6C3KV2V63M.jpg?auth=8a5f7321d8a82b8c04dff86ec6ce20fff0330572ccd17999e0a66dafc86b9928&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Laura Hayes is tackled by Galway's Niamh Niland and Niamh Mallon. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork edge out Galway in gripping camogie final on history-making day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/cork-edge-out-galway-in-gripping-camogie-final-on-history-making-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/cork-edge-out-galway-in-gripping-camogie-final-on-history-making-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Goals by Saoirse McCarthy and Orlaith Cahalane changed the complexion of the game in second half]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVK2OBMQXUZA5QFSETJUNANRJE.jpg?auth=c25ac5bbbaa051136b252f96eeef8e0651441f0514bb23949ade4dde5200f2d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Saoirse McCarthy celebrates scoring her side's first goal against Galway. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE issues Ireland’s first-ever guidance on birthing pools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/irelands-first-ever-guidance-on-use-of-birthing-pools-issued-by-hse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/irelands-first-ever-guidance-on-use-of-birthing-pools-issued-by-hse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guidance aims to develop consistent approach to use of birthing pools in maternity settings]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:21:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FJB244B4VNHUBJVTZVWWJKENLE.jpg?auth=f1bdcd80a165f2fe9c35b6da5884c4d64d35af77c6187e9b285fa8b59c13d9f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For now, only healthy women with low-risk pregnancies are eligible for water labour and birth. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AJ_Watt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan arrested after extradition from Dubai, due to appear at Special Criminal Court this evening]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/daniel-kinahan-arrested-after-his-extradition-from-dubai-due-to-appear-at-special-criminal-court-this-evening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/daniel-kinahan-arrested-after-his-extradition-from-dubai-due-to-appear-at-special-criminal-court-this-evening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Sarah Burns, Hugh Dooley, Vivienne Clarke, Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Government jet carrying Kinahan departed Al Maktoum International Airport this morning and landed at Casement Aerodrome shortly after 6.30pm]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:12:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLCGCYDM4NZKDB2PT4UDZYA32E.jpg?auth=d16296e584f8ce92677949e02f6e01a89e14c46a1aabfad85dda35d688c83f75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government jet carrying Daniel Kinahan landing at Casement Aerodrome, Co Dublin, shortly after 6.30pm on Sunday. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Pat’s beat Shelbourne in fractious derby with four red cards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/st-pats-beat-shelbourne-in-fractious-derby-with-four-red-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/st-pats-beat-shelbourne-in-fractious-derby-with-four-red-cards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Buttner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The win consolidates St Pats’ second place in the table, though they remain seven points behind leaders Shamrock Rovers]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:11:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNEHNSIYRZGQVG2H2WG2SJACVU.jpg?auth=7d07a5271235749275b9b1c0509a63b03f15289640a555bdbdbb90ea975ef6bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Patrick's Athletic's James Brown celebrates after the match against Shelbourne. Photograph: Andrew Conan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Cat Dowling dies aged 54]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/singer-songwriter-cat-dowling-dies-aged-54/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/singer-songwriter-cat-dowling-dies-aged-54/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dowling enjoyed success for more than two decades in the Irish music scene]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPGGB5MNCZCKZPMXWSIPHYQYWI.jpg?auth=7162cab0991bb69e2976990c8ec313322803c5a3805f097eec391678c2bbd384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dowling was known to have been suffering from a long-term illness]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman rumour too good to be true for Donegal GAA fans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/seamus-coleman-rumour-too-good-to-be-true-for-donegal-soccer-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/09/seamus-coleman-rumour-too-good-to-be-true-for-donegal-soccer-fans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sweet win for Orchard camogie stars as Rebels set sights on elusive All-Ireland hat-trick]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:31:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZPD7KGZ4PLCGK4GQAOXXLUBB4.jpg?auth=420716f1fcd1bbb2915369ad20cd343795dc3f331fd87ca94ba30f1a4f4712a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A banner for Everton's Séamus Coleman in the stands at Goodison Park, Liverpool, in 2024. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First European Championships in Britain heightens Irish athletics hopes and expectations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/09/first-european-championships-in-britain-heightens-irish-athletics-hopes-and-expectations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/09/first-european-championships-in-britain-heightens-irish-athletics-hopes-and-expectations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark English and Cian McPhillips, 800m medal prospects, are both in Monday’s morning session]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:25:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AG5FA4ZBERUANA7ZBFHIWUVQVE.jpg?auth=0d988a54b5c1a7f0991a0e179adf16138f14752796a6a159acfd4160e7856879&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nicola Tuthill trains at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, before the 2026 European Athletics Championships in the city. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the US Democrats: the left lays down a marker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-democrats-the-left-lays-down-a-marker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/09/the-irish-times-view-on-the-us-democrats-the-left-lays-down-a-marker/</guid><description><![CDATA[Narrow victory of left wing candidate sent a message to party leadership]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54A3LBUR7MF2FC36DISXHWRPDY.jpg?auth=00697f3e10033cac9ba0e3b030c17e60088a7536c62dfb43804361edf87adc2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Democratic candidate for the US Senate Abdul El-Sayed speaks on Friday  during a Michigan Unity Rally in Detroit for Democrats who won their primary election (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bill Pugliano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza peace plan: What is going on with Netanyahu, Trump and Hamas?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/netanyahus-rejection-of-gaza-deal-to-exert-pressure-on-relations-with-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/netanyahus-rejection-of-gaza-deal-to-exert-pressure-on-relations-with-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president keen to register foreign policy success in advance of November mid-term elections]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAIISMKPPWL775ZC2KM54ABPJE.jpg?auth=87b2d7d0c2e3277c65197c4ff9b643e703bf1b076f65541de751722288af3af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu's has spurned US president Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, which will frustrate the administration in Washington. Photograph: The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tierney L. Cross</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space invaders: John Kelly on a historic battle between Carlow town and its neighbour Graigue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/09/space-invaders-john-kelly-on-a-historic-battle-between-carlow-town-and-its-neighbour-graigue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/09/space-invaders-john-kelly-on-a-historic-battle-between-carlow-town-and-its-neighbour-graigue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The football final between the two descended into violent chaos when the teams met in 1926]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Z2MU2BOM5GGFLKCMTTECWXSP4.jpg?auth=033e4c2bd50ad162ddbfbb0cbd2edb6b7fdd524041d10aa46300883839603019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Graiguecullen team that won the 1927 Laois senior football championship]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Áine Donegan records career-best LET finish despite poor closing holes in London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/09/aine-donegan-records-career-best-let-finish-despite-poor-closing-holes-in-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/09/aine-donegan-records-career-best-let-finish-despite-poor-closing-holes-in-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare golfer dropped four shots in final three holes to fall from tied fifth to tied 10th at Centurion Club]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:57:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAVLCLHI2KBOO2SKVUC5WUJJLU.jpg?auth=30495c61449f00e6740b46712ef4c822f615886ad7183189c0b18ddb8dafec3a&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 tees off on the fourth hole on Day Four 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[Kasper Hogh hat-trick helps Celtic rout Kilmarnock with Shaun Maloney in charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/celtic-5-1-win-kilmarnock-kasper-hogh-hat-trick-martin-oneill-absent-shaun-maloney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/celtic-5-1-win-kilmarnock-kasper-hogh-hat-trick-martin-oneill-absent-shaun-maloney/</guid><description><![CDATA[Summer signing impresses in 5-1 win as Martin O’Neill absent after midweek hospital stay]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:27:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKSVLYLY5DVIYOGB5EED5T7AIA.jpg?auth=153009d3c6c3711ba68c3f3152585a1c891ff5294ed12241146a93b935293f9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kasper Hogh scores Celtic's first goal of their away victory over Kilmarnock on Sunday. Photograph: Robert Perry/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men to face court after Apprentice Boys parade in Derry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/three-men-to-face-court-after-apprentice-boys-parade-in-derry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/three-men-to-face-court-after-apprentice-boys-parade-in-derry/</guid><description><![CDATA[The PSNI said it had a significant public safety operation in place]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:27:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFMIWN4EROAEDNNP4EWNA4W4HE.jpg?auth=6d8d03428e7a36c8000e12d8c29cfedc7dc50fbec652fdd5098d41cdfe3f525f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The PSNI said not all of the arrests may be directly related to the parade. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran says US must meet new conditions before Strait of Hormuz reopens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/iran-says-us-must-meet-new-conditions-before-strait-of-hormuz-reopens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/iran-says-us-must-meet-new-conditions-before-strait-of-hormuz-reopens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew England in London, Bita Ghaffari in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran wants war compensation from Washington ‘for what it has violated’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KJUIATJA7DO5LPBZNLBO2C54TM.jpg?auth=45e7b80d7ee819ad0f3b4e11c7276abe0e2b6cb0ae79d9ece591f06e55c53622&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A small boat sails past cargo ships and other commercial vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amirhosein Khorgooi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Aaron McKenna claims middleweight world title in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/08/irelands-aaron-mckenna-claims-middleweight-world-title-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/08/irelands-aaron-mckenna-claims-middleweight-world-title-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monaghan man beat Italy’s Etinosa Oliha by unanimous decision to win the IBF World Middleweight belt, with other Irish wins on the undercard]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:58:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R5OJ6YGZZYPYSWJFJR6GANABLU.jpg?auth=bb8fb076e2d7cbde23dc323f3bbaa1b3242c3acecba71048ad8d71d14e70e5d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron McKenna celebrates following victory against Etinosa Oliha in the world middleweight title bout at 3Arena. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mo Salah’s Trabzonspor move is bigger than football as city forges a new identity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/mo-salahs-trabzonspor-move-is-bigger-than-football-as-city-forges-a-new-identity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/mo-salahs-trabzonspor-move-is-bigger-than-football-as-city-forges-a-new-identity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emre Sarigul ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Egyptian superstar puts spotlight on a region that eats, sleeps and breathes for its team]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:08:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QAHQTQKLHBMD6O67MWA2G2JRE.jpg?auth=e366d489d7cb50cd1df93ec48eb7185068d2ec7ca29fbc08ead55938353005e3&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 waves to supporters at Papara Park Stadium in Trabzon after signing a two-year contract with Trabzonspor. Photograph: Nurgul Gunaydin / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nurgul Gunaydin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tullamore Show: More than 70,000 flock to agricultural spectacular as it celebrates 35 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/tullamore-show-more-than-70000-flock-to-agricultural-spectacular-as-it-celebrates-35-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/tullamore-show-more-than-70000-flock-to-agricultural-spectacular-as-it-celebrates-35-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prize livestock, baking stalls, best-dressed farmers and hundreds of commercial stands among attractions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:02:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TW2GFFS3MJESBDWSS34J7YRTPE.jpg?auth=46386fd1050208f84c0171f5d7c5b84e0d3134d8df19059d64cd1ad213e6d50d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Erin Maxwell (5), from Creggs, Co Galway, and her shorthorn called Cregga Beauty at the Tullamore Show, Co Offaly. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/09/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/09/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 10th – 16th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[sport on tv, sport on television]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord claimed she issued termination notice to use property during ‘heavy traffic’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/landlord-claimed-she-issued-termination-notice-to-use-property-during-heavy-traffic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/landlord-claimed-she-issued-termination-notice-to-use-property-during-heavy-traffic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residential Tenancies Board tribunal not satisfied Ying Ying Lu had a ‘bona fides requirement’ for the property]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OGSRJGGYHJHCDK4KCL5B2XPGCE.jpg?auth=b221b190908d8dfca0087c76cc46f92b14c6eb5fe83ad0483b1fa4223461e2c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tenants argued the termination notice was invalid. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nuttawan Jayawan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father-of-four killed en route to charity rally leaves ‘incredible legacy’, funeral told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/father-of-four-killed-en-route-to-charity-rally-leaves-incredible-legacy-funeral-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/father-of-four-killed-en-route-to-charity-rally-leaves-incredible-legacy-funeral-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darrell Nolan was killed in a crash on August 2nd, six days before his birthday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:43:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHFQH43FKFBVTC64QRWWWC6E2I.jpg?auth=7a132ab8f122dfbdd6b10664ac205e8d5406cf6c3741bf572cc4351678d35435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darrell Nolan was due to take part in a charity motorcycle run with the Kilkenny Bikers in aid of the Irish Society for Autism]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Too much heat, not enough light’ in debate on ending triple lock, says Taoiseach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/too-much-heat-not-enough-light-in-debate-on-ending-triple-lock-says-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/too-much-heat-not-enough-light-in-debate-on-ending-triple-lock-says-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Aggressive’ denunciation of any suggested changes to security policies is ‘getting worse’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLYEHENFKQVESRMQEWK7D5JLHA.jpg?auth=c9109797e456672a467d2232737afa7091e7e900896c5e6575ff2802e0a723b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin says the triple lock needs reform so Ireland can uphold its commitment to   peacekeeping. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight teenagers and man injured after two-car crash on M50 involving vehicle going wrong way]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/eight-teenagers-and-man-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m50-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/eight-teenagers-and-man-taken-to-hospital-after-crash-on-m50-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien, Sarah Slater]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Car in which juveniles were travelling drove wrong way down motorway ramp and collided head on with car]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:52:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFYHY3MIMTQJF7233UZ2DCSK3M.jpg?auth=57aca604ee53bfccb63cee0f7be13e05d1e3e26ea4b64191cf2d3f065522a747&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of a motor vehicle accident near Junction 12 on the M50. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photos
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Binyamin Netanyahu rejects US’s Gaza plan and vows no withdrawal until Hamas disarms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/binyamin-netanyahu-rejects-uss-gaza-plan-and-vows-no-withdrawal-until-hamas-disarms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/binyamin-netanyahu-rejects-uss-gaza-plan-and-vows-no-withdrawal-until-hamas-disarms/</guid><description><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister says he will not support 15-point plan backed by Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:53:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWWYQL23UDSNDESVGUXU7FWBN4.jpg?auth=8badaf97f6c11d9d4bd3dd44baa16f89dad90c7739e0aa386cf288038b65083d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US president Donald Trump. Photograph: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/fifa-defends-gianni-infantino-and-launches-attack-after-effort-to-undermine-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/09/fifa-defends-gianni-infantino-and-launches-attack-after-effort-to-undermine-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thinly-veiled attack aimed on Uefa as crisis roars on]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TQUKZ7ZM2ZGCMKRLEWTSCWDQRQ.jpg?auth=1d95f15406503c78a5fdf4f2a61bae61321bd8494cb29e83f144e0458ea7dc5e&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. Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Egerton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s now or never’: Is the EU serious about letting in new members?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/09/its-now-or-never-is-the-eu-serious-about-letting-in-new-members/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/09/its-now-or-never-is-the-eu-serious-about-letting-in-new-members/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Foy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candidate countries hope for progress after years of inaction, but some in Brussels are still uncertain about enlargement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBAJGK6DRVBVXM3K7SF42AI5VA.jpg?auth=b365f43a59f79d18a0051f524b6ebca4b7452658325624b8ed09b3b39040911d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Berlaymont building, the headquarters for the European Commission.  Brussels is wracked by uncertainty over potential expansion. Photograph: Mark Renders/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Renders</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should invest in drones, not fighter jets and ships, says ex-British security official]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/ireland-should-invest-in-drones-not-fighter-jets-and-ships-says-ex-british-security-official/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/ireland-should-invest-in-drones-not-fighter-jets-and-ships-says-ex-british-security-official/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many European states face huge legacy issues because they have invested in military equipment now increasingly threatened by cheap, deadly drones]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:38:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7NYJC5P3QEGU2YV52VI3MIMFA.jpg?auth=fc90fd2ed3baef0d00f30243609bffd2982585cbd20c82079a46d9ca189b077a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A French Rafale fighter jet takes off. Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thibaud Moritz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found dead in burning car in Portadown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/man-found-dead-in-burning-car-in-portadown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/09/man-found-dead-in-burning-car-in-portadown/</guid><description><![CDATA[The fire was reported at about 10pm and firefighters extinguished the blaze]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:55:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQX3MIGAOBEQ3DIEOH3L5QURDU.jpg?auth=2313bb66eed9cb4160a6503a3651046759c7896819d7059a5c50fc09239f4f4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police spokesperson said the body of the man was found inside the car in the Harford Street area of the Co Armagh town on Saturday night.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish funerals are a particular kind of ritual]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/09/irish-funerals-are-a-particular-kind-of-ritual/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/09/irish-funerals-are-a-particular-kind-of-ritual/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Goodman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: There were four funerals of well-known people in the past week. We strive to report on such occasions sensitively but fairly ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:31:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5YFTEUDQEJHSLJR6FVSHALCB3U.jpg?auth=5666dc9e8244426cb31634ef57af1be721a29d220f8886f17c6d868f6eea727f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds line the street to pay last respects to Glen Hansard, following his funeral at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran issues tough demands to reopen Strait of Hormuz as deal still out of reach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/iran-issues-tough-demands-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-still-out-of-reach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/09/iran-issues-tough-demands-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-as-deal-still-out-of-reach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guardian staff, agencies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran urges US to ‘correct its behaviour’ as UAE says one of its ships targeted by Iranian missile]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:56:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FMGYNZG5YO6QOSNEWBNX2CBRGI.jpg?auth=beedf8c3eaa4bcd46a06adb06eb9562ec2ea0ecdba3f186cd059cc0920491aba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Motorists drive past a political billboard at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on August 8, 2026. Photograph: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atta Kenare</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have made a profit on shares I own. What happens if I leave them to my wife when I die?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/09/i-have-made-a-tidy-profit-on-shares-i-own-what-happens-if-i-leave-them-to-my-wife-when-i-die/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/09/i-have-made-a-tidy-profit-on-shares-i-own-what-happens-if-i-leave-them-to-my-wife-when-i-die/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Capital gains is, in many ways, a very tidy tax when it comes to assets that are transferred upon death ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FSAI recalls more than 40 items from Dunnes Stores and SuperValu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/fsai-recalls-over-40-items-from-dunnes-stores-and-supervalu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/fsai-recalls-over-40-items-from-dunnes-stores-and-supervalu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retailers have been requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:39:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCULAVWHEA5OHE3ACRJXG3ABR4.jpg?auth=60d4282daa13b9ef628f3da372a155f5c3e59b3c0dc08aadca2542cf2764951b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The recall includes salad bar products such as goats cheese balls and gourmet sausage rolls, pre packed wraps, sandwiches and baguettes. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfire forces 20,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/08/09/wildfire-forces-20000-people-to-flee-as-british-columbia-declares-state-of-emergency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/canada/2026/08/09/wildfire-forces-20000-people-to-flee-as-british-columbia-declares-state-of-emergency/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:06:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDFUZHQHK5HGBCTSIJFELLJ5NM.jpg?auth=3d46106166f760bbdc2a869507fdd6d2d5d989a266dea03c6b7a580ac88bf651&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canada is bracing for higher-than-normal wildfire activity to continue into August, as soaring temperatures and drought increase the risk of fires across the country. Photograph: Jesse Winter/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intel, Nvidia and the wild swings beneath a calm market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/09/intel-nvidia-and-the-wild-swings-beneath-a-calm-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/09/intel-nvidia-and-the-wild-swings-beneath-a-calm-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors are displaying an unusual willingness to rapidly change their minds]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GCJDEKE4J6SOVLFX2QMOAFS24.jpg?auth=105d9fc70f80e39c0b99ea8688d1efd30310fc1db411e2d29a0c10ac9ce14cb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Intel chip manufacturing campus, in Leixlip, Co Kildare. Shares in Intel have risen fivefold over the past year. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Spermageddon’: The male fertility crisis we need to talk about]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/margaret-e-ward-spermageddon-the-fertility-crisis-no-one-is-talking-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/margaret-e-ward-spermageddon-the-fertility-crisis-no-one-is-talking-about/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret E. Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pro-natalists in the US and Europe blame women for population decline, but the data tells a different story]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODQB2YIML5E6NBEORQK37S7F5I.jpg?auth=048f44ca5a005507b2a0b16b9d7a7d9208c9823961860e0bf7c51300217524c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s fertility rate has moved from roughly replacement level to well below it within a decade. Illustration: Getty Images/Science Photo Library]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CHRISTOPH BURGSTEDT/SCIENCE PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dunsink plan shows Ireland has a lesson to learn from the Soviets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/sinead-osullivan-the-dunsink-plan-shows-ireland-has-a-lesson-to-learn-from-the-soviets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/08/sinead-osullivan-the-dunsink-plan-shows-ireland-has-a-lesson-to-learn-from-the-soviets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Objections to Dunsink are not about what’s in the plan. They’re about what’s missing]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:05:00 +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[If Elon Musk is right and AI makes jobs extinct, what will we do with our free time?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/ian-robertson-if-elon-musk-is-right-and-ai-makes-jobs-extinct-what-will-we-do-with-our-free-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/ian-robertson-if-elon-musk-is-right-and-ai-makes-jobs-extinct-what-will-we-do-with-our-free-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Robertson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Humans have three things the multibillionaire’s machines will never have]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6UC22TLTR6EVSTEKRPVUN3TLE.jpg?auth=d5946cbc3e37cd52650eca4bb770a55c56353f0a5815e2aa915f4861a1a6b9a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk asserted that within 10 years there would be no job – mental or physical – that an AI/robotics system could not do much better than any human. Photograph: IOULEX/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ioulex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A political outsider with radical ideas is shaking up Wisconsin politics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/09/a-political-outsider-with-radical-ideas-is-shaking-up-wisconsin-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/09/a-political-outsider-with-radical-ideas-is-shaking-up-wisconsin-politics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Backed by young voters and socialist activists, Francesca Hong has been the target of Donald Trump’s verbal barbs]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MQVHEL7SRE6ZAUFCHF7KXETUU.jpg?auth=53ecbcde8eb3d3864120091222cd38cc3d7f1c3269f94b5f1460c60a5de89760&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally last Sunday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photograph: Joshua Lott/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joshua Lott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/09/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/09/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highlights include In Time, Van der Valk and A Day in May]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT3PVMGIFBETDDVGPUIFD3UYLM.jpg?auth=5da310c956c5e097ade3effa7c4ea82e6c6cb6ba2ea5244fcf1174df03dbdd23&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dónal Lunny's life and career are explored in the new film In Time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rte</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick’s experiment with a directly elected mayor may be last of its kind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/cormac-mcquinn-limericks-experiment-with-a-directly-mayor-may-be-the-last-for-some-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/09/cormac-mcquinn-limericks-experiment-with-a-directly-mayor-may-be-the-last-for-some-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham went from mayor to prime minister, but the challenges facing Limerick’s mayor make a similar ascent unlikely in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWQZXCUN2VGHBCKVW3EDX3XV2Y.JPG?auth=31e9b0e03f2e61ff0d8e3acc70c0bf93917cc04c588c39e1082d4302d144a7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Moran was elected mayor of Limerick in 2024. It has not exactly been plain sailing since. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From America to Dún Laoghaire: ‘Gun violence in US schools is something we thought about a lot’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/09/from-us-to-dun-laoghaire-gun-violence-in-us-schools-is-something-we-thought-about-a-lot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/09/from-us-to-dun-laoghaire-gun-violence-in-us-schools-is-something-we-thought-about-a-lot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Award-winning novelist Téa Obreht on fiction, fame and moving with her family from the United States to Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ED3BMZDAVB4FIAGBOILZLBD7M.jpg?auth=71058447f2dfde587c73d2bbc8db54c0ef6fd30a81900a25ab2f603329f98aaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Téa Obreht recently moved with her Irish husband and their children to Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. Photograph: Bryan Meade]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sale of vapes and cigarettes to young people could be banned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/new-law-could-see-young-people-barred-from-buying-vapes-and-cigarettes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/09/new-law-could-see-young-people-barred-from-buying-vapes-and-cigarettes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government considering ban for anyone born after certain date]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22FRS27OUVOXQQ6XC4LTES5VYY.jpg?auth=e6f5e442b92a2edacd82fd86181585e74798038ae4d9b1feb0c06d2ae055838c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Department of Health confirmed it is considering a ban on the sale of tobacco to those born after a certain date. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ireland’s land is used and why it has to change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/how-irelands-land-is-used-and-why-it-has-to-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/how-irelands-land-is-used-and-why-it-has-to-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agriculture takes up 74 per cent of the country’s land]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELY63ABCLVC75P2ND4T3KNEKIQ.JPG?auth=f6744e395f193e79f3375d1c7df08cd7b59d93c158a557d175e00d47a289509c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Murphy, chairman of the IFA environment committee, pictured on his dairy farm in Dripsey, Co Cork. Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ictu boss Owen Reidy: My mum was relieved the Provisional IRA took us hostage in the 1970s, not loyalists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/09/ictu-boss-owen-reidy-my-mum-was-relieved-the-provisional-ira-took-us-hostage-in-the-1970s-not-loyalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/09/ictu-boss-owen-reidy-my-mum-was-relieved-the-provisional-ira-took-us-hostage-in-the-1970s-not-loyalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy on his long trade union family pedigree, the time his family fell victim to an IRA bank raid and the problems organised labour faces in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TMDJMXSYVBF3ONMMIRKA4BDMQ.jpg?auth=0f1c54b78500d8223422d22831dd44507286ba2ec043041c2691bf674aac0925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Owen Reidy, general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill



]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s easy to get carried away about Ireland’s chances at the Europeans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/09/ian-oriordan-its-easy-to-get-carried-away-about-irelands-chances-at-the-europeans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/09/ian-oriordan-its-easy-to-get-carried-away-about-irelands-chances-at-the-europeans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite the absence of Ciara Mageean and the mixed relay team, Irish athletes are targeting a record medal haul]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRUHODS3NZBGNCWMKSNXSAX7SQ.jpg?auth=7bfc302ce57b0fd058bfd7cfbe7b8a5111eafa9d153420e6da0899e32cdf1f86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s mixed 4x400m relay team of Chris O’Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sharlene Mawdsley and Thomas Barr celebrate winning the gold medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish people are drinking less alcohol than ever. But there is one drink on the rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/09/irish-people-are-drinking-less-alcohol-than-ever-but-there-is-one-drink-on-the-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/09/irish-people-are-drinking-less-alcohol-than-ever-but-there-is-one-drink-on-the-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Ireland now sits mid-table in the EU alcohol-consumption table, the report says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GPWWYJTDFGLTIFNJ7I2QL5RMA.jpg?auth=0976312865739743b236be5f0e5c4052aeb6f1edc1e8216dd3e1fa586b08c569&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wine consumption in the State is rising, while other alcoholic drinks are decreasing in popularity, according to research. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">courtneyk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evie Gaughan: AI companies are missing the entire point of writing or reading a book  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/09/evie-gaughan-ai-companies-are-missing-the-entire-point-of-writing-or-reading-a-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/09/evie-gaughan-ai-companies-are-missing-the-entire-point-of-writing-or-reading-a-book/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evie Gaughan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a visceral sense of betrayal when it becomes clear we are being convinced to accept slop and be okay with it]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZMTWCYRV5AMVPSFQBJZAUQIWU.jpg?auth=65a0b8cda03937b25d17da9938c786acc6a8ef73857996c89794aa1aa1cee45f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The backlash against the use of AI gives hope that we can still influence how our future is shaped. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">trigga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alleged sexual abuse by father led to two pregnancies, daughter tells court ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/alleged-sexual-abuse-by-father-led-to-two-pregnancies-daughter-tells-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/09/alleged-sexual-abuse-by-father-led-to-two-pregnancies-daughter-tells-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman says man first came into her life when she was 13 and ‘abused me all my life’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIHNM3DLIHYQYGPYVQWRU6MG7A.jpg?auth=48c39eb62325a2d95b8beb9b95d43f5c93dc7d43a59877dd000418bd8eb4485c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ex parte (one side only represented) application was among several made to a judge under the Domestic Violence Act on Friday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My wife won’t talk about our diminishing sex life – and I’m out of ideas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/09/my-wife-wont-talk-about-our-diminishing-sex-life-and-im-out-of-ideas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/09/my-wife-wont-talk-about-our-diminishing-sex-life-and-im-out-of-ideas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: I love my wife, she’s my best friend, but I feel unsatisfied with the intimate side of our relationship]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7JHK3RZKHFGEVGRA72ZO4GAHPI.jpg?auth=0eab0ca2a858c17afbb887857bd777fe1ac2dacd9f2525689638678c8c533db9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['If your wife is already in a place where sex feels like a duty, making any form of demand or putting any pressure on her is going to create a chasm of distance between you, instead of facilitating connection.' Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marcos Calvo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The low budget pollinator project that grew wings and created real change ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/the-low-budget-pollinator-project-that-grew-wings-and-created-real-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/09/the-low-budget-pollinator-project-that-grew-wings-and-created-real-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Low-budget, highly ambitious project to restore populations of critical insects fast became a top nature-positive initiative]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5XAGQKNARHTDOI2HYMNHKPRYA.jpg?auth=a252eaeee333c7a2e3e409d9b4e9885f326a84f6191f5c91061bf66ef2b87e72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Managed for Wildlife' sign placed in a meadow at the National Biodiversity Data Centre in Co Waterford.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does billionaire Dart plan to do with his Flutter shares?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/09/what-does-billionaire-dart-plan-to-do-with-his-flutter-shares/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/09/what-does-billionaire-dart-plan-to-do-with-his-flutter-shares/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cayman Islands based investor has economic interest in close to 30% of Paddy Power owner]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOVWEYEJWBF5ZENR36LQKP6BQM.jpg?auth=9eb976abc7a9afb4e6d2b992d1fdb3247662349fb3987600438b9ca7c8398473&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US investor Kenneth Dart has built up a near 30 per cent economic interest in Flutter whose chief executive, Peter Jackson, has just stood down. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drama on the Giant’s Causeway: ‘It’s a very unusual formation. I have never seen that before’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/drama-on-the-giants-causeway-it-gives-us-an-insight-into-the-formation-of-the-earth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/drama-on-the-giants-causeway-it-gives-us-an-insight-into-the-formation-of-the-earth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s coastline series: The Antrim site is one of the North’s most popular tourist destinations, and it’s especially ‘atmospheric and enthralling’ in wild weather]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKEDGCQOI5AWLCWEBNMZYVRNXU.JPG?auth=27d0506eeb901d2560360ab3e70762ed6ecddcc1682479df1580d7700f3c2aef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tourists at the Giant’s Causeway. Photograph: Stephen Davison]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s very moving’: The growth of dark sky tourism in Ireland as enthusiasts prepare for solar eclipse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/its-very-moving-the-growth-of-dark-sky-tourism-in-ireland-as-enthusiasts-prepare-for-solar-eclipse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/its-very-moving-the-growth-of-dark-sky-tourism-in-ireland-as-enthusiasts-prepare-for-solar-eclipse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are hopes that more sites will soon push for dark sky status in Connemara, Wicklow, Donegal and west Cork]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAYKTRMFS5H3XBSA5QU466HTGA.jpeg?auth=440ced16fd512a7b86283026cab1556fb378e2d51e724c003265e022093a47f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three sites in Ireland have dark sky status, having been officially recognised as reserves for nocturnal darkness]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dublin businesswoman in Cannes: ‘The locals love my accent. Being Irish is definitely an advantage’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/09/a-dublin-businesswoman-in-cannes-the-locals-love-my-accent-being-irish-is-definitely-an-advantage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/09/a-dublin-businesswoman-in-cannes-the-locals-love-my-accent-being-irish-is-definitely-an-advantage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Sharon Farren runs a fashion business on the French Riviera ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2GHE2MB7RADNG6HV4VGU5BZCQ.jpg?auth=276194a0f5012b9969710fcef3d81ab74307b57659f6fca40addd20e77c63e36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharon Farren: 'I decided to see if I could produce clothes that would not damage the planet or the people wearing them']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carrie Dolan could prove the difference for Galway in fiery camogie trilogy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/carrie-dolan-could-prove-the-difference-for-galway-in-fiery-camogie-trilogy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/08/carrie-dolan-could-prove-the-difference-for-galway-in-fiery-camogie-trilogy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork’s form has improved as they seek redemption, but they face an experienced outfit chasing history]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQLTZBC3GNCFDGD3BQRWBQ7AMU.jpg?auth=b97611678e7bc3161c700f0d8af0e9b691bdd4d3b6de6cf315462f3e625aaaf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling Egan of Cork in action against Galway in the championship. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I come from a very flat part of the UK. A tree is an event. So my favourite place is Ireland’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/i-come-from-a-very-flat-part-of-the-uk-a-tree-is-an-event-so-my-favourite-place-is-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/08/i-come-from-a-very-flat-part-of-the-uk-a-tree-is-an-event-so-my-favourite-place-is-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ Concert Orchestra general manager Alex Walden on connecting with an audience, receiving his first guitar and living on in your descendants]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDFWXFJW2BEXTBODUUOAB4L6KI.jpeg?auth=9509898b635e4fa8f707ced6ccca9fce261dabcc7d45a1e1096792a15f6526c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex Walden with the RTÉ orchestra]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is James Dyson hoovering up prime property in Dublin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/ireland-ranked-bottom-of-europes-spying-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/09/ireland-ranked-bottom-of-europes-spying-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: rumours of James Dyson hoovering up property, Rod Liddle’s Dunphy moment and 100 cups a minute]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIZ2OX5KV7GPWOFD64LR3IVSKI.jpg?auth=b4cf1b2cc67bfc559f242963969022cad57dbe5ec055efc631dc3ca18915b99c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Dyson in 2023. Photograph: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for Dyson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastian Reuter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I weed my garden in a heatwave? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/09/should-i-weed-my-garden-in-a-heatwave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/09/should-i-weed-my-garden-in-a-heatwave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate change is demanding we adapt to new norms and make changes in how we garden]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQMMDYQD4VAFVNW3ZVTNWQYPTA.jpg?auth=734351cec53a871412d1bcd5d9fbe5a8969b1b50898d8e6c5e0066ce760b8120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the extreme growing conditions heatwaves bring, weeds can act as a valuable protective mantle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WRS Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artefacts of life: a treasure trove of Ireland’s architecture turns 50 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/09/artefacts-of-life-a-treasure-trove-of-irelands-architecture-turns-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/09/artefacts-of-life-a-treasure-trove-of-irelands-architecture-turns-50/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Georgian Dublin to the 20th century, the IAA’s headquarters on Merrion Square boasts a staggering collection of photographs and drawings]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RY5W6OBQGBBIHGFATNLRAUOTOM.JPG?auth=32f7b7ee494434abfe9a3b94bb2ad1703eca7fedfe0fc70d10b1034ed7eafa79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colum O'Riordan in the basement archive room. Photograph: 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[Otherworldly art: Michael Ashur’s astral art is illuminated once more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/09/otherworldly-art-michael-ashurs-astral-art-is-illuminated-once-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/09/otherworldly-art-michael-ashurs-astral-art-is-illuminated-once-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The late artist’s large, cosmic canvasses were once often found in office foyers. Now a new exhibition in Limerick offers the chance for a re-evaluation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75BRSQSQC5DJ5KEMELCDVJ45QA.jpg?auth=a7254f7372b7cc2d79c23414a4194800422fa81c3674547e969d222a87a77877&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sentinel by Michael Ashur features in a new exhibition in Ormston House, Limerick. Photograph: Kate Bowe-O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer: Kate-Bowe O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: The Summer Book, Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller?, Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy and Queens of the Dead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/09/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-summer-book-have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller-nimrods-a-green-day-comedy-and-queens-of-the-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/09/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-the-summer-book-have-you-never-heard-of-bill-fuller-nimrods-a-green-day-comedy-and-queens-of-the-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glenn Close, Emily Matthews, Mason Thames and Katy O’Brian feature in quartet of movies released in the week of August 7th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUADRFSH75FLFNWJOYSDK7JVV4.jpeg?auth=2cf4f71fc7af111d3fbee06350ee83daa151cb3f4821d89c63c3f8eddce7a256&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Matthews and Glenn Close in Charlie McDowell's The Summer Book]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime fiction: Asteroids, serial killers and a Hitchcock flight of fantasy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/09/crime-fiction-asteroids-serial-killers-and-a-hitchcock-flight-of-fantasy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/09/crime-fiction-asteroids-serial-killers-and-a-hitchcock-flight-of-fantasy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is plenty of gore and retribution in new works by Joanna Wallace, K T Nguyen, Robert J Harris, Thao Thai and Akane Araki]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWVWSQEVHJDBTHIN3OXWWNM3IY.jpg?auth=a519baf5b31713e65f32dc8e53479bc2b3d7e9e0a9c177faf22b2e0bdcc4b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crescendo by Robert J Harris opens in Hollywood in 1959 with author Robert Burgoyne summoned by Alfred Hitchcock (pictured) to write a follow-up to North by Northwest. Photograph: Hulton/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hulton Archive</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>