<?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/2026-08-10/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:09:23 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Crowds line the streets of Cork to welcome All-Ireland camogie champions home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/crowds-line-the-streets-of-cork-to-welcome-all-ireland-camogie-champions-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/crowds-line-the-streets-of-cork-to-welcome-all-ireland-camogie-champions-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Team bus arrived in the city to the sound of Tina Turner’s hit Simply the Best]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:18:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CU7QNHGD6ETNHHLULTDIITNHIY.jpg?auth=ad2a952be1400e031812585d3173adcf66d2f71d678911ad5d5a8920ebc7f8ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork captain Méabh Cahalane lifts the O’Duffy Cup in front of the homecoming crowd. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jakob Ingebrigtsen storms to 5,000m victory on opening night of European Athletics Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/jakob-ingebrigtsen-storms-to-5000m-victory-on-opening-night-of-european-athletics-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/jakob-ingebrigtsen-storms-to-5000m-victory-on-opening-night-of-european-athletics-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Norwegian takes gold in 5,000m race six months after surgery on Achilles tendon as Ireland’s Nick Griggs finishes eight]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:44:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5DHBHF3GZNTCXBGNGAS2JDTGJY.jpg?auth=f778d969d90db311aee3ac4782ff4b7b5f4e3943db1109404f3067cf941af110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gold medallist Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after winning in the men's 5000m final in the European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, on Monday. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ellis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial action at Oberstown Children Detention Campus to go ahead after talks break down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/industrial-action-at-oberstown-children-detention-campus-to-go-ahead-after-talks-break-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/industrial-action-at-oberstown-children-detention-campus-to-go-ahead-after-talks-break-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Children says work stoppages are ‘not in keeping with agreed dispute resolution processes’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:39:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN2QT2W2HRAGNLGAF6N43NDFRY.jpg?auth=f23d1fec11013e6106b8df47ff5fdf854a589dade303ecffa05b0cf782a9e1db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oberstown staff have been engaged in a work-to-rule action since June 25th. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James McClean set to part ways with Derry City – reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/james-mcclean-set-to-part-ways-with-derry-city-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/james-mcclean-set-to-part-ways-with-derry-city-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Republic of Ireland international has voiced frustration following move to hometown club]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:24:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WU5EFFS7MILICKEHRZZT5H5XQU.jpg?auth=17856c0fb184a8d18ff0f80c49b581b9e925446371d953a4c8f50f2c44343802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James McClean signed for Derry City in January. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan has finally been extradited back to Ireland – what now?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/daniel-kinahan-has-finally-been-extradited-back-to-ireland-what-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/daniel-kinahan-has-finally-been-extradited-back-to-ireland-what-now/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:35:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJJ4EYVYRVCZJNCT3F3GR6NL6A.jpg?auth=466b1c2b8575b7ee1b8f0769bb0b3013308de1cdff0bfe62b4bc3264220bdd22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A major security operation was in place to transport Daniel Kinahan (circled) from Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnell, Co Dublin, to the Special Criminal Court. Photograph: Mark Marlow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on planning and climate: pointing in the wrong  direction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-planning-and-climate-pointing-in-the-wrong-direction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-planning-and-climate-pointing-in-the-wrong-direction/</guid><description><![CDATA[Which projects have actually been stopped by Section 15 of the Climate  Act?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPSGCGO5IYOQRI2U7K2Z5OMBHM.JPG?auth=3ac0d7055a456e7b34bb6c3cf4e4dcf17a985491c4aa05fb81ac927c216133b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers TD. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 111 killed after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/10/colombias-pacific-coast-hit-by-74-magnitude-earthquake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/10/colombias-pacific-coast-hit-by-74-magnitude-earthquake/</guid><description><![CDATA[Widespread damage to buildings across several cities with people still trapped in rubble]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:14:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TNCOAOIFIS6ITCF2DFYM2M2EQ.jpg?auth=b5b5f694b62e92ef01181cc9a2f366b8dc3ad1162933e6e3037a1c2f24ffa144&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia. Photograph: Santiago Saldarriaga/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Santiago Saldarriaga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[English language school ordered to maintain ‘untouchable’ bank account for student refunds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/english-language-school-ordered-to-maintain-untouchable-account-for-student-refunds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/english-language-school-ordered-to-maintain-untouchable-account-for-student-refunds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Huge increase in refusal of study visas, court told]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:03:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOPQ4SEQHNCFVGYER5RNMQG5S4.jpg?auth=dd7e50b7ad62fc0a548df403eb147e04d3149555f09886942dc6f8cc6f2c97a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of visa-refused intended students increased from 33 in 2023 to 456 in 2025, Erin College's director told the High Court. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SDI Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on AI regulation: Ireland is spreading the burden widely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-regulation-spreading-the-burden-widely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-ai-regulation-spreading-the-burden-widely/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland has adopted a distributed regulatory model with 15 national competent authorities]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WRZROUE6HLTTWOVGAS47PBDO4.jpg?auth=15fd1a1f61a1977ff5ea3c2397e5990f56e4dbaeb865b59e80b82679c2219908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A handheld smartphone displaying the icons of some of the main artificial intelligence based apps, including LLMs, chatbots and generative AI, with logos (from L) of Proton AG's Lumo, Meta AI, Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat), xAI's Grok, Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, Perplexity, Deepseek, OpenAI's Chat GPT, Google's Notebook LLM and generative AI music app Suno, in Saint-Mande, east of Paris, on July 15, 2026. Photo: Martin LELIEVRE / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Lelievre</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronald Araújo joins Liverpool on loan, Virgil van Dijk hopes for more arrivals before new season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/ronald-araujo-joins-liverpool-on-loan-virgil-van-dijk-hopes-for-more-arrivals-before-new-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/ronald-araujo-joins-liverpool-on-loan-virgil-van-dijk-hopes-for-more-arrivals-before-new-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Booth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Let’s see what the next couple of weeks bring,’ says Van Dijk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:53:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLYG7QVX5FAPDPZQFRWYZYEWGM.jpg?auth=e7b6e59c2e94bbf0bc70ce126e6cadb223c2de9ec28b9fbcd4fb637cf8bcac66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronald Araújo poses joins Liverpool on loan from Barcelona. Photograph: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liverpool FC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Kelly breaks Irish national record again to reach European 100m breaststroke final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/jack-kelly-makes-speedy-start-for-ireland-to-reach-100m-breaststroke-semis-at-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/jack-kelly-makes-speedy-start-for-ireland-to-reach-100m-breaststroke-semis-at-european-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kelly among the medal contenders for Tuesday’s final]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:42:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMNFNWJUGXPKSJSKGKAPZQTNVM.jpg?auth=9ab25b91847292afce00ebfa20e81c7190105def84a06325a45a9a11a4ccb049&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Kelly during the 100m breaststroke semi-finals at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dimitar Dilkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renowned Irish artist Vincent Browne dies aged 78]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/10/sculptor-behind-mr-screen-and-other-popular-street-art-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/10/sculptor-behind-mr-screen-and-other-popular-street-art-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vincent Browne – who produced the Anti-War Memorial in Limerick, ‘will be sorely missed’, says Arts Council]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:42:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOTA2SPBCBMNJFNXM6OF2PHOZI.jpg?auth=387a3b72dda0b2c829ce76cb185a190763258d4e0a828741e613777f1e886be2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vincent Browne's Mr Screen sculpture outside the now-demolished Screen cinema on Hawkins Street, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disgraced former solicitor Michael Lynn carries out community service in lieu of detention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/disgraced-former-solicitor-michael-lynn-carries-out-community-service-in-lieu-of-detention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/disgraced-former-solicitor-michael-lynn-carries-out-community-service-in-lieu-of-detention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lynn received 5½-year sentence in 2024 for stealing more than €18m from financial institutions during Celtic Tiger]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKTMHHR667LDBVHKOU2QB66TFA.JPG?auth=a4ffb5b7a5546bb730e1146c1e2e38e5bc16adea8354a3780436b5d3d3b9789f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Lynn outside the Central Criminal Court in Dublin in 2023. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Courts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin facility for highly vulnerable teens ‘not adequately resourced’, Hiqa inspection finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/10/facility-for-highly-vulnerable-teens-not-adequately-resourced-for-effective-care-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/10/facility-for-highly-vulnerable-teens-not-adequately-resourced-for-effective-care-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher, Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hiqa found ‘significant non-compliances’ with regulations related to minimum staffing levels at Crannóg Nua ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:21:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FJP4TSDURG6ZBREZDT754CHKE.JPG?auth=d9c386c26c6942975a8b6296c885abeefba26334f3521b0cc1d6218fbb102c22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crannóg Nua, one of the State’s three special care units for minors aged 11-17, in Portrane, north Co Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Healy out to continue strong Irish 5,000m tradition at European Athletics Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/10/sarah-healy-out-to-continue-strong-irish-5000m-tradition-at-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/10/sarah-healy-out-to-continue-strong-irish-5000m-tradition-at-european-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner goes into Tuesday’s final with the third fastest time of the season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:14:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2SRVQLB55DOZAOM3YIU3D553M.jpg?auth=a85b6452bf2626f563fa2f93dbc6e8f2159cffa85edb76ca595b2ffca554bf7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Healy will double up in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors hedge bets in advance of important week of economic data]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/investors-hedge-bets-in-advance-of-important-week-of-economic-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/investors-hedge-bets-in-advance-of-important-week-of-economic-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jump in oil giants’ share prices after Donald Trump hinted at reopening of vital Strait of Hormuz]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:08:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FN7B4IFFHD4SCFVOZYRUNSHK7I.jpg?auth=e9929443ffa7fdcdcc1cdc4a9fff2c8913016f761dfcd809fa31b8e115cf384c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A screen displays share prices on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. File image. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he will demand compensation from Iran ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/iran-on-cusp-of-oman-pact-but-us-must-meet-specific-demands-to-seal-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/iran-on-cusp-of-oman-pact-but-us-must-meet-specific-demands-to-seal-deal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trump says he will demand Tehran pay compensation for ‘all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57QOAVWWS7NRCA3FU3FFUHOQQU.jpg?auth=c299589af869e72b5049e1d4798bbf4cebd1ca4bfa2b71795741b13df3fcbd7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photograph: Ali Saeedi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[1943 apology letter a stunning glimpse into the chaos faced by Irish railway workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/10/1943-apology-letter-a-stunning-glimpse-into-the-chaos-faced-by-irish-railway-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/10/1943-apology-letter-a-stunning-glimpse-into-the-chaos-faced-by-irish-railway-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis McClean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irate passengers and an unexpected demand that he converse in Irish prevented D O’Donoghue from answering the phone that day]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXS6QUIBL5BPJKR2WZCSOJNQXE.jpeg?auth=79e4cf9980ac962ce7e76f91065493854f09482bd376f13822bf2c9b4fc278b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drafted letter of a Kingsbridge Station employee in response to a complaint, dated August 25th, 1943.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh ‘miracle’ sparks optimism for Belfast’s future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/10/fleadh-miracle-sparks-optimism-for-belfasts-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/10/fleadh-miracle-sparks-optimism-for-belfasts-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cultural connections – and a vision of a pedestrian-friendly city – leave a lasting impact]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5HOUCAMRZDYBIE37WVY4F5BLQ.jpg?auth=cc98523313880f035a872d1147165ee4e96412a3dd159b5b1d3b84b8decf8a00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fleadh Cheoil takes over the streets of 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[Immigrant HSE workers reluctant to report racist incidents due to lack of action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/immigrant-hse-workers-reluctant-to-report-racist-incidents-due-to-lack-of-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/immigrant-hse-workers-reluctant-to-report-racist-incidents-due-to-lack-of-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Discriminatory behaviours against non-white staff is prevalent, internal assessment found]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:06:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRYXKT3F4VAFDBF46TGXMPTIMQ.jpg?auth=a90d1d2c4b85e65ba24dd79aabb95bfdcdadc048f259433e04cf69965096fc83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A meeting last December heard there were 126 nationalities represented in the HSE workforce. Stock photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff at oat producer Flahavan’s plant in Waterford to vote on industrial action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/staff-at-oat-producer-flahavans-plant-in-waterford-to-vote-on-industrial-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/staff-at-oat-producer-flahavans-plant-in-waterford-to-vote-on-industrial-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unite union says this is due to introduction of ‘unseen and unagreed’ policy tied to pay deal]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:38:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QGPGBNEB72PHRUOM2TEAV73XY.jpg?auth=44644f942fbcd50116c84d29e83c69258a34f68f0eda34b85ad70ae048c8eea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers at Flahavan’s have decided to ballot for industrial action at the company’s plant in Co Waterford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Secretary criticised over deadline for Troubles disability scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/northern-ireland-secretary-criticised-over-deadline-for-troubles-disability-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/northern-ireland-secretary-criticised-over-deadline-for-troubles-disability-scheme/</guid><description><![CDATA[Relatives accuse Chris Bryant of taking ‘horrific position’ ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLLDF3PBXF534CUDSBMS5HIAZI.jpg?auth=e2e607bff71ed46fd8e80279d4e5c85067afcf9ba4a2ce3d8a2cf84a1f003451&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Bryant has been accused of 'dismissing the complexity of conflict trauma and washing his hands'. Photograph: Oliver McVeigh/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oliver McVeigh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Israel’s elections are impacting latest Gaza peace plans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/business-as-usual-for-israel-ahead-of-elections-after-gaza-peace-plan-rejection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/business-as-usual-for-israel-ahead-of-elections-after-gaza-peace-plan-rejection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington’s reaction to Netanyahu’s comments has been muted as plans proceed to implement next stages of ceasefire]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:18:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TTUCULH44QX3RR4BUWDLEECHY.jpg?auth=58eef7d4ccdc048e9bc414093fbade7ded4525ff4790fc16524f608083bf8157&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli forces control more than half of the Gaza Strip which has been largely destroyed. Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jehad Alshrafi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager Aoibheann Clarke was a ‘fantastic daughter and sister’, funeral hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/teenager-who-died-during-gaelic-football-match-was-full-of-love-funeral-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/teenager-who-died-during-gaelic-football-match-was-full-of-love-funeral-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aoibheann Clarke remembered as talented sportsperson and a ‘fantastic’ friend ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:16:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SUVNHBMPRGOXK4L5B2XLXGK7U.jpg?auth=7f3d962a35fb5f1319f28e6d8abfe141b9b9e60727af0043373d41a21e015ce5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoibheann Clarke died suddenly while playing a Gaelic football match for her club Taghmon/Camross in Wexford last week.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Time – Dónal Lunny review: Intense portrait of an enigmatic folk artist waylaid by tragedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/10/in-time-donal-lunny-review-intense-portrait-of-an-enigmatic-folk-artist-waylaid-by-tragedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/10/in-time-donal-lunny-review-intense-portrait-of-an-enigmatic-folk-artist-waylaid-by-tragedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Influential musician became ill during the making of In Time, and while this is not addressed on screen, a deep ennui hangs over the film]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +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[In Time explores Dónal Lunny's life and career. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rte</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceuta demands help amid concerns another mass migrant crossing is imminent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/11/ceuta-demands-remedy-after-mass-migrant-crossing-into-spanish-enclave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/11/ceuta-demands-remedy-after-mass-migrant-crossing-into-spanish-enclave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Event has triggered spat between Spain and Italy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:55:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AL4ZFJKXXUQ3RM4K2YQXVRWBLQ.jpg?auth=713b00f717cad57e95bf5eb2b96cd98d3afb86310006b50aad952852a6e2db35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Migrants queue to get food distributed by an NGO in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday. About 1,400 migrant children are in the city, according to the government. Photograph: Antonio Sempere/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Sempere</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deposit return scheme divides opinion: ‘As an environmentalist I truly hate it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/10/a-complete-failure-or-a-great-thing-readers-have-their-say-on-the-deposit-return-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/10/a-complete-failure-or-a-great-thing-readers-have-their-say-on-the-deposit-return-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times received more than 150 responses to a callout on people’s experience with the scheme ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:51:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJC32I3G2JFPNBWX5UB7TVIT7M.JPG?auth=46b8212c83c6ea6fbb870391fe4a42d97238b2594e5e18583881fa9a92340a7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I wish they’d have stuck to the old adage, if it’s not broke don’t fix it.' 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[Galway company that owes Revenue €106m has just €17,500 in cash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/galway-company-that-owes-revenue-106m-has-just-17500-in-cash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/galway-company-that-owes-revenue-106m-has-just-17500-in-cash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Details emerge in documents filed with companies office by the liquidator of the business]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:22:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WINERJRAAZYWY3M5K3FDXCA6PQ.jpg?auth=695828ad1c431d22f5fcfb9913ecd3380b0943402f739f09bb179555da0b8d66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LPS International Plant Ltd appeared on the list of Revenue defaulters for the first quarter of this year. Photograph: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car involved in M50 crash that left nine in hospital was stolen before incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/car-involved-in-m50-crash-was-stolen-before-collision-took-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/car-involved-in-m50-crash-was-stolen-before-collision-took-place/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight teenagers and a man were hospitalised after incident involving vehicle going the wrong direction on the motorway]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UTEWCEMA6X64XPMS2ND7D7LIOM.jpg?auth=b91b9ea2fc887099c56408fe1ee2e4ae9eb537ec4a2d9025311b2d5aac5b9ea3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One of teenagers was in a critical condition, while the driver of a second car, a man aged in his 20s, was hospitalised for serious injuries. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool owners close to €1.58bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/liverpool-owners-close-to-158bn-sale-of-30-stake-to-consortium-including-jeff-bezos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/liverpool-owners-close-to-158bn-sale-of-30-stake-to-consortium-including-jeff-bezos/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin, Dominic Booth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group including Amazon founder has held talks with Fenway Sports Group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:18:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDRH3NNBPVUGUEGVY5MZONLVM4.jpg?auth=a68e5d7415f142d2bcaae5af0882f45b0935a51d6da5583b0254cb8b92f44909&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is understood the deal is effectively agreed but may take up to a month to complete. Photograph: Jan Kruger/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jan Kruger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Solan steps down as Longford senior football manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/mike-solan-steps-down-as-longford-senior-football-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/mike-solan-steps-down-as-longford-senior-football-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Solan guided team to Division Four NFL promotion this season but will not be at the helm in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:15:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2WVDU6UELREYFL65AFGWK3DHEY.jpg?auth=9f8c191e8f95befc14371a72535ea0dc6751917a433143e10ad90b08373d74da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Solan has stepped down as Longford senior football manager. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/John McVitty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin-headquartered fruit and vegetable giant Dole faces 14% hit to profits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/higher-fruit-costs-squeeze-dole-earnings-despite-rise-in-revenue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/higher-fruit-costs-squeeze-dole-earnings-despite-rise-in-revenue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin-headquartered company says fuel and shipping costs remain elevated but ‘sharp cost increases’ appear to have moderated]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:04:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWTRYGCENBJLWSBZYCMFFXG4CQ.jpg?auth=74897e09f611d1e100d1e8cb79db48a7e346154abdf42e9261a8444cdc3df05b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dole said costs linked to pineapple growing rose in the second quarter due to adverse weather conditions. Photograph: Alex Tai/Sopa  Images/LightRocket]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aryzta’s sales fall more than 2% to €1.06bn, new results show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/aryzta-sales-fall-as-weak-german-market-weighs-on-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/aryzta-sales-fall-as-weak-german-market-weighs-on-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company plans to ask shareholders next year to vote on resumption of capital distributions following a decade-long hiatus]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:37:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGG47GIELVAHFFEL5TB2MAHTHU.JPG?auth=24691aacc7bc93cf836e1a210327a2790acabd2bd65ad6e1fd67dd93f7abd020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Urs Jordi, chairman and interim chief executive of Aryzta, said the year has been 'challenging'. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark English eases into 800m semi-final at European Championships, Cian McPhillips misses out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/10/mark-english-eases-into-800m-semi-final-at-european-championships-cian-mcphillips-misses-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/10/mark-english-eases-into-800m-semi-final-at-european-championships-cian-mcphillips-misses-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Illness-stricken McPhillips far off his usual pace in Birmingham]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:48:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPZGT7FNSCJJCULFCSSEPHT5HE.jpg?auth=0c99672dcbc14d3f325234a3ed704120ef85e72f5bf5a24573ad7c25ecd74a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark English on his way to winning his heat in the men's 800m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Dublin’s Oliver Bond flats to Dubai: The life of Daniel Kinahan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/daniel-kinahan-from-dublins-oliver-bond-flats-to-dubai-and-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/daniel-kinahan-from-dublins-oliver-bond-flats-to-dubai-and-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boxing management company brings international profile to man facing Special Criminal Court charge]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:45:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJJ4EYVYRVCZJNCT3F3GR6NL6A.jpg?auth=466b1c2b8575b7ee1b8f0769bb0b3013308de1cdff0bfe62b4bc3264220bdd22&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:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vondrousova’s antics put tennis doping tests in spotlight – a far cry from football’s approach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/10/vondrousovas-antics-put-tennis-doping-tests-in-spotlight-a-far-cry-from-footballs-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/10/vondrousovas-antics-put-tennis-doping-tests-in-spotlight-a-far-cry-from-footballs-approach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Wimbledon champion’s suspension comes with staggering details, in stark contrast to return of Mykhailo Mudryk for Chelsea]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:41:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F42ODLG5O4QTQ7DKBZXPZW7ULE.jpg?auth=07ed7ce0ca3a88e216f7db82955713a3c0ba12f2b48b08582f3ffbc7ef04eda7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marketa Vondrousova was given a four-year ban after refusing a doping test in December. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clive Brunskill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amanda Knox’s Edinburgh Fringe show ‘profoundly respectful’ to Meredith Kercher, audience says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/10/amanda-knoxs-edinburgh-fringe-show-profoundly-respectful-to-meredith-kercher-audience-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/10/amanda-knoxs-edinburgh-fringe-show-profoundly-respectful-to-meredith-kercher-audience-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Knox was falsely imprisoned for the murder of her friend Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:24:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4C6USARRRCJJPPEKBX5PGAOIY.jpg?auth=d05b7b845701d3db03663f638d06ab12d8b04f92349e16a152544b31440febdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amanda Knox performed her show, named Cartwheel, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe on Friday night. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Theo Wargo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Little Sparta’: How the UAE wooed Washington]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/little-sparta-how-the-uae-wooed-washington/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/10/little-sparta-how-the-uae-wooed-washington/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigail Hauslohner in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gulf state has deployed cash and charm to become one of the most important Middle East allies for the US]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:59:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C46NUMG37COIN5SOKLK46WZMOU.jpg?auth=5c86727c7cfc113ff3838fef5d73eb7a34a6ecb1ffa038665f7db56f521d163e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan in Abu Dhabi last year. The US president recently described the Gulf state as a ‘fantastic country’. Photograph: AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factory production remains below tariff-fuelled surge in exports last year ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/10/factory-production-remains-below-tariff-fuelled-surge-in-exports-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/10/factory-production-remains-below-tariff-fuelled-surge-in-exports-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manufacturing activity is ahead of first-quarter figure as investor moral e improves across euro zone ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNIK76N4XNGBVOCRP4PC4LEICY.jpg?auth=50142d12dfa3ec17209970d8005b07cc192fb1996cf8eacaf783b94f6a10497b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Production in the manufacturing sector here fell by 5 per cent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SweetBunFactory</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian drone strike kills 13 in central Russia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/10/ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-13-in-central-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/10/ukrainian-drone-strike-kills-13-in-central-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max Seddon in Berlin and Christopher Miller in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Victims in Nizhnekamsk, a city about 1,200km east of Ukraine’s border, include one child, say officials]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:35:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELF2PGM3HUZCPENN3YJBECVTMI.jpg?auth=5349f39f4ea047fdd5fb3508ea44ff1fcf997b22b4dbabfd2374c27ce8d1a478&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said  the campaign was in retaliation for Russia’s  bombardments of Ukrainian cities. Photograph: Andrej Cukic/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Cukic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYD plans direct control of Irish operation as it eyes expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/byd-plans-direct-control-of-irish-operation-as-it-eyes-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/byd-plans-direct-control-of-irish-operation-as-it-eyes-expansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chinese car maker’s Irish operation has been managed by Motor Distributors Ltd (MDL) up to now]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:26:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IUUQS7RDRHZPIV27QIIMVZQQI.jpg?auth=b7129cb04192f612e33756a2c205ca06bdccd9d3b5dbba85feccaab9e4146796&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BYD, the Chinese car maker, is expected to take over direct control of its Irish operation later this year. Photograph: Giuliano Berti/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Gianni Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/uefa-concacaf-and-afc-push-for-gianni-infantino-to-quit-and-discuss-rival-competitions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/uefa-concacaf-and-afc-push-for-gianni-infantino-to-quit-and-discuss-rival-competitions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames, Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Confederations write open letter damning Fifa president, with Concacaf president Montagliani seen as top contender]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:04:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2VLXJHHPXJZJUPQSK6S6NXBH4.jpg?auth=1bd57bc76d23aaec24d190a43974b9b6959d624653ac8f01efc0a447c7949345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf will push for Gianni Infantino to resign in a dramatic escalation of the war that has threatened to tear football apart. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Milligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish couple escape from volcano as Guatemalan hiking trip becomes unforgettable adventure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/irish-couple-escape-from-volcano-as-guatemalan-hiking-trip-becomes-unforgettable-adventure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/irish-couple-escape-from-volcano-as-guatemalan-hiking-trip-becomes-unforgettable-adventure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fiona Leahy and James O’Connor were at a hikers’ camp just 2km away from the crater of the Fuego volcano when lava began to erupt]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EDERUFKUVC3DDSWIFNAXZEVRA.jpeg?auth=9568beff483d88de5d4d63f57dcc6e0618268186680a5d297b6d31b636bd4c4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Leahy and James O'Connor, safely down from the Fuego volcano in Guatemala]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Jones at Palmerstown House review: Rollicking set complete with reworked Sex Bomb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/10/tom-jones-at-palmerstown-house-review-rollicking-set-complete-with-reworked-sex-bomb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/10/tom-jones-at-palmerstown-house-review-rollicking-set-complete-with-reworked-sex-bomb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Welsh veteran’s well-preserved croon has acquired the wisdom and ache of a bluesman who has seen it all]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:15:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXP6RJ5SUJHR7LDQNUB6FAOBUI.jpg?auth=efd9a14c0c731ce741fc3bc06f7e50acd36277c7b2ac39243a47140dedf63ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Jones at Palmerstown House, Co Kildare. Photograph: Conor Blaides]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR BLAIDES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who sold several properties fails in bid to stop €1,250 maintenance payment for ex-wife ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/man-who-sold-several-properties-fails-in-bid-to-stop-1250-maintenance-payment-for-ex-wife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/man-who-sold-several-properties-fails-in-bid-to-stop-1250-maintenance-payment-for-ex-wife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stopping spousal support more to do with unwillingness to pay rather than inability to do so, says judge ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBDLW5NFSVFUTKVP5SU2WWXXOE.jpg?auth=5077c759cfcd796d18c7405427dd98bb7b21160ac12d2857281511b7a09a5372&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge found that a 'lack of clarity and inconsistency' was 'palpable' in the man’s evidence. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[José Mourinho reveals he signed contract to succeed Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/jose-mourinho-reveals-he-signed-contract-to-succeed-alex-ferguson-at-manchester-united-in-2013/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/10/jose-mourinho-reveals-he-signed-contract-to-succeed-alex-ferguson-at-manchester-united-in-2013/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mourinho says he reneged on deal and returned to Chelsea, telling the story in a new Netflix documentary]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:37:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RNEYCYHZWGH27P7RU5RPGP5TBI.jpg?auth=6cd99a52cb5aff3eeeb9fd771ad2049f717e9d9b09fac20841462f42885a7b5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Real Madrid´s Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho: has revealed in a documentary that he almost successed Alex Ferguson as manager of Manchester United in 2013. Photograph: Attila  Kisbenedek / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Attila Kisbenedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[VitHit acquired by Vimto maker Nichols in €75m deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/vithit-acquired-by-vimto-maker-nichols-in-75m-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/vithit-acquired-by-vimto-maker-nichols-in-75m-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company was founded in 2001 by former rugby player Gary Lavin]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:13:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47ZF6Q6OZDSY7K6YJ26NR76VAI.jpg?auth=32f116067da083d28166f5644af61fa67ff7802842e3d68f23af13b84fe43f3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[VitHit managing director Gary Lavin has stepped away from the business following the deal. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unreasonable’ landlord who allegedly took photos of tenant’s laundry told to pay damages]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/unreasonable-landlord-who-allegedly-took-photos-of-tenants-laundry-told-to-pay-damages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/unreasonable-landlord-who-allegedly-took-photos-of-tenants-laundry-told-to-pay-damages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Clare landlord said she was ‘very worried’ another occupant was living at the property, saying it would cause further mould]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWXTWF57D5DIFNE5RLSOMPQ2QQ.jpg?auth=7547579b8124a0fabda5a129070affb6692cd862f725f20563798710cff42b70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Landlord told RTB tribunal she had inspected the property 'thoroughly'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nanci Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge who threatened to remove mother’s custody conducted ‘flawed’ hearing, High Court rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/judge-who-threatened-to-remove-mothers-custody-conducted-flawed-hearing-high-court-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/10/judge-who-threatened-to-remove-mothers-custody-conducted-flawed-hearing-high-court-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orders made without District Court hearing girl’s views – a ‘fundamental requirement’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court overturned District Court directions for the resumption of access visits between the young teenager and her father. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vertiv plans Donegal expansion creating up to 300 jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/vertiv-plans-donegal-expansion-creating-up-to-300-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/vertiv-plans-donegal-expansion-creating-up-to-300-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company has added hundreds of new staff to its Irish operation in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:56:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIJPCEZVLNAERLQQKYVRA6CA3A.jpg?auth=1310c81c274802c2e1065b3eb745a13e69e5b6c91519888a2b851badcb1a029d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Paul Ryan, Vertiv president EMEA at the announcement that Vertiv is significantly expanding its presence in Ireland. Photograph: Maxwells]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TONY MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We just did our best’: Men used trampoline to rescue two girls from Galway house fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/we-just-did-our-best-men-used-trampoline-to-rescue-two-girls-from-galway-house-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/we-just-did-our-best-men-used-trampoline-to-rescue-two-girls-from-galway-house-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh Mc Donagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seyyid Ahmed Nahi (33) and Ibrahim Souna (34) were among the first to spot the blaze, and worked with a Polish man to try to get into the building]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGQV27BWY5AEBOYKTU3JDK2RHU.jpg?auth=7bf22c4da622ca99899a8a972bb255b22231607edf739039bbd7b88085cab679&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The house in Slí Gheal in Galway after the fire last Thursday evening]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flights grounded as Typhoon Dolphin overwhelms Chinese regions with torrential rain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/10/more-than-one-million-evacuated-in-china-as-typhoon-dolphin-brings-record-rain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/10/more-than-one-million-evacuated-in-china-as-typhoon-dolphin-brings-record-rain/</guid><description><![CDATA[Authorities warn days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding as storm moves north and further inland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:37:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHATEBYGHXPZORC3IQAL2QYLAY.jpg?auth=de51350dd4dcf00df84464a31d64b1d707db69031c35517ba2fefef9862b12cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People cross a street during a downpour brought by Typhoon Dolphin in Taipei, Taiwan. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s behind the Mecca defence agreement?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/10/whats-behind-the-mecca-defence-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/10/whats-behind-the-mecca-defence-agreement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey have been at pains to say  their alliance is not necessarily directed against Iran or Israel]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:13:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3KTRV3RSD5OIDGFSX7YYFS65Q.jpg?auth=e15865b8909c996d6167692e9f6c60547691149a1faf602bfb03d356a023e441&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defence agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Saudi Press Agency/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saudi Press Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces decision to freeze her eggs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/10/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-announces-decision-to-freeze-her-eggs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/10/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-announces-decision-to-freeze-her-eggs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria Bekiempis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New York congresswoman (36), reveals  her decision to undergo fertility treatment on Instagram]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:13:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K55FPKAIPIR7NRAO42XS3O3M6A.jpg?auth=cdbb9a5e2b8434e3c0d55c6af5db1e0804cc4448924d14680c99aeda6adec332&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: said she recognised the balancing act that comes with undergoing fertility treatment with her work as a congresswoman. Photograph: Victor J Blue/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Victor J. Blue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most X accounts posting about Belfast unrest were based outside UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/10/most-x-accounts-posting-about-belfast-unrest-were-based-outside-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/10/most-x-accounts-posting-about-belfast-unrest-were-based-outside-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carmen Aguilar García, Michael Goodier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analysis shows just 4.5 per cent of tweets about Belfast violence came from Republic of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QSGYKYDFGCODBBQVCHQPEDPR4.jpg?auth=4efe33738e2febc0fb05c754a371beb8874adb777410282bdb4ea79d5867c043&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A burnt out bus on Newtownards Road on June 10th as the clean-up begins following a night of anti-immigrant riots in Belfast. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saol na gcoláistí samhraidh ina steillbheatha]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/10/saol-na-gcolaisti-samhraidh-ina-steillbheatha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/10/saol-na-gcolaisti-samhraidh-ina-steillbheatha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léireofar an ceoldráma SAOIRSE i mBaile Átha Cliath an mhí seo chugainn]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTSA4TNTTVHEXLH3QY443P6534.jpg?auth=919652f0b0751e27c8e0fd6a4ea2a398d11f43cf7f39c585b1e80982b1ef4d76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elliot Nolan, Evanne Kilgallon, Ciara Cox, Síofra Ní Éilí agus Callum Maxwell sa cheoldráma Saoirse. Grianghraf: Emilija Jefremova]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EMILIJA JEFREMOVA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s seas hit hottest temperature on record for July, say scientists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/10/worlds-seas-hit-hottest-temperature-on-record-for-july-say-scientists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/10/worlds-seas-hit-hottest-temperature-on-record-for-july-say-scientists/</guid><description><![CDATA[Western Europe has experienced its hottest June-July period on record, data shows]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:47:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNJBXFG3OKFDUVI7F3C4I7G77I.jpg?auth=5045055aae9c62e7f626b2eed776b5444c42ebea4dda8ac2ceb4de7575086713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tourists at Portiragnes-Plage, southern France, on the Mediterranean. Sea surface temperatures hit record highs for July on the Atlantic coast and western Mediterranean, the EU’s Copernicus climate change service has found. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabriel Bouys</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Galway exit packages, and SMEs and AI ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/hewlett-packard-enterprises-galway-exit-packages-and-smes-and-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/hewlett-packard-enterprises-galway-exit-packages-and-smes-and-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:15:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDJ7VT6DHXXCP53WAPQJMVF2GA.jpg?auth=5eeb042a359d5a630cee591eea0b44c980be4ec7751a5061de98b74f82e79546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard Enterprise headquarters in Texas. The Galway operation has spent more than €2 million on exit packages for staff since announcing a large hiring drive in 2023. Photograph: Mark Felix/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Felix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The world’s most remote knitwear brand’: Inis Meáin marks 50 years in business on the Aran Islands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/10/the-worlds-most-remote-knitwear-brand-inis-meain-marks-50-years-in-business-on-the-aran-islands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/10/the-worlds-most-remote-knitwear-brand-inis-meain-marks-50-years-in-business-on-the-aran-islands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than merely keeping the tradition of the Aran sweater alive, the company is recognised internationally for the design and quality of its high-end knitwear]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKA7BZUYMJH37CMVL3H7MXHAHY.jpg?auth=5660de5178c2388dbb57fa5d17e3f9715d9194fd1dba5daa9d22799d7bc29faa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inis Meáin Knitwear: Marie-Thérèse and Ruairí de Blacam]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maybe it’s better if we never know the full cost of hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/sinead-osullivan-maybe-its-better-if-we-never-know-the-real-cost-of-the-ryder-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/sinead-osullivan-maybe-its-better-if-we-never-know-the-real-cost-of-the-ryder-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is already enough information in the public domain to put together some informed, back-of-the-envelope calculations]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YYNRJJ3LH252VW453PMHAGBRI4.jpg?auth=ee879a68a07c403739c6a15b3cb7dbf5032d5815ba9359ed020a6de4dceb5561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Golfer Rory McIlroy at Adare Manor, Limerick. Photograph: Inpho/Morgan Treacy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would happen if Ireland followed Vienna by designing housing with women in mind?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/lorcan-sirr-opinion-vienna-austria-ireland-design-housing-crisis-men-women-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/lorcan-sirr-opinion-vienna-austria-ireland-design-housing-crisis-men-women-needs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorcan Sirr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Housing and planning policy here largely designed by men and fail to address daily needs of rest of population]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O4F7M4UPXRGXM7F6YHR3ROZ2EM.jpg?auth=b8334482b5d7d270cf7ed9bec7f77083088c18b9e052b3892d3be1d49367ea9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vienna: Aspects of public life there – especially housing – are driven by the city’s aim to make planning more gender equitable. Photograph: Georg Hochmuth/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georg Hochmuth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When faced by a crisis, there is nothing worse than feeling you have no control]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/08/10/when-faced-by-a-crisis-there-is-nothing-worse-than-feeling-you-have-no-control/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/08/10/when-faced-by-a-crisis-there-is-nothing-worse-than-feeling-you-have-no-control/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Constant exposure to trauma and tragedy can distress and traumatise us, or make us feel guilty as ‘bystanders’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U76BNVUD2ZFGTDYSEBQWWKUTHE.jpg?auth=4fc6fca81dc497b09b821195c0cd97c4beb1b3ae38733b71dd558443d617e062&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Constructive action might mean becoming politically active; it might also mean focusing on building your personal resilience by learning to grow food or reduce your energy consumption]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis D. Barrera Gamboa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New to strength training? This is a good place to start, with no equipment needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/08/10/new-to-strength-training-this-is-a-good-place-to-start-with-no-equipment-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/08/10/new-to-strength-training-this-is-a-good-place-to-start-with-no-equipment-needed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Maltby]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Isometric exercises are static movements where you hold a challenging position instead of performing repetitions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5TRTRGAAZGLTNSEL2QLXXNE6A.jpg?auth=3a0e780dbe2c75f83ee02e038c4bd31057d96b7098cd29118a66e59a1acc3a14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plank is the big go-to isometric exercise. Photograph: Theodore Tae/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">THEODORE TAE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camogie stars rise to the All-Ireland occasion – both players and pundits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/camogie-stars-rise-to-the-all-ireland-occasion-both-players-and-pundits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/camogie-stars-rise-to-the-all-ireland-occasion-both-players-and-pundits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plenty of tough talking and tackling as Gaelic games drama wraps up for the season]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPHKHODUT3FFIBKVXSGUQH3OUQ.jpg?auth=5879b5ef3eb0f8c3947cf183a5393b775c1e6a22f9741a3682807507dcbbf59a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Orlaith Cahalane scoring her side's second goal against Galway in All-Ireland showdown. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omissions, sales and scandals: the chequered tales behind hard-won medals ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/omissions-sales-and-scandals-the-chequered-tales-behind-hard-won-medals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/omissions-sales-and-scandals-the-chequered-tales-behind-hard-won-medals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sweat and sacrifice shown by winners does not always pay off in the long run when it comes to treasured medals]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SCTEZ5NJYBLJZOAPUV5ATJ3DGE.jpg?auth=f4c46415dd8903c01672caf52d5c6ca6ae699d0db375015030dde60b243a78f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA medals have been hard to come by, even for All-Ireland winners. 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[Challenging the tradwife and manosphere narratives]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/10/challenging-the-tradwife-and-manosphere-narratives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/10/challenging-the-tradwife-and-manosphere-narratives/</guid><description><![CDATA[Small wonder so many women recognise something of their own lives in the tradwife story]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 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[Letters to the Editor, August 10th: On questions for politicians, academic integrity and is it time to tax the coffee cup?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/10/letters-to-the-editor-august-10th-on-questions-for-politicians-academic-integrity-and-is-it-time-to-tax-the-coffee-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/10/letters-to-the-editor-august-10th-on-questions-for-politicians-academic-integrity-and-is-it-time-to-tax-the-coffee-cup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why are any of our children still waiting on life-changing surgery?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on organised crime: international co-operation vital ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-organised-crime-international-co-operation-vital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/10/the-irish-times-view-on-organised-crime-international-co-operation-vital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gangs operate across borders meaning states must work together to combat them]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZHPLDJVWYSGYSLK367DT7JGN6M.jpg?auth=21c3219857cdd68edfdc6d5ee8d714f55487a7fe27bcfcf994c0dde92f91fe8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda vehicles leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin, where Daniel Kinahan has been remanded in custody charged with directing an organised crime group, after being extradited from Dubai. Photo (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan in court, Phoenix Park homes and ‘The Irish Mind’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/daniel-kinahan-charged-homes-in-dublins-phoenix-park-and-sitting-on-the-fence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/daniel-kinahan-charged-homes-in-dublins-phoenix-park-and-sitting-on-the-fence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V64PDIVLCRVTA67KT36HEGZ4CU.jpg?auth=c2463eaf4c93d3e8652ea29ad60979a0973225d33db4dccbd9cb421f21402382&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan pictured in 2016]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan to be segregated in Portlaoise Prison with his own gym and library]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/daniel-kinahan-to-be-segregated-in-portlaoise-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/daniel-kinahan-to-be-segregated-in-portlaoise-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alleged crime kingpin to be housed on landing capable of accommodating eight inmates, but cleared for high-profile arrival ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2P5GWFOM32WMIIIIJXLZ7S7NI.JPG?auth=7e9dafa0671a81f494e2d0ce2d2f4776516eb95c4fc2c01d454ceaa3a7ad8629&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Garda convoy arrives at Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, before the arrival of Daniel Kinahan from the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I realised maybe I wasn’t ready to be done’: Mona McSharry targets more glory at Europeans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/i-realised-maybe-i-wasnt-ready-to-be-done-mona-mcsharry-targets-more-glory-at-europeans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/10/i-realised-maybe-i-wasnt-ready-to-be-done-mona-mcsharry-targets-more-glory-at-europeans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sligo swimmer is loving life as a fully fledged professional athlete as she prepares for Paris test]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFIEJFLZJZH3JC3A4RXJIEYOOA.jpg?auth=5da31dd0bfc52b2bcbc8702b2f27f6b911b8ff5b343a299e907ae8448e380fbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mona McSharry in the 100m breaststroke heats at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 in Illinois. Photograph: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick McDermott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private maternity care no longer offered at two hospitals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/private-maternity-care-no-longer-offered-at-two-hospitals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/private-maternity-care-no-longer-offered-at-two-hospitals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sligo University Hospital and Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise cease private maternity care]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SM3VJWIMCZAM7F4T6WLHIFHKEU.jpg?auth=842be021b872bb65b325bc923d11ebdc1582b5444d3f4278861c612a3ce3767e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sligo University Hospital no longer accepts private maternity patients. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork outlast Galway in latest epic instalment of ferocious rivalry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/cork-outlast-galway-in-latest-epic-instalment-of-ferocious-rivalry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/10/cork-outlast-galway-in-latest-epic-instalment-of-ferocious-rivalry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sorcha McCartan was the outstanding player on the field despite playing with a broken finger]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L26SZ6PGAZQFKWQJD3JMJYBXNM.jpg?auth=8ba9b72f2c4d575d633c8ad80082185e2b367cee5b77b5cf9037aad6ca4f76f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Sorcha McCartan in action against Galway. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have to deliver infrastructure at pace’: Uisce Éireann shifts focus to facilitate housing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/we-have-to-deliver-infrastructure-at-pace-uisce-eireann-shifts-focus-to-facilitate-housing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/we-have-to-deliver-infrastructure-at-pace-uisce-eireann-shifts-focus-to-facilitate-housing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘If we’re to support this substantial housing target, we’ve got to do something different’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4YIEXEJAJA6FLEGQIF4DGI474.jpg?auth=a52ec834ff10dc7f9f43a4bddb5ae97f56cfbe229263bb70ef9cba7f5a9ae510&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Milton, Uisce Éireann's head of water network management. Photograph: Uisce Eireann/Mark Maxwell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARK MAXWELL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Bus has hired almost 100 drivers from South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/10/dublin-bus-looks-to-south-africa-in-search-for-drivers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/10/dublin-bus-looks-to-south-africa-in-search-for-drivers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New recruits being brought to Republic at the rate of six every week ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXJ6DTDE4BCGRKFD2PKZTZPSFA.JPG?auth=35d0d4d28ddb15656df774d42078263cd63893e0cef34feb7918765d889692ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Bus chief people officer Barbara Carroll: 'There’s a good strong pipeline of drivers.' Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman says time running out for her as HSE delays decision on Friedreich’s ataxia drug]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/we-dont-have-time-on-our-side-woman-sues-hse-over-delays-to-friedreichs-ataxia-drug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/10/we-dont-have-time-on-our-side-woman-sues-hse-over-delays-to-friedreichs-ataxia-drug/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emily Felix has taken legal action in desperate bid to access drug that can slow disease’s progression]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4AAOIHPAJM7QEB54QG5TIX4ZY.jpg?auth=7e1e9a52ca0cdf06194fc1d3c095b4f9e7c3d993252552aa7b7ead333480ce91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Felix has taken a High Court Action against the HSE over its failure to make a decision on funding a drug for Friedreich's ataxia. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dublin-based mother found guilty of her daughter’s ‘painful and merciless’ murder in Iceland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/catherine-mancel-a-family-suicide-plan-a-daughters-death-and-a-mother-found-guilty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/10/catherine-mancel-a-family-suicide-plan-a-daughters-death-and-a-mother-found-guilty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen McHugh in Reykjavík]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Catherine Mancel was found dead at the Reykjavík Edition hotel last June, along with her father, Emeric]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQ6JUJPRPBGKJAOGSRJOER7BHU.jpg?auth=f109f7cbf269277cabbe89c5a0aa594b3fe115fe660df4d630d1b9b8fa3c29d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ming Ting Mancel (pictured) had stated that they wanted to die quickly and easily, and that they thought the act would be easy to carry out. Photograph: RÚV/Ragnar Visage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ragnar Visage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hewlett Packard Enterprise cuts Galway workforce despite pledge to create 150 jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/hewlett-packard-enterprise-cuts-galway-workforce-despite-pledge-to-create-150-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/hewlett-packard-enterprise-cuts-galway-workforce-despite-pledge-to-create-150-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company opened a new research and development facility in the west of Ireland in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDJ7VT6DHXXCP53WAPQJMVF2GA.jpg?auth=5eeb042a359d5a630cee591eea0b44c980be4ec7751a5061de98b74f82e79546&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Personal computer maker HP Inc and HPE split into two entities in 2015. Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Felix</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used to feel obliged to finish every book I started reading. Now I read more playfully]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/10/i-used-to-feel-obliged-to-finish-every-book-i-started-reading-now-i-read-more-playfully/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/10/i-used-to-feel-obliged-to-finish-every-book-i-started-reading-now-i-read-more-playfully/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am not advocating giving up as a general principle, in relation to books or anything else]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALTXVRYBKBA6XB47YXN34PJA34.jpg?auth=8fbeab27782ed9b3cdc539aac6f720429e2fa485264c1ebb08ebb46db648dfbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Perseverance is a virtue, but like many virtues, it can become a kind of vice. Image: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">rudall30</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘cold, spreadsheet-driven’ Aer Lingus response to a young woman’s ‘freak accident’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/aer-lingus-lack-of-human-touch-after-daughters-us-freak-accident-leaves-mum-seething/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/aer-lingus-lack-of-human-touch-after-daughters-us-freak-accident-leaves-mum-seething/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman says rival airline staff ‘visibly shocked’ by Aer Lingus attitude after spinal injury requires urgent trip and repatriation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KEOZ4YMLKZBF5NRUWM5ACZADFY.jpg?auth=dab1b4202920e5619849e62cba00a0b0b4acd38147a2889da3c6d1b85614e02b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cristian Storto Fotografia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Anybody below the age of 40 without a pension is making a huge mistake’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/anybody-below-the-age-of-40-without-a-pension-is-making-a-huge-mistake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/anybody-below-the-age-of-40-without-a-pension-is-making-a-huge-mistake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: David Keogh, chief executive of Auralia cosmetic surgery group]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCSRSPUADRBXBOKYRYPJPIDEVY.jpg?auth=9fa93b26fcd6da34ae128d1ca49c91a26350602a5d1c6b48057f52cbef82b787&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Keogh: 'My home sauna is where I seem to do a lot of my clearest thinking']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/01/the-hse-was-broken-up-into-six-regions-two-years-ago-to-deliver-better-care-is-it-working/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/01/the-hse-was-broken-up-into-six-regions-two-years-ago-to-deliver-better-care-is-it-working/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGCA6TYKZVA25HFH2EZ5E4GR6E.jpg?auth=f4d2052337d777aa625deaff123709a7f543da680a6cd91c0408153dd14e1acd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The health system previously operated through nine community healthcare organisations and seven independent hospital groups. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stock photo and footage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life as a Dublin Bus driver: ‘A bus went by with Join Dublin Bus on it. It was like a eureka moment’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/09/you-dont-know-whats-happened-to-them-in-their-day-life-as-a-dublin-bus-driver/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/09/you-dont-know-whats-happened-to-them-in-their-day-life-as-a-dublin-bus-driver/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company identifies potential to add to the tally of 8% women drivers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJOLZWICTJHHBMRD44Q5XIQQIA.JPG?auth=92ffd744ec2d96a6c3a212a04b73c7bed6d2aa49e6b09d9589ed0cc3286190a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karl King McDonnell gets 'a buzz' out of the busy days. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you sit on the fence? It could be your Irish Mind (but I’m not sure)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/do-you-tend-to-sit-on-the-fence-it-may-be-an-irish-thing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/10/do-you-tend-to-sit-on-the-fence-it-may-be-an-irish-thing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For philosopher William Desmond, being Irish is bound up with a ‘sense of doubleness’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irishman in Canada: We no longer cross the river to shop in Michigan because of Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/10/irishman-in-canada-we-no-longer-cross-the-river-to-shop-in-michigan-because-of-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/10/irishman-in-canada-we-no-longer-cross-the-river-to-shop-in-michigan-because-of-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan McKeown]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We enjoy Canada’s diversity, we had always felt uncomfortable with Northern Ireland’s social restrictions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNCHIHNSPJD5PM56XKNIJGUHWQ.jpg?auth=8311040ea4a01cd79144256dc7d96ab9801e9d990a387a2aad153039b955de4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish abroad: Dorothy and Allan McKeown at the Bluewater Bridge, which links Sarnia, Ontario, and Port Huron, Michigan.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wind farm delays prompt ministerial criticism of Irish marine regulator ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/10/marine-regulator-accused-of-performance-failure-amid-wind-farm-planning-delays/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/10/marine-regulator-accused-of-performance-failure-amid-wind-farm-planning-delays/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mara handles consents and licensing for big projects such as offshore wind farms and subsea cables]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAR5A4CLFBIFCAXZ4YGMZU6K2Y.jpg?auth=240a1895c8c80aeb944baa3c7c0be8d651a8b4a75acb23f78644b15f19577a53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The marine regulator was obliged to adopt measures to improve delivery of decisions in October 2025. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘bananas’ order for 5,000 obscure titles from a bookshop in Galway fuels suspicion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/10/a-mysterious-buying-spree-is-unsettling-europes-booksellers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/10/a-mysterious-buying-spree-is-unsettling-europes-booksellers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent retailers are receiving vast orders for obscure titles, fuelling suspicions that AI companies are quietly building the next generation of chatbots]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFGZDJY7VREVRM56NYVT4MTCI4.jpg?auth=543932f413875c65938e1bbad5cce20ee0b668e46f933a5c46344579c0b79295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booksellers in the German capital are grappling with mass orders for dusty books ranging from €10,000-€50,000. Photograph: Joachim Schulz/ullstein bild via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ullstein bild</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People look over the fence, taking photos’: The pros and cons of living in the Phoenix Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/10/stunning-beauty-to-tragic-despair-living-and-working-in-the-phoenix-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/10/stunning-beauty-to-tragic-despair-living-and-working-in-the-phoenix-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Declan Bermingham and Terry Moore have encountered homeless people and those bereft of hope in Ireland’s biggest public park]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJJCWUT2XVFV7D4ZVALH6AQOSI.jpg?auth=dd662d5c6e0193f8e262c333b5fc1209c1fb5ebaac9f35666794b3d65a31a3b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Terry Moore, park ranger and deer keeper, at the Deer Keeper's Lodge in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times












]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish emigrant journey now: Graduate from college, spend 10 years abroad, move home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/10/changing-face-of-diaspora-emigrants-now-returning-with-valuable-skills-and-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/10/changing-face-of-diaspora-emigrants-now-returning-with-valuable-skills-and-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last census showed 9% of Irish-born population had come back from living abroad, suggesting a high return rate]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QVQ6DYG7Q5HT7JO763QAV2DPXE.jpg?auth=7d67dc402d96b80db064748ae46a774a8c72da11304d7743c1001cc58d22f578&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2022 Census showed that 9% of the Irish-born population living in Ireland were returned emigrants. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s cute job hopes look unattainable, but they are still worth encouraging ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/childrens-cute-job-hopes-look-unattainable-but-they-are-still-worth-encouraging/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/childrens-cute-job-hopes-look-unattainable-but-they-are-still-worth-encouraging/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a world of AI and uncertainty over future careers, we should still encourage our children to aim for the stars]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U4HB5K2XFJCJLFSS6SQM2VJIUA.jpg?auth=759dd7022a78bbff43cef2222076840c9aa00b28259cd4d2d165b17ec937b124&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We should encourage children to dream big for their careers. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RichVintage</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 24-year-old AI prophet who learned the oldest rule of investing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/the-24-year-old-ai-prophet-who-learned-the-oldest-rule-of-investing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/10/the-24-year-old-ai-prophet-who-learned-the-oldest-rule-of-investing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leopold Aschenbrenner’s essay arguing that artificial superintelligence could arrive before the end of the decade made him one of Silicon Valley’s most talked-about figures]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MZ3UDRXP33VRMQV433EVM5V2I.jpg?auth=66c3bd5f442c6cb4606cb54b637ec0fc41d0de332b1c31ed08d63f83fb956679&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leopold Aschenbrenner last year crisscrossed the US to raise money for his high-flying hedge fund. Photograph: Nicholas Albrecht/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicholas Albrecht</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: More trials needed before we pass judgment on GLP-1 drugs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/10/dr-muiris-houston-more-trials-needed-before-we-pass-judgment-on-glp-1-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/10/dr-muiris-houston-more-trials-needed-before-we-pass-judgment-on-glp-1-drugs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: As often happens in medicine, latest research questions some benefits of weight-loss drugs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3KMAHMAE5GP3J3QRMI7AMQKPA.jpg?auth=187d2cdbffdbc10195e4ce2e3ade62b7893f4a0b9b989ea68f261915df6ab19f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many people understandably hope GLP-1 drugs will offer a permanent solution to their issues. But obesity is increasingly recognised as a complex and chronic health condition, influenced by biology, behaviour and the environment. Illustration: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Love Employee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs to widen scope of the R&D tax credit to attract more investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/irish-government-research-development-tax-credit-widen-ian-collins-ey-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/irish-government-research-development-tax-credit-widen-ian-collins-ey-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government should ease restrictions on accessing the incentive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULSWWXSLEZD6FBO4SUV64AS3UM.jpg?auth=dad959f0992c299f7b026c9ef1549295125a155eab2f398dc952f5551b8e7ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s R&D tax rules are more than 20 years old. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcess609</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures across Ireland could reach 28 degrees as Met Éireann forecasts more hot weather]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/weather-ireland-values-may-hit-28-degrees-over-coming-days/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/10/weather-ireland-values-may-hit-28-degrees-over-coming-days/</guid><description><![CDATA[Monday mostly dry with mix of cloudy and sunny spells]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3735JQXADGXN4PTWGFYYOJZHSQ.JPG?auth=44b454743067eee69e30266cc760bea2788ab18fbc9a8eabb8cfb20c709bdd3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Highest temperatures on Monday will be between 17 and 24 degrees. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Lunn: ‘My true passion for our industry came during my year with Cartier in Madrid’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/john-lunn-my-true-passion-for-our-industry-came-during-my-year-with-cartier-in-madrid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/10/john-lunn-my-true-passion-for-our-industry-came-during-my-year-with-cartier-in-madrid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lunn’s managing director has been nominated in the Established Business Category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGUKQJ63QVGN7KYUWAHSL2S3HQ.jpg?auth=ff49dc658890dcb38f9aa1709ed50cb0bcfeb01e3bf27e6614439a8eb015bd3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Lunn: 'Our family business is most often about helping our clients mark significant moments in their lives.' Photograph: Naoise Culhane ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tried and tested: Mark Moriarty’s best recipes as chosen by you]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/10/winner-dinners-your-favourite-mark-moriarty-recipes-so-far-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/10/winner-dinners-your-favourite-mark-moriarty-recipes-so-far-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Easy dinners, delicious desserts and tastes of Asia were all to the fore as you gobbled up our chef columnist dishes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XBCBR5FVFAWZBGFIPEZXZ7HDA.jpg?auth=6d65f1b805dd4d983595ff624d977f59802f8acaccf32cb5f858dcc66aca99cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harissa chicken tray bake with chickpeas and olives: one of your favourite Mark Moriarty recipes this year. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiabhras na fuinseoige]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/10/fiabhras-na-fuinseoige/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/10/fiabhras-na-fuinseoige/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí Éireann mór chun tosaigh i bhforbairt an spóirt mhachaire do mhná seachas formhór na cruinne.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YCBHZM75YFDBRNI5QS6ZX53GIQ.jpg?auth=196c9348358bc255b4400a7767f289d78557701a994d92777b441a0433e61525&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrie Dolan (Co  na Gaillimhe) ag tógáil poc éirice sa chluiche leathcheannais in aghaidh Co Chill Chainnigh i Staid Semple. Grianghraf: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Macdonald: ‘Losing a twin at birth predisposed me to search for something missing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/10/helen-macdonald-losing-a-twin-at-birth-predisposed-me-to-search-for-something-missing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/10/helen-macdonald-losing-a-twin-at-birth-predisposed-me-to-search-for-something-missing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, naturalist and historian of science. Her prize-winning book, H Is for Hawk, was made into a film starring Claire Foy in 2025. She is a guest at the Shaking Bog Festival in Wicklow on August 22nd ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SA5JWAQOV3AAIHAVL2AEFFBVXE.jpg?auth=fe6e6aeaa52478f2140d10cb6752817e4b4d46ab266835de411f7e6566007146&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen Macdonald found nature to be a refuge in childhood. Photograph: Bill Johnston]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What If Reform Wins by Peter Chappell: an enjoyable but horrifying read]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/what-if-reform-wins-by-peter-chappell-an-enjoyable-but-horrifying-read/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/what-if-reform-wins-by-peter-chappell-an-enjoyable-but-horrifying-read/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author, a London Times reporter, imagines a chilling future for the UK under a Farage premiership]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/USIW37LZFKZJW2ZOHONTO5MC3Q.jpg?auth=0f8a2b71427ab5854ce1f241e30408bb1c99cdc2d880d122dc31de454d03caf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reform UK leader Nigel Farage stands in front of a party advert in Westminster, central London. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>