<?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/2026-08-12/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:51:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll in Colombian earthquake reaches 265 as search for survivors continues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/12/search-efforts-for-colombian-earthquake-survivors-enter-third-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/12/search-efforts-for-colombian-earthquake-survivors-enter-third-day/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost 500 remain missing, country’s president says, after 7.4 magnitude quake hit on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:45:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4X44PONS3NE4XZUJ7QCRDDMKGE.jpg?auth=54c4c17d517f8a2779787080b84035b4fd001d405ed74c64289890d8d2da802e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A person searches rubble for survivors in Cali, Colombia, on Tuesday. 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Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Brandon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Désiré Doué give PSG Super Cup win over Aston Villa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/khvicha-kvaratskhelia-and-desire-doue-give-psg-super-cup-win-over-aston-villa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/khvicha-kvaratskhelia-and-desire-doue-give-psg-super-cup-win-over-aston-villa/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aston Villa’s 17-year-old forward Brian Madjo had scored a debut equaliser before Doué’s winner]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:18:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XDTIMC5SHJMCVQC66NYU3O2XE.jpg?auth=70206e2ab67a06ecdf830951a38665e5e489497dcd492f30b71be1c8b5b10e3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PSG players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Uefa Super Cup. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Franck Fife</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United edge Leeds at Croke Park as GAA puts price on the priceless]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/united-edge-leeds-at-croke-park-but-gaa-the-winner-in-valuable-money-spinner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/united-edge-leeds-at-croke-park-but-gaa-the-winner-in-valuable-money-spinner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attendance tops 82,000, making game best-ever attended football match in history of State]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:56:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZO33SCHM76Z5G5SS4VGJLNKSA.jpg?auth=e0323f31b756a8924b8f883defdbe2c0ac7648fb930b19a07ec587ea98212fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United and Leeds United players before the preseason friendly at Croke Park. 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Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse 2026: Thousands across Ireland witness rare event ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-ireland-live-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-ireland-live-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eclipse to be visible from about 6pm until 8pm, with Met Éireann forecasting the clearest skies in the east and southeast]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWIRRC4LEJEIXEXH3CNHKLDX2E.jpg?auth=6be467853b64ecc0398199a5c3a0d5e0048055e7c1162bbc6806f408467a4717&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eileen Kane from Clontarf pictured watching the Solar Eclipse on the Bull Wall Clontarf,Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European swimming and athletics: Ellen Walshe wins gold, McSharry wins silver – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/european-swimming-and-athletics-live-updates-wiffen-and-mcsharry-among-those-going-for-medals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/european-swimming-and-athletics-live-updates-wiffen-and-mcsharry-among-those-going-for-medals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke is into the 200m final after a brilliant semi-final run]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:31:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J7QLV2IO3H5PLJVRMWH7N6VEAA.jpg?auth=573b0839204d25d911528068e466ff1da37d14b6bec809d0a9ffdbdb3f20f761&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Ellen Walshe celebrates after winning a gold medal. Photograph: Andrea Staccoli/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m having fun’: Rhasidat Adeleke back to her best as she makes European 200m final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/im-having-fun-rhasidat-adeleke-back-to-her-best-as-she-makes-european-200m-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/im-having-fun-rhasidat-adeleke-back-to-her-best-as-she-makes-european-200m-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nicola Tuthill impresses to finish fifth in the hammer final in Birmingham]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:23:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SVP4PK4MQ3NHLCR24VXGFA5YE.jpg?auth=84bc87c0421560fd77216a80dfcb37f9ff13e8b977094449d4bb6c212f8294ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke celebrates winning her semi-final. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even Dublin’s seagulls took a moment to pause as the solar eclipse filled the sky]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/even-dublins-seagulls-take-a-moment-to-pause-with-the-solar-eclipse-over-the-capital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/even-dublins-seagulls-take-a-moment-to-pause-with-the-solar-eclipse-over-the-capital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The event brought strangers together as few things do at the city’s numerous vantage points]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:17:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y4POCE4CG5CIZBBMLCNWDM5QSY.jpg?auth=d0c172fb9ee923056587fa56ca44646d909d29e4b3ff85583b28d57d76d929f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People wear eclipse glasses to watch the full solar eclipse at Dunsink Observatory, in Dublin, on Wednesday. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who died after getting into difficulty in Cavan river named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/man-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-cavan-river/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/man-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-cavan-river/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Sean Ryan ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[James Anthony Fanthorpe McHugh (20s) was taken from Annalee river at Ballyhaise and pronounced dead]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHWJTRKY2FFKLJZRSH4OJENOTQ.jpg?auth=66b1af89832da1b547947d859d0d101c459e4a0ff1857c4f446f497ffcf40681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James Anthony Fanthorpe McHugh was from Ballyhaise, Co Cavan. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelbourne facing Ajax at Tolka Park will be a unique moment in Irish football history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shelbourne-facing-ajax-at-tolka-park-will-be-a-unique-moment-in-irish-football-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shelbourne-facing-ajax-at-tolka-park-will-be-a-unique-moment-in-irish-football-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dutch masters may be taken aback by the old world feel of the Drumcondra venue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:01:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALYZ3RO2SR7VDENJC7DBTT3HVQ.jpg?auth=20d78599bf6514ee3650ceaa6ba19b3f14c25018f3ebd79ea3eb05b527136bd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ajax forward Mika Godts celebrates after scoring a penalty during the Uefa Conference League first-leg match against Shelbourne FC in Amsterdam last week. Photograph: Olaf Kraak/ANP/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olaf Kraak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two gardaí treated in hospital after collision with stolen car]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/two-gardai-treated-in-hospital-after-collision-with-stolen-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/two-gardai-treated-in-hospital-after-collision-with-stolen-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí were investigating burglary and unauthorised taking of car in Santry area]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:44:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFPOEVPOXFGPDESLZ3MG4HLTNU.jpg?auth=a74b2973027ca52ca4471b6985e14522597dbca402bf86034b2ad12f90b3eb7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two members of An Garda Síochána were conveyed to hospital and have since been released]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the student accommodation crisis: no end in sight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/the-irish-times-view-on-the-student-accommodation-crisis-no-end-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/the-irish-times-view-on-the-student-accommodation-crisis-no-end-in-sight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Behind the cost problem lies the deeper failure of supply]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DM4RUFGPR47KFGOOOBLBPPUUP4.JPG?auth=f06a243ba8217a8a47d89a6b5fa14000032c0f567c86c1ba4cdb2794256daed4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour Senator Laura Harmon speaking on the plinth of Leinster House. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nato chief calls for ‘conversation’ on usefulness of Irish neutrality in changing world ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/nato-chief-calls-for-conversation-on-usefulness-of-irish-neutrality-in-changing-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/nato-chief-calls-for-conversation-on-usefulness-of-irish-neutrality-in-changing-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neutrality an ‘important conversation to be had among the Irish people’, says US air force general Alexus Grynkewich]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:12:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVSZNLDQFIQQ4I2M7PCF6XESTM.jpg?auth=324428e33816e78b587515995564a09c8ef754c27ef5e6aca2ba017e273e53c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US air force general Alexus Grynkewich, who serves as both the supreme allied commander of Nato and the senior US general in Europe. Photograph: Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Wohlfahrt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat is on as Shamrock Rovers on cusp of lucrative Europa League playoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/heat-is-on-as-shamrock-rovers-on-cusp-of-lucrative-europa-league-playoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/heat-is-on-as-shamrock-rovers-on-cusp-of-lucrative-europa-league-playoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Bradley’s battle-hardened group are close to taking a giant leap in their evolution as a consistent force in European football]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:10:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJCQ62JZLS5M2K3JK6623PFZSM.jpg?auth=d98befc0c25c58acb7946bc20f76771650508733d74229ce459af32e584dcb54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers’ secret weapon could be Jonathan Afolabi, who opened his account for the team in a tetchy match against Dundalk last weekend. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Counselling plan for schoolchildren shelved over shortage of mental health professionals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/12/counselling-plan-for-schoolchildren-shelved-over-shortage-of-mental-health-professionals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/12/counselling-plan-for-schoolchildren-shelved-over-shortage-of-mental-health-professionals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over 50% of slots available to schools across seven counties in first year of €5m scheme not used]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:09:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDJOS6HJGJA45EPTOEBE5RSYBA.jpg?auth=b200fa3f005d003fd09d4d6cdcd0335c0e053a8983342112d8b7a3e81bc830c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Department of Education announced the programme in recognition of the primary school children whose mental health was harmed by Covid-19. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">izusek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ellen Walshe claims European gold medal with stunning 400IM swim in Paris ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/12/ellen-walshe-claims-european-gold-medal-with-stunning-400im-swim-in-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/12/ellen-walshe-claims-european-gold-medal-with-stunning-400im-swim-in-paris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mona McSharry takes silver in the 100m breaststroke but Daniel Wiffen has to settle for fourth in the 800m freestyle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:04:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIKEOMS7V747RHLOA7JYXLVUCU.jpg?auth=74473a644b567e25fb88cfb2a06c2425469b809f59dd6a4aa652d5bfd889ec79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Ellen Walshe celebrates with her gold medal after winning the 100m individual medley final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Photograph: Andrea Staccoli/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Bashar al-Assad: death in absentia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/the-irish-times-view-on-bashar-al-assad-death-in-absentia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/12/the-irish-times-view-on-bashar-al-assad-death-in-absentia/</guid><description><![CDATA[The sentence was greeted with jubilation on the streets of Damascus]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PV545BTXJJPKQWBRXZ2ZZYBX74.jpg?auth=f4800dbb831ae7946e41a471fdf3494a8e879d84a7ef11567905ff1b506b407b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Syrians carry the pictures of their relatives, who were killed during the country's civil war, as they celebrate in front of the Palace of Justice after the court proceedings, in Damascus on Tuesday. Photograph: Bakr ALkasem/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bakr Alkasem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen charged with having 46 rounds of ammunition and semi-automatic handgun granted bail despite Garda objections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/teen-charged-with-having-46-rounds-of-ammunition-and-semi-automatic-handgun-granted-bail-despite-garda-objections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/teen-charged-with-having-46-rounds-of-ammunition-and-semi-automatic-handgun-granted-bail-despite-garda-objections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some ammunition rounds were modified to cause maximum damage on impact, court hears ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZ7DLMM44JBBHKN4KBZ4BQFVCQ.JPG?auth=eeb962db7c5f7ee33afc8a96ee6d1d5bfc3a1a4103dc01968741ab099b2761f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Phillips (18) of Abbeyview, Island Road, Limerick, walked out of Limerick District Court on Wednesday after Judge Catherine Ryan allowed him bail. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter J Smyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage attempts to retain Clacton seat in byelection]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/12/farage-attempts-to-retain-clacton-seat-in-byelection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/12/farage-attempts-to-retain-clacton-seat-in-byelection/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader resigned to trigger contest in protest at scrutiny of donations from backers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:42:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JFJEIOL575L3WMRHCWSGTPGXX4.jpg?auth=0bddacbcde4edeff5c762b988e3b512650df36dbeebd529dabd98ca0f776852f&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 and head of policy Zia Yusuf attend a press conference in central London on Monday. Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Jasso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m not going to make it’: Man feared for life after shark mauling off Waterford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/man-hospitalised-after-suffering-a-shark-bite-off-waterford-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/man-hospitalised-after-suffering-a-shark-bite-off-waterford-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sebastian Achim was airlifted to hospital after 1.5m-long blue shark bit his leg on deck of boat and ‘ripped’ part of his calf]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:58:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WF3GSQQ4RHSTFJVFFBWAAXCWQ.jpg?auth=607cffef149c6af7723db3f004ae30511d0ed56228afbcc7957bc5ccddbe6a50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sebastian Achim with a smaller blue shark that was caught by another crew member.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major ICG shareholders oppose €1.2bn management buyout as undervaluing group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/major-icg-shareholders-oppose-12bn-management-buyout-as-undervaluing-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/major-icg-shareholders-oppose-12bn-management-buyout-as-undervaluing-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dissenting institutional investors claim debt and earnings picture underpinning bid multiple are misleading ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4HDFXLF74UJ7URWSJJ5VZDVKQ.jpg?auth=cdaaab065f355835ac81c908705ffa92a92bfb462e72b2fb79777ca581407044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Ferries Isle of Inisheer ferry battles against strong winds and rough seas as it arrives at the Port of Dover in Kent. Photograph: Gareth Fuller / PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks inch up, oil dips as traders eye US-Iran talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/stocks-inch-up-oil-dips-as-traders-eye-us-iran-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/stocks-inch-up-oil-dips-as-traders-eye-us-iran-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mild US inflation numbers raise expectations of no Fed rate hike]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:35:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OQUP5YZBVQA5H4APTEQ6AODME.jpg?auth=63b9ac91a08c55c7b28ddfa0aec736f28db577f66dfbf2a9cb1fc7470defed09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange: upbeat earnings from AI infrastructure companies boosted technology stocks in general. Photograph: Sarah Yenesel / EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bin scavenging’ for bottles and cans costing Dublin City Council almost €1,000 daily]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/12/bin-scavenging-for-bottles-and-cans-costing-dublin-city-council-almost-1000-daily/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/12/bin-scavenging-for-bottles-and-cans-costing-dublin-city-council-almost-1000-daily/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darragh McDonagh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behaviour damaging bins and producing litter as people attempt to cash in on containers not returned  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:22:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STVX4SZW4FFW5EQ3LOYNHPPILM.jpg?auth=333223bcada9f13b1c2c0f895160366531708506e3b63f14378a0d4776b805d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Re-turn, operator of the Deposit Return Scheme, said it was engaging with Dublin City Council 'to support the shared objective of cleaner streets'. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[King Puck reigns once more in Kerry – a ritual as important in Killorglin as Christmas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/king-puck-reigns-once-more-in-kerry-a-ritual-as-important-in-killorglin-as-christmas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/king-puck-reigns-once-more-in-kerry-a-ritual-as-important-in-killorglin-as-christmas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The four-legged monarch now spends just an hour a day on top of his 12m-high throne and is cared for by his own vet]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:08:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGCUF6FAU5DZFJSNWL2BKVRZWM.jpg?auth=15860c0da16bfa183260d85f6198699f65f48f2f13cae18404693f217c873a42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Puck chairman Declan Mangan: 'It is the only place in the world where the goat reigns and the people act the goat.' Photograph: Dave Ryan/Dave Ryan Media]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Ryan Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin signals Russian response if European states seize merchant vessels ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/putin-signals-russian-response-if-european-states-seize-merchant-vessels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/putin-signals-russian-response-if-european-states-seize-merchant-vessels/</guid><description><![CDATA[Russian forces ready to ‘inspect and detain’ foreign ships from what naval chief referenced as ‘hostile states’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:52:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/27GSXQPD5LZXOA2DL5AM3IFLXA.jpg?auth=edcf6013b7e5615360d830d6ed962d3b31ae8dbf430817cf277e6f55a6b2c93c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian president Vladimir Putin visits the navy's guided-missile cruiser Varyag during the Pacific Fleet's naval drills. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google unveils AI-enhanced Pixel 11 phones and new wearables ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/12/google-unveils-ai-enhanced-pixel-11-phones-and-new-wearables/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/12/google-unveils-ai-enhanced-pixel-11-phones-and-new-wearables/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company looks to win over consumers to its devices by touting the benefits of the advanced technology]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:46:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWFSGFLNZMKFGQXT7TDDILYJXE.jpg?auth=37f73eca260f406ec8c1b8fa2af96e5bc6e07e9b5d3592c776c9eb29be581615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google's new Pixel 11 phones are looking to complete with Samsung and Apple. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My boss thinks I’m at work’: Hundreds queue in Dublin for limited stock of solar eclipse glasses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/12/my-boss-thinks-im-at-work-hundreds-queue-in-dublin-for-limited-stock-of-solar-eclipse-glasses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/12/my-boss-thinks-im-at-work-hundreds-queue-in-dublin-for-limited-stock-of-solar-eclipse-glasses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of the specialised pieces of eyewear were sold at George’s Street shop after previously selling out twice]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:37:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5GRCPY6YZFFVJJFN5G3W64HVA.jpeg?auth=c43db671d2f72dc3c8460400494a85f73f9e65c1f9774ecc1517864497fa2644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hundreds queued down Georges Street this morning to be in with a chance of picking up some of the last pairs of 'solar glasses' left available in Dublin. Photographer: Conor Healy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Day in May review: A celebration of a joyful referendum with a bitter aftertaste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/12/a-day-in-may-review-a-celebration-of-a-joyful-referendum-with-a-bitter-aftertaste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/12/a-day-in-may-review-a-celebration-of-a-joyful-referendum-with-a-bitter-aftertaste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: A poignant look back at the 2015 marriage equality referendum – and a heartfelt homage to journalist-turned-LGBTQ rights campaigner Charlie Bird]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZF3WPZQFVOTNGJMOBOAY2CMYE.jpg?auth=0e754455053fbfc7f7fc20eb7195601ea39123ecaaed49e1d1ce5e11ba68e214&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Castle during the results of the referendum on marriage equality in 2015. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City interim boss Mark Connolly steers clear of speculation over James McClean’s future at club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/derry-city-interim-boss-mark-connolly-steers-clear-of-speculation-over-james-mccleans-future-at-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/derry-city-interim-boss-mark-connolly-steers-clear-of-speculation-over-james-mccleans-future-at-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘James McClean is a Derry City player and that’s really it moving forward’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RU3RACDUWYCAMD7P5SYRRCY2ZA.jpg?auth=68743db8f6c4488264e0556b961a6cd07889ee05fc511348d9be5542743cdc92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City player James McClean signs autographs for young fans at the Brandywell during an open training session on Tuesday. Photograph: Jonathan Porter/Inpho/Presseye]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alison Chawke released from prison four weeks into sentence for unprovoked assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/alison-chawke-released-from-prison-four-weeks-into-two-year-sentence-for-unprovoked-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/alison-chawke-released-from-prison-four-weeks-into-two-year-sentence-for-unprovoked-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social Democrats justice spokesman Gary Gannon says prison ‘not the right place’ for a woman who has children]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:26:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UVVWKJ6K3JG37LURPTWBR7PLTM.jpg?auth=1b88e8a8a594335cf793ecb8d8b20bdd9957ce60f65440a65b55f84c33fdac17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alison and Bill Chawke outside Limerick Circuit Criminal Court in May. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Gleeson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli troops clash with settlers besieging Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/12/israeli-troops-clash-with-settlers-besieging-palestinian-homes-in-occupied-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/12/israeli-troops-clash-with-settlers-besieging-palestinian-homes-in-occupied-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armed settlers blocking several roads, despite IDF declaration that area a closed military zone]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:24:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2K4XMNH3GBPPM5UFBQ3LKY6OHQ.jpg?auth=735ed7aeba0dcb5a0974217a9c2396cc0e25d22642e44ddd25a55df4ea967029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers (foreground) in front of Palestinian homes in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus. Photograph: Zain Jaafar/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zain Jaafar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Meta’s ‘intrusive’ smart glasses be banned? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/should-metas-intrusive-smart-glasses-be-banned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/should-metas-intrusive-smart-glasses-be-banned/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:58:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PO5CYAYPOSGBWQZP4KTBRKRYE.jpg?auth=79369fb8fe7e923639b90cfb84f930605c936e7e59ccbda221a859529853d720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta's Kylie edition glasses on display in an electronic store in New York City. 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Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians face tall order in Denmark as they refocus on FAI Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/bohemians-face-tall-order-in-denmark-as-they-refocus-on-fai-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/bohemians-face-tall-order-in-denmark-as-they-refocus-on-fai-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paddy Madden returns after 15 years in England to finish his career where it started]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:49:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FU5YT7PNI6TT6QD4QL6D425K3I.jpg?auth=a5b7503d56b73e58251a974f6a74baf06b8328bae4bd474a4e21bb203f156477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Midtjylland's Djú Franculino scores the first goal of the game at Tallaght Stadium. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Builder charged with deception offences worth €66,000 in south Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/builder-charged-with-deception-offences-worth-66000-in-south-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/12/builder-charged-with-deception-offences-worth-66000-in-south-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen O’Grady (37) from Cabinteely has yet to enter a plea and will appear at Dún Laoghaire District Court on November 25th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:44:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QM4KJ255PCTDHLMVOIQF6USYMI.jpg?auth=644a80778c90dbd439483463f9606af6c6826eb73ce6550341d6500ec1a9110a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The investigation was carried out by detectives at Blackrock Garda Station. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contrite Irish Rail red-faced over Gaeilge signage error at Galway station ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/contrite-irish-rail-red-faced-over-gaeilge-signage-error-at-galway-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/contrite-irish-rail-red-faced-over-gaeilge-signage-error-at-galway-station/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Signs erected at station in Republic’s first official bilingual city to be corrected ‘as soon as possible’, says Irish Rail]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3ZNTVZKUZH5VAWJXC7SE5KVBU.png?auth=c39ea5ed656f013d29483c8a6ec05750afeb3f98fdd8fa8bdcc79a93698c5272&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Gaeilgeoir passenger spotted the misspelt word ‘ceannaig’ on signage at the turnstiles. Photograph: Dara Bradley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse: A team of Irish scientists took to the sky to capture these images]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/eclipse-could-help-irish-scientists-solve-a-mystery-of-the-suns-heat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/eclipse-could-help-irish-scientists-solve-a-mystery-of-the-suns-heat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Carley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland will not see such a deep eclipse again until 2090, and the phenomenon changes the sky in ways worth understanding]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:24:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLZYSQGTUNGWBH4TYBGWAOSDZY.jpg?auth=7c73aa51f6517b216b7b7d8d2d540acf635c41278d5e3ad9bd2a88d8d3ae403a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photograph taken from the Irish Air Corps C295 aircraft during the the total solar eclipse 550 km of the west coast of Ireland by a team of scientists from DIAS, TCD, TU Dublin and the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lionel Messi doubts playing ‘for much longer’ after father’s death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/lionel-messi-doubts-playing-for-much-longer-after-fathers-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/lionel-messi-doubts-playing-for-much-longer-after-fathers-death/</guid><description><![CDATA[Argentina great says he played in World Cup at 39 at his father’s wish but his ‘legs wouldn’t carry’ him further in the final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:23:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PSBHHSE5SWQMM267AGP3G3VVRM.jpg?auth=1d56e84d1ee950b5de7c81220af262d382d3ae90c3da9bfb4f0d453d8de4b3a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentine football star Lionel Messi and his wife Antonela Roccuzzo arrive in Argentina after Jorge Messi's death. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis Robayo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mazda’s new CX-5 feels like a step back, but the price makes amends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/12/mazdas-new-cx-5-feels-like-a-step-back-but-the-price-makes-amends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/12/mazdas-new-cx-5-feels-like-a-step-back-but-the-price-makes-amends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Only one engine choice for the new Mazda SUV for now, so you might be better off waiting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVZBYB2QUJEZ5JGAUYMO7KJSLI.jpeg?auth=c17f4c459e05c3795dcfdf4436bbeaed099779d3f1dc15ed7b83d444cdfb953b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mazda's new CX-5 – looks good by basically looking the same]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No progress in talks aimed at reviving interim Iran-US deal, says Iranian source]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/12/no-progress-in-talks-aimed-at-reviving-interim-iran-us-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/12/no-progress-in-talks-aimed-at-reviving-interim-iran-us-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Parisa Hafezi, Elwely Elwelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington accuses Tehran of failing to honour agreement to reopen vital Strait of Hormuz shipping route]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDOPJ3EEOXZERCD4E3F4VRD6LU.jpg?auth=a5b2cd8f4fe2ce6841aba3dbee17abccf284e72a5f99ebcc3d5ae07192c69d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10th. Photograph: Ali Saeedi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of Oak Street review: Ripping sci-fi entertainment as Anne Hathaway fights dinosaurs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/12/the-end-of-oak-street-review-ripping-sci-fi-entertainment-as-anne-hathaway-fights-dinosaurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/12/the-end-of-oak-street-review-ripping-sci-fi-entertainment-as-anne-hathaway-fights-dinosaurs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It might be a stretch to describe the film as a pastiche of Steven Spielberg, but the echoes are unmistakable]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXLXQAEJHJEYPFJ7ZVXHM3SVMQ.jpeg?auth=2e594a320b33c8d4dcf81ba6a2ec517204740f23595c7a2b072f9648260e49b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The End of Oak Street: Anne Hathaway as fraught wife Denise in David Robert Mitchell's film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[1999 eclipse: Livestreamed by Irish Times when internet relays were still in their infancy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/1999-eclipse-livestreamed-by-irish-times-when-internet-relays-were-still-in-their-infancy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/1999-eclipse-livestreamed-by-irish-times-when-internet-relays-were-still-in-their-infancy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total eclipse visible from France was filmed for the newspaper from deck of Irish Ferries MV Normandy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:26:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4RNLKTQPRGFFMYNHLIGC5RPPU.jpg?auth=7525a6b94e0930f10ee66e0883c97edea2b2fbf464fe4326b35f4ea63b71e399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The front page of The Irish Times on August 12th, 1999.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Azaz to Vata: 10 Irish players to watch in the English Championship this season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/from-azaz-to-vata-10-irish-players-to-watch-in-the-english-championship-this-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/from-azaz-to-vata-10-irish-players-to-watch-in-the-english-championship-this-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eyes will be on Mason Melia’s loan move, while Andrew Moran is among those with potential]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:23:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ULYXPZBVZHFJI6VHZXFHZNGOM.jpg?auth=f0832633535624c52a0f5ab217ecdd3bf3e7e3636cb85ce31bddf96b01c25426&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn Azaz will help Southampton push for promotion. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors warn over increased risk of permanent eye damage during solar eclipse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-doctors-warn-over-increased-risk-of-permanent-eye-damage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-doctors-warn-over-increased-risk-of-permanent-eye-damage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eye expert warns that sunglasses, telescope and binoculars offer no protection when looking directly at the sun, especially during an eclipse]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:19:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3M6NDQDS34ZJNEGJJF6EALNGU.jpg?auth=232032830061c4314f3944f41d8a8ba1db3b27c21d6cdbf557bfa0856db0dc82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE have told the public to use certified solar eclipse glasses or a solar viewer to view this evening's eclipse. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jordan Pettitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[History casts shadow over plans to overhaul German intelligence services ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/history-casts-shadow-over-plans-to-overhaul-german-intelligence-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/history-casts-shadow-over-plans-to-overhaul-german-intelligence-services/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Push for change comes due to ‘acute danger’ of attack from belligerent foreign powers ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2TFVQ3QNYU6QBOR7NI5VBDJV4.jpg?auth=02bb310ad3fbcab8b79c6015312537531f7f08808aecdf2337d987907c270415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Headquarters of the federal intelligence service BND in Berlin. The government intends to revamp the intelligence agencies. Photograph: John MacDougall/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation falls to 3.4% in July ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/us-inflation-falls-to-34-in-july/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/us-inflation-falls-to-34-in-july/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fallout from Iran war continues to reverberate across economy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:54:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TVI3R3BJ4ZGWHDH5XPEJRKG4OI.jpg?auth=ee06be992e540c3ccd21092bdc890bc7c890b97dc6b1e1a3fa03ae7e5686c55a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The price of lettuce fell 16.4 per cent in the US last month, as an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite in many states knocked demand. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">urbazon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner came ‘face to face’ with Daniel Kinahan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/garda-commissioner-came-face-to-face-with-daniel-kinahan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/garda-commissioner-came-face-to-face-with-daniel-kinahan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Justin Kelly says he was at Casement Aerodrome when the Dubliner arrived on Government jet after extradition from Dubai]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:44:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNOZIXXAKZO5XJLXCND6NWSAZI.JPG?auth=8838b8f5fa1c71356591701a562923549ee5fb89a62d9ded4a6d28287c0b0698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly made his first remarks since Daniel Kinahan was extradited from Dubai to the Republic. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The bottom line is I didn’t have the money’: Maggie Roche’s Wicklow cafe Little Acorn to close]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/12/they-decided-they-were-going-to-sell-the-building-maggie-roches-wicklow-cafe-little-acorn-to-close/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/12/they-decided-they-were-going-to-sell-the-building-maggie-roches-wicklow-cafe-little-acorn-to-close/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roche has a plan for Little Acorn to ‘remain as the Little Acorn one way or another’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:12:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHCPGWTMGBE4JF6NDBGREOEZVI.jpg?auth=6f0e898a16e8899fbfd58bcf8a7cad0f5ee1854ebe3cfe4f5075d76641720c18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maggie Roche at her Little Acorn cafe in Baltinglass, Co Wicklow]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhu Rongji, reforming Chinese prime minister, dies aged 97]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/12/zhu-rongji-reforming-chinese-prime-minister-dies-aged-97/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/12/zhu-rongji-reforming-chinese-prime-minister-dies-aged-97/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Kynge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alongside president Jiang Zemin, Zhu laid the foundation for the country’s leap to economic superpower]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:58:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULZJNRQ4WJAHZECLGTQPIBE2CI.jpg?auth=3e564685b0b9122a03e5d244558bd68719f828840cfae7e6068a2bba2d834837&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zhu Tongi, then prime minister of China, at a United nations event in 2002. Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images        ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PEDRO UGARTE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage interest rates up slightly but dip below euro zone average]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/12/mortgage-interest-rates-up-slightly-but-dip-below-euro-zone-average/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/12/mortgage-interest-rates-up-slightly-but-dip-below-euro-zone-average/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data from the Central Bank shows the average interest rate on new mortgages in June was 3.49 per cent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:39:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKJDF7APR7JZRC5LM3LFMO457I.jpg?auth=83942c99d0646756375182ae5756038b201e42d20f105c0dc36e2017943f4284&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Average mortgage interest rates in Ireland edged up in June even as they fell below the euro zone average for the first time in over three years. Photograph: Andy Rain / EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you see the eclipse in Ireland? Share your stories and photos]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/did-you-see-the-eclipse-in-ireland-share-your-stories-and-photos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/did-you-see-the-eclipse-in-ireland-share-your-stories-and-photos/</guid><description><![CDATA[The eclipse was visible in Ireland from about 6pm until 8pm on Wednesday evening]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:32:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2AWV3HIC5EHHD2GTJSQW4N2ZA.png?auth=ad2d036bbb9ddb0e22a090e48da16d5e30134f2abf6225aa37f93920bdbee8b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: share your experience of the eclipse. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI will not seek ticket allocation after Israel announce game in Hungary will be open to fans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/fai-will-not-seek-ticket-allocation-after-israel-announce-game-in-hungary-will-be-open-to-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/12/fai-will-not-seek-ticket-allocation-after-israel-announce-game-in-hungary-will-be-open-to-fans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nations League game will be played in the 20,000-capacity Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7WMBKU3IFHQTLSYYFRYSVCNAQ.jpg?auth=eba0ddcbfe15c9fb4256e7734d42969aeb0e357e356d7354a21982dbf20fabd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israel will play their 'home' Nations League game against the Republic of Ireland at the Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary on September 27th. Photograph: Giacomo Cosua/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark English breaks 48-year-old European Championship record to storm into 800m final]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/mark-english-breaks-48-year-old-european-championship-record-to-storm-into-800m-final/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/12/mark-english-breaks-48-year-old-european-championship-record-to-storm-into-800m-final/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal athlete will now look to add gold to his European medal haul in Thursday night’s final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:54:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AH45SPS24QVWZPB7TX2FIAQWOE.jpg?auth=da1e3306d2669a9836562dab146bda9fc77aebd1d8ddaa9d5ff4e0c7300498f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Mark English crosses the finish line to win his semi-final of the 800m at the European Athletics Championships at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. 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[Secretly evacuating Trump from Air Force One left dozens of others as potential targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/12/secretly-evacuating-trump-from-air-force-one-left-dozens-of-others-as-potential-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/12/secretly-evacuating-trump-from-air-force-one-left-dozens-of-others-as-potential-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Baker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It was not the first time US authorities have used sleight of hand to protect presidents, but Trump team’s ruse in Turkey stands out for a couple of reasons]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:50:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BLOFDC5LEI72KDKFJ6KORHWFLA.jpg?auth=f257c50599574a6da93471c50a952706f404f10192f6841c7aeb89075283c6d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the media and others board Air Force One in Ankara, Turkey, last month. US president Donald Trump was secretly removed from the plane. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta faces 29 states in US court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/meta-faces-29-states-in-us-court-in-biggest-test-yet-of-youth-social-media-litigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/meta-faces-29-states-in-us-court-in-biggest-test-yet-of-youth-social-media-litigation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Legal experts describe trial as ‘existential’, with Meta saying damages could reach $1.4 trillion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:17:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HESGD5WDYF63TRR7V5UW2N4FV4.jpg?auth=a778f1aaa50636cbe91bd08b6ee566900e22002e779e689233f33d5f8745cb57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg arriving in February to testify at a trial of social media companies at California Superior Court in Los Angeles. Photograph: Mark Abramson/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Abramson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Ireland rugby international Brian Smith dies from cancer, aged 59]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/12/former-ireland-rugby-international-brian-smith-dies-from-cancer-aged-59/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/12/former-ireland-rugby-international-brian-smith-dies-from-cancer-aged-59/</guid><description><![CDATA[Talented back won six caps for Australia and played nine times for Ireland ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:34:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NPIEKFYWKFBOHDG23OL2SUISHE.jpg?auth=5ba8086dcd3506e806f51fdc30e66e85fea4c73eb256eff11715035f0d4cbc57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Smith kicks the ball clear during the 1990 Five Nations  match between France and Ireland at Parc des Princes in Paris. Photograph: Pascal  Rondeau/Allsport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Rondeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiqa to review tobacco affordability as Irish smoking rates stall  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/12/hiqa-to-review-tobacco-affordability-as-irish-smoking-rates-stall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/12/hiqa-to-review-tobacco-affordability-as-irish-smoking-rates-stall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:02:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZMEC6A6INMQD73J6F3NLBG25E.jpg?auth=4acf745ed3cbf7372e77e82eea471e1254af8032efae031d86fb0bb8b9a4c2dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cigarettes more affordable despite tax hikes, health watchdog warns. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish bees ‘stressed’ and ‘hungry’ from heat as lack of rainfall hits pollen supplies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/12/best-irish-honey-crop-in-20-years-a-boon-for-beekeepers-the-flip-side-is-drought-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/12/best-irish-honey-crop-in-20-years-a-boon-for-beekeepers-the-flip-side-is-drought-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin beekeeper says honey harvest this year is ‘best in 20 years’ but drought has put strain on hives]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJQV7JYXYJHCDEAA4Y7I6YMPSE.JPG?auth=ed9b78b1cf0700b04f8fbb4ffcb9bf5cc94d8062ad5b7115bfa4aa9535d225b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beekeeper Kieran Harnett inspects some beehives at his home in Dublin. 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[David Crowley defeats Francesca Hong to win Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/david-crowley-defeats-francesca-hong-to-win-democratic-primary-for-wisconsin-governor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/david-crowley-defeats-francesca-hong-to-win-democratic-primary-for-wisconsin-governor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Leingang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Race was latest test of the durability of the Democratic Party’s progressive wing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:54:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25YTZCVD3LNX5SIWFJICX6FOPY.jpg?auth=4c52189ad37b6e299aeb0099729359835393d0145d18c8013a9758b8b6e84842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Crowley has won the nomination to be the Democratic Party's candidate in the election to be governor of Wisconsin. Photograph: Talia Sprague/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Talia Sprague</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse chasers flock to Spain in search of best viewing point ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-chasers-flock-to-spain-in-search-of-best-viewing-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/solar-eclipse-chasers-flock-to-spain-in-search-of-best-viewing-point/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashifa Kassam in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 460,000 people have travelled to the country from as far as Japan and the US]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:29:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZMTPDDNLIJV3VI7DCUS2UMAEU.jpg?auth=4be701f47a2aba1179cca63d16208051dd6eb3c98a4190d5bde89edf11cb8ffe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People prepare to view Wednesday's solar eclipse from the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain. Photograph: Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cesar Manso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy airlifted to hospital after crash in Co Clare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/boy-airlifted-to-hospital-after-crash-in-co-clare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/boy-airlifted-to-hospital-after-crash-in-co-clare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The incident involving a bicycle and tractor occurred at about 6pm on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:18:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A full forensic examination of the scene has been completed, gardaí said. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of boy with Friedreich’s ataxia devastated as HSE recommends against drug funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/12/father-of-boy-with-friedreichs-ataxia-devastated-as-hse-recommends-against-drug-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/12/father-of-boy-with-friedreichs-ataxia-devastated-as-hse-recommends-against-drug-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Craig Coady lost his 13-year-old son Rory to the disease last year and says his other son Paudie had hoped to benefit from the drug]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:15:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCBIGNWTFEL57S5DKAKB2FGBHM.JPG?auth=d26963ff8484609f49d7001ded9533a3de4cb17308af802105203f2ed77f8b74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban could be extended, Uisce Éireann says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/hosepipe-ban-could-be-extended-uisce-eireann-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/hosepipe-ban-could-be-extended-uisce-eireann-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Rain forecasted in some areas in next few days isn’t going to do much to change the soil moisture deficit,’ says utility’s head of water operations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RT7IIUNCAL2K6EV66PRACLIA7M.jpg?auth=0d76d14a16af3e1647a8135155f77f9e60b2630bbfa39174db9c9ccff6879a83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The hosepipe ban is in effect until at least August 26th. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut cuts back WeWork access for premium customers, including in Dublin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/revolut-cuts-back-wework-access-for-premium-customers-including-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/revolut-cuts-back-wework-access-for-premium-customers-including-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Foy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Subscribers lose access to in-demand European office spaces, including in Paris and London]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:50:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUW7K3XD5SZIF4YYVBYQIBV4I4.jpg?auth=df900b0de697e0ffa7083242636a23137f1b6cfbcd726fb66e97940681e6d543&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut subscribers are to lose access to in-demand European office spaces, including in Dublin and London. Photograph: Thiago Prudencio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to capture the solar eclipse – without frying your phone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/12/how-to-capture-the-solar-eclipse-without-frying-your-phone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/12/how-to-capture-the-solar-eclipse-without-frying-your-phone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pointing a camera directly at the sun for any length of time is generally considered a bad idea ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:15:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XICJVGEU7JGMPFYU2O75GRGHTU.jpg?auth=983fdf74237caa6450eb7aea70ba5413e1a8563a9ff7ad35d9927c513025e37b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taking photos or videos of the solar eclipse could damage your camera.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Gonzalez Buenaposada</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Office actor Lucy Davis diagnosed with ‘incurable’ breast cancer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/the-office-actress-lucy-davis-diagnosed-with-incurable-breast-cancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/the-office-actress-lucy-davis-diagnosed-with-incurable-breast-cancer/</guid><description><![CDATA[53-year-old actor, who is daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in BBC sitcom]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGPGKEYQDBCNTOEGIRN6PXC2NQ.webp?auth=6d4a1e566cef9613d9d64c803b24c49447c980b439f9a422228a18a314eaec2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/webp" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucy Davis in The Office with Ricky Gervais (left) and Martin Freeman. Photograph: BBC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croke Park to host largest ever crowd for a soccer match in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/croke-park-to-host-largest-ever-crowd-for-a-soccer-match-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/12/croke-park-to-host-largest-ever-crowd-for-a-soccer-match-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United will draw 83,000 fans]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSGAQCAG3IY2YHUOKLEMWDNL2U.jpg?auth=9cc3b8aabb3b092e1baaa6ee253ca1404ba72aad5233aa159b31b9598a74ba5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United legend Wes Brown and former Leeds United striker Michael Bridges with British ambassador Kara Owen as young players from St Joseph's AFC look on. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tirlán accused of ‘sabotaging’ butter exports and was it easier to buy homes 20 years ago?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/tirlan-accused-of-sabotaging-us-butter-exports-and-why-it-was-easier-to-buy-homes-20-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/tirlan-accused-of-sabotaging-us-butter-exports-and-why-it-was-easier-to-buy-homes-20-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:53:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VHUSM5JXBE75MBMBJD3FHNMBI.jpg?auth=634660e94e7acb0bc1a995ac4375820701737f91b64c94a73e2dfdade38abfc9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dairy co-op Tirlán has been accused of sabotaging Irish butter exports.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Synergee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/cristiano-ronaldo-marries-long-time-girlfriend-georgina-rodriguez/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/cristiano-ronaldo-marries-long-time-girlfriend-georgina-rodriguez/</guid><description><![CDATA[Couple have been together since 2016 after meeting in Madrid and have five children]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:46:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2A4A326YTTGVJKWEAARG4ARE5E.jpg?auth=2da28859f597f6b3d848011c8d0ed06fd1ff4db5be72fc673528119485d0cecc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez pictured in Madrid in 2021. Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish man handpicked by Gianni Infantino, solar eclipse and EU presidency hospitality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-man-handpicked-by-gianni-infantino-solar-eclipse-and-eu-presidency-hospitality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-man-handpicked-by-gianni-infantino-solar-eclipse-and-eu-presidency-hospitality/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plus: 14 young cattle die of dehydration on Tipperary farm]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:43:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4U3TN7VOANWTR4V6KQ2SOSTR6U.jpg?auth=a9b20cbb115373b4b05cd29c633b5f70c448b3e98b829f1af652ec65fe152a2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stacks of solar eclipse viewing glasses on sale in a shop specialising in behavioural optometry in Paris on Tuesday. Photograph: Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lou Benoist</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia frees ex-US marine Robert Gilman four years after jail sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/russia-frees-ex-us-marine-robert-gilman-four-years-after-jail-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/12/russia-frees-ex-us-marine-robert-gilman-four-years-after-jail-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pjotr Sauer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concerns over 32-year-old’s health had grown sharply in recent weeks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:37:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3JO2IRJ4QQCEQZQXGJV2O52MU.jpg?auth=9c8c9fb5c8aba23cbb107e9162ee3d7f372157e700bbcda97d09d60b6fc49160&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said he spoke directly to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about releasing Robert Gilman. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the Irish man who helped shape Fifa’s deal to ‘sell the World Cup’? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-irish-man-who-helped-shape-fifas-deal-to-sell-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-irish-man-who-helped-shape-fifas-deal-to-sell-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzanne Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Dan O’Toole is chief of staff at Fifa but was a largely unknown figure until last week]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switzerland debates the meaning of neutrality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/12/switzerland-debates-the-meaning-of-neutrality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/12/switzerland-debates-the-meaning-of-neutrality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swiss voters will have their say in a referendum on September 27th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:25:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJWEPWSVOXMBDMYVRGPNI2XWVQ.jpg?auth=ffc3a2b62465424c3fdcfb0f30792f6ccb2e5f58b76bed4d60a3cd0272c3e079&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A proposed new article in the country's constitution would declare that Switzerland's neutrality is permanent and armed. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curious details of Daniel Kinahan’s journey to prison]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/curious-details-of-daniel-kinahans-journey-to-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/curious-details-of-daniel-kinahans-journey-to-prison/</guid><description><![CDATA[Working hours at Portlaoise Prison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan declined offer of legal counsel, Garda sources say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/daniel-kinahan-declined-offer-of-legal-counsel-garda-sources-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/12/daniel-kinahan-declined-offer-of-legal-counsel-garda-sources-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí surprised Dubliner appeared before court unrepresented as he had known for more than a week he was to be extradited]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6QEBIHFKOMTRZUPJSKI5KHF7Q.jpg?auth=925f9065f9ed1ee1e8a56fc829b2d651d32a10cc2c53c5814b00db029967b457&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 was remanded in custody charged with directing an organised crime group. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My partner is obsessed with ‘health optimisation’ culture – it’s taken the joy out of our life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/12/my-partner-is-monitoring-his-sleep-score-steps-and-fibre-intake-he-has-become-a-dry-shite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/12/my-partner-is-monitoring-his-sleep-score-steps-and-fibre-intake-he-has-become-a-dry-shite/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: What happened to spending half the day in bed, eating chocolate, wine and olives?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RB7LH6IH7NDGZG2PARM4EU2OV4.png?auth=38271e82b8e41364af44d717f5258b541e1da2d082faf9adcf6a2ef5ac54ca25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health culture obsession: 'I seem to have lost the funny, cute and affectionate man I fell in love with, and I am left with a caricature.' Illustration: Dean Ruxton]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradwife campaign shifts focus from real issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/tradwife-campaign-shifts-focus-from-real-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/tradwife-campaign-shifts-focus-from-real-issues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish mothers deserve more from Norma Foley]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Exceptional Irish writer brings to mind a Chinese proverb ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/exceptional-irish-writer-brings-to-mind-a-chinese-proverb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/exceptional-irish-writer-brings-to-mind-a-chinese-proverb/</guid><description><![CDATA[Don’t mess with D O’Donoghue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[From boom to bust: how the Progressive Democrats unravelled ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/from-boom-to-bust-how-the-pds-unravelled-dessie-can-do-it-part-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/from-boom-to-bust-how-the-pds-unravelled-dessie-can-do-it-part-three/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOO2WIBILNGLRP4RZ5S364BWAY.jpg?auth=54c91bda837be5c685f2e82f87ced3ee3e7ddccb133da92a7dd0214b4f5bfc76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PDs podcast series]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Minister for both Climate and Transport? That’s just the tip of the iceberg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/a-minister-for-both-climate-and-transport-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/a-minister-for-both-climate-and-transport-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</guid><description><![CDATA[Uniquely Irish contradictions prompt further questions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re probably closer than ever before’: Irish gymnasts target qualification for Worlds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/12/were-probably-closer-than-ever-before-irish-gymnasts-target-qualification-for-worlds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/12/were-probably-closer-than-ever-before-irish-gymnasts-target-qualification-for-worlds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Women’s team performing a balancing act between college and training before Europeans]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQZCM3RNKHCW3GU4U5KFRXQUFE.jpg?auth=6ad418c13cf335259cf036993c9af39860f9669cd468e2e561904ee70feb68fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Slevin has had great success in the US with the University of Arkansas. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Irish universities hike on-campus accommodation costs for new academic year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/12/nearly-all-notable-irish-colleges-hike-on-campus-accommodation-costs-for-academic-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/12/nearly-all-notable-irish-colleges-hike-on-campus-accommodation-costs-for-academic-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCD Village room for almost €12,000 remains Ireland’s most expensive student accommodation  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X2VTD4YW2FA7HPZA4JZAWYLETQ.jpg?auth=d4d1c4ce68a3b6464be1e02af380e8e3a6c24128bf17bf2c0f5d98aab0e20bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cheapest on-campus room in UCD is a shared bedroom in the village and will cost €5,771, up about €50 from last year’s price. Photograph: Derick Hudson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim O’Callaghan requested ‘unoppressive’ Irish traditional music for EU ministers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/12/jim-ocallaghan-requested-unoppressive-irish-traditional-music-for-eu-ministers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/12/jim-ocallaghan-requested-unoppressive-irish-traditional-music-for-eu-ministers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jars of honey produced by bees on roof of Department of Justice gifted to dignitaries, internal records show]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KO2EIVSJX7YXIDUJDMAWENXYME.jpg?auth=b113aeb32168d3f2f2be9febfbe951c7110ffac5e11f626496f49be4bd6a6bda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sean-nós singer Sibéal Ní Chasaide performed during the dinner for EU ministers]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast’s fleadh found space for Britishness in a celebration of Irishness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/matthew-otoole-by-celebrating-irishness-and-britishness-belfasts-fleadh-proved-something-important/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/matthew-otoole-by-celebrating-irishness-and-britishness-belfasts-fleadh-proved-something-important/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew O'Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belfast can be a claustrophobic place, but not last week, as what was once the most bombed hotel in Europe was booked out with ceilidhs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBE6GF5GAZCJDGZ7RXB53JXV6Y.jpg?auth=de8a553d89dc95988ab4b1da9d3878b42a286de13a6603ff32f192188fc89e45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evelyn McCabe and Orlaith Brock from the Brazier School of Irish Dancing in Glenavy perform on the streets of Belfast for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political violence was the decisive factor in the creation of the Irish Free State]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/michael-mcdowell-political-violence-was-the-decisive-factor-in-the-creation-of-the-irish-free-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/michael-mcdowell-political-violence-was-the-decisive-factor-in-the-creation-of-the-irish-free-state/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Does this justify the use of political violence by anyone today in Northern Ireland? Emphatically, no]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like a solar eclipse, Government promises the sun and the moon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/like-a-solar-eclipse-government-promises-the-sun-and-the-moon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/like-a-solar-eclipse-government-promises-the-sun-and-the-moon/</guid><description><![CDATA[On the bright side, at least its unrealistic targets don’t stretch to the stars]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why it matters what Re-turn pays executives and directors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/why-it-matters-what-re-turn-pays-its-executives-and-directors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/why-it-matters-what-re-turn-pays-its-executives-and-directors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first thing to understand about Re-turn is that it is not a charity. It is a company set up and controlled by the drinks and packaging industry.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64KZLU7NZRC77IZ3SZ6OYN3XEU.JPG?auth=c228f348c94a546c54f8783cd2dae21600f26c7a9bab21cb603c5c36d7ac1f56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Board members include executives from Coca-Cola HBC Ireland, Britvic, Heineken, Musgrave and Diageo. 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[Tirlán accused of sabotaging Irish butter exports with Costco deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/08/12/tirlan-accused-of-sabotaging-irish-butter-exports-with-costco-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/08/12/tirlan-accused-of-sabotaging-irish-butter-exports-with-costco-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Farming groups fear diary co-op’s deal will trigger a ‘race to the bottom’ for milk producers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNXRKWVLMNBDBHN7CGGNI7DZDE.jpg?auth=29806a13901ad730d34e0b61902c42fc0f1a9ab23715d2f039d2831ba50d49ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tirlán’s Costco butter will be sold at about $6 (€5) a kilogram, substantially cheaper than the Kerrygold equivalent. 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE lack of national plan for conditions such as Huntington’s is false economy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/hse-and-unintended-consequences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/hse-and-unintended-consequences/</guid><description><![CDATA[Failure to act will not only lead to unnecessary hardship, but will also be costly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Meaningful reform of criminal legal aid system requires greater understanding of issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/lack-of-nuance-in-legal-aid-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/lack-of-nuance-in-legal-aid-dispute/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish Penal Reform Trust disappointed by apparent lack of nuance in public debate on criminal legal aid]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Smart move to adopt Vienna’s traffic-light technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/smart-move-to-adopt-viennas-traffic-light-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/smart-move-to-adopt-viennas-traffic-light-technology/</guid><description><![CDATA[Extending the crossing time for people with mobility impairments is common sense]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Some people don’t realise how good we have it in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/some-people-dont-realise-how-good-we-have-it-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/some-people-dont-realise-how-good-we-have-it-in-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Benefits of prosperity and peace too often overlooked amid all the despair]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Infantino nudged closer to the door by a friend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/infantino-nudged-closer-to-the-door-by-a-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/infantino-nudged-closer-to-the-door-by-a-friend/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president’s backing not the uniting force it might once have been]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Wonderful Fleadh Cheoil strikes a chord in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/wonderful-fleadh-cheoil-strikes-a-chord-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/12/wonderful-fleadh-cheoil-strikes-a-chord-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Coming together in cross-community festival brings renewed hope for future]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 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[Anthony Bourdain needed rules as much as he hated them. The kitchen was perfect for him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/12/anthony-bourdain-needed-rules-as-much-as-he-hated-them-the-kitchen-was-perfect-for-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/12/anthony-bourdain-needed-rules-as-much-as-he-hated-them-the-kitchen-was-perfect-for-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoe Williams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Movie about late celebrity chef presents the story of a young man whose anger never quite made sense]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YM6M6ESE3BGA3OEZW5CVQJZWLQ.jpg?auth=67d8fe2c1081210fcae007e85a5534227c456994241b774ee4c970a5ea922de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Bourdain filming a food programme in Sydney, Australia, in 2005. Photograph: Fairfax Media via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fairfax Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How animals behave in a solar eclipse is extraordinary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/kathy-sheridan-during-an-eclipse-birds-fell-silent-and-galapagos-tortoises-gazed-up-as-will-we/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/12/kathy-sheridan-during-an-eclipse-birds-fell-silent-and-galapagos-tortoises-gazed-up-as-will-we/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wednesday evening will bring millions of people together to gaze in silent awe at a rare celestial phenomenon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXJSLD6NOSWBTBB76Q5Z56NVVY.jpg?auth=ef6c21ca1dd291eb983f1051e10e034bb2fe4cad74bf45ac4b3f12ce944df4d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People watch a partial solar eclipse in New York in 2024. 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Photograph: Mark Kavanagh/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praying for a home by the beach? Renovated church for auction seeking €685,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/12/praying-for-a-home-by-the-beach-renovated-church-for-auction-seeking-685000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/12/praying-for-a-home-by-the-beach-renovated-church-for-auction-seeking-685000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-bed with open-plan layout, Gothic features and room for a campervan in Co Clare]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ODGBXOVYRH3LHKBCANW3TVJTE.jpeg?auth=8331e2f60e97331ed19fb2ff77c86d72b34f5387db0e5a2222c1002c6a57bbff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gothic-style renovated church in Kilkee, Co Clare, is asking €685,000]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of Irish is more imperative than ever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/11/the-future-of-irish-is-more-imperative-than-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/11/the-future-of-irish-is-more-imperative-than-ever/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish is not a mirage. It is an oasis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff - I was given short but specific instructions: Be nice to the dog; fix the table]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/sean-moncrieff-i-smoothed-away-all-the-lumps-and-bumps-that-had-given-our-family-table-personality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/12/sean-moncrieff-i-smoothed-away-all-the-lumps-and-bumps-that-had-given-our-family-table-personality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Erasing history – the physical evidence of all the life that has been lived around it – can cause pangs of regret]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ILAWH75CIZDEFEYL4DPY3SE22Y.jpg?auth=92ee4523f44fdeb9fab62eae2377ac732c4201701bc067c5cf516291054c691b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'By the time I had stained and oiled the table, it was pristine. 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]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polo in Phoenix Park: ‘Some say polo is inaccessible, which I completely disagree with’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/12/its-like-hurling-on-horses-the-polo-players-of-phoenix-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/12/its-like-hurling-on-horses-the-polo-players-of-phoenix-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From May to September the park resounds to the thunder of galloping hooves, players’ shouts and enthusiastic commentary at the All Ireland Polo Club]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHMQDMWYONAODHV3SVXL6I7SFY.JPG?auth=073c26633b9be64c334adbd884ea6d5b1cfaf90e28bdc6fcbbab3a8617d7a25f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wexford team captain Paddy Casey at the All Ireland Polo Club grounds in the Phoenix Park. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berlin theatre’s new swimming pool gets locals debating ripple effects]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/berlin-theatres-new-swimming-pool-gets-locals-debating-ripple-effects/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/12/berlin-theatres-new-swimming-pool-gets-locals-debating-ripple-effects/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some say Matthias Lilienthal’s ‘production’ is just what the city needs in troubled times, others pour cold water on the idea]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GM2PQ7CZJX3NIXH7SW5MYYBUHA.jpg?auth=ccb395a79dc45cb31fb4ca9d750b31b71764a828b98e24ddf17b23390e7ff4d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People swim in the temporary swimming pool in front of the Volksbühne in Berlin. 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Photograph: Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cesar Manso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Dimplex revenue falls €82m amid weak heat-pump market]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/glen-dimplex-revenue-falls-82m-amid-weak-heat-pump-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/glen-dimplex-revenue-falls-82m-amid-weak-heat-pump-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company has forecast it will rebound in 2026 following a large boost to its order book]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LIE6BVDSDVCTXO6XQC7X73SFDQ.jpg?auth=7b8c8fcd8f5c8ad4ddd93ced948aa1e7e7544c5ff7639432c59944a631b20b0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergal Naughton, director of Glen Dimplex. Photograph: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Bellew/ Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employment to jump 50% at State’s largest provider of filtered water]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/employment-to-jump-50-at-states-largest-provider-of-filtered-water/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/employment-to-jump-50-at-states-largest-provider-of-filtered-water/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Culligan Ireland set to fill more than 100 extra roles on back of multimillion-euro investment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXDHMPJ6YZE7VI3OCRN73ZG5NA.jpg?auth=d80c48e66e2f834f03c77c0221d53be5b4a60cc4fa94971f48c6b63aafaa9335&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Culligan delivers 'more than 600,000 reusable 19-litre water bottle drums to businesses across Ireland' every year. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Edy waluyo Nugroho</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas Networks Ireland connects first biomethane producer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/gas-networks-ireland-connects-first-biomethane-producer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/12/gas-networks-ireland-connects-first-biomethane-producer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bia Energy facility one of seven with which the State company has connection deals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXHADRECINGF7A6HUE7U36S7LE.jpg?auth=5164730329c3b5ed49bf0969635ba22fd7c5f8a407b53e16b942788125687bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bia Energy chief executive Brendan Traynor (left), Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Karen Doyle, head of business development at Gas Networks Ireland, as Bia Energy connected its Dublin biomethane plant to Gas Networks Ireland's system. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying your first house in Ireland, 2026 vs 2006: ‘I borrowed seven times my income’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/12/buying-your-first-house-in-ireland-2026-vs-2006-i-borrowed-seven-times-my-income/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/12/buying-your-first-house-in-ireland-2026-vs-2006-i-borrowed-seven-times-my-income/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[House prices weren’t cheap back in those Celtic Tiger days, but lending rules and housing supply were very different]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7JTENDYT5DIPAASM7ZRJMY2I4.jpg?auth=29f13bbb6340546c08d2288be9a896fc948f2aeffe644e2193a8d1e9bc1ea206&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“It was no doubt easier to get finance,” says mortgage broker Michael Dowling. “I remember getting six and seven times income for borrowers at times, and it wasn’t unusual.” ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nightjar by Emily Ruskovich: Borderline psychotic in its trippy mystery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/nightjar-by-emily-ruskovich-borderline-psychotic-in-its-trippy-mystery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/08/nightjar-by-emily-ruskovich-borderline-psychotic-in-its-trippy-mystery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena Mulkerns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ruskovich grapples with truth, memory, love, loneliness, grief and the fragility of long-held beliefs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:52:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NO4FQE77Y5ERRL5PTK2C7SXOJ4.jpg?auth=d62e8d8f48fb1b9335eba30bf38735b7863db88d951735b060744da6d4a1fec7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nightjar by Emily Ruskovich is beautifully crafted]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Charli XCX’s So Far Away samples a song written by which US songwriter?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/12/the-music-quiz-charli-xcxs-so-far-away-samples-a-song-written-by-which-us-songwriter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/12/the-music-quiz-charli-xcxs-so-far-away-samples-a-song-written-by-which-us-songwriter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which actor is the title of a song released in 1988 by Anglo-Irish band Stump?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAXAF27B7VHRXLDOVCBXDVZ3BM.jpg?auth=03872074efcef16e8e05ee942e55e6ed56f6c692d2d7447166019ff1a326b836&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singer-songwriter Charli XCX. Photograph: Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VALERIE MACON</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why are you home early?’: Shauna said the first thing she could think of to her mother and regretted it immediately]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/12/why-are-you-home-early-shauna-said-the-first-thing-she-could-think-of-to-her-mother-and-regretted-it-immediately/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/12/why-are-you-home-early-shauna-said-the-first-thing-she-could-think-of-to-her-mother-and-regretted-it-immediately/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caragh Maxwell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Summer fiction: 221 Violet Punk is a new short story by Caragh Maxwell, author of Sugartown ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNVDWRBE3JE3LDYPAVDVJZSM7I.jpg?auth=63288f31934db8cdd71429d20d01ca48bf11a0018b3662ec8a3f9fe066f67888&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Is this just what it meant, to raise a girl to womanhood? Accepting that there were inner worlds of Shauna’s that she could never touch, never see into.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vgajic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Touchscreen controls in cars are out, and physical buttons are back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/12/touchscreen-controls-in-cars-are-out-and-physical-buttons-are-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/12/touchscreen-controls-in-cars-are-out-and-physical-buttons-are-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chinese authorities say physical buttons will now have to be included for all essential functions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYZD5CLCYRF4FL32IDPD3OHCWA.png?auth=32e5cc252253a75054ea3facc37c1242e1e170014947ba16fd1930a8ff91da4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Chinese car brand displays the touchscreen controls in its latest model.]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>