<?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/2026-08-13/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:58:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Freeze minimum wage until 2030, urges  business advisory group]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/14/set-up-350m-ai-training-scheme-and-freeze-minimum-wage-says-business-advisory-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/14/set-up-350m-ai-training-scheme-and-freeze-minimum-wage-says-business-advisory-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In budget submission, Azets also calls on Government to introduce €5bn investment fund for small business]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/56DNT6I4TKGROBRZYYF6GQ775M.jpg?auth=b4dcf0d2e4657927be0a0edb10782a92d410286cab99d375f9ad13fac1b03915&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ministers Jack Chambers and Simon Harris say Budget 2027 will comprise €7bn in additional public spending and €1.5bn in taxation measures. Photograph: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors fighting potentially serious infection outbreak at neonatal ICU in Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/13/doctors-fighting-potentially-serious-infection-outbreak-at-neonatal-icu-in-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/13/doctors-fighting-potentially-serious-infection-outbreak-at-neonatal-icu-in-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE confirms that a number of infants have contracted pseudomonas, a hospital-acquired infection]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:38:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFOGSRSKGQEEVC64N3DUGER53I.jpg?auth=3f3af0a19bb15ed55b99342e252ae0d287ceb9ff040e9fa14357e424dbe5310d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While confirming a number of infants in the unit have contracted the infection, the HSE said none have had adverse outcomes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark English wins gold, Rhasidat Adeleke wins silver on unforgettable night for Irish athletics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/mark-english-wins-gold-rhasidat-adeleke-wins-silver-on-unforgettable-night-for-irish-athletics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/mark-english-wins-gold-rhasidat-adeleke-wins-silver-on-unforgettable-night-for-irish-athletics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[English became the first Irish man to win a European outdoor title in any event in the 800m]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:21:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K7EYGIXFABHU5CQID3GCKIJSOY.jpg?auth=a13d03ee7c0a1c73133a8164f2d1b2a8a14af343bebd069aa9c653d41fdb12ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark English and Rhasidat Adeleke win gold and silver medals in Birmingham at the European Athletics Championships. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medal joy for Mark English and Rhasidat Adeleke at European Championships – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/european-athletics-and-swimming-live-updates-adeleke-and-english-race-in-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/european-athletics-and-swimming-live-updates-adeleke-and-english-race-in-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Banner day for Irish athletics as English becomes first Irish man to win gold medal in European championships]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:58:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74CKFYPSSDPPASQJ3IAZPXZ2GU.jpg?auth=f55b9225d10879f0e0b966a4f0ce477607561ee86e827745124707b77d395653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark English of Team Ireland gestures as he crosses the finish line to win the gold medal in the men's 800m final. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 60 Fianna Fáil politicians oppose HSE refusal to fund Friedreich’s ataxia drug ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/13/dozens-of-fianna-fail-politicians-oppose-hse-refusal-to-fund-friedreichs-ataxia-drug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/13/dozens-of-fianna-fail-politicians-oppose-hse-refusal-to-fund-friedreichs-ataxia-drug/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In open letter, a junior minister, TDs, senators and MEPs called for Skyclarys to be made available for sufferers of rare disease ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:53:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFT75Z546SFTATUL6KBL3AXLUY.jpg?auth=50969e8a166b5ef7257a837b4391ff62cdeaec47c475d531a90886aa3d927f3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People with Friedreich's ataxia have a shorter-than-average life expectancy. Stock photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers exit Europa League after meltdown in stifling Albanian heat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shamrock-rovers-exit-europa-league-after-meltdown-in-stifling-heat-of-albania/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shamrock-rovers-exit-europa-league-after-meltdown-in-stifling-heat-of-albania/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hoops had gone into away tie 3-1 up on aggregate against Egnatia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MD7SGSB2RXH3CDHBQPISCUJY6I.jpg?auth=7351dc98022ffbeeb30025efc174bf7f02806d57f3e7322829494e845f2154a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Matt Healy dejected after his side concede their first goal of the match. Photograph: INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">inpho</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelbourne out but not down as Sean Moore’s late brilliance secures draw with Ajax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shelbourne-out-but-not-down-as-sean-moores-late-brilliance-secures-draw-with-ajax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/shelbourne-out-but-not-down-as-sean-moores-late-brilliance-secures-draw-with-ajax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dutch giants through to next stage of Conference League but leave Ireland knowing they were in a game]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:27:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFKPA46ZVWWYMZXGOG4BMCZUKE.jpg?auth=80b73078fec7f603182f82a8555ea1e8967261c91559ea5126f623c16895be26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shelbourne's Sean Moore celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Ajax in Thursday night's Uefa Conference League third qualifying round second leg.
Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy suffers from rustiness in opening-round 74 at St Jude Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/13/rory-mcilroy-suffers-from-rustiness-in-opening-round-74-at-fedex-cup-st-jude/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/13/rory-mcilroy-suffers-from-rustiness-in-opening-round-74-at-fedex-cup-st-jude/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s Lauren Walsh makes strong start in Portland Classic on the LPGA Tour]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:45:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEDXKTN6DQRJOEPJLQJXXKNQEU.jpg?auth=61fceafa3f563c9b578514b100a6c1d48d5965be81ac81b06ead817f0802530d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays his shot from the fifth tee as Scottie Scheffler looks on during the first round of the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Lyons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as global food-supply fears mount, source says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/ukraine-offers-russia-truce-in-black-sea-as-global-food-supply-fears-mount-source-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/ukraine-offers-russia-truce-in-black-sea-as-global-food-supply-fears-mount-source-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yuliia Dysa, Daniel Flynn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyiv’s grain exports are down 76 per cent amid blockade on ports]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:14:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TABUBMUSHF2AQ35JVZMK3TBLGY.jpg?auth=938cfa86bcc95a5eead4e995087e105a442f87042d7855d1e8d6de962326bcde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian airstrike on a storage facility in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on Thursday. Photograph: Tommaso Fumagalli/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tommaso Fumagalli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Reynolds left aggrieved by refereeing as Bohemians are knocked out of Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/alan-reynolds-left-aggrieved-by-refereeing-as-bohemians-are-knocked-out-of-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/alan-reynolds-left-aggrieved-by-refereeing-as-bohemians-are-knocked-out-of-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Midtjylland showed their class against Bohs, but they will leave feeling hard done by in this Conference League tie]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:05:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXFNCPELZJFLVHGMXJC6NHD3LQ.jpg?auth=5d0ed5ebc74bc5dfe721856ea8c117f88474989b5a8a4db9e67624064964a274&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Midtjylland’s Dario Osorio is pursued by Bohemians’ Dayle Rooney. Photograph: Ritzau Scanpix/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair window that sucked passenger from seat was ‘broken by engine part’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/ryanair-plane-window-was-shattered-by-broken-engine-part-us-probe-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/ryanair-plane-window-was-shattered-by-broken-engine-part-us-probe-finds/</guid><description><![CDATA[Incident caused a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:49:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJVGVAVYDRCHHGB23OYJMOAD64.jpg?auth=c8affbf11fbdbf684c8496ee453e1fcbb461e97143537d084a0e3d671180f457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryanair was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece after a window on the Boeing 737 dislodged soon after take-off. Photo: Rthess.gr]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Radio Thessaloniki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on financial crime: vigilance is required]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/the-irish-times-view-on-financial-crime-vigilance-is-required/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/the-irish-times-view-on-financial-crime-vigilance-is-required/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland is the third-largest exporter of financial services in the European Union]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KICSVU3CJISHGYCBLE5WSL7HCU.jpg?auth=8934412e9cfbb4ab5b5330fa411964ae752dc63176d735d117683b7204eb8930&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alison Chawke’s early prison release: was south Dublin woman given special treatment?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/alison-chawkes-early-prison-release-was-south-dublin-woman-given-special-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/alison-chawkes-early-prison-release-was-south-dublin-woman-given-special-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother of three must work in community ‘two to three times per week’ for next 12 months, including cleaning public spaces]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:24:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WF5SB4TY7ZESRPGOCD7PH4Y4HE.jpg?auth=c62e222fbbc875000eed56c37072e7ed94bbeedf39b1413f350af883c3c4f69a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alison Chawke, seen here leaving Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, was released less than a month into her sentence. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several homes ablaze as firefighters try to contain grass fire in British midlands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/13/several-homes-ablaze-as-firefighters-try-to-contain-grass-fire-in-british-midlands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/13/several-homes-ablaze-as-firefighters-try-to-contain-grass-fire-in-british-midlands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Angus Thomson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Care home residents evacuated as a result of the blaze, local councillor says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:15:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ZO43L3WEDL7GE6SOMKL4M2OQY.jpg?auth=becc717b5be4d4abf49a58b8657df5ced5921532b752994826e3942bafb2e358&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Images released by the fire service show the fire spreading into nearby woodland and homes.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">West Midlands Fire Service</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mona McSharry and Ellie McCartney qualify for 200m breaststroke final at European Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/mona-mcsharry-and-ellie-mccartney-qualify-for-200m-breaststroke-semi-finals-at-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/mona-mcsharry-and-ellie-mccartney-qualify-for-200m-breaststroke-semi-finals-at-european-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[McSharry won her semi-final, while McCartney produced a season’s best to make tomorrow’s final]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:11:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPQJ23IOWLLQQ2JGFKY4UYMAUI.jpg?auth=5beef4ee21b662190b3ae3f7c7feecfb1d45adc8d8ce9e0f9a000e4d22c14db6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mona McSharry of Ireland after finishing first in her semi-final. Photograph: Andrea Masini/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Deepbluemedia </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Marcus can offer us so much’: Michael Carrick hints at United rebirth for Rashford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/marcus-can-offer-us-so-much-michael-carrick-hints-at-united-rebirth-for-rashford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/marcus-can-offer-us-so-much-michael-carrick-hints-at-united-rebirth-for-rashford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[United continue to operate under financial constraints, leaving the forward’s situation unpredictable]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:04:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKN2BUFVQVUWC3NE5LXH6IPBE4.jpg?auth=a7ba2d9556e8c347c7822784771716bb92d4b54ae0e9686472fa1ade93c44e30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United manager Michael Carrick at Croke Park on Wednesday, where his team took on Leeds United in a preseason friendly. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Re-turn: more transparency please]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/the-irish-times-view-on-re-turn-more-transparency-please/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/13/the-irish-times-view-on-re-turn-more-transparency-please/</guid><description><![CDATA[ The controversy about pay at the company is a needlessly self-inflicted wound]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJC32I3G2JFPNBWX5UB7TVIT7M.JPG?auth=46b8212c83c6ea6fbb870391fe4a42d97238b2594e5e18583881fa9a92340a7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cans and bottles with the Re-Turn Logo/ barcode in front of a Reverse Vending Machine at the official launch of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme run by Re-Turn. 
 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[Farmer who drowned in river while filling barrels of water for his animals named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/man-50s-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-cork-river/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/man-50s-dies-after-getting-into-difficulty-in-cork-river/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body of Eugene McSweeney (55) from Ballyboy, near Dunmanway, Co Cork, was found in the river Bandon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:57:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3STIMGGKMNFFFNMXZICZ664YGY.JPG?auth=ae5fd917013b551e6ee5795d2be36d9e0a68e966501144ef56c7790a30458fb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident on Wednesday evening.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor weather in fatal Kerry forestry rally did not justify cancellation, inquest hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/poor-weather-in-fatal-kerry-forestry-rally-did-not-justify-cancellation-inquest-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/poor-weather-in-fatal-kerry-forestry-rally-did-not-justify-cancellation-inquest-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vice president of Motorsport Ireland said rallies involve ‘challenge between the driver and the machine and the elements’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:40:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTWMC5KUDNARFFHWVFM76PJNZU.jpg?auth=646c6021465c46378a517424594b7c4aa2cba93e3f2f4786bce8ae4c2fb97080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The event at which Eoin McCarthy died took place two days after Storm Eunice, which was the subject of a status red weather warning. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli reinforcements sent to West Bank siege following international pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/israeli-reinforcements-sent-to-west-bank-siege-following-international-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/israeli-reinforcements-sent-to-west-bank-siege-following-international-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US ambassador Mike Huckabee says Washington exerted pressure on Israel to end the siege]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7LQRSYS2K6QNW5TH6BHUTWF2E.jpg?auth=6fe8f9b3396257c57c67eded178be9d1548a229424884fa89408b8bb3a0ad98c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli army soldiers patrol the streets of the occupied West Bank village of Qusra. Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Majdi Mohammed</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industrial school hunger strikers feel ‘trodden on’ as promised supports yet to arrive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/13/industrial-school-hunger-strikers-feel-trodden-on-as-promised-supports-yet-to-arrive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/13/industrial-school-hunger-strikers-feel-trodden-on-as-promised-supports-yet-to-arrive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial, housing and healthcare assistance not delivered since Taoiseach issued State apology in February]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:20:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTPEIMMSGJBRJL3QEZLWROQQ3U.jpg?auth=405445d96e5a91c1dea37adf5f5f5ca57755b712701146b04807ffbc2c72c5b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maurice Patton O’Connell, Mary Dunlevy Greene and Mary Donovan, three survivors of industrial schools who went on hunger strike last winter, outside Buswell's Hotel in Dublin following their meeting with Department of Education officials. Photograph: Niamh Towey]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rejects Paddy McKillen jnr’s bid to have bankruptcy summons set aside]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/judge-rejects-mckillen-jnrs-bid-to-have-bankruptcy-summons-set-aside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/judge-rejects-mckillen-jnrs-bid-to-have-bankruptcy-summons-set-aside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bankruptcy summons by lender relates to an alleged €2.1m debt]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Liam Kennedy found that Paddy McKillen jnr had not established that the summons was an abuse of process. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI Cup: James McClean a doubt for Derry City’s third-round trip to UCD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/fai-cup-james-mcclean-a-doubt-for-derry-citys-third-round-trip-to-ucd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/fai-cup-james-mcclean-a-doubt-for-derry-citys-third-round-trip-to-ucd/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Republic of Ireland international has not featured for the Candystripes since July 19th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2LYFHGZS4NA73LFEZOG3BHFAVY.jpg?auth=a1e0c0e3162875b53676dcc83d1fdde60344a82d649baff4db81a56318f300b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James McClean after a Derry training session at the Brandywell on Tuesday. Photograph: Jonathan Porter/Presseye/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks retreat from record highs amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/global-stocks-retreat-from-record-highs-amid-geopolitical-and-economic-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/global-stocks-retreat-from-record-highs-amid-geopolitical-and-economic-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell to a two-week low following poor results from mining companies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSCH5HH55JRNTRSVM5EVFQPX34.jpg?auth=288e5c96f91074c48c8088c74f6c01ef64463f9d8cd19694d27cef36bddf6aa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US investors felt renewed confidence in the financial markets after better-than-expected producer price data further reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve will increase rates next month. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dredging Moate: Frank McNally on an Anglo-Mexican surrealist with deep roots in Westmeath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/13/dredging-moate-frank-mcnally-on-an-anglo-mexican-surrealist-with-deep-roots-in-westmeath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/13/dredging-moate-frank-mcnally-on-an-anglo-mexican-surrealist-with-deep-roots-in-westmeath/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayan folk beliefs mingled with Leonora Carrington’s inherited Celtic ones in a heady concoction]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXJVVP2UGRCAPIDKIGVGVMMZOQ.jpeg?auth=24b6abffbcdde0d9b4b9df0eee875283f122049fa54f1007bc4cf3afb067f050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Kissane, exhibition curator at IMMA, with one of the two new acquisitions by surrealist Leonora Carrington]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher energy prices and rising rents increase cost-of-living squeeze for Irish households]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/irish-inflation-unchanged-at-34-amid-uncertainty-of-middle-east-peace-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/irish-inflation-unchanged-at-34-amid-uncertainty-of-middle-east-peace-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest Consumer Price Index indicates inflation rose by 3.4% in July]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:48:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QQGIVOKQNGCHPUVUH7YRBG7V4.jpg?auth=f8835a1f34c6922733a8b91aff850f2620184d2a84d48560e860f0404f1595d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Food price inflation, which has been elevated for several years, was up 0.7% in July.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kwangmoozaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquidators appointed to Dundrum Harvey Nichols store]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/liquidators-appointed-to-dundrum-harvey-nichols-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/liquidators-appointed-to-dundrum-harvey-nichols-store/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK parent firm cut off support to Irish outlet, which has not recovered since pandemic, High Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ5PW67C2FKK7OT73OMQRHLHNA.jpg?auth=d2191fbbda2a1e31496208e1d598f2c31f9c9d6989477e32a14db1e3dd4686e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Harvey Nichols store in Dundrum, Co Dublin. The High Court heard the business here was insolvent. File image. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish scientists celebrated ‘like Nasa’ after capturing perfect eclipse 550km off coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/13/irish-scientists-celebrated-like-nasa-after-capturing-eclipse-550km-off-galway-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/space/2026/08/13/irish-scientists-celebrated-like-nasa-after-capturing-eclipse-550km-off-galway-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Findings will be used to help solve a mystery about the outer layer of the sun]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:34:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MUGLZGXLBG6VM6VVHFCZUHIKI.jpeg?auth=c9c2af33867bba807a054689b7dbc8c3e78f28b0426eaf8047436988c74c0d42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This photo, taken from the Irish Air Corps C295 aircraft 550km off Galway, was captured during the total solar eclipse by a team of scientists from Ireland and Italy. Photograph: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ardagh looks to sell $3.14bn metal containers business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/ardagh-looks-to-sell-314bn-metal-containers-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/ardagh-looks-to-sell-314bn-metal-containers-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bondholders who control group built by Irish businessman Paul Coulson look for exit after legal battle ends]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:29:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W67HOVBKT5NTF36G66PEYYFHIM.jpg?auth=f253d301a23869afd6b13637571f23a7ee5f2100d7c547980a878354bc616bc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ardagh Metal Packaging reported an 18% rise in sales to $1.7bn in the three months to the end of June. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the billion-dollar scam factories ensnaring Africans abroad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/14/inside-the-billion-dollar-scam-factories-ensnaring-africans-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/14/inside-the-billion-dollar-scam-factories-ensnaring-africans-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Neiman in Kampala]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Promised jobs and a better life overseas, many young Ugandans have instead found themselves trafficked into cyber-fraud compounds where violence, coercion and exploitation are routine]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVNVPLDRVNAZVBQWT3KFPYF2YU.jpg?auth=6501e178a49d3c0d431cbcfde500acaef7ec5eb9d448737392702fefbe3af336&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alleged scam centre workers and victims sit on the ground during a crackdown in Myanmar in February 2025. Many workers said they were trafficked and forced to swindle people around the world in protracted internet scams. Photograph: STR/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">STR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia earthquake response enters grim phase as hope for more survivors fades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/13/colombia-earthquake-response-enters-grim-phase-as-hope-for-more-survivors-fades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/13/colombia-earthquake-response-enters-grim-phase-as-hope-for-more-survivors-fades/</guid><description><![CDATA[Officials reject criticism over ​the handling of foreign assistance, saying the government has not refused offers from any country]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:06:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARD7MUQLGXMR7PMEYBPPYZFTJM.jpg?auth=87a68e0b4114cfcf7b8c97db13705fb0c75350f895535c71916a49b536da1f01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rescuers help remove debris in Cali, Colombia, three days after a 7.4 earthquake. Photograph: Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Raul Arboleda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark echoes of the past grow louder as Germany marks 65 years since Berlin Wall went up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/dark-echoes-of-the-past-grow-louder-as-germany-marks-65-years-since-berlin-wall-went-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/dark-echoes-of-the-past-grow-louder-as-germany-marks-65-years-since-berlin-wall-went-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People waved to each other on either side of a new art installation, unwittingly echoing desperate gestures of 1961]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2EVHRE6TGM2F4EUFZBP66RL6Y.jpg?auth=f06550c5a83eb939bd5ff851b266c036118bf8eb3f5bfb835363344d1fa40bff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People visit the Berlin Wall memorial at the Brandenburg Gate on the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall. Photograph: Michele Tantussi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michele Tantussi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reacher review: Brawnier, badder and sillier than ever – a top-tier mindless binge-watch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/13/reacher-review-brawnier-badder-and-sillier-than-ever-a-top-tier-mindless-binge-watch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/13/reacher-review-brawnier-badder-and-sillier-than-ever-a-top-tier-mindless-binge-watch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: It comes as an enormous relief and novelty to find the anti-hero on the wrong side of things in this fourth season]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:23:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3SPTV4455S6W5P2YPX5Q4KE7U.jpg?auth=66059b5daee721938016570cbb99f4bab4c123eab4e6cf6774426e4693be35be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Ritchson as Jack Reacher. Photograph: Amazon Content Services LLC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland sees rise in share of students getting top grades in A Levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/13/rise-in-share-of-students-in-northern-ireland-getting-top-grades-in-a-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/13/rise-in-share-of-students-in-northern-ireland-getting-top-grades-in-a-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 26,000 students in Northern Ireland got the results of AS and A-level exams on Thursday morning]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQN4S6UTRCRZVMBRPTOGBS3VME.jpg?auth=bb7cb4b2c7584d9a308e2f1a46befeba7905ad50dd71fd02816688e05e5cc4a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clodagh Casey and Aoife Wolfe celebrate their A-level results at Our Lady and St Patrick's College Knock in Belfast on Thursday. Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage and Reform UK damaged by Labour upheaval]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/13/farage-and-reform-uk-damaged-by-labour-upheaval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/13/farage-and-reform-uk-damaged-by-labour-upheaval/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reform UK leader is once again occupying the role of underdog in the race for victory in the next UK general election]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:16:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KORUM6EZMVZXHIARKIC3AFVIA.jpg?auth=2b8f255d3ed8b7e2c1d6f041430f33ce157cc8a311658e4150e51711f66b6c34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Farage has been counted out many times before, and on each occasion he has re-emerged to challenge the political status quo. But this may represent his biggest political challenge to date. Photograph: Ben Montgomery/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Montgomery</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish student (17) dies following accident at holiday accommodation in Greece]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/irish-student-17-dies-following-accident-in-greece/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/irish-student-17-dies-following-accident-in-greece/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alex McKee from Cork city was away with his mother and sister on the island of Kimolos]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:00:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYDXKG3IVJCFBN6SX66H2SAN2U.jpeg?auth=44706188b8188684ddf519da3f0600ce158a95a77c60f9a9b8be9ddcf4a03d80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex McKee came to national attention alongside two classmates in January when they scooped the Ombudsman for Children Award at the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Air India pilots to be tested for drugs after marijuana detected in captain’s test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/13/all-air-india-pilots-to-be-tested-for-drugs-after-marijuana-detected-in-captains-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/13/all-air-india-pilots-to-be-tested-for-drugs-after-marijuana-detected-in-captains-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abhijith Ganapavaram]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Phuket to Delhi flight on August 4th suddenly lost 91 ‌metres of altitude during cruise]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:43:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XB6NUPEBVPTHPX7Y7UFQ6EBPZY.jpg?auth=4463f598e9451176d8f315f93d6892558d110061fe7b4643335b5bdf2e788b5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pilots at budget subsidiary Air India ⁠Express will also ​be tested. File photograph: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prakash Singh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Putin to disputed islands]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/absolutely-unacceptable-japan-condemns-visit-by-putin-to-disputed-islands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/absolutely-unacceptable-japan-condemns-visit-by-putin-to-disputed-islands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Blair in Tokyo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Japan claims the Kuril Islands as its own, which it says is recognised by international law]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:19:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEH7TODJ6TJWMCNIBXWVAL3MDM.jpg?auth=bfadfce3fdffcd26a0a3d1cf72094fc60fb449151c3d4edbb6af6eddd8a37605&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 tastes caviar as he visits the Yasny fish processing factory on Iturup island, one of four islands in the Kuril Islands. Photograph: Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gavriil Grigorov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty seats and faded aura show how Springboks outgrew the All Blacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/13/empty-seats-and-faded-aura-show-how-springboks-outgrew-the-all-blacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/13/empty-seats-and-faded-aura-show-how-springboks-outgrew-the-all-blacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Gallan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World champions can use ‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ to establish themselves as one of the greatest teams of all time]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F73UXBQN3JDSXDEV6ECZVLKAGQ.jpg?auth=f8b2d154093e5f495f82d434aab8ff1450da33466f7457a77ec1704a0365a0aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand's eight-match tour of South Africa is looking to cash in on one of rugby's fiercest rivalries. Photograph: Joe Allison/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Allison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s new Catholic cathedral to close for €17m renovation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/13/dublins-new-catholic-cathedral-to-close-for-17m-renovation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/13/dublins-new-catholic-cathedral-to-close-for-17m-renovation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move to ‘preserve one of Dublin’s most important church buildings’ comes less than a year after its elevation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:17:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGQSIXGK55ANTH47SUQA4HSUNI.jpeg?auth=b868001c7baa2ee6223627d5b65e3190135012c16052e736db8a0f13d8cb7880&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Mary’s Cathedral was designated by Pope Leo XIV as the Catholic cathedral for Dublin last year. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of prisoners in Lebanon jails to be released or have sentences reduced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/13/thousands-of-prisoners-in-lebanon-jails-to-be-released-or-have-sentences-reduced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/13/thousands-of-prisoners-in-lebanon-jails-to-be-released-or-have-sentences-reduced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One lawyer said the passing of a sweeping amnesty law had further eroded accountability for crimes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5ES55WTBFH4QUC2OSXWXQ7AZY.jpg?auth=95eb88ab129aca6371c70bfc757d2d7c01a5013554a2d3c978d8b0d9622ad628&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lebanese Parliament speaker Nabih Berri opens the parliamentary session to discuss a proposed general amnesty law and the abolition of the death penalty in Beirut, Lebanon. Photograph: Wael Hamzeh/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wael Hamzeh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney+ secures rights to Gary Neville’s Overlap content]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/disney-secures-rights-to-gary-nevilles-overlap-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/disney-secures-rights-to-gary-nevilles-overlap-content/</guid><description><![CDATA[Multimillion-pound deal puts podcast in streaming battle with Gary Lineker’s Rest is Football 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:50:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCMTPX62P5ARXLF7ZZEL7CHSZE.jpg?auth=6fab654a7faf9a6e7a11d3a7584217d2a129e32d38dc4ed46546e76cd1410dbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disney+ has secured the rights to broadcast The Overlap podcast, which features Roy Keane and Gary Neville, in a multimillion pound deal. Photograph: Glyn Kirk / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GLYN KIRK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman admits causing death of baby son and attempted murder of daughter (2)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-admits-causing-death-of-baby-son-and-attempted-murder-of-daughter-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-admits-causing-death-of-baby-son-and-attempted-murder-of-daughter-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Children sustained stab wounds inflicted by their mother (34) in their home in July 2021]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:40:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXCIZFG7ARHTDIP3OS5B3IF6GU.jpg?auth=b591d5adce3a9dc1e509deb70875c55e6383d6862fb806cbd80cdb2d15366e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman stood trial in 2023 on charges of murdering her eight-week-old son and attempting to murder his two-year-old sister. File photograph: Joe Humphreys]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Museum of Ireland employee charged with having bomb seeks bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/national-museum-of-ireland-employee-charged-with-having-bomb-seeks-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/national-museum-of-ireland-employee-charged-with-having-bomb-seeks-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecution follows an operation last month involving the discovery of an alleged bomb in a car in Co Monaghan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2OPJUACIQFJFMNHIZUUH726YY.jpg?auth=8e7ef6bac77810bf1f197e1cc3df66fbee2ef1f1455fa32f17f09adcfe9c1354&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon O’Donovan (right) arrives to appear before a sitting of the Special Criminal Court in Dublin in July charged with possession of an explosive device. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FAI picks a side and it’s official – Gianni Infantino has lost Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/the-fai-finally-picks-a-side-in-footballs-civil-war-uefa-over-infantino/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/the-fai-finally-picks-a-side-in-footballs-civil-war-uefa-over-infantino/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa is the FAI’s main source of revenue, with the co-hosting of Euro 2028 the pot of gold on the horizon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:21:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUIOFC5YRKLIOQ324X5VAQNSOA.jpg?auth=e7d6b0405ba7402d1bcd202473a87db64a58082c0ac0822492d9feecd8ffcc4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino is now bleeding support but still clings to power. Photograph: Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis Acosta</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DPC spends €615,000 warning parents about sharing their children’s details online]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/dpc-spends-615000-warning-parents-about-sharing-their-childrens-details-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/dpc-spends-615000-warning-parents-about-sharing-their-childrens-details-online/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Internal business case says ‘sharenting’ could allow photos of children to be misused, including through artificial intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:20:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKIGRGSFHVOLNBLDJK5UWQDTD4.jpg?auth=2e6afe42a7db254c805e66c91555de3fd03a41f9785dd5939fdeaae7dee6a2e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Data Protection Commission said the campaign generated more than 150 million views worldwide. 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[Ryanair cofounder’s family selling 950-acre Kentucky estate for €49.9m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/13/ryanair-cofounders-family-selling-950-acre-kentucky-estate-for-499m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/13/ryanair-cofounders-family-selling-950-acre-kentucky-estate-for-499m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estate of late Ryanair cofounder Tony Ryan will be auctioned on October 28th if it doesn’t sell on open market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:39:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2UIC7SHBRH4LIGSSC6TVM64FY.jpg?auth=b7e5710581921aa1d237db779d15d5f7f57f1e0c47666abcd94c71823613d582&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ryan family's Kentucky estate, Castleton. Photograph: Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church not required to pay towards school’s €90,000 settlement for child scarred by bramble]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/church-not-required-to-pay-towards-schools-90000-settlement-for-child-scarred-by-bramble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/church-not-required-to-pay-towards-schools-90000-settlement-for-child-scarred-by-bramble/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Children at Montessori school were playing in garden area at Church of Ireland centre in Howth]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:34:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNOFZP4Q55CONG6KUMGCL2MJUA.jpeg?auth=cae169799326d5d57b5ba9d8a1d860ea26eb6db9e5a2ba9b2c52d748e493304a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The €90,000 settlement relates to an incident on April 19th 2018 when a girl was injured after falling into a bramble while playing at Deerpark Montessori school, licensed to operate from the parish centre at St Mary’s Church, Howth. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temperatures may reach 31 degrees today]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/temperatures-may-reach-31-degrees-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/temperatures-may-reach-31-degrees-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nationwide hosepipe ban ‘could potentially be extended’, says Uisce Éireann]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:02:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X77ILPQEVVBITIL6QLJAHYXCFM.JPG?auth=d673bfe1fe1f9c31fe013537c7630bd2e7b573c0bda4fc541c566651f936ee1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There could be some rain on Thursday, primarily in parts of Connacht and Ulster, including some scattered thunderstorms. 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[Woman burgled house, dressed up in owner’s clothes and flooded property, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-burgled-house-dressed-up-in-owners-clothes-and-flooded-property-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-burgled-house-dressed-up-in-owners-clothes-and-flooded-property-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cassidy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman ‘appeared to be under the influence’ when found in downstairs bathroom, court told ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:01:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXCIZFG7ARHTDIP3OS5B3IF6GU.jpg?auth=b591d5adce3a9dc1e509deb70875c55e6383d6862fb806cbd80cdb2d15366e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Belfast Crown Court was told about the incident alleged to have happened on August 31st, 2025. Photograph: Joe Humphreys]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: How Europe watched the eclipse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/in-pictures-how-europe-watched-the-eclipse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/in-pictures-how-europe-watched-the-eclipse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Moment of awe shared by millions across the Continent and beyond]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:20:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEYAUNY3GVLWWGUUNX2QQDSCLA.jpg?auth=0b298d309a85249605170fde241cff1ec365fb1202adf04c3445f3fd77d37f12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Crowds view Wednesday's eclipse at the Botanical Garden of Lausanne in Switzerland. Photograph: Pascal Schmidt Hans Lucas/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pascal Schmidt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A beautiful animal’: Shark fishing needs more regulation and training, expert says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/a-beautiful-animal-shark-fishing-needs-more-regulation-and-training-expert-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/a-beautiful-animal-shark-fishing-needs-more-regulation-and-training-expert-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No documented cases of unprovoked attacks by sharks on humans in Irish Waters, says Irish Wildlife Trust ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:10:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZTKM3OQDFE7VHNP67ZNO7XGWY.jpg?auth=e1da151752f65223504bd74232386bbba4a532bcdd35dd05142474a2f68170f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The blue shark has a 'very non-aggressive' temperament', says Grace Carr of the Irish Wildlife Trust. Photograph: Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MediaNews Group/Orange County Re</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payment status of $5m Daniel Kinahan reward to be kept secret to protect informants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/payment-status-of-5m-daniel-kinahan-reward-to-be-kept-secret-to-protect-informants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/payment-status-of-5m-daniel-kinahan-reward-to-be-kept-secret-to-protect-informants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Money is not eligible to be paid out until a conviction against the alleged crime boss has been secured]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:09:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KLTRRTQIHZDRTFDOKZKBHRPWYM.jpeg?auth=979cf95631286478e2f237dcc5503a411596a56fa64532bb0ea70d4fe1b70dfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan was last week charged with directing an organised crime group in front of the Special Criminal Court.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raheny driving test centre closure is a temporary measure for ‘six months to two years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/13/raheny-driving-test-centre-closure-is-a-temporary-measure-for-six-months-to-two-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/13/raheny-driving-test-centre-closure-is-a-temporary-measure-for-six-months-to-two-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All test appointments, applications to move to Killester but RSA could not say how many learners affected]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:08:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFCA2SX2BVCGDM7BJ6EVPMOUXE.jpg?auth=7f25cce5b593cfec013af22e35b49f977435c1cfc113680081b3dfd54d653201&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Raheny has had the longest waiting time of any of the State’s 57 test centres for the past number of months. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ dominates airwaves despite Radio 1 rescheduling losses, figures show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/13/rte-dominates-airwaves-despite-radio-1-rescheduling-losses-figures-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/13/rte-dominates-airwaves-despite-radio-1-rescheduling-losses-figures-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Morning Ireland remains country’s most listened to radio programme an average of 457,000 people tuning in each day]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:51:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXHSHISBYTJYBR6QFUF5TZP2JM.jpg?auth=c5453791b956100f67623c2563c51d2212f7ad6383f04b6b6c26828e78e3dfed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ holds 16 out of the top 20 radio programmes and the entire top 10, with its market share at 28.2 per cent. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney+ secures rights to Gary Neville’s Overlap content]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/disney-secures-rights-to-gary-nevilles-overlap-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/disney-secures-rights-to-gary-nevilles-overlap-content/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal comes after Netflix throw weight behind Gary Lineker’s Rest is Football]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:36:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F4RADBLIRDVGKL5WWXOA73QFAA.jpg?auth=51dcc9cbb6e289655383ca2dea80e7537d100899775843d2fd4e1bfe49f2dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Neville launched The Overlap with former Sky Sports producer Scott Melvin in 2021. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Henry Nicholls</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurovision 2027: Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas selected to host]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/13/eurovision-2027-bulgarias-black-sea-city-of-burgas-selected-to-host/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/13/eurovision-2027-bulgarias-black-sea-city-of-burgas-selected-to-host/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Le Poidevin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bulgaria won Eurovision for the first time in May in a final overshadowed by countries boycotting the event]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:19:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UD5HVAZPZHP7IUVPUNIGZAMTI.jpg?auth=3abb025d90591efd1a1e7e57a27ca5f92605fb1a6c8355a8c898e74c5df891b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bulgaria's Dara, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siege by settlers highlights increasingly chaotic situation in  West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/13/palestinian-families-feeling-helpless-as-settlers-besiege-their-west-bank-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/13/palestinian-families-feeling-helpless-as-settlers-besiege-their-west-bank-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Halbfinger, Fatima AbdulKarim, Natan Odenheimer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of settlers have been terrorising Palestinians in the West Bank with near-impunity all year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:15:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTDKESRQGG6EVOHL27TH2IT6WU.jpg?auth=1a5623c83ff86013a78690c6e03fb4793e651c1dfd059524ec5069e5a5dfbbe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian Refqa Hassan watches as Israeli settlers besiege her family home for the fourth consecutive day in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, on Wednesday. Photograph: Alaa Badarneh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alaa Badarneh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alison Chawke prison release raises ‘serious questions’ says Sinn Féin TD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/alison-chawke-prison-release-raises-serious-questions-says-sinn-fein-td/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/alison-chawke-prison-release-raises-serious-questions-says-sinn-fein-td/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Law professor surprised at Chawke’s release from Limerick jail after ‘just one month’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:25:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WF5SB4TY7ZESRPGOCD7PH4Y4HE.jpg?auth=c62e222fbbc875000eed56c37072e7ed94bbeedf39b1413f350af883c3c4f69a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alison Chawke, seen here at a hearing of Limerick Circuit Criminal Court, walked free from Limerick Prison on Tuesday. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The solar eclipse in pictures: How the spectacle was seen across Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/12/in-pictures-solar-eclipse-seen-across-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/12/in-pictures-solar-eclipse-seen-across-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[The solar eclipse peaked in Ireland between 7pm and 7.45pm on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:11:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYGM3FXLFVBTRLCD6YXKHKEDQM.jpg?auth=4c9b34680e13e8ca26885ef9597309559cbbd841fcdebbae85a656742806b572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ailbhe Lavin and twin Dylan Lavin 8, with Rachel Flynn 12 and Hannah Flynn 10 wear eclipse glasses to watch the full solar eclipse at Dunsink Observatory, in Dublin, August 12th. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s World Cup playoff against Kazakhstan confirmed for Páirc Uí Chaoimh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/irelands-world-cup-playoff-against-kazakhstan-confirmed-for-pairc-ui-chaoimh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/irelands-world-cup-playoff-against-kazakhstan-confirmed-for-pairc-ui-chaoimh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s side to face Kazakhstan in Cork on October 13th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:04:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EJWUBVG6ZCYNKGKGZVPUZBPTM.jpg?auth=52063c67b3268e7b9754ce2713b657ad115932b6e0d92ccde5810d87c17220f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Republic of Ireland will return to Páirc Uí Chaoimh in October, four months on from their 3-2 win over the Netherlands on Leeside. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI withdraws support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/fai-withdraw-support-for-fifa-president-gianni-infantinos-re-election-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/13/fai-withdraw-support-for-fifa-president-gianni-infantinos-re-election-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI rescind letter of support supplied earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:52:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7JJ66JVC6XD4P3MIOHCSSNR7I.jpg?auth=988f05f7941ff67d8ec68d0fb03baeb1a87e01235fdc80d89c5dbc1f56f7b92f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zac Goodwin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profit rises at Three Ireland as customer numbers build]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/profit-rises-at-three-ireland-as-customer-numbers-build/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/profit-rises-at-three-ireland-as-customer-numbers-build/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company now has almost half of the Irish mobile market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:43:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2AUWDIA45AXJG7G2U76OTGSDQ.jpg?auth=56ac6afb5a0a975fea15149eda77eee7263d8b3f2564417132ec47e94c4d4731&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elaine Carey, chief executive of Three Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marrying Taylor Swift was ‘the best night of my life’, Travis Kelce says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/marrying-taylor-swift-was-the-best-night-of-my-life-travis-kelce-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/marrying-taylor-swift-was-the-best-night-of-my-life-travis-kelce-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kelce and Swift tied the knot at New York’s Madison Square Garden in July]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DE4QZYG7SVCN3G7SQPPAIRAF3Q.jpg?auth=63bbc066cd51e920a6449471a23cb8751d5366e053dce76324e4249cdfb20151&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced their engagement on social media last year. Photograph: Instagram/Taylor Swift]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romanian state nuclear power producer closing only working reactor due to low water level]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/romanian-state-nuclear-power-producer-closing-only-working-reactor-due-to-low-water-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/romanian-state-nuclear-power-producer-closing-only-working-reactor-due-to-low-water-level/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unprecedented measures to avoid shutting down reactor included detonating a rock obstruction, dredging the riverbed and ‌sinking barges in the Danube]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:45:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CC57TRBIDC4WTVFJ4DQFGLQL5I.jpg?auth=4629ce7ed16b09e304b8ed8ad2b1de6faf72a989aa646498a55396a8a3586c2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exposed sandbanks along the Danube river amid historic low water levels last week in the village of Rasova, near Cernavoda, in Romania. Photograph: Robert Ghement/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robert Ghement</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stage commander at rally where driver died says event should have been cancelled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/stage-commander-at-rally-where-driver-died-says-event-should-have-been-cancelled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/stage-commander-at-rally-where-driver-died-says-event-should-have-been-cancelled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eoin McCarthy was killed in 2022 when the car he was driving slid in to a stream amid heavy rain, inquest hears]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTWMC5KUDNARFFHWVFM76PJNZU.jpg?auth=646c6021465c46378a517424594b7c4aa2cba93e3f2f4786bce8ae4c2fb97080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The event at which Eoin McCarthy died had taken place two days after Storm Eunice which was the subject of a status red weather warning. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential election tests strength of Zambian democracy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/presidential-election-tests-strength-of-zambian-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/13/presidential-election-tests-strength-of-zambian-democracy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema has been accused of drift towards authoritarianism]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:52:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWN4X6HNNPLS3Y3R6EUVVKAHGM.jpg?auth=5e69ce83320228668c89b22eb5372fa339dfe8a89434e04682c90d9997417fd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A presidential campaign billboard of Zambian incumbent president Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka this week. 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Photograph:  Ali Saeedi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt: 20 months as one of Donald Trump’s most loyal foot soldiers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/13/how-karoline-leavitt-served-as-one-of-donald-trumps-most-loyal-foot-soldiers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/13/how-karoline-leavitt-served-as-one-of-donald-trumps-most-loyal-foot-soldiers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shrai Popat in Washington, Guardian staff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Youngest White House press secretary in history faced frequent criticism for amplifying misinformation and curbing press freedom]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:03:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBCLDE5G3JE4XLBTMBJHUWT7WE.jpg?auth=e1ead0637b0b98412e9a814f232a7e0898971030ddad32a22b9bd4e530c112ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt is to step down as White House press secretary at the end of this month. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What led to the mass migrant crossing in Ceuta and could it happen again? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-led-to-the-mass-migrant-crossing-in-ceuta-and-could-it-happen-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-led-to-the-mass-migrant-crossing-in-ceuta-and-could-it-happen-again/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Social media activity suggests another crossing in the coming days]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUKIJVHFFHUMAQGOCU7SUVZFVM.jpg?auth=7dcd628feb4a11dcb3e3a97db8aff008761e692fdbb14089d4a92331e11eb535&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Migrants wait on a beach for humanitarian assistance in Ceuta. Photograph: Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gambling with crypto; deer in Phoenix Park; and what scientists learn from the eclipse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gambling-with-crypto-deer-in-phoenix-park-and-what-scientists-learn-from-the-eclipse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/gambling-with-crypto-deer-in-phoenix-park-and-what-scientists-learn-from-the-eclipse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: roll-out of one-to-one counselling for schoolchildren is threatened ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:49:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2O3I4Q4S5ACXNBPM4J4VGBWVA.jpg?auth=c14c45f17e073bd331ce8f8ce75a893113717e5a47ae243e861005c1e88ff9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gambling service providers will be told to use a 'closed loop' system, with payments being made using the same payment account for depositing funds. 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thana Prasongsin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decision-making protocols ‘streamlined’ since death of driver at Kerry rally, inquest told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/kerry-rally-in-which-driver-died-should-not-gone-ahead-owing-to-bad-weather-inquest-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/kerry-rally-in-which-driver-died-should-not-gone-ahead-owing-to-bad-weather-inquest-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eoin McCarthy (22) of Dunmanway, Co Cork, died in February 2022]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:38:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N63TDSLRVZD2FDRHK6MRTY46C4.jpeg?auth=9b2ad9e8e27ecf714fd1e1fa0c89ff5bc4b5f13149fe951766cfed6f57d25ad6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin McCarthy died during a forest rally in Kerry in February 2022. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors baulk at plan to take ICG private and women bearing the brunt of tech’s bad decisions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/investors-baulk-at-plan-to-take-icg-private-and-women-bearing-the-brunt-of-techs-bad-decisions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/investors-baulk-at-plan-to-take-icg-private-and-women-bearing-the-brunt-of-techs-bad-decisions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:31:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KU3TCHL65FMVHCCDO6FNXBP3TA.jpg?auth=dd6ddf4eef74a3b3f496105cedfe4f0f69711d29e567f995ecf03b63aff72dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Continental Group chief Eamonn Rothwell, who is coming under pressure from some institutional shareholders over the terms of his proposed MBO deal. Photograph: Eric Luke ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countries in ‘armed conflict’ to be barred from hosting Eurovision ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/countries-in-armed-conflict-to-be-barred-from-hosting-eurovision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/13/countries-in-armed-conflict-to-be-barred-from-hosting-eurovision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadia Khomami]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland among five countries to boycott song contest after organisers declined to exclude Israel ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:29:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TENECJOVKNCLVJX22NYHXGRIPI.jpg?auth=2439800931f7f7d40d0f228178eb9f34c5340f81b1dd28bf2cf9eeb78cb22920&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yuval Raphael representing Israel during the final of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest  in Basel, Switzerland. Photograph: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastian Reuter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Jason Arday’s fabulous life and dramatic fall became a culture war battleground]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/finn-mcredmond-how-jason-ardays-fabulous-life-and-dramatic-fall-became-a-culture-wars-battleground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/finn-mcredmond-how-jason-ardays-fabulous-life-and-dramatic-fall-became-a-culture-wars-battleground/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arday stands accused of being a charlatan, fabulist, plagiarist – allegations he denies. For Cambridge, it’s all a huge embarrassment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAFMV6B45BFGVCOFJTZ5GIYRWE?auth=f1c686a2343fe050ac5f75e91a98672428fcfb6b9e5c095e7563437ae97fea10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Arday: 'Whatever he is, his story does not appear to be evidence of Cambridge’s reputation for rigour.' Photograph: Anselm Ebulue via Simon & Schuster]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Via Simon &amp; Schuster; Photo By Anselm Ebulue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racism in Ireland’s health service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/racism-in-irelands-health-service/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/racism-in-irelands-health-service/</guid><description><![CDATA[If we are truly genuine about our appreciation of migrant workers, then the least we can do is take their concerns about racism seriously]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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 extradition is significant event in global policing terms, says Garda Commissioner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/daniel-kinahan-extradition-is-significant-event-in-global-policing-terms-says-garda-commissioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/daniel-kinahan-extradition-is-significant-event-in-global-policing-terms-says-garda-commissioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Not just significant for Garda, significant for worldwide policing’ – Justin Kelly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:03:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LUDJUXKRMWROTHWK3DXIWKEBOA.JPG?auth=7ffbb9491fcbba455f34408c889afd46d33436df0c7cb28a562ac32b97bf9a10&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: 'I’m very proud of our organisation in terms of the work we’ve done on organised crime.' Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s tech workers are learning the hard way about the risks of our economic model]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/eoin-hayes-irelands-tech-workers-are-learning-the-hard-way-about-the-risks-of-our-economic-model/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/eoin-hayes-irelands-tech-workers-are-learning-the-hard-way-about-the-risks-of-our-economic-model/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Hayes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jobs losses are accelerating with more AI-related cuts on the horizon. But there are things we can do]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SG6D4MVD3N67FRP5HTC55RG7WM.JPG?auth=29626febb47c144c165c0fc1fe5651d6b9061c130f63bede3b6930a025be5df2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers at Grand Canal Dock, Dublin, the heart of Ireland's tech industry. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition finalists revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/13/irish-writers-centre-international-debut-novel-competition-finalists-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/13/irish-writers-centre-international-debut-novel-competition-finalists-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 12 winning writers will pitch their unpublished debuts to publishers and agents in September]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CNYIMMTFJAS5HHIBK6EOLWCLI.jpg?auth=59fcd78772c5c6964d44ea905277c8b1b8409578673974427c295f6ad4567fb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition finalists 2026]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A snappy solution to speeding in Dublin’s Phoenix Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/a-solution-to-speeding-in-phoenix-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/a-solution-to-speeding-in-phoenix-park/</guid><description><![CDATA[Average speed cameras could tell if drivers have exceeded limits]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[‘I just have to trust myself, my own abilities’: Mark English bids for European 800m gold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/i-just-have-to-trust-myself-my-own-abilities-mark-english-bids-for-european-800m-gold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/13/i-just-have-to-trust-myself-my-own-abilities-mark-english-bids-for-european-800m-gold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donegal athlete goes into Thursday night’s medal showdown in Birmingham focused only on a first-place finish]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXK7HBWAXSWNPWJFGAYV7IR3GE.jpg?auth=b7a7822da28cf610a6bb507815bd11984d564a83d82b8fabb7b03b3e8f897d71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark English celebrates after setting a championship record in the 800m semi-finals at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mayor John Moran wanted to avoid taking ‘hard position’ on Aughinish Alumina, emails show]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/13/limerick-mayor-wanted-to-avoid-taking-hard-position-on-aughinish-alumina-emails-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/13/limerick-mayor-wanted-to-avoid-taking-hard-position-on-aughinish-alumina-emails-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Moran said calling for a forum was ‘very clever way’ to take ‘leadership role’ without ruffling feathers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3TSU2ERC5DVDDPC6VHUWI6RBI.jpg?auth=b93cc5ef89c5f37002673a8dc6e644c50240d5dabba241c8c5bca8a491333349&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick mayor John Moran. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Garda is fighting the new wave of Irish drug gangs in the post-Kinahan era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/how-the-garda-is-fighting-the-new-wave-of-irish-drug-gangs-in-the-post-kinahan-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/13/how-the-garda-is-fighting-the-new-wave-of-irish-drug-gangs-in-the-post-kinahan-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish crime groups have more international contacts than ever, sending their members abroad to act as ‘criminal liaison officers’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YZKGOKIIHJIITNROZ7TYUKNPPU.jpg?auth=0b5c9ad627fb86d4148d4ba6425634f4ecdf39f57171c1ce2886e813ec5a2a52&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 stressed the importance of international relations in tackling drug crime. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McDowell and political violence in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/mcdowell-and-political-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/mcdowell-and-political-violence/</guid><description><![CDATA[The violence of both the revolutionary period and the Troubles was inherently wrong]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Irish gymnast Mimi Moloney (16) steps out on to senior European stage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/13/irish-gymnast-mimi-moloney-16-steps-out-on-to-senior-european-stage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/13/irish-gymnast-mimi-moloney-16-steps-out-on-to-senior-european-stage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork gymnast to make senior European Championships debut in Zagreb]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FHJFLNQPMA22QDSYN6WQTL6UYE.jpg?auth=ade0dbfa7e67b81f7eedba4034c56d8f7498bce980dac0ebef0fc0e9db9f0be5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mimi Moloney. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus’s ownership was dysfunctional before IAG stepped in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/aer-linguss-ownership-was-dysfunctional-before-iag-stepped-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/aer-linguss-ownership-was-dysfunctional-before-iag-stepped-in/</guid><description><![CDATA[The success of the airline as part of IAG is apparent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Risky business in the public sector]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/risky-business-in-the-public-sector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/risky-business-in-the-public-sector/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eddie Molloy’s argument lacks logic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Christian Brothers should ask themselves: what would Edmund Ignatius Rice do?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/christian-brothers-should-ask-themselves-what-would-edmund-ignatius-rice-do/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/christian-brothers-should-ask-themselves-what-would-edmund-ignatius-rice-do/</guid><description><![CDATA[CBS leaders should make a single member nomination for civil legal cases]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Cycling the boreens of the west is a pleasure – let’s not turn them into routes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/cycling-the-boreens-of-the-west-is-a-pleasure-lets-not-turn-them-into-routes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/cycling-the-boreens-of-the-west-is-a-pleasure-lets-not-turn-them-into-routes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keep signage away]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Government must stop enabling Sinn Féin’s threats to Stormont]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/newton-emerson-government-must-stop-enabling-sinn-feins-threats-to-stormont/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/13/newton-emerson-government-must-stop-enabling-sinn-feins-threats-to-stormont/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annoying the party when it threatens devolution would be a far more helpful contribution]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar eclipse: Wonder and awe at the greatest show ... not on Earth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/wonder-and-awe-at-the-greatest-show-not-on-earth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/13/wonder-and-awe-at-the-greatest-show-not-on-earth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eclipse event: Tickets for Dunsink Observatory turn out to be hottest in town  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMES4VKDZBBJ5HVHZE74NOSAFU.jpg?auth=213861e49132943517897cb544df126b47c554be556e460b360e8cfea99737c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seven-year-old Niamh Semeraro with her dad at Dunsink Observatory. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children deserve better than fancy landscaping – they need places to play]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/children-deserve-better-than-fancy-landscaping-they-need-places-to-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/children-deserve-better-than-fancy-landscaping-they-need-places-to-play/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many new housing developments have no useful green space for kids]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Affordable student accommodation is essential educational infrastructure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/affordable-student-accommodation-is-essential-educational-infrastructure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/affordable-student-accommodation-is-essential-educational-infrastructure/</guid><description><![CDATA[Universities are educational institutions, not commercial landlords]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sleepy Irish towns not always set up for hitchhiking adventures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/sleepy-irish-towns-not-always-set-up-for-hitchhiking-adventures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/sleepy-irish-towns-not-always-set-up-for-hitchhiking-adventures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Trip to Galway was thrown off course by the lure of Longford]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Soul Traders – Frank McNally on the battle to save a famous Dublin marketplace  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/13/soul-traders-frank-mcnally-on-the-battle-to-save-a-famous-dublin-marketplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/13/soul-traders-frank-mcnally-on-the-battle-to-save-a-famous-dublin-marketplace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Location in the Liberties ‘approved as part of a wider community regeneration project intended to provide a permanent market and community space’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QD7AE6NZZFEZNBUPDCZIPOJWCI.JPG?auth=686cfa77607cc8a1f7913be9cbdb76f9ed5e50b675d6cf5c7659ae5720ee2689&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celina Anderson at the flea market in Newmarket, Dublin 8. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil in Belfast gives renewed hope of people coming together in other ways]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/fleadh-cheoil-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/13/fleadh-cheoil-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[In a usually divided city, this was a cross-community festival with a difference]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 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[Plenty of tackling sees camogie enter the ‘let it flow’ era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/13/plenty-of-tackling-sees-camogie-enter-the-let-it-flow-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/13/plenty-of-tackling-sees-camogie-enter-the-let-it-flow-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunday’s All-Ireland senior final between Galway and Cork drew record crowds and delivered in spades]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRYAMZK5EBIJBICXRHUTA5NJTE.jpg?auth=6cd1a8626693c20065b2b3ff282d19c68a5d7e920e487ea9b082e5d3e3dc38b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork’s Laura Hayes is tackled by Galway’s Niamh Niland and Niamh Mallon during the All-Ireland camogie final in Croke Park. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is my daughter stuck with the old €335,000 tax-free gift limit?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/13/is-my-daughter-stuck-with-the-old-335000-tax-free-gift-limit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/13/is-my-daughter-stuck-with-the-old-335000-tax-free-gift-limit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can we give our daughter more tax-free now, or is she stuck at the old limit?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5YP4FI5OVBGZES3LO5KNQKQEY.jpg?auth=00ae257d97b271d0e0145e72be59841f6d5cd763543318b199a1905a9d4a5ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Changing thresholds can present opportunities for parents to make additional gifts to their children free of tax. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">seb_ra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum leap: New research centre will ‘really boost’ physics in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/13/quantum-leap-new-research-centre-will-really-boost-physics-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/13/quantum-leap-new-research-centre-will-really-boost-physics-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Goold is a professor in physics at Trinity College Dublin and codirector of Rinn Quantum]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FUJT6EZTBAYRNZ5G3SQXKKKXY.jpg?auth=7d871aa2f658394ab893d6cdca7f9272e3756630fefb031e81108e5c6321182e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Goold, professor in physics, TCD: 'I wanted to establish more quantum information science in Ireland']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is my daughter stuck with the old €335,000 tax-free gift limit?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/13/is-my-daughter-stuck-with-the-old-335000-tax-free-gift-limit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/13/is-my-daughter-stuck-with-the-old-335000-tax-free-gift-limit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Can we give our daughter more tax-free now, or is she stuck at the old limit?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5YP4FI5OVBGZES3LO5KNQKQEY.jpg?auth=00ae257d97b271d0e0145e72be59841f6d5cd763543318b199a1905a9d4a5ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Changing thresholds can present opportunities for parents to make additional gifts to their children free of tax. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">seb_ra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OneSonic Megamaus 2 review: Irish speaker putting in a mighty performance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/08/13/onesonic-megamaus-2-review-irish-speaker-putting-in-a-mighty-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/08/13/onesonic-megamaus-2-review-irish-speaker-putting-in-a-mighty-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My favourite thing is the simplicity as OneSonic has kept the tech to the essentials]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQBDWIY6QNEKHH6C2AO6OZTRCM.jpg?auth=69a96dd934b8b02cccd5320c9f621cc4891529738953b9e2da27907f01c33675&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OneSonic Megamaus 2 is 'an ideal outdoor companion for what remains of the summer'. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The joy of mildly scolding someone’s incorrect use of the overhead bin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/emer-mclysaght-the-joy-of-mildly-scolding-someones-incorrect-use-of-the-overhead-bin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/emer-mclysaght-the-joy-of-mildly-scolding-someones-incorrect-use-of-the-overhead-bin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emer Of The Past makes decisions that fill Emer Of The Present with anxiety, but having a packed schedule before this UK wedding was delightful]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WG6XT5ADGCCAXFO6ML2BXB3H6E.jpg?auth=9a633d59022b5cb5a940d23d25d4946642f4d7b8cf53e0c9fba5255d1b63adbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[My flight was laden with Americans travelling to connecting flights, which meant there was a higher than usual number of wheelie cabin suitcases. Photograph: Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Kienzle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman accused of stabbing man (45) leaving him in serious condition refused bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-accused-of-stabbing-man-45-leaving-him-in-serious-condition-refused-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/13/woman-accused-of-stabbing-man-45-leaving-him-in-serious-condition-refused-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Blessed Mercy Mtwali (27) alleged to have caused harm to her friend during incident outside his home]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man's chance of living at present was 'very, very low', the court heard.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Curragh is full of natural treasures. It needs safeguarding ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/anything-but-plain-the-curraghs-natural-treasures-need-safeguarding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/13/anything-but-plain-the-curraghs-natural-treasures-need-safeguarding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pádraic Fogarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The need for conservation measures on the Co Kildare plains has been recognised for 30 years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AX2IXU3V3FERHPZFR3AIUXH2PQ.JPG?auth=da96549d19cbb429b7ab2de5d6b4e61e6da359634ff5e6f71555793076c05c89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young lambs on the Curragh Plains near the Curragh army camp. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The deer are the elephant in the room’: Is a Phoenix Park cull the best way forward?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/13/the-deer-are-the-elephant-in-the-room-is-a-phoenix-park-cull-the-best-way-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/13/the-deer-are-the-elephant-in-the-room-is-a-phoenix-park-cull-the-best-way-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As beloved as the deer are, conservation and biodiversity require us to look at the bigger picture, argues one nature advocacy officer]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KR7CSSGHYBEOVJPTC46NSFNY7Q.JPG?auth=f839f446d36f85b146facab2f92b24c46eca525cc55a8024185985c7248f45c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A deer in Phoenix Park, Dublin. All photographs: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1970s English footballer who left for America to live his truth in peace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/13/dave-hannigan-the-1970s-english-footballer-who-left-for-america-to-live-his-truth-in-peace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/13/dave-hannigan-the-1970s-english-footballer-who-left-for-america-to-live-his-truth-in-peace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poignant new documentary examines why Tony Powell deserted his wife and children]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHQI2WHOUJB43KIGQ6H5F4ZLC4.jpg?auth=f16c60603f055c61a861792cba13daf155ac99169e83352e2de05dca17ad2434&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tony Powell was a regular feature in the Norwich City team from 1974 to 1981]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE began ‘enhanced’ support and oversight of Bloomfield following patient care concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/13/hse-began-enhanced-support-and-oversight-of-bloomfield-following-patient-care-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/13/hse-began-enhanced-support-and-oversight-of-bloomfield-following-patient-care-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXYEUEFAGFBDNDDFJJ375KP3UM.JPG?auth=b1c4583b3db22859602345827565c1cb9d7bb0f68e19818433d0ee362d42a766&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bloomfield Hospital: Brian Higgins of the HSE said the public healthcare provider 'formally' put an enhanced support structure in place in May. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcaster Sarah Mulkerrins: ‘When I left Ireland, I didn’t think I’d ever get to work on GAA, so it’s a bonus’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/broadcaster-sarah-mulkerrins-when-i-left-ireland-i-didnt-think-id-ever-get-to-work-on-gaa-so-its-a-bonus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/13/broadcaster-sarah-mulkerrins-when-i-left-ireland-i-didnt-think-id-ever-get-to-work-on-gaa-so-its-a-bonus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Athenry to the BBC, sports broadcaster Mulkerrins talks ambition, freelance life and capturing the emotion of sport’s biggest moments]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4UDSNUA4VG5TDTW5R6KH3NXR4.JPG?auth=c15b3fee4d4fc0f6dd8931f349a4237a98fd82db415147839f30089325a73f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Freelance sports broadcaster Sarah Mulkerrins at Croke Park for the All-Ireland Football Final last month. 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[Martin and Roman Kemp explore what Ireland does best: Sarcasm, breakfast, wondering what’s in the will  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/13/martin-and-roman-kemp-explore-what-ireland-does-best-sarcasm-breakfast-wondering-whats-in-the-will/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/13/martin-and-roman-kemp-explore-what-ireland-does-best-sarcasm-breakfast-wondering-whats-in-the-will/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martin and Roman’s Irish Road Trip is often good fun but does not overburden British viewers with knowledge, while a new Netflix show asks: ‘What if Ricky Gervais was a cat?’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3TIOIBFWRAGBLPJEQUXEL4JS4.jpg?auth=f033a4d776815de6750686b22f899b799aca589055474ceee890173af12e5f7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin and Roman's Irish Road Trip takes a quaint look at Ireland. Photograph: Channel 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanessa Donoso López: (O-O-O) review – inscrutable cacophony of objects left to their own devices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/08/13/vanessa-donoso-lopez-o-o-o-review-inscrutable-cacophony-of-objects-left-to-their-own-devices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/08/13/vanessa-donoso-lopez-o-o-o-review-inscrutable-cacophony-of-objects-left-to-their-own-devices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visual art: Object-oriented ontology can sound fuzzy and it’s arguably only in contemporary sculpture and assemblage that it makes much sense]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PAET4MDXRBBBJRP2NZQP7G57M.jpg?auth=5ba4843364c999700f6e19f83202195e18aaf0533f033f23ff245711ba929883&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vanessa Donoso López, (O-O-O), 2026. Installation view, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady review: Oddball mockumentary that cannot fail to pick up a cult following]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/13/lady-review-oddball-mockumentary-that-cannot-fail-to-pick-up-a-cult-following/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/13/lady-review-oddball-mockumentary-that-cannot-fail-to-pick-up-a-cult-following/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sian Clifford does not hold back grandness of her gestures in satire of the eccentric gentry]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IB5MNFN7NGEFINJHN3OL3FRCQ.jpeg?auth=a1e0bec19eb81ca28cc5ff77189ed14049682f3cb867d6ba33df1b36df2ef03e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lady: Laurie Kynaston and Sian Clifford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Intel: how America’s chip champion came back from the brink]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/inside-intel-how-americas-chip-champion-came-back-from-the-brink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/inside-intel-how-americas-chip-champion-came-back-from-the-brink/</guid><description><![CDATA[The group’s shares have quadrupled, but it has yet to prove itself a serious manufacturing competitor to Taiwan’s TSMC]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQQK653HCPDZGW3CS3EYXJGECI.jpg?auth=4a9d6302434636b86cea8634416af003f9d2fe5e7f07db4d2df6d315b411a403&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An engineer working inside Intel's Ocotillo campus in Arizona last year. Photograph: Loren Elliott/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loren Elliott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to change career: Advice from three people who have done it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/how-to-change-career-advice-from-three-people-who-have-done-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/how-to-change-career-advice-from-three-people-who-have-done-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comedian and actor Joe Rooney is one of three people who changed their profession and offer tips on what to do before you make the leap]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HB5Q6742CYV5H5WQXFQDVWR3FA.jpg?auth=7325bf9b039ebb9d60226ec3a2207a385c06f4c80b5abab7287be1b19e65a802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Rooney, who played Fr Damo in Father Ted, in National Wax Museum Plus in Dublin. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are BMC: the low profile Meath business that landed a €900m pay day?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/bmc-cashes-in-on-irish-data-centre-expertise-with-900m-kingspan-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/bmc-cashes-in-on-irish-data-centre-expertise-with-900m-kingspan-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Founder Brendan Meehan the dominant shareholder in engineering company transformed by demand for data]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HA3Z6X3JLNDJTMRJ3UQVJO5ACY.jpg?auth=ae687e672a02e25f956be25d8c6b3e787855ab2119343b887e1bf907e171539b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan Meehan (right), founder and chairman of BMC Group, with Enterprise Ireland chief executive Jenny Melia and Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke at the announcement of 500 new jobs in the company back in June. Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray Coalesce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culinary Germany: A diverse and compelling travel destination for food lovers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/13/culinary-germany-a-diverse-and-compelling-travel-destination-for-food-lovers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/13/culinary-germany-a-diverse-and-compelling-travel-destination-for-food-lovers/</guid><description><![CDATA[From pretzels and beer to Michelin-stars and fine Riesling, Germany’s food scene offers something for every taste ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMVVZ5DN7VBXNDBFWWSGV3MNCI.jpg?auth=a2d32770c2117da8b93612f95b77832de0e9ed1fe499b305fdd3c053b2f164da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reichsburg Cochem above the Moselle river. Photograph: Florian Trykowski/GNTB]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Florian Trykowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home builder Evara doubles turnover as output at Dublin residential projects rises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/home-builder-evara-doubles-turnover-as-output-at-dublin-residential-projects-rises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/13/home-builder-evara-doubles-turnover-as-output-at-dublin-residential-projects-rises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company, which delivered close to 1,000 homes last year, has forecast it will complete 1,400 in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQCQZIFOG5FIXCQKQ36ICEVXBM.jpg?auth=da8774247cf6580349e0e3283f47e158f6f2fa118ac62b51bc3c3a4895f23bfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Evara, led by Michael Hynes, was set up in 2019 with backing from US private-equity firm Lone Star]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yibu by Janet review: This new Chinese restaurant has already expanded into a second diningroom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/13/yibu-by-janet-review-this-new-chinese-restaurant-has-already-expanded-into-a-second-diningroom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/13/yibu-by-janet-review-this-new-chinese-restaurant-has-already-expanded-into-a-second-diningroom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hand-pulled noodles, excellent cocktails and a host with enough energy to power the country]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMDVDBDVOFGM3L5HNNOOCMUBMQ.JPG?auth=9ec101772e790de7896d678075c48f9adca2d9dfe91052f28ad8ab6e960a973f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yibu by Janet, where the chef brings her own ideas to classic Chinese recipes. 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[Women continue to bear the brunt of bad tech decisions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/13/women-continue-to-bear-the-brunt-of-bad-tech-decisions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/13/women-continue-to-bear-the-brunt-of-bad-tech-decisions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meta’s smart glasses are just the latest example of technology being used in ways developers should have anticipated]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VERV67EE2KULKNVGB2LLBWBKUM.jpg?auth=a5baf549e8cd160c79df35094024674a6eccf41335dd4a12e0955a05ca1911b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta Platforms chief executive Mark Zuckerberg wears a pair of his company's Ray-Ban Display AI glasses. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Masters of Tradition, Another Love Story and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/13/event-guide-masters-of-tradition-another-love-story-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/13/event-guide-masters-of-tradition-another-love-story-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 15th-21st, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVDS5ANXYBAL3BOGIUCEZTCI24.jpeg?auth=0bdae4533516f614e23c9764f521ad7ef88d7199c08f8521167d2ece76dbfdae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Masters of Tradition: Martin Hayes]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shapechangers: Essays from Irish women quietly challenging how literary history is written]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/13/shapechangers-essays-from-irish-women-quietly-challenging-how-literary-history-is-written/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/13/shapechangers-essays-from-irish-women-quietly-challenging-how-literary-history-is-written/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Wyeth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The anthology is a radical account of how Irish literature, and Ireland itself, was changed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O3347B6COOLGXXABS64OJM2DE.jpg?auth=9ecd2005d5dcccf1b521e156d2b79f6b0eb99b191a83070d9145bfa356aa5a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deirdre Kinahan: “People ask ‘How do you feel about being on the main stage?’ I say bring it on.” Photograph: Shane Cowley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish founders take aim at costly, bad marketing briefs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/13/irish-founders-take-aim-at-costly-bad-marketing-briefs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/13/irish-founders-take-aim-at-costly-bad-marketing-briefs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence platform helps marketing teams to stop wasting money on misdirected campaigns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZKK7GZYWBH6DNDIBQGRZNL2XY.jpg?auth=dcff20b26cdf3505ad0bafc4538a31d50ebc3818ad04f7a97d3b9b923484fadf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Peacock (left) and Richie Taaffe, of Deece. Photograph: Bryan Brophy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Brophy; 1IMAGE/Bryan Brophy</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>