<?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/2026-08-17/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:46:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Exponent invests in Irish firm OFS in €70m deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/18/exponent-invests-in-irish-firm-ofs-in-multimillion-euro-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/18/exponent-invests-in-irish-firm-ofs-in-multimillion-euro-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment understood to be worth €70m]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQHVYN4SUNFYHIKAP5GJ3T5PSQ.png?auth=4adaa410aa9a1f760a65af1c6b1d5cec315d8d26b2940e0af300160712a09046&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exponent has invested in specialist service provider OFS]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stoppage-time Rubin Colwill free-kick earns Brian Barry-Murphy’s Cardiff draw with Wrexham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/stoppage-time-rubin-colwill-free-kick-earns-brian-barry-murphys-cardiff-draw-with-wrexham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/stoppage-time-rubin-colwill-free-kick-earns-brian-barry-murphys-cardiff-draw-with-wrexham/</guid><description><![CDATA[First league meeting between Welsh rivals since 2002 after Corkman guided City to promotion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:37:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2M2BJYH6YF3HW5NGHH5T2V63PM.jpg?auth=cd7d9bc55951882787c85ac2f84a65cf9cf10de3c91cf4dc3d5047c2992840e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wrexham's Kieffer Moore fires the ball past Joel Bagan of Cardiff City. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prof Jason Arday had been victim of ‘public execution’, vigil hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/prof-jason-arday-had-been-victim-of-public-execution-vigil-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/prof-jason-arday-had-been-victim-of-public-execution-vigil-hears/</guid><description><![CDATA[Thousands gather to remember former Cambridge academic and criticise ‘racist witch hunt’ preceding his death]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:29:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIZ76LB2BUX7HMRAEQQCUDNCT4.jpg?auth=8ad27dfba1c5ad7a73493d78b11f97f9014ccb85d8f7a541b6f5a6325a57f346&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Calls for 'justice' rang out in Trafalgar Square, London, during Monday's vigil for Jason Arday. Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carlos Jasso</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s approval falls to 33%, the lowest of his presidency, poll finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/donald-trumps-approval-falls-to-33-the-lowest-of-his-presidency-poll-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/donald-trumps-approval-falls-to-33-the-lowest-of-his-presidency-poll-finds/</guid><description><![CDATA[Four-fifths of US adults believe US war on Iran will ‘last a long time’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:56:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R32PVM5SMLDG5JQTML4ICU5WOU.jpg?auth=0391dba0cd4d6dee738df8d17a62577f556c214da8030a861bbe9178b706dc1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump's approval rating is ⁠down from 35% in a poll from earlier this month. Photograph: Jim Watson/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda bosses want public’s view on the force using live CCTV run by third parties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/garda-bosses-want-publics-view-on-the-force-using-live-cctv-run-by-third-parties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/garda-bosses-want-publics-view-on-the-force-using-live-cctv-run-by-third-parties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Widespread use of security cameras could help fight crime, but there could be human rights concerns]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:37:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QE73SVSLVEIFNDSAHOLPIBYWQ.jpg?auth=126b1180e040266dc14803c7a8b4062f8c42dcaf7b1450df94a8bdb1582f8cad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí say such footage could 'prove invaluable in the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution' of offences. File image. Photograph: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pixinoo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Childcare workers in Siptu reject pay offers on new minimum rates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/17/childcare-workers-in-siptu-reject-pay-offers-on-new-minimum-rates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/17/childcare-workers-in-siptu-reject-pay-offers-on-new-minimum-rates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some 98% of voters reject offers that weighted increases heavily in favour of higher grades]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:34:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BUAL344UYIBT62PU47SGD2BQPI.JPG?auth=5a4de6b9c9ead95c7ac92904b837e6640538df5b45006ebfbdfc96b7100919a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Federation of Early Childhood Providers proposals provide for a pay increase to a basic €15 rate of 80 cent, or 5.35 per cent, increasing to 6.35 per cent, or €1.10, for lead educators currently on at least €16 per hour. File photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the M9 crash: reckless nihilism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-m9-crash-reckless-nihilism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-m9-crash-reckless-nihilism/</guid><description><![CDATA[The culture that produced Sunday’s carnage must be named for what it is]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKD2JRJ327N65TC3VJFMW2YKII.jpg?auth=0be1c55fdfb2e5cfd6aae20e1d1e61898a238ba80678c88c5c4569d5aaad4692&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The M9 from an overpass at the point on the motorway where five teenage boys were killed and three women and a seven year old boy were seriously injured in a seperate vehicle when a stolen car in which the teenagers were travelling in the wrong direction on the motorway crashed head on into the vehicle in which the three women and  and boy were occupying in the correct direction. Photo: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tupac Shakur murder: trial of ex-gang leader accused of ordering killing begins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-of-ex-gang-leader-accused-of-ordering-killing-begins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-of-ex-gang-leader-accused-of-ordering-killing-begins/</guid><description><![CDATA[US rap musician died after drive-by shooting in Las Vegas almost 30 years ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:12:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IENLFJAGHO5JYY5DXZT43LKBKM.jpg?auth=70bb6c04684ff4c701863491bd217417a162e5399ae3c75bba0d56658b50b090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of Duane Davis holding his book 'Compton Street Legend' is displayed during opening statements of his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Photograph: Steve Marcus/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Marcus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on net zero: populist right backlash must be resisted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/17/the-irish-times-view-on-net-zero-populist-right-backlash-must-be-resisted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/17/the-irish-times-view-on-net-zero-populist-right-backlash-must-be-resisted/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kemi  Badenoch argues the burden of adjustment carries too many economic risks]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLZ25ESY7RVMDJJISOHGHCLUCU.jpg?auth=c7195e85344ff3b38158efaabe2aa1e028fd1066c5603212028f81dd398a7f56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark English misses out on bonus money despite gold medal but lucrative races await]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/mark-english-misses-out-on-bonus-money-despite-gold-medal-but-lucrative-races-await/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/mark-english-misses-out-on-bonus-money-despite-gold-medal-but-lucrative-races-await/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite the level of achievement, there is no guaranteed prize money for any individual event at the European Athletics Championships]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:47:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/55B22WWIZJCJRAMBJPKDJQFP64.jpg?auth=eeecbee1cf1158d1ac66485395a9fe6d7d0d66d19c1fe2ca7206ad4450e3a350&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gold medalist Mark English of Ireland is congratulated by silver medalist Marino Bloudek of Croatia. Photograph: Michael Steele - British Athletics/British Athletics via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Steele - British Athleti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FG TDs ask firm behind Friedreich’s ataxia  drug to consider compassionate access scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/fg-representatives-meet-biotech-firm-behind-disease-modifying-drug-for-friedreichs-ataxia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/fg-representatives-meet-biotech-firm-behind-disease-modifying-drug-for-friedreichs-ataxia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting held with representatives from Biogen, which makes drug Skyclarys]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:37:59 +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[Friedreich’s ataxia causes progressive damage to the nervous system, with individuals who have the condition having a shorter-than-average life expectancy. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TikTok joyriders: The more dangerous the driving, the more ‘likes’ they get]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/tiktok-joyriders-the-more-dangerous-the-driving-the-more-likes-they-get/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/tiktok-joyriders-the-more-dangerous-the-driving-the-more-likes-they-get/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gangs of young males are videoing themselves in speeding cars and are competing for attention on social media]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIPNLO6NBOVKMADBM3LX2MKL5M.jpg?auth=e429249a5a381e4577e40b4bfb3999b383b3726f763a0e637f76e22f647dc283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[They also taunt gardaí, leaving officers with a dilemma about pursuing them. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside track: Fionnuala Ward on being a spectator at the European Athletics Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/17/inside-track-fionnuala-ward-on-being-a-spectator-at-the-european-athletics-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/17/inside-track-fionnuala-ward-on-being-a-spectator-at-the-european-athletics-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People smile and nod when you say you have tickets to the games in Birmingham or even the Olympics]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32J5H3X7MYRDPXJI3GI4BPFMFU.jpg?auth=dbe2920610c737924dc3ffaa54f518908f7e0ce0e9262454136b46711389de4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark English wins gold for Ireland in the men’s 800m final at the European Athletics Championships, Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose of Tralee preparations: ‘I coincided embracing my hair loss with my decision not to wear fake tan’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/rose-of-tralee-preparations-i-coincided-embracing-my-hair-loss-with-my-decision-not-to-wear-fake-tan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/rose-of-tralee-preparations-i-coincided-embracing-my-hair-loss-with-my-decision-not-to-wear-fake-tan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[16 Roses join hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas on stage in Kerry over the course of first evening]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:49:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VQ3RW4THNCKVOGHLHY2PHJF5Y.jpg?auth=ee776f3bf9e84feb9345f0bf12e0d220413bbba6d5dde0428bf9dd163892b69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Presenters Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas with Westmeath Rose Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh, Kerry Rose Caoimhe Lynch and Dublin Rose Suad Mooge. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/17/donald-trump-says-iran-should-surrender-threatens-to-bomb-oman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/17/donald-trump-says-iran-should-surrender-threatens-to-bomb-oman/</guid><description><![CDATA[Midterm elections ‘have nothing to do with my thinking’, US president tells Fox News]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDBA6JWUGOLIUCGZNR7VQFER4Q.jpg?auth=2bd0741f993836165bfd8525ccf69cbd3e319553d53c950b131e02147bd579fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump said the goal was to ensure Iran must not have a nuclear weapon. File image. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Samuel Corum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DRC’s history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/17/latest-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-drcs-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/17/latest-ebola-outbreak-becomes-deadliest-in-drcs-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clive Cookson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Health Organisation warns country has entered ‘intense transmission’ phase of the virus]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:32:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O67MJ5BZNCGBCUD33WDLHVMQHA.jpg?auth=01828da38fba081aac584711942741bbc9ace312dbca124868399ce53b033ec3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Health workers in protective clothing place a body in a coffin at a hospital in Rwampara in the Democratic Republic of Congo in June. 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[Enzo Maresca’s Manchester City opener was startlingly bad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/enzo-marescas-manchester-city-opener-was-startlingly-bad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/enzo-marescas-manchester-city-opener-was-startlingly-bad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Community Shield isn’t always a sign of things to come, but City’s form in their defeat to Arsenal is concerning in the wake of Pep Guardiola’s departure]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:28:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVEJKR2YD7OUYEOJKXJP4HXGQA.jpg?auth=37eeb661bd5c72db27a27e9282ff9e6917e2e875d0793ae3d74e43504e8633b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca reacts on the touchline during the FA Community Shield match. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Nichols Dundrum will not accept gift cards bought before liquidators’ appointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/harvey-nichols-dundrum-will-not-accept-gift-cards-bought-before-liquidators-appointment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/harvey-nichols-dundrum-will-not-accept-gift-cards-bought-before-liquidators-appointment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock, Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court last week appointed liquidators to Irish company behind Dundrum store ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:15:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMB3MRPSLZFVPGP55IU6WB3SB4.JPG?auth=36a1abe14c42539ac069832d82c18bd54ab4c10230a96cc0a8b87efb5b30548a&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 Town Centre. It continues to trade but liquidators appointed to the business say they cannot currently honour gift cards or fulfil online orders purchased before their appointment on August 13th.  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[EU plans ‘most far-reaching sanctions against Russia in coming months’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/eu-plans-most-far-reaching-sanctions-against-russia-in-coming-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/eu-plans-most-far-reaching-sanctions-against-russia-in-coming-months/</guid><description><![CDATA[Measures to focus on Moscow’s military industrial complex]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:12:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/55TQ3O2J3EIDG4XWAWHPVBSO7Q.jpg?auth=b15b12e23da1f4fc794184bb327537c4b1b905a4ccce07b8e21d6cc93084852a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says Russia must end ‌its ​war on Ukraine. File image. Photograph: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Geert Vanden Wijngaert</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks falter amid Middle East conflict and looming economic data]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/global-stokes-falter-amid-middle-east-conflict-and-looming-economic-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/global-stokes-falter-amid-middle-east-conflict-and-looming-economic-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish stock market began the week in the red, as typically strong stocks weakened]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:11:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJ4WAKOI2BGBOP5DAVHV3TI5UY.jpg?auth=f7ffeda500d78c2307a3736299b09b9c2e3d6aaf3e3dc83f65e0d86d37f7cb63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence firm Anthropic lifted the Nasdaq after sharing revenue-growth information with investors. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premier League to allow audio of conversations between players and referees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/premier-league-to-allow-audio-of-conversations-between-players-and-referees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/premier-league-to-allow-audio-of-conversations-between-players-and-referees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Audio to be used during live broadcasts for first time]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:08:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EXT2J4ENTBDYNGC67RRZDGTEE4.jpg?auth=bdac8399576983147998fcf1107acddda997ff1764d8dbb0dc58f46afa53430c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts towards referee Chris Kavanagh. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jared Kushner holds Gaza talks with Netanyahu after meeting Hamas leader]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/17/jared-kushner-meets-with-hamas-to-advance-donald-trumps-gaza-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/17/jared-kushner-meets-with-hamas-to-advance-donald-trumps-gaza-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Shotter in Jerusalem]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting comes just over a week after Israeli PM publicly rejected US-backed plan for Gaza Strip 

]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:06:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L6EHZOY37H7CYRAGO3QXJORAPI.jpg?auth=4c17e9b4f9a41325a3c62304c755cdd343e7b6b6efd78fed70b976e401c0c81c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A displaced Palestinian woman inspects damage at the site of an alleged Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Sunday, August 16th, 2026. Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bashar Taleb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No British citizenship, no benefits.’ Kind of.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/no-british-citizenship-no-benefits-kind-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/no-british-citizenship-no-benefits-kind-of/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reform UK unveils tough proposals to save £50 billion. But what about the Irish?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:36:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQ5LFCGMXFPE6F4EXBVF2YRZPM.jpg?auth=f859a004975e4fa08af180d7bdf1c1c48b165c649c0311256bb66464353aba8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reform UK treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick and Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice during a press conference at Church House in central London. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Rousseau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embarrassing breach as Burnham exchanges texts with person posing as top Trump adviser ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/embarrassing-breach-as-burnham-exchanges-texts-with-person-posing-as-top-trump-adviser/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/17/embarrassing-breach-as-burnham-exchanges-texts-with-person-posing-as-top-trump-adviser/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Parker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister contacted by someone claiming to be White House chief of staff  Susie Wiles]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBC3PXGRYXWV737PKD3B3SXQNQ.jpg?auth=2bccb63b8060d7d5c9227cc10801417b971c6e9b0ebaeb96db4ee92c7689c423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Downing Street declined to comment 'on national security matters', but has not denied that Andy Burnham (pictured) was in communication with someone claiming to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Photograph: James Manning/WPA Pool/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zavateri set to take chance in City of York Stakes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/17/zavateri-set-to-take-chance-in-city-of-york-stakes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/17/zavateri-set-to-take-chance-in-city-of-york-stakes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eve Johnson Houghton’s promising three-year-old colt still in pursuit of first win this campaign]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:27:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3XFO57QZNEHBEIMWY4HIZMMKM.jpg?auth=cfda9cb9d7a5c967943d0daea33518e0b2489c24965aca3d25ba775b9b70b1e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Zavateri has come on 'a bundle' for his fifth-place finish behind Bow Echo in the Sussex Stakes. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five teenagers killed in M9 wrong-way crash are named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/five-teenagers-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-are-named-locally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/five-teenagers-killed-in-m9-wrong-way-crash-are-named-locally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five males were in a BMW on M9 in Co Kildare when car hit a Hyundai carrying three sisters and a boy]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:15:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWTM6I6JKZCYXKHLREIRK2K4FE.jpg?auth=df8c183e28f7c50c197f339be9d37f992a349b660bb48a57415fe342e6f42428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The five teenagers killed in the M9 crash: Jeremy O’Brien (18) and his cousin Alex McCarthy (17) from Carlow; Joey Carthy (15) and Jack Kennedy (17) from Athy, Co Kildare; and Kamil Pustkowski (17) from Limerick. Photograph: Social Media accounts/RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adviser urges homeowners to consider switching when topping up home loans ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/adviser-urges-homeowners-to-consider-switching-when-topping-up-home-loans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/adviser-urges-homeowners-to-consider-switching-when-topping-up-home-loans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sticking with lender that sanctioned mortgage could cost thousands, says doddl.ie ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:14:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EW263XV5VBDYDA23G4NWBT3IEY.jpg?auth=8d4f7f82010b92a81915a4d3abb511acbe3d58ee66f45b249bd61e07a27d0bc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Top-up loans have hit a 16-year high, with many homeowners extending or renovating instead of moving. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew_Howe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire crew called to Wicklow commons after tyres dumped and set alight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/fire-crew-called-to-wicklow-commons-after-tyres-dumped-and-set-alight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/fire-crew-called-to-wicklow-commons-after-tyres-dumped-and-set-alight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Such incidents ‘not uncommon’, says fire chief, despite drought and repeated warnings]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:12:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CLB7ISOQNHODNTVXCZ3F3QKG4.jpg?auth=5dda941ba5b917f36202c136e3d4b8ba33661cb71f44c499a78455addb307b54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fire on Ballyremon Commons in Co Wicklow where tyres and other scrap were dumped and set alight on Monday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline O'Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BWG’s profits fall due to rising costs and impairment charge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/bwgs-profits-fall-due-to-rising-costs-and-impairment-charge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/bwgs-profits-fall-due-to-rising-costs-and-impairment-charge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But sales at supermarket franchise owner BWG reach €1.7bn]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7FFOQDPFJDANF4ASYRLMU5SSE.jpg?auth=2cb05eda790e8c3db86a7062641b0405d2ef91c678650b08f5872e0a4bbe0cb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Moane, chief executive of BWG Foods, says the group was satisfied with its 2025 financial performance]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is Berlin still giving Russia a house in the heart of the city? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/why-is-berlin-still-giving-russia-a-house-in-the-heart-of-the-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/why-is-berlin-still-giving-russia-a-house-in-the-heart-of-the-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four years into the Ukraine war, Berlin is still deciding what to do about the Russland-Haus]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:58:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BH2FF55HHYNTBGMOILIJQSR4AU.jpg?auth=07221a87b4db939d7067fad9fcc0cdf2045dbac719ba3b664e64729f33ea5b82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last week, Steffen Krach, the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) main candidate in the upcoming regional elections in Berlin, stood outside the Russian cultural centre with a cardboard sign. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M9 crash: Garda seeks new training, family remains in hospital as postmortems due on five deceased  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/m9-crash-gardai-need-proper-training-to-deal-with-drivers-going-wrong-direction-says-gra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/m9-crash-gardai-need-proper-training-to-deal-with-drivers-going-wrong-direction-says-gra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Intentionally driving the wrong way to evade gardaí is ‘playing Russian roulette with people’s lives’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXUJNMSOAS5WTGKIKX6EPQHCY4.jpg?auth=05903947c313f86db4b54dad802001516179f9f526b3ffb8c8014b1ea7ac10a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenage boys died and four other people were seriously injured in a head-on collision involving a car travelling on the wrong side of the M9. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five masked teenagers killed in M9 crash are suspected of local crime spree]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/five-killed-speeding-into-oncoming-car-on-m9-suspected-of-local-crime-spree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/five-killed-speeding-into-oncoming-car-on-m9-suspected-of-local-crime-spree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young men were driving a BMW the wrong way on the M9 in Co Kildare when it hit a Hyundai carrying three sisters and a boy (7)]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:51:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGYTWCNV2EWVZBEZAKB4NLJNFE.jpg?auth=6f92cf1659453a8fffaaeffca9af1c908592bc9c067b5672f2810d0a2bad8407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The aftermath of the crash on the M9 northbound at Junction 3 in Co Kildare in which five people died and four others were injured. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A very dark day in Carlow’: Sisters seriously injured in fatal M9 crash are named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/a-very-dark-day-in-carlow-family-seriously-injured-in-fatal-m9-crash-remain-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/a-very-dark-day-in-carlow-family-seriously-injured-in-fatal-m9-crash-remain-in-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taoiseach ‘shocked and saddened at horrific road crash’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:48:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJSR2WXEVUTXGXCWB4DXHA7EAE.jpg?auth=05077d554b874dca9b1da94cda5a07afc810d84ab7ec5e3e1122a664480ae9ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenage boys, who were travelling in a stolen BMW in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway near Moone, Co Kildare, were killed in the crash. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eamonn Rothwell will not increase offer for ferry operator ICG]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/bidder-for-icg-says-it-will-not-increase-offer-for-ferry-operator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/bidder-for-icg-says-it-will-not-increase-offer-for-ferry-operator/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Statement comes as a number of shareholders say the offer undervalues the ferry business ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:43:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRGYVUMVFSXR7AQD2MDGP7YVRQ.jpg?auth=4ad0661adb0d7c8ebbcfb03d77d6d2f693f97855a9e175547015185a374a04c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The bidder for ICG has said it will not increase its offer for the ferry company. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elderly man may have underestimated severity of burns from candle, inquest hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/elderly-man-may-have-underestimated-severity-of-burns-from-candle-inquest-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/elderly-man-may-have-underestimated-severity-of-burns-from-candle-inquest-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retired teacher was injured when his pyjama bottoms caught fire as he slept]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:37:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJMYYPOYWJGYHKDSCBUGFZIJHU.jpg?auth=4051ce957220ed125b73a8c7f2edd79b52976d479d58dea7bb71c8ae13b03dca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Desmond Cowman's burns were discovered by his son during a regular weekly visit, the coroner heard. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s why you should speak up if you see a fellow golfer cheat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/17/hear-about-the-hole-in-one-cheating-controversy-it-was-a-victory-for-self-policing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/17/hear-about-the-hole-in-one-cheating-controversy-it-was-a-victory-for-self-policing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When players break the rules in golf, rule enforcement isn’t always straightforward]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:31:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDTJC4YGINHOXKM4A6NXZZ2J2I.jpg?auth=a61f43073ac797fc2e777cba87bfa7fd2cbca9e3830bd014d7fe85011f9fcefd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When players break the rules in golf, rule enforcement isn’t always straightforward. Photograph: Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oisin Keniry/R&amp;A</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will be the consequence for us this winter of higher oil prices? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/qa-what-will-be-the-consequence-for-us-this-winter-of-higher-oil-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/qa-what-will-be-the-consequence-for-us-this-winter-of-higher-oil-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many Irish households are likely to be worse off by well over €300 a year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:08:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KWAQUP4HBE37D25ZETCQADYIU.jpg?auth=986e4091f64a7f4c04e6fd7c8aa84f739759a75a3240044d8595a1eeaeabb72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 500-litre fill costs about €650 at the moment. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">K Neville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former FAI director of football Marc Canham lands new role with Saudi Arabian FA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/former-fai-director-of-football-marc-canham-lands-new-role-with-saudi-arabian-fa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/17/former-fai-director-of-football-marc-canham-lands-new-role-with-saudi-arabian-fa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 43-year-old worked for the FAI for just under three years, departing in April 2025]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5XXBTLC3MODTUNREPUBJNDXFY.jpg?auth=7828a27849181af0a022baf1f56cc962ca9b4b0ae0c594b47eb1982b5abe0d20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former FAI chief football officer Marc Canham. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas TV specials cancelled as Brendan O’Carroll ‘breaks jaw’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/mrs-browns-boys-christmas-tv-specials-cancelled-as-brendan-ocarroll-has-medical-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/mrs-browns-boys-christmas-tv-specials-cancelled-as-brendan-ocarroll-has-medical-issue/</guid><description><![CDATA[Comedian also postpones his Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Panto shows in Dublin and Killarney]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:05:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQMTP2LOH5DDVDM5AFSASB4XJU.jpg?auth=774d0c4bb277b9e04fc408de3182b6ecc12110a12815d810ce26aabf5e716849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan O'Carroll as matriarch Agnes Brown with the cast. Photograph: Graeme Hunter/BBC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Graeme Hunter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M9 crash: Minister for Justice condemns ‘outrageously dangerous criminal behaviour’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/m9-crash-minister-for-justice-condemns-outrageously-dangerous-criminal-behaviour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/m9-crash-minister-for-justice-condemns-outrageously-dangerous-criminal-behaviour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí to get pursuit training, Jim O’Callaghan says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:45:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CZJJA6ULSBPWFQB6F5UCRSM4DA.jpg?auth=fb6b7bdcf59ce6a5554409e6f1aa93cb10600b98adbdcff87a8924b73dee127a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenagers were killed when the car they were travelling in on the wrong side of the M9 in Co Kildare collided with another car. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MP charged with common assault of a woman ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/dup-mp-charged-with-common-assault-of-a-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/dup-mp-charged-with-common-assault-of-a-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident alleged to have happened on October 1st, 2023]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:12:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBG6DPKTQVEJNMAGZL65DSIQYU.jpg?auth=f40afbfb6dcda04539f777110a29acc96931b847cf2f1198bec5f5f8dca2a3c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jim Shannon of the DUP entered the House of Commons as an MP for Strangford in 2010. File photograph: Michael Cooper/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe agrees more than $7bn deal to buy AI firm OpenRouter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/stripe-agrees-more-than-7bn-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/stripe-agrees-more-than-7bn-deal-to-buy-ai-firm-openrouter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yazhou Sun, Natasha Mascarenhas and Paige Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal would give Irish-founded Stripe a stronger footing in the fast-growing artificial intelligence sector]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:05:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBOM65NSDFC4TCZ5VHDFFAXBWU.jpg?auth=419fae8a7cf1b77eed77b9a45978393326a9d93b490f78df56fd48b8b7c2053a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick natives John and Patrick Collison founded Stripe. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three people seriously injured in multi-vehicle crash in Co Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/three-people-seriously-injured-in-three-car-crash-in-co-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/three-people-seriously-injured-in-three-car-crash-in-co-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man in his 30s and two women in their 30s and 40s taken to University Hospital Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:40:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFIYQCMBRFDLXGS6K35CMNOO5A.JPG?auth=f0b26a7320b0918dfe539c66586658e8962eef01f544de92c2fde81bf39e713d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crash happened in Kilmanihan West, Knocknagoshel, at about 4pm on Sunday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic’s medical malaise in Cincinnati exposes fraying edges of ageing great’s game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/17/novak-djokovics-medical-malaise-in-cincinnati-exposes-fraying-edges-of-ageing-greats-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/17/novak-djokovics-medical-malaise-in-cincinnati-exposes-fraying-edges-of-ageing-greats-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First-round exit for 24-time grand slam winner made for a difficult watch, but there is an emerging pattern of saving his best for the big occasion]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:59:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGI3U7MP7SMPV6JIBETXPFWP6Q.jpg?auth=36efa9d111c21ad5addb2f884ac12c2429d52297e53f6af6cc667fad8752095b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Novak Djokovic of Serbia leaves the court after losing to Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Stockman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s defence minister arrives in Australia amid ‘melongate’ controversy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/08/17/japans-defence-minister-arrives-in-australia-amid-melongate-controversy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/08/17/japans-defence-minister-arrives-in-australia-amid-melongate-controversy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McNeill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese embroiled in unlikely scandal about pricey fruit gifted by Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:13:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAPBSQAO7ARWRNNBUCSCAJG55U.jpg?auth=7728795177755c1b0f452b58171d24be16aa9cdf588f1e35afe270537b996e18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese called the melons from Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi ‘pretty strange’ but nice gifts. Photograph: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tomohiro Ohsumi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen boys to be charged with murder following fatal assault in Blanchardstown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/teen-boys-to-be-charged-with-murder-following-fatal-assault-in-blanchardstown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/17/teen-boys-to-be-charged-with-murder-following-fatal-assault-in-blanchardstown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alex Coughlan (37) suffered serious injuries after he was assaulted on Mill Road at around 4.20pm on May 17th ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:04:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORGDNIZBEZBTFJ4JGQUBMZ5ZAM.jpg?auth=6bef52dbbb46baf1a52e9179c56b7775555f9d6b064e5d4759adc2668d4adb38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alexander Coughlan (37) died in hospital on May 20th after he was assaulted on Mill Road, Blanchardstown]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy struggles with swing as he finishes 25 shots behind rival Scheffler]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/17/rory-mcilroy-struggles-with-swing-as-he-finishes-25-shots-behind-rival-scheffler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/17/rory-mcilroy-struggles-with-swing-as-he-finishes-25-shots-behind-rival-scheffler/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World number two says he is ‘so far away from where I need to be’ after PGA Tour tournament in Memphis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:40:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULJXL4LYYUB5X4Z4GNIJI55SU4.jpg?auth=4388fcadc002461773125bf2d4e713b10ac379c9f04a5ff30b99f01b8ffaa864&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland drops his club after his shot from the ninth tee during the second round at TPC Southwind. Photograph: Andy Lyons/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Lyons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTMA increases State savings rates for first time in three years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/ireland-state-saving-rates-increased-for-first-time-in-three-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/ireland-state-saving-rates-increased-for-first-time-in-three-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increased rates in prize bond fund will see top weekly prize double to €100,000]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:27:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UWQWBHQYS6PXR7JMTULKXVPYQ.JPG?auth=de563b425f3077449385823051b1d9a7431f6fb29c46266cc8ed963e533ec803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From August 30th, the variable rate used to calculate the monthly prize bond fund will increase from 1 per cent to 1.5 per cent. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail services between Dublin and Munster affected following incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/irish-rail-services-between-dublin-and-munster-affected-following-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/irish-rail-services-between-dublin-and-munster-affected-following-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All services between Thurles and Limerick Junction were suspended for several hours, resulting in significant delays]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:25:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6S47W5QWWSJZ6PS5O7Z62W57U.jpg?auth=6c0d15bd85a829669379e7d2ea7d9e7eca47639c69d17b18871c35eda8525560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail warns of major delays.  Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Maga sees Europe as an ideological battleground]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/why-maga-sees-europe-as-an-ideological-battleground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/17/why-maga-sees-europe-as-an-ideological-battleground/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Mackinnon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the vice-president down, US officials have cast themselves as being on a mission to save western civilisation from the Continent]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:02:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SBADOHXACZCA3K4WPJ66XF5SMA.jpg?auth=a71e3ff7d78ed85714debc53ba93b75ec6f16ff340d0bb147caf9fa7911f57ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Alternative for Germany (AfD) rally in Berlin. 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Undoubtedly, in some cases]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ve seen this insect around our house. Should we be worried?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/17/your-visitor-was-looking-for-a-mate-rather-than-a-garden-pond/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/17/your-visitor-was-looking-for-a-mate-rather-than-a-garden-pond/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PVWZ2POGFAPLEARNA4BXPNN24.jpg?auth=68a2ac9d56dee529a901772994b46ad34616bd610be54e2c818c5b316cfa6632&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A ground beetle. Photograph: Mark Averill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers count the cost of prolonged drought: ‘Do the maths, that’s €3,500 a week’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/farmers-count-the-cost-of-prolonged-drought-do-the-maths-thats-3500-a-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/farmers-count-the-cost-of-prolonged-drought-do-the-maths-thats-3500-a-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dairy and tillage farmers in east and south-east struggle as a result of dry, hot summer ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJC3PXAAFJG4RBFGEYXIQ3XC2A.JPG?auth=b36cb34f1229afe30b30cd1b43797ec01ba4a9816fe822135e4ae2114187fa2c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Farmer William Cassidy with his herd of cows, who are now getting winter silage because of the lack of grass growth]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are the Kings: Donal Ryan’s wrenching, gorgeous new novel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/17/where-are-the-kings-donal-ryans-wrenching-gorgeous-new-novel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/17/where-are-the-kings-donal-ryans-wrenching-gorgeous-new-novel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Londe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Story of an orphaned boy connects the tectonic emotions of adolescence to the stormy tempers of the natural world]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:39:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7AUTGDGB6RF2NPVFVS4GJQ2LGM.jpg?auth=a0d334817cf0ae6ded16adc1e101c46b85d3cbeb51290d2924f763dc896526d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Where Are the Kings, Ryan's command of narrative time rises to a terrific glamour. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill











]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skoda dramatically undercuts its EV SUV rivals on price with the new Peaq]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/17/skoda-dramatically-undercuts-its-ev-suv-rivals-on-price-with-the-new-peaq/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/08/17/skoda-dramatically-undercuts-its-ev-suv-rivals-on-price-with-the-new-peaq/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new seven-seat Peaq is significantly more affordable than its Hyundai and Kia rivals, while Skoda’s Irish boss reckons the dam on electric car sales has finally broken]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2ORQNF2W5HM3CF54FZUMTUK2I.jpg?auth=fd47823c33aa962956895577d0ef17fac843286d81a7836c9626d155e57c4ad1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skoda’s new Peaq]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IvoHercik.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surge in demand for power forces EirGrid to switch on emergency power plant twice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/eirgrid-had-to-switch-on-emergency-power-plant-during-solar-eclipse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/eirgrid-had-to-switch-on-emergency-power-plant-during-solar-eclipse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National grid operator confirms it used back-stop generators in June and during eclipse last week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:14:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKVRKKBSZHCHJVRG5UXGJG373Q.jpg?auth=fbe2d5003ec4960033802fda6a299d2c969fbe9266ea9f2f29eb629d7742aef9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National electricity grid operator Eirgrid has called on emergency power plants twice this summer. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maire Claire Reid: ‘I would never ask someone to do something I haven’t done myself’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/maire-claire-reid-i-would-never-ask-someone-to-do-something-i-havent-done-myself/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/maire-claire-reid-i-would-never-ask-someone-to-do-something-i-havent-done-myself/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Logistics group TST Group built its business by creating value backed by service, not by being the cheapest]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:54:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/24MVL25B65CXBNY3UU7UYLJSFQ.jpg?auth=4816191950ccbd524a32d00a2e525d5deceb7c73d1be976df1ae31e0081af4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maire Claire Reid is the managing director of TST Group and chairperson of Logistics UK Northern Ireland.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders cuts to joint US military drills with South Korea]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/17/trump-orders-cuts-to-joint-us-military-drills-with-south-korea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/17/trump-orders-cuts-to-joint-us-military-drills-with-south-korea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raphael Rashid in Seoul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president says move is based on his ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but military officials warn North Korea’s combat capabilities are growing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:46:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OESGH3AUBJA2SYTWZRJO6MVLI4.jpg?auth=20096b52bdd6c0d67a49ae4240e13c2e96d14fb54909eed7cfa277b2b658b38f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June 2019. Speculation is growing that Trump will renew his attempt to have another summit with Kim. Photograph: Erin Schaff/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erin Schaff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Fergie Chambers? The Dublin-based millionaire wanted by US authorities ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-fergie-chambers-the-dublin-based-millionaire-wanted-by-us-authorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-fergie-chambers-the-dublin-based-millionaire-wanted-by-us-authorities/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: US authorities allege Chambers has funded terrorism. His wife says he’s being persecuted for supporting pro-Palestinian activists]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76QRWHJZ4VATBL7HXZYJ2BXY2Q.png?auth=ba032c42111bfe27f0335fba5b0948354952ea67793e3941c901e93944bd338b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergie Chambers was living in south Dublin until last month when he was arrested in Ibiza on foot of a US extradition request]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who orchestrated the Ceuta migrant crossing?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/17/who-orchestrated-the-ceuta-migrant-crossing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/17/who-orchestrated-the-ceuta-migrant-crossing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Allowing a rush of people to approach Europe’s borders has been repeatedly used for political purposes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:55:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIXHNHC72633HU2S5SNNYAJ7TM.jpg?auth=ea4756a4439e0056dfabd143e0f3b934ff41b0f8a14aff358edc2318acf1b377&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta. Photograph: Antonio Sempere/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Sempere</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hayden Panettiere, star of Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/hayden-panettiere-star-of-heroes-and-nashville-dies-aged-36/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/17/hayden-panettiere-star-of-heroes-and-nashville-dies-aged-36/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor was ‘an incredible light and a force of nature’, her family said in a statement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:48:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PG2WED6XGPUHGHKQ47WUGTWTIQ.jpg?auth=e2117820410315d7adb7773e8ba1a59030e193361790fb2cdd8515154d32376a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hayden Panettiere  was a child star who began acting at just 11 months old. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline Brehman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selling up amid flood risk and championing Ireland’s food tourism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/emergency-electricity-power-and-selling-up-amid-flood-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/emergency-electricity-power-and-selling-up-amid-flood-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:25:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQPJFM52LFFFRKQYONFTB3RMMA.JPG?auth=b10d2c667092cfe946dd36a05650c17d5e4f34a1cbbcb0e210e6a5815c5447df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret Jeffares: 'I have brought charcuterie and salamis into Spain, and they have said, "This is better than ours",' Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Phoenix Park has an identity problem. But there is an easy fix]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/sinead-osullivan-the-phoenix-park-has-an-identity-problem-but-there-is-an-easy-fix/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/sinead-osullivan-the-phoenix-park-has-an-identity-problem-but-there-is-an-easy-fix/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is a park that neither accentuates Dublin city nor switches it off; it is merely a way to commute through the middle]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJT76PRTVBERFCI3HT4SFN3CZM.JPG?auth=57f249ea736d093f051ead41248ef16fbce68f160ecf9f650d5afe05d9ca527c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is a park that neither accentuates Dublin city nor switches it off; it is merely a way to commute through the middle. 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[Ireland needs an agriculture policy. Instead it has an agri-food industry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/john-gibbons-ireland-does-not-have-an-agriculture-policy-it-has-an-agri-food-industry-which-calls-the-shots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/john-gibbons-ireland-does-not-have-an-agriculture-policy-it-has-an-agri-food-industry-which-calls-the-shots/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Gibbons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Denmark no longer has an agriculture minister – Ireland should follow suit]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M6CBFNC7MFCU3OQQ6CCYC7NG4Q.jpg?auth=30cf497b70efe207343b65744e3ab80f05449ff1b1f8a89c4d0a70c088bfb07c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There have been calls in recent days to convene a meeting of our National Fodder and Food Security Committee. Photograph: David Creedon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Creedon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/17/theyre-not-alone-chris-hoy-on-his-ambition-to-stop-men-dying-of-prostate-cancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/17/theyre-not-alone-chris-hoy-on-his-ambition-to-stop-men-dying-of-prostate-cancer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald McRae]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cycling great on living with stage-four diagnosis, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and importance of public education about the disease]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPP3AIFBW5AJFI5FWV4OKZ6JUM.jpg?auth=3081b61407a2d88275e61b6433c00abfbb8b5cac7d3abc984de0481916c2f41f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Hoy visits the Cumbernauld Centurions BMX race club in his native Scotland. Photograph: Euan Cherry/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Euan Cherry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week like few others: Wonder women, golden boys and medals galore]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/a-week-like-few-others-wonder-women-golden-boys-and-medals-galore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/a-week-like-few-others-wonder-women-golden-boys-and-medals-galore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bualadh bos to RTÉ, too, for its athletics and swimming coverage despite what green-ink brigade will say]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FBXZ655EALHBGKXOIDL3YCQ54.jpg?auth=9ed62e7afd1c151546bb146ac405a97c713083b640c2273add4394d9504a4de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O’Connor celebrates with fans on Sunday after receiving her heptathlon gold medal at European Athletics Championships, Birmingham. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, August 17th: On losing the public service ethos, multiple births, water wasters and hitchhiking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/letters-to-the-editor-august-17th-on-losing-the-public-service-ethos-multiple-births-water-wasters-and-hitchhiking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/letters-to-the-editor-august-17th-on-losing-the-public-service-ethos-multiple-births-water-wasters-and-hitchhiking/</guid><description><![CDATA[The idea of public service, and the related concept of the common good, has a long intellectual history]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 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[Maternity leave pension penalty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/maternity-leave-pension-penalty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/17/maternity-leave-pension-penalty/</guid><description><![CDATA[Women lose out on pension building when they are already earning less]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kate O’Connor: ‘I’ve worked really hard, and I’m achieving the dream. So believe, achieve, work hard’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/kate-oconnor-ive-worked-really-hard-and-im-achieving-the-dream-so-believe-achieve-work-hard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/17/kate-oconnor-ive-worked-really-hard-and-im-achieving-the-dream-so-believe-achieve-work-hard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chasing the perfect heptathlon, the 25-year-old is leading the charge to LA, with a cabinet full of medals to prove it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYBJTEFA5VHNTMR2MD4CCRL5ZQ.jpg?auth=21836c20b4be0dee65b278947a2eaba39c3cb8802cf13f092516b0f7160f3112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate O'Connor smiles after completing the Long Jump in the Women's Heptathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret Jeffares: I have brought charcuterie and salamis into Spain, and they have said, ‘This is better than ours’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/margaret-jeffares-i-have-brought-charcuterie-and-salamis-into-spain-and-they-have-said-to-me-this-is-better-than-ours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/margaret-jeffares-i-have-brought-charcuterie-and-salamis-into-spain-and-they-have-said-to-me-this-is-better-than-ours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Good Food Ireland chief executive on tourism, food trends and the ‘bacon-and-cabbage’ issue]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URC7DM6KAFFQZPDJHLDX4GUIIU.JPG?auth=029e191fe33f8193711b75948881fcfa45a1768600332fb2ec5456bf4e7b6a22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret Jeffares: 'Irish cuisine is ingredient-led.’ Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a mess’: To collapse Stormont now would benefit no one, but it cannot stay the same]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/its-a-mess-to-collapse-stormont-now-would-benefit-no-one-but-it-cannot-stay-the-same/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/17/its-a-mess-to-collapse-stormont-now-would-benefit-no-one-but-it-cannot-stay-the-same/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin and DUP blame each other for the assembly’s failings, but there is a need for reform]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HBTPWEHHB5EDLB5VAODMJ4SHTA.jpg?auth=e6f4bf7ec1a2fa2acb5bea4b544ba7ecdb2d6d0ada102b3d455a485a7333d87b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin McGuinness, Ian Paisley, Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern after the ceremonies in May 2007 to start local governing at Stormont. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s football pitches have turned to ‘barren, dusty ground’ in the summer heat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/sport-in-summers-heatwave-grass-pitches-turn-to-barren-dusty-ground/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/17/sport-in-summers-heatwave-grass-pitches-turn-to-barren-dusty-ground/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA and soccer grounds have taken ‘real hammering’ over the prolonged hot and dry spell]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTI5QC5MJ5GU3GL2HHGMLFAQ5Y.JPG?auth=4943b9fb66ed2a9e0e8ef2770b67153b799899ec7306da152cd683ca9a5edd40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Walkers on a dried-out grass sports pitch at St Anne's Park, Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I definitely have a few too many dusty gadgets sitting around my home’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/i-definitely-have-a-few-too-many-dusty-gadgets-sitting-around-my-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/i-definitely-have-a-few-too-many-dusty-gadgets-sitting-around-my-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Colin Ryan, EY Ireland financial services leader ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJWUVORMJNALTA3HP3TI2JJ2CM.jpg?auth=81d9706e26ab3caf99ed8f5cc209bfee4afc4c9b60b7aadbcef3d82d7a60da4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EY Ireland financial services leader Colin Ryan: 'Family travel has actually delivered more value than anything else I’ve spent money on.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPW says Imma remarks on  Kilmainham plan ‘disparaging and completely unacceptable’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/18/opw-says-imma-remarks-on-kilmainham-plan-disparaging-and-completely-unacceptable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/18/opw-says-imma-remarks-on-kilmainham-plan-disparaging-and-completely-unacceptable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organisations hold ‘constructive’ meeting this week following row over plan to renovate Dublin site]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MCB77QAFVB47OUWMVW7XMUJ5E.JPG?auth=5c9577e454fbce9e0affb1b65253271fc7a994c7f08fbb5856adae344848573d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Royal Hospital Kilmainham, location of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Representatives of Imma and the Office of Public Works met on Wednesday amid ongoing efforts to finalise a conservation management plan for the site.   Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every day we wait is a gamble for us’: Palestinian students continue to face visa rejections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/17/every-day-we-wait-is-a-gamble-for-us-palestinian-students-continue-to-face-visa-rejections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/17/every-day-we-wait-is-a-gamble-for-us-palestinian-students-continue-to-face-visa-rejections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UCD offered computer science student full scholarship but Department of Justice rejected visa for ‘financial’ reasons]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCKCXLJF2BF7TAOIDOSFGTQU54.jpeg?auth=0e06ed0b8cfa3df22363bd0210d8ec93bff0feb5fb61ec5eed95a3a97ae647bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Abuhassan (22) from Gaza has a full scholarship to study at UCD but his Irish visa application was rejected on financial grounds]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booking.com users struggle in the face of phantom bookings and rogue cancellations ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/bookingcom-users-struggle-in-the-face-of-phantom-bookings-and-rogue-cancellations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/bookingcom-users-struggle-in-the-face-of-phantom-bookings-and-rogue-cancellations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online platform criticised for lack of customer care and basic understanding when things go wrong]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YCQVWIY3UPJDTZK4ZJEQGNP7M.jpg?auth=30ed6a0454d16fbddff9794b9ab29e06ab0d49fed129ae179d03192ed7053e4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Customers encountered issues with booking.com trips. Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lionel Bonaventure</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Estonian city that fears it’s next on Putin’s list ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/in-the-estonian-town-where-locals-fear-they-are-next-on-putins-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/17/in-the-estonian-town-where-locals-fear-they-are-next-on-putins-list/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Narva in Estonia was once a symbol of cross-border connection. Today, residents live in the shadow of war and growing geopolitical tension]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IB77IKWZQFG63F7VCEY4ONYJSE.jpg?auth=68323386bb34a3b5920fb2a414c61059d7a78a966233e7c79a97aa68b8026daa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Friendship Bridge in Narva, spanning the river that forms the border between the EU and Russia in Estonia. Photograph: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[File sent to DPP on two Sinn Féin politicians facing €200,000 fraud investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/file-sent-to-dpp-on-two-sinn-fein-politicians-facing-200000-fraud-probe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/17/file-sent-to-dpp-on-two-sinn-fein-politicians-facing-200000-fraud-probe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Detectives forwarded the near 600-page file on investigation into Cork North Central TD Thomas Gould and Cllr Kenneth Collins]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QCNC7FDGRFXJC74MOBCSGC6K4.jpg?auth=b024aef1badd3e5f26cf975ea70e2ad5bca7126fa8283069c885b2f7a0a940f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin TD Thomas Gould: 'I am confident that my position will be vindicated.' Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big brother can be protective. As a driver and cyclist, I like cameras ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/17/big-brother-can-be-protective-as-a-driver-and-cyclist-i-like-cameras/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/17/big-brother-can-be-protective-as-a-driver-and-cyclist-i-like-cameras/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Moss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I’m not in favour of state surveillance, but more cameras on our roads would save lives]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLFPJMW5YRGLBEBVGGRGUCRZ3I.JPG?auth=436549bfb0e78ed96995e47d26a66393fd3bce293d0fe6d566d8f1b1f9d6de7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic at the Port Tunnel in Dublin. When it comes to the roads, more surveillance correlates with fewer deaths. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day centre may have to reduce services after Ukrainian staff forced to leave accommodation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/17/day-centre-may-have-to-reduce-services-after-ukrainian-staff-forced-to-leave-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/17/day-centre-may-have-to-reduce-services-after-ukrainian-staff-forced-to-leave-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager Irina Bereznytska, herself Ukrainian, says the centre is likely to operate for only two or three days a week]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNNWPLIW2JHGDBRUJP4GBINMLQ.jpg?auth=86f533657031306887c4d2530b4e7262b7daf766409d46747ce751912835269a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alina Kuzyk (centre) works as a carer at Four Districts Day Care Centre for Seniors in Rathcoole, Co Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’ll be nice when it’s a proper estate’: Breathing new life into a derelict development in Roscommon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/17/celtic-tiger-estate-roscommon-shannon-valley-derelict-refurbishment-housing-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/17/celtic-tiger-estate-roscommon-shannon-valley-derelict-refurbishment-housing-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents of Shannon Valley, where almost half the houses are boarded-up, are now hopeful for the future]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ESRJUEULFDGTFP7FGDIDXKGJA.jpg?auth=8ea8d5140353ef904e9913e27c10397fcb62f23bed3434415ac4f769a4e6e329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connor Ryan, at Shannon Valley in Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times








]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Irish mother in the US: ‘After six weeks I couldn’t imagine going back to work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/17/new-irish-mother-in-the-us-after-six-weeks-i-couldnt-imagine-going-back-to-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/17/new-irish-mother-in-the-us-after-six-weeks-i-couldnt-imagine-going-back-to-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having a baby abroad: ‘Once my Mum arrived I knew I could fall apart’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQNFZ6JFHJEJPOVT7MJHJRZHEY.jfif?auth=56694230496ed37dca139c69c312d1f38b731a8f7c1ecd025d44f19db016f486&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abroad: Heather Langran with her husband Brendan and son Cillian.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you should quit the coding job and retrain as a philosopher for hire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/joe-humphreys-big-tech-wants-to-make-ai-more-ethical-by-hiring-philosophers-or-so-it-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/17/joe-humphreys-big-tech-wants-to-make-ai-more-ethical-by-hiring-philosophers-or-so-it-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US philosophy graduates are more likely to have jobs than their computer science peers  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrong-way motorway driving: M9 crash is latest incident as young men chase social media ‘likes’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/wrong-way-motorway-driving-young-men-chase-social-media-likes-and-exploit-garda-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/wrong-way-motorway-driving-young-men-chase-social-media-likes-and-exploit-garda-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior garda calls on social media platforms to stop users who glorify gravely dangerous road incidents]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGYTWCNV2EWVZBEZAKB4NLJNFE.jpg?auth=6f92cf1659453a8fffaaeffca9af1c908592bc9c067b5672f2810d0a2bad8407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of the M9 crash near Junction 3 where five young males died, and four other people were seriously injured following a head-on collision between two cars. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild retreats for rest, reconnection and renewal: ‘People feel burnt out by our connection to technology’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/08/17/wild-retreats-for-rest-reconnection-and-renewal-people-feel-burnt-out-by-our-connection-to-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/08/17/wild-retreats-for-rest-reconnection-and-renewal-people-feel-burnt-out-by-our-connection-to-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild stays in Ireland are becoming increasingly popular as guests reconnect with nature and ditch their phones ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEXZUMYXOZCT5FTKIGA5O5OBBQ.png?auth=27fffad06d8264d19fe61e50d87baf4f7c7de47925fd55aa723372bb87d18462&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wild retreats around Ireland are surging in popularity]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New EU rules on sharing of digital evidence put Ireland at centre of crime investigations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/as-a-big-tech-hub-new-eu-rules-on-digital-evidence-sharing-puts-ireland-at-centre-of-crime-investigations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/17/as-a-big-tech-hub-new-eu-rules-on-digital-evidence-sharing-puts-ireland-at-centre-of-crime-investigations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maureen King]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a Big Tech hub, Ireland stores and processes vast quantities of data that may be relevant to criminal investigations across the EU]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4XLMTQK7FGH7CSVZU7X7XEHH4.jpg?auth=75fc22e66751138aaeebf8222d3d5821433f6d0f7e9769f2533d76dfbd4f3715&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For the first time, authorities in one EU member state will be able to request data directly from service providers in another, under a harmonised framework with strict response deadlines. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Do not touch’: In Ireland we have conditioned ourselves to stay at arm’s length]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/17/do-not-touch-in-ireland-we-have-conditioned-ourselves-to-stay-at-arms-length-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/17/do-not-touch-in-ireland-we-have-conditioned-ourselves-to-stay-at-arms-length-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Céire Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The way we touch each other is such a delicate thing, with a fine line between lovingness and lechery]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/275WR6VCYVD5LPQFEO6MWCBDRM.jpg?auth=c75400a2dff2a9222b68050d27a8bcf7f5c28b1f846b830491707403ec8d14e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I find myself increasingly having the guileless need for proximity, like a puppy']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FilippoBacci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Léargas eolach ar Choimisiún na Gaeltachta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/08/17/leargas-eolach-ar-choimisiun-na-gaeltachta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/08/17/leargas-eolach-ar-choimisiun-na-gaeltachta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá leabhar nua faoi scéal agus tionchar an Choimisiúin scríofa ag an Ollamh John Walsh]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXPTDJZ7JVH6FDOL7OEUGOVC7A.tif?auth=e6a302d55eed55c424c575bb0e2d703440316c253c182577e88a0dd0e851de41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dumha Cinn Aille, Acaill, Contae Mhaigh Eo, 1900-1920. 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Carr’s translator Monica Capuani explains how they worked together]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6PLRQJ447VE23ICVIIDNGITV7A.png?auth=de7d577d3aac9a58846be29c488d9be282000d3cc1ccc952a1594f5b4fe268d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mirandolina at the Abbey Theatre. Photograph: Serena Serrani]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best wishes, bye for now, cheers: the lost art of signing off an email]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/17/best-wishes-bye-for-now-cheers-the-lost-art-of-signing-off-an-email/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/17/best-wishes-bye-for-now-cheers-the-lost-art-of-signing-off-an-email/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your email sign-off tells the world so much more than many of us know]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6I3GJ7D4ZAUJJAJK46TEPDAFE.jpg?auth=2a533eab3b403de277b786fab5877a4dc1de89cb7bf5f768ac8a1a42e66538c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Happily, jarring email habits sometimes die away. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">juststock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never realised a job like this existed’: Why more young people are choosing careers at AirNav Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/17/i-never-realised-a-job-like-this-existed-why-more-young-people-are-choosing-careers-at-airnav-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/17/i-never-realised-a-job-like-this-existed-why-more-young-people-are-choosing-careers-at-airnav-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[AirNav Ireland safeguards more than 160 million passengers every year through Irish skies – equivalent to more than 430,000 passengers per day]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5A47SEEMVREDNLSEB362SR6GDU.jpg?auth=f87d403f13c7070fbdf9a2ab7c07b6f1bc74adfae5b30857458efed7779dcd2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AirNav Ireland’s Dublin Air Traffic Control Tower]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Tierney Photographer Copyright 0863858800</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If CMAT’s at it, it must be cool: The ever-growing appetite for food-themed fashion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/17/if-cmats-at-it-it-must-be-cool-the-ever-growing-appetite-for-food-themed-fashion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/17/if-cmats-at-it-it-must-be-cool-the-ever-growing-appetite-for-food-themed-fashion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is a desire for authenticity behind our growing love of food-themed clothes and bags? Or do we just want to be ‘different’?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NT7FHJTIC5DDRL7C6MYQ2JOVGY.png?auth=e2e93d2d60c3d0754344c5659a9606fd301eac288034912136e100fdb6c1cf6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CMAT sporting her Kerrygold handbag; Gan Stró jerseys; Lirika Matoshi's strawberry dress; and a range of food-themed bags by Staud’s and Maya Grisham. Photographs: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Media sees a money-spinner in president’s posts but investors are not buying it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/trump-media-sees-a-money-spinner-in-presidents-posts-but-investors-are-not-buying-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/trump-media-sees-a-money-spinner-in-presidents-posts-but-investors-are-not-buying-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ethical questions are serious but, for investors, more immediate problem may be the business isn’t very good]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4OAYR5PVLEEOGJB4IONLD5ZNMU.jpg?auth=e2106856b1b8cf23fb6f59e346a0b00da240ded8e553b2315b5fb4173babca1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump is the largest shareholder in Truth Social parent Trump Media & Technology Group, so he stands to profit from selling advance access to his own market-moving statements as president. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John FitzGerald: My wife was sceptical, but retrofitting our 1970s semi with a heat pump was a smart move]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/17/retrofitting-our-1970s-semi-and-converting-to-a-heat-pump-was-a-smart-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/17/retrofitting-our-1970s-semi-and-converting-to-a-heat-pump-was-a-smart-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not only have we saved on heating bills, but we have dramatically reduced our carbon emissions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M6BSTYT2XJJJZKZKSA73RDDMMA.jpg?auth=24906c0fd268d062259644c676e03c931e57acfe3ec68aa08f82aed5c8bcf6bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John FitzGerald: 'We decided to practise what I preach, to retrofit our 1970s semi and convert to a heat pump.' 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[Entries open for €500k awards fund for cross-Border Irish businesses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/17/entries-open-for-500k-awards-fund-for-cross-border-irish-businesses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/17/entries-open-for-500k-awards-fund-for-cross-border-irish-businesses/</guid><description><![CDATA[Entries open for awards that allow cross-Border businesses a chance to win ‘easyMoney’ from entrepreneur behind easyGroup]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SVYCYPE3QFAAFNTY7LQ7LSM3AI.jpg?auth=703df0f0c5e8aaae7198ffcb8757e18fcce5606b96d06fb8a3c7e62ab52c1ac1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Shepard, founder, Juice Jar, is congratulated by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou on being announced as the 2025 gold award winner of the inaugural North–South Business Cooperation Awards, a €500,000 programme launched by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[August’s Prime Collection opens the door to four exceptional holiday homes – one extraordinary way to live ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/17/augusts-prime-collection-opens-the-door-to-four-exceptional-holiday-homes-one-extraordinary-way-to-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/17/augusts-prime-collection-opens-the-door-to-four-exceptional-holiday-homes-one-extraordinary-way-to-live/</guid><description><![CDATA[With beautiful properties in authentic, scenic and discreetly exclusive destinations, August’s new Prime Collection raises the standard for luxury holiday home ownership even higher ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODVR4Z6S4VAHHC7YBPSMA672ZA.jpg?auth=74c6ce2e416a816dcae5b50de988fb1b2e4a91754a1ff1a063866700e429e278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ August Prime Collection villa near Mougins in the south of France ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight in 10 support flood-risk certificates for homes, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/eight-in-10-support-flood-risk-certificates-for-homes-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/17/eight-in-10-support-flood-risk-certificates-for-homes-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Important that flood resilience improvements are affordable for homeowners, says Allianz report]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKMTE3KHERAIHMIPH2CCNFMBH4.jpg?auth=d1f87dfb217197b8b0b6328ded43b679be6c35efbddeaad8856b791dde2331a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than seven in 10 respondents say homeowners who have suffered flood damage should be required to introduce flood protection measures before making any future claims. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An tráth seo bliana]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/17/an-trath-seo-bliana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/08/17/an-trath-seo-bliana/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá contúirt ollmhór ann nach bhfuil á lua mórán]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQ3PKKSINMDPILMIVHZBVYSGJ4.jpg?auth=1c217854ee5e49083c3d5c3d25ab8c661467972c9a28c821c67afe9ec2942ef8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pléascán Adamhach: scamall radaighníomhach ag leathadh amach i mullach Nagasaki ar an 9ú lá Lúnasa, 1945. Grianghraf: Hiromichi Matsuda/Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>