<?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/2026-08-20/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:44:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist (30s) dies after crash in Co Cork ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/motorcyclist-30s-dies-after-crash-in-co-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/motorcyclist-30s-dies-after-crash-in-co-cork/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man pronounced dead at the scene following collision involving car on the N71 at Caha Pass]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:50:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The road was closed for an examination by Garda technical staff and has since reopened. 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[Rory McIlroy back to his best as he ties the lead at BMW Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/20/rory-mcilroy-back-to-his-best-as-ties-the-lead-at-bmw-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/20/rory-mcilroy-back-to-his-best-as-ties-the-lead-at-bmw-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Masters champion shot an impressive 64 at Bellerive Country Club in his opening round]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:50:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCKKU5KP2MKLF42C5XRXA6HN44.jpg?auth=af8d8f83ae89416757330928d28196b056745daaef199cec58a14095f047be47&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 plays a shot on the 15th hole during the first round of the BMW Championship. Photograph: Alex Slitz/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Slitz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts mostly dry and bright weekend after week of showers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/met-eireann-forecasts-mostly-dry-and-bright-weekend-after-week-of-showers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/met-eireann-forecasts-mostly-dry-and-bright-weekend-after-week-of-showers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rain clears through Friday before sunny spells take hold, with temperatures reaching 19 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:31:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K5HC4PT3ERHB5P6AOD6OW43KKA.jpg?auth=f60d635e8fa7d5ee1f80fdf12d165b2f80b02baddc4b95b2e2386eefe4b43df4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A group of girls sun themselves on Clontarf promenade in Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times





]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers left with work to do to avoid European elimination in Finland next Thursday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/shamrock-rovers-left-with-work-to-do-to-avoid-european-elimination-in-finland-next-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/shamrock-rovers-left-with-work-to-do-to-avoid-european-elimination-in-finland-next-thursday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tactically astute KuPS score late equaliser in Conference League playoff first leg]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:21:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMHZDLCISK2KWFNJS7X3GDKKTY.jpg?auth=7b885649e68a02fb0276282644583bc7b2a3f7aa4c5d4723705739410da872ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Graham Burke and Brahima Magassa of KuPS. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gutsy Ireland edged out by home side Belgium in women’s World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/20/gutsy-ireland-edged-out-by-home-side-belgium-in-womens-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/20/gutsy-ireland-edged-out-by-home-side-belgium-in-womens-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The dam burst 12 minutes from time as the Belgians came from behind to win]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:57:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ6CKSM7EIV6JZQSZNFOKRBJH4.jpg?auth=32644acd2d55715578e45d66f141c891156b72465a381b647a13511e8f296db4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellen Curran of Ireland and Justine Rasir of Belgium in action during the FIH Hockey World Cup. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (40s) arrested after double armed robbery in Bray]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/man-40s-arrested-after-double-armed-robbery-in-bray/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/man-40s-arrested-after-double-armed-robbery-in-bray/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect was apprehended by gardaí during search of area]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:14:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F2N6D2CNY5NQZJKVPK4ZB4R5LU.jpg?auth=c00ccd7f0f0a19938b59363841af7d1fac3b188d8c923ea20c68db6ad84acb8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man has been charged and is scheduled to appear before a special sitting of Bray District Court on Friday morning. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott is off to Real Betis. Forsaking English football has been the making of him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/troy-parrott-shakes-off-setbacks-of-injury-and-burden-of-expectation-with-real-betis-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/troy-parrott-shakes-off-setbacks-of-injury-and-burden-of-expectation-with-real-betis-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland hero taking another step up in a fascinating career]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:33:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N44H4U5UPG44M3SIZYEBJLD6OU.jpg?auth=ef56b1d210eb37b22840ad56940fb273d9a0a781838e7c6e34caac86c37d01f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott has completed a move from AZ Alkmaar to Real Betis. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Divisek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Europe’s borders: frontline of a new reality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/20/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-borders-frontline-of-a-new-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/20/the-irish-times-view-on-europes-borders-frontline-of-a-new-reality/</guid><description><![CDATA[War does not begin when the tanks roll across the border]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIM6CLRZENFGRIEYRWKMWYSHIU.jpg?auth=56732adbfbb5a1a45fec1f94d54a96df1932a6abc58e6d75f60d1d5136073e0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Multiple rocket launcher HIMARS at the Tapa military base, Estonia.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valda Kalnina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla refers deaths of three teenagers in M9 crash for investigation by independent body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/tusla-refers-deaths-of-three-teenagers-in-m9-crash-for-investigation-by-independent-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/tusla-refers-deaths-of-three-teenagers-in-m9-crash-for-investigation-by-independent-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Kennedy was in a residential placement, while two others killed in the collision were also known to the child and family agency]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:24:59 +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[The scene on the M9 motorway on Sunday where five teenagers were killed in a 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[Zimbabwean pastor brings defamation action against Conor McGregor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/zimbabwean-pastor-brings-defamation-action-against-conor-mcgregor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/zimbabwean-pastor-brings-defamation-action-against-conor-mcgregor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gerard Chimbganda’s firm previously in controversy over forged Garda vetting certificates]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MG22DOVJVM4ZOU5BGX77HBU7NQ.jpg?auth=f6ceb5689cf72867c6b400bbcf6b4ad2677695f38430cafb6ac9913a954549d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lawyers have lodged High Court papers initiating the action against Conor McGregor, above. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Lo Scalzo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal fees of up to €30,000 for some barristers and solicitors amid legal aid strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/legal-fees-of-up-to-30000-for-some-barristers-and-solicitors-amid-legal-aid-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/legal-fees-of-up-to-30000-for-some-barristers-and-solicitors-amid-legal-aid-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Applications made as criminal legal aid solicitors refuse to represent clients over changes to how they are paid]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:42:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A series of article 40 habeas corpus applications has been made in the High Court in recent weeks as a result of a strike by criminal legal aid solicitors over changes to how they are paid. Photograph: Nigel Stripe/Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s sports capital grant website offline due to cybersecurity risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/irelands-sports-capital-grant-website-offline-due-to-cybersecurity-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/irelands-sports-capital-grant-website-offline-due-to-cybersecurity-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Modern, secure and user-friendly replacement’ will be made available as soon as possible]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22JXWFDRJV3B2JGMDGCSZBVPBY.jpg?auth=504f81bf0cfffabe55bf9f06b5780121e50121ae5f51a0a198fdea652b0bb820&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Charlie McConalogue said officials had identified the need to replace the existing online system in 2022. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fans launch petition calling for Gianni Infantino resignation and Fifa reform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/fans-launch-petition-calling-for-gianni-infantino-resignation-and-fifa-reform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/fans-launch-petition-calling-for-gianni-infantino-resignation-and-fifa-reform/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three continental confederations accused the Fifa president of ‘deception’ in an open letter last week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:05:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPOYJQTQSJKBAGFMX26EED6K5Q.jpg?auth=b28ef1631b5d3b8ba43ad5eab5195138ac4c0c61a235402a9b9ab81c0cec0621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa's president Gianni Infantino is under pressure after being forced to abandon plans to seek private investment. Photograph: Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jaime Saldarriaga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Irish kindness in a war-ravaged French town inspired unknown writer Samuel Beckett]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/20/how-irish-kindness-in-a-war-ravaged-french-town-inspired-unknown-writer-samuel-beckett/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/20/how-irish-kindness-in-a-war-ravaged-french-town-inspired-unknown-writer-samuel-beckett/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Short poem in The Irish Times was too obscure for some, but Beckett’s time in Saint-Lô warranted a verse with deep meaning]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2JE4OGBKBADXFSVDWNJEBG7ZY.jpg?auth=ed662f5af71edac26e0b5b81326f86a67f7fedd2e6b8514551d22464fc7d6512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samuel Beckett's short poem, which appeared in The Irish Times 80 years ago, was inspired by his visits to Saint-Lô after the second World War. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">I C Rapoport</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Flynn Group to appeal ‘incomprehensible’ refusal of 1,150-home development in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/oflynn-group-to-appeal-incomprehensible-refusal-of-1150-home-development-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/oflynn-group-to-appeal-incomprehensible-refusal-of-1150-home-development-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council says proposal contravenes zoning objectives]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RU43BGQ57ZC4HDUIGD6B44OJYQ.jpg?auth=35f05ed44817e76bbc629aa2798999d3b61be1324c18ea0752289d86376e1f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Maglin site, between Curraheen and Ballincollig, is close to the proposed Cork Luas line. Image: Irish Times Premedia]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland miss out on semi-final spot after Spain’s late show in men’s World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/20/ireland-miss-out-on-semi-final-spot-after-spains-late-show-in-mens-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/20/ireland-miss-out-on-semi-final-spot-after-spains-late-show-in-mens-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland only needed a draw, but Marc Reyne scored twice in the final quarter to end Irish hopes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:42:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NKX2N3SLLAPCL2XLYAI4YCLLGM.jpg?auth=43c38e05c6cbf4652ab354b34b8f724e3156a6ac499e8fe44d22834b550f4762&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Sean Murray with Alejandro Alonso of Spain. Photograph: Will Palmer/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A slap in the face to the Irish public’: TikTok rejects Oireachtas invite after M9 crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/a-slap-in-the-face-to-the-irish-public-tiktok-rejects-oireachtas-invite-after-m9-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/a-slap-in-the-face-to-the-irish-public-tiktok-rejects-oireachtas-invite-after-m9-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Committee chair Alan Kelly said social media company had an ‘enormous responsibility’ that cannot be shirked]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:18:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XENP2OLG4H7VW7PQIHS6YDKQQU.jpg?auth=b0f0bb7d58f26ccb791f719e64a4ad6ad7b9ada82d6d196659dada633cd78ad1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour TD Alan Kelly said said TikTok's reason for rejecting the Oireachtas committee invite was a 'red herring'. Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caroline Brehman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks retreat as oil tops $90 and US yields climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/global-stocks-retreat-as-oil-tops-90-and-us-yields-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/global-stocks-retreat-as-oil-tops-90-and-us-yields-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq bucks global decline as Irish bank shares advance
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:17:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5R4QULWI6ZRKIOMU7STT6XKTI.jpg?auth=2048dd55ead408d91753eec3aefac8fb3e6e5f3175f5445cbc4dfc43e4f544d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary. US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed his plan to increase buy-backs of longer-dated debt, a sign that investors see it as only a short-lived remedy to curb borrowing costs. Photograph: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuri Gripas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran as president]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/20/bangladesh-elects-ruling-party-veteran-as-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/20/bangladesh-elects-ruling-party-veteran-as-president/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (78) was one of the most prominent opposition voices during Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66PCFYUIMMURIGH5F47XIAETM.jpg?auth=d3dd6713afab0233a83c64142d7c0c8f2af5e1b6ff658e7b8866bbc37f8870c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir: a long-time opposition figure. Photograph: Monirul Alam/EPA
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Monirul Alam</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta demands ‘desire and ambition’ for title defence and says Lewis-Skelly will stay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/mikel-arteta-demands-desire-and-ambition-for-title-defence-and-says-lewis-skelly-will-stay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/mikel-arteta-demands-desire-and-ambition-for-title-defence-and-says-lewis-skelly-will-stay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champions begin defence against Coventry on Friday night]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:06:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJ2VGND3RNFPLGQ67FUTJY7HUE.jpg?auth=7e3718409a61523cd13ae46598385caf5ff9d04ffd7d1b0c6605d4d8ae63e725&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures to Myles Lewis-Skelly. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GLYN KIRK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Irish players to make a splash in Spanish football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/five-irish-players-to-make-a-splash-in-spanish-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/five-irish-players-to-make-a-splash-in-spanish-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A select few Irish players have played in La Liga down the years ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVFUQTR3QJATXMKMZAE3A56C6I.jpg?auth=4d33e7cc0278b7ac220d99f32d5c89967557edefc94f0e51fd686053064fbac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Aldridge in San Sebastián during his time with Real Sociedad. Photograph: Allsport]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People in Ireland are the kindest people I’ve ever met’: Rosie O’Donnell takes over for Jimmy Kimmel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/20/people-in-ireland-are-the-kindest-people-ive-ever-met-rosie-odonnell-takes-over-for-jimmy-kimmel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/20/people-in-ireland-are-the-kindest-people-ive-ever-met-rosie-odonnell-takes-over-for-jimmy-kimmel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Connor ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rosie O’Donnell returns to the US from Ireland to host Jimmy Kimmel Live ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLZKZ4YJDJFFNK2S74DCWHS35U.jpg?auth=d07488b4d8ec293f09e6d66f7ec6fe071ffd56077c49477875966682145d362a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The comedian moved to Sandymount, Co Dublin, in January 2025, before Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as US president. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jamie McCarthy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to Britain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/19/prince-harry-and-meghan-to-relocate-back-to-britain-say-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/19/prince-harry-and-meghan-to-relocate-back-to-britain-say-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[​Couple and their two children to live somewhere outside London, six years after they ⁠stepped down from royal ‌duties]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:55:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUTA6DEJQGYA3WK7PHICVCFXJY.jpg?auth=1704d93cf8086a565ed15ae10f9c16ef23a8f03b8b113f1d515879b2c77ca6e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry and Meghan will not live in a royal residence and will remain non-working royals. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAA asks Minister to formally increase Dublin Airport passenger cap to 40m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/daa-asks-minister-to-formally-increase-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-to-40m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/daa-asks-minister-to-formally-increase-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-to-40m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Law enabling Minister to alter limit requires airport operator to seek order]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:49:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37HFAUFAVEXO7GMOZ72JLSEQ5Y.jpg?auth=004d1063a6ad5d1a73bca98c7d34947f80a6ce152d7c3a86137850b2002b6215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Airport has asked Minster for Transport Darragh O'Brien to increase its passenger limit. Photograph: Dominic McGrath/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic McGrath</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kalpana hangs on to complete York Group One double for jockey Colin Keane ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/20/kalpana-hangs-on-to-complete-york-group-one-double-for-jockey-colin-keane/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/20/kalpana-hangs-on-to-complete-york-group-one-double-for-jockey-colin-keane/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trainer Andrew Balding narrows gap on Aidan O’Brien in race for British trainers’ title]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E3MNCQFWJIOBSJGIJF7YQLWKA.jpg?auth=f75d8fb00b2a9b47a34eb27d5b2864619dc5e0f6746ba79960801bc97a3a1f52&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Keane, riding Kalpana (pink cap), wins the Legends Global Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse on Thursday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Israel envoy tells settlers not to take land owned by Palestinian Americans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/trumps-israel-envoy-tells-settlers-not-to-take-land-owned-by-palestinian-americans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/trumps-israel-envoy-tells-settlers-not-to-take-land-owned-by-palestinian-americans/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mike Huckabee says militant Israeli settlers taking part in a siege ​of homes in the occupied West Bank could face US sanctions ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:35:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KYCQ3Y6IYYSCFQMFLEOKQW4LVA.jpg?auth=6fa1ba28a5b809a8f8912767b2efe83976d777e8e8f397ff076b5dd23f1faa68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US-Palestinian dual citizen Loui Ridi, whose home in the West Bank village of Qusra is besieged by Israeli settlers. Photograph: Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ilia Yefimovich</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/us-long-term-bonds-slide-as-bessent-intervention-fails-to-soothe-investors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/us-long-term-bonds-slide-as-bessent-intervention-fails-to-soothe-investors/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to ‘at least double’ purchases of securities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:07:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WEMAGBCEZR6WS4JJJK55MZCJAU.jpg?auth=050b2592f363c1db06c02b3466198193d01f17dd16370c7a0f87418f783204c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday there was “a very good chance” that the US would begin to lower its fiscal deficit.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of growing carrots rising faster than retail prices, industry group warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/cost-of-growing-carrots-rising-faster-than-retail-prices-industry-group-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/cost-of-growing-carrots-rising-faster-than-retail-prices-industry-group-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carrots are Ireland’s most purchased vegetable, with retail sales of about 52,000 tonnes annually]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:04:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSKPYXIIONGM7J23CP4N2MNCAI.jpg?auth=0d64b024c331d7799936acbb3f1343ce2f19ca1c5e4b286a26dd770bb64efa8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrots are Ireland’s most purchased vegetable, with retail sales of about 52,000 tonnes annually and a market value of about €66 million. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hispanolistic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you too late for campus accommodation? What should you do now?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/are-you-too-late-for-campus-accommodation-what-should-you-do-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/are-you-too-late-for-campus-accommodation-what-should-you-do-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On-campus housing can be both expensive and difficult to secure]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6WLJL6KXRFITP3O6JP7TOYXAA.jpg?auth=84dee84cce7d8d0f54687c2298f0a51b6f0cf3cc66de05b1aeb5a016a2a45ad0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The social contract of what it means to be a young person and a student in Ireland is just getting decimated at the moment.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mediaphotos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbie Butler appointed Northern Ireland Minister for Health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/robbie-butler-to-be-northern-irelands-next-health-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/robbie-butler-to-be-northern-irelands-next-health-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UUP politician succeeds party colleague Mike Nesbitt, who resigned after clash with party leader over Coleraine hospital issue]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:59:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EFIUTVIOMFCHIJA54TFN2XBVU.jpg?auth=0483b028b8f564fe0084d5a405a2630dcf11cfbd8432fabd7fd5d151a94b2fc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster Unionist Party MLA Robbie Butler has been appointed Northern Ireland Minister for Health. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M9 crash: Society ‘must never glorify wild behaviour’, says bishop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/m9-crash-society-must-never-glorify-wild-behaviour-says-bishop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/m9-crash-society-must-never-glorify-wild-behaviour-says-bishop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bishop Denis Nulty says crash ‘a sharp reminder that all of us share an enormous responsibility when we sit behind a wheel’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:53:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SUPDUKTUEFKN5EAMFBXOD5J6BQ.jpg?auth=2edec16adbf1b20573e8ad5d488aec3809011238eac743b651db00b8296b5512&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 on Sunday morning. The bishop of Kildare and Leighlin said he shares the 'widespread revulsion, upset and anger' at what happened. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump warns of economic consequences for countries supporting Iran ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/trump-warns-of-economic-consequences-for-countries-supporting-iran/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/trump-warns-of-economic-consequences-for-countries-supporting-iran/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanishka Singh, Jana Choukeir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tehran’s foreign minister responds by saying US ‘economic terrorism’ threatens global economy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:48:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UYODFKW4QW4CRLKGM2XJVTFVE.jpg?auth=0f013298f3ba5c3b58f96f0fd13f17f091430f1f543192a3c94e057dd180cc30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iranian people walk past an anti-US mural in Tehran earlier this week]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abedin Taherkenareh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork camogie’s Sorcha McCartan: ‘I definitely have no plans to go away’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/21/cork-camogies-sorcha-mccartan-i-definitely-have-no-plans-to-go-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/21/cork-camogies-sorcha-mccartan-i-definitely-have-no-plans-to-go-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having considered sitting out the 2026 season, the Down-born star player is all in for 2027]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:36:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L26SZ6PGAZQFKWQJD3JMJYBXNM.jpg?auth=8ba9b72f2c4d575d633c8ad80082185e2b367cee5b77b5cf9037aad6ca4f76f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sorcha McCartan in action for Cork against Galway in the All-Ireland camogie final earlier this month. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine-hour Russian missile and drone attack kills 16 in Kyiv and surrounding area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/20/russian-ballistic-missiles-kill-at-least-six-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/20/russian-ballistic-missiles-kill-at-least-six-in-kyiv-and-surrounding-region/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Flynn in Kyiv and Anna Pruchnicka in Gdansk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parts of Ukrainian capital left without power]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZREMFUSTKLDDEWFJ23HZAJY2E.jpg?auth=15a1852dcfcfdee1048073e8dcaad364f9b3d7e342fe431a7ead060694b2f162&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A boy looks at a damaged residential building following a Russian strike in Kyiv on Thursday. Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tetiana Dzhafarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CUH crisis shows State is at difficult crossroads on healthcare funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/20/cuh-crisis-shows-state-is-at-difficult-crossroads-on-healthcare-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/20/cuh-crisis-shows-state-is-at-difficult-crossroads-on-healthcare-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:22:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZPWQ635YXXTLEBCYXQMGVRO3V4.jpg?auth=62d14be544d996094655e2340cb223d5591b9c97ae0a5405478f4c4f0d696fef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork University Hospital's chief executive warned the HSE that delays in approving posts and restrictions on recruitment were resulting in increased patient-safety risks. Photograph: Google Street View]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace Lynch’s father tells of near miss with scrambler bike months after daughter’s death]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/grace-lynchs-father-tells-of-near-miss-with-scrambler-bike-months-after-daughters-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/grace-lynchs-father-tells-of-near-miss-with-scrambler-bike-months-after-daughters-death/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda liasion officer told Martin Lynch camera not working on road in which encounter took place ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVKSL2D4LIEUXK6W7BKVW4RJJQ.jpg?auth=d16a123b7d3495f6c59eeacb31b5317e88d021050b4e24e704e0820fde79102b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I know what happened to my daughter, and I wouldn’t like it to happen to anybody else.' Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Original home of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish castle is immortalised in verse as the site of gruesome deeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/20/mark-zuckerbergs-irish-castle-is-immortalised-in-verse-as-the-site-of-gruesome-deeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/20/mark-zuckerbergs-irish-castle-is-immortalised-in-verse-as-the-site-of-gruesome-deeds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Gasping shrieks’ of victims could be heard from the fortress that once stood on the land of Strancally Castle, Co Waterford]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:53:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJXS7AOM75GPPLR3YI33JSS52E.jpg?auth=c55d758be6a289957ca2e293633357a7aa150aae5e2cfbc147e748cce8e9c706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Strancally Castle, Co Waterford, has been purchased by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/20/dublin-care-workers-strike-ends-after-labour-court-recommends-letting-pay-review-proceed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/20/dublin-care-workers-strike-ends-after-labour-court-recommends-letting-pay-review-proceed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:17:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2RR7UA7HVCQZHPMKV2K525RBE.JPG?auth=96f7d7c22a55addb89062a0ed34e1a731dca5cb506a3cf2212715ee714886f03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers from Northside Home Care Services in Coolock protesting outside the Dáil in March. 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[Iranian man accused of carrying out arson attack at Dublin mosque sent forward for trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/iranian-man-accused-of-carrying-out-arson-attack-at-dublin-mosque-sent-forward-for-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/iranian-man-accused-of-carrying-out-arson-attack-at-dublin-mosque-sent-forward-for-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He told gardaí he was opposed to sharia law and did not care if children died in fire, it is alleged]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:01:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QQG5IUDKBEKVBBTGZ55MFUTCU.JPG?auth=d770386b3318c0b29edffe8328d2ea8e1a6b03e824cd454851f71869cbba026e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saeid Khosroabadi has been remanded in custody. Photograph: Tom Tuite]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Tuite</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food & Drink Quiz: Which grape must be used to produce Barolo wine?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/20/food-drink-quiz-which-grape-must-be-used-to-produce-barolo-wine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/20/food-drink-quiz-which-grape-must-be-used-to-produce-barolo-wine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Bowe, Greg Bowe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which grain product is made by boiling wheat before drying and cracking it?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLSP46KDENFRBGSQ7PMO5TVUVA.jpg?auth=4fba4b45b9090a17b72d4991aa47b520a95fb2ecdd1aa0b74dbd655e0807fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Howard Oates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáil recall over fuel interventions ‘under review’, says Burke]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/dail-recall-over-fuel-interventions-under-review-says-burke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/dail-recall-over-fuel-interventions-under-review-says-burke/</guid><description><![CDATA[Middle East conflict leaves Government in ‘very uncertain, uncharted territory again’, Minister says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:44:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XW5QZJDNP2MAHCNMYBP3SY5STQ.jpg?auth=6ddefbe3e030d22e343669bcf734ec9a097ea23d565901ceab8f2dafb5b5a6a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An excise cut of 32c on a litre of diesel and 27c for petrol is due to be phased out from September. Photograph: Joe Giddens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulrich Siegmund: AfD’s scent specialist smells victory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/20/ulrich-siegmund-afds-scent-specialist-smells-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/20/ulrich-siegmund-afds-scent-specialist-smells-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Right-wing candidate could be on course for one of the greatest political upsets in postwar German history]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:37:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77VIXOAZHZFBPAB3QFCDIBUA6Y.jpg?auth=894bc41ecbbb620ea5de641c8c80bda5ed3e1b338f2ca3aab1c2d268dc336a64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany, poses with a supporter. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa drop skipper Siya Kolisi for opening Test against New Zealand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/20/south-africa-drop-skipper-siya-kolisi-for-opening-test-against-new-zealand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/20/south-africa-drop-skipper-siya-kolisi-for-opening-test-against-new-zealand/</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul de Villiers starts at blindside flanker with Kolisi missing out after struggling for fitness in build-up]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:08:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VKILUM6XVCMVNEX4QELNIQHBU.jpg?auth=c03b721092641b2e1135c73aca267f01f2ef6d231b007df1a756952eb1541954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul de Villiers will start at blindside flanker for South Africa in the first Test against New Zealand. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert results: Life isn’t about exams, fractions or poets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/leaving-cert-results-life-isnt-about-exams-fractions-or-poets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/leaving-cert-results-life-isnt-about-exams-fractions-or-poets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times will publish a special supplement for those navigating one of the most important milestones in Irish education ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:51:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEDKD6SAJBGSPBB2HNZF2QG63U.jpg?auth=c5a22e648cac7f56fe255e1eca2aa1e40ce5748eee2541d74001a331d8095f5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Certificate results become available to students on Friday, August 21st. Photograph: iStock
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bychykhin_Olexandr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Rail commuters faced long delays after signalling failure in Dublin      ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/20/irish-rail-warns-of-long-delays-in-dublin-as-a-result-of-signalling-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/20/irish-rail-warns-of-long-delays-in-dublin-as-a-result-of-signalling-failure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Services resume following outage affecting an area from Lansdowne Road to Donabate ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:51:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BOZOEB65UNHK3LRAICR2A73BZY.jpg?auth=2d6ceb8be8d71b45cc53f6ec23a8562469f6b955c0f3c8f737652216e9c5b38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Rail said staff were working to resolve the issues. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shona McCarthy named as new Arts Council director ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/20/shona-mccarthy-named-as-new-arts-council-director/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/20/shona-mccarthy-named-as-new-arts-council-director/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Edinburgh Festival Fringe organiser appointed to role]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:50:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSIQ7RCRDBEYFM2U4KD7X5Y3FI.jpg?auth=6c027c04ce7d32e0200f4d244a18f6350df7a7909f62dc5136c899449ad3a541&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shona McCarthy has been appointed as the new director of the Arts Council]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film and TV director John Irvin dies aged 86]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/20/film-and-tv-director-john-irvin-dies-aged-86/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/20/film-and-tv-director-john-irvin-dies-aged-86/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy director said MI6 ‘took an interest’ in him but he was too left wing to be involved in espionage ‘hanky-panky’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:37:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37MKVQKSK5OIRCPBATFEZBF3IY.jpg?auth=6ead7a3e0406e2344bb57eaec578738d9efdf9001f04ac3d0068a98f06522c90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Irvin with Gabriel Byrne and Mia Farrow at the Savoy cinema in Dublin for the world premier of his 1994 film Widow's Peak, which was filmed in Ireland. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father of one died from stab wound to the body after incident on Cork street, inquest told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/father-of-one-died-from-stab-wound-to-the-body-after-incident-on-cork-street-inquest-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/father-of-one-died-from-stab-wound-to-the-body-after-incident-on-cork-street-inquest-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oleksandr Zhyvystkyi moved to Ireland from Ukraine five years ago and worked as a metal fabricator]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHHAKJKWFFH2PKHHXYXLVRHWX4.jfif?auth=d933efb0f4f94dd768d7becafc08c47b66a8fc39d26292477f62a05eafaec2ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí at the scene of the fatal stabbing of Oleksandr Zhyvytskyi near Knapp's Square in Cork in March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M9 crash: Pavee Point calls for compassion amid ‘vile and racist’ comments about Travellers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/pavee-point-decries-vile-and-racist-social-media-abuse-of-travellers-since-m9-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/pavee-point-decries-vile-and-racist-social-media-abuse-of-travellers-since-m9-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I can understand people’s anger and frustration, but this could happen to any cohort of people in Irish society,’ Martin Collins says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:05:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7W7O54FNZD6JMYBJS7W3GOQ55I.jpg?auth=c0bac7a07f05ed38f110e26c6f0af6118e4330cc6c27ef25eb3913e6d5634982&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene on the M9 northbound at Junction 3 in Co Kildare after the crash on Sunday in which five teenagers lost their lives. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why government debt matters: bond investors, yields and their impact on the economy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/20/how-the-32tn-us-treasury-market-influences-the-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/20/how-the-32tn-us-treasury-market-influences-the-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aruni Soni]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bond yields can affect everything from how much you pay on student or car loans to the housing market]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:28:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HJKYTQUINERLCDJWPUAI6OJXM.jpg?auth=5648376999e4ec00f54c45f2803a2e93fd58f09ad1609f1d847aa349465d7ce2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Interest rates in government bond markets indicate investor sentiment on risk. Photograph: Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG buyout offer of €1.2bn set to be rejected, board warns investors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/icg-buyout-offer-set-to-be-rejected-board-warns-investors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/icg-buyout-offer-set-to-be-rejected-board-warns-investors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early proxy votes indicate management-led offer for ferry operator could be turned down]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:25:25 +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[Irish Continental Group shares closed down 3.6% at €7 in Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smithsonian Museum targeted by Trump administration as culture war plays out across US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/20/smithsonian-museum-targeted-by-trump-administration-as-culture-war-plays-out-across-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/20/smithsonian-museum-targeted-by-trump-administration-as-culture-war-plays-out-across-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saving America’s Story, a 162-page report released last month by the White House, has horrified some historians]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:16:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZOYRSRYO2BE3XBKSAV77PRHHYU.jpg?auth=9f41a2aefc8596bb961d706f047ecb24c10c7a3dbbee7f1edcd6f1ffc824fcd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man at an exhibition at the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building in June. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[File to be sent to DPP over death of man struck by bus in Dublin city in February]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/file-to-be-sent-to-dpp-over-death-of-man-struck-by-bus-in-dublin-city-in-february/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/20/file-to-be-sent-to-dpp-over-death-of-man-struck-by-bus-in-dublin-city-in-february/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Separately, file also being sent over a three-year-old who died after being struck by a car in Finglas in March]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEH73BC34JDR3AR2N6DHUB46OQ.png?auth=291158ceb190f9ae65c0c62d12774cdce9a10f500a7f4b0e5dbfc2fc3cea4ac7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frank Daly (85) was on foot when he was struck on North Earl Street in February]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tanker off Yemen ‘boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/tanker-off-yemen-boarded-by-armed-people-diverted-towards-somalia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/tanker-off-yemen-boarded-by-armed-people-diverted-towards-somalia/</guid><description><![CDATA[United Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade ‌Operations says tanker was travelling in the Gulf of Aden]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:08:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SZROZB6YJRCZ5PM3AMXZPYJG4Q.jpg?auth=908d55279f0d99155efe486a9f1eaebbb9bb5b06cc7224f969f627c5a2b8a279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A file photograph of boats off Yemen's coast in the Gulf of Aden on August 6th. Photograph:  by AFP via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiosrú sends file to DPP over Dublin man’s death after interaction with gardaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/fiosru-sends-file-to-dpp-over-dublin-mans-death-after-interaction-with-gardai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/fiosru-sends-file-to-dpp-over-dublin-mans-death-after-interaction-with-gardai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Butler (51) died after an incident on O’Connell Street in August 2025 ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:55:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A75P4OUXF756NPW62JYU5LZI5A.jpg?auth=6641aa502c296b301fd7a7ab263928ff36d02a5d256c565b2016111b3646c533&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A framed picture of Paul Butler (51) being carried at his funeral in Marino, Dublin, last August. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish labour force nears 3m as employment continues to rise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/irish-labour-force-nears-3m-as-employment-continues-to-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/irish-labour-force-nears-3m-as-employment-continues-to-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of people working or seeking work rose to 2.99 million in second quarter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:48:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIEATYDRWVD3VP2VOBQV6NN5JA.jpg?auth=f4bcfb62fa63eda8db4cd6cb0a8f0a94cbc7a7e8a7ec706ca90b2251c3e4681e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite slowing global growth and increased geopolitical uncertainty, employment increased by 21,200 (0.8 per cent) to 2.84 million. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Bradbury</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe has no choice but to wish Marco Rubio well, even if it is through gritted teeth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/20/europe-has-no-choice-but-to-wish-marco-rubio-well-even-if-it-is-through-gritted-teeth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/20/europe-has-no-choice-but-to-wish-marco-rubio-well-even-if-it-is-through-gritted-teeth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Janan Ganesh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:34:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OOPWHNJUTWOR7TRECA6UGIFN4.jpg?auth=a7357a54daccdf3749c8822a34990b699cc5f34aaa5fafc7ee0d807e7c720fe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio personifies a dilemma for Europe. Photograph: Eric Lee/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s second-hand housing market under pressure as properties for sale drop ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/20/second-hand-housing-market-under-acute-pressure-as-properties-for-sale-falls-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/20/second-hand-housing-market-under-acute-pressure-as-properties-for-sale-falls-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People seeking homes at more affordable end of market more dramatically impacted, Sherry FitzGerald says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FRI5KAT22BBZLNBPMJVVM55V3U.jpg?auth=bf5e51bd830cd7d640292740eaa54b55e9c5c5c832677a0149658a5f25a90f0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of homes available below €350,000 fell almost 10 per cent year on year to 5,676 in July, according to Sherry FitzGerald. Photograph: David Dear/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Construction Photography/Avalon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vigil to be held for three sisters and boy (7) injured in M9 motorway crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/vigil-to-be-held-for-three-sisters-and-boy-7-injured-in-m9-motorway-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/vigil-to-be-held-for-three-sisters-and-boy-7-injured-in-m9-motorway-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke, Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GoFundMe appeal has raised more than €500,000 to help with medical expenses]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:28:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIS5JQNPNYTEIIWJ5PCQ7IRXKE.jpg?auth=ce5a53db5c9fb0db245cfe4449670cbd558ba7b48fb872d9dd00e67fc71cbf8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The four family members were making their way to Dublin Airport to attend a family wedding in England when the collision occurred. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Heydon ‘open’ to introducing animal food transport scheme for farmers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/martin-heydon-open-to-introducing-animal-food-transport-scheme-for-farmers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/martin-heydon-open-to-introducing-animal-food-transport-scheme-for-farmers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Support may not be made available until next year]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:53:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SV2UVQ54C5ERPH56BDUWVGZMDM.JPG?auth=c3b6ca1c02bdc5222de9f9af6177781c10b080fe3d1e47e2a0d1b9ecd7160fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Farmers Association has raised concerns that a period of hot and dry weather this year has limited the growth of grass. 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[Who was Jason Arday and why are there calls for a public inquiry into his death?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-was-jason-arday-and-why-are-there-calls-for-a-public-inquiry-into-his-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-was-jason-arday-and-why-are-there-calls-for-a-public-inquiry-into-his-death/</guid><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:44:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJW72NVWOB7WNHBF3RAKNJPAA4.jpg?auth=d520c2d1736bf4aed48d7a1e38923417dffc815a881336b2f9a0ec3d6e2827f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo of late Cambridge professor Jason Arday is pictured along with floral tributes following his death at age 41 on August 14. 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Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">XtockImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry and Meghan: The controversies, key moments and conflicts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/20/harry-and-meghan-the-controversies-key-moments-and-conflicts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/20/harry-and-meghan-the-controversies-key-moments-and-conflicts/</guid><description><![CDATA[The couple plan to relocate to the UK this month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LSLT6JDFHXUOOFGZ3MWISZUBU.jpg?auth=b0859829a0ba5dfc1d237e66cccbc12f7aea2a44c6e7a77ee75efadd73033388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The duke and duchess of Sussex and their two children will reportedly live in a non-royal residence outside London. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Turkey criticise Israeli attack on Syria ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/us-and-turkey-criticise-israeli-attack-on-syria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/20/us-and-turkey-criticise-israeli-attack-on-syria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Turkey has accused ⁠Israel of trying to destabilise Syria and undermine its new administration]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:51:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NASXHCLZOA2POOUMXBIZ5I4MGA.jpg?auth=9aeee08404e8a99f749207d9c89647f5763918d0f03358c9b091be91d46fe2cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa rejects full normalisation of ties with Israel and maintains Syria's claim to the Golan Heights. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Epa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Verstappen signs new Red Bull contract to stay in Formula One until 2030 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/20/max-verstappen-signs-new-red-bull-contract-to-stay-in-formula-one-until-2030/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/20/max-verstappen-signs-new-red-bull-contract-to-stay-in-formula-one-until-2030/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards in Zandvoort]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-time world champion had been linked with Mercedes and McLaren]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:47:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQJGD2GXBJFZIUCBMJO72ZFNYU.jpg?auth=06e5f907b22a168e4a73b45f1dea53ece540e2018c20df8a08f47782c9289217&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull amd will continue his partnership with team principal Laurent Mekies. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Thompson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg buys Strancally Castle in Co Waterford ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/2026/08/20/meta-boss-mark-zuckerberg-buys-co-waterford-castle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/2026/08/20/meta-boss-mark-zuckerberg-buys-co-waterford-castle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech billionaire and wife acquire Strancally Castle in off-market transaction]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJXS7AOM75GPPLR3YI33JSS52E.jpg?auth=c55d758be6a289957ca2e293633357a7aa150aae5e2cfbc147e748cce8e9c706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Strancally Castle in Co Waterford now belongs to Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí routinely question journalists in bid to identify confidential sources, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/gardai-routinely-question-journalists-in-bid-to-identify-confidential-sources-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/gardai-routinely-question-journalists-in-bid-to-identify-confidential-sources-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Legislation should be introduced to protect rights of journalists, Irish Council for Civil Liberties says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:18:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETR5P2WFSFDXTJVRYWTFVCXZTY.jpg?auth=57c90efc2bc175b9fd287476ecfcde3a76a67556256c2c02ee47a0dc81ac4759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most of the study participants who said they had been questioned by gardaí about their sources said the interviews were done voluntarily. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have your say: What do you think can be done to prevent wrong-way motorway driving?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/have-your-say-what-do-you-think-can-be-done-to-prevent-wrong-way-motorway-driving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/have-your-say-what-do-you-think-can-be-done-to-prevent-wrong-way-motorway-driving/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí have begun specialist pursuit training with a British police force but can more be done?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:15:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRS4EHM4GFE65L4HVPH53GERZU.jpg?auth=7516684a236fdf9fb9799cbea854a208a540fc485ac89cac29deb06211dd91ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graphic: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[JD Sports cuts profit outlook as US sales slump ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/jd-sports-cuts-profit-outlook-as-us-sales-slump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/jd-sports-cuts-profit-outlook-as-us-sales-slump/</guid><description><![CDATA[Second-quarter sales see steeper decline   ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:12:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAT5UCSF4K2UMN4JV6CHLXQZ4U.jpg?auth=ad669c58f119b05a37ca45342da77375eed9205db0225f573abeb8542c5364f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JD Sports Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Founder of collapsed Chinese property giant given life sentence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/founder-of-collapsed-chinese-property-giant-given-life-sentence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/founder-of-collapsed-chinese-property-giant-given-life-sentence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Hale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan jailed following developer’s default almost five years ago]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GKPPNI2GKFA6LOINE75R5ZK5OU.jpg?auth=befceaa64ad5e683462b2c016c07622b980d5ff2969e2761f8fdb7deabc8a561&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Chinese court has sentenced Evergrande founder and chairman Hui Ka Yan to life in prison almost five years after the Chinese property developer collapsed. Photograph: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTB awards €6,500 in damages to tenant after ‘traumatic’ incident ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/20/rtb-awards-6500-in-damages-to-tenant-after-traumatic-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/20/rtb-awards-6500-in-damages-to-tenant-after-traumatic-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brendan Wall said he was detained by gardaí after landlord Noel Larkin claimed man was trying to break into rented home]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5HLTKSZKVH43GBQKL2D3NCRKI.JPG?auth=78f044cb72ee3ac493573c4aa2805df49fdbc3c09db7552d9c2f30e5775f62cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Landlord Noel Larkin changed the locks on a rented property while tenant Brendan Wall was out, claiming he had assumed the tenant had vacated the property. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men injured in Co Kilkenny motorcycle crash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/two-men-injured-in-co-kilkenny-motorcycle-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/two-men-injured-in-co-kilkenny-motorcycle-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collision happened on Wednesday night outside Ballyragget]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:32:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUEDVPN4RJHLLIP3QOY2CTKZZ4.jpg?auth=60a704b13a9ae6a7180465b43e812de6c4b40a136ed16ad74c8fc21c90a39cb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The road near Coole, Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, was closed for a technical examination by Garda specialists. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A beneficiary in my cousin’s will doesn’t exist; who gets their share?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/a-beneficiary-in-my-cousins-will-doesnt-exist-who-gets-their-share/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/a-beneficiary-in-my-cousins-will-doesnt-exist-who-gets-their-share/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Executor needs to be very sure this person does not exist and then the precise wording of the will is crucial
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C74IQNDLLVFDLFLPMKOZOZ562M.jpg?auth=c6ce2019ace7ea745a6c39b01df0a4406b13aef30040f76b08ca090e80bb25fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The executor, with legal advice, needs to ensure that the estate is divided in accordance with the terms of the will. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">seb_ra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s main mortuary operating at double capacity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/20/dublins-main-mortuary-operating-at-double-capacity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/20/dublins-main-mortuary-operating-at-double-capacity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Funeral directors’ association chief warns staff are working in ‘less than ideal’ conditions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:59:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BM5MLGXQFFDTXH4JHIZ3LLBFPM.png?auth=d8246c04d470237e1d3a4b1d89c98b84655a31099ca44c47ddbb2fcb04403926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Mortuary in Whitehall: Fintan Cooney is calling for a proper mortuary facility in Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central African Republic unlicensed gold mine collapses, killing more than 100]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/20/central-african-republic-artisanal-gold-mine-collapses-killing-more-than-100/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/20/central-african-republic-artisanal-gold-mine-collapses-killing-more-than-100/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eromo Egbejule in Cotonou, news agencies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Landslide happened in the village of Zamboye, near the border with Cameroon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:40:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F4D4K6JYBBM3HSIPKRWPBKM5U.jpg?auth=5bb36d59925491f5e2426f2e6db5a10f6643f1a358c346ebd6f1d118b3906db0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Small-scale unlicensed mines are common in Central African Republic and other parts of the continent as people try to eke out a living amid high unemployment. Photograph: Thierry Bresilion/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump vow to control spending undone as US national debt hits a record $40 trillion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/us-national-debt-has-hit-a-record-40-trillion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/us-national-debt-has-hit-a-record-40-trillion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Rappeport]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overall debt burden has doubled in the 10 years since Trump first came to office as president]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:31:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J4MWRAFXXQNDS7SM36FXLS6TAA.jpg?auth=4982c5feef2eb31360cc71f222d28c30d082772d24c694f2b1e65e8751ccb093&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An electronic display shows the national debt in Washington, DC. The US national debt exceeded a record $40 trillion. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mandel Ngan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liechtenstein changes its heir ways after 400 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/20/liechtenstein-changes-its-heir-ways-after-400-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/20/liechtenstein-changes-its-heir-ways-after-400-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Principality six times smaller than Dublin has been a slower mover on women’s rights]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:01:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2ZCMDO5ZIYXE6ZTQ3WKJ4B74Y.jpg?auth=2807bbb53298584a1b13308a94227cb24b993abe20fcbf466a7ed314ae0380ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People gather below Vaduz Castle, the official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein, during the country's National Day celebrations last Saturday. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/20/short-on-land-long-on-vision-dutch-lead-the-way-on-food-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/20/short-on-land-long-on-vision-dutch-lead-the-way-on-food-production/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Gibbons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JK22HYMC2JCOFC27PITO6RSLXI.jpeg?auth=c4efec07470464963d3ed45726a40462050b84c5cb058ac857502671be947047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[René Kalter, manager of the Voorhof Nursery in the Netherlands, which produces 16 million cucumbers annually]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil advances as Trump takes aim at Iran’s economy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/20/oil-advances-as-trump-takes-aim-at-irans-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/20/oil-advances-as-trump-takes-aim-at-irans-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rong Wei Neo and Nicholas Lua]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Economic warfare’ intended to crush Iran’s economy]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:38:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2YHF7Q2RDPHF2A5CMNEEQPUOM.jpg?auth=26c6145851f85a2fb252f1353457d6b7f86f0358ddaaf6979f544bbf2e7bcd64&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ships near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a plane near the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: Tomas Munita/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tomas Munita</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Results point to tricky waters for ICG and property experts debate the big issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/results-point-to-tricky-waters-for-icg-and-property-experts-debate-the-big-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/results-point-to-tricky-waters-for-icg-and-property-experts-debate-the-big-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:34:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUYRPFLJXPHHB2LJBJXEW2QIW4.jpg?auth=097b4e9ca239238668439881deaca92024b2e84d5b0594bbe2d2bf2059efb1d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sales rose strongly but profits fell in the first half of the year at Irish Continental. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Moderna’s new cancer vaccine and how big a breakthrough is it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/20/what-is-modernas-new-cancer-vaccine-and-how-big-a-breakthrough-is-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/20/what-is-modernas-new-cancer-vaccine-and-how-big-a-breakthrough-is-it/</guid><description><![CDATA[ Cancer vaccine approach may change how the disease is treated more broadly, experts say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:33:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUHPE2H2YQKNZJTSDP6WEBS2OQ.jpg?auth=d11ece9d034590a757187fe93ff308b6fa9c2198b0d9f3029027d11f3b0160fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Merck and Moderna’s treatment, ⁠known as intismeran autogene, involves activating the immune system with up to nine ⁠doses of Merck’s immunotherapy drug Keytruda.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carnage on the motorway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/carnage-on-the-motorway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/carnage-on-the-motorway/</guid><description><![CDATA[Enough with the platitudes – it’s time for action]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s housing policy needs greater coherence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/irelands-housing-policy-needs-greater-coherence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/irelands-housing-policy-needs-greater-coherence/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need more homes of every tenure: homes to buy, homes to rent, social homes and cost-rental homes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pundits and politicians kept in check by Hannigan and Lord]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/pundits-and-politicians-kept-in-check-by-hannigan-and-lord/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/pundits-and-politicians-kept-in-check-by-hannigan-and-lord/</guid><description><![CDATA[Journalists on top of their game as they highlight irrational statements]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Community action can help deliver clever uses for spaces in derelict towns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/community-action-can-help-deliver-clever-uses-for-spaces-in-derelict-towns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/community-action-can-help-deliver-clever-uses-for-spaces-in-derelict-towns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Preservation orders should encourage owners to restore and repurpose older properties]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Cars, not online shopping, are the real reason Ireland’s town centres are dying, reader argues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/cars-not-online-shopping-are-the-real-reason-irelands-town-centres-are-dying-reader-argues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/cars-not-online-shopping-are-the-real-reason-irelands-town-centres-are-dying-reader-argues/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aisling Judge argues that car dependence has made town centres less attractive and encouraged services to move outside them]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Being wrong is part of the job. I thought Katie Taylor might not sell out Croke Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/20/croke-parks-concerts-soccer-matches-and-boxing-bouts-benefit-gaa-members-across-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/20/croke-parks-concerts-soccer-matches-and-boxing-bouts-benefit-gaa-members-across-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosting Premier League teams and musicians makes perfect business sense for association]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GGXBPKDAXJL4EBRSFDDVEOSTU4.jpg?auth=fae6aa2b5f756a34e2f7219f10b3cd48384f9bbecbf8d8e5c4b663102af7a3b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United played Leeds United in Croke Park. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We reached ‘peak-woke’ in 2020-2023. Today that looks ridiculous]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/good-riddance-to-woke-10-but-was-any-of-it-necessary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/good-riddance-to-woke-10-but-was-any-of-it-necessary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Participants subtly try to distance themselves from their 2020-2023 behaviour in shaping groupthink mindset]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SRZ6VMF2NDI5LPZNV2TXNWHYY.jpg?auth=fa6057b7e1deb7832c621df24656ecb85e91259e9f18e867198af116f0e6638b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sláintecare is meant to move us towards universal healthcare, so why has this not happened?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/slaintecare-is-meant-to-move-us-towards-universal-healthcare-so-why-has-this-not-happened/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/slaintecare-is-meant-to-move-us-towards-universal-healthcare-so-why-has-this-not-happened/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles Balfe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Private health insurance firms are entrenched behind slick advertising, reminding people they will be safeguarded as long as they can pay]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEPMEANFLGYHXHDRDH4EMXEAYE.jpg?auth=3014a5235b335f89a658ce87f252a5023d8928eee96028fe0a9b6b09d2784c3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, figures show just under half of the Irish population, about 2.5 million people, have private health insurance despite its rapidly increasing cost. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul McNamara: ‘What’s happening in Irish athletics with the public is just phenomenal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/20/paul-mcnamara-whats-happening-in-irish-athletics-with-the-public-is-just-phenomenal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/20/paul-mcnamara-whats-happening-in-irish-athletics-with-the-public-is-just-phenomenal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Athletics Ireland’s high-performance director says funding, support and medal returns have all increased as the sport’s profile grows]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSMKLW4R4RCNRFS2U7DXCOXWHM.jpg?auth=d82d2143414bf0a8c93df60f1e1762dad93cdd8053f7fbb1466db97bf4786e4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke of Ireland celebrates with supporters after winning silver in the women’s 200m final during day four of the European Athletics Championships 2026 at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A parent’s guide to results day: This is not the time for ‘I told you so’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/a-parents-guide-to-results-day-this-is-not-the-time-for-i-told-you-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/a-parents-guide-to-results-day-this-is-not-the-time-for-i-told-you-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of disappointed students have always found a way forward]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OUXQ6XHN7RCRXODXCDM7OUES3A.jpg?auth=c1ea7ec99d95da6f28a53ee95c6c9730ebcf1ab4a8af8cd6a7a96df52c33d5aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When it comes to supporting a student when the results – good, bad or indifferent – come back, it can be hard to know what to do. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish doctor jailed in UK for sexually assaulting patients worked in Dublin care centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/irish-doctor-jailed-in-uk-for-sexually-assaulting-patients-worked-in-dublin-care-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/irish-doctor-jailed-in-uk-for-sexually-assaulting-patients-worked-in-dublin-care-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Michael’s House in Ballymun says it implemented all Medical Council safeguards and will be ‘reviewing for any lessons learned’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMXVPHRTODJMP3G4KPXQ7GLXNY.jpg?auth=5b6c2f0ea1fc94baac1eeab18ac7ee4a95a24393bc19cd4272160bf1d1647936&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Handout photo issued by Durham Constabulary of Dr Muhammad Iqbal, who has been jailed for 18 months at Newcastle Crown Court and placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years. Photograph: Durham Constabulary/PA Wire 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Durham Constabulary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant menus should show the environmental cost of the food they serve]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/restaurant-menus-should-show-the-environmental-cost-of-the-food-they-serve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/restaurant-menus-should-show-the-environmental-cost-of-the-food-they-serve/</guid><description><![CDATA[Food’s environmental footprint can tell customers more than its provenance, letter writer argues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Whatever we think about Afghanistan’s rulers, we should keep sport and politics separate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/whatever-we-think-about-afghanistans-rulers-we-should-keep-sport-and-politics-separate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/whatever-we-think-about-afghanistans-rulers-we-should-keep-sport-and-politics-separate/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s unlikely our refusal to compete against a team will lead to a regime’s downfall]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[Shamrock Rovers to consult Arsenal over Victor Ozhianvuna ahead of Conference League playoffs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/shamrock-rovers-to-consult-arsenal-over-victor-ozhianvuna-ahead-of-conference-league-playoffs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/20/shamrock-rovers-to-consult-arsenal-over-victor-ozhianvuna-ahead-of-conference-league-playoffs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teenager unavailable since May due to injury]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42GNMRPKWQXCYR6WI5OC3TKI7A.jpg?auth=15f36cc9a1a72576a7964a9e82ebda22dd322cd3030b99f7f689326199f4981e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victor Ozhianvuna is set to join Premier League champions Arsenal in January. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A yarn with a hitch: I was mortified when I learned who my glamorous fellow passenger was]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/a-yarn-with-a-hitch-i-was-mortified-when-i-learned-who-my-glamorous-fellow-passenger-was/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/a-yarn-with-a-hitch-i-was-mortified-when-i-learned-who-my-glamorous-fellow-passenger-was/</guid><description><![CDATA[It wasn’t Mary Poppins]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 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[M9 crash: What happened when? From attempted break-ins to the fatal collision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/m9-crash-what-happened-when-from-attempted-break-ins-to-fatal-collision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/20/m9-crash-what-happened-when-from-attempted-break-ins-to-fatal-collision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young males recorded attempting thefts in Athy appeared to be using same BMW involved in crash hours later]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +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 on the M9 northbound at Junction 3 in Co Kildare where five boys  died and four others were seriously injured after a head-on collision between two cars at about 3am on Sunday morning. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin heritage plaques: Who decides who gets recognition?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/20/dublin-heritage-plaques-who-decides-who-gets-recognition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/20/dublin-heritage-plaques-who-decides-who-gets-recognition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council programme recognises events and people, including the first Irish show by The Beatles to the Ballyfermot train ambush]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDI6WVP5UVG35LPDZG34UUEIWM.jpg?auth=6f66daa0454f37555acb03e56695cd83c006a957f28db0e869fd3d901a501999&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A commemorative plaque marks the birthplace and studio of stain-glass artist Harry Clarke at 33 North Frederick Street, Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simon Harris’s aide mocked teachers as work-shy and public as ‘racist’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/simon-harriss-aide-mocked-teachers-as-work-shy-and-public-as-racist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/20/simon-harriss-aide-mocked-teachers-as-work-shy-and-public-as-racist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Constituency chief John Kelly called Donald Trump a ‘moron’ and Prince Harry a ‘snowflake’ in social media posts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKKNNEY32ZERQFPRDPAUPMMVJQ.jpg?auth=319664ebd518990b4fe847ac8f22d822b5abe8f6c03f05edb59f461799ad05c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kelly, who works in the Tánaiste Simon Harris's office, called Britain's Prince Harry a 'snowflake'. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New era of climate obstruction requires pretending things are okay when clearly they are not]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/20/climate-obstruction-is-stronger-than-ever-despite-growing-need-for-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/20/climate-obstruction-is-stronger-than-ever-despite-growing-need-for-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennie Stephens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Misleading economic arguments position climate action as a threat to prosperity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2BKNNR4NBUBUVUPXGKG7W5RGY.jpg?auth=f4dab879b956ed4e706c2ae65bda6c0be8158446276f5557e411034f7592f92d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dry Danube: Visitors walk on riverbed exposed by low water levels on the Danube, one of Europe's main waterways, in Rasova, Romania earlier this month. Photograph: Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrei Pungovschi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If you build it, grifters will come, as sport becomes a plaything of the investment class]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/20/if-you-build-it-grifters-will-come-as-sport-becomes-a-plaything-of-the-investment-class/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/20/if-you-build-it-grifters-will-come-as-sport-becomes-a-plaything-of-the-investment-class/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heritage is being sold off to the highest bidders as best interests of fans are ignored]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSLRO3ADAZDIZC6ZLQTNTEA5SU.jpg?auth=70a27822c20d6e22f2372f7550ba3be8088ad118d204278ce3d5449a06b5543c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins take the field in Dyersville, Iowa. Photograph: Emilee Chinn/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Emilee Chinn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A golden age of mathematics may be at hand as AI enters the field ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/20/a-golden-age-of-mathematics-may-be-at-hand-as-ai-enters-the-field/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/20/a-golden-age-of-mathematics-may-be-at-hand-as-ai-enters-the-field/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI has solved problems that human mathematicians grappled in vain with for decades ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZJYSXIW5BBBRLUWEYBVWHJCFU.jpg?auth=756296a09efae9a35dac95165aed9756ebbbc69e8bf3e98e25cad6c21b8d78c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI has matched the best human maths brains and could soon outdo them. Photograph: Valerie Kuypers/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A strict approach to citizenship would be a policy of inclusion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/newton-emerson-a-strict-approach-to-citizenship-would-be-a-policy-of-inclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/20/newton-emerson-a-strict-approach-to-citizenship-would-be-a-policy-of-inclusion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Citizenship is mocked by near-identical forms of non-citizenship for non-citizens]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLTYDQIASXU3QXUVZJN7JQ54XU.jpg?auth=0de2e87a34175aafcf7d4bac628ab0b4128e736f9660065136c2af3cd8f0550c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry Adams: Confused thinking around citizenship. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: Does the sound of people chewing fill you with rage?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/20/emer-mclysaght-does-the-sound-of-people-chewing-fill-you-with-rage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/20/emer-mclysaght-does-the-sound-of-people-chewing-fill-you-with-rage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Misophonia, meaning ‘hatred of sound’, causes those affected to have strong emotional responses to specific noises ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JA6ZOCXV35DIVMXEAIBKQMPUGQ.jpg?auth=d569f78b850589ba79bffc9a47cafeccfa0cf0bf859e40e9574b547fbd2b29e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Does the sound of people chewing fill you with rage?]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen Zigic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I left Galway in 1971. Marion stayed. I visit now from Colombia and we relive the past]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/20/back-in-galway-memories-shared-with-my-cousin-stretch-so-far-back-they-can-feel-magical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/20/back-in-galway-memories-shared-with-my-cousin-stretch-so-far-back-they-can-feel-magical/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On a visit home from Colombia, I realise most of us are not truly gone forever]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFFLKVOVKBHLRM6MIOBASD576Q.png?auth=b89a6466eadec710a6fa4ebd4fe62c8e3904fdae4057392dc3953af75598e40f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Burke and his cousin Marion on their communion days]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can incoming students get the best out of their first year at college?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/how-can-incoming-students-get-the-best-out-of-their-first-year-at-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/20/how-can-incoming-students-get-the-best-out-of-their-first-year-at-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Making the library a second home can pay dividends when exams and assignments fall due]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NL26UJONGBDSHEVEXK6GTYEDYI.png?auth=f6570f2d52cd6a318aa4debfa81bd79629270dd1ede26fba2ef9bb36d9d86b45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caitríona Redmond's biggest piece of advice for mature third-level students is 'to embrace every single opportunity'.  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Jack Reacher could carry Tom Cruise around in a BabyBjörn. He should]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/20/this-reacher-could-carry-tom-cruise-around-in-a-babybjorn-he-should-do-that/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/20/this-reacher-could-carry-tom-cruise-around-in-a-babybjorn-he-should-do-that/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alan Ritchson moves down streets like an annoyed wall of beef in the new Prime Video series]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AETBIWG7DREC7NTJRW5XHXB3CY.jpg?auth=b65d82d693ea381a6a0305eddf999f14dbae14613a544c7e7bde80de1dc599ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reacher: the very, very, very big Alan Ritchson. Photograph: Jessica Kourkounis/Prime]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jessica Kourkounis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop! That! Train! review: RuPaul disaster-movie comedy is flimsy but far from a drag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/20/stop-that-train-review-rupaul-disaster-movie-comedy-is-flimsy-but-far-from-a-drag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/20/stop-that-train-review-rupaul-disaster-movie-comedy-is-flimsy-but-far-from-a-drag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The material works best when it leans into deadpan and visual incongruity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TBQKKQYD2GJU6DIYD4SZP5NWA.jpg?auth=5a0e22d7782697dcfe795b65b8417315500adb5fc086a50590ceb701fc059ead&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stop! That! Train!: RuPaul as President Judy Gagwell. Photograph: World of Wonder/Bleecker Street]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">World of Wonder/Bleecker Street</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Students prefer to work with books’: Is classroom tech worth it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/students-prefer-to-work-with-books-is-classroom-tech-worth-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/students-prefer-to-work-with-books-is-classroom-tech-worth-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite cost, an increasing number of schools are turning to individual iPads for students]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KMQJM6FLJEU3OPJERF7THUD7E.jpg?auth=7c595e9ca3b55c319b404deaee6c27e229e75a0eb614c2eae9da31b4e70e89dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A student uses his tablet in the classroom: funding the technology can be a hefty cost for parents. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dobrila Vignjevic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Level of interest in new savings scheme high, says banking group ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/20/level-of-interest-in-new-savings-scheme-high-says-banking-group/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/20/level-of-interest-in-new-savings-scheme-high-says-banking-group/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax incentives and simplicity are main attractions in promised investment accounts - BPFI survey ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LAVGZN6VSJEVPE3LUYSH462BXI.jpg?auth=5b108954cfc89078e171a4e90560da08c1e35b8d96d9eba45223830c01250050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most respondents who expressed interest in an investment account said they would fund it from existing or planned savings. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">georgeclerk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Occupational health provider Medmark secures up to €70m investment ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/occupational-health-provider-medmark-secures-up-to-70m-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/occupational-health-provider-medmark-secures-up-to-70m-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investment by UK-based Phoenix Equity Partners will fund expansion of clinical teams and improvements on digital health platforms]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XH6UY6IGJE7JEICTEDFFJRBXU.jpeg?auth=a5cd38e3f47459a74231d8921461bf616e357f4d86c9a9ae009a6231cedb0e33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medmark chief executive Dr Robert Ryan with Paul O’Grady, wellness and commercial director. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-Pro founders’ investment firms report profits of more than €20m each]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/t-pro-founders-investment-firms-report-profits-of-more-than-20m-each/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/20/t-pro-founders-investment-firms-report-profits-of-more-than-20m-each/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health tech company Jonathan Larbey and Mark Gilmartin set up in 2012 has expanded to Britain, the US, Australia and New Zealand]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HVFU7MHNNEHBMW3UCGXQXRDNQ.jpg?auth=9c3353646add0b75f3291227805ce4c26eb762415f8b4d2732dce43c69456210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jonathan Larbey and Mark Gilmartin of T-Pro were finalists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year international category in 2024. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish cancer research accelerates under academic-healthcare partnership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/20/irish-cancer-research-accelerates-under-academic-healthcare-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/20/irish-cancer-research-accelerates-under-academic-healthcare-partnership/</guid><description><![CDATA[Precision Oncology Ireland collaboration between academia, healthcare and industry ‘great for cancer research’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDWOLSSIQREYJI2XMDB4FIQPRM.jpg?auth=2e0e113e9f090044ff21b581cfcf839b49eae10fe2ce5b94934ee4fd15759136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhan Gaynor, Advanced Cancer Patient Council member and patient researcher; Donal Brennan, deputy director of Precision Oncology Ireland (POI); Walter Kolch, director of POI; Siobhan Roche, director of science for the economy, Research Ireland; Kate Robson Brown, UCD vice-president for research, innovation and impact. Photograph: Angela Halpin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Osteria Nove review: I expected more from Oliver Dunne’s new Dublin spot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/20/osteria-nove-review-i-expected-more-from-oliver-dunnes-new-dublin-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/20/osteria-nove-review-i-expected-more-from-oliver-dunnes-new-dublin-spot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Michelin-starred Bon Appetit is now an Italian neighbourhood restaurant]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQX3VWS7H5DAZI4BLGD6CRU5GQ.jpg?auth=26f3d65018de99e4248521f23e8ed9b55a027c7b78409042000b988d56727fe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Osteria Nove in Malahide: The new Italian from Oliver Dunne is keenly priced but some dishes feel flat. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered showers today and Friday, but dry for the weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/scattered-showers-today-and-friday-but-dry-for-the-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/20/scattered-showers-today-and-friday-but-dry-for-the-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann forecasts temperatures up to 19 degrees over coming days]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SFSPRS6YBHM7O5E72PBFY323M.JPG?auth=e026771b07a151ba32e00d3a6fe84dec8854324bcbd4624e983d75c30023072a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Today’s scattered showers could possibly turn heavy at times in the east. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland event guide: The Weeknd, Electric Picnic and the other best things to see in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/20/ireland-event-guide-the-weeknd-electric-picnic-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/20/ireland-event-guide-the-weeknd-electric-picnic-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 22nd-28th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNZOHZXVANDPNFETJDB5YXZOHA.jpg?auth=fabe2b2b789b340bb7fe1e75db4cdf5b1680b5fccb2a88bb99044aa30e1d1d9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fans of The Weeknd can expect a high-concept production featuring impressive special effects when he performs at Croke Park on August 22nd and 23rd. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Live Nation]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frazer Harrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tried out new foods at work. They helped my focus and creativity, and I felt better too]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/20/i-tried-out-new-foods-at-work-they-helped-my-focus-and-creativity-and-i-felt-better-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/20/i-tried-out-new-foods-at-work-they-helped-my-focus-and-creativity-and-i-felt-better-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New book examines how the right diet can improve workplace performance, including focus, clarity, energy and creativity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKRVWX44CFAQXE47CZ4QQRLY6Q.JPG?auth=79a492e463e40988d7fcc722bc8cc77f7fd4031b961058daa0a0f544d74d9d74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Margaret E. Ward. 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[Will the world trust Zuckerberg on personalised AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/20/will-the-world-trust-zuckerberg-on-personalised-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/20/will-the-world-trust-zuckerberg-on-personalised-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meta’s Muse Glimmer offers consumers and business localised AI but can it overcome reputational scepticism ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QP77JG2CERJZ6HWSEHTAEWZE2U.jpg?auth=15d36db9c136051fd1a7da7deaebd8afd8231764d3490c1067da018d0fee311f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Whether people will be willing to allow Meta to be the source of the convenience promised by a localised  AI agent is a huge question. Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drew Angerer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The son of AA Gill and protege of Anthony Bourdain is both sweet and irritating in his tender memoir]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/15/knives-and-spoons-by-alasdair-gill-a-bittersweet-life-in-kitchens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/15/knives-and-spoons-by-alasdair-gill-a-bittersweet-life-in-kitchens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mei Chin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author, a son of AA Gill and protege of Anthony Bourdain, balances struggles with addiction with a tender memoir about family]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LWDLU3FMZHKZEYTZJA74TFTJY.jpg?auth=06177afcc012e419ddf28ec05537cd0fe2a0ab7bbd302692583e2821ed1f8c85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Alasdair Gill. Photograph: The Times News Licensing]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Grey Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Adare caddie takes AI route to scratch golf]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/20/former-adare-caddie-takes-ai-route-to-scratch-golf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/08/20/former-adare-caddie-takes-ai-route-to-scratch-golf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New golf app combines practice and training to help enthusiastic amateurs improve their game]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33BHQRNXLJACLOARDNUQAYDUDA.jpeg?auth=7be6853362c268b9c211a9621f78361438e6cd526775cb16b6d8e8696939dbb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Moroney, founder of ApexGolf, a game improvement app]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">moroneybarry</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>