<?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/2026-08-21/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:57:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman found dead in Melbourne home, man (45) arrested]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/08/21/irish-woman-found-dead-in-melbourne-home-man-45-arrested/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/australia/2026/08/21/irish-woman-found-dead-in-melbourne-home-man-45-arrested/</guid><description><![CDATA[Department of Foreign Affairs providing consular assistance]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:27:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EHYQOJCVJCNFG3CESZT7EC2TY.jpg?auth=a172694d0d6a9e4f1d7e5ebcb01bdd9571751fa572ac29264777c419b396f56e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victoria-based police confirmed they had arrested a man after a woman was found deceased inside a residential property at Ferntree Gully in Melbourne. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Gomina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theatre director Patrick Sutton dies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/theatre-director-patrick-sutton-dies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/theatre-director-patrick-sutton-dies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sutton was founder and ‘driving force’ behind restoration of Smock Alley Theatre]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:49:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDLXLHFU55NDHPOX54XWMBV5KI.jpg?auth=11fb12140173a6281c276c8688419f1057917fd17edd26771f65a00feedb9d20&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Sutton, left, when he was director of the Gaiety School of Acting, and Kristian Marken in Smock Alley Theatre Studio in Dublin. Photograph: Frank Miller]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal sweep Coventry aside to start Premier League title defence in style]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/arsenal-sweep-coventry-aside-to-start-premier-league-title-defence-in-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/arsenal-sweep-coventry-aside-to-start-premier-league-title-defence-in-style/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coventry welcomed back with a bang after 25-year absence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:18:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UL7F62FIIGPYBIFDQQQPHFDDB4.jpg?auth=f45f644375ca2b66377ae016268f4aa080b4d48c13269a254fe3e781977f3e66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kai Havertz celebrates scoring Arsenal’s first goal against Coventry at the Emirates. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bohemians keep sight of St Pat’s with win over Derry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/bohemians-keep-sight-of-st-pats-with-win-over-derry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/bohemians-keep-sight-of-st-pats-with-win-over-derry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candystripes start strong but troubled season continues at Dalymount]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:10:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MC7ZLWWBPHMNLWGSLXFG3HONKA.jpg?auth=675200d125a8f1649c896425cdd92b67bbd56838e881b1d706e1c9e9fbb13f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bohemians' Douglas James-Taylor celebrates scoring Bohemians' third goal against Derry City. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian woman (30s) found dead in Limerick named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/womans-body-discovered-in-apartment-in-limerick-city-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/womans-body-discovered-in-apartment-in-limerick-city-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body of Jady Cristine Pereira Rosa was discovered on third floor of Carlton House apartment block]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:48:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZZLXEE2QJNALJFQC6EYZ2XCAIQ.jpg?auth=8127d44e818ef32afd05a140a0ae7de783ca50841f7722f82e430f353e3e6be9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí outside the apartment block at Lower Cecil Street in Limerick where the body was discovered. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We gather in solidarity’: Hundreds attend Carlow vigil for injured victims of M9 crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/we-gather-in-solidarity-hundreds-attend-carlow-vigil-for-injured-victims-of-m9-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/we-gather-in-solidarity-hundreds-attend-carlow-vigil-for-injured-victims-of-m9-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bishop also urged those present to remember boys killed as it’s ‘the Christian thing to do’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHARNXW362IBEAMAWJLWYWMMHM.jpg?auth=38c917d2b159867f7ada5f34f17bea10bf447795581fb027b0942ebf64467fba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People attend a vigil at Saint Clare's Church, Graiguecullen, Carlow, for three women and a boy who were injured in last Sunday's crash on the M9 in Co Kildare. Photograph: Evan Treacy/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhys McClenaghan finishes outside medals at European Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/rhys-mcclenaghan-finishes-outside-medals-at-european-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/rhys-mcclenaghan-finishes-outside-medals-at-european-championships/</guid><description><![CDATA[Olympic champion seventh in pommel horse final in Zagreb]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:48:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCLCWH7YMJ7SMADL5Z6AN5Q3QE.jpg?auth=4a14415dac22a1a04b7dcb6b41add999cbf08c2dff19ff7c8cf8ad951e50ffa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhys McClenaghan during the pommel horse final at the European Championships in Zagreb on Friday. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on social media  regulation: accountability is long overdue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-view-on-social-media-regulation-accountability-is-long-overdue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-view-on-social-media-regulation-accountability-is-long-overdue/</guid><description><![CDATA[For two decades these companies operated with near-impunity, treated in law as neutral conduits]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SCPD3TTL6VAQEF6JJPSGPQOHTY.jpg?auth=bcd6d6a0710f3ba7a24a29033b2250d434f79fbd8e5a6f1fc4c1753cae6d5b3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sebastien Bozon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli settlement proposal demands ‘robust’ response, says Helen McEntee ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/israeli-settlement-proposal-demands-robust-response-says-helen-mcentee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/israeli-settlement-proposal-demands-robust-response-says-helen-mcentee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cillian Sherlock, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister’s remarks come after publication of tender to build 1,200 housing units in Palestine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:29:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYG5AE6VNUNL5HSQBA5NDC7UMM.jpg?auth=dd375ce55dbb59e643036bd4828d983532a3ff4fd446022bebd45f5f655217e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee: 'Israel has a duty to protect the Palestinian population under its control.' Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on commemorating the past: which way to de Valera Street?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/headline-the-irish-times-view-on-commemorating-the-past-which-way-to-de-valera-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/headline-the-irish-times-view-on-commemorating-the-past-which-way-to-de-valera-street/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland is reticent about memorialising its historical figures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3DTY7XEUOEAXBNECSSBB6PIBNY.jpg?auth=712fd6f79b5c4bdddd31219fc8f475ef6c4b9dd0dd312edebe51ed3363e73935&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council has erected 77 plaques across the city, commemorating a range of figures from Phil Lynott to Violet Gibson. Photograph: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert results and CAO 2026: our experts answer your questions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/cao-helpdesk-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/cao-helpdesk-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Helpdesk: submit your queries to our education specialists]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:59:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XJ3UY6NVRBOHPATXX6BKWJVK4.jpg?auth=b9bb4f5952c2d04cd65593942b7e764b9655cc36b9ee8b13c2d3b07fcbd03882&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CAO helpdesk 2026: submit your questions. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Argentina players receive bans over World Cup final brawl]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/three-argentina-players-receive-bans-over-world-cup-final-brawl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/three-argentina-players-receive-bans-over-world-cup-final-brawl/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leandro Paredes given 10-match ban and a $90,000 fine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:28:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAV7CBSVEVEUDDVUXZLQQA2N74.jpg?auth=37a911b85cb88b53ebee36b07c03f99e2e981f571e0582b45266c45eb6091ebf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spanish and Argentina players after the final whistle of the World Cup final. Photograph: Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Bruty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentino’s Irish Valentine: Frank McNally on the extraordinary Winifred Kimball Shaughnessy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/21/valentinos-irish-valentine-frank-mcnally-on-the-extraordinary-winifred-kimball-shaughnessy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/21/valentinos-irish-valentine-frank-mcnally-on-the-extraordinary-winifred-kimball-shaughnessy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[She took an exotic name and wed the unlucky-in-love Hollywood heart-throb Rudolph]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WGMOCYLX5EUTOCOPHNIJQXM4Y.jpg?auth=1cc3a1c75e044ae9bd94f565ff3a50820b65cd84e33f8061b1290d637979336b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Natacha Rambova, aka Winifred Shaughnessy, was married to Rudolph Valentino. Photograph:  Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Keystone-France</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alan Kelly urges TikTok to reconsider ‘refusal to engage’ with Oireachtas committee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/alan-kelly-urges-tiktok-to-reconsider-refusal-to-engage-with-oireachtas-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/alan-kelly-urges-tiktok-to-reconsider-refusal-to-engage-with-oireachtas-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Firm has declined to appear before TDs following M9 crash amid concern at online videos of high-risk driving]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:49:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JZ67JYZ64OJZWZBL3CW74WDYQ.JPG?auth=b2dde84fec2a95de4d391044dc582c7482e6d40a528eb43bdef501edc5450e8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Kelly has again invited representatives from TikTok to appear before the committee in September. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of Alex McCarthy praying for ‘full recovery’ for M9 crash injured, funeral told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/family-of-alex-mccarthy-praying-for-full-recovery-for-m9-crash-injured-funeral-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/family-of-alex-mccarthy-praying-for-full-recovery-for-m9-crash-injured-funeral-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Carlow teenager was one of five friends killed in head-on collision on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:48:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYOBPMHETVTMVY5SBOEKRCCMJU.jpg?auth=16f353ec6bb21bba6083567fbe576417434a8a1d2011a56cf1b68fff028a3e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alex McCarthy's remains are taken from the Church of the Holy Family, Askea, Co Carlow, following his funeral Mass on Friday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert results: Tears and joy as students receive results; grades down compared with last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-results-day-2026-cao/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-results-day-2026-cao/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaving Cert results have been delivered to more than 730 second-level schools, and are available online now]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:44:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4YAKY7A4FGE7DKHBX2RVXHR5M.jpg?auth=daa59da79724cd82276eeea363bdbca37328e25204e87204154add128aca9160&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kendra Hopkins (18) hugs her friend Leon McKenny (18) as they hold their Leaving Certificates. Friday was the first students with special educational needs who have undertaken the L1 and L2 learning programme modules got their results on the same day as other Leaving Certificate students at St. Catherine's special needs school, Newcastle, Co Wicklow. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/21/uk-australia-and-canada-criticise-israel-over-gaza-aid-convoy-killings-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/21/uk-australia-and-canada-criticise-israel-over-gaza-aid-convoy-killings-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from US-based World Central Kitchen organisation in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:25:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPAW3YIGZYMJF23F4SPTKASJNI.jpg?auth=904c987f4944a0010abc857d7572de734af97494d9112c2c0f7b0ad6a19f4d2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People gather around a World Central Kitchen car that was hit by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah in April 2024. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a 10-Night Orlando, Eastern Caribbean & Bahamas Fly Cruise & Stay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-10-night-orlando-eastern-caribbean-bahamas-fly-cruise-stay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-10-night-orlando-eastern-caribbean-bahamas-fly-cruise-stay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dreaming of sunshine, spectacular destinations and unforgettable adventures? Enter now for your chance to win an incredible cruise holiday and create memories that will last a lifetime.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:11:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M45KLAJHVVFF3DLE3L246FKPRU.jpg?auth=bf779d619e202f20e668a4938e3419e4b8cec7dc4cdd03bbf9a0fc8633b64a63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cruise Competition]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scammers cost Irish adults €760m last year - survey ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/21/scammers-cost-irish-adults-760m-last-year-survey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/21/scammers-cost-irish-adults-760m-last-year-survey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT security group Ekco says average victim was left €890 out of pocket with over one in five people duped ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:56:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDOWC7P7WZBUBHTNIERX2FBTAE.jpg?auth=964bfd659cdd8f46430bb3a9fd57c094ab503219eb4cf8b8a4c1de8bf438ba10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most people say they can spot a phishing text or email but over one in five people are still caught out, according to a new survey. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish shares rise on Friday but still behind on the week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/irish-shares-rise-on-friday-but-still-behind-on-the-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/irish-shares-rise-on-friday-but-still-behind-on-the-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European shares extend losses for second straight week]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:55:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4JWBVYWEMUXYJWOA2LTZA4ZUA.jpg?auth=b2efa36f29856f00fe98ec550cc7fbfefe80fcaa184eb2d7313283b34d3b13ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Markets were mixed on Friday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Yenesel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth Negga withdraws from Dublin Theatre Festival play at the Gaiety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/21/ruth-negga-withdraws-from-dublin-theatre-festival-play-at-the-gaiety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/21/ruth-negga-withdraws-from-dublin-theatre-festival-play-at-the-gaiety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Actor was scheduled to star in The Goat Exchange production of Radio Bette in September]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPNS25Y2NFG6HI3NQLTHVQG3YM.png?auth=7faaabcd787c7118e3e1d79a9735ddf2ad10616d63ed2718a6086b36dc03c280&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar and Tony award nominee Ruth Negga was due to star in Radio Bette at the Dublin Theatre Festival]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ebola spreading rapidly in Congo as death toll tops 2,500, says United Nations ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/21/ebola-spreading-rapidly-in-congo-as-death-toll-tops-2500-says-united-nations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/08/21/ebola-spreading-rapidly-in-congo-as-death-toll-tops-2500-says-united-nations/</guid><description><![CDATA[Health workers coming ​under attack by locals terrified by outbreak and are themselves dying from disease]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:42:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POSSTHMQHVSLXLOOLMHDWYKVPI.jpg?auth=22ac22f086859c83cc6d654668d5763191d154c9f93c313fcef7b9404a65cc76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There ⁠have been more than 260 attacks on health workers in the past six months and eight have been killed. Photograph: Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dirole Lotsima Dieudonne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli shoots dead Palestinian teen after settlers enter West Bank village, officials say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/21/israeli-shoots-dead-palestinian-teen-after-settlers-enter-west-bank-village-officials-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/21/israeli-shoots-dead-palestinian-teen-after-settlers-enter-west-bank-village-officials-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Man (70) also injured in incident, officials say]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2GQBPLEGZLYIZP4DHM45OYENHY.jpg?auth=4fbea2f48f9c7e0c1b8091cfd3ea57b09136d4526c015cb4aca0e9ef8ddbcbb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli soldiers are seen as Israeli settlers set up a tent just outside the entrance of a besieged Palestinian family home in the village of Qusra, south of the city Nablus, earlier this week. Photograph: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jaafar Ashtiyeh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar looks unstoppable as he sets sights on another slice of history at Vuelta]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/tadej-pogacar-looks-unstoppable-as-he-sets-sights-on-another-slice-of-history-at-vuelta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/tadej-pogacar-looks-unstoppable-as-he-sets-sights-on-another-slice-of-history-at-vuelta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Whittle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Slovenian aiming to become ninth rider to win all three Grand Tours]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:25:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMXQRIJQGWH7RJ4PYK2PS6HQEI.jpg?auth=68da41edf680bd28a787a668a3491b127d5b460c33a338b75d9212512f5568b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar is set to race in the Vuelta for the first time since 2019. Photograph: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Loic Venance</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New campaign aims to ban smart glasses]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/new-campaign-aims-to-ban-smart-glasses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/new-campaign-aims-to-ban-smart-glasses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stop Smart Glasses is targeting the mass-market sale and promotion of the devices]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:13:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TUCDK3RR3XQI6PVG6USSFOP2AA.jpg?auth=0d539294881ab43d1dfad64b566b3ba9a9789ea1714315e8a958286995acb03d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[So-called smart glasses have been used to create pick up line videos, with men engaging women, recording the interactions covertly on smart glasses and posting the videos online. Photograph: Lucia Vazquez/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lucia Vazquez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jonny Lynch hat-trick helps Ireland to 7-4 win over Malaysia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/jonny-lynch-hat-trick-helps-ireland-to-7-4-win-over-malaysia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/jonny-lynch-hat-trick-helps-ireland-to-7-4-win-over-malaysia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A point against France on Sunday would send Ireland in to the ninth-10th place playoff]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:09:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5R76QGL4EX3UCIUKWDUH5RRE4.jpg?auth=b62a1bff4849ac8e2ad17f343e784d7bbff8a1fa4b1acde65f49d5e228fb5dea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Jonny Lynch who scored a hat-trick against Malaysia on Friday. Photograph: Will Palmer/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors increase ICG holdings amid frenzied trading as bid deadline looms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/investors-increase-icg-holdings-amid-frenzied-trading-as-bid-deadline-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/investors-increase-icg-holdings-amid-frenzied-trading-as-bid-deadline-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nick Furlong’s Pageant Investments, Eamon Waters’ Sretaw and London-based Sand Grove increase their stakes ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:08:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYX5K5LQD3LJOKRCC4DSP2D7JA.jpg?auth=c2d1395dc7f9b340f333dd8b8ccd537b666eca272716386b07ed5e4dbf7db735&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been a frenzy of share trading in Irish Continental Group in the past 48 hours. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan back in jail after hospital visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/21/former-pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-hospital-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/21/former-pakistan-prime-minister-imran-khan-back-in-jail-after-hospital-visit/</guid><description><![CDATA[Supreme court ordered ‌authorities to transfer Khan to hospital]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:08:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3W3LNTDPGWESNZYYMPKMMTFWRI.jpg?auth=a5e388c6586e7d242a9a54bc8f2b335a3b5cc37de27e71a89e656739eef5a69f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Imran Khan said he was being tortured 'repeatedly' in prison, said his sister, Uzma Khan, who was present during his medical examination early on Friday. Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">K.M. Chaudary</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a luxurious dinner for two at Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins at Anantara The Marker Hotel Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-luxurious-dinner-for-two-at-forbes-street-by-gareth-mullins-at-anantara-the-marker-hotel-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-luxurious-dinner-for-two-at-forbes-street-by-gareth-mullins-at-anantara-the-marker-hotel-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[One lucky winner will receive an indulgent Bubble Claws dining experience for two.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:58:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFRFWULM6RF5TFJGZIKXAYZUCM.jpg?auth=b77acd8dbc8b1c143e3ff7ec376c687dee0f295daec881012b17e019b21efd84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bubble Claws at The Marker]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gui Possa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa and Concacaf discuss joint Nations League in latest challenge to Fifa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/uefa-and-concacaf-discuss-joint-nations-league-in-latest-challenge-to-fifa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/uefa-and-concacaf-discuss-joint-nations-league-in-latest-challenge-to-fifa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Biennial tournament could launch as early as 2028]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:55:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBBWTQ6YPRUH3VNOMQTDGA5ULE.jpg?auth=574d6f7e8b43a96b5b6b3b2fa0b71cbe5dcdfd4c48cd8b61abb7d7c2a9fabc38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed competition would mirror current multi-league formats used in existing Nations Leagues. Photograph: Christof Koepsel/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christof Koepsel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Betis social media goes loco for Troy Parrott with Mindhunter spoof]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/troy-parrott-arrives-at-real-betis-as-they-go-el-loco-for-el-loro/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/troy-parrott-arrives-at-real-betis-as-they-go-el-loco-for-el-loro/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[La Liga club have 20 tweets about Irish striker, including a strange Mindhunter spoof video]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:46:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSBZT3KXOZF6NEHE2VLKU7XXJM.jpg?auth=07e5fcfa5f371d478b0305aa403def487877cc945124e4153dbe54efc35c36c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott signs for Real Betis from AZ Alkmaar. Photograph: Real Betis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laya Healthcare rolls out fresh round of price increases ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/laya-healthcare-rolls-out-fresh-round-of-price-increases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/laya-healthcare-rolls-out-fresh-round-of-price-increases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some policies to go up by almost 9% while other fall in price]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:43:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V4ZALX5LZ7PLWCBMKQQT7XMJI4.jpg?auth=5339cdb31e083716edae21bad16c459211135cc99396b54b9972caad17bf7a13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laya stressed that it was reducing the cost of some of its most popular policies and enhancing the level of cover others give. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diamond Necklace aiming to tick rare Group One box for Aidan O’Brien]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/21/diamond-necklace-aiming-to-tick-rare-group-one-box-for-aidan-obrien/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/21/diamond-necklace-aiming-to-tick-rare-group-one-box-for-aidan-obrien/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Willie Mullins unveils Ebor dark horse, pursuing more handicap glory in York highlight ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAARVVACMVHE5FAEF6M3HPWLGI.jpg?auth=f9405d829192454682af54f76e4525daf60c83e287d6db34285025a01cffb727&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diamond Necklace will racing in Sunday's Sumbe Prix Jean Romanet. 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Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Griffith College gets permission for campus expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/griffith-college-gets-permission-for-campus-expansion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/griffith-college-gets-permission-for-campus-expansion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council signs off on expansion plans]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:54:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXKQPZECV5CGTP2RIUYIYQOOZI.png?auth=48df53e0d8e925f40069dd12ff441a94f9fbb8a07fcbee4fd08e673aa5f0c948&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A rendering of the proposed development at Griffith College. Image: Visual Labs]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner to miss US Open with knee injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/21/jannik-sinner-to-miss-us-open-with-knee-injury/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/21/jannik-sinner-to-miss-us-open-with-knee-injury/</guid><description><![CDATA[News comes after Carlos Alcaraz revealed he will make his comeback from a wrist injury at Flushing Meadows]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:53:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4GWE64HPPJ4SDXQF442E7XIKE.jpg?auth=81f7a56006486f8105ff9dbb23ad6591bc80bf537b9abf2ff82fe690d8171959&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jannik Sinner of Italy has not played since the Wimbledon final. 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Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish pub-goers pay 11 times more tax on a pint than in Spain or Germany, research finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/irish-pub-goers-pay-11-times-more-tax-on-a-pint-than-in-spain-or-germany-research-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/irish-pub-goers-pay-11-times-more-tax-on-a-pint-than-in-spain-or-germany-research-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wine and whiskey also heavily taxed as drinks industry calls on Government to stop ‘killing’ Irish pubs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGQUPEQTNREQPCAMMAL6V6HLY4.jpg?auth=70e4617bfa99784293cb8ff90380be3c9e16f37389b8742f279671bdaad5f412&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Consumers in Ireland pay more duty on beer, wine and spirits than people in every European country apart from Finland. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wavebreakmedia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a Ninja 3-in-1 cold press juicer, slicer, and shredder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-ninja-3-in-1-cold-press-juicer-slicer-and-shredder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/21/win-a-ninja-3-in-1-cold-press-juicer-slicer-and-shredder/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Ninja to give away their latest kitchen gadget to one lucky subscriber.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:23:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZBRYWUS6NGF5KFP5KI6CJ4LMQ.png?auth=7ef1be1b5f1a56dfb2b28bf1840e0b456de603e242c4e1fbb77b78aa40c64b73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ninja 3-in-1 Cold Press Juicer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching the Premier League in Ireland is a strikingly costly business]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/watching-the-premier-league-in-ireland-is-a-strikingly-costly-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/watching-the-premier-league-in-ireland-is-a-strikingly-costly-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish fans paying second-highest price in Europe for Premier League access]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:03:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WES3U4U3RZBJPMEHUSSE4ZBXRA.jpg?auth=af1bc0b47f809a267ec86476e40c45dbebbf43efd7e3cca34aada190d4cda1e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sky Sports hold four of the five Premier League rights packages for the UK and Ireland. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen McCarthy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much life insurance cover do you need?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/21/how-much-life-insurance-cover-do-you-need/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/21/how-much-life-insurance-cover-do-you-need/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the Money: It is important to ensure that, in a worst-case scenario, loved ones left behind do not have to worry about bills]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:56:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/75I54TL24BBPLODABURGW2J2G4.jpg?auth=064565660f4971ac3e820caccf73b1a8e7c81ac783763e9eff6308e5f5962155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No one wants to consider the prospect of death, but life insurance at least gives reassurance that if the worst happens, the people you leave behind are provided for. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SeventyFour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for information ahead of 30th anniversary of Fiona Pender’s disappearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/gardai-appeal-for-information-ahead-of-30th-anniversary-of-fiona-penders-disappearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/gardai-appeal-for-information-ahead-of-30th-anniversary-of-fiona-penders-disappearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insp Alan Kerin said the investigation is ‘very much ongoing’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:54:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBCUEAHQ5ZGCXJHMSTFUGWUM2U.jpg?auth=b4f53d4403610814d328df5710e34e7932e4babb6712187386dfdbb8fdf1693e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Pender was last seen almost 30 years ago, on August 23rd, 1996. She was seven months pregnant at the time.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Irish Times rugby correspondent Edmund Van Esbeck dies aged 94]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/21/former-irish-times-rugby-correspondent-edmund-van-esbeck-has-died-aged-94/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/21/former-irish-times-rugby-correspondent-edmund-van-esbeck-has-died-aged-94/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Van Esbeck spent more than 30 years covering rugby for The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:50:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSHXXBZHYBHBNMZOP3ZATTB2X4.jpg?auth=5878d899d554b36ce41fb0fc72136809adee9735f3462e7964ea02a1f4ed82a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Times rugby correspondent Ned Van Esbeck. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (37) refused bail in €1.2m cannabis case had ‘covert camera’ at Dublin flat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/21/man-37-refused-bail-in-12m-cannabis-case-had-covert-camera-at-dublin-flat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/21/man-37-refused-bail-in-12m-cannabis-case-had-covert-camera-at-dublin-flat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Haul was discovered after report of burglary where Chinese national was seen fleeing with hands tied]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:28:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IW2QCXNIYL223MDNA2EZDRTM74.jpg?auth=c9eccee2809da7a59509f56fa5fe6a7a2961c51d02842baef2adb5dacc24fd2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Hanley (37), of North Great Clarence Street, Dublin 1, is charged with unlawful possession of drugs for sale or supply. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Arts Council chief takes on a troubled organisation in tough political climate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/21/new-arts-council-chief-takes-on-a-troubled-organisation-in-tough-political-climate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/21/new-arts-council-chief-takes-on-a-troubled-organisation-in-tough-political-climate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shona McCarthy will need to retain support of an Arts Minister not reluctant to speak his mind ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:28:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IK52WDP2ZG7BANFJ7RSC33GMM.jpg?auth=3aa43609072e8ea3a85963d1256624341ded7c44e0f971b469a8bfa28e20abfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arts Council director Shona McCarthy arrives as the organisation has undergone rapid, destabilising expansion. Photograph: Jane Barlow


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince Harry, Elton John and others to pay initial £9.5m to Daily Mail publishers in legal fees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/21/prince-harry-elton-john-and-others-to-pay-initial-95m-to-daily-mail-publishers-in-legal-fees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/21/prince-harry-elton-john-and-others-to-pay-initial-95m-to-daily-mail-publishers-in-legal-fees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alistair Gray in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Claimants lost British high court case over allegations of unlawful information gathering]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:22:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ54BCRNXPUNZIR63WOTALZ3ZA.jpg?auth=986ae6031bcec05e133c32f5c81b3cb95c13119445276fe39a0b7e6147a6d4cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claims by Britain's Prince Harry were strongly denied by Associated Newspapers Ltd. Photograph: Toby Shepheard/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Shepheard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’m now a lecturer at the college that didn’t offer me a place when I did my Leaving Cert]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/22/im-now-a-lecturer-at-the-college-that-didnt-offer-me-a-place-when-i-did-my-leaving-cert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/22/im-now-a-lecturer-at-the-college-that-didnt-offer-me-a-place-when-i-did-my-leaving-cert/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Being rejected from NCAD at 17 felt devastating, but more than two decades later Rachel knows one letter did not determine her future]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BK4QBCPPONEOJBDDCK3NBHKPUQ.jpg?auth=ba83ba5150cca58e467df17f96bba5ac8b02c9a7655dbb6fbf02d843a43a1b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[National College of Art and Design]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elite athletes’ harsh financial reality: ‘Vast majority are struggling to make ends meet’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/21/elite-athletes-harsh-financial-reality-vast-majority-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/08/21/elite-athletes-harsh-financial-reality-vast-majority-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Getting taxed on a Government grant is bullshit," says top Irish middle-distance runner Cathal Doyle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:01:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2ADROE37CWWZLQN6YDITVXBP4.jpg?auth=445a8ccdad97d28cc89a3f96bef15de72db0bf8c8755f5800691dd6fa54af3fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2026 European Athletics Championships, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham, England 14/8/2026
Men’s 1500m Round 1
Ireland’s Cathal Doyle
Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wholesale electricity prices jump 15% in July as global energy shock continues ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/wholesale-electricity-prices-jump-15-in-july-as-global-energy-shock-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/wholesale-electricity-prices-jump-15-in-july-as-global-energy-shock-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The CSO said electricity prices were up by 56.2% over the 12 months to July but still shy of 2022 peak]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:46:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWNAACEYWDS6IAZW66CL5NK3IE.jpg?auth=4defb6c5ddcecf9fa4d639649eae6f43819ccafb8ee950d21895a9097d866269&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The latest surge in prices  reflects increased electricity imports via the interconnector with Britain. Photograph: Justin Tallis / AFP via Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Tallis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY Entrepreneur of the Year Profiles: From delivery drones to women-focused multivitamins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-profiles-from-delivery-drones-to-women-focused-multivitamins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/ey-entrepreneur-of-the-year-profiles-from-delivery-drones-to-women-focused-multivitamins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We profile four of the finalists chosen in the emerging category for this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:46:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGQGY2OCNFCZJAWQVMCDRO7ZSU.jpg?auth=634d2953cac5f0964dd2bc187438b4863b0c2ba17273d51916dfba0edab8e808&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ceremony for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards will be held in November.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned increases to fuel excise duty from next month will not go ahead, Government says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/sinn-fein-calls-for-dail-to-be-recalled-next-week-over-fuel-excise-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/21/sinn-fein-calls-for-dail-to-be-recalled-next-week-over-fuel-excise-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restoration of cuts to be kept under review while geopolitical situation remains uncertain, Minister says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:41:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NMCPFUGDKXO6XMM45XJPM27CJI.jpg?auth=dec56641d5dbb7279b6643ca4bd8a3d8554ed890b43ab880b4b56f3d83cb6cb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The excise duty rises will not go ahead on September 1st and October 1st, the Coalition said in a statement on Friday. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple’s Irish operation accounted for two-fifths of $43bn global tax payments last year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/apples-irish-operation-accounted-for-two-fifths-of-43bn-global-tax-payments-last-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/apples-irish-operation-accounted-for-two-fifths-of-43bn-global-tax-payments-last-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company, which has 5,575 staff in Ireland, booked profits of $34 billion in the State in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:14:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45Q27O4PJCQ7PVPAHIMVBTIDQQ.jpg?auth=8198326dd9efb99c05f566bd8b6a81e79a54f3c5fec29c208a1a2be4db269781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple chief executive Tim Cook: the company paid $17.1 billion (€14.6 billion) tax last year in Ireland. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine seeks Musk’s go-ahead to use Starlink-equipped drones inside Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/21/ukraine-seeks-musks-go-ahead-to-use-starlink-equipped-drones-inside-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/21/ukraine-seeks-musks-go-ahead-to-use-starlink-equipped-drones-inside-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Miller in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyiv wants to target missile launchers across border but Zelenskiy fired defence minister with direct line to SpaceX owner]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:45:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXJKB5JVKS4WQ4FQVVECA5MSMQ.jpg?auth=6f1b1e94bce9c13302d5eb5c2c0be9d493e07b8088be2efb78cd00d5f4c5ac42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Motherland Monument in Kyiv, illuminated during a display of an audiovisual art installation to mark the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, which is celebrated on August 24th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Dolzhenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tycoon towers: Irish castles and houses owned by the global super rich]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/2026/08/21/tycoon-towers-irish-castles-and-houses-owned-by-the-global-super-rich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/2026/08/21/tycoon-towers-irish-castles-and-houses-owned-by-the-global-super-rich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meet the billionaire boys’ club snapping up Ireland’s finest country homes ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:35:24 +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]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forecaster predicts strongest El Nino in living memory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/21/forecaster-predicts-strongest-el-nino-in-living-memory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/21/forecaster-predicts-strongest-el-nino-in-living-memory/</guid><description><![CDATA[UK’s Met Office says rising sea temperatures will create a heightened risk of drought in tropics and stormy conditions in northwestern Europe]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:30:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CT6PTPD4BHT2H4PFYDUWA6MOSM.jpg?auth=301053cf99b582ae6840eba6e16cf651a34b46a1afb750f6bd139b438fafa9f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man pours drinking water in plastic barrels due to a lack of water supply in the area, at a house in Tegucigalpa, on August 19, 2026. The Honduran Secretariat of State for Risk and National Contingency Management (COPECO) raised the alert level to red in 75 municipalities across the country due to the drought caused by El Nino phenomenon. Photograph: Orlando Sierra/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orlando Sierra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for new tech on Luas after passengers trapped in doors and dragged along platforms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/21/call-for-new-tech-on-luas-after-passengers-trapped-in-doors-and-dragged-along-platforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/08/21/call-for-new-tech-on-luas-after-passengers-trapped-in-doors-and-dragged-along-platforms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán McCárthaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rail investigators advise creating campaign to educate passengers about how tram doors work]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:08:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2NLBW5AJJEE7IIVMVZMNCMAN4.JPG?auth=10b473806bd1e805f0405a4ad6a91e4486662b6a77a6df9fc9d13e376f678e89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A safety advice notice has been issued by the Railway Accident Investigation Unit after four 'trap-and-drag' incidents between April and June this year. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tashi-Delek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal and Mikel Arteta represent continuity amid an unceasing addiction to change ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/arsenal-represent-continuity-amid-unceasing-addiction-to-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/arsenal-represent-continuity-amid-unceasing-addiction-to-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Disruption caused by kneejerk managerial change has been seen many times – but the champions show the wisdom of sticking rather than twisting]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFPWMTI6JZGTDM6LPM3EU3CEA4.jpg?auth=aeaf2001f073cf8a2c77226e62a18688d4db22e65c4ec6de392ec48bf5a53fdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta and Enzo Maresca embrace before Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium in March last year. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Price</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vicki Notaro on being childfree: ‘It was something that I just couldn’t force myself to want’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/vicki-notaro-on-being-childfree-it-was-something-that-i-just-couldnt-force-myself-to-want/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/vicki-notaro-on-being-childfree-it-was-something-that-i-just-couldnt-force-myself-to-want/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Clusker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The bestselling author joins The Women’s Podcast to discuss her new novel Anywhere But Here]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:52:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFSXAGY7YVDQLAOCXOGNZUIDMY.jpg?auth=22c3cb69e9463984d7d1c9bcd47344339586e0c2866380278753cce1f4d11507&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Vicki Notaro.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/21/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/21/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, August 22nd, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:56:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert points calculator: How many CAO points are your results worth?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2025/08/22/leaving-cert-points-calculator-how-many-cao-points-are-your-results-worth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2025/08/22/leaving-cert-points-calculator-how-many-cao-points-are-your-results-worth/</guid><description><![CDATA[First round college offers will be out on August 30th]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:10:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26EBSAZMHFCLDHPKK54PWG3BIE.jpg?auth=0a35ab6b9b83ef088a49afb9bedf4f75062dbd60c4d1d1e1878e059b787b7b65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by Belgian university]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/21/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-belgian-university/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/21/academic-who-accused-jason-arday-of-plagiarism-suspended-by-belgian-university/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Osuh, agencies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nathan Cofnas says Ghent University will ‘almost certainly fire me’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:09:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETRTFRJIO6SJPM2I5REOR4YOEU.jpg?auth=fb205e7c7abc74c8e68b2c541d0ca5dcdcae803e17690359c7e38a95eb5f4150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers at a vigil for former Cambridge professor Jason Arday in Trafalgar Square, London, on Monday. Photograph: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alishia Abodunde</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You have your Leaving Cert results. Now what?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/you-have-your-leaving-cert-results-now-what/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/you-have-your-leaving-cert-results-now-what/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stay calm and ensure you are clear on how to interpret your grades as they relate to your college requirements]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBA5FC2JNRDWZFEXTR2LXOKIRU.jpg?auth=1b84778732bdc1b4e06ad3ea829a40e5b7a78f9e27f0e59ea3d1d78c88cfce54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Take a few minutes to carefully determine your CAO score. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iantfoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal, wait, go abroad, repeat: what can you do if you don’t get your first CAO choice?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/appeal-wait-go-abroad-repeat-what-can-you-do-if-you-dont-get-your-first-cao-choice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/appeal-wait-go-abroad-repeat-what-can-you-do-if-you-dont-get-your-first-cao-choice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students from the class of 2026 have more options than ever]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QN5W53DUKFH4DBCHA5HEQEZIK4.jpg?auth=66974c76ed1561b25c5451071463dc3c08a4b018cf11ef3024ac785708dc9aa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Not getting your ideal option in CAO round one is a hurdle, not a setback. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FG Trade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culture Night Dublin’s literary highlights]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/21/culture-night-dublins-literary-highlights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/21/culture-night-dublins-literary-highlights/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books newsletter: tomorrow’s pages; Slow Horses; Paul Howard live; Jamie O’Connell memoir; Kevin Gildeas Brilliant Bookshop; Samuel Beckett’s Stirrings Still; Bobby Sands play; Elizabeth Wassell Montague; Project Children: The Legacy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2TAPKZ4KBGU5LQK27GNH3ENNQ.jpeg?auth=0d232c48d2fc7a435c437c1601b4da1525551304400b41bc2d51c4e466f66c37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Culture Night Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher censured for falsifying letter of professional standing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/teacher-censured-for-falsifying-letter-of-professional-standing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/teacher-censured-for-falsifying-letter-of-professional-standing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Secondary school teacher who began his career in England and Northern Ireland altered document, panel finds]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XLZQTXXED7DYNLMPAYUUXB5IE.jpg?auth=302ca786a39493b38cf111cbb1718eeae5e04926a6cc2f302aaaf551e92d7d9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The teacher submitted a falsified letter to the Teaching Council on three occasions. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tottenham close on deals for Manchester City’s Savinho and Omar Marmoush for €186m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/tottenham-close-on-deals-for-manchester-citys-savinho-and-omar-marmoush-for-186m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/21/tottenham-close-on-deals-for-manchester-citys-savinho-and-omar-marmoush-for-186m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Summer spending on De Zerbi’s Spurs squad over €400m]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:37:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7DR7M56JTDHYJMIJLFYPY45UYA.jpg?auth=f6cff6673ffa78070ffc1c11985609810cf0fb9550eedb9c76e28eda2e28c8e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tottenham are in talks with Manchester City over the signings of Savinho and Omar Marmoush. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ludwig season 2 on BBC One: Peep Show with added murder and fantastic fed-up chemistry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/21/ludwig-season-2-on-bbc-one-peep-show-with-added-murder-and-fantastic-fed-up-chemistry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/21/ludwig-season-2-on-bbc-one-peep-show-with-added-murder-and-fantastic-fed-up-chemistry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: David Mitchell is sublimely awkward as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor, a nerdish genius with dreadful people skills and a talent for unpicking arcane crimes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R3FLIVODNQJPGSJUU2FAWOCDJI.jpg?auth=5af462abf2c175f1c88132a53fabbfd0dfe1939c90b5ce4538881962acd834a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ludwig: Anna Maxwell Martin and David Mitchell. Photograph: BBC/Big Talk/Colin Hutton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four men arrested over burglaries after gardaí stop car with false registration plates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/four-men-arrested-over-burglaries-after-gardai-stop-car-with-false-registration-plates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/four-men-arrested-over-burglaries-after-gardai-stop-car-with-false-registration-plates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gloves and face coverings were recovered from the Volvo S40 in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:04:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OE4BSPGJFBBRPK55HYEQVUR3FE.png?auth=6a1a1ad574bd516c6ed0b99e1151143595af6d7ae739adf790b0fbe1c70e047c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A stock image of a 2006 Volvo S40 car similar to that used in a series of burglaries. Gardaí say it has a distinctive dark grey driver's-side wing mirror and a yellow tax disc holder on the windscreen. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert results: One of the most beloved subjects proves, yet again, to be one of the hardest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-results-one-of-the-most-beloved-subjects-proves-yet-again-to-be-one-of-the-hardest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-results-one-of-the-most-beloved-subjects-proves-yet-again-to-be-one-of-the-hardest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Physics and chemistry are often perceived as difficult subjects, but they tend to have a high H1 rate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:03:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUFHTL4YM5GMVM2HB6NBZZ4MLQ.jpg?auth=99046a3728415aca41755ed373552df8dfecd3f709a056536eeaec1252ec922c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leaving Certificate students Mohamed Essam, Faris Madian, Nathan Oates and Ryan Homer following Maths paper two at Marian College, Ballsbridge, Dublin last June. 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Photograph:  Finn Gomez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why staff at Oberstown Children Detention Campus have had enough]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-staff-at-oberstown-children-detention-centre-have-had-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-staff-at-oberstown-children-detention-centre-have-had-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AVO5DZ3QOFWQYO44QUQ6IXB7P4.JPG?auth=cf27d27cecdc7a3d6f0b132cfdad3a27b7709f760fa527b2fb50f599e2094874&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff of Oberstown Children’s Detention Campus on the picket line outside the Department of Children in Dublin during a previous protest against unsatisfactory working conditions and staff shortages. 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height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ICG chief executive Eamonn Rothwell, right, is leading a bid to acquire ICG for €1.2 billion. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO points system cannot be used to measure intelligence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/cao-points-system-cannot-be-used-to-measure-intelligence-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/cao-points-system-cannot-be-used-to-measure-intelligence-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People possess distinct intelligences, not just one or two that can be captured by an IQ test or examination]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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results, in the aggregate, are close to those awarded in 2020]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFMQSTWKV5D5DDYMBVP6NVXPVY.jpg?auth=12cca7511aa228c87a031837a6f86dd65874c59ab6bfa3be0f2cba4b058f57b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The outcome of the 2026 Leaving Cert will only be measured once we see how the 70,411 individuals involved progress over the coming weeks]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leaving Cert 2026: A unique second-level journey ends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-2026-a-unique-second-level-journey-ends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-cert-2026-a-unique-second-level-journey-ends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Whatever results you have just received are a mark of your resilience over six uniquely challenging years]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORVO37SN2VGFLICBX2V2T5FO6A.jpg?auth=1fcfff3d9f5eb26584b17a619fdafe2558a3e6de7e9d9db54c26b1c647b3ccfd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[After today’s celebrations it’s time to move on from second level to the next phase of your life]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 600 extra university places to train nurses, doctors and other key medics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/21/more-than-600-extra-university-places-to-train-nurses-doctors-and-other-key-medics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/21/more-than-600-extra-university-places-to-train-nurses-doctors-and-other-key-medics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Record expansion to be announced of third-level healthcare places to meet growing demand for services]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQUQCIL3HBEOZK6YVYFN3LSFNI.jpg?auth=7bebf23441616431b0132418122b9cf4898af2206e60b0a0cac7ce5699cace80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thousands more healthcare staff are needed across a range of disciplines, the ESRI has said. Picture posed. Photograph: iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron Gillane says patience and psychology the key to Limerick’s latest triumph]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/21/aaron-gillane-says-patience-and-psychology-the-key-to-limericks-latest-triumph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/21/aaron-gillane-says-patience-and-psychology-the-key-to-limericks-latest-triumph/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrickswell man praises influence of sports psychologist Caroline Currid in All-Ireland run]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XO7LDYUYVFBEDO3SEQOTNCCFW4.jpg?auth=a8422ad440106cc7d3f772780810ea947881e60625ec536d4a79fe2927cc8971&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aaron Gillane and Adam English celebrate with the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for ICG and Eamonn Rothwell if investors reject takeover bid?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/21/what-next-for-icg-and-eamonn-rothwell-if-investors-reject-takeover-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/21/what-next-for-icg-and-eamonn-rothwell-if-investors-reject-takeover-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Based on early proxy votes cast, the €1.2 billion offer by Rothwell and other managers looks set to be rejected]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BE46FNBDCJ7IBLX4PP5RE75T4Q.jpg?auth=987b66501a9bb7710389a24200da283ace4b4ea06c698ab2bd3f0db72c97fe34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What will Eamonn Rothwell do next if his €1.2bn offer for ICG is rejected?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don’t need a patronage model. We need a public education system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/we-dont-need-a-patronage-model-we-need-a-public-education-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/we-dont-need-a-patronage-model-we-need-a-public-education-system/</guid><description><![CDATA[The education system must be built for every child in it]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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[Details of Taoiseach’s correspondence with tech giant Apple withheld on security grounds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/details-of-taoiseachs-correspondence-with-tech-giant-apple-withheld-on-security-grounds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/details-of-taoiseachs-correspondence-with-tech-giant-apple-withheld-on-security-grounds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of the world’s biggest technology companies lobbied the Government on AI and online safety before Ireland’s EU presidency]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMMORGLAADTGFNQFABEVDOP5GM.jpg?auth=0a8d88f775008631638224040f940612a365f438d805b6eb7e0db3242df14327&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apple chief executive Tim Cook wrote to the Taoiseach after the pair met at the World Economic Forum in January. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catholic education sector recognises greater plurality of choice is required]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/divestment-and-discussion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/divestment-and-discussion/</guid><description><![CDATA[Political will is needed to adequately invest in publicly funded services]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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 exposes limits of rules on social media giants when it comes to online harms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/m9-crash-exposes-limits-of-rules-on-social-media-giants-when-it-comes-to-online-harms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/m9-crash-exposes-limits-of-rules-on-social-media-giants-when-it-comes-to-online-harms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liz Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deaths of five teenagers linked to popularity of high risk-taking for ‘likes’ and affirmation]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ED7EI5DJXGBL5CMLFXVDABT7DA.jpg?auth=5221b5f94064c036cdd909d6e766d8d7fd7b5b7dcbba9bc35bf3400618dc2963&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The five died after the BMW they were in, which was travelling the wrong way down the M9, collided with another vehicle early on Sunday. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop ‘reaching out’ in case you fall]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/stop-reaching-out-in-case-you-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/stop-reaching-out-in-case-you-fall/</guid><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the term was a replacement for the equally irritating ‘touching base’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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[Don’t worry about athletes, the Robot Games showcases how they might replace the rest of us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/dont-worry-about-athletes-the-robot-games-showcases-how-they-might-replace-the-rest-of-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/21/dont-worry-about-athletes-the-robot-games-showcases-how-they-might-replace-the-rest-of-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B5I4ZOL6FREY7GPYXE2EUKG6WE.jpg?auth=0530fe172064f6312f76d7a1c9ec7f97e7805339ac1c50f8a0a2293f68d367b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Humanoid robot formation training at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing for the Robot Games. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lintao Zhang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Leaving Cert: time for a new approach?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-leaving-cert-time-for-a-new-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-view-on-the-leaving-cert-time-for-a-new-approach/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is a case to be made for rethinking priorities in education and training]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2JWCCDN5GM3OBHWINZOUZO2I.jpg?auth=f1e776bf62eca173b049c32c7f92c6feafac87c559c7f13c5ee5133c2b90024a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/21/almost-6000-fewer-healthcare-staff-than-officially-permitted-hse-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/21/almost-6000-fewer-healthcare-staff-than-officially-permitted-hse-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVJV27X2LBCCVIDQKFKASL25XY.jpg?auth=158ee407e8289c86e05a97bebbb0c61b3c5c7ad1611da05d67b2c0e1b5a91a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE said the workforce limit of 136,605 was never intended to operate as a stand-alone target. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Few embrace athletics to get rich, but we are indebted to them for their achievements]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/few-embrace-athletics-to-get-rich-but-we-are-indebted-to-them-for-their-achievements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/few-embrace-athletics-to-get-rich-but-we-are-indebted-to-them-for-their-achievements/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Memoirs of notable athletes contain triumph, but most are punctuated with much punishment]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landlord laments ‘interference’ in rental market as tenants ordered to pay €31,000 in arrears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/21/landlord-laments-interference-in-rental-market-as-tenants-ordered-to-pay-31000-in-arrears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/21/landlord-laments-interference-in-rental-market-as-tenants-ordered-to-pay-31000-in-arrears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ronan Carolan told an RTB tribunal that ‘bureaucracy and paperwork’ made removing tenants ‘near impossible’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T47I7WG7FFHMZGMHR4DBA5ML3I.jpg?auth=c53802f5c98ea02323194272033ea750b4bda1248d1871dcaf405024bfe322cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Residential Tenancies Board tribunal said there was 'no basis on which to afford any leeway' to the tenants of the property. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeremy Poland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future of the Gaza Strip is a matter for the Palestinian people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/future-of-the-gaza-strip-is-a-matter-for-the-palestinian-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/future-of-the-gaza-strip-is-a-matter-for-the-palestinian-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[Patently grotesque that the future of Gaza is contingent on talks between a US envoy and Netanyahu]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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[Gardaí confiscated gun from Michael Healy-Rae after he fired it in TV documentary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/gardai-confiscated-gun-from-michael-healy-rae-after-he-fired-it-in-documentary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/21/gardai-confiscated-gun-from-michael-healy-rae-after-he-fired-it-in-documentary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Weapon was subsequently returned to Kerry TD, who has said ‘gun ownership is important’ to him]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q5VWFLPBR5F6DILAY766I4Q3KM.JPG?auth=1d4cf5b5ca2da71990be7ba577b09dc8de02aab817b80d2c08c52c3cef0e13ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I like shooting, I like guns, I have to be honest about it,' said Michael Healy-Rae in 2013 TV documentary. 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[Leaving Cert results grade inflation cut again as number of H1s falls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-certificate-grade-inflation-down-by-18-this-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/leaving-certificate-grade-inflation-down-by-18-this-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Percentage of H1 grades falls from 12.1% to 10.1% as State continues unwinding of measure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2NOOYVP4BBHVHSBTYSJGNIJBQ.jpg?auth=321e146d86e392b36f591f4a059f8ec8fde16097e42694e76986b24790cceebc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A total of 166,868 grades have been increased by the post-marking adjustment system this year, which is 35.5 per cent of all grades. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruel visa refusals don’t reflect pro-Palestine Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/cruel-visa-refusals-dont-reflect-pro-palestine-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/cruel-visa-refusals-dont-reflect-pro-palestine-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[How can anyone post an original bank statement from a country with no functioning banking system?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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[E-scooter ban for under-18s deferred after AG intervention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/e-scooter-ban-for-under-18s-deferred-after-ag-intervention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/21/e-scooter-ban-for-under-18s-deferred-after-ag-intervention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rossa Fanning tells Government primary legislation will be required to introduce the measure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2NW3JMIBFPXOVJ6THPYPSA4Y.JPG?auth=6adc078c1a0e98376cef5a5e0dab45dbcad05de3b205b4afa5e45bbf4285c7c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been a significant increase in Garda operations connected to e-scooters with 1,412 seized by the end of July. 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[Today’s banking system bears little resemblance to Celtic Tiger era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/todays-banking-system-bears-little-resemblance-to-celtic-tiger-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/todays-banking-system-bears-little-resemblance-to-celtic-tiger-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is a strength, not a weakness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need more mental health services, not more prison cells]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/we-need-more-mental-health-services-not-more-prison-cells/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/21/we-need-more-mental-health-services-not-more-prison-cells/</guid><description><![CDATA[Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 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[Ronan Murphy’s cybersecurity group booked €14m gain from Getvisibility sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/ronan-murphys-cybersecurity-group-booked-14m-gain-from-getvisibility-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/ronan-murphys-cybersecurity-group-booked-14m-gain-from-getvisibility-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The firm Murphy founded with Mark Brosnan was acquired last year by Texas-based company Forcepoint for an undisclosed fee]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SI6NUAQESXOAEQDRKDGGGPP22A.jpg?auth=42bae472c7bf025131f4b9ca795cb39c6bd8cf516ceafe5f71b143c294d73fd2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Getvisibility co-founders Ronan Murphy and Mark Brosnan, and former company chairman Herb Hribar. Photograph: Alan Rowlette]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water rationing is probably inevitable unless people are made to pay for it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/a-dose-of-water-rationing-is-probably-inevitable-if-charges-to-regulate-consumption-are-not-introduced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/21/a-dose-of-water-rationing-is-probably-inevitable-if-charges-to-regulate-consumption-are-not-introduced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The existing system of unlimited free public water for all households is unsustainable in the long term and unfair]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POIDO5H7INGHFFIJAUP2X7Y2HE.JPG?auth=4fb39b0894affa97b22d54a996db291f8ace2c01893a08e2e3ea31de0e741e75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Low water levels at Bohernabreena's upper reservoir in the Dublin Mountains. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are lucky our daughter survived’: Lahinch locals fear illness from sea pollution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/21/after-heavy-rain-we-stay-out-of-the-water-locals-fear-illness-from-pollution-in-lahinch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/21/after-heavy-rain-we-stay-out-of-the-water-locals-fear-illness-from-pollution-in-lahinch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton in Lahinch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents conduct their own testing of water off Co Clare coast where elevated bacteria levels have caused sickness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LAB4QCBRVGWPAJ3GE2LSDRWYY.jpg?auth=fa6686d346997046d4377676e0ae92df99b5ada2e11bd752f6c879397ff5b719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lexi Keating at Lahinch, Co Clare. Photograph: Eamon Ward]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Copyright : Eamon Ward</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simone Gannon: Eight make-up products I will repurchase forever]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/21/simone-gannon-on-beauty-eight-make-up-products-i-will-repurchase-forever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/21/simone-gannon-on-beauty-eight-make-up-products-i-will-repurchase-forever/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These fail-safe products have earned a permanent place in my make-up bag]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WNQVVJA45DDBEWP22GQJ7B7DU.jpg?auth=5f7c9dc7a0b4c2522fc3b02ddc46b64442f2d8cfe35eb5052fa1c016edd5b45c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dior Forever Skin Perfect Foundation Stick never dries down to that powdery finish that some stick foundations can have]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ needs to take a rain check on weather jingle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/rte-needs-to-take-a-rain-check-on-weather-jingle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/rte-needs-to-take-a-rain-check-on-weather-jingle/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inane music gets in the way of forecasts]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s important for boys and men to see women doing things that are hard’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/21/its-important-for-boys-and-men-to-see-women-doing-things-that-are-hard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/21/its-important-for-boys-and-men-to-see-women-doing-things-that-are-hard/</guid><description><![CDATA[Offshore sailor and endurance athlete Pamela Lee has set three world records for sailing around Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MBP75NVDRDNFNYWMKE3LCDACU.jpg?auth=68f128c8f72fa0e2853f6b169dd26a05789ba1046e3747438b059c999eeb1bde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pamela Lee: 'I’ve been living in Lorient, on the west coast of France, for five years now. It’s the place to be for offshore racing at the highest level.' Photograph: Qaptur]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yannis GUERRAND</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why do so many under-35s struggle to find work in Ireland’s booming economy?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/why-are-young-people-struggling-to-find-work-despite-a-booming-labour-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/why-are-young-people-struggling-to-find-work-despite-a-booming-labour-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite near full employment there were more than 80,000 people aged 34 and under unemployed in the second quarter of 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRSB6Z3YUZFWFNCBE7YY35F4AE.jpg?auth=0beaca1a5de5507727f52c4e79cef925e5d10b1b200bb79996155e23242c41b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Younger people are facing into a workplace upended by AI as big firms reduce the number of entry level staff they are taking on. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve lived away for a while, that’s all,’ I said, defending my weakened Derry accent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/21/seamas-oreilly-ive-lived-away-for-a-while-thats-all-i-said-defending-my-weakened-derry-accent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/21/seamas-oreilly-ive-lived-away-for-a-while-thats-all-i-said-defending-my-weakened-derry-accent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newsreaders and Elon Musk aside, people generally don’t change accents on purpose]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2WLSK7N5VHHROZSZBGWSKNHOQ.jpg?auth=fefdbcfd3eb07e139629c6129ea321e6badea6a6e38860796145e799709b3493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Derry city Walls. Photograph: Joe Dunne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOE DUNNE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is no such thing’: what if the ageing crisis narrative is wrong?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/21/there-is-no-such-thing-what-if-the-ageing-crisis-narrative-is-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/21/there-is-no-such-thing-what-if-the-ageing-crisis-narrative-is-wrong/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ratio of retirees to workers is rapidly increasing but for some economists that won’t be as big a problem as has been feared]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should give Donald Trump a courteous welcome]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/ireland-should-give-donald-trump-a-courteous-welcome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/ireland-should-give-donald-trump-a-courteous-welcome/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US president’s warnings about China, European defence and border security are now concerns widely shared]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential savings outstrip climate concerns in motivation for home energy upgrades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/potential-savings-outstrip-climate-concerns-in-motivation-for-home-energy-upgrades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/potential-savings-outstrip-climate-concerns-in-motivation-for-home-energy-upgrades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Consumers prioritising lower bills over environmental reasoning by a factor of 10 to one]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BG6NM2TKIBCRJPKBVU4XWXWJOY.jpg?auth=16dbbf43d3845c5b02fe396a31c6c90df30851534cf9cfe5393a6a6e9253ad1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Home insulation remains the most commonly considered upgrade, with 30 per cent of consumers saying they are likely to insulate their home within the next two years. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">welcomia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice for first years: ‘You don’t find yourself at university, you kind of create yourself there’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/advice-for-first-years-you-dont-find-yourself-at-university-you-kind-of-create-yourself-there/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/21/advice-for-first-years-you-dont-find-yourself-at-university-you-kind-of-create-yourself-there/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bel Aghedo has completed her first year of a law degree at University of Galway]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHRO6RSBFVGKPGAFWNU5XXIZDQ.jpg?auth=56ade56752f04d45e14eca61222b432ba63a4d1b039837baed5a2e360ae2a41b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bel Aghedo: 'I learned a lot about myself, that I could be really independent … and that I have a lot more skills than I thought.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I couldn’t listen to it’: Brendan O’Connor frankness with Phil Coulter is an unmissable moment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/21/brendan-oconnors-disarming-frankness-generates-an-unmissable-moment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/21/brendan-oconnors-disarming-frankness-generates-an-unmissable-moment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio: The presenter has a deeply moving discussion with Phil Coulter, while Second Captains Saturday also dives deep ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOVAFUGAKBC35BR52WUVLNGZLA.jpg?auth=53508282f8518405223c96e1e41b72a0057b7a19acadbb31e23d49d5c51df5c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan O’Connor and Phil Coulter discussed the realities of having a child with special needs. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tony Kinlan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your boss watching you? The next frontier of workplace surveillance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/21/workplace-mood-monitoring-tech-may-not-be-something-to-smile-about/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/21/workplace-mood-monitoring-tech-may-not-be-something-to-smile-about/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Elaine Moore]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Meta are among companies interested in collecting data on how people feel at work]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7NPL52JAQFGXRH62235PDRSGPU.jpg?auth=c000d1449c958bdba7f3e411d8cfd60d42120f3df1328b89161af2bba75d469d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You're on camera: Patent records show many tech companies are interested in collecting information on workers' emotions. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jay_Zynism</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old-fashioned deception supercharged by technology]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/old-fashioned-deception-supercharged-by-technology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/old-fashioned-deception-supercharged-by-technology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rise of artificial intelligence tools has enabled fraudsters to automate phishing, scam call scripting and deepfake impersonations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TG6JOMD2GNEXRGGJA3PXMBOU2A.jpg?auth=a90d91e7b192d447fb3f8312b5439abb492c9ea1c6c98425081f999c9ced5b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" 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2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LIIFC77P5EARIVDXTCMKYS6Y4.jpg?auth=9d31418197f6a15ed6ffb145979f844905b6e6803dc6549204ae239660c943f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[These two wines are made from a blend of different grape varieties]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reinforcing the weakest links in supply chains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/reinforcing-the-weakest-links-in-supply-chains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/reinforcing-the-weakest-links-in-supply-chains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suppliers can create cyber risk because they often have privileged access to systems, data and critical business operations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2TMNUGSJ55AKNFP4M4H7C27HPQ.jpg?auth=f0bdd80b1ed1b6c917f33ea6ec1a4a061ec8dbbd19cd7f10f67a567198e9ca73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A cybersecurity breach to a supplier’s system can quickly spread throughout the supply chain]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">janiecbros</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spa Weekend review: Bridesmaids has a lot to answer for]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/21/spa-weekend-review-bridesmaids-has-a-lot-to-answer-for/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/21/spa-weekend-review-bridesmaids-has-a-lot-to-answer-for/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sorry project may remind Hollywood that Isla Fisher’s talents have yet to be made the most of]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGVXFN7OQNG75CQXH7YXHDUII4.jpg?auth=5d03c554b4aa465722ce4b38cd9db95bbe9ed06cc56825ef12674a66285fc97a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spa Weekend: Isla Fisher, Leslie Mann, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vince Valitutti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It is easier to log in than to break in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/it-is-easier-to-log-in-than-to-break-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/it-is-easier-to-log-in-than-to-break-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘For many criminals, it is easier to steal a password than to hack through technical defences’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQW36KVFJRFMVDRNWPYB2Z2TUQ.jpg?auth=de9002e1a736eadeed3de016ff9620f70f0fb02c33c9e53d14fdf7db7892c027&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff training on cybersecurity is essential as people are the weakest link in the system.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Sikov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI’s next cybersecurity challenge: robust governance key to success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/ais-next-cybersecurity-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/ais-next-cybersecurity-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How companies are navigating the rise of AI use and the risks that come with it]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMVIRSH6INFZDOCR26MTTTVZJI.jpg?auth=3c8fbf6617abc538313ced633e6a27e9731081cc683fb67ecfb03f0b36f3ed91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As AI becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, organisations face new challenges around governance, oversight and security]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peach_iStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the story of the vegetable lamb was believed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/21/why-the-story-of-the-vegetable-lamb-was-believed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/21/why-the-story-of-the-vegetable-lamb-was-believed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Harford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Behavioural economics study shows that our weakness for misinformation is far from new ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTEUDKI3QZTGGA32UBZGPXIR2Q.jpg?auth=fe47dfb461eb35c0ab948beca4012605a6f32eda0d73c3821b1d7146f3db99e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Misinformation is nothing new: A hundred years ago, a Korean paper reported that having a fan running too close to you might cause death as you choked on your own carbon dioxide. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tolga Akmen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strengthening digital trust ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/strengthening-digital-trust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/strengthening-digital-trust/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In an increasingly AI-driven world, organisations can protect identities, secure customer interactions and build confidence ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDD6HUAOGZGE5P6SUNGXAISEBM.jpg?auth=e01ee021766e0994dc512c3900e5445ff3b0c63e6db1a6836f57a9e73920dfce&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 cybersecurity, regulators expect clear accountability, oversight and evidence of control effectiveness.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hamzaturkkol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: What substance was used to portray the blood in Psycho?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/21/the-movie-quiz-what-substance-was-used-to-portray-the-blood-in-psycho/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/21/the-movie-quiz-what-substance-was-used-to-portray-the-blood-in-psycho/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: What was the first film Woody Allen directed in which he did not appear?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSXAZDMVYFA75GKWTFNRRQAHKU.jpg?auth=ce73cf098d2f6b8f38c837364b3dc4f7723549a6c2ad20f048ca79cd7cf5ca60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the shower scene from the film Psycho, Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) screams in terror as Norman Bates tears open her shower curtain. Photograph: Bettmann via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bettmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The evolving cyber workforce and the gap between skills and demand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/the-evolving-cyber-workforce-and-the-gap-between-skills-and-demand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/the-evolving-cyber-workforce-and-the-gap-between-skills-and-demand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How organisations can attract, develop and retain the talent needed to meet rapidly evolving cyber threats]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAY2SZX5QBAPNJUSGCCKNZ2NZA.jpg?auth=afeece1eff4fb20bbe5fe682fb36f8f5142aa6c456ecc4b9db3522eef1052d4a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI is changing the skills that organisations need from their cybersecurity teams. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">WeBond Creations</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The business of cybersecurity: Resilience is just as important as compliance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/the-business-of-cybersecurity-resilience-is-just-as-important-as-compliance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/21/the-business-of-cybersecurity-resilience-is-just-as-important-as-compliance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mature organisations have moved cybersecurity out of the server room and into the boardroom]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOHVGXRUIRHRLLCPOAK2LCGAPY.jpg?auth=ddf1ee0b172ba84c4f216c91000f50b2e6d939ae4a23a432975e71587a8dce8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Boards often understand ransomware, but they do not always understand the wider business impact.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Noel Hendrickson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Michael Stanley, Cairn Homes chief executive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-michael-stanley-cairn-homes-chief-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/21/the-irish-times-business-person-of-the-month-michael-stanley-cairn-homes-chief-executive/</guid><description><![CDATA[The company is on target to deliver full year revenues in excess of €1bn this year, a new milestone for the Irish home builder]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QS55XMATDNFVDKFKXYA74LHAMM.jpg?auth=caf0b64b3bf5181b918af82453acc38a0c1d8b83f6b075981ee7277782f993e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cairn Homes expects its revenues to exceed €1 billion for the first time. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – An all-in love letter to the country rock he grew up on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/21/brandon-flowers-thrasher-review-an-all-in-love-letter-to-the-country-rock-he-grew-up-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/21/brandon-flowers-thrasher-review-an-all-in-love-letter-to-the-country-rock-he-grew-up-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Killers frontman was once a teenager obsessed with New Order and The Smiths. Now he’s a 45-year-old dad embracing his inner Garth Brooks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMRPMYZZP5ACDPUS6UPJHKWIQ4.jpg?auth=e9c7eff3995f7364272886251a2c328d83efad4337145dbe6958c853267d4ee1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brandon Flowers in PR shot for his album Thrasher, released by Island Records on August 21, 2026. Photograph: Chris Phelps. Pic from https://chuffmedia.com/artists/brandon-flowers]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World’s Reformation: A story combining academic authority with gripping readability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/14/alec-ryries-the-worlds-reformation-how-protestantism-became-a-global-religion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/14/alec-ryries-the-worlds-reformation-how-protestantism-became-a-global-religion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Roycroft]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Reformation history scholar’s judicious account of missionary endeavour combines academic authority with gripping readability]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QGIJMNVPWJDT7EDU2P7DNCGV3M.jpg?auth=818ab09febb580d267a6990d0ccce64c7643d5404abd3ca0af4748cddab385d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alec Ryrie’s insider status regarding the Protestant faith makes his analysis and moral assessments of its missionary movement all the more damning. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>