<?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/2026-08-26/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:08:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Air travel issues accounted for more than a third of complaints to European consumer authority]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/26/european-consumer-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/26/european-consumer-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Consumer Centre Ireland handled more than 4,000 queries last year, and recovered more than €400,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EJYUPKAN3PYDTC6QNUKUETRE5I.jpg?auth=80fbff38bd31bb8d87d370a1a042ce675eb9f2fec838859d06037294a7c41950&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Complaints around air travel reflect continuing challenges such as schedule changes, weather events, industrial action and global conflicts. Photograph: Julien Warnand/EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien Warnand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savio scores from bench on debut as Tottenham thrash Charlton in EFL Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/savio-scores-from-bench-on-debut-as-tottenham-thrash-charlton-in-efl-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/savio-scores-from-bench-on-debut-as-tottenham-thrash-charlton-in-efl-cup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Newcastle come from behind to reach League Cup third round]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIYZRCMAXOXFL4L7ZFOPZYGVVI.jpg?auth=f263d9ad9952d8f5de308f335de44221c6fb0b6f941cac2bf70ebe4e0b50760f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Savio of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his team's fifth goal. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worsening’ prison overcrowding is reducing rehabilitation opportunities, campaigners say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/worsening-prison-overcrowding-is-reducing-rehabilitation-opportunities-campaigners-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/worsening-prison-overcrowding-is-reducing-rehabilitation-opportunities-campaigners-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average annual cost of single prison space rises to €103,334, Irish Prison Service annual report shows  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:25:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R22LXCUXJNAEXF7ZXQJDAQCX3A.jpg?auth=6fa478eda4101b0a6e5074ed5d3073ca23d4b975b306495e7a638f6173caffe5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dóchas Centre at Mountjoy Prison was designed for 85 women but now regularly holds 180 or more. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE investigating after video shows dementia patient being ‘disrespected’ on hospital ward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/26/hse-investigating-after-video-shows-dementia-patient-being-disrespected-on-hospital-ward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/26/hse-investigating-after-video-shows-dementia-patient-being-disrespected-on-hospital-ward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman was at University Hospital Limerick after suspected heart attack when footage was taken]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:16:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XOQP7N64FEETBTIDV2573PXDY.jpeg?auth=5d97a6def21ebaa93e539a87a83bc23340a72b82b955c3355e51a5f6b4229be7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ita Tobin died in August last year, but the footage has only just been made public. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of Ireland seeks to allay concerns about past finances at Dublin parish where newly elected bishop was rector  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/church-of-ireland-seeks-to-allay-concerns-about-past-finances-at-dublin-parish-where-newly-elected-bishop-was-rector/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/church-of-ireland-seeks-to-allay-concerns-about-past-finances-at-dublin-parish-where-newly-elected-bishop-was-rector/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Church says parish administration ‘suffered’ when Andrew Orr, recently elected as Bishop of Cork, was rector in Castleknock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:07:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEAGKSYCI5C3XGENNNYEBOAJAU.jpg?auth=8de8059f2ce71c405ad1dac539aa48c0d7db86262b93cb6c606ccc53d680bad8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Archdeacon Andrew Orr, who was elected as the new Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in June]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO helpdesk 2026: ‘My son got 728 points but didn’t get medicine. Could he get it in round two?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-helpdesk-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-helpdesk-2026/</guid><description><![CDATA[Submit your queries to our education specialists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:06:32 +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[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car drives off M50 bridge, causing closure and major traffic disruption]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/m50-crash-causes-major-traffic-disruption/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/m50-crash-causes-major-traffic-disruption/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motorway reopens as gardaí attempt to establish how incident occurred]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:36:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLCSXE6MHHUHJFQHG7DSKK2GKM.JPG?auth=7dd1c85da8905eab72f30c08a801f343a83f65172f3086125e3dd66537478539&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and recovery units attend a serious collision on the M50 Junction 10 towards Tallaght. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the impact of AI: a timely warning from Bill Gates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-impact-of-ai-a-timely-warning-from-bill-gates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/the-irish-times-view-on-the-impact-of-ai-a-timely-warning-from-bill-gates/</guid><description><![CDATA[Regulating in all its aspects poses a big challenge for governments ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LC4BYVQJFHEVF4DDT5YXAN67YM.jpg?auth=b4c42686fd52a4784d938036a6f57e96398e10d61fb5e19f708b909b4e12adde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has written a 6,000 word essay on AI. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[LIV Golf lays off majority of staff as PIF funding ends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/liv-golf-lays-off-majority-of-staff-as-pif-funding-ends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/liv-golf-lays-off-majority-of-staff-as-pif-funding-ends/</guid><description><![CDATA[Chief executive working on deal but needs players’ buy-in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:30:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AORPVAU5ZEFXMHRL46MMF5JV3A.jpg?auth=73bd537362cd3a7113483f0b6e7990ec4fa517bd626afebc2c08665efae97847&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The workforce ⁠reduction was expected as LIV had notified ⁠its corporate employees ​in the United States and Britain of potential staffing reductions. Photograph: Justin Casterline/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Justin Casterline</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It felt like I’d won’: CAO delight on anniversary of teen’s diabetes diagnosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/it-felt-like-id-won-cao-joy-extra-sweet-on-anniversary-of-teens-diabetes-diagnosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/it-felt-like-id-won-cao-joy-extra-sweet-on-anniversary-of-teens-diabetes-diagnosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Danny Goff says moving to Maynooth will pose challenges, but he can’t wait to get started]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:09:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPVM6KWFV5B6VOIBZBWOHXT3ME.jpeg?auth=9708ce81fbdc69c3391166b1bf84e26df293dbe9a5414c59ab8202971045ad54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danny Goff from Wexford says he's on 'cloud nine' after being offered arts at Maynooth University]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for remote health monitoring following death of prisoner in his cell   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/calls-for-remote-health-monitoring-following-death-of-prisoner-in-his-cell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/calls-for-remote-health-monitoring-following-death-of-prisoner-in-his-cell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘My son should still be here’, says mother of man (27) who died from withdrawal seizures in Cork Prison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YT7BKN6LD5FVXJRRZDG2KBLLTQ.jpg?auth=e57f9075414f25a69693664300831d54eac0d46a323afedfc1d146e6b5fd537b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Crowley was found dead in his cell in Cork Prison in March 2024. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stairway to Heaven – Frank McNally on how our favourite painting became a TikTok sensation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/26/stairway-to-heaven-frank-mcnally-on-how-our-favourite-painting-became-a-tiktok-sensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/26/stairway-to-heaven-frank-mcnally-on-how-our-favourite-painting-became-a-tiktok-sensation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New generation is transfixed by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AXYM2RKNYNKPYPWJ4Y5AIJT3AA.jpg?auth=2f8243dab159890b3649532f1b7fee45be0bd8728fde457266218cd2deb25fbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frederic William Burton’s The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, 1864. Photograph: National Gallery of Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Points rise in over half of all college courses across Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/points-rise-in-over-half-of-all-college-courses-across-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/points-rise-in-over-half-of-all-college-courses-across-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaigners call for reform of ‘pressure cooker’ points system ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:44:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYIP7DG4HVOTATFFHFZGGAY5R4.JPG?auth=aa34f0e8b0e7ab331e654c25dca961e02923631d25452c7726e2576e15b0cfdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students at Dublin’s Institute of Education cheer after receiving their Leaving Cert results. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran and Oman discuss temporary Strait of Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/26/iran-and-oman-discuss-temporary-strait-of-hormuz-corridor-as-impasse-with-us-drags-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/26/iran-and-oman-discuss-temporary-strait-of-hormuz-corridor-as-impasse-with-us-drags-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara Jakes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No military vessel will be allowed through the strait, Iranian minister says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:42:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INZ6R5HRHNOLDTVAAE3G2U57DY.jpg?auth=835837f06aada271acd69854af5687c7d787cdc0d38395261954165ac2c7b11f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cargo ships in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fatima Shbair</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online platforms did not remove disinformation posts during 2025 presidential election ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/online-platforms-did-not-remove-disinformation-posts-during-2025-presidential-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/online-platforms-did-not-remove-disinformation-posts-during-2025-presidential-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Researchers flagged 85 social media posts as electoral disinformation, and 13 as online harassment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:42:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRGU7HGALF4XDXZMC2PP5TWO7Q.jpg?auth=5c57749fae96fc8b41bc2e746981acae8fa99740128e70f42fcd1f048ddca925&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Platforms only acted against 13 of the 85 items flagged as electoral disinformation, and the report said ‘only Instagram and TikTok took action on these items’. Photograph: Sedat Suna/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sedat Suna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/26/tim-curry-rocky-horror-picture-show-actor-dies-aged-80/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/26/tim-curry-rocky-horror-picture-show-actor-dies-aged-80/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Performance as the delightfully camp Dr Frank-N-Furter was followed with a lucrative line in treacle-voiced screen villains and challenging theatrical roles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRAYQTLS7FFGVNFRBCRASXRWEU.jpg?auth=f247bde822ebc1cc355e7cfbb80215b506d9939840878f95cf5182c8c1d43a53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Curry as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Photograph: United Archives via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">United Archives</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price decline weighs on BP and Shell amid Iran-Oman talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/oil-price-decline-weighs-on-bp-and-shell-amid-iran-oman-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/oil-price-decline-weighs-on-bp-and-shell-amid-iran-oman-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Dublin, a new US investor has disclosed a sizeable stake in property developer Glenveagh]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:28:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q2ZBMDNRHYMWZ6SAPWMY5KDFCQ.jpg?auth=12fb461461f2fe802d6cf7fe57c8ac8d9dcf08411d38e0b17710684e6163fe7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tehran and Muscat 'still working on details of agreement' on Strait of Hormuz, a vital passageway for world's oil. File image. Photograph: Angela Weiss/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Murder Detective: A fascinating deep dive into the killing of Lyra McKee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/26/the-murder-detective-a-fascinating-deep-dive-into-the-killing-of-lyra-mckee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/26/the-murder-detective-a-fascinating-deep-dive-into-the-killing-of-lyra-mckee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The death of the 29-year-old reporter in Derry is explored in a new three-part true crime documentary]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:21:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUGZRLAJOB6ENJ3I4MTJXV3AEM.JPG?auth=9924db1e7ad8ccf408991c09bca5fb9d8fa05deb4f64bf5875bebc01ec27e3cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead in Derry in April 2019. Photograph: Pacemaker. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finn Lynch maintains World Championship lead in Dún Laoghaire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/26/finn-lynch-maintains-world-championship-lead-in-dun-laoghaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/26/finn-lynch-maintains-world-championship-lead-in-dun-laoghaire/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish sailor holds a four-point lead over Germany’s Ole Schweckendiek]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:13:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZPKLWD52LZ2TWLDCGT75S2XJI.jpg?auth=21831acd44105681b493a72c23f965ea05359334cc2b4ec8d5bd63cb71e3a8f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Finn Lynch taking part in World Championship in Dún Laoghaire. Photograph: Andrew Conan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A ‘high-level’ arrival like no other: What to expect during Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/a-high-level-arrival-like-no-other-what-we-know-about-donald-trumps-visit-to-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/a-high-level-arrival-like-no-other-what-we-know-about-donald-trumps-visit-to-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president expected to make an appearance at his golf resort for the Irish Open, avoiding protests along the way]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:54:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4DKHHCTMIHWXI2PORTGVLXSFQ.jpg?auth=f8d8bcf1daae63f1640976235999e237f5ece0aea3e7edfa17ef08b7320fbb16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump is expected to spend two days in Ireland in September. File photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Migrant-led businesses strike over rising racism before key East German vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/26/migrant-led-businesses-strike-over-rising-racism-before-key-east-german-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/26/migrant-led-businesses-strike-over-rising-racism-before-key-east-german-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shops, restaurants and barbers close in Magdeburg as campaigners warn far-right AfD surge is fuelling fear and division]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:50:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VXDJVSEUWJB5DGYRXSD5I6PM5Y.jpg?auth=9bfb6eefe6a7ec3669db5895f9ea95e5a34f5cb016e18289f0e189cd476833bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Election posters in Magdeburg, eastern Germany. Photograph: Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronny Hartmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vuelta a España: Matthew Brennan scores second sprint victory on stage five]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/26/vuelta-a-espana-matthew-brennan-scores-second-sprint-victory-on-stage-five/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/26/vuelta-a-espana-matthew-brennan-scores-second-sprint-victory-on-stage-five/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visma-Lease a Bike dominate final stages to set up Briton as Eddie Dunbar finishes 86th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:48:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RV3XWXU7NAYKF5BTXHNZ5A2ZW4.jpg?auth=7fda2c6839238a76b4ae72d697ee33e004ccc90e0ac3b54652e0587b473ebc71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Team Visma-Lease a Bike's British rider Matthew Brennan sprints to victory at the finish line of the fifth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Josep Lago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO points 2026: Students receive round one offers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-points-2026-live-updates-as-round-one-offers-to-be-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-points-2026-live-updates-as-round-one-offers-to-be-released/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaving Cert students to find out points requirements for third-level courses amid CAO first-round offers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:25:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TV7Q4FHZC5EMZH4WZP3EZW5SXU.jpg?auth=3118ac932b639f2df71456844c31c7debf6aa7393f85416dbe3f864253e540ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CAO points requirements for third-level courses will be revealed today at 2pm. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted killer left with brain injuries after prison attack may not be fit to plead to new charges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/convicted-killer-left-with-brain-injuries-after-prison-attack-may-not-be-fit-to-plead-to-new-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/convicted-killer-left-with-brain-injuries-after-prison-attack-may-not-be-fit-to-plead-to-new-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh O'Donoghue]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Kearney (40) was jailed for eight years in 2006 for manslaughter and threatening to kill a garda]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:24:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/277TGBUINGTZMMTGR2Y7TSYKIQ.jpg?auth=a87586c21d083c87f89a0e4ebbcb4bf77fca34613e40df0888c72f0afab545fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stephen Kearney was attacked in Mountjoy Prison last year and has since been moved to a medical wing of Midlands Prison. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a very, very high calibre of people’ - Leinster CEO delighted with candidates for new head coach ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/26/its-a-very-very-high-calibre-of-people-leinster-ceo-delighted-with-candidates-for-new-head-coach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/26/its-a-very-very-high-calibre-of-people-leinster-ceo-delighted-with-candidates-for-new-head-coach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Nolan says Leinster are working with the IRFU to identify Leo Cullen’s replacement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:16:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRWYYS7YZHYVC3HVPKF2MKY2OY.jpg?auth=e8750a2b17e80ae566de35f7311c96e36cac8b4fdeb3673a44678e3267de48a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster chief executive Shane Nolan at the new Laya Arena at the RDS on Wednesday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arsenal teenager Ceadach O’Neill at the centre of a tug of war between the FAI and IFA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/arsenal-teenager-ceadach-oneill-at-the-centre-of-a-tug-of-war-between-the-fai-and-ifa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/arsenal-teenager-ceadach-oneill-at-the-centre-of-a-tug-of-war-between-the-fai-and-ifa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Already capped by Northern Ireland, the 18-year-old could request a Fifa transfer to the Republic ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:10:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46WN3PCFEVFPRI66WKKCQF7O6U.jpg?auth=8ff7119696837db45d8a66c8d67b254a0b687302120c6ad1e7957e2b9e34a6ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ceadach O'Neill on the ball for Arsenal during a preseason friendly against Girona at Montilivi Stadium in Girona, Spain, earlier this month. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Caparros</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chipmaker Analog Devices shifts €5.4bn from Irish operation to US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/chipmaker-analog-devices-shifts-54bn-from-irish-operation-to-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/chipmaker-analog-devices-shifts-54bn-from-irish-operation-to-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The company, which has a manufacturing plant in Ireland, books large amounts of global revenues and profits through several Irish subsidiaries]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:05:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CMKYG3G4MZQJUG46LC2CWF6XHY.jpg?auth=3ffc2b15ecac4dac681c2ae80a7d7cf50ea37d81c84a6e1d33f1de43deb84770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Analog Devices chief executive Vincent Roche at its manufacturing facility in Limerick. The company has close to 2,000 workers in Ireland. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unionism moving to ‘more extreme element’ on Drumcree march, Michelle O’Neill warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/unionism-moving-to-more-extreme-element-on-drumcree-march-michelle-oneill-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/unionism-moving-to-more-extreme-element-on-drumcree-march-michelle-oneill-warns/</guid><description><![CDATA[DUP’s Gordon Lyons says ‘huge anger’ followed Parades Commission restrictions on annual Orange Order event]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:04:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEDGVANYTZVW5GNMMMTZRYESV4.jpg?auth=b0c9b3c8a59bb9151baaf651849608b9235002fe701926b4fa1256ee41953836&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michelle O'Neill, second right, speaks to reporters near Garvaghy Road, Portadown, after the High Court quashed the Parades Commission's decision to impose restrictions on the Orange Order parade at Drumcree. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The most amazing person’: Teen killed in Meath hit-and-run is named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/teen-cyclist-killed-in-meath-hit-and-run-named-locally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/teen-cyclist-killed-in-meath-hit-and-run-named-locally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Walsh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Local TD renews call for witnesses following death of TJ McDonnell (19)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:58:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXIDDPUQSNAOZERYN3KXLSLACA.JPG?auth=dcd85151980e4936ee0459ea444016be2341af9b193d2a313f3ab18aa51e24a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TJ McDonnell (19) from Bohermeen, Co Meath, was killed while cycling in Kells, Co Meath on Tuesday.
Photograph: Supplied by Causey Farm Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish couple found dead at rented villa in Spain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/irish-couple-found-dead-by-their-children-at-apartment-complex-in-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/irish-couple-found-dead-by-their-children-at-apartment-complex-in-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Couzens, Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police investigating circumstances surrounding deaths of man and woman aged 50 and 45]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:52:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F735YGL22ZGJZMT6Y67WVKXZ2Y.jpg?auth=bd78bd6d32357a6b80b3e740f8d33f3440460857a6b47b9027d28c5e4a251f7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police are investigating whether a couple found dead in Spain, aged 50 and 45, were the victims of foul play. Photograph: Julian Prizont-Cado/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Prizont-Cado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iranian operatives plotted to kill Binyamin Netanyahu’s son in Miami – report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/26/iranian-operatives-plotted-to-kill-binyamin-netanyahus-son-in-miami-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/26/iranian-operatives-plotted-to-kill-binyamin-netanyahus-son-in-miami-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US authorities alerted after Israeli intelligence learned of alleged assassination plan targeting Yair Netanyahu]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:39:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DFZVRZQGXFAHTPKBNPTAC5RJD4.jpg?auth=94a6bf6279cbfba63a4beb4a1225ad7d32b0bbb307e72acc30c3bdc387d11d3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yair Netanyahu and his mother, Sara Netanyahu, listen as Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26th, 2025. Photograph: Alexi J Rosenfeld/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexi J. Rosenfeld</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Women’s golf is so strong here’: Leona Maguire hopes an Ireland player wins Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/womens-golf-is-so-strong-here-leona-maguire-hopes-an-ireland-player-wins-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/womens-golf-is-so-strong-here-leona-maguire-hopes-an-ireland-player-wins-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heightened expectations attached to domestic prospects for this €450,000 purse tournament at K Club]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:19:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRFXQQPENWHXFOMEROUXUX2FYQ.jpg?auth=33a4795d6f7fbdea7007163525d6d03281a6dc2146d12e9f74d03d32ec5e0ba0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leona Maguire, right, at the The K Club, Co Kildare, on Wednesday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy looking to finish PGA Tour season on a high as he targets a fourth Tour Championship crown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/rory-mcilroy-looking-to-finish-pga-tour-season-on-a-high-as-he-targets-a-fourth-tour-championship-crown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/rory-mcilroy-looking-to-finish-pga-tour-season-on-a-high-as-he-targets-a-fourth-tour-championship-crown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World number two admits his light schedule in the US is likely to continue in the future ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:10:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTCQR4KKOBBPPJASIRE7NH4VZQ.jpg?auth=2bd532dc2a8f4d8724aa91917bcbd45b11860431f0643658e3832904589543eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy won the last of his three Tour Championships in 2022 at East Lake in Atlanta. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin C. Cox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City sign 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi in €100m deal as Omar Marmoush nears Spurs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/manchester-city-sign-18-year-old-ayyoub-bouaddi-in-100m-deal-as-omar-marmoush-nears-spurs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/manchester-city-sign-18-year-old-ayyoub-bouaddi-in-100m-deal-as-omar-marmoush-nears-spurs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson, David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp after being offered goalkeeper]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:05:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RM2FO7JX3RBNXAI3OWEZ4RSJI4.jpg?auth=e747be81d47c07a0909ca71b8e8d2cf6dcdfd08bcf17d6e528b65b539af96027&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi (18) is set to join Manchester City in a transfer from Lille. Photograph: Maurice Van Steen/ANP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ANP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Antrim council chief convicted of deleting email subject to FOI Act ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/former-antrim-council-chief-convicted-of-deleting-email-subject-to-foi-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/former-antrim-council-chief-convicted-of-deleting-email-subject-to-foi-act/</guid><description><![CDATA[Email to former first minister related to security concerns over operation of Northern Ireland Protocol]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:02:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXFLGE6BDOC4AATHZ2C2R2U5I4.jpg?auth=234a0e6f676bdd3dcd10f530d43ad66daab6d5d1200f8cb31242f36162933295&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne Donaghy, former chief executive of Mid and East Antrim Council, outside Ballymena Courthouse, Co Antrim. Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Dolly Parton: no better American life ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/the-irish-times-view-on-dolly-parton-no-better-american-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/26/the-irish-times-view-on-dolly-parton-no-better-american-life/</guid><description><![CDATA[A hugely-loved entertainer, she also had an extraordinary record of philanthropy ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWVSLGKF2JB55JNUETTIVLV3ZQ.jpg?auth=f37c40035d1780a296b1fe96ecaf7bd7fa727bcdddc37517c46c18e104793f1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton performs at the Glastonbury Festival in  201.
(Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Dyson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four charged over mosque replica placed on July bonfire in Co Tyrone ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/four-charged-over-mosque-replica-placed-on-july-bonfire-in-co-tyrone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/four-charged-over-mosque-replica-placed-on-july-bonfire-in-co-tyrone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Charges brought by PSNI relate to ‘hate display’ following incident]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:59:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASRMVEPASHTEBRZRG5BHF6MM7Q.jpg?auth=49b022ebb337c7b8381aa77da84cb89198ea76a89cc9fc4c3f3ddded911ce435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bonfire made of wooden pallets with a replica of a mosque at the top in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, last July. Photograph: Getty  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s hoverfly, crucial to food production, faces significant threats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/irelands-hoverfly-crucial-to-food-production-faces-significant-threats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/irelands-hoverfly-crucial-to-food-production-faces-significant-threats/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Queen’s University Belfast study underscores the role the insects play in supporting food security]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:58:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCRFM4UKWGXLKYI6IMBAZGBKJY.jpg?auth=c7ac031f6df33a2ccdf634cb48b9fc98d241223bf092c11fd0671ae952ad7b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hoverflies pollinate crops and wild plants, making an important contribution to food production and natural ecosystems. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO round one offers bring delight, surprise and disappointment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-round-one-offers-bring-delight-pride-surprise-disappointment-and-frustration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-round-one-offers-bring-delight-pride-surprise-disappointment-and-frustration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Applications for veterinary medicine, physiotherapy and medicine all increased this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:48:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6RNERPL7JAKXDCNHESRKPLWGE.jpg?auth=ffa3e4b46d6a98de82b5a02893f0ea09530e10309a17f274d0a3ec5adb1c139c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Points fell for information and communication technology (ICT) programmes this year, with a smaller decrease for agriculture and primary teaching. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anchiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/cuh-consultants-seek-independent-staffing-assessment-over-patient-safety-fears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/cuh-consultants-seek-independent-staffing-assessment-over-patient-safety-fears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:30:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OSBK5EZB6QEKMA3UAAVJ5LDSD4.jpg?auth=534d73f9fc6592bc7bf2a8580cc20a6d3a9c7628c8002588343bd157a84592f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork University Hospital: 'They have to manage within their budgets,' Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ redundancy window too tight to achieve target for staff cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/rte-redundancy-programme-missed-target-for-staff-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/rte-redundancy-programme-missed-target-for-staff-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just over 40 of 134 applicants were successful in being offered exits and only 60% of those took up offer ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:27:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMOBEHRP5NFNTL2UMS7GVAPZAA.JPG?auth=0df50b6ea9a8fc0242e43e21d7a35e339b9b3c24a752c702a927afb020810c81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A voluntary redundancy programme at RTÉ cost about €8.5m, according to broadcaster's 2025 annual report but fell short of target. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the upcoming budget drive inflation and increase costs for Irish households?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/will-the-upcoming-budget-drive-inflation-and-increase-costs-for-irish-households/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/will-the-upcoming-budget-drive-inflation-and-increase-costs-for-irish-households/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:10:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7YTIUJKHVHEJPVBV5RCAGMO4I.jpg?auth=9fadf45fc0a6ec953750565d75404e66935f27f520c94cab3f91141defc7017a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ifac has warned that the Government’s budgetary plan would increase reliance on corporation tax receipts, which it considers risky. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Got a CAO offer? The temptation is to accept immediately, but take your time]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-points-leaving-certificate-accept-defer-reject-third-level-offer-advice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/cao-points-leaving-certificate-accept-defer-reject-third-level-offer-advice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to accept or defer – and what happens if you get an upgrade in your Leaving Cert points]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:03:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGY4JFDS25B4JEGUS3CQPRCO2E.jpg?auth=f9199b8fa7f7a6cc7c51c6c9637cb9644327639459b71d1575f915dac51120ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If you are not familiar with every aspect of the course you have been offered then now is the time to inform yourself. Picture posed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">insta_photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick firm Kneat plans workforce cuts weeks after US private equity buyout]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/26/limerick-firm-kneat-plans-workforce-cuts-weeks-after-us-private-equity-buyout/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/26/limerick-firm-kneat-plans-workforce-cuts-weeks-after-us-private-equity-buyout/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The software firm was acquired in a deal worth more than €400m by Thoma Bravo this month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:55:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3QCORRY7AQYHNRJRURF2UP7QI.jpg?auth=bd29b38b370d823e839f98204a9d51a85a06b9c2373efc231d0c0cbae5bd2a8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kneat co-founder and chief executive Eddie Ryan, whose business is cutting up to 10 per cent of staff.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta reaches $16.68 billion settlement over social media harms to children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-1668-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/08/26/meta-reaches-1668-billion-settlement-over-social-media-harms-to-children/</guid><description><![CDATA[Settlement averts California trial over claims brought by 29 US states]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4JLMFHT2P7XZB34VX44NFMZME.jpg?auth=488bbe719b7df64c7515159db669188b6cb51075bb17f5dacecc09bc1fe76392&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shannon Heacock speaking with a photograph of her son Elijah along with a banner showing the names of young people who allegedly died due to impacts of social media. 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[Talks to prevent 48-hour work stoppage at State’s only child detention centre to begin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/talks-to-prevent-48-hour-work-stoppage-at-states-only-child-detention-centre-to-begin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/talks-to-prevent-48-hour-work-stoppage-at-states-only-child-detention-centre-to-begin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oberstown has recently seen an increase the number of boys it is certified to accommodate, from 40 to 42]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:48:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ELSHWH3YBE5ZKQ7DVBJOZRJUA.jpg?auth=f9e05244ca476b2e14139c1cf56af7c3aef31aec02651c038a4630848ba18cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa members who work at Oberstown Children Detention Campus protest outside the Department of Children, Disability and Equality in Dublin last week. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta reaches $16.68bn settlement over social media harms to children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-up-to-167bn-to-settle-childrens-social-media-harm-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/meta-to-pay-up-to-167bn-to-settle-childrens-social-media-harm-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Bradshaw]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case relating to alleged failures of child protection was getting under way in California]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:43:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNYZLETBDYIJORVTY22T5XRE3Q.jpg?auth=afa1dd48d3466503814d5bcdf8e78ba6fd95b0ee7fca66e19a47ebb136fa36d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As part of the settlement, Meta has agreed to impose default daily limits and night-time blocks for teenage users of its social media apps. 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[Uefa poised to lift boycott threat after Fifa promises no World Cup sale repeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/uefa-poised-to-lift-boycott-threat-after-fifa-promises-no-world-cup-sale-repeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/uefa-poised-to-lift-boycott-threat-after-fifa-promises-no-world-cup-sale-repeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames and Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European sides likely to go to under-20 Women’s World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMATF45AGVZRMQSBBSBDFQ4OQA.jpg?auth=9d71447f351ce92b0e38cb9b37774bf73a96c37d7b09554f62cb4486e8b8db13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of Fifa Gianni Infantino planned to sell stakes in the World Cup. Photograph: Teresa Suarez/Pool/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teresa Suarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An incredible initiative’: Dolly Parton project gives books to thousands of Irish children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/an-incredible-initiative-dolly-parton-project-gives-books-to-thousands-of-irish-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/an-incredible-initiative-dolly-parton-project-gives-books-to-thousands-of-irish-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books currently being delivered to 6,500 young people along with letter from late singer when they ‘graduate’ from programme ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:12:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6US6YFNKFB7HHANHYOT54EZIA.jpg?auth=3dacc67e60939c1d26efb9f338d8227946a5893ded2966a0164b9a56ca0276d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton reads her book, The Coat of Many Colours, to schoolchildren in Washington, in 2018. Photograph: Shannon Finney/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shannon Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christy Ring’s All-Ireland medals reunited for first time since 1950s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/26/christy-rings-all-ireland-medals-reunited-for-first-time-since-1950s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/26/christy-rings-all-ireland-medals-reunited-for-first-time-since-1950s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA Museum has complete collection]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:59:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RJ5DY2GEBFSNC2PTAYVCKVT5U.jpg?auth=430a4044ef0a66c81ae9723d505bf83cb8312805d9b53336b75d40f636252bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fr Richie Goode with the chalice containing Christy Ring's last All-Ireland medal at St Augustine’s church in Cork before its closure]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passports to be required for ferry passengers crossing Irish Sea ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/passports-to-be-required-for-ferry-passengers-crossing-irish-sea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/passports-to-be-required-for-ferry-passengers-crossing-irish-sea/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Requirement set to come in from September 28th as a result of change to British ID rules ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:56:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5W72OCGUOJDK7JNVHK6SPDDXRE.jpg?auth=7ee6de32898abf9288448e84352c324bd8987734058c093270a1669ac0724313&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As a result of a shift in UK Border Force policy, all ferry passengers to Britain, irrespective of their age or nationality, will soon be expected to carry either a passport or passport card.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amyl and the Sniffers in Dublin review: Supersized riffs, stomping choruses and a tribute to Dolly Parton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/26/amyl-and-the-sniffers-in-dublin-review-vast-mullets-supersized-riffs-and-stomping-choruses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/26/amyl-and-the-sniffers-in-dublin-review-vast-mullets-supersized-riffs-and-stomping-choruses/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[At a sold-out Collins Barracks, the Melbourne band put on a magisterial display throughout a stunning set]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:52:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BEE2ZBXXA5COBF2MAOYQ5I4H3Y.jpg?auth=54222f7516e28b146514626f076fa36eea3916ce78c184e7787243abc3d510ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amyl and the Sniffers: Amy Taylor on stage earlier in the band's tour. Photograph: Diogo Baptista/Sopa/LightRocket via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I left school without filling out CAO form’: Louth GAA’s Sam Mulroy insists Leaving Cert ‘doesn’t define you’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/i-left-school-without-filling-out-cao-form-louth-gaas-sam-mulroy-insists-leaving-cert-doesnt-define-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/i-left-school-without-filling-out-cao-form-louth-gaas-sam-mulroy-insists-leaving-cert-doesnt-define-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Louise Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Businessman who runs his own gym says he ‘got 200 points in my Leaving Certificate, and still ended up with a Master’s degree’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:38:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZSP7OPUU24Y53JKVK3V3LRXIQ.jpg?auth=abc405fa601bd8cdd3820a0aa62d5889bac3be7c39ee908388613e4bddbe6e53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louth GAA captain Sam Mulroy: 'I left school without even filling out a CAO form and ended up with a Master’s degree, not because I suddenly became academic. I had just found something I actually cared enough about to apply myself to.' Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mean Girls review: Fast-paced stage show makes a convincing case that it’s better than the film]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/08/26/mean-girls-review-fast-paced-stage-show-makes-a-convincing-case-that-its-better-than-the-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/08/26/mean-girls-review-fast-paced-stage-show-makes-a-convincing-case-that-its-better-than-the-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tina Fey’s high-school musical features heightened impulses, fluctuating hormones and the recalibration of friendships as teenagers try to figure out who they are]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:26:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5U5VEVEMJNCHFFVCNOM3VCXILI.jpg?auth=34a19b52b7a916ad2ac58fc0f6758caded0ac0c205f51a85d0c2729c1a05fa28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mean Girls, at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. Photograph: P Coltas]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork man fined for abusing British Airways cabin crew in drunken row over toilet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/cork-man-fined-for-abusing-british-airways-cabin-crew-in-drunken-row-over-toilet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/cork-man-fined-for-abusing-british-airways-cabin-crew-in-drunken-row-over-toilet/</guid><description><![CDATA[UK court heard Emmet Moynihan lunged towards passengers, telling them to stop recording the incident]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:10:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7SRLD32Z5XU4ZDFTMQTGNZ4YY.jpg?auth=1b212e7a9e67ff3605fa9484b8ff8d7c0ebc16265275a5f0855d6b4e29af446b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emmet Moynihan arrives at Uxbridge Magistrates Court, west London, where he pleaded guilty to entering an aircraft when drunk and failing to obey the lawful commands of a pilot. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House construction activity jumps despite overall decline in sector’s production]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/house-construction-activity-jumps-despite-overall-decline-in-sectors-production/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/house-construction-activity-jumps-despite-overall-decline-in-sectors-production/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Non-residential activity declined sharply in second quarter, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:51:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YRPOYWHONBVVDCNMA32XA7OEU.jpg?auth=3ae633e4e9117969efb15255654515dcfab194f3f14e7999a72c40d157279477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Non-residential construction production decreased by a sharp 18% in the year to the end of June, while civil engineering production volumes fell by 4.4%.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ilkercelik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (16) charged over attack on teen injured in Dublin e-scooter incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/boy-16-charged-over-attack-on-teen-injured-in-dublin-e-scooter-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/boy-16-charged-over-attack-on-teen-injured-in-dublin-e-scooter-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boy has yet to indicate plea to charge of assault causing harm]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:18:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAIDNP35WFGB7CIY37GOJTPS5E.JPG?auth=9a4f227fb3f7116e5ea2c0931c4a97a7a716c8c679546891ea2e538394ecd52d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The boy appeared before Judge Patricia Cronin at the Dublin Children’s Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw IRISHTIMES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Many jobs will disappear forever’: Bill Gates urges leaders to protect workers from AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bill-gates-calls-for-human-reserved-jobs-to-protect-labour-force-from-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bill-gates-calls-for-human-reserved-jobs-to-protect-labour-force-from-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristina Criddle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech billionaire publishes 6,000-word essay calling for certain jobs to be ‘human reserved’ amid profoundly turbulent times]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:59:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RCSNN7YFME5DB7KSKET6JW56M.jpg?auth=fff9c29f7ce228f0c4890dac0bf143ee0f058358245b61c2f8a2f339cae2ed40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says governments are not prepared for the 'monumental' challenges posed by AI. Photograph: Alex Welsh/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Welsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘JD Vance is a dirtbag’: A bumpy ride for US vice-president on Maine road trip  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/a-bumpy-ride-for-jd-vance-on-maine-road-trip/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/a-bumpy-ride-for-jd-vance-on-maine-road-trip/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senate seat is perceived as critical to the overall balance of power]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:56:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2BG3W65SOPTO5KRI2R65K5SOY.jpg?auth=42dc35143f9e42137e5482077a213897dbc42612b7bdaa9351a046ac9794d421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US vice-president JD Vance arrives to speak at a Compotech manufacturing facility in Brewer, Maine, on Monday. Photograph: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sofia Aldinio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you struggling to find student accommodation for the new college year?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/are-you-struggling-to-find-student-accommodation-for-the-new-college-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/are-you-struggling-to-find-student-accommodation-for-the-new-college-year/</guid><description><![CDATA[Third-level students have been warned of tightening accommodation options as CAO offers come in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TN3TZPBMFRFDZEDUEC4RT5NYTA.jpg?auth=91a4ebb3604af800921c9676af8e6f42d476340ab4e31f0636148d790426f64f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praise for Dolly Parton’s work bringing love of books to children in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/praise-for-dolly-partons-work-bringing-love-of-books-to-children-worldwide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/praise-for-dolly-partons-work-bringing-love-of-books-to-children-worldwide/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parton’s Imagination Library has gifted more than 270m books to young children since it was founded in 1995]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:03:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q6US6YFNKFB7HHANHYOT54EZIA.jpg?auth=3dacc67e60939c1d26efb9f338d8227946a5893ded2966a0164b9a56ca0276d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton reads from her children's book, Coat of Many Colors, to schoolchildren at the Library of Congress in February 2018 in Washington, DC, when she donated to its collection its 100 millionth book. Photograph: Shannon Finney/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shannon Finney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Nichols to shut Dundrum store after Frasers fails to reach deal on rescue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/harvey-nichols-to-shut-dundrum-store-after-frasers-fails-to-reach-deal-on-rescue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/harvey-nichols-to-shut-dundrum-store-after-frasers-fails-to-reach-deal-on-rescue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Liquidators were appointed earlier this month after troubled UK parent group was acquired by Mike Ashley]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:55:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SMB3MRPSLZFVPGP55IU6WB3SB4.JPG?auth=36a1abe14c42539ac069832d82c18bd54ab4c10230a96cc0a8b87efb5b30548a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harvey Nichols Dundrum store will close next month after the failure to agree a rescue plan. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raygun opens up on her infamous Olympics breakdancing debut: ‘Not as bad as I thought!’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/26/raygun-opens-up-on-her-infamous-olympics-breakdancing-debut-not-as-bad-as-i-thought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/26/raygun-opens-up-on-her-infamous-olympics-breakdancing-debut-not-as-bad-as-i-thought/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Larkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Olympic breakdancer became a viral sensation after her performance at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single point]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:44:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCVY772WZ5GENCFRJFQ635DIV4.jpg?auth=945095b1dae5127d2b4f0eafba7a0434c3c387ceaf531efa23267ee9e52f8c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rachael 'Raygun' Gunn competing in the B-Girls Round Robin at the Olympic Games in Paris. Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Elsa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Those players were hiding’ – Former stars react to Celtic’s Champions League exit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/martin-oneill-puts-champions-league-collapse-among-most-painful-celtic-nights/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/martin-oneill-puts-champions-league-collapse-among-most-painful-celtic-nights/</guid><description><![CDATA[Celtic lose to Lask in qualifier from 4-0 up on aggregate: ‘That’s my team and that’s my responsibility’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:18:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UN5KF6HAYPJVSYTLLVRFPTWJOY.jpg?auth=a7a3c5365e9d6d2867ee54d99b0da5a1c3546dfc46d6a7ac8bd0c640306518c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celtic players after losing in the Uefa Champions League play-off against LASK in Linz, Austria. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO helpdesk 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[Submit your queries to our education specialists]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +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[Met Éireann issues yellow rain warning  for five counties in southeast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/25/heavy-rain-and-thunder-threaten-to-make-appearance-on-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/25/heavy-rain-and-thunder-threaten-to-make-appearance-on-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though summer season approaches its end, Met Éireann predicts further high temperatures and humidity ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:44:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISJAHOCEKNCT3F747MAFY6PWWE.jpg?auth=b63c4d9653eaaad88a52c6cb5db232b983f2a8d06bc886a7259d3ccf0bf40cd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wednesday is likely to bring some heavy rain and even thunderstorms in some areas. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iiievgeniy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton: The Queen of Country’s life in pictures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-the-queen-of-countrys-life-in-pictures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/26/dolly-parton-the-queen-of-countrys-life-in-pictures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dolly Parton, one of the greatest singer-songwriters in country music, has died aged 80]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:33:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IO7ZIB34HRHCPKJS4VEG65G3IU.jpg?auth=5a6fa21f5d148d3d9176172a4dc356da5e86268c8684ee1fa3c4208ec9cb67b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Country music star Dolly Parton has died aged 80. Photograph: Richard E Aaron/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard E. Aaron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (20s) dies in single-vehicle crash in west Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/woman-20s-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-west-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/woman-20s-dies-in-single-vehicle-crash-in-west-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crash occurred in Ballycoolin shortly before 12.30am Wednesday morning ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:27:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E3Y3E2XNGNDGLP7QZEM36SBLMU.JPG?auth=cda9e082529f7bf3aa7d5eff67a47d6be81e532a3f12f8af70c35ec6c1166bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services responded to the collision, which took place between the Snugborough Road and Cappagh Road roundabouts. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir bounces back in second quarter after cost of finance hit profits early in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/eir-bounces-back-in-second-quarter-after-cost-of-finance-hit-profits-early-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/eir-bounces-back-in-second-quarter-after-cost-of-finance-hit-profits-early-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Turnover gains come from data services revenues as voice traffic revenue is in decline]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:22:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LC5H7HBRCQUFABGSADNGW3B6SU.jpg?auth=82c0b7caf8ee06010ee314c6077145dcbb9264a7582bae96a72380af1dfff5a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenues at Eir rose in the second quarter of the year as the company expanded its customer base.  Photograph: Maxwells]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservationists celebrate ‘bounty of barn owl chicks’ in Northern Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/26/conservationists-celebrate-bounty-of-barn-owl-chicks-in-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/26/conservationists-celebrate-bounty-of-barn-owl-chicks-in-northern-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Two pairs of barn owls have five chicks each in Co Fermanagh]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:10:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NAACVHQRJRFQNAD67HMIZV3JV4.jpg?auth=27640e335bf7a19527ad6976beed5495f2db9835ea98adbade356e4d20a0cb87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barn owls feeding a chick. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wirestock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who ‘destroyed’ doorway to primary school banned from parts of Ennis town centre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/man-who-destroyed-doorway-to-primary-school-banned-from-parts-of-ennis-town-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/26/man-who-destroyed-doorway-to-primary-school-banned-from-parts-of-ennis-town-centre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Civil exclusion order is one of a number obtained against four men due to antisocial behaviour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FOICSGWARRD57KLVEYFIEVH4XI.jpg?auth=8786c819f8f2d44a2f2d5a77d8e14843204aa5ab410d569648e9aa78a02724bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Ennis District Court, Judge Fiona Brennan granted a civil exclusion order against Richard McDermott, of no fixed abode]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New figures show thousands of people not getting timely access to cancer care, TD says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/26/new-figures-show-thousands-of-people-not-getting-timely-access-to-cancer-care-td-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/26/new-figures-show-thousands-of-people-not-getting-timely-access-to-cancer-care-td-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane says figures released to him indicate areas ‘going in the wrong direction’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:42:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3CLDFDJTRDDPFT7YEYFKO6AHQ.jpg?auth=2567b4a1a303ad7e156a947a89ce616ad268a9acd4536eb65c153aac7f11635a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forty-three per cent of lung cancer patients did not get treatment within the recommended time frame, said David Cullinane. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">da-kuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least 14 newborn babies die in fire at Pakistan hospital’s maternity ward ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/at-least-14-newborn-babies-die-in-fire-at-pakistan-hospitals-maternity-ward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/at-least-14-newborn-babies-die-in-fire-at-pakistan-hospitals-maternity-ward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health minister suggests deadly blaze was caused by an air conditioner ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:41:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XBLK2AYFOVNRXRRXAQQEDWHWUI.jpg?auth=23705c2b6144c9ea44747d4e183fcf1188cd19e0750da8e6a7d088117718ac9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relatives of the victims gather outside the mortuary of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad, Pakistan. Photograph: Sohail Shahzad/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sohail Shahzad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton’s last act was to briefly silence America’s toxic political discourse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/keith-duggan-dolly-parton-offered-the-best-of-what-the-united-states-can-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/keith-duggan-dolly-parton-offered-the-best-of-what-the-united-states-can-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Bob Dylan stands as the explicit chronicler of American political and civil change and discord, Parton occupied a more mischievous space]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:31:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWVSLGKF2JB55JNUETTIVLV3ZQ.jpg?auth=f37c40035d1780a296b1fe96ecaf7bd7fa727bcdddc37517c46c18e104793f1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton performing at the Glastonbury Festival in 2014.  Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Dyson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cian O’Neill appointed as new head coach of Cork hurlers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/26/cian-oneill-the-new-head-coach-of-cork-hurlers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/26/cian-oneill-the-new-head-coach-of-cork-hurlers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former coach of Rebels footballers returns to intercounty hurling scene after stint in Kerry]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UO2U4CZJNRBI5AOVWWAPYS2L5U.jpg?auth=5da1eaad21079d646fdc4c0f35a591b56821919b06b39b32e3f372ba086e8b10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian O'Neill has serious intercounty pedigree. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US Senate]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/south-carolina-chooses-darline-graham-as-republican-nominee-for-us-senate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/south-carolina-chooses-darline-graham-as-republican-nominee-for-us-senate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sister of Lindsey Graham, with Donald Trump’s support, overcomes concern about her lack of legislative experience 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:03:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POWPBE2PYUCBU4MCZO44SUU7WQ.jpg?auth=dc406f7595ccb2655c77f5a37d2dfec25b0e0cba4f10e13c49800d308ead6122&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Darline Graham waves to supporters during an election night event in Columbia, South Carolina. Photograph: Sean Rayford/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Rayford</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the court: Why did Lindsay Clancy kill her three children? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-why-did-lindsay-clancy-kill-her-three-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-why-did-lindsay-clancy-kill-her-three-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Defence say she was suffering post-partum psychosis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6S2BCNQNDVDU5N3IRGVWUH6GTM.jpg?auth=b16bab072823308844402439bd26361d82f08de1ea397127b38ab0dc2e3919ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on August 11th. Photograph:  Jonathan Wiggs/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Boston Globe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil extends declines as Iran, Oman push talks to reopen Hormuz ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/26/oil-extends-declines-as-iran-oman-push-talks-to-reopen-hormuz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/26/oil-extends-declines-as-iran-oman-push-talks-to-reopen-hormuz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crude has fallen this week as diplomatic efforts gained traction and the threat of renewed military escalation faded]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:47:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AV4KN7EZUUASR5VGEA5GK3H6XI.jpg?auth=23b87ba647ff0c715581e023b310fa82a87da7dd2dd06ec3a56a5c8e4f8ac748&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A vessel is seen off the coast of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">-</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/trump-threatens-to-demolish-kennedy-center-if-250m-renovation-not-done/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/26/trump-threatens-to-demolish-kennedy-center-if-250m-renovation-not-done/</guid><description><![CDATA[Aggressive move set to face legal challenges, protests and an outcry from historic preservation groups]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:46:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UBGFIM5HAM2GE3MYJLONR3OO4Q.jpg?auth=d00f5acf20930ec3ba54821f5590e715627ded818af54ee5aa722fb557d4adbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers prepare to remove US president Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the John F. 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Photograph:  Pete Kiehart/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pete Kiehart</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things look surprisingly rosy for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/26/things-look-surprisingly-rosy-for-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/26/things-look-surprisingly-rosy-for-north-koreas-kim-jong-un/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russia, China and the US all want better relationships with the dictator]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:33:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YN2GGSAMRQD7Q5PS4UJBG7VLX4.jpg?auth=c09e962639bf06b6d95d5ab24d1ed6a78fd8630926751d93670f8da0c493c592&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae at a circus performance marking the country's liberation day in Pyongyang, North Korea, earlier this month. Photograph: KCNA/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kcna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent battles the bond markets and saving up for college costs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bessent-battles-the-bond-markets-and-saving-up-for-college-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bessent-battles-the-bond-markets-and-saving-up-for-college-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:29:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5XOXCIRVXS2EXT66UYVX5FAIAI.jpg?auth=1aa75e60c8731914eae6295748cb1762649387e63af0dbf5a134acf839d4ec7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Everyone suffers in US treasury secretary Scott Bessent's battle with the bond markets. Photograph: Shawn Thew / EPA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media and accountability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/social-media-and-accountability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/social-media-and-accountability/</guid><description><![CDATA[It is naive to assume that regulating social media companies will solve the problem ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel guilt and rage about living in Australia while my family is in Ireland’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/26/i-feel-guilt-and-rage-about-living-in-australia-while-my-family-is-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/26/i-feel-guilt-and-rage-about-living-in-australia-while-my-family-is-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: I want to have a bit more carefree time before feeling I have to live up to my parents’ expectations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JELU6GSP4FFOXMP3JTRI7KNWLA.jpg?auth=00dc89bc596c231a34f863b82f08648bf524509b887a570228d75d472548a28c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Most of my money and my holidays have been spent in going home for Christmas, summer holidays and now weddings.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kitsada Wetchasart</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skills-based FET courses versus traditional university education: Which are the real routes to opportunity?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/skills-based-fet-courses-versus-traditional-university-education-which-are-the-real-routes-to-opportunity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/skills-based-fet-courses-versus-traditional-university-education-which-are-the-real-routes-to-opportunity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What are the outcomes for respective graduates, particularly on durability of skills and earning potential, in the age of AI?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TL34PK3EKZF3HNLTRGYOHO2YLQ.jpg?auth=f267cdd4baed7ad668d69719c80e517a5e3ba61a5c857610f6743b557057f86c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2025, more than 224,000 unique learners engaged in further education and training (FET), including over 31,000 apprentices across 78 programmes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SeventyFour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re not the best or worst, but we could be great if we were as brave as our emigrants]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/kathy-sheridan-emigration-dublin-ireland-australia-united-states-canada-reality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/kathy-sheridan-emigration-dublin-ireland-australia-united-states-canada-reality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing like Dublin in the drizzle to ignite dreams of moving Down Under or somewhere closer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is here to stay, but proceed with extreme caution]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/ai-is-here-to-stay-but-proceed-with-extreme-caution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/ai-is-here-to-stay-but-proceed-with-extreme-caution/</guid><description><![CDATA[Keeping this useful but potentially dangerous technology in check should be the priority]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Denis Brosnan-chaired Glanua back in the black following €3m reorganisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/denis-brosnan-chaired-glanua-back-in-the-black-following-3m-reorganisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/denis-brosnan-chaired-glanua-back-in-the-black-following-3m-reorganisation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former waste-to-energy firm has focused on water and wastewater services following a restructuring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REUDURAOY3YEQHAIYNKGREXPFM.jpg?auth=1fd50fd7055cef1e936a79aea5344b29e1310ca8a3f25c28ca1d958f75a78ecf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The company, chaired by Denis Brosnan, left, rebranded from BHSL to Glanua in 2023. Photograph: BHSL]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland should be at the forefront of the drive to save Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/ireland-should-be-at-the-forefront-of-the-drive-to-save-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/ireland-should-be-at-the-forefront-of-the-drive-to-save-ukraine/</guid><description><![CDATA[If Ukraine falls it will only be a short step for Vladimir Putin to go after others]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Teacher shortage is a shortage of action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/teacher-shortage-is-a-shortage-of-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/teacher-shortage-is-a-shortage-of-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish education policy converts urgency into process]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Houses of the Oireachtas forecast to be more than €24m in the red by 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/houses-of-the-oireachtas-forecast-to-be-more-than-24m-in-the-red-by-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/houses-of-the-oireachtas-forecast-to-be-more-than-24m-in-the-red-by-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First independent look at how houses are run since 2004 amid ‘emerging financial pressures’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXLHGM3JL5BCBNL25M4RCP7GE4.jpg?auth=63dc00b787bffeaf9167fb72491e81e38044d85bb33a33faf55d8fc7f068a1b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission oversees the operation of the Dáil and Seanad. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An incredible course’: K Club’s Palmer South emerges from the shadow for Women’s Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/an-incredible-course-k-clubs-palmer-south-emerges-from-the-shadow-for-womens-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/26/an-incredible-course-k-clubs-palmer-south-emerges-from-the-shadow-for-womens-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some of the players have had their say ahead of teeing off – and the reviews are glowing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7BNEFFBTZBDPBE6LEGFM364XI.jpg?auth=7be93c50d3fb6eea6bf7e0147672088f021911c23a80b34f266a7417d782b080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retief Goosen on his way to winning the 2004 Smurfit European Open on the Palmer South course at The K Club, Co Kildare. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographing the first day of school will freeze the moment but not the memory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/photographing-the-first-day-of-school-will-freeze-the-moment-but-not-the-memory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/photographing-the-first-day-of-school-will-freeze-the-moment-but-not-the-memory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara Greene, Gillian Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Remembering is an active process. Each time we revisit an event, we reconstruct it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VS5NYZBF2JGS3KYYLUSKY4GDAE.jpg?auth=5d60d7130015ee762527562024fae3068c93248da0b911ea08708fd8b8e74b37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unlike cameras, our brains are not designed to perfectly record and recall memories. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dean Hindmarch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low transplant rates have serious repercussions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/low-transplant-rates-have-serious-repercussions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/low-transplant-rates-have-serious-repercussions/</guid><description><![CDATA[We owe it to organ donors to ensure our transplant system is fully equipped to save lives]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Fall in Leaving Cert grades will not lead to points drop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/fall-in-leaving-cert-grades-will-not-translate-into-lower-points-as-cao-offers-due-today/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/fall-in-leaving-cert-grades-will-not-translate-into-lower-points-as-cao-offers-due-today/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey, Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grades may be down, but applications to college are up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46FTP3BRONE43FPTVOEI3RCWK4.jpg?auth=5c95bf86fa67671ad0575240492eda9d70207064e21e3b8d97d388f0ffb04eaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There are a total of 95,710 applicants to the CAO this year, up 6,402 on last year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus head office staff seek to stall job cuts talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/aer-lingus-head-office-staff-seek-to-stall-job-cuts-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/aer-lingus-head-office-staff-seek-to-stall-job-cuts-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move follows row with pilots over European works council demand for consultations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RWUDTESOERAPDNAOZ7BVF2QPFI.jpg?auth=728d91bbe3106187da8d7b9a011694a1561c94e4434fe0ac0a66450a4a4eda17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus has had talks with head office staff on proposals to cut jobs. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The solution to hurling’s handpass blight is quite simple]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/the-solution-to-hurlings-handpass-blight-is-quite-simple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/the-solution-to-hurlings-handpass-blight-is-quite-simple/</guid><description><![CDATA[Outsourcing responsibility to linesmen or even a microchip is no guarantee of success]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Sending a child to college costs an average of €11,102 this year. Here is the smarter way to pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/26/the-smarter-way-to-pay-for-college/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/26/the-smarter-way-to-pay-for-college/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[College costs a lot of money, so start planning now]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K73XMB77V5EY5IT7R4JNV5LWIU.jpg?auth=99848f85d8d965f817417be9ba95e8741e63b42757a2c7e6ef184aa573c6447d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost eight in 10 parents in Ireland say they want their children to go to college; they are less certain about how to pay for it, according to new research ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI will financially support new National League through to the 2029 season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/fai-will-financially-support-national-league-through-to-the-2029-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/26/fai-will-financially-support-national-league-through-to-the-2029-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amateur division gives 15 clubs the chance to aim for League of Ireland promotion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APN3VTJW7FHDJLCQSVK5FG63CE.jpg?auth=d04e47963019271fb662620af3bd0d86c5c0b24f5929743edea983084ab70819&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The FAI National League was launched at the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late rugby correspondent Edmund Van Esbeck’s report on Paris victory was a career highlight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/late-rugby-correspondent-edmund-van-esbecks-report-on-paris-victory-was-a-career-highlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/late-rugby-correspondent-edmund-van-esbecks-report-on-paris-victory-was-a-career-highlight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fantastic report beautifully heralded the dawn of a new era for Irish rugby]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Members resign from internal People Before Profit group over ‘hegemonic’ leadership style]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/members-resign-from-internal-people-before-profit-group-over-hegemonic-leadership-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/members-resign-from-internal-people-before-profit-group-over-hegemonic-leadership-style/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infighting marks latest episode in long history of splintering among leftist political grouping in Irish politics 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A67YBPW4IXDFIVMFFFBDJALYGE.jpg?auth=19602b41d7dcac06c7811368774368e0e25adf56b3c41f38b44ea615d25f7b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett and former TD Brid Smith are high-profile members of the Socialist Workers Network, which has seen 15 recent resignations. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland is hopelessly undefended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/ireland-is-hopelessly-undefended/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/26/ireland-is-hopelessly-undefended/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We need to radically review roles for the Defence Forces]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLV7X5ATZ5GFPCMCIM2P2OLKCA.jpg?auth=ff3c3b8f2a1d9b4eb7893ef3003151e0c0ff93db5b1e654f2ad261d01aba4900&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Would it be at all responsible to send Irish soldiers into foreign conflict zones on peacekeeping tasks or missions without massively increased drone warfare capacity and training? Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water restrictions should apply equally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/water-restrictions-should-apply-equally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/water-restrictions-should-apply-equally/</guid><description><![CDATA[We are wasting resource on car washing and sports fields]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 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[Bossing the bond market never works]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bossing-the-bond-market-never-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/bossing-the-bond-market-never-works/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite Scott Bessent’s efforts, investors worry something is up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XCRRMOAC3AI772QNIOW2LJTJPE.jpg?auth=73a6c571d03fd989e6d94b1b526751e2d75943e554765a8587fec229cc8bd4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to control US bond yields have so far fallen flat. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members resign from internal People Before Profit group over ‘hegemonic’ leadership style]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/members-resign-from-internal-people-before-profit-group-over-hegemonic-leadership-style/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/26/members-resign-from-internal-people-before-profit-group-over-hegemonic-leadership-style/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infighting marks latest episode in long history of splintering among leftist political grouping in Irish politics 
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A67YBPW4IXDFIVMFFFBDJALYGE.jpg?auth=19602b41d7dcac06c7811368774368e0e25adf56b3c41f38b44ea615d25f7b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett and former TD Brid Smith are high-profile members of the Socialist Workers Network, which has seen 15 recent resignations. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wrong-way driving most common on M50 and M7]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/m50-and-m7-have-had-the-highest-number-of-wrong-way-driving-incidents-since-2019/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/26/m50-and-m7-have-had-the-highest-number-of-wrong-way-driving-incidents-since-2019/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Situations where vehicles are found driving on the wrong side of a motorway set to reach record high this year ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7RXR6NQ4P7URPT3XZ6ZRYL25NQ.jpg?auth=a5866d76203d8d1e36880c17b6d7a6f2a3bcb5cad8107c1130475fb33850439a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The road with the most wrong-way driving incidents is the M50, with 81 between 2019 and 2024. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">COLLINS PHOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It invalidated me as their mother’: Irish woman told to return daughter’s passport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/it-invalidated-me-as-their-mother-irish-womans-daughter-granted-passport-in-error/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/it-invalidated-me-as-their-mother-irish-womans-daughter-granted-passport-in-error/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin native in same-sex relationship ‘devastated’ after daughter refused Irish citizenship as she was not birth mother]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GV3FHTV5NZDUVMLI5P65MLJWJQ.jpg?auth=db194e35525a6457c0bc085bc230955a58057c8dd60d18ba089deb98019c5e61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lynsey Yeaman and her fiance Eimear Murray, a couple based in Perth, Australia, were told their daughter's Irish passport was 'approved in error' and that she was ineligible for citizenship through descent]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast’s five-star Fitzwilliam Hotel hits the market with €37m price tag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/belfasts-five-star-fitzwilliam-hotel-hits-the-market-with-37m-price-tag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/belfasts-five-star-fitzwilliam-hotel-hits-the-market-with-37m-price-tag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[146-bedroom hotel comes for sale with full planning permission for addition of 52 bedrooms, spa and swimming pool]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YFC2NFYQEBFYLNHVEHKLLYNXQM.jpg?auth=70cf70eb56ffcba79ae84b7618be5563c2ebe62df7c280a030cbde96b9629857&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Great Victoria Street, Belfast]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can get rid of them for €3,000’: How small businesses are being targeted by fake reviews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/reviews-are-a-big-part-of-our-industry-how-do-businesses-handle-fake-one-star-ratings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/26/reviews-are-a-big-part-of-our-industry-how-do-businesses-handle-fake-one-star-ratings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For a wedding photographer, one negative review was all it took for couples to look elsewhere]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IUIJZMB56RACFETDSYY7IV7Y3Y.jpg?auth=2d05276ecc046d7ba7c35d9d0039045945d5a6a2eb3091dbcd80a021ae672602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One star reviews. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s more than one way for me to answer ‘Where are you from?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/26/sean-moncrieff-theres-more-than-one-way-for-me-to-answer-where-are-you-from/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/26/sean-moncrieff-theres-more-than-one-way-for-me-to-answer-where-are-you-from/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are now few parts of Ireland that do not contain first- or second-generation migrants]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IF4YIOMFHFAKVHFHVEN7REJUSE.jpg?auth=2493570fbdbec1a43b0ebb7757ac8f9d463a0252c0ff4fa156ed6e7ae6ad6c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff: 'I spent over an hour combing through every part of the record shop: just me and the man behind the small counter who (I assume) was the owner.' Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[School refusal: Parents and experts call for compassionate approach to classroom anxiety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/school-refusal-parents-and-experts-call-for-compassionate-approach-to-classroom-anxiety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/school-refusal-parents-and-experts-call-for-compassionate-approach-to-classroom-anxiety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria McHale]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Refusal to attend school is rarely a straightforward matter]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDTPH34GPJG63CCXQBVNKCG27Q.jpg?auth=543b2df93aa4d37a408a8f8c55f07f24c39afc10859a72fcf62b5ce01b77e244&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[School refusal is 'rarely defiance or attention seeking', says psychotherapist Alan Oates. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tipperary walled town: ‘The bars on the windows aren’t decorative – they kept the cows out’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/26/the-tipperary-walled-town-the-bars-on-the-windows-arent-decorative-they-kept-the-cows-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/26/the-tipperary-walled-town-the-bars-on-the-windows-arent-decorative-they-kept-the-cows-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Horse money’ is evident in Co Tipperary town where local group is working to keep knowledge of medieval past alive]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLOYT2AF2FGS3HECFAQU7NELPM.JPG?auth=6534704c07b02c344c460f4d13aab801d86d90f1d636e71fb1fb65268a98548f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Vincent 'Jasper' Murphy, owner of McCarthys pub in Fethard, Co Tipperary, also runs an  undertaking business from the rear of the premises, which backs onto the town's old wall. 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[Monkstown villa with sleek, modern interior set for auction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/26/modernised-monkstown-villa-set-for-auction-with-175m-guide-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/26/modernised-monkstown-villa-set-for-auction-with-175m-guide-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frances O'Rourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number 1 Richmond Hill has four bedrooms and an elegantly updated interior]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQVP6IM6EBBEDL3FC7JFBOC7EE.JPG?auth=8dfa579a66c79f6866b115fd2600b31c3185ea63104eec06675f635db1010949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1 Richmond Hill, Monkstown, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aughinish latest: Claim that oligarch retains Rusal control is based on ‘presumptions’, company argues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/26/aughinish-claim-that-oligarch-retains-rusal-control-based-on-presumptions-company-argues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/26/aughinish-claim-that-oligarch-retains-rusal-control-based-on-presumptions-company-argues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russian aluminium giant’s Swedish arm warns closure of smelting plant would cause ‘irreparable’ economic harm]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBAX5537UBG53HU3J4BEKOTRD4.jpg?auth=b9441072379b4788c0f96790b1525757d97bba2abe16e1b1d6676dfe53d136ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska (right) has been described as Russian president Vladimir Putin’s 'favourite oligarch'. 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Can I demand it be restored?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/26/work-verbally-introduced-a-10-pay-cut-two-years-ago-can-i-demand-full-pay-be-restored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/26/work-verbally-introduced-a-10-pay-cut-two-years-ago-can-i-demand-full-pay-be-restored/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: As well as salary restoration, I want to ask for a pay rise as compensation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELEQM6BWC5CQ3IENZ5NPM2H5IQ.jpg?auth=8183548c47220e78f9bc17286d76e0a6ae047e35d502d2efac83d7e1704ba40e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Do I have an argument for the above requests? Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway office of US tech giant offers buyer 9.52% yield at €8.5m guide price]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/galway-office-of-us-tech-giant-offers-buyer-952-yield-at-85m-guide-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/galway-office-of-us-tech-giant-offers-buyer-952-yield-at-85m-guide-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unit at Oranmore Business Park is fully let until 2032, generating €890,000 in annual rental income ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RYNX6JHPVZHMXPAFBRLIXF4NWE.jpg?auth=64143b18d3fab507e463c99df0cffd32448e4082494636b15c533a364e8d1e85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unit 6, Ard Oran, Oranmore Business Park, Galway. Photograph: Kelvin Gillmor Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kelvin Gillmor Photography www.k</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seafront home within a short stroll of Dalkey village]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/26/seafront-home-within-a-short-stroll-of-dalkey-village/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/26/seafront-home-within-a-short-stroll-of-dalkey-village/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-bedroom apartment is one of just 27 units in bespoke scheme beside Bullock Harbour ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5GIRQXBDRGVTJQECF3WMQS3XI.jpg?auth=6b7ca1339392d7ef20897f4b376b03f2fffcde23623ad0c6a07f936c0ce1094b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bartra Rock apartments, Harbour road, Dalkey, Co Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew NolanPhotography+353874</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpath extends lease with Iput for Dublin docklands office ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/interpath-extends-lease-with-iput-for-dublin-docklands-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/interpath-extends-lease-with-iput-for-dublin-docklands-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Corporate restructuring specialist commits to further five-year occupancy at Two Riverside]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQXXI3DQORE2VJ2TI2J7BNI42U.jpg?auth=0b3d624cc83722924ee75e1d4df0783e175014a86b6e3419a64473d523cc19fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two Riverside, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is an apprenticeship and would it work for me?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/25/what-is-an-apprenticeship-and-would-it-work-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/25/what-is-an-apprenticeship-and-would-it-work-for-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Being paid while you study is a key factor, and there are more than 80 programmes available across all sectors of the economy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D5S7S2AHFFHUZORSH45DCUV7KM.jpg?auth=32195d4134083f46caeb49cd69fca1da8aa34ff55fdb5146b778151b548cb69a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A three-year wind turbine maintenance technician apprenticeship (NFQ level 6) trains you for work in the growing renewable and sustainable energy sector]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">onuma Inthapong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kildare lands zoned for residential development seeking €2.75m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/kildare-lands-zoned-for-residential-development-seeking-275m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/08/26/kildare-lands-zoned-for-residential-development-seeking-275m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Holding of 4.4 hectares has potential for up to 150 homes subject to planning permission]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W777QPZ7JJHGZHPO5UBK2APKXM.jpg?auth=64b4bc9264640d23bc3c84395b36dd71c17db4f753e4199582fe3914b5278fc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 4.4 hectare holding at Kilmeague, Co Kildare]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ridley Scott’s impending apocalypse: ‘People don’t watch the news. This is happening already’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/26/ridley-scotts-impending-apocalypse-people-dont-watch-the-news-this-is-happening-already/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/26/ridley-scotts-impending-apocalypse-people-dont-watch-the-news-this-is-happening-already/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The director on bringing his bleak ‘Celtic’ world view to The Dog Stars, the Pauline Kael bad review he had framed, and his fear of Canada]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TC5Y2ZU6PVE3RDZRJPO3DOQH6A.jpg?auth=022ef4f41f8e1657ffacd8baf3d96ded3c4abfe551e658fc5b924cd4108c0e9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin in The Dog Stars, directed by Ridley Scott. Photograph: Fabio Lovino/20th Century Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabio Lovino</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The clock is ticking down to when I’ll walk through the door and no one is asking ‘what’s for dinner’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/26/some-mums-are-absolute-naturals-i-wasnt-that-mum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/26/some-mums-are-absolute-naturals-i-wasnt-that-mum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Madeleine Lyons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nobody ever received a phone call from me to suggest unscheduled sleepovers because our kids were ‘just having so much fun’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65ZOMTLZ7NCF5NEKPURFITXSAQ.jpg?auth=1954ec4c57d30373ce3da9c539fc7f7aa0db559b10241178d7351acf81734f35&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some mums are absolute naturals. They can anticipate and delight in their child’s every need. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Strelciuc Dumitru</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apprenticeships: ‘It’s hard,  working and studying at the same time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/apprenticeships-its-hard-working-and-studying-at-the-same-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/apprenticeships-its-hard-working-and-studying-at-the-same-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A social media post planted the idea of an accounting technician’s apprenticeship in Lauren Hickey’s head]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OYMEA2TQQREQDDOMAM2QP2FJJA.jpeg?auth=167a740051533fa77292a315cebbb948b14eed8f04fc64610d8c8b8b6bb5235f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lauren Hickey: Finding an apprenticeship was not difficult, and in her case a Facebook post planted the idea in her head.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s college life like for disabled students?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/whats-college-life-like-for-disabled-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/26/whats-college-life-like-for-disabled-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Specialised disability support services are improving, but stigma still exists and transition to third level can be a challenge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQGGLTCAPZEOPISZ265DE3EKXM.jpg?auth=f886cb9cb4cfbdb1a1f4ecdf57cea35c9fe3f7be21797015cccdf3ca81cb5eba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disability support services usually provide earlier orientation for disabled or neurodivergent students, especially those who may struggle with larger crowds. File photo: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SeventyFour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The taste of Spain, on your doorstep ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/26/the-taste-of-spain-on-your-doorstep/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/26/the-taste-of-spain-on-your-doorstep/</guid><description><![CDATA[Discover the certified restaurants and food retailers bringing authentic flavours of Spain and quality produce to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7CXGGYNAFHNHJ6AENDMHIBGBY.jpg?auth=b3e9800364a57f1c3b3887bf35273086da4a64cd596541b980fe413440c27eda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eat Spain Drink Spain Ireland, the annual celebration of Spanish food and wine, is running nationwide this year from September 11th–27th, 2026. Photograph: Marie Sjöberg/ICEX]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marie Sjoberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than $250m invested in Irish artificial intelligence firms over first half of 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/more-than-250m-invested-in-irish-artificial-intelligence-firms-over-first-half-of-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/more-than-250m-invested-in-irish-artificial-intelligence-firms-over-first-half-of-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EY report says there was significant spending in data centre developers and engineering companies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJ33JR5MFFHGFD2AO2ZDEQ77MY.jpg?auth=c3acf491da3088a41e4fe7ed3504d1ee9cf888ec3423b486c52201d1b27fc1d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report also revealed there was significant spending by Irish data centre developers and engineering companies. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CasarsaGuru</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parent of recruiter CPL pays maiden €150m dividend five years after Japanese takeover ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/cpl-parent-pays-maiden-150m-dividend-five-years-after-japanese-takeover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/cpl-parent-pays-maiden-150m-dividend-five-years-after-japanese-takeover/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Payout equates to almost half of the €318m Outsourcing paid for the business in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFNMFJNPMJGNDF5AAZWZH4JRUA.jpg?auth=30ef58f0a1dace3794e534a5ddeec4402f9a1f1ebdc60ba8311c890f6b885532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recruitment company CPL Resources paid a maiden €150m dividend to its immediate parent earlier this year. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: In Phoebe Bridgers’ Moon Song, which Beatle does she name-check?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/26/the-music-quiz-in-phoebe-bridgers-moon-song-which-beatle-does-she-name-check/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/26/the-music-quiz-in-phoebe-bridgers-moon-song-which-beatle-does-she-name-check/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Who is the oldest solo male singer to have reached number one on the UK albums chart?

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FGM3XXTYVFV3PGCUBGT6UUP5M.jpg?auth=60078c129eccf95ea55ba0246c697047bc86b0268d3f0f978229013024a40d81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison of The Beatles. Photograph: Jeff Hochberg/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Icon and Image</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boston Scientific lays groundwork to shift $15bn from Irish operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/boston-scientific-lays-groundwork-to-shift-15bn-from-irish-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/boston-scientific-lays-groundwork-to-shift-15bn-from-irish-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A subsidiary of the firm that paid close more than $3.7bn in dividends in recent years has reorganised its reserves in recent months]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AGREN3JKFADODS7GHLNQMGSSU.jpg?auth=2a06edc1f7e397cda750634de9dd5a8dd5bdb0722196afc8f5f1bb31f52cb949&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Boston Scientific plant in Galway. The company employs people in Galway, Cork and Clonmel. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost one in seven commercial properties in Republic ‘lies vacant’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/26/almost-one-in-seven-commercial-properties-lies-vacant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/26/almost-one-in-seven-commercial-properties-lies-vacant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National rate falls for first time since data started being collected in 2013 but picture mixed countrywide, notes report]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3N3GI4E5WNFG7BJ7MS6EBXRHEM.jpg?auth=26f206a6cd91f39631b5b755e28f2864292ac792e084a46ca3510b4063b14c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 30,611 commercial units lay vacant in the second quarter of the year, according to data from property database Geodirectory. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hallohuahua</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illness in our family was treated as a kind of untidiness. Something to manage privately]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/the-shoulder-winner-of-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/the-shoulder-winner-of-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey-Michael Kane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Shoulder by Jeffrey-Michael Kane winner of The Moth Short Story Prize 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FVLJN5UYVFW7ME67BU7BPD7X4.jpg?auth=9f43544b33b1912921131804a056d4f4749265b6fb9e36fc15be0efbc8d08e84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration by Emily Thomas]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Orleans lawyer wins The Moth Short Story Prize 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/new-orleans-lawyer-wins-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/26/new-orleans-lawyer-wins-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Wendy Erskine said: ‘This is a mesmerising story told in a tender, unhurried way by a poised and talented writer. It’s poetic and has a beautiful toughness’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEULPUCKUJEMNKACGG2KO7DO5Y.jpg?auth=8f818708f6c128f2700008d3884c5e8035486333b2ead14315d82d790ecb8ede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jeffrey-Michael Kane, whose entry The Shoulder won The Moth Short Story Prize]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman: Too clever by half]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/22/helen-of-nowhere-by-makenna-goodman-too-clever-by-half/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/22/helen-of-nowhere-by-makenna-goodman-too-clever-by-half/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Sweeney Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This Booker longlisted novel has all the trappings of excellence but lacks substance]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64SVH4DIXNCO3IYUXVCEOKENBI.jpg?auth=87277b373f0e90e6072840da1c941b02d1e983dce24b489ee21690473de6bcd7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Makenna Goodman. Photograph: Sam Kelman]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mokka GSE proves there’s still a spark of life in Opel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/26/mokka-gse-proves-theres-still-a-spark-of-life-in-opel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/08/26/mokka-gse-proves-theres-still-a-spark-of-life-in-opel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GSE, revived as a line-up of sporty electric cars, shows an appetite for fun and corners (but not long journeys)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NLWNODLQJHHJJHZWBJAWUYZKU.jpeg?auth=445c4673a4e121d3f0cf138638218a6f6a54830c8601f3efdf288d539146d695&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Opel Mokka GSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dog Stars review – Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley in an agreeable apocalypse movie]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/26/the-dog-stars-review-jacob-elordi-and-margaret-qualley-in-an-agreeable-apocalypse-movie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/26/the-dog-stars-review-jacob-elordi-and-margaret-qualley-in-an-agreeable-apocalypse-movie/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Josh Brolin co-stars in Ridley Scott’s adaptation of Peter Heller’s bestselling pandemic novel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2XTVRVULJHTHACKXPUXY7GTEI.jpg?auth=7684187bd33c69a3226aaa92c3801cef13adbc53193c61bbf7aceb3c37037312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dog Stars: Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley in Ridley Scott's film. Photograph: Fabio Lovino/20th Century Studios]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabio Lovino</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>