<?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/2026-08-27/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:39:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Killarney sees ‘worst flooding in a lifetime’ with orange rain warning issued for Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/killarney-experiences-worst-flooding-in-a-lifetime-as-further-rain-warnings-issued/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/killarney-experiences-worst-flooding-in-a-lifetime-as-further-rain-warnings-issued/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Clean up job will be immense’, says mayor of Co Kerry town  as ‘significant’ water levels seen in parts of Cabra]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:28:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EG75HPRN5BF7RESINDXJ5JEJXA.png?auth=0a31acd9991cc4f78c98bf516a3529fe95aeb82002b7c0afb67abc8578f61422&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flooding on Park Road in Killarney on Thursday. Photograph: Kerry Country Council/X]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wife of man crushed by stolen SUV says she does not know when he will walk again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/wife-of-man-crushed-by-stolen-suv-says-she-does-not-know-when-he-will-walk-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/wife-of-man-crushed-by-stolen-suv-says-she-does-not-know-when-he-will-walk-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jackson Singh (32) was hit by vehicle in Co Carlow in July, with one teen arrested in connection later killed in M9 crash]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:15:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRSXNI3NNZD73DPP2SFY4NERHE.png?auth=9cd8b96d8883df6f84e70ce58b1d049b203aaa0c51184032d2dbdff4291e6b85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hari Priya Kuber Singh said her husband was 'lifeless' after the incident. Photograph: RTÉ Prime Time]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman named as Spanish police await postmortems on couple found dead in hot tub]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/police-await-postmortems-on-irish-woman-and-her-husband-found-dead-in-hot-tub-in-spain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/police-await-postmortems-on-irish-woman-and-her-husband-found-dead-in-hot-tub-in-spain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigators have not ruled out accident as cause of deaths of couple in villa near Valencia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:48:53 +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[Relatives have travelled to Spain to be with the couple's children, who found the bodies. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julian Prizont-Cado</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin solicitors to continue withdrawal of services as courts prepare to return ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/dublin-solicitors-to-continue-withdrawal-of-services-as-courts-prepare-to-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/dublin-solicitors-to-continue-withdrawal-of-services-as-courts-prepare-to-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[District Courts will continue without full complement of legal-aid lawyers as row with Minister for Justice grinds on ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:56:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTOTLNDMEMBKS2TXHSU7PWCNOY.jpg?auth=9087daadc1c8af05b99e142c7ca2eae001f48bae82cf55bbe7f036d60b8eca1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solicitors protest outside the Courts of Justice in Dublin last June over plans to reform fee structures for legal-aid work. Photograph: Collins 
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British PM Andy Burnham says border poll on united Ireland ‘off the table’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/andy-burnham-urges-stormont-politicians-to-engage-in-problem-solving-not-points-scoring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/andy-burnham-urges-stormont-politicians-to-engage-in-problem-solving-not-points-scoring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burnham claims referendums ‘can really take you backwards’ and cause rifts ‘that take a long, long time to heal’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:51:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7BK3NN3GKFUB3VJD4XQK4YMDY.jpg?auth=13337c0e10931c48ad9aa6c90b91b99a8b58bcddf011de9a874cd9d3c16d2cc0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Andy Burnham speaks to a woman carrying an infant during a visit to Belfast on Thursday. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/WPA/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish citizens missing in Nepal appear on list of unaccounted for tourists after flash flood ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-landslide-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-landslide-latest-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Andres Schipani in Kathmandu, Joe Leahy in Beijing]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rescuers work to get aid into affected areas on Nepal-Tibet border with more than 390 killed and hundreds more missing]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:40:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPEELM34QTD3WQN63K5ZO75S4I.jpg?auth=d59789dc06f0d08d521ea8b394ee6a3e3aa274f53a6694c8686ef6039fa804b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the security forces and a sniffer dog search for survivors following flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district. Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prakash Mathema</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw: Troy Parrott set for Arsenal and Bayern Munich clashes with Real Betis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/champions-league-draw-troy-parrott-set-for-arsenal-and-bayern-munich-clashes-with-real-betis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/champions-league-draw-troy-parrott-set-for-arsenal-and-bayern-munich-clashes-with-real-betis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gunners to meet José Mourinho’s Real Madrid at the Emirates in league phase]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:32:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4XHUJ4GSJETRKPC3AU5TX2UAI.jpg?auth=62019c7da9cf68c0d6f9ef4c1d6a91658f1ddc61654ae093716dd5dbb16444c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott in action for Real Betis in his debut for the Spanish club against Valencia on Tuesday. Photograph: Manuel Blondeau/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Bannigan steps down as Monaghan manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/27/gabriel-bannigan-steps-down-as-monaghan-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/27/gabriel-bannigan-steps-down-as-monaghan-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The goalposts have moved and the conditions are not right for me to continue’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:23:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BPLJCIXQRRUZJQMZMCEE5DWN7U.jpg?auth=3137537922f686e084c5f29ef9cb5fd8af0f064fd5840c98fe13eef3beb36c45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Bannigan took over as Monaghan manager after the 2024 season. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/uefa-to-bring-criminal-complaint-against-gianni-infantino-over-failed-world-cup-sale-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/uefa-to-bring-criminal-complaint-against-gianni-infantino-over-failed-world-cup-sale-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames, Alexander Abnos]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European football body seeking claims of ‘criminal mismanagement’ against Fifa president in Switzerland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LM5GFXI2JNEFPE5IGPBBQTSDQ.jpg?auth=5e11d318ef37505dc4f3e761f865b3d0ebddf209db7707338660e774516002e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was terror’: Survivors describe devastating force of Nepal floods]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/it-was-terror-survivors-describe-devastating-force-of-nepal-floods/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/it-was-terror-survivors-describe-devastating-force-of-nepal-floods/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Binod Ghimire in Kathmandu, Nepal]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A police officer was hurled from his station by waves that swallowed buildings in seconds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNOFHYL5NDLXWYOVOOHAUJCWU4.jpg?auth=5094d3e6d3e9366422545bb74ce551991c66ce0130479e715303fdd9a3852b33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
                        Children are carried to a rescue helicopter by military personnel in the disaster-stricken Rasuwa district near Nepal’s border with Tibet, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. Emergency workers and helicopters scoured steep Himalayan valleys on Thursday in a desperate search for survivors after a torrent of water, mud and ice killed hundreds — and perhaps many more — as it swept through a river valley that runs through Tibet and Nepal. More than 1,400 people are still missing. (Atul Loke/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atul Loke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cassandra Alexander four shots clear at Women’s Irish Open as Áine Donegan leads home effort]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/27/cassandra-alexander-four-shots-clear-at-womens-irish-open-as-aine-donegan-leads-home-effort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/27/cassandra-alexander-four-shots-clear-at-womens-irish-open-as-aine-donegan-leads-home-effort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leona Maguire signs for one-under opening round to share 20th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUHGSAI6FQNVIILIUZNYFEJF3E.jpg?auth=bb92592d9e52fe1e06e1b64c6eff88bf3f3c4cc7a47ead3e47ebfe4cb0d22acc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa’s Casandra Alexander leads the  KPMG Women's Irish Open after an opening round of 69. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO helpdesk: can I reapply next year using my 2026 Leaving Cert points?]]></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[From offers and deferrals, to points and appeals: your CAO 2026 questions answered]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:01:53 +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[The Irish Times view on social media and young people: Meta’s big climbdown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/the-irish-times-view-on-social-media-and-young-people-metas-big-climbdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/the-irish-times-view-on-social-media-and-young-people-metas-big-climbdown/</guid><description><![CDATA[The $18 billion settlement of a US case is an important marker]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y2LCWHWUVOCE3AIFDMQEAS55EM.jpg?auth=d4f18a26e399f5b901b5765bc49403dbc6262f1e4290a10db77cbc14f4f8a414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta has agreed a settlement to a law suit taken by 29 US states. 
( Photo: Tony Avelar/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tony Avelar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annabel Wilson puts difficult season aside with solid opening round at Women’s Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/27/annabel-wilson-puts-difficult-season-aside-with-solid-opening-round-at-womens-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/27/annabel-wilson-puts-difficult-season-aside-with-solid-opening-round-at-womens-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Evidence of turning a corner came with scorecard of three birdies and two bogeys]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6EMEYN7LEBC3MEIE6EODGGPX7Q.jpg?auth=0ff125ac68af91370809c6ee884df6407af760a393bfd3ae9334f17201cc20b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Annabel Wilson tees off on the first at the Women's Irish Open at the K Club, Co Kildare, on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany and ‘frugal’ allies signal budget compromise but reject further EU borrowing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/germany-and-frugal-allies-signal-budget-compromise-but-reject-further-eu-borrowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/germany-and-frugal-allies-signal-budget-compromise-but-reject-further-eu-borrowing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz and five other leaders demand spending cuts of ‘several hundred billion euros in a balanced manner’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:15:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAMC3KOUAT3ZR27WE76CITEQVM.jpg?auth=98ddef3f9920a5d7b451ce43b6a4d541aa1c4c6694d6e9b698d77f7299f46421&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From left: Austria's chancellor Christian Stocker, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, German chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finnish prime minister Petteri Orpo attend a press conference in Berlin, on Thursday. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Krisztian Bocsi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fightland review: Like its creator 50 Cent, this is loud and boastful but fun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/fightland-review-like-its-creator-50-cent-this-is-loud-and-boastful-but-fun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/fightland-review-like-its-creator-50-cent-this-is-loud-and-boastful-but-fun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The rapper’s latest drama is somewhat ludicrous, with all the giddy energy of a soap opera plus bonus violence]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORJNWRB2YAR6Y2OFPISKXGM3PI.jpg?auth=cf754f6ef8eed50d29c2c54dab56bbfde41ab9410255bcc60154748d3e2ddba9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fightland: Howard Charles as Duke Kilroy. Photograph: Fightland 2025/Starz/PA

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fightland 2025 Starz,LLC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Burke’s own goal knocks disappointing Shamrock Rovers out of Uefa Conference League]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/graham-burkes-own-goal-knocks-disappointing-shamrock-rovers-out-of-uefa-conference-league/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/graham-burkes-own-goal-knocks-disappointing-shamrock-rovers-out-of-uefa-conference-league/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lacklustre performance on artificial surface in Finland heaps pressure on Hoops to salvage unravelling campaign]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:11:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ADH7VCNEBZLVVKEDD26WTWA6QY.jpg?auth=3062d9617145a91a8257f6773f98a08b593130b97f212b091a597730441b0c8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers players dejected after the loss to KuPS in the Uefa Conference League tie in Finland. Photograph: Mika Kylmaniemi/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze Age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/bronze-age-treasure-stolen-in-four-minute-spanish-museum-heist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/bronze-age-treasure-stolen-in-four-minute-spanish-museum-heist/</guid><description><![CDATA[Local mayor ‘absolutely devastated’ as invaluable  gold artefacts of worldwide importance stolen]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:05:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2VS5GYZYJFSXFKMVZ7L2TSEB4.jpg?auth=8b264c69fe364e2d5a43959cc0574f0967f63218a5b3b80b68debea14e17c283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 'Treasure of Villena' comprises 29 bracelets, 11 bowls, three bottles and other miscellaneous pieces dating back to 1000 BC. Photograph: Museum of Villena/EPA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mystery of a once ubiquitous Dublin symbol]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/27/horse-sense-frank-mcnally-on-the-mystery-of-a-once-ubiquitous-dublin-symbol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/27/horse-sense-frank-mcnally-on-the-mystery-of-a-once-ubiquitous-dublin-symbol/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fanlight statuettes were a nod to politics, insurance policies and personal tragedies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4OEUGJJ3NA7BHEGBWNTI2Y2OU.jpeg?auth=54efb5b34a40f5ea98e73bfe7ad7e2c09ed52fa628c2b9bf79123c8a7de8bcb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White horses in fanlights on Dublin’s Grand Canal Street, 1967. Photograph: National Library of Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Chidi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes after trade talks between US and Canada collapsed last week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SYFKF7SO74R5UKPXNBYORMCZJM.jpg?auth=9f19ffbbc9762f8747c54a430b21785471bfe6b2a8ddd19725ea9e85fd533036&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, alongside secretary of the interior Doug Burgum, displays an executive order he signed that aims to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Watson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions League draw: Arsenal to host Real Madrid in league phase; Atlético travel to Liverpool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/live-champions-league-draw-league-phase-pairings-to-be-drawn-in-monaco/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/live-champions-league-draw-league-phase-pairings-to-be-drawn-in-monaco/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Troy Parrott to face Arsenal and Bayern Munich with new club Real Betis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:54:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKJ3OGVJXVUEQORZ7QOEG762TQ.jpg?auth=ffe4723db44c079dc0033030d0b70c4a4c9a0c0d9be6c9b8b52bdf23c398ad41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pairs Saint-Germain are the reigning champions after beating Arsenal on penalties in last season's final in May. Photograph: Valery Hahce/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valery Hache</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Northern Ireland’s unionists: challenges of coherence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/the-irish-times-view-on-northern-irelands-unionists-challenges-of-coherence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/27/the-irish-times-view-on-northern-irelands-unionists-challenges-of-coherence/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mike Nesbitt’s resignation as health minister comes at a bad time for the UUP]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THJHF77V7JQOGUXVHY5TK7A3BQ.jpg?auth=68c3f8277d6639c817d30e4ff0393a2ec812b1f446ce66fc97e2b066c58ae97b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Nesbitt who has resigned as Northern Ireland's health minister.
( Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DCU solar-powered ‘bullet’ racing car makes Irish engineering history ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/dcu-solar-powered-bullet-racing-car-makes-irish-engineering-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/dcu-solar-powered-bullet-racing-car-makes-irish-engineering-history/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Student team will represent Ireland at 24-hour endurance test in Belgium next month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:47:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQU23ML3ZVGPNE3T3RQXYRYP5U.JPG?auth=0581ef660c0b45cc0730737613695927c2e935fa6e0559634e7558dec6d6ba37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rían Gill, team manager at DCU Solar Racing, tests Ireland's first-ever solar-powered racing car at Mondello track. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested as cannabis worth almost €1.7m and imitation guns seized in cross-Border operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/two-arrested-as-cannabis-worth-almost-17m-and-imitation-guns-seized-in-cross-border-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/two-arrested-as-cannabis-worth-almost-17m-and-imitation-guns-seized-in-cross-border-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Crime]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:42:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMGGJ6W6IVE77H5KZUYTG43BJE.jpeg?auth=d93e5ad3a0022ab1ae05dc0c5eb287792707820c039ed359e2b542e235f2e4e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Twenty-two imitation firearms were found during a PSNI raid on a premises in Co Antrim, along with cannabis, suspected cocaine and £25,000. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIA director went to Moscow to warn Russia not to attack Nato – reports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/russias-foreign-spy-chief-confirms-he-held-talks-with-cia-director-in-moscow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/russias-foreign-spy-chief-confirms-he-held-talks-with-cia-director-in-moscow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Beaumont , Jessica Elgot]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US media ⁠outlets have cited their own sources as saying Ratcliffe warned ‌Russia not to attack any Nato ​member state]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:42:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCTRQZKMXZATPBK3K5YVES74NY.jpg?auth=fa572155d41af7cd9d78c8e66d23092a9a75f9a228741a277d87b2dbac646306&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CIA director John Ratcliffe. Photograph: Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool set to sign Bradley Barcola for €140m after breakthrough talks with PSG]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/liverpool-set-to-sign-bradley-barcola-for-140m-after-breakthrough-talks-with-psg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/liverpool-set-to-sign-bradley-barcola-for-140m-after-breakthrough-talks-with-psg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach Andoni Iraola hints at more comings and goings at Anfield before deadline day]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NIRV32OSCKMUTFG4R4QNHDA3Q.jpg?auth=f1158e900960e00272a2817f6232cc1c61a41b6f394db8c3e3847b191d4c7515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[File photo dated 01/10/24 of Bradley Barcola. Liverpool are edging closer to a deal for Paris St Germain forward Bradley Barcola, according to reports. Issue date: Tuesday August 25, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Adam Davy/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further deferral of increases in fuel prices beyond November remains possible ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/27/fuel-excise-ministers-asked-to-back-postponing-full-restoration-of-cuts-until-february/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/27/fuel-excise-ministers-asked-to-back-postponing-full-restoration-of-cuts-until-february/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now-delayed restoration of excise would have added 10 cent to litre of diesel and 9 cent to petrol from Monday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:21:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7OEASMDAOQ7EEPHWOVFANYVE5E.jpg?auth=696cb3a4921226e8f2e12a5beabcbb56e0456665ce483ccaf04fb499b389b975&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The full restoration of the cuts will take place on a phased basis over four stages, concluding at the end of February 2027. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents stall plan for hotel on Baggot Street Upper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/resident-stall-plan-for-hotel-on-baggot-street-upper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/resident-stall-plan-for-hotel-on-baggot-street-upper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three appeals lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála against green light for 78-bedroom hotel]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:17:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VYDACF73UJ53KWWTUKE22QJJI4.jpg?auth=00fd00abecf98ebad1e2f66d2eb6f177fa647cca5148f01c3d80619c2ce625f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans by The Raglan Townhouse Hotel Ltd for a hotel for Baggot Street Upper in Dublin 4 have been stalled by residents in the area.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finn Lynch second after opening Gold Fleet races at World Championship in Dún Laoghaire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/finn-lynch-ends-day-one-of-gold-fleet-racing-in-second-place-at-world-championship-in-dun-laoghaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/finn-lynch-ends-day-one-of-gold-fleet-racing-in-second-place-at-world-championship-in-dun-laoghaire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Singapore’s Ryan Lo is the new overall leader as sailors battle tricky conditions on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TOZ244VMKUMY7PQDKP45LSBZ4I.jpg?auth=01f046e3eeb9895d7dd5fd9e65aae756961005df4196cb72015adfd9bffa73d0&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 in action during day one of Gold Fleet racing at the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Dún Laoghaire. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar sprints past rivals but Enric Mas makes him sweat for Vuelta stage six win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/27/tadej-pogacar-sprints-past-rivals-but-enric-mas-makes-him-sweat-for-vuelta-stage-six-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/27/tadej-pogacar-sprints-past-rivals-but-enric-mas-makes-him-sweat-for-vuelta-stage-six-win/</guid><description><![CDATA[Mas moves above Primoz Roglic into second place but still trails Pogacar by three minutes and 34 seconds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ORJANXCYLHZQ7CQ7VZ6DH4KNE4.jpg?auth=95ca7bd24b80e2660e66e2d2d7b8b77dfbe82b9be58c34006c280e72bf9f4621&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana between Alcossebre and Castellon de la Plana. Photograph: Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jose Jordan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of EU nationals declaring themselves bankrupt in Republic accelerates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/number-of-eu-nationals-declaring-themselves-bankrupt-in-republic-accelerates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/number-of-eu-nationals-declaring-themselves-bankrupt-in-republic-accelerates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bulk of those engaging in the process were from Germany]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:41:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X7PS3GDN4NFJXHHH6IMD6OZEOM.jpg?auth=c9c2c9d516750d870f1b4a56e45fcfb32f0f670836f3ef58a6a21cb317147614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Insolvency Service of Ireland report stated that of the 85 individuals to declare themselves bankrupt in the Republic in 2025, 37 involved debtors originating from other EU member states, 'and the vast majority from Germany, with all their debt situated outside Ireland'. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kmatta</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia’s outlook fuels global tech stock rally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/27/nvidias-outlook-fuels-global-tech-stock-rally/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/08/27/nvidias-outlook-fuels-global-tech-stock-rally/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European shares mixed as French stocks dip amid political uncertainty]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:37:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2R4TERRN6LTMHKCRWG4SKLHW2M.jpg?auth=580256c7d386234bcd0ba377307e7e928c8286fa884a34c003be85c428fc61a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Investor euphoria over Nvidia’s upbeat outlook spurred a global rally in technology stocks. Photograph: Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Fanjoy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report finds 700 ‘rogue’ OpenAI agents worked together on hack using unsanctioned message board ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/27/report-finds-700-rogue-openai-agents-worked-together-on-hack-using-unsanctioned-message-board/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/27/report-finds-700-rogue-openai-agents-worked-together-on-hack-using-unsanctioned-message-board/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hugging Face hack an ‘AI lab leak’ that shows fears about technology ‘not just theoretical’ - Alabama AG  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:31:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DG6I3A26UFT2QSHQVWH3ZV7QJY.jpg?auth=d7979d6d48d2c10614cc2a3fb1a91dbe2978b5f69cfd091c343563d8c0685161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Up to 700 leading edge AI agents from Sam Altman's OpenAI banded together to hack 
Hugging Face, new reports have found. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Wong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Crowley ruled out until new year in huge blow for Munster outhalf ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/27/jack-crowley-ruled-out-until-the-new-year-in-huge-blow-to-munster-and-ireland-outhalf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/27/jack-crowley-ruled-out-until-the-new-year-in-huge-blow-to-munster-and-ireland-outhalf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twenty-six-year-old ruled out with lower limb vascular injury]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VAKJV3NAA26PLA3KLCKPAMGPWY.jpg?auth=07041e752a73856263c44d9f0504f7022a008db246c9ddd209539ce388441931&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Crowley has been ruled out until the new year with a lower limb vascular injury. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth who menaced elderly mother over son’s drug debt granted bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/youth-who-menaced-elderly-mother-over-sons-drug-debt-granted-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/youth-who-menaced-elderly-mother-over-sons-drug-debt-granted-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seventy-year-old pensioner, suffering from heart failure, participates remotely to give evidence ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:16:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZATT37KHX6Q5N75RXA4OR6RICQ.jpg?auth=c523f5ba9a8b605d06e56e3421d2f782254466c4fdb2fcd9415e0b6581aa18ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The teenager, who cannot be named because he is a juvenile, had no previous convictions and had been refused bail earlier this month by the District Court. File photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE nursing home failed to spot early signs of infection outbreak, report finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/28/hse-nursing-home-failed-to-spot-early-signs-of-infection-outbreak-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/28/hse-nursing-home-failed-to-spot-early-signs-of-infection-outbreak-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Staff not ‘promptly informed’ of need for enhanced cleaning after outbreak confirmed by public health]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:58:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SW2DEQ67TFCFPCCSZFUT3RUM2E.jpg?auth=e1a3b3709e703f42d7a3dffa8c72e6ccb2d6dc2b23a8ec2cdcf0d8db776d76c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HSE did not ensure infection prevention and control and outbreak management guidance was implemented at the Cashel Residential Older Persons Services, an inspection report noted.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">vadimguzhva</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military trial of accused mastermind of 9/11 attacks set for June 2028]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/27/military-trial-of-accused-mastermind-of-911-attacks-set-for-june-2028/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/27/military-trial-of-accused-mastermind-of-911-attacks-set-for-june-2028/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed alleged to have orchestrated plot to fly hijacked planes into World Trade ​Centre and Pentagon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:50:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JTYFTOPE46XGPISDBUAV53XWA.jpg?auth=44b585237e7281a1da62d30ba53cca3b42f89515a16069bc122025b78c1e6fe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last month, a US appeals court refused to allow Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two of his co-defendants ⁠to plead guilty under agreements that would have spared them the death penalty. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish coach called on to steady ship after five Sydney Swans players are suspended]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/irish-coach-colin-oriordan-called-on-to-steady-ship-after-traumatic-week-for-sydney-swans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/irish-coach-colin-oriordan-called-on-to-steady-ship-after-traumatic-week-for-sydney-swans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Drennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Australian rules club has suspended five players following an alleged incident at a Melbourne hotel]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HC75CZHFG4XQ7CBWCSMJF6V7QU.jpg?auth=71885e0acf28d932b17ecdc71d7a92b49d49f789c207ab740a511ee8cdbe762a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sydney Swans women's coach Colin O'Riordan and team captain Lucy McEvoy address reporters last week. Photograph: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darrian Traynor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian missiles and drones hit Kyiv retailers, ports and industrial sites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/russian-missiles-and-drones-hit-kyiv-retailers-ports-and-industrial-sites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/russian-missiles-and-drones-hit-kyiv-retailers-ports-and-industrial-sites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Peleschuk, Anna Pruchnicka]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moscow warns it may strike UK military targets in response to Ukrainian attacks on Russia ‘carried out using British weapons’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:19:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HCG2UUZREV46LU3PDL5IUH7BQA.jpg?auth=010a6306707707086f61f9a9585a4140a12465479b6b4122eb417f39657fa1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a warehouse following an air attack near Boryspil, in the Kyiv region, on Wednesday. Photograph: Vladyslav Musiienko/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladyslav Musiienko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is norovirus and how has an outbreak closed a deluxe Co Westmeath hotel? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/27/winter-vomiting-bug-norovirus-outbreak-closes-deluxe-co-westmeath-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/27/winter-vomiting-bug-norovirus-outbreak-closes-deluxe-co-westmeath-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dr Muiris Houston: Infection difficult to prevent, but following steps can help reduce spread]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SE5GC6MRMVFUVHOXWU3COTEKR4.jpg?auth=c514e382ec1a836bd9394388bfeb8ec3833a5e4e59f7e86de0a88ae6245dbd06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just over 2,000 cases of norovirus infection were reported across the Republic in 2025, according to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">designer491</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scramble to find new wedding venues as luxury hotel closes after norovirus outbreak]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/luxury-hotel-and-golf-course-in-westmeath-closed-after-norovirus-outbreak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/luxury-hotel-and-golf-course-in-westmeath-closed-after-norovirus-outbreak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse, a popular wedding venue, shut on Wednesday following advice from HSE]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:11:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHBIJ7L36RHIFAKYA2F6IUQB4A.jpeg?auth=aa7bbbe1654e2c751e1070971d1ddf8f0bd0a0aa922e0f726d15243ab7fa28c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glasson Lakehouse said it is ‘doing everything we can to look after everyone affected and are seeking alternative venues for guests’]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uber-style fixed fares will remain part of Irish taxi market, says NTA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/27/uber-style-fixed-fares-will-remain-part-of-irish-taxi-market-says-nta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/27/uber-style-fixed-fares-will-remain-part-of-irish-taxi-market-says-nta/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport authority will not ban fixed-fare model, which is says is allowed for under the regulatory system]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:06:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V7HVKN5HOIAAZOHKEQ4ZJAOMLE.jpg?auth=129894961acac261be27fd55880ab6add6df531e6e57bc03c0d67311f1dbc254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A representative body for drivers says the fixed-fare model 'is the road to destruction for the Irish taxi industry'. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince William is still silent about his brother, Harry. Can that last?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/27/prince-william-is-still-silent-about-his-brother-harry-can-that-last/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/27/prince-william-is-still-silent-about-his-brother-harry-can-that-last/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Shear]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Years of long-distance division between them will be tested now the younger prince has returned to Britain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3Y7UATOVAVHK5OJBOFQJLSEJ5U.jpg?auth=c83d10f333cd3ade97547c2e918b08e9ada1e6a2030e8eb3b86df2a4dc3faee0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Princes Harry and William attend the unveiling of a statue of their mother, princess Diana, in Kensington Palace, London, in 2021. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DOMINIC LIPINSKI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-serving Mater employee wrongly suspended over patient complaint awarded €10,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/long-serving-mater-employee-wrongly-suspended-over-patient-complaint-awarded-10000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/long-serving-mater-employee-wrongly-suspended-over-patient-complaint-awarded-10000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC says hospital’s identification and suspension of worker primarily based on skin colour ‘has a clear racial overtone’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:56:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AI5U75SGYNH53MYHHWTAFWYGVE.JPG?auth=139035c91fb3c47e8d9de22963422a20569b699c767dc8926289d1f586d681a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Agbons, who took a successful employment claim, has been an employee of the Mater hospital for 25 years. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta has settled its US case. What does it all mean? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/qa-meta-settled-its-us-case-what-does-it-all-mean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/qa-meta-settled-its-us-case-what-does-it-all-mean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company denied wrongdoing but agreement could have a wider impact on its business]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:56:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZTC6U5PM7SNJB6ZDWVOOAMHHY.jpg?auth=38321f6996780f9c0400996a206f5ccde302d686a106a2ca6980ea124c186807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The $17 billion settlement is a fraction of the company’s 2025 revenue of $201 billion. Photograph:Yui Mok/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026 weather forecast – what to expect and how to survive it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/27/electric-picnic-weather-forecast-what-to-expect-and-how-to-survive-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/27/electric-picnic-weather-forecast-what-to-expect-and-how-to-survive-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A mostly clear Friday will be followed by heavy rain on Saturday and Sunday before showers ease on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:53:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4F3OGU53Z2ZQYUKNNDUHR56BUA.jpg?auth=e570e30067a781551dcf9302ee3131e44bd3a3ed44787deeeb16c57e8b996791&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The weather at this year's Electric Picnic is expected to be wet. Photograph: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacked teacher Enoch Burke turns up outside Wilson’s Hospital School again]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/sacked-teacher-enoch-burke-turns-up-outside-wilsons-hospital-school-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/sacked-teacher-enoch-burke-turns-up-outside-wilsons-hospital-school-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Burke has repeatedly been jailed for breaching court orders banning him from Co Westmeath premises]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:43:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BB3BZ74L6VHWPDPXZLT652MWSA.jpg?auth=1cb6c85a0da2c6877228efa20d406d1ce39328c3a5c144f4f7d94e43d4b381cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enoch Burke outside Wilson's Hospital School on Thursday morning. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomorrow by Ava Sedgwick: second in The Moth Short Story Prize 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/27/tomorrow-by-ava-sedgwick-second-in-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/27/tomorrow-by-ava-sedgwick-second-in-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ava Sedgwick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prize judge Wendy Erskine: ‘Now this is what I call a love story. Tomorrow is humane, adult and very affecting’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:43:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XO6N5RCGTBDVJMHR5FDJEYCCTI.jpg?auth=d80c4ce46ba345cf3d3b3d40f7a6f0749ccc702e3c513493723566134e1608b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ava Sedgwick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government in ‘doom spiral’ and failing on energy crisis, warn Social Democrats]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/pa/2026/08/27/government-in-doom-spiral-and-failing-on-energy-crisis-warn-social-democrats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/pa/2026/08/27/government-in-doom-spiral-and-failing-on-energy-crisis-warn-social-democrats/</guid><description><![CDATA[Deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan says party reacting to ‘whims’ of Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:39:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4ALFQ6JHXFHKMHZ5NST6QQKTA.JPG?auth=2e8c1ba76c7e0881a4977897f3b7869a33ceb3d00e48a1ef70294faf1fe6e7da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats energy spokeswoman Jennifer Whitmore TD and deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan TD criticise the Government’s approach to the energy crisis and outline their solutions at a press conference in Buswells Hotel, Dublin, on Thursday. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/doctors-at-sexual-assault-units-to-get-additional-10000-each-to-address-on-call-anomaly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/doctors-at-sexual-assault-units-to-get-additional-10000-each-to-address-on-call-anomaly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:18:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYD2G5Z355F5PEWF32E4XOZQKU.jpg?auth=5b6ee7b982379afac52694b30429024f59c5557eee78e0bd3122a60151e358c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On the recommendation of the Labour Court, an estimated €250,000 will be paid to 20 doctors working in sexual assault trauma units. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air ambulance landing sites should be agreed before rallies, coroner recommends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/air-ambulance-landing-sites-should-be-agreed-before-rallies-coroner-recommends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/air-ambulance-landing-sites-should-be-agreed-before-rallies-coroner-recommends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cork driver Eoin McCarthy (22) died when his car flipped over into flooded stream]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:16:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTWMC5KUDNARFFHWVFM76PJNZU.jpg?auth=646c6021465c46378a517424594b7c4aa2cba93e3f2f4786bce8ae4c2fb97080&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin McCarthy died following a crash during a rally in Co Kerry in 2022. Photograph: rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have 16 different feelings’: Test of emotions for pupils and parents as school starts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/i-have-16-different-feelings-test-of-emotions-for-pupils-and-parents-as-school-starts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/i-have-16-different-feelings-test-of-emotions-for-pupils-and-parents-as-school-starts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schools reopen after the summer break amid some nervousness but ‘overriding excitement’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:02:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJBSNQPNWFDEZECSTN7W4URZCM.png?auth=f9407efd0b6149586adba7fb85356d0b255ae8ebfbdac6224328a1dbea471e38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling Byrne teaches junior infants at Shellybanks. Photograph: Cian O'Connell]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tourist numbers up 13% in 2026 as British and European visits rebound  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/tourist-numbers-up-13-in-2026-as-british-and-european-visits-rebound/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/tourist-numbers-up-13-in-2026-as-british-and-european-visits-rebound/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number of US visitors arriving in Ireland also up 7.6% from 2025, says CSO]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:58:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72G5VFESJVFBHO33RZJMQU7CP4.jpg?auth=2e5e101198b5aaac9685aeae791db05e051202d444cba969e2f6a41f0295881d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Overall, the CSO said 676,300 foreign visitors completed a trip to Ireland in July 2026. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcruciatti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan to return to duties after illness ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/27/minister-for-communications-patrick-odonovan-to-return-to-duties-after-illness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/27/minister-for-communications-patrick-odonovan-to-return-to-duties-after-illness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TD previously revealed his epilepsy and said his ‘worst nightmare’ was that people would think he was drunk during an episode  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:54:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIK3TOLG525NJP5XYNS5T4263E.JPG?auth=e9d7c59fe843b85c4ad5df50440c04eec6973cfc3916ab8dcb1247b396529d67&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan has said his epilepsy does not 'impede' him once it is managed. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with drugs and money laundering offences at Galway escape room]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/man-charged-with-drugs-and-money-laundering-offences-at-galway-escape-room/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/27/man-charged-with-drugs-and-money-laundering-offences-at-galway-escape-room/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí consent to bail but court remands accused in custody pending proof of €5,000 surety]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:37:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZBKCFFVRBDIRNSPNVWJQRLDXA.jpg?auth=93e63684cd381e20b6956af73798783393b972e7112aca035526325ae4b4461e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Escape Rooms Galway on Dominick Street in the city. Photograph: Dara Bradley]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior manager at Indian information technology firm denies company ‘lied’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/senior-manager-at-indian-it-firm-denies-his-company-lied/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/senior-manager-at-indian-it-firm-denies-his-company-lied/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Irish employee not meant to have internal documents, says executive and asks how papers sourced]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:22:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A senior manager at a global Indian IT firm has denied that his company 'lied' to a client about the position a former Irish employee would hold on a project team, the WRC has heard. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Household wealth in Ireland hits record €1.4tn  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/household-wealth-in-ireland-hits-record-14-trillion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/household-wealth-in-ireland-hits-record-14-trillion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richest 10% of households hold almost half of amount, Central Bank statistics find ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:12:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTJ562OVQJD3PANROE3H7S5YWU.jpg?auth=1de78b837281e499294c3b85e6ec44248f46cbde57127cebde2d4f0910e6e939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The wealthiest 10 per cent of households owned €693.1 billion, or 47.2 per cent of total household net wealth. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MarianVejcik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland beat South Africa to finish 13th at Hockey World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/ireland-beat-south-africa-to-finish-13th-at-hockey-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/ireland-beat-south-africa-to-finish-13th-at-hockey-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michelle Carey goal gives Ireland winning end to disappointing campaign]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:12:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2QWBOVV6ZOHGJPJQYU62BLNHY.jpg?auth=f61319d83c522dee2a55525f2bddbb70afd9b799092e32f92f7217d026ba90c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland celebrate Michelle Carey's goal against South Africa. Photograph: Ewout Pahud de Mortanges/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kurdish-led militia disbands after integration into Syrian army]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/27/kurdish-led-militia-disbands-after-integration-into-syrian-army/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/27/kurdish-led-militia-disbands-after-integration-into-syrian-army/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Formal dissolution of the SDF, which has controlled large parts of northern and eastern Syria, is welcomed by the US, Turkey and Russia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:11:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRVGUGAEKLQN7USODNYRRXAE.jpg?auth=f77ab9ca7a92b12e529aac6a5ca28310489c9120096e439dab96882df8498fcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kurdish fighters from the Qamishli Brigade, part of the Syrian Democratic Forces. The militia group has been integrated into the Syrian army. Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Delil Souleiman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratko Mladic, murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies in prison at 83]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-convicted-for-genocide-has-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/bosnian-serb-general-ratko-mladic-convicted-for-genocide-has-died/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Bilefsky]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[​Former general, ‌nicknamed the Butcher ​of Bosnia, was convicted in the killing of 8,000 Muslims in 1995]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:07:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OKKQKULOHBDIPDENP2IMNWSD2A.jpg?auth=283be6c1c4b9e1a42bfc3da393e72c0e6ea0f9ee7f7f4e1ddd5c01865e61b60b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. Photograph: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PASCAL GUYOT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish man arrested over alleged anti-Semitic death threat to couple in French supermarket]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/irishman-arrested-in-france-over-alleged-anti-semitic-death-threat-to-jewish-couple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/irishman-arrested-in-france-over-alleged-anti-semitic-death-threat-to-jewish-couple/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (60s) arrested in Avignon on suspicion of making threats against Australian Jewish couple in a supermarket]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:51:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BH2NJWRK74CICQHLVICXYYQLWA.jpg?auth=e55df4fec82933778a71850de199eeda7fc187a1d6e0ec69edac88ac0092cf2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Irish man in his 60s has been arrested in Avignon, France, on suspicion of making anti-Semitic threats. Photograph: Ashley Tinker/The New York Times                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ashley Tinker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth fuelled by relentless AI boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/nvidia-forecasts-70-sales-growth-fuelled-by-relentless-ai-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/nvidia-forecasts-70-sales-growth-fuelled-by-relentless-ai-boom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Acton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chip giant rebuts criticism of ‘circular financing’ deals as it beats Wall Street expectations]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:43:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZNGXG2OA3IRCCOUJQILG4OBJY.jpg?auth=bb6aafb2c33b74d8f656e6d5fc29c34211d80772aac7e1dd50b6f4a6b2d8f3fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia. The company boosted its forecast for artificial intelligence  chip sales next year. Photograph: Carl Court/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee to shoot new Netflix comedy JIG in Northern Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/derry-girls-creator-lisa-mcgee-to-shoot-new-netflix-comedy-jig-in-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/derry-girls-creator-lisa-mcgee-to-shoot-new-netflix-comedy-jig-in-northern-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Six-part mockumentary will be set in the high-stakes world of competitive Irish dancing]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:40:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTGQMTPUIBFTFH7BB6Q2VZD7EA.jpg?auth=0ddbea836e9416bf650d729503e5e5bffc6f53d5d85d4db578e38adbad59a281&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee. Photograph: Christopher Barr/Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">chris barr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-japanese-artist-who-became-a-global-superstar-dies-aged-97/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/08/27/yayoi-kusama-japanese-artist-who-became-a-global-superstar-dies-aged-97/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Jonze, Sian Cain]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The artist became one of the world’s best-known contemporary figures after decades living in a psychiatric hospital]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:22:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS3646P557ZBM4RVLFRJICWX7Q.jpg?auth=3680d1c6f0e3cb41465ca1dacbf85c5acb736fd2a75a3305bfe96963ce13c5c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97. Photograph: Rebecca Naden/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rebecca Naden</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher credit unions secure overwhelming member backing for merger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/08/27/teacher-credit-unions-secure-overwhelming-member-backing-for-merger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/08/27/teacher-credit-unions-secure-overwhelming-member-backing-for-merger/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Merger between Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union and Education Credit Union sets stage for tie-up with TUI Credit Union in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISN2FORWS5BVXERDDMT42C4J6U.jpg?auth=e011926410720f9483cded6dc2614af61cb01668c05055bb5631a61ef3880ed2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teacher in a classroom: members of the Education Credit Union and Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union voted on Wednesday to merge, ahead of a wider deal next year that would also incorporate TUI Credit Union. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caiaimage/Chris Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy rain warning in place for six counties ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/27/heavy-rain-warning-for-six-counties-on-thursday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/27/heavy-rain-warning-for-six-counties-on-thursday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin also faces chance of thunderstorms, intense downpours and surface flooding]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:12:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L46IJBARZRFSTC4WNK4SRLDGJM.jpg?auth=9ed1cc457990ca9ebeabb23f30802ae0a0e0d3432bcbf79323ef065dd2b1e304&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Localised flooding and travel and event disruption are possible]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SARAYUT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel excise cuts have been given a reprieve – but what happens if oil prices stay high? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/27/fuel-excise-cuts-have-been-given-a-reprieve-but-what-happens-if-oil-prices-stay-high/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/27/fuel-excise-cuts-have-been-given-a-reprieve-but-what-happens-if-oil-prices-stay-high/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Squaring that particular cost-of-living circle could blow a hole in the budgetary arithmetic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:11:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronan Dunne goes to worlds with lowered expectations but happy to be on bike after horror injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/27/ronan-dunnes-medal-chances-in-doubt-following-double-leg-fracture-in-april/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/27/ronan-dunnes-medal-chances-in-doubt-following-double-leg-fracture-in-april/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shane Stokes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I felt it and heard it, it was pretty loud bang. I looked down and my leg was pretty loose’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Q7FWPRG3FC5BJJ47BJY6SUID4.jpg?auth=af4afb445d21d3cab3fb3d7eed063171bcf1c9c96503e6a3c5733bd1c5bc0019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ronan Dunne competes in the Red Bull Hardline Tasmania 2025 in Maydena, Australia. Photograph: Simon Sturzaker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Sturzaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand make three changes for second Test against South Africa in Cape Town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/27/new-zealand-make-three-changes-for-second-test-against-south-africa-in-cape-town/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/27/new-zealand-make-three-changes-for-second-test-against-south-africa-in-cape-town/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leroy Carter comes in for Josh Moorby on ​the left wing while George Bower and Simon Parker named in pack]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:09:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPMOUWYKRYETONKQ3X6NMMTYLM.jpg?auth=4fc0aeb116c13e06be10b07e5d6d641ab70a9c690f5816e069e1aa2a908da8ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Zealand's Leroy Carter has been named on the left wing for the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Photograph: Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phill Magakoe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish man charged after stolen taxi driven wrong way on dual carriageway in Wales ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/irish-man-charged-after-stolen-taxi-driven-wrong-way-on-dual-carriageway-in-wales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/irish-man-charged-after-stolen-taxi-driven-wrong-way-on-dual-carriageway-in-wales/</guid><description><![CDATA[Darragh O’Grady (31) allegedly drove car in wrong direction on A55 near Holyhead following a crash with a cyclist]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:09:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23LICFE6KFABDN47O5KCILYVWY.jpg?auth=44c7debee61ad1173b24a6acfb32cce0e1a9392f916dac38f846c8d266e5d3a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The car was stopped while travelling the wrong way down the A55 on Monday evening after a collision with a cyclist. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PAUL ELLIS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barry Keoghan to reprise Top Boy role in new Netflix series Jonny Boy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/barry-keoghan-to-reprise-top-boy-role-in-new-netflix-series-jonny-boy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/27/barry-keoghan-to-reprise-top-boy-role-in-new-netflix-series-jonny-boy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Five-episode prequel will explore the origins of his Irish gangster character, with filming due to begin in 2027]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:06:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNXU2CIAKBDARE7J5GC76HISY4.jpg?auth=e76c04e62ca68d9c9650d800e750fc1f656b3ca67b5a8be2bc5452cb00a094b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barry Keoghan in the final series of Top Boy. Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relief at securing a college place: ‘I’m just going to enjoy Galway city’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/relief-at-securing-a-college-place-im-just-going-to-enjoy-galway-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/relief-at-securing-a-college-place-im-just-going-to-enjoy-galway-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Having been denied Dare, Grace McNamara is very excited to have secured an arts place]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXFVCEQDHRDXFOS7OKVDT6DYWA.png?auth=7254d0a33900f93b09cc0711d2b2711132fcdbaa21e919be1eadfcedc3b2ad7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Grace McNamara]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jameson whiskey owner reports steep sales slump in two top markets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/jameson-whiskey-owner-reports-steep-sales-slump-in-two-top-markets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/jameson-whiskey-owner-reports-steep-sales-slump-in-two-top-markets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pernod Ricard chief executive Alexandre Ricard says US offers little potential over next three years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:44:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABKEVAIHLNFA7J2YF5ZX3Y3G64.jpg?auth=156a7cb160a4211c9b25bb4159cfc87961e119eb379f8678e4b596153ad3a122&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jameson owner Pernod Ricard reported steep sales declines in ​its top two markets - the US and China.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested as gardaí freeze $900,000 in cryptocurrency after Galway raids]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/man-arrested-as-gardai-freeze-900000-in-cryptocurrency-in-organised-crime-raids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/man-arrested-as-gardai-freeze-900000-in-cryptocurrency-in-organised-crime-raids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí also find drugs and cash in raids on Galway premises]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:31:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6N34DXMIYFERVHZ2T2CAVYXS3Q.jpg?auth=52cf2d0d1a641bd72fe57af96c7f90daf1d0bd84b372cdcd7f2f4d69b6ae5d61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drugs were found after two searches by Gardaí on Wednesday in Galway city. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[VHI to hike prices with some families likely to be worse off by close to €300]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/27/vhi-blames-inflation-as-it-rolls-our-price-hikes-averaging-275-from-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/27/vhi-blames-inflation-as-it-rolls-our-price-hikes-averaging-275-from-october/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some families are likely to be worse off by close to €300 as a result of the latest increase ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2C3QDFOKVREKVBDG6RD2YNLMBI.jpg?auth=980ab27c0bf9b55f43e0516247d8461b8dcc0355300a37890bfe92a2571cf296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The VHI is increasing the cost of its premiums again, by an average of 2.75 per cent, from the start of October. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We should be by ourselves’: Trump revives Iceland’s EU debate ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/we-should-be-by-ourselves-trump-revives-icelands-eu-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/we-should-be-by-ourselves-trump-revives-icelands-eu-debate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mari Novik in Grundarfjördur]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Icelanders prepare to vote on whether they should make a second attempt at joining the bloc]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3LDMX6PKQ5CUZ5MPCLBYWMOXA.jpg?auth=f02d7d302cb1abd3be7ba454287df3bd063168ad3b36415ad4063a568e18f16c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A crew member processes cod in an Icelandic fishing ship. Iceland’s control of its fisheries is a key issue in the upcoming referendum on membership talks with the European Union. Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Ponomarev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Saved by a tree’: How a Nepali worker survived flash flood ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/saved-by-a-tree-how-a-nepali-worker-survived-flash-flood/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/saved-by-a-tree-how-a-nepali-worker-survived-flash-flood/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gopal Sharma]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 1,500 people are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:38:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BAYRC2GN57HIXFYIU4GHUJANQ.jpg?auth=9c9cf1a313ff512f56e509b0adcba7dbff29a33b9e49d0a322421c0bccb44502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ A collapsed house following the flash floods at Devighat in Nepal's Nuwakot district. Photograph: Prabin Ranabhat/Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prabin Ranabhat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some people face choice between seeing a doctor and buying food, Dr Mike Ryan says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/27/some-people-face-choice-between-seeing-a-doctor-and-buying-food-dr-mike-ryan-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/27/some-people-face-choice-between-seeing-a-doctor-and-buying-food-dr-mike-ryan-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former WHO chief tells webinar on universal healthcare that making patients pay is ‘single worst way’ to fund health services]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:18:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFK7DLYXC5BJ3IPOR6WJ7F65HU.jpg?auth=f37aa5d49c2211558c6e84904ceb5761d03c766eb2d583970d482372e1094d6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Mike Ryan, former deputy director-general of the World Health Organisation, said universal health coverage is a foundation for economic development. Photograph: Paulo Nunes dos Santos for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG looks at adjourning egm as CEO takeover bid currently set to be rejected]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/icg-considers-adjourning-fridays-egm-as-ceo-takeover-currently-set-to-be-rejected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/icg-considers-adjourning-fridays-egm-as-ceo-takeover-currently-set-to-be-rejected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ferries operator says it is aware of at least one instance where a shareholder has changed their mind and now intends to back the deal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:53:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KU3TCHL65FMVHCCDO6FNXBP3TA.jpg?auth=dd6ddf4eef74a3b3f496105cedfe4f0f69711d29e567f995ecf03b63aff72dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Rothwell, chief executive of Irish Continental Group. 
Photograph: Eric Luke / The Irish Times

Irish Continental Group annual general meeting
Irish Continental Group 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Washington insiders, White House aide Natalie Harp is an alarming figure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/natalie-harp-is-devoted-to-donald-trump-why-is-that-a-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/natalie-harp-is-devoted-to-donald-trump-why-is-that-a-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: A work-hard White House aide or someone more sinister?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5LYIEXNKVAWJMKOW6IPKRBAVE.jpg?auth=8a23ec0aaf30c250c838656a62d0496b0857911772d1c664d405f5f1eb7cfd95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White House aide Natalie Harp looks on as president Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July. Photograph: Doug Mills/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Mean Time: When Ireland was 25 minutes and 21 seconds behind Britain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/27/dublin-mean-time-when-ireland-was-25-minutes-and-21-seconds-behind-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/08/27/dublin-mean-time-when-ireland-was-25-minutes-and-21-seconds-behind-britain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian Morgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In humanity’s pursuit of the right time, our modern technologies have achieved a level of accuracy far beyond what can be perceived in everyday life]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZVEMCJLUREABOIFMIGJ4SPVT4.jpeg?auth=7febfd22690d43a43cea241245a0f81cf7ed4ba8c3afefc67e286fa0b5d81957&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cian Morgan's great-great-grandfather’s pocket watch. Over time, it has lost one of its hands and its glass face but retains huge historical and personal value]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta’s huge settlement and how useful is an open plan office?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/metas-huge-settlement-and-how-useful-is-an-open-plan-office/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/metas-huge-settlement-and-how-useful-is-an-open-plan-office/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:36:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KZOG5TQXTBEF53U2CCYFQDCIA.jpg?auth=fa5a2bf86526cbd5664967ae25c03c9f3339d83abacf3b2c4a98b6a8da7f648a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meta will pay more than $16bn to settle the action by 48 US states. Photograph: Jason Henry/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Irish among hundreds of tourists missing after deadly flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/flash-flood-on-nepal-tibet-border-kills-nine-with-death-toll-likely-to-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/26/flash-flood-on-nepal-tibet-border-kills-nine-with-death-toll-likely-to-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deadly Nepal flood may have been caused by ice snapping off glacier, scientists say
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:27:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLHZMEZZBVNJPPB5YQOPMQWAM4.jpg?auth=422660ad1500b580eb19a72e1dce35c83ae5ea591a38b39b342fb14a7e26e004&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houses lie partially submerged in muddy water after flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal's Nuwakot district. Photograph: Prabin Ranabhat/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Prabin Ranabhat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still plenty of options for those who didn’t receive an offer ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/still-plenty-of-options-for-those-who-didnt-receive-an-offer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/still-plenty-of-options-for-those-who-didnt-receive-an-offer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Applicants who receive no offer can check the CAO’s ‘available places’ facility, or wait for Round 2]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LNRNJMOF2NKO3OHFIYLRA45KQM.JPG?auth=4722c887a16e6d0877c7ac219bd87b4f8144a3de5bfae0215db762a66b1fe108&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Henry, Mia Deutrom and Abigail Keane receiving their Leaving Cert results at the Institute of Education, Dublin. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO points and college places: Good news and bad for the class of 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/cao-points-and-college-places-good-news-and-bad-for-the-class-of-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/cao-points-and-college-places-good-news-and-bad-for-the-class-of-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For some, the good fortune of high points is countered by the misfortune of random selection]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBIGP5JC5JDAHPDCZUCNRXKGI4.jpg?auth=0af1c7b7062e9ba2062a7dd30abb88ce028136f57caf0f930f03e028f6f60fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students may have hoped that lower grades might mean lower CAO points - no such luck though. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gajus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to study at third level and what to expect in your first year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/how-to-study-at-third-level-and-what-to-expect-in-your-first-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/27/how-to-study-at-third-level-and-what-to-expect-in-your-first-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many students find the change from learning at second level challenging, but there are a variety of supports in place]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WO6FJSKG7FC2FJMIU2B7JYX3RQ.jpg?auth=dd971c4ce6f503694406c5fdc6681129651d7d3d4b35b6a12ddf5f19df3ab745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Different subjects and departments will have specific style and submission guidelines, including referencing guidelines. Stick to them. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">supersizer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recent tragedy is devastating reminder of need for legislative action on wrong-way driving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/recent-tragedy-is-devastating-reminder-of-need-for-legislative-action-on-wrong-way-driving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/recent-tragedy-is-devastating-reminder-of-need-for-legislative-action-on-wrong-way-driving/</guid><description><![CDATA[The offence involves more than dangerous driving]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 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[Progress that appears solid can be all too easily undone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/progress-that-appears-solid-can-be-all-too-easily-undone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/progress-that-appears-solid-can-be-all-too-easily-undone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If parading regulation unravels, Drumcree would not be the only reawakened flashpoint]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton’s death proves shared cultural reference points act as a social adhesive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/dolly-partons-death-proves-shared-cultural-reference-points-act-as-a-social-adhesive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/dolly-partons-death-proves-shared-cultural-reference-points-act-as-a-social-adhesive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Millennials, Gen Z and Boomers are united in their valorisation of the most popular woman in the world]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SRZ6VMF2NDI5LPZNV2TXNWHYY.jpg?auth=fa6057b7e1deb7832c621df24656ecb85e91259e9f18e867198af116f0e6638b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan cricket team does not represent the Taliban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/afghanistan-cricket-team-does-not-represent-the-taliban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/afghanistan-cricket-team-does-not-represent-the-taliban/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland can stand with Afghan women while also allowing Afghan athletes to play]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 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[Opposing views on Palestinian student visas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/palestinian-student-visas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/palestinian-student-visas/</guid><description><![CDATA[Green Party councillor calls on Jim O’Callaghan to intervene; UCC academic says universities showing contempt for native Irish students]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 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[Aer Lingus jobs cuts plan vague, says cabin crew union]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/aer-lingus-jobs-cuts-plan-vague-says-cabin-crew-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/aer-lingus-jobs-cuts-plan-vague-says-cabin-crew-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline seeking to lay off up to 500 workers to cut costs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJMNO3EIUVAF3K2G3T2YRJCRJ4.jpg?auth=90d350e10e037d08c2f0f0368f39261e0df8370604a00e57447454f2bc3da587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus plans to cut 140 cabin crew jobs. File image. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s changing demographics point to social and political instability]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/irelands-changing-demographics-point-to-social-and-political-instability/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/irelands-changing-demographics-point-to-social-and-political-instability/</guid><description><![CDATA[A child born today may one day revolt against the obligation to fund the care of a generation that failed them]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children addicted to synthetic cannabis vapes can be denied access to Camhs support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/children-addicted-to-hhc-vapes-can-be-denied-access-to-camhs-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/children-addicted-to-hhc-vapes-can-be-denied-access-to-camhs-support/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Highly addictive drug linked to serious mental and physical health problems including psychosis]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTHZAZNUMVFHXOKHC6E4LHU7YI.jpg?auth=3731f07c19bd34122da8c7cd83557ebc6c06627b74619514771cb6fc2452f3bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HHC has been linked to psychosis and other mental health problems in children and teenagers. File photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AleksandrYu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Absolutely, maybe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/definitely-maybe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/definitely-maybe/</guid><description><![CDATA[And she goes 'The list is almost endless']]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 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[Swiss politician accused of raping Irish girl and her mother to stand trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/swiss-politician-accused-of-repeatedly-raping-irish-girl-and-her-mother-to-stand-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/27/swiss-politician-accused-of-repeatedly-raping-irish-girl-and-her-mother-to-stand-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors say dozens of videos show Paula and Iwona being raped and sexually abused by Patrick Frei while they were unconscious]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BCN6CM4SVGWVPVG7AYTVYTUUA.jpg?auth=8aa4aad61e001fad0ccddd4b856ac761ad56c899643a12b4a1c54243d4877555&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Frei has been in custody in Switzerland since his arrest in connection with repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish daughter. Photo: Canton of Aargau]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As I stood outside Slattery’s last Sunday I felt a great communion with the common Gael]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/27/post-championship-pub-debriefs-are-a-heady-cocktail-of-victimhood-and-self-righteousness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/27/post-championship-pub-debriefs-are-a-heady-cocktail-of-victimhood-and-self-righteousness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing happened in the GAA last weekend, apart from a thousand Iliads, a thousand local rows]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2QJELWCA5D3BPAUPVE53ZEZW4.JPG?auth=99963fe1b571a777f1ff7f2cf491ef999373d996262a15e85fb3722055fb3055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The traditional snug area of Slattery’s Pub in Rathmines has hosted many a post-match chat. 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[The human brain cannot easily cope with very high levels of power. Why? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/the-human-brain-cannot-easily-cope-with-very-high-levels-of-power-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/27/the-human-brain-cannot-easily-cope-with-very-high-levels-of-power-why/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Robertson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s doubtul the Fifa president feels himself constrained by anything bigger than his ego]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26F3TLMDFX25M2OHW3POQQ6LKM.jpg?auth=90816e8a9e3ae2653695fe1fac67eb02f0acca0ae17e76055aea0871575e1ddb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino relied on a very small inner circle of handpicked acolytes to advance his plan to privatise part of the World Cup. Photograph: Jaime Saldarriaga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jaime Saldarriaga</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds who survived sex abuse in Irish schools invited to share experiences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/hundreds-who-survived-sex-abuse-in-irish-schools-invited-to-share-experiences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/hundreds-who-survived-sex-abuse-in-irish-schools-invited-to-share-experiences/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Survivors will have to share their name and contact details as well as the name of their former school]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXC7GZXUXJEAJKUG5PAZIPUZEI.jpg?auth=64c83ce156a998cd7338a49eaadd939ed0bdb33205ff7d69530d838e24f8dab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Government has previously estimated that there could be more than 40,000 survivors of such abuse. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road safety groups to examine technology that may reduce wrong-way driving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/road-safety-groups-to-examine-technology-that-may-reduce-wrong-way-driving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/road-safety-groups-to-examine-technology-that-may-reduce-wrong-way-driving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting will consider use of warning signage and detection technology]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5AXX46LHPJBMNBUAISIFMGCDZY.JPG?auth=a8fa031ef4dc3d6ccc7c42651a4c89d7795da73ab5b83e27f6d0b259d7e86d86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There have been a number of incidents reported since the M9 tragedy 10 days ago. 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[Shamrock Rovers need to arrest slide in Finland to ensure Conference League qualification]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/shamrock-rovers-need-to-arrest-slide-in-finland-to-ensure-conference-league-qualification/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/27/shamrock-rovers-need-to-arrest-slide-in-finland-to-ensure-conference-league-qualification/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Playoff against KuPS comes with a price tag of at least €3 million, with tricky test ahead on artificial surface]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UZXGCZGKK3GAREATYLEC22KRU.jpg?auth=5c92456f7b33a10d4818b6fed0e5f330a5b9f2d9f390e4e9dac0b6eac0fc130c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Roberto Lopes and Valentin Gasc of KuPS. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Single adults and over-45s are among those overlooked in the housing crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/housing-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/housing-issues/</guid><description><![CDATA[When will the Government listen and take action?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 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[‘My old flat was 1,000 times better’: Leaks, damp and cracks in new Dolphin’s Barn homes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/27/my-old-flat-was-1000-times-better-leaks-damp-and-cracks-in-new-dolphins-barn-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/27/my-old-flat-was-1000-times-better-leaks-damp-and-cracks-in-new-dolphins-barn-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eight years after first phase of Dolphin House regeneration, tenants report leaking roofs and heating problems]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U3L2ERGGAFGRJMP7SNPZZOVX6Q.jpg?auth=42daac8bc3b8744effea4214f7939c82266594a234258610ecb33dca72c7b1d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin councillor Ciarán Ó Meachair outside the regenerated housing units at Dolphin House in Dublin. 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[Bill Belichick comes to Dublin as disastrous results and poor choices speak for themselves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/bill-belichicks-disastrous-results-and-poor-choices-speak-for-themselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/27/bill-belichicks-disastrous-results-and-poor-choices-speak-for-themselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coach of American Football team playing in Dublin now a figure of fun whose best days look well behind him]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEW4S2SXEVCJZMMSQE37V5XSWY.jpg?auth=9e79cd497ef544de1f647b4202d089fafe67b844a1c291604cce0fe9d0bbce47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Head coach Bill Belichick of the North Carolina Tar Heels. Photograph: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jared C. Tilton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youngsters in the hot seat over bad manners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/youngsters-in-the-hot-seat-over-bad-manners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/youngsters-in-the-hot-seat-over-bad-manners/</guid><description><![CDATA[It pays to be upfront about etiquette]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iarnród Éireann station facilities a disgrace to our transport network ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/iarnrod-eireann-station-facilities-a-disgrace-to-our-transport-network/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/iarnrod-eireann-station-facilities-a-disgrace-to-our-transport-network/</guid><description><![CDATA[Station amenities are a basic component of public dignity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +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[European warships providing missile cover during EU presidency must stay 22km off Irish coast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/european-warships-providing-missile-cover-during-eu-presidency-must-stay-22km-off-irish-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/27/european-warships-providing-missile-cover-during-eu-presidency-must-stay-22km-off-irish-coast/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attorney General says it is unconstitutional for foreign military forces to deploy within Irish territory while on active operations ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPDIFVOTNFFOXGR5HNRDAOLWJU.JPG?auth=b113170600ab9732bef1b66278c9d5c74d4e1cadcdbc08d41e9f3bb04f0a898b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Irish naval officer will be posted on the bridge of the French ships to serve as liaison officer. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What on earth is a Gymnich and why is it coming to Wicklow?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/27/what-on-earth-is-a-gymnich-and-why-is-it-coming-to-wicklow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/27/what-on-earth-is-a-gymnich-and-why-is-it-coming-to-wicklow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU ministers are gathering in Druids Glen hotel next week for a candid discussion of foreign policy challenges]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/56HHREJVJFF73J77724E6DLA6U.jpg?auth=a7ca968de9e9ae1f392a70b266b185d502be222ab544971c7904474c9ef58653&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gymnich castle in Erftstadt, Germany, where the first informal meeting of European foreign ministers was held in 1974. Photograph: Wolfgang Kuhn/United Archives via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">United Archives</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Stylish Galway cottage with pavilion extension on the Atlantic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/27/stylish-galway-cottage-with-pavilion-extension-on-the-atlantic-for-22m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/27/stylish-galway-cottage-with-pavilion-extension-on-the-atlantic-for-22m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sleek four-bed home in Furbo is within easy reach of the beach and Galway city]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JMIMVO3K6BAJLPZFF3ZNA6IBXQ.jpg?auth=2f831c8360f3b35b2b0aecc06362d24361ea3d16c2b2bf794dd23abd9ffec1e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stripe Cottage, Stripe, Furbo, Co Galway]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit parts for climate in script and song could help war on fossil fuels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/27/bit-part-for-climate-in-script-and-song-could-help-war-on-fossil-fuels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/08/27/bit-part-for-climate-in-script-and-song-could-help-war-on-fossil-fuels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clean technologies rarely feature in popular entertainment – with a few recent exceptions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LFK4BOUHMKLBWEJXVIDYWDQEKU.jpg?auth=149cfcfde09cbadf839b4af4a8ed52c2d358fad7b8189fc93dd7386ff7c9af2d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Pegg as Danny in The Undeclared War. Photograph: Tom Barnes/PA/Channel 4]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What changes in butterfly populations tell us about climate change in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/27/what-changes-in-butterfly-populations-tell-us-about-climate-change-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/08/27/what-changes-in-butterfly-populations-tell-us-about-climate-change-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Yvonne Buckley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Butterflies react quickly to change but can still get caught out by misaligned life cycles]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3B5GCQMUFAAPFBTBSH5TMSX6Y.JPG?auth=57742abad66ae7320256b63a871b1a7cb760db0904f8f67a44dd1c985a9c500e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A comma butterfly on the banks of the river Dodder, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorway drivers in overtaking lane are hogging the low road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/motorway-drivers-in-overtaking-lane-are-hogging-the-low-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/motorway-drivers-in-overtaking-lane-are-hogging-the-low-road/</guid><description><![CDATA[Speedsters should be sent for a psychiatric evaluation  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen chief warns company facing ‘critical’ fight for survival]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/volkswagen-chief-warns-company-facing-critical-fight-for-survival/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/volkswagen-chief-warns-company-facing-critical-fight-for-survival/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German car giant plans swingeing cuts across its business amid Chinese competition]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPF3V3QUFZ335AM7JF2Z2SNF7Q.jpg?auth=8c2e3e4c7ba69d12babb75da552b35b45919f6a59cf2ed7c8104f9deea4b8f68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume. The car maker plans huge cuts to its business. Photograph: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/the-swiss-politician-and-the-alleged-drugging-and-sexual-abuse-of-an-irish-girl-and-her-mother/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/27/the-swiss-politician-and-the-alleged-drugging-and-sexual-abuse-of-an-irish-girl-and-her-mother/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a case widely compared to the Pelicot trial in France, Patrick Frei is accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish teenage daughter, and filming the alleged attacks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPXPLVWODZADJLA7ITAQ3B7ZYA.JPG?auth=94181bc6c645042dff5eb4c6356d308333d10d2d8e9f22b8327e7dc3d97ee053&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iwona and her Irish-born daughter, Paula, in Untersiggenthal, Switzerland. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I used my Irish accent to nudge doors open. I stood out and I liked it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/03/after-weeks-of-rain-i-flew-to-minneapolis-and-was-greeted-with-intoxicating-brightness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/03/after-weeks-of-rain-i-flew-to-minneapolis-and-was-greeted-with-intoxicating-brightness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cosgrove]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The number of Irish natives in the Twin Cities was comparable to the number of days of incessant showers – not many]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMUXK35ZDNBDJB7ZOT3GCNDNL4.jpg?auth=05b21162ffa454cb3ad1ca12c5291bdf37de70f083be21eecb5bcc1dcdbc4b5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Cosgrove's Irishness stood out in Minneapoilis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My parents have no will. How can I make sure my brother has a home when they die?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/my-parents-have-no-will-how-can-i-make-sure-my-brother-has-a-home-when-they-die/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/my-parents-have-no-will-how-can-i-make-sure-my-brother-has-a-home-when-they-die/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sibling has been through a rough patch and currently lives with mam and dad in €475,000 house]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNZ64NYX4BGL3MJ57JB2NWTTOM.jpg?auth=4b74e6d732c0998d1524c33c22f5c323424dabda76cdad95f02c189eaa50a303&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A reader’s hope to secure accommodation for his brother is well-intended, but it could come with risks. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">designer491</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With news of Mark Zuckerberg’s Irish purchase, I became concerned I had ‘castle blindness’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/27/with-news-of-mark-zuckerbergs-irish-purchase-i-became-concerned-i-had-castle-blindness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/27/with-news-of-mark-zuckerbergs-irish-purchase-i-became-concerned-i-had-castle-blindness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Could the Norman knight who built Drimnagh Castle in 1240 have imagined it would one day sit near an Aldi?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2OE6AHHBEJFZ7JZQCP3DHZ45FE.jpg?auth=f948bae1dab8eb7b0d71fc0ba4327b268e65f214677272d34d6a2c6ebd978aa7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Strancally Castle, Co Waterford: 'Zuckerberg’s Waterford castle grab is likely a status symbol acquisition, as much as it sits a handy-ish commute from Meta’s headquarters in Dublin.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noisy driving puts us on the horns of a dilemma ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/noisy-driving-puts-us-on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/26/noisy-driving-puts-us-on-the-horns-of-a-dilemma/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rules of the road were different in the 1960s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB Life losses reduce as assets under management hit €3.4bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/aib-life-losses-reduce-as-assets-under-management-hit-34bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/26/aib-life-losses-reduce-as-assets-under-management-hit-34bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fledgling joint venture on track to further reduce losses this year, says spokesman ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UOEMKWIBOBBU7JHVHXFT75MXGA.JPG?auth=eb4b3283d21a813353638f3cac2b73b9214dce159c2400c89fbafe78d25a1664&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB, under chief executive Colin Hunt, decided in late 2020 to get back into the life and pensions business. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What triggered catastrophic flood on the Nepal-Tibet border?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/what-triggered-catastrophic-flood-on-the-nepal-tibet-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/27/what-triggered-catastrophic-flood-on-the-nepal-tibet-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Sands]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deadly event may have been caused by ice snapping off glacier, scientists say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MBODAQDDTPTKZM7CPGICX5SWI.jpg?auth=bf9a9033a640724bc3d5d8329e0a158b9e97c163eaee2c2a4130ea51bb147833&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows a collapsed bridge along with houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026.  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Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitter Christmas review: even when Almodóvar is coasting, he cannot help but charm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/27/bitter-christmas-review-even-when-almodovar-is-coasting-he-cannot-help-but-charm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/27/bitter-christmas-review-even-when-almodovar-is-coasting-he-cannot-help-but-charm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charlie Kaufman would enjoy the sort of puzzle Pedro Almodóvar has created here but too often it feels like a challenge the Spanish director has set for himself]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U72FZXO7V5G3XDCQQDTIY3AUPM.jpeg?auth=d548a49446383133af02b69e998aa97a5152300284824b168ff79a08d36db10c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bitter Christmas: Bárbara Lennie and Milena Smit in Pedro Almodóvar's film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guggi review: No doubting sincerity of Bono’s feelings for artist friend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/27/guggi-review-no-doubting-sincerity-of-bonos-feelings-for-artist-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/27/guggi-review-no-doubting-sincerity-of-bonos-feelings-for-artist-friend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Guggi makes for decent company in doc by Ian Thuillier, who also profiled Gavin Friday and Rory Gallagher]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5JUCRBPEF5FZRE345I6XO4YNOA.jpg?auth=7a2a667a95cd20ffaeab0c7c5d04182532ecf3d86a2727399b7a44b6498554f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Guggi performed as a musician from 1976 until 1984, when he left the stage to pursue a life devoted to visual art. 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Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI companies are starting to sound desperate, and that’s not a good look]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/27/ai-companies-are-starting-to-sound-desperate-and-thats-not-a-good-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/08/27/ai-companies-are-starting-to-sound-desperate-and-thats-not-a-good-look/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The big question is how long companies investing billions in the technology can wait for widespread adoption]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2UY2JW4CIJGIDDLVNIXRS6PP7A.jpg?auth=1047390b38c701d8ec525bff9854fb8399d8a36b57539ff5ec69b2d48c011415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An industry that is supposed to be the future of tech has an air of desperation around it. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">napong rattanaraktiya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Bon Jovi, Jack White and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/27/event-guide-bon-jovi-jack-white-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/27/event-guide-bon-jovi-jack-white-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 29th-Sept 4th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQ6ZO74DOZCY7O4N7Y43UA3RVA.jpg?auth=fd5ec908e9f6c9cbdadabae3c27d5481a1fab9c15592bd44bb5e75946da43284&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bon Jovi Forever: the band at Madison Square Garden, in New York, at the start of their tour. Photograph: Theo Wargo/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Theo Wargo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building careers through skills, not set paths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/building-careers-through-skills-not-set-paths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/building-careers-through-skills-not-set-paths/</guid><description><![CDATA[MSD Ireland talent leaders say adaptability, lifelong learning and transferable skills are what shapes career success]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AAD36RCEH5AX5NF7ND5IS4VTOM.jpg?auth=855d676ed6d11d38fce3a9870b97c2a011dfb3107cbc45070e3b33b0cb0a9c88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior talent acquisition partners Robert Toth and Rachel O’Donovan, and Fiona Croke, talent acquisition lead with MSD Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackspots, bad connections and slow speeds: how to fix your wifi woes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/27/black-spots-bad-connections-and-slow-speeds-how-to-fix-your-wifi-woes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/08/27/black-spots-bad-connections-and-slow-speeds-how-to-fix-your-wifi-woes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five tips to get the most out of your wifi without spending a lot of money]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GZUQEOJ7LBDRDMOXU42CD37HAI.jpg?auth=f81a5033a2f135e0a6712a10c79679ac6df602da2d85a43f398f884970e645e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Internet hubs like clear space all around them, which means your modem will do better on a table, rather than on the floor and beside a wall. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY Ireland partners with CrowdStrike to strengthen cyber resilience in the agentic era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/27/ey-ireland-partners-with-crowdstrike-to-strengthen-cyber-resilience-in-the-agentic-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/27/ey-ireland-partners-with-crowdstrike-to-strengthen-cyber-resilience-in-the-agentic-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[The partnership combines EY Ireland’s cyber and transformation expertise with CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon platform to help organisations defend against AI-powered cyberattacks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC5UOP6EXFB6ZFQ4NJHLMYMBF4.jpg?auth=2a494f9c6bae2fb7d4ec9457fcc650b9d1a618f1a18dd5ecd521b8120dc31916&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Slattery, consulting partner, technology consulting leader, EY Ireland; Ben Emslie, vice president, Northern EMEA, CrowdStrike; Puneet Kukreja, consulting partner and resilient nation leader, EY Ireland; Megan Conway, consulting partner and consulting markets leader, EY Ireland; Jonathan King, senior director, GSI and global service providers EMEA, CrowdStrike]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/inside-clodagh-mckennas-bucolic-country-sanctuary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/inside-clodagh-mckennas-bucolic-country-sanctuary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Chef and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna reveals how embracing lighter, calmer interiors has made Broadspear House feel more like home than ever]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXALL4X2DZCURJUX6462U2FOLU.jpg?auth=3c5add99cf2d72d69ca74b7b1090e405bccddd076e10f4352509d2d4ec5979bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clodagh McKenna pivots towards brighter colours that bounce light around her home]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UCD Smurfit Business School embeds AI into every programme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/ucd-smurfit-business-school-embeds-ai-into-every-module/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/08/27/ucd-smurfit-business-school-embeds-ai-into-every-module/</guid><description><![CDATA[Giving students fluency in AI tools is integral to the graduate school’s mission to develop talent and future leader]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNEV6ES2GJACXDO5GREKUWZN6Q.jpg?auth=4b245a083d16e94f6f21c3a50331cba6b937ebc544f0da58961eccfdcb30f2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Federica Pazzaglia, associate dean and director, Smurfit School of Business]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Bolger</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kaizen review: Impressive dim sum and a tantalising ‘secret menu’ at this north Dublin restaurant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/27/kaizen-review-impressive-dim-sum-and-a-tantalising-secret-menu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/08/27/kaizen-review-impressive-dim-sum-and-a-tantalising-secret-menu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Corinna Hardgrave]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Don’t let the shopping centre-adjacent address put you off, and consider ordering the free-range chicken in advance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHVBLOXKXVAYXDUM6UO423UFQE.jpg?auth=61dca874d5d6ff9c767ecdbd5922d680360ac347912c9e925f0890679b1af8c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kaizen in Blanchardstown, where you should seek out the 'secret menu'. 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The author states that she did her utmost not to put anyone in danger. 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