<?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/2026-08-28/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:06:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Sombr at Electric Picnic: Wild night includes singalong Zombie in Cranberries mash-up  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/28/sombr-at-electric-picnic-wild-night-includes-singalong-zombie-in-cranberries-mash-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/28/sombr-at-electric-picnic-wild-night-includes-singalong-zombie-in-cranberries-mash-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[American singer’s theatrical entrance sets tone for full-on show that features Noel and Mike Hogan on Celtic grunge favourite]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:39:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTMHWQ2ESBBPVLM6RE6FG6SLME.JPG?auth=8c70662829d145688d7b4170a1d0f19489b63059fb3fa5faeb4d32ee4d0596c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Sombr on the Main Stage on Friday night. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mean Girls show cancelled mid-performance after power cut at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/28/mean-girls-show-cancelled-mid-performance-after-power-cut-at-bord-gais-energy-theatre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/08/28/mean-girls-show-cancelled-mid-performance-after-power-cut-at-bord-gais-energy-theatre/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Announcements were made to evacuate Dublin venue after the electricity went off]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:24:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2JHVWOMDKBGW3OFQPWOPUZYCNM.jpg?auth=1cc2225ad8d81d5422da31c1a5126eb5a309028cf426b61ace034af6ff1366fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mean Girls at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin. File image. Photograph: P Coltas]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola tells Liverpool’s forwards to ‘exhaust themselves’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/andoni-iraola-tells-liverpools-forwards-to-exhaust-themselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/andoni-iraola-tells-liverpools-forwards-to-exhaust-themselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach takes charge of first home game on Saturday against Nottingham Forest]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4USA732FK3TTK5OB2ETN5U4I7E.jpg?auth=b539d55eab4db46c1c59e72ed3b12cad0e0f1819b2e9aa1fb30f4b222712813a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola will take charge of Liverpool at Anfield for the first time in the Premier League when they welcome Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon. 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[St Patrick’s Athletic’s title aspirations falter at Richmond Park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/st-patricks-athletics-title-aspirations-falter-at-richmond-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/st-patricks-athletics-title-aspirations-falter-at-richmond-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bohemians win over Sligo draws them level with Stephen Kenny’s side]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4EVY3APPADNUP4CHE2BXHLP3Y.jpg?auth=bcda783e30faff541eac441078f35b50c4c962e9c489cf9ad02d56d958677e14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterford’s Jørgen Voilås celebrates after the game at Richmond Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zara Larsson at Electric Picnic: Biblical rain can’t stop hitmaker in prime Friday pop slot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/28/zara-larsson-at-electric-picnic-biblical-rain-cant-stop-hitmaker-in-prime-friday-pop-slot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/28/zara-larsson-at-electric-picnic-biblical-rain-cant-stop-hitmaker-in-prime-friday-pop-slot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Delayed by a downpour for half an hour, the Swedish singer brings TikTok dances and stomping excitement to the Main Stage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:02:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APNS44T6BNEK7I5H3HFQE7BRYE.jpg?auth=29389770ccae3aaeed003ea42dfb56152e9823dd2f8d6872f78a72ec16d46da0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Zara Larsson on stage earlier this month. Photograph: Matthew Baker/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matthew Baker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE as a ‘visa overstayer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/28/british-far-right-commentator-milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-as-a-visa-overstayer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/28/british-far-right-commentator-milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-as-a-visa-overstayer/</guid><description><![CDATA[He ‘chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws’, say officials in US]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:41:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XUCXUVPXWJGXHFQFKJ5D62LSD4.jpg?auth=f8748c4b2b9ed778ffe43069a05ea2f88af7895932957c04d5ac6e3e46f736be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at a rally in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2021. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US college football is back in Dublin with one of its biggest names and an ex-GAA kicker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/28/us-college-football-is-back-in-dublin-with-one-of-its-biggest-names-and-an-ex-gaa-kicker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/28/us-college-football-is-back-in-dublin-with-one-of-its-biggest-names-and-an-ex-gaa-kicker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Texas Christian University and University of North Carolina face off in Aer Lingus College football classic at Aviva]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:32:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XXGDNXQWHOY4GMWYA323SNNI5U.jpg?auth=1ea1122530038272ffa16f06450b79dc91105f0e6c6d17c190131b0380d7d50f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Texas Christian University cheerleaders perform on Friday in Dublin city centre before the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walsh and Screene show grit to survive Women’s Irish Open cut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/28/walsh-and-screene-show-grit-to-survive-womens-irish-open-cut/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/28/walsh-and-screene-show-grit-to-survive-womens-irish-open-cut/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Double-bogey finish didn’t tell the true story of Lauren Walsh’s spirited second round]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:24:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34ORKDY47U7Y2D4CJOGZDUZJEQ.jpg?auth=55d1afb0711c6ce850cf64cd358f68575b5c342805380e8427b10c80c1f94b48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lauren Walsh during Friday's round at the KPMG Women's Irish Open. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parochial triumphalism can’t keep papering over Celtic’s European failures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/michael-walker-parochial-celtic-triumphalism-no-substitute-for-european-glory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/michael-walker-parochial-celtic-triumphalism-no-substitute-for-european-glory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Against LASK, a four-goal advantage vanished along with Celtic’s midfield and the lucrative prestige of a Champions League run ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:08:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNFSJB2XBVXBPP422VQQKQMUF4.jpg?auth=01f7e3c9f76db165f8f093c3fa8fffd927783e0bfa28428a63ccf40823ee25e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celtic manager Martin O'Neill may be inclined to think he should have made different substitutions against LASK on Tuesday, but the problems, he could eventually conclude, run deeper than that. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Saturday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-saturday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-saturday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see CMAT, Gorillaz or Kyla Cobbler, here’s when and where they’re performing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TILL3DFFVHVHLI4NGDCRAVE3Y.jpg?auth=a3bf8d6f00135d3bf3017d3f7183a27d20c3267e53278e18cf28a09007e617ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: CMAT plays the Main Stage at 9pm. Photograph: Katja Ogrin/Redferns]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Katja Ogrin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western officials believe Russia aiming to spread alarm with warnings of UK drone factory attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/28/western-officials-believe-russia-aiming-to-spread-alarm-with-warnings-of-uk-drone-factory-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/28/western-officials-believe-russia-aiming-to-spread-alarm-with-warnings-of-uk-drone-factory-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Much of combative language coming out of Kremlin is a classic case of Moscow using ‘rhetoric to exploit fears’, official says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:57:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5TZMEKTHWRA4PF4KR4QBX5CIUI.jpg?auth=47962d78f82f9ae86db494ee3c28d2aef653991d30f740fd1aefb80809007ce7&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, Kyiv region. 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[Wrong-way motorway driving could be detected by AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/tougher-penalties-for-aggravated-and-wrong-way-dangerous-driving-are-proposed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/tougher-penalties-for-aggravated-and-wrong-way-dangerous-driving-are-proposed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wrong-way motorway driving to face harsher penalties under new laws announced after M9 crash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:30:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RI6OS6WDNFHTWLBEHI42P24SY.jpg?auth=1afad9397134b04b534ed33d4bd7e6f7eba80708d1e72acce3564fc16a970995&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenagers died when they were travelling the wrong way down the M9 on August 16th and their BMW collided with a Hyundai going the right way. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel supports extended by two months as Dáil vote splits Healy-Rae brothers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/dail-vote-on-length-of-debate-called-before-discussion-begins-over-fuel-excise-duty-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/dail-vote-on-length-of-debate-called-before-discussion-begins-over-fuel-excise-duty-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reduction of 30c per litre for diesel and 25c for petrol to remain in place until October 31st]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:30:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2K7HOGXB7Y4KBG7AC5BVTXBI4.jpg?auth=f66834a66a0f3d1123fdcd4ab34f8e2bce30505e8414a4553fd508607beb0b24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Healy-Rae brothers were divided in their vote on the supports with Michael (right) supporting the Government and Danny (left) opposing. File photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casandra Alexander extends her lead at Women’s Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/28/casandra-alexander-extends-her-lead-at-womens-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/28/casandra-alexander-extends-her-lead-at-womens-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canice Screene best of the Irish as six home golfers make the cut]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:29:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5VM54SCEPC3EWO4XKAMAH4MLE.jpg?auth=aa835cbb8e43d44ed0c8e5a244372d0f7cd1a2c66f09ec82a4c4fd789341df13&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 tees off on the 18th during the second round of the KPMG Women's Irish Open on Friday. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Budget 2027:  credibility is at stake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-2027-credibility-is-at-stake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-2027-credibility-is-at-stake/</guid><description><![CDATA[ The Coalition must end unsustainable universal supports]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RB6P24BKSWIBJYL57PHVA62ODQ.jpg?auth=9fd20bf864f3bf819e1ddfd3066388654926b4a934087ac62a21d682051445e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget ministers Jack Chambers and  Simon Harris: facing tense negotiations on the budget. (Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance to the Music of Time – Frank McNally on a forgotten Irish-American revolutionary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/28/dance-to-the-music-of-time-frank-mcnally-on-a-forgotten-irish-american-revolutionary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/28/dance-to-the-music-of-time-frank-mcnally-on-a-forgotten-irish-american-revolutionary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The jig that welcomed General Humbert to Co Mayo can still be heard in Kilcummin and Amsterdam]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UXHCOA6Z6ZC5DM253LZ5OLYUMM.jpeg?auth=12a0e0b3631ec40e976a8fa9dee0d534609a95e3eaada9f6a77cfcff324f8cd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victor Lacken and friends playing in Mulligan’s pub, Amsterdam.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil servant to face non-jury Special Criminal Court over alleged leaks to foreign handler]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/civil-servant-to-face-non-jury-special-criminal-court-over-alleged-leaks-to-foreign-handler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/civil-servant-to-face-non-jury-special-criminal-court-over-alleged-leaks-to-foreign-handler/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man faces charges under the Official Secrets Act and data protection law]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:57:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yevgen McKeeffe was arrested in the departures area at Dublin Airport in May. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finn Lynch tumbles from top 10 at ILCA 7 World Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/finn-lynch-tumbles-from-top-10-at-ilca-7-world-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/finn-lynch-tumbles-from-top-10-at-ilca-7-world-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Difficult day in Dún Laoghaire leaves Carlow sailor 13th overall]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:47:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3IPSIX7NCKSP5O7KEQPKZ2XAU.jpg?auth=a14b7f81d113abdca71e46f858b8b9ff2284a9c3af09e7fea7923b75715731ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn Lynch during Friday's racing in the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship. Photograph: Andrew Conan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMAT cancels Paris gig in advance of Electric Picnic headliner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/cmat-cancels-paris-gig-in-advance-of-electric-picnic-headliner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/cmat-cancels-paris-gig-in-advance-of-electric-picnic-headliner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artist due to perform on Main Stage at Co Laois venue on Saturday from 9pm to 10.15pm]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:41:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH5XZCNIEJPBLJTIQN5JGB3Y3Q.jpg?auth=f604f8bb1e5b1fe3b78da5a9f832d25c5887dcab7079dd30b10050bb1da4ab0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CMAT: 'I have gastroenteritis.' Photograph: Ian West/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoe Hyde and Mags Cremen win gold for Ireland at World Rowing Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/zoe-hyde-and-mags-cremen-win-gold-for-ireland-at-world-rowing-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/zoe-hyde-and-mags-cremen-win-gold-for-ireland-at-world-rowing-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish pair finish strong to trump home favourites]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:30:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T6VFELI3KAZDXWA727SBSXPG24.jpg?auth=8a4ae35ad288a07d1f7b7e7a0d326190c7dc7a24123c3d08074daf8e1410e0c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Zoe Hyde and Margaret Cremen celebrate winning gold in the women's double sculls at the World Rowing Championships in the Netherlands on Friday. Photograph: Detlev Seyb/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Donald Trump and Lake Ontario: what’s in a name?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/the-irish-times-view-on-donald-trump-whats-in-a-name/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/28/the-irish-times-view-on-donald-trump-whats-in-a-name/</guid><description><![CDATA[Changing Lake Ontario to Lake American continues a presidential trend]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2364ICEWUXZ5RAK7TFFXUQHDA.jpg?auth=a0f112dc0cdf90b67b55dbd34b2a54af8d2ed144e58cf9198e9ea42b2cf8f305&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 takes a question from a reporter after signing an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America on Thursday.
 (Photo: Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Demetrius Freeman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Aruebose murder: Gardaí liaise with authorities in seven jurisdictions outside Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/daniel-aruebose-murder-gardai-liaise-with-authorities-in-seven-jurisdictions-outside-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/daniel-aruebose-murder-gardai-liaise-with-authorities-in-seven-jurisdictions-outside-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland, Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Force provides update on investigation into child’s death almost one year on from Tusla raising concerns about boy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:28:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEON4NAXWNH55MTOS2XWDHR2QQ.jpg?auth=8935f74610a19dd6dc0055d74aa5bce86ab0a887fc457a60f0f5cae9c498a68d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Aruebose, who would now be eight years old, had lived at The Gallery Apartments in Donabate and died at some point in 2021.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry Girls stars Siobhán McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan back campaign to curb AI voice-cloning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/28/derry-girls-stars-siobhan-mcsweeney-and-nicola-coughlan-back-campaign-to-curb-ai-voice-cloning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/28/derry-girls-stars-siobhan-mcsweeney-and-nicola-coughlan-back-campaign-to-curb-ai-voice-cloning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artificial versions of people’s voices increasingly used online and in advertising, harming artists’ livelihoods]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:19:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2TLDTVELFCZRB7KIJ57QST4RQ?auth=35e5da017c76c49a6432f37d30d703eb7c4f641167841001c2d58bf4aba5badb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhán McSweeney says artists’ rights are not being considered or protected. Photograph: Joe Maher/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vulnerable Aryna Sabalenka and wide-open men’s draw set stage for dramatic US Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/28/vulnerable-aryna-sabalenka-and-wide-open-mens-draw-set-stage-for-dramatic-us-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/28/vulnerable-aryna-sabalenka-and-wide-open-mens-draw-set-stage-for-dramatic-us-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tumaini Carayol]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defending champion arrives at Flushing Meadows in poor form and with a host of challengers looking to usurp her]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:16:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7BB236RVP6Y5JLUB4BVMW4LEE.jpg?auth=e24ba9c8bc9fb98d808e7b9433c599b9a46bd216161a8217086a6d588260c7d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aryna Sabalenka during a practice session duringat the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Wednesday. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Al Bello</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares rise on likely US interest rate hike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/shares-rise-on-likely-us-interest-rate-hike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/shares-rise-on-likely-us-interest-rate-hike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European stocks head for fifth straight monthly gain]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:14:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KTBDOU7UVSF4BFVPADTN5DLNE.jpg?auth=30a40c51e3ebc2f61a72bee5625d38bda1b61d84292e60615d8173351a3c41e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BMW shares rose on Friday. Photograph: Felix Schmitt/New York Times.
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Felix Schmitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nepal flood victims found 200km downstream as nearly 2,000 remain missing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/28/nepal-tibet-landslides-floods-latest-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/28/nepal-tibet-landslides-floods-latest-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Bidur, Sam Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Santosh Sahu and Spandan Sahu were on a pilgrimage with 15 others ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:13:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MI7ZPE547OORI437V6L5BO3ILI.jpg?auth=589aefb0b40604b6d8c030584842452ca9a147c7801866842d714a491acb20e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Authorities said the flash floods were triggered after a mass of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river near the Nepal-China border. Photograph: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritesh Shukla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The skies opened’: Killarney clean-up continues after ‘unprecedented’ flash flooding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/killarney-clean-up-begins-after-30mm-rainfall-in-hour-and-unprecedented-flash-flooding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/killarney-clean-up-begins-after-30mm-rainfall-in-hour-and-unprecedented-flash-flooding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heavy downpours closed all main roads into Kerry town while Dublin city recorded up to 28mm of rain in one hour]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:47:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3VT76GMXJEHFJTVB53QAFEE6I.png?auth=1a7b66d13789fefb4d1c4987a53032e3d11bb746522b102391d6fda0d724e356&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flooding in Killarney on Thursday evening. Photograph: Kerry County Council/X]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí appeal for information after woman’s body discovered in Dublin park]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/gardai-appeal-for-information-over-discovery-of-womans-body-in-dublin-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/gardai-appeal-for-information-over-discovery-of-womans-body-in-dublin-park/</guid><description><![CDATA[Postmortem carried out after remains found in Kimmage on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:14:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A liaison officer has been assigned to support the woman’s family. File image. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawkish Kevin Warsh hints Fed will raise rates if US inflation does not fall soon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/hawkish-kevin-warsh-hints-fed-will-raise-rates-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/hawkish-kevin-warsh-hints-fed-will-raise-rates-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wall Street cranks up bets on September increase in borrowing costs following central bank chair’s Jackson Hole address]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:06:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJF2I4TRLLERPGM57UTRYLYPJ4.jpg?auth=183df05d61f7b77a17a59fbe5725428a0e0853f59885d763493ecaae6897d71b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, at the Jackson Hole economic policy symposium in Wyoming. Warsh has signalled the central bank is prepared to raise rates if inflation does not fall soon. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients can now dispose of unused and out-of-date medicines in any pharmacy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/patients-can-now-dispose-of-unused-and-out-of-date-medicines-in-any-pharmacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/patients-can-now-dispose-of-unused-and-out-of-date-medicines-in-any-pharmacy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MediBack is HSE scheme designed to reduce dangers to public from unwanted medication]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YC5RBXSZRACNOR4C3XI22BY3Q.jpg?auth=36f5591b9e477ab262895186b62c53c1dcbe1df2abfc21fcc6f70175d6ae22c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Medicines do not have to have been purchased at the pharmacy to which they are returned. Picture posed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Catherine Delahaye</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gabriel Bannigan on Monaghan departure: ‘It’s obvious that there were some dark arts at play’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/28/gabriel-bannigan-on-monaghan-departure-its-obvious-that-there-were-some-dark-arts-at-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/28/gabriel-bannigan-on-monaghan-departure-its-obvious-that-there-were-some-dark-arts-at-play/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bannigan stepped down after two seasons in charge, citing a shift in attitude from the county board over the past six weeks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:03:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6SKGDWWUZAM5L75F5NU7D65AM.jpg?auth=c091c5be23b38f4606ec2c5f07a949543274b0f4d9cabeb352adede23d8f2d7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gabriel Bannigan has shed more light on his departure as manager of the Monaghan football team. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O’Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland finish 10th at World Cup after New Zealand defeat ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/28/ireland-finish-10th-at-world-cup-after-new-zealand-defeat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/hockey/2026/08/28/ireland-finish-10th-at-world-cup-after-new-zealand-defeat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early goals prove to much Mark Tumilty’s side to surmount in Wavre]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:44:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3BJAVIUAKPHEZGHSVTQPXO34UM.jpg?auth=c161291fb74dcf5475cd9e5d55fc353ee3f132fb796ea60f2e61b02b8f3903da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Greg Williams in action for Ireland against New Zealand in the World Cup ninth-place playoff on Friday. Photograph: Bart Scheulderman/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish-language thriller Aontas selected as Ireland’s 2027 Oscar entry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/28/irish-language-thriller-aontas-selected-as-irelands-2027-oscar-entry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/28/irish-language-thriller-aontas-selected-as-irelands-2027-oscar-entry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Damian McCann’s heist film starring Carrie Crowley and Bríd Brennan will compete for a place on Academy Awards shortlist ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:38:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXUHFQC27FHKDPKXUMZHGKKEBM.jpg?auth=074e7f6980b8fd2e68b3f87f7d177e753c4c1765eafdc636ee617552aea50386&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eva-Jane Gaffney (Sheila), Carrie Crowley (Mairéad) and Bríd Brennan (Cáit) in the Irish-language thriller Aontas.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Syrian who arrived on fake passport triggered security alert at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/syrian-who-arrived-on-fake-passport-triggered-security-alert-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/syrian-who-arrived-on-fake-passport-triggered-security-alert-at-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Air traffic control obliged to ‘halt all planes working’ in specific area after accused attempted to flee ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:37:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5RXS7CJOZCKHGNVLWUQM3RQRI.JPG?auth=15ed6dfd0df01ed51b91411c69c2c50809cb728663f3e270dc8a7d19ea3fd7d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In court, the defence stated that the accused was co-operative and intended to remain in the Republic. File photograph: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last stand against far-right AfD in Germany’s east ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/last-stand-against-far-right-afd-in-germanys-east/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/last-stand-against-far-right-afd-in-germanys-east/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An election in Saxony-Anhalt has become a defining test of whether Germany’s mainstream can still hold the line]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:32:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWBNCF252H6GC3SMRE3IJPTWIM.jpg?auth=bb5647aa84773aabd17849a8b045bdb3f2c422b98c9149463d6cda0b33f773b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sven Schulze, Saxony-Anhalt's state premier and the Christian Democratic Union party's top candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Photograph: Ronny Hartmann/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronny Hartmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternative venues found for couples due to have weddings at norovirus-hit Westmeath venue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/alternative-venues-found-for-weddings-due-to-take-place-at-norovirus-hit-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/alternative-venues-found-for-weddings-due-to-take-place-at-norovirus-hit-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two weddings were scheduled at Westmeath venue this weekend before it was temporarily closed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:27:41 +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 closed on Wednesday following advice from the HSE. File image]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was awful’: Electric Picnic early arrivals face washout night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-putting-up-the-tent-we-had-an-awful-time-early-fans-face-washout-night/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-putting-up-the-tent-we-had-an-awful-time-early-fans-face-washout-night/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There’s high demand for hairdryers on Friday as festivalgoers shake off a wet Thursday, ready for a weekend of music]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:02:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJAZEWKSZFGUVJBHB3P24T6ZEM.JPG?auth=51eab241e630b08bde87d60717835d2f9fb94e015996e9489543e22ee5c92ce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: 80,000 people are arriving at a wet Stradbally for the 21st festival. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Zack Polanski’s Green bubble burst?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/28/has-zack-polanskis-green-bubble-burst/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/08/28/has-zack-polanskis-green-bubble-burst/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party appeared all-conquering just months ago, but its lustre has tarnished after several controversies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:57:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAPW7ZMOIRHPRA35KHKLCRWOXI.jpg?auth=18ffb1311563c20c75c1aefaace658f1624095324f3d5c9b644e6ffccaa89e45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[England and Wales Green Party leader Zack Polanski had been in situ for only eight months, but party membership trebled. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guy Smallman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downing Street scrambles to calm row over Burnham’s ‘off the table’ Irish unity poll remarks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/downing-street-tries-to-calm-row-over-burnhams-off-the-table-irish-unity-poll-remarks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/downing-street-tries-to-calm-row-over-burnhams-off-the-table-irish-unity-poll-remarks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister’s words appeared pre-planned but Downing Street rowed back a little after a day of nationalist criticism]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:56:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SY25SKK6GJSKJBZW3BP6EOVSQ.jpg?auth=6cb1d47550adcc37ffd1f5156aa3fb26ebab1b90199a16063efb2b6661e8c24b&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 with Northern Ireland's First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly in Belfast on Thursday. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brown Thomas objects to makeover of Victoria’s Secret shop on Grafton Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/brown-thomas-objects-to-makeover-of-victorias-secret-shop-on-grafton-st/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/brown-thomas-objects-to-makeover-of-victorias-secret-shop-on-grafton-st/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lingerie brand set to make way for new retailer after relocating flagship store to nearby Nassau Street]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:56:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WSXZW27URUGVIU4V3Q2VQH7C4.jpg?auth=bc100e58f27e3db6d8723460a29a18e76d098b2cf9b8a75f493025161782f192&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victoria’s Secret plans to move its flagship Irish store from Grafton Street to Nassau Street in Dublin. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brandon Bell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway’s King Harald dies amid turbulent period for scandal-hit royal family]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-dies-amid-turbulent-period-for-royal-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/norways-king-harald-dies-amid-turbulent-period-for-royal-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Henley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Death triggers succession of son Haakon, whose wife had controversial association with Jeffrey Epstein]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:56:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFHMLJON2SL3R3NSPLT3O2GVBA.jpg?auth=ddd2d7b62589e64c003e70bcc43afc515e20f8b2d53dcb4d4bc7670bafd8d415&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[King Harald, Norway’s ceremonial head of state since 1991, was Europe’s oldest reigning monarch. Photograph: Fredrik Varfjell/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fredrik Varfjell/NTB Scanpix via</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €16,000 spent on accommodation for Irish delegation at Davos summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/more-than-16000-spent-on-accommodation-for-irish-delegation-at-davos-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/more-than-16000-spent-on-accommodation-for-irish-delegation-at-davos-summit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bill of €7,000 for 18-night stay at swish New York hotel during UN General Assembly]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:38:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POF5FXZUDZJRS365OOKMNMFGGE.jpg?auth=fb277fd579c5537e5f0f77609e5b69b80554939803605d6507e669c5c2489cd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Accommodation costs are high in the town of Davos, Switzerland, when politicians gather for the World Economic Forum. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU presidency hits Wicklow next week and Burnham nixes talk of a Border poll]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/eu-presidency-hits-wicklow-next-week-and-burnham-nixes-talk-of-a-border-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/eu-presidency-hits-wicklow-next-week-and-burnham-nixes-talk-of-a-border-poll/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:33:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3TAZS7WKLEMQJDWVKMSIJC67M.jpg?auth=e338ff38bfc931c87ebb1f562c3bd22783b23caeedaad4226229eb65937e4f2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Andy Burnham meets with Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly during his visit to Northern Ireland. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton - WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ICG’s push to close €1.2bn buyout in August’s holiday lull backfired]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/how-icgs-push-to-close-12bn-buyout-in-augusts-holiday-lull-backfired/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/how-icgs-push-to-close-12bn-buyout-in-augusts-holiday-lull-backfired/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Directors of ferries group are blaming an overly tight voting window that was entirely of their own making for deferral of vote on MBO]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:05:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R4HDFXLF74UJ7URWSJJ5VZDVKQ.jpg?auth=cdaaab065f355835ac81c908705ffa92a92bfb462e72b2fb79777ca581407044&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Continental management buyout bid has hit rough waters. Photograph: Gareth Fuller / PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gareth Fuller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Friday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-friday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-friday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[In Stradbally this weekend? Here’s when and where to watch Lewis Capaldi, Zara Larsson, Wolf Alice, Gurriers and more]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:50:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TBRPHKZVQNAYJLV6YYXIGVAWZY.jpg?auth=c3a9b10d04f71dbaf6675b8a770af77e36307f08d967cfef63e53f184495f889&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Zara Larsson plays the Main Stage at 7.30pm. Photograph: Erika Goldring/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus Éireann worker blocked from seeking medical retirement secures €40,000 at WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/bus-eireann-worker-blocked-from-seeking-medical-retirement-wins-40000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/bus-eireann-worker-blocked-from-seeking-medical-retirement-wins-40000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee was taking personal injuries case]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:50:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UCRZZ57DTRIQPHQHHYKBPBFXMI.jpg?auth=1a0f847b4fdea27cfe884b9bc3d25412381bb3b111c137d8893f7549b9f6103b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bus Éireann’s head of employee relations argued that the Workplace Relations Commission could not consider the case because of overlap with the High Court action. Photograph: Eric Luke 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of homeless people in State increases to more than 17,500, data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/28/number-of-homeless-people-in-state-increases-to-more-than-17500-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/28/number-of-homeless-people-in-state-increases-to-more-than-17500-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But Department of Housing figures indicate falling numbers of single adults without accommodation in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:47:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CQ3LYNK4N5HR3KPMC5HTJGA2GA.JPG?auth=243c9cd18ecba1d36151963ac2195cac38697be166b5a64b8ee33dd24301b128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[During a snapshot week in July there were 11,868 adults and 5,659 children in emergency accommodation. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/dolly-partons-sister-reveals-singer-offered-to-test-experimental-cancer-drugs-before-she-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/dolly-partons-sister-reveals-singer-offered-to-test-experimental-cancer-drugs-before-she-died/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Joyce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stella Parton says country music icon was ‘always thinking of others’ in moving tribute following her death aged 80]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:41:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVENYJ7PV5F22DAJ3BWX3UXXXU.jpg?auth=a6f34cc428f41f97fc9d42412502ee07a81614ac158038b9b796f95cb89b84e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></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, Jack White, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigators have not ruled out accident as cause of deaths in villa near Valencia]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:23:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DA7I7U4SMVAKBAOZQAGZ54NV5M.jpg?auth=a8f59575d97ee98c5552b5451f6f9063dc3d6b9476bdcbb91887ce14d760d413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomasina Tobin (née McArdle) was with her husband Patrick Tobin in Cullera, near Valencia, Spain, when the incident occurred.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Blacks brace for Bok-lash as Rassie Erasmus introduces late outhalf plot twist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/28/all-blacks-brace-for-bok-lash-as-rassie-erasmus-introduces-late-outhalf-plot-twist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/28/all-blacks-brace-for-bok-lash-as-rassie-erasmus-introduces-late-outhalf-plot-twist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Meagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s inclusion may be a classic piece of misdirection]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:59:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C42GB4BWDIJEBYQFGBYCTURFVI.jpg?auth=a4207b75a9b1eab933e0bc28de70558bd795c45eaab74883e7bc7181611ed320&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa have named Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at outhalf for the second Test against New Zealand in Cape Town. Photograph: Christiaan Kotze/Inpho/Steve Haag Sports]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent scenes in Ceuta as Madrid struggles with migrant crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/violent-scenes-in-ceuta-as-madrid-struggles-with-migrant-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/violent-scenes-in-ceuta-as-madrid-struggles-with-migrant-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition says Spanish enclave in North Africa is ‘terrified and mired in chaos’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:50:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2DNGD4DLXOQHR6S5CWICJILIY.jpg?auth=4fac7e17c35581177bdd47ec99dfef95d0572bac72a5b8c5af18264e11db0f37&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Relatives attend the burial of three of the last 12 young people to be buried in the Sidi Embarek Muslim cemetery of Ceuta on Thursday. Photograph: Antonio Sempere/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antonio Sempere</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAO helpdesk: my daughter is one point short, will she get it in the second round?]]></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>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:05:23 +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[Emergency advice booklets to be distributed to households]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/emergency-advice-booklets-to-be-distributed-to-households/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/emergency-advice-booklets-to-be-distributed-to-households/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The booklet provides tips on being prepared for extreme weather, prolonged power outage and other emergencies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:59:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKL2MKPYTZBONFCM6U6IOIFJAE.JPG?auth=2c85cf73f8aabd6b53801c6eac5aba5202ad8e13ea2d3b842624debe08e0bbad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Storm Éowyn: a deserted Grafton Street in Dublin as the storm forced people to stay home. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The true cost of teaching your child to drive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/28/the-true-cost-of-teaching-your-child-to-drive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/28/the-true-cost-of-teaching-your-child-to-drive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the Money: Insurance and driving lessons will likely cost well over €1,000 before considering ancillary costs or their own car]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:45:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNISLBV3RBAHJBLMR7ECVDCUJY.jpg?auth=013af1a1ef1d8b4749bcabad5f3f8262f4a5a8fbf51e6035fc061541866a3ca4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most young people are keen to learn how to drive but it can be a costly exercise for parents. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nothing underhanded’ in department’s changes to data centre report, says Burke]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/nothing-underhanded-in-departments-changes-to-data-centre-report-says-burke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/nothing-underhanded-in-departments-changes-to-data-centre-report-says-burke/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister delivers cost of business advisory forum’s final report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:22:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYYHLL7WIVCB7ARLPSMQJKQHSE.JPG?auth=62cbbe155e91d1a73376d7ee9c3e00514843cbc86a55b5bd677c3cce120fc38e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There were numerous changes between the draft and final reports on the economic benefits of data centres, including how community concerns over high electricity and water use should be addressed.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Octomum by Patrick Eades: third in The Moth Short Story Prize 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/28/octomum-by-patrick-eades-third-in-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/28/octomum-by-patrick-eades-third-in-the-moth-short-story-prize-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Eades]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Wendy Erskine: ‘Inventive, funny and a total delight, Octomum deals with loss in its own inimitable way’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7P7DSA2N5GGVBIG3K5QMPUZE4.jpg?auth=c722afc7d6a66aecdb513aa3575b33576a1ac7fefe879d3f394cf1acf98989d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Eades]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Min Woo Lee sets blistering early pace at Tour Championship with opening 62]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/min-woo-lee-sets-blistering-early-pace-at-tour-championship-with-opening-62/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/28/min-woo-lee-sets-blistering-early-pace-at-tour-championship-with-opening-62/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy recovers from poor start to card two-under 68 in Atlanta ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:07:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2J4NPJ2EP34372VKTGTJHSLZCY.jpg?auth=8bdd77cac0fe2fd06567090c95bac73c59eae69e4ed6fb4272eefe8a8c6e6136&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Australia's Min Woo Lee in action during the first round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin C. Cox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Things are getting better’: Syrians return to Mediterranean beaches once shadowed by fear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/28/things-are-getting-better-syrians-return-to-mediterranean-beaches-once-shadowed-by-fear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/28/things-are-getting-better-syrians-return-to-mediterranean-beaches-once-shadowed-by-fear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian Ward in Latakia, Syria]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fall of Assad has reopened a coastline previously too dangerous to visit, though questions over security and social freedoms remain]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPSDQ7J3WZFUPP6PCVMGZNMX4A.jpg?auth=31ac955a9d587ed052ca6d5ddd6e073ec5768b123f9f39497f3201222ad758dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beachgoers in the coastal Mediterranean city of Latakia, Syria. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OMAR HAJ KADOUR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Share your stories]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-share-your-stories/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/electric-picnic-2026-share-your-stories/</guid><description><![CDATA[We want to hear the good, the bad and the ugly from this year’s festival ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:40:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPYV7X3WTVDGBFOIYY2G4GMQEM.JPG?auth=71c053d61da50f7e0e652f445f84391116e4d4600159112e1566c29017dfa27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Festival-goers sheltering from the rain in Stradbally, Co Laois, in 2022. Photograph: Alan Betson

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killarney experiences ‘worst flooding in a lifetime’ as ‘significant’ water levels seen in Cabra  ]]></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, Anne Lucey , Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Co Kerry town saw its main tourist route close last night as 57ml of rain fell in four hours ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:28:22 +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[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/28/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/28/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, August 29th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:01:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a Celebrate in Style Escape at Abbey Court Hotel & Leisure Club, Tipperary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-celebrate-in-style-escape-at-abbey-court-hotel-leisure-club-tipperary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-celebrate-in-style-escape-at-abbey-court-hotel-leisure-club-tipperary/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Abbey Court Hotel & Leisure Club for an overnight stay with all the extras]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:48:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6RLKASABRHZJLRIA7ZYJLSJ6U.jpg?auth=44a8b6ceac2d64bab85f669f1adbc7012b472014c4be17aab5cbba28f612c5f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abbey Court Hotel]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colm Kerr colm@ckstudios.ie 0872449760</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a two-night stay in The College Green Hotel Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-two-night-stay-in-the-college-green-hotel-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-two-night-stay-in-the-college-green-hotel-dublin/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with the Autograph Collection to offer one lucky winner a two night bed and breakfast stay with bottle of champagne on arrival.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:47:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOUB5GM3RBFULALX77J3TQ7O6Y.jpg?auth=681a4e3b4ec59dda24e8b03d495c1d0980372e0a44eeb11a9715a47905ee184d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The College Green Hotel. Photograph: Matthew Shaw]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a €200 Euronics voucher along with two tickets to the 2026 National Ploughing Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-200-euronics-voucher-along-with-two-tickets-to-the-2026-national-ploughing-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/08/28/win-a-200-euronics-voucher-along-with-two-tickets-to-the-2026-national-ploughing-championships/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Euronics to send one lucky winner and a friend to the ploughing this September.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:46:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B3O42AGYPBFJNOK5O5K7M4KOKU.png?auth=cd87a12e573cd0f98370771256cf0b21bb0b6cae0a0b379226c3529db67ea984&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Euronics Ploughing 26]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripe abandons $50bn pursuit of PayPal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/stripe-abandons-50bn-pursuit-of-paypal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/stripe-abandons-50bn-pursuit-of-paypal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish-founded firm had been eyeing PayPal since February]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:40:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77JFJNAGJ4LRYFCMKKQYI3TZ7E.jpg?auth=48dcf31a2988f96cf393f86e318619c5a512b323fad3e26f9c6a7674752f756c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick Collison, co-founder of Stripe. Photograph: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failed Algerian asylum seeker entered Ireland on false French passport, court hears ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/failed-algerian-asylum-seeker-entered-ireland-on-false-french-passport-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/28/failed-algerian-asylum-seeker-entered-ireland-on-false-french-passport-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge told State not able to advance prosecutions, having only become aware of defendant’s true identity ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQ2DQB7WU7XAW2YIR7VGMC2DS4.jpg?auth=f1994e7bcf5f43de030c0c850e73df945c858ad4bb33c765a4998829207c17c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The defendant was said to have entered Ireland with a fake French passport. Stock photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gil Cohen-Magen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech giants warn that window to defend against AI attacks is narrowing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/tech-giants-warn-that-window-to-defend-against-ai-attacks-is-narrowing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/tech-giants-warn-that-window-to-defend-against-ai-attacks-is-narrowing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Conger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Open letter signed by OpenAI and Anthropic among others signals doubt on ability to control AI models
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:59:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ2LJIWEGM23QOPGCASC6L65PU.jpg?auth=322ee874a2ca45fccb12ca1eb2c7f63e23107a3f63d8a7d1eed8010ba42c4428&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has joined more than 100 tech companies in publishing an open letter warning of a wave of cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Haiyun Jiang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIA director gives bleak assessment of Russia’s war in Ukraine during Moscow visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/cia-director-gives-bleak-assessment-of-russias-war-in-ukraine-during-moscow-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/28/cia-director-gives-bleak-assessment-of-russias-war-in-ukraine-during-moscow-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Entous, Julian E. Barnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russians urged to make a deal before their military and economic situation worsens]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:03:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3KRNHCZYNHGIWNYPFACIZ27TVU.jpg?auth=eb3a6f76be8927ab61d286cfe7a7ce99ec4612bfbe1891bd1f10d12742df539f&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 delivered the message to Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s FSB intelligence service. Photograph: Kenny Holston/New York Times)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick hospital management to meet family of dementia patient following social media video]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/limerick-hospital-management-to-meet-family-of-dementia-patient-following-social-media-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/limerick-hospital-management-to-meet-family-of-dementia-patient-following-social-media-video/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE investigating footage appearing to show healthcare worker calling Ita Tobin (83) ‘crazy’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKE3LWGCEZEU3ABFD3G56TURWQ.jpeg?auth=278a6c12953ef8d7bdc775042ba7ba00fa5e72e201baf96a22c78d2b7b86f3d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late Ita Tobin (centre) with members of her family. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agreement is reached in Oberstown staffing dispute after WRC talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/28/agreement-is-reached-in-oberstown-staffing-dispute-after-wrc-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/28/agreement-is-reached-in-oberstown-staffing-dispute-after-wrc-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industrial action at child detention centre planned for next week is paused until outcome of union ballot]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:59:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5WZXTXUENG3TLIZASAELRI5VU.jpg?auth=aebe1f0034cfbe6395125f38fe547d3bc6ce30d1e23fae05925d8a2269f18e58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hazel Nolan, Fórsa national secretary, and union members working in the Oberstown Children Detention Campus stage a protest 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[Clare Walsh and Paul Vallely: ‘We have a brand that’s on trend, affordable and fun in a category most people find boring’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/clare-walsh-and-paul-vallely-we-have-a-brand-thats-on-trend-affordable-fun-in-a-category-most-people-find-boring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/clare-walsh-and-paul-vallely-we-have-a-brand-thats-on-trend-affordable-fun-in-a-category-most-people-find-boring/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kukoon, based in Newry, is an an online-first rugs and homewares brand with a strong in-store retail presence]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:42:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEKGUUIMVBF3TDYK3ADHUMH27U.jpg?auth=f919f52af00e680ab265b0ecaea4b37b47047739da3aaf7790ce5f2d6f102bdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare Walsh and Paul Vallely are the brother-and-sister co-founders of Kukoon. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blink and you’ll miss it: Brief Dáil sitting will see fuel price rises deferred]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/blink-and-youll-miss-it-brief-dail-sitting-will-see-fuel-price-rises-deferred/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/blink-and-youll-miss-it-brief-dail-sitting-will-see-fuel-price-rises-deferred/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Special sitting today will see TDs debate and vote on changes to fuel excise increases]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:36:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5DFUSRVL5HXXKCEZC4Q2PZO5U.JPG?auth=4391fd077740453acc5de5e2f5e67f0e1e46369a4d6213f2ea3c510b75df4484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new date for the fuel excise increase is now November 1st, with further increases set for December, January and February. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karoline Leavitt leaves chaotic White House with immaculate timing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/28/karoline-leavitt-leaves-chaotic-white-house-with-immaculate-timing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/28/karoline-leavitt-leaves-chaotic-white-house-with-immaculate-timing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Press secretary and Maga true believer had a high-profile and abrasive role in Donald Trump’s administration]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:47:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVVU2WLRHNR7NJDFTAHRAQ27QY.jpg?auth=a1968ee887230d5d249e6970a90d2ee70fd0ffb47e174b43d6b8a343e6de025e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to the press on her final day at the White House in Washington DC. 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[Dissident ICG investors zone in on long-standing chairman]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/dissident-icg-investors-zone-in-on-long-standing-chairman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/dissident-icg-investors-zone-in-on-long-standing-chairman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Digest: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:37:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRJ4BOPRS5IDNAVBTYRQGH55YY.jpg?auth=647e588337c964f049ea9e86a487e4dec0c8b9c7c4ab4dc7ab7667864f92d8cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Continental Group chairman John McGuckian could come under pressure if the MBO bid he recommended fails to get over the line. Photograph: Eric Luke ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss You: The Dublin Fringe Festival show inspired by Ireland’s missing women]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/miss-you-the-dublin-fringe-show-inspired-by-irelands-missing-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/miss-you-the-dublin-fringe-show-inspired-by-irelands-missing-women/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzanne Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K45FECIZJZDQNH5DPB2I5WHYMU.jpg?auth=f57b0c4a579fbe02c1fdca0a1421bba14dac4783e3fde9cfbb455ff12e6729fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Miss You tells the story of three friends who get together on the 10th anniversary of their close friend’s disappearance.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simarik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambassador contacts Irish teen allegedly raped by Swiss politician]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/ambassador-contacts-irish-teen-allegedly-raped-by-swiss-politician/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/28/ambassador-contacts-irish-teen-allegedly-raped-by-swiss-politician/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick Frei (57) accused of drugging girl, then 14, and sexually abusing her over a 15-month period ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:23:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AMLYUQ6BHREOVIA5YHUDITD3WU.JPG?auth=b0d993a3ab18c7c4273c0121e866ec7e1d1acc362315046a672a371e26ddd34d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paula near her home in Untersiggenthal, Switzerland, which she shares with her mother, Iwona. 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[Stopping dangerous cars is possible with technology now used in US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/stopping-dangerous-cars-is-possible-with-technology-now-used-in-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/stopping-dangerous-cars-is-possible-with-technology-now-used-in-us/</guid><description><![CDATA[Grappler device can catch a fleeing vehicle’s rear wheel or axle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is the Swiss politician accused of drugging and sexually abusing an Irish girl and her mother? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-swiss-politician-accused-of-drugging-and-sexually-abusing-an-irish-girl-and-her-mother/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-is-the-swiss-politician-accused-of-drugging-and-sexually-abusing-an-irish-girl-and-her-mother/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Prosecutors say dozens of videos show Paula and Iwona being raped by Patrick Frei while they were unconscious]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +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. Photograph: Canton of Aargau]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP numbers rise by just 185 in five years despite healthcare needs of growing population]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/28/gp-numbers-rise-by-just-185-in-five-years-despite-healthcare-needs-of-growing-population/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/08/28/gp-numbers-rise-by-just-185-in-five-years-despite-healthcare-needs-of-growing-population/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Surgeries are closing doors to new patients, with concerns for rural practices if a doctor retires]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AQUQCIL3HBEOZK6YVYFN3LSFNI.jpg?auth=7bebf23441616431b0132418122b9cf4898af2206e60b0a0cac7ce5699cace80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Total of family doctors needs to rise by a quarter over next 15 years, ESRI says. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cost of college: How much can you expect to pay for third-level education in Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/28/cost-of-college-how-much-can-you-expect-to-pay-for-third-level-education-in-ireland-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/28/cost-of-college-how-much-can-you-expect-to-pay-for-third-level-education-in-ireland-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rent, food, travel, books, laptops and the €2,500 contribution fee add up to a considerable amount for students and families]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRZKKY5DTBGZXL4B4G6FCJOCIQ.jpg?auth=4c760d64cffec486aabee228e8cceea42873ff0ca413dc627e673048d54d50ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[High costs in Ireland mean parents need to involve students in contributing towards third-level finances and many students work while studying]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nuthawut Somsuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting college: ‘The social life, making new friends, new connections, the education’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/28/starting-college-the-social-life-making-new-friends-new-connections-the-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/28/starting-college-the-social-life-making-new-friends-new-connections-the-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New horizon beckons for teenager who hails from DRC but has progressed from St Aidan’s Community School in Tallaght ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7PKDQJO3TZBE7ETA4Z2RFUKWMA.png?auth=16ffbc4cf1f42f00718edff91b595f0788a6682fe06d20a71977ee3a472dbfff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roland Yengo.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why families had to protest and even litigate to get Skyclarys for Friedreich’s ataxia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/why-families-had-to-protest-and-even-litigate-to-get-skyclarys-for-friedreichs-ataxia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/why-families-had-to-protest-and-even-litigate-to-get-skyclarys-for-friedreichs-ataxia/</guid><description><![CDATA[But high-cost drugs can damage our health system by denying treatments to other patients]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[Irish pro-Palestine group reports Central Bank governor to International Criminal Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/irish-pro-palestine-group-reports-central-bank-governor-to-international-criminal-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/irish-pro-palestine-group-reports-central-bank-governor-to-international-criminal-court/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They allege bank’s role in regulating sale of Israeli bonds in EU contributed to ‘genocide in Gaza’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBIZLCMAJFAR3GV3FZ6EWDZ2YQ.jpg?auth=91d1699caf4f44a38998034b3e9987fd8333dd5ea36214dcdc4104a505b50815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Campaigners said Gabriel Makhlouf 'should have been aware of the risks posed to the rights of Palestinians by Israel'. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early access to all drugs for rare diseases is pie in sky unless we tax to pay for it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/early-access-to-all-drugs-for-rare-diseases-is-pie-in-sky-unless-we-tax-to-pay-for-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/early-access-to-all-drugs-for-rare-diseases-is-pie-in-sky-unless-we-tax-to-pay-for-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Howlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The row over Skyclarys, a new drug for Friedreich’s ataxia patients, was the political story of the week]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N2UMFE42ANHQLJ54MMOLPFWQJY.jpg?auth=156d8ad68565f1e5294f3188c45045bb1b13e84e0e3fed0aea03a46f225ef87a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drug-approval process is too long and multilayered to survive a guerrilla attack from politicians in an age of social media. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nortonrsx</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish consumer sentiment lifts despite uncertain outlook]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/irish-consumer-sentiment-lifts-despite-uncertain-outlook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/27/irish-consumer-sentiment-lifts-despite-uncertain-outlook/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest credit unions consumer sentiment index rises but shift described as statistically insignificant]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJRUCNKOUWFGRIOL2K3E3N7NCE.jpg?auth=a33239974de0c53d4e6ab456e5526c525c979db9da8c1c77f6c67c8d23dd14eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The slight upward shift in sentiment here coincided with improvements in both the euro area and the UK. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irishman’s 1860s speeches on Canada’s right to self-determination could have been written last week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/irishmans-1860s-speeches-on-canadas-right-to-self-determination-could-have-been-written-last-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/irishmans-1860s-speeches-on-canadas-right-to-self-determination-could-have-been-written-last-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Canada has had a long engagement with multiculturalism, culminating in its Multiculturalism Act of 1988]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZUXF5WHLI6PVCEONYIC7HWQYOQ.jpg?auth=5daadc8fa410dc99495afeec3343df4e8c1d66cdd4521c51e382ca1118651b0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Mulroney: Former Canadian prime minister from 1984 to 1993  was one of the principal architects of the North American Free Trade Agreement and an admirer of Irish rebel Thomas D’Arcy McGee]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB and Bank of Ireland invest €70m in Avenue Capital fund backing big land deals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/aib-and-bank-of-ireland-invest-70m-in-avenue-capital-fund-backing-big-land-deals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/aib-and-bank-of-ireland-invest-70m-in-avenue-capital-fund-backing-big-land-deals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total commitments to fund, which has backed homebuilders D/RES Properties and Castlethorn, now at €220m ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABHNDQKJZNHR7PJRXIKOOTEL54.jpg?auth=76d377b663a3e83f52c865d70469b7ba385358c4d4f0dbc14dd6c2aa5ff98c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Avenue Capital-controlled fund has backed Joe O'Reilly's Castlethorn and Patrick Durkan-led D/RES Properties since it was set up in December 2025. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Magnier mystique unmasked in continuing conflict with Maurice Regan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/28/john-magnier-mystique-unmasked-in-continuing-conflict-with-maurice-regan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/28/john-magnier-mystique-unmasked-in-continuing-conflict-with-maurice-regan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Billionaire businessmen hit the headlines over sale of Barne Estate that ended up in High Court]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXIHACMU7FB5DNPS5UDHSU44OI.jpg?auth=2757064ef177e2e59c31c3986137c2c60cf096a3943141fda3d89a0c78a33698&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Legal conflicts between Maurice Regan (left) and John Magnier have played out publicly. Photographs: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage switching activity surges as homeowners look to lock in interest rates]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/mortgage-switching-activity-surges-as-homeowners-look-to-lock-in-interest-rates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/mortgage-switching-activity-surges-as-homeowners-look-to-lock-in-interest-rates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Home-loan approvals up 15% last month to €2bn, banking body says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFEYYE3FYRGZPCVXIRVZTLELPI.jpg?auth=1fa5589961799fbe7bfd3924e20eb13a5a77b64a05ecb8464db0cdb6a57004fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Increase in remortgaging and switching activity is notable after decline in recent years, BPFI says. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">burakpekakcan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copycat culture among counties leaves Gaelic football skills stuck in the past]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/28/neil-ewing-copycat-culture-among-counties-leaves-gaelic-football-skills-stuck-in-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/28/neil-ewing-copycat-culture-among-counties-leaves-gaelic-football-skills-stuck-in-the-past/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Ewing]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The county that chooses to truly innovate, instead of perfecting the ‘Mayo press’, can yield a rich harvest]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJECRRX2QJFINLLWC5S4CJEFBM.jpg?auth=9d01f457592910904070f3e0581a023ac13f65b893b443ed306fd6404b499ff7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Mayo press was in full flight as Kerry's Dylan Casey tried to shield the ball from Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue and Kobe McDonald during the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park in July. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robbie Keane’s relentless ambition continues to be hindered by decision to manage in Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/robbie-keane-is-showing-typical-ambition-in-management-but-his-israel-decision-has-followed-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/28/robbie-keane-is-showing-typical-ambition-in-management-but-his-israel-decision-has-followed-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Maccabi Tel Aviv boss is a new addition to Match of the Day, but this should be a brief diversion from management]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PH6URAZHBJGVDMIIWCYUYIVNWE.jpg?auth=1a07bba12451464f824e6105587c49f3e55b07b716ba17042b5992d341cf05e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Keane celebrates leading Ferencváros to the Hungarian league title last year. Photograph: Aleksandar Djorovic/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Aleksandar Djorovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valeo Foods agrees sale of Irish division behind Jacob’s and Odlums brands to investor consortium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/valeo-foods-agrees-sale-of-irish-division-behind-jacobs-and-odlums-brands-to-investor-consortium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/valeo-foods-agrees-sale-of-irish-division-behind-jacobs-and-odlums-brands-to-investor-consortium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group led by serial food sector investor Hilliard Lombard was vying with several other parties to acquire the business]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIDARMDVMSWFA6ZZYHSXV4NBFE.jpg?auth=c20451b90341483837d58ee5aafe8f73a398d05d9567395fb3f64bcadcd5723b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Valeo Foods Ireland owns several well-known Irish brands, including Batchelors.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why replace a perfectly good car with a new electric one?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/why-replace-a-perfectly-good-car-with-a-new-electric-one/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/why-replace-a-perfectly-good-car-with-a-new-electric-one/</guid><description><![CDATA[We live in an age in which reduce, reuse, recycle is supposed to be a guiding environmental principle. Cars should surely be no exception]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[Peter Burke asked colleague to ‘intercede’ with regulator over wastewater charge changes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/burke-asked-colleague-to-intercede-with-regulator-over-charging-changes-for-commercial-wastewater/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/burke-asked-colleague-to-intercede-with-regulator-over-charging-changes-for-commercial-wastewater/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour spokesman accuses Government of ‘sacrificing environmental concerns at the altar of big business’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PO2OD6ROFSMDMWAUKGG5DKGRE.jpg?auth=bf6b538446c6395c362def8cfe81c9b69851f0739d0f6c2ad92017128b5452f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke told James Browne that increases in commercial wastewater charges would likely ‘affect our overall competitiveness’. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As wildfires ravage Irish uplands, has work even begun on the promised national plan?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/as-wildfires-ravage-irish-uplands-has-work-even-begun-on-the-promised-national-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/as-wildfires-ravage-irish-uplands-has-work-even-begun-on-the-promised-national-plan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wildfire risk management strategies should be prioritised]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[There is little indication we have a plan for what to do if the AI bubble bursts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/there-is-little-indication-we-have-a-plan-for-what-to-do-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/28/there-is-little-indication-we-have-a-plan-for-what-to-do-if-the-ai-bubble-bursts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liz Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland has weathered a lot of economic storms, but this one could catch us off guard]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5PIW5WUHFATDKMIVXXTVQB6W4.jpg?auth=405a08ba5242424bbe15d7a34b7201d23c6ff79cefaaabe6919c11c0ae9ec9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish economy faces vulnerabilities to the AI bubble bursting. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">tadamichi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rathmines and Rathgar become film set for An Cailín Ciúin director Colm Bairéad]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/28/rathmines-and-rathgar-become-film-set-for-an-cailin-ciuin-director-colm-bairead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/28/rathmines-and-rathgar-become-film-set-for-an-cailin-ciuin-director-colm-bairead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fifties drama Mary Rose, starring Zara Devlin, already attracting industry buzz]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SPY6COHWHFEIBKWJM7VX7JMF44.jpg?auth=9766fac04c525a867c4859a8a3d1542c4639bfeef15c31deb633563c73688121&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colm Bairéad, left, directs Zara Devlin on Brighton Square in Rathgar, Dublin, for his 1950s-set film Mary Rose. Photograph: Enda Bowe]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neutrality and renewable energy could be Ireland’s best defence from Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/neutrality-and-renewable-energy-could-be-irelands-best-defence-from-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/neutrality-and-renewable-energy-could-be-irelands-best-defence-from-russia/</guid><description><![CDATA[State’s military weaknesses and vulnerabilities must be addressed]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[Meaningless vocabulary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/meaningless-vocabulary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/meaningless-vocabulary/</guid><description><![CDATA[Should we fight this trend from the get-go or just take a chill pill?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[Readers remember Dolly Parton: ‘A wonderful American’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/readers-remember-dolly-parton-a-wonderful-american/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/28/readers-remember-dolly-parton-a-wonderful-american/</guid><description><![CDATA[A country singer from humble beginnings who had amazing talent and was a true philanthropist]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[The Gathering tourism initiative winds down after more than a decade    ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/tourism-initiative-the-gathering-winds-down-more-than-a-decade-after-its-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/tourism-initiative-the-gathering-winds-down-more-than-a-decade-after-its-launch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plans to hold related events every five years never came to pass, with Fáilte Ireland finally pulling the plug ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IUZKZEF2BJHZCO4BG6GG5G7DU.jpg?auth=beb29ae0e751d0a7a2c325cfff78c923afa0f981223629bf10a980c685ef6c41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Then taoiseach Enda Kenny. Plans to hold related events every five years never came to pass, with Fáilte Ireland finally pulling the plug. Photograph: Dara Mac Donaill ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham in Belfast: Mixing up Donegal and Drogheda, but crystal clear on Border poll]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/andy-burnham-in-belfast-mixing-up-donegal-and-drogheda-but-crystal-clear-on-border-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/28/andy-burnham-in-belfast-mixing-up-donegal-and-drogheda-but-crystal-clear-on-border-poll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain’s prime minister repeated his assertion that a plebiscite on Irish unity was ‘off the table’  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7SY25SKK6GJSKJBZW3BP6EOVSQ.jpg?auth=6cb1d47550adcc37ffd1f5156aa3fb26ebab1b90199a16063efb2b6661e8c24b&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 with Northern Ireland's First Minister, Michelle O'Neill, and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t have words to describe this stress’: No school places for twin sisters with autism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/no-school-places-for-twin-sisters-7-with-autism-for-a-third-year-in-a-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/no-school-places-for-twin-sisters-7-with-autism-for-a-third-year-in-a-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Girls’ parents Cristian Pistea and Ana Carolina Rodrigues Pimentel have been trying since 2024 to secure places at any school]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GH7SN4ZHSND7JBSSXDOAMCAHII.JPG?auth=6b085baaea4377fb5c4b427c640accb64c802f37afa299ed6ef499db8cdb58ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Twin sisters Maria Giovanna and Maria Cristianna Pistea Rodrigues are both awaiting places in primary school, despite having turned seven in July. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The last of Ireland’s independent grocers: ‘You could call it a key part of my social life’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/the-last-of-irelands-independent-grocers-you-could-call-it-a-key-part-of-my-social-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/28/the-last-of-irelands-independent-grocers-you-could-call-it-a-key-part-of-my-social-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shane Rodgers, who runs a grocery in Castlebar, says diversification has been the key to survival]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ULHDRVB23NCURI2R4CORBNHUJI.jpeg?auth=eb3c9329876aad37d6ea1bb26ff3adcbe60a68c2b6e5cda654dcb7f2c6a44ffb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sheila Murphy cutting ham at Murphy Grocers in Kinsale, Co Cork. Photograph: Áine Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite having 11 kids and 20 grandkids, my Dad’s favourite children are his dogs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/28/despite-having-11-kids-and-20-grandkids-my-dads-favourite-children-are-his-dogs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/28/despite-having-11-kids-and-20-grandkids-my-dads-favourite-children-are-his-dogs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My father tires of me asking whether dogs should eat so much human food, and rejects any accusation he’s gone soft]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVVIFM3TLFGL3K3TWWMFZPOTEU.jpg?auth=bfd32a252f1a36642e5e87c1d1839f9437b5fadb41747dda5a3f9231fbc2c922&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly's father with his dogs, Annie and Dougie. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exfoliating acids explained: What to use, how often and when to stop]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/28/exfoliating-acids-explained-what-to-use-how-often-and-when-to-stop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/08/28/exfoliating-acids-explained-what-to-use-how-often-and-when-to-stop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From glycolic and salicylic acid to gentler PHAs, exfoliating acids have many benefits. But use with caution ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCEWQSEVDBER3CWRNNR6DDES5E.jpg?auth=14b91445ff787d6c7c01bb4452dd2dedfd52d6924fe95e602541bd3cd9169d1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exfoliating helps slough away dead cells that can leave your skin looking dull and flat]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump visit a chance for fuel protesters to show consistency in their actions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/trump-visit-a-chance-for-fuel-protesters-to-show-consistency-in-their-actions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/trump-visit-a-chance-for-fuel-protesters-to-show-consistency-in-their-actions/</guid><description><![CDATA[US leader’s foolish warmongering directly sparked dramatic increase in costs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 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[Reeling in the music]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/reeling-in-the-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/27/reeling-in-the-music/</guid><description><![CDATA[RTÉ’s new series is being destroyed by loud pop tunes]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness-built home with Scandi-style interior in Terenure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/28/guinness-built-home-with-scandi-style-interior-in-terenure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/28/guinness-built-home-with-scandi-style-interior-in-terenure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-bedroom terrace transformed by award-winning reconfiguration, renovation and extension   ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FUTZZ3QCCVBKXHRM52C7SNPKHM.jpg?auth=dd3b6fb76f61b359c8884e8d2ae95b0a34389c96d0854e373f0ebcd7c747bcad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[162 Corrib Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG’s chairman faces potential revolt if now delayed takeover deal rejected]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/icgs-long-standing-chairman-faces-potential-revolt-if-takeover-deal-rejected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/icgs-long-standing-chairman-faces-potential-revolt-if-takeover-deal-rejected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Independent board delays vote on €1.2bn takeover by management team that had been facing defeat for two weeks]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBXYJ7IG3FHK7IL6LS73T5K724.jpg?auth=bf65f22e7da090f5c8cd8704b16a6d9baa9d4658ebae0574844953ad7be93384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The transaction is structured as a so-called scheme of arrangement that needs at least 75% approval from shareholders, excluding the buyout team.. 
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian-style home with fine architectural features in Ballsbridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/28/victorian-style-home-with-fine-architectural-features-in-ballsbridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/08/28/victorian-style-home-with-fine-architectural-features-in-ballsbridge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Period-style elements are pristine at St Mary’s Road four-bed built in 1991]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6VAGVDZ3SFERXEBY5H6CZYU23U.JPG?auth=fc70ccc449e092ad6dca0666abf8bfed64c81feed443b1033cd0643f8aef0d4e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mount Alexander with St Mary's Church, Haddington Road, in the background.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good cheer breaks out on Today with David McCullagh. Should we panic?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/28/good-cheer-breaks-out-on-today-with-david-mccullagh-should-we-panic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/28/good-cheer-breaks-out-on-today-with-david-mccullagh-should-we-panic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The normally doleful RTÉ Radio 1 presenter eventually eases back into his customary demeanour as talk turns to hosepipe bans]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PTU7YRLUQZH6ZDCRMMA5RKE734.jpg?auth=38e08e671f90ada383cca15c310e1f60ee0f7235b3bcdd5b8fa082ee11d97be7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Today presenter David McCullagh was very happy to be back on the airwaves after some time off. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colony review: Who says zombies never learn?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/28/colony-review-who-says-zombies-never-learn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/08/28/colony-review-who-says-zombies-never-learn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kinetic sequences featuring evolving, fleet-footed creatures brings an appealing twist to Yeon Sang-ho’s distinctive vision]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ICPNZM2RDDN7GSYP3ESC4ZPRE.jpg?auth=6e2df85e6e00be3aa3f3a16185ce8273341bd864018279608dd0739ab665d25c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colony: Jun Ji-hyun in Yeon Sang-ho's film. Photograph: StudioCanal]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A light white and a tasty sparkling wine from Aldi to mark the close of summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/28/a-light-white-and-a-tasty-sparkling-wine-from-aldi-to-mark-the-close-of-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/28/a-light-white-and-a-tasty-sparkling-wine-from-aldi-to-mark-the-close-of-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: Not all pinot grigios are created equal, but this one is consistently good]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IATUV5IXKVFSBG6EPVOXZ5JMSU.jpg?auth=beea200839cc2221c5843f1d5f763446b31ab62c0fe3f42689c4bebdd410e01d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There's still time to celebrate summer with a refreshing white wine or a tasty glass of fizz]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre boom turns many niche specialist businesses into multimillion-euro industry players ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/data-centre-boom-turns-many-niche-specialist-business-into-multimillion-euro-industry-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/data-centre-boom-turns-many-niche-specialist-business-into-multimillion-euro-industry-players/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish companies began working for the industry here and followed the clients as demand moved abroad ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F4KDTQRCJ5CXNIOPM5DIFLLL5Y.jpg?auth=6d7aadff2b0d1fe9c9352f38701c42321d142de7895f2872cccdc03d6b008ec4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A growing number of Irish companies are supplying the booming data centre business globally. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The social prescription: Staying connected for better health outcomes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/the-social-prescription/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/the-social-prescription/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Science increasingly backs up the idea that staying social and connected is good for our brain, health and happiness]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAVIL6BHT5DY5B4RV7FDQCR7PM.jpg?auth=fb6be5ef8db1eb3f882df7cfe2b526734b9ec0ce24dd4fe5d977a50a5e4b0b11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From hillwalking to Men's Sheds, bridge clubs to choirs, keeping up strong social connections is important to protect physical and mental health. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirement is the right time for adventure – take it from the experts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/time-to-explore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/time-to-explore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Korea, Colombia, the Galápagos, the Arctic and Antarctica are just some of the destinations growing in popularity with retirees]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEJV4UGQNBEPRAGHCUAPCSNNTA.jpg?auth=62569e2ebc3a31bdab53e1896c7116b235054e6f6bd30848f278742f3fda23be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Early retirement, while health and mobility are still good, is a great time to tick off those bucket-list trips]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">skynesher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report lists more than 60 measures to address business costs and ease regulatory burden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/report-lists-63-measures-to-address-business-costs-and-ease-regulatory-burden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/report-lists-63-measures-to-address-business-costs-and-ease-regulatory-burden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forum to bring regulators and the businesses they regulate together ‘should meet quarterly to discuss cost of business’, report recommends]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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season]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SNS2ALAEMRE2VLIZE4HIFEJPPU.jpg?auth=71aa9dc2905553eab3cf21f7e172bc423796068ecb0610cfcdf9fb372f24cee8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dublin Theatre Festival brings some of the world’s most exciting theatre experiences to the capital from Thursday, September 24th to Sunday, October 11th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">izusek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronan Group shuffles leadership as Rory Williams steps down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/ronan-group-shuffles-leadership-as-rory-williams-steps-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/ronan-group-shuffles-leadership-as-rory-williams-steps-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The experienced executive and solicitor has led Ronan Group Real Estate since 2019]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25AEEFQ22VOCMC5EKHR4VXT2CI.jpg?auth=6ead3541590a8f7974581bf5383c217255786746a04db19028d58ed559b85e2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory Williams: while he led Ronan Group, it progressed plans on a number of big building projects]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older people online: Take steps in building the confidence to connect]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/confidence-to-connect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/confidence-to-connect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The online world can feel intimidating but there are supports for older people who want to enjoy life as silver surfers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQE5MFTMYZG6HAHNR6MGFK34OU.jpg?auth=5158fd8c15ff770553592049ceac2bd09b01d88788c5e5c73711f612915f6f63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[From video calls with family abroad to keeping on top of banking matters, tech skills are essential for modern life]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">puckons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Donald Trump stoking another 2008-style debt crisis?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/28/is-donald-trump-stoking-another-2008-style-debt-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/28/is-donald-trump-stoking-another-2008-style-debt-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland stands uncomfortably close to front line if US’s $40tn indebtedness proves too much]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EBK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rightsizing: Smaller home, bigger life ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/rightsizing-smaller-home-bigger-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/rightsizing-smaller-home-bigger-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Purpose-built communities for older adults offer independent living in homes designed with later life in mind, alongside security, shared amenities and opportunities to stay active]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7V7HWFYKYNDDLDX5WTZDACIICA.jpg?auth=147ced88c8afe1027810f252f7309e7ea826c46ed4e8744a73cc733b36328750&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Choosing to downsize needn't mean giving something up; it can mean gaining a new lease of life and community]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vesnaandjic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desmond-backed Datalex weighs capital raise after returning to positive earnings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/desmond-backed-datalex-weighs-capital-raise-after-returning-to-positive-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/28/desmond-backed-datalex-weighs-capital-raise-after-returning-to-positive-earnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total revenue jumped 19% last year to $32.8m with new airline retailing platform accounting for 30%]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TIK7CTB55RHRXD3FKCCK76LP54.jpg?auth=d7b32fc774d3b11fca8603637dcbcf9a9258a0545b97217440c26a2e68dbccb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Datalex chief executive Jonathan Rockett said new contracts signed in 2025 'will begin contributing revenues in 2026 and are anticipated to increase in 2027'. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ageing well: A new chapter]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/a-new-chapter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/a-new-chapter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland has one of the highest healthy life expectancies at age 65 in the EU, meaning many can expect more than a decade of later life in good health]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovation and leadership shape the next chapter of the US-Ireland partnership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/28/innovation-and-leadership-shape-the-next-chapter-of-the-us-ireland-partnership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/08/28/innovation-and-leadership-shape-the-next-chapter-of-the-us-ireland-partnership/</guid><description><![CDATA[AmCham’s 2026 US-Ireland Business Awards showcased a partnership rooted in shared history and firmly focused on the future]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJB2VNXIMBCF3M3VL4DWJJAENQ.jpg?auth=463b7f1beda93d99e6797b4432b90a05b1ae9f2b01b2cc658b221c877723cad7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Winner of AmCham’s 2026 global leadership award, Graham Abell, vice president of software engineering and Ireland site lead at Workday; and AmCham president Mark Cockerill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A third act: Lifelong learning, a new career or realising long-held dreams]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/a-third-act/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/a-third-act/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter McGuire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s never too late to learn, and increasingly retirees are heading back to the classroom to realise long-held ambitions]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2MEPPY4AZE2TPMIMKUDUWQL2Y.jpg?auth=22aa67984f295211eb26b7a5c1ffe740a9eb1a00ae507ac762cb0844fa912aca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Older students frequently re-enter lecturers or tutorials a little nervous, going on to thrive as active participants. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying abroad: Sun, sea and the small print]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/sun-sea-and-the-small-print/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/08/28/sun-sea-and-the-small-print/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The pension, tax and estate planning issues to consider when retiring abroad]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFDTQ44SDBFU7MO4BMSRKCX5VM.jpg?auth=182048122d7cec1d840d30b1a412e9980e49a12519a804537f84c63313fd3722&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heading for sunnier climes in retirement? 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Photograph: PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Plot Against Ireland by Myles Dungan: Clear-headed work on a fascinating era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/22/the-plot-against-ireland-by-myles-dungan-clear-headed-work-on-a-fascinating-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/22/the-plot-against-ireland-by-myles-dungan-clear-headed-work-on-a-fascinating-era/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[NJ McGarrigle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An energetic exploration of British efforts to undermine Home Rule and Charles Stewart Parnell ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 03:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHNRTRUVOEPH4GIYIFPJWP56K4.jpg?auth=53a890ab2fe088b22b9df7f2d8211be586b066e1f369c66772b5ccca90966b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles Stewart Parnell addresses a joint session of the US Congress in 1880]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton was exploring an avatar show. Will we always love her as a hologram?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-was-exploring-an-avatar-show-will-we-always-love-her-as-a-hologram/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/28/dolly-parton-was-exploring-an-avatar-show-will-we-always-love-her-as-a-hologram/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the country star said before she died, it’s ‘just crazy’ what technology can do]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWOICVFQGZHTFF7UKRLGVAPFUE.jpg?auth=247728be10a527dc03db307ea9b642efbe2b0951cad8c0225233cbfb1ec64494&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton could make a posthumous return to concerts in the form of a hologram. 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