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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">baona</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMAT at Electric Picnic: Dunboyne Diana’s Dolly Parton tribute kicks off dazzling homecoming set]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/cmat-at-electric-picnic-dunboyne-dianas-dolly-parton-tribute-kicks-off-dazzling-homecoming-set/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/cmat-at-electric-picnic-dunboyne-dianas-dolly-parton-tribute-kicks-off-dazzling-homecoming-set/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This is the ‘most important gig I have ever played at, because it’s magical to know my home understands me the best’, the singer tells the crowd]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 23:19:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBAGSYE2K5EU7MNDCGCGPQVZVQ.JPG?auth=c7c4e7391c2d01948953e93da168a3f4d9dc7b90b711d7322d6afee32970abc6&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 on the Main Stage on Saturday night. 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Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/29/british-far-right-commentator-milo-yiannopoulos-deported-from-us-to-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/29/british-far-right-commentator-milo-yiannopoulos-deported-from-us-to-uk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yiannopoulos was returned to UK after being arrested in Louisiana having failed to appear at an immigration hearing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:35:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHAFHGD2ULG7GGW3N5OH3SD73E.jpg?auth=e8c00b3020bd741315e753d5517a0e11abfe3eea6c0f4f88c08a461a1c425973&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US immigration officials noted that Milo Yiannopoulos initially arrived legally in the US in 2019 and referred to him as an 'illegal alien'.  Photograph: Sam Hodgson/New York Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leona Maguire fires brilliant 63 to climb to tied-sixth in Women’s Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/29/leona-maguire-fires-brilliant-63-to-climb-to-tied-sixth-in-womens-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/29/leona-maguire-fires-brilliant-63-to-climb-to-tied-sixth-in-womens-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South Africa’s Cas Alexander remains in front, three-shot clear on 18-under]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:10:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6NVZZOJCLI2VT4YC3ZIVSKRZE.jpg?auth=68456bd08c03d5c6068485b694a033133f2ff4987d8a7565fd9e575a9b8a64a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leona Maguire tees on the 18th during Saturday's third round. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elanga and Wissa strike as Newcastle extends Spurs’ miserable season start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/elanga-and-wissa-strike-as-newcastle-extends-spurs-miserable-season-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/elanga-and-wissa-strike-as-newcastle-extends-spurs-miserable-season-start/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul MacInnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mohammed Kudus returns for Spurs after eight months out]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:45:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MLBCO4EZHM2S644E5CFYK642CU.jpg?auth=bff60568d5e8e62093f7774a073d37a8a1a132245190d3423b3ccd1656041488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Elanga celebrates scoring the opening goal for Newcastle against Spurs. 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Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott makes first start for Real Betis in Levante defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/troy-parrott-to-make-first-la-liga-start-for-real-betis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/troy-parrott-to-make-first-la-liga-start-for-real-betis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Manuel Pellegrini’s lost 5-2 away to Levante in La Liga]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:10:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W4NHZL5LOFAUTKUY6OTDZOSPWQ.jpg?auth=1ba66117d81d3cfa869e4313d4bc590c36852b90e3282876450c7d157eea824c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott reacts to a missed shot for Real Betis against Levante. Photograph: Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mateo Villalba Sanchez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Siya Kolisi fires up ferocious Springboks to hit back against All Blacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/siya-kolisi-fires-up-ferocious-springboks-to-hit-back-against-all-blacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/siya-kolisi-fires-up-ferocious-springboks-to-hit-back-against-all-blacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerard Meagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain inspires world champions to 33-26 victory in Cape Town]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:41:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4QTJJ426MVKJOQLBHCIK7V4V4.jpg?auth=cbff4d2b919ea25cd257b3c954d4383bf0480843392a827e1823eb7e7e33be0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa captain Siya Kolisi celebrate a try against New Zealand in Cape Town. Photograph: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lola Young’s surprise Electric Picnic gig answers two questions, one being if CMAT can play ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/29/lola-youngs-surprise-electric-picnic-set-is-an-hour-of-raw-candid-almost-studio-perfect-music/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/29/lola-youngs-surprise-electric-picnic-set-is-an-hour-of-raw-candid-almost-studio-perfect-music/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Messy singer brings heartfelt neosoul to an appreciative Main Stage audience that includes CMAT]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:39:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X5BJSF7C2JEX5AU7HJMMGED7DA.JPG?auth=fa0c7ac94f67b4d88a341bc8d363f1a69017eda55f79a0ef8a8aecd3bb1d4705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Lola Young on the Main Stage on Saturday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola fumes over Liverpool substitution delay before Nottingham Forest penalty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/victor-munoz-rescues-liverpool-to-deny-nottingham-forest-another-anfield-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/victor-munoz-rescues-liverpool-to-deny-nottingham-forest-another-anfield-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach begins Anfield reign with second 2-2 draw of his tenure]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:18:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVIJGPOCMRMAAFJCCWZVOP6PRI.jpg?auth=742c8add8c21fdb96a607cfef5ff00a29f0ad5b765343d64f9cafa9a0d3d93a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola ahead of the Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest at Anfield. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male arrested after man found dead next to seriously injured child in Co Tyrone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/male-arrested-after-man-found-dead-next-to-seriously-injured-child-in-co-tyrone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/male-arrested-after-man-found-dead-next-to-seriously-injured-child-in-co-tyrone/</guid><description><![CDATA[Body discovered at house in Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:08:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NF5HCB7AC4N3E4P72YQC3LHP7I.jpg?auth=c1a2332d18450da7279a0e7f6acd784e158513f9cffa9e0f677fa568e2eda174&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police remain at the scene of a serious assault in Co Tyrone. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Further strike action at Oberstown averted after staff accept proposals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/29/further-strike-action-at-oberstown-averted-after-staff-accept-proposals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/29/further-strike-action-at-oberstown-averted-after-staff-accept-proposals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Staff were planning 48-hour strike from Monday over concerns around conditions in child detention centre]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:05:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUJEG3CHYAVR3ZVEABLMQJT2CI.JPG?auth=3502206e4b883f120083b7202257307bea2e9911bbac5bb3a89e0f9f4bc34dea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff of Oberstown youth detention centre in north Dublin at a picket earlier this week. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tadej Pogacar abandons Vuelta after crash on stage eight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-abandons-vuelta-after-crash-on-stage-eight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-abandons-vuelta-after-crash-on-stage-eight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Spaniard Enric Mas takes over red jersey as Bryan Coquard takes stage win]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:56:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7UY5L7F75C4ROLPK2K2GHOYOY.jpg?auth=ec5e76f8d320da791585ab5b4fb8ed77bd68cf883e6c629052ff5c1973c87ea0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An overall win in the Vuelta would have made Tadej Pogacar the ninth rider to win all three European Grand Tours. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Electric Picnic, Violet Grohl’s 30-minute set has highlights but some obvious issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/29/at-electric-picnic-violet-grohl-shows-what-shes-capable-of-despite-air-of-ennui/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/29/at-electric-picnic-violet-grohl-shows-what-shes-capable-of-despite-air-of-ennui/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dave Grohl’s 20-year-old daughter has grown up in the spotlight. Now the musician needs room to experiment artistically]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:25:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DDYU4Y4AJBHQBKIOUGQCZXMW3U.JPG?auth=5617ef5efa8dff2a9fccdd30cbbb9d6c35dfed9fc06cbef061f2b7902cdcb7ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Violet Grohl on stage on Saturday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men arrested after €2.3m worth of drugs seized in Dublin operation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/men-arrested-after-23m-worth-of-drugs-seized-in-dublin-operation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/men-arrested-after-23m-worth-of-drugs-seized-in-dublin-operation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Garda Síochána’s Dublin Crime Response Team observed and intercepted handover in public ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:45:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBVY26EKNBFTPPLF64RS27T2RQ.jpg?auth=49434c06627c362f04be8bbf7f9dfe49b287c0f8cd66f373bb81aba1df282e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The operation was carried out by An Garda Síochána’s Dublin Crime Response Team who observed and intercepted the handover of the drugs in 'a public place' in Blanchardstown on Friday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiona Murtagh qualifies for single sculls A final at World Rowing Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/fiona-murtagh-qualifies-for-single-sculls-a-final-at-world-rowing-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/fiona-murtagh-qualifies-for-single-sculls-a-final-at-world-rowing-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fintan McCarthy misses out on men’s single sculls A final]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:38:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SU2LATNXR4KI7RXKVRSBN7TG7Y.jpg?auth=99f85219fc44faf3f3e69a6e369675d94d37a99d307bf58c90421f76d72e5ce3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Murtagh was the third-fastest qualifier for Sunday's A final of the women's single sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. Photograph: Benedict Tufnell/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gangs offering €260 online to film murders, conference told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/gangs-offering-260-online-to-film-murders-conference-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/gangs-offering-260-online-to-film-murders-conference-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kennedy Summer School hears size of recent Meta legal settlement a reflection of vast social-media profits]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IVHJDX2YJBCH7DAICJ43OU5NNY.jpg?auth=336199e4a3cb45fb369624a42db88d638100bcc1d9bb1a3aa95d59761a3bd713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children's Ombudsman Niall Muldoon speaking on Saturday at the Kennedy Summer School in New Ross, Co Wexford]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breakthrough Irish comedian takes prize at Edinburgh Comedy Awards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/breakthrough-irish-comedian-takes-prize-at-edinburgh-comedy-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/breakthrough-irish-comedian-takes-prize-at-edinburgh-comedy-awards/</guid><description><![CDATA[Marty Gleeson’s show Dog Ear was inspired by her time at art school in Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H6OHWQNY4G3ZSYRHVFNYO2TOCA.jpg?auth=48ea66d073a0fbd4061ab37d5bba9f8817356cac940f9092b405baf65515dc8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A line outside a venue for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Photograph: The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Vince Kim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Sunday stage times for all the top areas, weather forecast and more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/29/electric-picnic-2026-sunday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/29/electric-picnic-2026-sunday-stage-times-for-all-the-top-areas-weather-forecast-and-more/</guid><description><![CDATA[In Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, Florence Road, Ravyn Lenae or Rachel Galvo, here’s when and where they’re playing]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KF3C34F4MBEAFLRUKTGUPHZVGA.jpg?auth=0d8b6e69341e1f598ff5224dbb77489313858de83e94861e64ac7a845a219dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Fontaines DC play the Main Stage at 10.30pm on Sunday. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kellie Harrington included in Ireland team for European Elite Championships next month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/29/kellie-harrington-included-in-ireland-team-for-european-elite-championships-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/08/29/kellie-harrington-included-in-ireland-team-for-european-elite-championships-next-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Double Olympic champion announced decision to come out of retirement last October]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:11:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4HA43IMRWZDCJLPPRTNE5WVGTI.jpg?auth=0aeae2e915db0b1ecf2957bc54870dfce6994d6e2cbb8e3dafd743e7ad8b6c4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kellie Harrington with her two Olympic gold medals from the Tokyo and Paris Games. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher ©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lando Norris agrees new deal with McLaren stretching to at least 2030]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/lando-norris-agrees-new-deal-with-mclaren-stretching-to-at-least-2030/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/lando-norris-agrees-new-deal-with-mclaren-stretching-to-at-least-2030/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[F1 title-holder says other teams have approached him]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:35:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SFUGIBSCPPMJS7URBWQ6U54STU.jpg?auth=5c369ce9cc8db79fbe43cc827916c08f10b2992746b23b2803f8c99d12420338&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[McLaren's Lando Norris has claimed the last two race wins at the Hungarian and Dutch GPs and sits fourth in the drivers' championship standings. Photograph: David Davies/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy with work to do at Tour Championship after up-and-down second round]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/rory-mcilroy-with-work-to-do-at-tour-championship-after-up-and-down-second-round/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/rory-mcilroy-with-work-to-do-at-tour-championship-after-up-and-down-second-round/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland lead on 10-under]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:20:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WH3HPTAEXCBB7VP7ZZUJBYZLSM.jpg?auth=821c70025d2ad1f79bc7f9ac864fa08980caf20bc85151ff5cdd49805a1c4511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy looks on from the fourth green during the second round of the Tour Championship on Friday. 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[Former RTÉ presenter Keith Walsh sues broadcaster for ‘unfair dismissal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/29/former-rte-presenter-keith-walsh-sues-broadcaster-for-unfair-dismissal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/29/former-rte-presenter-keith-walsh-sues-broadcaster-for-unfair-dismissal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[2FM presenter co-hosted Breakfast Republic for more than five years from 2014]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:43:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LURYXC2I5HUDMBCQCFIRB3L4A.jpg?auth=c00afa316ebb3a1ab89c5c5ddb3aeb59d08e676145ea27a4260f80671b4a6700&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former 2fm Breakfast Republic presenter Keith Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 40 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv region]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/russian-strike-on-warehouse-near-kyiv-causes-detonation-killing-27/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/russian-strike-on-warehouse-near-kyiv-causes-detonation-killing-27/</guid><description><![CDATA[Intelligence says Russia is preparing for a possible new ground offensive towards Ukrainian capital ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:10:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QM27YMFCQLK5AARXYCNYXMDLM.jpg?auth=418baa8290c6bd23714b56817f695ff2091765ea53942f9ef594c61868ed4e40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A blaze at a warehouse following a Russian drone attack near Kyiv. Photograph: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland will be united, says former British prime minister Gordon Brown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/29/ireland-will-be-united-says-former-british-prime-minister-gordon-brown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/29/ireland-will-be-united-says-former-british-prime-minister-gordon-brown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Labour leader was chancellor when the Belfast Agreement was signed in 1998]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:51:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZQ6XIJKHKYECFGFBKS6COMYSU.jpg?auth=5be9b0c0b2c20a7b4fe09777b2f2b1da6a2a2d220b025e15f7a084c5f50a94a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former British prime minister Gordon Brown said 'in the long term, Ireland will be united'. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish man charged in France over alleged threats to Jewish couple ‘regretted remarks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/irish-man-charged-in-france-over-alleged-threats-to-jewish-couple-regretted-remarks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/irish-man-charged-in-france-over-alleged-threats-to-jewish-couple-regretted-remarks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man (60s) to face charges of glorifying crimes against humanity and making death threats, prosecutor says]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BH2NJWRK74CICQHLVICXYYQLWA.jpg?auth=e55df4fec82933778a71850de199eeda7fc187a1d6e0ec69edac88ac0092cf2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man 'admitted to the allegations while providing context', prosecutor Stéphanie Aouine said, adding 'he stated that he regretted his remarks' and said 'he had let his anger get the better of him'. Photograph: Ashley Tinker/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ashley Tinker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland votes on whether to start EU membership talks ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-start-eu-membership-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/29/iceland-votes-on-whether-to-start-eu-membership-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[Even with a Yes vote, Iceland would need a second referendum, probably in several years’ time, to join ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:07:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2IN7VU2CUXYVLBJ3YP2ADS3TU.jpg?auth=80eefb86fa9ce3614e6a3cf49b7f14f528f24f4ceb2b8d937148418bc812bb76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers install polling booths at the City Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Thursday. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Nackstrand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Male teenager in critical condition after Longford e-scooter crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/male-teenager-critical-after-e-scooter-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/male-teenager-critical-after-e-scooter-crash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gardaí in Longford appeal for witnesses to incident which also left female teenager in hospital ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:59:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BM3H7Y5VVFTZDJH5PY3JYX26Q.JPG?auth=6d9e8ac9d5eda0bccff4703e07033fed73b52daaefd9049eb1f8b2b713937bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are seeking information on a single vehicle e-scooter crash in Co Longford. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitors consider approaching barristers to join strike in escalation of fees fight with Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/solicitors-consider-approaching-barristers-to-join-strike-over-new-legal-fees-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/solicitors-consider-approaching-barristers-to-join-strike-over-new-legal-fees-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B73WY3SJDSZNE4VCI5TESR7PZY.JPG?auth=6d0878426891c0ab42b8d55dd72004cc5a41e9244f3865f3b429c2db50ab3317&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said his reforms were aimed at making the District Court 'more efficient for court users and to provide a simpler, more efficient system of remuneration'. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death toll from Nepal flooding hits 626, with almost 2,500 people missing ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/29/flooding-death-toll-rises-to-more-than-600-as-uk-sends-rapid-response-team-to-nepal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/29/flooding-death-toll-rises-to-more-than-600-as-uk-sends-rapid-response-team-to-nepal/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rescue efforts hampered by fears of more flooding]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:51:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WKYIQPW3L5BYVAL6X6Q7XHL65I.jpg?auth=dd80b34d51de56bc6846bed2a5432b97d3b3b9d3d2615e6aa8326b90cd735cb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damaged buildings in the Nuwakot district in Nepal. Photograph: Atul Loke/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atul Loke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your father’s playing golf in Doonbeg,’ Hennessy goes. ‘While the cat’s away, the mice will fornicate’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/your-fathers-playing-golf-in-doonbeg-hennessy-goes-while-the-cats-away-the-mice-will-fornicate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/ross-ocarroll-kelly/your-fathers-playing-golf-in-doonbeg-hennessy-goes-while-the-cats-away-the-mice-will-fornicate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We’re trying to lure Bernie from Bray into sending some incriminating texts to me when Hennessy decides to up the ante]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L4BC4Z5EQFDCVDNFECRCCODS54.jpg?auth=221d8676737a54f4e83a76baa2729fc379c129cad72bb74e47134dd1bd534c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ross O'Carroll-Kelly. Illustration: Alan Clarke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Advice for college first years: ‘You need to force yourself to go to at least one club’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/29/advice-for-college-first-years-you-need-to-force-yourself-to-go-to-at-least-one-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/29/advice-for-college-first-years-you-need-to-force-yourself-to-go-to-at-least-one-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If initially it can seem a bit hard to break into circles, clubs and societies are key to settling in to college life, says one fourth year]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYBYGDIF4JC2JB5SQDLORVBG4E.jpeg?auth=be97f5aeebc77e8aea73026cdd08e0ad82960d736bf609eade8affae3646b032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oscar Denvir.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham says no, but will Bryant show backbone on Border poll?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/border-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/border-poll/</guid><description><![CDATA[UK government clarification would provide useful framework for debates on Irish unity]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Bessborough campaigners seek judicial review over plan to build apartments at Cork site]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/bessborough-campaigners-seek-judicial-review-over-plan-to-build-apartments-at-cork-site/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/bessborough-campaigners-seek-judicial-review-over-plan-to-build-apartments-at-cork-site/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The burial place of more than 800 children who spent time at Bessborough mother and baby institution is unknown]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/537PIEXRZVAU7NNV2Y4TPWBZDU.JPG?auth=1ba0d822332c22d41ae5dd76f90aded2058af0c665b826a75b8aa388d1f5b82a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carmel Cantwell at a protest outside Leinster House earlier this year against the building of apartments at the site of the former Bessborough mother and baby institution in Cork. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why almost all Phoenix Park drivers break the speed limit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-almost-all-phoenix-park-drivers-break-the-speed-limit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/why-almost-all-phoenix-park-drivers-break-the-speed-limit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: What should be a calm oasis is a commuter rat run]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNKRMXPNRBJ3XPRXH4SNZZHWSU.jpg?auth=e12b7859f67bbc873db33cfa7c9c2a5f89df2f769de059d4b2063774722f6247&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic on Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park. 
Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TG4 says progress in gaining editorial control of Nuacht service from RTÉ ‘extremely slow’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/tg4-says-progress-in-gaining-editorial-control-of-nuacht-service-from-rte-extremely-slow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/tg4-says-progress-in-gaining-editorial-control-of-nuacht-service-from-rte-extremely-slow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish language broadcaster asks for €11m more funding in Budget 2027]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IK274O3ANJB4THGWD2LYLTPQB4.JPG?auth=488891eca3cf77d3a6e91159296ff0a96bbe17d79778b63afe420b1583be093b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TG4 ard-stiúrthóir Deirdre Ní Choistín. Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/when-corporation-tax-tops-out-or-falls-will-ireland-have-anything-to-show-for-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/when-corporation-tax-tops-out-or-falls-will-ireland-have-anything-to-show-for-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Excise duty cuts decision indicates if there is a strategic brain around the Cabinet table, it is being kept well hidden]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of Dubliners have until Monday to make submissions on bin bag ban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/29/thousands-of-dubliners-have-until-monday-to-make-submissions-on-bin-bag-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/29/thousands-of-dubliners-have-until-monday-to-make-submissions-on-bin-bag-ban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restriction on use of refuse sacks across Stoneybatter, Phibsborough, Smithfield and Broadstone due to come into force in October]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R46CDA3BP5FRDCNNGJFMQY7XWA.jpg?auth=13eefb76d390a166ccd21179efde3270e0c126d18640262e90ca0bc6e836d813&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council says bin bags frequently become ‘scattered across streets due to birds, vermin and human interference’. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Irish club’s historic kick-off: Mayo FC get ready to leap into the unknown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/a-new-club-kicks-off-in-ireland-mayo-fcs-leap-into-the-unknown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/29/a-new-club-kicks-off-in-ireland-mayo-fcs-leap-into-the-unknown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite soccer’s fragmented development in the county and some ‘alarming communications’, Mayo FC will on Saturday host St Francis in the FAI’s new National League]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSUU6VBZ2RAR7OY3DT7UQHZWYE.jpeg?auth=90b66bc806fa69a9183533983a002d211dc50bbd23fc34549f78dd0ab5f5bf47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo FC manager Anthony O'Neill (left) with assistant David McNicholas at Umbro Park, Castlebar, in advance of the club's National League debut against St Francis on Saturday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families who end up in court are unhappy in strikingly similar ways]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/families-who-end-up-in-court-are-unhappy-in-strikingly-similar-ways/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/families-who-end-up-in-court-are-unhappy-in-strikingly-similar-ways/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The publication of anonymised case reports from the Family Law Reporting Project is an important step towards transparency and accountability]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3WSJ56WHM5HCTBUCNWPSE24GRQ.jpg?auth=7be828d573fb2805af2dc8caf7b686efab1e1b66b8f1a51ac1831303bdcd0e5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If people are resorting to the family courts, communication is usually already poor or has degenerated into acrimony. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PeopleImages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reality of Irish schools is far from ‘placing children at the centre’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/reality-of-irish-schools-is-far-from-placing-children-at-the-centre/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/reality-of-irish-schools-is-far-from-placing-children-at-the-centre/</guid><description><![CDATA[An overstretched system is placing school communities under serious strain]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[What fuel excise duty cuts and drug funding decisions indicate for Budget 2027 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/29/coalition-move-on-fuel-and-medicine-ensures-awkward-political-squad-to-roll-in-advance-of-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/29/coalition-move-on-fuel-and-medicine-ensures-awkward-political-squad-to-roll-in-advance-of-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decisions on funding drug for Friedreich’s Ataxia and rubber-stamping cuts to excise duty a likely inducement for costly politiking ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXLHGM3JL5BCBNL25M4RCP7GE4.jpg?auth=63dc00b787bffeaf9167fb72491e81e38044d85bb33a33faf55d8fc7f068a1b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Holding a tight fiscal line for Budget 2027 became more difficult on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineer shortage threatens Ireland’s housing and infrastructure plans, new research shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/engineer-shortage-threatens-housing-and-infrastructure-plans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/engineer-shortage-threatens-housing-and-infrastructure-plans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Profession contributes €12.65bn to Ireland but warns recruitment must meet demand]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RS4JT5UH6NDNHBSXJYCPITPVME.png?auth=b0f559909425ee7313c0af6d67217fbd3856405c68936641615e8bb710201cb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A shortage of engineers threatens big projects such as MetroLink and Government plans for new homes, the profession warns]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the crisis at Oberstown: ‘We are in an emergency situation’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/how-unrest-at-oberstown-detention-centre-came-to-a-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/29/how-unrest-at-oberstown-detention-centre-came-to-a-head/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Agreement has been reached to increase staffing levels, although concerns remain about lack of capacity and an increase in detainees ‘acting out’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKUHH2WHMT3ZZ4HYAHEA7AWQ6U.JPG?auth=962436c6075e5ad7671f3d5e0016bec138fdf3d816b8916da2102832bf9a15d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff of Oberstown Children Detention Centre in north Co Dublin protest at the entrance. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jockey Christophe Soumillon back at the Curragh in big-race action  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/29/jockey-christophe-soumillon-back-at-the-curragh-in-big-race-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/29/jockey-christophe-soumillon-back-at-the-curragh-in-big-race-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former amateur jockey and Fine Gael MEP Nina Carberry among riders taking part in Pat Smullen Cancer Trials race]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C54S5PAIANTTYCCFUNBDUAXY5U.jpg?auth=f746f9f5105e2ca6a0027f9342d058e3d4208e40c70b885cc92fd832d719c993&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Soumillon last rode at the Curragh when failing to win from seven rides at Irish Champions weekend in 2025. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group One winner Joey Sheridan makes timely return from suspension at Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/29/group-one-winner-joey-sheridan-makes-timely-return-from-suspension-at-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/29/group-one-winner-joey-sheridan-makes-timely-return-from-suspension-at-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harrington turns to Billy Loughnane to ride Apollo’s Comet in Sunday’s Goodwood feature ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXUMTM6TD5GP7NYGW4ZCOQML6I.jpg?auth=1106121c32a083d9f23c8ffcab66f09ebecc35ed778b45da10d3745117169c0f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joey Sheridan is joint-fifth with Ryan Moore on 37 winners in the Irish jockeys’ championship. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denying Palestinian students academic opportunities in Ireland is indefensible]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/denying-palestinian-students-academic-opportunities-in-ireland-is-indefensible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/denying-palestinian-students-academic-opportunities-in-ireland-is-indefensible/</guid><description><![CDATA[Justifying objections by referencing challenges faced by Irish students is contemptible]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Why were creative arts therapists left out of primary school counselling pilot?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/why-were-creative-arts-therapists-left-out-of-primary-school-counselling-pilot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/why-were-creative-arts-therapists-left-out-of-primary-school-counselling-pilot/</guid><description><![CDATA[Future recruitment processes must be fully transparent and equitable]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[What is the purpose of the Fiscal Advisory Council?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-fiscal-advisory-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-fiscal-advisory-council/</guid><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris will ignore the advice, as has every other minister for finance]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Driver behaviour is partly to blame for M50 standstills]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/driver-behaviour-is-partly-to-blame-for-m50-standstills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/driver-behaviour-is-partly-to-blame-for-m50-standstills/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sudden braking in high-volume traffic is a huge cause of congestion]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death of Ratko Mladic shows value of International Criminal Court]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/death-of-ratko-mladic-shows-value-of-international-criminal-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/death-of-ratko-mladic-shows-value-of-international-criminal-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[The court shows that justice is possible and acts as a deterrent]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Skyrocketing costs of private health insurance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/rising-costs-of-health-cover/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/rising-costs-of-health-cover/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many patients simply do not understand this system, the costs or the risks]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Masterplan required for Oasis’s rumoured Irish return]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/masterplan-required-for-oasiss-rumoured-irish-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/masterplan-required-for-oasiss-rumoured-irish-return/</guid><description><![CDATA[So many missed out last time; nobody gets seconds until everyone has a plate]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Bicycle-lane designers seem to neglect the reason people cycle in the first place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/bicycle-lane-designers-seem-to-neglect-the-reason-people-cycle-in-the-first-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/29/bicycle-lane-designers-seem-to-neglect-the-reason-people-cycle-in-the-first-place/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need a better balance between safety and function]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 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[Deaths of Irish woman and husband in hot tub in Spain may have been accidental]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/deaths-of-irish-woman-and-husband-in-hot-tub-in-spain-may-have-been-accidental/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/deaths-of-irish-woman-and-husband-in-hot-tub-in-spain-may-have-been-accidental/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bodies of Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick were found by their children in a rented villa in Cullera near Valencia]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:01 +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[Autopsies have been carried out on Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick although the results have not been made public.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill Gates is worried about AI, but investors are looking at the upside]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/29/bill-gates-is-worried-about-ai-but-investors-are-looking-at-the-upside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/29/bill-gates-is-worried-about-ai-but-investors-are-looking-at-the-upside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Capital expenditure on AI is feeding into areas of the economy well beyond the companies developing the technology]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LC4BYVQJFHEVF4DDT5YXAN67YM.jpg?auth=b4c42686fd52a4784d938036a6f57e96398e10d61fb5e19f708b909b4e12adde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bill Gates warned that the world is unprepared for the upheaval AI could bring, including in the labour market. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabrice Coffrini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the US’s deteriorating financial health is bad news for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/why-the-uss-deteriorating-financial-health-is-bad-news-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/why-the-uss-deteriorating-financial-health-is-bad-news-for-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McWilliams]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Foreign investment in US bond market has been a boon for Americans, but they are vulnerable to a change in sentiment]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2APABF4MJBOREPQO2RKIKLKHU.jpg?auth=7522f406fbc04f17f76d30f4608255ef78f400b709eff5f2435d10cf0e0d92d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David McWilliams: 'For Ireland, probably the most American-adjacent country in the world, a weakening Washington is not a good thing.' ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No country for old people? Ireland’s declining younger population suggests it might be]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/no-country-for-old-people-irelands-declining-younger-population-suggests-it-might-be/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/29/no-country-for-old-people-irelands-declining-younger-population-suggests-it-might-be/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Faster-than-anticipated fall in number of children under 14 raises questions about how State will pay for ageing population]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFP26LNMBFCXVGQGJ4HDQHUIPM.jpg?auth=00ca205286b9552e3c59c1b8126ff44ea5068335d447df996ea06fa39224f68b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Say sorry and put an end to it’: Why are Thalidomide survivors still waiting for a State apology?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/say-sorry-and-put-an-end-to-it-why-are-thalidomide-survivors-still-waiting-for-a-state-apology/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/say-sorry-and-put-an-end-to-it-why-are-thalidomide-survivors-still-waiting-for-a-state-apology/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finola Cassidy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Politicians seem caring in person, but the process continues to be dragged out, adding to the pain of people who have already endured so much]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBTXSIZAEZDENP7HNICDAYLRDI.jpg?auth=2ae369a84597d8290d9ec2840db0528e6033acf1d475a01c696deb5cc3d256e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thalidomide survivor and campaigner Finola Cassidy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Time</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why are we so wedded to the county system – a British system?’: Pat Gilroy on the GAA’s future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/29/why-are-we-so-wedded-to-the-county-system-a-british-system-pat-gilroy-on-the-gaas-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/29/why-are-we-so-wedded-to-the-county-system-a-british-system-pat-gilroy-on-the-gaas-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieran Cunningham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For the first time in 50 years, Gilroy is not involved in anything in the GAA. He is concerned the association is heading in a professional direction]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LQJBGXAL4ZELBKMT5VGF6B4AFE.jpg?auth=17c043b2f20ce3897c3393bc3e9970be58b40afe5184ffd205cde9dacc9dc029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Gilroy in his Dublin manager days in 2017. Today, He is unsure if and when he will step through the doors of Croke Park again. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Gary Carr,©INPHO/Gary Carr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former National Transport Authority chief was underpaid by €50,000 in total over several years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/former-national-transport-authority-chief-underpaid-over-several-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/former-national-transport-authority-chief-underpaid-over-several-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accounts reveal ‘multiannual discrepancy’ accumulating to more than €55,000, identified and rectified]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDDZ2BISBFG2ZKE4VEISMXWC44.JPG?auth=6082f4a04815f95e2536ebec76890892bc7c1dcd4bb2dce0b26781dab265eb30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne Graham came to the National Transport Authority in 2019. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘104 bagpipers and drummers marched us across the bridge’: How Sam Maguire is touring Mayo ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/29/every-club-every-school-every-hospital-every-care-home-mayo-bring-sam-maguire-to-their-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/29/every-club-every-school-every-hospital-every-care-home-mayo-bring-sam-maguire-to-their-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since Mayo won their first All-Ireland in 75 years, the cup has not been out of the sight of an adoring public]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OAYDHX5WBGQDMKFPLIN3LIH6I.jpg?auth=3f66f39ed362abc516008c8cc7650c94104f89a7eb4b5fbcf7ee9e1b54e0c800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo manager Andy Moran lifts the Sam Maguire in his hometown of Ballaghaderreen following his team's All-Ireland triumph. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glanua’s Karl Zimmerer: ‘The creation of Uisce Éireann in 2014 was transformational’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/karl-zimmerer-the-creation-of-uisce-eireann-in-2014-was-transformational/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/karl-zimmerer-the-creation-of-uisce-eireann-in-2014-was-transformational/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glanua delivers water, wastewater and environmental engineering solutions]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PRMAPE3MVBDPDATSKRD6DPSUI.jpg?auth=ba15f72925ebeb435796c6f3d14b937cc490254b61fbcd693403bef8d7721650&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karl Zimmerer is group managing director and cofounder of Glanua]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The drive to plant trees on Ireland’s farmland: ‘In the future a field without trees will be worthless’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/trees-on-farms-in-the-future-a-field-without-trees-will-be-worthless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/trees-on-farms-in-the-future-a-field-without-trees-will-be-worthless/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Cleary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are 400 hectares of trees planted on farms across Ireland under an agroforestry scheme, offering protection against drought, less pollution and greater biodiversity]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JDNG475ZZHADMR3FHZN3VYVKM.jpg?auth=293478f658f476468e942ab64d02bd5eeef0e6d2f8e5edefda97924d569edfa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clive Bright is planting trees to make his farm in Co Sligo more sustainable. Photograph: James Connolly
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Connolly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster brace for ‘relentless’ Leinster in interpro final as they target back-to-back titles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/29/munster-brace-for-relentless-leinster-in-interpro-final-as-they-target-back-to-back-titles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/29/munster-brace-for-relentless-leinster-in-interpro-final-as-they-target-back-to-back-titles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster will secure their 17th title if they complete the double over their rivals on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KW4U7FJJC5GCNFEAVMLHIMKHDE.jpg?auth=fbccfe59cf50993a9799315b0578d2dba5a5cb286fb643a7480b07669a2aa72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Maeve Óg O’Leary and Clodagh O’Halloran celebrate after Beth Buttimer scores their side's first try against Leinster earlier this month at  Virgin Media Park, Cork. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Government is helping to usher in a new wartime economy in Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/irish-ministers-are-helping-to-reshape-the-eu-as-a-defence-alliance-with-a-wartime-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/irish-ministers-are-helping-to-reshape-the-eu-as-a-defence-alliance-with-a-wartime-economy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe has stumbled into a new growth paradigm with a reliance on the permanent threat of war]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LLANEIPVZAVJ6IOLZFF5PBHSI.jpg?auth=c3ec13fdfffffe5868f19cf0c308d3877ebfe8d9c744ec7e939a32ad3cab642e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Taoiseach Micheál Martin at University College Cork as Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union began. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Neff Giwa? From Cashel rugby origins to ‘future NFL first-round pick’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/who-is-neff-giwa-from-cashel-rugby-origins-to-future-nfl-first-round-pick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/29/who-is-neff-giwa-from-cashel-rugby-origins-to-future-nfl-first-round-pick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As an Irish non-kicking American football prospect who has never played a down before heading stateside, Giwa is a rare phenomenon ]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMWFRUCMSRFS5P6AUMLOPB3ZU4.jpg?auth=5b012bdcfe521a51c8266d5f26c6ebf9d07b5e059ac96b6c29dcbf05c218936e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Neff Giwa in action for Munster U18s in 2022: the player today stands at 6ft 7in and weighs more than 138kg. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo essay: ‘We found this spongy, weightless clump that looked like a rice crispy cake’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/29/photo-essay-we-found-this-spongy-weightless-clump-that-looked-like-a-rice-crispy-cake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/08/29/photo-essay-we-found-this-spongy-weightless-clump-that-looked-like-a-rice-crispy-cake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Brownlee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Photographer Linda Brownlee came across a ‘prize find’ while combing the beach on Bull Island]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JACDT3A47JBIFDLXFJ2LROOIEU.jpg?auth=471d8089340e1053fcdb66e7eb823023bc0c6a0b3a4251562ae8d5a939e20828&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sea wash ball discovered at Dollymount strand on Bull Island in north Co Dublin. Photograph: Linda Brownlee]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Linda Brownlee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HTVRont A100 review: can this new autopress make me into a Etsy mogul?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/08/29/htvront-a100-review-can-this-new-autopress-make-me-into-a-etsy-mogul/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/review/2026/08/29/htvront-a100-review-can-this-new-autopress-make-me-into-a-etsy-mogul/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost everything you need is in the box, including heat-resistant gloves you’d do well not to ignore]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VJ2LQLPOMBF6DNH26SGC2SLNL4.jpg?auth=55012960821a6f34cf311d9412ccf747b760ee46b9f528e65eed821f9cf2ce71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The HTVRont A100 auto multi heat press will tackle almost everything on which you can think to slap a personalised design]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’ve had many arguments with my husband - but this was the first wearing a harness  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/ive-had-many-arguments-with-my-husband-but-this-was-the-first-wearing-a-harness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/ive-had-many-arguments-with-my-husband-but-this-was-the-first-wearing-a-harness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For once, I want to be the can-do parent who joins in instead of sitting on the sidelines eating crisps and taking photos]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTWN6ONJTRBRTDFNY2N6QFPSUQ.JPG?auth=0c6fcecca2c5bb8657d4e2190ded656b963245ab6b072629c530ab81128a249b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roisin Ingle: sitting on the sidelines eating crisps/Werther’s Originals while taking photos of other people being adventurous can also be fun. 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sr Margaret Coyne obituary: Nun whose work saved sight of thousands threatened with blindness ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/29/sr-margaret-coyne-obituary-nun-whose-work-saved-sight-of-thousands-threatened-with-blindness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/29/sr-margaret-coyne-obituary-nun-whose-work-saved-sight-of-thousands-threatened-with-blindness/</guid><description><![CDATA[A key legacy of Sr Margaret’s time in Tigray was the development of new techniques in eye care, high-quality surgery at low cost, and the training of hundreds of Ethiopians in her work]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RXGOAQ7KVBFTDDHJDVEHE54TKA.jpg?auth=b87fee5641e00aec0550093c8f7dd4b15fd9fdf367c43870719411bf0295bfe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[One Spanish doctor described Sr Margaret as 'manager, nurse, surgeon, cleaner, accountant, receptionist, the counsellor, logistics expert, driver. It was hard to keep up with her, to her standard. She was an accomplished surgeon who did thousands of procedures for trachoma']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Adding a tip is crazy’: Irish people united on their view of tipping terminals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/29/another-racket-or-fair-custom-irish-people-united-on-their-view-of-tipping-terminals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/29/another-racket-or-fair-custom-irish-people-united-on-their-view-of-tipping-terminals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Customers report feeling strong-armed into paying more for basic counter service]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYA4I5LBBBG7TNEUNL7535G4FI.JPG?auth=1daaff04fd78935164d2515745648787f4b011d2aefebf78328a652712c73a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some people report feeling pressured to leave a gratuity when presented with a tipping terminal in shops and cafes. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICG says ‘clear majority’ of investors support €1.2bn deal as it delays vote ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/icg-says-clear-majority-of-investors-support-deal-as-it-delays-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/29/icg-says-clear-majority-of-investors-support-deal-as-it-delays-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal had not secured vital 75 per cent shareholder backing before egm was adjourned]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KU3TCHL65FMVHCCDO6FNXBP3TA.jpg?auth=dd6ddf4eef74a3b3f496105cedfe4f0f69711d29e567f995ecf03b63aff72dff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eamonn Rothwell, chief executive of Irish Continental Group. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scramble for student accommodation begins as shortages deepen nationwide]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/29/the-scramble-for-student-accommodation-begins/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/29/the-scramble-for-student-accommodation-begins/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s housing crisis has made the ritual of living away from home a nerve-racking one for the country’s 280,000 third-level students]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OOMM7YHSZVBP7BLM5BEL3RIUGU.JPG?auth=2776289ce5cb51633b6d537407801b60d220ae3e04607cb826f9eca84883f35f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCD student Evan Fitzpatrick is one of tens of thousands of Irish third-level students looking for accommodation for the new academic year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blindboy unmasked: ‘The thing I’m most afraid of is having to work in an office... so now I work in an office’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/blindboy-i-want-to-be-embraced-by-the-literary-world-but-that-part-of-me-is-toxic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/blindboy-i-want-to-be-embraced-by-the-literary-world-but-that-part-of-me-is-toxic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The writer and podcaster on adapting his short stories for the Abbey stage, how his podcast is used as a kind of advanced Duolingo, and how the fairies will rise against AI]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5DSWCNRIFHSFMZWUDE3NTM7DY.jpg?auth=59be3d7d5e475b425db6b4bd782bf0855cba8c214af3cdb34b6605582a72bdf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blindboy at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Wilson’s eight best rules for pairing wine with cheese]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/29/john-wilsons-eight-best-rules-for-pairing-wine-with-cheese/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/29/john-wilsons-eight-best-rules-for-pairing-wine-with-cheese/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: Some cheeses will kill a wine while others will greatly enhance it]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TPJWPG262NC5HMFMU45X2S7YKU.jpg?auth=a6742b0d21dff3ee74ac0bbb742cf4bf8246784dc7dea473232527a0dfe794cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pairing wine with cheese can be complicated, but there are some basic thoughts to keep in mind. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Milan Markovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre McSharry obituary: Irish-raised UK Cosmopolitan editor who discovered Twiggy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/29/deirdre-mcsharry-obituary-irish-raised-uk-cosmopolitan-editor-who-discovered-twigg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/obituaries/2026/08/29/deirdre-mcsharry-obituary-irish-raised-uk-cosmopolitan-editor-who-discovered-twigg/</guid><description><![CDATA[McSharry grew up in Ireland, began her career in Dublin, and went on to launch Country Living]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GB5XU7SJZFD6JDRBW7TY35JZ6M.jpg?auth=049dc3c92b63959b734dd915cd7b378505ade9d3e91a8bc29856386274efb820&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deirdre McSharry went to boarding school at the Dominican Convent in Wicklow aged seven, where the discipline of Irish convent life was to remain with her long after she left. Photograph: David Cairns/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Cairns</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The floods will overwhelm Irish land. We can’t just sit back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/29/the-floods-will-overwhelm-irish-land-we-cant-just-sit-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/08/29/the-floods-will-overwhelm-irish-land-we-cant-just-sit-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Water is arriving in ways our infrastructure and modified landscape can no longer cope with]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Z27SBCC2NDOFBTSLXISQ5O6PA.jpg?auth=33bdefeaffe0d6423f45d641ae46043775fbc726b70a22106c3e717794ea8944&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fields in Caheragh, Co Cork, were flooded after the River Ilen bursting its banks following Storm Agnes in 2023. Photograph: Andy Gibson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">(C) Andy Gibson 086 738 8863</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do Irish experts think about controversial ADHD claims?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/29/the-rise-in-diagnosis-and-medication-for-adhd-is-dividing-medical-opinion-what-do-irish-experts-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/29/the-rise-in-diagnosis-and-medication-for-adhd-is-dividing-medical-opinion-what-do-irish-experts-think/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie Boilson of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZ4PTKWVUBFOXJO5GCLUEMPESM.jfif?auth=a92dd061b1eea584cc4493f8b02ab62b96d8ba01c593ce7b54bdc3154ab9be46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Max Pemberton in The Great ADHD Myth?. Photograph: Minnow Productions]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/it-was-day-13-or-14-when-people-started-dying-more-than-200-set-sail-for-europe-only-36-survived/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/it-was-day-13-or-14-when-people-started-dying-more-than-200-set-sail-for-europe-only-36-survived/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden, Kebba Ansu Manneh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3C5TPNYVJF5VCXVZ4RJ73L5HI.jpg?auth=e4693eb62f3abd9b229bf9e4dd5b7aadd51902d0391772ad71c6529a94e723f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mustapha Secka, one of those who set out on a boat carrying more than 200 people from The Gambia hoping to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Photograph: Sally Hayden]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Ebola, and have there been any cases in Europe? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-now-covers-an-area-bigger-than-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/29/ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-now-covers-an-area-bigger-than-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 2,700 people have died since May, making it the African nation’s biggest outbreak, with frontline conditions described as ‘brutal’]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVL6XYG47LQKBROIBPXAKFKGOU.jpg?auth=3274da74a1e740400870f5ce7347bb09fa2b8d7de370cf582b511bb28649d326&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A doctor from the medical charity Alima is unable to save a patient from Ebola at a hospital in Rwampara in the Democratic Republic of Congo, this week. Photograph: Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finbarr O'Reilly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardening: Here are my top tips for saving seeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/29/gardening-here-are-my-top-tips-to-saving-seeds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/29/gardening-here-are-my-top-tips-to-saving-seeds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You can’t be a gardener, I think, and not eventually become fascinated by everything seed represents]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3RBUW4MVFE2DLAKZCAXGQ6374.jpg?auth=aefd2565158fa1c26cee8f42ec8480c6084a07fbc17f327fe4141f5c1d06081d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My seed stash has grown to the point where it now occupies several largish boxes, as well as a few out-of-the-way windowsills filled with teetering bowls of freshly- harvested seed pods waiting to be prepped, labelled and stored.' Photograph: Getty  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulieAlexK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A wickedly inventive political ad is airing in Texas as midterm elections loom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/29/writing-is-on-the-wall-for-cash-starved-candidates-in-us-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/08/29/writing-is-on-the-wall-for-cash-starved-candidates-in-us-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Success of many democratic socialist candidates primary vote cycle has been down to avowed refusal to accept donations from super PACs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:37:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTBJUHG5YVDOHKK674ZDNJNLC4.jpg?auth=6066a5d0a42b45df0b43029325857d7852da853c096417ec9a6e642a0491bb27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was difficult growing up and everyone shows up on their 16th birthday with a new car’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/29/it-was-difficult-growing-up-and-everyone-shows-up-on-their-16th-birthday-with-a-new-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/29/it-was-difficult-growing-up-and-everyone-shows-up-on-their-16th-birthday-with-a-new-car/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American singer Kate Stephenson has worked hard to get where she is. She’s excited to be touring but conscious of its potential costs]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRQCBPQXMFABZFESSC4NKOIPNA.jpg?auth=0ff9414c9930e443cb454c2959bbe726da6ea634b10cddc87be2005c54e28ed8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kate Stephenson will play at Whelan's in Dublin on September 2nd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcycling and space saving: Irish period furniture is more modern than you might think]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/08/29/upcycling-and-space-saving-irish-period-furniture-is-more-modern-than-you-might-think/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fine-art-antiques/2026/08/29/upcycling-and-space-saving-irish-period-furniture-is-more-modern-than-you-might-think/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sylvia Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vernacular furniture, including blanket boxes and settle beds from the 18th and 19th centuries, is enjoying renewed popularity]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2CCZ7NHRVFDRGALUKEK7C2UZE.jpg?auth=34dfb40691cfb023bb1b59fa2f66e9ecbefda660e7a25e4008743ae42aabe21d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 19th century pine settle bed (estimate: €800-€1,200), among the items going under the hammer at at Adam's Vernacular Furniture auction]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time to dissolve the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/29/is-it-time-to-dissolve-the-irish-fiscal-advisory-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/08/29/is-it-time-to-dissolve-the-irish-fiscal-advisory-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State budgetary watchdog has long been a singular voice of fiscal rectitude, but is routinely ignored by Government]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSTEE5ATTNGQTM23Q2TGH22WNY.JPG?auth=a3e163ee7a0acff75cc17011478267ebd192e9ad98b8f7cf80290da6757d7efa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council costs about €1m to run, a drop in the ocean of State expenditure. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s back-to-school tray bakes will make your life easier this September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-back-to-school-tray-bakes-will-make-your-life-easier-this-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-back-to-school-tray-bakes-will-make-your-life-easier-this-september/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The second recipe can even be chopped up to make an impressive sandwich filler for those pesky lunchboxes]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OTWYGQJ33NEVBJOKSHJQ6K5CSA.jpg?auth=82ae17f8898bf3e784db87a9800f32de0af9776ea90b9806f6b0c7d9f299dd36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two simple tray bakes: Ras el hanout chicken traybake with couscous, lime and coriander; and pork and chorizo traybake with cannellini beans and marinated vegetables. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for pork and chorizo tray bake ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-pork-and-chorizo-tray-bake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-pork-and-chorizo-tray-bake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This tray bake looks elaborate and takes a few steps but it’s still extremely easy to bring together]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WK2CAUMKPRBLNH6AGYO2AWKL3Q.jpg?auth=aaf82c54d004bf6a726f05222cce876f84a8c4ba2254ab39e050e0e654b5df7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pork and chorizo tray bake with cannellini beans and marinated vegetables. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty’s recipe for ras el hanout chicken tray bake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-ras-el-hanout-chicken-tray-bake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/recipes/2026/08/29/mark-moriartys-recipe-for-ras-el-hanout-chicken-tray-bake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is nothing difficult about this recipe, with couscous the special friend of the busy cook]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FDG6RG6SDFF3BHER3JXIWXJ2U4.jpg?auth=fa023dbaf322413d60b6c195bbc8e53f7b2da2ff76d24db6125624269c52557f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ras el hanout chicken tray bake with couscous, lime and coriander. Photograph: Harry Weir]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem of the Week: Swiss Cottage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/poem-of-the-week-swiss-cottage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/poem-of-the-week-swiss-cottage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Deeley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new work by Patrick Deeley]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCDKM3KJWVKLBXDPYIG7RQ5RSI.jpg?auth=bf50b5e74a7004f77b2f1aabb3c780cb87959408f82f31bd2857d1eb8c79bd10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swiss Cottage]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daisy Johnson: ‘I like writing about the entanglements of family’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/daisy-johnson-i-like-writing-about-the-entanglements-of-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/daisy-johnson-i-like-writing-about-the-entanglements-of-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The youngest ever Booker Prize shortlisted author on her new novel, Long Wave]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TU2OZWWSCVANHLDNF52JRXV2ZE.jpg?auth=d7127869c789c898339cf87401cbfdabadd1f47a5eaa496caa1bb97f1d4bd37f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daisy Johnson: 'I grew up with horror writers and I love being scared.' Photograph: India Hobson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Betrayal by Luke Harding: A colourful, entertaining take on Trump, Russia and Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/betrayal-by-luke-harding-a-colourful-entertaining-take-on-trump-russia-and-ukraine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/betrayal-by-luke-harding-a-colourful-entertaining-take-on-trump-russia-and-ukraine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seamus Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Interviews with ordinary Ukrainians light up this book’s pages, although it contains a strange fascination with ornithological detail]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEEY2B7JGVDCNFTN5QPRU6AZGU.jpg?auth=7b8de9caef5298e2cb9065d1723a2c1b3ee51ab851241ea129ea6bf3c9dffa7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Almost reverential': US president Donald Trump greets Russian president Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska last year. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best new books to look out for in autumn 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/new-books-for-autumn-a-bumper-crop-of-irish-and-international-reads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/new-books-for-autumn-a-bumper-crop-of-irish-and-international-reads/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Novels by Sebastian Barry, Louise Kennedy, Barbara Kingsolver and Marlon James; Nikita Hand tells her story, Vincent Browne’s Haughey biography – and much more]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IB35FVJFJNBQ5LIDH4NN2DVHWA.png?auth=a26d52709cea7a9df6a2562c0e4de5033cb30ad148684d5d75ee94ed2cd675ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Autumn books: Authors Barbara Kingsolver, Nikita Hand, Marlon James, Sebastian Barry, Louise Kennedy and Vincent Browne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timor Mortis: How We Live with Death. A clarification of what truly matters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/timor-mortis-how-we-live-with-death-a-clarification-of-what-truly-matters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/timor-mortis-how-we-live-with-death-a-clarification-of-what-truly-matters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul D’Alton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard Coker makes a persuasive case for us to live our lives in a way that aligns with what will survive us in the end]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JC2QJTXG5ZFMBO3QS3X5CTO5HM.jfif?auth=f3abf1fc2cbdd8a968b9fef2ab61f2188b969a73757620bbd2d6c6963688af36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Coker: In Timor Mortis the author draws on medical, historical and psychological perspectives]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Shadow of the Object by Chloe Aridjis: An eerie moodscape built through story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/the-shadow-of-the-object-by-chloe-aridjis-an-eerie-moodscape-built-through-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/the-shadow-of-the-object-by-chloe-aridjis-an-eerie-moodscape-built-through-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Sweeney Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author is toying with us and our contemporary desire for total knowability]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZLLHQT76ZB4HL3ECAZ7DTDGZU.jpg?auth=a1564c817e5719dcbbefade4b0e8f305777dc49c1f3d3895120d2ed6a64dcc00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chloe Aridjis: Her writing in The Shadow of the Object is both intoxicating and unsettling]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Nation Once Again by Paul Howard: Funny and scabrous novel is a propulsive caper]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/a-nation-once-again-by-paul-howard-funny-and-scabrous-novel-is-a-propulsive-caper/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/a-nation-once-again-by-paul-howard-funny-and-scabrous-novel-is-a-propulsive-caper/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How does a writer include so much detail, and so many sensitive issues, without making something everyone will hate?]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:19:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TKCT6QO2RDXXK7WTX47BONP3M.jpg?auth=7cf9ced58c815b9022498fa778ea9cf08179bb14b0be37614293d31cbcf634ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Nation Once Again: The book’s most consistent pleasures are to be found in the nitty-gritty of the task at hand, and Paul Howard’s skill in laying out just how laborious and contentious even the smallest elements of bringing it to life would prove. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books in brief: The Plunge, Now Burns Blue, and Everything To the Sea ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/books-in-brief-the-plunge-now-burns-blue-and-everything-to-the-sea/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/08/29/books-in-brief-the-plunge-now-burns-blue-and-everything-to-the-sea/</guid><description><![CDATA[New works by Chris Ballard, Cenac Rollins and Alicia Upano]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMAMQZV6DZAGBBDPDAVFKZIUEE.jpg?auth=3eb312cd4bc4992ce549616f07c2e648d257241f3acaa6130b2699cc2e12e8ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chris Ballard]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/08/29/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/08/29/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saturday, August 29th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KP33DWPZ7RD7DGGFFMWQXE5NZM.jpg?auth=ffec2efba1c88e89b5d04c945d156e73fbac9384635bce75bd1f8d75adda6d63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[About to Fall Apart by Ashley Hickson-Lovence: A hilarious meditation on writing and family]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/about-to-fall-apart-by-ashley-hickson-lovence-a-hilarious-meditation-on-writing-and-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/about-to-fall-apart-by-ashley-hickson-lovence-a-hilarious-meditation-on-writing-and-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mei Chin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The reader emerges from this novel slightly hungover and somewhat hopeful]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K3V7PDEL6BF4BEW2T7VNDBUIJQ.jpg?auth=183a163db5b5f5853862c1ddb814a905c27bca902c6f9239a212522e3bfa8475&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ashley Hickson-Lovence]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghost Month by Simon Wroe: Odd, thoughtful inquiry into possibility of living alongside loss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/ghost-month-by-simon-wroe-odd-thoughtful-inquiry-into-possibility-of-living-alongside-loss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/ghost-month-by-simon-wroe-odd-thoughtful-inquiry-into-possibility-of-living-alongside-loss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phoebe Pascoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author renders this fantastical concept with remarkable conviction and wit]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KVQWQ327BAJ3MGRGIBWIBHSJQ.jpg?auth=bf58046871a07381c7ada2843f7c66628b0bf8941cdbd8fb287320cd851c4c98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Wroe: Second novel uniquely captures the ridiculousness of death, and its humour makes stark the peculiar individualities of grief. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ghost of the Mountains by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi: What the snow leopard tells us about ourselves]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/the-ghost-of-the-mountains-by-kulbhushansingh-suryawanshi-what-the-snow-leopard-tells-us-about-ourselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/29/the-ghost-of-the-mountains-by-kulbhushansingh-suryawanshi-what-the-snow-leopard-tells-us-about-ourselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan O’Driscoll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Passionate advocacy for the snow leopard’s significance as the species recedes from view]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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