<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-08-30/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:34:19 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[How could God allow human bodily functions?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/31/how-could-god-allow-human-bodily-functions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/31/how-could-god-allow-human-bodily-functions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a Word ... Body]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to income thresholds for National Childcare Scheme to benefit thousands of families]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/31/changes-to-income-thresholds-for-national-childcare-scheme-to-benefit-thousands-of-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/31/changes-to-income-thresholds-for-national-childcare-scheme-to-benefit-thousands-of-families/</guid><description><![CDATA[Minister for Children Norma Foley says moves are important step ‘in making early learning and childcare more affordable’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR6UGBL5WVCBFHTS3XRUM6UEQ4.jpg?auth=8c0bab2a836fa319219f6ef0f5889f1b2db3ff27a611a40c6c068597456b75fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than €528 million will be paid to families this year under the National Childcare Scheme]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daria Nipot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler secures second FedEx Cup title and $10m pay day with Tour Championship victory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/scottie-scheffler-secures-second-fedex-cup-title-and-10m-pay-day-with-tour-championship-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/scottie-scheffler-secures-second-fedex-cup-title-and-10m-pay-day-with-tour-championship-victory/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy finishes in a share of fourth position as World No 1 closes with 66 to win by three shots from Viktor Hovland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:25:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EAYBG2WSIBDQ5HP27BNAGOUQOQ.jpg?auth=7d56b7a1ff4851117480532e639f3fe05b3b9620d76a864fda976210e16d1226&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottie Scheffler lifts the trophy after winning the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Bachman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: In a jammed Rankins Wood, Geese pause their set. There’s a moment of confusion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-2026-in-a-jammed-rankins-wood-geese-pause-their-set-theres-a-moment-of-confusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-2026-in-a-jammed-rankins-wood-geese-pause-their-set-theres-a-moment-of-confusion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three songs into the New Yorkers’ gig, the crowd lifts to a frenzy and The Irish Times realises that one must pogo if one is to survive]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:08:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TEYGMASTF5E2VCHYZPRDP656YA.JPG?auth=202ea1f1b0cbfeee874ef0b9931a8082d005d1a9bb391c049feaf4a7f456ecdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Geese on the Rankins Wood stage on Sunday. 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[The Traitors Ireland: An underwhelming start to the new season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/30/the-traitors-ireland-an-underwhelming-start-to-the-new-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/30/the-traitors-ireland-an-underwhelming-start-to-the-new-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It’s hard to judge the second season by its opening episode, but will there be a breakout to rival Paudie?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKOV3KXPKNELFOVMRMKTNQETRU.jpg?auth=bb38a0f3cfe62c8c960036fb4fc0b0d32188a757c051676b68f0d907f7e743d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland: Host Siobhán McSweeney with the contestants]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Electric Picnic, Florence Road combine old-school rock-star aura with a fresh new voice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/at-electric-picnic-florence-road-combine-old-school-rock-star-aura-with-a-fresh-new-voice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/at-electric-picnic-florence-road-combine-old-school-rock-star-aura-with-a-fresh-new-voice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Gen Z band fronted by Lily Aron play a head-banging set to a packed Electric Arena on Sunday afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:14:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAO5I7VMWFFGZBBWCKOIM74KZE.JPG?auth=cd1ed2f90cea1b1d0b3e6e1f955bd7263b5b7ede6c857f74686fe65aafd5ced1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Lily Aron of Florence Road at Electric Arena on Sunday. 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[US forces strike two Iranian launchers on Larak island, US official says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-larak-island-us-official-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/30/us-forces-strike-two-iranian-launchers-on-larak-island-us-official-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Strikes are first on Iran by US since late July]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:59:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2HG4FEGN5VGJHACO4264AXCAI.jpg?auth=8556d20b6ddf8f8654a787b233e3d71bc0ae1469404ab7d9d135864b6d63901d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Donald Trump exits Marine One at the White House in Washington on Friday, August 28th., 2026. Photograph: Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Demetrius Freeman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Iceland’s referendum: a clear `no’ to Brussels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/the-irish-times-view-on-icelands-referendum-a-clear-no-to-brussels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/the-irish-times-view-on-icelands-referendum-a-clear-no-to-brussels/</guid><description><![CDATA[Voters were not convinced of what they would gain from negotiating full membership]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2T3KFJZM36TBPN6CHEOKBGNLEU.jpg?auth=410b506f4274317f0b224c92b03e77544ecc32dd1ac8d83db756fcfa1cc4b193&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A supporter of the 'No' campaign displays a placard against the EU ('EU  no thanks'), during a campaign rally against reopening Iceland's European talks.
 (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Nackstrand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the right to repairs: fighting planned obsolescence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/the-irish-times-view-on-the-right-to-repairs-fighting-planned-obsolescence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/08/30/the-irish-times-view-on-the-right-to-repairs-fighting-planned-obsolescence/</guid><description><![CDATA[New EU rules are designed to offer a better deal to consumers, but implementation will be key]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5A72KOW66BEPRJCEYIFMJESDDM.jpg?auth=8049a50b36b04d84525d6202a17682aa5a056dcab7f82bd1a9bb495271751357&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retro TVs: consumers are to be given a right to seek repairs for broken household products ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrAt_PiKaChU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Biblical rain, bopping families, surprise acts and popular covers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-2026-biblical-rain-bopping-families-surprise-acts-and-popular-covers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-2026-biblical-rain-bopping-families-surprise-acts-and-popular-covers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Festival director defends handling of crowd control issues, saying one set cancelled as organisers ‘not willing’ to risk lives]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:47:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7QHUZOERVEURNY75PGWP7S5LY.JPG?auth=f8f60564194d41be4031b215d5d97fe36a12de444467f60649b265f17e202f92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic: Fans watch a performance by US singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert. 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[Bruno Fernandes fires hat-trick as Manchester United thrash Ipswich]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/bruno-fernandes-fires-hat-trick-as-manchester-united-thrash-ipswich/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/bruno-fernandes-fires-hat-trick-as-manchester-united-thrash-ipswich/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Carrick’s side put on a second-half show at Old Trafford with three goals in 12 minutes]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:30:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HQDGNHVQYDK3RMYEBEC5HOLSE.jpg?auth=97195eede8e799f896813ff8453bc09f96049857b6f7bc92075441c01582ba22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder #08 Bruno Fernandes (L) celebrates after scoring his third goal and the team's fourth, during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Ipswich Town at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 30, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ellis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers overcome European hangover to fight back against Derry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/shamrock-rovers-overcome-european-hangover-to-fight-back-against-derry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/shamrock-rovers-overcome-european-hangover-to-fight-back-against-derry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Collins at the Brandywell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen Bradley ‘baffled’ by media criticism after Rovers’ Conference League exit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRZCUJRI3EIBBOKQSMUNXE622A.jpg?auth=241f744e2e296f94021cca6d98cb59e7383f2261c6c1c058c597b107f42f3a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dylan Watts celebrates after scoring Shamrock Rovers' third goal against Derry City. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saw Doctors bring out Mayo team at Electric Picnic for performance 75 years in the making]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/saw-doctors-bring-out-mayo-team-at-electric-picnic-for-performance-75-years-in-the-making/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/saw-doctors-bring-out-mayo-team-at-electric-picnic-for-performance-75-years-in-the-making/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Main arena is a sea of green and red as soaked but high-spirited fans gather in their thousands to see the All-Ireland champions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:15:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UECIBXAEDRDQ5LPGINI6JTLLEY.JPG?auth=f7eb68c0c9190346730bc2b191748a13ca9feab6356eedef20a5a1311e7fbee3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Mayo’s All-Ireland winners on stage with The Saw Doctors on Sunday. 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[Two women hospitalised following assault at house in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/two-women-hospitalised-following-assault-at-house-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/two-women-hospitalised-following-assault-at-house-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cate McCurry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí and armed support unit arrest man (30s) at another property in Deansgrange area]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:09:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VTLL6UKL65EOFLVDFUHTKPVP6M.JPG?auth=f3a68f7e54f804419f5ae97228520871f7394b61e00171f9efae3f0b2ae169b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emergency services were called to a house in Ballyogan shortly before 8.30am on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (47) killed by own van in Co Sligo named locally]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/man-dies-after-being-struck-by-his-van-in-co-sligo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/man-dies-after-being-struck-by-his-van-in-co-sligo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incident occurred near Luke’s Bridge in Gortnaleck, Grange, on a road with a steep incline]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:37:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGGX2UFU3JBZDEL53WIMS3WCWM.jpg?auth=43fb6a397acbb205c089cce9439e3deac652439a376e5d4ace94c0615de3b74e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cause of the incident is initially thought to be a handbrake failure. Photograph: Paddy Logue]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least eight dead and 17 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/at-least-one-dead-after-ferry-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/at-least-one-dead-after-ferry-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daren Butler, Michele Kambas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Captain of vessel and seven crew detained for questioning after incident near holiday resort and port of Kyrenia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:14:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LBJ6BUGEYPXCD7Y2JMJPG5ZHY.jpg?auth=0a21245dfed4b14889069a05677c3d40abe86f0e2b32e5dd72729cbdef5ae361&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First responders gather by docked rescue rafts along a pier at the port of Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday. Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jewel Samad</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric Picnic director dismisses crowd safety concerns as ‘bonkers’  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-director-dismisses-crowd-safety-concerns-as-bonkers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/electric-picnic-director-dismisses-crowd-safety-concerns-as-bonkers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Armand Van Helden set on Friday cancelled as organisers were not willing to risk injuries ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCL5WQZFRVDG7OUXVHGSND7IW4.JPG?auth=d19a0a9711a6e91c642a2dda2958a3428ca891ef8304c9a2cce5043f48a4538d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The organisers of Electric Picnic have said they are satisfied with how crowds have been managed. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who sought €8,000 in damages for silverfish ‘infestation’ fails in RTB case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/30/woman-who-sought-8000-in-damages-for-silverfish-infestation-fails-in-rtb-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/08/30/woman-who-sought-8000-in-damages-for-silverfish-infestation-fails-in-rtb-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Noreen Alexander Whelan said her family left the house within days of spotting the insects and disposed of their belongings over ‘contamination’ concerns]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VHFLS7MF5ESRF5TXGMFZFATRM.jpg?auth=a8767fd51e4ce200846537f70a57a3ff805246226142b64a143ab0827d97551f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Silverfish thrive in humid and damp environments and feed on materials such as paper, glue and clothing. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leonid Eremeychuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rock on: Kevin O’Sullivan gets a much sought-after tour of Kerry’s Skellig Michael]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/30/rock-on-kevin-osullivan-gets-a-much-sought-after-tour-of-kerrys-skellig-michael/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/08/30/rock-on-kevin-osullivan-gets-a-much-sought-after-tour-of-kerrys-skellig-michael/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coming down was a problem, with the dreaded possibility that my fear of heights resulting from my aunt dangling me by the legs over the Cliffs of Moher as a boy would return]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIOPS4UH2FRULTWMNB46LBILRU.jpg?auth=9d364f4f0631418118ffbfc281a4dbc5126203453342aefccc360f118e2a9229&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Skellig Michael: the Unesco world heritage site was inhabited by monks for more than 600 years until the 12th century. Photograph: David Sleator]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland’s voters reject reopening of EU accession talks after divisive referendum]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/iceland-rejects-vote-for-european-union-accession-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/iceland-rejects-vote-for-european-union-accession-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Bryant in Reykjavík]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaign, which focused on sovereignty and control over fisheries and agriculture, ended in No side securing 52.8% of vote]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:58:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCST34B6TX2L6PUZQ4D54EC5AI.jpg?auth=3afc39de3a05f39ff415156650ddd5d791ab2a22bfcf8568fdd3c66f52e7d4c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Icelandic prime minister Kristrún Frostadóttir casts her vote in Reykjavík during the referendum on opening talks to join the European Union on Saturday. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Klein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott feels the sting of harsh Spanish critics after first La Liga start]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/troy-parrott-feels-the-sting-of-harsh-spanish-critics-after-first-la-liga-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/troy-parrott-feels-the-sting-of-harsh-spanish-critics-after-first-la-liga-start/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jack Moylan seals first league goal for Cardiff; Finn Azaz puts on a magic show]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:50:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COAC6L63UNEHTJ4GEY5TLFZ4CA.jpg?auth=970fb8f9759c708badb9f47759829c414ce7354ee58ebd3cbc1406c84d195b27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott in action for Real Betis in their La Liga game against Levante on Saturday. Photograph: Manuel Queimadelos/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Quality Sport Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cas Alexander proves the greatest as Leona Maguire finishes off fine weekend in style at Irish Open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/cas-alexander-proves-the-greatest-as-leona-maguire-finishes-off-fine-weekend-in-style-at-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/cas-alexander-proves-the-greatest-as-leona-maguire-finishes-off-fine-weekend-in-style-at-irish-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish star enjoys boost ahead of Solheim Cup as she finishes with a 68 for a share of fourth place]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:44:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57JSFHOY4GR2QZWSQLUSICL5TM.jpg?auth=4054a589874c0ad397ce811f77424dc8c8d404a6f333369d9b5634414b79f296&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's Casandra Alexander celebrates her victory at the KPMG Women's Irish Open at The K Club. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Morrison at Electric Picnic: Not quite an old snuggly blanket, but when he’s this good he’s wonderful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/van-morrison-at-electric-picnic-not-quite-an-old-snuggly-blanket-but-when-hes-this-good-hes-wonderful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/08/30/van-morrison-at-electric-picnic-not-quite-an-old-snuggly-blanket-but-when-hes-this-good-hes-wonderful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Belfast’s finest acknowledges neither the rain nor the crowd, and barely talks at all. But – joy! – he plays some of his biggest hits]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:36:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S4VPTI3B65HBJGW6BGQGMAZ4LY.JPG?auth=3c78bb340a2e6e1e3a6ec49427d6ca1d407ed9ebc55f0756495d490114e343f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electric Picnic 2026: Van Morrison on the Main Stage on Sunday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rassie Erasmus rubbishes All Blacks’ head coach’s ‘walking around’ claims at scrums]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/30/rassie-erasmus-rubbishes-all-blacks-head-coachs-walking-around-claims-at-scrums/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/08/30/rassie-erasmus-rubbishes-all-blacks-head-coachs-walking-around-claims-at-scrums/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dave Rennie says New Zealand will share scrum concerns with World Rugby]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:19:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLIQXSAZYO7LHDDIIALOBDHAXU.jpg?auth=84677f4f73e85f10de42407dc1615aff66650d797e9a48f24cac1cd844bfcef0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Matthews</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fourmilewater make Ballygunner work hard for 13th consecutive Waterford SHC title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/30/fourmilewater-make-ballygunner-work-hard-for-13th-consecutive-waterford-shc-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/30/fourmilewater-make-ballygunner-work-hard-for-13th-consecutive-waterford-shc-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barry at Fraher Field]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Hartley goal caps champions’ late charge at Fraher Field]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:24:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPF5JUCJT2IB2YGYZGCZ7DQZYE.jpg?auth=fb5bb053602c68bfe53a5422012e18467625b3ba0605e2ac65406a897be727e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dessie Hutchinson celebrates at the final whistle as Ballygunner beat Fourmilewater to claim the Waterford SHC title. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British woman stabbed to death in German train station]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/british-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-german-train-station/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/british-woman-stabbed-to-death-in-german-train-station/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thirty-one-year-old had just arrived from London and was waiting for train to Austria at time of attack]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:21:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SX2FYXBBV7N73DLJ7TCDKEJZBA.jpg?auth=23ec99f22a494df1aaa1eee715e743e092d65dea330a166a7e427a6f7605ffa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The train station in the German city of Rosenheim where the woman was attacked. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Kneffel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finn Lynch finishes eighth at ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Dún Laoghaire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/finn-lynch-finishes-eighth-at-ilca-7-mens-world-championship-in-dun-laoghaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/finn-lynch-finishes-eighth-at-ilca-7-mens-world-championship-in-dun-laoghaire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hungary’s Jonatan Vadnai earns gold]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:05:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXRQW25GZ6DWXVEIO523VGPUDM.jpg?auth=7181281f616dbff72175a8db8cfdd0056c8bd278778fb75bf430489fda32d9e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn Lynch during the medal series of the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship in Dún Laoghaire on Sunday. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Down Under Sail/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chelsea hold off Brighton in 4-3 win but remain chaotic under Xabi Alonso]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/chelsea-hold-off-brighton-in-4-3-win-but-remain-chaotic-under-xabi-alonso/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/08/30/chelsea-hold-off-brighton-in-4-3-win-but-remain-chaotic-under-xabi-alonso/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Steinberg at Stamford Bridge]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The argument that new goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is the final piece in the jigsaw seems a touch premature]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THZ6OGO6V7RRZIMHMWXR6Z4QMQ.jpg?auth=09192e611d680ef07fee96facb2c3ffe5a264adbd77912cb7672dcd8ee4ce19c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match against Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, August 31st – September 5th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was very upsetting’: India Day returns a year after being cancelled due to attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/it-was-very-upsetting-india-day-returns-a-year-after-being-cancelled-due-to-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/it-was-very-upsetting-india-day-returns-a-year-after-being-cancelled-due-to-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland India Council says vast majority of hostile phone calls it received before 2025 event was postponed originated from the US]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:35:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRTECMIJNFDLPJ53T2EF3M62DU.JPG?auth=1868fd9b724fee06210389046314dc0381c11228b5df41a357697bcbbf51b602&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Agrema Binil Vijayaraag, Uma Shankar, Abigail Puthupilil, Alonah Ani and Lakshmipriya Kingkumar of the Sree Shiva Academy perform a dance routine at Trim Castle as part of India Day celebrations.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[M50 flyover barriers not designed to stop head-on collisions, says TII following crash ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/30/m50-flyover-barriers-not-designed-to-stop-head-on-collisions-authorities-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/08/30/m50-flyover-barriers-not-designed-to-stop-head-on-collisions-authorities-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Condition of seriously injured couple in car that drove off motorway bridge on Wednesday remains unknown ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:21:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDCCNJAZQ344HNBFLVWLGIO3AM.JPG?auth=933c475ce09ea356f9fd298baa6c28616c6d019086fcd1db572afde1c4ad8633&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of the M50 crash and the bridge from which the car entered the motorway embankment. Photograph: 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-Tibet floods reaches 781, with more than 3,000 still missing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/30/death-toll-from-nepal-tibet-flood-reaches-750-with-3000-still-missing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/08/30/death-toll-from-nepal-tibet-flood-reaches-750-with-3000-still-missing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sahana Bajracharya, Gopal Sharma, Laurie Chen, Ethan Wang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Red Cross estimates more than 90,000 people likely affected by disaster in Himalayas linked to climate change]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:59:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRVVG2FO5QZB6YAT2UUNHSHKGE.jpg?auth=7bc55549aed43e4fdd7e2a58be48fef896250221c0ec6346cb3bd5105e2dd97f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flash flood survivors walk through sludge past damaged houses searching for salvageable belongings at Trishuli Centre in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 30th. Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Arun Sankar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (30s) arrested after cyclist killed in Co Meath hit and run]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/man-30s-arrested-after-cyclist-killed-in-co-meath-hit-and-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/man-30s-arrested-after-cyclist-killed-in-co-meath-hit-and-run/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Seán Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TJ McDonnell was out training on his bike with a friend when the crash took place]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:44:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXIDDPUQSNAOZERYN3KXLSLACA.JPG?auth=dcd85151980e4936ee0459ea444016be2341af9b193d2a313f3ab18aa51e24a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TJ McDonnell (19) from Bohermeen, Co Meath, was killed while cycling near Kells on Tuesday. Photograph: Causey Farm Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/30/hospitality-boom-and-100-chicken-nuggets-how-the-us-open-became-obscenely-expensive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/tennis/2026/08/30/hospitality-boom-and-100-chicken-nuggets-how-the-us-open-became-obscenely-expensive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan Armen Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:28:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CJC3NYEBLRCEFIS7D6C3ITUU4Y.jpg?auth=8ff49b066a9f046aa28f4f6e4045338e3119aedc03f259d8b34728ad5a118b7d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crowd during the mixed doubles match on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 US Open at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Photograph: Garrett Ellwood/USTA via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Garrett Ellwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leopardstown officials hoping Ed Walker ‘greedy’ for Champion Stakes with Almaqam ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/30/leopardstown-officials-hoping-ed-walker-is-greedy-for-champion-stakes-with-almaqam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/08/30/leopardstown-officials-hoping-ed-walker-is-greedy-for-champion-stakes-with-almaqam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grand National winner Patrick Mullins aiming for more Epsom ‘Derby’ glory on Monday ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:20:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2NNAXM4EBUG2APDP6KD5JLTGA.jpg?auth=13adb7cd5d1804d8330b97fe80f2a9bbb8c1075141eff82f5b821249e212e668&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almaqam (yellow) at York Racecourse earlier this month may compete in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champions Stakes at Leopardstown. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medals for Ireland as Fiona Murtagh, Mags Cremen and Konan Pazzaia win silvers at World Rowing Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/medals-for-ireland-as-fiona-murtagh-mags-cremen-and-konan-pazzaia-win-silvers-at-world-rowing-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/08/30/medals-for-ireland-as-fiona-murtagh-mags-cremen-and-konan-pazzaia-win-silvers-at-world-rowing-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reigning world champion Murtagh digs deep to take second in women’s single sculls in Amsterdam]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:57:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKBY2Z3ARL6DUFL7UG3RVKAVZM.jpg?auth=fe62596210e9e531696905e3f5c7360fc85a7fe824cde60264af59e37a868c45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Murtagh finished second behind Britain's Photo by Benedict Tufnell/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child in critical condition following attack in Tyrone home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/child-in-critical-condition-following-attack-in-tyrone-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/08/30/child-in-critical-condition-following-attack-in-tyrone-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An arrest has been made and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to Saturday incident in which a man was killed]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R7TG65FAXC2XNQPDAOHFBHSXII.jpg?auth=955b181a3beccb2ee948bfa2d3f53786fb35388f601255fc6844d2ff98caf2be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police at the scene of the attack in Co Tyrone on Saturday. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan McCambridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is that a solar farm, or a train track? In one Swiss town, it’s both]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/30/is-that-a-solar-farm-or-a-train-track-in-one-swiss-town-its-both/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/08/30/is-that-a-solar-farm-or-a-train-track-in-one-swiss-town-its-both/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Quinn Glabicki]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Placing solar panels between the rails has proven so successful that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and South Korea]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJJ52FP2UOF4YYW7VVM4TREGXI.jpg?auth=5579a3c176f2cb0d7d45814a1edf0fc13b15dc81b95a2cc44015c45fa397bdf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Sun-Ways design uses solar panels that are pinned in place by pistons that press against the steel rails. Photograph: Sun-Ways]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sun-Ways</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why am I being charged PRSI when I am on the State pension?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/30/why-am-i-being-charged-prsi-if-i-am-on-the-state-pension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/30/why-am-i-being-charged-prsi-if-i-am-on-the-state-pension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rules on PRSI are very clear but sometimes prepopulated tax forms are not aware of all your circumstances]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:42:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain warning in effect for entire country as Met Éireann forecasts thunderstorms and hail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/yellow-status-rain-warning-comes-into-effect-for-entire-country/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/yellow-status-rain-warning-comes-into-effect-for-entire-country/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electric Picnic revellers brace for worsening conditions on climactic day of festival ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:19:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRE4KWZ6YRCBZGGKRGAVQ6F4TE.JPG?auth=a4bdbe4f122e2bdd5b31e75f6d60ec0de86d53c73bbe51595dd4fefdea3ae0bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heavy rain left muddy conditions at Electric Picnic, with further downpours expected on Sunday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy back in the hunt as Viktor Hovland leads way at Tour Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/rory-mcilroy-back-in-the-hunt-as-viktor-hovland-leads-way-at-tour-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/08/30/rory-mcilroy-back-in-the-hunt-as-viktor-hovland-leads-way-at-tour-championship/</guid><description><![CDATA[McIlroy shot a seven-under-par 63 in the third round and trails Hovland by five strokes in Atlanta]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:02:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SLFQVHWZCWT6HJCPHAQQDHG4F4.jpg?auth=f7121eeaa1c9bdc1cdcc0f950fb68323cabb24872632c67ce5f964079f7fc255&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy reacts on the seventh green during the third round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Photograph: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin C. Cox</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The issues worrying students – and parents – when it comes to Leaving Cert 2026 results and CAO offers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/the-issues-concerning-students-and-parents-relating-to-leaving-cert-results-and-offers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/the-issues-concerning-students-and-parents-relating-to-leaving-cert-results-and-offers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next Tuesday at 3pm is the cut-off point for receipt of acceptance of CAO round-one offers]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEFKFH3MXFHQ5LBDTJQEICDWDM.jpg?auth=f0a210a66da3413ca7ec0b393cdb396b21e2b4d21129e75736c95a8265464e65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times CAO help desk answered hundreds of questions over the past week]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to 38% tax paid on investment funds to be considered ‘in coming weeks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/30/investment-tax-changes-imminent-as-details-of-state-savings-scheme-due-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/08/30/investment-tax-changes-imminent-as-details-of-state-savings-scheme-due-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris’s long-mooted savings plan is designed to lure some of the €170bn out of regular deposit accounts]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:17:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHGATIPJC3NGPJ6OBJ2DC2G5PQ.jpg?auth=a7bd4c88cef31428f4b46b64786260923e6513db565aa808b30367877f3e449f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland has one of the lowest retail participation rates in capital markets in the European Union. Photograph: Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Havana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia preparing massive strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, defence ministry says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/russia-preparing-massive-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-defence-ministry-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/russia-preparing-massive-strikes-on-ukraines-energy-infrastructure-defence-ministry-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukraine ​struck an ​oil refinery in ⁠Russia’s ‌Leningrad ‌region overnight, Ukrainian military says]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:05:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MSDKEC7DWJKGWSVNFCWHTPCNY.jpg?auth=ee8b0df0cd1b41045737742d8c1162e739ce2348e9e4380d88f1a136e2b06588&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A street in Myla, near Kyiv, Ukraine, after a Russian drone strike on Saturday on storage facilities. Photograph: Mykola Tymchenko/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mykola Tymchenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bottled water distributed to housing-estate residents complaining of ongoing supply fault ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/bottled-water-distributed-to-housing-estate-residents-complaining-of-ongoing-supply-fault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/bottled-water-distributed-to-housing-estate-residents-complaining-of-ongoing-supply-fault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Six months of repeated disruption’, says homeowner in The Willows estate, Dunshaughlin ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:01:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RY5IXYXEXRCUFLJD7XDB4TJZA4.jpg?auth=e137b2f71fd0509d07e26bb483040f5baea2b7a70d3819b9cce13875d7c73e25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Water bottles delivered to residents at The Willows estate in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, due to water supply issues]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman secures protection order against husband who ‘doesn’t believe’ in child’s eating disorder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/30/woman-secures-protection-order-against-husband-who-doesnt-believe-in-childs-eating-disorder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/30/woman-secures-protection-order-against-husband-who-doesnt-believe-in-childs-eating-disorder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In another case, a woman alleged she was ‘strangled’ and ‘punched’ in the face by former partner after event]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISTCBO7TWXXOWNITICR63E6NZE.jpg?auth=32096bccfb25d942696d7b7937bac92a80bae636c2a1d8847c9e2dcaefce5110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The woman told the court: 'I think my husband’s not well.' File photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does it take to win The Traitors?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-does-it-take-to-win-the-traitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-does-it-take-to-win-the-traitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Winners Vanessa Ogbonna and Oyin Adeyemi know how it’s done]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:34:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJFTOPDGUREYNJ5QKMJJYHEZ4U.jpeg?auth=102e8ffecff9d321568bfb907f43a11aed822af9a0a43dbf633bf265aa25b00f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Winners of the first Irish season of The Traitors, Vanessa Ogbonna and Oyin Adeyemi ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: a story of desperation, horror and unthinkable human endurance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/30/message-from-the-editor-a-story-of-desperation-horror-and-unthinkable-human-endurance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/08/30/message-from-the-editor-a-story-of-desperation-horror-and-unthinkable-human-endurance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: Our in-depth account of a single small boat that set off for Europe in June gives a rare glimpse of the human tragedy behind one of the defining issues of the age]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:49:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WOTGOPBS5FFLDEFXIEDYTLEFAU.jpg?auth=c6cec0e6dec903ada5825e3c620c4bbf67fcd9f8eebd438498a2e05f5fb9d869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bafuloto in the Gambia, where a small boat set off for Europe last June]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iranian cleric tightening Khamenei’s grip at home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/30/the-iranian-cleric-tightening-khameneis-grip-at-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/30/the-iranian-cleric-tightening-khameneis-grip-at-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once sidelined, Hossein Taeb has been elevated by the new supreme leader to run the Revolutionary Guards’ emboldened Basij militia]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2BXHZI2S5HFHKLUZCVJORP6PY.jpg?auth=9341e928e4ece300b4a816df8ba7d9d35c0a62268aa9de3c8f2bbd30b92b505d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘Ultra-hardline’ cleric Hossein Taeb is one of the Iranian regime’s most feared security figures. Photograph: Hamed Malekpour/Tasnim News/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">HAMED MALEKPOUR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manhunt under way after shooting at Switzerland ‘rave’ leaves one dead, several injured]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/one-dead-several-injured-after-shooting-at-rave-in-switzerland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/08/30/one-dead-several-injured-after-shooting-at-rave-in-switzerland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Police appeal for information amid hunt for suspect]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:44:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7WBAR5NNUIWDNWWBF27WXZWUNQ.jpg?auth=8c85bfc4d54f76b8274880f3b943acc04f6be3ac501cf1e31b4e266b3e66d55f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police officers secure the area behind a poster advertising a rave where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on Sunday. Photograph: Harold Cunningham/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Harold Cunningham</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting school means parents must ensure children are prepared - that includes being toilet-trained]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/starting-school-means-parents-must-ensure-children-are-prepared-that-includes-being-toilet-trained-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/starting-school-means-parents-must-ensure-children-are-prepared-that-includes-being-toilet-trained-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlene Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beginning formal education is about arming children with the skills to be more independent ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEIVPVIUINEDDHUA3HBLFZ4P4M.jpg?auth=3ab4d09d7790e30a4b2162682a040ed0f45d3d383c34051010a8e2981e6caad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Preparation is critical for children starting out in school – from tying laces to being toilet-trained. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">miniseries</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A parent’s guide to helping your children start college life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/what-parents-should-know-when-children-start-college-life-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/08/30/what-parents-should-know-when-children-start-college-life-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Almost 4,500 every year in Ireland do not progress from year one to year two … There’s a lot of unhappy students and parents’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2E2M2BXRPJBRTKZSUJLYX5DFJI.jpg?auth=bc7a25486a8af8488ad361bc79173e590e79dd6ba175293248eb733e255086a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Parents need to make their own transition from 'manager to mentor' in their third-level student’s life. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Wicklow woman in Marbella: ‘I would make friends in the summer and they would then go home. But I found my tribe’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/30/covid-the-catalyst-to-a-new-life-abroad-with-online-fitness-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/08/30/covid-the-catalyst-to-a-new-life-abroad-with-online-fitness-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wild Geese: Greystones native Sarah Catterson runs online fitness coaching enterprise Strengthinus from the Spanish city of Marbella]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U54XSXYULNHJ7JABJJP2J3TJOI.jpg?auth=efc735a60080729ae4c1f9e1eee1e8382ec5d7628afdfc8e724189bddb8520de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Catterson: 'We have found our tribe now and are part of a group of about 10 Irish people. We all look out for each other']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Dublin need another museum? A proposed new one would contain Napoleon’s toothbrush ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/padded-cell-iron-lung-and-napoleons-toothbrush-wonders-await-in-planned-medical-museum/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/30/padded-cell-iron-lung-and-napoleons-toothbrush-wonders-await-in-planned-medical-museum/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strong ‘sleep score’ can’t help McIlroy; Irish ram subs in to support Belichick in College Football Classic; Dolly Parton’s Ventry visit goes viral]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YQDMGDWFDRIVDB63ZYSEUTVNTQ.jpg?auth=84ce460eeaf648f8ac7d50c76e1eba12b01ebd00fe4f3d59a370495145a3d4a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Royal College of Physicians Ireland building at 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actor Olwen Fouéré: ‘I firmly believe we are in the last days of the Anthropocene’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/actor-olwen-fouere-i-firmly-believe-we-are-in-the-last-days-of-the-anthropocene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/actor-olwen-fouere-i-firmly-believe-we-are-in-the-last-days-of-the-anthropocene/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Galwegian says she is essentially a hermit and her most important relationship is with nature]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QIW62TZUZBGBLKU7I2CWUTDLCY.JPG?auth=1f5e11559a4b18e7add7b2cf18096daa2074c8e9a4338bc58f51919420f923af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish actor and writer Olwen Fouéré. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I felt only confusion − even shame − about every choice I made as a parent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/i-felt-only-confusion-even-shame-about-every-choice-i-made-as-a-parent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/29/i-felt-only-confusion-even-shame-about-every-choice-i-made-as-a-parent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I could tell you my approach was attachment parenting, but I was more attached to sleep than to any doctrine]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQ3E5HGVOBAB3O5KDJRFNKCZKQ.jpg?auth=fe9aa3b1f5e7f7da00b91b9916b2f8c6ae11890d40f8068127c9d28704a9c259&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I fantasised about practical solutions, such as a giant bed like you’d find in a cult leader’s livingroom]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Artfoliophoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish tech co-founder John Corley: ‘Our first attempt to build product was a spectacular failure’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/30/john-corley-our-first-attempt-to-build-product-was-a-spectacular-failure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/30/john-corley-our-first-attempt-to-build-product-was-a-spectacular-failure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spanish Point Technologies provides software solutions to medium and large businesses based on emerging Microsoft technologies]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2ERZRWEGJCHNADQ2S73KMJRL4.jpg?auth=e3de3c7ef1613dd5e08d24dd7192e3f79830a61fb4ff3faeb16dbbbf24a63d65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Corley is the cofounder and chief executive of Spanish Point Technologies]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish workers are going to have to work for longer. Politicians should face up to this]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/30/the-complex-politics-of-an-ageing-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/30/the-complex-politics-of-an-ageing-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This week’s population estimates saw politicians immediately fixate on how big the Dáil should be. But the figures raise far more profound questions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empire was central to how Ireland’s nonsectarian colleges justified themselves ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/empire-was-central-to-how-irelands-nonsectarian-colleges-justified-themselves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/empire-was-central-to-how-irelands-nonsectarian-colleges-justified-themselves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Roszman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Queen’s colleges were established in 1845 in Belfast, Cork, and Galway to serve growing middle-class that included the island’s Catholic majority
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQDYH7AE2RBHTBZAEIU56AY4MA.jpg?auth=a430296806a704fa03082c03761063129f964bbd3d6fb67c5c71d54d01142183&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University College Cork was founded in the midst of the famine in 1845 alongside Queen's colleges in Belfast and Galway. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iuliia_n</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s very fraught. I was super fond of Graham Linehan’: Jon Ronson on his book about men spiralling ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/its-very-fraught-i-was-super-fond-of-graham-linehan-jon-ronson-on-his-book-about-men-spiralling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/08/30/its-very-fraught-i-was-super-fond-of-graham-linehan-jon-ronson-on-his-book-about-men-spiralling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Castle was inspired by Ronson’s son finding himself in the home of an heir ‘trying to be Hugh Hefner at the worst moment in human history to be Hugh Hefner’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOBQXBXE5BAEZJJDQEWGXC3LBU.jpg?auth=8dc798b7f638bd5bffd4be78af55d94c969173f6be881e21c8ed8e3edfef0bbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Jon Ronson, whose has brought out a new book about spiralling men called The Castle. Photograph: Emli Bendixen (Supplied by publishers)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: If you’re coaching kids with your county in mind, you’re just as transactional as Aussie Rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/30/malachy-clerkin-if-youre-coaching-kids-with-your-county-in-mind-youre-just-as-transactional-as-aussie-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/08/30/malachy-clerkin-if-youre-coaching-kids-with-your-county-in-mind-youre-just-as-transactional-as-aussie-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Once you make a move to Australia about the work of coaches rather than the life-changing chance for the player, you lose the argument]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KSUZHM7TR5G6RMF3S7S5EOZH6Y.jpg?auth=787d005e7ad176c082df5b5dfd27f01edcb619eb38b46de9e3f2f08c1e85eddc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['And as for our under-11 girls, how would we feel if one of them ended up playing AFLW? Buddy, you could rain on us for a month and we wouldn’t be wet' Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My in-law is so at ease with everyone else, yet so cold and dismissive with me]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/30/theres-a-person-in-my-life-who-is-cold-and-rude-to-me-so-why-do-i-still-want-to-please-her/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/30/theres-a-person-in-my-life-who-is-cold-and-rude-to-me-so-why-do-i-still-want-to-please-her/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: There have been times I’ve driven home from family occasions feeling completely exasperated, wondering, ‘What is her problem?’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4OUDQS64NFTTJ3NY74WNZWP3Y.jpg?auth=d343af68c2aa9b5a1b29148135601c0fb6e7a0b04a39a4f1de8a9163e699d954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laugh to yourself saying, 'Life truly is a rich tapestry', and move forwards, no longer worrying about this woman’s opinion of you, knowing that her issues are hers, not yours. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rafael Elias</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airbnb manager said he was unlawfully fired despite ‘very positive’ performance review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/30/airbnb-manager-said-he-was-unlawfully-fired-despite-very-positive-performance-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/08/30/airbnb-manager-said-he-was-unlawfully-fired-despite-very-positive-performance-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Pugliese, who led Airbnb’s premium French support team in Ireland, took High Court proceedings against the company]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2W4AEMX5XCYE5GC5NXSVR2DGA.jpg?auth=71df5987480be6c278f23da19a40b5b71fa89414f968d50cd2b324d420eda6ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Airbnb manager said his dismissal was ‘disrespectful’ and done in breach of the company’s own policies. Photograph: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gabby Jones</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traitors Ireland returns, and the other best new shows to watch this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/30/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/08/30/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[August 30th-September 4th highlights: including The Traitors Ireland, Sandi’s Ireland: A Literary Journey and Live from the Lycett Arms ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J3RV4XECTZBGXMO4Q4XSKLPVKA.jpg?auth=e2472f448a17be1ed8de05da6c27652452005d741973f5a19917e4b6652a8eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland: host Siobhán McSweeney. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[NTMA prepares for bond sale amid wider market turmoil ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/30/ntma-prepares-for-bond-sale-amid-wider-market-turmoil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/08/30/ntma-prepares-for-bond-sale-amid-wider-market-turmoil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US government bond market is in flux and threatens to spill into Europe]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UWQWBHQYS6PXR7JMTULKXVPYQ.JPG?auth=de563b425f3077449385823051b1d9a7431f6fb29c46266cc8ed963e533ec803&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Treasury Management Agency has a bond auction scheduled for September 3rd. 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[Attempts to pass AI off as punk rock are deeply bleak]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/30/the-ai-vibe-coding-as-punk-rock-gambit-is-frankly-bleak/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/08/30/the-ai-vibe-coding-as-punk-rock-gambit-is-frankly-bleak/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Listening to Rick Rubin talking about how vibe coding is punk,  I could suddenly hear in my head the song Punk is Dead]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDAGOGAPDNBS5PTIBMESSNJGBA.jpg?auth=1d3a3f348c0ee1c0b4196d469fb9f1b55a78e172d5f6b66fe221e7000c17a131&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rick Rubin has aged into a kind of tech-friendly Zen creativity guru. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Spotify]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frazer Harrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/30/how-irelands-seas-and-rivers-are-becoming-spaces-for-healing-it-changes-how-we-pay-attention-to-our-bodies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/08/30/how-irelands-seas-and-rivers-are-becoming-spaces-for-healing-it-changes-how-we-pay-attention-to-our-bodies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forests, but attention is turning now to blue spaces, asking why water makes us feel happier]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSRIHLO6SJG77GA4OLZAN6MOYA.JPG?auth=f650973ed6fab91168aed2cf3c923d45cf00e134766b8eb17f76afba0003c5f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Surfer, author, artist and marine social scientist Easkey Britton. Photograph: James Connolly]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors shrug, but Meta’s $17bn payout comes with a reputational cost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/30/investors-shrug-but-metas-17bn-payout-comes-with-a-reputational-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/08/30/investors-shrug-but-metas-17bn-payout-comes-with-a-reputational-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Child protection case settlement removes offers certainty on what could have been a vastly larger liability]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQROU6GYASBMTTD5452HXIFNSE.jpg?auth=1be51e661c2075de59e7ed8d05baf6b41d1f1763edda2b613f1916fe3c322c4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Research suggests corporate reputation can matter to investors in the longer term. Photograph: Kirill Kudryavstev/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirill Kudryavtsev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have I left it too late to divide my bearded irises?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/30/qa-have-i-left-it-too-late-to-divide-my-bearded-irises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/08/30/qa-have-i-left-it-too-late-to-divide-my-bearded-irises/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Have I run out of time to split the dense, spreading clump this year - or could I still risk it at this stage?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TXC4KQWFXZA2RI2EPHUGTG7PCQ.jpg?auth=ef27c5f52d1bbfe5cc2216b6f88aaed025a90b38d7a25067ac95b9a62007d468&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Purple Star Woman Irises, cultivars of bearded irises, in a garden. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SondraP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domhnall Gleeson: ‘My life in Ireland means too much to me. It’s no sacrifice to live here’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/domhnall-gleeson-my-life-in-ireland-means-too-much-to-me-its-no-sacrifice-to-live-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/domhnall-gleeson-my-life-in-ireland-means-too-much-to-me-its-no-sacrifice-to-live-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The actor has carved out a place at the centre of the Hollywood film industry. But it comes second to his sense of home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NONIZW7OYJG6RBI5E5ACY3Y7LY.jpg?auth=9a1f0ff092db605c37d7ebb0883c689ab928e12476ebb8b0c1c6b324b4e0126e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Domhnall Gleeson in Utah earlier this year. Photograph: Erica Rascon/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The Hollywood Reporter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unreliable history of Robin Hood, from Errol Flynn to Andrew Garfield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/an-unreliable-history-of-robin-hood-from-errol-flynn-to-andrew-garfield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/an-unreliable-history-of-robin-hood-from-errol-flynn-to-andrew-garfield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The folk behind new Paul Greengrass film The Uprising cast Andrew Garfield as Robin Hood. But is he?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGKIUDDQXJBMTMHWBMLPULWMEQ.jpg?auth=38af0ded4d57bb2c729fd4154a84aee34a36d45367ac96606571c1e8af517336&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Uprising: Andrew Garfield in Paul Greengrass’s film. Photograph: Betina La Plante/Focus Features]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Ireland’s National Print Museum: ‘Print is more meaningful than looking at a screen’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/30/print-is-a-great-way-of-delivering-powerful-direct-messages-its-more-meaningful-than-looking-at-a-screen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/08/30/print-is-a-great-way-of-delivering-powerful-direct-messages-its-more-meaningful-than-looking-at-a-screen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosanna Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Celebrating its 30th birthday, Ireland’s National Print Museum passes on knowledge about a highly skilled – and sometimes dangerous – profession and art form]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FXNJLAIDPVGUBHIUAELH7HQ27E.jpg?auth=e20c42a5c191298df70ed0e649d56a336e3840679c0ffa65ef083a29c763a348&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Plunkett at the National Print Museum, Beggar's Bush, Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I tried 19 affordable New Zealand sauvignon blancs and these four were the best]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/30/i-tried-19-affordable-new-zealand-sauvignon-blancs-and-these-four-were-the-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/08/30/i-tried-19-affordable-new-zealand-sauvignon-blancs-and-these-four-were-the-best/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We love the aromatic freshness of Marlborough white wine in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXWPDUAEAZHZBOGLPF2JRRI4PA.jpg?auth=1f5d6cdd9920606ee2f328c125b5fd7eeea3301c08e93ddc1c7a102fd762dc0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Drinkers in Ireland love Marlborough sauvignon blanc, but how can you work out which ones to buy?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the remarkable renovation of an ideal summer house on Donegal’s Cruit Island]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/08/30/recreating-the-ideal-summer-house-on-cruit-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/08/30/recreating-the-ideal-summer-house-on-cruit-island/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When tasked with rebuilding this holiday home in Donegal, the architects sought to incorporate core memories in the design ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VA7DGQO3AJCKJHVERNEMYJ2D4I.jpg?auth=27ec94b39f49be9798d26a6e0bb480d398f0a109f43c578f818c8e3dc37bcc5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The clever design manages to locate the building in the landscape, as if it has belonged there for a long time. Photograph: Peter Molloy ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was my saviour’: Dublin gay dining club celebrates 25 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/30/it-was-my-saviour-dublin-gay-dining-club-celebrates-25-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/08/30/it-was-my-saviour-dublin-gay-dining-club-celebrates-25-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Sloane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dining Out Ireland meets regularly in the capital’s restaurants and organises trips abroad, providing a supportive environment and social outlet for its members]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TCU35PA6BDUDARZF2X56TEKJ4.JPG?auth=bfd96d8f1129ff22f90e3df9c12788bf2d8feb9b3ed9b50d8d85f6595106331d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan O’Sullivan, David Langan, Aidan Mullally, John H Pickering and Rory Ruane of Dining Out Ireland. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four new films to see this week: Bitter Christmas, The Dog Stars, Guggi and Colony]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-bitter-christmas-the-dog-stars-guggi-and-colony/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/08/30/four-new-films-to-see-this-week-bitter-christmas-the-dog-stars-guggi-and-colony/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke, Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bárbara Lennie, Jacob Elordi, Margaret Qualley, Derek Rowen and Jun Ji-hyun feature in a quartet of movies released in the week of August 28th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U72FZXO7V5G3XDCQQDTIY3AUPM.jpeg?auth=d548a49446383133af02b69e998aa97a5152300284824b168ff79a08d36db10c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bitter Christmas: Bárbara Lennie and Milena Smit in Pedro Almodóvar's film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances – sharp, funny and unsettling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/30/the-most-normal-woman-essays-on-appearances-a-sharp-funny-and-unsettling-study-of-the-work-involved-in-being-an-acceptable-woman/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/08/30/the-most-normal-woman-essays-on-appearances-a-sharp-funny-and-unsettling-study-of-the-work-involved-in-being-an-acceptable-woman/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author is a witty, intelligent and perceptive guide to the increasingly grotesque work of having a self in public]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGHYTHDOZJGCVOBQCDEYLUS354.JPG?auth=eefb4aa667eb648add659e76d251b298e8f4de6dbc6108c661d25ac48f8b16cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The closer Roisin Kiberd looks at the 'normal woman', the stranger the creature becomes. Photograph: Alan Betson 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>