<?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/2026-09-16/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:03:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Fall in number of units added to social housing stock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/fall-in-number-of-units-added-to-social-housing-stock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/fall-in-number-of-units-added-to-social-housing-stock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retrofitting targets set by Government unlikely to be met, suggests latest report   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B4XTET665QS62AMJNGOAV7Q4EY.jpg?auth=5b1b258dde4f25fa380dede530ea47a453657f34b4c324f559148cb132de97b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Oversight and Audit Commission's paper indicates an improvement in tackling social housing vacancy rates. Photograph: Niall Carson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More children missing school today than before Covid pandemic, says ESRI report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/more-children-missing-school-today-than-before-covid-pandemic-says-esri-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/more-children-missing-school-today-than-before-covid-pandemic-says-esri-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boys and girls are more likely to miss school if their parents have a harsher parenting style and if there is a lack of routine at home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57ZLINV7LZEBJOA2D3FMEFM5RM.jpg?auth=32d847ee6f5d7e42d49579e9ecd464d661a72837592de4a6a9e4d60aca7093e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Over a fifth of primary and post-primary students have chronic absence levels, that is missing 20 days or more over the school year. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GlobalStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macklemore to donate $1 million from Ed Sheeran tour to Palestinian charities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/16/macklemore-to-donate-1-million-from-ed-sheeran-tour-to-palestinian-charities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/16/macklemore-to-donate-1-million-from-ed-sheeran-tour-to-palestinian-charities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He invited Robert Kraft, who asked Sheeran to drop the rapper from the tour, to match his donation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:28:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SIRKXNA7JJFVBFEZONUMHHZ6B4.jpg?auth=e9b1ea60cd30178ee69a3078d2d7b48cb462a17d9d4f70f6aee0300036360bee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[American rapper Macklemore performs during the opening ceremony of the 6th Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September 2023. Photograph: Christopher Neundorf/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Neundorf</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[De Cuyper and Brighton pile on pain for Manchester United with Old Trafford comeback]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/16/de-cuyper-and-brighton-pile-on-pain-for-manchester-united-with-old-trafford-comeback/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/16/de-cuyper-and-brighton-pile-on-pain-for-manchester-united-with-old-trafford-comeback/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shea Lacey scores in first start for Michael Carrick’s side]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:32:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDA6NFD3D6S7A77BBEDG7PSMEQ.jpg?auth=b42334b94f01cbf8200911b58554cd626fe4e51f17b528c4168715ad35bce4cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Maxim De Cuyper (right) celebrates scoring Brighton's third goal. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Molly Darlington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda whistleblowers are being ‘penalised and even purged’, Dáil told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/garda-whistleblowers-are-being-penalised-and-even-purged-dail-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/garda-whistleblowers-are-being-penalised-and-even-purged-dail-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The claim that senior personnel handling protected disclosures were met with hostility by senior Garda management is perhaps the most serious new allegation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:35:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MY5ZLS3I65FWHG7MHSPX4QLDL4.JPG?auth=7fc7300f6cb3d609ffe934591f5d1ceee03b0a469019657ac9d88e28b9c06138&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Dáil heard that Garda personnel dealing with protected disclosures were put under pressure to close cases more quickly. 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[Man (60s) charged over alleged assault attempt while approaching Taoiseach at ploughing championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/man-60s-charged-over-alleged-assault-attempt-while-approaching-taoiseach-at-ploughing-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/man-60s-charged-over-alleged-assault-attempt-while-approaching-taoiseach-at-ploughing-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man due to appear before District Court at later date]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:28:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3B7SSLORKZBZVJOCWMY42V5RYU.JPG?auth=7d9fe68a5cb1cb8f59b2e0b9dd89afce475eda3e69d1656f523118a17cbbc632&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly, on Wednesday. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP to conduct safeguarding review after Jeffrey Donaldson’s child sex offences conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/uup-to-conduct-safeguarding-review-after-jeffrey-donaldsons-child-sex-offences-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/uup-to-conduct-safeguarding-review-after-jeffrey-donaldsons-child-sex-offences-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes three months after former DUP leader was found guilty of child sex offences, including rape]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:43:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R67ROEFSUY5PIN4VBT6Z26HZYI.jpg?auth=79d8e843021a1d263ac69fd2b4fcd84d7e19636437d2dc6d3307696f239eedb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty of child sex offences, including rape. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Canada and the EU: an interesting invitation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-canada-and-the-eu-an-interesting-invitation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-canada-and-the-eu-an-interesting-invitation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Offer a strong statement of solidarity that will no doubt annoy Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ESM3HBR26RWTYUZ2PPBC577CBQ.jpg?auth=bd888cb12978d86a5d71448189fce562e06f93fe4fafae46c47b21c7210061e4&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 speaks during a debate on 'State of the Union' at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 16 September 2026. The current plenary session runs from 14 until 17 September 2026.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronald Wittek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government’s underlying budget deficit on course to hit €20bn by 2030, Central Bank warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/governments-underlying-budget-deficit-on-course-to-hit-20bn-by-2030-central-bank-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/governments-underlying-budget-deficit-on-course-to-hit-20bn-by-2030-central-bank-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank warns Committee on Budgetary Oversight about Government’s ‘deteriorating’ fiscal position]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:11:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I7WX3J5D2RB6LIXDQSWNVC6ZHM.jpg?auth=b9de4a44045e3be8218a83a180d0845e6c5a964438f180244127a90f2e730afb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin, Ireland - March 27, 2023: Gold colored headquarters building of the Central Bank of Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peterspiro</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on not reporting crime: a worrying trend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-not-reporting-crime-a-worrying-trend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-not-reporting-crime-a-worrying-trend/</guid><description><![CDATA[The picture of a public losing confidence in the Garda needs to be addressed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5HLTKSZKVH43GBQKL2D3NCRKI.JPG?auth=78f044cb72ee3ac493573c4aa2805df49fdbc3c09db7552d9c2f30e5775f62cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo: Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times 

Keywords: alarm safety lock locks secure security burglary insurance gardai locked bolt window key keys chubb]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connolly returns to divisive issue of Northern Ireland during Scotland visit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/connolly-returns-to-divisive-issue-of-northern-ireland-during-scotland-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/connolly-returns-to-divisive-issue-of-northern-ireland-during-scotland-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scottish first minister keen to broach self-determination and independence during meeting with President at Bute House, Edinburgh ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:52:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXNBPFUTCJF62YURVZCOZRSCFA.jpg?auth=c82a39a7fb29143e6b93903072f07ad3ffe6df50ff5946998f0930ba3b251b4b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scottish first minister John Swinney with President Catherine Connolly (flanked by her husband, Brian McEnery) following their meeting. She is on a four-day visit to Scotland. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue nasal strips and an entire tent dedicated to 2 Johnnies merch dominate Ploughing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/16/blue-nasal-strips-and-an-entire-tent-dedicated-to-2-johnnies-merch-dominate-ploughing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/16/blue-nasal-strips-and-an-entire-tent-dedicated-to-2-johnnies-merch-dominate-ploughing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Hope is not a strategy’: Farmers call on the Government to confirm financial supports as we face a harsh winter]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:43:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MUUHPJDNJCBXFOHNXX2Q5LNHY.jpg?auth=b5731cfa771f5aa22a376e08d64b7f6b25fe3283a2ee4f1b69e5e262154f4654&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gerry McDonnell, from Mayo, enjoys an ice cream at the McHale stand at the National Ploughing Championships 2026. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected London ‘Putney Pusher’ found dead, media reports say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/16/suspected-london-putney-pusher-found-dead-media-reports-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/16/suspected-london-putney-pusher-found-dead-media-reports-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nicholas Brandram (44) had been arrested in June on suspicion of grievous bodily harm]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:28:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQPDRITYWAY56ZWECQRGCIVFUA.jpg?auth=f839a9f10c5f47e8565849d59a696e06d40625b7af4cae71a56fe972eeb1a8c3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A CCTV image, received via London’s Metropolitan Police, showing a male jogger on Putney Bridge, London. Photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Her profile picture isn’t too shabby’: Ex-garda supplied Pulse data on female motorists to friend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/her-profile-picture-isnt-too-shabby-disgraced-ex-garda-supplied-pulse-data-on-female-motorists-to-friend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/her-profile-picture-isnt-too-shabby-disgraced-ex-garda-supplied-pulse-data-on-female-motorists-to-friend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court heard data offences came to light as part of separate Garda investigation into Shane Flanagan inciting others to rape a colleague]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YA7PNVYD6NE47NDLN3BZSJ4KG4.jpg?auth=39a671b4127f28d1bc0aebff48a5d15e398c91f0c29230d727c064fd4943c578&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former garda Shane Flanagan outside Ennis District Court. Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22

]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assault on Michael Healy-Rae increases fears over TD safety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/michael-healy-rae-is-hospitalised-after-being-assaulted-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/michael-healy-rae-is-hospitalised-after-being-assaulted-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Conor Lally, Órla  Ryan, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No arrests have been made but gardaí are searching for ‘lone male’ suspect]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:06:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OATDZZJNNVCEBPGIYB6KM7F4TA.JPG?auth=fdcfed5053a5e54099d99593061f1564060ca089a52cdbe4348761b71d74ad8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae. 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[Call for stiffer sentences after ‘crazy’ driver speeding wrong way killed man]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/call-for-stiffer-sentences-after-crazy-driver-speeding-wrong-way-killed-man/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/call-for-stiffer-sentences-after-crazy-driver-speeding-wrong-way-killed-man/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limerick coroner echoes clamour for longer maximum sentences regarding dangerous driving causing death  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:01:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EWYBZE3GIFDPFJEXFGHPS3PKHA.jpg?auth=ce92eda34a0562ceed6343bb795bae75c52146798b6b2e245f5438b05e8da6f0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Father of three Maurice Fehilly died in a road collision on January 4th, 2020. Photograph: Rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bally-aric Island: Frank McNally on feeling surprisingly at home in Menorca]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/16/bally-aric-island-frank-mcnally-on-feeling-surprisingly-at-home-in-menorca/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/16/bally-aric-island-frank-mcnally-on-feeling-surprisingly-at-home-in-menorca/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irishman’s Diary: There is a piece of the Menorcan road network that is forever Irish]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FC7JL3VBNDS7MS2VTATSFB724.jpg?auth=a8d7ebb853c1042734103682f9afdb69262acfd0ab17638ba092d7adcd5c6e74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The dry stone walls of Menorca have a passing resemblance to the west of Ireland. Photograph: Philip Openshaw/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Philip Openshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainians protest against removal from accommodation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/ukrainians-protest-against-removal-from-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/ukrainians-protest-against-removal-from-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Beneficiaries of temporary protection told during summer to vacate hotel quarters at Citywest, Dublin, by Friday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTZTOWCWLES4ROYSPB237T6JAY.jpg?auth=ea99c5df127c3c737900c9b03119e71e42d306fa8bf1f25fc3fd68033342f3e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letters received by hotel residents in June and July said they would be moved to alternative accommodation. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let’s see how long before he posts this’: IAA boss accidentally includes Aer Lingus pilot in email]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/lets-see-how-long-before-he-posts-this-iaa-boss-accidentally-includes-pilot-in-email/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/lets-see-how-long-before-he-posts-this-iaa-boss-accidentally-includes-pilot-in-email/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Aer Lingus employee giving evidence at WRC in whistleblower penalisation case]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHLPSSGQQJIAJP76IJK6LXURAU.jpg?auth=0ec881cd84cb77a923788a4525b0269cbaa42517288858e25828b67cb909b390&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The head of the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) accidentally sent an Aer Lingus captain - who claims he was “poisoned” by a fume leak- an internal email remarking on the pilot’s social media activity after a query about the reporting of the incident, the WRC has heard. Photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi warplanes attack Yemen as Houthis solidify gains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-islands-as-analysts-warn-of-impending-oil-crunch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/houthis-seize-strategic-red-sea-islands-as-analysts-warn-of-impending-oil-crunch/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yemeni militant group claims it shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:42:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYJ7A36B4NJ2GHMD3SO5FBCVWI.jpg?auth=54697f32aceb71eec1640ab35778b65e7fd64c18a3f7096fb5950f2b69226915&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A battle tank advances during ongoing fighting between Houthi and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces along the frontlines in al-Kadha, west of Taiz in western Yemen, on Thursday. Photograph: Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ahmad Al-Basha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares rise as oil pauses in advance of Fed rate decision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/european-shares-rise-as-oil-pauses-in-advance-of-fed-rate-decision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/european-shares-rise-as-oil-pauses-in-advance-of-fed-rate-decision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iseq closes day in positive territory with airline stocks buoyant]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:33:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76V33RI4EWXUOWQMDLXMFQVA64.jpg?auth=c2b61c807ce12cb54588cbfe0e656a8abfdb2191435824e405291c650923b3eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 rose following a two-day slide, helped by a ‌retreat in oil prices. Photograph:  Michael M Santiago/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael M. Santiago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Opposition parties unite on climate action, seeking ban on LNG imports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/16/five-opposition-parties-unite-on-climate-action-seeking-ban-on-lng-imports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/16/five-opposition-parties-unite-on-climate-action-seeking-ban-on-lng-imports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin, SocDems, Labour, Greens and PBP join 40 campaign groups in calling for Climate Action Plan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:18:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYLQFHJ4VNBLPMTUA5BYFEY43U.jpg?auth=18fc5be2b1a0e030902337b16587ad94f9445b9cec525a5e98325ba24a16de6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Politicians Paul Murphy (second left), Jennifer Whitmore, Roderic O'Gorman, Ciarán Ahern and Pa Daly with Seán McLoughlin of Christian Aid Ireland (far left) and Sara Hurley, Stop Climate Chaos. Photograph: Caroline O'Doherty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who sexually assaulted woman and punched daughter in toilets while on stag do jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/man-who-sexually-assaulted-woman-and-punched-daughter-in-toilets-while-on-stag-do-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/man-who-sexually-assaulted-woman-and-punched-daughter-in-toilets-while-on-stag-do-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gavin Hamilton (30) from Caw Close in Derry had ‘consumed an inordinate amount of alcohol’ including 45 shots of Tequila Rose, the court heard]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:07:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOHCMPSTCVAF5TDPJS6BYM2UDY.jpg?auth=dde3a00c06ab7a92a3686917a06ee1939a74d9cd11e2d1a9133b9d56251a3e46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge said the 'unprovoked attack' incident had 'devastated' the lives of the two victims and their family. Photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Party and politics mix as India celebrates Modi’s birthday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/16/party-and-politics-mix-as-india-celebrates-modis-birthday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/16/party-and-politics-mix-as-india-celebrates-modis-birthday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahul Bedi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Month-long spectacle planned as prime minister turns 76]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:01:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZEUFRW33GHM4MLN6WW6MWLM3Q.jpg?auth=9952f41f5e7f00b5851e98380c7342f8af93f7e9aefa26391c5665d14f4a7842&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[India's prime minister Narendra Modi's birthday is being celebrated with a 30-day choreographed venture. Photograph: Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Money Sharma</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden’s political shift and Germany’s electoral shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/swedens-political-shift-and-germanys-electoral-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/swedens-political-shift-and-germanys-electoral-shock/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4EWAOOBUQJ5PUAT5QOUWGXAMD4.jpg?auth=dda1fecd78c738bd8af9d210dac0a490b1b15bc4d880a4a2e921eee714ed6980&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson. Photograph: Christine Olsson/TT News Agency]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christine Olsson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal case being considered over death of man in Dublin city centre after interaction with gardaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/criminal-case-being-considered-over-death-of-man-in-dublin-city-centre-after-interaction-with-gardai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/criminal-case-being-considered-over-death-of-man-in-dublin-city-centre-after-interaction-with-gardai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán McCárthaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dubliner Paul Butler died in hospital three days after sustaining injuries in early-morning incident on O’Connell Street]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:44:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X33VYOSFBGTC7IHLCKAGWYZELQ.jpg?auth=9b648f39cacee32c6b0bb1eb48264faf3d5e10cf986517e0d1ef1902193ab64c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late Paul Butler, who died on August 18th, 2025, following an interaction with gardaí. Photograph/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick casts doubt on Dubai title defence over fears of ongoing conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/16/matt-fitzpatrick-casts-doubt-on-dubai-title-defence-over-fears-of-ongoing-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/16/matt-fitzpatrick-casts-doubt-on-dubai-title-defence-over-fears-of-ongoing-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World No 4 ‘not comfortable playing in the Middle East’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:40:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/44KJDX2VNWUPOFUZL5M5Q2RKQY.jpg?auth=04b3fdb3b10573879cd850de973f71d773c0840cd4d6d6da379008536fb71076&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick of England speaks to the media ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Warren Little</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[McLaren to open new car plant in rare boost for UK industry ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/mclaren-to-open-new-car-plant-in-rare-boost-for-uk-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/mclaren-to-open-new-car-plant-in-rare-boost-for-uk-industry/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company says it will create 1,000 new jobs by 2032, investing £500m in new facilities as it gears up to make its first SUV]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:29:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKZ7ECUFEGLN3WTOVX4ZCHX6JI.jpg?auth=7a563540b0f03c56e3559d4af7e5312b29e7d490ee1311ff923e4aa5711ea96a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Collins, McLaren Group CEO looks on as British prime minister Andy Burnham sits inside a McLaren W1 during a visit to production lines at the McLaren Technology Centre on Wednesday in Surrey. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fingal County Council refuses planning retention for Eirebus modular units]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/fingal-county-council-refuses-planning-retention-for-eirebus-modular-units/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/fingal-county-council-refuses-planning-retention-for-eirebus-modular-units/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bus operator provided accommodation for employees at Corduff Road depot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:21:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EEEDHIBEFGQNDEXJHIY66PIXU.jpg?auth=cf9b573eeaa0c33f86e8c31c8b3ffb33edcca1a8c93da1417770a0e90303c644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fingal County Council has refused planning retention to private bus operator Eirebus for modular accommodation units for employees at its transport depot at Corduff Road. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">franckreporter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connolly visits Scotland amid criticism of Downing Street ‘ignorance’ over Irish unity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/connolly-visits-scotland-amid-criticism-of-downing-street-ignorance-over-irish-unity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/connolly-visits-scotland-amid-criticism-of-downing-street-ignorance-over-irish-unity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scottish first minister criticises British PM Andy Burnham’s position that Border poll ‘off the table’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:06:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RSKUWQF4N5NBNZWV54PBL5BPME.jpg?auth=85090690fb95fec1589eaf5893b987cf5a78d76761e3a0bfd2b23326704aed3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Scotland first minister John Swinney with President of Ireland Catherine Connolly at Bute House as she begins a four-day visit. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It just felt like a perfect storm was building here’: Will Connors on Connacht move]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/16/it-just-felt-like-a-perfect-storm-was-building-here-will-connors-on-connacht-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/16/it-just-felt-like-a-perfect-storm-was-building-here-will-connors-on-connacht-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Leinster man relishing fresh challenge out west and fighting for Ireland place ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MYAFTWKSRJ4KI53RAFPLVPH5E.jpg?auth=3fa6cb4aba4888dac360b9da805086df2a181e377158fef74de105a62f02acb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Will Connors at a Connacht training session in the Dexcom Stadium. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resident Evil review: Self-aware romp wastes not a single admirably disgusting minute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/16/resident-evil-review-self-aware-romp-wastes-not-a-single-admirably-disgusting-minute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/16/resident-evil-review-self-aware-romp-wastes-not-a-single-admirably-disgusting-minute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zach Cregger’s shameless caper feels like the best Resident Evil film in the franchise’s long history]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZLJLCEQAFHT3DRVTH7CE3WCL4.jpg?auth=2a6cec52c721c6b2d63e5ec80a07ca7497eb5aed1f2060c149a765987b832e94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Resident Evil: Austin Abrams as Bryan, a medical courier tasked with delivering a package to a remote research facility]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran controversy: How his North American tour has ended up in crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-controversy-how-his-tour-has-ended-up-in-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/16/ed-sheeran-controversy-how-his-tour-has-ended-up-in-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Were Sheeran to cancel the tour, the total economic loss is estimated to be anywhere from $60-$100 million]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:45:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/34X3MSTE4FH7HMADEU5WHD2UT4.jpg?auth=1592c25d336441ea2d3424550994196308b5dc6c3217ed4c78d1fe3c9cd9ecba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ed Sheeran and Macklemore performing in 2014. Photograph: Kevin Winter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Winter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-jailed-for-25-years-over-war-crimes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/kosovos-former-president-jailed-for-25-years-over-war-crimes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Beaumont]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hashim Thaci and three other former senior commanders were convicted of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:39:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHZT7ODBR6OGNPHUHYZG7D3XHY.jpg?auth=6c12f85aeb616745487d9d7b7aa056d6c5f14b669140bad7efb20c8e1621dc2e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader and former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci take part in a march in his support in Pristina, Kosovo, last weekend. Photograph: Georgi Licovski/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georgi Licovski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaring energy costs and why ‘we can’t protect everyone from the impact of war’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/soaring-energy-costs-and-why-we-cant-protect-everyone-from-the-impact-of-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/soaring-energy-costs-and-why-we-cant-protect-everyone-from-the-impact-of-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:28:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RKOTYUI7EZDVRKTDVMGTS4E64E.jpg?auth=7f1ae37a61649288d818bd4eb71ba47add825a5fe82443a1dd8708cd106e1936&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Energia last week became the latest domestic player to increase its electricity and gas prices.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Valerii Vtoryhin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State reneged on promise to provide school place to autistic girl (7), court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/state-reneged-on-promise-to-provide-school-place-to-autistic-girl-7-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/state-reneged-on-promise-to-provide-school-place-to-autistic-girl-7-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Twins cried when seeing friends going to ‘big school’ and they could not, judge told]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:10:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge was told in written evidence how the twins’ parents had to make up excuses when they cried on seeing their friends pass on their way to 'big school' and asked why they could not join them. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red panda cubs born at Fota Wildlife Park venture out at dusk in further boost to conservation scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/red-panda-cubs-born-at-fota-wildlife-park-venture-out-at-dusk-in-further-boost-to-conservation-scheme/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/red-panda-cubs-born-at-fota-wildlife-park-venture-out-at-dusk-in-further-boost-to-conservation-scheme/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Members of the public are invited to name the twin cubs ahead of International Red Panda Day on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:04:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIE4VODJ6JB2BCVCUOLVJTDSNE.jpg?auth=680d2560754893470efc8e75153dc2f40cecfc27fc0989b752f6c317f6a0d4d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of twin endangered red panda cubs, one male and one female, born on June 14th to mother Laxmi and father Grga. Photograph: Michael O'Sullivan/OSM Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Open date moved to July for 2027 event at the K Club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/16/earlier-date-confirmed-for-2027-irish-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/16/earlier-date-confirmed-for-2027-irish-open/</guid><description><![CDATA[K Club to host next year’s tournament from July 1st-4th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:52:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFQUKBSZLW3AKB27VCYRYZABDA.jpg?auth=e77eb0ab05707b5e290c152a3f144706408c2773359e34eb1b3367f5f7b85ab6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry with the Irish Open trophy following his triumph at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the EU courting Canada? Trump might have something to do with it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/why-is-the-eu-courting-canada-trump-might-have-something-to-with-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/why-is-the-eu-courting-canada-trump-might-have-something-to-with-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Von der Leyen’s proposal reflects how the US president’s trade war and foreign policy have pushed Canada and Europe closer]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:32:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABKYPTXWXR7RLDG3JWYTZGKETY.jpg?auth=6dea5961251c14bbc9f02dba4703649c916344ea0a58bb3f8ce07c9c5aece254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canada's prime minister Mark Carney listens during European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Thursday. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jean-Christophe Verhaegen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Visible construction’ for MetroLink expected in Dublin by end of year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/visible-construction-for-metrolink-expected-in-dublin-by-end-of-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/visible-construction-for-metrolink-expected-in-dublin-by-end-of-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Project will be a ‘catalyst for residential development’, with 77,000 additional homes, TII chief says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JNINSOIXFDWJIUENT27C2ENN4.JPG?auth=fed726c9e5a3bdad44ab2f64cfd3acd49214a04c3643ad47b9c1e121fe0cd45e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The regeneration of Dublin's O'Connell Street has been cited as a potential benefit arising from the construction of the MetroLink. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aontú and Independent Ireland leaders signal openness to discussing vote transfer pact]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/aontu-and-independent-ireland-leaders-signal-openness-to-discussing-vote-transfer-pact/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/aontu-and-independent-ireland-leaders-signal-openness-to-discussing-vote-transfer-pact/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín says he would be happy to work with Independent Ireland ‘on any number of issues’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:17:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBTX7PBARSD6EZ7EVMOMXLMP2Q.JPG?auth=bcde86db8f01ddf7bc1629cd422b2fdce172c90998a1a67034af0256656a6a76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[21/04/26
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín: 'When it comes to the next general election I would be open to potentially discussing a pact of some sort with Independent Ireland.' Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish footballers should ‘follow lead’ of musicians who withdrew from Sheeran tour, says TD]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/irish-footballers-should-follow-lead-of-musicians-who-withdrew-from-sheeran-tour-says-td/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/irish-footballers-should-follow-lead-of-musicians-who-withdrew-from-sheeran-tour-says-td/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin West TD Ruth Coppinger paid tribute to Irish acts sho showed ‘small acts of solidarity’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:57:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KE7E4YXF4VAU3APXSWKOYBACBQ.jpg?auth=dc6297380834d7dcb1775870b830d3dfce800f5f979d3809997a1f8197c57c95&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Several acts have pulled out of Ed Sheeran’s tour following the controversy. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Mazur</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnie Greer: Writer and cultural commentator dies aged 77]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/09/16/bonnie-greer-writer-and-cultural-commentator-dies-aged-77/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/09/16/bonnie-greer-writer-and-cultural-commentator-dies-aged-77/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Creamer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greer’s work often focused on minorities and spanned novels, nonfiction, plays and broadcasting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HI3OJ6APXHM56KCCOFBP7Q2YI4.jpg?auth=1b6e99fe55f6fd1279f4ecb2dd974118f6e47d90b5297d67e56316085af3b279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonnie Greer regularly appeared as a panellist on BBC’s Newsnight Review and Question Time. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[70 Up review: The morbidly comforting message here is that nobody has life worked out ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/16/70-up-review-the-morbidly-comforting-message-here-is-that-nobody-has-life-worked-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/16/70-up-review-the-morbidly-comforting-message-here-is-that-nobody-has-life-worked-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Seven-yearly series has followed the same group of English people through their lives, unearthing riveting and devastating personal stories]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:37:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U6I3FU4A7VAXHAYTU7WIKK2DZU.png?auth=9992893a1ed33d3d6f107bc3e7f8bf105c854fbd701fb5a6c4b7c6c872f934fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 70 Up participants. Photograph: ITV]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers say they breached Italian state email to target Revolut ‘crypto whales’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/hackers-say-they-breached-italian-state-email-to-target-revolut-crypto-whales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/hackers-say-they-breached-italian-state-email-to-target-revolut-crypto-whales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group ‘spent months posing as law enforcement’ to obtain confidential data on hundreds of customers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:35:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZBUKFFY3JD2BH5OOBRRKKOY7A.jpg?auth=3819ecefa70590db10929f74269b9e17b59243aceb9f86c8d5c9f72a009b3721&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revolut says its systems and databases remain fully secure and have not been breached. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘MetroLink is happening’: Market bids can begin for construction of Dublin rail line]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/metrolink-market-bids-can-begin-for-construction-as-project-is-definitely-happening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/metrolink-market-bids-can-begin-for-construction-as-project-is-definitely-happening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New estimates indicate cost of 19km railway will range from €14.4bn to €17.5bn, Darragh O’Brien says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKARJJALZNBGNTUBA2GCMD5NQQ.jpg?auth=6d5645295d7b7f8f6e87d76b45fd9461a7db1d5fc84261cd30a6a134b247698c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien said tunnelling and construction of the stations along the lines were likely to get under way in 2028. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men appear in court in connection with mosque model on loyalist bonfire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/three-men-appear-in-court-in-connection-with-mosque-model-on-loyalist-bonfire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/three-men-appear-in-court-in-connection-with-mosque-model-on-loyalist-bonfire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Three who appeared in court in Dungannon each faced one charge related to alleged offensive material]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:06:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ASRMVEPASHTEBRZRG5BHF6MM7Q.jpg?auth=49b022ebb337c7b8381aa77da84cb89198ea76a89cc9fc4c3f3ddded911ce435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bonfire made of wooden pallets with a replica of a mosque at top in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, on July 9th this year. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The faraway war fuelling a global energy revolt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/the-faraway-war-fuelling-a-global-energy-revolt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/the-faraway-war-fuelling-a-global-energy-revolt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damien Cave in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portugal’s roads are clogged with cars crawling in protest while protesters have burned tires and cars in Guatemala and Syria ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQSE5JT3J3WF6ZFC37GCKN4T5Y.jpg?auth=61625dbdb4a98f8c5e5a9ec607d187c03975f055f3a2ade5f4416f42e58ea798&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Policemen during clashes with protesters at a blockade of an oil depot in Frontignan, southern France, on Wednesday. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guillaume Horcajuelo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster House chased up €31,000 unpaid debt from retired politician]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/16/leinster-house-chased-up-31000-unpaid-debt-from-retired-politician/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/16/leinster-house-chased-up-31000-unpaid-debt-from-retired-politician/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than €100,000 in overpayments owed by end of 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CBBKTLLJ5FHDHASJJFWRUYZ6HI.jpg?auth=00e500a1d6ad06fef80e45224912c350898f87f5a5f7ed4089300ca8226a9a45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the end of last year there were eight outstanding cases involving ex-members of the Oireachtas, with an average of about €6,800 owed. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland are set to play Israel – which means we have already lost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/16/fintan-drury-ireland-are-set-to-play-israel-which-means-we-have-already-lost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/16/fintan-drury-ireland-are-set-to-play-israel-which-means-we-have-already-lost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan Drury]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those who argue that politics has no place in sport are delusional]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:45:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZSG67Z4N5FJBGM6HD7VBPDX3E.jpg?auth=d2d2c77a04520beccd14d1bc60ee7923026986d144cf1c62e1dd3d3447a1f029&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite protests from Irish fans, the Republic of Ireland is to play Nations League fixtures against Israel on September 27th and October 4th. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hosepipe ban lifted with ‘immediate effect’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/hosepipe-ban-lifted-with-immediate-effect/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/hosepipe-ban-lifted-with-immediate-effect/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uisce Éireann said the decision to lift the ban early reflects an increase in rainfall alongside ‘extraordinary efforts’ to reduce water use]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:25:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5BZIOGMGG5XIPTWQNC5DK4XFQ.jpg?auth=14ee0b8979bb43142caad39b6e05f84230883a4e5b795e1f6302431bd21049bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A nationwide hosepipe ban came into effect on July 16th Photograph: PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trolley Boy at Dublin Fringe: Hollow consumer culture questioned through dance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/16/trolley-boy-at-dublin-fringe-hollow-consumer-culture-questioned-through-dance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/16/trolley-boy-at-dublin-fringe-hollow-consumer-culture-questioned-through-dance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Contentment is not stacked on shelves in Diarmuid Armstrong Mayock’s supermarket dreamscape]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:10:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSKYH3PB2JBAXEOQCLMDTFRVTI.jpg?auth=63056812c11df5949e7a98f887a7c23e939a5f03ce72c1460ca0364a88e632b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trolley Boy at Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Bob continually searches for connection and meaning with quiet desperation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot ‘escorted out’ of Aer Lingus HQ by gardaí says he felt like a ‘criminal’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/pilot-escorted-out-of-aer-lingus-hq-by-gardai-says-he-felt-like-a-criminal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/pilot-escorted-out-of-aer-lingus-hq-by-gardai-says-he-felt-like-a-criminal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sacked employee had vowed to go on hunger strike]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:06:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HODLXPHKR5BV3MFGVLDP2VK34Y.jpg?auth=18e315d2e8618443bf323c16ad1f5f55de8d1b4a570a5a9eb1d79ee69037f70b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A sacked pilot has told the WRC  he felt “like a criminal” when gardaí saw him out of Aer Lingus’s headquarters after he vowed go on hunger strike, accusing the airline of failing to act on alleged fume leaks into the cabins of its jets.  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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BONGKARN THANYAKIJ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anxiety ‘most prevalent mental health difficulty’ for secondary school students]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/16/anxiety-most-prevalent-mental-health-difficulty-for-secondary-school-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/16/anxiety-most-prevalent-mental-health-difficulty-for-secondary-school-students/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Self-harming behaviours and suicidal ideation are also identified as issues in survey]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:56:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMK7QNESUZEOZIVYGWMGB7Z7B4.jpg?auth=824fc7dc990e3d434e412671101961e71d3e5bb668f7b93d3c78e32bf5814ec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siignificant over-use of social media was identified as an issue in a survey of secondary school students. Image: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">quantic69</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A sort of homecoming as Trevor Sargent made rector at church close to Leinster House]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/a-sort-of-homecoming-as-trevor-sargent-made-rector-at-church-close-to-leinster-house/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/a-sort-of-homecoming-as-trevor-sargent-made-rector-at-church-close-to-leinster-house/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Green Party leader will take over at St Ann’s Church that was a ‘sanctuary’ during his time in politics]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3FGPRRYWREQVC4XH5QJEEWJ4M.jpg?auth=7eb72d898bc90a85f830031fa6f4b8463bcc418f61750ea3aa8b064b51879034&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canon Trevor Sargent will take over at St Ann's Church. Photograph: the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager arrested after firearm and ammunition found in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/teenager-arrested-after-firearm-and-ammunition-found-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/teenager-arrested-after-firearm-and-ammunition-found-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí made find after responding to public order incident in Lucan on Tuesday evening]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:02:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/62OV6SZOERH5TOQERFIS6Z54TY.jpg?auth=9c36ac2b294d007bce27d5304e5b262819377e69af7120df38e7f66c4bf1c2c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The firearm recovered in Lucan. Photograph: An Garda Síochána]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing Outbounder: Ireland’s new adventure travel company]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/16/introducing-outbounder-irelands-new-adventure-travel-company/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/16/introducing-outbounder-irelands-new-adventure-travel-company/</guid><description><![CDATA[Formerly known as TD active Holidays, the company brings the same passion, expertise and personal approach to travel under a new name]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:35:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYH2QSZPPNALTCEE2W4FSWZP3U.jpg?auth=7fc98b9a8db557fd40345d740aaf1291d2e794c0f78cce5329477f90e13d6cde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Outbounder’s growing collection of holidays offers plenty of ways to get out there]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU chief opens door for Canada to become first associate member]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/eu-opens-door-for-canada-to-become-first-associate-member-eu-commission-president-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/16/eu-opens-door-for-canada-to-become-first-associate-member-eu-commission-president-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Status does not currently exist under bloc’s treaties]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:28:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJXHST4YH2EZCXO4HTQPMZYORE.jpg?auth=c109de9f96103ddcfb0de930f159278198835f14a3c5605135adf2979c6f8e28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canada's prime minister Mark Carney listens to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen delivering her annual State of the Union address. Photograph: Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jean-Christophe Verhaegen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Cowen still feeling hard done by as biography seeks to set record straight on banks, bailout and beers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/brian-cowen-still-feeling-hard-done-by-as-biography-seeks-to-set-record-straight-on-banks-bailout-and-beers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/brian-cowen-still-feeling-hard-done-by-as-biography-seeks-to-set-record-straight-on-banks-bailout-and-beers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five things we learned about Brian Cowen from new book about him]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:19:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EH2H3S5IEFPVRHXKLMLLFGMV44.jpg?auth=b287120a417344a64909206ddf5aa7fc9c728fe60194ddf51340de85aa2fa39f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new book does not shirk from criticism of Brian Cowen, though it tells much of the story from his perspective. Photograph: Eric Luke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish house price inflation slows to new two-and-a-half-year low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/irish-house-price-inflation-slows-to-fresh-two-and-a-half-year-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/irish-house-price-inflation-slows-to-fresh-two-and-a-half-year-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increased supply and rising interest rates have cooled the market somewhat this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:15:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DW2ANZX4IFCVXOG7TLIBKLU5VM.jpg?auth=b82bc42cd6a6de3e1724aeb52e8efdcd94a7c4d864f7306a2ba09cb5127179c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People exiting fixed mortgage rates this year will find their payments rising but they can cut the cost by shopping around and switching to the best market rate. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sinenkiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In her home state of Tennessee, Dolly Parton was so much more than just a singer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/17/dave-hannigan-tennesseans-make-it-plain-they-will-always-love-dolly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/17/dave-hannigan-tennesseans-make-it-plain-they-will-always-love-dolly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We knew her as a writer and singer of renown who distributed books to kids. Tennesseans knew her for so much more]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/55FLPQEB6ZHTRGDOTAUA2JWHVY.jpg?auth=71e666c1d0813063b2434f388dca4c24c37119f49dee9d97c82feebf28149032&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton is escorted by former Tennessee Volunteer Peyton Manning at Neyland Stadium in November 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photograph: Eakin Howard/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eakin Howard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your story: Has your home building project been delayed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/16/share-your-story-has-your-home-building-project-been-delayed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/16/share-your-story-has-your-home-building-project-been-delayed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Building a home in Ireland now takes twice as long as it did a decade ago, according to the Central Bank]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:54:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6RWXFFQYJAI5HHXNWH2MCUV3Q.png?auth=01cb944ab679afca6db251939cb7a15b91d10a9d44010a4eaa4cd3cc3423897b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: have you experienced an overrun on your home building project?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU’s banning of under-13s from social media may not be the magic bullet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/15/eus-banning-of-under-15s-from-social-media-may-not-be-the-magic-bullet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/15/eus-banning-of-under-15s-from-social-media-may-not-be-the-magic-bullet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australia’s experience shows that teenager have many routes around obstacles]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:34:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKDSK6FSWBAPVKWVYE72GSODXY.jpg?auth=b6ecc905d3f410841edf251e0688cfdd1521de3ff1c53ad24c4c3c6c6dc6a112&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The EU Kids Act is set to include a minimum age of 15 years for a child in the EU to open their own social media account, and no access at all for under 13s. Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC UK revenues slide for first time in more than a decade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/pwc-uk-revenues-slide-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/pwc-uk-revenues-slide-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade/</guid><description><![CDATA[Middle East consulting business hit by prolonged slump]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:17:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEICVJ7CX5HPLC24YLGIZKX2XE.jpg?auth=940897bab928bd806ad5f899b23ef4f8b2c7cc5cbf895dbba59feed71cbc4161&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Across PwC, the number of staff was slashed by more than 4,000, almost 12 per cent of the total headcount. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This gas can have long-term impacts on children’: 130% rise in treatment for nitrous oxide abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/this-gas-can-have-long-term-impacts-on-children-130-rise-in-treatment-for-nitrous-oxide-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/16/this-gas-can-have-long-term-impacts-on-children-130-rise-in-treatment-for-nitrous-oxide-abuse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abuse of the gas can lead to permanent spinal cord and nerve damage]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THPEBQPY7JBMPJYRNVH2MNHT4Q.jpg?auth=dcbd32a5ac5d48c1841cb6892580d99dcc121bb60c15799e0daf8a5f55132039&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spent nitrous oxide cartridges discarded on a roadside. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Webb</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August ahead of Bank of England rates call]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/uk-inflation-rose-to-31-in-august-ahead-of-bank-of-england-rates-call/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/uk-inflation-rose-to-31-in-august-ahead-of-bank-of-england-rates-call/</guid><description><![CDATA[Figure worsens squeeze on households ahead of BoE meeting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:51:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IBFCNVMGPMWABYVTMWISNG5M4.jpg?auth=035e8355bbc78b3ac40ae1ead6dbdd4679a0983a615921e1870678516dc3d405&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rising petrol prices were the major driver of August’s increase, with higher household energy bills also contributing, the ONS said. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster’s Clayton McMillan: ‘There were a few things that I would have had a strong opinion on’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/16/clayton-mcmillan-munster-leicester-tigers-preseason-cork-new-season-coaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/16/clayton-mcmillan-munster-leicester-tigers-preseason-cork-new-season-coaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach is focusing on change, saying team must be more multidimensional to meet challenges of game]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:23:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VGXDVRYEMPZQYYRVXBKSSSV24.jpg?auth=35f4d67ea2d7a1f9d490906ca27346e4b841330ead92300b61fa8463cfb9a881&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster defence coach Jared Payne and head coach Clayton McMillan watch during squad training on Tuesday. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was distraught’: Motorists share clamping stories as Dublin moves to new ‘tow and fine’ regime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/i-was-distraught-motorists-share-clamping-stories-as-dublin-moves-to-new-tow-and-fine-regime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/i-was-distraught-motorists-share-clamping-stories-as-dublin-moves-to-new-tow-and-fine-regime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Readers share stories of crying in their cars, having reasonable appeals refused, and how clamping changed their behaviour]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y64SMNER4ID5QSNBU2CEE2RGHI.JPG?auth=c910fc43fa8899609bfe7dade70882bd1d71d573726b05184ae95ed6b924ad34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A clamped car in Dublin. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children among at least 21 killed as damaged building collapses in Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/children-among-at-least-12-killed-as-damaged-building-collapses-in-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/16/children-among-at-least-12-killed-as-damaged-building-collapses-in-gaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 100 people believed to be trapped under rubble]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPZQSFS37KEM3W2MZHMQAJ2RFQ.jpg?auth=588ab3dd6b8eae812c27200a8548efea81c1c5fc6c237563bdf561735cdf253e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Palestinian civil defence crews carry a body from the rubble of the collapsed building. Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jehad Alshrafi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretty Vacant at Dublin Fringe: Five-star masterclass about exploitation of the Liberties]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/16/pretty-vacant-at-dublin-fringe-five-star-masterclass-about-exploitation-of-the-liberties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/16/pretty-vacant-at-dublin-fringe-five-star-masterclass-about-exploitation-of-the-liberties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Musical satire staged in city’s oldest neighbourhood dispels any fears of disconnect with local area]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:43:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIM46HQFRJB5LFDZFISZE575FE.jpg?auth=514c7c9a1c9d0c042a41ff6483e4ef80766d6b41023131833322ce844f3c4008&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matthew Malone, Camille Lucy Ross and Emmet Kirwan in Performance Corporation's Pretty Vacant at the Dublin Fringe Festival. Photograph: Patricio Cassinoni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenAI boss ‘confident’ industry can police AI safety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/16/openai-boss-confident-industry-can-police-ai-safety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/16/openai-boss-confident-industry-can-police-ai-safety/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in AI, as fears grow over the threats it poses to humanity]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:38:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EH5VRYNYL6TMCWUL46OIQXFPD4.jpg?auth=52c19a846fd4edbee55079339bd7e1a1db4a0fc9cf0f4dd21dab234b73bda4d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI's Sam Altman sits for a conversation at a Salesforce's conference in San Francisco, California. Photograph: Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Benjamin Fanjoy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expect things to get fractious during new Dáil term amid wrestling for budget allocations ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/expect-things-to-get-fractious-during-new-dail-term-amid-wrestling-for-budget-allocations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/expect-things-to-get-fractious-during-new-dail-term-amid-wrestling-for-budget-allocations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Micheál Martin to face questions from Sinn Féin and the Social Democrats on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:14:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5ZETLJLGCVD2PLMKUR6EJS3JQA.JPG?auth=e33959fc58b982828a49e62883a85c50e8e00a9d9e6cf673994ffdd69db671a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers will have to balance competing demands from Ministers in the weeks ahead. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public transport fare hikes necessary to help plug €800m funding gap, says transport body]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/public-transport-fare-hikes-necessary-to-help-plug-800m-funding-gap-says-transport-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/16/public-transport-fare-hikes-necessary-to-help-plug-800m-funding-gap-says-transport-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport officials to be questioned about plans to increase bus and rail fares by 15% on average ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCEH7TTUNNBTBNI5O4ZHOWAIJA.jpg?auth=8b656f70d2dfcef04b10f138a55a84550889844343b4e78b69aef914e82227bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The planned rises have been strongly criticised by the Opposition. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times









]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What am I for?’ Katie Taylor faces the same retirement question we all do, just sooner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/16/what-am-i-for-katie-taylor-faces-the-same-retirement-question-we-all-do-just-sooner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/16/what-am-i-for-katie-taylor-faces-the-same-retirement-question-we-all-do-just-sooner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many retired people find themselves having to start all over again]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O33CPULVBMWGWSP4NXBERV3MLY.jpg?auth=42fd2d9d6a6089785b774d365c30f78a6a615f69d40daf4cd654ef2f0b1702c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Taylor after her victory over Flora Pili at Croke Park. Photograph: Gary Carr/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morocco heads to polls, but king and football hold sway over political future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/16/morocco-heads-to-polls-but-king-and-football-hold-sway-over-political-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/16/morocco-heads-to-polls-but-king-and-football-hold-sway-over-political-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Election on Sunday comes amid unhappiness over lavish spending on 2030 World Cup and underfunding of public services]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:57:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FXUSF62ZAY3MHG6CNVRJQXQ44.jpg?auth=ac86208000426d5fb31dd27b05f09fefb91708fcade49d57a661f5caa0a30c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activists from the Party of Progress and Socialism campaign in Rabat, Morocco. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jalal Morchidi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank cuts its housing forecast and what we know about the budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/central-bank-cuts-its-housing-forecast-and-what-we-know-about-the-budget/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/central-bank-cuts-its-housing-forecast-and-what-we-know-about-the-budget/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:36:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QBZ65WVY55H27BJ7MVYPMU5CNI.JPG?auth=a57abdac8a1378615c0825f955ffc9a3cdb89439e90005cb39a08be018a33422&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Bank's latest Quarterly Economic Bulletin makes for mixed reading for the Govermment. 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[NBC News helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, killing three]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/16/nbc-news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-killing-three/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/16/nbc-news-helicopter-crashes-in-los-angeles-killing-three/</guid><description><![CDATA[Several TV news helicopters were reporting on a bus collision when ‌the NBC helicopter ⁠crashed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:34:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGLLXQNDKIFDM7Z5DMIE4QMXJY.jpg?auth=f56f724d526541a6d12edc1bf023a62af1aa8f9be4bdb760a21b67ace25b443a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The helicopter that crashed in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening. Photograph: KABC-TV via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MetroLink could cost €17.5bn, with inflation and design changes blamed for increase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/metrolink-could-now-cost-175bn-with-inflation-and-design-changes-blamed-for-increase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/metrolink-could-now-cost-175bn-with-inflation-and-design-changes-blamed-for-increase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Transport to seek Cabinet approval for Dublin rail project to be put out to tender]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:17:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCAOUHXH6VDMZLUTLY4RRDPZA4.jpg?auth=58c1ea2ec79b493003a13a1e1afe24e7316f2f00d24b3dbd521a8f0ad2e9aaf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[MetroLink will be the largest infrastructural development undertaken by the State. Photograph: metrolink.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on housing delivery: speed is of the essence ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-housing-delivery-speed-is-of-the-essence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/16/the-irish-times-view-on-housing-delivery-speed-is-of-the-essence/</guid><description><![CDATA[The pace at which homes are completed needs to accelerate ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:07:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4XZ7SL4TURDXXJ4UAWLQOQRU2E.jpg?auth=19835aca2ca6e4377f95f5c089e6108186c63a0d44a7062a012819bb02a110d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new development in Clongriffin, Dublin: the pace of completion of apartments and homes has slowed significantly over the past decade.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to look out for as the Dáíl returns from its summer recess]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/16/what-to-look-out-for-as-the-dail-returns-from-its-summer-recess/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/16/what-to-look-out-for-as-the-dail-returns-from-its-summer-recess/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first post-Paschal budget, the triple lock row, and the return of the Micheál Martin-Mary Lou McDonald rivalry   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3L4SN2HDJHJRIM6F3CKHLJ4YY.jpg?auth=586d9def7915ca84025c93f89216852929ef58422aab306c0c4b3514a68b8643&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers chairing an informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for cohesion policy. Photograph: EU Council/Lensmen]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish attitudes to cycling − to school or otherwise − are startling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/cycling-to-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/cycling-to-school/</guid><description><![CDATA[Half of all journeys under 2km in Ireland are made by car]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Once an Olympian, always an Olympian – how every Irish athlete in history was connected on one website]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/16/once-an-olympian-always-an-olympian-how-every-irish-athlete-in-history-were-connected-on-one-website/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/16/once-an-olympian-always-an-olympian-how-every-irish-athlete-in-history-were-connected-on-one-website/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A years-long project by the Olympic Federation of Ireland went live this week with profiles of the 1,067 to have represented Ireland at the Games]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3SVQFCTXVHLJFTX2GP3ZDTBGE.jpg?auth=75b90855ef72411804676b899f6e4e24447f0346a68ca480bfcb729135c44a3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flag bearers Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin with Team Ireland's athletes during the opening ceremony for the 2025 Games in Paris. Photograph: Tom Weller/VOIGT/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Weller/VOIGT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welfare of farm animals must be part of climate debate ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/welfare-of-farm-animals-must-be-part-of-climate-debate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/welfare-of-farm-animals-must-be-part-of-climate-debate/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unsustainable nature of the Irish agriculture model]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish borrowing costs hit bailout-era highs as investors up bets on rate hikes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/irish-borrowing-costs-hit-bailout-era-highs-as-investors-up-bets-on-rate-hikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/irish-borrowing-costs-hit-bailout-era-highs-as-investors-up-bets-on-rate-hikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NTMA expected to run one more bond auction this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T24ESGOS3FNAYGE7TWFJMGOXKY.jpg?auth=4c28c16ab443a72af3042accead96c25580c02fc88f1775b230bc04b77b2e9ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yields on US treasuries hit their highest level since 2007 in advance of the Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. Photograph: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Nagle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country is swimming in money, but we have too few pools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/country-is-swimming-in-money-but-we-have-too-few-pools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/country-is-swimming-in-money-but-we-have-too-few-pools/</guid><description><![CDATA[Sport is neglected despite achievements of our athletes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Government levy will impact funding for Uisce Éireann, IDA, Fáilte Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/government-levy-will-impact-funding-for-uisce-eireann-ida-failte-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/16/government-levy-will-impact-funding-for-uisce-eireann-ida-failte-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Defence says levy to offset education overspend will put ‘significant’ pressure on military transformation programme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T2EW6V5RYVADHHR5W43NAR2CEM.JPG?auth=2f6f9353f4c1e3d2a84667cfcc597eca3a3192ba2c43b4ef4f951c374d8c364c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PAC chairman John Brady blamed the levy on 'the failure of the Government's initial budgeting process'. 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[Worrying development on fracked gas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/worrying-development-on-fracked-gas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/worrying-development-on-fracked-gas/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘It is extremely concerning that Irish leaders are allegedly discussing a “long-term supply relationship” for LNG with the US’
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Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultants working weekends need proper diagnostic support]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/consultants-working-weekends-need-proper-diagnostic-support/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/consultants-working-weekends-need-proper-diagnostic-support/</guid><description><![CDATA[Findings from pilot project at Letterkenny University Hospital are disheartening]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Citizenship by descent is not racist, and language tests make perfect sense]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/citizenship-by-descent-is-not-racist-and-language-tests-make-perfect-sense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/citizenship-by-descent-is-not-racist-and-language-tests-make-perfect-sense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People who regard the nation state as a fundamentally outdated bourgeois invention ignore the granularity of human existence ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official Ireland and Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/official-ireland-and-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/official-ireland-and-donald-trump/</guid><description><![CDATA[Other than Catherine Connolly, not a single member of the Government said a word against US president]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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 now is the time to review your mortgage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/16/why-now-is-the-time-to-review-your-mortgage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/16/why-now-is-the-time-to-review-your-mortgage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank’s latest interest rate hike makes it imperative for people to check they are on the best deal for them]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVBT3FR6EJCJPNWKOBJ4YWK4WY.jpg?auth=1c507533f5b27c487fbcc5f21e71e28a0f5ad1dc99e91a135b1401591ed35c14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Central Bank hiked interest rates last week. For tracker mortgage holders, the hit to their repayments will be immediate. Illustration: Paul Scott/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Debate around tourist tax must also focus on benefits to visitors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/debate-around-tourist-tax-must-also-focus-on-benefits-to-visitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/debate-around-tourist-tax-must-also-focus-on-benefits-to-visitors/</guid><description><![CDATA[We could learn from an imaginative scheme in Germany’s Black Forest ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Airbnb and the Palestinian people]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/airbnb-and-the-palestinian-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/airbnb-and-the-palestinian-people/</guid><description><![CDATA[Company is a target for BDS campaign and a huge driver of Ireland’s housing crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Win a Respa Beds handcrafted mattress worth €500]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/09/16/win-a-respa-beds-handcrafted-mattress-worth-500/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/09/16/win-a-respa-beds-handcrafted-mattress-worth-500/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Respa Beds to celebrate Sleeptember by shining a spotlight on the importance of a good night’s sleep.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXEGXJJG4NHH3D36PJ63HCJNNU.png?auth=cbf8a2102d35c933d09f579d57f9d7aa5f754a9f9cdef4bd73bca898853b1eaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Respa Mattresses]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final utterances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/why-we-are-tuned-into-deathbed-one-liners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/why-we-are-tuned-into-deathbed-one-liners/</guid><description><![CDATA[Long after we depart this life, our last words remain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/16/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/16/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[September 16th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SWOTVVXPX5DOPCP5XPAT2P7RKA.jpg?auth=4e7fac4320fcbbf26d43d94fdabd6871a610cc8b8376ba4129f468831a7a4818&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[Little justification for ‘broad’ cost-of-living supports in budget, Central Bank warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/little-justification-for-broad-cost-of-living-supports-in-budget-central-bank-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/little-justification-for-broad-cost-of-living-supports-in-budget-central-bank-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To avoid stoking existing inflationary pressures, Government should adhere to expenditure ceilings, regulator says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKZ3YQKB7RHOZAQ6EK4LNFU4BE.jpg?auth=db8bdb213d50e1cbceb5abe1361553476399ea68eb5cee7e6949a9afd4c292c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In its latest report, the Central Bank revised up its growth forecasts for the domestic economy on the back of 'resilient consumer spending' and multinational investment. 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[Ministers warned of inflation risk as public spending overruns likely to top €1.4bn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/ministers-warned-of-inflation-risk-as-public-spending-overruns-likely-to-top-14bn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/ministers-warned-of-inflation-risk-as-public-spending-overruns-likely-to-top-14bn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Fiscal Advisory Council sounds warning before next month’s budget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVTHLIWJJJDBPKPPFRBCNT2AUQ.JPG?auth=9002a6624057846f6489c5033bb04da30ed0058dd443b4a00c833b86c4647a66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Fiscal Advisory Council chairman Seamus Coffey is to address TDs on Wednesday. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Camouflaged cocaine, updated MetroLink costs, and the Dáil returns from its summer recess]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/camouflaged-cocaine-updated-metrolink-costs-and-the-dail-returns-from-its-summer-recess/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/camouflaged-cocaine-updated-metrolink-costs-and-the-dail-returns-from-its-summer-recess/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFTA43G4MJCBXG4BGCZ3ZMFS3I.png?auth=d6928e5ad7960a9fe06d8535a953f7357089f16c5546ba517b4e081343a30fe8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The MetroLink project is expected to cost somewhere between €14.5 billion and €17.5 billion]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disputed lands of West Bank have a long history]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/disputed-lands-of-west-bank-have-a-long-history/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/16/disputed-lands-of-west-bank-have-a-long-history/</guid><description><![CDATA[Co-existence through negotiation and dialogue is the only way forward]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a home in Ireland takes twice as long as it did a decade ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/dysfunctional-planning-system-blamed-for-drastic-slowdown-in-home-delivery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/dysfunctional-planning-system-blamed-for-drastic-slowdown-in-home-delivery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average duration from planning to completion is now four years, twice as long as a decade ago, Central Bank says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AURQT6LOT3XNJSJTRBJZZRFUSQ.jpg?auth=225d515628f9a45cba13d27177d78853e607c39010caa0d6aa191ddf6e1f41ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In its latest quarterly bulletin, the Central Bank revised down its forecasts for new home completions for this year and next on the back of a slowdown in housing commencements. Photograph: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Ratcliffe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI could kill us all, say whistleblowers. Here’s why ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ai-could-kill-us-all-say-whistleblowers-heres-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ai-could-kill-us-all-say-whistleblowers-heres-why/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: Speed of AI development prompts dire warnings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIURRD3HLF6RY3Z2THXCDX5EKE.jpg?auth=783b940a028480f4a2aa5be574d3a4e4eadcbc7cc6c972263267726074f845f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Is the future of AI as terrifying as predicted? Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joel Saget</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s comments on unity crossed a line. Unionists feel let down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/alex-kane-donald-trumps-comments-on-unity-crossed-a-line-unionists-feel-embarrassed-and-let-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/alex-kane-donald-trumps-comments-on-unity-crossed-a-line-unionists-feel-embarrassed-and-let-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[History suggests that unionism rarely responds sensibly and strategically to a wake-up call]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUMCZDDFYZUHBRPSDGA2LZ2YNU.jpg?auth=d0ea85a6226094e3b22448cd3db19001dfdb65b45b13c1bc32bb756f6b020c48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump attends the Irish Open at his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare, on Sunday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI tools make it ‘quicker and easier’ to submit worker grievance claims under WRC process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/16/wrc-dispute-process-being-made-quicker-and-easier-for-employees-by-ai-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/16/wrc-dispute-process-being-made-quicker-and-easier-for-employees-by-ai-tools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Employment law expert says AI tools such as ChatGPT make the process ‘more accessible’ and could be contributing to rise in complaints]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELEQM6BWC5CQ3IENZ5NPM2H5IQ.jpg?auth=8183548c47220e78f9bc17286d76e0a6ae047e35d502d2efac83d7e1704ba40e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) saw complaint applications rise 'significantly' by 44 per cent last year. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barristers urge Jim O’Callaghan to ‘engage further’ with defence solicitors to end pay dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/barristers-urge-jim-ocallaghan-to-engage-further-with-defence-solicitors-to-end-pay-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/16/barristers-urge-jim-ocallaghan-to-engage-further-with-defence-solicitors-to-end-pay-dispute/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister on Tuesday wrote to Law Society saying he would not be appointing an independent mediator in an attempt to resolve the dispute]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKMWXTX674BJOKU2BX3FER2OL4.jpg?auth=76e146c3ee2e07da6dd111480c6c0b53449e66ffdc0c85663d129a9304053cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bar Council asked Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan engage further with the solicitors’ representative body, the Law Society, over the dispute. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quarter of mortgage holders wrongly think they must buy home insurance from their lender]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/quarter-of-mortgage-holders-wrongly-think-they-must-buy-home-insurance-from-their-lender/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/quarter-of-mortgage-holders-wrongly-think-they-must-buy-home-insurance-from-their-lender/</guid><description><![CDATA[Misunderstanding leaves borrowers open to the risk of overpaying for home protection by failing to check out their options in the market]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCW7ARG3MVDI5G5VP65EZVOTJE.jpg?auth=1fcf1d306b1bfca1f6a37fd392f1a134e4ad285018ca63c8c0a19fbcc996442b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than half of Irish mortgage holders purchased their home insurance through their mortgage lender, according to a new survey ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Perawit Boonchu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/16/i-feel-i-should-ask-for-a-transfer-at-work-before-they-gently-advise-it-needs-to-happen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/16/i-feel-i-should-ask-for-a-transfer-at-work-before-they-gently-advise-it-needs-to-happen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: My new position at work was my dream job – and now I feel like an utter failure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSPM32MXRNEGDKA4Q3EQWJRV2Q.jpg?auth=f8012bed176d23a1fdf9ba6ec4a4e57d9ad4874e1365031c00de04dcce1ec9cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I’ve taken a few weeks off for anxiety and I’m due back in a few weeks. My managers know about my diagnosis and how it’s affected me... But the process of improving my condition is so slow and difficult.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">stockbusters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027: From income tax to childcare – here’s what we know so far]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/16/budget-2027-heres-what-we-know-so-far/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/16/budget-2027-heres-what-we-know-so-far/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spending of €7 billion planned with €1.5 billion in tax reductions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLDXQYBYGZHU3KOVYCS64CLAEU.jpg?auth=028bbeec3f5ebe4178e7875b3563cbb0af18e48ef8a9b27a4067dc4a4572acae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Childcare and energy costs are among the issues the Government will have to address in this budget. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant Limerick home that hosted Éamon de Valera and Richard Harris]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/17/elegant-period-pile-in-limerick-that-hosted-de-valera-lemass-and-richard-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/17/elegant-period-pile-in-limerick-that-hosted-de-valera-lemass-and-richard-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunville House was owned by Donogh O’Malley, who introduced free secondary education in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQ6P3S72DFBODAOT7O4QMUPFPM.JPG?auth=0ccaec4f0cafeb736d59a65aea8771cdf1bef311b2b80679fe42d04754ef03e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunville House, North Circular Road, Limerick]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s been a large generational shift in attitude to the Irish language]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/16/theres-been-a-large-generational-shift-in-attitude-to-the-irish-language/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/16/theres-been-a-large-generational-shift-in-attitude-to-the-irish-language/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A new positivity and pride make it possible for even the calcified cranks like me to revisit their relationship with our native tongue ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CFMTZAOHLJHU3CU2SLR4IO4U34.jpg?auth=d5aea2639299f9fe1455ca09cf07ec037ff322aea996be979a9a5b9c91d8a392&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Duolingo isn’t the answer. It is pleasant, though, to uncover the secret knowledge I had presumed lost.' Image: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin apartment portfolio primed for €130m sale ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/south-dublin-apartment-portfolio-primed-for-130m-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/south-dublin-apartment-portfolio-primed-for-130m-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Total of 293 homes next to Dundrum Town Centre to be offered in single lot at an average of €444,000 per unit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GYFGWAI6HBCSFLKMONKDQ43IF4.jpg?auth=2b7fcbad01f85e36bbd1ad4006038b0866dfb184fe101d18142d3259fff14663&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The apartments at Wyckham Way, Dundrum, Dublin 14]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ll use AI for new drugs’: Ireland’s arms race with organised crime]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/theyll-use-ai-for-new-drugs-forensic-science-ireland-in-arms-race-with-organised-crime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/16/theyll-use-ai-for-new-drugs-forensic-science-ireland-in-arms-race-with-organised-crime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How State stays ahead of gangs who genetically engineer new narcotics and even have R&D departments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3C2NOQYUNGFDFHBATNGCCD6ME.jpg?auth=083fa4862d491a378357ca5e204f95f8f5467d0ad17ea386bcb41500f4992d39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ciarán Seoighe, director general of Forensic Science Ireland, in its offices near Celbridge, Co Kildare. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe is entering a new phase. Ireland may lose out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/sinead-osullivan-european-union-ukraine-canada-expansion-ireland-future-michael-martin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/16/sinead-osullivan-european-union-ukraine-canada-expansion-ireland-future-michael-martin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Ukraine and Canada seek closer EU ties, winners in this latest version of the bloc are clear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NJZJAWE4HEY3UQJZAAEJKZJTAA.jpg?auth=3b4da9c0d1098104b51d17d3d5c580b33d226d6b3e729c5c7cfde161ff5c5a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin, centre, with Keir Starmer, then British prime minister, and Canadian leader Mark Carney at a European Political Community summit in Armenia in May. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simplicity and function paramount to Sandymount four-bed redesign]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/16/sandymount-four-bed-redesigned-for-modern-living/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/16/sandymount-four-bed-redesigned-for-modern-living/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Open-plan living space with glazed doors to the garden forms heart of the home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIXMHBQZ3VELPASLOIQH6VSUQY.jpg?auth=95cad625a9203cb2aa4b37fc9bf7b08461ef1d99e290acb6031348dddef9424d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[19 Marine Drive, Sandymount, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin 8 industrial site with potential for over 400 homes guiding at €10m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/dublin-8-industrial-site-with-potential-for-over-400-homes-guiding-at-10m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/dublin-8-industrial-site-with-potential-for-over-400-homes-guiding-at-10m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Almost three-acre holding part of Kylemore Masterplan Area and City Edge Strategy, which aims to deliver up to 5,000 units]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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2019]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3VTG7FFWVEA3ESWUNDTEHSZUU.jpg?auth=0915c6ccd90402f10edd7599cfc9125720b361a2ed31cfcffc522cb080dd5fc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Annacrivey, Kill Lane, Foxrock, Dublin 18]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime mixed-use investment off Grafton Street for €4m offers buyer 6.4% yield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/prime-mixed-use-investment-off-grafton-street-for-4m-offers-buyer-64/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/prime-mixed-use-investment-off-grafton-street-for-4m-offers-buyer-64/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[20 Suffolk Street is fully let and generating overall rental income of €284,472 a year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBH62ECIUJH35MNI3OGNWL7RFQ.jpg?auth=6a45c2d546fe41bab859f7027bbde10a6576f2f713859fdc8a8194f333faf715&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The restaurant unit at 20 Suffolk Street is subleased to Suffolk Catering trading as Boeuf & Coq]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dún Laoghaire business park with scope for residential scheme seeks €3m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/dun-laoghaire-business-park-with-scope-for-residential-scheme-seeks-3m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/dun-laoghaire-business-park-with-scope-for-residential-scheme-seeks-3m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mounttown Business Park generating €241,800 in rental income at present]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D2Y4OFXP4FH6HLZ7DBJPL3LMEQ.jpg?auth=f0601fb1cce5411fac6495454c3758cab671a859316f4ea5815b5c0bae1671f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-generated image of the apartments proposed in a feasibility study for Mounttown Business Park.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night Nurse: ‘They’re trusting you to take care of their loved one while they get a rest’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/16/night-nurse-theyre-trusting-you-to-take-care-of-their-loved-one-while-they-get-a-rest-2/</link><guid 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Photograph: Daragh McSweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin site with full planning permission for 75 apartments seeks €3.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/south-dublin-site-with-full-planning-permission-for-75-apartments-seeks-35m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/16/south-dublin-site-with-full-planning-permission-for-75-apartments-seeks-35m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Subject property occupies well-connected location near  Tallaght Luas Red Line stop and The Square shopping centre]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGJE2LRSV5GGNO3WWILO7EMAEY.jpg?auth=c47293b3f4cf6d82a48821929017e4bec484aa955d0772cf5dc4b7ac480e9562&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of the site at Broomhill Road in Tallaght, Dublin 24.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary’s use of the word ‘rapists’ should worry Ryanair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/michael-olearys-use-of-the-word-rape-to-berate-rivals-should-worry-ryanair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/michael-olearys-use-of-the-word-rape-to-berate-rivals-should-worry-ryanair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airline’s board includes high-profile figures who have spoken out against gender-based violence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage’s Reform is awash with crypto cash. The spending spree has just begun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/16/reforms-84m-in-weekend-crypto-donations-galvanises-all-sides-in-row-over-political-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/16/reforms-84m-in-weekend-crypto-donations-galvanises-all-sides-in-row-over-political-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following the money in British politics leads to increasingly fractious places]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Moon for the Misbegotten: ‘When people are ready for this play, it is a balm on them’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/16/a-moon-for-the-misbegotten-when-people-are-ready-for-this-play-it-is-a-balm-on-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/16/a-moon-for-the-misbegotten-when-people-are-ready-for-this-play-it-is-a-balm-on-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Druid theatre company is staging Eugene O’Neill’s final work. It needs great acting to come to life]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJHEVWN36VF3XP5C32YAUBRRUA.jpg?auth=b1be34e5575c0e82ddf03ac633d1ef7c3f47cdc8df579182a7c5278432646c0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Moon for the Misbegotten: Eileen Walsh and Marty Rea in Druid’s production of the Eugene O’Neill play. Photograph: Ste Murray]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ste Murray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Apples review: Saoirse Ronan’s new film is like little else you’ll see this week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/16/bad-apples-review-saoirse-ronans-new-film-is-like-little-else-youll-see-this-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/16/bad-apples-review-saoirse-ronans-new-film-is-like-little-else-youll-see-this-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though demanding a significant leap of faith from the audience, the film mixes satisfyingly darkish comedy with spiky social analysis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQGDVMYLINDDLPVPDC32EZ64CY.jpg?auth=626036e1ae9cc9eeefc0a89b2e07490daa30903201cd0da08a202885eeee6778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saoirse Ronan in Bad Apples]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Tesco’s Community Fund is helping to keep a vital search and rescue team afloat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/16/how-tescos-community-fund-is-helping-to-keep-a-vital-search-and-rescue-team-afloat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/16/how-tescos-community-fund-is-helping-to-keep-a-vital-search-and-rescue-team-afloat/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘We’ve had quite a few rescues thankfully. We’ve recovered lost people, stranded boats and animals as well, and we evacuate people during flooding incidents,’ says Diarmuid Moriarty, chairman of Limerick Marine Search and Rescue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JMVD3OMPWRA65MIJ33RFW3O43U.jpg?auth=6de7d59016b5e4a948065c2d6018737e2971234fab23cc92b10f0e846f8e330b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmuid Moriarty, chairman of Limerick Marine Search and Rescue]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which Americana/Roots songwriter is suing the AI platform Suno?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/16/the-music-quiz-which-americanaroots-songwriter-is-suing-the-ai-platform-suno/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/16/the-music-quiz-which-americanaroots-songwriter-is-suing-the-ai-platform-suno/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Which Italian city does Sorcha Richardson name-check in a song on her new album, Draw the Outline?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P27ZZTRXUVH4XFXFDPJKY3UWIU.jpg?auth=0672b7166d0541d485bcd5e250f0ead40e6ce825e3f70f353bc79356aa7615bd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The company Suno is accused of training its model on musicians' songs without permission in the law suit. Photo: GDX/Future Publishing via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CFOTO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ourselves Alone: Sinn Féin Behind Closed Doors by Siobhán Fenton ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/16/ourselves-alone-sinn-fein-behind-closed-doors-by-siobhan-fenton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/16/ourselves-alone-sinn-fein-behind-closed-doors-by-siobhan-fenton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An unavoidable impression in this book is that Sinn Féin had a big opportunity, but blew it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZV7BKVZW7IBPVOD6DKVQM3ADQ.jpg?auth=4fe0aec7b4779f091c5e702e711861e0551b860b86312ae386e02168301cac71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The author respected and admired Mary Lou McDonald and set about marketing her to a broader audience. 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