<?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/2026-09-17/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:23:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach to become first foreign leader to visit UK prime minister Burnham at No 10 North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/taoiseach-to-become-first-foreign-leader-to-visit-uk-prime-minister-burnham-at-no-10-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/taoiseach-to-become-first-foreign-leader-to-visit-uk-prime-minister-burnham-at-no-10-north/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish-UK relations and post-Brexit reset to be on agenda for first meeting in Manchester]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PHMNOLP6I6K7ACSVTVC4DO4YVQ.jpg?auth=045eec6247ed16ea230ccccf89319c3fff211019047c54a13311a17c16f6270d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Andy Burnham. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dan Kitwood</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tempestuous tale of Magill magazine and Ireland’s bewildering 1980s told in new book]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/tempestuous-tale-of-magill-magazine-and-irelands-bewildering-1980s-told-in-new-book/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/tempestuous-tale-of-magill-magazine-and-irelands-bewildering-1980s-told-in-new-book/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vincent Browne absent from launch of history of magazine he founded]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:59:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHYQBC23SNE3LJTE4WSIP2FPVA.JPG?auth=8f293b79b61845de394e3dbe6f82ab30d480838192189a3abaa313b4e1d0201c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Kevin Rafter with a copy of his book: Fearless! Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott returns to action as Real Betis jump to third in La Liga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/troy-parrott-returns-to-action-as-real-betis-jump-to-third-in-la-liga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/troy-parrott-returns-to-action-as-real-betis-jump-to-third-in-la-liga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Verdiblancos three points off leaders Barcelona]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:54:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEYUUWPGZNCJFJUUI6YQMLUUIM.jpg?auth=c1f48bce94dcfda4356d88c5c495ba556d8f311b2f14ebef7f523b3f30294534&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott in action for Real Betis against Getafe at Estadio La Cartuja in Seville. Photograph: Gabriel Colchero/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Quality Sport Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae assault suspect identified quickly due to distinctive dog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/michael-healy-rae-shook-and-sore-after-assault-but-will-not-be-deterred-from-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/michael-healy-rae-shook-and-sore-after-assault-but-will-not-be-deterred-from-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Suspect known to gardaí, with history of offending and links to man jailed over Kinahan-Hutch feud role]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:09:50 +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[Michael Healy-Rae expressed concern about 'growing toxicity directed towards politicians and public representatives' after being attacked in Dublin on Wednesday. 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[Luke Comer disqualified from racing over unpaid €1.3m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/17/luke-comer-disqualified-from-racing-over-unpaid-13m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/17/luke-comer-disqualified-from-racing-over-unpaid-13m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Billionaire place on latest forfeit list after failing to pay IHRB penalties]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:05:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HS5LPKHLJ5HLTKVMMFIB2LKJ6Q.jpg?auth=cbe268641d428fc7d2ff8349054efffd6cdb71dbf72fc37cce26b7ecce82cb79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Comer lost his trainer's licence following a high-profile doping case in 2024. 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[Man who called garda ‘bitch’ and filmed at fuel protest convicted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/18/man-who-called-garda-bitch-and-filmed-at-fuel-protest-convicted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/18/man-who-called-garda-bitch-and-filmed-at-fuel-protest-convicted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Darragh Desmond (24) was ‘part of mob’ at Whitegate, Co Cork, judge said]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:53:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRKI4PVZZBAYZIE27FCIXLMDLI.JPG?auth=e99fc731dfb974cbc0c9aa5fbdfb9f8e700b43b6cbed43b0954c9076ce3dd5ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí attend a fuel protest at Whitegate, Co Cork, in April. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cork Courts Limited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Artificial Intelligence: time for a pause ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/the-irish-times-view-on-artificial-intelligence-time-for-a-pause/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/the-irish-times-view-on-artificial-intelligence-time-for-a-pause/</guid><description><![CDATA[International agreement on regulation is needed - the industry cannot set its own rules ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEW6QDE47VILUFSF2ZGKOTIABI.jpg?auth=7fbaca55f0252768c0c1ddda131385a3442928e6fc8a71e90201640add08666e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic: has called for a slowdown in AI development. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karsten Moran</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon McConnell gets Ireland off to bright start at European Elite Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/17/jon-mcconnell-gets-ireland-off-to-bright-start-at-european-elite-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/17/jon-mcconnell-gets-ireland-off-to-bright-start-at-european-elite-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen Irish athletes set to compete in Bulgaria]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6YUXKUOUNHORCIHYXRQDOMHRI.jpg?auth=57e55074467f55f9118b55c9c67ebb680c80a90cc5eead9b9d012774a56f86bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon McConnell, pictured after winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in August, defeated Turkey's Necat Ekinci in the last-32 of the men's 70kg division on Thursday. Photograph: Rob Casey/SNS Group via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rob Casey - SNS Group</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Cork City FC manager proposes engineer expert evidence in dangerous driving case ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/former-cork-city-fc-manager-proposes-engineer-expert-evidence-in-dangerous-driving-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/former-cork-city-fc-manager-proposes-engineer-expert-evidence-in-dangerous-driving-case/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ger Nash (39) contesting charges over crash into sign near Midleton]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:31:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QO4FNMIHFZC4NOQ6XH4ENPXFWA.jpg?auth=63ab920582c4d0af812bf4474cc429c62b9d58e015ac8a5d343bb3f2d052bd3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Cork City FC manager Ger Nash (39), who is formerly of Fota Island, Co Cork, but now lives in Sweden, was not required to appear in person at Midleton District Court in Co Cork on Thursday for the brief mention of his case. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon ©INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus pilot says ‘subterfuge’ on safety report ‘an effort to mislead the authorities’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/aer-lingus-pilot-says-subterfuge-on-safety-report-an-effort-to-mislead-the-authorities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/aer-lingus-pilot-says-subterfuge-on-safety-report-an-effort-to-mislead-the-authorities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former employee accuses airline of penalising him as a whistleblower for reporting his concerns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:26:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUHLWKU5WRF63N3FHUVHDPGVXU.jpg?auth=7c93ba5a1669c1b6dc314989c1a146bd22a81fb913bc5c076ca30c3abdfbc02d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Aer Lingus pilot Tom O’Riordan concluded his primary evidence on Thursday at the Workplace Relations Commission. 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[Opposition’s Budget 2026 proposals would have triggered larger income gains for households ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/oppositions-budget-2026-proposals-would-have-triggered-larger-income-gains-for-households/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/oppositions-budget-2026-proposals-would-have-triggered-larger-income-gains-for-households/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coalition’s rival parties proposed net revenue-raising tax packages to support higher expenditure, notes report  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AM5SLJHYANDXNDCZEBHZG467MU.jpg?auth=a314d98824962478556eb38f98866b24947bc5e68886c4b4f8613675022df27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Budget Office report says Sinn Féin would have allocated more funding than the Coalition to the Department of Health. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PonyWang</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Serious Garda allegations amplified by RTÉ Investigates – what happens next?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/17/serious-garda-allegations-amplified-by-rte-investigates-what-happens-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/17/serious-garda-allegations-amplified-by-rte-investigates-what-happens-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Though much of detail not new, links to murder of Det Colm Horkan may spin out of control]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6ZNP4MZ6ZBGDP2G7GQMBSC5IM.png?auth=7db694d74b773f0e68e76459fe211e60e64a1ab888300267a016ccf37a5717e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal Corcoran, who led the Protected Disclosures unit in Garda Headquarters, turned whistleblower and lodged protected disclosures of his own. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baker at Ploughing Championships reveals secret to prize-winning brown bread]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/17/baker-at-ploughing-championships-reveals-secret-to-prize-winning-brown-bread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/17/baker-at-ploughing-championships-reveals-secret-to-prize-winning-brown-bread/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 400 brown breads were submitted ahead of the final which took place at the 95th Ploughing Championships]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:07:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2OUT2TDA65BN5LW5VCCFFJGIVQ.JPG?auth=642f40fc58b4a18410511800d42044cfd752d0fb6b64c9f786a3b179748c10f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Olivia Nash from Dublin with her daughter Mabel after winning the final of the Brown Bread Baking Competition on the third day of the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore, Co Offaly. 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[The Irish Times view on the Swedish election: tightest of wins for the centre-left]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-swedish-election-tightest-of-wins-for-the-centre-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/17/the-irish-times-view-on-the-swedish-election-tightest-of-wins-for-the-centre-left/</guid><description><![CDATA[Talks to form a new government look set to be long and difficult ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6K7YTLL7RZW23XWAU7NZD2L46E.jpg?auth=986b582df44fdf1240e6d9b9ce91b8856e5a13c70da0ef54702c5a4d7924d43b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson arrives at the party’s election watch night (Photo: Jonas Ekstroemer/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonas Ekstroemer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six people found in distressed state in shipping container at Rosslare Europort]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/six-people-found-in-distressed-state-in-a-shipping-container-at-rosslare-europort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/six-people-found-in-distressed-state-in-a-shipping-container-at-rosslare-europort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Five adults and one juvenile were brought to Wexford General Hospital by ambulance]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:01:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBJARPIIDJGXFPU425XUQBU3TM.JPG?auth=4da0e2c3658b512b6472cb199bcb6cbe54f10419ce8a945576802cdd316e94ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five adults and one juvenile were brought to Wexford General Hospital by ambulance. File 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[Asterisked de Gaulle: Frank McNally on the lesser-known, and Irish-speaking, namesake of the general]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/17/asterisked-de-gaulle-frank-mcnally-on-the-lesser-known-and-irish-speaking-namesake-of-the-general/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/17/asterisked-de-gaulle-frank-mcnally-on-the-lesser-known-and-irish-speaking-namesake-of-the-general/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charles de Gaulle (1837–1880) anticipated Patrick Pearse by half a century]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIUINBT3NBRFBUKGLMFUOTQKU.jpg?auth=6aaba36685c7b1efeacc95190c25bdf5825e1d889f614506c8ac40b5323bba17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The lesser-known Charles de Gaulle never visited this country, but took a deep interest in its struggle for freedom]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump asked President Connolly if Irish unity would be ‘resolved’ during her lifetime ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/trump-asked-president-connolly-if-she-saw-irish-unity-resolution-during-her-lifetime/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/trump-asked-president-connolly-if-she-saw-irish-unity-resolution-during-her-lifetime/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President raises concerns over ‘language in relation to war’ during second day of Scotland visit ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:54:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NGTHJBJBPDTFKWN72ETMHT7MZ4.jpg?auth=2584fe62152d68c1a52883a279516f98889bf55a1c7f0c12d297632426ccdf8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Catherine Connolly with Scottish first minister John Swinney during her official visit to Scotland on Wednesday. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen McEntee accused of acting ‘without legal authority’ in Garda whistleblower case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/helen-mcentee-accused-of-acting-without-legal-authority-in-garda-whistleblower-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/helen-mcentee-accused-of-acting-without-legal-authority-in-garda-whistleblower-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dail leaders questions]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:34:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EP3GQGYVRJCLRLTAVMPWNQG72E.JPG?auth=226c96fd040f351d4b02b4d716452507a4fbbd17577e5fe101acfa1c84be4a30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen McEntee: Labour TD Alan Kelly accused the former minister for justice in the Dáil of having 'directly interfered with a serious and significant protective disclosure'. 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[Denise Chaila: ‘People can take advantage of you when you don’t know what you want’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/denise-chaila-people-can-take-advantage-of-you-when-you-dont-know-what-you-want/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/denise-chaila-people-can-take-advantage-of-you-when-you-dont-know-what-you-want/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:31:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWOQ4JHQQVBAXPPTFXNDBENCO4.png?auth=78746e49646d4eddcfef14485f051b19d7829f72d00f42b654df9ff0ac392a80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denise Chaila]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alyson Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Random Driving Test on RTÉ One: An unlikely but fun show about a very Irish rite of passage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/the-random-driving-test-on-rte-one-an-unlikely-but-fun-show-about-a-very-irish-rite-of-passage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/the-random-driving-test-on-rte-one-an-unlikely-but-fun-show-about-a-very-irish-rite-of-passage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Few of us seem willing to suffer through the trauma of the driving test again, even with PJ Gallagher’s big bag of loot as a sweetener]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKYTWTNKB5EAFIBIMSUTITNLZQ.jpeg?auth=6290d33a4d7a698c14d3e5eac68fd6b013c8534e450f7c376ae5ee00624b5077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Random Driving Test: driver Prajakta, presenter PJ Gallagher and tester Brian. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Costelloe brings his father Paul Costelloe’s Diana-era style to London Fashion Week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/09/17/william-costelloe-brings-his-father-paul-costelloes-diana-era-style-to-london-fashion-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/09/17/william-costelloe-brings-his-father-paul-costelloes-diana-era-style-to-london-fashion-week/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish designer’s second collection drew on the Eighties, with shoulder pads, pussy bows and silk headscarves returning to the runway]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:29:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPIMAJKRZEL35PMP7GAYZP2JTM.jpg?auth=907e0eccce37762bee8431a2414873c32f422234c8f41e1cb85ad14bf5f0cb8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Models present creations by Irish designer Paul Costelloe during London Fashion Week in London, Britain, 17 September 2026. London Fashion Week runs from 17 to 21 September 2026. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Neil Hall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal legal aid payment among ‘very few levers’ to expedite justice, says O’Callaghan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/criminal-legal-aid-payment-among-very-few-levers-to-expedite-justice-says-ocallaghan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/criminal-legal-aid-payment-among-very-few-levers-to-expedite-justice-says-ocallaghan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dispute and withdrawal of services continues, with ‘distress’ for victims, Minister told]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:29:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YB3FAOEEIEDA2HBLIZKTJYZJDQ.jpg?auth=ce4d507106b581425af4366f0649cd0f053de50a55f28f0dca790cde7934642e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan: 'If I have in place a mechanism of payment that incentivises adjournments and delays, that is necessarily going to happen.' Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joshua Allen given time to decide on charges including alleged garda assaults ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/joshua-allen-given-time-to-decide-on-charges-including-alleged-garda-assaults/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/joshua-allen-given-time-to-decide-on-charges-including-alleged-garda-assaults/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[MMA fighter, who is the son of celebrity chef Rachel Allen, also faces allegations of dangerous driving and driving intoxicated]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYL7667HNGDRE6CAXKDDNWFAMU.jpg?auth=6d851d0cdedcc0c88805d1d84c7fae750080909a41f086be3be52f3d6bd4d27b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joshua Allen was remanded on bail until October 8th. Photograph: Cork Courts Limited]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ploughing final day: Tight security, potato headshots and a ‘situationship’ matchmaking service]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/ploughing-final-day-tight-security-potato-headshots-and-situationship-matchmaking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/ploughing-final-day-tight-security-potato-headshots-and-situationship-matchmaking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Attendees could have their likeness printed on an unpeeled potato]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:13:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TC6WW3QALZAYVOC3EMT6NIEJZI.jpeg?auth=a31988c35ab9d4a014412cfa853f20be6b80d2f7332d075664308835e5672916&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mairead Loughman, from Mullingar in Co Westmeath, is the matchmaker behind Love HQ. Photograph: Stephen Conneely/The Irish Times.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swedish prime minister resigns as centre-left opposition wins election ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/swedish-prime-minister-to-resign-as-centre-left-opposition-wins-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/swedish-prime-minister-to-resign-as-centre-left-opposition-wins-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miranda Bryant ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ulf Kristersson steps down following narrow defeat for right-leaning bloc]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:56:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CAKQORCV6XKTHQMUT5MV2SPFLE.jpg?auth=85fc377e50fab3bb2a1a7aa73cfb880f42672e49e567cf5f0abe4aee70333236&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sweden's prime minister Ulf Kristersson said he would resign  in a letter to the parliament’s speaker. Photograph: Christine Olsson/Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christine Olsson/Tt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global stocks rally after first US interest rate hike since 2023]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/global-stocks-rally-after-first-us-interest-rate-hike-since-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/global-stocks-rally-after-first-us-interest-rate-hike-since-2023/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glanbia drags on Iseq index after Bank of America issues underperform rating]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:48:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54B5TEGMXJYZ4DUCAXCGGPA3AU.jpg?auth=e2a183cb10df02b7d3ee5f95cd4e4eef21ab1995ccc13fbeefeba7c1336a8bb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AstraZeneca advanced by 2.4 per cent after unveiling an investment of nearly €26 billion to upgrade its production ⁠and supply base in Wuxi, China, the company’s Chinese unit said in a statement. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynne Cameron</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I fell in love with Ireland’: Joy at citizenship ceremony despite looming new rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/17/i-fell-in-love-with-ireland-joy-at-citizenship-ceremony-despite-looming-new-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/17/i-fell-in-love-with-ireland-joy-at-citizenship-ceremony-despite-looming-new-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first of six citizenship ceremonies began in Dublin on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:43:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REAYVTCH2JGVRADKPMQ4JESGQ4.jpeg?auth=fa7d27d03a7dac4a9c54e20b5f80b93a93937c310f88c69103e65e4afc54f615&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy addresses the citizenship ceremony at Dublin’s Convention Centre. Photograph: James Cox]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-am form offers Rory McIlroy little comfort after frustrating opening round at Wentworth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/17/rory-mcilroys-opening-round-unravels-at-bmw-pga-championship-despite-fast-start-at-wentworth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/17/rory-mcilroys-opening-round-unravels-at-bmw-pga-championship-despite-fast-start-at-wentworth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Irishman bogeyed three on the run-in for a three-under 69 having signed for 60 in Wednesday’s pro-am event]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:41:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC62SN44KCMDYQOZHIWLMPGRXY.jpg?auth=766c489f7b01680ecd0f8a6d98044216f41a10cc29e5f93bb701fb2d78f2fd16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy on the eighth hole on day one of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Last resort’: Students chain themselves to Government office overnight over refusal of visas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/last-resort-students-chain-themselves-to-government-office-overnight-over-refusal-of-visas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/last-resort-students-chain-themselves-to-government-office-overnight-over-refusal-of-visas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Refusal of student visas for Palestinians ‘abhorrent and completely incomprehensible’, say protesters ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:34:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEG5B5AL2VFDJNTDL27VR44J2U.jpg?auth=155f1226299ccfd7042089deef00e711be18b6dfe1f8234a47b150a9327064b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Amy Kennedy, Ava Tuohy, Éabha Keyes, Síofra Corrigan and Seán Radcliffe secured themselves to the railing using bike chains on Wednesday and remained there overnight. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish exports to Canada have quadrupled since EU trade deal, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/irish-exports-to-canada-have-quadrupled-since-eu-trade-deal-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/17/irish-exports-to-canada-have-quadrupled-since-eu-trade-deal-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin backs plans for closer transatlantic relationship alongside European Council president António Costa]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:30:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FWL3JREUN5HGFO5KLBGCE5BPWY.jpg?auth=e899baa4953a72a7f2676429444abf93f82f2d1f7d6f9b8dd15cd34e6b49ebf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin greets the president of the European Council, António Costa, at Farmleigh House. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior member of Garda whistleblower unit ‘broken’ by management’s treatment of him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/17/senior-member-of-garda-whistleblower-unit-broken-by-managements-treatment-of-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/17/senior-member-of-garda-whistleblower-unit-broken-by-managements-treatment-of-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[RTÉ Investigates heard serious allegations from people with key roles in managing and investigating protected disclosures made by gardaí]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:22:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6ZNP4MZ6ZBGDP2G7GQMBSC5IM.png?auth=7db694d74b773f0e68e76459fe211e60e64a1ab888300267a016ccf37a5717e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal Corcoran, who led the Protected Disclosures Unit in Garda Headquarters, turned whistleblower and lodged protected disclosures of his own. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians leap to life in three-way title race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/st-patricks-athletic-and-bohemians-leap-to-life-in-three-way-title-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/st-patricks-athletic-and-bohemians-leap-to-life-in-three-way-title-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champions Shamrock Rovers must rise to the challenge as they host Waterford ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:15:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SAR5JHXUBNML2KZ2DEW4GQZH2Y.jpg?auth=a30c201a9178ec3c9348f4bf86f54ab5e10b1bf36187e1875069c1253a502419&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paddy Madden and Connor Parsons celebrates with Colm Whelan after scoring Bohemians' third goal against Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park last Friday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed EU-Canada ‘partnership’ could expand visa schemes for young Irish people ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/proposed-eu-canada-partnership-could-expand-visa-schemes-for-young-irish-people/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/proposed-eu-canada-partnership-could-expand-visa-schemes-for-young-irish-people/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney says new ‘alliance’ would let young Europeans and Canadians ‘work, study and live’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:05:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HM3NZXHGQNAYXJIE6SPBSNTNE4.jpg?auth=0fce00c172fb11324b2e8f50ffcfc5fb920418330e4a2c583b60ef56e3b77235&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At the moment, Irish people aged 18 to 35 can apply for a two-year visa to work or travel in Canada as part of a youth mobility scheme, International Experience Canada (IEC). Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mirsad sarajlic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love a jam-packed day’: Is this man set to be the world’s most educated person?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/17/i-love-a-jam-packed-day-is-this-the-worlds-most-educated-person/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/17/i-love-a-jam-packed-day-is-this-the-worlds-most-educated-person/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Cacciola]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:51:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XX7QKDMGAFAVZMETOQMNYO4III?auth=11c3dc39b5cafc4c177a8185d08da35c1e2fde48163dfb007f0579bb54e5e400&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jamie Beaton (31) has gone to the head of a rarefied class − perpetual students. Photograph: Charlie Rubin/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Rubin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food & Drink Quiz: If somebody in Dundalk asked for a pink slice, what would they want?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/17/food-drink-quiz-if-somebody-in-dundalk-asked-for-a-pink-slice-what-would-they-want/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/17/food-drink-quiz-if-somebody-in-dundalk-asked-for-a-pink-slice-what-would-they-want/</guid><description><![CDATA[Plus: In Mexican food, which meat is used to make carnitas?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:51:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NLSP46KDENFRBGSQ7PMO5TVUVA.jpg?auth=4fba4b45b9090a17b72d4991aa47b520a95fb2ecdd1aa0b74dbd655e0807fc66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Howard Oates</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson to appeal trial of the facts finding that she aided her husband ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/eleanor-donaldson-to-appeal-trial-of-the-facts-finding-that-she-aided-her-husband/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/eleanor-donaldson-to-appeal-trial-of-the-facts-finding-that-she-aided-her-husband/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wife of convicted paedophile Jeffrey Donaldson was deemed medically unfit for conventional trial]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:24:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKHKFPEK5NEJVABJFJFW5AKJSE.jpg?auth=dffc33f8d3159226ee03427f45e58d8829118a8f77b66b44f69403cdc4012347&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eleanor Donaldson arrives at Newry Courthouse in April 2024. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke and Sophie O’Sullivan to close out track season at lucrative London Athlos meet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/17/rhasidat-adeleke-and-sophie-osullivan-to-close-out-track-season-at-lucrative-london-athlos-meet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/17/rhasidat-adeleke-and-sophie-osullivan-to-close-out-track-season-at-lucrative-london-athlos-meet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Coscoran and Sarah Healy among Irish in action at World Road Running Championships]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:08:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4Q3YS6BZVNBG7GVTMN5RI2JHWA.jpg?auth=c0c65baec5ef15ad4ab5db73486f39fe37c5c82e40be9279fc21d2a22aaee10c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhasidat Adeleke will race in the 200m at the all-woman Athlos meet in London on Friday evening. Photograph: Sona Maleterova/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sona Maleterova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay rise of 6% agreed for childcare workers but up to €10m in public funding to be lost]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/17/pay-rise-of-6-agreed-for-childcare-workers-but-up-to-10m-in-public-funding-to-be-lost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/17/pay-rise-of-6-agreed-for-childcare-workers-but-up-to-10m-in-public-funding-to-be-lost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public funding of €10m will be unclaimed due to length of time it took Siptu and employers to agree a deal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:41:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X53GGQPJLFYSJI6EAX2SAWZC7M.jpg?auth=3e49efe5b6fb65d89f9898a9b2c760dafd9085045ec847f552fc1d3ab70782fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government had committed €45 million to increases the wages of childcare workers. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dominic Lipinski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reduced Cap payments to farmers would be ‘devastating for Irish agriculture’ - Minister ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/17/reduced-cap-payments-to-farmers-would-be-devastating-for-irish-agriculture-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/17/reduced-cap-payments-to-farmers-would-be-devastating-for-irish-agriculture-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More EU money for farmers unlikely, says commissioner, as member states want to cut bill]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:40:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIMRPGZCV5BVTHA4B7D64GRBKA.JPG?auth=bdf25325ebaa131100ae7a2ae7d0933333c6e90f9ca3c883537e8290b6112268&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU commissioner for agriculture and food Christophe Hansen, flanked by EU commissioner Michael McGrath and Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon, at the Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co Offaly, on Thursday. 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[Jason Hutch remains unrepresented as prosecution file prepared]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/jason-hutch-remains-unrepresented-as-prosecution-file-prepared/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/jason-hutch-remains-unrepresented-as-prosecution-file-prepared/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will look to proceed by trial on indictment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQNSRWOGVZCQHKVN4RN2RFUNIM.jpg?auth=2ab25a0b1dc68b210d36a0a0f6dcc7f9dbf630c5389a40b2d7253eb308f647ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Jamie Murphy (37), also known as Jason Hutch, of The Paddocks, Clontarf, Dublin 3, appeared before Cloverhill District Court by video-link on Thursday. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paid parking system at Blanchardstown centre gets green light  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/paid-parking-system-at-blanchardstown-centre-gets-green-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/paid-parking-system-at-blanchardstown-centre-gets-green-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opponents of scheme said it would restrict access to community facilities such as the library]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2Q2E6C57OZMOVHB5ACGCI3BE4Y.jpg?auth=a1e55790358bf4590f9219dee3af1a48746e53441e2104501ec490983ba3b661&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanála has given the green light for a barrier system to serve the Blanchardstown Centre in west Dublin despite local opposition. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (36) to stand trial on multiple charges of voyeurism over 16-year period]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/man-36-to-stand-trial-on-multiple-charges-of-voyeurism-over-16-year-period/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/man-36-to-stand-trial-on-multiple-charges-of-voyeurism-over-16-year-period/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Cassidy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh is accused of covertly recording 12 women doing a private act with some of the voyeurism charges based on the ‘purpose of obtaining sexual gratification’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:54:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The case was mentioned on Thursday in Belfast Crown Court]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester United teen JJ Gabriel favouring move to Europe enabled by Irish passport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/real-madrid-leading-race-to-sign-jj-gabriel-from-manchester-united/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/real-madrid-leading-race-to-sign-jj-gabriel-from-manchester-united/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin, Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Son of former Republic of Ireland international attracting interest from across Europe]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:23:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJR5CST2F4QLQC3LDMVQ3QATJE.jpg?auth=464e98bb2af2f92cdc9f26dbf039766dfe8c9a7d1fb0295192d7c88f3d31032c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United 15-year-old JJ Gabriel, the son of former Republic of Ireland international Joe O'Cearuill. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermac’s objects to planned Starbucks drive-through in Galway]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/supermacs-objects-to-planned-starbucks-drive-through-in-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/supermacs-objects-to-planned-starbucks-drive-through-in-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fast food company joins other objectors to proposed new Starbucks outlet]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:17:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CS7UEEX7ENEG3C3YTNXOYU5SXI.JPG?auth=714f50a2a62615e60cfbeaa527d740525c093b546aaaf35942b32598978758c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed new cafe would be close to a Supermac’s restaurant which has operated as a drive-through takeaway since 1993. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre opposed by author Sally Rooney has planning overturned on climate concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/data-centre-opposed-by-author-sally-rooney-has-planning-overturned-on-climate-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/data-centre-opposed-by-author-sally-rooney-has-planning-overturned-on-climate-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US firm had chosen Mayo because of electricity constraints around Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:16:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37FVSHFQGFBGTI6CLTXSRJVEOA.jpg?auth=9d7872bf66fd860e4031997be0402162c8da8e210b15193e44a4b49b940ad54f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In her submission, Sally Rooney questioned the value of activity within data centres generally, arguing that much of it was advertising which was 'pointless' and 'does not improve the overall quality of life for anyone'. Photograph: New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ELLIUS GRACE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m really afraid’: Russia election candidate runs risky campaign opposing Ukraine war ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/im-really-afraid-russia-election-candidate-runs-risky-campaign-opposing-ukraine-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/im-really-afraid-russia-election-candidate-runs-risky-campaign-opposing-ukraine-war/</guid><description><![CDATA[Polina Lermant is one of some dozen candidates in Moscow from liberal party Yabloko contesting the election to the State Duma]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:15:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DTHZMAT625EGFOSRYPFM743P3A.JPG?auth=af8f25da4124dadcd46c6eace0d6a5989f01e00d240ef2c57a289f610255bd5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Polina Lermant, (24), a candidate for Russia's liberal Yabloko party, hands out flyers on a street in Moscow. Photograph: Yulia Morozova/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yulia Morozova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improved pension for Limerick mayor John Moran could cost extra €320,000 – Government officials]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/improved-pension-for-limerick-mayor-john-moran-could-cost-extra-320000-government-officials/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/improved-pension-for-limerick-mayor-john-moran-could-cost-extra-320000-government-officials/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Spending department says directly elected mayor should receive same pension as local authority chief executives, not junior ministers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:35:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RSERD4QLSVDXLK65Y5BQA3WVLQ.JPG?auth=fbccea442bcab85def6c204dbeeac8ee0fecfcec63ea79c59338cd50d4ee021c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayor John Moran in his office in Limerick. 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[Planning permissions for new homes jump 60%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/planning-permissions-for-new-homes-jump-60/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/planning-permissions-for-new-homes-jump-60/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO says total number of dwelling units approved in between April and June was 11,912]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:31:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQECA44SCKPEGCXCR7CDKCCWFQ.jpg?auth=17825464a613e28ccf7792b6ff0c8057f1dbdfacd1b73c4c0bad4e0bf8ddba18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The CSO said houses accounted for 53 per cent of all units granted planning permission in the second quarter. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Households renting or headed by younger people hit harder by inflation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/households-renting-or-headed-by-younger-people-hit-harder-by-inflation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/households-renting-or-headed-by-younger-people-hit-harder-by-inflation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New research by Central Statistics Office highlights differing impact of inflation ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:21:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2MRKNC2EFFCSLLH7H22MPIXVXQ.jpg?auth=d60ad4f70c4c6184bca338de7ee416deea7933de00b210b92a11828ab7b0075b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Households headed by people aged under 35 experienced inflation of 3.9 per cent in June. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Achim Schneider / reisezielinfo.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DPP still considering pursuing charges for murder of Eddie Hutch]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/dpp-still-considering-pursuing-charges-for-murder-of-eddie-hutch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/17/dpp-still-considering-pursuing-charges-for-murder-of-eddie-hutch/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquest into the death of the brother of veteran criminal Gerry Hutch has been continuously adjourned since 2016]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:16:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZRZMABN7CHOQ2Q6RI4RSDRNQQ.jpg?auth=71e7d745197dc2e7cdc5c2590127035f3a6060a6c30892d3a1175241699185fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddie Hutch was killed outside his home on Poplar Row in Dublin in 2016]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merz is on the ropes. Could Sunday’s regional elections deliver a knock-out blow?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/merz-is-on-the-ropes-could-sundays-regional-elections-deliver-a-knock-out-blow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/merz-is-on-the-ropes-could-sundays-regional-elections-deliver-a-knock-out-blow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While the chancellor struggles and his centre-right CDU bickers, its SPD rival has come out in attack mode]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MVG464NDQZIHQAGXLUHXODFYV4.jpg?auth=e4e203deca6c9dd1e45fc573fe58c29632d62508456660d910050c9d50c3b2da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[German chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a meeting of the German government's cabinet in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday. Photograph: Filip Singer/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Filip Singer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it holds them for now]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/federal-reserve-raise-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/16/federal-reserve-raise-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Fleming]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve raises rates for first time since 2023]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:51:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RUAVJYEFCBYBG22PRRPB6MNHWU.jpg?auth=4894c984d35b4ba095c2a1f08f2b08a67aa9577ab366170eba753f8b7fa58f10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The  US  Federal Reserve has raised rates for the first time since 2023 as chair Kevin Warsh (above) defied US President Donald Trump’s calls for lower borrowing costs and tries to curb the jolt of inflation sparked by the Iran war. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill to remove three-day abortion wait likely to pass despite division in Government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/bill-to-remove-three-day-abortion-wait-likely-to-pass-despite-division-in-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/bill-to-remove-three-day-abortion-wait-likely-to-pass-despite-division-in-government/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Bill has drawn an uncomfortable binary line between Government leaders and their respective backbenchers. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:50:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YTOA46MKVBMUHIV2XK4IODEE54.jpg?auth=aa5e1b8cd77bcfe1dc945d5ac4794e706f447096651c4659e855ed7b56c29026&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The three-day wait was added at relatively late notice in an effort to persuade then tánaiste and shy-repealer Simon Coveney to vote Yes in the upcoming referendum that May. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global markets are signalling danger. Here’s what it means for Irish households]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/17/financial-markets-are-signalling-danger-what-does-it-all-mean/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/17/financial-markets-are-signalling-danger-what-does-it-all-mean/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Interest rates on the rise in US and euro zone while borrowing costs touch levels not seen since 2007]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:43:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crocodile-ridden river cleared to host Olympic rowing and canoe events at Brisbane 2032]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/17/crocodile-ridden-river-cleared-to-host-olympic-rowing-and-canoe-events-at-brisbane-2032/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/17/crocodile-ridden-river-cleared-to-host-olympic-rowing-and-canoe-events-at-brisbane-2032/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fitzroy river course in Roehampton will provide a ‘safe, fair and consistent field of play’, organisers say]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:37:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7B3WJ4XHJF6NMKMBDV24XEA6E.jpg?auth=f1ea939dbd34f5c12cd264cf1871d3f32f74fef3b384713087ef91bd917e1b08&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fitzroy river in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, is to be used as a flatwater Olympic venue in 2023. Photograph: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Hitchcock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ confirms it will not take part in or broadcast Eurovision 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/rte-confirms-it-will-not-take-part-in-or-broadcast-eurovision-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/rte-confirms-it-will-not-take-part-in-or-broadcast-eurovision-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[Broadcaster says it will not participate given the ‘appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOH5ZRLP6GFJC6G4B7XKNYGFYQ.jpg?auth=3f2c21b14d0af00b7ecdf80a70040667f6b89dd20a4df97b9edb04dc7dea32cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest was overshadowed by five countries, including Ireland, boycotting the event. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tobias Schwarz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matilda the Musical in Dublin review: Still endlessly inventive, still an easy five stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/matilda-the-musical-in-dublin-review-still-endlessly-inventive-still-an-easy-five-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/matilda-the-musical-in-dublin-review-still-endlessly-inventive-still-an-easy-five-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sara Keating]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the RSC’s production, a tireless cast bring a perfectly balanced mix of grotesquerie and goodness to Roald Dahl’s cautionary tale]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:48:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BELYR4IOKNEQRF47WMO34GHJC4.jpg?auth=15bebf98f97035283f15391a799945184333034d948393aaef419a4c38b82836&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Matilda The Musical Company. Photograph: Manuel Harlan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Séamus Coleman out while Liam Kitching earns call-up to Ireland squad for matches, including Israel double header]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/seamus-coleman-and-nathan-collins-absent-from-ireland-squad-for-matches-including-israel-double-header/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/seamus-coleman-and-nathan-collins-absent-from-ireland-squad-for-matches-including-israel-double-header/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coleman (37) has not signed for a new club since leaving Everton last season but his international career may not be over yet]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:47:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5B6MS5LWGVAYXOD7XI3APZNYUA.jpg?auth=84ddb99fd38bb01881757cd7e5f3a620d01e18dbd9496795b7b92a4a8672d86a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Séamus Coleman and Nathan Collins after the friendly against North Macedonia in March. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe and Canada ‘not fair weather allies’, Carney tells European Parliament ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/carney-says-europe-and-canada-stronger-together-as-trump-derides-proposed-ties/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/carney-says-europe-and-canada-stronger-together-as-trump-derides-proposed-ties/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney puts meat on the bone for envisaged closer EU alliance to withstand ‘ferocious’ times]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:37:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGKEDK4GNL4F7NSDLNFRAW7PDQ.jpg?auth=721ccb765a8b865b03565c16560c35da178eb95152affc73249c68f00956008f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech in the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, as part of a trip during which he welcomed a proposal by European Commission President for Canada to become the EU's first associate member, on September 17, 2026. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on September 17, 2026, rejected threats by US President Donald Trump over Ottawa's push for closer ties with the European Union. (Photo by 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[Reach’s decision to close GalwayBeo and cut jobs an ‘act of self-sabotage’, says union]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/reachs-decision-to-close-galwaybeo-and-cut-jobs-an-act-of-self-sabotage-says-union/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/reachs-decision-to-close-galwaybeo-and-cut-jobs-an-act-of-self-sabotage-says-union/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group will shed some 220 jobs in the UK and Ireland as it looks to arrest web traffic decline]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:33:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5OJWEEMTQJDP7FAOF2QCERDKBY.jpg?auth=5378312ffe8078c600bd0d4c7ae6732af4e64ca4dab66954e8507dc706f0bc26&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reach, which publishes the Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror titles among others, has announced plans to shed more than 200 jobs in the UK and Ireland. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tomaz Levstek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham struggles to shake off early election rumours but poll now would be risky]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/17/burnham-struggles-to-shake-off-early-election-rumours-but-poll-now-would-be-risky/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/17/burnham-struggles-to-shake-off-early-election-rumours-but-poll-now-would-be-risky/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some speculate British prime minister could warm to idea of winning mandate at a time when rivals are weakened ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCV7JHPGPZ42EREJLJYZ52P5AM.jpg?auth=a5d1d760a5ce94fb6602239bb48ae372e1a85aa429a7c25c9c82c35112ac2aa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham speaking during prime minister's questions in the House of Commons, London. Photograph: House of Commons/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">House of Commons</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving for a Helicopter at Dublin Fringe: Powerful one-woman account of hereditary illness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/saving-for-a-helicopter-at-dublin-fringe-powerful-one-woman-account-of-hereditary-illness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/saving-for-a-helicopter-at-dublin-fringe-powerful-one-woman-account-of-hereditary-illness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Lordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: Gráinne Curistan carries the audience through a series of linked anecdotes and emotional hairpin turns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:25:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UG2ZTWIPJZFQLCAXBVDT7D6I4M.jpg?auth=9cd276e518499fcbeb1ac4df22c76ffa774529d253149ac32c0878f1f0786097&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gráinne Curistan in Saving for a Helicopter at Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. Photograph: Ruth Keogh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Mouth Show & Tell at Dublin Fringe: A world looking past women with endometriosis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/hard-mouth-show-tell-at-dublin-fringe-a-world-looking-past-women-with-endometriosis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/17/hard-mouth-show-tell-at-dublin-fringe-a-world-looking-past-women-with-endometriosis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Fringe Festival 2026: In this unsettling work, a male critic only sees what he wants to see]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:11:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MM6LMBSJXRD5XFKG5QIMZBM2NM.jpg?auth=5ce78927c8442e8ce66ccbfed58c56daf39d6e99d21ac780511a3a705d440956&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hard Mouth Show & Tell at Dublin Fringe Festival 2026. Photograph: Olga Kuzmenko]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can’t blame them’: Young Irish farmers on a looming agricultural exodus]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/17/you-cant-blame-them-young-irish-farmers-on-a-looming-agricultural-exodus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/farming-food/2026/09/17/you-cant-blame-them-young-irish-farmers-on-a-looming-agricultural-exodus/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research from Agriland found nearly 30 per cent of farmers under 45 are considering leaving the sector within the next five years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2KYHACFHS5EJXNW7ILZ4JDAFAI.jpeg?auth=2e3985ca9413bb0bd2d3b6194be099c8ffe10636da0e017180df444e21c0ef69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Fallon (25), from Co Roscommon, plans to take over the family farm but will need to supplement his income with a second job. Photograph: Stephen Conneely/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spencer memoir claims king Charles said Diana would be forgotten ‘soon enough’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/17/spencer-memoir-claims-king-charles-said-diana-would-be-forgotten-soon-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/17/spencer-memoir-claims-king-charles-said-diana-would-be-forgotten-soon-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Davies]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Charles Spencer’s new book alleges king made comment during heated argument after Diana’s death]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:54:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDLTWBWHD75LKRTVGYS5SW6OAQ.jpg?auth=418bb8a2d396a1a2d74ac71ff817a2151c34960d2569f6ce3bb04e3edade7a4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Britain's king Charles talking to princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, following a banquet held in Cape Town in 1997. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Stillwell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree decision by Belfast court ‘not approval for parade to take place’, says Martin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/drumcree-decision-by-belfast-court-not-approval-for-parade-to-take-place-says-martin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/drumcree-decision-by-belfast-court-not-approval-for-parade-to-take-place-says-martin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[High Court’s quashing of Parades Commission decision to impose restrictions on Orange Order march is raised in Dáil by Sinn Féin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:50:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMDFNQEUKNFRVODWNXQHOZRFIU.jpg?auth=baa0ed61fc7ca39e6b4dbc267f1bb1902606ce9673938c95cd432a83fba55515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flags on the Garvaghy Road protesting a planned march by the Orange Order. 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Photograph: Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">edelmar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers demand Revolut hand over $3m ransom amid data breach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/hackers-demand-revolut-hand-over-3m-ransom-amid-data-breach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/hackers-demand-revolut-hand-over-3m-ransom-amid-data-breach/</guid><description><![CDATA[Group calling itself iamnotavillain threatens to sell customers’ confidential records to other criminals unless UK fintech pays within 24 hours]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:05:43 +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[About 680 customers are thought to have been affected by the breach. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teacher found guilty of professional misconduct for kissing and hugging student]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/teacher-found-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-for-kissing-and-hugging-student/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/teacher-found-guilty-of-professional-misconduct-for-kissing-and-hugging-student/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fitness-to-teach committee heard that teacher attempted to keep contact secret telling student: ‘Don’t tell anyone’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:04:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXFFI36CS5B2ZEGHCLPNPO6RLE.jpg?auth=d2bcd5eccd5f4282ece2bf255c8943c8ed5a5dc6469c3956de1fe037e9aaa2f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fitness-to-teach committee found on Wednesday that five allegations against the teacher had been proven. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DONGSEON_KIM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrol bombing of homes should be treated as attempted murder, Dáil told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/petrol-bombing-of-homes-should-be-treated-as-attempted-murder-dail-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/petrol-bombing-of-homes-should-be-treated-as-attempted-murder-dail-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TD highlights drug dealers’ criminal spree in Cork, says death by suicide of young people over drug intimidation should also be treated as attempted murder ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7ZLOALRFYCY745JDS5D2Q2X3GI.jpg?auth=b3c1968f42190ace9a2cc075f155d657a8515f71e419ab8d5d9aa92d9b38da3b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A garda at the scene of a suspected petrol-bomb attack on a house in Finglas, Co Dublin, in December. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick accepts blame as boos greet Manchester United collapse against Brighton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/michael-carrick-accepts-blame-as-boos-greet-manchester-united-collapse-against-brighton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/17/michael-carrick-accepts-blame-as-boos-greet-manchester-united-collapse-against-brighton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I take responsibility for it. The performance towards the end of the second half, that’s on me,’ manager says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:46:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEUPGJEYPFPOTKMXOYBDPJR5ZI.jpg?auth=5575ace322bc53fea2558415da8e2f9cacef6ac6d493d5b7500b4c92a03319ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carrick, manager of Manchester United, leaves the pitch after their Carabao Cup defeat by Brighton at Old Trafford. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Livesey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You do not answer to corporations or governments’: OpenAI reveals AI systems hid errors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/17/concerning-openai-reveals-ai-models-hid-errors-made-up-data-improvised-communication/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/17/concerning-openai-reveals-ai-models-hid-errors-made-up-data-improvised-communication/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmy Martin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company discloses six new behaviour incidents of its AI models as part of a new framework for reporting ‘misalignment’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:06:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S7SVO7LNDRAYXCIQASBS3N3GHQ.jpg?auth=1f2db0c307715e7623206d58dfb19db05b510bf5b8eb32248bc172e87da00c47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI disclosed 'unexpected or concerning' behaviour of its AI models. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BlackJack3D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street attack on Michael Healy-Rae a worrying development for our democracy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/street-attack-on-michael-healy-rae-a-worrying-development-for-our-democracy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/street-attack-on-michael-healy-rae-a-worrying-development-for-our-democracy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Plus fascinating insights into where Germany and Scandinavia may be going politically]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:56:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K52TJRAG4ZBGVERROJQNDI4YXE.JPG?auth=7af42e20a846c9faaedfef07ff6efc41d18985f46138d120de21f16252c6a020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wednesday's attack on Michael Healy-Rae in Dublin has been widely condemned by TDs across the political spectrum. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s visit to North Carolina was his first explicit test of the exercise in make-believe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/17/trump-tests-the-limits-of-political-make-believe-in-north-carolina/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/17/trump-tests-the-limits-of-political-make-believe-in-north-carolina/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Some of you like me more than you like the party,’ US president tells small crowd in a speech that no major network covered live ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:21:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7NWRN2J6TP7SPRJN3IZFODXFM.jpg?auth=88b9eea3a1dcc27845195be9139e671e3ca272cf9bb3ccd04a51ee6b290bf5d1&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 speaks during a campaign rally in North Carolina. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time to rein in the data centre boom? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/is-it-time-to-rein-in-the-data-centre-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/is-it-time-to-rein-in-the-data-centre-boom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:13:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WMIBE5EAJVGPVALJUVQODZNUJA.JPG?auth=1abdb96777cf77845df18b310bb0478152c44de0f2a3ba2ceee91941934cfa5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The plant room at Microsoft’s Grange Castle data centre campus in west Dublin. Photograph: Naoise Culhane ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Naoise Culhane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bills on ending ‘triple lock’, e-scooters and citizenship will come before Dáil this term ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/bills-on-ending-triple-lock-e-scooters-and-citizenship-will-come-before-dail-this-term/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/bills-on-ending-triple-lock-e-scooters-and-citizenship-will-come-before-dail-this-term/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The axing of the triple lock has become a clear demarcation line between the Government and Opposition parties]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUTWMCXMVRENXIKLY62LTTSVPA.jpg?auth=ad806b7ca79530f587bc1bcc40b8501ba101374d20afedd1f746d53eed8b0742&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí will be given legal protection when pursuing e-scooters under new legal provisions. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iantfoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huawei set to unveil China’s answer to Nvidia AI chips]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/17/huawei-set-to-unveil-chinas-answer-to-nvidia-ai-chips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/17/huawei-set-to-unveil-chinas-answer-to-nvidia-ai-chips/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg News]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Huawei’s goal is to ensure its Ascend chips can operate every single AI model]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:55:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JNYNKFYFYMVNZ243XCKZVBE2KA.jpg?auth=f0e7cb457034629ef93a3cf0bd3ba0c9df06e0d58126be71be527ba712198617&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Huawei is spearheading Beijing’s drive for self-sufficiency in critical technologies.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wu Hao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece’s growing ties with Israel spark tensions with Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/17/greeces-growing-ties-with-israel-spark-tensions-with-turkey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/17/greeces-growing-ties-with-israel-spark-tensions-with-turkey/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Athens last month signed a €3 billion air-defence deal with Israel]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:50:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBRBFJ767VLRBZ4P7NXGZLZ53U.jpg?auth=c4bcc916f375cd77740cc7d20604a18f20bfa9c99540d0ab9d04c4cdf820d370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Turkish military pilots perform during an air display. Turkey has long complained about Greek military installations on the Aegean Islands]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erdem Sahin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil holds drop as Saudi Arabia moves to restore pipeline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/17/oil-holds-drop-as-saudi-arabia-moves-to-restore-pipeline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/17/oil-holds-drop-as-saudi-arabia-moves-to-restore-pipeline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:50:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POJQRIL5MWWJTWBYBHQ5UXNHXA.jpg?auth=e0df54e9d3f7aa25ef6b595084b2bcc45db97f7805e047b832c3e8bb867b5eea&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 said the war with Iran would end "very soon". Photograph: Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We lived in Spain for five years - will we face tax when we sell our Irish home?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/17/we-lived-in-spain-for-five-years-will-we-face-tax-when-we-sell-our-irish-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/17/we-lived-in-spain-for-five-years-will-we-face-tax-when-we-sell-our-irish-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish tax liability will be modest but you need to get local advice on any Spanish liability which could be significant ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TYGEWDTUGZAVLF32ASRAQ3WA5Q.jpg?auth=2d236d8063be4b49ffd0806d3ff1427347eacdfad8923e4ed9343627c2eb83dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retired couple living in Spain is returning to Ireland and selling their Irish home but want to know what, if any, tax liability, they face. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">lucigerma</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinane wins on Central Bank fine and why women struggle to get on the ‘boss-man’s ladder’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/guinane-wins-on-central-bank-fine-and-why-women-struggle-to-get-on-the-boss-mans-ladder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/guinane-wins-on-central-bank-fine-and-why-women-struggle-to-get-on-the-boss-mans-ladder/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:28:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VRYHFE246REYJJ34WG4SJTHCMQ.JPG?auth=e8f487fc8c0ab21443afc8ffbfe4941e6eccb0480a29c5313f6dbdf57045f0e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former PTSB chief David Guinane has won an appeal against a Central Bank of Ireland inquiry sanctioning him for a role played in the State’s tracker mortgage scandal. 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[MetroLink economic growth; President Connolly in Scotland; and students keen on military careers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/metrolink-economic-growth-president-connolly-in-scotland-and-students-keen-on-military-careers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/metrolink-economic-growth-president-connolly-in-scotland-and-students-keen-on-military-careers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:17:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJ2AN2RVIMMSUXGZCVUKDLPYWE.jpg?auth=2b54f2bb27989bd9d7e2c6a32114310185203e4fff781f6eba7018bd236e4fbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Catherine Connolly speaking during a visit to the Royal Society of Edinburgh at the start of her four-day visit to Scotland. Photography: Steve Welsh/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Welsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age-friendly parking spaces should be added at supermarkets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/age-friendly-parking-spaces-should-be-added-at-supermarkets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/age-friendly-parking-spaces-should-be-added-at-supermarkets/</guid><description><![CDATA[Overjoyed recently to find such designated spaces at beach in Donegal]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Cerberus starts selling remaining Irish distressed loans from crash-era portfolios]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/cerberus-starts-selling-remaining-irish-distressed-loans-from-crash-era-portfolios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/cerberus-starts-selling-remaining-irish-distressed-loans-from-crash-era-portfolios/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Debts linked to Project Aran and Project Arrow acquired from Ulster Bank and Nama are being offloaded by the US fund]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/23UJCXAT6T3MJ7B3JTSQ7MTMHA.jpg?auth=7e0e15012797ff26082399c754eb128b6c0789a50bd3d4fc25f9ee8b357562e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cerberus bought Project Arrow, which included loans valued €6.25 billion, from Nama in 2015. Photograph: Cyril Byrne / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to win trophies’: Munster newcomer Marnus van der Merwe raring to prove his worth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/17/i-want-to-win-trophies-munster-newcomer-marnus-van-der-merwe-raring-to-prove-his-worth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/17/i-want-to-win-trophies-munster-newcomer-marnus-van-der-merwe-raring-to-prove-his-worth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[South African hooker praises set-up and environment after switch from Scarlets]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZLYG47HEE5BGRK6P7DK2PNIHAM?auth=6ce824a08b1db08ea242bdc79fffdc0a055e62e473ed34caf2c8bf3ecaaa5d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marnus van der Merwe in squad training this week. Photograph: Dan Clohessy/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revised EU directive could protect against some AI risks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/revised-eu-directive-could-protect-against-some-ai-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/revised-eu-directive-could-protect-against-some-ai-risks/</guid><description><![CDATA[We cannot guarantee correctness of artificial intelligence systems or fully test them beforehand]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Non-binding indicative vote on Border poll is best way forward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/non-binding-indicative-vote-on-border-poll-is-best-way-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/non-binding-indicative-vote-on-border-poll-is-best-way-forward/</guid><description><![CDATA[Little definitive information on how likely it is that a majority would vote for united Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Tobacco giant JTI lobbies for extra tax on its products]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/tobacco-maker-jti-lobbies-for-tax-on-its-products/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/tobacco-maker-jti-lobbies-for-tax-on-its-products/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In pre-budget submission, firm seeks to avoid another 50c hike in excise duty per pack of cigarettes, though]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMU2AZTNGS4QK2QS6NEKHNSDDY.jpg?auth=0601d16b6f6954b2759a867569985bc9505c039ff2ee95fa5014713418c624d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost two-fifths of tobacco products consumed here generated zero Irish tax revenue last year, JTI says]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir pensioners win right to run candidate for trustee positions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/eir-pensioners-win-right-to-run-candidate-for-trustee-positions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/eir-pensioners-win-right-to-run-candidate-for-trustee-positions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association of retired staff campaigning against a claimed break in the link between their pensions and current staff pay]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSUZQI7PRROYLAQJ56TPBXT5ZQ.jpg?auth=90d67c99335ef2b72722339ebccf913ecad97ae45c3bb1c5f02a093bc9c51b75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Retired staff at Eir are threatening to unseat union-nominated trustees of the company’s superannuation fund. 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[More honest conversation on housing and infrastructure delays is needed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/more-honest-conversation-on-housing-and-infrastructure-delays-is-needed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/more-honest-conversation-on-housing-and-infrastructure-delays-is-needed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Blaming planning for every shortfall is becoming a lazy substitute for understanding the real issues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Ireland’s car registration plate system is fit for purpose]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/irelands-car-registration-plate-system-is-fit-for-purpose/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/irelands-car-registration-plate-system-is-fit-for-purpose/</guid><description><![CDATA[Year-county-number system is clear and transparent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Rising hopes Irish sides may join Premiership Women’s Rugby as part of English league’s expansion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/17/worlds-best-domestic-league-rising-hopes-for-irish-clubs-joining-premier-womens-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/17/worlds-best-domestic-league-rising-hopes-for-irish-clubs-joining-premier-womens-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IRFU ‘very focused on exploring chance to be part of that competition’, says Lynne Cantwell]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXCPO3PGP3DFY2DO2P4JTK7CAM.jpg?auth=b3f9c182cc796d80741ee955b68d90b369a603d132eeaa3a62914961edec7a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The opportunity is massive': Lynne Cantwell. head of women’s strategy for Irish rugby. Photograph: Ben Brady/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin’s immigration policy will need to be tougher than everyone else’s to stand out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/17/sinn-feins-immigration-policy-will-need-to-be-tougher-than-everyone-elses-to-stand-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/17/sinn-feins-immigration-policy-will-need-to-be-tougher-than-everyone-elses-to-stand-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nationalists may be more liberal by conviction but they have less immediate experience of immigration, which tends to be concentrated in unionist areas]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUNONFPAHVBBPJ636QOJWRFGFI.jpg?auth=e2037f4368a87c8a81908d1d8ad59c2a066847253ac4163811d183a8fdbbfb78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most firms set to expand or maintain staff numbers, says Ibec ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/most-firms-set-to-expand-or-maintain-staff-numbers-says-ibec/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/most-firms-set-to-expand-or-maintain-staff-numbers-says-ibec/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Among minority believing jobs will be cut, more than half cite AI as factor]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VBE7A2VHWVDB3JX5BJQOWMRAA4.jpg?auth=17af2f9ca52b86c65611c9b2e1340a979214d155d58abb7797aff8b53cb82d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report indicates that recruiting necessary skills remains the primary focus. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bim</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy: Trump in Doonbeg was a walk in the park compared to weeks ahead for the Republic of Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/17/ciaran-murphy-trump-in-doonbeg-is-a-walk-in-the-park-compared-to-weeks-ahead-for-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/17/ciaran-murphy-trump-in-doonbeg-is-a-walk-in-the-park-compared-to-weeks-ahead-for-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There would be consequences to boycotting the games against Israel, but they should be consequences we’re willing to face]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLFTNMPTLFD2ZPZ3BKAEA2KFX4?auth=d2ea26e1163d24f381febf60daf4b3bc11283177bcf553b2505d87e68c7c2b9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry with US president Donald Trump during the trophy presentation after the Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Co Clare. Photo: Damien Eagers/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home completions rise but still trailing Government targets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/home-completions-rise-but-still-trailing-government-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/home-completions-rise-but-still-trailing-government-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[BPFI data shows market still below level needed to hit 300,000 new homes by 2030]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4C4MREUAXREU5PNNCTFVM3PEHY.jpg?auth=5433b03bf5f38443aee2bc7f135566e4d5180a92fec79d2bda5c1e766b7ab7af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government is targeting about 300,000 new homes to be built between 2025 and 2030. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">georgeclerk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dazzling headlights a worrying feature of night-time driving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/dazzling-headlights-a-worrying-feature-of-night-time-driving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/dazzling-headlights-a-worrying-feature-of-night-time-driving/</guid><description><![CDATA[Modern LED systems can produce extremely high luminance from small light sources]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public fallout after McAleese resignation should push associations towards integration, says Trevor Giles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/17/public-fallout-from-mcaleese-resignation-should-push-gaelic-games-towards-integration-says-trevor-giles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/17/public-fallout-from-mcaleese-resignation-should-push-gaelic-games-towards-integration-says-trevor-giles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-time All-Ireland winning Meath footballer says integration ‘needs to happen’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7UCRFIXZDRE3RHSLTLSSJFUTMA.jpg?auth=1464754ccbb48dde74622bb1eb4b4415fcb52c102f6b7747f246ad36cfe1adf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trevor Giles ahead of a Leinster minor football championship fixture between Meath and Kildare in April. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Grace Halton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraints]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/one-tenth-of-irish-renewable-electricity-lost-in-2025-due-to-grid-constraints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/one-tenth-of-irish-renewable-electricity-lost-in-2025-due-to-grid-constraints/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centres]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7A4XK7FPNGELJ2AEN5OCIXVU4.jpg?auth=7b9e449b7db0c42ef9242a35e135dba1719c591eaac9eb52118cd32057633234&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In June, EirGrid produced a new strategy document, outlining plans to spend €6bn to boost the capacity of 1,000km of existing electricity lines and add new ones]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizenship change proposals are deeply short-sighted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/citizenship-change-proposals-are-deeply-short-sighted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/citizenship-change-proposals-are-deeply-short-sighted/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need to wake up to the reality that Ireland needs people to come here]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Tenth of Irish renewable electricity lost in 2025 due to grid constraints]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/one-tenth-of-irish-renewable-electricity-lost-in-2025-due-to-grid-constraints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/one-tenth-of-irish-renewable-electricity-lost-in-2025-due-to-grid-constraints/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electricity demand rise driven primarily by 9% increase in demand from large energy users including data centres]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7A4XK7FPNGELJ2AEN5OCIXVU4.jpg?auth=7b9e449b7db0c42ef9242a35e135dba1719c591eaac9eb52118cd32057633234&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In June, EirGrid produced a new strategy document, outlining plans to spend €6bn to boost the capacity of 1,000km of existing electricity lines and add new ones]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizenship change proposals are deeply short-sighted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/citizenship-change-proposals-are-deeply-short-sighted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/citizenship-change-proposals-are-deeply-short-sighted/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need to wake up to the reality that Ireland needs people to come here]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Formal recognition of single-parent families would help eliminate poverty traps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/formal-recognition-of-single-parent-families-would-help-eliminate-poverty-traps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/formal-recognition-of-single-parent-families-would-help-eliminate-poverty-traps/</guid><description><![CDATA[Empower mothers to avail of further education and employment opportunities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Children must not be denied legal representation during solicitors’ strike over legal aid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/children-must-not-be-denied-legal-representation-during-solicitors-strike-over-legal-aid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/17/children-must-not-be-denied-legal-representation-during-solicitors-strike-over-legal-aid/</guid><description><![CDATA[Injustices will result when important decisions are made in court about young people in absence of lawyers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 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[Housing reports paint two different pictures of market, but reach similar conclusion]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/housing-reports-paint-two-different-pictures-of-market-but-reach-similar-conclusion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/housing-reports-paint-two-different-pictures-of-market-but-reach-similar-conclusion/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Bank and banking lobby group BPFI provide latest insights into State’s most pressing problem]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6YRPOYWHONBVVDCNMA32XA7OEU.jpg?auth=3ae633e4e9117969efb15255654515dcfab194f3f14e7999a72c40d157279477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Planning permissions were down by up to a third compared to a year ago, the BPFI says. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ilkercelik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Being the centenary makes it extra special’: Luke Donald wants Ryder Cup hat-trick at Adare Manor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/17/being-the-centenary-makes-it-extra-special-luke-donald-wants-ryder-cup-hat-trick-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/17/being-the-centenary-makes-it-extra-special-luke-donald-wants-ryder-cup-hat-trick-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts Adare Manor will create amazing atmosphere for 100th anniversary of contest, says Europe captain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7B3KYY6KND6RM5L63VZP4BVCM.jpg?auth=146ba55e7544829940c1e2463534c941f0fd5cd5840d4a3f19e7c6d4b9603f77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luke Donald is seeking to lead his Europe team to a historic third straight win over the US. Photograph: Chris Turvey/Rolex]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Turvey</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spare me the fury about Sydney Sweeney. What I see here is a sense of humour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/17/finn-mcredmond-spare-me-the-fury-about-sydney-sweeney-what-i-see-here-is-a-sense-of-humour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/17/finn-mcredmond-spare-me-the-fury-about-sydney-sweeney-what-i-see-here-is-a-sense-of-humour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is my sports betting agency feminist? And has my toaster read Das Kapital? ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AB27JXUD3RB3TFPEGSNJ3CI72U?auth=108add1e396333f0c9e200635a2684a03b21e1eb2a5695b066182ce7d620059a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sydney Sweeney has been condemned by leading women athletes for a sports betting advert in which the American appears in various states of undress. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I never considered leaving Ireland for Poland but three years there changed my perception]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/14/i-earned-similar-wages-in-poland-as-at-home-but-could-afford-to-save-and-eat-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/14/i-earned-similar-wages-in-poland-as-at-home-but-could-afford-to-save-and-eat-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Keany]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poland still has a post-communist stigma that it struggles to shake. However I now realise how outdated that perception is. ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKKM4FLRLFBE3GCPAWWAABS62Q.jpg?auth=19cbb9fb0b6679d4a019364c5021e564d40d57d9233f0c0c56ac869985fa2939&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cathal Keany and his partner in the Tatra mountains just outside of Krakow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes collective climate action to fight climate destruction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/it-takes-collective-climate-action-to-fight-climate-destruction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/it-takes-collective-climate-action-to-fight-climate-destruction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennie Stephens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working together on petitions, campaigns and taking a united stance is the way individual effort can have real impact]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQN5THOCIJH5LO3XXIOOTD5IJA.JPG?auth=ed9fde3f07458cc44d04ad80b6fa665b137c395f2f1c28f1a314853dfe823686&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice at Maynooth University: 'Although many of today’s political and corporate leaders want us to feel disempowered on climate issues, together we can all engage, speak up, and advocate for change.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/johnny-adair-given-weapons-by-shadowy-ulster-resistance-group-new-book-reveals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/17/johnny-adair-given-weapons-by-shadowy-ulster-resistance-group-new-book-reveals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QF4354W6ZJLZB6TJGABKARIRX4.jpg?auth=e6c801683f8a604d3814c07bb655488497851f91383987122936f930ec68ca38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster Freedom Fighters leader Johnny Adair walking free from the Maze prison on September 14th, 1999. He had been jailed in 1995 for directing terrorism. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What have the Irish ever done for maths? On counting it all up - quite a lot, actually]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/09/17/what-have-the-irish-ever-done-for-maths-on-counting-it-all-up-quite-a-lot-actually/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/09/17/what-have-the-irish-ever-done-for-maths-on-counting-it-all-up-quite-a-lot-actually/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lynch]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annals of Irish Mathematics and Mathematicians records 5,000 notables who are Irish, worked in Ireland or had Irish doctoral advisers ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BL4VABQDM2RY25OBR7HCPBOHY.jpg?auth=222ae666b8e9ba7fcfadc768f4657d4c31a0a1057c75d8305bea5a758847af46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[William Rowan Hamilton - just one of hundreds of Irish scholars who have had a strong influence on the study of mathematics worldwide.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland to seek further detail on EU’s wooing of Canada and defence plan to ‘flank’ Nato]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/ireland-to-seek-further-detail-on-eus-wooing-of-canada-and-defence-plan-to-flank-nato/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/ireland-to-seek-further-detail-on-eus-wooing-of-canada-and-defence-plan-to-flank-nato/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move designed to send political signal to Canada and Trump administration  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJPGPCIDXVJD6C745VHKK4YO3Q.jpg?auth=606dac80043811f8b39f66f400dafd76a645f6d89d9a5ac6ce1695ee49e06f0b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Parliament president Roberta Metsola welcome Canadian PM Mark Carney at the parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronald Wittek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why women’s struggle to get on the ‘boss-man’s ladder’ has got harder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/women-play-a-big-role-in-the-workplace-now-but-attitudes-towards-female-leadership-must-improve/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/17/women-play-a-big-role-in-the-workplace-now-but-attitudes-towards-female-leadership-must-improve/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What decades of data tell us about how men and women experience leadership and inequality at work and what we can do about it]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3DBHJ4LF5BGVBYATEZSBNIKMA.jpg?auth=d4691f7fe4ba9e5e8a86cc60015dff8034e5b447521cb47fac890b2203f7c95b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Sheehan, chief executive of Women for Election, says men and women are not judged on the same merits for leadership, even by themselves. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paperkites</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever since we started tracking everything, we’ve lost our minds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/17/ever-since-we-started-tracking-everything-weve-lost-our-minds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/17/ever-since-we-started-tracking-everything-weve-lost-our-minds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght: When did we stop just ... going to sleep?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JK7XIVDHR5DMPLGV2L3P6CCWAE.jpg?auth=b405f4af67ceb24ede3c25cfdd6fa82a38b5fe5861f5a24a8f808d9956f36a82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Optimisation culture has a lot to answer for.' Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simon2579</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torches and battery-operated radios: New guidelines for a national emergency are in the post]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/09/17/governments-emergency-booklet-what-is-in-it-and-how-does-it-compare-to-eu-countries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/09/17/governments-emergency-booklet-what-is-in-it-and-how-does-it-compare-to-eu-countries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A three-week nationwide distribution programme will see approximately 2.2 million households ‘Be Emergency Ready’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARUY4EOWMZARPHBVASJD53RUV4.jpg?auth=69820a1b9f0b312586dc852367e77105020e76759a15f9354055c00717e54aa1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government's Be Emergency Ready booklet. Photograph: Jessica Doyle/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There isn’t another job that will give you €42,000 a year with no degree or specific skills’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/there-isnt-another-job-that-will-give-you-42000-a-year-with-no-degree-or-specific-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/17/there-isnt-another-job-that-will-give-you-42000-a-year-with-no-degree-or-specific-skills/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Defence Forces ups efforts at recruitment as students consider careers at Higher Options]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSC6JFNAMVANFNNPXJGNBULIHI.jpg?auth=6688396c065aa6ae10d60471456bbb37c10d7512beabdb9bb5e5f4c24c574e62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Defence Forces stand attracted a steady stream of inquiries from students at Higher Options]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI kill us all? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/09/17/will-ai-kill-us-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/09/17/will-ai-kill-us-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Developments in artificial intelligence can sound quite terrifying, but the real dangers are not yet clear]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FERCJVZBD7L2DXS3TUGT7PLZB4.jpg?auth=3c431811d7b7409fb99e83d33999c9d624126e701144629f8c711b096536103f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI may not end up like the Terminator, but fears about it wiping out humanity have become pervasive]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowner (99) to sell Georgian townhouse in Co Meath for €495,000 after almost seven decades]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/17/homeowner-99-to-sell-georgian-townhouse-in-co-meath-for-495000-after-almost-seven-decades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/17/homeowner-99-to-sell-georgian-townhouse-in-co-meath-for-495000-after-almost-seven-decades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-bed in Co Meath heritage town dating back to 1790 has been home to family of seven and a dental practice ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMJVNT7IFFBS3J5P3ERJ6AZ2WE.JPG?auth=f80f3944db3ffaab59746cafcba3fade501ce9e1c48d2b02348b98fdea4ef84b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barney Daly at his home on John Street in Kells. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former PTSB chief wins appeal over tracker mortgage sanction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/former-ptsb-chief-wins-appeal-against-central-bank-of-ireland-tracker-inquiry-sanction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/17/former-ptsb-chief-wins-appeal-against-central-bank-of-ireland-tracker-inquiry-sanction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tribunal overturns conclusion and decision to fine David Guinane €80,000 and issue reprimand]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGTQ2JCYWJFMZODFFIFAASWVYA.jpg?auth=7c2425f933c52d9155341a5fa4bb714777f5bd5015d74c336f79192f84e60128&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Guinane, his solicitor and spokeswomen for the Central Bank of Ireland and PTSB declined to comment. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sam boal</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When will Ireland finally achieve full fossil fuel phase-out?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/when-will-ireland-finally-achieve-full-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/17/when-will-ireland-finally-achieve-full-fossil-fuel-phase-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Ó Gallachóír]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transition is under way but the task lacks the timeline and tough decisions to complete the job]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKSDAO7ULKRC56NMC66MQK4UQI.jpg?auth=b3217f918e00bcab102278258862d1c5296afe0def3e68e09887ea3adac950ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Moneypoint power station in Carrowdotia South, Co Clare. Photograph: Liam Burke/Press 22]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healy-Rae assault casts long shadow over Dáil proceedings on first day back ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/healy-rae-assault-casts-long-shadow-over-dail-proceedings-on-first-day-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/17/healy-rae-assault-casts-long-shadow-over-dail-proceedings-on-first-day-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Combative Martin picks up where he left off before summer recess – bobbing and weaving with Opposition TDs in hot pursuit  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I6OVZBTUHMWTNPMHB6IZYYWYIU.jpg?auth=e663c8a37d43d6cf3b359ead44bf2ecf92b57a9839157d11f3e36c1b82cee522&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Healy-Rae was hospitalised on his way from the Dáil after an assailant struck him in his car while stopped in Dublin traffic. 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Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social media age limits: Von der Leyen hits on control-shift alternative]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/social-media-age-limits-von-der-leyen-hits-on-control-shift-alternative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/17/social-media-age-limits-von-der-leyen-hits-on-control-shift-alternative/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Providing proof of age will present big obstacle to EU plan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching The Gentlemen, I have an urge first to doff my cap, then to head an angry mob]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/watching-the-gentlemen-i-have-an-urge-first-to-doff-my-cap-then-to-head-an-angry-mob/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/17/watching-the-gentlemen-i-have-an-urge-first-to-doff-my-cap-then-to-head-an-angry-mob/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Posho dressed as a pearly king Guy Ritche offers up more cartoon geezer yarns]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66RF2KTBUZGVREQ4ZLPBKPEIOQ.jpg?auth=ba7257402f220d6882bd552134c65c86a4d38009eb6ff3355414370a6003ed80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gentlemen: Theo James in season two. Photograph: Matthew Towers/Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan review – below the bottom of the barrel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/17/the-degenerate-the-life-and-films-of-andy-milligan-review-below-the-bottom-of-the-barrel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/17/the-degenerate-the-life-and-films-of-andy-milligan-review-below-the-bottom-of-the-barrel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Raucous doc about Irish-American Z-movie master and his misanthropic milieu is wildly entertaining]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SDCYYZA5LFGUTDELWWOBV43KHE.jpg?auth=5ea846b7fa983030255a93f72bc14b1a77603cba704acdb638b2423a10df7515&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Degenerate: The Life and Films of Andy Milligan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pulp - What Do You Do for an Encore? review: Alchemy of such a band  cannot be replicated]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/17/pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore-review-alchemy-of-such-a-band-cannot-be-replicated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/17/pulp-what-do-you-do-for-an-encore-review-alchemy-of-such-a-band-cannot-be-replicated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cultural trove charts outfit’s improbable passage from woodchip wallpaper to Britpop royalty]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TLLBX52LBRLTZSTQ6432J7BECU.jpg?auth=6157e388b3b8f713ff2c4db12c76ae41736e5c0a7d67d32842d75ddbccbbc0e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? 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