<?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/2026-09-22/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:10:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[More Troubles legacy probes due to be published shortly, says commission head]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/legacy-investigation-reports-into-troubles-killings-due-soon-says-commission-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/legacy-investigation-reports-into-troubles-killings-due-soon-says-commission-head/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First published ICRIR report looks into killing of Catholic solicitor Rory O’Kelly, murdered by IRA in March 1977 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH5BTE5YI5CT7OZILCNEWLAZBA.jpg?auth=84dc5551511d4b30272e94de860bfc3287064daa1e6372269c3c05b67a5a4264&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory O’Kelly was murdered by the IRA on March 4th, 1977. His death has been the subject of investigation by the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu says he will use UN address to ‘tell the truth about’ New York mayor]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/22/netanyahu-says-he-will-use-un-address-to-tell-the-truth-about-new-york-mayor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/22/netanyahu-says-he-will-use-un-address-to-tell-the-truth-about-new-york-mayor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles Miller]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani brushed off the remarks, saying the Israeli prime minister is ‘the architect of horrific genocide against Palestinians’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:18:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQEWPQC3G36GSARJYUUZQHYKCA.jpg?auth=391bb520b47e80d2253018b69945d6578171af0c4289e9761b4e21ae5ed4ea5a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu posted a video to social media on Tuesday, during which he made strong criticisms of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani. File photograph: Erik Marmor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Utterly chilling’: Two men arrested over suspected terror plot targeting UK Jewish community]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/22/utterly-chilling-two-men-arrested-over-suspected-terror-plot-targeting-uk-jewish-community/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/22/utterly-chilling-two-men-arrested-over-suspected-terror-plot-targeting-uk-jewish-community/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Ng, Aine Fox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Organisation that monitors anti-Semitism said plot was particularly alarming so close to anniversary of 2025 attack]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:33:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LORNREE22OVS454VVDC2VWG35I.jpg?auth=cf10599bffc312a59b1c4f942e7f8d44f0ca1c82ae778db05c4e8d5eace15fbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A police presence outside Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester as members of the Jewish community marked Yom Kippur on Monday, nearly a year on from a terrorist attack in which two synagogue members were killed. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland finale: Final betrayal barely registers as second season fizzles out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/22/the-traitors-ireland-finale-final-betrayal-barely-registers-as-second-season-fizzles-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/22/the-traitors-ireland-finale-final-betrayal-barely-registers-as-second-season-fizzles-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A show that announced itself in a blaze of melodrama a year ago has a stonking case of difficult-second-season syndrome]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J3RV4XECTZBGXMO4Q4XSKLPVKA.jpg?auth=e2472f448a17be1ed8de05da6c27652452005d741973f5a19917e4b6652a8eac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland: host Siobhán McSweeney. Photograph: RTÉ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach calls on Israel FA to withdraw ‘unacceptable remarks’ about Irish manager Hallgrímsson ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/trump-address-un-general-assembly-new-york/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/trump-address-un-general-assembly-new-york/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump claims US has ‘obliterated’ Iran’s nuclear programme: As it happened]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:35:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFZV3JWOBZ6U745JQSNGZLJZTI.jpg?auth=0bd988665cf1529548ace93cc873d55ac6c58b3d8a8a6a14de3a85191c7637ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Speaking at the UN general assembly in New York, Martin called on the Israeli FA to withdraw disparaging remarks about Ireland’s football manager]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta agrees contract extension expected to keep him at Arsenal until 2030]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/mikel-arteta-agrees-contract-extension-expected-to-keep-him-at-arsenal-until-2030/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/mikel-arteta-agrees-contract-extension-expected-to-keep-him-at-arsenal-until-2030/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager’s current deal to expire at end of the season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:27:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAK6NIF6SQZHWNJEN6GSO4UKBY.jpg?auth=4740b16516045c2769e85ef9e6be17134f0e2323d6862082cdc18d19dfd8b4bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Desperate times make desperate people’: Hauliers say they cannot sustain fuel price hikes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/22/hauliers-warn-they-cannot-sustain-fuel-prices-ahead-of-meeting-with-harris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/09/22/hauliers-warn-they-cannot-sustain-fuel-prices-ahead-of-meeting-with-harris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Marie O’Halloran, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste tells parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday that extending excise cuts beyond November would be sensible and prudent]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:20:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5MQPURDTZVFWXNA4IUOGHZ44MU.JPG?auth=961857a94f79bc8ecfe1f4b7d61b3ca0064f4350d255af213972ec0c0c1741b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hauliers stage a fuel protest on Dublin's O’Connell Street in April of this year. 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[Trump at the UN: Global leaders become desensitised to same old shock-and-awe tactics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/trump-at-the-un-global-leaders-become-desensitised-to-same-old-shock-and-awe-tactics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/trump-at-the-un-global-leaders-become-desensitised-to-same-old-shock-and-awe-tactics/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president positioned himself as the man to cure the world of its ills, while also pondering if he should ‘annihilate’ Iran]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIWTPWEAMM6WZ3OGEO36A7WICU.jpg?auth=c8ff902065abf560679e326cd701a2d02923688fc8f59f8edfd84863ad3dd57d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[United Nations secretary-general António Guterres gestures to US president Donald Trump after he finishes speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside story of IRA’s 1977 killing of Rory O’Kelly, and the first report of Troubles-era investigative body ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/inside-story-of-iras-1977-killing-of-rory-okelly-and-the-first-report-of-troubles-era-investigative-body/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/inside-story-of-iras-1977-killing-of-rory-okelly-and-the-first-report-of-troubles-era-investigative-body/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An investigation into the killing of a Catholic man by the IRA almost 50 years ago brought peace to his dying son in his last days]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4U6T4HO4UZDKZKI6VFRA4U7N6E.jpg?auth=faef04232a54224a82aa5cfcfad9f19e0be9e53137b0e6258ee4cb461f06a4ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory O’Kelly (left) was shot dead in Lyttle’s pub (centre) in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, on March 4th, 1977, by a man whose identikit picture (right) was released by the RUC. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Xi and Trump: a meeting of peers and rivals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/22/the-irish-times-view-on-xis-meeting-with-trump-a-high-level-of-mutual-distrust/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/22/the-irish-times-view-on-xis-meeting-with-trump-a-high-level-of-mutual-distrust/</guid><description><![CDATA[Scale and nature of reception for China’s  president reflects a changing relationship]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UDO55GPCDLY3O7TSQEBOTJUF4Y.jpg?auth=ca2b6c7c9bcfdbcbbec706994a796b840283f885800039a8a98e94b1d624f20c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President Xi Jinping of China and US president Donald Trump outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 14, 2026. (Photo: Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glen Hansard music to feature in new stage production of Waking Ned Devine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/22/glen-hansard-music-to-feature-in-new-stage-production-of-waking-ned-devine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/22/glen-hansard-music-to-feature-in-new-stage-production-of-waking-ned-devine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late musician’s creative partner Markéta Irglová says it’s ‘a privilege and a blessing’ to carry their work forward]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:21:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TBIUKHSCXFEV3OPR653DXNVLHI.jpg?auth=d6d20c1d0c01d33b4a19dc23fab0d48cf7c0e3be18b8573afe610c8d93bdcdbd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The late musician Glen Hansard, who died in July. Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Booker Prize shortlist: two former winners in running for £50,000 prize]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/22/booker-prize-shortlist-two-former-winners-in-running-for-50000-prize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/22/booker-prize-shortlist-two-former-winners-in-running-for-50000-prize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scottish author Douglas Stuart, who won with Shuggie Bain in 2020, is back with John of John, and Jamaican writer Marlon James, who won in 2015 with A Brief History of Seven Killings, returns with The Disappearers ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TITL3NBSTFC4ZCCKVS2SIF2KOU.jpg?auth=53e799307d88d5379e20de9030ce38aa4d797e3256771c0fecfbdfea330ab31f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2026 Booker Prize: the shortlist]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on young people: justified dissatisfaction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/22/the-irish-times-view-on-young-people-justified-dissatisfaction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/22/the-irish-times-view-on-young-people-justified-dissatisfaction/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is clear resentment at a State that favours the old at their expense]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNRGG45NIZKYRMK6IICMZNAVWM.jpg?auth=50e4bca986d88a0e723da2dcbb89c444a3e9a75e4f1d8ad7fc9a72baf4eac997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: PASSPORT OFFICE 











Dara Mac Donaill 
Dara MacDonaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to build ‘major military bases’ in Greenland after deal halts months-long standoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-deal-in-bid-to-end-arctic-standoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/us-greenland-and-denmark-sign-deal-in-bid-to-end-arctic-standoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gram Slattery, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump says agreement gives the US permanent control over security on Greenland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:59:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3EAMOA24U6KQPY3YYRA53APWTA.jpg?auth=92ceccbdd36e2f94fd0164d6d732d9843edcf6161000bf5683a1a959e8055f23&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, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen, US secretary of state Marco Rubio and prime minister of Greenland Jens-Frederik Nielsen shake hands during the signing in New York of a security pact between the US, Denmark, and Greenland. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift announces new single following online speculation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-following-online-speculation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/22/taylor-swift-announces-new-single-following-online-speculation/</guid><description><![CDATA[Patient Zero will be released on Friday, September 25th]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:54:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q67QK6SNQBJD4NXM2OJ6PX5AMI.jpg?auth=d2233de3fcbd8b9eeb402b83bd333e8063a3ef978b60f3e4d9aef6f124efff68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taylor Swift has received 11 nominations for the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards. Photograph: Doug Peters/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Peters</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football bodies struggle to keep sport and politics apart as Israel games approach]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/football-bodies-struggle-to-keep-sport-and-politics-apart-as-israel-games-approach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/football-bodies-struggle-to-keep-sport-and-politics-apart-as-israel-games-approach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Ireland prepare to play Kosovo on Thursday, attention remains focused on Sunday’s match against Israel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:54:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBCRXCICCY63GPRMMWRG3I67HE.jpg?auth=778c57cdbf1011448434c7ecf68d317a7a8c776d68ba0a51578aec7f65ba6b3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters take part in a demonstration after Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci was sentenced to 25 years in prison for war crimes. Photograph: Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Armend Nimani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach backs UN chief’s Gaza view: ‘Israel can’t keep denying what the world knows’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/taoiseach-backs-un-chiefs-gaza-stance-israel-cant-keep-denying-what-the-world-knows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/taoiseach-backs-un-chiefs-gaza-stance-israel-cant-keep-denying-what-the-world-knows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Micheál Martin also took exception to ‘unacceptable remarks’ by the Israeli FA towards Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:36:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MFZV3JWOBZ6U745JQSNGZLJZTI.jpg?auth=0bd988665cf1529548ace93cc873d55ac6c58b3d8a8a6a14de3a85191c7637ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin is in New York for the UN General Assembly. File photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Vaughan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland under-20 Noah Byrne set to sign for AFL side Brisbane Lions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/ireland-under-20-noah-byrne-set-to-sign-for-afl-side-brisbane-lions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/ireland-under-20-noah-byrne-set-to-sign-for-afl-side-brisbane-lions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Twenty-year-old turned down an academy contract with Leinster earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:24:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VF6BLA7NRY2AZS5X6LBGOQZO5Q.jpg?auth=dba0c24bf90a3dab6f754e9db9451c6a82f865de49db9a04a85a683c19e0cbf1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noah Byrne in action during Ireland's Under-20 Six Nations opener against France in February. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital presentations due to e-scooters, scramblers and e-bikes rising ‘exponentially’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/hospital-presentations-due-to-e-scooters-scramblers-and-e-bikes-rising-exponentially/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/hospital-presentations-due-to-e-scooters-scramblers-and-e-bikes-rising-exponentially/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trauma experts say adults are presenting with broken limbs, ‘severe’ brain injuries and spinal fractures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:14:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKYK2WQ5WRD6FBY7H4WXL4UIZU.jpg?auth=af6cc7af5eda5d8f4473f8c2ab23f51b4ff24cfa1e04defd4c7fd70570514111&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Consultants from Dublin's Mater hospital told the Oireachtas justice committee that adults were presenting with 'severe traumatic brain injuries'. 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[Operation targeting organised crime removes guns and ammunition from Limerick streets ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/operation-targeting-organised-crime-removes-guns-and-ammunition-from-limerick-streets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/operation-targeting-organised-crime-removes-guns-and-ammunition-from-limerick-streets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former crack cocaine den in housing estate to be turned into property for children’s charity Barnardos]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:04:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H6XG2CBBEPGRDYKX6CUST5I4XE.jpg?auth=8f730a4966dfa3d1d32568f6fb6e25e2e82be8d1fa8f6fa92328e15b3fe58a2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí launched two operations in Limerick this week. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pieta cuts workforce by 36 as charity records €2.5m deficit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/pieta-cuts-workforce-by-36-as-charity-records-25m-deficit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/pieta-cuts-workforce-by-36-as-charity-records-25m-deficit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The charity paid out €166,837 in redundancy costs last year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25LG67J5YRA77KXUIPAWWIVQLE.jpg?auth=5afa9d4dfc5b747deb0636e83a56dae9965b0fb8690645751e8f08c034b2398a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Statements show Pieta's fundraising from its flagship event, Darkness Into Light, fell by €517,000 in 2024. 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[Féile Sean-Nóis na Gaillimhe ar na bacáin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/feile-sean-nois-na-gaillimhe-ar-na-bacain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/feile-sean-nois-na-gaillimhe-ar-na-bacain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thall is Abhus: Féile Sean-Nóis na Gaillimhe, clár nua cleamhnais ar TG4, Coinnle sómasacha seascaire agus Spotsolas ar Ealaíontóir Éireannach – Clare Sands]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGMUMY7QENHBXKBS44FQQGJTNQ.JPG?auth=e88f65df7d2c6582db6c64fb4263e522d27c4d4dfeaed3f59273bf71edbaf74c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín agus Colm Seoighe. Grianghraph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man convicted of attempted murder over 2023 shooting of Irish-Palestinian student in US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/man-convicted-of-attempted-murder-over-2023-shooting-of-irish-palestinian-student-in-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/man-convicted-of-attempted-murder-over-2023-shooting-of-irish-palestinian-student-in-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hisham Awartani (23) left paralysed from waist down and his friends wounded in attack by Jason Eaton (51) ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:56:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2SB3VNK6FCH3EB6Z2VA2E46W4.jpeg?auth=0379a5baecdbcbc287bbad2c392e32542af8473f4df60a3b011ce63625e50e8c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish-Palestinian student Hisham Awartani in Vermont with his parents Ali Awartani and Elizabeth Price. Hisham was shot and paralysed from the waist down in November 2023.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Have some humanity’: Diogo Jota chants at Rúben Neves a wake-up call for Saudi Arabia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/have-some-humanity-diogo-jota-chants-at-ruben-neves-a-wake-up-call-for-saudi-arabia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/have-some-humanity-diogo-jota-chants-at-ruben-neves-a-wake-up-call-for-saudi-arabia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Duerden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[League faces criticism for being too lenient over chants about the late Portugal forward]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:43:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T5DOTMYI6VC55FJ45WCWCJH4SU.jpg?auth=a32829c7128c661d75e1cc6843ea6a693ff64c37f3990925c02317935890d2d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rúben Neves's tattoo depicting former Portugal and Wolves team-mate Diogo Jota. Photograph: Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yasser Bakhsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia prepares to reopen East-West pipeline, leading to drop in oil prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/22/iran-ready-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-eases-military-pressure-and-lifts-blockade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/22/iran-ready-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-eases-military-pressure-and-lifts-blockade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Moore in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Key route for Saudi crude to reach Red Sea has been closed for two weeks following drone strikes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:27:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OAJMRFBOTVD74G6LAWNPEGQLNE.jpg?auth=eb4097b55b52125a57383fba9da8e1166920cdfbf5f07d15b20b923aa4083047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saudis walk past an armoured vehicle during a military parade marking the 96th Saudi National Day in Riyadh. Photograph: Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fayez Nureldine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager dies in collision between car and lorry in Co Meath]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/teenager-dies-in-collision-between-car-and-lorry-in-co-meath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/teenager-dies-in-collision-between-car-and-lorry-in-co-meath/</guid><description><![CDATA[Male driver of car was pronounced dead at scene]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:12:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4BM3H7Y5VVFTZDJH5PY3JYX26Q.JPG?auth=6d9e8ac9d5eda0bccff4703e07033fed73b52daaefd9049eb1f8b2b713937bb5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The N52 road has been closed in the vicinity of the crash to allow for a technical examination. 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[Shares advance as falling oil prices relieve pressure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/shares-advance-as-falling-oil-prices-relieve-pressure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/shares-advance-as-falling-oil-prices-relieve-pressure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech-heavy Nasdaq hovers near all-time highs amid AI optimism]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:10:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2BNML2LT4IE2BMXZKAKDAASSBY.jpg?auth=501f215e828d222501a5e478c91b6f293c63eb4751885deca8cea9a8af82f3c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ‌Nasdaq hit an intraday record high for the first time since June, while oil prices hit two-week lows. Photograph: Angela Weiss/Getty Images.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angela Weiss</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Rourke sisters both guarantee at least bronze at European Elites]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/22/orourke-sisters-both-guarantee-at-least-bronze-at-european-elites/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/22/orourke-sisters-both-guarantee-at-least-bronze-at-european-elites/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke came through their quarter-final bouts in Sofia on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BU4GHWB4ZZE6VN6FSKTPBQQNDA.jpg?auth=195fe5cb2b5bd9fd075b1c2c9ac479da3abdb01f9381f562e2eb32a9ab8e69f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoife O’Rourke (right) during the women's 75kg quarter-final against Poland's Agata Kaczmarska. Photograph: Tibor Kincses]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-sanctioned international court judge urges Ireland to take a stand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/us-sanctioned-international-criminal-court-judge-urges-ireland-to-take-a-stand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/us-sanctioned-international-criminal-court-judge-urges-ireland-to-take-a-stand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nicolas Guillou said the European project was in grave danger if tariff fears outweighed the importance of fighting crimes against humanity]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:03:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQRUT4HCH5CUBNYYSKYWI36SIY.jpg?auth=e98dade5d7f0dbc86f958c197b9e762e9ef080db35b84749ab4da4f1d957b5e0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Nicolas Guillou of the International Criminal Court at the Law Society of Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday. 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[Ageing parents of adults with disabilities say: ‘I hope they go before me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/ageing-parents-of-adults-with-disabilities-say-i-hope-they-go-before-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/ageing-parents-of-adults-with-disabilities-say-i-hope-they-go-before-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TD highlights ‘cruel and heartless’ crisis management system to provide residential care only after parent’s death ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:14:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VLVQMLDXHBDCPDHFRFOQCR4YZA.jpg?auth=e1c16b16bc3f699b341b47d8c2f5fcc709e16e25fc295b033a128e04816219c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[92 per cent of adults with an intellectual disability rely on a parent as their primary carer, but only 2 per cent have plans in place for their future. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liliya Gilmutdinova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kylian Mbappé reveals he was ‘close’ to Liverpool move after Jürgen Klopp talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/kylian-mbappe-reveals-he-was-close-to-liverpool-move-after-jurgen-klopp-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/kylian-mbappe-reveals-he-was-close-to-liverpool-move-after-jurgen-klopp-talks/</guid><description><![CDATA[French striker’s mother wanted him to move after she ‘fell in love’ with Anfield]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:59:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CLPVNJKEZRBWHNTYINIIVTRTQE.jpg?auth=c880c36e8db137dc27c08996c96af08d14d7c4cbdf512714e8b1b653fcc1bf63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jürgen Klopp with Kylian Mbappé after France's victory over Morocco in the World Cup quarter-final at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Photograph: Michael Regan/Fifa via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan - FIFA</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two-time Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Hurricane Fly dies, aged 22 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/two-time-cheltenham-champion-hurdle-winner-hurricane-fly-dies-aged-22/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/two-time-cheltenham-champion-hurdle-winner-hurricane-fly-dies-aged-22/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jockey Ruby Walsh and trainer Willie Mullins lead tributes to horse that enjoyed 22 Grade One successes  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:40:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RD4WJY5TI5FGRKKUVUJLW5RYOI.jpg?auth=cd9561cd46696c7b32309c92eba87293bd034d5adae399b24a0d403449e718b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruby Walsh celebrates winning the 2013 Champion Hurdle at Celtenham on Hurricane Fly. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifteen men found guilty for roles in 2019 Sri Lanka bombings that killed more than 260]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/22/fifteen-men-found-guilty-for-roles-in-2019-sri-lanka-bombings-that-killed-more-than-260/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/09/22/fifteen-men-found-guilty-for-roles-in-2019-sri-lanka-bombings-that-killed-more-than-260/</guid><description><![CDATA[Attacks targeted three churches and three hotels across the island nation during Easter services and celebrations]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:29:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMBMTFEEDPNXFBODKGL7IDTFRU.jpg?auth=3cf5549ce99f83ff4b8f119e8a68fc7c66914a47dce1d000caf3e48e8f1ecf99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police stand guard at the High Court complex as verdicts were delivered on the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka. Photograph: Eranga Jayawardane/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eranga Jayawardane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Households ‘put on the hook’ for cost of data centre expansion to electricity grid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/households-put-on-the-hook-for-cost-of-data-centre-expansion-to-electricity-grid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/households-put-on-the-hook-for-cost-of-data-centre-expansion-to-electricity-grid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish consumers pay disproportionately more for electricity than large data centres, report suggests]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:27:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ODHMORPFREZPGLTCOVRQIROSA.jpg?auth=5862157aeff134e21e3baa6a633b8130cdbd8c73e33dd9236ebd6a54ba5d6691&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['If data centres are driving the need for additional grid investment, they should pay their fair share'. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oselote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Completely arrogant approach’: O’Callaghan accused of ‘waffle’ amid ongoing legal aid row ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/opposition-rounds-on-ocallaghan-over-legal-aid-impasse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/opposition-rounds-on-ocallaghan-over-legal-aid-impasse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opposition parties call on Minister for Justice to attend Oireachtas committee to discuss ongoing feud with solicitors ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:22:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKMWXTX674BJOKU2BX3FER2OL4.jpg?auth=76e146c3ee2e07da6dd111480c6c0b53449e66ffdc0c85663d129a9304053cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has replaced the existing appearance-based fee model with a new flat-payment scheme. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Players who pull out of Israel ties have support of the nation, Opposition TDs say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/players-who-pull-out-of-israel-ties-have-support-of-the-nation-opposition-tds-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/players-who-pull-out-of-israel-ties-have-support-of-the-nation-opposition-tds-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Even at this last minute, we would appeal to the team and the players not to do it,’ said one deputy]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:21:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWZVIXVWBNNKS6CVQ4SGEZPR2M.JPG?auth=9460799442361afae8a2c595371e41f938197d2187dac935b9e4cec5dfd00c6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['The pressure should never have been on people who are representing their country, wearing the green jersey,' said Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh bombing inquiry hears of ‘likely’ co-operation between dissident groups ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/omagh-bombing-inquiry-hears-of-likely-co-operation-between-dissident-groups/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/omagh-bombing-inquiry-hears-of-likely-co-operation-between-dissident-groups/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Academic tells inquiry there was likely ‘some form of operational co-operation’ between the two groups]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T4PLXU3CEBC27LPYX72S5VJIEQ.jpg?auth=9dd70c56c682b23c105b98d21ecd826a445cbe675367a318d14009e3c03bc50b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The aftermath of the Omagh bombing on August 15th, 1998, when 31 people, including unborn twins, were killed and hundreds injured in an attack by the Real IRA. Photograph: Paul McErlane/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Mcerlane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nostalgia and lost pride: the fuel that feeds Europe’s far right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/nostalgia-and-lost-pride-the-fuel-that-feeds-europes-far-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/nostalgia-and-lost-pride-the-fuel-that-feeds-europes-far-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Erlanger]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Populist emphasis on national identity and threats to it, real and imagined, find a deep response in voters adrift in a world they no longer understand]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M76OWWN44SB2M4T3Q7RJAM7EIE.jpg?auth=bab7529154dc5a71121c944aa4ea8ccd20090c4ed0f158394addd72d7c7b41bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) wave German flags at an election campaign rally in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania last week. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgina Campbell Awards 2026: Ireland’s best fine dining restaurant, chef, hotels and more revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/22/georgina-campbell-awards-2026-irelands-best-fine-dining-restaurant-chef-hotels-and-more-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/22/georgina-campbell-awards-2026-irelands-best-fine-dining-restaurant-chef-hotels-and-more-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Úna McCaffrey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Food writer warns of a ‘loss of hospitality’ in Ireland as outlets increasingly lean on technology]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AJKC2RNIYBHUFH27MNSGEHNCR4.jpg?auth=3e65912ab8207500dd2a516e27f51cdd0b89e3881b8692b8ef395cfa05b13f81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hospitality personality Francis Brennan, innovation award winner Mark Moriarty and Georgina Campbell at the awards on Tuesday. Photograph: Paul Sherwood ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sherwood Photographer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretax profits at Merrion Hotel rise 20% to €4.22 million]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/pretax-profits-at-merrion-hotel-rise-20/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/pretax-profits-at-merrion-hotel-rise-20/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Revenues increase 7% to €34m]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:57:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVX5EZXJHJC3RGXBIMRUSLVWAA.JPG?auth=24a0d31e0a46fcbefe6132391745a45ff8dfcb8e4a40d19c158f34a9269465e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Garden Room restaurant at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Keywords: eating review dining eat cuisine hotel]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’d say it will only cover part of a Harry Styles ticket’: Teenagers on proposed Budget 2027 culture cards ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/09/22/id-say-it-will-only-cover-part-of-a-harry-styles-ticket-teenagers-on-proposed-budget-2027-culture-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/09/22/id-say-it-will-only-cover-part-of-a-harry-styles-ticket-teenagers-on-proposed-budget-2027-culture-cards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Teens have their say on Budget 2027’s proposed €100 ‘culture card’ for 16-year-olds]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNBUCKHB4LW5PY7X3WAGXY3SUM.jpg?auth=5b4e1306046b17a6a658f838fbbbcfef01e29e6593bb34812c6132a046c054d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Styles is set to play three nights in Croke Park next year. Photograph: The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The New York Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/doctors-and-university-lecturers-latest-to-vote-in-favour-of-industrial-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/doctors-and-university-lecturers-latest-to-vote-in-favour-of-industrial-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Industrial action by over 160,000 public sector workers due to begin later this month ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:22:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB47TJ54DFHRNMUUYWUQ4JYR3U.jpg?auth=b09292015f027c54fb1e1a385a8678c46262900748aa657e7446b1516089530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Industrial action was backed by a vast majority of union members. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[England star Henry Pollock signs ‘multiyear’ deal to remain with Northampton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/england-star-henry-pollock-signs-multiyear-deal-to-remain-with-northampton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/england-star-henry-pollock-signs-multiyear-deal-to-remain-with-northampton/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 21-year-old England backrow’s contract widely reported to be in excess of £400,000 per year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E4XFSYTW4BAPLXVQBNBMZGXHYM.jpg?auth=d1b0cafd980b427f69bf1eaac535ad541ac241b85faa7dafa5ef6015d912f3d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Henry Pollock has signed a new deal with the Northampton Saints. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Rogers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[URC fixtures list: Leinster start campaign with a trip to South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/urc-fixtures-list-leinster-start-campaign-with-a-trip-to-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/urc-fixtures-list-leinster-start-campaign-with-a-trip-to-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Connacht and Ulster head for South Africa in late October while Munster do so next April]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QAZIZNNACFEGFLJIJQT2ZB2URY.jpg?auth=467ddae0d75e05eedb08c86ce41c6c625a280a3b52a2f577dcca880475cb04b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster will be looking for a better start to their URC campaign than last year. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paintball marshal who objected to bin duty fails in unfair dismissal claim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/paintball-marshal-who-objected-to-bin-duty-fails-in-unfair-dismissal-claim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/paintball-marshal-who-objected-to-bin-duty-fails-in-unfair-dismissal-claim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee wins €2,000 at WRC over holiday pay]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:55:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ISSB67UFQFO2V7KU7H5MN42L7M.jpg?auth=e02df7156d99c2720357a31de40b8d9a73a9261d32fda322e11b49f6325ac2fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Workplace Relations Commission has ruled on a case involving a paintball marshall and his employer. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explainer: Why it may take years for Google to pay its latest Irish fine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/explainer-why-it-may-take-years-for-google-to-pay-its-latest-irish-fine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/explainer-why-it-may-take-years-for-google-to-pay-its-latest-irish-fine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data Protection Commission has levied about €4.5bn in fines on companies overall, yet barely €20m has been paid so far]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:52:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YPKBGF36OTWZZ4MMJ5L5TCXDDA.jpg?auth=73ed3b89e5bc689cd4c3fb98437d40d2f3d80b3268bd0ae0b4584eacf1393e07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fines imposed by the DPC must be confirmed in court before they become payable. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monzo’s EU chief in Dublin to quit to launch start-up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/monzos-eu-chief-in-dublin-to-quit-to-launch-start-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/monzos-eu-chief-in-dublin-to-quit-to-launch-start-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Carney plans startup focused on AI and robotics to support people living with disabilities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:39:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NSS2FV6TCFGVTPKLJOAP6RYBZU.jpg?auth=1cfccee28d467642b13ba197d3dfd56bfcbc7c0789b7d147aa072a0e70ea5c8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carney, outgoing chief executive at Monzo Bank Europe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre expansion ‘a runaway train taking Ireland away from climate targets’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/data-centre-expansion-a-runaway-train-taking-ireland-away-from-climate-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/data-centre-expansion-a-runaway-train-taking-ireland-away-from-climate-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth calls for freeze on data centres being built and regulation ‘for the public good’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:17:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFFNHMTIRJBOVIT7MQUFEVCX4M.jpg?auth=4032c47ff134af36c7ff7874adbdd90c934cfc7a357b3e2bb979473121c5b2b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Friends of the Earth called for a moratorium on data centres being built in Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gorodenkoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case of Aer Lingus pilot sacked over alleged ‘toxic fumes’ campaign becomes longest WRC hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/case-of-aer-lingus-pilot-sacked-over-campaign-on-alleged-toxic-fumes-is-longest-wrc-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/case-of-aer-lingus-pilot-sacked-over-campaign-on-alleged-toxic-fumes-is-longest-wrc-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee pursuing complaints under whistleblower penalisation, unfair dismissal and non-payment of wages]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:10:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2UMU2JRPJIOBGPGZFAA7H7NVY.jpg?auth=251e3eb6f881afd3ce96003a37ae993edd8e32d8ef0ef2e45d5fca951e7cd28c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Veteran Airbus A320 captain Tom O’Riordan is pursuing complaints of whistleblower penalisation, unfair dismissal and non-payment of wages against Aer Lingus Ltd at the Workplace Relations Commission, following his dismissal 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[Galway City Council’s efforts to rebrand backfire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/splitting-the-g-people-galway-city-councils-efforts-to-rebrand-divide-and-backfire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/splitting-the-g-people-galway-city-councils-efforts-to-rebrand-divide-and-backfire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Galway]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council has spent €28,000 refreshing image with a new logo but some want the old ‘G’ back ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KKB3VBU5P5HDZOQATWGBYRUBRI.JPG?auth=52e78c19a7aeb6452e979f2dadcf1aef2f1caed7b0c5b268b6cc34e044618391&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergus McGinn beside the old Galway City Council logo designed by his late father-in-law on display in his McGinn's Hop House Bar at Woodquay in Galway City,  Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish mother killed in Australia ‘left every room brighter than she found it’, funeral hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/irish-mother-killed-in-australia-left-every-room-brighter-than-she-found-it-funeral-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/irish-mother-killed-in-australia-left-every-room-brighter-than-she-found-it-funeral-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Annmarie O’Reilly (30) was found dead in her house in Ferntree Gully, a suburb of Melbourne, in August]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:58:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FD3LZUEQOUTUX62MO3LQ7K3BI.jpg?auth=7d882ffb17e27d07516b4629fa6d5475379af4f9523e34c25597a5079f7583b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The funeral of Annmarie O'Reilly (30) took place at St John’s Church, Kilkenny, on Tuesday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda watchdog faces legal action over lack of investigations into Troubles incidents]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/garda-watchdog-faces-legal-action-over-lack-of-investigations-into-troubles-incidents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/garda-watchdog-faces-legal-action-over-lack-of-investigations-into-troubles-incidents/</guid><description><![CDATA[Action initiated by son of Martin Doherty, who was shot dead by loyalist gunmen at the Widow Scallan’s pub in 1994]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:54:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SOU3YW5EYFBRTEO4PDM4URHMVU.jpg?auth=a578bd8a90aea675a97acfbf7747041a0601a170c32106b948d05981bc5f76f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Widow Scallan’s Pub in Pearse Street, Dublin, where Martin Doherty was killed. Photograph: The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[File sent to DPP over death of man struck by Aircoach at Dublin Airport]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/file-sent-to-dpp-over-death-of-man-struck-by-aircoach-at-dublin-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/file-sent-to-dpp-over-death-of-man-struck-by-aircoach-at-dublin-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An inquest into the death of John Fleming (62) opened on Tuesday ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:49:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MR3YCWFEBVD3TJ4OUQKLXTFB7M.jpeg?auth=9fba1c4b48e5a5c6209c5cf456bdf4f32b0af10d01611a8eeab663c2b1bfccf3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Fleming died after being struck by a bus at Dublin Airport in April. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobchleasanna an Trumpaigh]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/tobchleasanna-an-trumpaigh/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/tobchleasanna-an-trumpaigh/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhain Donald Trump geit nár bheag as go leor linn a chuairte ar Éirinn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDDL7USXQV6FHWXUQ3LCDCTGOE.jpg?auth=5fa8bfc1ca07cac33da5a6ecf28b104bc591d436201ebac5c76f1e9ec83b805c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chas an Taoiseach Micheál Martin le hUachtarán Stát Aontaithe Mheiriceá Donald Trump i dTeach Farmleigh. Grianghraf: Ben Birchall/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Birchall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Moran to step down as CEO of JLL Ireland after 17 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/22/john-moran-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-jll-ireland-after-17-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/22/john-moran-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-jll-ireland-after-17-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JLL appoints Deirdre Costello and Dan O’Connor as CEO and head of capital markets respectively]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:13:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7D3BR235IFDPJGFO6QS7OLJSEQ.jpg?auth=9f177a75df7e23583e9b24d898f68bf4bc2a24c8237ba7f1262d4568560d1650&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Moran is to step down as chief executive and head of capital markets at JLL Ireland in January 2027.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clara Hooper Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beck: Ride Lonesome review – Hypnotically, beautifully melancholic ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/09/22/beck-ride-lonesome-review-hypnotically-beautifully-melancholic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/09/22/beck-ride-lonesome-review-hypnotically-beautifully-melancholic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ride Lonesome is not just Beck Hansen’s best album in years. It might also be the darkest. Is this the real Beck, the man behind the slacker mask?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:07:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDZ7MLCPF5CBDAN57RKBGHPTL4.jpg?auth=bd8204b39cdecf4c6c704a93dc5d9080a65dc528ac04f201c6b9f1046ea828bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lonesome Ride: Beck. Photograph: Autumn De Wilde]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish wholesale electricity prices climb almost 77% in August amid global energy shock]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/irish-wholesale-electricity-prices-climb-almost-77-in-august-amid-global-energy-shock/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/irish-wholesale-electricity-prices-climb-almost-77-in-august-amid-global-energy-shock/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Price of a basket of wholesale energy products, including petrol and diesel, up 64.7% since August 2025]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:24:23 +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[Wholesale electricity prices are the main determinants of domestic energy bills.  Photograph: David Sleator/The Irish Times




 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Sleator</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poblacht bheag na Leabhar: neart an úrscéil Gaeilge inniu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/poblacht-bheag-na-leabhar-neart-an-ursceil-gaeilge-inniu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/poblacht-bheag-na-leabhar-neart-an-ursceil-gaeilge-inniu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Liam Mac Amhlaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ó Pheann go Par: Is feithicil ríthábhachtach d’éabhlóid leanúnach na Gaeilge é seánra na húrscéalaíochta]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O67EMBBF7VHPRKHNRROJNA7PBA.jpg?auth=70e0871733f766050650e4d51ee4a51755b7bacbaee17c91e267bcb53a1206da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seánra torthúil atá in úrscéalaíocht na Gaeilge le sruth leanúnach foilseachán, plé criticiúil, agus fonn air briseadh leis na seanmhúnlaí. Grianghraf: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">eclipse_images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grant Thornton’s UK boss defends private equity ownership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/grant-thorntons-uk-boss-defends-private-equity-ownership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/grant-thorntons-uk-boss-defends-private-equity-ownership/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellesheva Kissin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Malcolm Gomersall says new structure will improve audit quality due to increased scrutiny]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:08:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBUDAHG47NFG7BI6MCQB3MOIX4.jpg?auth=5322767143c765c324450e66dde0162a841d8b4b58b517937c4ee68279d70c99&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cinven’s 60% stake in Grant Thornton valued it at about £1.5bn in the biggest private equity investment in a British accounting firm. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy firms seek planning changes to allow onshore wind farms to run indefinitely]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/22/energy-firms-seek-planning-changes-to-allow-offshore-wind-farms-to-run-indefinitely/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/22/energy-firms-seek-planning-changes-to-allow-offshore-wind-farms-to-run-indefinitely/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Limiting the operation of turbines to 20 to 25 years makes no sense, wind energy companies say ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ATRFJIPM5EALB7AJOE7A5VBFY.jpg?auth=a64f9af7d723d0a675f1a1a9ac99e98520055975ca53cf4b19aac77e8c1cffd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wind energy companies are calling for changes to planning regulations. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">shaunl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recycling boom forces Kenya’s waste pickers to fight for their future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/22/recycling-boom-forcing-kenyas-waste-pickers-to-fight-for-their-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/22/recycling-boom-forcing-kenyas-waste-pickers-to-fight-for-their-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workers risking their lives to forage through Africa’s largest dump are finding fewer items of value they can sell]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLKAUOQGPJHLLHRJEAN5P67V5U.jpg?auth=ff2c2a7b7f8430a972e82f4b6c4645626d460ac5b3bdf1315410161b31f60915&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Solomon Njoroge campaigns for waste pickers at the Dandora dumpsite, on the outskirts of Nairobi. Photograph: Hannah McCarthy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Clarke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picking Darren Clarke, a Harrington-Olazábal feud and pints of Guinness: Ian Woosnam on the 2006 Ryder Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/22/ian-woosnam-ryder-cup-2006-k-club-kildare-europe-darren-clarke-adare-manor-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/22/ian-woosnam-ryder-cup-2006-k-club-kildare-europe-darren-clarke-adare-manor-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It was an incredibly emotional time for everyone’: 20 years on from the 2006 Ryder Cup]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXTC4PKT5HOLHZEO26YQ7MBVCA.jpg?auth=fa99142a3b4d300f811cf6d811e90f4e35f5a58df646ff30d33d99f6b7df917e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darren Clarke has his arm raised in triumph by Europe captain Ian Woosnam after Clarke won his singles match versus Zach Johnson of USA at the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Bhíos i gcónaí ag léamh agus ag scríobh, agus bhíos ag cur taispeántais bheaga ar siúl sa seomra suite do cibé duine bocht a bhí ina shuí ann.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/bhios-i-gconai-ag-leamh-agus-ag-scriobh-agus-bhios-ag-cur-taispeantais-bheaga-ar-siul-sa-seomra-suite-do-cibe-duine-bocht-a-bhi-ina-shui-ann/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/bhios-i-gconai-ag-leamh-agus-ag-scriobh-agus-bhios-ag-cur-taispeantais-bheaga-ar-siul-sa-seomra-suite-do-cibe-duine-bocht-a-bhi-ina-shui-ann/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is aisteoir agus scríbhneoir í Danielle James a bhíonn ag obair i réimsí na litríochta, an stáitse agus an scáileáin.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWKJ3K2MOZDE3AEO3MGAFI6LI4.JPEG?auth=e5d18e8520d489237f11893cd3412e920e700567268b9aad9d106626a25d2adb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danielle James. Grianghraf: AngryJalebi]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino proposes an ‘independent external review’ of Fifa governance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/gianni-infantino-proposes-an-independent-external-review-of-fifa-governance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/22/gianni-infantino-proposes-an-independent-external-review-of-fifa-governance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[President writes to council and member nations and says that he is ‘fully committed to leading Fifa’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZA54Y7LP33BDOD5BN2TNW2MHCQ.jpg?auth=8063dd050e8b2bd17fb911d099a59db8ab78589072c8969ecba3fd137ee4612c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fifa president Gianni Infantino has agreed to commission an independent governance review. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bradley Collyer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prehistoric burial site at Loughcrew in Co Meath seriously vandalised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/prehistoric-burial-site-at-loughcrew-in-co-meath-seriously-vandalised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/prehistoric-burial-site-at-loughcrew-in-co-meath-seriously-vandalised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stones decorated with megalithic art were damaged in what authorities described as a significant heritage crime]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:21:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZMSIK43I5BH73PAW5H7EL4A2AM.jpg?auth=306a5372c5f4fff271e66f03f160f1f5664e0a53ab72d849ff2e7c251fba9251&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prehistoric cemetery at Loughcrew in Co Meath vandalised. Photograph: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast’s race riots: what happened next? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/belfasts-race-riots-what-happened-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/belfasts-race-riots-what-happened-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast: At least 88 migrant families were made homeless in June by rampaging mobs]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:36:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O3FWWMLRGVDJPIKGQSYIXY7SUM.JPG?auth=6835592a24c28464a9f55b35c99d58a69737fa4fe0beed6c16da51460ad11b16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houses remain burnt-out on Lendrick Street in Belfast after the riots in June. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasc stairiúil na hÉireann le Real Betis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/nasc-stairiuil-na-heireann-le-real-betis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/nasc-stairiuil-na-heireann-le-real-betis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ó O’Connell go Parrott, tá an ceangal sacair idir Baile Átha Cliath agus Sevilla níos láidre ná riamh]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TZXCS7DZFFELBDKNDUOWRE7HYU.jpg?auth=4052c128e02aa375febf33b8189942df2021919d3ab447cab825773557434b90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott ag ceiliúradh bua Real Betis ar Real Madrid sa Estadio La Cartuja i Sevilla na Spáinne.  Grianghraf: Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Soccrates Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pleananna le forbairt d’ionad Gaeilge i mBéal Feirste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/pleananna-le-forbairt-dionad-gaeilge-i-mbeal-feirste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/pleananna-le-forbairt-dionad-gaeilge-i-mbeal-feirste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: Ionad Gaeilge beartaithe do Bhéal Feirste; Easpa muiníne in institiúidí na hÉireann le plé; Tuairimí an phobail á lorg agus leagan Gaeilge Christmas FM sa tóir ar láithreoirí]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR7IMVPR6JA4ZJ7P2ED5MMM5LI.jpg?auth=cd2414337463bccc7a2df134f006220fa540f4a5681507a1e7e4aa1bb9fd942d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá sé i gceist scéal na Gaeilge a chur i láthair an phobail san ionad nua i mBéal Feirste. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pawel.gaul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tree surgeon accused over bonfire mosque replica burning claims he was unaware of effigy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/tree-surgeon-accused-over-bonfire-mosque-replica-burning-claims-he-was-unaware-of-effigy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/22/tree-surgeon-accused-over-bonfire-mosque-replica-burning-claims-he-was-unaware-of-effigy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Effigy on summit of Co Tyrone pyre accompanied by ‘Islamic fascism’ sign in Arabic writing ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHMPUA6OCPXZSLT3SUPWJAXQ7I.jpg?auth=109ece65df6aa4eea259303214985d54e7e58ac56ba510c3f7498f2556c954da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A bonfire made of wooden pallets with a replica of a mosque at the top in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, in July. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Profits dip at Origin amid redundancy costs and fine in Romania]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/profits-dip-at-origin-amid-restructuring-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/profits-dip-at-origin-amid-restructuring-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish listed company says operating profit growth remains  resilient]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:34:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MMJ6YGIARBGXBHKQA46NSXELPE.jpg?auth=3628dd286f01c2932af2cedd81d97ed93ca4cd5dee6c3c248671489d2ae950d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Origin Enterprises chief executive Sean Coyle said the group is performing well in challenging circumstances]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy plans to limit foreign students per class, Giorgia Meloni says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/italy-plans-to-limit-foreign-students-per-class-giorgia-meloni-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/italy-plans-to-limit-foreign-students-per-class-giorgia-meloni-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Italian prime minister plays up her right-wing credentials as rival party climbs in polls]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:32:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6JLMSWTTINNM6M3BFJH26YXCCA.jpg?auth=a2a2aed47af807bca9340912ba4dea1e6bb370b51df93244cd45cd1dacc4d894&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Italy's prime minister Giorgia Meloni. Photograph:Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idirnáisiúnú na Gaeilge, sa bhaile agus i gcéin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/idirnaisiunu-na-gaeilge-sa-bhaile-agus-i-gcein/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/idirnaisiunu-na-gaeilge-sa-bhaile-agus-i-gcein/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomaí Ó Conghaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá borradh faoin nGaeilge thar sáile, agus pobal fuinniúil labhartha ag fréamhú i measc Éireannach i gcéin.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:25:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/774NEJR2XZD4HFTQUB64CRK7LM.jpg?auth=1b2625376e7d7bfea4fac1c469898484ddebb7f477b41c1ce48fb803d6967417&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá pobal bríomhar Gaeilge ag
fréamhú i measc na nÉireannach
sa Bhruiséil (thuas) agus níos
faide i gcéin. GRIANGHRAF: GETTY
IMAGES]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">alxpin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure unusually high on Simon Harris and Jack Chambers for budget they dare not mess up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/pressure-unusually-high-on-simon-harris-and-jack-chambers-for-budget-they-dare-not-mess-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/pressure-unusually-high-on-simon-harris-and-jack-chambers-for-budget-they-dare-not-mess-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Junior minister to attend gala dinner in New York to celebrate the deceleration of sea-level rises]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPZGBDHPXHWQP2QQJVQBWSDKEI.jpg?auth=ab0a632abba27e0b635a8ed45c73b5a8ae90714d64b26ddc81457dac20419dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and Finance Minister Simon Harris are to present Budget 2027 to the Dáil on October 6th. Photograph: David Young/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Young</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German leaders prepare to deny far right access to secret war plan ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/german-leaders-prepare-to-deny-far-right-access-to-secret-war-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/22/german-leaders-prepare-to-deny-far-right-access-to-secret-war-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze, Philip Kaleta]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With Alternative for Germany close to power, federal officials want to limit the group’s access to classified intelligence]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:37:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZPGP3KRAHD7HSIZTAB54LF74A.jpg?auth=e59999e38c515677a18731cc0d6bc8d4d3d7ca9cd475d66288c0aeca1138f1ab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulrich Siegmund, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s main candidate in the Saxony-Anhalt state election. Photograph: Jens Schluter/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jens Schluter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiocfaidh an Gá]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/22/tiocfaidh-an-ga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/22/tiocfaidh-an-ga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chneasófaí cneá leis an athaontú]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUVM3BI5SZ7VRWJXXQQ4RRBFN4.jpg?auth=888141701db509a4395250e6507651ab094fb89bcba1d8a41fc9c353036fa6cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Taoiseach Micheál Martin agus Uachtarán Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Donald Trump, i mBaile Átha Cliath le gairid. Grianghraf: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Moneymaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech rally boosts Asian stocks, dollar firms on rate-hike wagers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/22/tech-rally-boosts-asian-stocks-dollar-firms-on-rate-hike-wagers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/22/tech-rally-boosts-asian-stocks-dollar-firms-on-rate-hike-wagers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ankur Banerjee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investors pin hopes on US-Iran talks]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:57:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFXTF35TI47CLTTLFKC7L5VXKQ.jpg?auth=81370376cfcd5a977346871d3eba5ae77f3e7f1c492184fc494d74e25a1b835d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A screen displays share prices outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan. Photograph: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kiyoshi Ota</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and the media are in a shared nightmare after he inadvertently bans himself from TV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/donald-trump-and-the-media-he-loves-to-loathe-are-now-in-a-shared-nightmare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/donald-trump-and-the-media-he-loves-to-loathe-are-now-in-a-shared-nightmare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump has banned three networks from the White House. Can the non-stop story of his presidency come to a halt?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:56:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAVMQBQJ5UAEJLF46HWPQJQ3HE.jpg?auth=9d218ecc3ba19cd2960d8ab6ab58363115da434bf1c9b5e78f855912a73ca4f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The US president during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aontacht na nAontachtach faoi bhrú ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/aontacht-na-naontachtach-faoi-bhru/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/aontacht-na-naontachtach-faoi-bhru/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bhí ceist an chomhoibrithe idir na páirtithe aontachtach go mór faoi chaibidil ag comhdháil bhliantúil an DUP]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEGNTEWNP2MSWIHKF7CUS5IMNE.jpg?auth=3ff247c3659d38fb95e06ae0221b3c071a52a2f77eac350377dc22a5450d4703&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ceannaire an DUP Gavin Robinson ag labhairt ag Comhdháil Bhliantúil an DUP in Óstán La Mon i mBaile Nua na hArda, Contae an Dúin, ag an deireadh seachtaine. Grianghraf: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil edges higher on supply risks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/22/oil-edges-higher-on-supply-risks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/22/oil-edges-higher-on-supply-risks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bingyan Wang]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diplomatic push to end US-Iran war but no guarantees talks will show tangible progress]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:49:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UEWTVWEA3ZRHLVEINKBV365SVA.jpg?auth=d776e9df8c18590bce6d740d9a1e340bbbd9517b6f4afef80162ab00e6a05d38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still well below pre-war levels. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy to meet Trump at UN in push for energy truce with Russia ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/zelenskiy-to-meet-trump-at-un-in-push-for-energy-truce-with-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/22/zelenskiy-to-meet-trump-at-un-in-push-for-energy-truce-with-russia/</guid><description><![CDATA[Talks in New York come amid escalating Ukrainian and Russia air war]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:48:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J75T3J3LVLL2CZSB3LBHBGAJNQ.jpg?auth=c445196123bc53b8162b13e43cb11ed31454f86382ab90861e457f811020416a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a blaze at a building of Zaporizhzhia National University following a Russian drone strike on Monday. Photograph:  Darya Nazarova/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darya Nazarova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easnaimh i scéim na dtithe folmha sa Ghaeltacht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/easnaimh-i-sceim-na-dtithe-folmha-sa-ghaeltacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/easnaimh-i-sceim-na-dtithe-folmha-sa-ghaeltacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill Breathnach]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Níl aon fhoráil don Ghaeltacht i Scéim Deontais an Rialtais do Réadmhaoin Fholamh]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBM5MBS6WFCS5BGMECZMPSSJVU.JPG?auth=47c44f50403069cceb956f6299620d6d5ae9c732ba74878f2c841de1e22ebc09&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tá an Scéim Deontais do Réadmhaoin Fholamh tar éis cáineadh a tharraingt ón ngrúpa feachtais tithíochta Bánú (thuas). Grianghraf: Éanna Ó Caollaí]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Anything could happen with me’: Trump can’t decide on his Iran strategy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/22/anything-could-happen-with-me-trump-cant-decide-on-his-iran-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/22/anything-could-happen-with-me-trump-cant-decide-on-his-iran-strategy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Trump has left open the possibility of meeting Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York this week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:32:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSSNE4NFU6SIYSISY2RFZ2Y47I.jpg?auth=eedb995f28500e8fd4d55abd932921cf40b7464e7885148917a15ade94df780b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump gestures during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shawn Thew</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You shouldn’t impoverish yourself because you think you need to leave money for your kids’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/you-shouldnt-impoverish-yourself-because-you-think-you-need-to-leave-money-for-your-kids/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/you-shouldnt-impoverish-yourself-because-you-think-you-need-to-leave-money-for-your-kids/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UMU3ZV27XBC7VE3SIZI3B3POZY.jpg?auth=d952e87c00e027e19446be740220c3a2d4844d89e7de2543f9836e005ad471ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Unequal treatment of siblings in inheritance is one of the biggest sources of expensive litigation. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drummer Seeks Musicians, part two: Band of Brothers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/story-lines/drummer-seeks-musicians-part-two-band-of-brothers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/story-lines/drummer-seeks-musicians-part-two-band-of-brothers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Story Lines – the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times

]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IRFE3ZZCUVEWRC27PU7I742HZE.png?auth=a5dc8eadc898cac46530ffc95a6a1c513600369268d6af1282336fc4fbe4c1a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2 performing at Project Arts Centre, Dublin in 1978. Photograph: James Mahon / U2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Star football nominations: Full list of 45 players as 11 Mayo stars make the cut]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/22/all-ireland-champions-mayo-top-list-for-all-star-nominations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/22/all-ireland-champions-mayo-top-list-for-all-star-nominations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eleven players from Andy Moran’s side among 45 nominees]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SAQNXWWHFJKO5UELF36RB4IWQ.jpg?auth=b8174c8f0b828b6f7ca32c908e7f892b92c7829c3ba2aba17ed95d82eabe98c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo's celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup after beating Kerry in the All-Ireland final in July. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No inflation hit from minimum wage rises, and a look at property prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/no-inflation-hit-from-minimum-wage-rises-and-a-look-at-property-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/no-inflation-hit-from-minimum-wage-rises-and-a-look-at-property-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/52M4KHRMXRJWRI64SQLITZBFGY.jpg?auth=76a0eea08e4db768beee80f811497c20bd5cf9acdf4836d0b80d8759044be517&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[If Irish property is overvalued, will house prices fall? Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ceol, agus cneasú, na mban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/ceol-agus-cneasu-na-mban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/ceol-agus-cneasu-na-mban/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is amhránaí as Melbourne na hAstráile í Angie McMahon atá páirteach sa togra ceoil SIRENS]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHAHZIDKAFEALFNG47P2VYU4NI.jpg?auth=d493b86f76a17e18517c20b35838115611fd41afeb251763eeced4c0ab114d7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Angie McMahon. Grianghraf: Young Ha Kim]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kinahan snr faces no charges; Omagh bombing inquiry resumes; and unused military vehicles ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kinahan-snr-faces-no-charges-omagh-bombing-inquiry-resumes-and-unused-military-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/kinahan-snr-faces-no-charges-omagh-bombing-inquiry-resumes-and-unused-military-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:06:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAI72D2P4FFZDJUGTZP2PY7SRQ.jpg?auth=f58d6e0f283c405c73555c4a8697f9b8604ef25e82c792e72355c136a03b30d1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Kinahan senior at a World Food Programme humanitarian aviation conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in October 2019.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logainmneacha Gàidhlig a thug oisrí ceilte chun solais in Albain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/logainmneacha-gaidhlig-a-thug-na-hoisri-ceilte-chun-solais/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/22/logainmneacha-gaidhlig-a-thug-na-hoisri-ceilte-chun-solais/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léirigh Project Eisirean an t-eolas luachmhar atá le fáil sna teangacha dúchais]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPGNCIUKUFAOHEABXDALVJQ3R4.jpg?auth=8486b13f53e6fd8b695f4fd68355ee3eddf47d16eb1e6f5992b39e0fc72ff077&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bhain taighdeoirí ó Ollscoil Ghlaschú úsáid as logainmneacha Gàidhlig agus Albainise ar chósta na hAlban a léiríodh gnáthóga oisrí. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">laughingmango</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parenting triplets: ‘We were in shock. We didn’t know what to do – smiling, crying, laughing’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/09/22/parenting-triplets-i-have-never-seen-my-husband-sweat-so-much-when-we-were-told-the-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/09/22/parenting-triplets-i-have-never-seen-my-husband-sweat-so-much-when-we-were-told-the-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What’s it like parenting four children, when the oldest is a toddler?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OUTOIDW4XZGLHB2ARKXZICEXXQ.JPG?auth=7887a4668c55a7cdb6d4de06a36f71cd169cebc1ed45732c4c12250ab9494738&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Claudio Perez and Clare Perez-Wildes with their triplets Kai, Theo and Bella at home. Photo: 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[How’s your gut microbiome? How to spot trouble in the ‘second brain’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/22/why-your-gut-microbiome-is-important-for-good-health-and-how-to-spot-signs-of-trouble-within/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/22/why-your-gut-microbiome-is-important-for-good-health-and-how-to-spot-signs-of-trouble-within/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global increases in bowel disorders have put the spotlight on complex interactions between the gut microbiome and its human host]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DV56CDNUBZA4ZPOW3R2AUYGUNY.jpg?auth=5446456f5a8428e2126beab79376220658ec64be73661299ee6d1cd109b2bcb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Sudipto Das, associate professor and principal investigator at RCSI: 'Your gut and the brain are in a constant two-way conversation. Mostly it happens through a particular nerve called the vagus nerve.' Illustration: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">diane555</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special edition of Studies published to coincide with Convention on Education]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/22/special-edition-of-studies-published-to-coincide-with-convention-on-education/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/22/special-edition-of-studies-published-to-coincide-with-convention-on-education/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Academics, teachers, students and parents make a ‘contribution to the conversation’ on future of Irish education]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NPIOFHJERFHAHKPYLHH4HZEOSA.jpg?auth=fcfdb71f4df1a005faa2620bd435f9f1a592c1929ef58469243eddf32e54b576&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton with Anne Looney, chairwoman of the Convention on Education, at its first public meeting in Athlone in March. Photograph: Cian O'Connell]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Callaghan hoping Push The Boat Out will land him his first Group One victory ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/michael-ocallaghan-hoping-push-the-boat-out-will-land-him-his-first-group-one-victory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/michael-ocallaghan-hoping-push-the-boat-out-will-land-him-his-first-group-one-victory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sun Goddess on course for mouthwatering Cheveley Park clash with Libertango and Senorita Bonita  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S2UCQSCUMNFT3MXXKTDI2NEP5I.jpg?auth=1aeedd3ad6d228e43191fcf51ab9e0e92cfe89cc3e71038847d9171b4fb5be90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Push the Boat Out, ridden by Colin Keane, on his way to winning at the Curragh on August 9th. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim KEOGH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacques Nienaber didn’t miss a beat when asked if he was in the running for Leinster job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/jacques-nienaber-didnt-miss-a-beat-when-asked-if-he-was-in-the-running-for-leinster-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/jacques-nienaber-didnt-miss-a-beat-when-asked-if-he-was-in-the-running-for-leinster-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a swift reply on the matter, province’s senior coach turned his attention to the URC opener in Johannesburg]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FNTL42YHESO46LO7KIPIBPM24E.jpg?auth=be8cf55eebb3da78a5477872752a4abfa018939a04b79a32a3eddd2a9c3bc485&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen (right) and senior coach Jacques Nienaber take on their first challenge of the season on Saturday when Leinster face the Lions in the URC at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: Ben McShane/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who should we believe on the AI apocalypse?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/09/22/who-should-we-believe-on-the-ai-apocalypse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/09/22/who-should-we-believe-on-the-ai-apocalypse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Media coverage of the AI debate leaves us uncomfortably short on answers ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin courts face growing backlog of cases in ongoing criminal law row, committee to hear]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/dublin-courts-face-growing-backlog-of-cases-in-ongoing-criminal-law-row-committee-to-hear/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/22/dublin-courts-face-growing-backlog-of-cases-in-ongoing-criminal-law-row-committee-to-hear/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New legal term next month will usher in high volume of cases including long-running hearings of over four weeks ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APCKV437KKOIQRONQKED2CNB2Q.jpg?auth=622c45386f9fd9a6ab890a6aee279273412d462c83093a05092063002999beb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin's courts are expected to be particularly affected by the payment dispute. Photograph: The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry takes early lead in European Ryder Cup race to Adare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/22/shane-lowry-takes-early-lead-in-ryder-cup-race-to-adare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/22/shane-lowry-takes-early-lead-in-ryder-cup-race-to-adare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[JJ Spaun overcomes President’s Cup snub with Wentworth win]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CKRCAJRBXJRJ4N4G77KJ43QPUI.jpg?auth=acbf552e6c9adcd791292deac1180024e25b7e8f3b310539944476a5b044c744&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry on day three of the BMW PGA Championship, where he finished tied-21st. Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Redington</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google fine of more than €400m a win for data protection watchdogs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/google-fine-of-more-than-400m-a-win-for-data-protection-watchdogs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/google-fine-of-more-than-400m-a-win-for-data-protection-watchdogs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decison to penalise tech giant related to complaints made as far back as 2018 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6J3ETRNRVEEFKTCAPR5F7DG3HI.jpg?auth=a974577a8aa6b3820cfbe52449d7c4a0723498c3da2664e5cf52497fa786e72c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google has already made several changes to how it processes user data. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Ivanov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency doctors set to call for import ban on non-road-legal vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/emergency-doctors-set-to-call-for-import-ban-on-non-road-legal-e-scooters-and-scramblers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/emergency-doctors-set-to-call-for-import-ban-on-non-road-legal-e-scooters-and-scramblers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medics to urge ‘mandatory vehicle registration and real enforcement of the rules of the road’ before Oireachtas committee]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFFOP5AVLGWFX3SJYDY4TX2KFU.JPG?auth=c378f459a2416c21830a28d360d95d9d31290712e465fef4b9626eaf69925e4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two consultants are set to tell the Oireachtas justice committee about injuries they have encountered as a consequence of e-scooter and scrambler bike use. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/renters-tax-credit-to-go-up-while-tax-break-on-home-heating-oil-on-the-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/renters-tax-credit-to-go-up-while-tax-break-on-home-heating-oil-on-the-cards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNOLMQWT5Y44H7YJRFPHZVIQ7E.jpg?auth=43aca555d9f36c74cd8f73ab3c89295160e4fdd4f66dd4dfbc6a90328bfda511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is strong speculation that the carbon tax on home heating oil could be significantly reduced in this year's budget. Photographer: Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 to include an income tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/renters-tax-credit-to-go-up-while-tax-break-on-home-heating-oil-on-the-cards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/renters-tax-credit-to-go-up-while-tax-break-on-home-heating-oil-on-the-cards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Finance flags tax package worth ‘hundreds’ to workers but warns of limit to what Government can do]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QNOLMQWT5Y44H7YJRFPHZVIQ7E.jpg?auth=43aca555d9f36c74cd8f73ab3c89295160e4fdd4f66dd4dfbc6a90328bfda511&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is strong speculation that the carbon tax on home heating oil could be significantly reduced in this year's budget. Photographer: Paulo Nunes dos Santos/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paulo Nunes dos Santos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if Lucy Letby never killed a baby? What if no crime was committed?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/what-if-lucy-letby-never-killed-a-baby-what-if-no-crime-was-committed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/what-if-lucy-letby-never-killed-a-baby-what-if-no-crime-was-committed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cameras in neonatal cots won’t make babies safe. Only good healthcare and better resources can do that]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UM5ANVJ34RE3ZIO62VLZXBTNEU.jpg?auth=cfaa1479cec1e0a65bb251c6f8ed1ac1bd4819d9c6061ef4b2824e5d76deae7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What if Lucy Letby never killed or tried to harm any baby? And what if there were no crimes committed? Photograph : Facebook]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new map of Earth is a wake-up call for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/fintan-otoole-the-new-map-of-earth-is-a-wake-up-call-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/fintan-otoole-the-new-map-of-earth-is-a-wake-up-call-for-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On the Equal Earth map, Ireland suddenly looks a lot more northernly and a lot less central - no longer the much-vaunted ‘island at the centre of the world’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P6AXTEOKONGZFFOAQBKBQAOSXU.jpg?auth=7ef9d96c3d73017980e35060fa6f6c865f4a80302958e2b0f046e7dd17779cba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Africa on the traditional world map based on the Mercator projection, left, and on the 2018 Equal Earth map, right. Composite: equal-earth.com, Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anything less than €10 extra on the State pension means poverty for many]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/anything-less-than-10-extra-on-the-state-pension-means-poverty-for-many/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/anything-less-than-10-extra-on-the-state-pension-means-poverty-for-many/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pensioners are depending on an increase to afford food and heat]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Tenant exit and flat rents weigh on €300m Dublin office portfolio]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/tenant-exit-and-flat-rents-weigh-on-300m-dublin-office-portfolio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/tenant-exit-and-flat-rents-weigh-on-300m-dublin-office-portfolio/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Income falls at one office fund controlled by Axa and Kennedy Wilson following rent review]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RS72A57C6ZH5DO753ZRMDSZBL4.jpg?auth=fd18ebeafa8f093c784b61cc8e05814814e0f2fab62b6707c6e18b59c16bc797&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State Street plans to leave its office at 78 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, having exercised a break option in its lease in 2028]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Vorndran</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Years staff deserve pay parity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/early-years-staff-deserve-pay-parity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/early-years-staff-deserve-pay-parity/</guid><description><![CDATA[Early Years and School Age Care professionals play a critical role in the most formative years of children’s lives]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[‘We’re not trying to slow things down’: Court-ordered demolition of homes behind schedule]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/22/demolition-works-chianti-park-raheen-dublin-wicklow-council-high-court-judge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/22/demolition-works-chianti-park-raheen-dublin-wicklow-council-high-court-judge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But work to raze 29 modular properties built without planning permission has started]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIWA2U3NPREBFO4KVNYVGKQKWY.jpg?auth=be1bc117ed25c93f5d755d26af57e6b00c10071887fe375b52efb693b38f444e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A High Court judge rejected an appeal by the site's developer and site owners, ruling the homes must go. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces armoured vehicles went years without use]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/defence-forces-armoured-vehicles-went-years-without-use/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/defence-forces-armoured-vehicles-went-years-without-use/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One vehicle was driven for just 2,100km over 14-year life but ran up more than €220,000 in maintenance and repair costs during that time]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N43KMKI5OJFRLJDAONG3KJJK2U.jpg?auth=d8ce604fe102ba4bb451c1982cf6dbc96be29e3b7e5bbfe12dd0bc3950da4afe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of the Defence Forces' light armoured tactical vehicles had high maintenance costs. Photograph: Defence Forces/Billy Galligan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographer: Billy Galligan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy filly Meriden aiming to make it lucky 13th start of season in Listowel feature]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/busy-filly-meriden-aiming-to-make-it-lucky-13th-start-of-season-in-listowel-feature/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/22/busy-filly-meriden-aiming-to-make-it-lucky-13th-start-of-season-in-listowel-feature/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Death announced of owner Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, who raced stars such as Almaqam and Mtoto]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXSZRXHXHVCP7F6YN7T5CDQBFI.jpg?auth=81eaa5fe1d67b1e15d4ec3f9dad9e7f8e36f18717b2a0f8da5c22262719bfbb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meriden wins the Neville Homes Summer Fillies Handicap at the Curragh in June. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubliner named chief executive of New York-listed boat manufacturer Brunswick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/dubliner-named-chief-executive-of-new-york-listed-boat-manufacturer-brunswick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/dubliner-named-chief-executive-of-new-york-listed-boat-manufacturer-brunswick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Áine Denari has served in senior roles across the auto industry in the US]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBOACK3VKNGI5GX6RQPBU7EHBI.jpg?auth=d088e87058181f59dde276baa0f4cc71398a8e4fa0b61b460e08d82827cbf768&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aine Denari, Irish woman chosen as CEO of Brunswick, a New York listed boat maker. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Rathgar redbrick packed with colour and personality]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/rathgar-redbrick-packed-with-colour-and-personality/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/rathgar-redbrick-packed-with-colour-and-personality/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-bedroom home on Villiers Road features a bright extension and a long back garden]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRS3IQBSSVFF5PR4F6LFWTOMLY.JPG?auth=8a23456f7b68405eebfd311d9736e9158eeb27a823f00c19994fffc303448470&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[16 Villiers Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gadi Eisenkot and the Netanyahu era]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/gadi-eisenkot-and-the-netanyahu-era/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/gadi-eisenkot-and-the-netanyahu-era/</guid><description><![CDATA[Expecting ‘the Eisenkot era’ to bring the Middle East any closer to a just resolution of its conflicts is delusory]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Bring back the budget-day surprise]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/bring-back-the-budget-day-surprise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/bring-back-the-budget-day-surprise/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why must we endure so much hot air between now and budget day?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Deafening sound of September silence tells us where rugby has messed up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/deafening-sound-of-september-silence-tells-us-where-rugby-has-messed-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/deafening-sound-of-september-silence-tells-us-where-rugby-has-messed-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It will nearly be October when the season finally starts. Can’t we just go back to the old way?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NHQYKRDIBRGU7PDRALZBUYW57E.jpg?auth=52251f37cfedabff51ed2735f2ddeb5f2d774dd402223c1cc9962a5326f458ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last season's URC grand final between Leinster and Bulls took place at Croke Park on June 19th – a time when public attention is generally shifting away from rugby. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget cuts may merely help workers stand still when it comes to tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/budget-cuts-may-merely-help-workers-stand-still-when-it-comes-to-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/budget-cuts-may-merely-help-workers-stand-still-when-it-comes-to-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those in work unlikely to get significant cut in tax burden or more money in their pockets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQJMJWQIC3YN7HRD27BWY3CZEM.jpg?auth=064fd1f97b284e936de7a59692e711118cd901ddc081eb26433053d4998a9d4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With weeks to go before the budget, Simon Harris delivers a speech on Monday about the state of the economy. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasko Lazarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How would a Border poll on Irish unity get called in Northern Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/how-would-a-border-poll-on-irish-unity-get-called-in-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/how-would-a-border-poll-on-irish-unity-get-called-in-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor J. Kelly, Bingham Early Career Fellow, Professor David Kenny]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Belfast Agreement sets out rules for calling a unity referendum, but is vague on some details]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTFCMWL4K5EE7HTYYJRF7HA4CA.jpg?auth=8bd44a0074f9d30537a4bbe4f2519880d34001e067877b347e7f00351fad6cfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Border poll must be called if at any point it ‘appears likely’ that a majority of those voting would support Irish unification. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles McQuillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI should do its job and cancel the Ireland-Israel football matches]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/fai-should-do-its-job-and-cancel-the-ireland-israel-football-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/fai-should-do-its-job-and-cancel-the-ireland-israel-football-matches/</guid><description><![CDATA[We will not sing in Eurovision because of Israel, but we will play them at football]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Making giant promotional Ryder Cup golf balls out of fibreglass is a double bogey]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/making-giant-promotional-ryder-cup-golf-balls-out-of-fibreglass-is-a-double-bogey/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/making-giant-promotional-ryder-cup-golf-balls-out-of-fibreglass-is-a-double-bogey/</guid><description><![CDATA[This ‘forever contaminant’ is also notoriously expensive to recycle]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Poor driving standards and lack of law enforcement responsible for rising road deaths]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/poor-driving-standards-and-lack-of-law-enforcement-responsible-for-rising-road-deaths/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/poor-driving-standards-and-lack-of-law-enforcement-responsible-for-rising-road-deaths/</guid><description><![CDATA[If Seán Canney truly believes most people drive with due care, he should take a short walk on Dublin’s North Circular Road]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Con Houlihan had last word when it came to short letters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/con-houlihan-had-last-word-when-it-came-to-short-letters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/con-houlihan-had-last-word-when-it-came-to-short-letters/</guid><description><![CDATA[As ever, sports writer made his point succinctly and wittily]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Not a fare exchange ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/not-a-fare-exchange/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/not-a-fare-exchange/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cllr John Kennedy’s letter on public transport fare increases shows Government is out of touch]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Planning system shifts to ‘culture of facilitation rather than restriction’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/minister-signals-planning-system-shifting-to-culture-of-facilitation-rather-than-restriction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/22/minister-signals-planning-system-shifting-to-culture-of-facilitation-rather-than-restriction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Cummins to tell Oireachtas housing committee that Government guidelines aim to enable rural homes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QL6EULH74TOTFPQE3N5EDEZDQ4.jpg?auth=4f9681c43e42b0c13c81565de92d6a4501168cd77e340ec5a699792891d151ae&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 Planning John Cummins is set to tell the housing committee that adoption of the guidelines will 'end the current inconsistent approach'. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo Agency</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give children the independence of getting themselves to school]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/give-children-the-independence-of-getting-themselves-to-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/give-children-the-independence-of-getting-themselves-to-school/</guid><description><![CDATA[It’s an essential step in giving them the independence they will need in the years ahead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[What links Ireland to Tuvalu, a tiny coral island on the other side of the world?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/eamon-ryan-what-links-ireland-to-tuvalu-a-tiny-coral-island-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/22/eamon-ryan-what-links-ireland-to-tuvalu-a-tiny-coral-island-on-the-other-side-of-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eamon Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two small island nations on opposite sides of the world will co-host a crucial climate summit]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNLRFLG2EVAJRI6Z4S2Q7IPWV4.jpg?auth=571704c251f70c03f9a3efb0116ce897023ba9dd2d44c4af4043a07b56095abe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman bathes in Tuvalu, a low-lying island nation that has seen its sea level rise twice as fast as the global average. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Tama</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instead of counting farmers, try adding up all the work they do for the economy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/instead-of-counting-farmers-try-adding-up-all-the-work-they-do-for-the-economy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/instead-of-counting-farmers-try-adding-up-all-the-work-they-do-for-the-economy/</guid><description><![CDATA[This small proportion of the workforce manages the land behind our largest indigenous exporting sector]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[No inflationary impact from recent minimum wage rises, ESRI report finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/no-inflationary-impact-from-recent-minimum-wage-rises-reveals-esri-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/no-inflationary-impact-from-recent-minimum-wage-rises-reveals-esri-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research finds 2024 hike to minimum wage did lift prices in certain categories
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4OXXFRVRGNESCGXFAOJ4B2QTY.jpg?auth=16648caf043b532f856e9153915cce31f0a11d5df02f27dda094d931441f85f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The minimum wage rose by 12.4%, from €11.30 to €12.70 per hour, in 2024, which was the largest increase to date. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot school meals scheme needs a little tweaking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/hot-school-meals-scheme-needs-a-little-tweaking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/hot-school-meals-scheme-needs-a-little-tweaking/</guid><description><![CDATA[Feedback from the kids should be sought regularly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 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[Fallon brothers behind Daft.ie secured almost €240m from Distilled sale]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/fallon-brothers-behind-daftie-secured-almost-240m-in-cash-and-shares-from-distilled-sale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/22/fallon-brothers-behind-daftie-secured-almost-240m-in-cash-and-shares-from-distilled-sale/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asset manager Blacksheep led a takeover of the Distilled classifieds group, for an undisclosed sum, in 2024 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEIWEEZN6UTQPEME4G3MH2N37U.jpg?auth=c6ba726839ea8be36757648f4e8a5f1ce866b92230c90a334a73a4f2f689d758&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Fallon established property listings website Daft.ie with brother Eamonn in 1997. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christy Kinahan senior faces no cartel-related criminal charges  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/christy-kinahan-snr-facing-no-cartel-related-criminal-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/22/christy-kinahan-snr-facing-no-cartel-related-criminal-charges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cartel founder (69) ordered to leave Dubai within a week deemed ‘much cuter’ than adult sons and associates]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WRH36VJMXNACPJDMZDZ2HXSXQQ.jpg?auth=8846ebbdad36916a9c235b5f12b6fa237ece1e67c223a7468a550e74db83e110&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No criminal charges are expected against cartel founder Christy Kinahan snr in the absence of further evidence]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The forgotten village’: a population of 700, yet 22,000 vehicles pass through it per day]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/the-forgotten-village-julianstown-locals-face-traffic-crisis-as-meaths-population-soars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/22/the-forgotten-village-julianstown-locals-face-traffic-crisis-as-meaths-population-soars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Village has a population of 700 but sees 22,000 pass through it per day, with residents fearing for their children’s safety as a result]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MAZBI7CWNNEK7P6FSPTJ6QTBTI.JPG?auth=d72ac3d0a445523d7c289bba37297f54b87a61e6b2ee9c75ec06a41ec9ade7ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Julianstown resident Richard Brennan (centre) and other locals who are concerned about traffic volume in the Co Meath village. 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[‘I might pack my bags’: How immigrants view Ireland’s new citizenship rules ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/22/i-might-pack-my-bags-new-citizenship-rules-draw-further-criticism-and-dismay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/22/i-might-pack-my-bags-new-citizenship-rules-draw-further-criticism-and-dismay/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prospective citizens say colleagues have left Ireland due to high cost of living and more could leave if changes come into effect]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OANR3MPZLZGEPBQNJ4YOUXEIQY.jpg?auth=ffc2ff28c4e31fd3d7932ea722ccc6d11935db7ccb38802ae0c8c059293d3a65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The crowd at a citizenship ceremony in Killarney last December. Many people who are near the five-year threshold to secure citizenship are upset at the proposal to extend it by three years. 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[From the US to Mayo: ‘They warned of slow internet and tiny roads. It wasn’t a problem for me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/22/from-the-us-to-mayo-they-warned-of-slow-internet-and-tiny-roads-it-wasnt-a-problem-for-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/22/from-the-us-to-mayo-they-warned-of-slow-internet-and-tiny-roads-it-wasnt-a-problem-for-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryan Friesen feels relocating from the American Midwest to Southern California was more of a culture shock than moving to Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYLV5L6KOJD6TGUKP6VDUAFBJY.JPG?auth=0d9f16365adcc7e71b3f053808564f6cb9a177b327107129ef16cab018ab77d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ryan Friesen at the UCD Sutherland School of Law. 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[If Irish property is overvalued, will house prices fall?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/if-irish-property-is-over-valued-will-house-prices-fall/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/if-irish-property-is-over-valued-will-house-prices-fall/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[House price in Ireland have seen one of the highest growth rates in the European Union in the past decade]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNJCFQDUIRCDBFTYO3POEKPQ5M.jpg?auth=d14fd2f6928baedf88deef45b33cfdd82dac4d7ca535f7de2108991ed470dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan Columnist Image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackrock mews home with scope to extend offers privacy behind the bustle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/blackrock-mews-home-with-scope-to-extend-offers-privacy-behind-the-bustle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/blackrock-mews-home-with-scope-to-extend-offers-privacy-behind-the-bustle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orchard Mews was built in 2008 and has planning permission for a two-storey extension]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTIBRHNFXNF3RDTPENTN4RZS2M.JPG?auth=12b953a4c6fcf0002ff8fca35d7aef68dc799a9dd9da79a3eb5b3a9329f87d1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orchard Mews, 1A Brookfield Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latest phase of two-, three- and four-bed homes at Kilternan development from €500,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/latest-phase-of-two-three-and-four-bed-homes-at-kilternan-development-from-500000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/latest-phase-of-two-three-and-four-bed-homes-at-kilternan-development-from-500000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[28 apartments, duplexes and houses being released at Durkan’s new scheme in south Dublin ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5SWOX672NABZNDASZ5XE66QG4.png?auth=e7fa1fe673282557c63c5a3150edcf88c74f3b32cd1ffc2f141199bacd2a73e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilternan Village]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lourdes is like a holy Blackpool or divine Las Vegas. We’re not in angelic land’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/22/xnthony-lourdes-is-like-a-holy-blackpool-or-divine-las-vegas-were-not-in-angelic-land/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/22/xnthony-lourdes-is-like-a-holy-blackpool-or-divine-las-vegas-were-not-in-angelic-land/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Writer Xnthony’s new musical was transformed by the illness and death of his best friend ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RGZSQE2RPNF4LAJB34BAWFNYW4.jpg?auth=3489f6bcb087552f40ed3913dd312a97e0aa6bda987956d35ef3204e1a5ddb4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Xnthony. Photograph: Declan Kelly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DECLAN KELLY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do It Together: Pallas Projects 1996-2026 review – 30 years of enriching Dublin’s cultural life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/09/22/do-it-together-pallas-projects-1996-2026-review-30-years-of-enriching-dublins-cultural-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/09/22/do-it-together-pallas-projects-1996-2026-review-30-years-of-enriching-dublins-cultural-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group exhibition shows studios’ part in the fabric of the city and promise of a zone of lively experimentation available for all to make use of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVLEGNLQHRH2FALCNEN66NZFZQ.jpg?auth=9ae2535cbbf18330a4c59432f4b81fb979babe35ecbd82eb2c3e4179816269c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Do It Together: Pallas Projects 1996–2026 -- Two ink drawings from 2005  by Brendan Earley, each picturing a stack of VHS tapes; plus (on the floor) Another Proposal (1998, reworked 2026) by Katie Holten. Installation view. Photograph: Serhii Shapoval]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I need help tracking down a lost pension from my first job nearly 50 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/i-need-help-tracking-down-a-lost-pension-from-my-first-job-nearly-50-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/22/i-need-help-tracking-down-a-lost-pension-from-my-first-job-nearly-50-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[You are entitled to any pension pot in your name, but help speed up the process by gathering the necessary information]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can you vet how an apartment building is managed before buying?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/how-can-you-vet-how-an-apartment-building-is-managed-before-buying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/22/how-can-you-vet-how-an-apartment-building-is-managed-before-buying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger Berkeley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some auctioneers just respond to my queries with ‘you’ll have to ask the management company’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6623VJXZRC3XDP5X6QK35Y6VU.jpg?auth=a9781ee680cea01f840755aef7c964c9b75bec927be240bbfb3c88207c1d6420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Management company issues and rising annual service charges are indeed legitimate concerns when buying an apartment. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen Zigic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[End Times Fascism: How the ultra-rich not only benefit from crises but endeavour to trigger them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/22/end-times-fascism-how-the-ultra-rich-not-only-benefit-from-crises-but-endeavour-to-trigger-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/22/end-times-fascism-how-the-ultra-rich-not-only-benefit-from-crises-but-endeavour-to-trigger-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practised detachment allows privilege to maintain itself, unchecked, write Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCTRPHHEQRBIDFMG65CWFA7AJE.jpg?auth=2253c20b52496501354a33846faac7df016637ccd9bef1ba2ee08401509b4792&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[End Times Fascism, co-authored by Naomi Klein (above) and Astra Taylor, is in many ways a sequel to Klein’s celebrated 2007 book The Shock Doctrine. Photograph: Stacey Newman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>