<?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/2026-09-23/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:10:40 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Irish hospitals appointing non-EU doctors without police clearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/24/hospitals-appointing-doctors-from-outside-eu-without-assurances-of-english-language-skills-and-police-clearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/24/hospitals-appointing-doctors-from-outside-eu-without-assurances-of-english-language-skills-and-police-clearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE internal audit warns of potential patient safety and reputational risks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MGMEYDBLNGULKY4YWBIR3THWU.jpg?auth=962d48351fe1c9bfa39948c23253372f6552ffbc6f15573542a2e7851c02b13a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HSE internal auditors found that nearly 28 per cent of doctors in active clinical practice in 2024 held a basic medical degree from outside Ireland, the UK or the EU. Photograph: Igor Vershinsky/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igor Vershinsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China agree to extend trade truce as Xi Jinping arrives in Washington]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/09/23/donald-trump-greets-xi-jinping-at-plane-as-chinese-leader-arrives-for-state-visit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/09/23/donald-trump-greets-xi-jinping-at-plane-as-chinese-leader-arrives-for-state-visit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ariana Baio in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Issues such as the race in AI development and geopolitical instability loom]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:52:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/22IP5OMONAXYMLSWBFLWKAFCEE.jpg?auth=fa6e28fa6d876cff694302aa808fc5072f4a65dd4bccc22d75cb8e678a990245&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump greets Xi Jinping upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All hell seems to have broken out’: FF and FG at loggerheads over sports grant announcement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/all-hell-seems-to-have-broken-out-ff-and-fg-at-loggerheads-over-sports-grant-announcement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/all-hell-seems-to-have-broken-out-ff-and-fg-at-loggerheads-over-sports-grant-announcement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fine Gael TDs accused of jumping the gun on sports facilities fund]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:04:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XJZGR6JIY3KCSYVCBHDVSZY2S4.jpg?auth=ad1c04a4ee2e55770c96640c3d5b99c88bd24de502ff95c061cca95e893e34f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie McConalogue briefed the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party on the issue. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin and Mamdani call bingo numbers and smile for the cameras in heart of Irish New York]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/martin-and-mamdani-call-bingo-numbers-and-smile-for-the-cameras-in-heart-of-irish-new-york/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/martin-and-mamdani-call-bingo-numbers-and-smile-for-the-cameras-in-heart-of-irish-new-york/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayor bats away offer from marijuana dispensary as Taoiseach explains the Subway’s Cork connection]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:45:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GJSNTDVZSBH4BNWTBDPASZHQFA.jpg?auth=6ce26b6762b276ed8cc1915964c07159046e049f4ec209ef3c57aa58ba7def05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets New York mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York during his trip to the city for the United Nations General Assembly.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade union balloting is ‘only delaying’ public sector pay deal, Jack Chambers says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/trade-union-balloting-is-only-delaying-public-sector-pay-deal-jack-chambers-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/trade-union-balloting-is-only-delaying-public-sector-pay-deal-jack-chambers-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Provision will be made in budget for new deal despite the lack of agreement, Minister says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:22:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7V4CLBJWTBHJDHGSYK67XA45VM.JPG?auth=f86356ce2b3f754661ea4771ffbfaf6fc57420329d76cd2ecfbf70d6895ba62f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers said there would be provision made in the budget for a new public pay deal. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aperitíf on TG4: This First Dates as Gaeilge show is cheap, cheerful and quietly disarming]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/aperitif-on-tg4-this-first-dates-as-gaeilge-show-is-cheap-cheerful-and-quietly-disarming/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/aperitif-on-tg4-this-first-dates-as-gaeilge-show-is-cheap-cheerful-and-quietly-disarming/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Must-see viewing this isn’t, but as a no-frills Irish language nightcap, it just about hits the spot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OQRHXYZIGNDNJA2ZRMC3ZQKSFQ.jpg?auth=53a20b0ef37c3430ec2a44dd27a7d2f2864b1951a2b95a1cf66a5e79bbea51f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TG4 presenters Cúán de Búrca and Mairéad Ní Chuaig bring us dating with a twist on Aperitíf ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TG4</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We hope he’ll accept’: US invites Putin to G20 summit at Trump golf club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/we-hope-hell-accept-us-invites-putin-to-g20-summit-at-trump-golf-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/we-hope-hell-accept-us-invites-putin-to-g20-summit-at-trump-golf-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Roth in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kremlin yet to respond publicly to US invitation that is likely to raise concerns from Ukraine and EU countries]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:27:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDZJJLUT44CA7G4P77PKKNBVCM.jpg?auth=6c60d9a2e0fe9f646946d58606a3d8ecbda768425fa6c72383775f41d4ab0f0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia's president Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting with government members on Wednesday. Photograph: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vyacheslav Prokofyev</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harris points to jobs, housing supports after poll shows young people considering leaving]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/harris-points-to-jobs-housing-supports-after-poll-shows-young-people-considering-leaving/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/harris-points-to-jobs-housing-supports-after-poll-shows-young-people-considering-leaving/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste defends record while acknowledging ‘real challenges and pressures’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:52:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6U5FHCRAVXR3F5GQ6GCKMSAM54.jpg?auth=b9eb4c398fc0e21c81ee87c9b6bc620beabf061da9c5e5d603d369fe9b06d60a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris said he knows there are 'real challenges and pressures facing people' when it comes to the cost of living'. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Kosovo preview:  Hallgrímsson’s side search for a little calm before the storm against a rising side]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/ireland-search-for-a-little-calm-before-the-storm-against-a-kosovo-side-looking-to-continue-their-rise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/ireland-search-for-a-little-calm-before-the-storm-against-a-kosovo-side-looking-to-continue-their-rise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Strong opponents, injury concerns and constant noise surrounding Israel fixtures are big worries for Heimir Hallgrímsson]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IBOD2U2OBFQDSJEGPOX7OOR7UA.jpg?auth=b6be8ee805eafbae95dc97a5c6189b0d33d48415a70104d7576322653f032376&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view over Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina during Kosovo squad training on Wednesday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect of social media company directors being held criminally liable raised by TDs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/prospect-of-social-media-company-directors-being-held-criminally-liable-raised-by-tds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/prospect-of-social-media-company-directors-being-held-criminally-liable-raised-by-tds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Media committee addressed issue of online safety failures around dangerous driving content]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:25:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3DONG6HHCE4ZPVLYXM7YHID6A.JPG?auth=88d6fc824ca1d52e5cdf029425ee790f8ae24fed778f354e891d72f313f89a9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Committee chairman Alan Kelly questioned if legislation or regulations are needed. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the UN General Assembly: Trump’s sabotage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-un-general-assembly-trumps-sabotage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/23/the-irish-times-view-on-the-un-general-assembly-trumps-sabotage/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vital institution now paralysed and ineffective]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +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 during the  General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. 
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head coach Richie Murphy says Ulster have learned lesson from lousy end to last season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/head-coach-richie-murphy-says-ulster-have-learned-lesson-from-lousy-end-to-last-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/head-coach-richie-murphy-says-ulster-have-learned-lesson-from-lousy-end-to-last-season/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ulster missed out on Champions Cup action for a second season after finishing ninth in the URC and losing Challenge Cup final]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:25:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VE6AA2VLSETZQIEBNHVJWZVQLE.jpg?auth=73f13f84610d11f3be0c7ae1b75e527f922758a71faaf8216be55236cfa2c824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Juarno Augustus will play a pivotal role for Ulster this season. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Javier Soriano</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman refuses to facilitate in-person access as she is ‘terrified’ child will be abducted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/woman-refuses-to-facilitate-in-person-access-as-she-is-terrified-child-will-be-abducted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/woman-refuses-to-facilitate-in-person-access-as-she-is-terrified-child-will-be-abducted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Father, who has not seen his child since late last year, has been unable to secure visa for State]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:18:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAKWMNQ5MRBG7F3OUIWL7HS3Y4.jpg?auth=528b01d172fbc6f8d736a091bb3fb3081f9f6504f1747440453fc66968819a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The father of the young girl launched child abduction proceedings in the High Court. Photo: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Rourke sisters Aoife and Lisa going for European gold in Sofia as Irish medal haul grows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/23/orourke-sisters-aoife-and-lisa-going-for-european-gold-in-sofia-as-irish-medal-haul-grows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/09/23/orourke-sisters-aoife-and-lisa-going-for-european-gold-in-sofia-as-irish-medal-haul-grows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michaela Walsh secures semi-final medal fight while Jon McConnell takes home bronze]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:05:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFJGAFXWSNSSZ6REPO2MCIV3SM.jpg?auth=f4ee4ea386ea7c66ee44f7d2be875ab9b7c286764443886ed91eb0bd97a7c16f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Aoife O'Rourke in action during her semi-final against Russia's Saldant Medenova at the European Boxing Elite Championships at the Asics Arena Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photograph: Vassil Donev/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine and Russia voice interest in ‘limited ceasefire’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/ukraine-and-russia-voice-interest-in-limited-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/ukraine-and-russia-voice-interest-in-limited-ceasefire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Balmforth, Antoni Slodkowski and Simon Lewis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marco Rubio says both countries want to avoid strikes on energy and grain]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDP2OQ6ZIKKBCO6CZBG7JGEP2E.jpg?auth=46a2961982acb5f75c7f460fa96bd0ae1c29e5b620f96426f3de3dd05690622a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US secretary of state Marco Rubio at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue-sky thinking: Áine Ryan on the joys of an Indian summer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/23/blue-sky-thinking-aine-ryan-on-the-joys-of-an-indian-summer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/23/blue-sky-thinking-aine-ryan-on-the-joys-of-an-indian-summer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This sunshine is like a breath of fresh air challenging the usual seasonal changes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TF3UNEXXIZDW3ELAFTHELGLQIA.jpg?auth=47870be6aff7b5c3221c1d77d4169bd4ca4256710b67c73ee66eb17251710926&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Good weather this month in Garrettstown, Co Cork. Photograph: David Creedon]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Creedon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US delegation walks out as Iran’s president angrily responds to Trump at UN ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/us-delegation-walks-out-as-irans-president-angrily-responds-to-trump-at-un/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/us-delegation-walks-out-as-irans-president-angrily-responds-to-trump-at-un/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran’s Pezeshkian says US ‘bombed a school’ and ‘children perished’ under weapons used by the US and Israel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:30:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LSJ4SXTKLFNLY5AGJAUYPZEYGE.jpg?auth=504fc70d6f75189df3c8b6061b0fc8ad7dd4fa3825876914016d57e440174e21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian holds up photographs as he delivers remarks at the UN General Assembly. Photograph: Heather Khalifa/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Khalifa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo explains decision to continue international career with Portugal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/cristiano-ronaldo-explains-decision-to-continue-international-career-with-portugal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/cristiano-ronaldo-explains-decision-to-continue-international-career-with-portugal/</guid><description><![CDATA[The forward, who turns 42 in February, will win his 234th cap against Wales in Lisbon on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:25:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WV7HWLBW3SIVB6VCNRRDWBIP5U.jpg?auth=e9a27d50b18a1ebe7ff008467905ab1387cda0003a57280d19b60770d4ea78c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo will win his 234th cap for Portugal in Thursday night's Nations League game in Lisbon. Photograph: Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlotte Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Foley secures €200,000 loan in bid to fend off Cab home seizure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/martin-foley-secures-200000-loan-in-bid-to-fend-off-cab-home-seizure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/martin-foley-secures-200000-loan-in-bid-to-fend-off-cab-home-seizure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal Assets Bureau has been granted permission to seize and sell Kimmage property to settle tax debt ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:21:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S4E7KU4PZVYDIGLORKFAJLE4KI.jpg?auth=97faf0a67f5bc27d4a01fbd8b0c879b1b8de967ccdb39ed27399498fed39e878&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin 'The Viper' Foley pictured recently at the High Court. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh inquiry names 27 ‘key individuals’ related to 1998 bomb attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/omagh-inquiry-names-27-key-individuals-related-to-1998-bomb-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/omagh-inquiry-names-27-key-individuals-related-to-1998-bomb-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Analyst outlines people linked to bomb that killed 31, including unborn twins]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:21:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YRUVE5ARGNB2RNSVJAFQ7MBLQI.jpg?auth=fda2150597d877aa3cd4b8c10766faf001f8468099f49c112651ca2e246bc185&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 Real IRA bombing of Omagh, Co Tyrone in August 1998. File photograph: Trevor McBride]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares fall as oil prices and interest rate expectations climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/european-shares-fall-as-oil-prices-and-interest-rate-expectations-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/european-shares-fall-as-oil-prices-and-interest-rate-expectations-climb/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Traders react to ongoing tensions in Middle East]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:03:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QYRPHZ6QY3MCTLXNWJFLYTVAOA.jpg?auth=d3859ea1e1551149074bf49c1caae850dd29b01abfd4fa33bbde76bd73d177c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[JD Sports Fashion's shares fell on Wednesday, giving back most of Tuesday’s gains. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to go’: Lewis Hamilton hopes Formula One is able to end season in Middle East]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/23/i-want-to-go-lewis-hamilton-hopes-formula-one-is-able-to-end-season-in-middle-east/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/23/i-want-to-go-lewis-hamilton-hopes-formula-one-is-able-to-end-season-in-middle-east/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Qatar and Abu Dhabi races could still be cancelled with a contingency plan to stage a final round in Imola]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:02:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AZOENBYQGGZ7QB3CAI7FDBCEMI.jpg?auth=085ec7900be0d1d6c957f5bf16235284fc573630fa841f39cdf14bd75c122a32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years after sexual assault conviction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-15-years-after-sexual-assault-conviction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-15-years-after-sexual-assault-conviction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marina Dunbar]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sentencing comes after years of appeals and retrials in case involving former TV production assistant Miriam Haley]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:50:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQF3SJU5D7HLNRK3DRGI66Q2UU.jpg?auth=f868ad2a40c653611250632dd180df2c0f4ae1ddd6c39c5413fd62e2711a9a36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harvey Weinstein in court in Manhattan earlier this year. Photograph: Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jefferson Siegel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to consider €3m ‘safe fund’ for women urgently fleeing domestic violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/government-to-consider-3m-safe-fund-for-women-urgently-fleeing-domestic-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/government-to-consider-3m-safe-fund-for-women-urgently-fleeing-domestic-violence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leader tells Dáil a quick escape can be difference ‘between a life saved and a life lost’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:43:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPJTHUSRBJP34RVE2REUUADA34.jpg?auth=6c90e9b854555391892e4eec8b2efa469700ccbbb35f88a8d07f96cf245064fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour Party leader Ivana Bacik has asked the Government to consider a €3 million emergency fund for victims of domestic violence. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netherlands to abandon its boycott of Eurovision, but Ireland will continue to stay away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/netherlands-to-abandon-its-boycott-of-eurovision-but-ireland-will-continue-to-stay-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/netherlands-to-abandon-its-boycott-of-eurovision-but-ireland-will-continue-to-stay-away/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Iceland and Slovenia did not take part in last year’s song contest due to Israel’s participation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:27:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ODWZL5ONNFETSZT2VKM53LVLKY.jpg?auth=e135ebdf2ef47ef92c4297d936b1ab80bdd0e818fcff7a0cc168314773072af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters in Vienna, Austria before the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in May. Photo by Radek Mica/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Radek Mica</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenage ‘TikTok’ car thief sentenced to six months’ detention]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/teenage-tiktok-car-thief-sentenced-to-six-months-detention/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/teenage-tiktok-car-thief-sentenced-to-six-months-detention/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí positively identified teenager from footage uploaded to social media]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:26:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX7E6LOV5NE6HKSLB3LEHN7AFM.jpg?auth=a9de88e727ee47489786d3258aea5ea52f1b939fa648e007304270cb77e4ecdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The accused pleaded guilty to seven car thefts at locations in Limerick, Clare and Tipperary. 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[Pretax profits at Collison brothers’ Stripe unit in Dublin  hit $445m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/pretax-profits-at-collison-brothers-dublin-unit-of-stripe-hit-445m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/pretax-profits-at-collison-brothers-dublin-unit-of-stripe-hit-445m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company paid dividend of $467m to US parent earlier this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:18:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRZ5KLPCNZGWV7UHFQ43ZEVMVU.jpg?auth=060f8a56ec70545e438a13088b81b963eea85431a79f5daf099b19524885b497&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John (left) and Patrick Collison, co-founders of Stripe.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin rejects Binyamin Netanyahu’s criticism of New York mayor ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/micheal-martin-rejects-binyamin-netanyahus-criticism-of-new-york-mayor-mamdani/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/micheal-martin-rejects-binyamin-netanyahus-criticism-of-new-york-mayor-mamdani/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zohran Mamdani says it is for Irish people to decide on unity as he attends diaspora bingo game with Taoiseach]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:59:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6S37O6HCYFBVFLFT3YJ2SMEDIY.jpg?auth=8fd4d88c063ad72c7e8d17e7aa5b3ecf4b12711a9aa83fcfba75e58e639a86a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets New York mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York during his trip to the city for the United Nations General Assembly.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convicted murderer arrested in Donegal after fleeing across the Border]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/23/convicted-murderer-arrested-in-donegal-after-fleeing-cross-border/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/23/convicted-murderer-arrested-in-donegal-after-fleeing-cross-border/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gary Anderson was jailed for life in 2023 for the murder of father-of-five Karol Kelly]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:57:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WZA2RAIB5VJ65LGUNYUTN2AQ4E.jpg?auth=1e449f39f29bd96aa35f7b5402397b8f340b454c30bc1d295bed516480467b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Anderson absconded after being granted temporary release from Maghaberry Prison to attend his father’s funeral. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacking of Paddy Power worker with sick child for ‘theft of company time’ upheld at WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/sacking-of-paddy-power-worker-with-sick-child-for-theft-of-company-time-upheld-at-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/sacking-of-paddy-power-worker-with-sick-child-for-theft-of-company-time-upheld-at-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company says worker had been paid for 11 hours’ more work than her time sheets recorded]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:56:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ART53RI2LRGOPBIJKK6MDX6VGQ.jpg?auth=198602123d16b54075ff9d15adf3ac81055f18586530962363feb627bf0aa581&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Paddy Power worker repeatedly arrived late and left early while colleagues logged her on to the system, the WRC heard. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Keeble</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Care organisations criticise rhetoric against ‘vulnerable children’ over wrong-way M9 crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/23/care-organisations-criticise-rhetoric-against-vulnerable-children-over-wrong-way-m9-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/23/care-organisations-criticise-rhetoric-against-vulnerable-children-over-wrong-way-m9-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government approach will ‘do nothing’ to prevent similar tragedies, children’s care alliance  says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:56:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E54LIKKNEH4VO43GUM5JVD2I2A.jpg?auth=fc4c91d7e7e8a3263fe302133d2d9a8a55c220925aa492ec9d77f42ac00eae78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenagers were killed when the BMW in which they were travelling in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway hit another vehicle. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo GAA mourns death of chairman Séamus Tuohy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/23/mayo-gaa-mourns-death-of-chairman-seamus-tuohy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/23/mayo-gaa-mourns-death-of-chairman-seamus-tuohy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Breaffy man was elected as Mayo chair in 2021 having carried out several other roles within the county throughout his life ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:41:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F34WPMG2CFD7DDNCOUQ33TJMF4.jpg?auth=5cb0308fd2f697861e09b22c6b36e93c0a7847f2ed924303ed56e390bede976b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mayo GAA chairman Séamus Tuohy, centre wearing glasses, at Mayo's All-Ireland SFC match against Tyrone in May 2025. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supporters urge Spanish PM to spurn US request for extradition of Palestine aid donor ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/spain-allows-us-extradition-case-against-palestine-aid-donor-who-had-been-living-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/spain-allows-us-extradition-case-against-palestine-aid-donor-who-had-been-living-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wealthy activist Fergie Chambers arrested in Ibiza last July after extradition request   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:35:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QDPNPWKVUJBKLNOCGTHQ7U3NAU.jpg?auth=fb25bcd729dd71ecb53cb5df11d2463be27c499e269ea705ce05df64ce2bdf6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fergie Chambers is an American multimillionaire and pro-Palestine donor who had been living in Dublin for a year before his arrest. Photograph: Chedly Ben Ibrahim/NurPhoto via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NurPhoto</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radio executive had ‘innocent explanation’ for €111k cannabis delivery to workplace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/radio-executive-had-innocent-explanation-for-111k-cannabis-delivery-to-workplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/radio-executive-had-innocent-explanation-for-111k-cannabis-delivery-to-workplace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court was told that a customs official intercepted a parcel from the United States]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X445LNFEOWGOTW3SPQX2S5XY7U.jpg?auth=e18d3dee428907a243fc7193e2f34a0a9d81546cb9337759356dcb428c22e596&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seafra O'Donovan is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis. Photograph: Collins Courts ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager accused of threatening ill pensioner with hatchet over her son’s €50 drug debt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/teenager-accused-of-threatening-ill-pensioner-with-hatchet-over-her-sons-50-drug-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/teenager-accused-of-threatening-ill-pensioner-with-hatchet-over-her-sons-50-drug-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Thompson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court previously heard teen was on bail for knife possession when he allegedly turned up at woman’s home shouting ‘I want my f***ing money’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7L4QI2IZJERRFACJ7JFHTDT7E.png?auth=c12b98dae61e7ff75d1071f0a1092485c3feb927e32cb8e5eac1ac0e707820bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A 16-year-old who cannot be named because he is a juvenile has been accused of threatening to 'crack' an elderly woman’s skull with a hatchet, at Athlone District Court. Photograph: Courts.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI moves fans from pitchside seats to Aviva premium section for Austria game amid protest concerns ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/fai-move-fans-from-pitchside-seats-to-aviva-premium-section-for-austria-game-amid-protest-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/fai-move-fans-from-pitchside-seats-to-aviva-premium-section-for-austria-game-amid-protest-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI say decision made because Austria match is being used as a test event for the staging of Euro 2028 games]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:05:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K53K6DENFVA3THPR4ABEF4DC7Q.jpg?auth=3ed35a0952eb77a123ef0aec7fcd9061f9088917cde91a95a7d9df4dfbaa2dc6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tennis balls were thrown on to the Aviva Stadium pitch during the friendly international against Qatar at the end of may. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big progress made in removing obstacles to critical projects, infrastructure tsar says ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/23/big-progress-made-in-removing-obstacles-to-critical-projects-infrastructure-tsar-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/09/23/big-progress-made-in-removing-obstacles-to-critical-projects-infrastructure-tsar-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Glen Dimplex chief executive Sean O’Driscoll says the Government has delivered on plans ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UO7VWLLQD6GKNACMUQVHYXGIJA.jpg?auth=018afafe3d791f281446fdb11f71bc0dd0d043c1185b5faafc9392ec9f5ea34a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Glen Dimplex chief executive Sean O’Driscoll was appointed by the Department of Public Expenditure last year to find ways to address bottlenecks and speed up infrastructure projects]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SuperValu worker claims sexual harassment claim was retaliation for homophobia complaint ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/supervalu-worker-claims-allegation-of-sexual-harassment-was-retaliation-against-homophobia-complaint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/supervalu-worker-claims-allegation-of-sexual-harassment-was-retaliation-against-homophobia-complaint/</guid><description><![CDATA[Employee loses case at Workplace Relations Commission]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:56:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVD3FAH2RNO6FJS3QSPNFCWOUA.jpg?auth=04ecd4f8f1bd3cb16aaa6eb0c22c7af459caf5cb21cca6dc76907b55c24c6722&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A SuperValu worker who said he was accused of getting drunk and touching a colleague at a work Christmas party in retaliation for a complaint he made has lost his employment rights case. 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[Taylor Swift to release expanded version of The Life of a Showgirl with four new songs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/taylor-swift-to-release-expanded-version-of-the-life-of-a-showgirl-with-four-new-songs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/taylor-swift-to-release-expanded-version-of-the-life-of-a-showgirl-with-four-new-songs/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Life of a Showgirl, released in October 2025, became the fastest-selling album in US history]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:45:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/456BQFH5JZA2VLWKI7NVAWWNZI.jpg?auth=da6e822808d5297c5fb4611875676b3a486cdc06ac2a4219abf7cae686282a5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Life of a Showgirl, released in October 2025, is Swift’s 12th studio album. Photograph: Mert Alas/Marcus Piggot]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connemara’s Killary Fjord named as top global travel destination by Lonely Planet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/09/23/connemaras-killary-fjord-named-as-top-global-travel-destination-by-lonely-planet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/09/23/connemaras-killary-fjord-named-as-top-global-travel-destination-by-lonely-planet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The inland waterway sits between some of Connacht’s tallest mountains]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:40:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D2NTCEZKPEDEM4I4PQTDD2R64U.jpg?auth=704d86cdc0f5dd34bb266b86609d6a92dec8290a15012e14c944cabb84f737c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Killary Fjord was named in the prestigious travel guide. Photograph: Mark Carthy ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish footballers should abandon match against ‘baby killers’, TD tells Dáil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/irish-footballers-should-abandon-match-against-baby-killers-td-tells-dail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/irish-footballers-should-abandon-match-against-baby-killers-td-tells-dail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Murphy calls on team to ‘do the right thing’ by refusing to fulfil Israel fixture on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:20:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEY4BL2QLRDF7EL4JDGUFZR2RQ.JPG?auth=4e0513401c1f8e90dca047279dc6d7d773e13ffe2dcadfd46e24cf58b54199d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Murphy said the Irish players should take a stand. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Ireland share its corporation tax bonanza with the EU?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/should-ireland-share-its-corporation-tax-bonanza-with-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/should-ireland-share-its-corporation-tax-bonanza-with-the-eu/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:18:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MTPQJFNNA4AEZGGFP7IMBEYTQY.jpg?auth=ef143d46cab8a90201a2c2228ae0517174fe4562177162102550c68a25e93137&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tanaiste Simon Harris has poured cold water on Ireland sharing its corporation tax take any time soon. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology solutions to tackle wrong-way driving could be 15 years away]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/technology-solutions-to-tackle-wrong-way-driving-could-be-15-years-away/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/technology-solutions-to-tackle-wrong-way-driving-could-be-15-years-away/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Transport committee hears people could easily drive on to a motorway in the correct direction before turning ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E54LIKKNEH4VO43GUM5JVD2I2A.jpg?auth=fc4c91d7e7e8a3263fe302133d2d9a8a55c220925aa492ec9d77f42ac00eae78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The committee session followed a crash on the M9 last month, which caused the deaths of five teenage passengers in a car travelling in the wrong direction. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgery scheme backed by Kremlin moved $6.9bn through global banks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/forgery-scheme-backed-by-kremlin-moved-69bn-through-global-banks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/forgery-scheme-backed-by-kremlin-moved-69bn-through-global-banks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne-Sylvaine Chassany]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of Russian payments received by Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international groups found in vast leak from inside fintech A7]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U7AQCNMOMZGDFIV6SHVQTKWX44.jpg?auth=4671850f8469a1caa4ab66b8589a4ad1bfdc7fa1db3b9953451aa7771f8e7d54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Standard Chartered, Citigroup and other international banks have handled billions of dollars from a Kremlin-backed fintech company that tricked its way into the global financial system with a vast document forgery operation.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">jxfzsy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you live in an apartment in continental Europe? Share your experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/23/do-you-live-in-an-apartment-in-continental-europe-share-your-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/23/do-you-live-in-an-apartment-in-continental-europe-share-your-experience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Are apartments abroad simply more spacious and better for everyday family life? Or is there something in the Irish psyche? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:37:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVH66ECK4NBMHGCFVHR4LMXGJY.jpg?auth=679e32b2004f33dbb9552ec3798858d8007fe9b08a10e71dd5327f07c248be94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We’d like to speak to Irish people living in apartments in other European countries about their experience. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fotoVoyager</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men accused of rape of woman at Galway train station further charged with sexual assault]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/two-men-accused-of-rape-of-woman-at-galway-train-station-further-charged-with-sexual-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/two-men-accused-of-rape-of-woman-at-galway-train-station-further-charged-with-sexual-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brief hearing at Galway District Court heard a recent application for bail by the two men has been refused ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:32:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DPP has directed trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great British Bake Off review: Nigella Lawson is charm on a swizzle stick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/the-great-british-bake-off-review-nigella-lawson-brings-danger-and-charm-even-paul-hollywood-looks-humbled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/the-great-british-bake-off-review-nigella-lawson-brings-danger-and-charm-even-paul-hollywood-looks-humbled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Lawson understands her job is to sprinkle upper-class fairy dust on an oikish reality show consumed by people who eat microwave food]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:11:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGTWAMZYXIW6KCSUZ4EVKPG6EA.jpg?auth=b058a35ad6ae73445c28a2630553a79caeda473fdd32847506856af1bb2bcd1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Great British Bake Off: Paul Hollywood, Nigella Lawson and  Alison Hammond. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Channel 4</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/dail-fuel-row-as-aontu-highlights-89-year-old-womans-860-home-heating-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/dail-fuel-row-as-aontu-highlights-89-year-old-womans-860-home-heating-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump ‘caused current energy crisis, not carbon tax’, Labour claims]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:57:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LBTX7PBARSD6EZ7EVMOMXLMP2Q.JPG?auth=bcde86db8f01ddf7bc1629cd422b2fdce172c90998a1a67034af0256656a6a76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín accused the Government of 'gouging' the public, saying fuel was not a luxury good but a staple people could not do without. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional heat from El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/23/additional-heat-from-el-nino-projected-to-cause-450000-deaths-in-next-six-months/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/23/additional-heat-from-el-nino-projected-to-cause-450000-deaths-in-next-six-months/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Carrington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The toll is on top of early deaths resulting from temperatures already driven up by the climate crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:54:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O5BHZGI4Q42W3MMEUKOQUU73YU.jpg?auth=365c25903f2b50d04d9a179120fa7c74a2185c2bb84fdb5e4806d4f4f275d038&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A villager carries water collected from a dried-up creek in Jonggol, West Java, Indonesia. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mast Irham</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutch look to Xavi to restore traditional football ethos as they prepare for Germany clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/dutch-look-to-xavi-to-restore-traditional-football-ethos-as-they-prepare-for-germany-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/dutch-look-to-xavi-to-restore-traditional-football-ethos-as-they-prepare-for-germany-clash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Former Barcelona midfielder and coach is the first foreigner in charge of the Dutch national team since the 1978 World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:39:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UR4GASBEKBS5KSUIYISU5BXIM4.jpg?auth=e014d576f7025fefc2eb00dbbd59f68607bfe412e583b0d9bb3e844484740980&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Netherlands' head coach Xavi Hernandez leads a training session at the KNVB Campus in Zeist ahead of Thursday night's Nations League game against Germany in Amsterdam. Photograph: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robin Van Lonkhuijsen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is checking out of his presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/trump-is-checking-out-of-his-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/trump-is-checking-out-of-his-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:37:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GYCMBPZYJQ2HRU3SLJ24J4J5BQ.jpg?auth=de0391faacf7e85c301fe9fbaeb913934fd53aa4efb53ae02810936cd2a088fd&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 holds a model of a triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                     ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigration and climate of lesser concern than housing or living costs, survey finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/23/immigration-and-climate-of-lesser-concern-than-housing-or-living-costs-survey-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/23/immigration-and-climate-of-lesser-concern-than-housing-or-living-costs-survey-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Priority of global warming and other threats to environment drops in public opinion since 2023]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:11:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3QQPHFSWJFZVI52Q43WNHFMLQ.jpg?auth=66da7f7e8a12d7b36d24aa161ebea5ea6cce790f354fe6121f077e0e75580ea7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cost of living was among the top three concerns facing Ireland, according to the latest CSO international survey. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hispanolistic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three-day abortion wait hits women in ‘straitened circumstances’ hardest, HSE says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/three-day-abortion-wait-hits-women-in-straitened-circumstances-hardest-hse-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/three-day-abortion-wait-hits-women-in-straitened-circumstances-hardest-hse-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE experts also told TDs there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ against mandatory waiting periods]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FQBXGSJJZRDSJNDVNCB3GYRSZA.jpg?auth=257f6c812270b0ed2ce74763fe27483a941f9b9e42d1b392d43e5f6dc079ebaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Oireachtas health committee is hearing evidence on the effect of the three-day wait, in advance of it deciding if it will refer the Bill to committee stage. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">seb_ra</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (17) admits possession of more than 1,300 child sex abuse images ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/boy-17-admits-possession-of-more-than-1300-child-sex-abuse-images/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/boy-17-admits-possession-of-more-than-1300-child-sex-abuse-images/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears  Dublin teenager recorded sexual online video chats with young girls]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:28:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Children’s Court  heard devices containing  child sex abuse images  were seized from the boy's home when he was aged 15.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland does not have above-average student ‘brain drain’ to Britain, study finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/northern-ireland-does-not-have-above-average-student-brain-drain-to-britain-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/northern-ireland-does-not-have-above-average-student-brain-drain-to-britain-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It has been held for decades that North uniquely saw a greater percentage of young people leave for elsewhere in UK]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:20:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CGNFHQGLM5DIPP4XNXPLF6K6LQ.jpg?auth=8313004a1751131fe960b028115ecd5e0537d72a1f0b8c5f8728712c7f0e1005&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Queen's University Belfast. A study has found Northern Ireland does not suffer from a third level 'brain drain' it is often assumed to. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish singer Eddi Reader finds Irish tour ‘healing’ weeks after death of husband]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/scottish-singer-eddi-reader-finds-irish-tour-healing-weeks-after-death-of-husband/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/scottish-singer-eddi-reader-finds-irish-tour-healing-weeks-after-death-of-husband/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Clifden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fairground Attraction frontwoman visits Connemara ancestral home of late partner and songwriter John Douglas to scatter his ashes]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:17:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33R4ZCAWUVC67IXXHK44D3CDQI.jpg?auth=1788af0cc80ac4c6c759979bb84210e3c80ee3e80424ba2e618b188a563c6a8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eddi Reader on stage at The Tivoli Theatre, Aberdeen last April. Photograph: Scott Winning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Winning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[North’s political parties to meet Parades Commission ahead of decision on Orange Order march]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/norths-political-parties-to-meet-parades-commission-ahead-of-decision-on-orange-order-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/norths-political-parties-to-meet-parades-commission-ahead-of-decision-on-orange-order-march/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commission considering allowing Orange Order to march in Drumcree for first time in almost 30 years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:17:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65QRMQEITRF63EDUJ72RWXYNYY.jpg?auth=d3c42ec87b62bcbdd0e3cd1d9dc6e3267e23baa1b81137aa1c265548a73c1fde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Orange Order marching down Garvaghy Road in Portadown in 1995. Photograph: Martin McCullough/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MARTIN MCCULLOUGH</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland: What makes this intoxicating show so utterly gripping?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/the-traitors-ireland-what-makes-this-intoxicating-show-so-utterly-gripping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/the-traitors-ireland-what-makes-this-intoxicating-show-so-utterly-gripping/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland plays shamelessly into our deepest fantasy about human nature: that we can work out what other people really think]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:10:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKOV3KXPKNELFOVMRMKTNQETRU.jpg?auth=bb38a0f3cfe62c8c960036fb4fc0b0d32188a757c051676b68f0d907f7e743d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In The Traitors Ireland, we experience intricate psychological behaviour and extreme emotional manipulation at a safe remove]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump once vowed to ‘own’ Greenland. He settled for something far less.]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/trump-once-vowed-to-own-greenland-he-settled-for-something-far-less/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/trump-once-vowed-to-own-greenland-he-settled-for-something-far-less/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David E. Sanger, Jeffrey Gettleman, Maya Tekeli]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diplomats drafting deal spent months on the language and waited for the right moment to present it to the US president]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4DYMA4YBDDIZDOCKHRKUXL4PY4.jpg?auth=5d767e503bff219a71563975f7f177fd9505739cd6b198fddc5d0c0dd7143723&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, and Donald Trump embrace during a signing ceremony for the agreement between the US, Denmark and Greenland in New York. Photograph: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mads Claus Rasmussen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of knife attack that sparked Belfast rioting appears by video-link in court ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/man-accused-of-knife-attack-that-sparked-belfast-rioting-appears-by-video-link-in-court/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/23/man-accused-of-knife-attack-that-sparked-belfast-rioting-appears-by-video-link-in-court/</guid><description><![CDATA[Accused charged with attempted murder in incident that sparked disorder in several areas across Northern Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:43:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRM6L67WODUQBGIWUPQGDKYCYM.jpg?auth=8b2ff83aff60795eb31f3844db9d93fe7bca77d10b2071027ba2719a37936eda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid (31) of Duncairn Avenue in Belfast has had his case sent to the crown court in Belfast. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hallgrímsson admits Israel controversy has taken attention away from Kosovo game]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/hallgrimsson-admits-israel-controversy-has-taken-attention-away-from-kosovo-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/hallgrimsson-admits-israel-controversy-has-taken-attention-away-from-kosovo-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland manager says focus on Israel games has overshadowed Thursday’s Nations League opener]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:15:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KC7ILA5Y7XNTVNEE25FFKM4JXU.jpg?auth=d5d3d5db4caefbfd69140a64340eefccfde0d398a53e3e079ff6a5ebe467f87d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson at a press conference at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, Kosovo, on Wednesday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catalonia’s rebel-in-exile prepares for return]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/catalonias-rebel-in-exile-prepares-for-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/23/catalonias-rebel-in-exile-prepares-for-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carles Puigdemont has been living in Belgium since 2017 while fighting an exhaustive legal battle against the Spanish courts]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C56LRHVUEURHPWJLF2S3HCY5CI.jpg?auth=7c0c06513b39bd9ebae0a59cdc2e0d5102e4dee45e099a7973a7e3ba8e71d4df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carles Puigdemont during an election campaign event for the Together for Catalonia party in Argeles, France, in 2024. Photograph: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Angel Garcia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Kosovo, Ireland will have played 53 of the other 54 Uefa nations – just one more to go...]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/after-kosovo-ireland-will-have-played-53-of-the-other-54-uefa-nations-just-one-more-to-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/23/after-kosovo-ireland-will-have-played-53-of-the-other-54-uefa-nations-just-one-more-to-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thursday will be the first ever senior men’s meeting between the two nations, but which Uefa nation have Ireland yet to play?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNGSHJZIWNESTLFKJPENG45KCA.jpg?auth=80cd0eb6872d75dd5798ca92f99a9f9945dfff93fd098258fe0b776ed59827b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kosovo players pose for a photo with fans after beating Slovakia in their World Cup play-off in March. Photograph: Christian Bruna/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christian Bruna</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I assumed Complete Savings emails were junk but €18 a month was going out of my account’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/23/i-assumed-complete-savings-emails-were-junk-but-18-a-month-was-going-out-of-my-account/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/23/i-assumed-complete-savings-emails-were-junk-but-18-a-month-was-going-out-of-my-account/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More readers have realised they have been paying into the so-called web loyalty scheme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:55:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6BPXFX3TMVCY7JASMFGQB5LUTQ.jpg?auth=e3d0b1515e4bc7833bbd7669ec975b30bd346ac3edecf594acad2f1ce3cc05c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['After reading your article ... I checked my bank statements. I realised that a fee is going to this company from my account every month. I was stunned.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Anthony Eddy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland prepare for Kosovo, hurling All-Stars and Jack Kennedy’s Kerry National bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/23/ireland-prepare-for-kosovo-hurling-all-stars-and-jack-kennedys-kerry-national-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/23/ireland-prepare-for-kosovo-hurling-all-stars-and-jack-kennedys-kerry-national-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hallgrímsson’s side begin their Nations League campaign as Limerick dominate the All-Star nominations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:21:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LU5FPA2IIZABHBQIEMPVKZUO5Q.jpg?auth=abd90e4fcc1a48448b16eec1f77d08cef7b83bee56de57f3d22739d054b2a85b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson. Photograph: Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tim Clayton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency care unit at Tallaght children’s hospital to close for IT update]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/emergency-care-unit-at-tallaght-childrens-hospital-to-close-for-it-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/emergency-care-unit-at-tallaght-childrens-hospital-to-close-for-it-update/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Unit will close for four-and-a-half days this month to transfer to a new IT system]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:08:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCUNFXLERJD67IN7JKQ5I6X34M.jpg?auth=2263a63809c8714e71a4c2e075c9914634adb8a45606cc4a4d53a09ec35bfe70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The emergency care unit at Tallaght children’s hospital is transferring to a new IT system]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hiraman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patients would contribute more for drugs under proposed policy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/patients-would-contribute-more-for-drugs-under-proposed-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/patients-would-contribute-more-for-drugs-under-proposed-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New recruitment and spending restrictions to be introduced in health service in coming days amid Government concern at €700m overrun]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZHNSLS7JO2N5HV4BRSG7BXKHM.JPG?auth=e20631972c15d3a70d6719752804efc6ce6e7d8f2ea63aa197f1343d7f556ee3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spending controls are being sought by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. 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[Saint Etienne	review: Tears as the indie-dance trailblazers say goodbye in their final Dublin gig]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/09/23/saint-etienne-review-tears-as-the-indie-dance-trailblazers-say-goodbye-in-their-final-dublin-gig/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/09/23/saint-etienne-review-tears-as-the-indie-dance-trailblazers-say-goodbye-in-their-final-dublin-gig/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After 35 years together, Saint Etienne are calling it quits in a calm and methodical fashion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:47:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7QKSCNPHKFEVLEMSMHKJDLZ5FU.jpg?auth=c03c9bde6ab3a41c2e8eac9b45585ecebc91f99231e9604abf2e3f6397ef96f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saint Etienne: Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs performing earlier this year. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jim Dyson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolly Parton: feud over estate spills into the open]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/dolly-parton-feud-over-estate-spills-into-the-open/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/dolly-parton-feud-over-estate-spills-into-the-open/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Cochrane, Julia Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Singer’s manager accuses nephew of threats, extortion and intimidation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:44:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PNXW6U2OJONJBDVKJM5NKMP2ZY.jpg?auth=c500971506fd119c77d6d888bcaa4c64c36975ada1e6c4fecdd9e2b8b358fdaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dolly Parton in 2023. Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charlie Riedel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Order march could ‘reawaken old animosities’, Drumcree residents warn ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/orange-order-march-could-reawaken-old-animosities-drumcree-residents-warn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/orange-order-march-could-reawaken-old-animosities-drumcree-residents-warn/</guid><description><![CDATA[Residents warn of potential wider effects in North of allowing highly contentious march to proceed along Garvaghy Road]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:30:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J4KT6NX6UBDVJCRKQRE5XU43AI.jpg?auth=596a7b486d3521e348169e5b3dedc96a1d48da7d802f04a67af99abd9555b324&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Portadown Lodge of the Orange Order are stopped by a roadblock on leaving Drumcree church in 1998. Photograph: David Jones/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DAVID JONES</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens Iran as fuel protests loom ahead of Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/trump-threatens-iran-as-fuel-protests-loom-ahead-of-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/trump-threatens-iran-as-fuel-protests-loom-ahead-of-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The latest from New York, Leinster House and the political run-in to the Budget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:15:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NCUDLFGTWA227EEP2K2JZWJDXQ.jpg?auth=661a0739b02686ac9afa31b8e60b1281a95e5b0932cc9b1df6c56b2649989075&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Toby Melville</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to Public Services Card will create ‘de facto’ national ID card, says Opposition ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/changes-to-public-services-card-will-create-de-facto-national-id-card-says-opposition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/changes-to-public-services-card-will-create-de-facto-national-id-card-says-opposition/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Individuals can voluntarily add date of birth to card for identification as Opposition calls for ‘truth’ around use]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWNEGPEIJNCO3LLC6AHX6J7ZIQ.JPG?auth=602c581d6907ebe709004e59c11b8f7842dd8246b1406e466c0ced1d63b31524&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Service Card holders will be able to use it as official ID on a voluntary basis ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alma</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traitors winner to use €22,925 prize to fund IVF treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/traitors-winner-to-use-22925-prize-to-fund-ivf-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/traitors-winner-to-use-22925-prize-to-fund-ivf-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anna Murphy, a postal worker from Dublin, will share €45,850 prize pot with co-winner Diego Rodrigues Caixeta]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:49:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4UJEDKK6WFA6XNHKMG2HZZ2ZOM.jpg?auth=6adc656b37a42daef44b1de85ca7c84c24fcd7ec559267c132aee0b1f73989c7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anna Murphy was co-winner of this year's Traitors Ireland. Photograph: Evan Doherty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East conflict hits DAA profits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/middle-east-conflict-hits-daa-profits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/middle-east-conflict-hits-daa-profits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[But airport operator says passenger traffic growing at Dublin Airport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:29:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGFJPEAYSFB3PCD3PYWCPJGT4U.jpg?auth=a921b33019f246936982b6e9d18a40c041a8cf70359d892ac5e1e8f24e34d50b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Cole, deputy chief executive of DAA, said the focus was now on ensuring Dublin Airport could continue to grow to meet future demand. Photograph: Conor McCabe Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor McCabe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hayden Panettiere’s cause of death confirmed as fentanyl overdose]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/hayden-panettieres-cause-of-death-confirmed-as-fentanyl-overdose/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/23/hayden-panettieres-cause-of-death-confirmed-as-fentanyl-overdose/</guid><description><![CDATA[Medical examiners in Greenville county in South Carolina confirm 36-year old actor’s cause of death]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:02:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QKXJET5VRF5JKJNMMTAPT467DA.jpg?auth=91f2ab1f18e8173681364cd8253238f8a92a64105a8887b748cec73cbe8872d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hayden Panettiere attends the world premiere of Scream VI  in  2023 in New York City. Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dimitrios Kambouris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children need stronger protection from harmful online crime content, media watchdog says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/children-need-stronger-protection-from-harmful-online-crime-content-media-watchdog-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/children-need-stronger-protection-from-harmful-online-crime-content-media-watchdog-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coimisiún na Meán will address Oireachtas committee alongside Meta, TikTok and Google, amid concern over dangerous driving videos shared online]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J6ZYYGQHORBCNDTS6N32RAMF3M.jpg?auth=19f6ab69c4e6eb0a17cfce753c0d35c27b91a26f27bb9303557aec3ddfea9a91&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Oireachtas media committee will ‘examine the role that online content can play in promoting, encouraging or glorifying conduct which puts lives at risk’. Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Barclay</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[German and Dutch strategic innovation agencies to collaborate on AI chip design]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/23/german-and-dutch-strategic-innovation-agencies-to-collaborate-on-ai-chip-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/23/german-and-dutch-strategic-innovation-agencies-to-collaborate-on-ai-chip-design/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Toby Sterling]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Europe is seeking to ‌reduce US-China tech dependence
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2MZMD3CSF2AAX45HHB3FGLSJU.jpg?auth=2d86fe0ffaa8e39899dfe4b848b380eb991998578612c2291eccb5a6b1ac0152&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive of Nvidia, displays one of the company's chips. Nvidia chips are powerful but inefficient for inference tasks, NADI co-founder Jelle Prins said, comparing them to “doing your shopping with a truck”. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono: ‘The new U2 album is called …’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/story-lines/bono-the-new-u2-album-is-called/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/story-lines/bono-the-new-u2-album-is-called/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Róisín Ingle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Story Lines – the home of audio storytelling from The Irish Times

]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BN4ONMDHIFG2FGNS263U4T2KPA.png?auth=cf7e506e261a68f05c36c561a1170984b7d4287898b9a59d361e053828c31d0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2 in 1979. Podcast series Drummer Seeks Musicians: The Making of U2 tells the band's origin story. Photograph: Martyn Goddard
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Goddard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza ‘the world’s largest graveyard for children’, Erdogan tells UN, as Israelis walk out ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/23/gaza-the-worlds-largest-graveyard-for-children-erdogan-tells-un-as-israelis-walk-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/23/gaza-the-worlds-largest-graveyard-for-children-erdogan-tells-un-as-israelis-walk-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speakers at the UN in New York identified Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank as an affront to the UN]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:48:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HV2WKHWRB3M2LK3ZMWSRNSQQNU.jpg?auth=1d6c7b620cc9f7855646ca11ffc372341edbd88231189220dbe2450969c0d873&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Photograph: John Lamparski/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Lamparski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/23/oil-falls-on-better-supply-outlook-hopes-for-us-iran-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/23/oil-falls-on-better-supply-outlook-hopes-for-us-iran-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Clark, Siyi Liu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Optimism around diplomatic push to end seven-month conflict drives prices lower]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:36:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LP4UGSYCSGGAVQ52QK7XQR37FI.jpg?auth=b8a94485dfaa98374a6a34957c9d8e60118c8bfcfcf540d954b69fe2f8859105&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 warned on Tuesday that he could “annihilate” Iran but said talks with mediators to end the war were "productive". Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-Star hurling nominations: Full list of 45 players with 13 Limerick nominees]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/23/all-star-hurling-nominations-full-list-of-45-players-with-13-limerick-nominees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/23/all-star-hurling-nominations-full-list-of-45-players-with-13-limerick-nominees/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gearóid Hegarty, Diarmaid Byrnes and Brian Hayes nominated for Hurler of the Year award]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WNGQ2C5S7BQ6YXRQGZHHLW72KI.jpg?auth=cd9615b3ae2ddd6cc879b846bf696f14a485110cfe3fa373ae01f28041c16d02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gearóid Hegarty is one of 13 Limerick players nominated for this season's All-Star awards, and is also one of three nominees for Hurler of the Year. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accounting watchdog warning and why the far right in Ireland hasn’t taken off ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/accounting-watchdog-warning-and-why-the-far-right-in-ireland-hasnt-taken-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/accounting-watchdog-warning-and-why-the-far-right-in-ireland-hasnt-taken-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:27:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHH2DYZOJHDL6MTJHKMXYG2564.jpg?auth=5408167562d20d2ee077e40a09ddba51228b3b50c7a8168e88325a6db47fb677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spiking fuel prices are having a heavy impact on businesses. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I met a woman who changed my situation completely – but she is married with two children’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/23/i-met-a-woman-who-changed-my-situation-completely-but-she-is-married-with-two-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/23/i-met-a-woman-who-changed-my-situation-completely-but-she-is-married-with-two-children/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘She makes me feel whole... but by encouraging her to separate I am changing the course of her life’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7EO24LAOSRF65IH2LJZKO4YN2Y.jpg?auth=0cbc2fd5eb1f72f649630cd99e9821098a5e231a335770b965e431de47e13e89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Alcohol was masking loneliness and grief, but now you know that you need someone in your life, or at least you need a life full of connectedness.' Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Dáil benches, who were the Government faithfuls and traitors? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/on-the-dail-benches-who-were-the-government-faithfuls-and-traitors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/on-the-dail-benches-who-were-the-government-faithfuls-and-traitors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With Taoiseach and Tánaiste at the UN, there was a marked lack of intensity in Tuesday’s proceedings]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FYM67Q7XFXJCN65AB2DL2DVZ7I.jpg?auth=1f70fc5fb31b8708da3bd4225c4a685193cf9f6feb79a5a47d155d2fa744fbf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin has been leader of Fianna Fáil since 2010. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champion jockey Jack Kennedy hoping for memorable local Kerry National success]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/23/champion-jockey-jack-kennedy-hoping-for-memorable-local-kerry-national-success/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/23/champion-jockey-jack-kennedy-hoping-for-memorable-local-kerry-national-success/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Galway Plate winner King Alexander bidding to become first horse in 31 years to double up in Listowel highlight ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XMA7DZ2EZZBXDBEWI6MGMAPAGA.jpg?auth=0257acab39f3a17bf8b683a7e634a687c298c7019e5216ee996f40d630f07aae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Kennedy is chasing a milestone win in Kerry. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It freshens you up’: Munster’s Jimmy Duffy on how travels shaped his rugby philosophy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/it-freshens-you-up-munsters-jimmy-duffy-on-how-travels-shaped-his-rugby-philosophy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/it-freshens-you-up-munsters-jimmy-duffy-on-how-travels-shaped-his-rugby-philosophy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Forwards coach bringing experience from Tonga and down under to Thomond Park ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PT6DK24JFFLDF64ZTTZ5X7ANA.jpg?auth=ed6f29a3d28db59c8e2de2a014deb67ef73c2007f62df667d222df630788ffbe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forwards coach Jimmy Duffy and head coach Clayton McMillan training at Thurles RFC, Tipperary. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of Irish business owner-managers think Coalition is ‘anti-business’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/more-than-half-of-irish-business-owner-managers-think-coalition-is-anti-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/more-than-half-of-irish-business-owner-managers-think-coalition-is-anti-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Survey indicates a growing sense of dissatisfaction with infrastructure development and tax policy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E2HHGXACZOIHV3JT4ZTHPWZRRA.jpg?auth=4593fd609f8dfb136ab4944d3ebcd1e74111dccfe5ee6a76af0c5604009bf0a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior ministers have indicated CGT could be in line for reforms, with Simon Harris saying previously that the 33 per cent rate is too high. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children trafficked into criminality face ‘horrific’ level of victim blaming, report says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/23/children-trafficked-into-criminality-face-horrific-level-of-victim-blaming-report-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/23/children-trafficked-into-criminality-face-horrific-level-of-victim-blaming-report-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eighteen child victims of trafficking were identified in the State last year, but none were born in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6RK4ZT6O7BBSFOF3FVD64OB744.jpg?auth=4f92565159dff537f371b6f5916c1384d148ae2ff21fb10ad3069d5fdde19c01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The report warns of 'a high risk' of children being misidentified as criminal suspects and offenders rather than child trafficking victims. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SimonSkafar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The grim reality of US sanctions; dependence on multinationals; and child trafficking ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/the-grim-reality-of-us-sanctions-dependence-on-multinationals-and-child-trafficking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/the-grim-reality-of-us-sanctions-dependence-on-multinationals-and-child-trafficking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRBMKSYVAZCF3MFFGFTUZJDYK4.jpg?auth=5e58a625ef39c494f4599f0aca1da2a34060a5866e0e66ee6d7faab9e9b32512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[International Criminal Court judge Nicolas Guillou at the Law Society of Ireland's headquarters 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[Trump takes another step towards fascism with White House media ban]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/trump-takes-another-step-towards-fascism-with-white-house-media-ban/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/trump-takes-another-step-towards-fascism-with-white-house-media-ban/</guid><description><![CDATA[What other actions might he take to disrupt the democratic process?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[The Strangers by Naomi Alderman: A wonderful blurring of lines between sci-fi and memoir]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/23/the-strangers-by-naomi-alderman-a-wonderful-blurring-of-lines-between-sci-fi-and-memoir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/23/the-strangers-by-naomi-alderman-a-wonderful-blurring-of-lines-between-sci-fi-and-memoir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Djamel White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A work of emotional magnitude that interrogates pain at the source without searching for a neat encapsulation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3FKVSPMIH5E6XB6W4HBPXFYTZU.jpg?auth=0bc4d894ac4c0cc92cc0a7c796a6b2a04fa05c5d9d4fe8032b7df4899607adcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Naomi Alderman has uncompromisingly written the book that she wanted to write. Photograph: Annabel Moeller]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate tax disclosures reveal gulf between payments by tech giants and other multinationals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/corporate-tax-disclosures-reveal-gulf-between-payments-by-tech-giants-and-other-multinationals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/corporate-tax-disclosures-reveal-gulf-between-payments-by-tech-giants-and-other-multinationals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New EU rules mandate companies with global revenues of more than €750m to disclose specific financial data]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TBNENZH7RGSQIH45YTOI7XYU4.jpg?auth=dbf0dcb6a2427e2ee47240c2c9464bccede65d27b13d4307ed5173a3ce361bc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech firms Apple and Microsoft are two of the biggest contributors to Irish corporation tax. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our casual cruelty towards some gifted Gazan students ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/our-casual-cruelty-towards-some-gifted-gazan-students/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/our-casual-cruelty-towards-some-gifted-gazan-students/</guid><description><![CDATA[When it comes to backing up what it says with deeds, the Government is found wanting]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Road safety and the Minister]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/road-safety-and-the-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/road-safety-and-the-minister/</guid><description><![CDATA[No use blaming ‘everyone’ for the rise in road deaths when reform and legislation are stalled]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Inclusive education does not mean segregating children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/inclusive-education-does-not-mean-segregating-children/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/inclusive-education-does-not-mean-segregating-children/</guid><description><![CDATA[Budget 2027 should invest in ensuring all children with disabilities can learn with their siblings and neighbours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Biggest difference to your pension pot is not how much money you put in]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/23/paying-into-your-pension-isnt-enough-its-growth-that-counts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/23/paying-into-your-pension-isnt-enough-its-growth-that-counts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many people don’t check their pension statements and that’s a mistake]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2DBXSKA6VCPDHKLG4Z4AA2RUI.jpg?auth=5dcb02715384072f7a81d719a008f5d4d61c5b95c43ffa16824118df1e28e120&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many people have their pension funded invested in a way that may hurt them in retirement. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radiologists concerned over patient scans reviewed by unregistered doctors abroad ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/radiologists-concerned-over-patient-scans-reviewed-by-unregistered-doctors-abroad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/radiologists-concerned-over-patient-scans-reviewed-by-unregistered-doctors-abroad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patients wishing to pursue complaints ‘may struggle to find a clear pathway’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FBQR5UUKDD4KSGRYCRNGX3OWRA.jpg?auth=0226dbaa94c81506db725760a1e14c40ae534e2d7ef8ee9a30b74079da6b1849&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The faculty of radiologists and radiation oncologists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is concerned about teleradiology companies employing radiologists not registered with the Irish regulator. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breast cancer trial in Cork to explore use of blood tests to personalise treatment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/breast-cancer-trial-in-cork-to-explore-use-of-blood-tests-to-personalise-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/breast-cancer-trial-in-cork-to-explore-use-of-blood-tests-to-personalise-treatment/</guid><description><![CDATA[Orla Dolan says investment in clinicians and researchers is essential to developing cancer research and bringing it to patients]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s whack-a-mole approach to defence is profoundly concerning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/irelands-whack-a-mole-approach-to-defence-is-profoundly-concerning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/irelands-whack-a-mole-approach-to-defence-is-profoundly-concerning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A bigger defence budget tells us very little about whether Ireland is actually better defended, or what we are defending ourselves against]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7A3ZKAKGQCHZSL5MKN33RFJOAI.jpg?auth=84be6f32fac46576476a670dbdfc0d239930f52cda71c40081ea9e2985a1c292&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A member of the Irish Defence Forces at Doonbeg during the visit of US president Donald Trump. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gus McCarthy primed to tame the Lions as Leinster face URC opener in South Africa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/gus-mccarthy-primed-to-tame-the-lions-as-leinster-face-urc-opener-in-south-africa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/23/gus-mccarthy-primed-to-tame-the-lions-as-leinster-face-urc-opener-in-south-africa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hooker has consistent exposure to the ultimate benchmarking experience for a frontrow forward]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJ7MYAZM4472FDQSQXRLH3WXJ4.jpg?auth=f4a8bc9d47581a273c15504925a352280da4aee6357b89bc30276b20708567d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's Gus McCarthy has lots of experience in South Africa. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have US multinationals to thank for the weakness of the far right in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/we-have-us-multinationals-to-thank-for-the-weakness-of-the-far-right-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/we-have-us-multinationals-to-thank-for-the-weakness-of-the-far-right-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If Germany tells us anything it is that this is the Irish moment – but how long will it last?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Short letters for short attention spans]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/short-letters-for-short-attention-spans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/short-letters-for-short-attention-spans/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can a couple of sentences really change another person’s view?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[New drug offers ‘first glimmer of hope’ in treatment of pancreatic cancer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/new-drug-offers-first-glimmer-of-hope-in-treatment-of-pancreatic-cancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/23/new-drug-offers-first-glimmer-of-hope-in-treatment-of-pancreatic-cancer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leading Irish oncologist in groundbreaking trial that extends life to speak at Dublin forum]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XS64NYWPN7ATV7Y6TTO4J2HGU4.jpg?auth=41e0ec9e8377151e5e6d08e58b9715eede545aed6dcae09aab9264378217dd85&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The drug daraxonrasib has been through several clinical trials with the goal of treating people with pancreatic cancer. File photograph: Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jean-Francois Monier</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government fails to take control of former George Mitchell scholarship after funding tensions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/government-fails-to-take-control-of-former-george-mitchell-scholarship-after-funding-tensions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/23/government-fails-to-take-control-of-former-george-mitchell-scholarship-after-funding-tensions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Coyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[v]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3YXS2KZXEAKUYQ34AHTJBD57R4.jpg?auth=fcb753a0f9fa3027949fac16ba4d1f25edac490f19f0978bcba2aec0a38eacf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trina Vargo, founder of the US-Ireland Alliance, told the Department of Further and Higher Education it 'owes the Mitchell Scholarship endowment fund $70,000, full stop'. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can’t we just unplug AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/cant-we-just-unplug-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/cant-we-just-unplug-ai/</guid><description><![CDATA[We’ve heard a lot about the threat it poses. Isn’t there a simple solution?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Oireachtas committee to hear no clinical reason for retaining three-day abortion wait   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/oireachtas-committee-to-hear-no-clinical-reason-for-retaining-three-day-abortion-wait/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/oireachtas-committee-to-hear-no-clinical-reason-for-retaining-three-day-abortion-wait/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Opportunity for reflection should be available but not imposed, HSE clinical director to tell politicians ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6QMCICJTHZHX3NGG5Z4HDUBPLY.jpg?auth=e1848a18d01811be6c7692d9f556ddc6bfa6ca9937a27a0cf9d061b0db18f9fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Health Service Executive is set to say that removal of the waiting period 'is a matter for policy and, ultimately, for the Oireachtas'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Photographee.eu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Delehanty closes his dog daycare service, saying business ‘no longer viable’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/nick-delehanty-closes-his-dog-daycare-service-saying-business-no-longer-viable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/23/nick-delehanty-closes-his-dog-daycare-service-saying-business-no-longer-viable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former presidential hopeful says company’s wind up ‘a very sad day’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PFQAVQHJ4NGFNAVDVY2V5O6G4Q.JPG?auth=bbb03215c4197f128ab3596fb6e0e146adc391f18292592add3806af172f0b6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Delehanty also campaigned unsuccessfully in the last general and local elections. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish people don’t want to live in ‘mostly awful’ apartments. Here are five ways to fix them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/lorcan-sirr-irish-people-dont-want-to-live-in-mostly-awful-apartments-here-are-5-ways-to-fix-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/lorcan-sirr-irish-people-dont-want-to-live-in-mostly-awful-apartments-here-are-5-ways-to-fix-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lorcan Sirr]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Apartment living was historically seen as ‘unnatural’ in Ireland. But attitudes won’t change until standards do]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DVPXICUSAMPOPVN6VEUXEHGMWQ.jpg?auth=dfb7a510cb52e2b49b6abb3fbed6d2fa32b4f0863517025705298b3a7ffa7814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The political impetus to encourage apartment development has been a desire to attract international landlords for whom smaller, lower-standard apartments yield more profit. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/© RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasko Lazarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump acts as Putin’s puppet for reasons shrouded in secrecy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/michael-mcdowell-there-is-every-reason-to-fear-what-despotic-trump-may-do-in-the-next-two-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/23/michael-mcdowell-there-is-every-reason-to-fear-what-despotic-trump-may-do-in-the-next-two-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump acts as Vladimir Putin’s puppet for reasons that remain shrouded in secrecy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s put data miners in a spin ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/lets-put-data-miners-in-a-spin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/lets-put-data-miners-in-a-spin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Google fine should make us more vigilant to breaches of our privacy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Should we make road death reports available?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/should-we-make-road-death-reports-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/should-we-make-road-death-reports-available/</guid><description><![CDATA[We could implement corrective measures once the causes are known, like what happens after air accidents]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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 country for old men, or women?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/no-country-for-old-men-or-women/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/no-country-for-old-men-or-women/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pensions and the average industrial wage]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Criminal courts face ‘shutdown’ if legal aid dispute not resolved, justice committee told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/criminal-courts-face-shutdown-if-legal-aid-dispute-not-resolved-justice-committee-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/23/criminal-courts-face-shutdown-if-legal-aid-dispute-not-resolved-justice-committee-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Law Society and Bar Council urge Minister for Justice to move to break impasse]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKP6VYLN4JBPFKYHAFX3J2HPHM.JPG?auth=800f6b2eac79c276ed0d19181a6b1b3f43f2e95b07a68f53c8a564ae8b6216f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Law Society president Rosemarie Loftus. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denying pensioners €10 a week would amount to forgetting people who kept country going]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/denying-pensioners-10-a-week-would-amount-to-forgetting-people-who-kept-country-going/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/denying-pensioners-10-a-week-would-amount-to-forgetting-people-who-kept-country-going/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is particularly galling when you see how much the Government wastes in other areas]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Shafts of Light: Frank McNally on accidentally joining the golf correspondents’ club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/23/shafts-of-light-frank-mcnally-on-accidentally-joining-the-golf-correspondents-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/23/shafts-of-light-frank-mcnally-on-accidentally-joining-the-golf-correspondents-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Also: St Brendan’s voyage to the White House, and why AI talks like James Joyce and Flann O’Brien]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DJZOTZFDXGPFNZQWINRJIAWB7A.jpg?auth=75df81104867e2bb2486ea67ae6b929f1c054ee9ecce673d5b7cd97cca2b6052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry's win at the Irish Open has attracted a whole new kind of press release to my inbox. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the merits of longer letters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/on-the-merits-of-longer-letters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/on-the-merits-of-longer-letters/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reader Terry Walsh responds to recent correspondence about the length of letters published in The Irish Times]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Seán Farrell wins John McGahern Prize for debut Irish fiction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/23/sean-farrell-wins-john-mcgahern-prize-for-debut-irish-fiction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/23/sean-farrell-wins-john-mcgahern-prize-for-debut-irish-fiction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Shovlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frogs for Watchdogs described by judge Colm Tóibín as ‘pitch-perfect, tonally seamless, utterly immersive’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XQAASDBAOJF6ZM5WTCWW7IEQ6U.jpeg?auth=37b9a7218e0f36f03bfb4670361d7100ba952b5d16ba21e26fd81eaeab2449e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Farrell. Photograph: Darek Novak]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reporting people who don’t wash their cars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/reporting-people-who-dont-wash-their-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/23/reporting-people-who-dont-wash-their-cars/</guid><description><![CDATA[Will there be a hotline for it now that the hosepipe ban is gone?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 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[Google, Meta and TikTok to defend record of policing illegal content at Oireachtas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/google-meta-and-tiktok-to-defend-record-of-policing-illegal-content-at-oireachtas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/google-meta-and-tiktok-to-defend-record-of-policing-illegal-content-at-oireachtas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Media regulator concerned about ‘glorification of dangerous activity’ after fatal M9 crash in August]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KVWVGLTS2NEV3FWSRHQXVWC2VI.jpg?auth=24eb94365989bc56ea2303432e1309bdd09286b9b9ce8b4dc1b5857d8390a512&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coimisiún na Meán, the media regulator, has registered its concern about harmful content appearing on social media platforms. Photograph: Maxwell Photography]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maxwell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orby sales topper Be In Love in mix for Europe’s richest two-year-old race]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/23/orby-sales-topper-be-in-love-in-mix-for-europes-richest-two-year-old-race/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/23/orby-sales-topper-be-in-love-in-mix-for-europes-richest-two-year-old-race/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Friends of the Curragh Irish Cesarewitch drops in value to €500,000]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2EE2USG55H5XGBM4XTZBHLIEY.jpg?auth=4f3811996a544549ee876d8fe0f548a185c3182d7ee149440c40bfe2756f9982&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Be In Love was purchased for €1.9m last year. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audit watchdog tells firms to consider Middle East conflict effects in annual accounts ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/audit-watchdog-tells-firms-to-weigh-middle-east-conflict-effects-in-annual-accounts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/audit-watchdog-tells-firms-to-weigh-middle-east-conflict-effects-in-annual-accounts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Companies must assess global economic uncertainty when making accounting judgments, Iaasa says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I5OWOREXHSMH7G26LEL6UBOSS4.jpg?auth=6583d2182b9e8c4e0f94a6ac027093ca75449911d9a1fae7457f0cdaaadb2f97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent energy prices soaring. Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Altaf Qadri</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something is stirring in Middle England]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/23/something-is-stirring-in-middle-england/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/23/something-is-stirring-in-middle-england/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A row over asylum seekers in an Oxfordshire village exposes a hardening mood in rural England ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish summers likely to feature ‘extreme evaporation’ due to climate change, say scientists  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/23/irish-summers-likely-to-feature-extreme-evaporation-due-to-climate-change-say-scientists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/23/irish-summers-likely-to-feature-extreme-evaporation-due-to-climate-change-say-scientists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Even in wetter summers, drought set to be a perennial problem]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCAJ6Z3KGZCMBKCJKYZOXMRAUM.jpg?auth=7c0b2deb78e66c057c4fef6c40616de24457cf8b1d61174c04e754276162c722&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Extreme evaporation in an Irish summer is eight times more likely to occur because of global warming, say experts. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ageing men’s extra nose and ear fur lets females know you’ve still got it – that’s the theory]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/23/ageing-mens-extra-nose-and-ear-fur-lets-females-know-youve-still-got-it-thats-the-theory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/23/ageing-mens-extra-nose-and-ear-fur-lets-females-know-youve-still-got-it-thats-the-theory/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Certainly, as men march through life, hair begins to appear in a wild range of locations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BGUPUYTCEJCRPF2A7ERDLLWLBM.jpg?auth=8bab93afdc1323b10115c91fb89348339feeb365ccfdbf60a9b6b1f31200b1de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s red carpet welcome for Xi shows how much the world has changed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-xi-a-rival-he-cannot-bend-to-his-will/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/23/trump-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-xi-a-rival-he-cannot-bend-to-his-will/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As the Chinese president arrives in Washington for a state visit full of pomp, top of the agenda will be an uneasy trade truce due to expire within weeks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3LGXRAZYRFMHFUDCEDAMB6XPY.jpg?auth=ffbc433df418efd09a636c3fbef8a40ef387e772c7c01a491dbd8091862eeabe&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 and Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, earlier this year. Photograph: Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">China Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The public sector job search is soul-destroying. How do I get in?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/23/the-public-sector-job-search-is-soul-destroying-how-do-i-get-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/23/the-public-sector-job-search-is-soul-destroying-how-do-i-get-in/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I want to work in the public service or in policy areas, but I feel like the country provides no graduate opportunities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3LNJZH2D6VEP7COMVY5DFGUPJY.jpg?auth=d52c690caf9b05198fca2896e9bdffc7f49b429a6c7b44cca69d174fd3c4b1cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Private companies only seem to want to hire people with business degrees.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a working mother is a horror show at times. The stress can be crippling ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/23/work-like-youre-not-a-mother-mother-like-you-dont-work-its-an-impossible-standard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/23/work-like-youre-not-a-mother-mother-like-you-dont-work-its-an-impossible-standard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Ellis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I am just one of the more than 1.3 million women in employment in Ireland. For working mothers, the stress can be crippling]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3XJESSUXRH5JKGMBBOROZPAYE.jpg?auth=c4551ebc05f8f68c6bc563169d919870a2ca04ae088b18c4ffa2be71f96cc57b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Ellis with her family on holiday: 'You are expected to be a solid, reliable employee ... while also being Suzy Homemaker and making sure your little darlings are thriving']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hybrid working in Ireland expected to become less flexible over next two years, research suggests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/23/hybrid-working-expected-to-become-less-flexible-over-next-two-years-research-suggests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/23/hybrid-working-expected-to-become-less-flexible-over-next-two-years-research-suggests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employers cite productivity as the biggest factor driving their hybrid policies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZNEELPVSQ6RDXJA6FYYK4ACPQ.jpg?auth=59fe272114bb3722c370d775aca61123f2bacb5dc07481cb3a35cc7b69e287a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just 30% of SMEs in Ireland are currently using a hybrid work model, the survey found. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael O’Leary must put in the work to prove he’s sorry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/michael-oleary-must-put-in-the-work-to-prove-hes-sorry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/22/michael-oleary-must-put-in-the-work-to-prove-hes-sorry/</guid><description><![CDATA[It takes more to develop empathy than avoiding the use of offensive words]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +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[Landmark EP Mooney Centre on Dublin’s Long Mile Road for sale at €12.9m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/landmark-ep-mooney-centre-on-dublins-long-mile-road-for-sale-at-129m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/landmark-ep-mooney-centre-on-dublins-long-mile-road-for-sale-at-129m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well-known motor showroom and retail units are fully let and generating €1.028m in annual rental income]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJHVEW2SUJCQBFNLRQJS25GI2E.jpg?auth=0b8969cfddf04a8c61b6cfccbabfdf8178f77a9679adbedcc5486363512f768d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the EP Mooney Centre site on Long Mile Road, Dublin 12]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grafton Street retail investment with full planning for four apartments seeks €2.35m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/grafton-street-retail-investment-with-full-planning-for-four-apartments-seeks-235m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/grafton-street-retail-investment-with-full-planning-for-four-apartments-seeks-235m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Number 109 is currently generating €155,000 in annual rental income from two tenants]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NXMIJPHVWFDTZBO7ZLIBXAL2RU.jpg?auth=de51a8a1d03d9871eb5e0994ae94fbf8d96b74444d6d5636c76ec583fbf1cb7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[109 Grafton Street, centre, has full planning permission for four apartments on its upper floors]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viv vd Holst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let Dublin 15 office investment at €9.5m offers buyer 9.11% yield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/fully-let-dublin-15-office-investment-at-95m-offers-buyer-911-yield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/fully-let-dublin-15-office-investment-at-95m-offers-buyer-911-yield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cobalt House was developed in 2000 and has been refurbished in recent years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IJXIG2NYQNAXVA3IZARLPCJZJE.jpg?auth=1881073f50dabb4c8b5354537ca313f713f712b2eb4e6992a0a274e9804d0f70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cobalt House was developed in 2000 and has undergone refurbishment over recent years. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK family office pays over €9m in off-market deal for Dublin 15 retail investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/uk-family-office-pays-over-9m-in-off-market-deal-for-dublin-15-retail-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/uk-family-office-pays-over-9m-in-off-market-deal-for-dublin-15-retail-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portfolio comprises majority of the units at the Plaza in Tyrrelstown ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHDJX6VECRHX3JB4VUJMHLN77Q.jpg?auth=08610813d3f31af345396f0f11f4412e8002e25a2402177af9b8834663deb10d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Plaza is located in the heart of Tyrrelstown town centre in Dublin 15]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large-scale Dublin 15 site zoned for high-technology development guiding at €16.5m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/large-scale-dublin-15-site-zoned-for-high-technology-development-guiding-at-165m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/large-scale-dublin-15-site-zoned-for-high-technology-development-guiding-at-165m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lands at Tyrellstown primed for range of uses including data centre, pharmaceutical and life sciences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6P57JQKEHVAFLNDD5JBVWCT7GA.jpg?auth=4e1ad0e33d7c950cdfeaed766fde5a8e2cf1585f55089f64acad4fc71a25e7aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the 30-acre site which is zoned for high technology development at Tyrellstown, Dublin 15]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin site with planning permission for boutique hotel seeks €3m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/dublin-site-with-planning-permission-for-boutique-hotel-seeks-3m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/dublin-site-with-planning-permission-for-boutique-hotel-seeks-3m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Michan’s Street site located next to city’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market which is undergoing €44m restoration]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXENNC3A55EM5CLJBCDT52RZTE.jpg?auth=13e7f6241c127139f8d4a7096df2cabe4b1e3eb70f80f20740d5423ad589e62d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The location of the hotel development site on Michan Street, Dublin 7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donnybrook Victorian that comes with key for a private residents’ square]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/donnybrook-victorian-that-comes-with-key-for-a-private-residents-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/donnybrook-victorian-that-comes-with-key-for-a-private-residents-square/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-bedroom end-terrace home benefits from peaceful yet well-connected location]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A7XCRI5JD5ECZCXGYUVBKQNHIM.JPG?auth=ff95cb51a34f4b40c36c10fbb09b661eb3fa6b5391a2027c0be18c45eebfcc60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[11 Carlisle Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let investment at Dublin’s Fashion City seeking €2.25m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/fully-let-investment-at-dublins-fashion-city-seeking-225m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/23/fully-let-investment-at-dublins-fashion-city-seeking-225m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Units 16 and 17 are generating €200,123 a year in rent from a strong tenant line-up]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:38:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKYPOPXXQRE7RL4XTCWARZL3GE.jpg?auth=08aea920dcf1aa1b1dbb321dd495114dc4d97c85af717b9cd4a177d19b230e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Units 16 and 17, Fashion City, Ballymount, Dublin 24]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First phase of houses at new-homes scheme in Co Tipperary from €305,000 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/first-phase-of-houses-at-new-homes-scheme-in-co-tipperary-from-305000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/first-phase-of-houses-at-new-homes-scheme-in-co-tipperary-from-305000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Droim an Óir is a new residential development of two-, three- and four-bed homes by Quantum]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:20:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4YFAGZZOBBYZMJVFXVI62PLX4.jpg?auth=bac67ffd925edba40f104a4cd86b6a8db60f52172799e72f2a87968400d6760a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Droim an Óir, Dromin Road, Nenagh, Co Tipperary]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Private Hell review: Nicolas Winding Refn’s horrible cheese dream is a genuine dud]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/23/her-private-hell-review-nicolas-winding-refns-horrible-cheese-dream-is-a-genuine-dud/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/23/her-private-hell-review-nicolas-winding-refns-horrible-cheese-dream-is-a-genuine-dud/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton and Dougray Scott star in the Danish director’s latest neon-soaked fantasia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUIUC4OLDPASG3HSKCGOIPTE6U.jpg?auth=770f6a81e75dcd2a7ddebec02ebdda96684082e35e1026a1b50a9c1369352100&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Her Private Hell: Sophie Thatcher as Elle. Photograph: PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lost Children of Tuam review: Historical evils lurk beneath a muted surface]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/23/the-lost-children-of-tuam-review-historical-evils-lurk-beneath-a-muted-surface/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/23/the-lost-children-of-tuam-review-historical-evils-lurk-beneath-a-muted-surface/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frank Berry’s film reconstructs Catherine Corless’s meticulous investigation into the Bon Secours mother and baby home in the Co Galway town]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GODUURWY65HCZLJTOHU4IOYBKU.jpg?auth=cacf9aea0a2c687ef7ff70c30277b0c65eebd342aa2a91776c5dab1856caf4a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Lost Children of Tuam: Monica Dolan as Catherine Corless in Frank Berry's film. Photograph: Enda Bowe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The future isn’t AI or people. It’s AI helping people do their jobs better’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/the-future-isnt-ai-or-people-its-ai-helping-people-do-their-jobs-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/23/the-future-isnt-ai-or-people-its-ai-helping-people-do-their-jobs-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish business leaders are investing in AI to streamline operations and free up time for building relationships]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3HW4OXB4QNBOFLAV2ZRD25SWQU.jpg?auth=18388b1694eac0d3a805e7929cee14e166bbc3764c7c6e0c841cbd385754f29d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI is helping businesses complete routine tasks more efficiently, giving staff more time to focus on clients and decision making]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">KamiPhotos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predictable and pragmatic energy solutions that boost a business’s resilience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/23/predictable-and-pragmatic-energy-solutions-that-boost-a-businesss-resilience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/23/predictable-and-pragmatic-energy-solutions-that-boost-a-businesss-resilience/</guid><description><![CDATA[A realistic energy solution for a business can not only deliver immediate cost savings, but also boost resilience and contribute significantly towards decarbonisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAK5PPHGW5EARIJU5DRACCO4UU.jpg?auth=2eeacd4fd74f8f03df4f56318724eb95336a9da571512003d94605dd09e34532&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Minehane, commercial and business director with Bord Gáis Energy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New two- and three-bed homes near Rathfarnham from €485,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/new-two-and-three-bed-homes-near-rathfarnham-from-485000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/23/new-two-and-three-bed-homes-near-rathfarnham-from-485000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thirteen homes including apartments, duplexes and houses set to be released at White Pines Central]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33DP7RVJNBD3TACFLRXHRRF3NI.jpg?auth=9dbcf5baebd83efdc16266e6e3e908bd1bac1323bfc91cb07ee04a0220a505ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three-bed end-terrace house at White Pines Central, Dublin 16]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: What is the name of The Who bassist John Entwistle’s spider?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/the-music-quiz-what-is-the-name-of-the-who-bassist-john-entwistles-spider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/23/the-music-quiz-what-is-the-name-of-the-who-bassist-john-entwistles-spider/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: The father of Gilla Band’s Dara Kiely was, in the 1970s, a member of which Irish rock band?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHTB42CAWJDNNIEAZ3Y4KOZFO4.jpg?auth=5b8d9dd5f6e55fdebde54d83f940c556cf7602faad860be5f3de30187cd77bab&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[[Blank] the Spider is the first song Entwistle wrote for The Who. It appears on their 1966 album A Quick One. Photograph: Scott Gries/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Scott Gries</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Seamus Deane reinvented the Irish public intellectual]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/23/how-seamus-deane-reinvented-the-irish-public-intellectual/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/23/how-seamus-deane-reinvented-the-irish-public-intellectual/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maurice Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Critic’s interrogation of the Irish intellectual tradition began by questioning whether there was one worthy of the name]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTNSQ5SA25AOFLLCFGEARBOXFU.jpg?auth=79c379a3ba3a2d63be51e284b96b6a2b6e0f194fe49548f24ee9f90796ff9d5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seamus Deane in Derry. Photograph: Bobbie Hanvey Photographic Archives/John J Burns Library/Boston College]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan’s new Leaf is a big change, but it is ageing well]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/09/23/nissans-new-leaf-is-a-big-change-but-it-is-ageing-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2026/09/23/nissans-new-leaf-is-a-big-change-but-it-is-ageing-well/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The years have rolled by, but the Leaf remains a solid EV choice]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMWWTM3IVARNG4BKKO3C2FHDY.jpg?auth=258753b882ed2e5e315e48a24640cdd7e274692e4546e4e6c9230e28f56cbe07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New third-generation Nissan Leaf arrives with up to 622km of range available]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster forwards coach confident province has depth to endure injury-prompted outhalf shortage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/tom-wood-injury-leaves-munster-with-a-severe-shortage-at-outhalf/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/22/tom-wood-injury-leaves-munster-with-a-severe-shortage-at-outhalf/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tom Wood joins Jack Crowley on the sidelines after being ruled out until new year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FR5KF3KIZNFFRCMZJYLMGUAD2I.jpg?auth=cd206e84bd59a457ec7f62498c8c15dd81f6cfbbeb69ff40c286bc827fe6cccd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster outhalf Tom Wood has been ruled out as he is set to undergo shoulder surgery. 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