<?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/2026-09-28/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:07:03 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo says concerns about AI’s threat to humanity are not ‘fake news’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/pope-leo-says-concerns-about-ais-threat-to-humanity-are-not-fake-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/pope-leo-says-concerns-about-ais-threat-to-humanity-are-not-fake-news/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff’s remarks are in stark contrast to US president Donald Trump, who says fears about AI’s dangers are a ‘hoax’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:22:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BEU65FMZLE4CK5EIYH6RFBGUY.jpg?auth=12e85e7ca07a9830a5f1f3bb5d0cf514042d0c25b697399f8c70f561a8c11052&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV with French president Emmanuel Macron at Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport in Goin, France, on Monday. Photograph: Romeo Boetzle/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romeo Boetzle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions Cork lead field with 14 nominees for camogie All-Stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/champions-cork-lead-field-with-14-nominees-for-camogie-all-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/champions-cork-lead-field-with-14-nominees-for-camogie-all-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two from Rebel County and Galway’s Carrie Dolan in contention for senior player of year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5YVGF7QCZHRZCLUZAWO6YH64U.jpg?auth=aa0a1b58f3d6b8fab3489068ee2c0e4796d6255a7922590c36d4893ecb315fdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cork's Sorcha McCartan, pictured in action in August's camogie final against Galway, is a player of the year nominee. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An tAire Cirt faoi bhrú de bharr eachtra Anderson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-taire-cirt-faoi-bhru-de-bharr-eachtra-anderson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-taire-cirt-faoi-bhru-de-bharr-eachtra-anderson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[D’éalaigh an dúnmharfóir tar éis dó a bheith ligthe amach go sealadach as Príosún Mhaigh gCabraí]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YKU43JQHYBBE3JCERULE4CO3FE.jpg?auth=703ed03af0491c824fb363f3cfb2bd62132cc61a06ce2c22d6020a4444809ad9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labhair an tAire Dlí agus Cirt Naomi Long leis an Tionól faoi éalú Gary Anderson agus an scéal fós i mbéal forbartha.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RogerBradley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Base jumper killed following wingsuit failure in 213m descent]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/28/base-jumper-killed-following-wingsuit-failure-in-213m-descent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/28/base-jumper-killed-following-wingsuit-failure-in-213m-descent/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Diaz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gabe Reilly, a US firefighter, was with a group of eight to 10 people in a mountainous part of Utah]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:33:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PV7GSB4FK7JZGTZFBFR7WHDEU.jpg?auth=0bd57408bd0c8b1cd73da76878b257248b3ddf3f632ff42e8b97a4e18ddc9bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cache County, Utah, close to where Gabe Reilly was tragically killed performing a Base jump. Photograph: Kim Raff/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kim Raff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety warning issued over Tesla battery system ‘which presents a risk of fire’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/28/safety-warning-issued-over-tesla-battery-system-which-presents-a-risk-of-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/28/safety-warning-issued-over-tesla-battery-system-which-presents-a-risk-of-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Ng]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US carmaker has launched a replacement programme for affected units of its Powerwall 2 batteries, which are used mainly in homes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:03:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BXXEYUXLBJDH7BCVLOE3EFWHUA.jpg?auth=7d3a0535a5f33b203e7dbf57c4d169f074e9fb2d95ccc053d9f858539339c530&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A potential fire risk to Tesla's Powerwall 2 was outlined by the UK's Office for Product Safety and Standards. Photograph: Andrew Francis Wallace/ Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Francis Wallace</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Neill rejects ‘gross discourtesy’ accusations as large numbers remain on Garvaghy Road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/garvaghy-road-standoff-orange-order-march-drumcree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/garvaghy-road-standoff-orange-order-march-drumcree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Ronan McGreevy, Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drumcree parade, which had previously sparked serious disorder, was due to go ahead for the first time in nearly 30 years  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:28:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QFKJDD5GOQ7UNVE3HZC2UQ5SMI.jpg?auth=29d7e201a2c03bd5722ed84a73feb3969fa37c3dcb799933bf20746acebcaed2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O'Neill (left), Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald and party  Senator Conor Murphy speak to the media outside Hillsborough Castle following a meeting with Chris Bryant. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland and Hungary draw a blank in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/northern-ireland-and-hungary-draw-a-blank-in-belfast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/northern-ireland-and-hungary-draw-a-blank-in-belfast/</guid><description><![CDATA[Michael O’Neill’s team looked the better side against higher-ranked opposition who struggled to create chances until the latter stages]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:16:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDN34F76LCNSRAIKE6CD6BEZUY.jpg?auth=e5503afadc0e6b955714da2edd3e6f316d13f7a9ab50dcac6fd27b29d2fc4490&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s Isaac Price with Hungary’s Dominik Szoboszlai. Photograph: Jonathan Porter/Presseye/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike action to resume at Oberstown after deadline passes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/28/strike-action-to-resume-at-oberstown-after-deadline-passes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/28/strike-action-to-resume-at-oberstown-after-deadline-passes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A number of stoppages were staged during the summer before an agreement was brokered at the Workplace Relations Commission]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:46:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OWSQEZETJJNRSAL7UGXS5T3Q3I.jpg?auth=7870272e5fd34a02cd3cedaef9462dea5a8ec7e5c9a47e4e3e121dc534b8bf78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa staff from Oberstown Child Detention Campus on the picket line outside the facility in a continuing dispute over resourcing and safe staffing at the campus. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP says ‘no business as usual’ at Stormont amid simmering Drumcree tensions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/dup-says-no-business-as-usual-at-stormont-as-drumcree-tensions-simmer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/dup-says-no-business-as-usual-at-stormont-as-drumcree-tensions-simmer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin and London urge parties to preserve powersharing in the wake of Orange Order parade crisis]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:01:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SGUEHCMKWJEZVCMHN2FGBBSU4M.JPG?auth=073e0d3f74b6018bd9cf69943ab5d467951b183a22397aa87f951c1945d24a0a&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 march from Drumcree Church, amid protests from Garvaghy Road residents. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the scoliosis inquiry: families must be heard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-scoliosis-inquiry-families-must-be-heard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/28/the-irish-times-view-on-the-scoliosis-inquiry-families-must-be-heard/</guid><description><![CDATA[Minister should seek a model that commands their confidence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNM7AGPLCRHA3T56W37AUKTURM.JPG?auth=fce813b295cd9f21cf6bb361e5029b788c6fc9de6bfb73845dee1ec69bb6ba2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: 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[Tourist tax could raise more than €200m for local authorities, research shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/tourist-tax-could-raise-more-than-200m-for-local-authorities-research-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/tourist-tax-could-raise-more-than-200m-for-local-authorities-research-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Visitor levies charged by local councils on overnight accommodation are common in EU countries and in parts of the UK]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:30:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHBHBJJEXVB3NPYC6RNFQB7QZE.jpg?auth=f68af8e170d4155e717c33c0f61c7b8249c5e69263bdd01402aba1984c719f0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The hospitality sector has opposed taxing tourists, arguing it could make Ireland a less attractive place to visit. Photograph: Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Athanasios Gioumpasis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools of rock: Denis McClean on the fifth member of U2 – the fans ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/28/schools-of-rock-denis-mcclean-on-the-fifth-member-of-u2-the-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/28/schools-of-rock-denis-mcclean-on-the-fifth-member-of-u2-the-fans/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis McClean]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mount Temple may have produced a U2, but my school, St Paul’s in Raheny, produced a Gerry Ryan and a Marty Whelan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PWVA46Z4E5DY7PT6DTWEKRKYTQ.jpg?auth=05f0fc20753073d28c0957cd6609a465872aa81ed4410d9dddd627de105220ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2 celebrating their 50th anniversary with a gig at Mount Temple Comprehensive School last Friday. Photograph: Rich Fury]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retailer Lidl enters Irish mobile market ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/09/28/retailer-lidl-enters-irish-mobile-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/consumer-tech/2026/09/28/retailer-lidl-enters-irish-mobile-market/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retailer is offering €9 a month for life to 100,000 customers]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:55:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EIU4W7XKONHRNGVM4BAZ7VSPCY.jpg?auth=085d76d78c6a77482c3b2bcdb43fe535829827353d4eded051589e2e50956de7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cookbook author and food content creator Gina Daly pictured at Lidl Tallaght to mark the launch of Lidl Connect, Lidl Ireland’s new mobile offering. Photograph: Damien Eagers / Julien Behal Photography]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starship rocket reaches orbit, with SpaceX saying it will pave way for Mars missions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/28/starship-rocket-reaches-orbit-with-spacex-saying-it-will-pave-way-to-mars-missions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/28/starship-rocket-reaches-orbit-with-spacex-saying-it-will-pave-way-to-mars-missions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Sample]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most powerful rocket ever built blasted off from Texas launch facility and later splashed down in the Pacific Ocean]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:38:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MNYGST4C4UZZ56EWOA3AMCQ2XU.jpg?auth=47d05bbdd27d074fac6a135f3d4beedd306ba6e215111b2258f356b9519a31a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SpaceX's Starship rocket takes off from the launchpad on South Padre Island, Texas. Photograph: Michael Gonzalez/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Gonzalez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father and daughter killed in workplace incident in Co Offaly]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/father-and-daughter-killed-in-workplace-incident-in-co-offaly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/father-and-daughter-killed-in-workplace-incident-in-co-offaly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coroner and HSA have been notified of incident at an industrial premises]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:23:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66FJZPS3HJF5FLG56PFU2PKGBQ.jpg?auth=a3a51eb6da4b6ff0a05cc9f3ad540929f521125db4fd0c3acaa8fa858e5c9e4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident at an industrial premises in Banagher. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LIVINUS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks steady despite no sign of Iran peace deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/stocks-steady-despite-no-sign-of-iran-peace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/stocks-steady-despite-no-sign-of-iran-peace/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ires Reit jumps by more than 20% after takeover approach revealed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:18:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJF266XSM5E3B25N75ROUVLTB4.jpg?auth=3618769c027d47b5033f4154de41b9983fef1ca32c774cf322fe6b60ca944d8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Monday after Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict, leading to a spike in crude prices that revived ​inflation worries and drove Treasury yields higher. Photograph: Charly Triballeau/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charly Triballeau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple claim home uninhabitable due to foul sewage contamination, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/couple-claim-home-uninhabitable-at-times-due-to-foul-sewage-contamination-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/couple-claim-home-uninhabitable-at-times-due-to-foul-sewage-contamination-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Repeated efforts to engage with neighbours over construction work met with hostility, couple say]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:54:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Michael Quinn granted Lynne O’Loughlin and Alan Brogan leave to serve short notice of the proceedings on Keith, Stephen and Alan Cantrell. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tradesman branded ‘cowboy’ by judge after shower risked electrocuting great-grandmother]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/tradesman-branded-cowboy-by-judge-after-shower-risked-electrocuting-great-grandmother/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/tradesman-branded-cowboy-by-judge-after-shower-risked-electrocuting-great-grandmother/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Damien Nicholson was convicted in his absence and ordered to pay fines totalling €1,500, along with €5,850 in legal costs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:29:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TSCC2ITXVFGCXAV3WLCTQK6USQ.jpg?auth=3ae022c2a2648dde552aa2ce7cac7e29959d24b50798e078a55b28612df2521b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damien Nicholson was paid €12,000 for works carried out at Malahide home between March 26th and March 29th, 2024. 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FatCamera</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google wins planning permission for Dublin data centre extension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/google-wins-planning-permission-for-dublin-data-centre-extension/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/google-wins-planning-permission-for-dublin-data-centre-extension/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An Coimisiún Pleanala backs development at Grange Castle site]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCUAJYSYWFKXJDDMKPF6L6CJJU.jpg?auth=0dd810c62fb9cccebba6fb45f05582c4876bea6191485276c1c1ec19eb97f92e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google had sought permission more than two years ago to construct the 72,400sq m data centre on the 50-acre site, the third phase of the campus. Photograph: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Stedman</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roberto Mancini refers to ‘double’ Manchester City contract and says it ‘isn’t my problem’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/roberto-mancini-refers-to-double-manchester-city-contract-and-says-it-isnt-my-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/roberto-mancini-refers-to-double-manchester-city-contract-and-says-it-isnt-my-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coach alleged to have been paid for advisory work as he says City are ‘not guilty’ after Premier League ruling]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:40:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDRZJSSR66A2JW5ZMHBX3RMNH4.jpg?auth=964eb3c297dadbd3b9c72333ca0fd51ca07ad3dfa13ce288e866ad8f53a163bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his old club’s Premier League financial charges are 'not my concern'. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Thompson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over hit-and-run in Kerry that killed Limerick teenager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/man-charged-with-dangerous-driving-causing-death-after-hit-and-run-incident-near-listowel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/man-charged-with-dangerous-driving-causing-death-after-hit-and-run-incident-near-listowel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Accused (37) alleged to have hit Rory O’Connor (17) on N69 at about 3am on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:37:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVBXQXEQSVAQVBNICOSPFMWNYU.jpg?auth=c6e8a0053fda9dabdbc46c5554f4a98d17330ebd51c76781e729f334b484fb59&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Browne was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of a vehicle. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clerys Quarter store in Dublin helps Decathlon grow Irish sales by 18%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/clerys-quarter-store-in-dublin-helps-decathlon-grow-irish-sales-by-18/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/clerys-quarter-store-in-dublin-helps-decathlon-grow-irish-sales-by-18/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Foreign exchange losses take the shine off profits at French sporting goods retailer ahead of new store opening]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:36:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CPMXUYQWXJHMTP3R6BYOBML25U.jpg?auth=ec2bbccccd3f02cdcae37ec577feb14edbc6c2b06f4b59454ae6b71bf12212ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foreign exchange losses ate into the profit of French sporting goods retailer Decathlon last year but Irish sales rose 18 per cent. Photograph: Riccardo Milani / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RICCARDO MILANI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Galway oyster festival 2026: ‘I travelled 30 hours from Thailand to be here’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/28/galway-oyster-festival-2026-i-travelled-30-hours-from-thailand-to-be-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/09/28/galway-oyster-festival-2026-i-travelled-30-hours-from-thailand-to-be-here/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 72nd Galway International Oyster Festival attracted bivalve lovers, sceptics and novices from far and wide]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:34:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SHRQBPLHGFF65NTYKRSHNVJPHI.jpeg?auth=e414ab4f988f6f9e94de32b2caf65ad45b9e848fd8dd6519caf20b3b6e87b7a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noi Seesemea at the Galway Oyster Festival]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niamh Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Anthropic’s artificial intelligence really make a scientific discovery on its own? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/28/did-anthropics-artificial-intelligence-really-make-a-scientific-discovery-on-its-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/28/did-anthropics-artificial-intelligence-really-make-a-scientific-discovery-on-its-own/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl Zimmer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A scientist has cast doubt on the company’s claim that its AI independently made a research breakthrough]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:29:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VBVSDP2P373U4HB6JEDYAKYP4.jpg?auth=ccf1c83ef7f0819ceae94a7554bc4a08caacbc4b0a9c6ed647e6b73e8b64452b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A "Code W/ Claude" event in San Francisco, California An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with Anthropic's  AI model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. Photograph: Jason Henry/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Henry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis fans left to follow Liam Gallagher’s questionable advice as all tickets snapped up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/oasis-fans-left-to-ponder-liam-gallaghers-questionable-advice-as-all-tickets-snapped-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/oasis-fans-left-to-ponder-liam-gallaghers-questionable-advice-as-all-tickets-snapped-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frontman told ticketless fans to ‘sneak in’ after all 42 tour dates sold out, including two nights at Slane]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:26:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E57WCY5BZBY5UE4VMF7FTETOVI.jpg?auth=f713fa02a4d0a99d6bffa2269f2ea7fb36c7a7e6011b207a14d98f2da4071ce1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Noel Gallagher and Liam Gallagher of Oasis will be back in Ireland next year to perform two concerts at Slane Castle, Co Meath. Photograph: Joe Maher/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five men arrested over suspected terrorist plot at UK airbase released on bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/28/five-men-arrested-at-uk-airbase-are-all-uk-nationals-from-london-say-police/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/28/five-men-arrested-at-uk-airbase-are-all-uk-nationals-from-london-say-police/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Fisher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Men apprehended outside base being used by US air force in its war against Iran]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:03:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M273KDNC5VGNNKI47VXJPBLBUU.jpg?auth=be334ba01e1b8f96bd7b92285ed0a923a0d49b03ddaabcea8594b5629ff854de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK armed police officers at one of the gates of RAF Fairford in England after a major incident was declared on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Birchall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least five killed in separate attacks as Russia hits Kyiv’s National Academy of Sciences]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/at-least-five-killed-in-separate-attacks-as-russia-hits-kyivs-national-academy-of-sciences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/at-least-five-killed-in-separate-attacks-as-russia-hits-kyivs-national-academy-of-sciences/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Russia is deliberately expanding the boundaries of what it believes the world will tolerate,’ said foreign minister Andrii Sybiha]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:57:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVZ3HAQEO3HQPTQ4R7UJIVJIZU.jpg?auth=87163a00e60ea16ec5326290fc8d9d6fa2b5a07d665090785db12ce87411d29f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ukrainian Academy of Science in central Kyiv was hit by a Russian drone. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Genya Savilov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does far-right surge in French Senate election mean for next year’s presidential poll?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/what-does-far-right-surge-in-french-senate-election-mean-for-next-years-presidential-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/what-does-far-right-surge-in-french-senate-election-mean-for-next-years-presidential-poll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen hails ‘breakthrough’, while hard-left party also gains seats]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:54:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RB5Y4FK2HOGXKCGNSDN3LLT5O4.jpg?auth=f4a1f6eb83d72aedfd8c4f464da88bcaf03669ecaeec3743331aaea3565631d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen described her party's result in the French Senate electons as a 'historic victory and a major milestone'. 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Photograph: Joe St Leger]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: How the Garvaghy Road standoff unfolded on day of high tension]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/09/28/in-pictures-how-the-garvaghy-road-standoff-unfolded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/09/28/in-pictures-how-the-garvaghy-road-standoff-unfolded/</guid><description><![CDATA[Police barricade blocked Orange Order from planned march as Sinn Féin leadership stood with protesters]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PN4MEYTZ6MFKMCOUH6WDYSFP7Q.jpg?auth=9fac0885b24d876096da482bed3902fa00879a844e6d6d369a25ad4734a4bda6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protester holds a placard opposing the Orange Order march. 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Photograph: Christiaan Kotze/Steve Haag Sports/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Haag Sports</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with child cruelty after child (2) found on roof ledge covered in faeces]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/man-charged-with-child-cruelty-after-child-2-found-on-roof-ledge-covered-in-faeces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/man-charged-with-child-cruelty-after-child-2-found-on-roof-ledge-covered-in-faeces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The child was taken from the scene by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick for a medical assessment]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:24:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VT2OQCH6BZAWRANAQKCBXV24TU.JPG?auth=225982bbe2d85e9c7207e371af99d33ab051da596c9be5dfae2f8302c420c409&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The child’s father appeared before Limerick District Court charged with one count of child cruelty. 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Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Forsyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical scientists to join proposed public service industrial action over absence of pay deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/28/medical-scientists-to-join-proposed-public-service-industrial-action-over-absence-of-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/28/medical-scientists-to-join-proposed-public-service-industrial-action-over-absence-of-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Association represents about 2,000 laboratory scientists, who carry out diagnostic testing in public hospitals]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:52:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKVQ4VXKTLJ6MLO6DAT2D4SYAU.jpg?auth=754bb55fcf1464990e6dc84108b3c1e61547080a4f05b74bb65e8a12ce3847fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association at the Mater Hospital during a recent one-day strike. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[School book salesman wins €60k over no-warning redundancy from job of 10 years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/28/school-book-salesman-wins-60k-over-no-warning-redundancy-from-job-of-10-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/28/school-book-salesman-wins-60k-over-no-warning-redundancy-from-job-of-10-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Termination notified by email to man in his sick bed as company battled losses under free school books scheme ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:41:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCH3I4W7CFFUXNNIIXCM56E5LQ.jpg?auth=1d80334103b7e9066ccf23d6cf0fde412ef47bd2176efbfb99f8eba3854441a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Educational publisher Gill must pay former salesman €60,000 after slump in sales due to primary school free book scheme led to redundancy.  Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viorika</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fexco reveals Sainsbury foreign exchange unit was bought for up to €19.3m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/fexco-reveals-sainsbury-foreign-exchange-unit-was-bought-for-up-to-193m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/fexco-reveals-sainsbury-foreign-exchange-unit-was-bought-for-up-to-193m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry-based form sees 2025 profit drop 42% amid higher costs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:05:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HG75WTNJYBB2HJARJZZ746U4IU.PNG?auth=633173a3bbc7cb83f260067614924605f806087116c9f4189771fcc9cf191cb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fexco's purchase of Sainsbury's foreign exchange unit increased its UK retail footprint to 460 locations, leaving it among the top five players in the sector. Photograph: Fexco]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sustainability prescription linking human health, healthcare systems and the health of the planet ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/the-sustainability-prescription-linking-human-health-healthcare-systems-and-the-health-of-the-planet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/the-sustainability-prescription-linking-human-health-healthcare-systems-and-the-health-of-the-planet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Top 1000: With health sector sustainability prime for disruption, solutions offer both an environmental and enterprise opportunity today and may help reduce the climate-related health issues of tomorrow]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RLCURXAVYRFZTMLNGQZNMCFL5A.jpg?auth=d4c7d8cd0c4ec401f98e626e40fb9ccc8d889228b98d93c963224b2edc21d99a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['If each sector considers climate change only through its own responsibilities and operational footprint, we risk missing the wider interdependence']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">witsarut sakorn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child and two women die on dinghy while trying to cross from France to Britain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/child-and-two-women-die-on-dinghy-while-trying-to-cross-from-france-to-britain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/child-and-two-women-die-on-dinghy-while-trying-to-cross-from-france-to-britain/</guid><description><![CDATA[About 100 passengers rescued from boat which had set off from Calais]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:42:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BFGC2CVV7ALH6WDSUVUT4BWWWI.jpg?auth=85cb732cd4cd4847f48162f9f1b21f513d09b78499cd5d4e271e1d91e8506a18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People at the port of Calais pick up survival blankets after they were rescued at sea while attempting to cross from France to the UK. Three people, including a child, died. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sameer Al-Doumy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Andersson ends talks to form centre-left government]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/swedens-andersson-ends-talks-to-form-centre-left-government/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/swedens-andersson-ends-talks-to-form-centre-left-government/</guid><description><![CDATA[Parliament speaker expected to ask prime minister Ulf Kristersson to form an administration]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:20:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3VLO5OLO6CD2GRV7QTOMHY3ICI.jpg?auth=39e93ad029fd22f3acdf431fd69f1d42ba1473f9045cb2c44926fac035d8275f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sweden's Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson ​said she had given up trying to form a government. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonas Ekstromer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo praises multiculturalism as far right gains strength across Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/pope-leo-praises-multiculturalism-as-far-right-gains-strength-across-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/pope-leo-praises-multiculturalism-as-far-right-gains-strength-across-europe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee, Elizabeth Pineau]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff urges ​Europeans to recall EU’s founding values including the rule of law and the equality of all ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:10:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCDT3H4XIPEPLDOJPR7MGPCEA4.jpg?auth=e8e83556358e585822c8b0bac17c22404255b8cd81de11be4bf0a83740bb4bcd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV delivering a speech during an interfaith meeting at the Robert Schuman Conference Centre in Metz northeastern France. Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alberto Pizzoli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MTV VMAs 2026: Madonna and Taylor Swift dominate awards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/mtv-vmas-2026-madonna-and-taylor-swift-dominate-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/mtv-vmas-2026-madonna-and-taylor-swift-dominate-awards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adrian Horton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Madonna entered the evening as the most nominated artist of the year with 13 nods and won seven]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:07:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BNMFZMLAM5GI7OJDOC4BF27CXE.jpg?auth=35ad303dd8f1a6d5302980af5675fda96b729d0e0101d15b2276111dd643d0e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taylor Swift and Madonna at the 2026 MTV Video Music awards. Photograph: CBS via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CBS Photo Archive</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK chancellor Healey preaches fiscal discipline before budget]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/uk-chancellor-healey-preaches-fiscal-discipline-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/uk-chancellor-healey-preaches-fiscal-discipline-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Mayes and George Nixon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Speech to UK Labour party conference seen as setting backdrop to budget]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:05:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RA65EUOY45LUIWYYRQX757P6WE.jpg?auth=a5f03c9c452e6cbf3073a20bcd33de2c01d13f20b037972bbac4a61caa2a379a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John Healey spoke against the backdrop of preparations for his budget on October 28th, for which he is drawing up a package of tax hikes and spending cuts to stabilize UK public finances. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Darren Staples</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worse than we feared’: Patient advocacy groups criticise proposed scoliosis and spina bifida inquiry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/28/worse-than-we-feared-patient-advocacy-groups-criticise-proposed-scoliosis-and-spina-bifida-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/28/worse-than-we-feared-patient-advocacy-groups-criticise-proposed-scoliosis-and-spina-bifida-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inquiry risks becoming ‘farcical exercise in administrative sleight of hand’, advocacy group says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:04:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVXC2GDKJNQBFNJFVAHD3JETMY.jpg?auth=aa4020a685653129031676ab19365310f46818e1b6c2359850e58f208ce91f21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The proposed inquiry may not cover 'crucial years of decisions and, most importantly, the experiences of children’, according to the Scoliosis Advocacy Network. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland is staring into the abyss. The peace process is at its weakest since 1998]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/alex-kane-northern-ireland-is-staring-into-the-abyss-the-peace-process-is-at-its-weakest-since-1998/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/alex-kane-northern-ireland-is-staring-into-the-abyss-the-peace-process-is-at-its-weakest-since-1998/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Kane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elements of unionism are fed up with what they regard as the enabling of all-Ireland culture, history, narrative and Irish unity inevitability at their expense]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5FCB5MGVG4FUYJAVJQRJNLC4U.jpg?auth=cd365b44727156bf5c7b5c82b112cef65d9a0343475739b70da940d924cfbf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orangemen gather near Drumcree Church: there is a new willingness by elements of unionism to engage in what they increasingly describe as a culture war. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powersharing looks precarious as parade splits North]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/powersharing-looks-precarious-as-parade-splits-north/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/powersharing-looks-precarious-as-parade-splits-north/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Fuel protests on Ministers’ minds with budget nearing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:41:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZ7XP7QT226R74B54NPPGYBCZU.jpg?auth=643576d683bc556c454886dcd0c71ea347e0fd5403a791fb732d4396fa472ecf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road residents block the road on Sunday during a protest against an Orangemen parade. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eddie Vedder comes to the rescue of Bray band Florence Road in LA]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/eddie-vedder-comes-to-the-rescue-of-bray-band-florence-road-in-la/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/28/eddie-vedder-comes-to-the-rescue-of-bray-band-florence-road-in-la/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pearl Jam frontman stepped in when the four-piece had their equipment stolen during a US tour]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:36:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIJDBLL4NC3JGBURG6FHSNNJA.jpg?auth=a16c0487f8aff7e2db439a895b7990cd3dc87d4553ecb5ae8d12264d31295cee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Florence Road with Eddie Vedder. Photograph: Instagram]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Israel fears settlement sanctions are just the beginning]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/28/why-israel-fears-settlement-sanctions-are-just-the-beginning/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/28/why-israel-fears-settlement-sanctions-are-just-the-beginning/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Passengers arriving in Amsterdam from Tel Aviv say Dutch customs searched luggage for goods from West Bank settlements]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:31:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J54BAVPIQLXXQSWRFV7KAK54D4.jpg?auth=2ff7286811dc566e9ec0b63b363fd7f68525f5c56bd15d7bf603aed2f0175cb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graffiti reading "no future" in Arabic on a concrete block at the closed vehicle barrier of the Ein Sinya checkpoint at the northern entrance of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photograph: Zain Jaafar/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zain Jaafar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vegetarian who almost ate sample of pâté fails in religious-discrimination claim]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/vegetarian-who-almost-ate-sample-of-pate-fails-in-religious-discrimination-claim/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/28/vegetarian-who-almost-ate-sample-of-pate-fails-in-religious-discrimination-claim/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vanessa Maria Corral-Fernandez claimed misleading signage mentioned ‘hummus, pesto and olives’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:17:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7CYA3VRNJGP7CS5GGTLDYZQ5I.jpg?auth=03ffbee44c2a1629d5a3ec5842a4a54b5b808d2f7d86d568ece6cb4c7274faaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A vegetarian told a WRC hearing that misleading signage led her to pick up a sample of pâté. Stock image: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SMarina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we escape the algorithm? Mark Little is still optimistic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/can-we-escape-the-algorithm-mark-little-is-still-optimistic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/can-we-escape-the-algorithm-mark-little-is-still-optimistic/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:10:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONXQI6PX7RFGLKHLUMXXDAKEMQ.JPG?auth=bfac6cc4491881453a231941b66f11e8b0b0ed0000b4c3e225f1f659a6751e3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Little. Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tullow loss widens as refinancing and tax costs outweigh oil price spike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/tullow-loss-widens-as-refinancing-and-tax-costs-outweigh-oil-price-spike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/tullow-loss-widens-as-refinancing-and-tax-costs-outweigh-oil-price-spike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Explorer’s revenues jumped 21% in first half on back of spike in oil prices]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:07:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPO3IGQJ4RZHPQG6AVOXQH3N2I.jpg?auth=c7f66125e4aada5f65e860aba84adccc862522cc2c6cb15c0b69850aa4309940&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tullow Oil is now focused entirely on its Jubilee and TEN oilfields off the Ghana coast. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Marathon to be shown live on TG4 in first broadcast of event since 2011]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/28/dublin-marathon-to-be-shown-live-on-tg4-in-first-broadcast-of-event-since-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/28/dublin-marathon-to-be-shown-live-on-tg4-in-first-broadcast-of-event-since-2011/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Race will take place on October 25th with 22,500 runners taking part]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:04:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AO7ENYHVSDS2PQSS3PBYUOE4QU.jpg?auth=5360446685724c0bb231f1a269a934c0b1848fc3615956d37b8174aeac8be1e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 2026 Irish Life Dublin Marathon will be broadcast live and free-to-air on TG4 on Sunday October 25th. Photograph: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How damaged is the Ireland squad after Saturday’s crisis meeting over the Israel match?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-damaged-is-the-ireland-squad-after-saturdays-crisis-meeting-over-the-israel-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-damaged-is-the-ireland-squad-after-saturdays-crisis-meeting-over-the-israel-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:54:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LITL3YKOUMUWULXZP32XER5XNQ.jpg?auth=6bc62583198062c98f702b3f0b1f285e41bf7d9f7cadfdf3d514a1ba6b9f373c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland players bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem before their contentious Uefa Nations League match in Hungary. Photo: ©INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OK, now it’s time for the Patriots to panic about Drake Maye]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/28/ok-now-its-time-for-the-patriots-to-panic-about-drake-maye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/28/ok-now-its-time-for-the-patriots-to-panic-about-drake-maye/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Jacobs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season. But Sunday’s loss was just the latest in a series of crushing lows]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:39:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2IHPHG4D2CJKOV3NYB6DBTIWRU.jpg?auth=c1835cd7ed2f74f891179006522afe8745cafd45eb02ccc783f2f7324eef169a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye during the loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on Sunday. Photograph: Don Juan Moore/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Juan Moore</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: Where are we now and what happens next? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/drumcree-where-are-we-now-and-what-happens-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/drumcree-where-are-we-now-and-what-happens-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following the weekend’s drama over the Garvaghy Road march route, the focus will move to Northern Secretary Chris Bryant]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:32:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJUIAYFYKNGSJVHSKRSTNJPOVI.jpg?auth=b8c0bf09821bfe81ba9f00b79f0048864030d457a4218d54e8ac26539b71378d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orangemen gather at Drumcree Church after being stopped by police from marching to Garvaghy Road, in Portadown, on Sunday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyclone review: Who was the real Billy Warren? Was he an IRA gunrunner? The picture is still hazy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/28/cyclone-review-who-was-the-real-billy-warren-was-he-an-ira-gunrunner-the-picture-is-still-hazy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/28/cyclone-review-who-was-the-real-billy-warren-was-he-an-ira-gunrunner-the-picture-is-still-hazy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Anu’s portrait of the boxer has only a patchy historical record to draw on. It might benefit from more dramatic licence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:17:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDFVCB3CNBEKNLFOKPPILWEOVY.jpg?auth=1a9723e189d3c95cd1440e85769173d34b0b7c625884f8149724bcc66abd4616&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cyclone: Campbell Courage and Sheik Bah in Louise Lowe’s play. Photograph: Patricio Cassinoni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI reviewing footage of alleged racist chants from Israel fans towards Adam Idah]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/27/allegation-of-racism-by-israel-fans-towards-irelands-adam-idah-will-not-be-investigated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/27/allegation-of-racism-by-israel-fans-towards-irelands-adam-idah-will-not-be-investigated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Uefa delegate informed FAI that investigation cannot be opened as the correct protocols were not followed]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:55:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EHDD32GN6LCD7Y4BRUT43KOVTY.jpg?auth=d94ebec93797676cb9c0068cfc337c0460f9806907b2acfdd7c3e04c6fae323c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Adam Idah scores his side's second goal of the match against Israel. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have a country 10 times better than theirs’: Israel captain criticises Ireland after 3-0 defeat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/israels-manor-solomon-on-ireland-obviously-they-hate-us-we-dont-like-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/israels-manor-solomon-on-ireland-obviously-they-hate-us-we-dont-like-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel captain says Sunday’s return fixture in Serbia ‘will be a completely different game’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:45:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5HZVNC7QFZOAIVEGTMDQIPYENI.jpg?auth=18de0bab7527e92e37aa0741e5711d08a060130ad4993856caa75f854f3ce081&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's James Abankwah tackles Israel's Manor Solomon during the Nations League match in Debrecen. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What businesses would like to see in Budget 2027 ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/25/what-businesses-would-like-to-see-in-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/25/what-businesses-would-like-to-see-in-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Top 1000: Across all sectors of the economy, lowering the tax burden on work stands out as a key ask, as well relief on energy costs and supports for investment and entrepreneurship ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3O4ZE7RQXRC3PDLXUWHEY2DMAU.jpg?auth=c3e9dace39cc91605afba2b7eb5309e8c6fa60e3d72fb91890840c4223784cd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Among business leaders, one area where there is almost universal consensus is that rates of personal taxation are too high. Photograph: Romano Calabrese/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Romano Calabrese</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cerberus paid less than half face value for €300m of troubled AIB loans in Project Fir]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/cerberus-paid-less-than-half-face-value-for-300m-of-troubled-aib-loans-in-project-fir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/cerberus-paid-less-than-half-face-value-for-300m-of-troubled-aib-loans-in-project-fir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The New York-based distressed debt giant and UK debt management firm Link Financial completed a deal for the portfolio in March]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:35:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JAZM5EZGKDCJXRZ6SELFCT64D4.jpg?auth=e1149fbeb8324f21ac387ac30533143adddeb865efc013e098b755fffd2238c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB sold the Project Fir debt, which had soured during the Covid-19 pandemic and never recovered, to Cerberus in March 2026. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female garda hospitalised following assault by man near Dublin Castle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/28/female-garda-hospitalised-following-assault-by-man-near-dublin-castle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/28/female-garda-hospitalised-following-assault-by-man-near-dublin-castle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man charged following incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:11:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NJJ2DTAJFCYRGGFYHYIPC3PSA.JPG?auth=19361174627af2066e32496dc85b0be3cf251546a9c96c0d0f23771c8e75fce6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A road closure near Dublin Castle due to Ireland's presidency of the council of the EU, in July. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland beat Israel as fallout continues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/28/ireland-beat-israel-as-fallout-continues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/28/ireland-beat-israel-as-fallout-continues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ken Early, Gavin Cooney and Gavin Cummiskey on an eventful few days in Debrecen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:05:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMQMXTLP7INLUNL6VYXR2UPIT4.jpg?auth=956e8531b010d474b2f1db7079ad0ccba1a75377e2b95b045a0403f8ec280a0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's players bow their heads during the Israeli anthem ahead of the Nations League game in Debrecen on Sunday evening. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin housing market stalls as cost of living creates ‘uncertainty’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/28/dublin-housing-market-stalls-as-cost-of-living-creates-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/28/dublin-housing-market-stalls-as-cost-of-living-creates-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Estate agent group REA’s latest index indicates sale prices rose by just 0.1% in third quarter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:16:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIVDJLCQ4RAL5BHDYUWLSZW53Q.jpg?auth=a38f40198af001cd234c0223cdd4256b5e39b8e35e672abdba39af5ca404e656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There has been no rise in property prices in commuter counties Louth, Meath and Wicklow over the last three months, REA said. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OwenPrice</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cá bhfuil an Ghaeilge sa Chomhdháil um Oideachas?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/28/ca-bhfuil-an-ghaeilge-sa-chomhdhail-um-oideachas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/28/ca-bhfuil-an-ghaeilge-sa-chomhdhail-um-oideachas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá bearnaí sa dioscúrsa reatha faoi thodhchaí an oideachais sa stát]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4UETHTBWWJFLFMZVWFJB7J23HI.jpg?auth=1b98e47880e9786f384391ce4d1c310bc418913aa005a5e7e86a09f154500e58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leas-Uachtarán don Ghaeilge ar Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn, Pádraig Mac Brádaigh. In alt a scríobh sé, dúirt sé nach luaitear an Ghaeilge i gclár na Comhdhála um Oideachas. Grianghraf: Barry Cronin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is a big achievement for me, to see the audience crying and talking about their parents’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/28/this-is-a-big-achievement-for-me-to-see-the-audience-crying-and-talking-about-their-parents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/2026/09/28/this-is-a-big-achievement-for-me-to-see-the-audience-crying-and-talking-about-their-parents/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: The acclaimed director Mario Banushi on his play Mami, a follow-up to his hit Romance Familiare trilogy ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:44:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4LEAQEOXB5CWLD36EUUNZEUO7Q.jpg?auth=205caa98ed723c0744ecc40d860b8e6534982ecfd27500fc001dadf806aac29e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mami: Mario Banushi. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOEL SAGET</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU countries consider Nato-style joint responses to Russian hybrid attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/eu-countries-consider-nato-style-joint-responses-to-russian-hybrid-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/eu-countries-consider-nato-style-joint-responses-to-russian-hybrid-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Foy in Brussels]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Campaign this year has included drone attacks, bombs and arson, leading to calls for a stronger response]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:33:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGWFKNMUP4X7WNV3EZEY3ZFREQ.jpg?auth=6b315d8dbc086ebfff61e98f805b2f00b15ccea6c8758ecc60d2303a87348572&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Germany blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack on a Ukrainian airplane at Leipzig Airport in August. Photograph: Jens Schlueter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jens Schlueter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baile nó maoin?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/28/baile-no-maoin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/09/28/baile-no-maoin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aithis shaolta is ea an easpa tithe sa tír
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D63V6MRVVXISG4QWYMAX6WIDWQ.jpg?auth=1e0d238c147ba0968f8aa0ceb66f9d5e0d70eaa6578eb3379f15c05758940e6c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elif Eralp, iarrthóir de chuid Die Linke a rinne dul chun cinn suntasach i dtoghcháin Bheirlín. Grianghraf: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ires shares jump on €726.7m bid from Barings International ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/ires-receives-7267m-proposal-from-barings-international/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/ires-receives-7267m-proposal-from-barings-international/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Board of Dublin-listed property firm ‘minded to recommend’ deal if formal offer emerges]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:26:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRH6HBM4K5BU5NSEQZDIHBC7BE.jpg?auth=42ad68d97d672a7692060592d17141f1c9496bb9bd535a6c203571eae5164c6f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ires Reit chief executive Eddie Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Cantwell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/frances-far-right-national-rally-surges-in-senate-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/28/frances-far-right-national-rally-surges-in-senate-elections/</guid><description><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as her party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential poll]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:19:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNXUG5A7ATDUZ6LUEA32E5FWLY.jpg?auth=03055cb8ec56de87a4c3b307b4dd1bc2d85706d9164f50f973755f92294b96e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The far-right party National Rally (RN) and its allies have secured a record 14 seats in France's rightwing-dominated Senate in elections. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sameer Al-Doumy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House price growth slows again, and a profile of the Fallon brothers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/house-price-growth-slows-again-and-a-profile-of-the-fallon-brothers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/house-price-growth-slows-again-and-a-profile-of-the-fallon-brothers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Hancock]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:53:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JS5QTRWE4L6F7AH2VCALIFONNE.jpg?auth=100806d020648c7b484161003cd5549d72d8a931d95a3d4384bbbbcdb76fa8ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus will continue talks with workers this week on cutting up to 500 jobs across the airline’s head office, cabin crews and pilots. Photograph: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are global controls needed for AI? The United States doesn’t think so]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/28/are-global-controls-needed-for-ai-the-united-states-doesnt-think-so/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/28/are-global-controls-needed-for-ai-the-united-states-doesnt-think-so/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[China, the other major player in developing AI, is not opposed to international oversight of the technology within UN framework]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:45:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E6ULKHPOFRDKFNMFAEZBP4OFBQ.jpg?auth=b53c5d97956a66b87bd740a03df0e8ae186677acb5f65bc4d8c0a7cd5ec85d92&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Much of the world thinks AI requires global governance. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BlackJack3D</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree standoff continues as marching permission expires; and household energy arrears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drumcree-standoff-continues-as-marching-permission-expires-and-household-energy-arrears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drumcree-standoff-continues-as-marching-permission-expires-and-household-energy-arrears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:20:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7GAM3AZUHSGLF7EEHYQNWZ7H7E.jpg?auth=1eef81c3a8c82024e53c1a0ec0656add1c8de18bdda0d34efb7e3803bd00c090&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police vans maintain the road block as the members of the Orange Order begin to disperse at Drumcree Church in Portadown, during an intense parading stand-off between the Order and the local residents of the Garvaghy Road, who oppose the parade through the predominantly nationalist area. Photograph: Peter Morrison/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s how to do hot school meals right]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/gerry-godley-heres-how-to-do-hot-school-meals-right/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/gerry-godley-heres-how-to-do-hot-school-meals-right/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Godley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What children are being offering currently is closer to a ration than a meal - tired, unappealing and depleted of its nutritional purpose]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JCSQAZY5TRKQXI6YYPRJWOBJSU.jpg?auth=ac5545c2861ae0a91a92ae58d1c2c95a053029e17d6ab8d446b700da4e784af5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost a fifth of food offered under the hot school meals scheme goes uneaten. 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[Not everyone wants to be in a nursing home. A Dutch dementia village is one alternative]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/una-mullally-not-everyone-wants-to-be-in-a-nursing-home-a-dementia-village-is-one-alternative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/una-mullally-not-everyone-wants-to-be-in-a-nursing-home-a-dementia-village-is-one-alternative/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If we need an extra 1,000 nursing home beds every year, then we also need other models of care]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLYNUK3BBXZXKHMZIUSBWIMLWU.jpg?auth=cf319168b8fbc9798c10201566f2861442ea78114168ddf56b862469866a328d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents of the Dutch dementia village, Hogeweyk.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My daughter has been offered a deferred place, but at what cost?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/28/my-daughter-has-been-offered-a-deferred-place-but-at-what-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/28/my-daughter-has-been-offered-a-deferred-place-but-at-what-cost/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are a number of circumstances under which your daughter can qualify under the Free Fees initiative]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S53L4Z34PJCWJKLRPSZK7KE4HM.jpg?auth=e5fe3af5d88ec0addf3c60f8ee70d3e842ea6eff47322723bbf9aaec513023ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University of Galway: your daughter will certainly benefit from the additional year. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">benedek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son faces a choice that makes no educational sense’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/28/my-son-faces-a-choice-that-makes-no-educational-sense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/28/my-son-faces-a-choice-that-makes-no-educational-sense/</guid><description><![CDATA[If he drops Irish, he rules himself out of UCD, UCC, Galway and Maynooth ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 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[Letters to the Editor, September 28th: Health insurance costs, Gaza and driven to distraction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/28/letters-to-the-editor-september-28th-high-cost-of-health-insurance-gaza-and-driven-to-distraction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/28/letters-to-the-editor-september-28th-high-cost-of-health-insurance-gaza-and-driven-to-distraction/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is not a competitive market working for the consumer
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 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[Shamrock Rovers player Max Afonin scoops free sandwiches for year at Dublin fast-food opening]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/27/shamrock-rovers-player-max-afonin-scoops-free-sandwiches-for-year-at-dublin-fast-food-opening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/27/shamrock-rovers-player-max-afonin-scoops-free-sandwiches-for-year-at-dublin-fast-food-opening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland youth star Max Afonin triumphs at Popeyes queue and Robert Huth sets a low bar for Jürgen Klopp]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4S4LY6WW5HY3JLLACLYQSGOZA.jpeg?auth=dc864b2af37e68e1f4b735ead7dca46f70370df42fc4dd4f7c1e2735ad02e711&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Richard Bartusis (left) and Max Afonin (right) after winning a year’s worth of free chicken sandwiches from Popeyes. Photograph: Stephen Conneely/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland beat Israel in a bleak farce that leaves everyone feeling betrayed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-beat-israel-amid-a-bleak-farce-that-leaves-everyone-feeling-bitter-and-betrayed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-beat-israel-amid-a-bleak-farce-that-leaves-everyone-feeling-bitter-and-betrayed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In a mess seven months in the making, there is no one villain in the Irish set-up at whom people can point the finger]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ANMMLME6YB3J2LUQSL4VRR6BOI.jpg?auth=b32c84ab4855fedad62ea0cf3e13138687a03cb5eea25bd814013451a375e2d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In normal circumstances we could be hailing an emphatic away win over Israel as one of Ireland’s best ever performances. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Munster have ‘a lot to be optimistic about’, Clayton McMillan says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/28/munster-have-a-lot-to-be-optimistic-about-clayton-mcmillan-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/28/munster-have-a-lot-to-be-optimistic-about-clayton-mcmillan-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Although the home defeat by Glasgow was disappointing, Munster’s coach saw positives in the performance and is looking forward to the returns of injured players]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ENPOBNOSHQBRF73TWECGIMKBG4.jpg?auth=a7a5a72a3bca24d00a7c4b59737ee11d84cdb52244d7ad013553b12079cb3467&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster and Glasgow Warriors were separated by six points at the end of Saturday's match in Thomond Park. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Banville cancels appearance at Spanish festival after it drops Argentinian author over pro-Israel stance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/28/banville-cancels-appearance-at-spanish-festival-after-it-drops-argentinian-author-over-pro-israel-stance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/09/28/banville-cancels-appearance-at-spanish-festival-after-it-drops-argentinian-author-over-pro-israel-stance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Booker Prize-winning novelist was a headline act at Granada literary festival but withdrew over exclusion of author Ariana Harwicz]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXIWXUXVPVF3LA4MYKDSEGSG6Y.JPG?auth=e6cb5307b04fc6224f720330f62ecb446562029011acd3fb9d9a732468a54bbb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Banville confirmed he had cancelled his appearance at the festival’s closing ceremony on Sunday but declined to comment further, saying: 'My cancellation was my statement.' Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Israel proceeded without major controversy but the contention is that it started at all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-israel-proceeded-without-major-controversy-but-the-contention-is-that-it-started-at-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-israel-proceeded-without-major-controversy-but-the-contention-is-that-it-started-at-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nations League match truly teetered on the edge of not happening after controversial weekend for Irish football in Debrecen]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GEN4C6TQCISPNQHVBURPPG44D4.jpg?auth=1be8a8945337e6468f1fd06de66d54d140a7f0ca44b008847f73a8fc30d477d5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland players appluad fans after the match against Israel. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus to continue talks with unions on job cuts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/aer-lingus-to-continue-talks-with-unions-on-job-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/aer-lingus-to-continue-talks-with-unions-on-job-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish airline seeking to meet target set by owner to secure aircraft in the future]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2GY6N3D5KIX542WZIC6ZA6U3U.JPG?auth=f44ddeffe3921d8ead3f44f0f63a84cee02e712868a0a36c6c1349941c7c70e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aer Lingus aims to boost margins from around 11 per cent last year to between 12 and 15 per cent. 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[Denis Walsh: Sport has no filters, the best and worst of human nature are at play here too]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/denis-walsh-sport-has-no-filters-the-best-and-worst-of-human-nature-are-at-play-here-too/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/denis-walsh-sport-has-no-filters-the-best-and-worst-of-human-nature-are-at-play-here-too/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Does sport has a moral code? No awkward questions please]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKZQCWYNENCPRDMFYWOYRMOVP4.jpg?auth=00be30ca96b885ba7267c3165d3ed8eb2cb7c09cd56c0e72341e303103c0b88e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Just before the start of the Premier League season a new crackdown was announced on so-called tragedy chanting in football grounds. Photograph: Glyn Kirk / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GLYN KIRK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Million success on Traen helps Billy Lee put one hand on the jockeys’ title ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/28/million-success-on-traen-helps-billy-lee-put-one-hand-on-the-jockeys-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/28/million-success-on-traen-helps-billy-lee-put-one-hand-on-the-jockeys-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French star Goliath returns to Group One winning ways with all the way victory in Germany]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPXADR2MGVBGZGDJREWG2AVW3Y.jpg?auth=209c965d2d2f3aced062cd20a9cddb44108f0286bbc7f300230a27022562e23e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Billy Lee on Trean in Galway in July. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the Fallon brothers behind Daft and DoneDeal? How a TY project became a €240m payday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/school-project-turned-into-a-lucrative-venture-for-brothers-behind-distilled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/school-project-turned-into-a-lucrative-venture-for-brothers-behind-distilled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They are not quite the Collisons but Eamonn and Brian Fallon made almost 240m from sale of controlling stake in media company ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DFZKRQGF5JMBHEEHQU5BJCCZLY.jpg?auth=866a627bcd2fed84152113c67d81a58adc52597e6706c9f0af6b670ad09bd790&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Fallon has taken a more hands-on role in recent years at the Journal, the online news platform he and brother Eamonn set up in 2010. 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[Uncertainty over minimum wage hike that would see annual pay pass €30k for first time  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/uncertainty-over-minimum-wage-hike-that-would-see-annual-pay-pass-30k-for-first-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/uncertainty-over-minimum-wage-hike-that-would-see-annual-pay-pass-30k-for-first-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials resisting further steps towards scrapping means test for carer’s allowance in Budget negotiations  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F5BLUSXADNCFDM2P7GPH5RRFK4.jpg?auth=151b66bc13526f3b6c9ddbb1bfb9a83a59e337f9247de20393b086896b7f3f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Employers say a proposed increase in the minimum wage from the start of next year would damage employment in labour-intensive sectors such as construction. Stock photograph: Bloomberg ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Ratcliffe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why it pays to go green for lower costs when buying a new home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/why-it-pays-to-go-green-for-lower-costs-when-buying-a-new-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/why-it-pays-to-go-green-for-lower-costs-when-buying-a-new-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New-home buyers can lock in to lower rates due to higher energy efficiency]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMCEHCY7INGYLOUH5E4P75ENSM.jpg?auth=850886f2575416343e66ae8e161622f5f9b13907e5c2c6e921b2c444aa8e1a1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luckily for new home buyers, who will be buying a home with a very high energy rating, many Irish lenders offer preferential mortgage rates.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anchiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the best alternative to Botox? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/09/28/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-botox/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/09/28/what-is-the-best-alternative-to-botox/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone  Gannon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nothing beats botox for a smooth appearance, but other products and treatments can address fine lines and wrinkles and firmness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BV73ZUMBFNE7VFVXY3GJPP25GE.png?auth=2ec0394ddd0439f98747e517c15047dcc4866142dd2a7506858a9d5a977a2170&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I am personally a fan of Botox but I have always viewed it as the icing on the cake'. Illustration: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Denaming’ of Herzog Park was not possible as placenames rules had not been issued]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/denaming-of-herzog-park-was-not-possible-as-placenames-rules-had-not-been-issued/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/28/denaming-of-herzog-park-was-not-possible-as-placenames-rules-had-not-been-issued/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clash between local Government and Irish language legislation has resulted in name change impasse]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32C3SJ6A2FGK5D7PEEXMDZNKIA.JPG?auth=6c3bdb299538cc3cd7e49aeecfb439241d4bd0332333b96d8f72e283cc9fe7dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chief rabbi Yoni Wieder in Herzog Park in November. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Traitors Ireland shows us, you shouldn’t be ashamed to cry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/joe-humphreys-why-you-shouldnt-be-ashamed-to-cry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/28/joe-humphreys-why-you-shouldnt-be-ashamed-to-cry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Polish research project found crying was seen as more authentic when done by men]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My youngest child will probably be bearded before the national children’s hospital opens’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/26/my-youngest-child-will-probably-be-bearded-before-the-national-childrens-hospital-opens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/26/my-youngest-child-will-probably-be-bearded-before-the-national-childrens-hospital-opens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Gallen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A lot has happened - and a lot hasn’t happened - since Michelle Gallen and her husband decided to move from London to Dublin a decade ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3WYAQOIFNHN7H44NXHRIO5B2M.jpg?auth=8f643492792aecae07a76438fc52a6974c82bdd1002f47c0e8f99ba5f62ec5c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work on the national children's hospital (pictured here in March 2025) has yet to finish, with nearly 20 completion deadlines missed so far. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven years after asking, gardaí cannot access driving licence photos ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/28/roadside-gardai-without-access-to-driving-licence-photos-seven-years-after-seeking-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/28/roadside-gardai-without-access-to-driving-licence-photos-seven-years-after-seeking-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ability to confirm drivers’ identity with photographs omitted from legislation due to ‘complex’ GDPR rules ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HC575GZGJ3ORN5Y5UBZIR7QJNE.JPG?auth=5edd182acc3e6ef5836a36e588bc435bba33c30f573e6f417fd2979392896932&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí say access to photographs is crucial to verify a driver's identity. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rules of AI etiquette: be upfront, check accuracy, and don’t burden people with ‘workslop’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/28/rules-of-ai-etiquette-be-upfront-check-accuracy-and-dont-burden-people-with-workslop/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/28/rules-of-ai-etiquette-be-upfront-check-accuracy-and-dont-burden-people-with-workslop/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Just because a bot can do something for you doesn’t mean it should]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB7LQ6D5UBFL5BJYU6S4A7ETUY.jpg?auth=171cf2949f1017f9429e5ac7b2bd413911f8b3af893f517737a02311b3042b83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deloitte claims its survey of 25,000 UK workers on generative AI use in the office was the largest study ever carried out in a single country. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peterhowell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I arrived in Arizona to 48-degree heat; being Irish, I decided to go for a cycle’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/28/i-arrived-in-arizona-to-48-degree-heat-being-irish-i-decided-to-go-for-a-cycle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/28/i-arrived-in-arizona-to-48-degree-heat-being-irish-i-decided-to-go-for-a-cycle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kildare journalist Aoife Kane: ‘We were kind of pinching ourselves at the US supreme court thinking, how did we get here?’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SVO5XQXRBDNHATGX3FGQXC3OU.jfif?auth=c6cf13e15070512b318c537597b422f6c2e82d6c0364fbc372cda8d75684f58a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoife Kane hiking on Piestewa Peak in Phoenix, Arizona]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to authorise new funding as €700m agreed in April runs out ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/government-to-authorise-new-supplementary-funding-as-700m-agreed-in-april-runs-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/government-to-authorise-new-supplementary-funding-as-700m-agreed-in-april-runs-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ministers told no longer sufficient funds to pay for measures agreed by Ministers over recent months]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XULHNINWJF3ROEBBPE5MBPH23Y.jpg?auth=932c85f79ce2e564fbc9b0dbcab6258d64f7a5ad84ec81cac85e321957b58f74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers has told colleagues that the official ceiling on Government spending for the rest of the year will have to be raised again. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Hogan’s UN job race: Decision on EU candidate unlikely during Irish presidency ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/phil-hogans-un-job-race-decision-on-eu-candidate-unlikely-during-irish-presidency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/28/phil-hogans-un-job-race-decision-on-eu-candidate-unlikely-during-irish-presidency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials fear failure to unite behind one candidate could cost Europe chance in UN food agency election ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TBN7VYULUTS5C3LKZ5RHX6O54M.jpg?auth=f2285f3924de575607b5e8d092d0d5cf773b1b7d5646b5679b92c9b5a1a8d604&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phil Hogan has been busy travelling to different parts of the world to talk up his candidacy for the UN job. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Ellen Ryan: ‘Ireland is my muse. That’s where my conviction for writing comes from’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/28/author-ellen-ryan-ireland-is-my-muse-thats-where-my-conviction-for-writing-comes-from/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/28/author-ellen-ryan-ireland-is-my-muse-thats-where-my-conviction-for-writing-comes-from/</guid><description><![CDATA[Writer and journalist Ellen Ryan on folklore, family and finding magic in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSJJNKQOQJENLOPQ4M7RPGOIDA.jpg?auth=55ab006f254a6e2fa9aed82e57891015c718c6b6c2aef257249bdfc63fd7e65e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellen Ryan: 'You have to come from a place of conviction when you’re writing. I consider what state of mind or mood I’m in when I write.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former church that’s now a modern home in Kilmainham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/former-church-thats-now-a-modern-home-in-kilmainham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/former-church-thats-now-a-modern-home-in-kilmainham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Light-filled D8 home with ecclesiastical character and open-plan living space]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5CPCZ2PPUJAWDHMAQHS2XC5ZUM.jpg?auth=39c3c30314d7823b4dad6447a0aeb389f82d4769b01057747bf1b2ea88d5b5c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kilmainham Congregational Church, 62 Inchicore Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice or stability? Syria confronts the legacy of Assad ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/28/justice-or-stability-syria-confronts-the-legacy-of-assad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/28/justice-or-stability-syria-confronts-the-legacy-of-assad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper in Homs]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Many citizens are desperate to see past crimes punished. Others worry about reigniting violence]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47MOVW6SFZEEPN6GJUJWNRCEKM.jpg?auth=42b9355fb339657a114cc6a94400300ee681a7a64bd0f79868775852c74790b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A portrait of former president Bashar al-Assad found in the Syrian regime's security facility in the city of Hama following the capture of the area by anti-government forces in December, 2024. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OMAR HAJ KADOUR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens when you can’t pay an electricity or gas bill?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/if-someone-cant-afford-those-bills-what-else-cant-they-pay-tackling-electricity-and-gas-arrears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/if-someone-cant-afford-those-bills-what-else-cant-they-pay-tackling-electricity-and-gas-arrears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Half a million people are behind their on gas and electricity bills as soaring fuel costs squeeze households – what can they do?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMZGD4LZ4BCVVB4IHZ4EN2IPT4.jpg?auth=f1bee90b5991299b237e265673cc77c5b980462c6ef7b04b0b38231fce303fa0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With the onset of winter bringing higher energy demand, many households will struggle to their homes heated. Photograph: iStock  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">monkeybusinessimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish schools are world leaders in a green initiative. So why are most covered in tarmac?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/28/ella-mcsweeney-irish-schools-are-world-leaders-in-a-green-initiative-so-why-are-most-covered-in-tarmac/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/28/ella-mcsweeney-irish-schools-are-world-leaders-in-a-green-initiative-so-why-are-most-covered-in-tarmac/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella McSweeney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nature education here has been described by one expert as ‘dismal’. What could be done better?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R2WL4XHKIZHA3DFAXNXKQ2OTYY.jpg?auth=970bcfc41ddf8ac876235f88369d4d8a562e3de30375005f73db14040da61efa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland ranks in the bottom 10% of countries for biodiversity intactness, and young people feel the weight of that continued loss. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pressmaster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visitors arrive ‘almost daily’ at my house expecting to stay in tourist accommodation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/my-house-was-used-as-bait-in-a-bookingcom-accommodation-scam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/my-house-was-used-as-bait-in-a-bookingcom-accommodation-scam/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My house in Dublin was used as bait in an accommodation scam on booking.com ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUKRLT64IRH4NLN3WD5HN626XY.jpg?auth=e5ce83cd1d014ccec034686446b3a7b95c7368e9b19bf0d209c916cfddcef198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booking.com: A Dublin landlord who says she did not authorise a listing of her house on the site believes her situation raises 'serious questions about the safeguards used by major booking platforms'. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The budget is now like a children’s party, with a prize for everyone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/28/the-budget-is-now-like-a-childrens-party-with-a-prize-for-everyone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/09/28/the-budget-is-now-like-a-childrens-party-with-a-prize-for-everyone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It may be some time before the ‘winners’ realise that the budget goodies were a costly mistake]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZDV57J7565CP3KT7LAPQKBQ53E.png?auth=02c90704d34b0ff3178b3a20a5480bb1dda356c2d125680369a09b9200952219&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers delivers his budget speech to the Dáil last year. Photograph: Oireachtas TV]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oireachtas TV</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five-bed, five-bathroom home on Foxrock’s Hainault Road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/substantial-five-bed-home-on-foxrocks-hainault-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/substantial-five-bed-home-on-foxrocks-hainault-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Substantial detached house built in 2014 close to Foxrock village and M50]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5LE6L4FEHFAMRPK7EOYCHPBUNY.JPG?auth=9cf33737816476f4e941c63cbfbeb515bef030d8cf51d05d3c87b0bad585bc5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Newlands on Hainault Road, Foxrock, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t let social media inspo stress you out. Here’s what you really need to furnish your new home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/09/28/dont-let-social-media-inspo-stress-you-out-heres-what-you-really-need-to-furnish-your-new-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/09/28/dont-let-social-media-inspo-stress-you-out-heres-what-you-really-need-to-furnish-your-new-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to make your new home feel luxurious, even on a limited budget]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5NDFLOFHV5EQ7FXAFS5OXXPHFI.jpg?auth=e707852cd1bdbcdea8f516ff3d59f8b0decc8c544f0a8c68dab3020c2d91aaca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Having to take things slowly isn’t necessarily a bad thing.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m looking to buy a home. It is a daunting task on an average single income’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/i-am-at-the-early-stages-of-looking-to-buy-a-home-at-the-moment-it-is-a-daunting-task-on-an-average-single-income/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/28/i-am-at-the-early-stages-of-looking-to-buy-a-home-at-the-moment-it-is-a-daunting-task-on-an-average-single-income/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Helena Tobin, Artistic Director and Curator at South Tipperary Arts Centre]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3MU26ZP45CA5NUP547NONIUJY.jpeg?auth=0b6a4559efbf04019f0375ab79febf79789834b1d9b5cfb2a0dff1cb1059787a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helena Tobin: 'I saved close to €200 on my car insurance this year by switching companies. I was well chuffed with myself']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just as in Sharon Horgan’s comedy Youth, getting older is less fun than promised]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/09/28/just-as-in-sharon-horgans-comedy-youth-getting-older-is-decidedly-less-fun-than-promised/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/09/28/just-as-in-sharon-horgans-comedy-youth-getting-older-is-decidedly-less-fun-than-promised/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Life and parenthood look different from what we imagined in our own youth]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W332SVNQA5HSJZ2I6LUZI3JLNI.jpg?auth=6bb1999dd0ec0903dac9978dadc7c0c67a366b9652aaf5a411ef88687c840e88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sharon Horgan and Aran Murphy in Youth. Photograph: Colin Hutton/HBO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How psychoeducation can help with depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/28/how-psychoeducation-can-help-with-depression-bipolar-disorder-and-schizophrenia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/28/how-psychoeducation-can-help-with-depression-bipolar-disorder-and-schizophrenia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every psychoeducation course should be designed to empower people to live rich and fulfilling lives]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ERWCKP4R6RBPXO3WUYQ6VGFBPI.jpg?auth=fa78c05268ae6e076fd800cc443b0a53f8e98304adb7d5434569c1c525dad4aa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Psychoeducation provides an opportunity for participants to share their experience of living with a mental health difficulty . . . and, in doing so, gain support, understanding, and encouragement from those attending the course.' 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The winter escape choice is yours    ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/09/28/sunshine-or-snow-sure-the-winter-escape-choice-is-yours/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/09/28/sunshine-or-snow-sure-the-winter-escape-choice-is-yours/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Winter escape options for snow or sun in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y5AOOBLJCJCVHC4TTWBC7LNNSY.jpg?auth=c83fc687d429c0b37ad90140a79438164b090c149f8558cba993fad7543e4b53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luxury travel operator Oroko offers chic ski holidays to Zermatt, Switzerland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it’s cheaper to extend than upsize, here’s how to create your ideal home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/28/when-its-cheaper-to-extend-than-upsize-heres-how-to-create-your-ideal-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/09/28/when-its-cheaper-to-extend-than-upsize-heres-how-to-create-your-ideal-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[Modular homes, energy upgrades, interiors, outdoor living, lifestyle and wellbeing are top of the agenda for home shoppers in 2026]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRTTWYQZR5BBDGNLMX7DUH2H3E.jfif?auth=7adf81a4082307f61d0eb2dc2b511810eafabe25277f7b1c98cfee3f87762ed6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish homeowners can now build detached habitable modular units of up to 45sq m in their gardens, without planning permission]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I want to dig the foundations for my house extension to cut costs. Is this wise?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/i-want-to-dig-the-foundations-for-my-house-extension-to-cut-costs-is-this-wise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/28/i-want-to-dig-the-foundations-for-my-house-extension-to-cut-costs-is-this-wise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aidan McDonald ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Property Clinic: ‘Should I ask my building surveyor to review my work before the builder pours the concrete?’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PN7P4K5YIVDOBAO5E7JAIL66EM.jpg?auth=98403452411c6568646a05086add6778e195fd927410bf9fc922050a7d6d1ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Construction is good, honest, hard work, and it helps to have a reasonably good idea of what you are doing. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simon Battensby</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary and Padraic Colum - Lives and the Dream: Bringing a singular literary duo back to life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/28/mary-and-padraic-colum-lives-and-the-dream-bringing-a-singular-literary-duo-back-to-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/28/mary-and-padraic-colum-lives-and-the-dream-bringing-a-singular-literary-duo-back-to-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Margaret Kelleher seeks to introduce new readers to the work of this successful intellectual couple]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKGRTPOM3JDHHGDUVL6ERZQ5HA.jpg?auth=8328f6cfe4bddae03a06cf12373269550b85927c14d603793afa6f35e95f0b36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Colum (1884-1957) and her husband Padraic Colum (1881-1972) at the MacDowell Colony artist's retreat in Petersborough, New Hampshire, July 1948. Photograph: Robert W Kelley/The Life Images Collection/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Robert W. Kelley</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>