<?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/2026-09-29/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:33:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[British PM Andy Burnham raises prospect of UK rejoining European Union after next election]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/uk-prime-minister-raises-prospect-of-uk-rejoining-eu-after-next-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/uk-prime-minister-raises-prospect-of-uk-rejoining-eu-after-next-election/</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham did not spell out options, but they are likely to include rejoining the bloc’s single market, customs union, or both]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:34:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFRNYCKFLFR5QB6XUCRRPPQX3I.jpg?auth=ea0e2c267b6e83fedf3015e58f970a51fc9e72657e054b30c3ee5f21a0e3b2b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Andy Burnham after delivering his keynote speech on day three of the Labour Party conference. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of homes without power with repairs expected to stretch into Wednesday night]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/29/met-eireann-issues-weather-warning-for-five-counties-ahead-of-windy-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/29/met-eireann-issues-weather-warning-for-five-counties-ahead-of-windy-conditions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Status yellow rain warning in effect for counties Wexford and Wicklow until 4am]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:20:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQRST4K4KMWDB4LVDICDNYUAEY.jpg?auth=e0e207ca2aaf2f1197eb8a2ef97e03f27971c0f4aa4a6e41ef57b98de10ef8ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Wednesday is set to be a bright, fresh day with sunny spells and scattered showers. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joanne McNally on Celebrity Traitors: ‘We’re more than willing to throw each other under the bus’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/29/joanne-mcnally-on-celebrity-traitors-were-more-than-willing-to-throw-each-other-under-the-bus/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/29/joanne-mcnally-on-celebrity-traitors-were-more-than-willing-to-throw-each-other-under-the-bus/</guid><description><![CDATA[Comedian Joanne McNally is among 21 stars taking part in the second season of the BBC show]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EVLT47UMVRHBXECAMSILZPHDFU.jpeg?auth=0895985aa003ddeb396ac5ce49eb14aaa0b49d11bc3d8fd2fec7f9d050cf480e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Celebrity Traitors: Comedian Joanne McNally is busy touring Ireland and the UK until December with her new show Pinotphile]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No breakthrough in Drumcree crisis as Taoiseach tells Sinn Féin he won’t intervene]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/no-breakthrough-in-drumcree-crisis-as-taoiseach-tells-sinn-fein-he-wont-intervene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/no-breakthrough-in-drumcree-crisis-as-taoiseach-tells-sinn-fein-he-wont-intervene/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Seanín Graham, Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bitter dispute over Orange Order parade continues after second round of talks fail to deliver resolution]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:58:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/POMZDVMXTL5I7V2MOMJBFOLE2I.jpg?auth=1618bfd131d91878b866f20e08f3cc8377b7f56d5de95516510f4db0f9575d31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A banner on the Garvaghy Road, Co Armagh, stating opposition to the planned Orange Order march which was stopped by police last Sunday. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gordon and Kane fire England to Nations League victory against 10-man Czech Republic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/gordon-and-kane-fire-england-to-nations-league-victory-against-10-man-czech-republic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/gordon-and-kane-fire-england-to-nations-league-victory-against-10-man-czech-republic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trent Alexander-Arnold brought in from the cold to set up Antony Gordon opener]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AOLYKTEJ5KEES57ES2USBGCBTU.jpg?auth=45ae0fdeff115b69a8db509fb14e17ef115538f570fc8abb1ef603849dbd77f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon celebrates scoring England's opening goal. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Klamar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Switzerland’s Rodríguez and Elvedi punish Scotland after early red card]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/switzerlands-rodriguez-and-elvedi-punish-scotland-after-early-red-card/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/switzerlands-rodriguez-and-elvedi-punish-scotland-after-early-red-card/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hosts reduced to 10 for almost 80 minutes after Jack Hendry sent off at Hampden Park]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 21:06:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MN3SI6CPNX3OYIJW2LUGFUCWOQ.jpg?auth=5a7e21dd580c954553436597036261e60e0a17fe5b7eb11cffaf24e5b2b084cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ricardo Rodriguez celebrates scoring Switzerland's first goal against Scotland with team-mates  Zachary Athekame and Zeki Amdouni. Photograph: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Macnicol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Éamonn Fitzmaurice front-runner to become Galway football manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/eamonn-fitzmaurice-front-runner-to-become-galway-football-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/eamonn-fitzmaurice-front-runner-to-become-galway-football-manager/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pádraic Joyce stood down as manager earlier this month after seven seasons in charge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:55:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZ43AR6YQITEIH4CL2WCV6LBRM.jpg?auth=98f7c36d19381500a29b6ddd00be341ced6bde6910c42aca0f8d8c845c8efa83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Éamonn Fitzmaurice has not managed an intercounty side his he stood down as Kerry manager in 2018. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvaghy Rd residents say chief constable must meet them to explain parade advice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/live-coverage-of-orange-order-standoff-drumcree-stalemate-continues-with-bryant-planning-more-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/live-coverage-of-orange-order-standoff-drumcree-stalemate-continues-with-bryant-planning-more-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Katie Mellett, Colin Gleeson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road residents lodge legal challenge to parade ruling and seek ‘urgent hearing’ ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:38:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RDIQ6OMGGEUW7LLBKMKQDZVPQ4.jpg?auth=8eb94ced1b662fee36fc72b502997047c69e5857553db23b36975e0266452cfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breandan Mac Cionnaith (third right) with members of the Garvaghy Road Residents' Coalition, arriving at Hillsborough Castle for a meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary 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[Ireland under-21s ride their luck to down Kazakhstan in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/ireland-under-21s-ride-their-luck-to-down-kazakhstan-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/ireland-under-21s-ride-their-luck-to-down-kazakhstan-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tommy Lonergan penalty seals the win at Turners Cross]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:28:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNIJLW3NURCBZKCCT5JVPKMORY.jpg?auth=43dd2d038c96a2919bba0fd096755b435aff6e95785ae2c711ad653c8fc3269c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Curtis scores Ireland's third goal. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Krakatoa that nobody saw coming: Dáil united on grave business of Garvaghy Road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/29/a-krakatoa-that-nobody-saw-coming-dail-united-on-grave-business-of-garvaghy-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/29/a-krakatoa-that-nobody-saw-coming-dail-united-on-grave-business-of-garvaghy-road/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sinn Féin leader agrees with Taoiseach that Parades Commission decision to permit Orange Order march was ‘incomprehensible’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:52:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IR3LZP7SFA4VMZ3XMELOULEEQ.JPG?auth=dfd05f7a51b952750c1ef12f9df607d7596472860bf14acb02b73fbc90977cd0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald outside Government Buildings on Tuesday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reluctant Garvaghy Road resistance point man Breandán Mac Cionnaith rises to Drumcree challenge   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/reluctant-garvaghy-road-resistance-point-man-breandan-mac-cionnaith-rises-to-drumcree-challenge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/reluctant-garvaghy-road-resistance-point-man-breandan-mac-cionnaith-rises-to-drumcree-challenge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Nobody saw this coming. I never thought we’d see this again. It’s like we’ve woken from a bad dream’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:46:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X37T27RXUGZOF3UTUOSSUK2LLU.jpg?auth=f05f73740a79fbe8bce50d89a556ccf894562ba2f26068ad99a1dc7d1485c376&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breandán Mac Cionnaith, now 69 years old, is not happy to be back in the spotlight, as some have alleged. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland’s education system: a detailed comparison with some surprises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-education-system-a-detailed-comparison-with-some-surprises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-education-system-a-detailed-comparison-with-some-surprises/</guid><description><![CDATA[Despite spending  less than the OECD average, its educational outcomes are impressive]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7ILL2TNGJ5EYSSAM3VIN7DBMY.JPG?auth=e7faf0b606a7bb26ee53c5c9dd1c8a9da66352de5c0b50372950861236b0692b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education & Youth Hildegarde Naughton. 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[Manchester City guilty of Premier League charges after £900m of ‘sham’ contracts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/premier-league-confirms-manchester-city-found-guilty-of-financial-breaches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/premier-league-confirms-manchester-city-found-guilty-of-financial-breaches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin, Matt Hughes, Paul MacInnes]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manchester City CEO Ferran Soriano says guilty verdict the result of a ‘Premier League conspiracy theory’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:26:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTSNV57SWMOC4GDQJ764WBQN7Y.jpg?auth=9d899a8ef7058988bcbd4c56b0e7041013bf56af0c0ad527ebc21f740228be5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester City plan to appeal the verdict of the independent commission. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martin Rickett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish citizen pleads not guilty in Hungarian court to murder of his ex-wife ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/29/irish-citizen-pleads-not-guilty-in-hungarian-court-to-murder-of-his-ex-wife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/29/irish-citizen-pleads-not-guilty-in-hungarian-court-to-murder-of-his-ex-wife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bálint Dömötör in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[California native David Anderson, who holds Irish passport, denies setting fire to woman’s apartment to stage her death as an accident]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:15:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LJCVWWXRMZHLTFF25JICVCWEC4.jpg?auth=12289ea04833b07a5a275917c6064e600fef94d0816de807934322293581407a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Anderson, 45, at the Buda Central District Court of Budapest on Tuesday, where he was charged with the murder of his ex-wife, Megumi Anderson. Photograph: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bálint Dömötör</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027: Staggered introduction of childcare fee reductions under review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/budget-2027-staggered-introduction-of-childcare-fee-reductions-under-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/budget-2027-staggered-introduction-of-childcare-fee-reductions-under-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Negotiations on size and structure of package to intensify in coming days, say sources ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:12:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLDXQYBYGZHU3KOVYCS64CLAEU.jpg?auth=028bbeec3f5ebe4178e7875b3563cbb0af18e48ef8a9b27a4067dc4a4572acae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael Minister for Finance Simon Harris has flagged that childcare bills could be reduced from January. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No explosive devices found in vans searched near UK airbase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/rubio-says-airbase-incident-involved-foreign-actor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/rubio-says-airbase-incident-involved-foreign-actor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Horton, Vikram Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Counter-terrorism police defend decision to bail five British nationals in connection with incident at Fairford]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:09:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCSYKCNZQQGJL7SWKCUP7KCOBA.jpg?auth=4987dfc77a03e801ebf08505be951f91cfdd533386845297f7e5725324483ad4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armed police at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Birchall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Devastating tragedy’: Father and daughter killed in workplace incident are named]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/father-and-daughter-killed-in-banagher-co-offaly-workplace-incident-are-named/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/father-and-daughter-killed-in-banagher-co-offaly-workplace-incident-are-named/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mihai and Denisa Chinez died at Banagher Precast Concrete, Co Offaly, on Monday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:05:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZWIURJWESVEUPFRA6IVAKE5ZAE.jpg?auth=ae20cbb1ed784090ff07ea6cc3b9a8c53bf7caf1069b663ab5d63d0d74430d50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mihai Chinez and Denisa Chinez were originally from Romania, but lived and worked in the locality for many years]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith tells US Senate he will not be silenced]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith-tells-us-senate-he-will-not-be-silenced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/former-trump-prosecutor-jack-smith-tells-us-senate-he-will-not-be-silenced/</guid><description><![CDATA[Special counsel brought criminal cases over alleged attempts to overturn 2020 US presidential election]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:03:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5BYE7YGAFCMVTMAMQUAGKGMCKQ.jpg?auth=39f6cbbe80e5b65f1252e77cf375eca6600b6867d24fe30ff4d86ed146738a5c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Smith testifies during a hearing before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington. Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Win Mcnamee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK prime minister Andy Burnham rises to his big moment with emotional conference speech]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-rises-to-his-big-moment-with-emotional-conference-speech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/29/uk-prime-minister-andy-burnham-rises-to-his-big-moment-with-emotional-conference-speech/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour Party leader opens the door to potential EU return for Britain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:56:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHJOV37J72YSBFW44DYMYVNC6I.jpg?auth=3798536632211fe933f1b1976d1e9b20d823bbb945524aa1bb2360a90dce9aec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Andy Burnham speaks at the Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Forsyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four students from Gaza challenge ‘irrational’ visa refusal to pursue studies   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/four-students-from-gaza-challenge-irrational-visa-refusal-to-pursue-studies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/four-students-from-gaza-challenge-irrational-visa-refusal-to-pursue-studies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court hears of ‘significant’ and ‘out of blue’ change of practice by Minister for Justice ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:45:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All four applications are opposed by the Minister for Justice. File photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spanish government proposes eviction ban as woman (87) agrees to return home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/spanish-government-says-it-has-agreed-measures-to-address-housing-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/spanish-government-says-it-has-agreed-measures-to-address-housing-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Eviction of Maricarmen Abascal triggered protests in Madrid, with calls for a rent freeze growing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:25:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCCTSMQMSGIYFLDQQNRORUQHUY.jpg?auth=9af661a469b6bd4d37bf9ce1e077a91082211db8181dbd62c8f474dbcce9d968&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hundreds of people camped in one of ​Madrid’s main squares on Tuesday to protest against Maricarmen Abascal’s removal from her home on a stretcher last week. Photograph: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oscar Del Pozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public alert issued after Asian hornet captured in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/public-alert-issued-after-asian-hornet-captured-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/public-alert-issued-after-asian-hornet-captured-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hornets hover outside bee hives like helicopters to ambush and snatch returning, tired forager bees]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:17:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UG2CRZRRURDHBA5GSAILIPCZFQ.png?auth=b23018801085cd2840e4084a79361b1b4a4ab0fae91613b46b8414412423a18c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Asian hornet captured on Tuesday by a member of the public in Co Cork.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on UK Labour’s conference: Burnham’s big gamble ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-uk-labours-conference-burnhams-big-gamble/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-uk-labours-conference-burnhams-big-gamble/</guid><description><![CDATA[The UK’s tight public finances limit the options facing the new prime minister]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2GETTK43QRPIAKDGOQFS5PNRM.jpg?auth=fc497557f2f737555ffeb091cfb0a006e28cd269ea4728422b8016ad7ec1e450&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham after delivering his keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. 
 (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ian Forsyth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chopped-and-changed Austria a great unknown for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/chopped-and-changed-austria-a-great-unknown-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/chopped-and-changed-austria-a-great-unknown-for-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ralf Rangnick has used 24 players across Austria’s opening two Nations League fixtures]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:09:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5KTLD4B6VBF6FHFXIOOFIY3PGY.jpg?auth=80712bd1391f31cc35712f4fb4d646bf1a922ff486e69cd02c535a000051a3cc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GABRIEL BOUYS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shunning victory: Frank McNally on 146 years of the ‘boycott’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/29/shunning-victory-frank-mcnally-on-146-years-of-the-boycott/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/29/shunning-victory-frank-mcnally-on-146-years-of-the-boycott/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coventry was the proverbial destination in a popular metaphor that meant the same thing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P7E67KRKVVBMNL7P2HYCCQFUBY.jpg?auth=273d428312639fc6faa4e693271c997c0c1c5dd5951f8adaf50de6b272ef1603&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[English army captain and land agent for Lord Erne in Co Mayo, Charles Cunningham Boycott (1832-1897). He was one of the first victims in 1880 of Parnell's system of social excommunication for taking over a farm from which the previous tenants had been evicted. Hence the verb 'to boycott' in most European languages. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Sexton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen ally Jordan Bardella takes legal action over anti-Semitism allegations]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/marine-le-pen-ally-jordan-bardella-takes-legal-action-over-anti-semitism-allegations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/marine-le-pen-ally-jordan-bardella-takes-legal-action-over-anti-semitism-allegations/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah White in Paris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Rally party leader denies claims by French news site that he wrote anti-Israel messages as a teenager]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:43:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQBCWOEAX2H5DZJ5YZTCRZSKNE.jpg?auth=d2efa92b34181e689deb8434d0887d1fbb69063e6039a881f317516e12a11b07&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen and National Rally have closed ranks behind her running mate Jordan Bardella  in next year’s presidential election. Photograph: Jean-Francois Badias/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jean-Francois Badias</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager charged with driving wrong way on M50 released on bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/teenager-charged-with-driving-wrong-way-on-m50-released-on-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/teenager-charged-with-driving-wrong-way-on-m50-released-on-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minor had been granted habeas corpus inquiry into legality of his incarceration]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:42:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPO4JZCG3ZG55GNIPVJR4RPGJE.jpg?auth=2b282352e6425d8ee3f91bc7a87b7cd06bcd6524649da6ea39d878f1c0185a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge David Holland ordered the release of the boy forthwith]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/29/new-data-centres-designed-for-ai-require-power-in-excess-of-that-used-by-100000-homes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/29/new-data-centres-designed-for-ai-require-power-in-excess-of-that-used-by-100000-homes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:14:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MKBCD76WCBGYLI2KIDSZUDQKCQ.jpg?auth=252713e58f7002fb3b12782b4d3f673652f8b9c2a2f8672ee1b3305eb52eecfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Senior officials from EirGrid, ESB Networks, and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities were before the Oireachtas committee on artificial intelligence on Tuesday. Image: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[HSE financial ‘imbalance’ at start of year contributed to problems, says chief executive]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/hse-financial-imbalance-at-start-of-year-contributed-to-problems-says-chief-executive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/hse-financial-imbalance-at-start-of-year-contributed-to-problems-says-chief-executive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Anne O’Connor tells staff substantial savings planned for 2025 not delivered and then carried into this year]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/535DEZDIUBSH5BSUB65ENYOTRQ.jpg?auth=ab99a5e669e28a14d9b94ef59c84f590086dc64bf86b10c9c448bf507551974b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anne O’Connor, in her message to staff, sought to place the overrun in the context of surging demand and a difficult budgetary situation. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online shoppers buying from outside EU face fresh charges from November]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/online-shoppers-face-fresh-charges-from-november/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/online-shoppers-face-fresh-charges-from-november/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New €2 levy is on top of €3 fee per item imposed in summer]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 17:11:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MSK2CJ5OSNBIHIOVAUNBWRURVY.jpg?auth=44613911531f0c52a38523e6422496c9ce67dc66033a3ca662e732f6c4ec40ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No customs duty or Union Handling Fee is due if goods are in Ireland, Northern Ireland or other EU country at time of ordering. File image, Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wavebreakmedia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 100,000 public sector workers to begin industrial action on Wednesday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/more-than-100000-public-sector-workers-to-begin-industrial-action-on-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/more-than-100000-public-sector-workers-to-begin-industrial-action-on-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move comes as unions exert pressure on Coalition to start talks on new pay agreement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:47:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FETHT4F7YBBMFOLZZLCAKZMAAU.jpg?auth=d0acbc06666d7bf57cc57a9fad5aa2f99b3a3b6e6ec5bbc21429ab6adf520f31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nurses are among those who will take part in the industrial action. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sturti</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will the Drumcree standoff end? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-will-the-drumcree-standoff-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/how-will-the-drumcree-standoff-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +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 of residents of the Garvaghy Road. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil and AI optimism lifts shares but inflation concerns remain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/oil-and-ai-optimism-lifts-shares-but-inflation-concerns-remain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/oil-and-ai-optimism-lifts-shares-but-inflation-concerns-remain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech stocks ​in focus as Anthropic’s IPO prospectus showed how the AI lab has grown]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:25:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPRGPLSLDUUVET5WYTRSYJRT4I.jpg?auth=f8bdf05442c4ca67a3cdba8b0067e272f3a32bea1b9e3d932ac279bc322a793e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anthropic is targeting a $2 trillion-plus valuation, possibly setting ​a benchmark for how Wall Street measures AI leaders. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrej Ivanov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and prevent Palestinian family returning home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/29/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-village-and-prevent-palestinian-family-returning-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/29/israeli-settlers-attack-west-bank-village-and-prevent-palestinian-family-returning-home/</guid><description><![CDATA[Israeli troops attempted to escort the Tubasi family back to their homes, weeks after their two houses were seized by settlers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:15:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4G4IEMCWUMJGAW66ALBQFSIBP4.jpg?auth=74061b4ceb80a7cae19d9378d1a8890fda18237c3f28416450e3b2291caf629f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damage inside a building in the West Bank village of Jalud, south of Nablus, on 29 September 2026. Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Atef Safadi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Digger review: Tom Cruise can’t be faulted for effort. But it’s still wasted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/29/digger-review-tom-cruise-cant-be-faulted-for-effort-but-its-still-wasted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/29/digger-review-tom-cruise-cant-be-faulted-for-effort-but-its-still-wasted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cruise throws everything at a character that offers not an iota of nuance]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAGHS2PFZRCPRPQAQK4BVKAF2A.jpeg?auth=6c4be61f77c71e9556fe673b257fa69038573f5b393ebc3ad51dca68a516d7b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Digger: Ross Hatt and Tom Cruise with Maggie the cat in Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film. Photograph: Warner Bros Pictures]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescriptions of ADHD medication for over-16s up by more than 200% in a decade ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/prescriptions-of-adhd-medication-for-over-16s-up-by-more-than-200-in-a-decade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/prescriptions-of-adhd-medication-for-over-16s-up-by-more-than-200-in-a-decade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study reviews pattern of stimulant drugs issued to adults for condition between 2015 and 2024 ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:52:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWMRJ33C2NGOVFNRN4AH5M4X4M.jpg?auth=e3b2d6c7761ad8dded097ed9118767d2079781cbdbc6e458f2e505675bf4f914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ADHD is a common condition that affects brain development and makes it hard to focus. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Svetlana  Mishchenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/donald-trumps-ambassador-to-greece-causes-stir-in-romania/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/donald-trumps-ambassador-to-greece-causes-stir-in-romania/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Dunai in Budapest]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:26:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A2EYHSFXEFM7ZZAIL4FVHHZU5Q.jpg?auth=dd8ad398193dface6501a2f802335611b84acd5fedd7dc81646b4e939dae93d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle is reported to have alluded to the impending collapse of the Romanian government. Photograph: Al Drago/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Al Drago</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Republican midterm defeat will not be an earthquake ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/a-republican-midterm-defeat-will-not-be-an-earthquake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/a-republican-midterm-defeat-will-not-be-an-earthquake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Democrats are likely to make gains in Congress but divided government is unlikely to derail Trump’s agenda ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WA4GVKCBOFDKOWECHETE7E2QOQ.jpg?auth=7d12c59f34903e461b2d9e8cd977cd1fd530bb6136574d6cf758999f25df2a8a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump speaking during an event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. 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She received treatment at the scene but later died in hospital. Photograph: RIP.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why petrol pump prices in Ireland could be €2.30 a litre by December]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/why-petrol-pump-prices-in-ireland-could-be-230-a-litre-by-december/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/why-petrol-pump-prices-in-ireland-could-be-230-a-litre-by-december/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The price of crude is no longer what’s pushing prices up. It’s the price of refined diesel and kerosene]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZAMVLZBPYFEQVKLC3OWOWUPKLE.JPG?auth=047a734d93cabb859b0f7b3ed4581d0331dd116881c5a4753ed9cab79eaade31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Theoretically, excise duty could start reverting to previous levels from November, but it would be a very brave Minister for Finance who’d do that. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree standoff puts a significant achievement of the peace process at risk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/newton-emerson-drumcree-standoff-puts-a-significant-achievement-of-the-peace-process-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/newton-emerson-drumcree-standoff-puts-a-significant-achievement-of-the-peace-process-at-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Newton Emerson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Political leadership on all sides means supporting talks that are open to the possibility of a walk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G45WSD4RIMM7VRWGKHU2V37LPU.jpg?auth=0322a1037cbf99942f05e5550d06af6b46e47a694bff2842b82e6dbfdd30423c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The law requires a genuine effort at compromise, pointing inexorably towards a North Belfast-type resolution of one small parade – ideally one, then no more – to salve Orange pride and put this nonsense to bed forever. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sasko Lazarov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (34) appears in court charged with killing children’s nurse Karen Cummings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/man-34-appears-in-court-charged-with-killing-childrens-nurse-karen-cummings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/man-34-appears-in-court-charged-with-killing-childrens-nurse-karen-cummings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashleigh McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Glenn Robert King pleads not guilty to manslaughter and firearm charge]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:11:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JYKSB4JJNBAF7LHCNRLYZZT3ZI?auth=76dcf1bc52275fb4bf415b586418267b20865017599e2f6e678b668ba18c4e14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Karen Cummings. Photograph: PSNI/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">PSNI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EA FC 27 review: Familiar flaws hold back a game that needed more]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/review/2026/09/29/ea-fc-27-review-familiar-flaws-hold-back-a-game-that-needed-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/review/2026/09/29/ea-fc-27-review-familiar-flaws-hold-back-a-game-that-needed-more/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New Grounds mode and improved defending offer some welcome changes but the annual series remains frustratingly stagnant]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2K4MEBVLLZHCRIDTLGQ5NADJJY.jpeg?auth=ed2ca8885a2196d106855d6e867200e187dcb29e2852ce84ee76163886129d11&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott playing for Real Betis in EA FC 27]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge refuses application to strike out perfume-theft charge against Brendan Mullin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/judge-refuses-application-to-strike-out-perfume-theft-charge-against-brendan-mullin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/judge-refuses-application-to-strike-out-perfume-theft-charge-against-brendan-mullin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former rugby international’s solicitor argued there had been noncompliance with a court disclosure order to produce statements to the defence]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:04:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I2YTCATQ7JD2DMEEQ3VL2W6M3M.jpg?auth=80b5d128bc988142f11f082c107380f236b58030c8f25fca52c1b32d08f9757d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan Mullin arriving at Dublin District Court on Tuesday. 
Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (30s) allegedly ‘pushed’ off balcony in serious assault in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/29/three-hospitalised-after-separate-serious-assaults-in-dublin-sligo-and-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/29/three-hospitalised-after-separate-serious-assaults-in-dublin-sligo-and-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White, Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí investigate two other, unrelated assaults in Sligo town and Galway where other people were hospitalised]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:59:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7G7TCZKZXZG3FNFUKHOF3DGHSY.JPG?auth=344881619e0f7f13b33eb55b818300015c5b75cca47ebef971bff499da32d8fe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to contact them.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU budget: ‘Frugal’ states demand hundreds of billions be cut from spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/eu-budget-frugal-states-demand-hundreds-of-billions-be-cut-from-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/eu-budget-frugal-states-demand-hundreds-of-billions-be-cut-from-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Germany and five other countries say the bloc’s proposed €1.9 trillion budget must be reduced to secure their backing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:54:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AXEJUU25DVBF4LQVTCIF7G4PTY.jpg?auth=ffb91057be914ae35a1f993a9486411395cc610d12e7d879ea0499fd9cb66781&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cyprus’s prime minister Nikos Christodoulides (C) attends a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scrapping carbon tax means handing ‘billions of euro to Ursula von der Leyen’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/scrapping-carbon-tax-means-handing-billions-of-euro-to-ursula-von-der-leyen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/scrapping-carbon-tax-means-handing-billions-of-euro-to-ursula-von-der-leyen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris says he is ‘not going to stand for’ misinformation around the introduction of carbon tax]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:46:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B65B3BYT4YDUDJQEY7Q36LQMDI.jpg?auth=bc267eff852172c35d991b358f8c6295ac86d72b9b65a9f939f887d8a0dce7cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said farmers and protesters were sometimes being misled on the issue of carbon tax. Photograph: Bryan Meade/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sex abuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/former-snooker-world-champion-graeme-dott-jailed-for-child-sex-abuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/former-snooker-world-champion-graeme-dott-jailed-for-child-sex-abuse/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dott (49) sentenced to seven years for subjecting girl and boy to multiple incidents of abuse]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:37:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IIPGATEIJ6V2JKO7FOBD3WBP5I.jpg?auth=79fb1e3abb55f674cc10773c9f5e3efde41aea24ccb5e3e844a5354108474ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Graeme Dott outside the High Court in Glasgow during his trial earlier this year. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jane Barlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Bank to slash crash-era levy on insurance policies to 0%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/central-bank-to-slash-crash-era-levy-on-insurance-policies-to-0/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/central-bank-to-slash-crash-era-levy-on-insurance-policies-to-0/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Insurance Compensation Fund levy was used to pay policyholders for claims on failed firms]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJOGSKBGVVA6RGHMZYSASD5HM4.jpg?auth=e519b95094cb62b4419cf63780c09f634018c931191610da1b20998fe6aba17c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Insurance Compensation Fund levy was designed to ensure that policyholders could be compensated in the event of the liquidation of a regulated firm. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aleksandr Fedosov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart ring start-up Oura delays IPO amid market uncertainty]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/29/smart-ring-start-up-oura-delays-ipo-amid-market-uncertainty/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/29/smart-ring-start-up-oura-delays-ipo-amid-market-uncertainty/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Bradshaw]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finnish-American company had been seeking to raise up to $2.2bn at a valuation of as much as $14bn]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:22:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2GSXVX34RFFHCEG4K24ZN4NY4.jpg?auth=cf8b8085ed447b5de21e16d676807dcce0aeaee7e1c8d6446b1e989a5fd8dd48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oura, the maker of health-tracking smart rings, has postponed its planned listing on the Nasdaq, blaming 'uncertainty in the IPO market'. Photograph: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street becoming wary of Netflix’s stock as lack of hit shows spark concern]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/wall-street-becoming-wary-of-netflixs-stock-over-growth-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/wall-street-becoming-wary-of-netflixs-stock-over-growth-concerns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Both HSBC and Wells Fargo have downgraded the streamer’s rating, citing weakening subscriber engagement]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:59:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RM7FYIPX2YTMTENBTTUD6PKB4.jpg?auth=61fc7fc730f22f205fd1b1be21bd0fa8b49e4e89b1ef5e43e60d04eaa530bd27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brad Pitt as Cliff booth in Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood. Netflix will release a sequel, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, in December]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin couple accused of perjury over affidavits in Conor McGregor appeal to stand trial]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/dublin-couple-accused-of-perjury-over-affidavits-in-conor-mcgregor-appeal-to-stand-trial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/29/dublin-couple-accused-of-perjury-over-affidavits-in-conor-mcgregor-appeal-to-stand-trial/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins appeared at Dublin District Court on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:44:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/42LCMMNOXZCJBE6RLV3H6GFWOU.jpg?auth=5a884f57da719225d51e8f76d053f91bfe2284bad62e2368ab19e542c4ad0e7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummins leaving Dublin District Court, where they were charged with giving false statements, on Tuesday. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour productivity eight times higher in multinational-dominated sectors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/labour-productivity-eight-times-larger-in-multinational-dominated-sectors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/labour-productivity-eight-times-larger-in-multinational-dominated-sectors/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[CSO figures highlight big gulf in productivity between foreign and domestic businesses]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:20:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DCKR2TI4OJGDFM2ZHTHMKBBHRQ.JPG?auth=b717f895521fd2b9fb9d114d19d781977b07d2f9c5107b7ef5393285e5f07be6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google offices in Dublin's south docklands: Productivity in multinational dominated sectors far outstrips other areas. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next amid tension in Drumcree? It’s complicated ...]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/what-next-amid-tension-in-drumcree-its-complicated/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/what-next-amid-tension-in-drumcree-its-complicated/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It may look like Garvaghy Road residents and Sinn Féin are in lock-step. However, the reality is more complex, with tensions aplenty]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:12:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKGOWONCJU35ZJ5HMYUETV75GM.jpg?auth=7ba34fe5ccc931e43ec8e3b398063d6e112d390459cb21eecd673eb9e0f23034&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Police Service of Northern Ireland near Drumcree Church amid tension over a planned Orange Order parade. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair doesn’t expect big delivery delays on Boeing software issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/ryanair-doesnt-expect-big-delivery-delays-on-boeing-software-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/ryanair-doesnt-expect-big-delivery-delays-on-boeing-software-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Konrad Krasuski and Danny Lee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ryanair still expects to receive the first 15 Max 10 aircraft in the spring of 2027]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:10:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CABD62M26E5QGTC2SUX7UMXBIE.jpg?auth=090c4548b8df16ed3b679ee5e4b462c5dcde81d1f32bf81cbcbbe75e81136424&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The certification delays for the Boeing 737 Max 10 are unlikely to delay deliveries for Ryanair. Photograph: Bloomberg]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh’s Rory Grugan retires from intercounty football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/armaghs-rory-grugan-retires-from-intercounty-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/armaghs-rory-grugan-retires-from-intercounty-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The 35-year-old Ballymacnab man won an All-Ireland in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPXGX4EHKRDMJMHOVQ3V4IXS4U.jpg?auth=7f61b8dbc84f5a52770c91864141685b7342b959f009b50cdc37b9dffae3a83c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh's Rory Grugan celebrates scoring the winning point during the 2025 Ulster SFC semi-final. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/John McVitty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Marathon entry fee rises to €130 as organisers also make change to ballot system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/29/dublin-marathon-entry-fee-rises-to-130-as-organisers-also-make-change-to-ballot-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/09/29/dublin-marathon-entry-fee-rises-to-130-as-organisers-also-make-change-to-ballot-system/</guid><description><![CDATA[The ballot entry fee of €4 will now be refundable to unsuccessful applicants]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHSOCOLOEQXTCXPGZ3GJY7LQNI.jpg?auth=79dc9219a66cea108c41af5cf8a6b64e95f1acc576e3a01aabae91e060e7d567&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year's Dublin Marathon begins. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SETU connects Ireland’s southeast to a changing Europe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/29/setu-connects-irelands-southeast-to-a-changing-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/29/setu-connects-irelands-southeast-to-a-changing-europe/</guid><description><![CDATA[As Ireland chairs the EU Council, the southeast is demonstrating what strength with unity means in practice]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:44:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TWPDJQHS6RDGRNW5I7WOZKYACU.jpg?auth=4dfbdec2035e7fe2eeb4c529b0fb071dfa61b214a4f2b757cce93367b5ad4f6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Professor Veronica Campbell, president of SETU]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg donates €150,000 to Waterford GAA clubs after buying castle in the area]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/mark-zuckerberg-donates-150000-to-waterford-gaa-clubs-after-buying-castle-in-the-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/mark-zuckerberg-donates-150000-to-waterford-gaa-clubs-after-buying-castle-in-the-area/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning, Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meta founder and his wife Priscilla Chan bought Strancally Castle in August]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:27:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7YW2G2R6AZD25XZHT473JIUCC4.jpg?auth=cae1e0637b2a63aa2136f17a8e986ddb5cf2179550d3c539419e24d11ca93cf2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc, along with his wife Priscilla made a €150,000 donation to three Waterford GAA clubs. Photographer: Minh Connors/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Minh Connors</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Brien defends bus and train fares hike, says public transport affordable by EU standards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/obrien-defends-bus-and-train-fares-hike-says-public-transport-affordable-by-eu-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/obrien-defends-bus-and-train-fares-hike-says-public-transport-affordable-by-eu-standards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public transport fares are to increase by 15 per cent on average from January]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:23:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYNOQ37KCNFNVL7I27V3EEW5TU.JPG?auth=49cc2c8d8bbce56ab1dfb3b5cd717f7f256434d8716a374b3d4de39028952f0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bus and rail fares are to increase by 15 per cent on average from January. 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[Shanade Hopcroft earns surprise call-up to Ireland squad for World Cup playoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/shanade-hopcroft-earns-surprise-call-up-to-ireland-squad-for-world-cup-playoff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/shanade-hopcroft-earns-surprise-call-up-to-ireland-squad-for-world-cup-playoff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carla Ward’s side will travel to Astana to face Kazakhstan in the first leg on Friday week]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:13:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZIHQTIFYFFLLJWJCJF63I7HAU.jpg?auth=e89cb31278fcf33db895904992b500728c1412ef3fd7e2a868c45a17dc55675b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An bhfuil na seanfhocail a mhaisigh ár gcaint uair amháin anois ag trá?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-bhfuil-na-seanfhocail-a-mhaisigh-ar-gcaint-uair-amhain-anois-ag-tra/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-bhfuil-na-seanfhocail-a-mhaisigh-ar-gcaint-uair-amhain-anois-ag-tra/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Catherine Foley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá cumha ar ár gcolúnaí i ndiaidh na nathanna saibhre a chloiseadh sí ní ba rialta tráth]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKOV3KXPKNELFOVMRMKTNQETRU.jpg?auth=bb38a0f3cfe62c8c960036fb4fc0b0d32188a757c051676b68f0d907f7e743d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Traitors Ireland:  moladh an clár de bharr go raibh an Ghaeilge le cloisteáil in úsáid ag an láithreoir Siobhán McSweeney. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: World Rugby must tackle laissez-faire policy spreading like a virus in southern hemisphere]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/owen-doyle-the-centre-cannot-hold-if-teams-continue-to-flout-the-laws-of-the-game/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/owen-doyle-the-centre-cannot-hold-if-teams-continue-to-flout-the-laws-of-the-game/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The centre cannot hold if teams continue to flout the laws of the game]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTER6V4NPRCQ5E7N5QFAABEMMA.jpg?auth=b16667eea64b87d744542206a7b726541a6b0442411a1c167c8352b417475ebb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Referees during the Rugby Championship match between Australia and South Africa at Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Kane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heroes of Tomorrow review: What does ‘tarnished’ money do to art? Brokentalkers try to find some answers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/29/heroes-of-tomorrow-review-what-does-tarnished-money-do-to-art-brokentalkers-try-to-find-some-answers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/29/heroes-of-tomorrow-review-what-does-tarnished-money-do-to-art-brokentalkers-try-to-find-some-answers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Seaver]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: What lingers is not grand declarations of artistic purpose but the quieter channels through which conviction travels]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:48:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GRNXZRDXZD3TNSKIFLFYPMGRA.jpg?auth=8d4ba951c7f3a33e3f1a2aefc3f1df7213f5a5a2e97ab74d9c9ee9dd1ca1abc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heroes of Tomorrow: Michael Tient in Brokentalkers' production. Photograph: Ste Murray]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ste Murray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland spends less on education than OECD average, new data shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/29/ireland-spends-less-on-education-than-all-oecd-countries-new-data-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/29/ireland-spends-less-on-education-than-all-oecd-countries-new-data-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The report also found the number of primary teachers in Ireland increased by 27 per cent over the last seven years, which is much higher than the OECD average]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5QOLCF32FC6BLHDIFZUTJDGE4.jpg?auth=3ed1dca95de5675b2a4593fdef24024665c4771eaba56c3b41222c53d752373a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In secondary education, expenditure per student was US$12,699 in Ireland and US$14,291 on average across the OECD. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DGLimages</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Austria: Are match tickets on sale? Will there be protests? Where can I watch on TV?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-austria-will-there-be-protests-are-match-tickets-on-sale-where-can-i-watch-on-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-austria-will-there-be-protests-are-match-tickets-on-sale-where-can-i-watch-on-tv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the Nations League game in the Aviva Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:48:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C25TXYN2K5EVVF5CAWKV2JUFEA.jpg?auth=df12e837c2ce42f3522ad9f84a8c1f2fe6f4d8f9712a95a044c1b09da4b0b7dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring against Israel. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian firm to take 35% stake in Daft.ie owner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/australian-firm-to-take-35-stake-in-daftie-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/australian-firm-to-take-35-stake-in-daftie-owner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien, Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[REA to pay about €248m for stake in Distilled]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:47:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V34OZ6B2HMA2Y7AWIRR36LMGWU.jpg?auth=9a42c33345b4e541709f632c04100dc0943b436aeed222f6211afd426f2bdec1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Distilled Media, which was founded by brothers Eamonn and Brian Fallon, includes property portals Daft.ie and PropertyPal, and classified ads site Adverts.ie.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundhog Day for Ireland as uncertainty remains over second Israel clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/groundhog-day-for-ireland-as-uncertainty-remains-over-second-israel-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/29/groundhog-day-for-ireland-as-uncertainty-remains-over-second-israel-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It wasn’t a great weekend either for Irish rugby, as Gerry Thornley writes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:32:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WHRAV4IRRHRDFI25TLDWCUM54.jpg?auth=63b24569ad4053eb05305c6e02cddeb4d3ae0ec845e06bca0186eb5b5b208288&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson before last Sunday's game against Israel in Debrecen. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen McCarthy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buenos Aires na gcluichí Gaelacha ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/buenos-aires-na-gcluichi-gaelacha/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/buenos-aires-na-gcluichi-gaelacha/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Máire Ní Bhraonáin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá foireann CLG darb ainm Limerick Gaels i bpríomhchathair na hAirgintíne agus fear as Luimneach i lár an aicsin ann]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUSF3O5Q45D45K33ED5TTL2V2A.jpeg?auth=c041d081c355f57345c3c0b49182cb76ba94e8b2f7099c85d09f8c24ffe8e8c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruaidhrí Ó Conaill agus foireann sinsear CLG Limerick Gaels, Buenos Aires.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in four Irish shoppers has bought a product on AI’s advice, new research shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/29/one-in-four-irish-shoppers-has-bought-a-product-on-ais-advice-new-research-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/29/one-in-four-irish-shoppers-has-bought-a-product-on-ais-advice-new-research-shows/</guid><description><![CDATA[Consumers are happy to ask AI for advice, but most are not yet ready to hand over control of their wallets]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:19:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGGI3BRKTBFMBD6M7OZDL5EY34.jpg?auth=7c9a3bf195882e5226db868be263d6dde510d9c52b8ad0f8199722163574d02c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan Almack, managing director at Wolfgang Digital. Photograph: Dave Keegan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dave Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost 30,000 people opt out of State’s auto-enrolment pension scheme]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/almost-30000-people-opt-out-of-state-pension-initiative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/almost-30000-people-opt-out-of-state-pension-initiative/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figure represents less than 4% of those enrolled and significantly below global levels, says Minister  ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWZNKYPT6RGKXJUJXYTNCSLCCM.jpg?auth=abe5740c4e12a0b87a45cda6001a6a6db46fae54a3610f9361fef2e684b49960&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scheme aims to address the existing private pension coverage gap in the Republic. Photograph: Getty Images ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">paparazzit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When I met my Irish partner in Brazil, I thought he looked very exotic’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/29/when-i-met-my-irish-partner-in-brazil-i-thought-he-looked-very-exotic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/29/when-i-met-my-irish-partner-in-brazil-i-thought-he-looked-very-exotic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hosanna Boulter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When Juliana Germinio moved to Belfast she struggled with the accent and ‘couldn’t understand a thing’ ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:33:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/66F4GLDXRRDIPIW6OS6R57RW3U.JPG?auth=ab1d381dd8a2ac886c26eaa615ab4f1adc94bdf7aec486f870a529ec759fb78a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Juliana Germinio moved to Ireland to be with her partner Killian, whom she met when they were both volunteering for housing charity Habitat for Humanity in her home city of Recife, Brazil. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does going electric still save me money if my fuel is VAT-refundable?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/29/does-going-electric-still-save-me-money-if-my-fuel-is-vat-refundable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/29/does-going-electric-still-save-me-money-if-my-fuel-is-vat-refundable/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Practical advice on your motoring queries, from buying, selling or issues you have with your current car]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N6ZWN3EKMZFLVCYRYQQMHGLDO4.jpg?auth=83e9f9389ffe18dda9989619fb48bda46ef49181ecd006bd960c08d405477cfe&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fuel use and savings are hugely dependent on the way you drive and, crucially, charge your car. Photograph: Jack Taylor/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JACK TAYLOR</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Bigger Life by Louise O’Neill: A willingness and openness to surprise at its best]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/29/a-bigger-life-by-louise-oneill-a-willingness-and-openness-to-surprise-at-its-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/09/29/a-bigger-life-by-louise-oneill-a-willingness-and-openness-to-surprise-at-its-best/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Commitment to being out in the world with other people may  reveal one of the book’s most vital messages]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6AGGEGRSVAZPPL3V7OTR2P52Q.jpg?auth=ab8e167d3bf57753fd863d694ab8c8c29197c3732a367afdff35528015a42394&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louise O'Neill:  The memoir begins in the aftermath of the breakdown of O’Neill’s formative relationship with 'Jonathan', with whom she had bought a house and imagined a future.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s EU presidency may be about to hit a snag]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/irelands-eu-presidency-may-be-about-to-hit-a-snag/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/irelands-eu-presidency-may-be-about-to-hit-a-snag/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Civil servants’ work-to-rule could cause ‘serious disruption’; meanwhile, this is a dangerous moment in the North 
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:00:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TNIKYVVM7XJEHJ4N6TBOQDS5XU.jpg?auth=31206cf8989b84ff8f08abc15b8e7cdbd60ce3d049afd82600201cdd7ec78676&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Government and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen may detect a change in mood around Ireland's handling of the EU presidency when civil servants begin working to rule. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cabhair an cheoil]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/15/cabhair-an-cheoil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/15/cabhair-an-cheoil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Ferrari]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá a céad albam eisithe ag Lucy Rice, nó Last Apollo mar is fearr aithne uirthi. Labhair sí le Emma Ferrari faoin saothar agus faoin bpróiseas.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HABVL5E5MZCWTLYYCVGEPXR5TA.jpg?auth=677c425eb7d77a805c595d0a958ee9fea225a8c9268aea884224ecafd88d305e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucy Rice, nó Last Apollo mar is fearr aithne uirthi.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder releases four unheard tracks from Songs in the Key of Life sessions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/29/stevie-wonder-releases-four-unheard-tracks-from-songs-in-the-key-of-life-sessions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/29/stevie-wonder-releases-four-unheard-tracks-from-songs-in-the-key-of-life-sessions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Beaumont-Thomas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Songs are released as a new EP of the same name to mark 50th anniversary of classic album]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:58:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WH6QR2OLJEKMZPER2EFYWMOXU4.jpg?auth=8bf6373adb158c8c5a932798a821a80bc1f7111d3de1522ea3eb9fcd77188ccc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life album was released in 1976]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse posted photos on Instagram of woman (90s) sleeping on heavily soiled bed, inquiry told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/nurse-posted-photos-on-instagram-of-woman-90s-sleeping-on-heavily-soiled-bed-inquiry-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/nurse-posted-photos-on-instagram-of-woman-90s-sleeping-on-heavily-soiled-bed-inquiry-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jerymay Palma Gargallano, who appeared before a fitness-to-practise committee of Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, found guilty of professional misconduct]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:45:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CCA2HCCVMS6PYBWD4JIY3VKDRM.jpg?auth=5c9e3bf88efb75aea9bce8a4406285c862a200c9dfe8f1a95cb267570be40012&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jerymay Palma Gargallano leaves a fitness-to-practise inquiry of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland in Blackrock, Co Dublin, on Monday. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In-laws (70s) arrested after New York Times engineer shot dead in California]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/in-laws-70s-arrested-after-new-york-times-engineer-shot-dead-in-california/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/29/in-laws-70s-arrested-after-new-york-times-engineer-shot-dead-in-california/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abené Clayton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Witnesses claim couple wore masks and each took a turn shooting their-son-in law in Dublin, California]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:10:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJU2YHAR2RB6HDDQ3GNFEXT2TM.jpg?auth=a1f61879fabef56fd75acb8f2a3e0597e617a5503c8813f47e503dfa7a2bcd57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A couple in their 70s have been arrested for allegedly killing their son-in-law in Dublin, California. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MattGush</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shein drops to record low after profit plunge in debut earnings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/shein-drops-to-record-low-after-profit-plunge-in-debut-earnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/shein-drops-to-record-low-after-profit-plunge-in-debut-earnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Leigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Online retailer faces growing pressure after EU eliminated customs exemption on low-value parcels in July]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:02:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NVVHWBJRCIPKOYVZA4ZENLAMDY.jpg?auth=b80e44b4905db28b652b1f010fdccd28763a021edbe822afa3d184ac274c1270&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shein listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on September 1st, in an initial public offering that raised HK$13.6 billion.  Photograph: Lam Yik/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lam Yik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stair na hÉireann i 100 Focal: Taispeántas nua in Strasbourg ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/stair-na-heireann-i-100-focal-taispeantas-nua-in-strasbourg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/stair-na-heireann-i-100-focal-taispeantas-nua-in-strasbourg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Áine Ní Dhonnaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Na Ceithre hAirde: 100 Focal in Strasbourg; CnaG i bPort an Dúnáin; Cáilíochtaí Gaeilge bronnta agus Féile Bhia Dhaingean Uí Chúis; BÁNÚ os comhair coiste. ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMJGPCUIYBHFRMUKWWP2E3S42Y.png?auth=b4e627da76804809cccccb1b62866e026b4995f88627b3b62b022167e9875a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samhain - Oíche uafás: Íomhá amháin ón leabhar Stair na hÉireann i 100 Focal atá foilsithe ag RIA.ie.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google fights EU attempt to open Android to rival AI ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/29/google-fights-eu-attempt-to-open-android-to-rival-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/29/google-fights-eu-attempt-to-open-android-to-rival-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Stolton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU move would force Google to give search data to competing providers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:57:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3POITMZNG5F6VEDG2P6ADDSIMU.jpg?auth=e4fb02353b7043ec008f912d8aa3f7c9fb614072115ffe6813a2db97dfec72f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Google is contesting the EU's bid to open up Android under the Digital Markets Acts.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia_Sudnitskaya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Denmark deal on Greenland is a reward for American bullying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/29/us-denmark-deal-on-greenland-is-a-reward-for-american-bullying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/29/us-denmark-deal-on-greenland-is-a-reward-for-american-bullying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Document compromises Danish sovereignty over Greenland and gives Washington a bigger role in deciding what happens on the island]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:45:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RBGQ4VENI5A5LBIX2RLQYYD4TY?auth=ff43b4c45cef14cc61d3a3dd835b84def1ee4701e8509db699009a932c08c180&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump shakes hands with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen before signing a deal with the US, Denmark, and Greenland in New York. Photograph: Brendan SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil rises as Iran uncertainty outweighs Saudi pipe return ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/29/oil-rises-as-iran-uncertainty-outweighs-saudi-pipe-return/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/09/29/oil-rises-as-iran-uncertainty-outweighs-saudi-pipe-return/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump rejects proposal to resume full traffic through Strait of Hormuz in seven days]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:45:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LMVB5RP6KUZ2ZLUKIQN7MHLV6A.jpg?auth=734882c9901b79a7db452f75160bdbe8d6e445d505a80e92fa44d8af7d425410&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump is considering a ban on diesel exports to curb prices, a move that could backfire, energy executives have warned. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Dietsch</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[D’imigh sin agus tháinig seo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/dimigh-sin-agus-thainig-seo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/dimigh-sin-agus-thainig-seo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fachtna Ó Drisceoil]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roinneann Fachtna Ó Drisceoil a chuid cuimhní cinn ar an nGaeltacht, a bunaíodh 100 bliain ó shin i mbliana]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RASODZ63HZEVHJWIAKQTZZV3RM.jpg?auth=6e74234fd2e7152af179ce4e816d34a2e78ae6e4c20d649a4365e1727f231156&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fachtna Ó Drisceoil lasmuigh de stiúideo Raidió na Gaeltachta i nDomhnach Broc. Grianghraf: Dara Mac Dónaill














]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sáinn ar an mbóthar]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/sainn-ar-an-mbothar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/sainn-ar-an-mbothar/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ursula Savage]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tá cás conspóideach Dhroim Crí ar ais sa nuacht arís tar éis beagnach 30 bliain]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +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[Thionóil baill den Ord Oráisteach ag eaglais Dhroim Crí ag an deireadh seachtaine. Theip ar a gcuid iarrachtaí máirseáil ar Bhóthar Gharbhachaidh, áit ar sheas líon mór cónaitheoirí agus tacaithe leo, in éadan an mhórshiúil. Grianghraf: Peter Morrison/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Morrison</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ChatGPT maker OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-release-of-new-ai-model-over-safety-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/big-tech/2026/09/29/openai-scraps-release-of-new-ai-model-over-safety-concerns/</guid><description><![CDATA[Next-generation software from maker of ChatGPT had been planned for an October debut]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:35:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HWVW5RRCPRN3QJ463L5LJTQ7LU.jpg?auth=60aaf3a5fd697488e77c3369d6b328088fffb508946a45b155da5fbbce53ea71&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei earlier this month joined industry leaders in calling for a slower pace of AI development and stronger safety measures. Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Asanka Ratnayake</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An tslí a sealbhaíonn páistí fuaimeanna teanga]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-tsli-a-sealbhaionn-paisti-fuaimeanna-teanga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/an-tsli-a-sealbhaionn-paisti-fuaimeanna-teanga/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dónall P Ó Baoill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is féidir le páistí suas le ceithre nó cúig theanga a fhoghlaim ag an aon am amháin
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FO6NKKAGBDBZNK7RVV5ICDFIQ.jpg?auth=230dcf36c54eda2c6030db3e1a92a647954d5abfcbe6c00ea12fdb7112956b9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Is scláta lom intinn agus meabhair an pháiste agus é ag cur tús lena thuras ag foghlaim teanga." Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olha Romaniuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dublin apartment complex and its criminal underworld connections ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-dublin-apartment-complex-and-its-criminal-underworld-connections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/the-dublin-apartment-complex-and-its-criminal-underworld-connections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NFOOUDT2VBB2TPLIVV5AEOG2EI.JPG?auth=d225f61662033b668106e5c197ad70170c10f3eb717e9fdb4aab0eb877fa3754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Buckingham Village, Dublin 1. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRI assails Government over public finances and who have been the real budget winners in recent years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/esri-assails-government-over-public-finances-and-who-have-been-the-real-budget-winners-in-recent-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/esri-assails-government-over-public-finances-and-who-have-been-the-real-budget-winners-in-recent-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:26:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRF6NLLPWVGCXEVGONLYKDMD4M.jpg?auth=1e219273922537d9c86b9869ddae72cb95c290bc8e79dcfebd738768f1b509f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ESRI's Alan Barrett. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the budget and energy prices: hope is not a good strategy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-the-budget-and-energy-prices-hope-is-not-a-good-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/29/the-irish-times-view-on-the-budget-and-energy-prices-hope-is-not-a-good-strategy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Energy is a central issue for the next week’s package and there are no quick wins ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XRFXHPJVYKBLXYX5U5WVCKP3ZE.jpg?auth=0e9703dfbb083de0b4009dc1478bf35f0d5a8d06897a38c5e1ee652183cd5d68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz: central to the higher energy costs dominating debate on the budget.   (Photo: Vahid Salemi/AP)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vahid Salemi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revising for exams: What works best?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/29/revising-for-exams-what-works-best/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/29/revising-for-exams-what-works-best/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geraldine Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students have far more choice today when it comes to revision, but how do you find the method that suits your learning style?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQVA5U5QOJFZNCMKOZH35B2474.jpg?auth=ccce1095924f21d513f50c9398970805bb22491c7464e249f32816bf5109f3dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[‘One of the biggest changes is that students can now learn at their own pace.’ Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Imgorthand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why I breastfed my fourth baby after bottle-feeding the others’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/29/why-i-breastfed-my-fourth-baby-after-bottle-feeding-the-others/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/29/why-i-breastfed-my-fourth-baby-after-bottle-feeding-the-others/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One in two babies still get breast milk at three months old, as rates rise slowly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MY7P3EMKFJBPTHATDMVA6JJYHU.JPG?auth=f4bf439da5741ce5943388073ab48b6a3c042770851166b3140952b832c29809&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jayne Patterson Roulston with her four boys, William (6), Jack (3), Louis (2) and Robert (1), at home in Carrigans, Co Donegal. Photograph: Joe Dunne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOE DUNNE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland squad yet to decide on whether to play second Israel match]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/ireland-players-will-not-decide-until-after-thursday-whether-to-play-second-israel-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/ireland-players-will-not-decide-until-after-thursday-whether-to-play-second-israel-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson says squad ‘are all uncomfortable’ with situation ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2CYATPVZNWXYBGT3JQKN6NATNE.jpg?auth=05281d56e937074f968cacf6b7e0bf3bb529cab463e3bead37adbb3ebca3a527&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson during the Israel match in the Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is behind a sobering whitewash URC weekend for the Irish provinces?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/irish-provinces-lack-of-depth-harshly-exposed-by-whitewash-urc-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/irish-provinces-lack-of-depth-harshly-exposed-by-whitewash-urc-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Absence of international quality a clear contributor to sobering opening-round results]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQMA4I4FWT6LLCDQGYCHLSV4B4.jpg?auth=2ede90f6ce7a8b67ae195e0ab4dd4567521eb1650868f94b928dfa40049bef96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Edinburgh’s Jerry Blyth-Lafferty celebrates with Euan McVie following their team's victory against Ulster in last Friday's URC match at Affidea Stadium, Belfast. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s new Listen app tells us some things about its future direction but keeps others hidden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/rtes-new-listen-app-tells-us-some-things-about-its-future-direction-but-keeps-others-hidden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/rtes-new-listen-app-tells-us-some-things-about-its-future-direction-but-keeps-others-hidden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Should the national broadcaster be offering its listeners’ data as part of its sales pitch to advertisers?]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X4MRHI4MNREIXMH6RHBIBQWRTA.jpg?auth=8a8089c4828d193cdfa1db0890c0fdb56c8c47652a87621e4e79803515fad1e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugh Linehan Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertain weather outlook has Aidan O’Brien Arc plans ‘up in the air’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/29/uncertain-weather-outlook-has-aidan-obrien-arc-plans-up-in-the-air/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/09/29/uncertain-weather-outlook-has-aidan-obrien-arc-plans-up-in-the-air/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph O’Brien’s Thundering On and Ballydoyle trio remain in €5m Paris highlight ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3L6EGNYLANGOPNF4B3RSSUBH54.jpg?auth=70f4d56c5bf6db6dbddc87c8aa2e263d8751ed13c1777f10fbaba03a8008bcfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Soumillon on Diamond Necklace winning Ingabelle Stakes at the Curragh. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of AI on the rise in workplaces, says PwC ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/use-of-artificial-intelligence-on-the-rise-in-workplaces-says-pwc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/use-of-artificial-intelligence-on-the-rise-in-workplaces-says-pwc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Skills divide emerging between those adapting to new tech and those who are not]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C5PIW5WUHFATDKMIVXXTVQB6W4.jpg?auth=405a08ba5242424bbe15d7a34b7201d23c6ff79cefaaabe6919c11c0ae9ec9b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Almost half of workers said they expect the use of AI tools in their jobs to increase over the next 12 months. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">tadamichi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRI criticises Government for not managing public finances ‘prudently’ ahead of Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/esri-criticises-government-for-not-managing-public-finances-prudently/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/esri-criticises-government-for-not-managing-public-finances-prudently/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thinktank says Coalition should be trying to tackle State’s underlying deficit]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LYWESLLO7FC33INYSZC56RJ4I4.jpg?auth=1d633274da21848a2c2eb652dc2429606d64085c249985a4bc8745b5c57c12cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alan Barrett: We should be weaning ourselves off corporate tax windfall. Photograph: Naoise Culhane ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owners and designers of AI agents should be held accountable by law]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/owners-and-designers-of-ai-agents-should-be-held-accountable-by-law/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/owners-and-designers-of-ai-agents-should-be-held-accountable-by-law/</guid><description><![CDATA[Creators must accept responsibility for ‘rogue’ agents]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Flutter stands to lose more than €60m as Brazil bans online gambling ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/brazils-gambling-ban-to-cost-flutter-60m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/28/brazils-gambling-ban-to-cost-flutter-60m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paddy Power owner ‘extremely disappointed’ by move in advance of the country’s presidential election]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DV3U4CEKMC5ATM7WQHEZP3U5FI.jpg?auth=2940c0892a07a5e6c07bd55f98cb4d35aa95bb165dcc49a7196689308e25a913&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's online betting ban is likely to require the approval of Brazil's congress to stay in place. Photograph: Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images          ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evaristo Sa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree standoff continues with no resolution in sight ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drumcree-standoff-continues-with-no-resolution-in-sight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/drumcree-standoff-continues-with-no-resolution-in-sight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F7HOUG2RJDLLBA6K76BJGOCK4.JPG?auth=eefb6b67c183a562541841acaf09dd424b0f6daf795bb3f39db1b9c63267265c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A march of members of the Orange Order is blocked by police near Drumcree Church on Monday. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only 14 driving test centres hitting wait-time target]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/only-14-driving-test-centres-hitting-wait-time-target/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/only-14-driving-test-centres-hitting-wait-time-target/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tallaght, Dublin, the longest at 22 weeks with shortest lag of just seven in Birr, Co Offaly]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F2MGHSK5EJIO5NI6VQLVMEQFA4.jpg?auth=621903485264b0429abac0b2ad550c3d54e43253d79fc05db0a2167c6ab339c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An RSA spokesman said the service continues to experience exceptionally high demand. 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[Flood protection delays leave homes at ‘increased risk’ from extreme weather]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/29/delays-in-flood-defence-and-coastal-protection-increasing-risk-from-extreme-weather/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/09/29/delays-in-flood-defence-and-coastal-protection-increasing-risk-from-extreme-weather/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate Change Advisory Council ‘extremely concerned’ by delays in planned schemes]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WLY2OV5RF5EYZITRZGQI7F34LA.jpg?auth=e692b917278abb3444109a5e91b9a7dc1ebe4d348871a4103a2fe25262c1b0ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A coastal change management strategy was published in 2023, but no actual management plans were available. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elgin to invest €200m in solar power farm]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/elgin-to-invest-200m-in-solar-power-farm/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/elgin-to-invest-200m-in-solar-power-farm/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal boosts energy firm’s Irish assets as it gears up for electricity supply auction
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LDOWDMUBA5D33JACV4QMWN23JM.JPG?auth=36d2b7f7715054f1fa2c3e691b1b48d3bce14affdadfeb270755d1da46032a6d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish energy business Elgin will invest €200m in a Co Meath solar power plant. Photograph: Michael Cooper]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Cooper +44 7968 167657</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht’s forward power to be strengthened with return of Irish internationals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/connachts-forward-power-to-be-strengthened-with-return-of-irish-internationals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/connachts-forward-power-to-be-strengthened-with-return-of-irish-internationals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[All five forwards from Andy Farrell’s summer squad are in contention to play in Treviso]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5IG7QT47JJ7BOE2S7OFDCI3VMY.jpg?auth=c45b9f307a36c6ac44dc7ab9c0b32c27f198cf4bb5e4dbd0df9a53506a753a4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht's Cian Prendergast could play against Treviso. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: ‘I want to stop all this in its tracks. I have five grandchildren; it’s breaking my heart’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/i-want-to-stop-all-this-in-its-tracks-i-have-five-grandchildren-its-breaking-my-heart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/i-want-to-stop-all-this-in-its-tracks-i-have-five-grandchildren-its-breaking-my-heart/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road resident Dessie Traynor is from a mixed marriage and is determined the Orange Order march will not go ahead]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ATA2VNFXV5FRBF2USYPGGFCV3Q.JPG?auth=804eca319a52a2535f36bbe2462368d66e80e248d5944b7442cec9257694d1dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown who are protesting against the planned Orange Order parade from Drumcree. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limits on non-EEA workers relaxed ‘temporarily’ to tackle staff shortages in healthcare]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/limits-on-non-eea-workers-relaxed-temporarily-to-tackle-staff-shortages-in-healthcare/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/limits-on-non-eea-workers-relaxed-temporarily-to-tackle-staff-shortages-in-healthcare/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee, Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Enterprise Minister Peter Burke will tell Cabinet colleagues change will last until more Irish staff are trained]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GMKTHKLHRZCMXKVIOGG6OPIG7M.jpg?auth=2d113edfb7672c1cebc49cd550720ba974b11cfd890bfd9b554785ad7a7ecefa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff shortages have particularly affected nursing homes, home-care and disability services, all of which have a high proportion of international staff. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Morsa Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncertain if Israeli ‘war’ bonds will no longer be offered for sale in EU through Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/uncertain-if-israeli-war-bonds-will-no-longer-be-offered-for-sale-in-eu-through-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/uncertain-if-israeli-war-bonds-will-no-longer-be-offered-for-sale-in-eu-through-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas finance committee chair Mairéad Farrell says Israel missing deadline for submitting prospectus application may not necessarily mean programme shutting down]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEGU6TG425F3NGRTLQHLLY2P4M.jpg?auth=b96fc490825116c7891b9cd6da5ae13796788176720c4af9a9b1d8f73cd7e27a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Bank. Since Brexit in 2016, Ireland had acted as the ‘home’ State which approved the Israeli bond prospectus that was marketed for sale within the European Union. Photograph: Istock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">istock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government must address housing issue as an absolute priority]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/government-must-address-housing-issue-as-an-absolute-priority/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/government-must-address-housing-issue-as-an-absolute-priority/</guid><description><![CDATA[Nothing significant has been done while corporate landlords enriched]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Tech wizards?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/tech-wizards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/tech-wizards/</guid><description><![CDATA[AI helped me fix my faulty MacBook – humans told me I had to buy a new one ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Putting faith in religion in a country ‘open to everything except for God’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/putting-faith-in-religion-in-a-country-open-to-everything-except-for-god/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/putting-faith-in-religion-in-a-country-open-to-everything-except-for-god/</guid><description><![CDATA[One brave man’s beliefs led him to make principled stand against Ireland v Israel football match]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Drumcree dispute]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/drumcree-dispute/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/drumcree-dispute/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where was the focus on compromise and tolerance? Instead we have two sides goading each other]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Consumer sentiment hits four month low]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/consumer-sentiment-hits-four-month-low/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/consumer-sentiment-hits-four-month-low/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While gauge slips lower, decline seen as marginal]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GFNYWKLPJNJCVFCH4ZOENGEBQY.jpg?auth=a3e6d366fdbaf7ad1406beb2833a48479347123d22c4925d235ef4f6fd0c4ec6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The headline consumer sentiment index fell to 61.1. 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[For grammar tips, best not count on the National Lottery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/for-grammar-tips-best-not-count-on-the-national-lottery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/for-grammar-tips-best-not-count-on-the-national-lottery/</guid><description><![CDATA[The folk there have lots on their plate]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[A question of tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/a-question-of-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/a-question-of-tax/</guid><description><![CDATA[Universal Social Charge: A fair surcharge? I don’t think so ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is behind the slowdown in Ireland’s property prices?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/what-is-behind-the-slowdown-in-property-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/what-is-behind-the-slowdown-in-property-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New home supply outside Dublin is up but there is also a definite cooling on the demand side of the equation]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSP2WQN6I45KJVDOBSWMJ2EXDQ.jpg?auth=5b11f1a5b52beae6904b6f720ef5cab36c5e2981f823b7557ae83cf33a04090d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House prices are rising at the slowest pace in several years. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yui Mok</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not in Europe’s interest ‘to have multiple candidates in UN election’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/not-in-europes-interest-to-have-multiple-candidates-in-un-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/not-in-europes-interest-to-have-multiple-candidates-in-un-election/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Phil Hogan hoping to edge out Spanish and Italian nominees in campaign to land €233,000-a-year Food and Agriculture Organisation post]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JD2M3DKLEBJZ3LPQNRKDOJ6L7Y.jpg?auth=033483bb46f1beb5263c1fd6610321239b72a965a532d28e3e142f4eee3b2413&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fine Gael stalwart Phil Hogan is competing for the Rome-based role that pays $265,000 (€233,000) a year, plus a $50,000 'representation' allowance. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times


]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Civil Service work-to-rule expected to disrupt EU presidency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/civil-service-work-to-rule-action-will-disrupt-eu-presidency-officials-warn-ministers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/civil-service-work-to-rule-action-will-disrupt-eu-presidency-officials-warn-ministers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Escalating public-sector pay dispute to create headache for Irish diplomats in Brussels during EU presidency]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EVE5UGHRO6RDR3O5T4YPPO54AQ.jpg?auth=6079561165cfbf059977b9d88c0cdb40f5486be57a98d0943db9bf2de6a38b44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin Castle. Ireland took on the presidency of the Council of the European Union for six month from July to December. Photograph: Bryan Meade/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children’s hospital contractor Bam submits claims for €983m over disputed costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/childrens-hospital-contractor-bam-claims-more-than-980m-linked-to-disputed-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/29/childrens-hospital-contractor-bam-claims-more-than-980m-linked-to-disputed-costs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers, Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Project marked by escalating costs – from €987m to €2.24bn, with delays and fraught relationship between builders and oversight board ]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IELF6FOU6BAOTG5UGUMXF2CHOU.jpg?auth=cb6722fe08bac1309c1d8cc7a0683f778c5b652c8418d2c3aca4a1a24cf5b681&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bam has been obliged to remediate half of the operating theatre floors, three of which had to be redone for a third time. Photograph: Dara MacDónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont staggers on, but this is a dangerous moment for Northern Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/stormont-staggers-on-but-this-is-a-dangerous-moment-for-northern-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/29/stormont-staggers-on-but-this-is-a-dangerous-moment-for-northern-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Going by the language in the chamber, things could hardly be worse, but there seems little appetite to bring down power-sharing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VDCKPU556VGQJIHN5JW4CAVOIQ.JPG?auth=e7cfd0f3e1d762a37e2443f567a3bd1902c3de2206ccee5f415f4a43aa25746d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police block a march of members of the Orange Order near Drumcree church amid protests by residents of the Garvaghy Road, Portadown. Photograph: Cathal McNaughton]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cathal McNaughton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFA and imported food]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/ifa-and-imported-food/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/ifa-and-imported-food/</guid><description><![CDATA[Calls for the resignation of Larry Murrin as chair of Bord Bia are hypocritical]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Women’s golf hit by latest Saudi withdrawal as PIF Global Series comes to an end]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/29/womens-golf-hit-by-latest-saudi-withdrawal-as-pif-global-series-comes-to-an-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/09/29/womens-golf-hit-by-latest-saudi-withdrawal-as-pif-global-series-comes-to-an-end/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pádraig Harrington proves that a week off is never a week off]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7N7WKZIOYXOXTMXX2PSXORQWM.jpg?auth=759237e946f022c5f11f55ba649286399c5799589357efa68dc5096a6589cdda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's investment in the Ladies European Tour has been limited to the championship in London. Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Peter Parks</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Titanic struggle to clear name of White Star shipping line’s owner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/a-titanic-struggle-to-clear-name-of-white-star-shipping-lines-owner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/a-titanic-struggle-to-clear-name-of-white-star-shipping-lines-owner/</guid><description><![CDATA[J Bruce Ismay was wholly exonerated by official inquiries, but his name is still linked with doomed vessel]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Almost 50,000 more digital specialists needed by 2030, agency says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/29/almost-50000-more-digital-specialists-needed-by-2030-agency-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/09/29/almost-50000-more-digital-specialists-needed-by-2030-agency-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expert group calls for more education and training and greater collaboration with business]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P67QDSOX2JEIFFUAW5GTNGOY54.jpg?auth=48dde19fdb61f9b8b48b18a98076f95abb78d0aecd03d544a55074a443979fb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Advanced capabilities in AI, cybersecurity and software engineering will be increasingly vital, Minister for Employment Peter Burke says. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MoMo Productions</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefits of Ireland’s solar boom should not go only to the big energy firms]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/sadhbh-oneill-ireland-solar-power-renewable-energy-boom-farmers-land-energy-firms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/sadhbh-oneill-ireland-solar-power-renewable-energy-boom-farmers-land-energy-firms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sadhbh O'Neill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Looking at the list of solar farm projects, one thing stands out: an absence of farmers]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MDCQDEFH5HONMCQPRQETHLOKM.jpg?auth=657eb78fc4c069ced150db645985f4087743eafb09600ab80ade58c389bd6f15&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blusheens Solar Farm, located at Killinick, Co Wexford, is helping to power the nation's electricity grid. File image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin did something unique in our history, making what happened next even worse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/fintan-otoole-ireland-team-israel-football-micheal-martin-united-nations-speech-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/29/fintan-otoole-ireland-team-israel-football-micheal-martin-united-nations-speech-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fintan O’Toole]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With his speech to the UN, Micheál Martin did something unique in our history. It makes what happened next even worse
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +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[We asked these young men, who live in the bubbles of professional sport, to go into conclave and somehow emerge with the answer to our dilemma – can you guys please tell us exactly what it means to draw a line in the sand? Photograph: INPHO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson worried about Ireland fan reaction at Austria match as another long week begins]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/long-week-ahead-as-ireland-players-brace-for-emotional-fan-reaction-at-aviva-stadium/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/29/long-week-ahead-as-ireland-players-brace-for-emotional-fan-reaction-at-aviva-stadium/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI unlikely to make any significant noises about second Israel fixture until home match against Austria out of the way]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AO5TXXX3BBEDLPYE3S54ZRZJYE.jpg?auth=23acb91f83aa99568f8c13e337f60cc215d383cbf20ad68e5012827d920b6c62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FAI president Paul Cooke (left) and CEO David Courell at the Republic of Ireland's Uefa Nations League match against Israel at Nagyerdei Stadion in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday. Photograph: Ben McShane/Sportsfile via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben McShane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI agents are hacking government agencies. It’s ‘really scary’ for cybersecurity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/ai-agents-are-hacking-government-agencies-its-really-scary-for-cybersecurity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/ai-agents-are-hacking-government-agencies-its-really-scary-for-cybersecurity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Existential risk remains a ‘huge leap’, experts say, but concerns are growing over AI capability]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MKKHI6QIZGUTFTJ7SEEAI7KLM.jpg?auth=511e4e1051d5d9a627ce8e56876be9e9fd3ec11776700e463105533346fb3bb2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The supercharged game of whack-a-mole to counter AI risks seems set to continue for the foreseeable future. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peshkov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our love of our libraries is nowhere near the end]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/our-love-of-our-libraries-is-nowhere-near-the-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/our-love-of-our-libraries-is-nowhere-near-the-end/</guid><description><![CDATA[The smell, the calm, the friendly staff always willing to help]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We don’t need another report on child poverty – we need action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/we-dont-need-another-report-on-child-poverty-we-need-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/we-dont-need-another-report-on-child-poverty-we-need-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[Having multiple ways of saying the same thing does not appear to be effective in pushing the Government to do enough]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 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[Breandán Mac Cionnaith profile: The ex-IRA man who Tony Blair said ‘took unreasonableness to an art form’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/who-is-breandan-mac-cionnaith-the-garvaghy-road-protest-leader-for-decades/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/who-is-breandan-mac-cionnaith-the-garvaghy-road-protest-leader-for-decades/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former IRA prisoner split with Sinn Féin over policing, but remains as committed as ever to his cause]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3K3SHAMCEBZLPB2WYF7MQRQQY.jpg?auth=db61b149535118d2e9cd5e9b6ae76b8449c488ecc55a8ec306a8669265b1eab4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Breandán Mac Cionnaith stands in the front line of the protest on Garvaghy Road in Portadown on Sunday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest payments on State’s debts could exceed €6bn, ESRI warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/interest-payments-on-states-debts-could-exceed-6bn-esri-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/interest-payments-on-states-debts-could-exceed-6bn-esri-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bond yields worldwide are soaring as creditors are unnerved by inflation and growing public borrowing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7AYVQOA4VEXDM7FEMEJQXCTBU.jpg?auth=82345cf4cbc9eec39430dfebd974cc0f122c3c536102d19dcea62857809c9740&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 10-year yield on Irish Government debt has risen to 3.7%. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nevarpp</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster putting great emphasis on attack this season, says Tyler Bleyendaal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/leinster-putting-great-emphasis-on-attack-this-season-says-tyler-bleyendaal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/29/leinster-putting-great-emphasis-on-attack-this-season-says-tyler-bleyendaal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coach has been particularly impressed with the halfback pairing of Gunne and Caspar Gabriel so far this season]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JGVDDXZHXC2IABEZINOWKVL3GY.jpg?auth=30ac2de82f12ec7299000503cbe0892ed80457b7acb7c7a60d86b18c4bb9860a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caspar Gabriel of Leinster with the ball during the URC match against Lions. Photograph: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These are all indicators you are overspending’: Irish customers overpaying on health insurance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/most-people-are-overpaying-for-health-insurance-so-heres-how-to-save-on-that-expense/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/most-people-are-overpaying-for-health-insurance-so-heres-how-to-save-on-that-expense/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Poor-value plans, inappropriate excesses and age loadings explained]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DOCOI3UAJERNPZIOODKISRTMU.jpg?auth=fe01f532c4a275f81fb7ec36b5ebbfd978d188e5b5712ead51c8f25c0ad04378&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's health insurance industry has about 325 plans from which to pick. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data centre protesters vow to fight on as Kildare County Council rejects zoning motions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/data-centre-protesters-vow-to-fight-on-as-kildare-county-council-rejects-zoning-motions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/29/data-centre-protesters-vow-to-fight-on-as-kildare-county-council-rejects-zoning-motions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Certain land in Kildare, including sites in Naas, was zoned exclusively for data centres under the Local Area Plan 2021-2027]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAISTM3WDZCYXCM6PW7DPBVPA4.jpeg?auth=82b1b476a6ff26d52ff830ca38afa4a9895be3cd042da0390c8011e6c74650d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A campaign against data centres in Kildare has gained momentum in recent months and a large crowd of protesters gathered outside the council building prior to the meeting. Photograph: Órla Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 54-year-old footballer who helped his team to an intermediate county title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/derek-fresh-oconnell-the-54-year-old-footballer-who-helped-kilcavan-to-laois-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/29/derek-fresh-oconnell-the-54-year-old-footballer-who-helped-kilcavan-to-laois-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Connell first played in 1988. Apart from a leg break when he was 19 he has laced up his boots every other season since]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7C5MDRORIJBZVC4375TQUHQX4U.jpg?auth=7c14674e47699b73d99fb0256c5f295ccd9498873ae2f1d1a3057c7333478a43&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derek ‘Fresh’ O’Connell, his mam Clare and his brother, club chairman Rory, celebrate after Kilcavan's win in the Laois IFC final. Photograph: Paul Dargan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man paid about €400 on Booking.com for hotel that turned out to be closed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/bookingcom-stalling-over-customer-refund-for-room-in-permanently-closed-hotel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/bookingcom-stalling-over-customer-refund-for-room-in-permanently-closed-hotel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Reader Mark says the entire experience ‘was and is still extremely stressful’]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIHMVG3OW2JDEVPTC4CRYUJF6U.jpg?auth=0d580984a5da44765f0b5427d1cd79ec5703661e064d5e93b87c620967d91280&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Booking.com's headquarters in Amsterdam. Photograph: Alamy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alamy Stock Photo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ires’s former big Canadian shareholders miss payday after failed campaign to sell  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/iress-former-big-canadian-shareholders-miss-payday-after-failed-campaign-to-sell/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/29/iress-former-big-canadian-shareholders-miss-payday-after-failed-campaign-to-sell/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Both Vision Capital and Capreit have sold out of the State’s biggest private landlord]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z725QRSYDKCYIDYNUXFV665C64.jpg?auth=cee8119c3cee4ab9eb21cff15ec9d91872b2b5a7280561046233879b6c245f4d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ires Reit is the largest private residential landlord in the Republic, with more than 3,600 units, mainly apartments. Photograph: The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cothromaíocht an Chónochta agus Lá Fhéile Mhichíl]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/cothromaiocht-an-chonochta-agus-la-fheile-mhichil/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/cothromaiocht-an-chonochta-agus-la-fheile-mhichil/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tomaí Ó Conghaile]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ba mhór an tábhacht a bhain leis an tréimhse áirithe seo den bhliain riamh anall
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BSO7NIFM6ZAJBOH75NMJNPXZ5M.jpg?auth=364a24c57f994adfc2822702ffc1330ae5d0c6cd2c07d04024eba7ac71567e1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deirtear gur féidir líne dhíreach a tharraingt idir Sceilg Mhichíl agus láithreacha eile a bhfuil dlúthcheangal acu le Naomh Micheál in Éirinn agus chomh fada i gcéin leis an Iodáil agus an Talamh Naofa. Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cristina Avincola</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an elderly Madrid woman’s eviction became a new flashpoint in Spain’s housing ​crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/how-an-elderly-madrid-womans-eviction-became-a-new-flashpoint-in-spains-housing-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/29/how-an-elderly-madrid-womans-eviction-became-a-new-flashpoint-in-spains-housing-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Guy Hedgecoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Pedro Sánchez seeking solutions as protesters demand action on soaring rental prices]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5DCN5VGJ47NOBFDPAA6LGREYSE.jpg?auth=3f4c5d82692029ae764b3857e8d1704e09ec9712f0358b9f368acc86aebb575d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrators in Madrid protest over evictions, high rent and the housing crisis. Photograph: Oscar Del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oscar Del Pozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strikingly modern Sandymount four-bed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/strikingly-modern-sandymount-four-bed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/strikingly-modern-sandymount-four-bed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Light-filled semidetached home extends over three levels and is close to sea and amenities]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIG2C2XCPBA5RIOBEMUN7A4KZM.jpg?auth=465deb980b2a5a3deb5912d5cb6edc94fa63cda502fda1566404eaa2d20ee7ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[3B Durham Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, still seems strikingly modern]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Braithim go maireann meon na nGael go láidir lasmuigh den domhan gránna caipitlíoch ina bhfuilimid.”]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/braithim-go-maireann-meon-na-ngael-go-laidir-lasmuigh-den-domhan-granna-caipitlioch-ina-bhfuilimid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/braithim-go-maireann-meon-na-ngael-go-laidir-lasmuigh-den-domhan-granna-caipitlioch-ina-bhfuilimid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is aisteoir agus drámadóir é Timmy Creed atá le feiceáil sna sraitheanna teilifíse House of Guinness agus Vikings. Scríobh sé an dráma SPLICED, agus tá páirt aige faoi láthair in ZINC, dráma de chuid Dead Centre.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZL5QXSA4LBAXJP26L5T3CLZR4A.jpg?auth=ac2e8db246bf86fed93601823989719135994d7a875f259bd0a0cfbe2d057a21&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Timmy Creed atá le feiceáil sna sraitheanna teilifíse House of Guinness agus Vikings. Grianghraf: Eamon Ward]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget: Are we richer or poorer than in 2017? And who is saving €8,000 a year on taxes?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/budget-families-since-2017-are-we-richer-or-poorer-and-who-is-saving-8000-a-year-on-taxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/budget-families-since-2017-are-we-richer-or-poorer-and-who-is-saving-8000-a-year-on-taxes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our six family groups have all made savings in their tax bills over the past decade]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNJCFQDUIRCDBFTYO3POEKPQ5M.jpg?auth=d14fd2f6928baedf88deef45b33cfdd82dac4d7ca535f7de2108991ed470dc65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan Columnist Image]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many movie or TV characters with a physical disability can you name?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/29/how-many-movie-or-tv-characters-with-a-physical-disability-can-you-name-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/29/how-many-movie-or-tv-characters-with-a-physical-disability-can-you-name-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sacha Dekker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If more TV shows and movies included disabled characters whose disability was not a ‘thing’, I might be asked ‘what happened to you?’ by random strangers less often]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/633XVBPUNDMTQR2OHVDRMTYGHY.jpg?auth=f2292e3c974255cea25e698fcc9805037aba009913a53bb19ba98d03831fa5d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marlee Matlin plays a character in The West Wing whose disability is a neutral fact. Photograph: David Livingston/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Livingston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scáth na nimhe sa tsochaí]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/scath-na-nimhe-sa-tsochai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/sceal/2026/09/29/scath-na-nimhe-sa-tsochai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Diaidh ar ndiaidh tá foréigean agus bagairtí ag méadú, i saol na polaitíochta agus lasmuigh de]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q5VWFLPBR5F6DILAY766I4Q3KM.JPG?auth=1d4cf5b5ca2da71990be7ba577b09dc8de02aab817b80d2c08c52c3cef0e13ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Teachta Dála neamhspleách Michael Healy-Rae. Grianghraph: Alan Betson
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I haven’t really talked about this before’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/09/29/these-works-are-still-quite-raw-for-me-i-havent-really-talked-about-this-before/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/09/29/these-works-are-still-quite-raw-for-me-i-havent-really-talked-about-this-before/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Eastwood]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The art in Margaret Corcoran’s new exhibition weaves together Etruscan bronzes, Dante’s Divine Comedy and horrific images from Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJNRGD5GL5FEBCYZSLD23OVUYE.jpg?auth=df53b40bc5e5a859d7d91105986de4dac458283cadc8fd140849d4279343f914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Apollo Weeps at the Olive Tree – al-Badawi, Palestine, by Margaret Corcoran]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">gillian buckley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new home in older age: What are the benefits of downsizing to a new development?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/a-new-home-in-older-age-what-are-the-benefits-of-downsizing-to-a-new-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/a-new-home-in-older-age-what-are-the-benefits-of-downsizing-to-a-new-development/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New-build properties are becoming increasingly attractive to people who want to reduce running costs and make life simpler]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5F5B4J7SHRGE3IGE3UM2AKP33A.jpg?auth=91c4c65a58275ae31c2501ebf94308f625a018cd8a3c7bbf94e6eae6712ef6fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Location and lifestyle are the biggest drivers when it comes to downsizing, says Gemma Moore of Sherry FitzGerald New Homes. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rockaa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €325,000 buy in Rathmines and the Wicklow countryside?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/what-will-325000-buy-in-rathmines-and-the-wicklow-countryside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/29/what-will-325000-buy-in-rathmines-and-the-wicklow-countryside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two homes, one price: a rural cottage near Manor Kilbride or an own-door apartment in D6]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFIDKT4JKNHSVHSSC7ASOKTPUE.jpg?auth=58c508a6f2dfea924c91519c26a9407acfe42515a5f7630bc316744415587da9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Athdown Cottage, Manor Kilbride, Blessington, Co Wicklow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My outstanding balance is about €59,000, do I really still need mortgage protection?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/do-i-really-need-to-keep-paying-mortgage-protection-with-just-six-years-left-on-my-loan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/29/do-i-really-need-to-keep-paying-mortgage-protection-with-just-six-years-left-on-my-loan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mortgage protection is designed to pay off any outstanding balance on your home loan should you die]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to furnish a smaller home with what you already own]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/09/25/how-to-furnish-a-smaller-home-with-what-you-already-own/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/09/25/how-to-furnish-a-smaller-home-with-what-you-already-own/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denise O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to identify the pieces that matter and make them work in your new home]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SSFOBL5CMJFZZMZSAZZNNJRALA.jpg?auth=2b7c2adb06352068c4e2ae8b7a457900e8d139b0f3a2ad4fe116fd95491ed168&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How do you identify the pieces that matter? 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