<?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/2026-09-30/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:41:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Irish factory output surges to almost five-year high in September as export orders expand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/irish-factory-output-surges-to-almost-five-year-high-in-september-as-export-orders-expand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/irish-factory-output-surges-to-almost-five-year-high-in-september-as-export-orders-expand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Healthy demand backdrop’ for manufacturers but fuel and transport costs on the rise, says AIB]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGLCBU54UFFANKBHMMPJVQUCLI.jpg?auth=403b158509057421167a98b255af73b03e66dfb0b69c759eeb18cf05ee6ec14f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[September was the second consecutive month in which manufacturing output hit an almost five-year high. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kodda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen ‘not doing any deal’ on Drumcree march, says spokesman but talks continue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/psni-chief-confirms-large-scale-criminal-investigation-into-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/psni-chief-confirms-large-scale-criminal-investigation-into-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements, Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern secretary circulates document with proposals to break impasse]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:07:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JB2SEZU5GMK6YW6OYGXHHM7FMQ.jpg?auth=3a5a63255359d4524a9f105662943d636a59ba99ecbec58ac33eb3a13fa8b52d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portadown Orange Order district master Nigel Dawson, legal advisor to the Orange Order and spokesperson Jamie Bryson, and deputy district master of Portadown Orange Order Alastair Power at Hillsborough Castle for talks on Wednesday. Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Echoes of Saipan as FAI questioned about treatment of Gavin Bazunu over Israel games]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/echoes-of-saipan-as-fai-questioned-about-treatment-of-gavin-bazunu-over-israel-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/echoes-of-saipan-as-fai-questioned-about-treatment-of-gavin-bazunu-over-israel-games/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Postponed Oireachtas sport committee hearing veered between controversial Israel games and safeguarding]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:02:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBCA5RHJC7GWEPQ4AMQWAV24VI.jpg?auth=17d16a46031c8d7086455409269e34bfc2f76b406794cb751c02eed91b94482a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FAI people and culture director Aoife Rafferty, president Paul Cooke, chief executive David Courell and director of football John Martin leaving the Oireachtas sport committee hearing on Wednesday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political parties eye compromise on citizenship reforms amid claims of ‘lies’ being spread]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/30/political-parties-eye-compromise-on-citizenship-reforms-amid-claims-of-lies-being-spread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/09/30/political-parties-eye-compromise-on-citizenship-reforms-amid-claims-of-lies-being-spread/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We have an open-door policy that we need to tighten up,’ says Independent Ireland TD Richard O’Donoghue   ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BDKWJKG2JZB3TJJVNX5XLCVCTE.jpg?auth=6bfabb7463d25722160ea68752295b892234f7f87e8cd8b2abec7bbe769cbb06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Minister for Migration said the Government was proposing a package of measures that reflects a modern society and European norms. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CervicalCheck claims cost State nearly €19m – C&AG report]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/30/cervicalcheck-claims-cost-state-nearly-19m-cag-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/30/cervicalcheck-claims-cost-state-nearly-19m-cag-report/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Figures include €6.6m in damages paid to people who took legal action over 2018 smear test scandal]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:26:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z3GB3V6ER5Z2RLCND4MNLESE5Q.jpg?auth=a53c2ba812fa5e7c4126b6d1a54192b36513f396d7521103891239e6a5a72908&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A digital artwork of campaigner Vicky Phelan, who exposed the CervicalCheck scandal, projected onto the GPO in Dublin in September 2022. Phelan died from cervical cancer in November 2022. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small-scale childminders will be able to earn more tax-free under planned budget measure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/small-scale-childminders-will-be-able-to-earn-more-tax-free-under-planned-budget-measure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/small-scale-childminders-will-be-able-to-earn-more-tax-free-under-planned-budget-measure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[€15,000 income threshold for Childcare Services Tax Relief set to be increased]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:17:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LR6UGBL5WVCBFHTS3XRUM6UEQ4.jpg?auth=8c0bab2a836fa319219f6ef0f5889f1b2db3ff27a611a40c6c068597456b75fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget 2027: Government plans to raise tax-free income limit for childminders. Photograph: Daria Nipot/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daria Nipot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo walks out of Portugal camp vowing to eventually reveal all]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/cristiano-ronaldo-walks-out-of-portugal-camp-vowing-to-eventually-reveal-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/cristiano-ronaldo-walks-out-of-portugal-camp-vowing-to-eventually-reveal-all/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jorge Jesus’s to face Denmark in Nations League on Thursday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:12:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NS5W5C6DUUBR44XVMO5V2PHLSI.jpg?auth=8abc499a12d09feb9bc8c9759d80c68196390c6ec213ea18101805aad5712fdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 146 times in 234 appearances for Portugal. Photograph: Lise Åserud/NTB/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lise Aserud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Walkout for Women’ seeks TDs and campaigners to spotlight gender-based violence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/walkout-for-women-seeks-tds-and-campaigners-to-spotlight-gender-based-violence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/walkout-for-women-seeks-tds-and-campaigners-to-spotlight-gender-based-violence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group behind move asked people to leave home, work or wherever they are for 15 minutes ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A5JV7P2ATJDFFKLAQ43Z6MTKHQ.jpeg?auth=ce7085a2ec936e65602378824ac2fa6837c746e043c4cc7376c31fc85946290e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TDs and senators take part in Walkout for Women at Leinster House. Photograph: Monica Murphy/Walkout for Women]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish-British governments conduct first joint exercise to plan for subsea cable attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irish-british-governments-conduct-first-joint-exercise-to-plan-for-subsea-cable-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irish-british-governments-conduct-first-joint-exercise-to-plan-for-subsea-cable-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Eastern Pearl’ first exercise of its type, with plans for more complex British-Irish co-operation amid Russian aggression]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:02:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFXKMX62U5AW7M5QKOLYLI7MEY.JPG?auth=ad34c2d1f5b7cde29c97cc5447bc2ba20dc3730415fbd830a53acc3dd6b743b1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Communications Patrick O’Donovan said the exercise marked a 'key milestone' in the development of enhanced co-operation between Ireland and the United Kingdom 'in preparing for disruption to our shared critical undersea infrastructure'. 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[Ireland’s wealthiest individuals claim €755m in tax credits and reliefs since 2024, report finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irelands-wealthiest-individuals-claim-755m-in-tax-credits-and-reliefs-since-2024-report-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irelands-wealthiest-individuals-claim-755m-in-tax-credits-and-reliefs-since-2024-report-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Effective rate for high-wealth people in 2024 was 33% – almost double the 17% rate for all those paying income tax ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DLDNT3VGENBFRANY57YPW4DPTQ.jpg?auth=850e3f97c3f5ca5ebbc755270f1c5010a9737eafbcf47de188bdd1cd4f529d8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Citing opportunities for aggressive tax planning, the C&AG called on the Revenue to use monthly reviews to produce new annual reports on high-wealth individuals’ compliance risk. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on State spending: learning lessons from wasteful episodes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/the-irish-times-view-on-state-spending-learning-lessons-from-wasteful-episodes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/09/30/the-irish-times-view-on-state-spending-learning-lessons-from-wasteful-episodes/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Comptroller and Auditor General’s annual report carries important messages ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CGJOVQRYXE73CVNAGJUAUBANQ.jpg?auth=a2b33183ba3e4197db91ab7e85278dc69b176a0c3a3dd2dcd85e48fcf5c877f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Education: consistent overspending has been examined by the Comptroller and Auditor General. (Photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We have seen two faces from Ireland’: Austria prepared for all eventualities in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/we-have-seen-two-faces-from-ireland-austria-prepared-for-all-eventualities-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/we-have-seen-two-faces-from-ireland-austria-prepared-for-all-eventualities-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ralf Rangnick’s unbeaten after two 3-1 victories in opening games against Israel and Kosovo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:40:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ETLSHF5OXPQUSELTUGGYV4CVSI.jpg?auth=702f1478b0cc12b6c7ebe7fd1d1ad08bbcc6961033378cd70d9b96da4dface85&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: 'We’ll see what Ireland bring and what solution we provide against them.' Photograph: Reinhard Eisenbauer/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Reinhard Eisenbauer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Jesuit priest at Drumcree church: ‘They even called me up to say a prayer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/a-jesuit-priest-at-drumcree-church-they-even-called-me-up-to-say-a-prayer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/a-jesuit-priest-at-drumcree-church-they-even-called-me-up-to-say-a-prayer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fr Brendan McPartlin lives off Garvaghy Road and believes negotiation is the only way to break the standoff]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:33:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4INO3H22WCHSB2QNOH5KCR57XA.jpg?auth=beb5c3f1cf14e7adf767a7dc507240031c4b268b9fee82e982c8e309006dcf9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orangemen and supporters at Drumcree Church after being stopped by police from marching down Garvaghy Road, in Portadown on Saturday. 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Wexford where the River Slaney burst its banks. (Photograph: Patrick Browne)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick Browne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Éamonn Fitzmaurice to be appointed Galway football manager on three-year term]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/30/galway-gaa-call-board-meeting-to-ratify-eamonn-fitzmaurice-as-senior-football-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/30/galway-gaa-call-board-meeting-to-ratify-eamonn-fitzmaurice-as-senior-football-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Finuge clubman guided Kerry to an All-Ireland title in 2014]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:59:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XGXOPPZ5TUJWAT2JG6NJJTLKI.jpg?auth=70a8d746c69b92d9ded4eb39899099e5866b47f37ddb10ab22e959e2d0283f5f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Éamonn Fitzmaurice managed his native Kerry to an All-Ireland title in 2014. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pilot brawl, then a rapid descent: passengers recount chaos on Flydubai flight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/30/a-pilot-brawl-then-a-rapid-descent-passengers-recount-chaos-on-flydubai-flight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/30/a-pilot-brawl-then-a-rapid-descent-passengers-recount-chaos-on-flydubai-flight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reserve crew on board safely landed aircraft after passengers intervened during cockpit struggle]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:46:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3J45PMD5WQPS6F5GW5R4OT7EUE.jpg?auth=65a103df46d6007ce0377613d923a276f9704fb70abd147c0f63175ee280deac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A plane carrying passengers from an earlier Flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion Airport on September 30th, 2026, in Tzafria, Israel. Photograph: Erik Marmor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono compares Israeli minister’s comments on Gaza to Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/bono-compares-israeli-ministers-comments-on-gaza-to-nazi-leader-heinrich-himmler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/bono-compares-israeli-ministers-comments-on-gaza-to-nazi-leader-heinrich-himmler/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Itamar Ben-Gvir retorts with angry X post and AI-generated video showing Gazan refugees leaving the war-torn strip for Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:44:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TR5QDWD2OZCB3GRATQB6C36JCY.jpg?auth=18be841f6b1b3fb9042e875923de8e5f1657f35fad115d62aee25f9b74456f45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2’s Bono criticised Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for referring to people in Gaza who 'are not worthy of life'. Photographs: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times and Abir Sultan/AFP/Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadcaster Esther Rantzen, TV host of That’s Life!, dies aged 86]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/30/broadcaster-esther-rantzen-tv-host-of-thats-life-dies-aged-86/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/30/broadcaster-esther-rantzen-tv-host-of-thats-life-dies-aged-86/</guid><description><![CDATA[Family pays tribute to campaigner for her ‘endless capacity for joy’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:08:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRU6GEIHXMZ66GMGFPVAQI447U.jpg?auth=e0335328527a3264198d6f74869efc834eeab25c48c5cb71b00087e871f4d978&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Esther Rantzen was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2023. Photograph: Kirsty O'Connor/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kirsty O'Connor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPW rented properties to staff at average of €169 a month]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/opw-rented-properties-to-staff-at-average-of-169-a-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/opw-rented-properties-to-staff-at-average-of-169-a-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Of 34 properties, rent was being paid on just 13, ranging from €56 to €367 a month]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CXLOZULY7RD7NHRW5O5TT6WY34.jpg?auth=7ebd2d9d1d26c8d07c962753f003e4dc7a3341ab983521c7009b507d4a282529&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Phoenix Park, Dublin. Photograph: Guven Ozdemir/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Guven Ozdemir</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postcards from the Edge – Frank McNally on Samuel Beckett’s newly published German Diaries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/30/frank-mcnally-samuel-beckett-german-diaries-1936-waiting-for-godot-war-nazis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/09/30/frank-mcnally-samuel-beckett-german-diaries-1936-waiting-for-godot-war-nazis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Travelling around Nazi Germany, he wrote presciently about war and found inspiration for Waiting for Godot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RQZVQJEU3NULLXSQ5CJKRNWSJQ.jpg?auth=59c312e53e0d1fd559aa47380e305f67611ebb529eb26685ac2080a0050313bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Samuel Beckett: The trip to Germany was the only part of his life for which Beckett, then unknown as a writer, kept a daily journal. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No FAI staff member spoke to Gavin Bazunu ahead of Israel game, Oireachtas Committee hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/no-fai-staff-member-spoke-to-gavin-bazunu-ahead-of-israel-game-oireachtas-committee-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/no-fai-staff-member-spoke-to-gavin-bazunu-ahead-of-israel-game-oireachtas-committee-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI details circumstances surrounding last Sunday’s Nations League game against Israel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:50:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NIDPF5O2NDTQLGJ5NNGQBHZ5A.jpg?auth=d4902bc6b8f02e230dbd63961352cb211e252ae1144637d747f75b3cc5aca90c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FAI director of football John Martin ahead of Sunday's match against Israel in Debrecen. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares mark first monthly loss in six months]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/european-shares-mark-first-monthly-loss-in-six/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/european-shares-mark-first-monthly-loss-in-six/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oil was up nearly ​14% for the month, and set for its biggest climb since ​July]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:16:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TFOX5NJNHH4MQ3LYP2CB2PRO7Y.jpg?auth=c30c65971f57375989dc551adaab0b26af51124df560ad9f0516e34aa6d3040b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Nasdaq ‌jumped more than 1% on Wednesday, leading gains among Wall Street’s main indexes. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Spencer Platt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí contact UK police forces amid efforts to ‘significantly’ ramp up pursuit training]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/gardai-contact-uk-police-forces-amid-efforts-to-significantly-ramp-up-pursuit-training/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/gardai-contact-uk-police-forces-amid-efforts-to-significantly-ramp-up-pursuit-training/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gaping skills shortfall emerged after five teenagers in a BMW were killed in a wrong-way crash on the M9 in Co Kildare in August]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:51:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIS5JQNPNYTEIIWJ5PCQ7IRXKE.jpg?auth=ce5a53db5c9fb0db245cfe4449670cbd558ba7b48fb872d9dd00e67fc71cbf8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five teenagers in a BMW were killed in a wrong-way crash on the M9 in Co Kildare in August as they tried to evade gardaí. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car dealer and salesman convicted over ‘spiced up’ written-off vehicles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/car-dealer-and-salesman-convicted-over-spiced-up-written-off-vehicles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/car-dealer-and-salesman-convicted-over-spiced-up-written-off-vehicles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Buyer’s insurance company notified him a vehicle he bought for €11,500 was a recorded write-off following a crash in 2023]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:50:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BGYCVFRILVHY5EXYSWZHTK7MXM.jpg?auth=8462402c489f4cf2da148d3696d138aae59931eb19013cbfbb759b1dd96d5638&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[At Dublin District Court on Wednesday, Judge Anthony Halpin said buyers had been 'completely deceived'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladimir Vladimirov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon stocks down 80% since 1970s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irelands-wild-atlantic-salmon-stocks-down-80-since-1970s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/irelands-wild-atlantic-salmon-stocks-down-80-since-1970s/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public consultation launched amid fears ‘iconic species’ could be lost entirely from Irish rivers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:43:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L5ACIX3TOJHQGJODH53L7TBPIQ.jpg?auth=013c33eebad68a3b3b22fee913ed99b9cb5927446580fdfb514372181eaae091&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Atlantic salmon are now classified as “near threatened” globally. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s economic outlook ahead of Budget 2027 and agentic AI going rogue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/irelands-economic-outlook-ahead-of-budget-2027-and-agentic-ai-going-rogue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/irelands-economic-outlook-ahead-of-budget-2027-and-agentic-ai-going-rogue/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:33:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSIROFMQE6CYW2MLIHCA7MZ4RU.jpg?auth=6e70ed16d30904ce8ec74d5694a720cacb3b88f0494bcbfad142ec86d5b27496&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Open AI CEO Sam Altman has urged caution in the development of AI over safety worries. 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Others fear what happens next ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MCOWUWG7AHYAUZAKNNYZVHBO7U.jpg?auth=ad72810dfaeae1a15e658f73055f269ebfe3136a2131cfdc79365ae3da6908b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iraq marked the withdrawal of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition forces from the country on Wednesday. Photograph: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Zaid Al-Obeidi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior project manager wins €67,500 constructive dismissal award after late-pay complaint]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/multinationals-performance-plan-an-orchestrated-attempt-to-oust-senior-project-manager-wrc-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/multinationals-performance-plan-an-orchestrated-attempt-to-oust-senior-project-manager-wrc-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Employee awarded €67,500 for constructive dismissal after complaining about not being paid on time]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:15:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MIN645TP4AC7L4Y556SFJGOOQU.jpg?auth=4a8fe0cf2784eab9fc827d171c9b15fb91edaf5cc0a0d5d5c565120671313425&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robert Donovan secured a year’s salary for loss of earnings after a finding of constructive dismissal against Indeff Ltd. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster captain Caelan Doris ruled out for rest of the year due to injury]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/leinster-captain-calean-doris-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-year-due-to-knee-infection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/leinster-captain-calean-doris-ruled-out-for-rest-of-the-year-due-to-knee-infection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After sustaining a foot injury in June, it was decided the number eight would also undergo knee surgery]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JIWGAKUUNWHMDI7FON3ALQHAFU.jpg?auth=fbc64fe43ef42bcadb437dfae17042cb0a32836a7ebd0be2cd27df28d1be1ca5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Caelan Doris receives treatment during the URC final against the Bulls at Croke Park last June. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Lights on BBC One: An unfortunate and cartoonish portrayal of racism in Ireland ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/30/blue-lights-on-bbc-one-an-unfortunate-and-cartoonish-portrayal-of-racism-in-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/09/30/blue-lights-on-bbc-one-an-unfortunate-and-cartoonish-portrayal-of-racism-in-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are echoes of British television’s historical tendency to portray Irish people as uncouth bruisers always up for a bit of fisticuffs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:59:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JX7XDW6WT3BIOWKTPWQD4VGCWU.jpg?auth=c8b55858b2b1409f2af75df0247d664bc8d0562f57f354aad614b8adedc65a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andi Osho, Katherine Devlin, Siân Brooke, Tommy Foster and Stevie Neil from the BBC crime drama Blue Lights. Photograph: Two Cities Television/BBC/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Two Cities Television/BBC</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least seven reported killed as Russia attacks Ukraine’s energy grid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/at-least-seven-reported-killed-as-russia-attacks-ukraines-energy-grid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/at-least-seven-reported-killed-as-russia-attacks-ukraines-energy-grid/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainians expect a winter of attacks intended to plunge cities into cold and darkness]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:24:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3IJGUJRAFNNTM7UB7P6OAUJDEA.jpg?auth=07ce86161bed743c2737cc6f46e83d27c6938ef1a83467f1681d3a12fa543947&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A destroyed house where a 14-year-old was reportedly killed in an air attack in Vyshgorod, just north of Kyiv. Photograph: Vladyslav Musiienko/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladyslav Musiienko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach tells Social Democrats reports of €7.50 pension increase ‘may not be true at all’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/taoiseach-tells-social-democrats-reports-of-750-pension-increase-may-not-be-true-at-all/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/taoiseach-tells-social-democrats-reports-of-750-pension-increase-may-not-be-true-at-all/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cian O’Callaghan says reported €7.50 pension increase ‘doesn’t even keep pace with inflation’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:19:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KIPKDUHMHFHSZLW5PGNT4FPP4A.jpg?auth=bf7e51fce3f10e5673b3e81768a4ca0a65cd128a54e0e3159d67161211e0e946&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[€7.50 State pension increase would be ‘paltry’, Dáil told. 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Photograph: Dan Clohessy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Clohessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland goalkeepers were not spoken to about Israel matches, FAI tells committee – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/watch-live-fai-to-face-questioning-from-oireachtas-committee-on-handling-of-israel-matches/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/watch-live-fai-to-face-questioning-from-oireachtas-committee-on-handling-of-israel-matches/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Safeguarding issues also on the agenda, with politicians pressing the association on the level of Garda vetting among soccer referees]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KBCA5RHJC7GWEPQ4AMQWAV24VI.jpg?auth=17d16a46031c8d7086455409269e34bfc2f76b406794cb751c02eed91b94482a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FAI people and culture director Aoife Rafferty, President Paul Cooke, FAI CEO David Courell and FAI director of football John Martin depart the Oireachtas after speaking to the committee. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Leomania’: How secular France fell for the Pope]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/leomania-pope-is-a-surprise-hit-in-secular-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/leomania-pope-is-a-surprise-hit-in-secular-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Macron makes sudden decision to attend Mass as pope draws large crowds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C3DSW37WGQIL27TT6P42BIRMFI.jpg?auth=9c114ea3c586a412004eb896f5a8fda4599a1b2cc7cf65b717d73297abac53be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd as he leaves at the end of a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France. 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Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Scott</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilot who stabbed co-pilot may have tried to crash Israel-bound aircraft, says Netanyahu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/30/israel-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilots-started-fighting-in-cockpit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/09/30/israel-bound-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-pilots-started-fighting-in-cockpit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou in Beirut]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officials investigating if incident was attempted terror attack on Israelis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:18:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TCESD4M672EM6ZMURPVQQRN25I.jpg?auth=2bc0e441568b12e908fdb21961fc7c84e5dcb6973cf7e57f7678d038e62b4614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Passengers embark on a FlyDubai aircraft at Ben Gurion. Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ariel Schalit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/public-sector-workers-refusing-to-enter-talks-on-pay-deal-chambers-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/public-sector-workers-refusing-to-enter-talks-on-pay-deal-chambers-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:56:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MXMLE2UNWEF3FCRFVD7A3QEWAI.jpg?auth=a1b06719c1a707a9aaa43e402541043d06628baaef13b0dae0d6e4e0ab41a969&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chambers said unions have pre-emptively pushed ahead with industrial action. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Win a Ninja Luxe Café Mini Plus Espresso Machine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/09/30/win-a-ninja-luxe-cafe-mini-plus-espresso-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/competitions/2026/09/30/win-a-ninja-luxe-cafe-mini-plus-espresso-machine/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Irish Times has teamed up with Ninja to celebrate World Coffee Day this October.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:23:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLC5DRWN6RGKBDPSKMTFE7IYVE.png?auth=79951d0aaa9f2f29c19cacc38bfab6f1b81dd07a015141e78823d03777f43178&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ninja Luxe Cafe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income tax change is coming in Budget 2027. Here’s what it means for you]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/budget-2027-i-dont-know-what-a-tax-band-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/09/30/budget-2027-i-dont-know-what-a-tax-band-is/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How will changes in income tax bands, USC and credits affect you?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:35:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BYRSKIBVVFBRXP6O3ACSUJCRDE.jpg?auth=ab1c3bafc144f725130b0954547a76dba3653a1c7f85f0c53aa0f46f301e1821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget 2027 is set to involve moves in tax bands, credits and the universal social charge. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disappearance of homeless man in Meath upgraded to murder investigation ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/30/disappearance-of-homeless-man-in-meath-upgraded-to-murder-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/30/disappearance-of-homeless-man-in-meath-upgraded-to-murder-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mark Duffy last seen walking into housing estate in Navan before vanishing without trace]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:28:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ABB6H27KURGENNMX2T2T5EE22I.jpg?auth=832e388fb49be810cfc903d66e20856721db94a502bcc3b19e90f80481fb6811&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Duffy (43 years) was last seen on October 3rd, 2022 in Navan, Co Meath. Photograph: Garda handout]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surging petrol and diesel prices trigger drop in fuel sales]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/surging-petrol-and-diesel-prices-trigger-drop-in-fuel-sales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/surging-petrol-and-diesel-prices-trigger-drop-in-fuel-sales/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retail sales remain positive overall despite global energy shock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:25:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ER5VADLQGNHRLLBS664JXKV24E.JPG?auth=79fc2242816b4c015faaa9b1c9bfb184bb8af48be36db3e76e428bbd29ecb305&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Motor fuel prices this week on the N11, Dublin. 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Photograph: EPA/Niall Carson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bin bag ban dumped by Dublin City Council]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/30/bin-bag-ban-dumped-by-dublin-city-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/09/30/bin-bag-ban-dumped-by-dublin-city-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plans to ban the use of plastic sacks across Dublin 7 next month scrapped following protests]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:14:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QL3C6AW2JJSYXJMD3FWDTCSFAY.JPG?auth=c914dd2a04e3b539831e4b4f8f29a6c9f14b75fd0698f96320f3ec3f3c3ff085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residents in the Dublin 7 area held a series of protests in recent months objecting to the ban on the use of bags. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil’s poor once propelled Lula to power. Now many are wavering]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/09/30/brazils-poor-once-propelled-lula-to-power-now-many-are-wavering/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/09/30/brazils-poor-once-propelled-lula-to-power-now-many-are-wavering/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As Brazilians prepare to vote, frustration over living costs is weakening the president’s grip on his traditional base]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:57:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLDSKG6EJ5FQHBEH3W5HTO4EQM.jpg?auth=c9a0e1651db0be28a55911aae8f57ca3a986019edeb1796a1c0b4a031e8e4085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazil's president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His government's disapproval rating is at 50 per cent in advance of Sunday's elections. 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Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[7,000 homes and businesses without power as repairs under way ]]></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>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:50:07 +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. 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Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Garda</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Texts about alleged Cornell University fraternity house gang rape released after investigation reopened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/30/texts-about-alleged-cornell-university-fraternity-house-gang-rape-released-after-investigation-reopened/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/09/30/texts-about-alleged-cornell-university-fraternity-house-gang-rape-released-after-investigation-reopened/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Luscombe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public outrage over the treatment of the alleged offenders, none of whom were arrested or charged, has grown after woman filed lawsuit]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6MKBW6LSHAJKP5OXYLCABPICE.jpg?auth=6dd4f2fe62fde4657c9c8c80a3da8423ff41a134693c47a24d9abb9a4fcbf24c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a 2024 report by a Cornell student who said she was raped at the fraternity house. Photograph: Heather Ainsworth/New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Ainsworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget stories take back seat to fast-moving Garvaghy Road developments ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/budget-stories-take-back-seat-to-fast-moving-garvaghy-road-developments/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/budget-stories-take-back-seat-to-fast-moving-garvaghy-road-developments/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Dáil bids farewell to renowned Irish Times columnist and colour writer Miriam Lord]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:25:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I3RRUXGS25GTJAAF27NBZ2E5L4.JPG?auth=88b7aa7514a71e3df809bf9606c055b734eda917cd576a35a2102baceaca279b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald talk to the media after meeting the Taoiseach and Tánaiste. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister for Health stands over Cork University Hospital safety and staffing levels ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/30/minister-for-health-stands-over-cork-university-hospital-safety-and-staffing-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/09/30/minister-for-health-stands-over-cork-university-hospital-safety-and-staffing-levels/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hospital chief executive had said she did not believe it safe to enter winter ‘with the level of staffing uncertainty that currently exists’.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:24:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5JQEY4P3NOBXWCUVNVEGVKHOI.jpg?auth=7dfdfc56cfcf7144c2000e4b7440f492e5658ea8f6e6b789a0acfac88e3ffd4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CUH has recently hired 233 people, more than any other Model 4 hospital, the Minister for Health has said. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Brexit debate is back. Could Britain rejoin the EU?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/the-brexit-debate-is-back-could-britain-rejoin-the-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/the-brexit-debate-is-back-could-britain-rejoin-the-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ten years after leaving the bloc, shifting public opinion is reopening a question once thought settled]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:56:23 +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[In a single swoop, Andy Burnham has junked Labour and Britain’s red lines. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Israel: Second game will go ahead on Sunday as planned, says Heimir Hallgrímsson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/ireland-v-israel-second-game-will-go-ahead-on-sunday-as-planned-says-heimir-hallgrimsson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/ireland-v-israel-second-game-will-go-ahead-on-sunday-as-planned-says-heimir-hallgrimsson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager also said there have been ‘a lot of lies’ around the Gavin Bazunu decision to boycott Israel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:47:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RU4GMMIXBZ7WYCY6XMA6Z4TE5I.jpg?auth=20a204650f44e59913638487ef60d531626a4d8fbe68cfa663c2b1271004c420&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson addresses the media on Wednesday morning. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animals review: Blindboy’s full-scale theatrical debut is a bit of a loose baggy monster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/30/animals-review-blindboys-full-scale-theatrical-debut-is-a-bit-of-a-loose-baggy-monster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/09/30/animals-review-blindboys-full-scale-theatrical-debut-is-a-bit-of-a-loose-baggy-monster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Abbey production has a thoughtful, accomplished first half, but then it loses focus and coherence]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:34:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJ6FX2O2NVHQHIGEBV4Q4ISJV4.jpg?auth=a653a4b316c23a768f47c22b64133701f62cea1d8d903279d7f899c6c7cef91c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Animals: Emer Dineen and Liz FitzGibbon in one of Blindboy’s short stories. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man allegedly used blowtorch lighter to burn girlfriend’s hair in a fit of jealousy, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/man-allegedly-used-blowtorch-lighter-to-burn-girlfriends-hair-in-a-fit-of-jealousy-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/man-allegedly-used-blowtorch-lighter-to-burn-girlfriends-hair-in-a-fit-of-jealousy-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[George Hawthorne (41) also armed himself with a hammer after accusing the woman of fancying one of his neighbours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRM6L67WODUQBGIWUPQGDKYCYM.jpg?auth=8b2ff83aff60795eb31f3844db9d93fe7bca77d10b2071027ba2719a37936eda&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The victim feared her hair would go up in flames during the suspected attack last weekend, Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[FAI to face questions over handling of Israel game at Oireachtas committee appearance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/fai-to-face-questions-over-handling-of-israel-game-at-oireachtas-committee-appearance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/fai-to-face-questions-over-handling-of-israel-game-at-oireachtas-committee-appearance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox , Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Calls for support for Ireland players who ‘don’t want to share the same pitch as a genocidal regime’.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:38:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XC6WCG36HF3XLHP4MWUTVF3LOM.jpg?auth=4e73b802da660bd21b0a8860a62972399a6ac5188542af08e2852f0d246cf757&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People Before Profit TD Ruth Coppinger has said that FAI chief executive David Courell and the rest of the FAI board should resign. Photograph: Inpho/Ryan Byrne]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMW reinvents the petrol 3 Series for the Neue Klasse era – but there’s a price]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/bmw-reinvents-the-petrol-3-series-for-the-neue-klasse-era-but-theres-a-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/bmw-reinvents-the-petrol-3-series-for-the-neue-klasse-era-but-theres-a-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Massive update for the ever popular sports saloon as it gets the styling and cabin of its electric cousin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:04:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6HTAZRSTVHLPOT5KJFX7BNVQA.jpg?auth=36d8f5c40b2a640715484668add89c0e91f6d99a5417940b3614f04b9332b4de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new 3 Series essentially copies the bodywork of the i3, with cleaner lines than the outgoing model, and the same broad, slim grille]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fabian Kirchbauer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Moylan catches the eye in eventful few weeks for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/30/jack-moylan-catches-the-eye-in-eventful-few-weeks-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/30/jack-moylan-catches-the-eye-in-eventful-few-weeks-for-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In rugby, John O’Sullivan profiles Luan Giliomee, the brilliant 20-year-old South African who Leinster will face on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:01:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MONLCV5ZAMANHMAAIKINAH354M.jpg?auth=6b6e060a82265e4d6ab602b40751ec86c1d46bb6c872a00adf8f8f87ec93d055&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Moylan celebrates scoring for Ireland against Israel last Sunday. Photograph: Iinpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nikola Krstic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Two in five’ young men think rape victims partly responsible if drinking or taking drugs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/30/two-in-five-young-men-think-rape-victims-partly-responsible-if-drinking-or-taking-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/30/two-in-five-young-men-think-rape-victims-partly-responsible-if-drinking-or-taking-drugs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sceptical attitudes are evident across population, regardless of age or gender, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre survey finds]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:57:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFHVP5IF7VB2HIOE3APFQ5LTE4.jpg?auth=2fd2c871905cde0768a54ff8821ab049acef11a346fb77da5d834046f6412745&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A survey found 15 per cent of adults believe a person who is raped while under the influence of alcohol or drugs is at least partially responsible]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">iStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Range Rover Sport goes electric without losing its appetite for performance]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/range-rover-sport-goes-electric-without-losing-its-appetite-for-performance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/range-rover-sport-goes-electric-without-losing-its-appetite-for-performance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The new electric Sport offers 609km of range, 350kW charging and 550PS, but a brief first drive raises questions about its firm ride]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:50:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXIGD2LQIRGHHFYRYBYW2ZC46I.jpg?auth=71f317243204d1facea87a721356d57db6a2265d96021b42e83d62976ac8872f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is a consequence of strapping that big battery pack into the chassis.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[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[Burnham says ‘all options’ on the table including rejoining customs union, single market or full membership]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:57:30 +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[Trump weighs diesel export ban as US fuel crisis deepens]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-us-fuel-crisis-deepens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/09/30/trump-weighs-diesel-export-ban-as-us-fuel-crisis-deepens/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles McCormick, Jamie Smyth ,  David Sheppard]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Trump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:28:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DD7DN3LPSQO3ZZ6GCXFMX5YWUU.jpg?auth=c63b574348db6a9663ebdde20a8cc4216f9a8b6651b7e091735f7bdea3680bce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US energy secretary Chris Wright accompanied by US president Donald Trump speaking during an event in the Oval Office of the White House. Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Harnik</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect in RAF base terror investigation called police to report incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/suspect-in-raf-base-terror-investigation-called-police-to-report-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/suspect-in-raf-base-terror-investigation-called-police-to-report-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vikram Dodd, Helena Horton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Man dialled 999 before he and four others were arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:18:55 +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. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Birchall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Burnham’s speech to Labour Party conference a turning point on Brexit?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/30/was-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-a-turning-point-on-brexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/09/30/was-burnhams-speech-to-labour-party-conference-a-turning-point-on-brexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: UK prime minister pledged to consider all options on Europe, including single market membership and rejoining EU as a full member]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:43:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3DXDZHXAWWUGYMAV5WEUFFBSA.jpg?auth=0532e4325000593d8ea0572a1469d5d1091a41d134d159fa8f943939e4e048bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andy Burnham delivers his address to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Rousseau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good riddance to Reits and battle for talent in wealth management]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/good-riddance-to-reits-and-battle-for-talent-in-wealth-management/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/good-riddance-to-reits-and-battle-for-talent-in-wealth-management/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Digest: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:41:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F37WKCWF5ZXDSWEGJR3E2R4BBM.jpg?auth=941e69ecd104fc40f66840dfe73ad64b77da22af834ce4ab0c635331fe802fc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Listed private residential landlord Ires Reit is a big player in the apartment sector in Ireland. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My husband has been cold and distant since I told him about my Alzheimer’s worries]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/30/my-husband-has-been-cold-and-distant-since-i-told-him-about-my-alzheimers-worries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/09/30/my-husband-has-been-cold-and-distant-since-i-told-him-about-my-alzheimers-worries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: I have been paying close attention to my memory as my father was diagnosed at the same age]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CWHJXWCXWJBCVMHWDYN77HIBAA.jpg?auth=6d7362af71d6bec42ce167b67aecca99937a2558b00f67bf3598f69e1787c86a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It is natural to call on the support of adult children when struggling with a possible Alzheimer's diagnosis. Photograph: Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacob Wackerhausen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tackling education inequality: Social connections must be prioritised in Deis Plus schools]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/30/tackling-education-inequality-social-connections-must-be-prioritised-in-deis-plus-schools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/09/30/tackling-education-inequality-social-connections-must-be-prioritised-in-deis-plus-schools/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caoimhe Dempsey, Selina McCoy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newly appointed staff working with families of economically disadvantaged students can fundamentally alter the life trajectories of young people]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MJY23J7WFBCA7AWRMIRQ6T7C2Q.jpg?auth=24681b7ed09ef636d9b7e0c7e9e0976bf10d0bb12dae45a1404b6112b1f07097&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recent evidence shows that children from economically vulnerable households enter secondary school carrying two psychological barriers. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SolStock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s have less of seen and done ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/lets-have-less-of-seen-and-done/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/lets-have-less-of-seen-and-done/</guid><description><![CDATA[Some basic rules of grammar need to be taught]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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 Ireland’s property tax in perspective]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/putting-irelands-property-tax-in-perspective/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/putting-irelands-property-tax-in-perspective/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s annual property tax places us 13th of 29 European countries, well behind countries such as France, Spain and Italy]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[What one Kerry road tells us about speed limits and road safety]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/30/sinead-osullivan-what-one-kerry-road-tells-us-about-road-safety/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/30/sinead-osullivan-what-one-kerry-road-tells-us-about-road-safety/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinéad O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[An impromptu civilian road safety investigation unit emerged in Kerry, where residents counted collisions, measured footpaths and cross-referenced design standards]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OHQEG7VXXFARBFWHTANNWXJWVI.jpg?auth=7bba4c42c2e41ad1681e517774637270e4782910b5041548960aaa25fb701cfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Ventry, a man watching cars hurtle past his house for 25 years is offering to pay for the speed sign and ramps himself. Photograph: Domnick Walsh/Eye Focus LTD ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster enter the Shark Tank needing a plan to deal with Luan Giliomee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/leinster-enter-the-shark-tank-needing-a-plan-to-deal-with-luan-giliomee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/leinster-enter-the-shark-tank-needing-a-plan-to-deal-with-luan-giliomee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Youngster again backed up the hype with two tries in Sharks’ URC victory against Ospreys]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RTT7FFRIQRB57ACB35MZTQJQ4A.jpg?auth=ae4fb238e9de3f553c781fe057608dd4b6b30cf5c02d2423fb0298814760a757&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Luan Giliomee played a starring role in Sharks' URC victory against Ospreys at Kings Park, Durban, last Saturday. Photograph: Steve Haag Sports/Gallo Images/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gallo Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/30/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/09/30/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[September 30th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QM2UXXCEDRGF7EPOTTAKJM6JVM.jpg?auth=cde270ee8ae9f7ff2d8ef0ae7eac55e0f309b71d4c222bd78349e851ebaa8341&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Permanent price reductions, not temporary measures]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/permanent-price-reductions-not-temporary-measures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/permanent-price-reductions-not-temporary-measures/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government should focus on reducing costs of good and services to provide long-term savings for consumers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[Jack Moylan profile: Ireland’s new star arrives on the radar like a big green dot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/jack-moylans-scintillating-start-to-his-ireland-career-makes-him-hard-to-ignore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/jack-moylans-scintillating-start-to-his-ireland-career-makes-him-hard-to-ignore/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kiss emoji from Palestinian teammate adds another layer to a surreal international window]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H25KBA76223UURR3RICUHIOT4A.jpg?auth=8850682f847d1aba1d53b7468c17334c0e36deb41463760d6361a10d79bd0794&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland's Jack Moylan celebrates after scoring his side's third goal of the match against Israel. Photograph: Nikola Krstic/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nikola Krstic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carla Ward gives Heimir Hallgrímsson her ‘full support always’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/carla-ward-backs-heimir-hallgrimsson-as-brian-sorensen-takes-aston-villa-role/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/30/carla-ward-backs-heimir-hallgrimsson-as-brian-sorensen-takes-aston-villa-role/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland women prepare for two-legged Kazakhstan tie]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GSQYUBHHRCQERI5CKJPLVAFRAM.jpg?auth=fbdab669d27b3fa398d2143721e8d34285403ac1321d508f3fbe2b9464084232&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 at her squad announcement at FAI HQ in Abbotstown on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Elliott/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No extra pressure’ on Munster to make strong start to season at home, says Payne]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/no-extra-pressure-on-munster-to-make-strong-start-to-season-at-home-says-payne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/no-extra-pressure-on-munster-to-make-strong-start-to-season-at-home-says-payne/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Assistant coach Jared Payne focusing on green shoots in opening defeat to Glasgow]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JWTDFQ2GEZMJADLGJQF7HLVJ4M.jpg?auth=2f6bba357063fd05a375f8a2a9925d57a2b37647c2a8f45ad9ff2fa8c514679c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster will be aided by the availability of Ireland international Craig Casey for their game against the Bulls at Thomond Park on Saturday. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Additional cost-saving measures would significantly impact frontline services, Tusla warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/additional-cost-saving-measures-would-significantly-impact-frontline-services-tusla-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/09/30/additional-cost-saving-measures-would-significantly-impact-frontline-services-tusla-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Child and family agency says financial management cannot be considered separately from the realities of delivering services]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P2IMMSBYHBE6PE5VFLWVFZALZU.JPG?auth=e2846986a7da5cc1add80ab88da8a951bcc80c0399b5edb4b2d6092e3b816359&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tusla chief executive Kate Duggan says the agency will deliver value-for-money savings of about €112m this year. 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[The sadness of not being present for your child]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/the-sadness-of-not-being-present-for-your-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/the-sadness-of-not-being-present-for-your-child/</guid><description><![CDATA[Phones are distracting us from what really matters]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[Electricity is vital for life, so should be supplied as cheaply as possible]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/electricity-is-vital-for-life-so-should-be-supplied-as-cheaply-as-possible/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/electricity-is-vital-for-life-so-should-be-supplied-as-cheaply-as-possible/</guid><description><![CDATA[Vital utility should not be a means through which profit can be extracted from consumers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[Protesting against fuel prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/protesting-against-fuel-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/protesting-against-fuel-prices/</guid><description><![CDATA[I suggest peacefully protesting at the US Embassy in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[Irish citizen pleads not guilty to murder in Hungary, fuel prices, Drumcree and ‘notions’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-citizen-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-in-hungary-fuel-prices-drumcree-and-notions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/irish-citizen-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-in-hungary-fuel-prices-drumcree-and-notions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +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 is accused of murdering his former wife, Megumi Anderson, in January last year. Photo: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bálint Dömötör</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster defence-focused ahead of trip to face ‘formidable’ Glasgow]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/ulster-defence-focused-ahead-of-trip-to-face-formidable-glasgow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/09/30/ulster-defence-focused-ahead-of-trip-to-face-formidable-glasgow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sadlier]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Head coach Richie Murphy’s options boosted by return of Ireland internationals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/262FYVJUB5OG5PT5IV62VMDLRQ.jpg?auth=92c9022460c97b3df79d3e73074bee9d3f8b0c59b70ac354439f9f26ac4ff94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ulster head coach Richie Murphy says he needs a reaction from his players after their 34-29 defeat at home to Edinburgh last weekend. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposed changes to Leinster Hurling Championship on track to be put to Congress in February]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/30/proposed-changes-to-leinster-hurling-championship-on-track-to-be-put-to-congress-in-february/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/09/30/proposed-changes-to-leinster-hurling-championship-on-track-to-be-put-to-congress-in-february/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New format would see eight counties vie for the Bob O’Keeffe Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KAAEJ4ZJX7XIAJRBHG4YGUOBQU.jpg?auth=23e6c13229ff36e9edd9c73819df1d997a7f6c44f9ed144609f201743058f82d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darragh Neary and Joshua Ryan with the Bob O'Keeffe Cup after Galway's win over Dublin in the Leinster final in June. 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You won’t be missed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/farewell-to-irish-reits-you-wont-be-missed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/farewell-to-irish-reits-you-wont-be-missed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision to harness private capital for  housing market was reasonable, but problems were obvious]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the Orange Order so set on Garvaghy Road?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/30/why-is-the-orange-order-so-set-on-garvaghy-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/30/why-is-the-orange-order-so-set-on-garvaghy-road/</guid><description><![CDATA[That is the most uncomfortable of all questions for unionism]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[EU’s top judges to rule on Dublin Airport passenger cap in two weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eus-top-judges-to-rule-on-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-in-two-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eus-top-judges-to-rule-on-dublin-airport-passenger-cap-in-two-weeks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision will answer questions raised by airlines’ legal challenge in High Court here
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFJCLFAX6JGGTKW277AKK2JGLE.jpg?auth=2a13a1e6c1c0a94c9ae5bf1f0156db35970a4d19b7c3e300c1adc163e4e350a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[But legislation passed in summer gives Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien the power to increase or axe the Dublin Airport cap, sidelining any EU court decision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don’t boycott an Ed Sheeran tour just to look cool with a peace sign. Boycotts hurt]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/30/kathy-sheridan-you-dont-boycott-an-ed-sheeran-tour-just-to-look-cool-with-a-peace-sign-boycotts-hurt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/09/30/kathy-sheridan-you-dont-boycott-an-ed-sheeran-tour-just-to-look-cool-with-a-peace-sign-boycotts-hurt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boycotts are about more than hitting the “like” button on a social media post. Principles cost]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland football team’s behaviour towards Israel players was wrong]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/ireland-football-teams-behaviour-towards-israel-players-was-wrong/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/ireland-football-teams-behaviour-towards-israel-players-was-wrong/</guid><description><![CDATA[International match should not be chance to show hostility to those representing country we disagree with]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 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[Gambling regulator warns reforms on remote gaming and black market stalled due to funding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/gambling-regulator-warns-reforms-on-remote-gaming-and-black-market-stalled-due-to-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/gambling-regulator-warns-reforms-on-remote-gaming-and-black-market-stalled-due-to-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Newly established authority given only half the budget it sought for 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HUMEMNSKKBD33EDVR5G5NNCQLA.jpg?auth=5fcda4099f58dde89ad28a15bc248f8139f712cb9621f5d9b6aac914250b59e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[While it aims to be self-financing in three years, the Gambling Regulatory Authority had asked for €26 million in Budget 2026 – but was allocated just €13.35 million. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">andresr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falling birth rates, fertility and becoming a mum later in life]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/falling-birth-rates-fertility-and-becoming-a-mum-later-in-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/falling-birth-rates-fertility-and-becoming-a-mum-later-in-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jen Hogan, Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y66MDDTP7VFOFG2P2BOHAUEHZ4.jpg?auth=c18cde97b3fae83b0a39639b2cc0d91b66eeabe84bc90fb094b26352f00bf2af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[On the latest episode of the Conversations with Parents podcast Jen Hogan was joined by three women with very different experiences to talk honestly about careers, fertility, family life, and how society has changed. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SanyaSM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir seen increasing dividends as need for fibre investment eases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eir-seen-increasing-dividends-as-need-for-fibre-investment-eases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eir-seen-increasing-dividends-as-need-for-fibre-investment-eases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eir has paid €2.29 billion in dividends since French billionaire Xavier Niel led 2018 takeover ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XFY5LYQYFBFPINCLZC35Z3JDY.jpg?auth=742116f7d728657893d37bccce6c58e7a815e62c66a2393873d750d206fe64be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French billionaire, Xavier Niel, the majority owner of Eir. Photograph: Emmanuel Fradin for The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eir seen increasing dividends as need for fibre investment eases]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eir-seen-increasing-dividends-as-need-for-fibre-investment-eases/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/eir-seen-increasing-dividends-as-need-for-fibre-investment-eases/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Eir has paid €2.29 billion in dividends since French billionaire Xavier Niel led 2018 takeover ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3XFY5LYQYFBFPINCLZC35Z3JDY.jpg?auth=742116f7d728657893d37bccce6c58e7a815e62c66a2393873d750d206fe64be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French billionaire, Xavier Niel, the majority owner of Eir. Photograph: Emmanuel Fradin for The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We thought this was over’: Drumcree’s return confuses Labour’s faithful in Liverpool]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/we-thought-this-was-over-drumcrees-return-rattles-labours-faithful-in-liverpool/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/09/30/we-thought-this-was-over-drumcrees-return-rattles-labours-faithful-in-liverpool/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Party members in the most Irish city in Britain ponder the reopening of the wounds of a divided past]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission to put Ireland’s poor climate action record under scrutiny]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/30/european-commission-to-put-irelands-poor-climate-action-record-under-scrutiny/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/09/30/european-commission-to-put-irelands-poor-climate-action-record-under-scrutiny/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says emission reduction targets must be taken very seriously]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S3OX47LG2VBXDBA3RVWTIQ2W5Y.jpg?auth=a5b30092cbfcf6c0eac1828750a56b527735781911a5920b98eb7b88ec6201e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU commissioner for climate Wopke Hoekstra says all sectors of the Irish economy, including land use, will be under review. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images   ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NICOLAS TUCAT</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Jamie Bryson, the unelected loyalist standing ‘front, back and centre’ at Drumcree?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/who-is-jamie-bryson-the-unelected-loyalist-standing-front-back-and-centre-at-drumcree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/09/30/who-is-jamie-bryson-the-unelected-loyalist-standing-front-back-and-centre-at-drumcree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bryson is opposed to the Belfast Agreement and wields extraordinary influence within unionism and loyalism]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QZC55QTZDVFY7OWVKMBXNKOASI.JPG?auth=af390d42a8c7827f4b899e7f21c95f17144a3bb54e5d318c767c173eca4af972&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson outside Drumcree church in Portadown 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[If my granny saw me reading a novel, she’d tell me to do something useful]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/30/if-my-granny-saw-me-reading-a-novel-shed-tell-me-to-do-something-useful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/09/30/if-my-granny-saw-me-reading-a-novel-shed-tell-me-to-do-something-useful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish woman’s image has changed abroad, from harried mother to high-end creative. But how does this match reality?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7KVTP26VFDJTIUSASZXSXMMKE.jpg?auth=b8db37f86ab6b53d30402aa9289ef1f1c35c83a094ceea4bb44662b7689a8c31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My grandmother would come at you with a rolling pin for your notions. She was like a puritanical 18th-century critic worried about a novel’s capacity to corrupt a young woman’s mind.' Photograph: iStock ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pressmaster</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern A-rated home with spectacular sea views in Sutton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/30/modern-a-rated-home-with-spectacular-sea-views-in-sutton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/30/modern-a-rated-home-with-spectacular-sea-views-in-sutton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[La Cala was built in 2022 and provides uninterrupted maritime vistas from a viewing deck]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3225ZHUNMVE5HJSQ4TL2CBQTLQ.JPG?auth=c32d111487a10025591fca6ea777cd03fc003b8787c0dba842c0d2d9ceb9ef7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[La Cala, Sutton Strand, Sutton, Dublin 13]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is poisoning Kenya’s elephants?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/30/who-is-poisoning-kenyas-elephants/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/africa/2026/09/30/who-is-poisoning-kenyas-elephants/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A spate of suspicious deaths has exposed mounting conflict over land, conservation and livelihoods in one of Kenya’s most celebrated wildlife havens]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ROVX3AGQMVEH5KR7WXCBQKV7LM.jpg?auth=37ad4959915c8cf3b43654427af8fb8e785ccf27d61498e472d84a40e791f476&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Photograph:  Richard Blanshard/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Blanshard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefits to us and the State are underestimated when counting public transport costs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/benefits-to-us-and-the-state-are-underestimated-when-counting-public-transport-costs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/29/benefits-to-us-and-the-state-are-underestimated-when-counting-public-transport-costs/</guid><description><![CDATA[Buses, trains and trams contribute greatly to the common good, so we should tax flying instead]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work Q&A: How do big retailers handle employee theft and how common is it?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/30/qa-how-do-major-retailers-handle-employee-theft-and-how-common-is-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/09/30/qa-how-do-major-retailers-handle-employee-theft-and-how-common-is-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Retailers often adopt a zero-tolerance approach, which can see employees dismissed should they take home items of little value]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/574PYL22RVHAHJRHGXG7QECIHE.jpg?auth=77fd59e1450a37acf71aef1ac54140cea541fd2dd54cdc1e0011cce1fbf852ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Very few companies outside of the retail sector have written policies on employee theft. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Feodora Chiosea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our daughter has barely started fifth class and the secondary school chat has intensified]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/30/our-daughter-has-barely-started-fifth-class-and-the-secondary-school-chat-has-intensified/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/09/30/our-daughter-has-barely-started-fifth-class-and-the-secondary-school-chat-has-intensified/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Out of her four siblings, only one of them has a job connected to what she studied at university]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FSIEZX25NEXPG6CESGWXBPQ7M.jpg?auth=3294c9fd5926d617cde549e3c3d0ebb70d1770d2cedf3a62872fb7f988e85afd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daughter Number Four sometimes asks us what we think she’ll be when she grows up. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Caiaimage/Robert Daly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish Life’s Unio hires from Goodbody to boost offering to wealth management clients]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/irish-lifes-unio-hires-from-goodbody-to-boost-offering-to-wealth-management-clients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/09/30/irish-lifes-unio-hires-from-goodbody-to-boost-offering-to-wealth-management-clients/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Competition for senior talented staff heating up as more firms are attracted to growing sector]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DQP7AMRDARDKVEY7IFLM4VTVRM.jpg?auth=3ce71b7c56eb7221218ae8e5dd4203e3a41e60901ea8daff4b8c189df11e5330&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Andrew Mathers, Derek Buckley, Dan O'Sullivan and Ross Kavanagh of Unio Wealth Management. Photograph: Fennels]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Iain White : Fennell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ESRI seeks €10.5m for Dublin HQ and begins search for office to suit hybrid-working policy ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/esri-seeks-105m-for-dublin-hq-and-begins-search-for-office-to-suit-hybrid-working-policy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/esri-seeks-105m-for-dublin-hq-and-begins-search-for-office-to-suit-hybrid-working-policy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Economic and Social Research Institute has occupied Three Whitaker Square since 2006]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MBYI24K4BC4HPAX5Q4NBWEONY.jpg?auth=e297ee03e7379d395ba111d74d06f71038879ede1b3a321b367bf076bcd2f5d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I can’t find anything else’: Father of four pleads with court enforcing eviction orders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/district-court-residential-tenancies-board-landlord-tenant-eviction-rent-arrears-enforcement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/09/30/district-court-residential-tenancies-board-landlord-tenant-eviction-rent-arrears-enforcement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tenant and landlord cases before one judge reveal wider pressure in rental housing crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M7SINIJQ7JHIFLNENUZPZIZBYE.jpg?auth=797504ef402c70bc4ffbd9c82d04a42d24c07b11c98e6af10d0e01d59c1591d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Despite extensive searches and about 20 property viewings, the family were unable to get another house, the court hears. File images. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dublin logistics facility (200,000sq ft) seeks occupier following full upgrade  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/south-dublin-logistics-facility-200000sq-ft-seeks-occupier-following-full-upgrade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/south-dublin-logistics-facility-200000sq-ft-seeks-occupier-following-full-upgrade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ICG Real Estate acquired Axis building at Kilcarbery Distribution Park for €27m in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQZY7W5R3FFRJHPBXCQXDFMECQ.jpg?auth=9f85d91c9796383336bebb81b97f819c25e1752c22c661448ac86b14244e8911&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" 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Bernard McNamara at height of Celtic Tiger era ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XKIAEQC5KRFWJG5ZLXZGX5MQ6M.jpg?auth=ea397519233e52dcf7aee0399fe1605deee9e53b70f1eefb0e867107a06e8565&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Tallaght town centre site in Tallaght, Dublin 24]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully let south Dublin residential investment for sale at reduced price of €2.25m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/fully-let-south-dublin-residential-investment-for-sale-at-reduced-price-of-225m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/09/30/fully-let-south-dublin-residential-investment-for-sale-at-reduced-price-of-225m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Roebuck House comprises five apartments and generates annual rental income of €150,720]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RERSCXTG7JBJHKKDVF2N3JJXRQ.jpg?auth=2255a85860fbf8c464b8de1dce35b6b956fc34a02f378773affbfb1d4f020b77&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Roebuck House occupies a prime location in Clonskeagh, Dublin 14]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian villa providing peace and privacy a short walk from Dún Laoghaire main street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/30/victorian-villa-providing-peace-and-privacy-a-short-walk-from-dun-laoghaire-main-street/</link><guid 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isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/09/30/four-storey-home-beyond-humble-cottage-exterior-in-bray/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Architect Lindsay Johnston designed a unique property on a sloping site on Killarney Road]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VQRJMTE5Q5A43A7AVIM2MRYAUI.jpg?auth=e0d9ec9f7c289d2c63266c693bc5c5347d087b30ffa70fd68ea32eb00f0e0c55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patchwork, Killarney Road, Bray, Co Wicklow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m enjoying my sobriety. Everything gets better – including your bank account’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/30/foy-vance-im-enjoying-my-sobriety-everything-gets-better-including-your-bank-account-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/09/30/foy-vance-im-enjoying-my-sobriety-everything-gets-better-including-your-bank-account-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musician Foy Vance is as self-aware as they come, which makes him impossible to dislike. His outlook has bled into his songwriting too]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C27GOILJINHQNJXGWEZJ3NS3EE.jpg?auth=dd4f05d35252bb05b7abba337f3ade6c587505fc38ef4333436ee5cf3a873fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Foy Vance: ‘I’m getting away with it. The bills are paid, everyone’s happy, I get to do exactly what I want, release music whenever I want’]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Try! review: In this charming Irish documentary, everyone’s a winner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/30/try-review-in-this-charming-irish-documentary-everyones-a-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/30/try-review-in-this-charming-irish-documentary-everyones-a-winner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oisín Mistéil’s debut feature follows four Irish players on their journey to the 2025 Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7BBA2VKQERHRLAKNSH3CF7R3H4.webp?auth=25033dc4a8ea9c40d85f451ea8af36ea511e6a6ee310a9ec87d5a0fe31626611&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/webp" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Try!: Richie Philpott of the Sundays Well Rebels]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Weight review: Ethan Hawke does the heavy lifting in this 1970s-style genre movie]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/30/the-weight-review-ethan-hawke-does-the-heavy-lifting-in-this-1970s-style-genre-movie-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/09/30/the-weight-review-ethan-hawke-does-the-heavy-lifting-in-this-1970s-style-genre-movie-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Russell Crowe makes an impression in a gritty 1930s survival film that draws on classic Hollywood]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W627SJHL5CYEDUAUBURAPBXFQQ.jpg?auth=5bfa403db46b39569627ab26556d1c51a792c0d72a029a4ad25ed8e524f87b3c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Weight: Ethan Hawke and Austin Amelio. Photograph: Matteo Cocco/MetFilm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MetFilm Distribution</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrate 75 extraordinary years at Wexford Festival Opera this October]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/30/celebrate-75-extraordinary-years-at-wexford-festival-opera-this-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/09/30/celebrate-75-extraordinary-years-at-wexford-festival-opera-this-october/</guid><description><![CDATA[Over 17 days from October 15th to 31st, this year’s festival features a world premiere by Colm Tóibín alongside some of the world’s leading opera stars]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PYB2N6HWIZHK5BXQQL75ZJSTLM.jpg?auth=047f8c8e4caef16761d03ceb2ec978ef049da9d1ed5fc05697c9ea60d0ee910e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The opening night fireworks will mark the start of the 75th Wexford Festival Opera on Thursday, October 15th. 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Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen ID.Polo first drive: The Germans remember how to make a VW]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/volkswagen-idpolo-first-drive-the-germans-remember-how-to-make-a-vw/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/09/30/volkswagen-idpolo-first-drive-the-germans-remember-how-to-make-a-vw/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After missteps with the first generation of ID cars, Volkswagen goes back to basics with an electric Polo that majors on space, comfort and the fundamentals of driving]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DEE4VZZC7RBU3KC3LZXDAYG4UY.jpeg?auth=9b93e339e9acee7959f3896a5855ee63430bfeda036ce711aaedecdeff7221b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volkswagen ID.Polo]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>