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MEDIA CONTACT : Vineeta Colville email vineeta@150bond.com]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">CONOR MCCABE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospitality sector insolvencies down 23% as VAT cut supports ‘stabilisation’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/02/hospitality-sector-insolvencies-dropped-25-before-vat-cut-introduced/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/02/hospitality-sector-insolvencies-dropped-25-before-vat-cut-introduced/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overall rate of business failure well below long-term average, says PwC Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IV5B4Z4PINCSXB5MYTC2KYAJB4.jpg?auth=7c0605d0a4b2b40101f39b58ee046c365a7f434b841f46dccb17b2560767935b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The decline in hospitality sector insolvencies came before the Government slashed the VAT rate for restaurant and catering businesses from 13.5 per cent to 9 per cent on July 1st. Photograph: Getty/Agency Stock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">anouchka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Friends of Ireland politicians call on UK government to cancel Drumcree parade ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/us-friends-of-ireland-politicians-call-on-uk-government-to-cancel-drumcree-parade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/us-friends-of-ireland-politicians-call-on-uk-government-to-cancel-drumcree-parade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen members of US Congress say failing to act decisively risks ‘reopening one of the most painful chapters in North’s history’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:11:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NNMZ66QNCPSNRMBGAZIGAWDXEE.jpg?auth=60dc6f9114df3c5cf89a0bff2b7966e1b94f17a9c6655551dbec767a3ec47629&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Congressman Richard Neal, one of 14 members of the Friends of Ireland Caucus who have written to NI Secretary of State Chris Bryant. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland 2 Austria 2: Austria second-half goals cancel out Troy Parrott double – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/live-updates-protests-against-israel-matches-planned-ahead-of-ireland-v-austria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/live-updates-protests-against-israel-matches-planned-ahead-of-ireland-v-austria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Stop The Game’ demonstrations held outside Aviva Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6HBBEROHD3ID3NZXKZVOTXFOM.jpg?auth=70dac8a949f7f05a40e53ecf7815ca9b70e872dc35b1bfb3516d3da1fbd5282e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott of Republic of Ireland celebrates scoring his team’s first goal against Austria. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests prove only a minor interruption as Ireland fans choose to focus on football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/protests-prove-only-a-minor-interruption-as-aviva-chooses-to-focus-on-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/protests-prove-only-a-minor-interruption-as-aviva-chooses-to-focus-on-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After fraught forecasts, the night belonged to Troy Parrott until the game slipped away from Ireland against Austria]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:58:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVGM2IHLEQCCH73FWMFJIIVOPE.jpg?auth=e51b8db0c2a7093785122ac4cd037e01c9c7ea4e1233024a58aca0286025255e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland fans display a Palestine flag in the stands during the Nations League match against Austria at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hallgrímsson says fatigue proved costly as Ireland give up two-goal lead to Austria]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/hallgrimsson-says-fatigue-proved-costly-as-ireland-give-up-two-goal-lead-to-austria/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/hallgrimsson-says-fatigue-proved-costly-as-ireland-give-up-two-goal-lead-to-austria/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland manager said delay after tennis ball protest ‘kind of helped’ team]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:58:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J2BPUHBUNGBOQXCHECTP55ODVA.jpg?auth=94e68aed67a737b1859a17caf9e17ada95dabd4ea265d87a2a118c722d000609&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 Finn Azaz and manager Heimir Hallgrimsson react after the final whistle. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott lights up Lansdowne for Ireland but Austria storm back to salvage point]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/troy-parrott-lights-up-lansdowne-for-ireland-but-austria-storm-back-to-salvage-point/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/troy-parrott-lights-up-lansdowne-for-ireland-but-austria-storm-back-to-salvage-point/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ralf Rangnick’s half-time changes proved pivotal on a night where the crowd protests barely registered]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:38:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B6HBBEROHD3ID3NZXKZVOTXFOM.jpg?auth=70dac8a949f7f05a40e53ecf7815ca9b70e872dc35b1bfb3516d3da1fbd5282e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott celebrates his opening goal against Austria as Jack Moylan reacts in the background during the Nations League game against Austria at the Aviva. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louise O’Neill: ‘When your life falls apart ... you start questioning everything and anything’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/louise-oneill-when-your-life-falls-apart-you-start-questioning-everything-and-anything/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-womens-podcast/louise-oneill-when-your-life-falls-apart-you-start-questioning-everything-and-anything/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Suzanne Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:31:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUKNHDBBQJFK3CI3JRJG77LQVY.jpg?auth=4bb6dcbdb7b800628643b0bc7db9003249360b9d42cc7d99c298ba09119b2127&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Author Louise O'Neill is the latest guest on The Irish Times Women's Podcast. Photograph: Anna Groniecka]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anna Groniecka</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employee who sent Christmas email critical of organisation’s Irish skills fails in claims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/employee-who-sent-christmas-email-critical-of-organisations-irish-skills-fails-in-claims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/employee-who-sent-christmas-email-critical-of-organisations-irish-skills-fails-in-claims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seanán Ó Coistín cited ‘microaggressions against the first official language’ in email to colleagues]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:20:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z66J3YC5XUL3ZRR4T4VJDQC3ZU.jpg?auth=7bbfa545048de06ec977c904b729378f0173cbd6e0ad6dec907e92f8b99839eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[All of Ó Coistín's complaints were rejected in decisions published on Thursday by the Workplace Relations Commission. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU plan to share doctors’ professional history in crackdown on struck-off medics overseas]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/eu-plan-to-share-doctors-professional-history-in-crackdown-on-struck-off-medics-overseas/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/eu-plan-to-share-doctors-professional-history-in-crackdown-on-struck-off-medics-overseas/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Investigation found 11 seriously sanctioned UK doctors still registered in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:05:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6MGMEYDBLNGULKY4YWBIR3THWU.jpg?auth=962d48351fe1c9bfa39948c23253372f6552ffbc6f15573542a2e7851c02b13a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU commissioner for health Olivér Várhelyi said there are some doctors who like to ‘abuse’ the mutual recognition of medical qualifications between European countries]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igor Vershinsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott goal lights up the Aviva in a twisty, turny, dribbly, nutmeggy piece of art ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/paradonna-lights-up-the-aviva-with-a-twisty-turny-dribbly-nutmeggy-piece-of-art/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/paradonna-lights-up-the-aviva-with-a-twisty-turny-dribbly-nutmeggy-piece-of-art/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pundits swooned over Ireland’s first-half performance, but Austria recovered in the second half to ruin the good vibes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:59:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECOHXAVGIFET5JXOEPTH3VOTS4.jpg?auth=cae2f16c2d44303d6af30a9271801efc7567ff0ab4efbb030c4724ca5e237afc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland’s Troy Parrott celebrates scoring his first against Austria at the Aviva. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prolific burglar jailed for killing elderly Irish man who was protecting wife ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/prolific-burglar-jailed-for-killing-elderly-irish-man-who-was-protecting-wife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/prolific-burglar-jailed-for-killing-elderly-irish-man-who-was-protecting-wife/</guid><description><![CDATA[John Burke (91) suffered bleeding on the brain and broken nose in London attack]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:44:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2DUIV7KBAB7ZUDU7R3VDZJOBY.jpg?auth=78368701dd79390e2b89c8f0278661906b664a31e6ec5186e80fd40876e1063c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish man John Burke died after an aggravated burglary in Hackney, London, last year. Photograph: Metropolitan Police]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Metropolitan Police</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rename part of Phoenix Park’s main avenue after Charles De Gaulle, TD urges]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/rename-part-of-phoenix-parks-main-avenue-after-charles-de-gaulle-td-urges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/rename-part-of-phoenix-parks-main-avenue-after-charles-de-gaulle-td-urges/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Barry Heneghan calls for move to commemorate cultural and diplomatic links between Ireland and France]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:19:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K4BNHWRJ2IPTZB74WVC2EFNIE4.jpg?auth=a68c4b8bb0d3d5b4a7696e118e9f74f5e8308954f67eb082660cf35bc6216024&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charles de Gaulle and Éamon de Valera at Áras an Uachtaráin. Photograph: Jimmy McCormack]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity Traitors on BBC One: An ego-filled riot of characters come roaring out of the traps]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/celebrity-traitors-on-bbc-one-an-ego-filled-riot-of-characters-come-roaring-out-of-the-traps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/celebrity-traitors-on-bbc-one-an-ego-filled-riot-of-characters-come-roaring-out-of-the-traps/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Comedian Joanne McNally - the inevitable Irish contestant - is keeping her head down and could be a potential dark horse as the action picks up]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEFJJFSGGRH7JGYJC6YCKLINXE.jpg?auth=75e80ef3fdbe781829c2f6823b7477a6e4b46bd675b79c31c8579ae80e07ea9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celebrity Traitors returns on Thursday on BBC One at 8pm. Photograph: Cody Burridge/Studio Lambert/BBC]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cody Burridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the Opposition’s budget plans: we need to talk about spending]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-oppositions-budget-plans-we-need-to-talk-about-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/the-irish-times-view-on-the-oppositions-budget-plans-we-need-to-talk-about-spending/</guid><description><![CDATA[For now it is all about spending the corporate tax surplus, but tougher debates lie ahead ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25XVKXCK6B6CHO5V2LBO3U4S2Y.jpg?auth=72630e40b004d702ff9e85db13402eb5bf029168e0fbafd8b771eadca9e49a62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald and finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty launching the party's alternative budget in Dublin on Thursday.
 ( Photo: Micheál Ó Scánnail/PA Wire)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Micheal O Scannail</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí warn burglaries could rise by 20% as evenings get darker ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/gardai-warn-burglaries-could-rise-by-20-as-evenings-get-darker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/gardai-warn-burglaries-could-rise-by-20-as-evenings-get-darker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average number of monthly burglaries falls by over half since 2019]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:55:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OEQSC4OVJRFJPHIUFWZCOWQP6Q.JPG?auth=aa81208c9fd246ed1700fe0c428e1665910f8b7a916c115befb163a9dda41ff9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have noted an increase in home entry through unsecured doors and windows. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O Brien / The Irish Times,Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour accuses Coalition of ‘fictional, fraudulent budgeting’ amid department overspends]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/labour-accuses-coalition-of-fictional-fraudulent-budgeting-amid-department-overspends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/labour-accuses-coalition-of-fictional-fraudulent-budgeting-amid-department-overspends/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tánaiste Simon Harris counters that public spending reached ‘almost unimaginable’ levels when Labour was in power]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:50:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRVKK3DJ7N4LPCFLIPVUHK7M5E.jpg?auth=f884f79356e64bed1ca590d6c7a2d4518b5c4426668d5dff55217881bf91927f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Labour finance spokesman Ged Nash said people across the country were ‘worried sick about how they will pay the bills this winter’. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Brazil’s presidential election: down to the wire ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/the-irish-times-view-on-brazils-presidential-election-down-to-the-wire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/01/the-irish-times-view-on-brazils-presidential-election-down-to-the-wire/</guid><description><![CDATA[A run-off between left and far-right looks certain after Sunday’s first round of voting]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UKHJRDUWICDM3F6LBSLTYXWE54.jpg?auth=110d6a214dff9916f87f191b14c598df7f10a5aeadb93ebfa34e2fcd58766d00&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazil's right-wing senator and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro on the campaign trail this week. (Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nelson Almeida</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector unions reject Jack Chambers’ call to enter talks as disagreement remains]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/public-sector-unions-reject-jack-chambers-call-to-enter-talks-as-disagreement-remains/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/public-sector-unions-reject-jack-chambers-call-to-enter-talks-as-disagreement-remains/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work-to-rule among large portions of civil and public service began on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:27:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KDKORX25IMM7LQK6XOUJEPP2CI.JPG?auth=4916427bb05d4dec683d75e09380c78907b902f044adab2ce9bde394c6779914&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said the Government remains ready to enter talks on a new deal without precondition. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins 

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[College student protest uses 90s hits to draw politicians into listening]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/college-student-protest-uses-90s-hits-to-draw-politicians-into-listening/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/college-student-protest-uses-90s-hits-to-draw-politicians-into-listening/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students at the demonstration highlighted how housing difficulties have pushed many to the margins of the traditional university experience]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:23:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JPGJI4M3T5F7JP7UHRGB4KT4WE.jpg?auth=5160215ad9d8a4cdb797d90173f19474463f9e560366051c919791b7a591a2df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AMLÉ students protest outside the Dáil in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times















]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Opportunity knocks’: Ian Flanagan’s departure will intensify calls for a Munster reboot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/getty-thornley-munster-ian-flanagan-steps-down-roger-randle-urc-champions-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/getty-thornley-munster-ian-flanagan-steps-down-roger-randle-urc-champions-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[He presided over decline on and off the pitch, the nadir being the bid to sign Roger Randle as attack coach]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:04:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45JMBELSCJH65ASERYVQSLVADI.jpg?auth=e60c62832a0536a75090a41d43b9d447f1b5170792a802304a68a91d538ca17f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Flanagan's departure seemed a question of 'when' rather than 'if'. Photograph: James Crombie/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual revenue for GoSafe speed camera operator surges towards €30m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/annual-revenue-for-gosafe-speed-camera-operator-surges-towards-30m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/annual-revenue-for-gosafe-speed-camera-operator-surges-towards-30m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two cameras, in Co Mayo and Co Kilkenny, were raising €40,000 and €32,000 respectively in speeding fines per week, report shows]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:03:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UICLHFA4BIHBMV5SLWUAW5BFXI.jpg?auth=8d1433961d4a67ce46b0ee2ef97b84b8bb0f36fe81b3b478a90efbab2ce5eb0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Garda paid GoSafe a record €26m for its services last year. Photograph: David Chadwick/Getty Images]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla in breach of High Court special care direction again over capacity issues]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/tusla-in-breach-of-high-court-special-care-direction-again-over-capacity-issues/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/tusla-in-breach-of-high-court-special-care-direction-again-over-capacity-issues/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Retention remains a problem in units where 10 staff members per child can be required]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:56:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZTBQK45YQRHSHOTGHWTT7PTEPE.jpg?auth=b31d0cf1a92968d497227a96217bfc2cc6947ced2bcceb4e4d7d1ea45dd7dd7f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children aged between 11 and 17 may be detained by the High Court in one of three special care units]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pcess609</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flydubai hijacking attempt could aid Netanyahu’s re-election bid]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-hijacking-attempt-could-aid-netanyahus-re-election-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-hijacking-attempt-could-aid-netanyahus-re-election-bid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister hopes drama will boost his security credentials as Israelis prepare to vote later this month]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:44:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O7SMPLJKZVFJDJOVXUM7MJXULE.jpg?auth=1bd25f5ab6583e852b8d35a180a7ad0819547ac38cbfd94f0aa1f91bfd13a19c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu greets a passenger involved in taking control of a Flydubai flight during an apparent hijacking attempt. Photograph: Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Misadventure verdict at inquest of boy (10) who died after being hit by van in Shannon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/misadventure-verdict-at-inquest-of-boy-10-who-died-after-being-hit-by-van-in-shannon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/misadventure-verdict-at-inquest-of-boy-10-who-died-after-being-hit-by-van-in-shannon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dylan Coady-Coleman could not see approaching vehicle and the driver could not see him due to parked cars, court told]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:32:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UT5RHO2MQRHUPA4TONH5PRFPIY.jpg?auth=b2052935745925e2a6aa47cc2fee438d8bf6514a47ecb8b1640d6c7303b7bbf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dylan Coady-Coleman was a fourth class pupil at St Tola's National School in Shannon, Co Clare. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catering worker who quit job over verbally abusive boss awarded €21,700 at WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/catering-worker-who-says-bosss-conduct-forced-her-to-quit-wins-21700-at-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/catering-worker-who-says-bosss-conduct-forced-her-to-quit-wins-21700-at-wrc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Employee of Kerry-based company granted anonymity on basis of ‘threatening and intimidating behaviour’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:14:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GOREUJIMGNX6LLUYVEKPCNAHCM.jpg?auth=88240aa4194253806c0e75b146baf5726c501e4e6b332068ffa6f2a3afd81637&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A catering worker who said she had to quit her job over her boss’s conduct towards her has won €21,700 for multiple rights breaches. Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men who raped teenager in underground car park jailed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/two-men-who-raped-teenager-in-underground-car-park-jailed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/two-men-who-raped-teenager-in-underground-car-park-jailed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tanya Fowles]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alcino Soares and Luis Dos Martins Mariano each sentenced to six years for 2023 Dungannon attack]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIOM5IFY7RE2THR4CVKQ4IFOWQ.jpg?auth=788d19264ee398f97da1df95ffb53b750f703ca80a3fcc743af22b15f592863d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alcino Soares (left) and Luis Dos Martins Mariano, both with addresses in Dungannon, were jailed for the rape of a teenager in 2023]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charge of the Fanlight Brigade: a positive sighting of a threatened Dublin species]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/01/charge-of-the-fanlight-brigade-a-positive-sighting-of-a-threatened-dublin-species/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/01/charge-of-the-fanlight-brigade-a-positive-sighting-of-a-threatened-dublin-species/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The horses are not extinct – but whatever did they mean?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDOKELH3MVBLLKYL654Y2OSI5Q.jpeg?auth=2d7936707baad71ac12a70c0bc579e05c617420cef34244daee864a4b8313f0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A white horse in the fanlight of a door on Erne Street, Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition’s alternative budgets propose windfall taxes and €400 energy credits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/oppositions-alternative-budgets-propose-wealth-taxes-windfall-levies-and-energy-credits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/oppositions-alternative-budgets-propose-wealth-taxes-windfall-levies-and-energy-credits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Colm Keena, Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budget 2027: Sinn Féin eyes 3% ‘solidarity tax’ and €600 for additional properties, while offering €500 ‘essentials card’ ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RE54U5GAQ5FEBPDJOVJU2ISDXU.jpg?auth=64d08e2097ab6a5b98edbb901348246ca9b94b5dbc1ba21681474986f42cc7a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty said his party wanted a ‘fair’ tax package for workers and an increase in revenues for the State. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares tumble as government bond rout deepens on rising oil prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/shares-tumble-as-government-bond-rout-deepens-on-rising-oil-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/shares-tumble-as-government-bond-rout-deepens-on-rising-oil-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French shares drop after budget cuts announced]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:33:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ARGO6RTAXJWFNMGCJ6TXIG4WOI.jpg?auth=acee4d6e7908a7fbe2bab0892ff1da2a9451642237180e3c1170c4032ae01325&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[French shares took a hit after its government unveiled a 2027 budget with €43 billion in cuts and tax increases. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ageing population in Ireland will see rise of up to 58 per cent in need for family care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/01/ageing-population-in-ireland-will-see-rise-of-up-to-58-per-cent-in-need-for-family-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/01/ageing-population-in-ireland-will-see-rise-of-up-to-58-per-cent-in-need-for-family-care/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report says demographic change will put increasing pressure on family carers and formal care services]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:28:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2SXCDUANHVE57KZU2TYRPEI3DI.jpg?auth=df171d4cb286c0e308078c7327c98bec785f5ce6285a493f05057e111c2770f7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Need for family care in Ireland projected to rise. Photograph: Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Evrymmnt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (16) carried out house and car attacks for ‘Fagin-like’ criminal, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/boy-16-carried-out-house-and-car-attacks-for-fagin-like-criminal-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/boy-16-carried-out-house-and-car-attacks-for-fagin-like-criminal-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those involved in drug-intimidation campaign ‘far more sinister and a lot more dangerous’ than Dickens’s child offenders, says judge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCG5QWNMEZC4LKRTDJKHKAQCPI.JPG?auth=d0f51ff4321f632e3689ee1f3328874e3044a9a1ebf5ca84175b89f60b4db086&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A youth who worked for a 'Fagin-like' criminal pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to criminal damage and arson offences in 2025, targeting seven properties. 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[Flydubai flight: Co-pilot had ‘Islamic radical indoctrination’, says Netanyahu]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-uae-investigates-if-attack-was-terrorist-activity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-uae-investigates-if-attack-was-terrorist-activity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou, Jonathan Yerushalmy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Omani pilot, whose identity is still not known, is being interrogated by Saudi security services]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:19:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F57V6HM6236ZMGXRSQMCA2IS4A.jpg?auth=9c5a402c26a6cfe7c9d5e132bc86f863e7aa541310bfbdf9af9c41e2dbe2fcaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[September 30th: A plane carrying passengers from an earlier Flydubai flight that was diverted to Saudi Arabia arrives at Ben Gurion Airport. Photograph Erik Marmor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Airport cap move could face legal challenge, Minister warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/dublin-airport-cap-move-could-face-legal-challenge-minister-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/dublin-airport-cap-move-could-face-legal-challenge-minister-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government has no plans to tighten work permit laws, Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke tells tourism conference 
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:05:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UPT4YTWTGELK2VVHAUOJPVLR2I.JPG?auth=756e96c86eefbdb8dc6c6b0a3c1a670f251dd328b311b97ffb1060415320f98e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A new law gives Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien the power to increase or axe the so-called passenger cap on the State’s biggest airport. 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[UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over RAF Fairford incident ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/01/uk-iranian-dual-national-arrested-in-london-over-raf-fairford-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/01/uk-iranian-dual-national-arrested-in-london-over-raf-fairford-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Walker ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 27-year-old man was arrested in the borough of Westminster, London]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O6AXJE2RHSBCOQKR2OYXLKQKXI.jpg?auth=7a196cc41a56998e7f4d11eb0f2569addd5289f0a22f52b8e801f1c9f5c52819&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Police patrol the perimeter as a US bomber lands at 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[Flydubai flight: Indian pilot praised after disaster averted]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-flight-indian-pilot-praised-after-disaster-averted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/flydubai-flight-indian-pilot-praised-after-disaster-averted/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Stott and Andres Schipani in New Delhi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Smit Machchhar fought off attack by co-pilot with help from crew and passengers]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:46:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WQW74ACQ2VTH7XRFFE3CGQOUNU.jpg?auth=c1fe7e79b3e437b68f1c5ec3df3aecc29587f8db643041e045a9df548f2ac2b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Smit Machchhar r suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot. Photograph: Israel foreign ministry via the New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Israel Foreign Ministry</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackmail claims by former Inland Fisheries chief considered serious issues by department]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/blackmail-claims-by-former-inland-fisheries-chief-considered-serious-issues-by-department/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/blackmail-claims-by-former-inland-fisheries-chief-considered-serious-issues-by-department/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Particularly perturbing’ that contents of protected disclosure were brought to board meeting, former official says]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:23:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NV5RNUF54ZA5ZLUZUSPTKS5TBU.jpg?auth=cc0f6129c30cb2151ccf83e47736bc19834c08aa6b08d02d8333e5d50ab50ead&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief executive Francis O'Donnell. Photograph: Barry Cronin for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Barry Cronin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Commission tackles Republic over tax treatment of government bonds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/european-commission-tackles-republic-over-tax-government-bonds-tax-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/european-commission-tackles-republic-over-tax-government-bonds-tax-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish exemption includes capital gains tax on bonds issued by some State-owned entities including ESB, Bord Gáis and DAA]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:56:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBCZFKYWCWZ4WO3R7G7NV6RMCY.jpg?auth=6ab925eaf53f5955cdf754da144c4768207c771054d5d322e470a4bdece31107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brussels says favourable tax treatment of gains on Irish government bonds is not in line with EU rules governing the free movement of capital. Photograph: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal walkout divides a nation as Jorge Jesus asserts control]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/cristiano-ronaldos-portugal-walkout-divides-a-nation-as-jorge-jesus-asserts-control/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/cristiano-ronaldos-portugal-walkout-divides-a-nation-as-jorge-jesus-asserts-control/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Dantas]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Row sparked by head coach’s decision to leave the 41-year-old on the bench has left a great international career at risk of ending in acrimony]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:55:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NEQ4FOU4C6VUST55IJJUEQTRDI.jpg?auth=e8f7821fc9fbf5454464be643de336ee7b256bea2c832673f4dcfe86207506d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he had left the team's training camp in Denmark following a press conference by coach Jorge Jesus. Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liselotte Sabroe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland Funds marks golden anniversary by ringing opening bell on Wall Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ireland-funds-marks-golden-anniversary-by-ringing-opening-bell-on-wall-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ireland-funds-marks-golden-anniversary-by-ringing-opening-bell-on-wall-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Philanthropic organisation unveils plans to raise $200m over next five years from Irish diaspora]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:36:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P5PIURVAYVGB3GIBQBFQCTGZPY.jpg?auth=4d5de11536aca5462c6df5d768801360c6879a4edf3f6e6efe314ff0a7733198&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland Funds America chairman Thomas Quick and chairwoman emerita Loretta Brennan Glucksman ring the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Kathleen Kennedy / NYSE]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kathleen Kennedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chronic absenteeism: More than 75,000 secondary students missed 20 days in school year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/01/chronic-absenteeism-more-than-75000-secondary-students-missed-20-days-in-school-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/01/chronic-absenteeism-more-than-75000-secondary-students-missed-20-days-in-school-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report from Tusla Education Support Service shows ‘one in five students continue to miss a month or more of their school year’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:33:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXFFI36CS5B2ZEGHCLPNPO6RLE.jpg?auth=d2bcd5eccd5f4282ece2bf255c8943c8ed5a5dc6469c3956de1fe037e9aaa2f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The total number of school absences continue to be above pre-pandemic levels, the report finds. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DONGSEON_KIM</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cornell University alleged rape victim went from shame to seeking justice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/how-cornell-university-alleged-rape-victim-went-from-shame-to-seeking-justice/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/how-cornell-university-alleged-rape-victim-went-from-shame-to-seeking-justice/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debra Kamin, Matt Flegenheimer, Amy Julia Harris]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Files sketch Jane Doe’s journey from an unknown undergraduate to the embodiment of a dialogue in the US about sexual assault and consent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AEVJ73QYTBO5JKQN76JDPYSSQ.jpg?auth=81c5b80a5afab1f05de1accb1d1011139c4829eb1ca15ee75151b5903eda9aeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cornell University: A New York prosecutor said on Monday that he would reopen an investigation into accusations of a 2024 sexual assault at the university. Photograph: Heather Ainsworth/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Ainsworth</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman (30s) allegedly ‘pushed’ off balcony in Dublin dies in hospital]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/woman-allegedly-pushed-off-balcony-in-dublin-dies-in-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/woman-allegedly-pushed-off-balcony-in-dublin-dies-in-hospital/</guid><description><![CDATA[A man (20s) was arrested on Tuesday but was released without charge]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:19:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CRHRDY3BFABAWOL6MMVCJ3N6QM.jpg?auth=26b737c3e8e9d89b7abe2534ac742dc55d1e8503cc0f5bb08a63510bd8544558&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí examine a balcony on a second-storey apartment in Belmayne, Dublin 13, after an alleged serious assault on a woman in her 30s. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley’s court challenge to stop Cab selling his home adjourned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/martin-the-viper-foleys-court-challenge-to-stop-cab-selling-his-home-adjourned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/martin-the-viper-foleys-court-challenge-to-stop-cab-selling-his-home-adjourned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Managh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran gangland criminal made an offer to Cab last month after securing €200,000 loan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:10:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/57OJD6EZSGFJX7CFSYQD5AYB2Q.jpg?auth=2b526573b00b83530c8bd06aaf76f8d9cf4fff2af58e73a911084b5f4d4dae8e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin Foley at the High Court in Dublin last month. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child in abduction case to be brought to North for access with father, court orders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/child-in-abduction-case-to-be-brought-to-north-for-access-with-father-court-orders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/01/child-in-abduction-case-to-be-brought-to-north-for-access-with-father-court-orders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Judge Nuala Jackson says measures attached to order, including that father’s passport is retained, are ‘extraordinarily robust’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:56:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2V4QV6T2PBEAPLXE5GVVAZQ6SE.jpg?auth=34e0ef36022b1be9ff1bf95df29ef38c2ddbd52ba724b43e00a9a26c2d3fb74a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The High Court ordered that in-person access take place at a specific location in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christa Pike: Tennessee suspends all executions after lethal injections fail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/us-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-surviving-two-lethal-injections-on-death-row/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/us-woman-taken-to-hospital-after-surviving-two-lethal-injections-on-death-row/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Luscombe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pike, who was convicted of murder, was snoring loudly about 40 minutes after officials administered two doses of the lethal drug]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNNGLX25EYEGZNDHKFOCTKSE6E.jpg?auth=ac55b11005bdebfcb5ebcf6b4198c4dd1b611b39499cc7ec13e2f2bc7aa4df79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christa Pike attends a hearing via video link at Knox County Criminal Court, Tennessee, last month. Photograph: Jessica Tezak/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jessica Tezak</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lourdes! The Musical: An impressively complex tale of shame]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/01/lourdes-the-musical-an-impressively-complex-tale-of-shame/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/01/lourdes-the-musical-an-impressively-complex-tale-of-shame/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Xnthony is a long-time cabaret subversive. 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Photograph: Patricio Cassinoni]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Operation to hunt down Asian hornets in Cork moves to ‘critical new phase’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/operation-to-hunt-down-asian-hornets-in-cork-moves-to-critical-new-phase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/operation-to-hunt-down-asian-hornets-in-cork-moves-to-critical-new-phase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wildlife rangers attempting to find and remove possible nest in Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:48:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J67RV55JDZH3TAS6NHC7IXTMRA.JPEG?auth=b8b06e707cfcfdfe52939efcc6c8ef7871f4262d237a6b95846b5663b5caebd5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A National Parks and Wildlife Service team removing an Asian Hornet nest from Cork City last year.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of ‘basic responsibility’ on roads can destroy life, funeral of hit-and-run victim hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/lack-of-basic-responsibility-on-roads-can-destroy-life-funeral-of-hit-and-run-victim-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/lack-of-basic-responsibility-on-roads-can-destroy-life-funeral-of-hit-and-run-victim-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rory O’Connor died hours after celebrating his 17th birthday at the Listowel Races]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:25:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F4GYSBMWV5CLFOBTELTDY63G2A.jpg?auth=17705d2c53bd3652c3d197e72e0799b5302860219ee7b31a793823d0edfcf8d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image of the funeral of Rory O'Connor at St Bartholomew's Church in Athea, Co Limerick, taken from the live stream of the service]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ciarán Frawley to make Connacht debut at outhalf against Benetton]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ciaran-frawley-will-make-connacht-debut-at-outhalf-against-benetton/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ciaran-frawley-will-make-connacht-debut-at-outhalf-against-benetton/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leinster make five changes to face the Sharks]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:18:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JW3ANTMVIAA4D5POFYQTFOZZLI.jpg?auth=a0d39e1fb58cb2dfc839279fd1e2f91433856b6f8af7df93c56fc27929cec94f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Connacht’s Ciarán Frawley will make his long-awaited debut for Connacht on Friday. Photograph: Tom O’Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug and gun crime rates reach highest in a decade, CSO finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/drug-and-gun-crime-rates-reach-highest-in-a-decade-cso-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/drug-and-gun-crime-rates-reach-highest-in-a-decade-cso-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fatal shootings at unprecedented lows as latest crime trends show sexual offences falling, though other crime types up]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:01:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VG722V7QBLJDIX4PONITEQB7E.jpg?auth=8480fa567b6253e58bc6a986fb1512839d2af0864f439c97f7e944d24baa01ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The number of recorded crime incidents increased for 11 out of 15 offence groups in the 12 months to the end of June 2026.  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[Surging energy prices drive inflation to almost 4% in Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/surging-energy-prices-drive-inflation-to-almost-4/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/surging-energy-prices-drive-inflation-to-almost-4/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Motorists have been the worst-hit by the latest spike in oil prices]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:42:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LM45BRYLEMPJU5SXCZPGMTQYGE.jpg?auth=967e8e1736d35a144ee134a98a94b0731b025efa1b2ac6f46b57bda6a991964f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Petrol and diesel prices have gone above €2 and €2.15 a litre in many forecourts. Photograph: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eamonn Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Made in Europe’ rules should not ‘undermine’ UK relations, Britain’s new envoy tells EU]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/made-in-europe-rules-should-not-undermine-uk-relations-britains-new-envoy-tells-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/made-in-europe-rules-should-not-undermine-uk-relations-britains-new-envoy-tells-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK ambassador to EU Caroline Wilson cautions against bloc becoming ‘insular and inward-facing’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:37:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YD3V3W46OBBH7P7FHA4X4NZECY.jpg?auth=de6ebc78857388fd4e2ddd40b16273fc7b10bef953d56f6af0fcfe75db9c3b79&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caroline Wilson, UK envoy to the EU: ‘We need to build on the progress made in the Windsor Framework.’ Photograph: Vulcan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Louis DAVID</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three alternative Budget 2027 plans with one thing in common: spend, spend, spend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/three-alternative-budget-2027-plans-with-one-thing-in-common-spend-spend-spend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/three-alternative-budget-2027-plans-with-one-thing-in-common-spend-spend-spend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour, Sinn Féin and Social Democrats are going all in on the cost of living]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:26:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H4T2MS6BQZFBXK66H3ABO4POWU.jpg?auth=0f1cfcb6102b21709a469ee785b7faa0ed29873db27c74e320decf2edbda6331&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cliff Taylor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Harmony and happiness’ broken by workplace deaths of father and daughter, funeral told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/harmony-and-happiness-broken-by-workplace-deaths-of-father-and-daughter-funeral-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/harmony-and-happiness-broken-by-workplace-deaths-of-father-and-daughter-funeral-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mihai and Denisa Chinez died in incident at Banagher Precast Concrete plant in Co Offaly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:08:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSPE2AQA4U4BJ7DDREKF6JL7OA.jpg?auth=690c807a8a043717660940d1af8be1aab95d1e07f5a5a33adee73179dd424464&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The remains of Denisa Mihaela Chinez (24) are taken from St Rynagh's Church after funeral Mass for her and her father, Mihai Chinez (49), in Banagher, Co Offaly. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grinds 360: Power struggle over business backed by rugby stars leads to CEO’s suspension and reinstatement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/grinds-360-power-struggle-over-business-backed-by-rugby-stars-leads-to-ceos-suspension-and-reinstatement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/grinds-360-power-struggle-over-business-backed-by-rugby-stars-leads-to-ceos-suspension-and-reinstatement/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grinds 360 has a new board after resignations of founder Brendan Kavanagh and Olive executives as directors]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:02:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJWTAUOVUBBHRHNN3G67FNDV6I.jpg?auth=5a4539d4645444a2d0145fcc64639736b5b21192db298e5442c42e6751d8a433&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Educational-technology entrepreneur Brendan Kavanagh last month resigned as chairman and director of the grinds company, Grinds 360, he cofounded with teacher Ronan Murdock. Illustration: Brian Gallagher]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Gallagher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Flanagan to step down as CEO of Munster Rugby]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ian-flanagan-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-munster-rugby/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ian-flanagan-to-step-down-as-ceo-of-munster-rugby/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Flanagan had come under huge pressure from dissatisfied former players and supporters]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:57:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O2DTPG5NUVAGDABNGSP54FIIXM.jpg?auth=ebd51879d33099e404a6af2ea33df1e5d897e1192b5a238e903e3b65d8cca54a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ian Flanagan at the sod-turning ceremony at the €7.3m Munster Rugby Cork Centre of Excellence in 2024. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie ©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí seize 3D-printed gun and suspected cannabis in Mayo search]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/gardai-seize-3d-printed-gun-and-suspected-cannabis-in-mayo-search/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/gardai-seize-3d-printed-gun-and-suspected-cannabis-in-mayo-search/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Operation was part of continuing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the area]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:50:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N36YLHGWHRCYVD444MFYWOB4UI.jpg?auth=eae5e2fca6b0af0d381e403c8f2ee0d09cfe87a244a55a7f445ccda122ecda82&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The 3D-printed gun seized by gardaí in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, on Wednesday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From local row to peace-process shambles: How the Drumcree standoff developed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/from-local-row-to-peace-process-shambles-how-the-drumcree-standoff-developed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/from-local-row-to-peace-process-shambles-how-the-drumcree-standoff-developed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The re-emergence of the Drumcree dispute was sparked by a scathing legal ruling against the Parades Commission in August]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:48:47 +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[Portadown Orangemen and supporters gather at Drumcree Church after being stopped by police from marching to Garvaghy Road, in Portadown, on September 27th. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off pushes 10-year Treasury yield to highest since 2002]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/global-bond-sell-off-pushes-10-year-treasury-yield-to-highest-since-2002/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/global-bond-sell-off-pushes-10-year-treasury-yield-to-highest-since-2002/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Herbert]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sovereign debt costs around world return to multiyear highs]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:31:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BIH4RRMFQFBC7JIBFVBITWTYOI.jpg?auth=f72f4be39ea5492abce9d7c308e50d3fbcefbd1eb8c25766169ba75e2adfce7c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A brutal global bond rout pushed US Treasury yields to their highest point since 2002 on Thursday, intensifying the pressure from the oil price shock on public finances around the world]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VectorInspiration</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin, Social Democrats and Labour unveiling alternative budgets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/sinn-fein-social-democrats-and-labour-to-unveil-alternative-budgets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/sinn-fein-social-democrats-and-labour-to-unveil-alternative-budgets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Might Britain go back on Brexit? ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:17:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/76SVGKUHWNGM3PJDQ3T3VNJPLI.JPG?auth=ad8bff51302608a0f981b5aad7436e66d520088aace92ac6bc4e2bb5e6701eec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinn Féin, whose finance spokesman is Pearse Doherty, will tell us at 11am on Thursday what it would do if it were in charge of the budget for 2027. 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[Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/jurgen-klopp-disgusted-by-claims-his-germany-team-are-not-white-enough/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/jurgen-klopp-disgusted-by-claims-his-germany-team-are-not-white-enough/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Connolly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager says social media claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘idiocy’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:10:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R46ZPSOCAK7HS3GC5T26WDKD3E.jpg?auth=8ab1eb4c9659c78c2cdbe6defcb077f8147d21b4523703d8c32b2fbbf072b92f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Germany head coach Jürgen Klopp during a training session in Herzogenaurach last week. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aoife Wafer misses out on second Japan Test in Cork]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/aoife-wafer-misses-out-on-second-japan-test-in-cork/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/aoife-wafer-misses-out-on-second-japan-test-in-cork/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand hands Jane Clohessy and Niamh Gallagher first starts]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:02:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTFNQXSBRVHI3LTUQRJYIPU7WI.jpg?auth=3619fdddfffd72dea95b5228313b36624e2e81d0a02c9787fc65579fbe541d05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aoife Wafer suffered an ankle injury in training last week, seeing her out of both games against Japan. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ben Brady</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[East of Eden on Netflix: Florence Pugh’s powerful turn threatens to overwhelm this Steinbeck classic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/east-of-eden-on-netflix-florence-pughs-powerful-turn-threatens-to-overwhelm-this-steinbeck-classic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/east-of-eden-on-netflix-florence-pughs-powerful-turn-threatens-to-overwhelm-this-steinbeck-classic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Writer Zoe Kazan has sought to make ghastly Cathy’s character sympathetic, but Pugh has other ideas depicting a ferocious, almost emotionless villain]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:57:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JQBAG46S3KRZSINNHHYAQGZAG4.jpg?auth=8fc49ce5c4af3e8f08ecf244a2c70bac8daef7524d1620c130d704362ede761e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[East of Eden: Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames. Photograph: Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Esther Rantzen: The best bits from a brilliant TV career]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/esther-rantzen-the-best-bits-from-a-brilliant-tv-career/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/esther-rantzen-the-best-bits-from-a-brilliant-tv-career/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pioneering BBC personality championed a blend of light and serious material on That’s Life which had not previously occupied adjacent airtime]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:03:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRWLN45Y7ESQDOYNHMVJGYAR7Q.jpg?auth=06e473e76699afbc67b51987013020828418a9772fceaf99b17b10915721e228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Esther Rantzen during a visit to Luton Town Market in the UK in 2010. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Radburn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workday to cut jobs in Dublin HQ but will press on with AI centre of excellence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/workday-to-cut-jobs-in-dublin-hq-but-will-press-on-with-ai-centre-of-excellence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/workday-to-cut-jobs-in-dublin-hq-but-will-press-on-with-ai-centre-of-excellence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Up to 80 roles thought to be at risk although tech giant says it remains ‘committed to Dublin’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:51:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NI5K2CXYLJAT7HWX4BBE7UPSUE.jpg?auth=28d99f1b76ff62c5d56be44bed409c187f9a2d061def829e021c177d0efac279&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workday will move to its new European headquarters at College Square in Dublin early next year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meredith review: Dramatic temperature could be dialled up a notch in comic study of familial dysfunction]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/01/meredith-review-dramatic-temperature-could-be-dialled-up-a-notch-in-comic-study-of-familial-dysfunction/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/01/meredith-review-dramatic-temperature-could-be-dialled-up-a-notch-in-comic-study-of-familial-dysfunction/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Max McGuinness]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: The stakes never seem particularly high in Annabelle Comyn’s brisk 90-minute staging]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:03:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BBYH3K4RBZGF7GHCG5R2T7A4B4.jpg?auth=84d84fee8951182320fa9c7c3d71b6e88426f1412411b2b291f798ffaa652152&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Meredith: Fiona Bell, Dearbhla Molloy, Niall Buggy and Tishé Fatunbi. Photograph: Ros Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ros Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg’s few coins thrown to the GAA should not fool us]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/01/ciaran-murphy-mark-zuckerberg-deserves-a-gaa-role-and-i-know-the-perfect-one-for-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/01/ciaran-murphy-mark-zuckerberg-deserves-a-gaa-role-and-i-know-the-perfect-one-for-him/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tech tycoon has bought a castle in Waterford and given €150,000 to three clubs, so expect to see him at a game soon]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IHNE2WVHIUOJVDQJUMXSWHUPGY.jpg?auth=b00267f1a76508b15e89bc8ee92dccb5461565665e57bcb14584bcc5c98cb9bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg is CEO of Meta, which runs Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Finn Gomez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limerick mayor blames ‘gross underfunding’ of local authorities amid property tax hike ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/limerick-mayor-blames-gross-underfunding-of-local-government-for-property-tax-hike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/limerick-mayor-blames-gross-underfunding-of-local-government-for-property-tax-hike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[John Moran’s proposal to increase LPT in Limerick by 25 per cent for three years was voted down by Limerick council]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:49:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAWI6JYO3RDGZO5JTCRYDNHDJQ.jpg?auth=f5d84e330d55d5ad2dfa0df10c3e6132e6b44e8d966140a15a5a1ec001408df7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Limerick County and City Council has increased the local property tax by 15 per cent for next 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[Four men arrested in relation to insider trading investigation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/01/four-men-arrested-in-relation-to-insider-trading-investigation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/01/four-men-arrested-in-relation-to-insider-trading-investigation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Files being prepared for DPP after suspects in their 50s, 60s and 70s questioned]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:02:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3GHTP54SBJDRTEQIEGE2FEGGXI.JPG?auth=f6e9e110ae4510e2c3384617aaa93ee5d66fca9f18de3b727e24c6c7c55456e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí made the arrests on Tuesday and Wednesday. File image. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHI Tallaght reprimanded over concerns about confidentiality of children’s personal data]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/chi-tallaght-reprimanded-over-concerns-about-confidentiality-of-childrens-personal-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/chi-tallaght-reprimanded-over-concerns-about-confidentiality-of-childrens-personal-data/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Data Protection Commission finds children’s hospital ‘infringed’ GDPR on two grounds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:02:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AGOZKKEREVAHPD3MKXLND3JADE.jpg?auth=364180222e7307dc4d6a673754457ef6e2e2624d878b04f0ec540241658c1955&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Data Protection Commission said it would publish its full decision relating to CHI Tallaght 'in due course'. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sudok1</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defence Forces purchase of armoured vehicles wasted ‘millions in taxpayer funds’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/defence-forces-purchase-of-armoured-vehicles-wasted-millions-in-taxpayer-funds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/defence-forces-purchase-of-armoured-vehicles-wasted-millions-in-taxpayer-funds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vehicles suffered frequent mechanical issues, and offer of donation to the Ukrainian Armed Forces was declined]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVFAVY7UIJ53TDOLTSOOFZR2EA.jpg?auth=aed51e7bea830a89509eb5d56d088d7a61bfcafdf9a3bcfb8b3dae73d143ab34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times reported the LTAVs received minimal use during their 14-year lifespan before being retired in 2023. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GP’s social media posts during Covid pandemic undermined public health guidelines, inquiry told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/gps-social-media-posts-during-covid-pandemic-undermined-public-health-guidelines-inquiry-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/gps-social-media-posts-during-covid-pandemic-undermined-public-health-guidelines-inquiry-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Medical Council alleges tweets were inappropriate and undermined public health guidelines and public health authorities]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB47TJ54DFHRNMUUYWUQ4JYR3U.jpg?auth=b09292015f027c54fb1e1a385a8678c46262900748aa657e7446b1516089530c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The fitness-to-practise committee into the conduct of Michael McConville reconvened online on Wednesday to hear closing submissions. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster to play home Champions Cup pool games at the Laya Arena]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/leinster-to-play-home-champions-cup-pool-games-at-the-laya-arena/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/leinster-to-play-home-champions-cup-pool-games-at-the-laya-arena/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen’s side to welcome Sale Sharks and Pau to Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:44:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QWHG7DIN2IZB7PFLGZ7E6MQROU.jpg?auth=537edf2fecdbb6139e7af5918cba934ffbe549760f8b625422bce6b0632338be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's home venue underwent a €52-million redevelopment over the past two seasons. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland on edge for Austria clash after fraught week]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/01/ireland-on-edge-for-austria-clash-after-fraught-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/01/ireland-on-edge-for-austria-clash-after-fraught-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FAI get another Oireachtas grilling, provinces have to make do without Crowley and Doris]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:28:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M4N5CTHJZLOGLAAKP4NHTGDETE.jpg?auth=066ad1027b7e48b326d18532f8ffa1c5a2975f5d2b3bf82bebf3f39c04b7d7a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Finn Azaz in action during Ireland's opening Nations League fixture against Kosovo. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macklemore ‘blown away’ after Free Palestine tour sells out ‘immediately’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/01/macklemore-blown-away-after-free-palestine-tour-sells-out-immediately/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/01/macklemore-blown-away-after-free-palestine-tour-sells-out-immediately/</guid><description><![CDATA[Rapper announced concerts in Dublin, London and Paris after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour over Gaza comments]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:19:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMPKCXZBLB362JA34XFN4YRWWA.jpg?auth=e331fa9fd89413b7bc550e7956effb8b92ec469b7744ad507331fa0b41c75a7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Macklemore will perform three shows for his upcoming Free Palestine tour. Photograph: Joshua Sammer/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joshua Sammer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drinking ‘hooch’ an ‘ongoing issue’ in Irish prisons, inquest into Mountjoy death hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/drinking-hooch-an-ongoing-issue-in-irish-prisons-inquest-into-mountjoy-death-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/drinking-hooch-an-ongoing-issue-in-irish-prisons-inquest-into-mountjoy-death-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ned Connors died from acute alcohol intoxication but source of drink could not be determined]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUUAS6QJCNUPJMYS2RESQCALTA.jpg?auth=2f904b775c03e1ba8640081d93e6349efb62986bb10c9a1e7f76133d82893345&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[When prison officers at Mountjoy searched the wing for hooch, no evidence was found, the inquest heard. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/01/swiss-glaciers-lose-more-than-5-of-ice-after-record-heatwave/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/01/swiss-glaciers-lose-more-than-5-of-ice-after-record-heatwave/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cecile Mantovani, Denis Balibouse]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Loss threatens future water supplies and raises questions about ‌long-term ​survival of Europe’s ice fields]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:59:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PARSYZXFBJDUBKLYOSP4SQKKFQ.jpg?auth=eacce3dba5009c8b15729a5c032a428aa32dafe76f8df00010b78d27187042c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Glaciologist and head of Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (Glamos) network Matthias Huss with a four-metre measuring stake indicating the amount of ice that melted over the past year, during a measurement visit to record changes in Scex Rouge glacier in western Switzerland. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FABRICE COFFRINI</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland v Austria: Are match tickets on sale? Will there be protests? Where can I watch on TV?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-austria-will-there-be-protests-are-match-tickets-on-sale-where-can-i-watch-on-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/09/28/ireland-v-austria-will-there-be-protests-are-match-tickets-on-sale-where-can-i-watch-on-tv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about the Nations League game in the Aviva Stadium]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:56:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C25TXYN2K5EVVF5CAWKV2JUFEA.jpg?auth=df12e837c2ce42f3522ad9f84a8c1f2fe6f4d8f9712a95a044c1b09da4b0b7dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Troy Parrott celebrates after scoring against Israel. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just €109,000 of €3.9m overpaid to car dealers for EV scheme has been recovered]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/just-109000-of-39m-overpaid-to-car-dealers-for-ev-scheme-has-been-repaid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/just-109000-of-39m-overpaid-to-car-dealers-for-ev-scheme-has-been-repaid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scheme to encourage sales of electric vehicles relied on self-declaration to avoid breaches of state-aid rules]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LHZXCPJJ55CU3DKKY4AOOJCSDQ.jpg?auth=6e5d74caed83010a569155a861eb489def24acd1120fff14540925aa9fff51fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Problem arose after dealers were able to get grants towards cost of EVs used as demonstration models. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SimonSkafar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No one is passing through this door’: Inside the Flydubai cockpit fight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/no-one-is-passing-through-this-door-inside-the-flydubai-cockpit-fight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/01/no-one-is-passing-through-this-door-inside-the-flydubai-cockpit-fight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Zilber in Tel Aviv, James Shotter at Ben Gurion Airport and Peter Campbell in London]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Struggle breaks out on a flight to Tel Aviv after co-pilot stabs the pilot and passengers then storm the cockpit]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:57:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NTT5BLQNUA7TTRVRVU5N4CW6WI.jpg?auth=f18f52a5e830068d4d4c4723d4411a79bbe67ced59640a8ad647603769af73d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Assaf Regavim, one of the passengers who stormed a a Flydubai cockpit, speaks to the media outside the terminal at Ben Gurion Airport. Photograph: Erik Marmor/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US troops invaded Iraq 23 years ago. Now Iraq and Iran are celebrating their departure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/01/us-troops-invaded-iraq-23-years-ago-now-iraq-and-iran-are-celebrating-their-departure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/01/us-troops-invaded-iraq-23-years-ago-now-iraq-and-iran-are-celebrating-their-departure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US troops invaded Iraq in March 2003 amid the bogus claim that Saddam Hussein had developed weapons of mass destruction]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:21:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N355DY4W7ZDD5L3A3F7YDITG44.jpg?auth=7ed92ad37701c9ec41537493684a835b7ce8623b59163f4ddfca63a7e82076a8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US soldiers arrive at their home base of Fort Hood, Texas, after leaving Iraq. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Raedle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Trump electoral project to make Steve Hilton the next governor of California]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/a-trump-electoral-project-to-make-steve-hilton-the-next-governor-of-california/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/01/a-trump-electoral-project-to-make-steve-hilton-the-next-governor-of-california/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The transformation of Steve Hilton, former strategy guru for David Cameron, into a renegade Republican candidate is one wacky story]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:04:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y42XGSQEVC77VB3HCQFRAD236U.jpg?auth=f4a68957988a9bdac529b4bf3bbc98f9efdc29a7325da4691e40c1057a52b3af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Steve Hilton has offered a streak of eccentricity and a Maga-ish populist message. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patrick T. Fallon</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the world really drowning in debt?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/01/is-the-world-really-drowning-in-debt/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/01/is-the-world-really-drowning-in-debt/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wolf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We may not be on the eve of disaster but room for manoeuvre is shrinking for big economies]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WB7Q7E7DLRHH3CQOOHGORUO4NM.jpg?auth=d0d4055e41fb2a75cc9fc4d1478b2ef787fd8c67e650ba7a67ae14ce053e32db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Huge accumulations of public debt cannot be justified forever, particularly when there is no crisis to justify them. Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sesame</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the court as Irish citizen David Anderson faces ex-wife murder charge in Budapest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-as-irish-citizen-david-anderson-faces-ex-wife-murder-charge-in-budapest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/inside-the-court-as-irish-citizen-david-anderson-faces-ex-wife-murder-charge-in-budapest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2DXZCWSAPVGYBLUZXXSQVGMHUY.jpg?auth=ecde5d2e9c547483ac4a18c58b1f83b5164d750ed6a304ca38dc1908997f8ac8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[David Anderson (45) at the court in Budapest, where he faces murder charges in connection with the death of his wife. Photograph: Bálint Dömötör]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bálint Dömötör</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil dips as Middle East shipments back in the spotlight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/01/oil-dips-as-middle-east-shipments-back-in-the-spotlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/01/oil-dips-as-middle-east-shipments-back-in-the-spotlight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kanoko Matsuyama]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US and Iran have failed to make headway toward a lasting peace agreement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:36:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TT74FOUR66LVGUPH5PUTHABZYA.jpg?auth=62ffa2bcae671854952c1727dab3a5821bf3844d7b5af4df1a544ddb119f564a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president Donald Trump said the US has total control of the Strait of Hormuz. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kent Nishimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratings agency warns on interest rates and who is in really in charge of AI?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ratings-agency-warns-on-interest-rates-and-who-is-in-really-in-charge-of-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ratings-agency-warns-on-interest-rates-and-who-is-in-really-in-charge-of-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Flanagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:33:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LPZQMLYNTRPMJ3UI5ZDHI2DEBY.jpg?auth=76f01c4f2abb3656cf03f5e92b0b1f1a451e9019d510b99edc955678ee6de496&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ECB could start cutting rates as soon as 2028, say S&P. Photograph: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Kraus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Applause for Orangemen?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/applause-for-orangemen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/applause-for-orangemen/</guid><description><![CDATA[Residents of Garvaghy Road should have cheered them on]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +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[Heimir Hallgrímsson on Finn Azaz: ‘It’s difficult for him, you can understand that from his background’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/heimir-hallgrimsson-finn-azaz-is-one-of-the-people-i-admire-the-most-in-all-of-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/heimir-hallgrimsson-finn-azaz-is-one-of-the-people-i-admire-the-most-in-all-of-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Azaz, who has strong Israeli family connections, was reported to be reconsidering his future as an Irish international]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMTGB7OTUOBPRMXRJOHTJKJVXM.jpg?auth=a1e556a5fe1104824e702bacc92bad9a4f5bdc1dc0a026ddd1fcc433f0dbf2eb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland international Finn Azaz prior to Wednesday's training session in Abbotstown ahead of Thursday's Uefa Nations League match against Austria at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law to prevent questioning of rape victims in court on sexual history ‘is not working’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/law-to-prevent-questioning-of-rape-victims-in-court-on-sexual-history-is-not-working/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/law-to-prevent-questioning-of-rape-victims-in-court-on-sexual-history-is-not-working/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study also reveals defence bids to cross-examine complainants over social media use, including dating apps]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2ULZW3XTVH5NALXSJOAITCVJE.jpg?auth=f176bf78b7dead1ba4e2ed5ab507afaecc2ed4df75ce3c799693e0c25104d13d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Complainants in court face discredited assumptions about what a ‘real’ rape victim looks like, report author Sinéad Ring says. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Court Collins.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State paid millions to asylum seeker housing firms after cancelling contracts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/state-paid-millions-to-asylum-seeker-housing-firms-after-cancelling-contracts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/state-paid-millions-to-asylum-seeker-housing-firms-after-cancelling-contracts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘No value’ secured from deals which represented ‘substantial loss to the taxpayers’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/33AQYIUGEBDZVCK2SEYSBYIHGU.jpg?auth=ec692f54b427b1dae43cd1c89cff85a84703031424c5abb2e3fbe32193fa4520&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Five accommodation providers who had signed precontract agreements subsequently sued the Minister for Justice]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a high-tech hospital?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/what-is-a-high-tech-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/what-is-a-high-tech-hospital/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely it makes no difference where non-high-tech procedures are carried out, as the cost should not differ? ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Do I still owe tax if my mother’s house sold for less than expected?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/do-i-still-owe-tax-if-my-mothers-house-sold-for-less-than-expected/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/do-i-still-owe-tax-if-my-mothers-house-sold-for-less-than-expected/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask the Lawyer: The rules around capital acquisitions tax are not always straightforward]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2SKTWIOKNFTHKOU535NTOPHKQ.jpg?auth=58c5865d820f512952316f2a1ec634dbba8626aff380f8610dda10d0f1b9d7f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Figuring out what, if any, capital acquisitions tax is owed can be tricky. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish house price growth slows as higher interest rates bite]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/house-price-growth-slows-as-higher-interest-rates-bite/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/house-price-growth-slows-as-higher-interest-rates-bite/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sherry Fitzgerald’s latest snapshot of the market points to slowdown in price inflation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBN7CCFQM5HOPJOBHB6HQ2QNZI.jpg?auth=47245db3e483093bf5beddca209d2cc8af4b65f93bd00c302492eb2603e60026&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sherry Fitzgerald said the value of second-hand homes rose by 1.1% between July and September. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Means-tested pensioners should be exempt from property tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/means-tested-pensioners-should-be-exempt-from-property-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/means-tested-pensioners-should-be-exempt-from-property-tax/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many bought their their own homes, at huge interest rates, rather than rely on the State]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croke Park could be in the mix to host future Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/croke-park-could-be-in-the-mix-to-host-future-champions-cup-and-challenge-cup-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/croke-park-could-be-in-the-mix-to-host-future-champions-cup-and-challenge-cup-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EPCR keen to announce final venues for 2028, 2029 and 2030 as French Top 14 clubs back format changes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I43Q5ZYE4ZDERA6E4EAD5VWVAI.jpg?auth=6155e464a120ab291bfa45c783c46778328feebadbb10424e534c17ad1b746a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A URC match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park, Dublin in October 2024. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland ©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland looking forward to ‘massive’ Women’s Six Nations return to the Aviva Stadium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ireland-looking-forward-to-massive-womens-six-nations-return-to-the-aviva/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ireland-looking-forward-to-massive-womens-six-nations-return-to-the-aviva/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s side will play England in the fourth round of next year’s championship on May 8th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVMOBG4VDKDSXWBUWIMEJ5UIWY.jpg?auth=c4dd6b6c32c452b47201b928bfd060bb58eb93a8ccb2ed534ad602820d45d4dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dannah O'Brien is set to feature against Japan in Saturday's game at Virgin Media Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/we-expect-to-win-sean-jansen-makes-no-bones-about-connachts-target-in-italian-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/we-expect-to-win-sean-jansen-makes-no-bones-about-connachts-target-in-italian-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland international says this is an important season for the province, where expectations have been transformed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35PA7QONY7DN3YVV272QXJEM74.jpg?auth=2d91aafae3810666bfe155d2623edc81fe8ff6dc51e909a0ba03248c9aac1b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Sean Jansen made an outstanding senior international debut in the victory against Japan in Australia in July. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commissioning reports to delay taking action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/commissioning-reports-to-delay-taking-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/commissioning-reports-to-delay-taking-action/</guid><description><![CDATA[If we made paper bricks from all the ignored reports commissioned over the years, we could probably build enough homes to end homelessness]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Lucinda Creighton lobbying firm admits ‘error’ in Dáil request for pharma client]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/lucinda-creighton-lobbying-firm-admits-error-in-dail-request-for-big-pharma-client/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/lucinda-creighton-lobbying-firm-admits-error-in-dail-request-for-big-pharma-client/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Vulcan Consulting’s approach to Dáil’s business committee was unanimously rejected by members]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEZ6DEYMVPQFRESTOOO6MBNN7Y.jpg?auth=3fb232971439d85038ad3aef7c0485697eaea7430547ef6d675b6c53e13e7a9e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lucinda Creighton left politics after losing her Dáil seat in the 2016 general election. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland looking forward to ‘massive’ Women’s Six Nations return to the Aviva Stadium]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ireland-looking-forward-to-massive-womens-six-nations-return-to-the-aviva/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/ireland-looking-forward-to-massive-womens-six-nations-return-to-the-aviva/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scott Bemand’s side will play England in the fourth round of next year’s championship on May 8th]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVMOBG4VDKDSXWBUWIMEJ5UIWY.jpg?auth=c4dd6b6c32c452b47201b928bfd060bb58eb93a8ccb2ed534ad602820d45d4dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dannah O'Brien is set to feature against Japan in Saturday's game at Virgin Media Park. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Croke Park could be in the mix to host future Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/croke-park-could-be-in-the-mix-to-host-future-champions-cup-and-challenge-cup-finals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/croke-park-could-be-in-the-mix-to-host-future-champions-cup-and-challenge-cup-finals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EPCR keen to announce final venues for 2028, 2029 and 2030 as French Top 14 clubs back format changes]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/I43Q5ZYE4ZDERA6E4EAD5VWVAI.jpg?auth=6155e464a120ab291bfa45c783c46778328feebadbb10424e534c17ad1b746a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A URC match between Leinster and Munster at Croke Park, Dublin in October 2024. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Billy Stickland ©INPHO/Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We expect to win’: Sean Jansen makes no bones about Connacht’s target in Italian test]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/we-expect-to-win-sean-jansen-makes-no-bones-about-connachts-target-in-italian-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/01/we-expect-to-win-sean-jansen-makes-no-bones-about-connachts-target-in-italian-test/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland international says this is an important season for the province, where expectations have been transformed]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/35PA7QONY7DN3YVV272QXJEM74.jpg?auth=2d91aafae3810666bfe155d2623edc81fe8ff6dc51e909a0ba03248c9aac1b87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Sean Jansen made an outstanding senior international debut in the victory against Japan in Australia in July. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humans must always be responsible for AI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/10/01/humans-must-always-be-responsible-for-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/10/01/humans-must-always-be-responsible-for-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[AI agents act within parameters set by people and it’s up to them to set them correctly]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHICWKGEF55PG5LEB3UMB2NH6U.jpg?auth=739dfd39614cfecd345fdda4b2d7b8d638be4431573c7b1be892e51967c3db66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI. The AI industry has a tendency to blame its models for operating within parameters set by staff. Photograph: Manuel Orbegozo/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel Orbegozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slide in North American tourist numbers ‘highlights need to extend tax cuts’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/slide-in-north-american-tourist-numbers-highlights-need-to-extend-tax-cuts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/slide-in-north-american-tourist-numbers-highlights-need-to-extend-tax-cuts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hospitality chiefs gather on Thursday for industry conference]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LKAGWK7XRFEHBDYGK43HPJRAB4.jpg?auth=fb2d1d6a9c54bd735d7f1cd4cb85ee4bc15c30e181efdc0f7ac2d86617828c8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare. Tourism chiefs are keen to see extended tax cuts to bolster competitiveness. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minecraft and Candy Crush among games targeted by consumer watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/minecraft-and-candy-crush-among-games-targeted-by-consumer-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/minecraft-and-candy-crush-among-games-targeted-by-consumer-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European Commission’s Consumer Protection Cooperation Network focusing on nine online gaming companies in investigation]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6XRN4HNBAOU4PUP4W5LW6FXYLI.jpg?auth=d4a15d87d9687d1d1ea7f1a29da70009c33012814db6c988a898f7436d61dd34&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minecraft is among the games being investigated over potential breaches of consumer protection law]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I got the emergency booklet, but where are the iodine tablets?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/i-got-the-emergency-booklet-but-where-are-the-iodine-tablets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/i-got-the-emergency-booklet-but-where-are-the-iodine-tablets/</guid><description><![CDATA[What should I do?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[When is the time to trigger a Border poll?   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/analysis-when-is-the-time-to-trigger-a-border-poll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/01/analysis-when-is-the-time-to-trigger-a-border-poll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Lavin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish unification stirs widespread debate but the decision for a vote on the matter falls to one person under the Belfast Agreement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M3P4R2FIZJC55KXZ5O6NIS4HEE.jpg?auth=09486e925d037cab7dde6a117d00f1b7274d61104dee3a25911f845455827e2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Unity Analysis]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irritating grammar misuse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/irritating-grammar-misuse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/irritating-grammar-misuse/</guid><description><![CDATA[He ‘was sat’ at the table, was he?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Affluent enough to own a car, yet unable to stomach fuel prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/affluent-enough-to-own-a-car-yet-unable-to-stomach-fuel-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/affluent-enough-to-own-a-car-yet-unable-to-stomach-fuel-prices/</guid><description><![CDATA[We should not be catering to this vocal subset of the population]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The slow death of the buy-to-let mortgage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/the-slow-death-of-the-buy-to-let-mortgage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/the-slow-death-of-the-buy-to-let-mortgage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[They once turbo-charged the property market. Now they’re a dying breed ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NBKY7SZUMVAPVCFRQJ43HCYI2Y.jpg?auth=3a3636ecb485f4980c0ed6a43e17fb0262ee6c04aa68bf89f2db7694caf76f0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2012 there were about 150,000  buy-to-let mortgage accounts in the State; now the number is barely a quarter of that. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">yavorskiy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Domino’s Pizza billionaire’s Waterford ambition, Border poll, and aerial house photographs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dominos-pizza-billionaires-waterford-ambition-border-poll-and-aerial-house-photographs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/dominos-pizza-billionaires-waterford-ambition-border-poll-and-aerial-house-photographs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4TNIZOAFPBCLHBT2MGPNJB4TDE.JPG?auth=f79d7ae9db400b446a4216351809f15cded1ef8c7cfd9d4333652e4ff3b3a646&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cemetery at Mount Melleray Abbey in west Waterford. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservative Catholic US university in Waterford former monastery faces planning questions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/conservative-catholic-us-university-in-former-waterford-monastery-faces-planning-questions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/01/conservative-catholic-us-university-in-former-waterford-monastery-faces-planning-questions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ave Maria University, established by Dominos founder Tom Monaghan, plans to ‘form future saints’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JRELU7ZDVNOA3CWFR5M2PDXHME.jpg?auth=0d7b394e5fd256da1bdce04ebf9cb079521ea7c5942f0db913943c08b59d7050&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The monastery, 6km from Cappoquin in west Waterford, was founded by the Cistercians in 1832 and, at its peak in the 1950s, was home to about 150 priests. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget will cost pensioners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/budget-will-cost-pensioners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/budget-will-cost-pensioners/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not for the first time in this country, it appears as though eaten bread is soon forgotten]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Less friends or fewer friends?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/less-friends-or-fewer-friends/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/less-friends-or-fewer-friends/</guid><description><![CDATA[Am I overly pedantic?]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[These Celtic Tiger apartments stood half-built for 20 years. Locals want them finished]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/01/these-celtic-tiger-apartments-stood-half-built-for-20-years-locals-want-them-finished/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/01/these-celtic-tiger-apartments-stood-half-built-for-20-years-locals-want-them-finished/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Monaghan council has applied ‘the stick’ – in the form of derelict sites levy and a compulsory purchase bid – to try to bring project to completion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NZ3YCEUI2VBYJEDCMOWQVJAI4A.jpg?auth=382f9b57d7386cbb87754ed34aedb4f5e0dae3a33efadb1c9266c06672b3756a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The unfinished housing development in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, which has lain derelict for almost 20 years. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressing the Brexit ‘I told you so’ button is tempting for Ireland, but we should hold fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/01/finn-mcredmond-andy-burnham-speech-brexit-european-union-ireland-labour-party-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/01/finn-mcredmond-andy-burnham-speech-brexit-european-union-ireland-labour-party-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Finn McRedmond]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Ireland’s interests to work with Andy Burnham as obligingly as possible on the Europe question]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2MZTMRPMON7NYIGAHVMU6TFJA.jpg?auth=75a34b872cae14bcf90e6a11feddb175ce5462e682e3450463eff66b411be720&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[I have never seen such rapturous credulity over a political speech – even from a group of journalists and columnists relatively prone to it. Photo: Paul Ellix/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ellis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget should focus on actual need rather than ‘mandatory perks’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/budget-should-focus-on-actual-need-rather-than-mandatory-perks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/budget-should-focus-on-actual-need-rather-than-mandatory-perks/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Government needs to be bold and strategic in ensuring that we can fund infrastructure delivery]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Conflict and uncertainty hit Dublin Airport growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/conflict-and-uncertainty-hit-dublin-airport-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/conflict-and-uncertainty-hit-dublin-airport-growth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State company DAA warns regulators against passenger charge cut]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQ7KMOUA5JDA5F6WTHTLABZVKE.jpg?auth=d4cbfb9c6203815acd5507a34027a9c1a580e4e2eed01d49e166ccd7cae80800&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conflict and uncertainty are hindering passenger growth at Dublin Airport, says DAA. Photograph: Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kinga Krzeminska</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach enters múinteoir-mode as he rejects comparison of Drumcree stand-off to Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/taoiseach-enters-muinteoir-mode-as-he-rejects-comparison-of-drumcree-stand-off-to-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/01/taoiseach-enters-muinteoir-mode-as-he-rejects-comparison-of-drumcree-stand-off-to-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard Boyd Barrett tells Martin he has a responsibility to stand up against dehumanisation of a section of the population]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IG6L437JARGZZPHY34WU5BSMQ4.jpg?auth=582f9c30cbf2bc1a431a14b9497fa4f009cfa5fb495eccf7e9dfe4345fee26fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks during a Dáil debate.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Awarding bonus points in exams for maths just doesn’t add up]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/awarding-bonus-points-in-exams-for-maths-just-doesnt-add-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/awarding-bonus-points-in-exams-for-maths-just-doesnt-add-up/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many third-level courses have no requirement for proficiency in maths or Irish]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Downsizing is no easy task]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/downsizing-is-no-easy-task/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/01/downsizing-is-no-easy-task/</guid><description><![CDATA[Many people in my generation are unfamiliar with today’s system]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Fans’ reaction at Aviva Stadium could make Ireland players think again about Israel match]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/fans-reaction-at-aviva-stadium-could-make-ireland-players-think-again-about-israel-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/01/fans-reaction-at-aviva-stadium-could-make-ireland-players-think-again-about-israel-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Protest group plan demonstration to ‘let the players know they betrayed the people of Ireland’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YAA4M4VJCTXP2IIJGDAUPLRBQ.jpg?auth=f8252d10a14bec65f8a9ef181599f465df8dcd37bf9df86dd4d07ed5c6109844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson says as things stand, his team will fulfil Sunday's Uefa Nations League match against Israel in Serbia. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should we pause data centre development? Lynn Boylan debates Malcolm Byrne]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/01/debate-should-we-put-a-pause-on-data-centre-development-lynn-boylan-vs-malcolm-byrne/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/01/debate-should-we-put-a-pause-on-data-centre-development-lynn-boylan-vs-malcolm-byrne/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lynn Boylan, Malcolm Byrne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our electricity grid is under pressure, leading to calls for a moratorium on data centres]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QXLCP5CIWFCHTQFND2IS433OA.jpg?auth=51fe6ba45ffede8729e071c2cf0ff5f75736564251769985cce5095d52b449d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The average Irish citizen interacts with a data centre hundreds of times a day without realising it. Photograph: Sarah Pabst/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Pabst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worker at Peter McVerry Trust who denies going to bed ‘two hours early’ challenges sacking ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/01/worker-at-peter-mcverry-trust-who-denies-going-to-bed-two-hours-early-challenges-sacking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/01/worker-at-peter-mcverry-trust-who-denies-going-to-bed-two-hours-early-challenges-sacking/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Olubunmi Soledolu dismissed in March 2025 after being disciplined for second time in 12 months]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4J4WW4MPUV4IQ5ED25BCHNJOQ.jpg?auth=33d84625c19cfcdb449579a63deaa59017c1fa8fef866968d4cc1d8748c9c09d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The adjudicator adjourned the matter pending receipt of a written submission from the complainant outlining her efforts to find work after the dismissal. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicines watchdog receives 24 reports of weight-loss jab side effects related to vision]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/medicines-watchdog-receives-24-reports-of-weight-loss-jab-side-effects-related-to-vision/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/01/medicines-watchdog-receives-24-reports-of-weight-loss-jab-side-effects-related-to-vision/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GLP-1s linked in studies to ‘NAION’, a condition reducing blood flow to optic nerve]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VCVNVVN6EVFFTJQHWUVAWYTCGY.jpg?auth=5b6060fea1593da848a04168412327694d4528f7febb325799e4f65580346ced&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Weight-loss medication is now in greater use. Photograph: Getty images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Douglas Cliff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In two years, we had one lecture on dyslexia’: Overhaul in teacher training sought ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/01/in-two-years-we-had-one-lecture-on-dyslexia-overhaul-in-teacher-training-sought/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/01/in-two-years-we-had-one-lecture-on-dyslexia-overhaul-in-teacher-training-sought/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sixty per cent of teachers unsure of best reading or spelling programme to deploy in support of dyslexic children, survey finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHZ2KB5NJ5BR7O6Y5Q42UBIENU.jpg?auth=7449f8c8f3e6c01c6ad40dff987568fa8b8c72ff357c8d59c806ec5535f1b7df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ava Scarlett (24) is a primary school teacher in west Dublin who has dyslexia.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of prisoners unable to use toilet privately amid ‘severe’ overcrowding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/thousands-of-prisoners-unable-to-toilet-privately-amid-severe-overcrowding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/01/thousands-of-prisoners-unable-to-toilet-privately-amid-severe-overcrowding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[People needing psychiatric care or access to mental health supports ‘routinely being imprisoned’, report finds]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/277TGBUINGTZMMTGR2Y7TSYKIQ.jpg?auth=a87586c21d083c87f89a0e4ebbcb4bf77fca34613e40df0888c72f0afab545fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mountjoy Prison in Dublin. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting fuel taxation in the budget does nothing to cure the disease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/01/cutting-fuel-taxation-in-the-budget-does-nothing-to-cure-the-disease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/01/cutting-fuel-taxation-in-the-budget-does-nothing-to-cure-the-disease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Daly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Households need help to break free from home heating oil for good]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U5DAHWQKP5FEZAK2QCWQXBHW6M.jpg?auth=ad9e9ffc5ac4b1867a3dbf0a632413e2183ef3dd5f930e94ae0dd327ba2b2e4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An SEAI study found that 78% of existing homes are technically suitable for a heat pump even without additional energy-efficiency improvements. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BrianAJackson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ‘work wife’: Without her, the team would fall apart, so why isn’t she promoted?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/01/margaret-e-ward-workplace-work-wife-women-invisible-labour-promotion-top-tips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/01/margaret-e-ward-workplace-work-wife-women-invisible-labour-promotion-top-tips/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Ward]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘People-focused’ activities help colleagues and team cohesion, but are unlikely to lead to promotion]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XOR4ZVU4HZBEJCTBPCGZYG3NFY.jpg?auth=9494b8e61bb61e7513269cb40212918ea0d0755a4d8a9d33d5ecc2f98f228544&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Such 'wife work' can range from counselling younger staff to cleaning up alone after a staff lunch. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Moon Safari</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB may resume rate cuts as soon as 2028, says ratings agency S&P ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ecb-may-resume-rate-cuts-as-soon-as-2028-says-ratings-agency-sp/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/ecb-may-resume-rate-cuts-as-soon-as-2028-says-ratings-agency-sp/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Expectations of four additional increases in next 12 months wrong, according to S&P chief ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7Y3QKGCKTUKAQKHHJBRTW3E2GE.jpg?auth=234196952123e6cbffe10dd13535f5bd507e7284d253a74013f62cde14eb7210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The ECB has pushed through two quarter-point increases since the middle of June. Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liesa Johannssen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/01/does-ireland-have-the-will-to-undo-the-disaster-of-plantation-forestry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/01/does-ireland-have-the-will-to-undo-the-disaster-of-plantation-forestry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pádraic Fogarty ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KWGN62UUOJGPFB5R7AKU4CSBCE.jpg?auth=f492de231362bac904afb89163d89c0c8f278e28b4dea5dafa6b133f89950ae9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derryclare in Co Galway with its ancient oak forest near the lakeshore and the surrounding commercial plantation that is due for removal. Photograph: Pádraic Fogarty]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi’s new Q7 is diesel-only until next year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/01/audis-new-q7-is-diesel-only-until-next-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/01/audis-new-q7-is-diesel-only-until-next-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Big new SUV is properly in-your-face, but there’s a better option if you don’t need the seven seats…]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3YTK3T5TNAPNM3XLLMNXOUAVM.jpeg?auth=bb47bf4ec2fc1c50743210da0a06c151d16edec82d2ed1287839c102b609f679&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Audi Q7]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aerial house photos used to be in all rural homes, but my search for one was no easy task]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/01/aerial-house-photos-used-to-be-in-all-rural-homes-but-my-search-for-one-was-no-easy-task/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/01/aerial-house-photos-used-to-be-in-all-rural-homes-but-my-search-for-one-was-no-easy-task/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the days before Google Earth, it was fascinating to see a structure you knew so well from ground level from a brand-new, bird’s-eye view]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXFSZUZWGBHHVPQJNOIXRHSO4Q.jpg?auth=257a33f57c9fdc2f1a8973923798005dcaff467484aba394fcfc1537705f4019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial photos of Irish homes were big business in the 1980s and 90s. Photograph: Stefan Aue/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stefan Aue</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss salt mine makes a spectacular underground cinema for an Irish film]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/01/ancient-swiss-salt-mines-a-spectacular-backdrop-for-screening-of-irish-film/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/01/ancient-swiss-salt-mines-a-spectacular-backdrop-for-screening-of-irish-film/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Sea Inside Us will be shown underground in Basel and Bex, with Irish musicians there to play the score]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IDU5BUPEWJGDTM7CKVDZ6Y4JD4.jpeg?auth=30c3319a1be4c7142dc0c6cda27ac652018e3c9904732e8d1fb0a8ef077e17af&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An image from The Sea Inside Us, which will be shown in two unique settings]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget Q&A: Submit your questions to our expert panel on budget day  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/budget-2027-qa-ireland-everything-you-need-to-know/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/01/budget-2027-qa-ireland-everything-you-need-to-know/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle from The Irish Times and experts from PwC will be on hand to answer your questions on Budget Day ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JTNXS2GA5DA3DBEIUUOVJCY7E.jpg?auth=7e91e7a074fde496522faed18effe77645c8a7a933dfcda41bf1191f9dfdde27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget 2027 Q&A: Our finance experts will be on hand to answer your questions. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundrum residents voice opposition to ‘madcap’ bus plan for Dublin village at public meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/01/dundrum-residents-voice-opposition-to-madcap-bus-plan-for-dublin-village-at-public-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/01/dundrum-residents-voice-opposition-to-madcap-bus-plan-for-dublin-village-at-public-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Residents oppose proposed relocation of bus terminus and traffic restrictions at Taney junction]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KP4NEEUNJFELHEP5AG77WVCBYM.jpeg?auth=d67404afe0fde1a39fecd4d59dc63fc27138f3820257fdc4ac7e3720192ea807&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some of those attending a public meeting called to oppose proposed changes to public and private transport routes in Dundrum, at Taney Parish Centre on Wednesday night. Photograph: Tim O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right to asylum under threat as Europe turns rightward ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/01/right-to-asylum-under-threat-as-europe-turns-rightward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/01/right-to-asylum-under-threat-as-europe-turns-rightward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European leaders look set to seek fresh justification for suspending the right to claim legal protection]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NX5WDUCGCNEJVOOX6M7BUQDUV4.jpg?auth=5c25015c8f722623d6e8ae9abadad062d59e0b76811b005aad867c464b12dc51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Madison Square Garden to Yankee Stadium, U2 left an indelible sporting footprint in the US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/30/from-madison-square-garden-to-yankee-stadium-u2-left-an-indelible-sporting-footprint-in-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/09/30/from-madison-square-garden-to-yankee-stadium-u2-left-an-indelible-sporting-footprint-in-the-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan: Work ethic of a showband is why U2 broke America in a way that proved beyond so many of their British contemporaries]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBJAHPV3JNFGPHPT7PVRNURSUA.jpg?auth=71c11bf4d81f13bc5c602ed1a8fb7f035384e9f045b951ce92e78972d69f69e6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[U2 perform during the U2 360 Tour at Giants Stadium, New Jersey in 2009. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/WireImage]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Mazur</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Victorian by the sea in Monkstown with luxury-hotel interiors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/look-inside-victorian-by-the-sea-in-monkstown-showcases-understated-elegance-and-comfort/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/look-inside-victorian-by-the-sea-in-monkstown-showcases-understated-elegance-and-comfort/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[End-terrace five-bed with considered interior close to the Dart and the beach]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DXMM2RDCQ5AVPH6VKBJIV7Q7AE.JPG?auth=552f64f62a7f2ba0f8b27d54c158e2369b4daf71250ee0c86bc57515149a65cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[1 Eaton Place, Blackrock, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[An archbishop and three priests walk into a Manhattan restaurant ...]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/an-archbishop-and-three-priests-walk-into-a-manhattan-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/09/30/an-archbishop-and-three-priests-walk-into-a-manhattan-restaurant/</guid><description><![CDATA[My mother would never miss Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s programme]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 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[Heatwaves, drought and then a tornado: France fraught over extreme weather stress]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/01/heatwaves-drought-and-then-a-tornado-france-fraught-over-extreme-weather-stress/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/01/heatwaves-drought-and-then-a-tornado-france-fraught-over-extreme-weather-stress/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rare supercell twister that ripped through a quiet village exposed common vulnerabilities ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHOQFBEJXJLYSIYNSMSYIAP7QM.jpg?auth=0c2d14eafb8e4c8952aa827e4da4dd7e216b745ca4710b007ccf512477e97d1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Damaged houses in the village of Pomas, France, in August. Photograph: Frederic Lancelot/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frederic Lancelot</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[SAP consolidates Irish businesses and pays €157m dividend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/sap-consolidates-irish-businesses-and-pays-157m-dividend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/sap-consolidates-irish-businesses-and-pays-157m-dividend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German software giant employs around 2,000 people in the Republic]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3JS6SB2YCHCL6OX4SEBKJKOBJ4.jpg?auth=cc23e9aaf31cbfe35e4b928cbd84dd5e239401a5c12177c14527525b0b688a2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[SAP Ireland declared and paid a €157 million dividend to its parent entities in Europe last year. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronald Wittek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five homes on view this week in Dublin from €475,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-from-475000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/five-homes-on-view-this-week-in-dublin-from-475000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New to the market in Inchicore, Phibsborough, Rathmines, Booterstown and Stoneybatter]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR4H4VIHLVEF5PZWM5L7LRPJAI.jpg?auth=91b1a059f9e81d16230056f621f7f2e1460b70925bc6115cc71f733220dc6f69&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[2 Connolly Gardens, Inchicore, Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four-bed home in modern development returns to market in Rathfarnham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/four-bed-home-in-modern-development-returns-to-market-in-rathfarnham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/four-bed-home-in-modern-development-returns-to-market-in-rathfarnham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Watson Place was completed in 2026 on the grounds of Ballyroan House]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXL4MBEOQNHSVIR2FHY3IBV7UA.JPG?auth=fd500944e495b3d13403e168b628c79d649e531101d11ead49032ee218d6ebd3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Exterior of 15 Watson Place, Rathfarnam]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Viv vd Holst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elegant four-bed home on corner of Shrewsbury Road in Ballsbridge]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/elegant-four-bed-home-on-corner-of-shrewsbury-road-in-ballsbridge/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/01/elegant-four-bed-home-on-corner-of-shrewsbury-road-in-ballsbridge/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coreen was built along with three other houses in the 1990s]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQRQGSUTVJFHLHMEDJJEP4FWUU.jpg?auth=41829c0c0c35f6095b6e1f9d26c3babbbfc1233e487ef55b5312273c77242958&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coreen, 30 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten of the best new shows to watch in October on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/ten-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-october-on-netflix-prime-video-disney-and-apple-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/01/ten-of-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-in-october-on-netflix-prime-video-disney-and-apple-tv/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to streaming, including East of Eden, Kill Jackie, Carrie, Nobody Wants This and Nocturne]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTRCXP5XHBA3VINVXJ7YAJSVBE.jpg?auth=fc4afb9545701fe2860ae7b4784b46370cd9bddad9c9055698b76fa8672b2484&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[East of Eden: Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames. Photograph: Geoffrey Short/Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Geoffrey Short</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extra Geography review: Nerve-rackingly brilliant boarding-school cringe comedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/01/extra-geography-review-nerve-rackingly-brilliant-boarding-school-cringe-comedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/01/extra-geography-review-nerve-rackingly-brilliant-boarding-school-cringe-comedy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Debut feature by Molly Manners culminates in an unforgettably spiky denouement]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSGOGYNZPBHYXI5ZA4AHLFY23E.jpg?auth=187a969334eca806548fbd26283386ebba2c314b9f166c3590ee9cddf4bb6c17&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Extra Geography: Galaxie Clear and Marni Duggan in Molly Manners's film. Photograph: Clementine Schneiderman]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornering the market for machines that make Nvidia’s AI chips ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/01/cornering-the-market-for-machines-that-make-nvidias-ai-chips/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/01/cornering-the-market-for-machines-that-make-nvidias-ai-chips/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Jenkins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christophe Fouquet has built Europe’s biggest business through a total monopoly over the most advanced chipmaking equipment]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPJ5OIKJTJGPRAFL532IPT5XFI.jpg?auth=5b1bd9e3b1adb75b74d21f7f64a00c786c2179772ca68ca8b60888a1f8ae24f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Fouquet, chief executive of ASML, holds a model of a semiconductor lithography machine at the company's headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands. Photograph: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed messages unhelpful on hitting climate targets]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/mixed-messages-unhelpful-on-hitting-climate-targets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/01/mixed-messages-unhelpful-on-hitting-climate-targets/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Doubt over sustainability of microgeneration credits from solar panels may give consumers cause to pause]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKNER6D2A5DQBBUXUTGWN4KYNA.jpg?auth=188cc7f039860cbca241c607db5415ca82895bc6db785883aa6c9d6c78011c6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland is promoting grants on offer for people undertaking energy upgrades to their homes. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Drazen Zigic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin Theatre Festival: Theatre for a great night out]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/01/dublin-theatre-festival-theatre-for-a-great-night-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/01/dublin-theatre-festival-theatre-for-a-great-night-out/</guid><description><![CDATA[Book your tickets now for Dublin Theatre Festival before it’s too late]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EDB65HTFWBHV7OO2Y7B6ZU6NHI.jpg?auth=629e41afd303ca7844d3d9ef051603c9c9a6bfda21233b84fc92e8f7b7725493&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Heroes of Tomorrow will run at Project Arts Centre from September 25th to October 4th]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ste Murray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Targeted finance helps Kildare community expand its facilities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/01/targeted-finance-helps-kildare-community-expand-its-facilities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/01/targeted-finance-helps-kildare-community-expand-its-facilities/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leixlip Amenities Centre €3.3m extension an example of a committed local organisation, specialist sector expertise and long-term finance coming together]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCWF34NIGJBIDDOHVHEUTTOLFU.JPG?auth=9d113f50499cb2326fc047f6aef3190c650ccde8e134ae9bba70ee18577f06d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Condron, chief executive of Leixlip Amenities; Niall Morrissey, AIB head of business banking capital markets, Business Centre Dublin South, West, Wicklow and Kildare; and Ken Maguire, AIB relationship manager, at the new Leixlip Amenities Centre gym. Photograph: Fran Veale]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackthorn restaurant review: Much skill on show at this stylish Galway bolthole]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/10/01/blackthorn-restaurant-review-much-skill-on-show-at-this-stylish-galway-bolthole/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/restaurants/review/2026/10/01/blackthorn-restaurant-review-much-skill-on-show-at-this-stylish-galway-bolthole/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Cronin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chef Nathan Hindmarsh has an adventurous style that pays off, helped by his Mibrasa charcoal grill]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UP6UFVE76NAIPILQ4WUOOGHEKE.jpg?auth=1531920e3f58ac7139fd22a6dc2c3d9ff23a135122b4757ae3dd0deda5f84833&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Blackthorn restaurant is named in homage to the family’s tradition of making walking sticks. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Event guide: Tim Wheeler, Kate Nash and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/01/event-guide-tim-wheeler-kate-nash-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/01/event-guide-tim-wheeler-kate-nash-and-the-other-best-things-to-see-in-ireland-in-the-week-ahead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 3rd-9th, 2026: Our pick of music, art, theatre and more coming your way]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:49:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/53YTOGVPO5FXJKQTTM4JYFEMGM.jpeg?auth=9fb623c3efa3a4a3ba7498ab814988498658c763312d2d63c3d90cc945ee1ca2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tim Wheeler of Ash]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic credit Roger Sargent</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stations by Louise Kennedy: A masterwork from the heir to Edna O’Brien’s agile indignation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/01/stations-by-louise-kennedy-a-masterwork-from-the-heir-to-edna-obriens-agile-indignation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/01/stations-by-louise-kennedy-a-masterwork-from-the-heir-to-edna-obriens-agile-indignation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Londe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The author etches the milieu of Irish emigrants in a mid-1980s London squat with grimy, sexy granularity]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OCX5NDM27BERPB37XE3GZLU5KE.jpg?auth=d6e03a3c54db91cbad04032035a7e19f5693167a918a99690a522c0d89cc5fe2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louise Kennedy at home in Sligo. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Dónaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a tiny patch replace the injection needle? A Cork start-up is working on it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/10/01/could-a-tiny-patch-replace-the-injection-needle-a-cork-start-up-is-working-on-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/innovation/2026/10/01/could-a-tiny-patch-replace-the-injection-needle-a-cork-start-up-is-working-on-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olive Keogh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dissolving microneedles developed by ArrayPatch could take the pain out of injections]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2UNQXBI3JBG7O7VZG4UKDTGY4.jpg?auth=17596759915bae21ad559cd3d395e4e623e5b932fa0e387a1bb4f2d09fecf8f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Waleed Faisal, right, the founder of ArrayPatch, a Cork-based biotechnology company]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JOHANNES EISELE</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>