<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/2026-10-04/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:28:56 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word... Curse]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/05/in-a-word-curse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/05/in-a-word-curse/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mayo’s infamous All-Ireland ‘curse’ that never was is not forgotten, you know]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heimir Hallgrímsson: ‘When you are lying on the ground you can see who is kicking you’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/heimir-hallgrimsson-when-you-are-lying-on-the-ground-you-can-see-who-is-kicking-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/heimir-hallgrimsson-when-you-are-lying-on-the-ground-you-can-see-who-is-kicking-you/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland manager hopes Finn Azaz and Gavin Bazunu will remain key players in Ireland squad]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:51:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JIP7ZVLHRD3DIT2PVLVHYK2SE.jpg?auth=cd5335908f161116a0c6fbc5e58b1547fe96f990a16168aa91eedbec1e4b35f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson during the national anthem ahead of Sunday's Nations League game against Israel in Serbia. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/us-withdraws-bombers-from-raf-fairford-after-suspected-terror-plot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/us-withdraws-bombers-from-raf-fairford-after-suspected-terror-plot/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Hall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A sixth man arrested in connection with the incident has since been released on bail]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:27:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HZOKR2IIOKY5NXA6LDXDVVCGYU.jpg?auth=bc89ba8d0433f6dab476936c16a558378184aaa04d8466d286088025f27f0407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Rockwell B-1 Lancer heavy-bomber aircraft takes off from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, returning to the US, on Sunday. Photograph: David Bown/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland staff member allegedly spat at by Israel player during half-time tunnel scuffle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/israel-fa-offers-no-comment-to-spitting-allegation-made-by-ireland-backroom-member/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/israel-fa-offers-no-comment-to-spitting-allegation-made-by-ireland-backroom-member/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Israel FA offers no comment to allegation made by head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:22:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7E2TCVOOJ35A5GDN5K2BD7PPZ4.jpg?auth=50f499c047c5dfb0df99b86a0b0790e19e5ede52114189f3c22ed45ea9e798b7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson with head of athletic performance Damien Doyle as the teams go to the dressingrooms at half-time during Sunday's Nations League fixture against Israel. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biljana Plavsic, the only woman charged with war crimes in the Balkan wars, dies aged 96]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/biljana-plavsic-the-only-woman-charged-with-war-crimes-in-the-balkan-wars-dies-aged-96/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/biljana-plavsic-the-only-woman-charged-with-war-crimes-in-the-balkan-wars-dies-aged-96/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Higgins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Known as the Iron Lady of the Balkans, she expressed remorse after pleading guilty but later recanted]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:46:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZKQH5T44NC27MMB5JXXLX3OUM.jpg?auth=f3f1fc8444594362343ec314423b9bf554882da48206b819293092ade0cc318f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic at her sentencing hearing at the War Crimes Tribunal on December 16th, 2002 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photograph: Michel Porro/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michel PorroIM\100EOS1D\588B035</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland 1 Israel 1: Draw in Serbia as Troy Parrott penalty not enough – as it happened]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/ireland-v-israel-live-updates-uefa-approves-israel-request-to-wear-black-armbands-in-memory-of-october-7/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/ireland-v-israel-live-updates-uefa-approves-israel-request-to-wear-black-armbands-in-memory-of-october-7/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland in Serbia for ‘home’ leg against Israel following 3-0 win in Hungary last week]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MOG2PXMYXTK5N225BKMBGMJOEY.jpg?auth=c1642f8dc99f488d1c0cce5415bebb3db65a41755a43fb85a5ae828fe11f0228&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Troy Parrott puts Ireland ahead from the penalty spot against Israel (Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Srdjan Stevanovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott penalty cancelled out by Israel equaliser as tempers flare in Serbia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/troy-parrott-penalty-cancelled-out-by-israel-equaliser-as-tempers-flare-in-serbia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/troy-parrott-penalty-cancelled-out-by-israel-equaliser-as-tempers-flare-in-serbia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dor Peretz’s equaliser at the start of the second half secures his side a point as Nations League window closes with a draw]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:32:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ACNWXVSTWULHWOVP5KCHPF4YFY.jpg?auth=35eca582085cc5905114492d00fad611874cd68437fdc8089065ef2842c00fad&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 a penalty during the Nations League Group B3 game against Israel at the TSC Arena in Bačka Topola, Serbia. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austria pull off another late show to stay top of Group B3]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/austria-pull-off-another-late-show-to-stay-top-of-group-b3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/austria-pull-off-another-late-show-to-stay-top-of-group-b3/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ronaldo-less Portugal won against Norway while Jurgen Klopp’s frustrating start with Germany continued]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:28:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DF5TK54KGZS24N2TR4245OVIWA.jpg?auth=eda0367748599a8092c24dff9324786846476698f0025f78f9240e5d10ac6ae6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Goncalo Ramos of Portugal scores the winner against and Norway at the Estadio do Dragao. Photograph: Octavio Passos/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Octavio Passos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland and Israel’s fortnight of fury ends on a bizarre stage in rural Serbia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/ireland-and-israels-fortnight-of-fury-ends-on-a-bizarre-stage-in-rural-serbia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/ireland-and-israels-fortnight-of-fury-ends-on-a-bizarre-stage-in-rural-serbia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Heated scenes in Backa Topola as Ireland let slip another half-time lead]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JVZ3COBAZAEDMFIWAYAMGXEP2M.jpg?auth=dfff7e6c2bcae861b35841afea443cffaed2b107b6b7ccc3f6126c8f647817b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrímsson during Sunday's Nations League game against Israel in Backa Topola. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prospect of a €250 student fee reduction unlikely ahead of Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/04/prospect-of-a-250-cut-to-student-contribution-fees-recedes-ahead-of-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/04/prospect-of-a-250-cut-to-student-contribution-fees-recedes-ahead-of-budget-2027/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The programme for government commits to continuing to reduce the student contribution fee over the lifetime of the Government]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:00:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GRSVC6ODFJFQHDAW6X56XLGP6Y.jpg?auth=00817c9d6c2ae9b3abe1152e93dd91b9471930068f081d7d54de51855fbe41b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A student fee protest outside Leinster House in 2025. 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[Con O’Callaghan sets up shoot-out with Ciarán Kilkenny as Cuala beat Ballyboden]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/04/con-ocallaghan-sets-up-shoot-out-with-ciaran-kilkenny-as-cuala-beat-ballyboden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/04/con-ocallaghan-sets-up-shoot-out-with-ciaran-kilkenny-as-cuala-beat-ballyboden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin football greats to square off after Castleknock beat Thomas Davis ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:18:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74XCLM6PJJEXTCDG5HP3QONZDI.jpg?auth=53e9145605916fd3fb2e28f3a5bc4d09d8b92bde9a0a6a89321b06f9454fa10c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoghan O'Callaghan with Daire Sweeney of Ballyboden as Cuala won 0-21 to 0-17. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egypt condemned by more than 80 rights groups after detaining newsroom of journalists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/04/egyptian-condemned-by-more-than-80-rights-groups-over-arrest-of-journalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/04/egyptian-condemned-by-more-than-80-rights-groups-over-arrest-of-journalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Christou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Arrests follow US waiving of Egypt’s human rights responsibilities linked to receiving military aid]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:30:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVGBNAU6SY3UABXVQSSTY6N65E.jpg?auth=ca33386efb9d81b87a55fdd19bf3b7d25ec7487243c2eeeb83d3b507016f1da1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last week, Egyptian security forces arrested six journalists from the independent fact-checking and investigative platform Matsadaash. File photograph: Khaled Elfiqi/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Khaled Elfiqi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fresh legal challenge to Orange march at Drumcree scheduled for Monday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/mary-lou-mcdonald-denies-taoiseachs-claim-sinn-fein-has-simplistic-view-of-drumcree-solution/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/mary-lou-mcdonald-denies-taoiseachs-claim-sinn-fein-has-simplistic-view-of-drumcree-solution/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road Residents’ Coalition to seek leave to apply for judicial review of Parades Commission decision ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:16:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YS3QYBD5KMJRG6V63C6SPJ2BKA.jpg?auth=1e463cc68dc6a1fe40d65403cdfd3007aa120ac4edd64701c780d6d690e8a482&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[(Left to right) Mo Chara (Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh),  DJ Próvaí (J. J. Ó Dochartaigh) and Móglaí Bap (Naoise Ó Cairealláin) from the band Kneecap at the Garvaghy Road to show support for the Garvaghy Road residents amid the Drumcree parade dispute. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macarons and Mounjaro as Daryz turns beauty into destruction in Paris]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/macarons-and-mounjaro-as-daryz-turns-beauty-into-destruction-in-paris/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/macarons-and-mounjaro-as-daryz-turns-beauty-into-destruction-in-paris/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Harry Kane shows his goalscoring pedigree as England show the kids how it’s done]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:44:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GNQADQLOWRAJPGTLKV2CHCT24Q.jpg?auth=800ee88ddaec7f03e44bb660b408943fcb7e1aa26798d06fea18317108aaea1a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mickaël Barzalona riding Daryz (green) to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree consequences will be profound. That’s why it’s a line in the sand for nationalists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/drumcree-consequences-will-be-profound-thats-why-its-a-line-in-the-sand-for-nationalists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/drumcree-consequences-will-be-profound-thats-why-its-a-line-in-the-sand-for-nationalists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The resurrection of this march of all marches, with its bitter, bloody history, has tapped into something visceral in the northern nationalist psyche]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:41:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUOD3LDADURVOVUWGJRGMX5TUQ.jpg?auth=8edd7aa00ae46606cf8dec90511b563702d53d8360cbe68e55b5b3d647fcbc18&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A whole generation has grown up proud of its Irishness and its culture - from the Irish language to the GAA to Kneecap – and has the freedom to express it. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Budget 2027: time to slow the runaway spending train]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-2027-time-to-slow-the-runaway-spending-train/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/the-irish-times-view-on-budget-2027-time-to-slow-the-runaway-spending-train/</guid><description><![CDATA[Credibility needs to be restored to the budgetary process]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WUJDDLIAATYI6LAA3FXSU62MEA.jpg?auth=a3f9987e83c778329fe69bcf950cf44fd3f24c064f006102fd3dbbb13a99c7b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget ministers Jack Chambers and Simon Harris: Tuesday's budget will provide a vital test. ( Photograph: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Gaza and Garvaghy Road residents in ‘anti-fascism’ march through east London]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/support-for-gaza-and-garvaghy-road-residents-in-anti-fascism-march-through-east-london/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/support-for-gaza-and-garvaghy-road-residents-in-anti-fascism-march-through-east-london/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Hall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands attended demonstration to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:10:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PJN7XFPY3XEYA545Z47MPOW2UA.jpg?auth=4fc96e048cae05a9043ffe71d5c5b6cfc3caacb0d61d6c4fd9fc2869c68045d7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Banners in support of Garvaghy Road residents during a protest march through east London to mark the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aaron Chown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Irish prisons: inhumane conditions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-prisons-inhumane-conditions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/04/the-irish-times-view-on-irish-prisons-inhumane-conditions/</guid><description><![CDATA[As overcrowding grows, early release programmes may come onto the agenda]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +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[Mountjoy Prison in Dublin: overcrowding in Irish prisons is an increasing problem.
(Picture Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They never made it out’: The biggest loss of life in the history of Dublin Fire Brigade]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/04/dublins-burning-cian-flaherty-on-blaze-that-caused-the-biggest-loss-of-life-among-citys-central-fire-station-firemen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/04/dublins-burning-cian-flaherty-on-blaze-that-caused-the-biggest-loss-of-life-among-citys-central-fire-station-firemen/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian Flaherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Pearse Street fire of 1936 broke out at the premises of Exide Batteries 90 years ago this Monday, October 5th]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DYJA3CJFTVGEJLGK5OAB44UD34.jpg?auth=bb2b85786f37fcf808327dd95c5782bf02cf90af706ca49d92ff7d7e5a8ebacc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George O'Connor's late father John witnessed a lot over the course of his Dublin fire brigade service, which included the revolutionary period. The major fire at the Custom House in 1921 was one of the most notable blazes he fought. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Independent News and Media</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Today Brazil is a divided country’: Brazilians in Ireland turn out in force for presidential vote]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/today-brazil-is-a-divided-country-brazilians-in-ireland-turn-out-in-force-for-presidential-vote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/today-brazil-is-a-divided-country-brazilians-in-ireland-turn-out-in-force-for-presidential-vote/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clara Franco]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Voting followed campaign marked by deep political divisions]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:50:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EVSF5M62JVGTHGZFXPNZX46NVE.JPG?auth=96ad1fc48d5116f809c7b5764bbdfb0c2ae651932fd027e09ce334a02ee67185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cenira Fernandes on Sunday at the RDS in Dublin, where people cast their votes in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. 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[Green Empress enhances Sun Goddess’s reputation with Group One win in France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/green-empress-enhances-sun-goddesss-reputation-with-group-one-win-in-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/green-empress-enhances-sun-goddesss-reputation-with-group-one-win-in-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Aidan O’Brien lands first Forêt success as Guineas heroine True Love emerges on top in thrilling finish]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:25:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XYT5XPDDFQYNHURO7PL3QR6OLU.jpg?auth=affc91860e9636de92c3a3ea531c961f073eafb2e3f5fe775bbb9a81569bd089&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christophe Soumillon riding Green Empress (green and white) to victory in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Paris-Longchamp on Sunday. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Crowhurst</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge compares wind farm objectors to ‘dogged Japanese soldier’ still fighting second World War]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/04/judge-compares-wind-farm-objectors-to-dogged-japanese-soldier-still-fighting-second-world-war/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/04/judge-compares-wind-farm-objectors-to-dogged-japanese-soldier-still-fighting-second-world-war/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kilkenny manager Henry Shefflin among locals who objected to planning permission]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BILLJQIUIVFO7J4ROFX7HYVX7U.jpg?auth=b9525bfc988fa8ad33b90739288be19ccddd4ba3f897b01828563827338caae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The applicants’ challenge has been before the courts for almost four years after the launch of a High Court judicial review application in November 2022. File photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">hadynyah</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish mining-waste facilities ‘a curse on future generations’, conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/irish-mining-waste-facilities-a-curse-on-future-generations-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/irish-mining-waste-facilities-a-curse-on-future-generations-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Toxic waste-storage plants do not meet industry standards, says geophysicist Steven Emerman]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:39:58 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FMNOIG3YRVLNRADEGEX4QAD5A.jpg?auth=d4a718a5b01b94aad2aa455061f7615c53e114b08235c205e0c5a38cabca8853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conference was attended by communities opposed to mining or mining waste-storage facilities associated with places such as the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Limerick. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Niall Carson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Green Party votes to equate Zionism with racism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/british-green-party-votes-to-equate-zionism-with-racism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/british-green-party-votes-to-equate-zionism-with-racism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Move expected to be challenged by some party members under equality legislation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:36:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5W5JQIZ64DLOIYHT4ZSQJFK2E.jpg?auth=e9586afaeaf24946feed0f49cb9fa9c64004104d74b35e4c09ee8e4e70e855c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, delivers his keynote speech at the Green Party annual conference in Brighton. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies in overnight apartment fire in Mount Merrion, Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/man-dies-in-overnight-apartment-fire-in-mount-merrion-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/man-dies-in-overnight-apartment-fire-in-mount-merrion-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fire quickly brought under control but man pronounced dead at the scene]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:12:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XM5HJYEFJNDO5J4JTAQKPFZSFQ.jpg?auth=b61bfb2fb408230fff431f7372686b74f44692d8978ba5e1348914987f37efdb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí attend the scene on Roebuck Road, Dublin where a man died in a fire Pic Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie O’Shea shines for Munster on encouraging weekend for Irish provinces]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/04/charlies-oshea-shines-for-munster-on-encouraging-weekend-for-irish-provinces/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/04/charlies-oshea-shines-for-munster-on-encouraging-weekend-for-irish-provinces/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciarán Frawley enjoys dream debut as Connacht beat Benetton in Treviso]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:08:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DK6NIQVHWJJV6S3QHOYCUHGAXU.jpg?auth=b8c0dd34d65f122ee5e81eb7e849b35a907c2b1b5276fcd1de04217073c8eee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie O'Shea, aged 20, was the toast of Thomond Park after starring his Munster's win against Bulls on Saturday. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daryz emulates Alleged by winning the Prix de l’Arc Triomphe back-to-back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/daryz-emulates-alleged-by-winning-the-prix-de-larc-triomphe-back-to-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/04/daryz-emulates-alleged-by-winning-the-prix-de-larc-triomphe-back-to-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Francis Graffard-trained star beats Bay City Roller and Diamond Necklace in €5m Longchamp highlight ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:02:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGU24MNDGWOOMWS2ASCHRZX4PI.jpg?auth=63a96cc96e2f774a61c855a97a6e3c31f7aa39b228ef18149ee8eb46c5910a89&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jockey Mickael Barzalona celebrates after riding Daryz to victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Photograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mehdi Fedouach</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, October 5th – 11th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian attacks continue during German chancellor’s solidarity visit to Kyiv]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/russian-attacks-continue-during-german-chancellors-solidarity-visit-to-kyiv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/russian-attacks-continue-during-german-chancellors-solidarity-visit-to-kyiv/</guid><description><![CDATA[Friedrich Merz pledged €1bn in military aid and said his ⁠visit ‘demonstrates ​that we will not be intimidated’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:52:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ALL2KE6QNST6PBF6EO6TVJ4VDU.jpg?auth=26f11c126a879c355694c5968dda5ff17397e93eaef44474bd1c2387373247f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and German chancellor Friedrich Merz meet near a makeshift memorial for Ukrainian and foreign soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday. Photograph: Sergei SUPINSKY/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergei Supinsky</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Verstappen wins chaotic F1 Bahrain GP in Malaysia after rain causes farcical scenes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/max-verstappen-wins-chaotic-f1-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-after-rain-causes-farcical-scenes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/04/max-verstappen-wins-chaotic-f1-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-after-rain-causes-farcical-scenes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First win of season for Dutchman after long rain delay sees Kimi Antonelli close in on the championship]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:29:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IWGMURM4VDYRGIQHRKARVQAXTM.jpg?auth=ede5800a84e340c024eed4e4a01c49bcc0b25c0dd358dd7d9624421563b07d9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on Sunday. Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lillian Suwanrumpha</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cornell University punished seven men accused of sexual assault ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/04/how-cornell-university-punished-seven-men-accused-of-sexual-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/04/how-cornell-university-punished-seven-men-accused-of-sexual-assault/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon Otterman, Hurubie Meko, Debra Kamin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After a woman accused fraternity members of assaulting her in 2024, the university conducted a closed disciplinary process]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:18:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QXQIOX2MFUE4SONNME52CH36XQ.jpg?auth=9cbb2705715d8ad1f017be5f3c398e2f770ae3e501764a76dc64efb23250f7f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the audience on Thursday at a gathering to discuss sexual assault on the Cornell University campus in New York. 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[Motorcyclist (50s) killed in Co Meath crash named as award-winning photographer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/motorcyclist-50s-dies-following-co-meath-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/motorcyclist-50s-dies-following-co-meath-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Colin Keegan remembered by colleagues as an outstanding photographer and devoted father]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:17:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NK3UT2SRGVCUTHZK4BKAOHQ3PI.jpg?auth=8a75bd2d5ebfe9320a644f40e3d76f6c9a22da7ba624a4c10421ac5789ed9d4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Colin Keegan was killed in a crash in Co Meath on Saturday]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newry’s Conor Wallace comes up short in world title eliminator against Ben Whittaker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/10/04/newrys-conor-wallace-comes-up-short-in-world-title-eliminator-against-ben-whittaker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boxing/2026/10/04/newrys-conor-wallace-comes-up-short-in-world-title-eliminator-against-ben-whittaker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Kirk]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wallace had the former Olympic medallist badly hurt in the final round ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:56:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AHVS3HQRNSQVUVR2XYGXGSPBL4.jpg?auth=ee999df1fd80121018bb8a975b1da4dd8d5b9a0f4732cafe104fbd055e9d89ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Wallace (left) in action against Ben Whittaker during the light-heavyweight bout in Birmingham on Saturday. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic condemn tennis ball protest aimed at Dermot Desmond at St Andrews]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/celtic-condemn-tennis-ball-protest-aimed-at-dermot-desmond-at-st-andrews/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/celtic-condemn-tennis-ball-protest-aimed-at-dermot-desmond-at-st-andrews/</guid><description><![CDATA[Tennis balls throw at club’s principal shareholder during Alfred Dunhill Links Championship]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:24:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QJ3UJJ2N4SLFQDD6PV5TRQI2YA.jpg?auth=c81ca209074d7b635a76ad0d1ea0f6a8497e816ac3787d1bcaf3cbedfc93f4d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dermot Desmond being escorted off the course at St Andrews due to the protest. Photograph: Steve Welsh/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Welsh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilians head to polls in high-stakes, polarised election]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/10/04/brazilians-head-to-polls-in-high-stakes-polarised-election/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/10/04/brazilians-head-to-polls-in-high-stakes-polarised-election/</guid><description><![CDATA[Election campaign has offered meager policy debate, as both leading candidates skipped major TV debates]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:53:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPLTCYMXGBAWDFVCYKTOFCEGB4.JPG?auth=cd5b7d42edfd94c6c9e03d5f76c0d8f8569e50d42b16de55bdebc42468e8dae1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[As Brazil heads to the polls in a closely contested presidential election, approximately 17,000 members of the Brazilian community living in Ireland are casting their ballots electronically at the RDS in Dublin. Photo: 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[AIL round-up: St Mary’s hold off Clontarf comeback on day of eye-catching results]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/04/ail-round-up-st-marys-hold-off-clontarf-comeback-on-day-of-eye-catching-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/04/ail-round-up-st-marys-hold-off-clontarf-comeback-on-day-of-eye-catching-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Young Munster stun a stacked Terenure side for a fifth successive victory over Dublin side]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:48:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEN5C6LODZDUVC2NGHY47C7WFQ.jpg?auth=4aa099ffa5f40497cf3bf9390a8f0abe9e3111fe5da282c312b4bc3f17e404d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dylan Donnellan scored three tries but Clontarf's comeback fell short against St Mary's on Saturday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young woman knocked down in fatal Henry St incident urged to come forward]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/04/gardai-seek-young-woman-knocked-down-in-yves-sakila-incident-to-speak-to-investigators/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/04/gardai-seek-young-woman-knocked-down-in-yves-sakila-incident-to-speak-to-investigators/</guid><description><![CDATA[Congolese man in his mid 30s died on Dublin’s Henry Street in May]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:58:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RRPJKR4ORRHW5JLA3LI7CKFK7A.png?auth=cdfcff2d3ba049407c86d37d53a323ca7db4f07f70f49a34cdc4352d7170d1bf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yves Sakil's death on Henry Street led to protests on the streets of Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flydubai co-pilot’s time in Australia under investigation after cockpit incident]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/04/flydubai-co-pilots-time-in-australia-under-investigation-after-cockpit-incident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/04/flydubai-co-pilots-time-in-australia-under-investigation-after-cockpit-incident/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Adeshola Ore, Sarah Basford Canales]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Australian federal police says multiple agencies are investigating man’s connections to the country]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:07:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F6KAQ6UIFEDSX3CE7KVKB24DEA.jpg?auth=7fe07229a77f30bb3f10e5857533ee7157f300db1da296725080feb57dd1660a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Disaster was narrowly averted on Wednesday when passengers and crew intervened to stop the co-pilot’s attempt to take control of the Flydubai. Photo: Erik Marmor/ Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erik Marmor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund manager charges are taking a chunk out of my retirement fund]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/04/fund-manager-charges-are-taking-a-chunk-out-of-my-retirement-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/04/fund-manager-charges-are-taking-a-chunk-out-of-my-retirement-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Average charges for an Approved Retirement Fund are around 1% but better deals are available if you shop around]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenant who lived in car for months with partner and child due to rent hike awarded damages ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/04/tenant-who-lived-in-car-for-months-with-partner-and-child-due-to-rent-hike-awarded-damages/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/04/tenant-who-lived-in-car-for-months-with-partner-and-child-due-to-rent-hike-awarded-damages/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kildare landlord David Massey also ordered to repay ‘goodwill payment’ he had allegedly sought from family to secure rental home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KQ3ENUVTYJA6NEBKF6VREJTENM.jpg?auth=3fa6f6f42296f2631f1dee64d7321695ea0a124c8a15d4baf2986d8fdcd85c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Residential Tenancies Board tribunal heard landlord David Massey allegedly sought a 'goodwill payment' from a 'desperate' family to secure a house in Kilbelin Close, Newbridge.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">TanawatPontchour</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí investigate after man shot and injured in Limerick]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/04/gardai-investigate-after-man-shot-and-injured-in-limerick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/04/gardai-investigate-after-man-shot-and-injured-in-limerick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thomas O’Neill (37) previously convicted of rape and drug offences]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:28:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KZGPWCSK6JBO5JWFLWOUUVRGJU.JPG?auth=889e045ef82cc6bba83014db2a27ce886662bee82943908c75822dd8913f47ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí appealed for witnesses or those who may have relevant CCTV or dashcam footage to come forward. 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[Message from the Editor: How The Irish Times is covering Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/04/message-from-the-editor-how-the-irish-times-is-covering-budget-2027/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/04/message-from-the-editor-how-the-irish-times-is-covering-budget-2027/</guid><description><![CDATA[Follow our live news updates, analysis, videos, newsletters and podcasts and ask your budget questions in a live Q&A ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:17:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GE5RPVYUCBFEBLBBHXNDDVW5RE.jpg?auth=6eae856763471a4fe4de1839977a644300c614dcaa63c13a0b2a27604dcaf97f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Here is how our Budget 2027 coverage will unfold over the coming days. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Latvian PM on track to lead pro-Ukraine coalition after election win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/latvian-pm-on-track-to-lead-pro-ukraine-coalition-after-election-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/04/latvian-pm-on-track-to-lead-pro-ukraine-coalition-after-election-win/</guid><description><![CDATA[Kulbergs pledged continuing support to Ukraine and to keep a hard line towards Moscow]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:03:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OM55URINSJDIKIBUYTRXXQRM5U.jpg?auth=a2400719ebd3fba04875827491e6d4e588ee4746aad4133ffe9773d7cb2af9ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Latvia's prime minister Andris Kulbergs and his wife Anna react after first exit poll results of the general election was announced. Photo: Wojtek Radwanski/ AFP/ Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wojtek Radwanski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan protests after US marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/04/japan-protests-after-us-marine-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-in-okinawa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/04/japan-protests-after-us-marine-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murder-in-okinawa/</guid><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Takaichi described alleged murder as ⁠'extremely brutal and vicious incident’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:23:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NDWNJ6PZYIIVZ737NGWEKNZMWU.jpg?auth=4e6335cc3120e8b8e3ab1df5848724f723e7c35b42c7da115c9fea3f48507dd9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan on Okinawa. Photograph: Issei Kato/ Reuters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornell rape allegation scandal brings an early bleakness to upstate New York]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/04/cornell-revelations-brings-an-early-bleakness-to-upstate-new-york/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/04/cornell-revelations-brings-an-early-bleakness-to-upstate-new-york/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Case suggests college years are more challenging and, in some cases, troubling than ever]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VWD22I33TJUW7H3SC2J4LJB5VY.jpg?auth=cc207a724732228eb5a63031bd4c909f9f489f7731a4afe6f0b7a07928ab4396&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Uris Library tower, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. 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[Britain scraps heavily criticised plans to curb jury trials after backlash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/britain-scraps-heavily-criticised-plans-to-curb-jury-trials-after-backlash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/04/britain-scraps-heavily-criticised-plans-to-curb-jury-trials-after-backlash/</guid><description><![CDATA[Case backlog awaiting trial by jury in Crown Courts in England and Wales was nearly 81,000 in June]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:39:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HRXYPRBB2JA7NDJGH2NTM4W5CQ.jpg?auth=ec161dd824e614b169b5f9e8a264b07ab4fe7048b083d5c70868f92ffb39a6de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Plans to curb jury trials for cases where a jail sentence was likely to be less than ⁠three years would be abandoned, the UK government announced. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">oversnap</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil companies profiting from a sick planet is obscene]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/04/mark-oconnell-a-handful-of-companies-profiting-from-a-sick-planet-is-obscene/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/04/mark-oconnell-a-handful-of-companies-profiting-from-a-sick-planet-is-obscene/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If it’s bad for humanity, it’s invariably good for the oil industry]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJ3EXQMRFNBZFIPP6ZKC5YZ2OA.jpg?auth=7eec75e9029bc2491ab73f35837c65f474b46b17b0a3409b572b2d3a652272e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In his final address to the recent UN General Assembly, outgoing secretary general António Guterres reiterated a call that major oil companies must be made to pay for the damage their activities have inflicted on the planet. Photograph: Art Wager/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Art Wager</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a religious teen, I was against abortion. But even I could see the flaws in the logic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/04/clare-moriarty-as-a-religious-teen-i-was-against-abortion-but-even-i-could-see-the-flaws-in-the-logic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/04/clare-moriarty-as-a-religious-teen-i-was-against-abortion-but-even-i-could-see-the-flaws-in-the-logic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is a middle ground between effective altruism and what is really a very niche fixation on the welfare of blastocysts, embryos and foetuses]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:05:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPV6CVFINVD2PLIANNKOOPINPU.JPG?auth=a5e32d355d3d161b4b1540df4dd185dddfdec2f8f550676388f1a29ba972b175&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A man at an anti-abortion protest march from in Dublin, June 2024. Photograph: Alan Betson
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter claims father threatened to kill her if she did not ‘follow family ideals’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/03/daughter-claims-father-threatened-to-kill-her-if-she-did-not-follow-family-ideals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/03/daughter-claims-father-threatened-to-kill-her-if-she-did-not-follow-family-ideals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman got protection orders against parents over alleged isolation and emotional abuse in family home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7TKQJSIMKJERFE3ADYD3JBBDUA.JPG?auth=30204b06d4510dbd72510e6f76bf9749fe41ac7612ab4126a2ce5455c9d66c0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The emergency domestic violence court was one of just two courts sitting in the Dolphin House complex in Dublin on Friday. Photograph: Alan Betson ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s so much change’: Young Spencer on finding common ground with Kneecap in Belfast]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/protestant-and-proud-young-spencer-meet-the-shankill-roads-answer-to-kneecap/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/protestant-and-proud-young-spencer-meet-the-shankill-roads-answer-to-kneecap/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rapper says music is bringing young people together in Northern Ireland and talks about how his association with nationalist rap trio ‘divides opinion’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SRPEFOSFPZBZPLCZ5BNGPVTIXI.JPG?auth=15afa9f4814c0808c557315e8216b23af6f239bcb865d2019c872a39be8587bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Young Spencer (Gareth Spence) is a rapper from the Shankill area of Belfast who has performed with Kneecap. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It can be magical’: Galway’s swimming, kayaking underwater volunteers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/04/it-can-be-quite-magical-galways-seagrass-defenders-on-a-vital-underwater-carbon-store/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/04/it-can-be-quite-magical-galways-seagrass-defenders-on-a-vital-underwater-carbon-store/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One volunteer in Connemara says monitoring these underwater meadows has increased her sense of connection with her part of the world]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4X42367FJNDLZAHTY3WOIOVPTA.JPG?auth=6bcd7cdaefaffa5a19b8f812031f77a77b7e2bea93363d41ef84d33c561ac09a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Siobhán Kennedy holding seagrass washed up at Trá Bhrídín on Mweenish Island. All photographs: Joe O'Shaughnessy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe O'Shaughnessy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swapping an office job for the Great Blasket Island: ‘It drove me to a remote island’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/living-and-working-on-the-great-blasket-island-you-really-feel-like-youre-on-the-edge-of-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/living-and-working-on-the-great-blasket-island-you-really-feel-like-youre-on-the-edge-of-the-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working as caretakers on the island off the Co Kerry coast was a transformative experience for Conor Jones and Aisling Costello]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BVHU32MJGBH77OEJIEH32J43NQ.jpg?auth=0f388dc8df26ea122aca07325c99b4e0a9fa28efd58aad99c8f51955bb38ecaf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling Costello on the Great Blasket: 'People don’t realise it’s a job. You are employed. It is really full on']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you drink whiskey with dinner?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/04/can-you-drink-whiskey-with-dinner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/04/can-you-drink-whiskey-with-dinner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How to Drink Better: The author of a new Irish whiskey cookbook would argue that you most definitely can, and should]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NPP47ZBJYRF6RAUYWPVLPNXR5Q.jpg?auth=97073a01d7abf6ada97cd67ae5a529546b1ad6ad0d19bafeddb0eb892a0665d6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Oisín Davis, author of The Irish Whiskey Cookbook. Photograph: Ruth Calder-Potts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ruth Calder-Potts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘As a former Catholic priest, I understood what it meant to have a calling to poetry’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/04/as-a-former-catholic-priest-i-understood-what-it-meant-to-have-a-calling-to-poetry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/04/as-a-former-catholic-priest-i-understood-what-it-meant-to-have-a-calling-to-poetry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan C Creasy ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the Texas-based poet and author, was the man to speak to if you wanted to learn about the ‘world of in-between’ of the US-Mexico border]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TF2ZLH7VZFEVBEJIKJZZFLTFA4.jpg?auth=a134ed3dcbc77b21b1ae208e722b1928f39607c2aafdfe5eaf3f3b73ef902c46&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Benjamin Alire Sáenz: For the New Mexico-born poet and novelist, poems expressed the contradictions of life in one of the most contentious borderlands in the world]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City destroyed football – he didn’t know how right he was]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/malachy-clerkin-pep-guardiola-said-manchester-city-destroyed-football-he-didnt-know-how-right-he-was/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/04/malachy-clerkin-pep-guardiola-said-manchester-city-destroyed-football-he-didnt-know-how-right-he-was/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is no sanction that will feel satisfactory for their cheating, no way of undoing what the serial Premier League champions have done]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F3Q2CBZ32BFRVCR6CZBSOGJPTE.jpg?auth=3885ab18f70f1c59b17af0d30bfb32c7f7d57f3d10cc925b199c2d9ce45c9f4c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola with the Premier League trophy at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, on May 19th, 2024. Photograph: Visionhaus/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Visionhaus</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Krispy Kreme rage, Teresa Mannion, HomeToVote: The moments that made the Irish Internet truly great]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/krispy-kreme-rage-teresa-mannion-hometovote-the-moments-that-made-the-irish-internet-truly-great/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/04/krispy-kreme-rage-teresa-mannion-hometovote-the-moments-that-made-the-irish-internet-truly-great/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emer McLysaght]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The viral moments we’d like to preserve if the vast online archive disappeared tomorrow]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5RMP6EJFJJAA3KTTZUKPPEQA4M.png?auth=832e232db6799e909e2c0420a514102afb5462c6b621684917327d92a9448185&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Library of Ireland holds around 12 million items that document the life and culture of Irish society. But what about the artefacts that exist in relatively new spaces: online, in the cloud, in digital format?]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department’s €130k ‘turf agent’ a masterclass in loose oversight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/states-turf-agent-was-paid-130000-despite-limited-evidence-to-verify-work/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/04/states-turf-agent-was-paid-130000-despite-limited-evidence-to-verify-work/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Carroll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: Jeffrey Donaldson’s Down home on the market, Alan Shatter’s mixed debut as a football hack, and Ireland-Israel game nets a big viewership]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HSDB26U4IV2OPY7PRUBOZAOCYU.jpg?auth=70bb55c70685d8b0b02bc9baa9a4c038448d116ca9943e42ee38c05749779057&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I constantly have to see my ex and the woman he cheated on me with in work’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/04/i-constantly-have-to-see-my-ex-and-the-woman-he-cheated-on-me-with-and-i-cant-move-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/04/i-constantly-have-to-see-my-ex-and-the-woman-he-cheated-on-me-with-and-i-cant-move-on/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: ‘I cannot stomach the sight of them, and it pains me that they seem so happy while I continue to relive the moment I found out about the cheating’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6O5U6SN7X5HR3AJ5YK4RSCMIHE.jpg?auth=19a8c946c8a771185325ace2a1d011e4f3cf05c4a3dab6c6963024f10c031384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['How do I move on?' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Delmaine Donson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Getting medals does not equal cash’: The Irish Olympians struggling to make ends meet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/03/barely-an-income-to-survive-irish-olympians-chase-tax-break-amid-financial-struggles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/03/barely-an-income-to-survive-irish-olympians-chase-tax-break-amid-financial-struggles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A proposal to Government in advance of Tuesday’s budget is aimed at enabling elite Irish athletes to keep competing amid the cost-of-living squeeze]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QHV2Q2QJBRBRFLPB52SNJRY3UY.jpg?auth=4ee5846843f8af7255b29b24c1d04a7b9b9063b27451c131093721dbc94bf216&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[8 June 2022; Olympic Medallist and Dare to Believe Ambassador, Aifric Keogh, attending a school visit in Mount Anville National School in Dublin as part of the Olympic Schools programme which is sponsored by Permanent TSB. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile *** NO REPRODUCTION FEE ***]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam Barnes / SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget day looms amid first hints of uncertainty over corporation tax]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/04/budget-day-looms-amid-first-hints-of-uncertainty-over-corporation-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/04/budget-day-looms-amid-first-hints-of-uncertainty-over-corporation-tax/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department admits that while business tax take will rise this year, it will not meet even recent forecasts]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F4HYWIQZJJFXPK5FF2CZS7QWOI.jpg?auth=46d2e77c7d7f5195dc0830a6a6ba993e9ef543af5d813ae9e4eda4c907f3de73&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The outlook for Ireland's windfall corporation tax take may, for the first time in years, be uncertain. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">simonkr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/04/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/04/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 4th-9th highlights: including How to Shop Well Now, Deepfake Ireland with Gráinne Seoige, and RTÉ Investigates: Fertility Uncovered]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5SO4SRIALNBF3BGCDJCUSSF6BE.jpg?auth=483cdd53fea2e2b335e1cc2ce9379bcc2937a63ab2638008a53ea66fad09b812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[How to Shop Well Now: Claire Brock and Sophie Morris. Photograph: Marc O'Sullivan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marc O'Sullivan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What’s the best way to clear brambles from my overgrown garden?’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/04/whats-the-best-way-to-clear-brambles-from-my-overgrown-garden/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/04/whats-the-best-way-to-clear-brambles-from-my-overgrown-garden/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘It contains some lovely trees and shrubs that we want to keep’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MGBEWPRC5VEDHB6WM7QQHES25M.jpg?auth=c13591a866e9388ff53e9f7ed05f90086a75b8714bd18bbe46099d93d2127083&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cut their long, thorny, arching stems right back to the ground. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">somnuk krobkum</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jason Moran: ‘I have a lot of gratitude for Cork Jazz Festival. And I still have that wonderful crystal vase’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/04/jason-moran-i-have-a-lot-of-gratitude-for-cork-jazz-festival-and-i-still-have-that-wonderful-crystal-vase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/04/jason-moran-i-have-a-lot-of-gratitude-for-cork-jazz-festival-and-i-still-have-that-wonderful-crystal-vase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The American composer won the festival’s rising star award in 2002. He returns this year as one of the defining jazz pianists of his generation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QRI6Q2ZZWVFIXHXES4O5HZOCW4.jpg?auth=0e47f6f46dfac9e49be201eb8d693dc9be66cd78d931c829ef8d9a70005711e5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Moran returns to the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival for his first Irish performance in nearly nine years. Photograph: Clay Patrick McBride]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two thumbs up for Tom Cruise in Digger. Also, two thumbs down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/04/two-thumbs-up-for-tom-cruise-in-digger-also-two-thumbs-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/04/two-thumbs-up-for-tom-cruise-in-digger-also-two-thumbs-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The promotion for Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film shouts that its mixed critical reception is a feature, not a bug]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KMO2ZZAOYJEP7I5XIRR7OG3LCQ.jpg?auth=3ce982da70230d727b468117d6ff810e4b9a05ae5820ab17176799c0366387ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Digger: Tom Cruise in Alejandro G Iñárritu’s film]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Eccleston on Chasing Millions: A tale from Ireland’s biggest bank heist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/04/christopher-eccleston-on-chasing-millions-a-tale-from-irelands-biggest-bank-heist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/04/christopher-eccleston-on-chasing-millions-a-tale-from-irelands-biggest-bank-heist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christopher Eccleston’s new film is set after the Northern Bank robbery of 2004, when £26m was stolen in Belfast. Amazingly, what happened isn’t very well known, writes Donald Clarke.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y7QFYYCM3NC7DCZQM3LZYNU2GY.jpg?auth=bac724bdc8d31ebe0f99375091038c2e860591b7e65c2295e8f0de65775c6a74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christopher Eccleston. Photograph: Getty Images for ReedPOP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Craig Barritt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Galway kitchen ‘refresh’ ended up gutting half the house, but the owners couldn’t be happier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/04/a-galway-kitchen-refresh-ended-up-gutting-half-the-house-but-the-owners-couldnt-be-happier/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/04/a-galway-kitchen-refresh-ended-up-gutting-half-the-house-but-the-owners-couldnt-be-happier/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Healy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It can make sense to embark on a bigger renovation project to get the right outcome, as this Galway household discovered]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPPOJSQAWRFSROI3W5KBYVPB5A.jpg?auth=9d5d0075cdab7e2e5d36afb56f2d64d1c77ab277f7553df8642751ab2ee5dbb4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dubh Studio's Orla Tighe (left) and Claire Finnegan in the kitchen extension in Tuam. Photographs: Edel Fitzpatrick]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Edel Fitzpatrick</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New crime fiction books, including Jasper Fforde’s funny triumph of human creativity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/04/new-crime-fiction-books-including-jasper-ffordes-funny-triumph-of-human-creativity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/04/new-crime-fiction-books-including-jasper-ffordes-funny-triumph-of-human-creativity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A 19th novel in the Jack Taylor series from the late, great Ken Bruen, plus compelling works from Carrie Lee South, Mick Herron and Jonathan Ames]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRM7I4O3FHS7QNL2CVQC3X5JRQ.jpg?auth=88d079d6027710d19761ab2cb706e2a091fa08f17dd96b281e22bf3e6ba47f5e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A still from Apple TV’s adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slow Horses. The author's latest book, Watch the Quiet Snow, features stories revolving around some of the minor characters from Jackson Lamb’s world]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author Niall Williams: ‘I will always be an outsider, even here after 41 years’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/04/author-niall-williams-i-will-always-be-an-outsider-even-here-after-41-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/04/author-niall-williams-i-will-always-be-an-outsider-even-here-after-41-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Author describes how he arrived ‘fictionally home’ in the imaginary village of Faha and how he celebrates the generosity, dignity and humour of his community]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CESST3Z6D5AXXLJK5ZECLDSKG4.jpeg?auth=1b1d989f57b54fe685fe456065f389941cba87adef7390748e6ab7a7ee220e61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niall Williams has been inspired by the people of Co Clare]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>