<?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/2026-10-07/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:35:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Evicted Spanish pensioner María del Carmen Abascal dies before she could return home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/evicted-spanish-pensioner-maria-del-carmen-abascal-dies-before-she-could-return-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/evicted-spanish-pensioner-maria-del-carmen-abascal-dies-before-she-could-return-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashifa Kassam, Sam Jones in Madrid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maricarmen’s eviction from Madrid apartment after over seven decades set off wave of protests against housing crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:31:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SQMV2FQMRQ5HLPAJFDFTA42YJQ.jpg?auth=45136cc13bf85564d0c3a9c6c9c06a8f1d48d481b4ea4f4b42bb129308da189e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A flyer with an image of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old pensioner whose eviction triggered nationwide protests over Spain's chronic housing crisis, is seen at an impromptu protest vigil after she died in hospital in Madrid on October 7, 2026. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images”]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Thomas Coex</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three killed and more than 30 injured in attacks on two Saudi airports, aviation authorities say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/three-killed-and-more-than-30-injured-in-attacks-on-two-saudi-airports-aviation-authorities-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/three-killed-and-more-than-30-injured-in-attacks-on-two-saudi-airports-aviation-authorities-say/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish airport operator DAA has contract to operate terminal at one of the Saudi airports attacked]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:59:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XGFIRXML334SFEL3EY45TINDKY.jpg?auth=2c7ee98cc3fa3d6d6baed74acf99245c325c68e2efc4f41c5b439df7f8158d8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A fighter loyal to the Houthi authorities brandishes his weapon during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa on October 7, 2026. The Houthis claimed a flurry of attacks on Saudi targets on October 7, including firing a ballistic missile at Riyadh airport, as the group battles for territory in Yemen against government forces supported by the kingdom. Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Huwais</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louth man accused of murdering parents and brother pleads not guilty by reason of insanity]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/louth-man-accused-of-murdering-parents-and-brother-pleads-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/louth-man-accused-of-murdering-parents-and-brother-pleads-not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert O’Connor is accused of killing his mother, father and younger brother at their home in September 2025]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:39:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VPQMKV4LBZDVNGFPO7RLODMO6E.jpg?auth=09e78fe1df3df544bbf2383a2f359e290f9b9ee4b928f9f2c88ccec19c452d7e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark O’Connor, Louise O’Connor and their son Evan O’Connor. Photograph: PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor retires from intercounty football]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/mayos-cillian-oconnor-retires-from-intercounty-football/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/mayos-cillian-oconnor-retires-from-intercounty-football/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-time All Star is top scorer in senior football championship history and leaves as an All-Ireland champion]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:14:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PD4L4PMO2REQBHL7MLTDZ535NY.jpg?auth=9040db97b58bd117de66408ab1029a6a134407825810d3cb9b3708829b1004f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cillian O'Connor made 129 appearances for Mayo, including 75 in championship. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walls, windows and ceilings of Limerick house destroyed during ‘student party’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/07/walls-windows-and-ceilings-of-limerick-house-destroyed-during-student-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/07/walls-windows-and-ceilings-of-limerick-house-destroyed-during-student-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí investigate damage caused to property in the city in the early hours of Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:11:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JITQ47KABA7BL5CRQCYHL3OAI.jpg?auth=bc07169a8cc4fd6b72983c69882b12d6bf591077654f3194add24075a165cad5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A video screen grab showing a group of young people causing damage to a house at College Court, Castletroy, in Limerick. Photograph: Brendan Gleeson]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halfway there? Gaelic games integration timeline is no clearer after Dáil committee]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/halfway-there-integration-timeline-is-no-clearer-after-dail-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/halfway-there-integration-timeline-is-no-clearer-after-dail-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mechanics of how the three organisations get there and when they’ll get there didn’t become any clearer on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:01:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IO6DY46FZA7FOF6ZIZMLFHS7BQ.jpg?auth=e199e4ca60f2fd995f9d2a969b9442ef26eb53ea86692b23de24ca556fe1413a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jarlath Burns from the GAA, CEO Lyn Savage and president Trina Murray from the LGFA arrive for the Dáil committee. Photo : Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christa Pike is ‘angry and confused’ after failed execution, say lawyers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/07/christa-pike-is-angry-and-confused-after-failed-execution-say-lawyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/07/christa-pike-is-angry-and-confused-after-failed-execution-say-lawyers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Judge says she will order Tennessee officials to preserve ‌all evidence from attempt to execute Pike]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:58:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCG2H6DXSUEMEEOCKNDLXCS2RI.jpg?auth=ec6937d0f7e9d3c3631fdaf1a122b80504218631f4753eceb7e5ed8ce9ccabe7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death in 1996. Photograph:  AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on public sector pay: time to sit down and talk]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/07/the-irish-times-view-on-public-sector-pay-time-to-sit-down-and-talk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/07/the-irish-times-view-on-public-sector-pay-time-to-sit-down-and-talk/</guid><description><![CDATA[Negotiations rather than industrial action are the way forward]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FEJ4SGPQDMIHW7DPOSOWY3GJ4.jpg?auth=5d654cd654422f52828d2433873e25103af6b07444e4e70879a207062569b49a&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 speaking at a press conference in Government Buildings in relation to Budget 2027.( Photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin after-school provider claims ex-franchisee is running similar business in breach of agreement]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/dublin-after-school-provider-claims-ex-franchisee-is-running-similar-business-in-breach-of-agreement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/dublin-after-school-provider-claims-ex-franchisee-is-running-similar-business-in-breach-of-agreement/</guid><description><![CDATA[Court heard Emma Campbell entered agreement with Sunago in June 2021 to use Sherpa Kids system in eight primary schools in Lucan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:46:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26WXLHKMSNHXFMYZKHLYNS4HC4.jpg?auth=688cbdef7e31701ae5577afb3c2928de2814838e4cdf56b6d01541c5a7184f48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court on Wednesday, Michael Binchy, counsel for Sunago, was granted short service of the proceedings on Emma Campbell, Your Tribe and Platinum Childcare Ltd. 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[Evicted Spanish pensioner at heart of Spain’s housing protests dies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/evicted-spanish-pensioner-at-heart-of-spains-housing-protests-has-died/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/evicted-spanish-pensioner-at-heart-of-spains-housing-protests-has-died/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maricarmen Abascal (87) had become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FZSRO3ZCYUNJQJPLGW7OPDLUU.jpg?auth=93c3d71782fe9e5773a8028bd3cbe03a0f7a93b24b4ed2a663fa56d8cbd8cfde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrators hold signs reading 'Housing is a right not a business' and 'Not a single more Maricarmen' in a reference to an 87-year-old evicted from her Madrid home. Photo: Manaure Quintero/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manaure Quintero</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the UK Conservative Party: a mountain to climb]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-uk-conservative-party-a-mountain-to-climb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/07/the-irish-times-view-on-the-uk-conservative-party-a-mountain-to-climb/</guid><description><![CDATA[Behind Labour and Reform in the polls, the party is struggling to engineer a comeback ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEA63NGBELL2JAEGNSEBV654UE.jpg?auth=6942b68b7461a06c0c3f1658ba7a7d3b849c7ffb0eeb85218ae9dde38bc93285&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch meets party  members after delivering her keynote speech on at the party conference on Wednesday.
 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoning of plan for living wage by 2029 welcomed by small business owners and criticised by unions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/pause-to-living-wage-welcomed-by-small-business-owners-as-unions-criticise-move/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/pause-to-living-wage-welcomed-by-small-business-owners-as-unions-criticise-move/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Policy shift confirmed by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on Wednesday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OMVJGLLGE3X32WQ4SYUILC2LNU.jpg?auth=07f009f3869c0f5e8168ca151e5e307c86801083230024a02f56c416f7afece2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The pause comes a day after Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke approved increase to national minimum wage. Photo: Oliver Hoslet/ EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister plays down reports of tension with Jack Chambers over Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/budget-2027-ireland-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/budget-2027-ireland-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, Jack White, Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Labour leader Ivana Bacik says ‘pathetic’ Budget 2027 is a ‘KitKat budget from a TikTok Tánaiste’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OT64YL3U3OYJKNWGIXQWPPGCHM.jpg?auth=e2b1eb9d098776477b8f1e99939cdb7c90b6af6bcf95b7b580880be3a587793e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy Charlie McConalogue (left) and Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O'Donovan during a press conference at Government Buildings in Dublin, following the Budget 2027. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay dispute ‘unwarranted given our willingness to talk’, Taoiseach says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/public-sector-pay-dispute-unwarranted-given-our-willingness-to-talk-taoiseach-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/public-sector-pay-dispute-unwarranted-given-our-willingness-to-talk-taoiseach-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martin defends budget, citing need to ‘judge between restraint and real impact of cost-of-living increases’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:03:12 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D63NC7CPZ6ZR7TCPRUUOTZESZ4.jpg?auth=786f53db64f89328b308b409d876a9a7c8078032edb7a324a9dbac1ea7d74869&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil that no one can expect the Government to 'accept unilateral preconditions before discussions, or to give up our right to table proposals'. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oli Scarff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of Robbie Lawlor murder switches solicitors as bail application put on hold]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/man-accused-of-robbie-lawlor-murder-switches-solicitors-as-bail-application-put-on-hold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/man-accused-of-robbie-lawlor-murder-switches-solicitors-as-bail-application-put-on-hold/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Paul Drew (41) has hired Belfast firm Phoenix Law and will be seeking release from custody ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A4XSJCZYDTRDGKQBGGHBNTSSWE.jpg?auth=e31ac964d83c85784a50dd8de7de3b2fa50aa143ae8b6686cd23c3852bc3b5fd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Lawlor (36) was shot dead in broad daylight in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on April 4th, 2020]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Look review: In Elsinore, Andrew Scott shows why he’s one of the great actors of our age]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/first-look-review-in-elsinore-andrew-scott-shows-why-hes-one-of-the-great-actors-of-our-age/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/first-look-review-in-elsinore-andrew-scott-shows-why-hes-one-of-the-great-actors-of-our-age/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Stone’s bruising film features the Irish star as Ian Charleson, who was dying of Aids while playing Hamlet in 1989]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SX7W2CDHKJH7LEYXSWJIY33NNI.jpg?auth=eb1d3dd81234f1c0d8b1e82e1dd1eed61c918d22e33662ea37377fa759d03a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elsinore: Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson. Photograph: Anthony Dickenson/Focus Features]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anthony Dickenson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niamh O’Brien funeral details announced as tributes paid to ‘beautiful Irish dancer’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/niamh-obrien-funeral-details-announced-as-tributes-paid-to-beautiful-irish-dancer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/niamh-obrien-funeral-details-announced-as-tributes-paid-to-beautiful-irish-dancer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Flatley’s wife died earlier this week at the age of 52]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:47:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDH4BZX6YFD6TIFQXWDVLITUNI.jpg?auth=7151537143389ce95bf5b947268ae540eb369afbf3d6da60630c925fc652f91f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niamh O'Brien and Michael Flatley with their son Michael St James. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 falls short of preventing public sector industrial action, say unions ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/budget-2027-falls-short-of-preventing-public-sector-industrial-action-say-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/budget-2027-falls-short-of-preventing-public-sector-industrial-action-say-unions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers back pension deal officially ending dispute that sparked strikes last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:47:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65DQZDWQTER3YZ7RELVRNJ6Q3U.jpg?auth=48dbf4417fdcd6f4497be6eacb73ffdef9342ffb66b476b8442f6cc8d87db8fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Congress of Trade Unions chairman Kevin Callinan said Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers failed to 'move the dial' on pay issues. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Irish Army troops to get new body-armour costing at least €3,000 each]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/irish-troops-issued-body-armour-in-advance-of-overseas-deployment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/irish-troops-issued-body-armour-in-advance-of-overseas-deployment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kit priced at €3,000 per unit and total cost to exchequer estimated at €25m ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:43:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PZEN4V2LOZAITM4YVQXCHU374Q.JPG?auth=d11578194b4d04fbc3341fcf6e29419b201894f9e83892ff983d47bbf92785b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Army personnel wearing the new body armour from the  69th Infantry Group, who are soon to deploy to Lebanon.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests across Israel call for October 7th inquiry on third anniversary of attack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/we-will-settle-the-score-israelis-gather-to-remember-victims-of-october-7th-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/we-will-settle-the-score-israelis-gather-to-remember-victims-of-october-7th-attack/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands observed a moment of silence as Netanyahu promised to ‘complete the mission’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:20:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/COFHFNZDYKGK5WWXNAP7U5LCKY.jpg?auth=50e390b7bf08f019f5cb5adbce37d5e3fedd8911d45858fd8ebebd77c1d5b9f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People carrying Israeli flags walk through a commemorative installation set up on the beach in Tel Aviv to mark the third anniversary of the October 7th attack. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jack Guez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Rahm’s LIV exit set to trigger mass exodus of players from stricken tour ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/07/jon-rahms-liv-exit-set-to-trigger-mass-exodus-of-players-from-stricken-tour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/07/jon-rahms-liv-exit-set-to-trigger-mass-exodus-of-players-from-stricken-tour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewan Murray]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland golfer Tom McKibbin is among the players who may follow Rahm’s lead ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:10:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/43MNAUGW6WIIGNCR56I5MHQLHY.jpg?auth=ce75fbe297d14a06e4b305a5b1fe4a3f4719860e05ef17b2763f2ce34e2093b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Rahm has announced he will not be part of LIV Golf 2.0. Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hector Vivas</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Three years of war in Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/10/07/in-pictures-three-years-of-war-in-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/photography/2026/10/07/in-pictures-three-years-of-war-in-gaza/</guid><description><![CDATA[October 7th marks three years since a Hamas-led attack in Israel]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:09:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WG7ATJBXMQPUOJZOLALU3YUQM4.jpg?auth=b4c89724b2b2956e804b4a29967a08986749794c8eabb43f539a215af3b5cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[October 9th, 2023: Lightning strikes as smoke billows following Israeli bombardment of Gaza City. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mohammed Abed</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France’s school protests: What lies behind the anger]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/go-speak-to-people-in-the-banlieue-who-leads-frances-student-protests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/go-speak-to-people-in-the-banlieue-who-leads-frances-student-protests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:58:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AOAK4IIYY3IVY3KE6LL2M7SR2U.jpg?auth=4fc6e6bc6d94d30b552dc628c7ebf08eb02df3dea9c3af4e87d0533edc068095&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Students wave the French flag in front of police officers in Paris. Photograph: Tom Nicholson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Nicholson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I still miss my wee girl every day’: Families remember Creeslough victims on fourth anniversary]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/we-need-the-truth-calls-for-public-inquiry-into-creeslough-tragedy-on-fourth-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/we-need-the-truth-calls-for-public-inquiry-into-creeslough-tragedy-on-fourth-anniversary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Maguire]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Áine Flanagan, who lost her partner Robert and daughter Shauna in the blast, said families ‘deserve answers’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:53:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPNQFSRVJJUFZHNTQD6G3IF3MQ.jpg?auth=0b0b29cde154d600bf03ea2e5c97fd1fa3151d7965780ebe4c8e54bae5a88888&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Handout photographs issued by An Garda Síochána of (top row, left to right) Leona Harper (14), Robert Garwe (50), Shauna Flanagan Garwe (5), Jessica Gallagher (24) and James O'Flaherty (48). On the bottom row, from left to right: Martina Martin (49), Hugh Kelly (59), Catherine O'Donnell (39), her 13-year-old son James Monaghan and Martin McGill (49).]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Garda Siochana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TG4 and Screen Ireland budget funding amounts to ‘cut’ in real terms, industry warns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/rte-and-tg4-budget-funding-amounts-to-effective-cut-due-to-inflation-screen-industry-warns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/rte-and-tg4-budget-funding-amounts-to-effective-cut-due-to-inflation-screen-industry-warns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Concern for independent production sector after €20m reduction in State funding for RTÉ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:38:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YAMTOG4SV3W6YN5O5ZOZK36VHU.jpg?auth=438062cf95fdba3d318e25b385863f99bf8a4f6160e662171e4a8bdf25801677&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Coalition also opted against reintroducing an enhanced tax incentive for regional film and TV production firms, which Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan said he would like to revisit. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Irish Government is clearly not listening’: Nature groups criticise lack of budget funding for restoration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/government-clearly-not-listening-nature-groups-criticise-lack-of-budget-funding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/government-clearly-not-listening-nature-groups-criticise-lack-of-budget-funding/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budget allocates just €6m extra to NPWS despite experts saying €700m needed annually for nature restoration]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:29:04 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3S5TZQFKJHIUD33F6J7IGQSIQQ.jpg?auth=704a8f84e22665759ad057bdb33eb22ea91adc894f2e2ef7848f347c70d17a83&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan acknowledged concerns, saying: 'There’s no doubt that we need significant investment to restore nature across our island.' Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sean Gallup</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to two scientists who solved century-old mystery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/chemistry-nobel-awarded-for-work-that-helps-make-safer-drugs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/chemistry-nobel-awarded-for-work-that-helps-make-safer-drugs/</guid><description><![CDATA[French and Japanese scientist win 2026 prize for discoveries that have been important in manufacturing of pharmaceuticals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:21:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DUPGRTOPVCHP36ESGAYVHEHFDY.jpg?auth=beb0673f446b65554a3c09e51b9a34816cd221699e987918cd7396205afc0736&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry Heiner Linke explains the field of research of Nobel Prize winners France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai. Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jonathan Nackstrand</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ ‘caught off-guard’ by €20m cut in funding in Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/07/rte-says-20m-cut-in-funding-will-impact-on-strategy-as-minister-criticises-pace-of-reforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/07/rte-says-20m-cut-in-funding-will-impact-on-strategy-as-minister-criticises-pace-of-reforms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran, Jack Horgan-Jones]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan said he was not happy with progress to date on broadcaster’s transition ‘more agile, smaller’ organisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:01:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/THBN6LQK23RLIQQZJSRQ7LF6ZE.JPG?auth=c5d8a25eca266c86c5b39163648a3fb94f062c4e7ed08fd08f7f351c2162634c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photo Agency ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very disturbing behaviour’: Teen jailed for two years for ‘appalling’ abuse of half-sisters ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/very-disturbing-behaviour-teen-jailed-for-two-years-for-appalling-abuse-of-half-sisters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/very-disturbing-behaviour-teen-jailed-for-two-years-for-appalling-abuse-of-half-sisters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The boy was between 14 and 15 when he abused his half-sisters in the family home]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CETNUODRBNFO3PM2QCROBBMDBQ.jpg?auth=c055cf5b646282ccc3f51d0ca30bf4b9e5bdf0d6d363c69c2fc774185415479c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The boy is assessed as being at high risk of reoffending by the Probation Service. 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[Mark Zuckerberg paid more than €50m for Strancally Castle in Co Waterford, register shows]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/mark-zuckerberg-pays-more-than-50m-for-strancally-castle-in-co-waterford-register-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/mark-zuckerberg-pays-more-than-50m-for-strancally-castle-in-co-waterford-register-shows/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan, Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sale figure published on Wednesday includes the amount paid for the principal residence and up to an acre of land]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:47:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJXS7AOM75GPPLR3YI33JSS52E.jpg?auth=c55d758be6a289957ca2e293633357a7aa150aae5e2cfbc147e748cce8e9c706&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Gothic revival style house and estate on the banks of the river Blackwater was bought from owners Michael and Giancarla Alen-Buckley ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oracle to cut another 70 jobs in Ireland in AI cost-cutting push]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/oracle-to-cut-another-70-jobs-in-ireland-in-ai-cost-cutting-push/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/oracle-to-cut-another-70-jobs-in-ireland-in-ai-cost-cutting-push/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cloud computing giant has already shed around 150 Irish roles this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D4CIJGFRY362DSGIHX63EMG7X4.jpg?auth=a458dca812b2da375b6e54dc39ef09a7ce3e23d5201eee886962ed2d5fa4f7a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Larry Ellison (left), co-founder of Oracle. The company said in June that it had slashed its global workforce by 13 per cent, or 21,000 jobs, in the 12 months to the end of May. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Thompson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (8) settles action over circumstances of birth at Cork hospital for €7.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/boy-8-settles-action-over-circumstances-of-birth-at-cork-hospital-for-75m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/boy-8-settles-action-over-circumstances-of-birth-at-cork-hospital-for-75m/</guid><description><![CDATA[Senior counsel for the boy said his first breath was four minutes after his birth]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:30:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It was claimed the baby was caused to have an allegedly extremely traumatic labour lasting almost eight hours before instrumental delivery, where he suffered a shoulder dystocia. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s first ballot box test: Labour take on Zack Polanski for Starmer’s old seat]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/andy-burnhams-first-ballot-box-test-labour-and-greens-clash-in-starmers-old-seat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/andy-burnhams-first-ballot-box-test-labour-and-greens-clash-in-starmers-old-seat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Holborn and St Pancras byelection will offer the first indication of whether Labour can retain disillusioned progressive voters under its new leader]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3UJUXYH5TIRC77ELJM452UKLQ.jpg?auth=e99f721dcca23222b318e185462f7608a27cb8919c9ed772ad3745ae948e6f2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sagal Abdi-Wali (centre), the Labour Party candidate for the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, meets with activists and supporters in Kentish Town, London. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carl Court</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We were chasing inflation’: DCU grilled over almost €4.4m loss on student accommodation plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/we-were-chasing-inflation-dcu-grilled-over-almost-44m-loss-on-student-accommodation-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/we-were-chasing-inflation-dcu-grilled-over-almost-44m-loss-on-student-accommodation-plan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Oireachtas committee hears about university’s ‘viability gap’ in plan to house more than 1,200 beds ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QMC3Y23CNCCZABPROVPZRFW5A.jpg?auth=e63b173d0c14f477923d836b1cb74e56a8fdb808d95fc0e0ebaa344d18b79976&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The DCU construction project was due to go to tender in September 2020, but 'the Covid-19 pandemic changed everything', the committee heard. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Leinster SHC format to bring eight teams into expanded championship from 2028]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/new-leinster-shc-format-to-bring-eight-teams-into-expanded-championship-from-2028/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/new-leinster-shc-format-to-bring-eight-teams-into-expanded-championship-from-2028/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former GAA president Nickey Brennan says new structure would give tier two counties greater opportunities to establish themselves]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:08:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DSLOAGF4LBU66BHS2EKZGRMKGM.jpg?auth=aec70b351c878353ed3c8848d5168ba76598bea9cefd7f68b8273ac44dfa688c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nickey Brennan, workgroup chair, stands for a portrait during the Leinster GAA Hurling Championship review workgroup media briefing at the Leinster GAA Offices in Portlaoise, Laois. Photograph: Seb Daly/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This budget is not for families’: Childcare and new savings scheme the Budget 2027 measures you most want to know about]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/childcare-and-the-new-savings-scheme-the-budget-measures-that-engage-readers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/childcare-and-the-new-savings-scheme-the-budget-measures-that-engage-readers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hundreds contact our post-budget Q&A seeking clarity on some of the initiatives announced]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:03:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/335S5ZEZI5GN3NADZICW5MQ5MI.jpg?auth=b4330f3d1feb7855676dbdfb3552343a739c4342a1a51607f3530ab41cadd5ed&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Childcare was the issue that really animated readers in the Budget Q&A run by The Irish Times along with Beryl Power and Ruth Gilligan from PwC]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naughton makes ‘no apologies’ for extra €646m in education funding after budget overrun]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/naughton-makes-no-apologies-for-seeking-extra-education-funding-after-budget-overrun/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/naughton-makes-no-apologies-for-seeking-extra-education-funding-after-budget-overrun/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Department of Education is allocated €14.4 billion for Budget 2027, an increase of €712 million on last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:59:37 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q7AOSIGLLAPAT3AFRWWWV2JMJE.JPG?auth=297ebadc5769e576b67105d8ade04d792458571900406259576996721285954b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton said her department was 'underfunded' last year. 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Photograph: Bryan O'Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pretax losses at Clerys Quarter firm more than halve to €6.8m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/pretax-losses-at-clerys-quarter-firm-halves-to-68m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/pretax-losses-at-clerys-quarter-firm-halves-to-68m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company envisages selling asset by end of year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:51:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PR72A2R3EVB73CB6G7ARHGL4JY.jpg?auth=2fbeabc06a844cc893a70d8ef6e3eb17472c9f9a166426e473c333618cb2dc40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clerys Quarter on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory party conference might have revealed British right’s new Brexit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/back-from-the-brink-kemi-badenochs-conservatives-dare-to-believe-again/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/back-from-the-brink-kemi-badenochs-conservatives-dare-to-believe-again/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch uses conference to sketch a low-tax, anti-migration vision while ruling out pact with Reform UK]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:42:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCPO74LQZAJBWRB5OCJEC2PNDI.jpg?auth=d7921c22fdf95a2b910a4cff3078afde1fba80166f9f88235423fb63e318b7fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch addresses delegates on the final day of the annual Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Oli Scarff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister rules out raising cap on Help-to-Buy scheme for homes worth over €500k]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/minister-rules-out-raising-cap-on-help-to-buy-scheme-for-homes-worth-over-500k/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/minister-rules-out-raising-cap-on-help-to-buy-scheme-for-homes-worth-over-500k/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Budget increases in tax refunds do little to help those searching in Dublin market ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:35:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OPHZ2XRLUCMATJR7MFFU4JBVN4.jpg?auth=a04831e500837e27e63b4348b0c99f9a431a0e5e509bec69067d01bc1e25c44e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The median price of a newly built home in all parts of Dublin was at or above the €500,000 threshold, according to the Daft.ie quarter three report. Photograph: Cyril Byrne]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is only the beginning,’ vows Mikel Arteta after signing £80m-plus Arsenal deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/this-is-only-the-beginning-vows-mikel-arteta-after-signing-80m-plus-arsenal-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/this-is-only-the-beginning-vows-mikel-arteta-after-signing-80m-plus-arsenal-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Aarons]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Four-year contract secures Spaniard’s future and makes him the Premier League’s best paid manager]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CHNEW5BM45QP7E34NUPZNS3LYQ.jpg?auth=8c236149a581303ba1b43e92a4ca088c18cec432340936708e7721f4a5e59c0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mikel Arteta has committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new contract which will keep him with the Premier League champions until the summer of 2030. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Walton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He never lost his accent’: How missing Cork native built a happy life as a gay man in England]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/he-never-lost-his-accent-how-missing-cork-native-built-a-happy-life-as-a-gay-man-in-england/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/he-never-lost-his-accent-how-missing-cork-native-built-a-happy-life-as-a-gay-man-in-england/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Patsy O’Sullivan disappeared without trace on Easter Monday from Lombardstown, Co Cork in 1992]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:21:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GHEHGXB5SZGLBAYGZWASOV5D64.jpeg?auth=e3426c5a8207bb3ff111553b6d243b5913376e26b8ab4bf0670bbc67333257d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick (Patsy) O’Sullivan from Co Cork, whose last known contact with his family was in 1992, pictured with his partner Stephen Aldridge.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA integration will take ‘years’ to come together, says director]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/live-updates-gaelic-games-bodies-to-face-questions-on-integration-from-oireachtas-committee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/live-updates-gaelic-games-bodies-to-face-questions-on-integration-from-oireachtas-committee/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meeting heard from GAA, LGFA, the Camogie Association and Sport Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:13:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KNVCWQTI7NFCXFHEZY4LZASE5U.png?auth=2fa4ff5272d6ca9382ff665b56c8b02ce820165603b35ac87155a9818bbeabb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[GAA President Jarlath Burns speaking at the Oireachtas Committee about integration]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027: buying the  peace by pouring fuel on the fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/budget-2027-buying-the-peace-by-pouring-fuel-on-the-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/budget-2027-buying-the-peace-by-pouring-fuel-on-the-fire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:08:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CEF5BL7KYCRZZPZNZXBNIAM7QA.JPG?auth=bf8221dd0a9c57bf7793068ab6cb1345b0bca7d152c442693566b156786b7ae4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tánaiste Minister for Finance Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers. 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[Budget 2027’s childcare package has triggered storm of protest from parents. Here’s why]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/qa-budget-childcare-package-has-parents-in-a-spin-whats-in-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/qa-budget-childcare-package-has-parents-in-a-spin-whats-in-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Not for the first time, there appears to be a substantial ‘reality gap’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:05:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKA7X7CF4NDOVE2K5QMWOYME5Q.jpg?auth=dc22baa6c891ac07e8eb2ad260233c55679282074f50f65c8ace36a219739d57&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister Jack Chambers' budget childcare package has drawn a storm of protest from parents. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">adamkaz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy says ‘despicable’ Russian bombing was birthday gift for Putin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/huge-blaze-in-black-sea-after-naval-drone-hits-oil-tanker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/huge-blaze-in-black-sea-after-naval-drone-hits-oil-tanker/</guid><description><![CDATA[Russian officials said a Liberian-flagged tanker was attacked and a crew of 23 Indian nationals rescued]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A34BDRYBX6J6JHUFFBZJCNP574.jpg?auth=48df5cf838f9a8659d95c6e4bf641da3bce69f4f1ecc29c1d63f5f07ae0195ac&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The site of a Russian aerial strike  in Pryluky on October 7, 2026, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. In Pryluky, the death toll has risen to nine people. Photograph: Genya Savilov/Getty Images
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Genya Savilov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman claims videos of her abuse appeared on adult sites linked to Pornhub, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/womans-high-court-case-against-adult-websites-adjourned-over-120m-us-settlement/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/womans-high-court-case-against-adult-websites-adjourned-over-120m-us-settlement/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Jane Doe’ says recordings of her being abused as a minor were published on video-sharing sites]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:59:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/INE6UX4YQ5FJZAT4WUOXJS6P6U.jpg?auth=aaf2f703f68874171f6480b80946e162e77eacb925da7229fb25d6d1b990cb60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Due to the international structure of the defendants' group, the woman sought to bring parallel proceedings before the Irish courts. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minister backs Bord Bia chair after business found using non-Irish meat for second time this year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/minister-retains-support-for-bord-bia-chairman-in-wake-of-fresh-criticism-over-use-of-non-irish-meat/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/minister-retains-support-for-bord-bia-chairman-in-wake-of-fresh-criticism-over-use-of-non-irish-meat/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The food promotion board got €60.7m in this week’s budget]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:26:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FTLOV2PKYDE7RHCXA625ZWZOGQ.jpg?auth=12940147d2f43199715ec74543b6eb9ee8fbf9b297918fc8f980f18a2d899502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish Farmers' Association members and local farmers protesting outside Sole Seafood & Grill on Drury Street in Dublin. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins Photos
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryanair’s plan for €50m hangar at Shannon Airport stalls]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/ryanairs-plan-for-50m-hangar-at-shannon-airport-stalls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/ryanairs-plan-for-50m-hangar-at-shannon-airport-stalls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Clare council has ‘serious concerns’ over berm for storage of contaminated oils]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:12:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HT7VPRPULVCT3FIRHP4O6LNJZY.jpg?auth=65688fc657ec53aa885d1f8854dc018763c2eeb100a822c5d18e763074970b12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clare County Council also cites the potential impact on human health and the long-term effects of the proposed berm. Photograph: Stephen O'Malley]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen O'Malley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unforgivable’: Arrest of US marine reopens old wounds  in Japan’s Okinawa]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/07/unforgivable-arrest-of-us-marine-reopens-old-wounds-japans-okinawa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/07/unforgivable-arrest-of-us-marine-reopens-old-wounds-japans-okinawa/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David McNeill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The suspected murder of an Okinawan woman by a US soldier has reignited anger about the heavy presence of US forces on the tiny island]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IZ3NRWQL52EQGNO7GJMSOFBRTE.jpg?auth=a53eb9fa1ab451584743d3bec7d38514d8f7f273238c0ea3fb4de8e92d76e3d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protest against the killing of a woman in Okinawa allegedly committed by a US Marine, in front of the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo earlier this week. Photograph: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yuichi Yamazaki</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 Q&A: Is there any change to the €3,000 tax-free gift amount per year?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/budget-2027-questions-answered-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/budget-2027-questions-answered-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle, Beryl Power, Ruth Gilligan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:40:26 +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 Dominic Coyle, Beryl Power and Ruth Gilligan will be on hand to answer your questions. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK wealth manager Rathbones secures Irish licence to operate across European Union]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/uk-wealth-manager-rathbones-secures-irish-licence-to-operate-across-eu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/uk-wealth-manager-rathbones-secures-irish-licence-to-operate-across-eu/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Permit enables firm, via Dublin-based entity, to serve new and existing clients across bloc]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:31:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MX7ZKTUJ4RHFZKSCE76DP4M5DY.jpg?auth=6ba006f7e7f47ea5e513ac9f9beef8cafa074742f04af39370f3d5e5e4900a38&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rathbones' research has shown that nearly 6,000 'high-growth entrepreneurs' left the UK between 2024 and 2026. Photograph: Getty Images

 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chalirmpoj Pimpisarn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half of HSE regions have ‘eaten into’ next year’s budget due to overruns, Minister says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/half-of-hse-regions-have-eaten-into-next-years-budget-due-to-overruns-minister-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/half-of-hse-regions-have-eaten-into-next-years-budget-due-to-overruns-minister-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Carroll MacNeill said steps are being taken to prevent the overruns from reaching the billion figure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:20:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HLLKVPK5RFK5XKADK6ACPOXWPQ.jpg?auth=3ecd88d3b8392c7cf0f6fec799062735fea7f456b0941873330b24ff189e0754&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Minister for Health said four of the six regions breached their pay budget by more than two per cent, though she acknowledged the West-North West region has made improvements. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Luke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cruz Beckham to play Dublin date while on tour with band]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/07/cruz-beckham-to-play-dublin-date-while-on-tour-with-band/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/07/cruz-beckham-to-play-dublin-date-while-on-tour-with-band/</guid><description><![CDATA[Beckham and his band, The Breakers, will support The Reytons at Dublin’s 3Olympia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:05:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KB3LXMLXRGDHJRWNP7DESDMHA.jpg?auth=31a2317f8c61542933f803db9bea098f2f47fef6daa258e6a470fca24f51bf86&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cruz Beckham and The Breakers performing earlier this year. Photograph: Simone Joyner/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simone Joyner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Social Reckoning review: Jeremy Strong is unblinking as Mark Zuckerberg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/the-social-reckoning-review-jeremy-strong-is-unblinking-as-mark-zuckerberg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/the-social-reckoning-review-jeremy-strong-is-unblinking-as-mark-zuckerberg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More stylish TV special than Academy Award prospect, the film lacks the toxic bang of its predecessor]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S45UFZTLN5ECDKQAX6CNYRQ2TM.jpg?auth=07ca3294470e7a2ff607df381308a10d7720ffd141a7ad2c52fb67e684001bf5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Social Reckoning: Jeremy Strong channels ruthlessness and oddness as Mark Zuckerberg. Photograph: Sony Pictures]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Gallo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with murder of Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60) in Edenderry house fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/man-22-charged-with-two-counts-of-murder-over-edenderry-house-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/man-22-charged-with-two-counts-of-murder-over-edenderry-house-fire/</guid><description><![CDATA[Michael Dunne (22), with an address in Co Kildare, was charged with the murder of Tadhg Farrell (4) and Mary Holt (60) on December 6th]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:55:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MQ5FECCQLNEWTPKUPWHIEQMAEU.jpg?auth=4b595a18641999376333024bdfd3d70405043b43fa4a2dd7e60a25efbaceed05&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Holt (60) and Tadgh Farrell (4) were killed in a house fire in  Edenderry, Co Offaly. Photographs: Families]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When budget changes kick in and how to claim them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/when-budget-changes-kick-in-and-how-to-claim-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/when-budget-changes-kick-in-and-how-to-claim-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dates that consumer changes - such as income tax, fuel allowances, childcare and rent relief - come into effect]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:53:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QSRZSGCTRF3FGMY4SGCCXTPMY.jpg?auth=66b8aab2644fd5b3afd5117363b13d7beda6acccce066f9d9beeda06a3cce440&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What does Budget 2027 mean for you and your money? Here are the consumer changes ahead. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Refusal of Irish visas for Palestinian students is ‘trapping’ people in Gaza, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/minister-to-determine-palestinian-students-visa-appeals-this-week-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/minister-to-determine-palestinian-students-visa-appeals-this-week-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Refusal of Irish visas is ‘trapping’ people in Gaza, says counsel for students]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:50:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAKWMNQ5MRBG7F3OUIWL7HS3Y4.jpg?auth=528b01d172fbc6f8d736a091bb3fb3081f9f6504f1747440453fc66968819a40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The visa refusals were for reasons including that the Gazan students had not provided original documents with their application. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel Stripe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France pauses use of stun grenades in school protest operations after boy’s hand blown off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/french-prime-minister-to-address-nation-as-school-protests-escalate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/french-prime-minister-to-address-nation-as-school-protests-escalate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicolas Delame, Makini Brice]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to address nation as school protests escalate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:36:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOEXJGQX73GVA23XR6YQDIKWSI.jpg?auth=bdadd857f7a6c6f1478d7e1aa85825f8ba23d6f5d0b14c3b908755a4258c884f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protester holds a placard reading "generation 6/7 does a May '68" during a demonstration near Sciences Politiques university on Wednesday. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julien De Rosa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Lynn associate refused to provide passwords for phones seized during Garda search in Dublin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/bulgarian-associate-of-michael-lynn-fined-for-refusing-to-provide-phone-passwords/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/bulgarian-associate-of-michael-lynn-fined-for-refusing-to-provide-phone-passwords/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colm Keena]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Yavor Poptoshev pleaded guilty to not handing over passwords for phones seized by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:16:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QSETLGD57BHE3DGLY4WOLNDFJQ.jpg?auth=454d866d77f72a1c7f303bb7600085ff39c46143d2deb91b2567a121ca04e79f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yavor Poptoshev at Dún Laoghaire District Court. Photograph: Colm Keena]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colm Keena</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The astonishing fall of a German spymaster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/the-astonishing-fall-of-a-german-spymaster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/07/the-astonishing-fall-of-a-german-spymaster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Espionage, state secrets and foreign agents: the case engulfing former head of Germany’s intelligence reads like a spy thriller ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:49:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QM4BYVZ5JBDJRPERZYPD3XBTPQ.jpg?auth=d50b9dee045402f88c8b8bd0ac0ed5efc2651207f7049763f2624bfc0ac06f5b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[August Hanning, the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), faces charges of treason and illegal spying. Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Carsten Koall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Prophets on Apple TV: A new genre that is funny, fantastical and heartbreakingly tender]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/07/small-prophets-on-apple-tv-a-new-genre-that-is-funny-fantastical-and-heartbreakingly-tender/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/07/small-prophets-on-apple-tv-a-new-genre-that-is-funny-fantastical-and-heartbreakingly-tender/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: The magical realism is unexpected - it’s like turning on Alan Partridge only for someone to ride in on a dragon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:24:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RMBPDQHIYRBWLNQH4SNTZC7ZNE.jpg?auth=60bf48404013fdb3b13a60f74148c1104b78e2c3395bdb87d669eb1f0e2df58e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael (Pearce Quigley) in BBC series Small Prophets. Photograph: Matt Squire / Hot Olives Productions]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Squire</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avan Lee appointed interim chief executive of Munster ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/avan-lee-appointed-interim-chief-executive-of-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/avan-lee-appointed-interim-chief-executive-of-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Hurricanes chief executive will replace Ian Flanagan at the province]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:02:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CVU2ZQJUCRHOXCHCYYYPAVUH4I.jpg?auth=cf20de3e30fffe72560f8e5cf522e1aa0d49309fdd984deed7e1fdc5b0980ca4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Avan Lee says he is treating his appointment as Munster's interim chief executive as a permanent role. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hagen Hopkins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your bus or train always overcrowded? Share your story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/07/is-your-bus-or-train-always-overcrowded-share-your-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/transport/2026/10/07/is-your-bus-or-train-always-overcrowded-share-your-story/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pressure on State’s transport services is greater than ever]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:19:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SA33IQ3QXVE5RA5RE3AM3XQHPQ.png?auth=0c1395038e460d510c97413067a9b21a6148ae60ae487c1def817b658c112850&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Have your say: overcrowding on Public transport]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of Llandudno’s Kashmiri goats and their rebel spirit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/in-search-of-llandudnos-kashmiri-goats-and-their-rebel-spirit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/07/in-search-of-llandudnos-kashmiri-goats-and-their-rebel-spirit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Llandudno Letter: Wild herd on the Great Orme became famous for taking over the deserted town during Covid lockdown]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in ‘critical’ condition after attempted e-scooter robbery in Co Louth ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/man-in-critical-condition-after-attempted-e-scooter-robbery-in-co-louth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/man-in-critical-condition-after-attempted-e-scooter-robbery-in-co-louth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One suspect has been arrested, another is being sought by gardaí ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:54:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HTNOEC5EYNGGRBBT3RPJCIPYCU.JPG?auth=dc8699c942822d3103896c1bd5ad9fa37ac12246dd59b34bade84c36b6c92893&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man in his 40s received serious injuries in the attempted robbery. 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[Three challenges to Galway City Ring Road permission settled]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/three-challenges-to-galway-city-ring-road-permission-settled/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/three-challenges-to-galway-city-ring-road-permission-settled/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiachra Gallagher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A fourth action against the permission remains live]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:47:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6FMQAKNF7Z73EDC5CVZVSKMIKU.jpg?auth=f01d494699e8798dfb3e329a2e3190442a2c9e496f3f52e0662fe62c7ca86261&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Galway city has had severe traffic problems for more than 30 years. Photograph: Joe O’Shaughnessy.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men (20s) to appear in court charged over suspected €350,000 cannabis seizure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/two-men-20s-to-appear-in-court-charged-over-suspected-350000-cannabis-seizure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/two-men-20s-to-appear-in-court-charged-over-suspected-350000-cannabis-seizure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gardaí searched Cork city home in effort to stop sale of drugs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:34:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O3ZU34PIHVHH3JCDRXXGYDH6RQ.JPG?auth=64bfe14ac9f8fe0ca0f5741820430ceb8533b3c2cbccc9e9bb9ec1450e7392ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Two men have been arrested following a Garda raid on a house in Cork city. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times

Keywords: drink drugs accident traffic crime]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cristiano Ronaldo says he approved eight points for Portugal coach Jorge Jesus to make about him]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/cristiano-ronaldo-says-he-approved-eight-points-for-portugal-coach-jorge-jesus-to-make-about-him/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/cristiano-ronaldo-says-he-approved-eight-points-for-portugal-coach-jorge-jesus-to-make-about-him/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 41-year-old says Jesus ‘broke his word’ when he did not read out the agreed document at press conference]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:23:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WGTKEBFJQLKJUIQYSARK7NET7Q.jpg?auth=9884240203654d6a8bab2fd018ad1c89ca69b6a90a433e8405dc86c214e181b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A billboard in support of Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo reading "Thank you Cristiano Ronaldo for all that you did for Portugal. You will be always our captain" mixed with an adjacent message critical against Portugal's coach Jorge Jesus reading "Jorge Jesus was not up to the job" and "lack of sensitivity in managing the CR7 asset", the fact that he "mishandled a captain" is pictured near Luz stadium in Lisbon. Photograph: Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Patricia De Melo Moreira</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court clears way for hearing following row sparked by complaint about child alone in car ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/court-clears-way-for-hearing-following-row-sparked-by-complaint-about-child-alone-in-car/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/court-clears-way-for-hearing-following-row-sparked-by-complaint-about-child-alone-in-car/</guid><description><![CDATA[It was claimed father left two-year-old son asleep in his car while he went shopping ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGCLZOAVINB7TP4SAZKOJZEHY4.jpg?auth=88d5a9f008552381159b27227a911d3b7a94674ca635fdee2001f2d31a72896b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The man was arrested at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin, following an altercation with gardaí]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2027 main points: everything you need to know ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/06/budget-ireland-2027-main-points/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/06/budget-ireland-2027-main-points/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here is our list of the key measures expected to be announced in Budget 2027 at lunchtime ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:53:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UJJ77KGZPNDBZNN6KNH4WVXFKM.jpg?auth=ac2aa79a2e98fb2e067ba68a63cfc7dfff56803e9ed5f9094faf024a7abbcac2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Budget 2027: guide to the key measures. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostelworld shares slide as earnings to miss estimates amid Middle East conflict]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/hostelworld-shares-slide-as-earnings-to-miss-estimates-amid-middle-east-conflict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/hostelworld-shares-slide-as-earnings-to-miss-estimates-amid-middle-east-conflict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish company said drag on bookings to last into 2027]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:52:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GLEMVNRHEJAMBFMSRAGY6YXU5E.JPG?auth=f078460eb4dcffdeb7c5c3028e7f2324c12ff84849733561f26e6e178724be8d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gary Morrison, chief executive of Hostelworld, which warned on full-year earnings on Wednesday. 
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[‘Securing a place on the Lidl Graduate Development Programme set me on course for an ambitious career in retail’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/securing-a-place-on-the-lidl-graduate-development-programme-set-me-on-course-for-an-ambitious-career-in-retail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/securing-a-place-on-the-lidl-graduate-development-programme-set-me-on-course-for-an-ambitious-career-in-retail/</guid><description><![CDATA[From early responsibility to senior mentorship and a clear path for progression, Lidl Ireland’s graduate development programme is designed to turn a first step into a rewarding career]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:37:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L7JEL2LNDJGOJE5LRLE3RJQXBQ.jpg?auth=37acd46dbefcced24485831260c973889b62a5823c9f83b93dde3e9c4a48c69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emma Ryan says that completing the Lidl graduate development programme was a brilliant career move: 'The responsibility started from day one, which is great if you are ambitious']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Henderson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[James McClean’s unhappy alliance with Derry City]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/07/james-mccleans-unhappy-alliance-with-derry-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/07/james-mccleans-unhappy-alliance-with-derry-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, the Ireland under-21s pulled of a brilliant victory over England to secure a Euro 2027 playoff spot]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:09:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WU5EFFS7MILICKEHRZZT5H5XQU.jpg?auth=17856c0fb184a8d18ff0f80c49b581b9e925446371d953a4c8f50f2c44343802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[James McClean after signing for his hometown club Derry City in January. Photograph: Lorcan Doherty/INPHO]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lorcan Doherty</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva Marie Saint, one of the immortals, radiated old-school Hollywood glamour]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/07/eva-marie-saint-one-of-the-immortals-radiated-old-school-hollywood-glamour/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/07/eva-marie-saint-one-of-the-immortals-radiated-old-school-hollywood-glamour/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saint’s death at the mighty age of 102 marks the loss of another beacon of Hollywood’s postwar golden age]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:07:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C2Z3PG7S7NCEVBMEPE6I4OSXOM.jpg?auth=80ab80f14d456698752eeedbc503929c5a8be0339a493b9e3dd0f707fffda283&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eva Marie Saint circa 1950. Photograph: Archive Photos/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Archive Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barrister disagrees with defence that death on stag night was ‘a single punch’ case]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/barrister-disagrees-with-defence-that-death-on-stag-night-was-a-single-punch-case/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/barrister-disagrees-with-defence-that-death-on-stag-night-was-a-single-punch-case/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ruling on sentence following manslaughter verdict in Athlone death due later in month at Mullingar Circuit Court]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +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[Judge Deirdre Browne said she would deliver her ruling as to sentence in a manslaughter case on October 16th at Mullingar Circuit Court. 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[Man (30s) charged after drone smuggling contraband into Midlands Prison crashes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/06/two-men-arrested-after-drone-attempted-to-smuggle-contraband-into-midlands-prison/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/06/two-men-arrested-after-drone-attempted-to-smuggle-contraband-into-midlands-prison/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan, Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The drone crashed into the nearby Prison Officers Training College on Tuesday afternoon]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:46:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KPPGRNFX4RM7HMTLQSFXJ5O35E.jpg?auth=a9faecf9cd05902523c4fd33a1b787fb17bc392564a757e8f7ca610e0b8f83ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí began a search of the area after officers at Midlands Prison were notified of drone activity. Photograph: Laura Hutton/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Laura Hutton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emotional Lionel Messi ends Argentina career in perfectly scripted finale against Benin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/emotional-lionel-messi-ends-argentina-career-in-perfectly-scripted-finale-against-benin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/emotional-lionel-messi-ends-argentina-career-in-perfectly-scripted-finale-against-benin/</guid><description><![CDATA[Playing in his 208th international, the 39-year-old signed off with a goal at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:39:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W2BJGWHHQRRM4P6T6NUL7GMAOU.jpg?auth=2669f208be463d53151a14693b33efdcd672a671093583db238387de3a29b7f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Argentina's Lionel Messi waves to fans as he warms up ahead of the international friendly football match between Argentina and Benin at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires for what was his last ever game for his country. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luis Robayo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRH to buy aggregates operations in Denmark and Finland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/crh-to-buy-aggregates-operations-in-denmark-and-finland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/crh-to-buy-aggregates-operations-in-denmark-and-finland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Value of deal was not disclosed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:17:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6ZJV6VTTNHCDF7EZNSRG7CVGA.jpg?auth=ba914db9e97529b42f54c4ab41c37159f444073c89f9376effc9dcb5bdcee3b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[CRH chief executive Jim Mintern has outlined a strategy for the company to spend $40bn on investment and cash returns to shareholders over five years. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Imagination]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eddie Keogh/Imagination</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A flat tyre that’s also about to blow out from over-inflation – welcome to Budget 2027]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/a-flat-tyre-thats-also-about-to-blow-out-from-over-inflation-welcome-to-budget-27/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/a-flat-tyre-thats-also-about-to-blow-out-from-over-inflation-welcome-to-budget-27/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: A notable absence from the budget leaves Patrick O’Donovan feeling rebuffed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:16:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HS2UUASQUFAATM6WBAE7FRMILA.JPG?auth=cddd3944b704ee50927c2510b8c47f9cce5abcbd36d63c98122fa758b8429da1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers and Simon Harris announced an expansionary budget that followed a well established patten of giving an election budget in a non-election year. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record public spending; the cost of policing big events; and algae in Lough Derg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/record-public-spending-the-cost-of-policing-big-events-and-algae-in-lough-derg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/early-edition/record-public-spending-the-cost-of-policing-big-events-and-algae-in-lough-derg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew McNair]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Early Edition with Andrew McNair]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:33:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GCZLIE5HN5FW3F27EJGI7KJE5A.jpg?auth=096c5ee98b071a340451fca104ba4ea922caec65fbda8b27cca28715e6efdf9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government has unveiled an €8.5 billion budget package bringing public spending to a record €125.6 billion next year. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump says he will speak with Vladimir Putin about pneumonic plague]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/donald-trump-says-he-will-speak-with-vladimir-putin-about-pneumonic-plague/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/donald-trump-says-he-will-speak-with-vladimir-putin-about-pneumonic-plague/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steff Chávez in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Washington increases pressure on Moscow to share more about the incident in which one person has died]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:12:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PBMDJ27UQEBWWHXNYTTAQCHJFI.jpg?auth=c23e2b8cbe2dcd4a8a7e0ca9370db52a1db453e9a916ab3de3c3f634c55f7426&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russia's health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow described the death as being from ‘pneumonia of unknown’ origin. Photograph: Igor Ivanko/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Igor Ivanko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid to cut smoking ‘abject failure’, Dáil told, as budget pushes cigarette prices higher]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/bid-to-cut-smoking-abject-failure-dail-told-as-budget-pushes-cigarette-prices-higher/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/bid-to-cut-smoking-abject-failure-dail-told-as-budget-pushes-cigarette-prices-higher/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie O’Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[TDs vote by 110 to 48 to increase 20-pack by €1 to €21.02]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:04:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RA626LXNFADXA2EMWU37QYB2U.jpg?auth=35b99a419ebba61031efcbce4b083214ca05a4e965b0793ed343c58941f709fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland has the second highest cigarette prices in the world following Budget 2027]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen to Christa Pike, the Tennessee woman who survived the lethal injection?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-will-happen-to-christa-pike-the-tennessee-woman-who-survived-the-lethal-injection/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-will-happen-to-christa-pike-the-tennessee-woman-who-survived-the-lethal-injection/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X6EFXHZIYNH2HCOR3HK6NXDLIU.jpg?auth=2e22f1083fbb1b34c197ed98fff8c1b43df5d90f6e7204af258fb21a83c384c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[What evidence convicted Christa Pike, and will this botched execution change attitudes to the death penalty in the US? Photograph: TDOC via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil gains as US storm and Houthi air strikes threaten supply]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/07/oil-gains-as-us-storm-and-houthi-air-strikes-threaten-supply/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/07/oil-gains-as-us-storm-and-houthi-air-strikes-threaten-supply/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helen Clark, Jeslyn Lerh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico will likely hit oil and gas producing facilities]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:59:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FV3KTCUHBGFTAQEARZON3RJZ34.jpg?auth=9cf88cc5f5d16e9621520cb7c1a034d8108ae2a8c090950cd9b4028276953168&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 nobody knew who was running Iran as the eight month war with the US continues. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/ AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brendan Smialowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/three-unionist-parties-back-motion-of-no-confidence-in-michelle-oneill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/three-unionist-parties-back-motion-of-no-confidence-in-michelle-oneill/</guid><description><![CDATA[Motions also listed against John O’Dowd, Caoimhe Archibald and Liz Kimmins]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:44:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PB5XOIQXV5A5XEBDBAV55KYZ64.JPG?auth=919c602393f3529d99afd97cbb7ec54a7c433dd76661133b2feb3f5f28ff68a9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O'Neill is a subject of a motion of no confidence backed by the three main unionist parties 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[Budget fallout and can Mark Duffy come up with a PTSB bid?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/budget-fallout-and-can-mark-duffy-come-up-with-a-ptsb-bid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/budget-fallout-and-can-mark-duffy-come-up-with-a-ptsb-bid/</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>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:30:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HS2UUASQUFAATM6WBAE7FRMILA.JPG?auth=cddd3944b704ee50927c2510b8c47f9cce5abcbd36d63c98122fa758b8429da1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jack Chambers TD Minister for Public Expenditure and Minister for Finance Simon Harris unveiled the budget on Tuesday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I panicked during an interview and said I have a qualification I don’t have. I got the job’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/07/i-panicked-during-an-interview-and-said-i-have-a-qualification-i-dont-have-i-got-the-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/07/i-panicked-during-an-interview-and-said-i-have-a-qualification-i-dont-have-i-got-the-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘There is a woman in my team I would really like to ask out but what if she finds out that I am a fraud?’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZTDVILGCNARVDPTT4WAKDYSBY.jpg?auth=4c43d0c348ce10acfe6335089d762c05cc7d3da0974567ae97d3e1e17edc140d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I’m wondering if I should come clean.' Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wasan Tita</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the class of 2026 begins college, a masked shadow lingers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/07/as-the-class-of-2026-begins-college-a-masked-shadow-lingers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/07/as-the-class-of-2026-begins-college-a-masked-shadow-lingers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne McCormack]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We should not forget that the chaos caused by Covid can still be impacting on young adults as they begin the next chapter ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TMHJ5ZBY65CUJOBVBY26PIZ5UY.jpg?auth=bac9be899eb9e9ff5b7f707a073b445bdf17252af2b4203227e971574f849ac9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[For the class of 2026, the opportunity to socialise and start the 'job' of identity-formation was interrupted by Covid-19 more than six years ago, just as they entered one of the most formative periods of their lives. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">InspirationGP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Junior Cycle: Record numbers receive their results ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/07/junior-cycle-record-numbers-receive-their-results/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/07/junior-cycle-record-numbers-receive-their-results/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Percentage of Distinctions aggregated across all subjects stays unchanged at 8.6% this year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C35YVY2ZVNKWULAZZHKT2YNZAY.jpg?auth=ef3b84f519d1cccb20d795e30760dc3aea8be64fc5f808cd59cef1aa961261e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some 73,879 candidates sat the Junior Cycle exams this year, up by less than 1 per cent on the 73,336 who sat it in 2025.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divorcing couple’s €1.4m properties distributed between them after marriage ‘full of strife’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/divorced-couples-14m-properties-distributed-between-them-after-marriage-full-of-strife/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/07/divorced-couples-14m-properties-distributed-between-them-after-marriage-full-of-strife/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Incomprehensible’ that funds were depleted by €150,000 due to children attending boarding school abroad, says judge]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In the High Court, Judge Nuala Jackson said the history of the long marriage appeared 'somewhat joyless, chaotic, angst-ridden and full of strife'. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s a lasting solution to society’s throwaway thinking]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/heres-a-lasting-solution-to-societys-throwaway-thinking/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/heres-a-lasting-solution-to-societys-throwaway-thinking/</guid><description><![CDATA[Isn’t this something our education experts should consider?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association to present united front at Oireachtas hearing on integration]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/gaa-lgfa-and-camogie-association-face-oireachtas-scrutiny-over-integration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/07/gaa-lgfa-and-camogie-association-face-oireachtas-scrutiny-over-integration/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leaders of the three organisations will be questioned on Wednesday after Mary McAleese’s resignation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WWOVWOWBHMWEUGQGOCRKTGK7AE.jpg?auth=ac5c10f44d9df8d12ca2d9bfe13f1d1fae10532d371180a12539af1bf02288ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Camogie Association president Brian Molloy, GAA president Jarlath Burns and LGFA president Trina Murray. Photograph: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Mark Duffy left it too late to spoil the PTSB party?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/has-mark-duffy-left-it-too-late-to-spoil-the-ptsb-party/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/has-mark-duffy-left-it-too-late-to-spoil-the-ptsb-party/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John McManus]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Bank of Scotland Ireland chief executive has his work cut out to gatecrash Bawag bid for PTSB]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IEQTEJUYIJG2DD6YVPOCGSZLQ4.jpg?auth=beabbb82137a0e4836424b5c8dcb26467f9522648fffd173af464d18c79f005e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McManus]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin and Drumcree stand-off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/sinn-fein-and-drumcree-stand-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/sinn-fein-and-drumcree-stand-off/</guid><description><![CDATA[No need for Michelle O’Neill or Mary Lou McDonald to be there in person]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Childcare scheme leaves part-time working mother worse off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/childcare-scheme-leaves-part-time-working-mother-worse-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/childcare-scheme-leaves-part-time-working-mother-worse-off/</guid><description><![CDATA[Once the subsidy is applied, I am paying more for fewer hours]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Enniscorthy river blockages contributing to flooding]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/enniscorthy-river-blockages-contributing-to-flooding/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/enniscorthy-river-blockages-contributing-to-flooding/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dredge it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Homeowner, business owner and farmer react]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/from-standstill-budget-to-few-extra-bob-homeowner-business-owner-and-farmer-react/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/from-standstill-budget-to-few-extra-bob-homeowner-business-owner-and-farmer-react/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley in Galway, Stephen Conneely, Barry Roche in Cork]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘We’ll get a few bob off,’ says Co Galway homeowner who delayed buying her winter heating oil to await help in Budget 2027]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OFVE24PW7NE2LL3W4IIGSY7HHQ.jpg?auth=198cae8861ae6fe3c71d50b626e9108a27d91afd25b72ad87e357c6b826136bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ailish Scully, in Co Galway, says residential upgrade schemes in the budget are encouraging her to explore retrofitting. 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[Budget day has lost all excitement. It is now an attritional struggle between ministers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/michael-mcdowell-wheres-the-feelgood-factor-budget-has-become-an-attritional-struggle-between-ministers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/michael-mcdowell-wheres-the-feelgood-factor-budget-has-become-an-attritional-struggle-between-ministers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increase in basic income tax credits of €125 is small beer by any standard, with inflation soaring]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safeguard Ireland’s higher education reputation with more investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/safeguard-irelands-higher-education-reputation-with-more-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/safeguard-irelands-higher-education-reputation-with-more-investment/</guid><description><![CDATA[We need to see more investment into our institutions and our students]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Bank of Ireland invests €10m in ‘tech-for-good’ fund]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/bank-of-ireland-invests-10m-in-tech-for-good-fund/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/bank-of-ireland-invests-10m-in-tech-for-good-fund/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank says investment is aligned with its wider sustainability ambitions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O2CPRMJR5B3ZEWSRFWF2Y3ZXA.JPG?auth=01e695d32f8a56c2bcbc45dc31e566f15ae5283ddd1546c9192f9a8f78a4a0ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of Ireland’s investment is the first by a pillar bank here and follows a similar investment from Bank of America. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[It takes a giveaway budget of €8.5bn to not annoy anyone – except Patrick O’Donovan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/it-takes-a-giveaway-budget-of-85bn-to-not-annoy-anyone-except-patrick-odonovan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/it-takes-a-giveaway-budget-of-85bn-to-not-annoy-anyone-except-patrick-odonovan/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The emergence of Chambers as a hard man fiscal hawk is a significant development in the internal dynamics of the Coalition]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SUUFM7JAJAT7GROVDWZEYRBIQ.jpg?auth=6b9de53e67630ea4f7579da45e4dff4d4ca3e1b29265948a424b108077ebda7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pat Leahy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We swim with our faces out of the water’: how Lough Derg’s algal bloom affects locals]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/07/we-swim-with-our-faces-out-of-the-water-how-lough-dergs-algal-bloom-affects-locals/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/07/we-swim-with-our-faces-out-of-the-water-how-lough-dergs-algal-bloom-affects-locals/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Hamilton in Killaloe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Swimmers, anglers and campaigners raise concerns over recurring algae, pollution and water abstraction]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HX4VE5ZRRRCGTEA2MPDSPGL44A.JPG?auth=1e36c1da0caa0e04c6cc6f56a67b7769d047c9b3a7de234404b1c38bc1589a3f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Swimmers have seen an increase in algal blooms on Lough Derg in recent years. 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[Minister should see Cork University Hospital staffing levels]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/minister-should-see-cork-university-hospital-staffing-levels/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/minister-should-see-cork-university-hospital-staffing-levels/</guid><description><![CDATA[Talk to staff and patients - and listen]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/07/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/07/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 7th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CD77UMFT5VHSHJPOZX5YF6KX2E.jpg?auth=6a88ed59cb4c716f971ddb88e62613fc5de38b20cb4bb201d27fdc8e6d75f501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government needs own emergency prep booklet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/government-needs-own-emergency-prep-booklet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/government-needs-own-emergency-prep-booklet/</guid><description><![CDATA[They are totally unprepared for emergencies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[State spending must reflect responsibility to children in care]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/state-spending-must-reflect-responsibility-to-children-in-care/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/state-spending-must-reflect-responsibility-to-children-in-care/</guid><description><![CDATA[A system under pressure has real consequences for young people in care]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[James McClean isn’t one to back down, but he has little to gain in row with hometown club]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/james-mcclean-isnt-one-to-back-down-but-he-has-little-to-gain-in-row-with-hometown-club/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/james-mcclean-isnt-one-to-back-down-but-he-has-little-to-gain-in-row-with-hometown-club/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Latest spike in ongoing fallout drew a measured response from Derry City, but their sense of irritation was also clear]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNCX2XNXF7FX262SYWESSPM6HQ.jpg?auth=9d4938d8cc5e6fbfe5057738ec132e4a5020d089ed5b994b78640f7a6df08435&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Derry City's James McClean outjumps Graham Burke of Shamrock Rovers during an Airtricity Premier Division match at Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, in June. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t be a ‘permissive parent’, warns an expert with decades of experience helping families]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/dont-be-a-permissive-parent-warns-an-expert-with-decades-of-experience-helping-families/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/conversations-with-parents/dont-be-a-permissive-parent-warns-an-expert-with-decades-of-experience-helping-families/</guid><description><![CDATA[Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJAGYBIXXZBU3HPGX6SDFXJEMM.jpg?auth=f9d65729d8468fcf789fe1a78013c1e931e605c57c3b361d2896822ff68c5bb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Children need their feelings acknowledged, but they also need boundaries, structure and guidance. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">bymuratdeniz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon tax U-turn calls Government’s climate commitments into question]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/carbon-tax-u-turn-calls-governments-climate-commitments-into-question/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/carbon-tax-u-turn-calls-governments-climate-commitments-into-question/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Environmental groups despair as Budget 2027 sees polluter-pays principle reversed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4KXJHOOHCS6W73UAYMJSQ2JTXA.jpg?auth=3cf139eefe169fae6e6e05a160c1dcbe082fe047100188430e0d9eeb57ffdfc2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Finance Simon Harris walked back years of embedding the polluter-pays principle into public policy by reversing some of the most recent carbon tax increases and freezing others.  Photograph: John Macdougall/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Macdougall</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drivers should not have to guess whether their car is visible from behind]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/drivers-should-not-have-to-guess-whether-their-car-is-visible-from-behind/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/drivers-should-not-have-to-guess-whether-their-car-is-visible-from-behind/</guid><description><![CDATA[A trick of the light jeopardises road safety]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Medical Council complaints]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/medical-council-complaints/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/medical-council-complaints/</guid><description><![CDATA[Guiding people to more appropriate complaint routes would benefit patients, doctors and the regulator]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Power station shutdown cost ESB almost €11m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/power-station-shutdown-cost-esb-almost-11m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/power-station-shutdown-cost-esb-almost-11m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Turbine repairs put Coolkeeragh plant out of action for six months ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ECOWMYVZKRX2FYAGXIFMAUE3CY.jpg?auth=bb239277c6d911b81107fcecd27011819b1add1b202c70e46307d4181f313016&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Coolkeeragh primarily sells electricity to other subsidiaries within the ESB Group, the accounts note. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chloe Mustaki: Ireland defender enjoying best spell of career ahead of Kazakhstan playoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/chloe-mustaki-ireland-defender-enjoying-best-spell-of-career-ahead-of-kazakhstan-play-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/07/chloe-mustaki-ireland-defender-enjoying-best-spell-of-career-ahead-of-kazakhstan-play-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nottingham Forest defender has overcome serious injury and illness to become a key part of Carla Ward’s Ireland side]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FSFZ5WII24ZP3RSLVY7ZWBKAZI.jpg?auth=85853725dc0372872e5b4a80a9666b76aa0940b984aa51df8d2e8d130ad52f9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chloe Mustaki (centre) singing the national anthem ahead of a Republic of Ireland international. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing crisis perpetuating child poverty crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/housing-crisis-perpetuating-child-poverty-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/07/housing-crisis-perpetuating-child-poverty-crisis/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cross-departmental ownership, action and attention needed]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[‘I’m a young buck still’: Joe McCarthy on becoming a senior figure at Leinster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/im-a-young-buck-still-joe-mccarthy-on-becoming-a-senior-figure-at-leinster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/im-a-young-buck-still-joe-mccarthy-on-becoming-a-senior-figure-at-leinster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Scully]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Second row taking on more leadership as part of his continuing development in dressingroom ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EYVW4MQCRCSJPB4YOCDD3SJOY.jpg?auth=dcc2642aa55ccaf0f7642c238d0eac3600dc34a8af8853d0bfb381b732663210&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe McCarthy with fans after training at Mullingar RFC, Westmeath. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Garda spending rules to follow booking of nearly €250k worth of unused hotel rooms ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/new-garda-spending-rules-to-follow-booking-of-nearly-250000-worth-of-unused-hotel-rooms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/07/new-garda-spending-rules-to-follow-booking-of-nearly-250000-worth-of-unused-hotel-rooms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda chief Justin Kelly to tell Committee of Public Accounts about lessons learned regarding big events ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HXY5KL24LABSNZ5IH2OCUPX2X4.jpg?auth=31be853e9d710b5d3e24e1d012d759cb898335a793dec61e031b5095a68b5021&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí on duty as fans leave the Europa League final at the Aviva stadium. Photograph: Collins  ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SAM BOAL</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like Nikita Hand, Cornell case’s Jane Doe is either uncommonly brave or a sadomasochist]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/kathy-sheridan-like-nikita-hand-the-cornell-case-jane-doe-is-either-uncommonly-brave-or-a-sado-masochist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/07/kathy-sheridan-like-nikita-hand-the-cornell-case-jane-doe-is-either-uncommonly-brave-or-a-sado-masochist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Toxic masculinity is real and we should not be afraid to say so. What needs refreshing is how the term is used]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VI6ES2OUMBCNNJZ2DTNIX4JA7U.jpg?auth=e15959b974060f189ee7aaa1151f15398c9a4eb77bbe9f61a293170c2d7455b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clayton McMillan not interested in a revenge motif ahead of Ulster clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/clayton-mcmillan-not-interested-in-a-revenge-motif-ahead-of-ulster-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/07/clayton-mcmillan-not-interested-in-a-revenge-motif-ahead-of-ulster-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Munster head coach said last fixture in Belfast was ‘one of those games you remember in detail, but not for the right reasons’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FZ4I2X6TCRJPVYZ5Y6AKZ2HKR4.jpg?auth=898788c5e64fffebad2ea400676abbe82928b4ce9d7b1ace9b20180164ca1bca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster head coach Clayton McMillan at squad training in Limerick. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t talk about it much’: Three years after October 7th attacks, Emily Hand is rebuilding her childhood]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/we-dont-really-talk-about-it-we-put-it-in-the-past-and-left-it-there/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/07/we-dont-really-talk-about-it-we-put-it-in-the-past-and-left-it-there/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three years on from the October 7th attacks, Dún Laoghaire-born Thomas Hand says his daughter Emily (11) has rebuilt a normal childhood after 50 days in captivity in Gaza]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LTFZB5L4ZFAJPPNOPSSZNQBR3Y.JPG?auth=acc1f7fb77dd8cf246ad2a50536593243525d9fdca5abefda4e4e61554b2b003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Emily Hand (11), a former hostage, surfing on Zikim beach in southern Israel.  Photograph: Shir Torem/Reuters]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Shir Torem</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inward migration is actually good for Ireland]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/inward-migration-is-actually-good-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/inward-migration-is-actually-good-for-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[We could not function without economic migrants]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[Look inside: Extended Sandymount home a riot of colour and whimsy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/look-inside-extended-sandymount-home-a-riot-of-colour-and-whimsy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/look-inside-extended-sandymount-home-a-riot-of-colour-and-whimsy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tritonville Road period terrace with garden studio features spacious kitchen and main bedroom suite]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FLK7OIGK3ZCKJKG4KBPHIEOU4Q.jpg?auth=68f1b52be2c38f60165e43227130f12848411e0b1109c6c53d88fc995634766c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reception rooms at 103 Tritonville Road]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still standing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/still-standing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/still-standing/</guid><description><![CDATA[The custom of offering your seat on the bus or train to an elderly or frail person is dying out]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 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[London is a city where Irishness gets shouted out, rather than smoothed over ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/31/london-is-a-city-where-irishness-gets-shouted-out-rather-than-smoothed-over/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/08/31/london-is-a-city-where-irishness-gets-shouted-out-rather-than-smoothed-over/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugo Harvey ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The nagging fear of Irish in London: If you don’t pay attention, you might end up being assimilated ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NPS7FUR6WFEAPATHDZT4SQJO6Y.png?auth=006c0e8f0ac61cd6cda467f0a987a3a144a30878fedc85390667b752236dfc39&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hugo Harvey in London: 'It’s not long since being Irish in Britain was unfashionable; we were dismissed as provincial or backward, or far worse. In some parts, we still are.']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pedestrian sees red]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/pedestrian-obstacles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/06/pedestrian-obstacles/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why do we have to keep stopping, pressing buttons and waiting while motor traffic just keeps moving?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +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[Zimbabwean workers awarded €30k each after arriving in Ireland to find they had no jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/zimbabwean-workers-awarded-30k-each-after-arriving-in-ireland-to-find-they-had-no-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/zimbabwean-workers-awarded-30k-each-after-arriving-in-ireland-to-find-they-had-no-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission awarded maximum amount available citing ‘particularly egregious’ treatment ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RC7LF3O3ORXMDC3RQYGKSWT5ZA.jpg?auth=b92a41da697474edeeeeb0abcb958dd4ebfe8e3f322ca4fd72f67c4f39996778&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nine Zimbabwean workers took cases to the Workplace Relations Commission (above) saying they were left without work or money to pay basic bills. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DAA made €1.73m per week from car parks in 2025]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/daa-made-173m-per-week-from-car-parks-in-2025/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/07/daa-made-173m-per-week-from-car-parks-in-2025/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Airport operator has more than 27,000 car park spaces in Dublin and Cork]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CNZ6RKQBVVGZ5L546MOV6235KY.JPG?auth=10ad92208361fe9a1e1aafe49dfec565ec1b6857f1d1d2ec20025abfd6fedb53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DAA's 27,049 short- and long-term public car parks in Dublin and Cork generated an average of close in revenues to €3,330 in 2025. Photograph: Fran Veale]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Israel lost the world’s support after October 7th]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/from-sympathy-to-isolation-how-israel-lost-the-worlds-support-after-october-7th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/from-sympathy-to-isolation-how-israel-lost-the-worlds-support-after-october-7th/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Three years after Hamas’s attack, the war in Gaza and mounting international outrage have made Israel more isolated and possibly less secure ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AVBS46WLJHDVJA6573SCUOZSA.jpg?auth=a59092e2f7670a4e5e4c1b304b3a217ade15022c1005db13e6af9b2e401f664f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hamas militants crossing the Gaza border during the October 7th attacks in 2023. Photograph: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Getty Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council urges Johnny Ronan lobbyist Coveney to honour Glass Bottle site affordable housing plan]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/simon-coveney-urged-to-honour-irish-glass-bottle-affordable-housing-commitment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/07/simon-coveney-urged-to-honour-irish-glass-bottle-affordable-housing-commitment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No affordable purchase homes secured with council negotiating for alternative cost-rental scheme]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5FMRGFW5RDPFBYBRESQURJULU.jpg?auth=37abd1105a37ec5e556e35548c9fa7fdc4800ab44e121bfbf3460a704b8da7b5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An artist's impression of Johnny Ronan's plan for the Irish Glass Bottle site]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private-sector workers could see ‘small’ benefit from public sector wage increase]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/07/private-sector-workers-could-see-small-benefit-from-public-sector-wage-increase/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/07/private-sector-workers-could-see-small-benefit-from-public-sector-wage-increase/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: Minimum wage rises can also have ‘modest’ effect on low-income workers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URPA3WQQFFAGRBRK7GHB3523KM.jpg?auth=f7900f765b91f0d5ecab037c9a368d4f81d84c66527bb8c3e6ab7b7b77ef8366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Some private-sector workers could benefit if a favourable deal is reached for public and civil servants. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To admit weekends are doing the big shop and catching up on laundry is regarded as rudeness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/07/time-poverty-this-season-is-not-for-thinking-its-just-one-continuous-mindless-go/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/07/time-poverty-this-season-is-not-for-thinking-its-just-one-continuous-mindless-go/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Working to survive leaves little or no room to do or think about anything else]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W3JWS24TUNBMXFZVDJKBSUVLKE.jpg?auth=893556fe24dd7bdba25e4af46f5b73ea42e141918dd600fa618220b0fa5e1fc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Halloween just over a fortnight away and for some weeks now there’s been negotiations over, and preparations for, what are we doing for Christmas. 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[French fund seeks €19.7m for fully-let trio of investments in Dublin and Galway ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/french-fund-seeks-197m-for-fully-let-trio-of-investments-in-dublin-and-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/french-fund-seeks-197m-for-fully-let-trio-of-investments-in-dublin-and-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-point portfolio generates €1.34m in annual rental income from range of tenants, including Eason, Fresh and Brown Bag Films ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LZKLU4SZ6ZG55HOCD726XYO4NU.jpg?auth=47e4d31012fa4e39f5012e3a0590c56f509b36ba0f2b497889bc797a261f094f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[96-98 Churchtown Road, Churchtown, Dublin 14]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s new personal investment scheme: ‘What happens if I put €10,000 straight in?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/drilling-into-the-personal-investment-scheme-its-like-a-mini-deemed-disposal-each-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/better-with-money/drilling-into-the-personal-investment-scheme-its-like-a-mini-deemed-disposal-each-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aideen Finnegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Better with Money with Aideen Finnegan]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:53:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QQLPJWDWVJHDBNGXRPSU2YY4LU.jpg?auth=3f648f6ea2a9bc9e12ce05ea937ad34ac294db15f041388534b6ef574c7ca655&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dan Malone is a chartered accountant, chartered tax advisor, qualified financial advisor and founder of honest.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle Eastern investor seeks €15.4m for Kerry retail park ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/middle-eastern-investor-seeks-154m-for-kerry-retail-park/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/middle-eastern-investor-seeks-154m-for-kerry-retail-park/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Current owner acquired Killarney scheme for about €10.5m in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MBG2R5IY6ZC6NJZUAKNMGNFHAU.jpg?auth=f31aa4fd31423b853bcc26b4d3149fcc395b5824e514dc21c26320618af2271a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deerpark Retail Park, Killarney, Co Kerry, was developed in 2006.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aviva seeks operator for new luxury hotel on Dublin’s Clarendon Street]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/aviva-seeks-operator-for-new-luxury-hotel-on-dublins-clarendon-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/aviva-seeks-operator-for-new-luxury-hotel-on-dublins-clarendon-street/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Proposed 184-bedroom hotel will have frontage on to Clarendon Street and South William Street ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IGL7UBDW7FEQBCPYWZ2TAGEDGI.jpeg?auth=0a5c44193d342710f7c4235f4ba3387707c046ef9c5459093cb31723dba78be5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A computer-genarated image of the proposed Clarendon Street Hotel]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu faces fresh scrutiny over pre-October 7th warnings]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/netanyahu-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-pre-october-7th-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/07/netanyahu-faces-fresh-scrutiny-over-pre-october-7th-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Weiss]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New reports on warnings received before the Hamas attack threaten the Israeli prime minister’s general election campaign ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFJDTM6BXQTXSY4ATKG7PJJLNA.jpg?auth=59f16de5a26572f26c4093e2440671d08f3f2e4c986a5372679f84366596ee21&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 speaks during the state memorial ceremony on the third anniversary of the October 7th attack, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem. Photograph: Debbie Hill/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Debbie Hill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rathgar four-bed with 1930s features bursting with potential]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/rathgar-four-bed-with-1930s-features-bursting-with-potential/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/07/rathgar-four-bed-with-1930s-features-bursting-with-potential/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Miriam Mulcahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thorncliffe Park semidetached home with 1930s features]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OIXAMO7DFCETHOHF4BLL7CFZI.JPG?auth=900f88154c1c6e9092f9e53f053a9521a8ed3b0925db83840627d00f3ebd68df&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" 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2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6OGYGQXQT5CZFAFLIGMRVZZU2I.jpg?auth=292c65cb6964efee70e78f11243f1f61c9249f9ae6a31c570ea77551777a8418&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view shows the location of the Mabbot Lane apartments in Dublin city centre]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime residential site next to Pat Kenny’s Dalkey home for €3.9m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/prime-residential-site-next-to-pat-kennys-dalkey-home-for-39m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/07/prime-residential-site-next-to-pat-kennys-dalkey-home-for-39m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Richard Barrett’s Bartra seeks buyer for 1.56-acre holding after rejection of nursing home plan ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PUKNBSMVSFA4LGKEUOWN4JWA74.jpg?auth=5b396f78bed94322eb1beccc3d99b3e122025a1d2948592871085e767b882e3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the Dalkey lands in what the agent describes as 'a highly sought-after coastal residential location'.  ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technologies of Peace: Give Imma’s sprawling exhibition the time and attention it deserves  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/10/07/technologies-of-peace-give-immas-sprawling-exhibition-the-time-and-attention-it-deserves/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/2026/10/07/technologies-of-peace-give-immas-sprawling-exhibition-the-time-and-attention-it-deserves/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gemma Tipton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Museum of Modern Art show incorporates work by artists from 17 countries, including Frances Hegarty and the Slavs and Tatars collective]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SKT6VNRNJ5G4RKFTH3TXALYVSI.jpg?auth=51b859e0b54a1d7d3cad4dc05d143f470dda65af3c324efe58d3ca834316e915&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Technologies of Peace: Tears running down the face on Ursula Burke's Peach Caryatid.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lesbian Lines review: Cara Holmes’ fine film is much at home to retrospective joy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/lesbian-lines-review-cara-holmes-fine-film-is-much-at-home-to-retrospective-joy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/07/lesbian-lines-review-cara-holmes-fine-film-is-much-at-home-to-retrospective-joy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Holmes takes us back to the establishment of the titular helpline towards the close of the nation’s damp, grey 1970s]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q4EBPB4IFFGPJKEOFMDOVSRUB4.tif?auth=3edabaac15fe7a5d9d2e4d3f70a62f93c706e720101d044acf8160331ff08b3a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lesbian Lines by Cara Holmes will stand as a useful record of grim times and of how lively minds managed to shoulder the nation towards invigorating daylight.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re apparently rolling in money, but everyone feels poorer and nobody is happy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/patrick-freyne-budget-day-in-the-dail-would-turn-you-to-cigarettes-if-they-hadnt-gone-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/07/patrick-freyne-budget-day-in-the-dail-would-turn-you-to-cigarettes-if-they-hadnt-gone-up/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Freyne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Simon Harris looked miserable as he ran through the numbers, but that’s probably because he’s been up all weekend with a new baby]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YHTPR5MFBCI2YRSRCOLAF6UCEA.jpg?auth=aa440fc2e0f0ec1eb0ab7dd7ec830cf1749781c9302c0ebef0d1219380811b22&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 (left) and Minister for Finance Simon Harris prior to presenting Budget 2027 at the Dáil on Tuesday. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How solar is making light work of energy costs at K&K Produce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/how-solar-is-making-light-work-of-energy-costs-at-kk-produce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/how-solar-is-making-light-work-of-energy-costs-at-kk-produce/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Solar panels will help insulate us from the unpredictability of what happens around the world,’ says Thomas Kennedy, the company’s financial controller]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QN5FTK7XSRHSPAWKXA4YZARPOQ.jpg?auth=e68d3c703c474121383165e83afe8e5b3694ffb08d62d5b2758c183fba89f5da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thomas Kennedy, financial controller at K&K Produce, and his brother Michael Kennedy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">taller.stories</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaping the future of farming, with financial support that counts  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/shaping-the-future-of-farming-with-financial-support-that-counts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/07/shaping-the-future-of-farming-with-financial-support-that-counts/</guid><description><![CDATA[At just 22 years old, Aisling Neville took on a dairy farm in Co Westmeath. Eight years on, it’s a thriving enterprise and Aisling is helping to drive Irish farming forward ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KH3UHMKKEZHDXLNUAH7JKYOOZA.jpeg?auth=ff1cae16ae6710215df931f80325deb4fbfe163d2c66cc675858f30c331417a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aisling Neville took the lease on a farm when she was just 22 years old, with financial backing from AIB to purchase dairy stock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make it as a digital creator? Find something unique]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/07/how-to-make-it-as-a-digital-creator-find-something-unique/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/07/how-to-make-it-as-a-digital-creator-find-something-unique/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Thomas ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Easy access and high rewards draw millions to careers in social media but agents say the challenges are underestimated]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ONHPMELRF5BHNBOP4S2PG54ZN4.jpg?auth=2a7f62ce08ba38bb950d80e61f290f2fc0520aef2d9d0964b47be522bf460fa8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Low entry costs to content creation and the potential for high rewards have prompted a gold rush for fickle digital audiences. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georgijevic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Cursed Beautiful Land review: Evan Gershkovich tells his story of imprisonment in Russia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/07/this-cursed-beautiful-land-review-evan-gershkovich-tells-his-story-of-imprisonment-in-russia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/07/this-cursed-beautiful-land-review-evan-gershkovich-tells-his-story-of-imprisonment-in-russia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Hayden]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reporter recounts his arrest, trial and 16 months in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JF4F5K4JSPYVKSIPI5WLONHQU.jpg?auth=7b7502079337eb49a1e8a7159764a04168ca86a4fc5de0e02eac7dae18427fb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Reporter Evan Gershkovich, centre, is greeted by his mother, Ella Milman, as former US president Joe Biden looks on at Andrews Air Force Base following his release from Russia. 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Photograph: Erika Goldring/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Erika Goldring</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peugeot’s electric E-208 GTi proves that fun still lives. This is a real 1980s throwback]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/07/eighties-throwback-peugeots-electric-e-208-gti-proves-that-fun-still-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/07/eighties-throwback-peugeots-electric-e-208-gti-proves-that-fun-still-lives/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Electric cars don’t have to be dull and Peugeot’s hot hatch proves it]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JL3UC22IPJDYPG63273LLUL7RY.jpg?auth=6c9de1f8c24adc83c50a1a0774fecc786f3e0a83c639a7fd68792b5eecdaeb22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Peugeot E-208 GTi wears its celebrated GTi badge with insouciance]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tibo - The Good Click</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First look at Jaguar Type 01: Can this 1,030hp electric car save the brand? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/07/jaguar-type-01-first-look-can-this-1030hp-electric-car-save-the-brand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/07/jaguar-type-01-first-look-can-this-1030hp-electric-car-save-the-brand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It has taken five years to design and two years to hype, but will Jag’s electric reinvention take root?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS67XF4DHVFPBGQPDMQWSR6LNQ.jpg?auth=c0d94a338af5a421aaf6fd304a1ce6523402d920bc86743f320069bcd51f2a1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New Jaguar Type 01 in its showroom-ready finished guise]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>