<?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/2026-10-11/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:22:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[In a Word... The Irish]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/12/in-a-word-the-irish/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/10/12/in-a-word-the-irish/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[For a full analysis of who we were – and still may be – we must obviously go back to the 12th century, no less ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CREUCOW3JNDDVEZBEON42JJP5E.jpg?auth=35410ce3452765bb888c08018d8c4b98bb5ad5dd33aae704f57b7e2f86af107b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In a Word]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tooga Productions, Inc.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dopamine Chamber is the sound of Fontaines DC becoming megastars. Is bigger always better?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/10/12/dopamine-chamber-is-the-sound-of-fontaines-dc-becoming-megastars-is-bigger-always-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/review/2026/10/12/dopamine-chamber-is-the-sound-of-fontaines-dc-becoming-megastars-is-bigger-always-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish band’s new album lacks the poetic intimacy and postpunk punch so long a feature of Fontaines at their best]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3UVATU24XNHLDG4KQ67AZA5BTA.jpeg?auth=cb5d222f66681bb7ff2db306b3102998259970264edefbb6a47e5f492349bdc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dopamine Chamber: Fontaines DC. Photograph: Ewen Spencer]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">DOT </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People afraid to say they are Jewish’: Dublin event marks October 7th attacks on Israel]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/people-afraid-to-say-they-are-jewish-dublin-event-marks-october-7th-attacks-on-israel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/people-afraid-to-say-they-are-jewish-dublin-event-marks-october-7th-attacks-on-israel/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jewish community ‘told whether we belong in Ireland depends on how we feel about Israel’, synagogue hears]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:52:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BKI7YNZ2BRDWPMV4LKHQMLHXMY.JPG?auth=c210da8deb4acd5534076651373004034f36a70ea2ddfb838835ecba3f7d49f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orli Degani, the incoming chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, speaks at Dublin event marking the third anniversary of the October 7th attacks. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the EU and China: a fragile peace on trade ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/11/the-irish-times-view-on-the-eu-and-china-a-fragile-peace-on-trade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/11/the-irish-times-view-on-the-eu-and-china-a-fragile-peace-on-trade/</guid><description><![CDATA[EU leaders should approve last week’s deal, but there is more work to do ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XITLKKS26OQGMMRTSPC7SBJ2UY.jpg?auth=0f33eb0585c18a0b1340c5181f5446841105666cb6895a408284648b7ab5944f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday on trade talks with China. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jessica Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inagh-Kilnamona secure maiden title against neighbours Kilmaley in Clare cracker]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/inagh-kilnamona-secure-maiden-title-against-neighbours-kilmaley-in-clare-cracker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/inagh-kilnamona-secure-maiden-title-against-neighbours-kilmaley-in-clare-cracker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Fitzgerald points add late energy to combo’s Canon Hamilton pursuit]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:14:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HVYQGGTIKMEKG27KN6C43S5CNY.jpg?auth=64749f9fc72f5677bdae350710a9ec09fd7cd695498ec65f8561bc66bdb2cd47&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Inagh-Kilnamona celebrate with the Canon Hamilton Cup after defeating Kilmaley in the Clare senior hurling final. Photograph: Natasha Barton/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dara O’Shea’s winning goal against Fulham the latest episode in his whirlwind few weeks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/dara-osheas-winning-goal-against-fulham-his-latest-episode-in-whirlwind-few-weeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/dara-osheas-winning-goal-against-fulham-his-latest-episode-in-whirlwind-few-weeks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul O'Hehir]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish player tracker: Goals for Adam Idah and Sammie Szmodics, as Azaz impressed for Southampton]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:09:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3LPJUNGMBFVFGW5GDXPFPZYYI.jpg?auth=ad206f178a4552905a7691473f2faa30bb07ba665cada95fdfe3b94b0dc9ec53&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dara O'Shea of Ipswich Town celebrates scoring his team’s winning goal during the Premier League match against Fulham. Photograph:  Tom Dulat/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Dulat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Ireland’s climate policy: rhetoric sounding hollow ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/11/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-climate-policy-rhetoric-sounding-hollow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/11/the-irish-times-view-on-irelands-climate-policy-rhetoric-sounding-hollow/</guid><description><![CDATA[Last week’s budget raised worrying questions about policy]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3NRA5UIUIZDQJDQCZYGAL7XZ4Q.jpg?auth=e98f73c4cd1d952e127e455783b02e032bd473830340d66de1c24eca30a0de70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rush hour in Dublin: postponement of carbon tax increases raises questions about Ireland's climate policy.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John A Megaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí in early stages of investigation after woman’s body found in Wexford]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/11/gardai-in-early-stages-of-investigation-after-womans-body-found-in-wexford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/11/gardai-in-early-stages-of-investigation-after-womans-body-found-in-wexford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Furlong]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Body of the deceased removed from Coolcotts housing estate to University Hospital Waterford for a postmortem]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:51:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3STIMGGKMNFFFNMXZICZ664YGY.JPG?auth=ae5fd917013b551e6ee5795d2be36d9e0a68e966501144ef56c7790a30458fb6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have been carrying out door-to-door inquiries following the discovery of a woman's body in Coolcotts housing estate, Wexford, on Sunday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club football finals: Clonduff end 16-year wait in Down, Portarlington reign again in Laois]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/club-football-finals-clonduff-end-16-year-wait-in-down-portarlington-reign-again-in-laois/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/club-football-finals-clonduff-end-16-year-wait-in-down-portarlington-reign-again-in-laois/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Fitzpatrick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Late goal sends Leitrim decider between Ballinamore and Fenagh to a replay]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:50:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G7PPGB55QFAABJIDMHKDYZQU74.jpg?auth=6edeb40c15f4b0ce2ece5502bdd2f764397a6233445d83cacd07d74803e1f676&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Clonduff celebrate with the Frank O'Hare Cup after their win over Burren in the Down senior football final. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slick Thurles Sarsfields beat Moycarkey-Borris to win Tipperary SHC title]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/slick-thurles-sarsfields-beat-moycarkey-borris-to-win-tipperary-shc-title/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/slick-thurles-sarsfields-beat-moycarkey-borris-to-win-tipperary-shc-title/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No fairytale finish for Moycarkey-Borris as Thurles win 37th title]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:38:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VVTYPDI6RIC6G3IQOM3R7CVROM.jpg?auth=3069cfcb51ca7c8d73be5850e207c4fd0a272dc4156a9564a2ef3979fd7cf614&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thurles Sarsfields' Kieran Rossiter is challenged by Kevin Hayes of Moycarkey Borris. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City win at Liverpool in face of Anfield taunts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/manchester-city-win-at-liverpool-in-face-of-anfield-taunts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/manchester-city-win-at-liverpool-in-face-of-anfield-taunts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[City cut loose after Ryan Gravenberch sent off for Liverpool]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/47QCZIE4NETDYMXOQM4SHHQNBI.jpg?auth=4c2ca4d49cd5a19dafd2eb24a5190cd522e947adc194b0b7a854267846d2b6de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rayan Cherki scores Man City's third goal against Liverpool. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother appeals for help to find Irish man (30) missing in New York]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/11/mother-appeals-for-help-to-find-irish-man-30-missing-in-new-york/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/11/mother-appeals-for-help-to-find-irish-man-30-missing-in-new-york/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fitzpatrick in New York]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jordan McGrath arrived in New York in mid-August and has not been heard from since]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:03:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/S5DVWXARABFWFHNWGFOYINII3M.jpg?auth=422307c748c4627eadbcb8e752bcd3d6bed949f6d0e56db5b2229392853d9cfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan McGrath, who is missing in New York]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fr Eamonn refused to buy pints for me in London, long before his reputation was shredded]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/11/fr-eamonn-refused-to-buy-pints-for-me-in-london-long-before-his-reputation-was-shredded/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/11/fr-eamonn-refused-to-buy-pints-for-me-in-london-long-before-his-reputation-was-shredded/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieran Fagan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The ebullient young priest who had impressed me so much is now dead]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SS5GH2IQGVDTXHWPUMS5AJUVFY.jpg?auth=1b00b81dc322ef8f1845c3580e771688ecf50b23def2c3034522ffc7f3abc18d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Jamaican carpenter and a group of Irish labourers drinking a London pub in 1965. Photograph: Val Wilmer/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Val Wilmer</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tension, ‘cheat’ banners and inflatable bananas: Manchester City’s welcome to Anfield]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/tension-cheat-banners-and-inflatable-bananas-manchester-citys-welcome-to-anfield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/11/tension-cheat-banners-and-inflatable-bananas-manchester-citys-welcome-to-anfield/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Unwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Incendiary atmosphere greets City in first game since being found guilty of breaking financial rules]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:41:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q43CAVB5AIJJOQLXMWV3SDKE4M.jpg?auth=70d8108b322a3c9a91a7311b9fa45fbbd17d5d6a296b137074d297d09d43d910&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool fans hold a banner with the words 'All of your stars are fading away' before Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shane Lowry finishes tied 13th at Spanish Open as Forrest wins with birdie at last]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/11/shane-lowry-finishes-tied-13th-at-spanish-open-as-forrest-wins-with-birdie-at-last/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/11/shane-lowry-finishes-tied-13th-at-spanish-open-as-forrest-wins-with-birdie-at-last/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Gorman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scotland’s Grant Forrest birdies final hole to snatch victory in Madrid]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:15:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K2X3PQM23RY22SKIWMWUTZKKZM.jpg?auth=f55c800d483478c86bf3d099abcbdeb12222d3ccce51b84e349b958a8e29ad0c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shane Lowry of Ireland tees off on the second hole on day four of the Open de España. Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stuart Franklin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irishman among 300 injured as 12 die in attack at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/11/twelve-killed-and-hundreds-injured-in-houthi-attack-at-riyadh-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/11/twelve-killed-and-hundreds-injured-in-houthi-attack-at-riyadh-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Wintour, Arthur Beesley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[EU chief Ursula von der Leyen described the ‘murderous attack on civilians’ as a ‘dangerous escalation’ in the wider war]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:50:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZEBWZQW3M7LFLXAM4KOFV45UKQ.jpg?auth=e58b71c0ac95ee17558f8e58a751be94810858a03160a12d9855e77570b48ba4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houthi fighters ride in a pickup truck on a street in Sana'a, Yemen, on October 7th, 2026. Yemen's Houthis claimed to have launched missile attacks on Riyadh airport in the Saudi capital and Aden airport in southern Yemen. Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yahya Arhab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Court of Criminal Appeal judge Declan Budd leaves estate worth over €3.5m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/11/former-court-of-criminal-appeal-judge-declan-budd-leaves-estate-worth-over-35m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/11/former-court-of-criminal-appeal-judge-declan-budd-leaves-estate-worth-over-35m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elsewhere, former mayor of Kildare left €2.1m, Propate Office papers lodged this week show]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/E7CH5GN2QBFZBGHCGIMJANETFA.jpg?auth=9327a8fe129fa0054d7eb5e49fd7306aa6b89779bf4007a6dec875326e48e2fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Declan Budd came from a prominent legal family. His father, Frederic Gardner Orford Budd, was a judge of the Supreme Court]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cyril Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork’s Séamus Harnedy retires from intercounty hurling]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/corks-seamus-harnedy-retires-from-intercounty-hurling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/11/corks-seamus-harnedy-retires-from-intercounty-hurling/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A three-time All-Star, the St Ita’s forward won four Munster titles]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:10:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G4MUDPFLPZCYND52FBK4K3IOUY.jpg?auth=89597ad5051debad37e675a898b8331a4db5fa0ce7f6bd82880bf183b5590688&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seamus Harnedy of Cork in action against Clare. Harnedy has retired from intercounty hurling. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Bryan Keane ©INPHO/Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three sporting events to watch this week: Your handy guide to sport on television]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/three-sporting-events-to-watch-this-week-your-handy-guide-to-sport-on-television/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damian Cullen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your guide to sport on television (Monday – Sunday, October 12th – 18th)]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ICYRYH44FNHK3PP4MVAGYLG7FI.jpg?auth=060a4520d5e9b63027a6089090a3cc3cc3786952f3d37723ba55228c393e5370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector strike may be difficult to avert at this stage, Minister admits]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/public-sector-strike-may-be-difficult-to-avert-at-this-stage-government-minister-admits/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/public-sector-strike-may-be-difficult-to-avert-at-this-stage-government-minister-admits/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Preparations are under way for the strike, which will see more than 300,000 public sector workers undertake a work stoppage ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:23:34 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OO7TTTOVOZ43HPXBDJHEJ2HCO4.JPG?auth=f46f5d135abfe5e7b54ad24576bc13f3fb30639e1e91de79a9a98b1028613106&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Further and Higher Education James Lawless: ‘Come in with a blank sheet of paper and let’s engage.’ Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIL: Old order rise to the challenge in fiercely competitive Division 1A]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/11/ail-old-order-rise-to-the-challenge-in-fiercely-competitive-division-1a/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/11/ail-old-order-rise-to-the-challenge-in-fiercely-competitive-division-1a/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lansdowne fight back against Old Belvedere for first win of the season]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:18:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EXK3OP6GCFANRA32LQ6H7RWM2M.jpg?auth=3ad98a001d2b73a96022cc7aada9acb07ccdc8a27542f7601e30509f872bf09e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rhys Ruddock got his first victory as Lansdowne head coach against Old Belvedere at the Aviva on Saturday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork drifting trio one heat away from bringing trophies home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/corks-drifting-neighbours-are-one-heat-from-bringing-three-american-trophies-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/corks-drifting-neighbours-are-one-heat-from-bringing-three-american-trophies-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hannah Kate Costello]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Over 10,000 people turn out in Cork City to celebrate Conor Shanahan as he closes in on Formula Drift title]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:00:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZX25CMIRJNYHEL6JEP4N7MEGTY.jpg?auth=5188ca0718c609c73ddb777773ea3bfdcdfe15f3126f134241dcb070df513a6b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Conor Shanahan pictured at Red Bull Homerun in South Mall, Cork. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight men charged with violent disorder at horse fair in Ballinasloe]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/11/eight-men-charged-with-violent-disorder-at-horse-fair-in-ballinasloe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/11/eight-men-charged-with-violent-disorder-at-horse-fair-in-ballinasloe/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Large Garda presence as the men – aged 18 to 30 – appeared before a special sitting of Loughrea District Court]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UQU57YUE3JES3GSZM264U47AWM.jpg?auth=573d94e0bd88bb6c0ffbcc458d32ee9241ff880e1db478b3656c5a1d1551ddf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Olivia Traynor remanded seven of the men on bail.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resurgent Max Verstappen holds off Charles Leclerc to seal dominant Singapore GP win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/resurgent-max-verstappen-holds-off-charles-leclerc-to-seal-dominant-singapore-gp-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/11/resurgent-max-verstappen-holds-off-charles-leclerc-to-seal-dominant-singapore-gp-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Giles Richards]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Red Bull driver claims second victory in a row]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:41:09 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QTUMDINU3WUVFKOLEK5G3POV5I.jpg?auth=ffd38eaeeac643e88b3230d49fc96b5332c2568c1cec06939ea25930dea36a3e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the Singapore GP. Photograph: David Davies/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Davies</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More ‘cockroach’ movement activists detained in protests over India’s elections]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/11/more-cockroach-movement-activists-detained-in-protests-over-indias-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/11/more-cockroach-movement-activists-detained-in-protests-over-indias-elections/</guid><description><![CDATA[Court orders youth movement’s leaders to be released, as group challenges Narendra Modi’s grip on power ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:05:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LWEPMPH2TNNYGT7IPK73BC2YOM.jpg?auth=7ee57f43ed2768b2be829d6d2092de03ec3c0105bd85742ee40d152353ab53b3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters in Delhi on Sunday demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged voter roll irregularities.  Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sajjad Hussain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP accuses Bryant of ‘disgraceful appeasement’ on Garvaghy Road march]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/dup-accuses-bryant-of-disgraceful-appeasement-on-garvaghy-road-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/dup-accuses-bryant-of-disgraceful-appeasement-on-garvaghy-road-march/</guid><description><![CDATA[Party’s Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart says party must ensure Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill is ‘dealt with in the appropriate way’
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:26:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JEGNTEWNP2MSWIHKF7CUS5IMNE.jpg?auth=3ff247c3659d38fb95e06ae0221b3c071a52a2f77eac350377dc22a5450d4703&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic Unionist Party leader Gavin Robinson. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Charles Mcquillan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meath’s Nichola Sheridan finishes third in Melbourne Marathon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/11/meaths-nichola-sheridan-finishes-third-in-melbourne-marathon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/11/meaths-nichola-sheridan-finishes-third-in-melbourne-marathon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bohermeen AC athlete sets fastest time of an Irish woman this year]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:26:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ME6NSY6DMU4HRLRUAI6SL7UXI4.jpg?auth=143a3a87a72ce0f61fb4dba406dc2dbb0a214072b74a2671a020fdc73ed50477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nichola Sheridan, pictured after winning the 2025 Dublin City Half Marathon, improved her marathon best by over four minutes in Melbourne. Photograph: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo says he will undergo surgery for small growth on lung]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/11/pope-leo-says-he-will-undergo-surgery-for-small-growth-on-lung/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/11/pope-leo-says-he-will-undergo-surgery-for-small-growth-on-lung/</guid><description><![CDATA[The 71-year-old pontiff said the growth was detected at an early stage and was well-contained, with recovery expected to take about a week]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:38:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUBSH5WBSO3IP6ZKLVSM3QTPBA.jpg?auth=ea849cc21741e57881ef21dea9a52ac594da703b249951e00dd7632b2af93288&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo said surgery will take place in the coming days. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gregorio Borgia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leo Cullen relieved to see Leinster ‘up and running’ with returning frontliners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/11/leo-cullen-relieved-to-see-leinster-up-and-running-with-returning-frontliners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/11/leo-cullen-relieved-to-see-leinster-up-and-running-with-returning-frontliners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Nine Leinster players made their first appearance of the season against Cardiff in the province’s triumphant RDS return]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 11:38:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MO56IHW65K6RXZTCETDYRZP6QU.jpg?auth=98b44eba12099f450d46f45ea2ffc988cc2691b63884357f1fd4e5444faf29cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster head coach Leo Cullen ahead of the URC game against Cardiff at the Laya Arena on Saturday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can we cancel our Help to Buy application and apply for the updated amount?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/11/help-to-buy-applicants-worry-they-could-miss-out-on-5000-budget-uplift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/11/help-to-buy-applicants-worry-they-could-miss-out-on-5000-budget-uplift/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Increase in amount available to first-time buyers of new homes creates confusion for those who have already applied]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:36:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YR2HLYFSLZFWXOLBW6XLTUUQ2I.jpg?auth=aec824555feafbb59f2a83bc51553646d9cdde036356263c05da04d450305e22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good night’s sleep is a class issue]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/11/a-good-nights-sleep-is-a-class-issue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/11/a-good-nights-sleep-is-a-class-issue/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There is still a  divide when it comes to work that tramples over your body clock]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QAPA2GDW3VLVXISOJ3SYINZTLM.jpg?auth=b7bfede772d1bf1eabf7fe911bdcbd65a6cb73b8412687550fa1f37bd09de2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sunrise at the Baily lighthouse in Howth. It is a myth that night-shift workers can become nocturnal over time. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan fears for US support as Trump and Xi prepare for fresh talks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/11/taiwan-fears-for-us-support-as-trump-and-xi-prepare-for-fresh-talks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/11/taiwan-fears-for-us-support-as-trump-and-xi-prepare-for-fresh-talks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Taipei awaits approval of a $14bn arms package as uncertainty over Washington’s commitment to the island grows]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:20:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T7OL475UEWLP6WPA7FALHSUT4E.jpg?auth=b66cfc13da24a7001495f5350877110c7a6089c7dafd19ec062a92d318e3434c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A military helicopter hoists a giant Taiwan flag as it flies over the downtown area of Taipei to mark the country's national day. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ritchie B Tongo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Message from the Editor: Galway’s homeless millionaire   ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/11/message-from-the-editor-galways-homeless-millionaire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/10/11/message-from-the-editor-galways-homeless-millionaire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[IT Sunday: The life and death of a 65-year-old Italian man raised questions that even his close family struggled to answer ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:17:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QG2NQ3UVWFGZBB7P5OBFIBZYBQ.png?auth=e25931764926307acb36b7ffddee51d0dd0bb0ea5e72b17e59a683f5549a2f13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victor Spaggiari died in Galway in May 2024]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A playground for the living built over the bones of the dead]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/jennifer-oconnell-a-playground-for-the-living-built-over-the-bones-of-dead/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/jennifer-oconnell-a-playground-for-the-living-built-over-the-bones-of-dead/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We know now how badly we failed children in the past. We don’t want to know about the children we are failing today]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3QWQVWBJVXF3X6GV5VKDWAPC6M.jpg?auth=cc63a9b616e6b2e7a0382b5e95236a13164f0c81221861d383c28f792290c38c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Monica Dolan playing Catherine Corless in the film The Lost Children of Tuam. Photograph: Enda Bowe /PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda Bowe</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI bubble? Nvidia is now bigger than Japan, but valuation looks modest]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/11/ai-bubble-nvidia-is-now-bigger-than-japan-but-valuation-looks-modest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/11/ai-bubble-nvidia-is-now-bigger-than-japan-but-valuation-looks-modest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A casual observer might think its valuation screams AI bubble, but Nvidia is not an obviously expensive stock]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:56:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBLI5ZOSPMZLUD47QOWHLPYI6U.jpg?auth=7e01c8a62f98a7ece40901b708e7f1db9346a78b873e5a1c9b92b7e3f8188502&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Diehl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV guide: the best new shows to watch ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/11/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/11/tv-guide-the-best-new-shows-to-watch-starting-tonight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aoife Barry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 11th-16th highlights: including Toxic Threads with Brian Dowling Gourounlian, The Zoo and new drama series Adultery]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:39:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JUUMS5AYOBEFLLQOAK4R4UCXQI.jpg?auth=b2d787fc701e64118c93b43aead00e7ddb578c8393eebd830c5d5bdcdda424c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brian Dowling Gourounlian, and his husband, Arthur Gourounlian, with their children. Photograph: bprdowling/Instagram

]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland may not have the death penalty, but we have no reason for complacency]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/breda-obrien-ireland-may-not-have-the-death-penalty-but-we-have-no-reason-for-complacency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/breda-obrien-ireland-may-not-have-the-death-penalty-but-we-have-no-reason-for-complacency/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breda O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Christa Pike has already spent 30 years on Death Row, and 28 in what amounted to solitary confinement]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +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[Christa Pike, now 50, and her boyfriend were convicted of the 1995 stabbing and beating of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. She has spent three decades on death row and is now recovering after her botched execution. Photograph: TDOC/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Let them live in peace’: Protestants and Catholics alike express relief in Drumcree]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/let-them-live-in-peace-protestants-and-catholics-alike-express-relief-in-drumcree/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/let-them-live-in-peace-protestants-and-catholics-alike-express-relief-in-drumcree/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seanín Graham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[On Garvaghy Road the last of the tents that filled the road during the standoff are being dismantled]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZBZXEPOCMJCPVOYDSJMMW7PDW4.jpg?auth=c4039a17429ef2e2769bce3bd54996bd02cd1cfbe9f548d90b782e8e9bd2a051&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A legal challenge to a decision by Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant to halt an Orange Order parade route along the Garvaghy Road in Portadown has been adjourned until Monday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will rent-a-room scheme increase encourage more landlords to participate?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/will-rent-a-room-scheme-increase-encourage-more-landlords-to-participate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/will-rent-a-room-scheme-increase-encourage-more-landlords-to-participate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Numbers availing of tax-free income have increased steadily in recent years, with student tenants a target]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6IVBDHUOPVFYNMY5LU7QL4KAPI.JPG?auth=bd3add78c0169fdb606520b8433be9c41f89044a38a8614ec6bf1ddc287dcdb0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Caroline Gleeson in Whitehall with her tenant Nalaka Pradeep. 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[There is nothing more Irish than a former housing minister lobbying on behalf of a developer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/10/there-is-nothing-more-irish-than-a-former-housing-minister-lobbying-on-behalf-of-a-developer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/10/there-is-nothing-more-irish-than-a-former-housing-minister-lobbying-on-behalf-of-a-developer/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark O’Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Irish Glass Bottle site was once a symbol of the Celtic Tiger era. Now it’s a symbol of our intractably absurd housing situation]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRQOMG4S75CNBAAXXPL6MU36LQ.JPG?auth=83633448d9a77dd4f0129abc5dbd0dedad5fa52555843749b520cbb76d075480&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Simon Coveney: now a lobbyist for Johnny Ronan. Photograph: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad news for Dublin’s coolest neighbourhoods – there’s a plan to bring them tourists]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/bad-news-for-dublins-coolest-neighbourhoods-theres-a-plan-to-bring-them-tourists/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/bad-news-for-dublins-coolest-neighbourhoods-theres-a-plan-to-bring-them-tourists/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl McDonald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: the magical disappearing youth culture card, church vs popular music, and An Post goes electric]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YXP4KLVGFJFFDDHZCPVAMDWSUE.jpg?auth=e431f634cdde07a3bea5d043d68d51825a998d5d40c5989af6f6a567a682a407&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['If some of those tourists – or excess future tourists – can be lured out of their traditional Christ Church-to-Trinity heartland in the city centre, then even more of their spending can be absorbed into the city’s wider economy.' 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[It’s not just the Berlin Marathon. Cheating runners everywhere are now being closely watched]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/10/cheating-runners-everywhere-beware-you-are-now-being-closely-watched/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/10/cheating-runners-everywhere-beware-you-are-now-being-closely-watched/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Social media’s bad influencers looking for shortcuts at marathons]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OZ77S37HJFFQWWRDSQOF47OB4Q.jpg?auth=d921931a4177bef68c60eff558d2faa756197ec0243360de2db4ce5ee2e0ff2b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Berlin Marathon organisers had to deal with an unusual situation. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maja Hitij</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nobody wants to work’: Why doesn’t Ireland grow more veg?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/10/why-doesnt-ireland-grow-more-veg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/10/why-doesnt-ireland-grow-more-veg/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cian O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[About 83% of fruit and veg consumed in the Republic is imported from overseas, report finds]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RFJFA3ZDWJAWRJ347O2UEJXEUM.JPG?auth=73ceb52ab5f639b469b061d63e22c6d1bb28121ec3becabfd9d9925fe827066e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jenny McNally at the McNally Family Farm, growers of seasonal organic vegetable and salads, in Balrickard, Co Dublin. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sing for joy: ‘One of the best things you can do for your mental health is join a choir’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/sing-for-joy-one-of-the-best-things-you-can-do-for-your-mental-health-is-join-a-choir/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/sing-for-joy-one-of-the-best-things-you-can-do-for-your-mental-health-is-join-a-choir/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Group singing is proving more than just an enjoyable pastime or  tradition. It’s becoming an antidote to loneliness and diffidence]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BM6ESQJJAZDADMT5CFHKEGBVTI.jpg?auth=f52f421d70ce3452876801252070ccdb1dc8173dabb5f73993dcecdde0f489ba&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Róisín Savage directs the Casual Choir in Dublin's Button Factory as they perform their rendition of Young Hearts Run Free by Kym Mazelle.  Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tolkien: the original Greta Thunberg-style eco‑warrior or a proto‑Elon Musk?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/tolkien-the-original-greta-thunberg-style-ecowarrior-or-a-protoelon-musk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/tolkien-the-original-greta-thunberg-style-ecowarrior-or-a-protoelon-musk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Those who love what the writer really stood for despair at the misuse and misunderstanding of his works ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IYIBBSH5DJBKMMRG5Q6OU7AT6Y.jpg?auth=bbb46ccaeab39f90373328c419a45a074f13431beda7079718b3fb04b25bc806&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elijah Woods as Frodo Baggins in the film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Photograph: New Line Cinema]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/11/who-is-affected-by-next-weeks-strike-and-can-it-be-averted-in-a-last-minute-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/11/who-is-affected-by-next-weeks-strike-and-can-it-be-averted-in-a-last-minute-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YNIXWBNFRBAVTL2UYDDVTGLAYU.jpg?auth=54d40872bbdf8dd658eb7fcac74600b1c25b6b830c2cbcb16b497d586152503c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation protest outside St Vincent’s Hospital on October 8th, 2026. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland vs Europe apartment living: ‘When family come over... this is not what they envisioned’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/11/ireland-vs-europe-apartment-living-my-apartment-is-the-same-size-as-my-parents-dublin-semi-d/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/11/ireland-vs-europe-apartment-living-my-apartment-is-the-same-size-as-my-parents-dublin-semi-d/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish people happily living in apartments on the Continent highlight a chasm in building standards, attitudes to communal living and sense of stability]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AKGXK4JHFVDLDIZQOBCQ4KW2DA.gif?auth=7a19ca8c51b0a13a3e40a5f700e064e9d93b2a8fab0efa55db83e71df7c0a678&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool v Manchester City is no longer simply a football match. Anfield will be seething]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/10/michael-walker-liverpool-manchester-city-is-no-longer-simply-a-football-match/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/10/michael-walker-liverpool-manchester-city-is-no-longer-simply-a-football-match/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Walker]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Now that sham has entered the Premier League lexicon, City as a collective and as a series of individuals will feel the full force of criticism ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DNWOCREZHNFJROUP3SALXYXK5U.jpg?auth=9fc9c55d763a522bfae1c54ac1205182b43abb1fd037645c7585441ea092cd0a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[It will be interesting to see how Manchester City cope with the reception they are likely to get at Anfield when they face Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve fallen for a man at work, but he might still be married’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/11/ive-fallen-for-a-man-at-work-but-he-might-still-be-married/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/11/ive-fallen-for-a-man-at-work-but-he-might-still-be-married/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: One of my friends thinks we are already an ‘item’ just by the way we interact]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZXIVAXEGPRHAHGH656ZLRUWEKU.jpg?auth=58a17e3af5cecd94d063a54134e6efc8e2bd9d00dafc4cbfc583250717e9e0a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[He has described himself as married; they still live together, and he hasn’t said anything publicly to indicate a split. All evidence right now points to Not Single. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karl Tapales</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They poked a bear’: The pro-Palestine Columbia University graduate still fighting deportation from the US]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/they-poked-a-bear-the-pro-palestine-columbia-university-graduate-still-fighting-deportation-from-the-us/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/they-poked-a-bear-the-pro-palestine-columbia-university-graduate-still-fighting-deportation-from-the-us/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tadhg Hoey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Columbia University graduate, a green card holder, who still faces the threat of deportation, has written a book about his arrest by Ice and subsequent detention]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GBGC5O3GXRB2XKOUC35UOTUKYU.jpg?auth=bfd3fa92cc6f3f5845542bb7d0805ae64cbe5e476f29ea01a31cc2c4486822f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mahmoud Khalil at a vigil and protest for Palestine outside Columbia University, October 2025 in New York. Photograph: Adam Gray/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Gray</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother rearing addict son’s children alleges threat to ‘burn us out’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/11/mother-rearing-addict-sons-children-alleges-threat-to-burn-us-out/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/11/mother-rearing-addict-sons-children-alleges-threat-to-burn-us-out/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Family Court Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPCWIB45363ANVA3VK7DXT6Z64.jpg?auth=234d86eaa8992ddca8ab28c3aa647ee6f83c5c31bd56495318ca577d81c842ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The judge granted a protection order against the son. Photograph: Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the former garda who found a new role in the Church of Ireland after retirement and divorce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/the-former-garda-who-found-a-new-role-in-church-of-ireland-after-retirement-and-divorce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/the-former-garda-who-found-a-new-role-in-church-of-ireland-after-retirement-and-divorce/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patsy McGarry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meet Mike Buchanan ... ex-garda and Catholic, a pilot, divorcee and now Church of Ireland rector in south Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/64PTMNAVQZCWPEMUIAYGWAQMJI.JPG?auth=b7d00783baf69859228848e0ec7dab4829f7a7505bf41c185d05490f8e7df53a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rev Mike Buchanan: Next Tuesday, Buchanan will be installed as Rector of Tullow parish in south Co Dublin, which includes Carrickmines and Foxrock. 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[Tesco dines out on customers staying in to cook its Finest range]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/10/tesco-gets-to-dine-out-on-customers-staying-in-to-cook-its-finest-range/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/10/tesco-gets-to-dine-out-on-customers-staying-in-to-cook-its-finest-range/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Cantillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Amid cost-of-living pressures, sales of the chain’s premium range are growing fast]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IQ2NMPMEUQZ4FPC2U7I2CVIATI.jpg?auth=05dad06500b48260a450e86b23c7f36036b9508ba8515dea9166371c23a41c65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sales of Tesco's premium range, known as Finest, were up more than 12% in its latest half-year results. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Rain</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[France seeks another de Gaulle. The far-right thinks it’s Jordan Bardella]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/patrick-smyth-france-is-looking-for-another-de-gaulle-the-far-right-thinks-it-could-be-jordan-bardella/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/11/patrick-smyth-france-is-looking-for-another-de-gaulle-the-far-right-thinks-it-could-be-jordan-bardella/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Smyth]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Worldview: The French far-right was not built on admiration for de Gaulle, but on persistent hostility. Now it wants to rewrite history]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QCDUWO4OJDJLFK3GITRRY4KHWU.jpg?auth=d91ce76403bf8c5e1c18face8ef728d6ffd2388220d3b4cc58e70848cdaa8f72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[President of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN), Jordan Bardella. Six months out from the presidential election, a deeply divided France is disillusioned by the political mainstream and desperately looking around for another Charles de Gaulle. Photograph: Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mehdi Fedouach</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/how-much-are-we-being-watched-in-our-everyday-lives-without-realising/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/how-much-are-we-being-watched-in-our-everyday-lives-without-realising/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[How much are we being watched in our everyday lives without realising? ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WMBGZPEXHNCORLCA6KO6ZSX4EM.jpg?auth=9c0e8e2acc64d410cc70347decf4d835ff2ffdd27d270e3012062813e5a7c818&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Data can add up to a frighteningly accurate picture of your daily life. And in the wrong hands, it can be weaponised.' 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[Donald Clarke: Is The Fall’s new album legit or ‘just a collection of some sh*t from the cutting room floor’? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/11/donald-clarke-is-the-falls-new-album-legit-or-just-a-collection-of-some-sht-from-the-cutting-room-floor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/11/donald-clarke-is-the-falls-new-album-legit-or-just-a-collection-of-some-sht-from-the-cutting-room-floor/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Grumbling has arisen around a new posthumous album of vocal gurglings from the foreman of The Fall with music added after his death. Which is fairly on-brand]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GVN2HTDNY5DA5AOS26PF6HNDKY.jpg?auth=b0b5cb21ccbeacd7f35d599744d0822d9caf349d8f00ddd8907d4a265f81fd16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fall guy: Mark E Smith of The Fall in 2011. Photograph: Kevin Cummins/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kevin Cummins</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bookshops are lovely places, but they do create this one hazard]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/11/bookshops-are-lovely-places-but-they-do-create-this-one-hazard/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/11/bookshops-are-lovely-places-but-they-do-create-this-one-hazard/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Slattery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[These repositories of joy, knowledge, respite and armchairs need to be cherished]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/46QGI5SEVYMQN5JYDLTOTS5UEA.jpg?auth=364ff1131e3bf90745d3fe4ce72b0152435ee42f6883ef83e531cc5ee641d318&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Books galore: Hodges Figgis in Dublin. Photograph: Ellius Grace/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ellius Grace</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono’s daughter Jordan Joy Hewson on music and growing up in Dublin: ‘No one was expecting a record from me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/bonos-daughter-jordan-joy-hewson-on-music-and-growing-up-in-dublin-no-one-was-expecting-a-record-from-me/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/11/bonos-daughter-jordan-joy-hewson-on-music-and-growing-up-in-dublin-no-one-was-expecting-a-record-from-me/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bono’s eldest child has decided to go into the family business]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZKK43BGJ3NBYRHY7ZZO5ZW545I.png?auth=db7300841869b5de0daed0b3ac288983edd14ebf57dd2f8009f49dbd09aaeaa3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jordan Joy: Right now, she says, she’s 'creativity dating', finding new collaborators, and doing writing sessions in LA, Norway and London.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Dún Laoghaire barbershop transformed into a modern home: ‘I used to get my hair cut here as a kid’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/11/a-dun-laoghaire-barbershop-transformed-into-a-modern-home-i-used-to-get-my-hair-cut-here-as-a-kid/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/interiors/2026/10/11/a-dun-laoghaire-barbershop-transformed-into-a-modern-home-i-used-to-get-my-hair-cut-here-as-a-kid/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fiona Reddan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Securing a vacant home grant was key to this complex renovation of a 19th century commercial premises. Now, after years of work, the owner enjoys a bright, warm and stylish home]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IAUC35IJPJB4JBN6KVMGVU7YRI.JPG?auth=6afac5a658861a527b51143d329c3a36eacf38a1201658fda5ad1e698ca62fd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nick Taaffe outside his converted barber shop in Dún Laoghaire. 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[Author Bonnie Garmus: ‘I’ve gotten so many death threats. The Andrew Tate crowd is alive and well’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/11/author-bonnie-garmus-ive-gotten-so-many-death-threats-the-andrew-tate-crowd-is-alive-and-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/11/author-bonnie-garmus-ive-gotten-so-many-death-threats-the-andrew-tate-crowd-is-alive-and-well/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The best-selling author on surviving a near-death experience, her new novel, and what it’s like to be a ‘global phenomenon’ ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X76MZPKUYNDW5IXRGWEGJX35EM.jpg?auth=aea72fdbfd0d817156c4b2287b1e534332c132e6f83cc909bfc103f068d6e3c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bonnie Garmus investigated the world of poetry when preparing her new book, Peck & Peck. Photograph: Moya Nolan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bordeaux basics: four red wines that epitomise this classic region]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/11/bordeaux-basics-four-red-wines-that-epitomise-this-classic-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/11/bordeaux-basics-four-red-wines-that-epitomise-this-classic-region/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had expected to find a huge range of inexpensive Bordeaux when I looked in Irish supermarkets, but no]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D3K5JEF4N5FCVMWWSWJAZS22JQ.jpg?auth=cc9514308a6bf1177bbe1102a6c538bf7c10a0f09966e6da09496c274e7ce28c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Less expensive Bordeaux really comes into its own with food]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love the evening primrose in my garden. But will it become invasive?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/11/i-love-the-evening-primrose-in-my-garden-but-will-it-become-invasive/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/gardening/2026/10/11/i-love-the-evening-primrose-in-my-garden-but-will-it-become-invasive/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fionnuala Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘I assume must have self-seeded as I never planted it’]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIXS6HOYS5HGNO7XKAE4GPS3ZQ.jpg?auth=618ba30a8dd0976aac3e3696c7d0d4100a0e3fcb42cffb7d0131fa517af70ede&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Large-flowered evening primrose. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nickkurzenko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiction in translation: from inner conflict in Ukraine to a Norwegian descent into madness ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/11/fiction-in-translation-from-inner-conflict-in-ukraine-to-a-norwegian-descent-into-madness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/11/fiction-in-translation-from-inner-conflict-in-ukraine-to-a-norwegian-descent-into-madness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan O'Driscoll]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books by Valerian Pidmohylnyi, Sevgi Soysal, Olga Tokarczuk, Hernán Ronsino, Glenn Bech and Thure Erik Lund]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EFNJ5FZIJZUEO3FVD6RUH7Y7VU.jpg?auth=e38618c6817f9eeda553ab2b0c8340c73bb6965db29ff908720c78d287e9f66b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk. Photograph:  Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you get Botox or fillers? Share your experience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/10/11/do-you-get-botox-or-fillers-share-your-experience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/10/11/do-you-get-botox-or-fillers-share-your-experience/</guid><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed a societal shift in attitudes towards ‘anti-ageing’ tweakments like Botox?]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4PTI7TKA5ACJI37ZBOPFWPFMA.jpg?auth=c71c3245807595998e851197e7942743b163759846d4e3ed035f5f6c4a77a746&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We would like to hear from readers about their views and experiences, whether they have had such aesthetic treatments or not]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>