<?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/2026-10-12/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:21:06 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s infrastructure shortfalls hit firms’ finances]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/13/infrastructure-shortfalls-hit-firms-finances/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/13/infrastructure-shortfalls-hit-firms-finances/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry O'Halloran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most businesses expect to grow next year but many warn on competitiveness]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZG6IIVOKGBFXZF6X3JDU6JUZDQ.jpg?auth=403c486e4d03a3ea2ea258b3c8b42678eca9494a8ad45d56b5aef1d820c6771d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Seán O’Driscoll: State faces 'deep-seated' infrastructure challenges. Photograph: Provision]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Provision</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court will hear Brazilian woman’s case over Irish naturalisation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/supreme-court-will-hear-brazilian-womans-case-over-irish-naturalisation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/supreme-court-will-hear-brazilian-womans-case-over-irish-naturalisation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Danielle Caroline Cordeiro Sousa Diniz was born in Brazil in 1995 and came to Ireland in 2006]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:39:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/25EPEBFU45FUDGI7P27KKVP53Q.jpg?auth=6789c1b4f8bf257fc431a375cdf1eb6762a38546ee97808fb1e70db21943fbbc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diniz’s father, who had lived and worked in Ireland, became a naturalised Irish citizen in late 2012. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in his 60s dies in Meath crash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/man-in-his-60s-dies-in-meath-crash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/man-in-his-60s-dies-in-meath-crash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Collision between truck and a car occurred after 3pm on N2 north of Ashbourne-Rath Roundabout]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:29:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIXUVNEZRRBDLH7S5ZUKFRNH5I.JPG?auth=48ab9e9f5f3b8010117b901daf714af8d28875b2732d3bba5bf0c1389cc5c1a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to Monday's N2 crash. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Bradley says four red cards shown after Shamrock Rovers’ win over Bohemians]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/stephen-bradley-says-four-red-cards-shown-after-shamrock-rovers-win-over-bohemians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/stephen-bradley-says-four-red-cards-shown-after-shamrock-rovers-win-over-bohemians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dismissed players at risk of missing title run-in ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:14:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/M2GMNQFC4OQQJDQKCI6QC7BE5U.jpg?auth=8657d5f0b7d2630ac8c3b7d573c50d5743ee55bd46bd6e568b1f03a4adbec019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tempers flare between Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians players after their match in Tallaght on Monday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers take giant leap towards title as Dylan Watts downs Bohemians ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/shamrock-rovers-take-giant-leap-towards-title-as-dylan-watts-downs-bohemians/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/shamrock-rovers-take-giant-leap-towards-title-as-dylan-watts-downs-bohemians/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rovers six points clear at the top of table with three matches left]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:45:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H5D2BVLV52WCZ4QFT2QXGPITGQ.jpg?auth=3c4525308c83aecc748abcfaf7d7b28a382c311a9df0d66b16a58dd55894c7e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shamrock Rovers' Dylan Watts celebrates after scoring the goal that secured Shamrock Rovers' victory over Bohemians on Monday. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McEntee confirmed as new Monaghan football manager]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/12/john-mcentee-confirmed-as-new-monaghan-football-manager/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/12/john-mcentee-confirmed-as-new-monaghan-football-manager/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Antrim native has managed Inniskeen for the last four years and won a county championship as Clontibret boss ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:34:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YY3NCC2LXEC5FNCUGSL46ZZNJI.jpg?auth=8cbc898a7d53dbe7ec380aaba927209d6e4fa211e5780498932e9c479df811e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[John McEntee has been named as the new Monaghan football manager. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Keane</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court dismisses Garvaghy Road residents’ legal action against march at Drumcree ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/orange-order-legal-challenge-to-drumcree-parade-ban-to-be-heard-next-week/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/orange-order-legal-challenge-to-drumcree-parade-ban-to-be-heard-next-week/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Portadown Orangemen seek to add PSNI chief constable to judicial review over decision to revoke permission for march on Garvaghy Road]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:19:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQPQ6XZJXZDMWZQY3LLL3FETU4.jpg?auth=bde78b15020967bedbbea469db314539993a3b6c69c0702212166706eddcb2f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Posters at the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, Co Armagh. The Orange Order march on September 27th was blocked by residents and did not go ahead. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No property tax changes for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal homeowners ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/12/no-property-tax-changes-for-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-and-fingal-homeowners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/12/no-property-tax-changes-for-dun-laoghaire-rathdown-and-fingal-homeowners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly, Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Green councillor says owners of ‘millionaire mansions’ and private investment funds would reap benefit of vote  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:45:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OIVDJLCQ4RAL5BHDYUWLSZW53Q.jpg?auth=a38f40198af001cd234c0223cdd4256b5e39b8e35e672abdba39af5ca404e656&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LPT has a base rate that can be raised by up to 25 per cent, or lowered by up to 15 per cent, annually. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">OwenPrice</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ammi Burke to blame for damage to her reputation since Arthur Cox dismissal, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/ammi-burke-to-blame-for-damage-to-her-reputation-since-arthur-cox-dismissal-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/ammi-burke-to-blame-for-damage-to-her-reputation-since-arthur-cox-dismissal-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Route solicitor took ‘could not have been more damaging’ to her professional standing, former employer argues]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:34:43 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7O4XA2W5JUIJXL2E7MZ2FMHBP4.JPG?auth=01db5392b40ddb1b431cc0f0d493c837dd9d49e501a062755c8a3d6999d81c94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ammi Burke at the Labour Court in Dublin on Monday. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on George Gibney: a dark and devastating saga ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/12/the-irish-times-view-on-george-gibney-a-dark-and-devastating-saga/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/12/the-irish-times-view-on-george-gibney-a-dark-and-devastating-saga/</guid><description><![CDATA[His abuse cast a dark shadow over the lives of his victims ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W5KETVLCCUQ3E7P5AQISLZEDKM.jpg?auth=16337f5e931478fd5f2490d95736cb02eb737a6b7264835184cf024a6c2dac13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney: sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
( ©INPHO/Billy Stickland)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial date for man accused of murdering Denis Donaldson to be fixed next month ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/trial-date-for-man-accused-of-murdering-denis-donaldson-to-be-fixed-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/trial-date-for-man-accused-of-murdering-denis-donaldson-to-be-fixed-next-month/</guid><description><![CDATA[Donaldson (55) was shot dead at remote cottage near Glentie, Co Donegal after being exposed as MI5 agent ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:00:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JOID4B5OEJIPEVNOXWHBRYHLQA.jpg?auth=13742d59394084fb17b436983c31baa14a70295258bdea173fa45e1de42a6912&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Donaldson was shot dead at an isolated cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in 2006. Photograph: Paul Faith/PA]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What services will be affected by the strikes?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/nearly-all-courts-to-close-if-strike-action-by-more-than-300000-goes-ahead-on-wednesday/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/nearly-all-courts-to-close-if-strike-action-by-more-than-300000-goes-ahead-on-wednesday/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Thousands of schools will not open and hospitals will be disrupted if action is not averted before the due date]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:48:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5UQ7OKPTW63HNOAM2Z6SPFGVSE.JPG?auth=4fd81654782cb0e604f7a39d3219edf1bd7b672d406f0725dadc7de4995393ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[INMO general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said dialysis, chemotherapy and others will continue to be covered by nursing staff. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Connacht daring to dream on return to Champions Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/connacht-daring-to-dream-on-return-to-champions-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/connacht-daring-to-dream-on-return-to-champions-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Linley MacKenzie]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Why can’t a club like Connacht ever potentially win it?’ asks Stuart Lancaster 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:42:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4MYAFTWKSRJ4KI53RAFPLVPH5E.jpg?auth=3fa6cb4aba4888dac360b9da805086df2a181e377158fef74de105a62f02acb3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Will Connors could feature for Connacht in the Champions Cup against Saracens on Saturday. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inland Fisheries chief had right to revert to another role, ex-chairwoman tells WRC]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/inland-fisheries-chief-had-right-to-revert-to-another-role-ex-chairwoman-tells-wrc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/inland-fisheries-chief-had-right-to-revert-to-another-role-ex-chairwoman-tells-wrc/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Senior officials would not apply for leadership positions if they could not go back to substantive roles, adjudicators hear]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:36:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/63SWPVOHKYPGA53XLNQCSPLAJY.JPG?auth=23ce39c4e5a45d023c0e1e306509aa445ea7339562c6a6d5fc195db6b403ea96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Frances Lucy served on the Inland Fisheries Ireland board for 10 years and was appointed chairwoman in May 2022. Photograph: Collins Courts
]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former swimming coach George Gibney jailed for 15½ years for abusing four girls ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/former-swimming-coach-george-gibney-to-be-sentenced-on-monday-for-abusing-four-girls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/former-swimming-coach-george-gibney-to-be-sentenced-on-monday-for-abusing-four-girls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox, Isabel Hayes, Eimear Dodd]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jury found him guilty in July of 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:32:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AM2QUGXFIIAE3JUU6SBTBZKVUE.jpg?auth=b84bcb5c287f5187469800712ee6182e924b4266204646fcacd579bb5e0422ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney, in glasses and green jacket, photographed in 2019 close to his home near Orlando, Florida. Photograph: Mark Horgan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on Trump’s move on diesel: an imaginary ceasefire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/12/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-move-on-diesel-an-imaginary-ceasefire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/12/the-irish-times-view-on-trumps-move-on-diesel-an-imaginary-ceasefire/</guid><description><![CDATA[The US president has again shown himself to be an unreliable ally for Europe]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:09:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KUHOXZG4UOOLTEP6EGV6CMMVJI.jpg?auth=fc50401a3eaf7a88c91889b3a744eebc41b65b74e827ddd91c372939fcadb79d&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: claims of an “energy ceasefire” in question. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Doug Mills</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downing Street trying to play down Andy Burnham comments on Russia’s role in Brexit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/12/downing-street-trying-to-play-down-andy-burnham-comments-on-russias-role-in-brexit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/12/downing-street-trying-to-play-down-andy-burnham-comments-on-russias-role-in-brexit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister seemed to suggest on politics podcast that Putin influenced outcome of Brexit referendum]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:06:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FEFCOOG74QHTBSGRKIP6ARN63A.jpg?auth=7e6bc8e03ea14f2fbfd96b0297662e5e5ece384c28f63edee9c6fc04e00e0c98&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[British prime minister Andy Burnham during a visit to the dementia-friendly Forget Me Not Cafe in Salford, Greater Manchester on Friday. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/PA Wire

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Christopher Furlong</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandymount flood defences: Walls and rock armour among proposals to protect coastline]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/12/sandymount-flood-defences-walls-and-rock-armour-among-proposals-to-protect-coastline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/12/sandymount-flood-defences-walls-and-rock-armour-among-proposals-to-protect-coastline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin City Council publishes four options to safeguard ‘people, property and infrastructure to the greatest extent possible’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5UZFQWFWGRD5NMMORTVO3G772I.JPG?auth=30171a7a538d5e40c17bdbc1a7b7a027c1af299e47d8ca7253fffb0ae6ed02ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council worker place sandbags on Sandymount Strand to guard against flooding during bad weather in February 2025. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fancy’ food and the ‘priest’s sugar’: hosting a station Mass at home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/12/mass-at-home-is-the-true-station-where-the-sacred-and-social-shall-meet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/12/mass-at-home-is-the-true-station-where-the-sacred-and-social-shall-meet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Colette Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A rural tradition where the woman of the house complied, the clergy had to be appeased - and there was to be no scrimping]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OJR53QRVI5BUJDEYOIHEJY3OXE.jpg?auth=1dacd23f7d8c432bb31613e11b1c27ddd6913c3e45726ddad13010cb175cc1d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hosting a station Mass: What was known as 'priest’s bread' (purchased from a bakery) and 'priest’s sugar' (sugar cubes) were served, where the priest and his curate  enjoyed the hospitality on offer]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic Threads review: ‘I was getting all this hate for wanting to be a dad’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/12/toxic-threads-review-i-was-getting-all-this-hate-for-wanting-to-be-a-dad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/12/toxic-threads-review-i-was-getting-all-this-hate-for-wanting-to-be-a-dad/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: Brian Dowling Gourounlian chronicles his experiences of social media abuse in moving documentary]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HIIYQSTZYVHRFGKGGKRYASBPRA.jpg?auth=4548efce76025e2fe6b07780bda99847d14015251ffc0eebd527cea01e8c9149&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: via Instagram]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aviva expands flood insurance access to 13,000 properties following ‘granular’ map update]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/aviva-expands-flood-insurance-access-to-13000-properties-following-granular-map-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/aviva-expands-flood-insurance-access-to-13000-properties-following-granular-map-update/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[General insurance provider said recent ‘severe weather events absolutely inform our decisions’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:44:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YOI5LOE3YRCIEJN3MP2EF6OENI.jpg?auth=ce218b76dce35667c1cf7bef8b193f3ac6e4bc204f99415791545423d0bf7398&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aviva says homeowners should consider implementing 'practical reliance measures' such as flood barriers to their properties to mitigate storm damage. Photograph: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hackers heat up hundreds of French supermarket fridges, causing fires and food loss]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/hackers-heat-up-hundreds-of-french-supermarket-fridges-causing-fires-and-food-loss/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/hackers-heat-up-hundreds-of-french-supermarket-fridges-causing-fires-and-food-loss/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo Marchandon, Gabriel Stargardter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Danish software firm says affected units ‘were running outdated firmware’ as temperatures were forced up to 50 degrees]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:42:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V2IW262WJLOB3TZGRYG4CM24K4.jpg?auth=6c09eefb2e3969c41b648f402867cb50fe9166c71c3023b6a670d873c9597efc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Empty fresh-food refrigerators at an Intermarché supermarket in Névez, western France. Photograph: Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fred Tanneau</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The monster that haunts our nightmares’: Child victims of Parnell Square attack tell parents of trauma]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/more-worser-than-any-bad-days-child-victims-of-parnell-square-attack-tell-parents-of-trauma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/more-worser-than-any-bad-days-child-victims-of-parnell-square-attack-tell-parents-of-trauma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mother whose daughter suffered a head injury described Riad Bouchaker as a ‘monster’ who ‘haunts our nightmares’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/376M6LU3H6V6DRMOANZ3TYPHRQ.jpg?auth=dd7ee26162675a9b32ab1d17973216ce3ef6f2eec8b781c080361629f5e842c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Flowers and balloons close to the scene of the attack by Riad Bouchaker on Parnell Square East, Dublin, in November 2023.
Pic Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos




]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning to Defence Forces night before bombing ended with ‘Omagh, Omagh, Omagh’, inquiry told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/warning-to-defence-forces-night-before-bombing-ended-with-omagh-omagh-omagh-inquiry-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/warning-to-defence-forces-night-before-bombing-ended-with-omagh-omagh-omagh-inquiry-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former BBC investigative reporter said call urged gardaí to ‘check the back roads’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:17:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JBQGEE6EVUAPNG34BWHLEBFODY.jpg?auth=ec9ec1cbb4194a9cb1b6b76fe1dcb60b7d44f1971dd42b00ec0a85ba8e6d746a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The call came just hours before the Real IRA attack on August 15th, 1998, killed 29 people and injured 220 others. Photograph: Paul McErlane/PA Wire]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment vehicle sues over financing plan for apartment scheme in Leopardstown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/investment-vehicle-sues-over-south-dublin-apartment-scheme-financing-plan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/investment-vehicle-sues-over-south-dublin-apartment-scheme-financing-plan/</guid><description><![CDATA[Dispute relates to a site at Leopardstown Park, where it was proposed to develop apartments]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:12:32 +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[The case was entered to the fast track Commercial Court on Monday by Judge Eileen Roberts on consent between the parties. Photo: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A lot of people didn’t believe us’: George Gibney victim sees justice done after first prosecution collapsed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/you-are-not-alone-woman-abused-as-child-by-george-gibney-urges-other-victims-to-come-forward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/you-are-not-alone-woman-abused-as-child-by-george-gibney-urges-other-victims-to-come-forward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Chalkie White, one of the first to speak out about paedophile’s abuse more than 30 years ago, welcomes sentencing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TC34F64WAJCUTAZSAXCCURDXPU.jpg?auth=278b3e9a468ccf55c76b9279d449ec3d111d4fd6b300d956eea0fe68af22b173&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Irish swimming champion Chalkie White: 'I was told I should put it behind me and get on with it.' 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[European stocks rise with banks proving a safe bet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/european-stocks-rise-with-banks-proving-a-safe-bet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/european-stocks-rise-with-banks-proving-a-safe-bet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Stocks in Ireland’s Iseq All-Share index largely began the week on a positive note]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:07:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KV3V3LA42SAX24EM4HSS4QVYA4.jpg?auth=a45c24feec69d74e77b92f09ef999c992ae5ee0249931f4f616c5fb9665ff89a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most companies in the S&P 500 rose despite renewed losses in chipmakers and looming inflation data to be released later this week. Photograph: Karsten Moran/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Karsten Moran</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers as well as employers need to feel AI benefit, union leader tells conference]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/workers-as-well-as-employers-need-to-feel-ai-benefit-union-leader-tells-conference/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/workers-as-well-as-employers-need-to-feel-ai-benefit-union-leader-tells-conference/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HSE’s AI strategy featured input from 30 organisations, but not one represented works, Callinan says]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AFZLC2MVKNAIDORCYAPNAAK4BE.jpg?auth=01e8d475999ad924554fbfde386be24fe5b20dd9cf91bc85506641039af2fd45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan said the union was not 'in outright opposition to' AI but wanted to ensure workers would benefit from its use]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abusive parents and car park crashes among litany of incidents faced by driving testers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/abusive-parents-and-car-park-crashes-among-litany-of-incidents-faced-by-driving-testers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/abusive-parents-and-car-park-crashes-among-litany-of-incidents-faced-by-driving-testers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Log of 161 incidents recorded by RSA also included cases of irate candidates and accusations of racism]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:48:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UUCFDDI6YBIKTRZIN75AMLAREA.jpg?auth=a5aeebcf0e4902a89a075fe775024a57ebb0fad67ddc9ef6568b20346c376e88&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A mother became verbally abusive when her daughter's driving test was cancelled due to expired car insurance. Stock photograph]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brother of murdered Gillian Curran tells court ‘beyond evil’ killer inflicted more than 140 injuries ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/brother-of-murdered-gillian-curran-tells-court-beyond-evil-killer-inflicted-more-than-140-injuries/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/brother-of-murdered-gillian-curran-tells-court-beyond-evil-killer-inflicted-more-than-140-injuries/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’ Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Central Criminal Court sentences killer of ‘kind and vivacious’ Waterford woman to life in prison ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7EJUFMIMFGQ7N7ID3O3ABYJOY.JPG?auth=12d314861064eb82a11d7a18fe43ea7806cdca969c9c74ae369598d09a038787&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gillian Curran was 47 and originally from Sweetbriar in Tramore ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[GLP-1s in Ireland: How weight-loss medications work under the HSE system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/glp-1s-in-ireland-how-weight-loss-medications-work-under-the-hse-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/glp-1s-in-ireland-how-weight-loss-medications-work-under-the-hse-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ozempic and Mounjaro are not available for free on medical card or subsidised by the Drugs Payment Scheme]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4H2HFFUFYBBYDD5FU42WJNVWJ4.jpg?auth=5f0b6b2364061b7c3720f7fd8dfbb4e8951ec885fab1d9a0042c819e009280ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mounjaro, a once-weekly injection, is made by Eli Lilly and uses tirzepatide as its active ingedient. Photograph: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar: US immigration authorities raid Democratic congresswoman’s home ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/ilhan-omar-us-immigration-authorities-raid-democratic-congresswomans-home/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/ilhan-omar-us-immigration-authorities-raid-democratic-congresswomans-home/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nolan D McCaskill, Andrew Goudsward, Doina Chiacu]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Somali-born Omar is an outspoken critic of ‌US president Donald Trump]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:30:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WPRHQEW5RAY6TFMYGMZ6WLQERE.jpg?auth=eca84c6ac4c9a6de7e2c556181f64363a145b221b5f09dde591e28a398140c9b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ilhan Omar has called Trump’s focus on her an “unhealthy and creepy obsession.” Photograph: Eric Lee/New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Eric Lee</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky Ireland revenue rises with help from Rory McIlroy 2025 Masters win]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/skys-irish-revenues-rise-helped-by-rory-mcilroys-masters-win/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/skys-irish-revenues-rise-helped-by-rory-mcilroys-masters-win/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sky’s Ireland business rose by £35m to £539m last year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:12:16 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ITYFXZ5BVNCX3JZDHZ2URXLEJY.jpg?auth=c596a454c6b8a3c8866117e96ed62e74e1dd301c76be5d2da2565ee530690fc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the 2025 Masters golf tournament in April 2025. Sky Sports recorded its highest ever Sunday viewership when McIlroy clinched his Masters win. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions reject effort to avert Wednesday’s public sector strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/public-sector-unions-invited-to-talks-in-last-minute-bid-to-avoid-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/public-sector-unions-invited-to-talks-in-last-minute-bid-to-avoid-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Pay issues can and should be discussed as a priority’, Minister Jack Chambers said in letter to unions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:04:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EVHUSUZ36GREHQSL73ZNHTFCWI.jpg?auth=0bdb295a44cc34c00b7397e6a04224061660d20583d1d287ac41a539baee3bf0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers described the provision of €1.2 billion for public sector pay in the budget as 'significant'. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert sweeps 3Arena off to Middle-earth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/12/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-in-concert-sweeps-3arena-off-to-middle-earth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/12/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-in-concert-sweeps-3arena-off-to-middle-earth/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review: Howard Shore’s music for Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies is one of the great achievements in film scoring in the 21st century]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:53:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JU3CBBEZ4NBWHFNW4VDXSOWTMA.jpg?auth=1c8ac5eff0b990a30f5e1bd536d8e1a44c1060a933b3fcfe6a3fecdf193c079f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Fellowship of the Ring: Ian McKellen as Gandalf, with Elijah Wood as Frodo, in Peter Jackson’s film. 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Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joe Giddens</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court rejects application to appeal plan for data centre in Ennis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/supreme-court-rejects-application-to-appeal-plan-for-data-centre-in-ennis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/supreme-court-rejects-application-to-appeal-plan-for-data-centre-in-ennis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Development of data centre in Co Clare had been approved by An Coimisiún Pleanála in 2024]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:24:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BGL7QFNDEBBSXMUQF7MN7QL5OY.jpg?auth=fdb824c7b1cdf489092e819d49d89a3ce0bb4d0832456b5dd9ec458a888e10a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Art Data Centres plans to developed a data centre near Ennis in Co Clare. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owen Doyle: Only one thing is certain about new tackling laws]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/owen-doyle-only-one-thing-is-certain-about-new-tackling-laws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/owen-doyle-only-one-thing-is-certain-about-new-tackling-laws/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Owen Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Rugby must show some gumption and ensure lineout driving mauls do not continue dominating games ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:20:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G5Y5ZSUG35DCJHFGOEBTYIDWGE.jpg?auth=576ed18ee91abd6e1845ff4fd8e0ed36eda959cb9721ecbcb9bff38ce2ec3404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Debate continues to rage about the tackle that led to New Zealand's Leroy Carter being injured against Australia. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Phil Walter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged with raping woman in her home while posing as TV technician denied bail]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/man-charged-with-raping-woman-in-her-home-while-posing-as-tv-technician-denied-bail/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/man-charged-with-raping-woman-in-her-home-while-posing-as-tv-technician-denied-bail/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Violent pornography, including rape and forced entry’ found on man’s phone 23 years on, judge noted ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:01:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7VKDF5OJ6ZEAPBSI3GK3PCUDRM.jpg?auth=18b41a51b975ae12cf8d01cf5bb74fc24a8c71015242a2e24b7ed2d52bdf0994&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A hearing was told there was evidence the woman’s hand had been bound by cables during the assault. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">The_Irish_Times</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Healy to leave Manchester training group after four years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/12/sarah-healy-to-leave-manchester-training-group-after-four-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/athletics/2026/10/12/sarah-healy-to-leave-manchester-training-group-after-four-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dublin athlete is already targeting the defence of her European Indoor 3,000m title next March ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CIEDHXATPYPCIDNM644I2PP24Q.jpg?auth=1220d30dfcb8f2b2ca48e959471f3cb0c8fd8a47fbce34a10b1320c15dce197b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sarah Healy first moved from Dublin to Manchester in November 2022. Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images for European Athletics]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Maja Hitij</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[DP World Tour to deny LIV Golf players memberships for 2027 season]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/12/dp-world-tour-to-deny-liv-golf-players-memberships-for-2027-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/12/dp-world-tour-to-deny-liv-golf-players-memberships-for-2027-season/</guid><description><![CDATA[CEO Guy Kinnings has said players, which include Tom McKibbin, must now ‘make a choice’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:27:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3SQYOZRSJFN3D63SFP5FNYX6Y.jpg?auth=f5525566b0697ad1c7aa526eade11952cf4cf9f88fff6194b8a32febcb09d2a7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom McKibbin is currently eligible to play on both tours, but must 'make a decision' on his future. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Richard Heathcote</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sentencing of Isis supporter who stabbed garda and set fire to McGregor pub put back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/sentencing-of-isis-supporter-who-stabbed-garda-and-set-fire-to-mcgregor-pub-put-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/sentencing-of-isis-supporter-who-stabbed-garda-and-set-fire-to-mcgregor-pub-put-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cate McCurry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Abdullah Khan (24) pleaded guilty to Black Forge arson attempt and Capel Street attack]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:59:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FY3TAOYRLNE4FKAKSIZ764WYHM.jpg?auth=d8189f860facb47528f74dbeb437499b1672e30e9df34ad565a390e39635640a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Abdullah Khan’s defence barrister previously told the court he had been in a 'mental health crisis'.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sasar</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He needs to die in prison’: Survivor of George Gibney child sex abuse reacts to sentencing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/he-needs-to-die-in-prison-survivor-of-george-gibney-child-sex-abuse-reacts-to-sentencing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/he-needs-to-die-in-prison-survivor-of-george-gibney-child-sex-abuse-reacts-to-sentencing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Orla Poole says the swimming coach attempted to rape her when she was 12 – a half-century later she faced him directly in court]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:44:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PCJDHDY7PVE5JBC3RWSPKIEQKE.jpg?auth=cef7f03fafad4bc08205ad002642160ccc2283cf6028cb7cfa0699c62b714eeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Orla Poole, a survivor of child sex abuse by former swimming coach George Gibney, has waived her anonymity. 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[DAA says staff in Saudi Arabia ‘safe and well’ after latest airport attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/daa-says-staff-in-saudi-arabia-safe-and-well-after-latest-airport-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/daa-says-staff-in-saudi-arabia-safe-and-well-after-latest-airport-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dublin Airport operator provides management and consultancy services to Riyadh hub]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:28:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EOYN3F6CBJGOXCGNQOQNE2OW6A.jpg?auth=adc2d2058225fa8f62868e48a78a8a96f1be0869ec9029fd798e9feb54401642&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An attack on Riyadh’s main international airport on Saturday, the third in a week, killed 12 people and wounded more than 300. 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Photograph: UGC/AP/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupil shoots and wounds two teachers in France]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/pupil-shoots-and-wounds-two-teachers-in-france/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/pupil-shoots-and-wounds-two-teachers-in-france/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Leras]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Police say no apparent link with recent protests]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:19:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7LWYUZW5JR77SFNHFCVUH6DVVM.jpg?auth=c1e9f4140ac1e7f5994e0ba409be9d9397c4797e17c05c1a5ecdcf2aaf6fdaa4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pupils are comforted by their parents as they leave Joseph-Lakanal high school after a teenager shot two teachers. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Medina</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Our children lost years with their dad’: Engineer Robert Pether home after detention in Iraq for five years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/12/our-children-lost-years-with-their-dad-engineer-robert-pether-home-after-detention-in-iraq-for-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/12/our-children-lost-years-with-their-dad-engineer-robert-pether-home-after-detention-in-iraq-for-five-years/</guid><description><![CDATA[Irish resident had been  under travel ban in Baghdad after being let out of prison a year ago]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:18:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2IXALJ4SIV3JFOUS7XQEMXPXE4.jpg?auth=7e5b4a42f5c13d02a9750f18afbdb2ea341dc74a2a03b0bed13b8dc0ed4bdd27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Engineer Robert Pether, with his sons Oscar and Flynn, at Dublin Airport on his return to Ireland after being held in Iraq for five years. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The monster that haunts our nightmares’: Parents address Bouchaker in sentence hearing  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/sentencing-hearing-for-man-guilty-of-attempted-murder-of-three-children-on-parnell-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/sentencing-hearing-for-man-guilty-of-attempted-murder-of-three-children-on-parnell-square/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[52-year-old convicted of eight offences, including attempted murder of three children at Parnell Square]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:14:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3CWE7GJRNVUZKELSJWNUYX2FCQ.jpg?auth=192b59fec4a7eecbcc50ee91f466e8ec8de3d73fc19bbbe1e10ccba1be3b0508&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Riad Bouchaker was found guilty of the attempted murder of three children in November 2023 on Dublin’s Parnell Square. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A shameless risk-taker and predator: How George Gibney groomed children]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/george-gibney-paedophile-finally-faces-accountability-after-long-and-harrowing-journey-for-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/george-gibney-paedophile-finally-faces-accountability-after-long-and-harrowing-journey-for-victims/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnny Watterson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former swim coach is jailed for more than 15 years for indecent assault and attempted rape, over three decades after earlier court case perished]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BQ2QK6BL3RCUFBGPORMKNAJEG4.jpg?auth=21000e8b7e35cd6e539b660d84198beadb4589f7f5082a43a46c60683bcb9e29&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[George Gibney has been sentenced to 15 and a half years in prison for 39 counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted rape against four children. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cork scientist wins top international physics prize]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/12/cork-scientist-wins-top-international-physics-prize/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/12/cork-scientist-wins-top-international-physics-prize/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Professor JC Séamus Davis honoured for pioneering work in quantum physics]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GD5FQ5UZ6ZBC5I7AZX6PFYTCI4.jpg?auth=26ae6769e7d272879e39f0842359c9e1b74d0c68f3e611b6617b34b92d5e58bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Professor JC Séamus Davis of University College Cork has received the 2026 Institute of Physics Faraday Prize. Photo: Clare Keogh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clare Keogh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy blames Russia for breaking ‘energy ceasefire’ ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/kremlin-rejects-ukraines-offer-of-a-60-day-truce-and-presidential-elections/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/kremlin-rejects-ukraines-offer-of-a-60-day-truce-and-presidential-elections/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Foy and Raphael Minder in Warsaw and Christopher Miller in Kyiv]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Zelenskiy says Russia continues to strike Ukraine’s power facilities despite Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ announcement]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:50:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SDHJR5WA236OJFHLGEL2YPMGU.jpg?auth=639aba71c6af1ecaeccd07f8c4722fa8a202c21571666b3b65297c9297fbbc81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks via an online video call during the opening ceremony at the Warsaw Security Forum. Photograph: Omar Marques/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Omar Marques</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter of discontent looms as public sector workers prepare for stoppage ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/winter-of-discontent-looms-as-public-sector-workers-prepare-for-stoppage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/winter-of-discontent-looms-as-public-sector-workers-prepare-for-stoppage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Unions want shortfalls in pay to be addressed up front and a guarantee that wages will not slip behind inflation during any new deal period]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:39:56 +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[Jack Rice of Comet restaurant named young chef of the year]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/12/jack-rice-of-comet-restaurant-named-young-chef-of-the-year/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/12/jack-rice-of-comet-restaurant-named-young-chef-of-the-year/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Euro-toques ceremony also announced Aengus Moloney of Aniar in Galway as rising pastry chef]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:36:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7KEXDFHKO5FLFBBYKMVXZZAOGI.jpg?auth=cb5cedb6ccc5ad93fefd84390803d170c3476531adca7b761eb29d3baac85397&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chef Jack Rice of Comet restaurant]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gui Possa</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plant-based dairy alternatives not recommended for teens, says food watchdog]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/plant-based-dairy-alternatives-not-recommended-for-teens-says-food-watchdog/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/plant-based-dairy-alternatives-not-recommended-for-teens-says-food-watchdog/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Protein powders, shakes and supplementary drinks were unnecessary to meet protein goals, it said]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:32:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7H5WDRGSIJFZJJZL55SSRTQWGE.jpg?auth=73f5cadc0361270d8bdc35a86ce367cda2d510da2becf11d3bb5d81d345d6c94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Soy, almond, and oat milks are some examples of plant-based dairy replacement drinks. Photo: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">fcafotodigital</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan to apply for bail ‘in due course’, court told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/daniel-kinahan-to-apply-for-bail-in-due-course-court-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/daniel-kinahan-to-apply-for-bail-in-due-course-court-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kinahan (49) will seek the disclosure of all files in two foreign investigations, Special Criminal Court hears]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:17:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4SSFLZC3IO2PECOVVNIZE7CU3U.jpg?auth=a11bfff40badcd956a47c45c6b943e36b23ed38f9cd6261557cfe6300a482924&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kinahan will seek the disclosure of all files in two foreign investigations, the court heard]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman sentenced to three months for breaching anonymity of Donaldson victims]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/woman-sentenced-to-three-months-for-breaching-anonymity-of-donaldson-victims/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/woman-sentenced-to-three-months-for-breaching-anonymity-of-donaldson-victims/</guid><description><![CDATA[Donna Toman (55) pleaded guilty to publishing material on social media that was likely to lead to identifcation]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:08:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZT7AZDKDMUPJXAJIKTNH4BYRZ4.jpg?auth=2f9d57b6d98980cc59110e285bfbf1ec2e157693029eb63f407484b83c78a218&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donna Toman (55), arrives at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court, Co Down, where she was sentenced for   breaching the lifetime anonymity of a victim of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Liam McBurney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine backs Trump’s energy ‘ceasefire’. But is Russia on board?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/ukraine-backs-trumps-energy-ceasefire-but-is-russia-on-board/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/12/ukraine-backs-trumps-energy-ceasefire-but-is-russia-on-board/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kyiv says it supports the proposal despite being blindsided, while Moscow’s silence casts doubt on whether a truce is viable ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:02:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WU6NLPPNBB53IYEOVVUZQ6UKVQ.jpg?auth=13670d4808f49c0111135a7ac3274a7ef999f6afe9cf1325e48214d4dff9a599&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Residential houses were destroyed in the latest Russian strike on Kharkiv over the weekend. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrii Marienko</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Browns are still the Browns. And Deshaun Watson is still Deshaun Watson]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/the-browns-are-still-the-browns-and-deshaun-watson-is-still-deshaun-watson/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/the-browns-are-still-the-browns-and-deshaun-watson-is-still-deshaun-watson/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Schilling]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After three straight game-winning drives, Cleveland’s quarterback was sacked eight times in a dismal defeat]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:35:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WAG4BWTYBU6O2QJGON2WSFCJGE.jpg?auth=7ed0edcc266aece4043597f0c6aab84b10bf3dbc69e114e2e408218a1afdf95e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by David Bailey of the New York Jets during the fourth quarter of the game at MetLife Stadium. Photograph: Sarah Stier/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Stier</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man to appear in court charged over 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy (27)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/man-to-appear-in-court-charged-over-2005-murder-of-eoin-mccarthy-27/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/man-to-appear-in-court-charged-over-2005-murder-of-eoin-mccarthy-27/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Dublin man’s remains were found in a wooded area of Ballinagee, Hollywood, Co Wicklow]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:18:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UFPOEVPOXFGPDESLZ3MG4HLTNU.jpg?auth=a74b2973027ca52ca4471b6985e14522597dbca402bf86034b2ad12f90b3eb7b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Man to appear in court over 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Stephen Barnes</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tusla whistleblower asks gardaí to investigate alleged ‘retaliation and unlawful conduct’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/12/tusla-whistleblower-asks-gardai-to-investigate-alleged-retaliation-and-unlawful-conduct/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/12/tusla-whistleblower-asks-gardai-to-investigate-alleged-retaliation-and-unlawful-conduct/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciarán Kenneally’s solicitor wrote to Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly on October 5th]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR6OY2YZLRFY5DIKHTZA7VHPFE.png?auth=2ae3126ae705313900b3bf52613b192d559b1faf648a2e75842178c6b21cce24&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Records released to Ciarán Kenneally after the WRC case was settled in November 2019 confirmed Tusla had carried out a background check on him]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Takeover panel rejects PTSB sale complaints from ex-banker ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/10/12/takeover-panel-rejects-ptsb-sale-complaints-from-ex-banker/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/10/12/takeover-panel-rejects-ptsb-sale-complaints-from-ex-banker/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Bank of Scotland (Ireland) chief Mark Duffy separately mulling late bid for Irish lender 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:48:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IFMBHEPASFFQHMVNJL2MQMXDZE.JPG?auth=be0d53e6c7c883a9a9b1a971fcfa8b50366eabaa3906e30c9808a1e0f8910fff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Takeover Panel has rejected concerns raised about the PTSB sale process from a firm cofounded by boom-time Irish banker Mark Duffy. Photograph Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hostile Anfield welcome does little to deter ruthless City]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/hostile-anfield-welcome-does-little-to-deter-ruthless-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/hostile-anfield-welcome-does-little-to-deter-ruthless-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Dara O’Shea rounded off an eventful spell in his life and there was a first-time victor in the Clare senior hurling championship]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:35:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PGJFAKGAE7326KM2FD7F3HSKLU.jpg?auth=ddaf84e39fd711cf1f1879c0e6219bae59276825223c3c5c21d456e6d105ccf6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool fans display a banner that reads "All of your stars are fading away" before Sunday's game against Manchester City. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Michael Regan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The brown bat’s ears are three-quarters the length of its head and body combined]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/12/the-brown-bats-ears-are-three-quarters-the-length-of-its-head-and-body-combined/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/12/the-brown-bats-ears-are-three-quarters-the-length-of-its-head-and-body-combined/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Your notes and queries for Éanna Ní Lamhna]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ENCNGG66INH3DITJXGHVQWWOYQ.jpeg?auth=fdbd42d62a5424b8f1e3015e7780a9b434d3dee174a56561ac559eed198d5202&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The brown bat. Photograph: Leo Ó Seanáin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A slow-moving tsunami’: IMF chief alarmed at AI threat to jobs and taxes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/imf-chief-alarmed-at-slow-moving-tsunami-of-ai-for-jobs-taxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/imf-chief-alarmed-at-slow-moving-tsunami-of-ai-for-jobs-taxes/</guid><description><![CDATA[Georgieva warns technology risks tilting economy toward capital and away from labour]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:49:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFSQGBBSJOHGM6NECPDHVP6MC4.jpg?auth=d36a865e81af2b982ca103046dde9b8a23207f05030f1aa443c37f96831a3a12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[“It is a slow-moving tsunami, but [a] tsunami nonetheless,” managing director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday during her first appearance at the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Heather Diehl</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech company Tines to create 100 jobs in Ireland over two years and open new facility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/tech-company-tines-to-create-100-jobs-in-ireland-over-two-years-and-open-new-facility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/tech-company-tines-to-create-100-jobs-in-ireland-over-two-years-and-open-new-facility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than half will be entry-level positions]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RE6YBQB67VA6RFLLCWX2UFMPAU.jpeg?auth=63fc812d326f9e1646c4dddc250375a097a868db8d27ffbf591ca36ff69535be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eoin Hinchy is the co-founder and CEO of tech firm Tines]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €315,000 buy by the water in Clontarf and Co Kerry?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/12/what-will-315000-buy-by-the-water-in-clontarf-and-co-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/12/what-will-315000-buy-by-the-water-in-clontarf-and-co-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A period cottage close to Kenmare Bay or an apartment around the corner from Clontarf prom ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3ADKZOCKEJGAHNGULTK7H5D6Z4.jpg?auth=3b05177381a190eb59a22a29b6be8fe18662faebf04650edc7f9120252d417e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[River Cottage, Feorus East, Kenmare, Co Kerry]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LEWIS CURRIE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI being used by employers to more closely monitor their staff, Dublin conference hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/employers-use-ai-to-monitor-staff-who-also-dont-benefit-from-the-tech-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/employers-use-ai-to-monitor-staff-who-also-dont-benefit-from-the-tech-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moves are also afoot in some sectors, such as the legal profession, to ‘completely eliminate’ a lot of  entry levels roles and work]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCNQW6VGOZEGBCWIWLIQZJC7U4.jpg?auth=10d450f974f1a2df98ac1be2f16e530a26a42ad2f1705b16a80d3f56c599721a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tech critic and author Paris Marx during the CWU summit in Dublin over the weekend. Photograph: Finbarr O'Rourke]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture: Finbarr O'Rourke</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian dies after being hit by car while crossing street in Co Roscommon]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-while-crossing-street-in-co-roscommon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-while-crossing-street-in-co-roscommon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Woman (70s)  pronounced dead at the scene and gardaí are calling for witnesses ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:54:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIXUVNEZRRBDLH7S5ZUKFRNH5I.JPG?auth=48ab9e9f5f3b8010117b901daf714af8d28875b2732d3bba5bf0c1389cc5c1a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Na tubaistí atá ag teacht]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/12/na-tubaisti-ata-ag-teacht/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/12/na-tubaisti-ata-ag-teacht/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Titley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deir an rialtas linn gur gá dúinn a bheith ‘ullamh’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W6WEL6DSGVB6DKEAMNEOSNBVCM.jpg?auth=70e3e1e0c8afb6cb1c3301fe194c2a00857210f39c1d4243b06c59ff77d0b237&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cad a dhéanfá i gcás éigeandála? Grianghraf: iStock/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dennis Swanson - Studio 101 West</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump announces partial ceasefire in Ukraine war, but Zelenskiy says deal is ‘news to me’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/11/donald-trump-russia-ukraine-war-diesel-deal-ceasefire-volodymyr-zelenskiy-vladimir-putin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/11/donald-trump-russia-ukraine-war-diesel-deal-ceasefire-volodymyr-zelenskiy-vladimir-putin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Luke Harding]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Britain and Canada say they would back an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:18:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AUHBUMDSBKYNYPZKDR6JHEJ3OU.jpg?auth=1c001463668bcfc68e5f0e18d6011cc0dd33ec7b6d6a66b799755e5016f78db7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Kharkiv, one person was killed and eight others, including a child, were injured in a Russian strike, which also damaged about 30 houses and 11 vehicles. Photograph: Sergey Kozlov/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Kozlov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emerging Democrat star Jon Ossoff has become a chief thorn in Trump’s side]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/emerging-star-why-jon-ossoff-is-at-forefront-of-democrat-candidates-for-president/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/emerging-star-why-jon-ossoff-is-at-forefront-of-democrat-candidates-for-president/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Georgia senator verbally pummeled his ‘bigot’ Republican rival in recent debate and has become a chief thorn in Trump’s side ahead of midterms]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:09:17 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KFTYDGIYOVITZ5M4JX276I3FAU.jpg?auth=ee49906b8ba579cb6e069165dbe413c23f50c112c370d0dab2ed2889666b03f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jon Ossoff speaks at a campaign event on October 11th, 2026 in Roswell, Georgia. Photograph: Megan Varner/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Megan Varner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s energy ceasefire is unfair to Ukraine but could it bring something better? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/12/trumps-energy-ceasefire-is-unfair-to-ukraine-but-could-it-bring-something-better/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/12/trumps-energy-ceasefire-is-unfair-to-ukraine-but-could-it-bring-something-better/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A comprehensive energy ceasefire beyond oil refineries could perhaps follow and open the way to a full ceasefire before winter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:36:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTJVFW42O2DX5BY5LXP463P3AQ.jpg?auth=b62a84486cb1e8b8321bd5e5cf9a95af11fd8d0a7216ae60fe89f4ad42b35531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in the city of Pisochyn in Kharkiv area, northeastern Ukraine. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sergey Kozlov</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cost of social awkwardness and Ireland’s AI funding boom]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/the-cost-of-social-awkwardness-and-irelands-ai-funding-boom/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/the-cost-of-social-awkwardness-and-irelands-ai-funding-boom/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Business Today: The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:36:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A3M5NFM2N5DHFKRYKCTDBQTDBA.jpg?auth=2087ae84bf8cfe72befec34555738146702ffae96ca899536f08c2d65cb2f687&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fewer than one in 20 Irish adults will always ask for money they are owed back, with as many as 90 per cent saying they would ill let as much as €50 slide rather than have a conversation they consider difficult. Photograph: Agency Stock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kanawa_Studio</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I find it obscene’: Aer Lingus response upsets family dealing with terminal illness]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/i-find-it-obscene-aer-lingus-response-upsets-family-dealing-with-terminal-illness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/i-find-it-obscene-aer-lingus-response-upsets-family-dealing-with-terminal-illness/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Couple in their 80s booked flights to Algarve before cancer diagnosis, daughter writes]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:27:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YBTO4QK4YRFENOZUOI7XBGNTCM.jpg?auth=e9146336994aa6e31439082cae549a49c1c8d6833f4080c0aa10be0bf1bae733&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A week before Jane's parents were due to travel to Portugal with Aer Lingus, her mother was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Photograph: Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Aidan Crawley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Simon Harris and gen Z about to turn Ireland into a nation of investors? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/rachel-odwyer-will-generation-rent-follow-the-governments-advice-and-invest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/rachel-odwyer-will-generation-rent-follow-the-governments-advice-and-invest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel O'Dwyer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If the SSIA citizen believed hard work and savings brought security, most young people today probably don’t]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BJRA4AG5DWDKGTNJ23NND433NM.jpg?auth=069bc97c8cbf7a62accbb59ce63a0e03c6fd36537f3563eeefb281b8e9c23f8f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new personal investment account scheme accounced by Minister for Finance Simon Harris as part of  Budget 2027 last week will allow citizens to invest idle wealth in listed shares, bonds, ETFs and other retail funds. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Faith</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No, you don’t need AI to read your child a bedtime story]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/una-mullally-no-you-dont-need-ai-to-read-your-child-a-bedtime-story/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/una-mullally-no-you-dont-need-ai-to-read-your-child-a-bedtime-story/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Una Mullally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sam Altman’s self-satisfaction about utilising an LLM to raise his child wouldn’t even make the top 20 of his all-time nonsense]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MHICWKGEF55PG5LEB3UMB2NH6U.jpg?auth=739dfd39614cfecd345fdda4b2d7b8d638be4431573c7b1be892e51967c3db66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI boss Sam Altman appeared on an American chat show last year. 'I cannot imagine having gone through figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT,' he said. Photograph: Manuel Orbegozo/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Manuel Orbegozo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My son has become disinterested in school. The principal regularly uses the phrase ‘parental responsibility’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/12/my-son-has-become-disinterested-in-school-the-principal-regularly-uses-the-phrase-parental-responsibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/12/my-son-has-become-disinterested-in-school-the-principal-regularly-uses-the-phrase-parental-responsibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Mooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a single mum, it’s not easy trying to control a 15-year-old boy who seems to have lost all interest in his school life]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7XBKO2IKAVHIPOPICD33WXPRNY.jpg?auth=d90bbecd62026c1cdf9ca9bbf140090969a752a26eab20a07f21ff4ae3d0a75f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[There is compelling evidence that the unlimited access to social media that our children are now encountering from their pre-teens onwards is generating a wave of challenging behaviours. Photograph: Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">FOTOGRAFIA INC.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How music, or silence, can help with bereavement, dementia and pain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/12/how-music-or-silence-can-help-with-bereavement-dementia-and-pain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/12/how-music-or-silence-can-help-with-bereavement-dementia-and-pain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New book shares personal stories of how music helps in circumstances ranging from imprisonment and bereavement to coping with dementia or chronic pain]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N4HKXQNWZNA4HA3TETSUUPIMUU.jpg?auth=d56854828651a8898d5ae71fe47d47f3824cbf41c76d4e49593e05e8ee54373b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Music can play an important role in wellbeing and recovery]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Three Spots</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frantic behind-the-scenes talks delivers deal on EU capital markets reform]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/frantic-behind-the-scenes-talks-delivers-deal-on-eu-capital-markets-reform/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/frantic-behind-the-scenes-talks-delivers-deal-on-eu-capital-markets-reform/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Political agreement had long proved elusive when it came to reforms of the EU’s capital markets]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7PKFUYZF56RCZTFCUZQOQSQVI.jpg?auth=16fa81a039f38f14e3a79d78d621ff64b1c6b4d517b77bdafa0e02655b12c278&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dutch minister of finance Eelco Heinen attends the Eurozone finance ministers meeting in Luxembourg. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish AI firms raise €256m across 75 venture capital deals in 2026]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/irish-ai-firms-raise-256m-across-75-venture-capital-deals-in-2026/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/irish-ai-firms-raise-256m-across-75-venture-capital-deals-in-2026/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Deal volumes and values ‘settling’ after bumper year in 2025]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LOIDUV2GDBGXBPO6ULYH4GZWRE.jpg?auth=98d1d1110b279804c96798abeb8f1695bf509eeadd129c237b03397880373a48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Enterprise Ireland executive director Jenny Melia said the level of investment in Irish AI firms reflects the 'calibre and growing maturity' of the sector here. Photograph: Orla Murray/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Orla Murray/Coalesce</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperate late push to avert public-sector strike on Wednesday]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/government-makes-desperate-late-push-to-avert-public-sector-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/government-makes-desperate-late-push-to-avert-public-sector-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall, Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite 11th-hour bid for talks with unions, both sides feel national stoppage is now all but inevitable]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4FWWDMYNAGX6OOHCGW6APFBKSY.JPG?auth=95b07aef0f97700c018af70767846f3f619d6e1b45f23c0f26de629f2d4cc97f&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 has conceded the strike 'probably will go ahead at this stage'.  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[The signs are AI prefers AI-written CVs, and one law firm’s experience is revealing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/what-if-ai-prefers-cvs-written-by-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/12/what-if-ai-prefers-cvs-written-by-ai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pilita Clark]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The signs are that it does, and one law firm’s experience is revealing]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TRAD5MO3CNEP7PCB2KZJOZAIPM.jpg?auth=f176b5ed4668069237005644223d5d677d4b3d92ad6d6febee8d5dc47f9af05e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AI agents may actively prefer CVs purely because AI was involved in writing them. Photograph: Agency stock/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ole_CNX</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Postmortem on Niamh Flatley will influence legal case over alleged toxins at Castlehyde]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/postmortem-on-niamh-flatley-will-influence-legal-case-over-alleged-toxins-at-castlehyde/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/postmortem-on-niamh-flatley-will-influence-legal-case-over-alleged-toxins-at-castlehyde/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Tighe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Michael Flatley has sought €30m over allegations that remediation work left toxins that made his family sick]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/D6MATWNV4FC4FJNO7R5TJ3FF5I.jpg?auth=195821fe6f2a5b46e587cf4474ee3f5f3334187119c6b7453c10d2c8d810d5be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Flatley and his son Michael St. James carry the coffin of his wife Niamh O’Brien-Flatley after her funeral mass, at the Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion in Dublin on October 10, 2026. Photography by Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin’s Liberties bells ring after 20 years’ silence following revival project]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/dublins-liberties-bells-ring-after-20-years-silence-following-revival-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/12/dublins-liberties-bells-ring-after-20-years-silence-following-revival-project/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘You don’t have to be musical and it is not complicated; you just need to do simple things well,’ says veteran bell ringer]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCKR3XC5WRCSBGB5JTCMUJF7WI.jpeg?auth=692486fb8c793d86966cc8d69f6d1b5c523d176956ae5e335f9cd9e723423d2f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Ryan, the bell ringer leading the revival of the belfry at St Augustine and St John's Church on Thomas Street in Dublin 8]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Conor Pope</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are Munster, Leinster and Connacht looking ahead of Champions Cup openers?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/irish-provinces-look-undercooked-ahead-of-champions-cup-opening-fixtures/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/12/irish-provinces-look-undercooked-ahead-of-champions-cup-opening-fixtures/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo Cullen says Leinster need to improve attacking cohesion, although the form of Sam Prendergast is a bright spark]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TTH6OEIN67S5PL2UV6XUX2Q2NM.jpg?auth=41f8063cec64c74d79766ddf5ae6011712284e67f384fb277e0999af7497e04c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Jimmy O’Brien celebrates scoring a try with Oliver Coffey and Dan Sheehan. Photograph: Andrew Conan/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher unmoved by ‘devastated’ Micah Richards on Sky Sports]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/i-feel-devastated-says-micah-richards-as-sky-opens-inquest-into-city-guilty-verdict/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/i-feel-devastated-says-micah-richards-as-sky-opens-inquest-into-city-guilty-verdict/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A couple of hours later and the City faithful were celebrating their 3-0 win at Anfield]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +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 up a banner with the words 'All of your stars are fading away' before the Premier League match against Manchester City at Anfield, Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Press Association</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Famous photo of Jimmy Barry-Murphy and Christy Ring a powerful reminder of Cork hurling’s lost empire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/12/famous-image-remains-a-powerful-reminder-of-cork-hurlings-lost-empire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/12/famous-image-remains-a-powerful-reminder-of-cork-hurlings-lost-empire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Walsh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rebel clubs dominated the landscape in the 1970s, but that was then and this is now]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/W7RMJCH7PBD3FF6RSAU3FFEDZ4.jpg?auth=2affa436ce8cc480a85c0b3e35e489ed4787992b75e9244e979bc6bd7cc61ee9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jimmy Barry-Murphy receives some constructive criticism from Christy Ring during a Cork training session at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in July 1978, prior to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship final. Photograph: Irish Examiner]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">IRISH EXAMINER FILE PICTURE </media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No longer forced to live a lie, City fans embraced their club for what it truly is]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/no-longer-forced-to-live-a-lie-city-fans-embraced-their-club-for-what-it-truly-is/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/12/no-longer-forced-to-live-a-lie-city-fans-embraced-their-club-for-what-it-truly-is/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Early]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Their titles now mean nothing, yet still they taunted Anfield with a song declaring: ‘Cheating bastards, we know what we are’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3L7UJSBUVAPIPSFBXSU4CNTZZI.jpg?auth=f9cc295c27728593d583a552390df506719f7de39fafc441fcab391dac8cec22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool fans with a message for Manchester City during Sunday's Premier League match between the two rivals at Anfield. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alex Pantling</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s in a name? Well, Tottenham have some thoughts]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/whats-in-a-name-well-tottenham-have-some-thoughts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/12/whats-in-a-name-well-tottenham-have-some-thoughts/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Piers Morgan sticks by his pal Cristiano Ronaldo, Ireland young guns give Conor McManus a winning high]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WXUU3ZFQABC4NLU3DZ7CFRSZF4.jpg?auth=faf4cf0c0813d97db16664e6a59b8e76c61b1738f22133c833acbe6f59e9dace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tottenham Hotspur are rowing back having previously tried to lay down the law on the clubs "remaster brand identity". Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mike Hewitt</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No national risk assessment published for more than two years despite geopolitical changes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/no-national-risk-assessment-published-for-more-than-two-years-despite-geopolitical-changes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/12/no-national-risk-assessment-published-for-more-than-two-years-despite-geopolitical-changes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report, produced by Department of An Taoiseach, identifies most significant strategic and natural risks facing Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZB5JVLKFCEKQWWDGDNBITJC2PE.JPG?auth=2a0b8fe484020543ba0f9e3c70a263934605779546dd8465b27319fa9f27a6dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin insisted that the most recent assessment from 2024 remains valid. Photo: 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[O’Brien has fresh Triple Crown ambitions with Dewhurst winner Darkness Falls ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/12/obrien-has-fresh-triple-crown-ambitions-with-dewhurst-winner-darkness-falls/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/12/obrien-has-fresh-triple-crown-ambitions-with-dewhurst-winner-darkness-falls/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Champion jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle returns to action at Roscommon after Bellewstown fall in August ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4P7PFRX275YWMMEG3PFPSWIBXE.jpg?auth=d40d74ff60caec61dcdca7159f05ef5969fed4e2b4ec3856487e66a30c0a2085&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Darkness Falls, ridden by Ryan Moore, on their way to winning the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. Photograph: Nigel French/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nigel French</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor, October 12th: On Wednesday’s strike, prisoner rehabilitation and growing fruit and veg]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/12/letters-to-the-editor-october-12th-on-wednesdays-strike-prisoner-rehabilitation-and-growing-fruit-and-veg/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/12/letters-to-the-editor-october-12th-on-wednesdays-strike-prisoner-rehabilitation-and-growing-fruit-and-veg/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government’s approach reflects ‘staggering disconnect from frontline realities’]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 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[Trump-induced insomnia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/12/trump-induced-insomnia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/12/trump-induced-insomnia/</guid><description><![CDATA[US president is a serious source of stress and worry]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish consumers fuelling ‘fast tech’ trend leading to rise in discarded electronics]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/12/irish-consumers-fuelling-fast-tech-trend-leading-to-rise-in-discarded-electronics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/12/irish-consumers-fuelling-fast-tech-trend-leading-to-rise-in-discarded-electronics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Purchases such as mini fans, festive lights and power banks totalled 91 million items last year]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X3T5TRX2BURO3T4OKH7EIAIYRY.jpg?auth=cd2894845b5a154a945e9f141a24e9232a383a43b3982d3d4ae488f4cec27719&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Electronic waste contains electronic components and materials, including batteries, that can be recovered instead of going to landfill. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribunal upholds complaints against solicitor Declan O’Callaghan over mishandling of funds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/tribunal-upholds-complaints-against-solicitor-declan-ocallaghan-over-mishandling-of-funds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/12/tribunal-upholds-complaints-against-solicitor-declan-ocallaghan-over-mishandling-of-funds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Murtagh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Callaghan had represented Brian Colleran, who received a €5.2m insurance settlement in 2011 to cover his lifelong care needs]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VUKFUMAACFFIBNA57OHKGU3QQI.jpg?auth=8610031a72637354cbdbe3e7ce78f79efb97034f5c783dc5fe62815744badf41&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Declan O’Callaghan was suspended by the High Court from working as a solicitor in 2018. 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[Psychotherapy group files complaint to EU against Minister for Health over sector standards]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/psychotherapy-group-files-complaint-to-eu-against-minister-for-health-over-sector-standards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/psychotherapy-group-files-complaint-to-eu-against-minister-for-health-over-sector-standards/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Formal complaint ‘not an action we have taken lightly, says IACP chief executive]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YJVWBGN75FDHNB24SO5ENEKMQU.jpg?auth=277077948071510ae1d84b639bed07d7f3715bd7d50abfba37c6644ef5d4ddd8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four representative organisations have raised concerns over the new counselling and psychotherapy standards. Photo: Tom Werner/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Werner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Hegseth’s road to barbarism is a threat to America’s standing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/trump-and-hegseths-road-to-barbarism-is-a-threat-to-americas-standing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/12/trump-and-hegseths-road-to-barbarism-is-a-threat-to-americas-standing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edward Luce]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The decision to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan is a sign of profound moral decay]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H7QC4GORIA4LGTBNWXJZHVJYW4.jpg?auth=f04537ce4b7910301bef746be51768bc441e050b0ea604989becbc8cf57df25c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s fascination with televised spectacle goes deep. On his 80th birthday in June, he hosted a UFC fight on the White House lawn. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kent Nishimura</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to talk to boys about masculinity and the meaning of life ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/joe-humphreys-how-to-talk-to-boys-about-masculinity-and-the-meaning-of-life/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/12/joe-humphreys-how-to-talk-to-boys-about-masculinity-and-the-meaning-of-life/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First, let go of any attempt to impose your view. Accept the risk that you might hear things you don’t expect]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RZ77GJ5V5VDJ7KO3XSSKCEXVHE.jpg?auth=1c1797dc9ba70672361a792630b5cf7c59f9adb37bde4d63525d3138f867cd54&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joe Humphreys]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fianna Fáil councillor in Co Clare ordered to pay €5,000 after ‘unlawful’ rent review]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/12/fianna-fail-councillor-in-co-clare-ordered-to-pay-5000-after-unlawful-rent-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/12/fianna-fail-councillor-in-co-clare-ordered-to-pay-5000-after-unlawful-rent-review/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rita McInerney, a well-known figure in Doonbeg who was mentioned in the White House by the Taoiseach, said the property was ‘underperforming’ ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZITTSRWVDIPBQKL2GCP7GY2B4.jpg?auth=37576ff0240d29ba32b3f59831a46748969042990185fda69680dc8820d4be25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rita McInerney has been a Fianna Fáil councillor in Co Clare since 2024. Photograph: Enda O’Dowd]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Ireland to New Zealand and back again. Twice ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/12/before-i-had-ever-heard-the-word-nostalgia-it-was-filling-my-inside/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/12/before-i-had-ever-heard-the-word-nostalgia-it-was-filling-my-inside/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Lillis]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As a child moving back to Ireland, my classmates welcomed me as if I had never not been sitting beside them]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EQB5HRYUBFES3ER7ZVPCI7IYMM.jfif?auth=1c58f9349db1e2fbfe7ec5a9e0d9bceec07304ce4ed7e327fd01a35f8aceca0d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[This year, I went back to New Zealand with my husband on our honeymoon]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was the millionaire who died in a homeless hostel in Galway? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-was-the-millionaire-who-died-in-a-homeless-hostel-in-galway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/who-was-the-millionaire-who-died-in-a-homeless-hostel-in-galway/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/45UIQDLQZFF73EN5VOOZM6AGQU.jpg?auth=ec7b564d36122bf809074f887b26f6e36e59d15fa2addd34f839fdcecf6ca536&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" 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[Garda overtime bill for Russian embassy security to exceed €1m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/12/an-garda-siochana-russian-embassy-dublin-rathgar-policing-costs-ukraine-yury-filatov/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/12/an-garda-siochana-russian-embassy-dublin-rathgar-policing-costs-ukraine-yury-filatov/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Overall cost of protecting Moscow’s south Dublin mission since Ukraine invasion now several million euro]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FIRIIFOARBCHXKDR7MTWXXTMTM.JPG?auth=2bf594bd5bd8c45f13b731ed1e24945f0bc727f5eda440baf8ac0aa613183f1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A peaceful protest outside the Russian Embassy, Dublin, last year over the invasion of Ukraine. File image. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Each piece must be timeless, and bring joy’: Joanne Hynes on her 10-year collaboration with Dunnes Stores]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/10/12/each-piece-must-be-timeless-and-bring-joy-joanne-hynes-on-her-10-year-collaboration-with-dunnes-stores/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2026/10/12/each-piece-must-be-timeless-and-bring-joy-joanne-hynes-on-her-10-year-collaboration-with-dunnes-stores/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Deirdre McQuillan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The acclaimed fashion designer works on instinct rather than formula, exploring both newness and nostalgia]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UC2P2GUXQYLYMYV3PEJQTMR6SE.jpg?auth=6be8607ea8d709059977d3755fad23eff7592e6db776b51f5907a52e8653306d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fashion designer Joanne Hynes: 'I always feel grounded in clothes that are big and complicated'. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shoes and beds are the two things I won’t skimp on. If you’re not in one, you’re in the other’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/shoes-and-beds-are-the-two-things-i-wont-skimp-on-if-youre-not-in-one-youre-in-the-other/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/shoes-and-beds-are-the-two-things-i-wont-skimp-on-if-youre-not-in-one-youre-in-the-other/</guid><description><![CDATA[Me & My Money: Brendan Harte, residential director, NorDan Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WD45PURA2VAJBBYD5XW5JSJ7G4.jpg?auth=1d1b1debe274f8fbc772b6f4e9a1c89aab8a2432553eb7d6794b1fdad38cea93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brendan Harte: 'I went to America at 25 as a part-owner of a business, and, at 29, I tried to buy out the other owners. It didn’t happen and I lost money in the process.']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AILBE PHOTO</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If it’s lost it will be lost forever’: What future for Galway Airport?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/if-its-lost-it-will-be-lost-forever-interest-groups-ponder-future-of-galway-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/11/if-its-lost-it-will-be-lost-forever-interest-groups-ponder-future-of-galway-airport/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dara Bradley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joint owners Galway City Council and Galway County Council are looking at potential sale of 118-acre site ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/72TCKAU3E5CR5OKZ5DFFV774Z4.jpg?auth=44185fad1c8e270dc55b0e50aa2ca0449a6c7603ff44208525de0d4f1b9cb6be&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The closed Galway Airport. 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[Mater Hospital has banned 33 patients so far this year, including one for knife threat to staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/mater-hospital-bans-33-patients-so-far-this-year-including-one-for-knife-threat-to-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/12/mater-hospital-bans-33-patients-so-far-this-year-including-one-for-knife-threat-to-staff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fourteen exclusion orders by Dublin hospital were for physical assault, with the other 19 for verbal abuse or threatening behaviour]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AI5U75SGYNH53MYHHWTAFWYGVE.JPG?auth=139035c91fb3c47e8d9de22963422a20569b699c767dc8926289d1f586d681a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Exclusion is a last resort, typically following warnings, unless immediate action is required for severe cases like violence or weapon use,' the Mater Hospital said. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget reversal of policy on tackling climate change was a mistake]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/12/budget-reversal-of-the-policy-on-tackling-climate-change-was-a-mistake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/12/budget-reversal-of-the-policy-on-tackling-climate-change-was-a-mistake/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John FitzGerald]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While its capital investment plans are welcome, more should have done to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices for those on low incomes ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +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 and Reform Jack Chambers (left) and Minister for Finance Simon Harris pose during a photocall prior to presenting the budget on October 6th. 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[Áine Lawlor’s new podcast needs to abandon the safety net and take strong positions]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/12/aine-lawlors-new-podcast-needs-to-abandon-the-safety-net-and-take-strong-positions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/12/aine-lawlors-new-podcast-needs-to-abandon-the-safety-net-and-take-strong-positions/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ex-RTÉ presenter’s podcasting partnership with former Newstalk host Chris Donoghue has substance but lacks sizzle]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WBZJR64SSBCTTPPT5MFLMEIKZI.png?auth=da30e5b9f518d89d35480d38c69c25f7955be7ec7ed4b290e61053b599a2c89a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State of Affairs with Áine Lawlor and Chris Donoghue  is more like a good radio current affairs show than an essential appointment-listening podcast]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More needs to be done to help home-grown companies scale and offset reliance on FDI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/more-needs-to-be-done-to-help-home-grown-companies-scale-and-offset-reliance-on-fdi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/more-needs-to-be-done-to-help-home-grown-companies-scale-and-offset-reliance-on-fdi/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paraic Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[There are several ways Ireland can enhance its supports for indigenous private businesses]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77PELHIZ7LKPZRKXDW2G2MYPVE.jpg?auth=a798e12ca8aa38d61d6ab8b10f3f5f0f31ed60a92ecf03944e227adf0d7e8eb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish economy has been transformed by huge foreign direct investment and multinationals such as Intel hiring highly skilled graduates. But more needs to be done to support home-grown companies and reduce our reliance on FDI. Photograph: Intel Corporation]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strength tests from around the world: Mallakhamb, Highland Games, arm wrestling and stone lifting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/10/12/strength-tests-from-around-the-world-mallakhamb-highland-games-arm-wrestling-and-stone-lifting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-fitness/2026/10/12/strength-tests-from-around-the-world-mallakhamb-highland-games-arm-wrestling-and-stone-lifting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alyssa Ages]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Communities across the globe have devised an intriguing range of fitness benchmarks steeped in their heritage]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G2BA7Q3QEFHGFHWRMIAZMTNTFU.jpg?auth=1fdae637a9369aae46d754a6a52bcf7dc540962f86b77b3c8f1582d2648fb574&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arm wrestling may be one of the simplest ways to settle a debate over strength]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">JulPo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is a library where the books won’t be read until 2114]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/12/this-is-a-library-where-the-books-wont-be-read-until-2114/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/12/this-is-a-library-where-the-books-wont-be-read-until-2114/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernadette Fallon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside the silent chamber of the Future Library, in Oslo, unpublished manuscripts by some of the world’s most celebrated writers are being sealed away for a century
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XZ7HXMPNMNAVBH3YBOIINNWMIU.jpg?auth=00617c482fc083dcb94b8309aa64b9a09422f610c8b0f0ed124d7b4dc13562a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Future Library: the Silent Room at Deichman Bjorvika, Oslo’s main library. Photograph: Katie Paterson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VEGARD KLEVEN +479840884 info@ve</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dáileadh an sparáin]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/12/daileadh-an-sparain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/gaeilge/tuarascail/2026/10/12/daileadh-an-sparain/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Léiríonn an Buiséad nach féidir brath ar ghealltanais ilbhliantúla]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMQ7SX3NIMWIWHH7IYRLD7VWEE.JPG?auth=39fee7690a52639177ef9fcd336a2a7c72c3d2de3611681fb59e1f9d9c393191&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An Aire Airgeadais Simon Harris agus an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí Jack Chambers ar lá an bhuiséid. Grianghraf: 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[Gold rush cemetery in California bears names of Armagh and Tyrone prospectors]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/10/gold-rush-cemetery-in-california-bears-names-of-armagh-and-tyrone-prospectors/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/10/gold-rush-cemetery-in-california-bears-names-of-armagh-and-tyrone-prospectors/</guid><description><![CDATA[It struck me that, wherever gold was found, the Irish had usually got there first]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +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[Retrofitting: My daughter is reluctant to go the one-stop-shop route advertised by SEAI]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/12/retrofitting-on-a-budget-where-is-the-best-place-to-start/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/12/retrofitting-on-a-budget-where-is-the-best-place-to-start/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Potter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[My daughter is reluctant to go the one-stop-shop route advertised by SEAI]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZB3PEIOZO5DQTKF3BBP4XNK6NQ.jpg?auth=8057e77fb7c6681f39017d35246ced76bfc1e90f28e3111178a34d53cc24bb66&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The SEAI one-stop-shop model can work very well for some homeowners, but it is not the only route. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NataKor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Politeness premium’ costing Irish consumers €600m each year, research suggests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/politeness-premium-costing-irish-consumers-600m-each-year-research-suggests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/12/politeness-premium-costing-irish-consumers-600m-each-year-research-suggests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fewer than one in 20 Irish adults will always ask for money they are owed back]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STGFWZUGE5AULHKFS36VSLE4FE.jpg?auth=9e7fc16fb9a01251993938615e1b591c05e7c6b64b21148ed83f9cc56add4f81&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Splitting a bill in a restaurant: Social awkwardness means up to 90 per cent of Irish consumers would let as much as €50 slide rather than have a difficult conversation. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MilosStankovic</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The subtraction effect: How AI is making leadership more human]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/12/the-subtraction-effect-how-ai-is-making-leadership-more-human/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/advertising-feature/2026/10/12/the-subtraction-effect-how-ai-is-making-leadership-more-human/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Ibec HR Leadership Summit will take place in the RDS on October 21st]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z2MAYU3MVRERNFITXHXLOYJGUA.jpg?auth=959edf0e4a8a8dc24be7cde6fae8775619967ac8534fb3e02c70d8e6c38961ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ibec executive director, employer relations Maeve McElwee. Photograph: Conor McCabe]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best gigs abroad in 2026-2027: Who to see and where to see them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/10/12/passport-to-rock-seven-cities-abroad-to-see-artists-from-oasis-to-olivia-rodrigo-live/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/travel/2026/10/12/passport-to-rock-seven-cities-abroad-to-see-artists-from-oasis-to-olivia-rodrigo-live/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shilpa Ganatra, Nadine O’Regan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Berlin to Barcelona, New York to Reykjavik, these are the great cities to visit for a gig this autumn and winter]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LEDMD4BQEJBNXAE7NVX5ELBRWA.png?auth=2a0b50049bdbf0128c196a239183234dba865b3c4c71d4523bba085a6bcc78ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The best gigs abroad: Olivia Rodrigo; Primavera Sound; Pitbull; and Harry Styles. Photographs:  Leon Neal/Getty Images/Eric Campie/Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Cowen: Anatomy of a Taoiseach -  A ‘political life’ with little on the life of the politician]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/12/brian-cowen-anatomy-of-a-taoiseach-a-political-life-with-little-on-the-life-of-the-politician/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/12/brian-cowen-anatomy-of-a-taoiseach-a-political-life-with-little-on-the-life-of-the-politician/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Breandán Mac Suibhne ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well-paced account of Cowen’s public life leaves no clear picture of the man behind the decisions ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WVI4O3OTJVJIFF7FLRZMIJZIUY.jpg?auth=a49d77d4b047cda0f38f40fca566eab440c329df5ffb6230ed2d3d041bc5070b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former taoiseach Brian Cowen was first elected to the Dáil in 1984. 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[Ireland goes Swedish on investment, but deemed disposal remains a problem]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/ireland-goes-swedish-on-investment-but-deemed-disposal-remains-a-problem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/12/ireland-goes-swedish-on-investment-but-deemed-disposal-remains-a-problem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Proinsias O'Mahony]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Savings and Investment Account is arguably a welcome attempt to make investing simpler]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YSTC3D5GGJGTHPWLGCYCUS2RSI.JPG?auth=ef913419e9c2dfcfa97f19e064e33a37d644b0e05d4e4560f1a0ca7baf59de45&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 during his budget address last week where he introduced a new State investment scheme. 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></channel></rss>