<?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/2026-10-14/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:01:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[‘Grand Canyon-esque’: Atlas of the unseen brings Ireland’s deep sea wonders into the light]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/15/atlas-of-the-unseen-brings-irelands-deep-sea-wonders-into-the-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/science/2026/10/15/atlas-of-the-unseen-brings-irelands-deep-sea-wonders-into-the-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Project pieced together maps of the country’s extensive seabed at depths of up to 5km]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:04:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AU4OJLHMIZCUNLYH6N5LEMSZUI.jpg?auth=1e290624c5b5787414d9c5ca292bec66547f7e9e046328f3bc07e39ec8e0b531&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Marine Atlas of Ireland has been updated to show the deepest parts of the country's extensive marine territory. Credit: Marine Institute]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big tech’s lapdog’: how can Ireland break free from the sector’s malign influence?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/15/big-techs-lapdog-how-can-ireland-break-free-from-the-sectors-malign-influence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/15/big-techs-lapdog-how-can-ireland-break-free-from-the-sectors-malign-influence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennie Stephens]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Resisting data centre sprawl can be a key step in ending the outsize influence of tech firms]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RCTRPHHEQRBIDFMG65CWFA7AJE.jpg?auth=2253c20b52496501354a33846faac7df016637ccd9bef1ba2ee08401509b4792&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Naomi Klein. Photograph: Stacey Newman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SOPA Images</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 150 schools receive bomb threat email on same day as public sector strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/more-than-150-schools-receive-bomb-threat-email-on-same-day-as-public-sector-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/more-than-150-schools-receive-bomb-threat-email-on-same-day-as-public-sector-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Schools in the Dublin and Kildare regions understood to be operating as normal while taking the advice of gardaí]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:46:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXY7RYAFJRB3HKTFHBIOUYTHSA.jpg?auth=4e0d8c7c87c0a26044955565ff92312e37a197812d2543d224a308911a501181&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The emails were received on the same day as widespread industrial action over public sector pay, where the majority of schools across the country were closed. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Derick Hudson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick-fire Doué and Dembélé inspire PSG to wild win at Manchester City]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/quick-fire-doue-and-dembele-inspire-psg-to-wild-win-at-manchester-city/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/quick-fire-doue-and-dembele-inspire-psg-to-wild-win-at-manchester-city/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hytner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pep Guardiola watches on as his former charges suffer 4-2 defeat]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:32:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K633555U6UV5AJLCD6ZROB7OSA.jpg?auth=9420d07a77fa25da36802fb8f1af69655576e2decf61970aa423be44d22330f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Désiré Doué celebrates scoring PSG’s first goal. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ryan Pierse</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donegal star Finnbarr Roarty joins AFL side Collingwood on two-year deal]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/donegal-star-finnbarr-roarty-joins-afl-side-collingwood-on-two-year-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/donegal-star-finnbarr-roarty-joins-afl-side-collingwood-on-two-year-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[GAA met with AFL this week to discuss potential recruitment protocol]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:40:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RHRQRMK6HJBX5HVROT6QU7JUSE.jpg?auth=948fae15328847d25736db4fc8a0e1489ff895ba8655820f98ef2d657e793e31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donegal's Finnbarr Roarty has signed a two-year deal with AFL side Collingwood. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nobody can survive on the wages we’re getting’: public sector workers strike across the country]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/ireland-public-sector-strike-latest-updates/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/ireland-public-sector-strike-latest-updates/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett, James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Coalition ‘open for negotations’ with unions, says Taoiseach, following action by more than 300,000 workers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:25:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N7Y2COW3BBWQDOLCJ3XZOTTUYY.jpg?auth=da1a74f23a60259a76923bdccbcbe0814f28cc2585ab1154811210eba1b614dc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa's Kevin Callinan, INMO's Phil Ní Sheaghdha, Siptu's Adrian Kane and INTO's John Boyle with nurses from the SPITU and INMO trade unions outside the Mater Hospital in Dublin. Photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Leah Farrell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government seeks ‘negotiation process’ to avoid second round of public sector strikes ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/15/government-seeks-negotiation-process-to-avoid-second-round-of-public-sector-strikes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/15/government-seeks-negotiation-process-to-avoid-second-round-of-public-sector-strikes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Union sources play down suggestion of fresh Government initiative, though informal contacts continue]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:23:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5WYVCRW5XNA57LHNAJOJFLD4HI.jpeg?auth=a8d47f2af8800b46ee6ae456073bf284ba605365a2e012983708cf3b4649ce48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jason Dee, a visitor service officer at Dublin Castle, described the strike as 'very necessary'. Photograph: Órla Ryan]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford murders: Someone else’s €20k drug debt behind attack, family member believes]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/waterford-murders-20k-drug-debt-behind-attack-family-member-believes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/waterford-murders-20k-drug-debt-behind-attack-family-member-believes/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hugh Dooley, Conor Lally, Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[No arrests have been made in first wave of ‘intense’ searches]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:06:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2FBTCMOLVDHXCBC2U6EEW5UJM.jpg?auth=4cfe5de8bfcc65c334bba728ce0be6181da16ecfc789f15194fc0fe258f3b957&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of the house in Waterford where an arson attack led to the deaths on Tuesday of four people including two children.
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[‘Their kids were their life. People should come forward’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/their-kids-were-their-life-balloons-lift-into-waterford-night-as-final-farewell-to-english-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/their-kids-were-their-life-balloons-lift-into-waterford-night-as-final-farewell-to-english-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Parish priest appeals to those behind fire to ‘stand up, admit what you did and face the consequences’ ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:47:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JZ2R5D3AOCWDU5TAJB2IZNAAGE.JPG?auth=298c0d745ee2ed46b5b5bc957034dc494ea8089c5a87662a84a28744e051e5a6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Balloons are released at the scene of the fatal fire in the Birchwood estate, Co Waterford, on Wednesday. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Something could have been done’ to prevent Omagh bombing, Nuala O’Loan tells inquiry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/something-could-have-been-done-to-prevent-omagh-bombing-nuala-oloan-tells-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/something-could-have-been-done-to-prevent-omagh-bombing-nuala-oloan-tells-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Freya McClements]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former police ombudsman says co-ordinated investigation of previous Real IRA bombings may have hindered organisation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:45:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2RBZU5TOOVDL3Z3QJWLM4RD65Y.jpg?auth=73592810030633338da37db20cb4c6777a94980f7325ddeaf2f29a98227b765a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nuala O’Loan arriving at Bradford Court, Belfast, to give evidence in the Omagh bombing inquiry. Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mark Marlow</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the AI Summit: who controls the machines?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/14/the-irish-times-view-on-the-ai-summit-who-controls-the-machines/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/14/the-irish-times-view-on-the-ai-summit-who-controls-the-machines/</guid><description><![CDATA[The questions raised by the acceleration of the technology are real, serious and potentially existential]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NRUJIYEA3GRHBIPEQSRSC626XI.jpg?auth=19185080f57df02ebc63a4e75f753898b51d807b9e637ebac92d7544846c33dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen makes teh opening address at the International AI Summit at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in Dublin, Ireland, 14 October 2026. Ireland is hosting the summit as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The summit officially launches European AI Innovation Month, which concludes in Brussels on 17 November.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradley Barcola’s clinical hat-trick inspires Liverpool to 6-3 rout at LASK]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/bradley-barcolas-clinical-hat-trick-inspires-liverpool-to-6-3-rout-at-lask/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/bradley-barcolas-clinical-hat-trick-inspires-liverpool-to-6-3-rout-at-lask/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Hunter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andoni Iraola’s side quick to shake off Sunday’s defeat to Manchester City]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:19:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/X74OSDEPE6W24TXB7NZVJ6XVSE.jpg?auth=dd196d2b622c547f8a1c7aeb79c0a697764b1dda687b633d540d56ee4f0f9632&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring his third goal for Liverpool. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alexander Hassenstein</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish Times view on the National Drugs Strategy: incremental change]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/14/the-irish-times-view-on-the-national-drugs-strategy-incremental-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/14/the-irish-times-view-on-the-national-drugs-strategy-incremental-change/</guid><description><![CDATA[A fudge on decriminalisation brings policy a bit closer to reality on the ground ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:16:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KN3MNAT5N7VYX3OSPJFLULI67I.JPG?auth=f35d8834982354ec303229fc1af6f5bbbd49859d4a2780577f165611f4a95d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill at a press briefing to launch the National Drugs Strategy 2026-2030. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daktronics to close Clare facility with the loss of over 100 jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/daktronics-to-close-clare-facility-with-the-loss-of-over-100-jobs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/daktronics-to-close-clare-facility-with-the-loss-of-over-100-jobs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Decision ‘has not been taken lightly’, company says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:56:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FKVIM2UZKFGFVIMJBM4HVV5PSM.jpg?auth=702018b6b2d134bb88ad5c63245c419bff8bcdaf3068e580ef439c89c13b94e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The logo of Daktronics. Photograph: Cheng Xin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cheng Xin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham reaffirms backing for Zelenskiy after Downing Street meeting ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/russia-showing-disrespect-to-trump-with-overnight-strikes-on-energy-facilities-says-zelenskiy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/russia-showing-disrespect-to-trump-with-overnight-strikes-on-energy-facilities-says-zelenskiy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Wickham]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president denies intelligence sharing has stopped in row over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil plants]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:44:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NWV2TFG6UAP4DWWOL57RHJQ2EM.jpg?auth=dbff8132f3b5a57cba1872790377a53b70985191470769b81ceeebad25eb8fe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy was lauded by British PM Andy Burnham for his leadership qualities. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Wpa Pool</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adventures as Gaeilge: The bestselling Irish-language author who captivated young readers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/13/adventures-as-gaeilge-the-bestselling-irish-language-author-who-captivated-young-readers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/13/adventures-as-gaeilge-the-bestselling-irish-language-author-who-captivated-young-readers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Hanlon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[English-born Cathal Ó Sándair wrote 160 books in Irish, many featuring the suave sleuth Réics Carló]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MA5VJTQRG5DMNK6D5JZ6B2RBAU.jpg?auth=46c0282e990eff4255633794232952be7a9e127ff7815b60a49ff4e5ca5df22d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cathal Ó Sándair's novel Na Mairbh a d'Fhill, published in 1943]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching unions urge Taoiseach to intervene and prevent further strike action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/teaching-unions-urge-taoiseach-to-intervene-and-prevent-further-strike-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/teaching-unions-urge-taoiseach-to-intervene-and-prevent-further-strike-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Frustration with Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers triggers call around ‘role here for’ Martin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:52:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2QGPG4DLSBD63BEMVQKDPKSNLM.JPG?auth=f85e2656b7e8f1d97d754368883b9bd438fcee6538c5132240bdcfca2c29bdf7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teaching union chiefs join members on the picket line at Hartstown Community School. 
Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI firms should ‘sell solutions’ rather than ‘fear’, OpenAI executive tells Dublin summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/ai-companies-should-sell-solutions-rather-than-fear-conference-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/ai-companies-should-sell-solutions-rather-than-fear-conference-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity could be future growth driver for OpenAI, executive tells tech summit in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:45:47 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TJH66XVCIVNFXGPQBAJRVA36XY.jpg?auth=06c1d2e853937f5a31c0558d5a1c7a963a41af6bded50e8cf54ee639b7902319&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[OpenAI's Sarah Friar speaks to reporters during the Government's International Artificial Intelligence Summit at the RDS, Dublin, on Wednesday. Photograph: Cillian Sherlock/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cillian Sherlock</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mickey Harte’s remarkable managerial career takes him back to club scene with Kilcoo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/mickey-hartes-remarkable-managerial-career-takes-him-back-to-club-management-with-kilcoo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/mickey-hartes-remarkable-managerial-career-takes-him-back-to-club-management-with-kilcoo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Three-time All-Ireland-winning manager takes charge of the Down side after spells with four counties]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OICB27KL25H2XAGUUWEHLDMLTI.jpg?auth=de0896cef06e65df0ae90adf3f91b5a311d766fb7d7c9ee24aafb6519606aa49&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Tyrone manager Mickey Harte. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Ryan Byrne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street slips after inflation shock as ASML lifts European tech]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/wall-street-slips-after-inflation-shock-as-asml-lifts-european-tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/wall-street-slips-after-inflation-shock-as-asml-lifts-european-tech/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry Group continues to make gains as share price now up more than 4%]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HPJ5OIKJTJGPRAFL532IPT5XFI.jpg?auth=5b1bd9e3b1adb75b74d21f7f64a00c786c2179772ca68ca8b60888a1f8ae24f3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ASML, led by chief executive Christophe Fouquet, posted results that showed customer interest for 2029 and 2030. Photograph: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bloomberg</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dominic Cummings stuns peers with rant about Britain’s ‘duff’ political system]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/dominic-cummings-stuns-peers-with-rant-about-britains-duff-political-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/dominic-cummings-stuns-peers-with-rant-about-britains-duff-political-system/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Boris Johnson’s former top adviser re-emerges from obscurity to give abrasive performance before a House of Lords committee]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:26:36 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZYAINBB2IDXCWBMQXWDE3JQALE.jpg?auth=b059085c04efc863b767f59ef8ec0a86b2cc50c00ca73506f11fdef930742ae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Number 10 special adviser Dominic Cummings. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adrian Dennis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman allegedly tortured for 13 hours, drugged and had head shaved, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/woman-allegedly-tortured-for-13-hours-drugged-and-had-head-shaved-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/woman-allegedly-tortured-for-13-hours-drugged-and-had-head-shaved-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Tuite ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Alleged victim ‘screaming for help’ but ‘whimpering’ as she was placed in car boot, Dublin bail hearing told]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:22:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2YP5YAJE4ZBIVFXKHI2ZXQO2WE.JPG?auth=e9d1bb5cc850d102745a102ad7d555f65e361740e3cf5b9670176a5ee2001fb8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul Walsh (39), Sarahanne Smith (36) and 44-year-old James Colton, all from Tallaght, appeared before Dublin District Court on Wednesday. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV faces further tests to determine extent of cancer]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/pope-leo-spent-tranquil-night-in-hospital-after-cancer-surgery-vatican-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/pope-leo-spent-tranquil-night-in-hospital-after-cancer-surgery-vatican-says/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pontiff eating regularly and has begun walking following surgery to remove cancerous mass from his lung]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:10:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JKIAVHFDELLCLWT5LRRACSHQZA.jpg?auth=2460d444f165d11cac10984ba354d414c3bbc5f203b2004bc4bdff37724ae3c6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo is being treated in the Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Gregorio Borgia</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status yellow rain warning issued for five counties overnight]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/status-yellow-rain-warning-issued-for-five-counties-overnight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/status-yellow-rain-warning-issued-for-five-counties-overnight/</guid><description><![CDATA[Met Éireann issues rain warning for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:08:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EGQFHNUXUJGZXLUIAB3MH2R2PU.JPG?auth=f719b8f4c41126483a9ac837936983b3ffbe1f944cdbcbe80d6639fb4711bd28&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Thursday will begin with widespread rain and will develop into heavy downpours across the country. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh’s Aimee Mackin named LGFA Player of the Month for September]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/armaghs-aimee-mackin-named-lgfa-player-of-the-month-for-september/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/armaghs-aimee-mackin-named-lgfa-player-of-the-month-for-september/</guid><description><![CDATA[All-Star nominee helped Shane O’Neills to maiden senior county title]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:06:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6HUBI6MJG7BMGJ4Z3MBGZC6KPM.jpg?auth=43909b108203a10714f731655b41b386d62afd0ff617ca9b7362c41eec5c63fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Armagh's Aimee Mackin with her Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month award for September. Photograph: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">SPORTSFILE</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My pay hasn’t gone up – and everything else has’: Public sector workers have their say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/my-pay-hasnt-gone-up-and-everything-else-has-public-sector-workers-have-their-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/my-pay-hasnt-gone-up-and-everything-else-has-public-sector-workers-have-their-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Teachers, health workers, civil servants working in parks and tourist attractions say enough is enough as they take to pickets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGD2UQDJBBFGVBXXYCJC2CU724.JPG?auth=6b0e2b0bb3745d313e9c5263358e78e12c9dcd155aa8b7c5f9287a29c26f09c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The picket line at Desmond College, Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Photograph: Don Moloney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix to cut 1,000 jobs as growth concerns mount]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/netflix-to-cut-1000-jobs-as-growth-concerns-mount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/netflix-to-cut-1000-jobs-as-growth-concerns-mount/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Nicolaou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Streaming group faces pressure to boost viewer engagement after shares fall more than 40% in a year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:44:50 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LODUA6IIVFCT3LTU3PVLQRSZA4.jpg?auth=48df8a13461fbab5df4753d288c9f9d6e2e590f5a981a0e4448ea007834a942b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mackenzie Davis in the Netflix show Below. Photograph: Jan Thijs/Netflix]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jan Thijs</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yemen’s Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi targets after hitting oil giant’s headquarters]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/14/yemens-houthis-vow-more-attacks-on-saudi-airports-after-hitting-oil-giants-headquarters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/14/yemens-houthis-vow-more-attacks-on-saudi-airports-after-hitting-oil-giants-headquarters/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Timour Azhari, Jana Choukeir, Tala Ramadan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Iran-backed militants retaliate after Riyadh-led coalition strikes sites in Yemen’s capital]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:23:58 +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[Thick black smoke and flames rise from a fire at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">AP</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland’s breakthrough generation await Ireland in World Cup playoff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/poland-republic-of-ireland-womens-world-cup-brazil-qualifier-final-ewa-pajor-carla-ward/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/poland-republic-of-ireland-womens-world-cup-brazil-qualifier-final-ewa-pajor-carla-ward/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Poles come to Aviva in December with aim of qualifying for Brazil 2027, their first time on football’s biggest stage]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:23:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TB4F4IW5H5745BMEA7TLQNIQXU.jpg?auth=5f0a7acd180e9d38b23960faca57a92861eccb9998e37c7ebd8873b642484821&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Poland star player and captain Ewa Pajor, right, celebrates scoring against Belgium on Tuesday, Photograph: Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mateusz Slodkowski</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America profits drop 17% after $1.2bn money laundering fine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/bank-of-america-profits-drop-17-after-12bn-money-laundering-fine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/bank-of-america-profits-drop-17-after-12bn-money-laundering-fine/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Akila Quinio]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley posts $2bn of fixed income revenues, worse than analysts had expected]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:23:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RJVLQX226OTBBRHONUFKJU7EUI.jpg?auth=2c2238353dc47c506045b92ad2e6aaa459d347d046071ecefe9b334bc1a60d10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[
                        FILE — A Bank of America location in New York, July 11, 2026. Bank of America on Tuesday, Oct. 13, was fined $1.8 billion, a near-record, for overlooking money laundering and other suspicious customer payments that crisscrossed between the United States and countries such as Russia, Belarus and Mexico. (An Rong Xu/The New York Times)
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Rong Xu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech leaders outline AI dangers and opportunities at Dublin summit]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/tech-leaders-outline-ai-dangers-and-opportunities-at-dublin-summit/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/tech-leaders-outline-ai-dangers-and-opportunities-at-dublin-summit/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Recent incidents ‘early warning shots’ of tech’s potential for harm, says Google DeepMind co-founder]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:06:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PIWXXA2HIFSXKKO7FOUXON5BKE.jpg?auth=921af865e8e88c4b27e3d98ae4c16f81af054a5bf174f2ba724ea455126d5fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Commission vice-president with responsibility for tech sovereignty Henna Virkkunen said incidents of hacking and so-called rogue AI undermine trust in the technology. Photograph: Bryan Meade/EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubbish and broken glass line capital’s streets with no one to clean up after Dubliners]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/14/rubbish-and-broken-glass-line-capitals-streets-with-no-one-to-clean-up-after-dubliners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/14/rubbish-and-broken-glass-line-capitals-streets-with-no-one-to-clean-up-after-dubliners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Council’s plea to the public to bring litter home falls on deaf ears as bins overflow ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:50:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IS3V2ODEN5FJZP2NZ5ZKPGI3K4.jpeg?auth=d8764e57b8fdd25c1ad184d6d03925526dae6975f0c66475d08a8823eda6912c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Refuse sacks piled up on Wexford Street, Dublin 2. Photograph: Olivia Kelly]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivia Kelly</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis tests the assumption of a long papacy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/14/pope-leos-cancer-diagnosis-tests-the-assumption-of-a-long-papacy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/14/pope-leos-cancer-diagnosis-tests-the-assumption-of-a-long-papacy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Motoko Rich]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Leo suddenly faces the same sense of urgency and questions of longevity that had hung over his predecessor ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HQ4UQXUD6R473K7BGJJY7PJY5E.jpg?auth=70c63ba5f1d5a456a10312c360a3ae6c631c73f286826e5da54fd0d7684cdf9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo leaving the Vatican for the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome earlier this week. Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andrew Medichini</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nord Stream pipeline sabotage may not have been a crime, say accused’s lawyers ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-may-not-have-been-a-crime-say-accuseds-lawyers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-may-not-have-been-a-crime-say-accuseds-lawyers/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian ex-military officer alleged to have led personnel in operation to destroy sub-sea gas infrastructure]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:36:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5VOB2PVACLBQRQN2RQJPJJZFLA.jpg?auth=3508b7ee1de8de1b7d5494ebf8ce10b698423f2293bb5387572e9d4684e7abe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Defendant Serhii Kuznietsov sits between his attorneys during a trial in Hamburg. Photograph: Markus Scholz/dpa via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Markus Scholz</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft president Brad Smith: Ireland is ‘well-positioned for future of AI’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/microsoft-president-brad-smith-ireland-is-well-positioned-for-future-of-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-business/microsoft-president-brad-smith-ireland-is-well-positioned-for-future-of-ai/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:22:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6QDVJKFU5CPJA7ZPJUI456ZSI.jpg?auth=199b8bd07afe653c504055a9a69d773781236a7013ace7ce7f33cdeb19c99e50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brad Smith speaking at the International AI Summit in Dublin. Photograph: Naoise Culhane]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Council assisting Garda investigation after skeletal remains found dumped at cemetery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/council-assisting-garda-investigation-after-skeletal-remains-found-dumped-at-cemetery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/council-assisting-garda-investigation-after-skeletal-remains-found-dumped-at-cemetery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Raleigh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The remains, believed to have been laid to rest in the mid-1800s, were discovered by a woman out walking at Mount Saint Oliver Cemetery, Limerick]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WYLNLLYW3BG35JQJB2QKQCKDUM.JPG?auth=14a7d01e91fc4579f83c2d47a7726f1e7ffc0042f10fe2dd2dab51eb8176bc1b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Concerns have been raised locally as to how the human remains appeared to have been unwittingly dug up and dumped with rubble. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">nick Bradshaw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of late woman (60) settle case over treatment of her abdominal pain]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/family-of-late-woman-60-settle-case-over-treatment-of-her-abdominal-pain/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/family-of-late-woman-60-settle-case-over-treatment-of-her-abdominal-pain/</guid><description><![CDATA[It was claimed Martina Calpin developed sepsis after a procedure in Sligo University Hospital in 2021]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:16:57 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7FHEWBJYGBFKZAB3JBGKTDKSJ4.JPG?auth=6a9c4890630bccb60e2853ab8834231ff4442cc98f6ba6aa8a07da4fb18ba399&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martina Calpin was later transferred to another hospital, where she died on November 10th, 2022. 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[Rory McIlroy says his driver ‘will stay in the hotel room’ as he plots victory at India Championship]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/14/im-here-to-win-not-hit-drivers-rory-mcilroy-has-game-plan-for-india-championship/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/14/im-here-to-win-not-hit-drivers-rory-mcilroy-has-game-plan-for-india-championship/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Masters winner looks to improve Race to Dubai ranking and take step closer to equalling Colin Montgomerie’s record]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:16:22 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6NGKEGAZVD5DHL7INJBRR26IQ.jpg?auth=1ce14adc14f29316ebcfc04da506a9d017fc91a11034fd63333820af8b88f47c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy plays a shot during the Pro-Am prior to the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club on Wednesday. Photograph: Luke Walker/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Walker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will the public sector pay dispute end? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/how-will-the-public-sector-pay-dispute-end/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/how-will-the-public-sector-pay-dispute-end/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan will discuss the mood in Leinster House after Patrick O’Donavan took ill]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:13:48 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DGD2UQDJBBFGVBXXYCJC2CU724.JPG?auth=6b0e2b0bb3745d313e9c5263358e78e12c9dcd155aa8b7c5f9287a29c26f09c1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The picket line at  Desmond College, Newcastle West, Co Limerick. Photograph: Don Moloney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health service workers claim no choice but to strike]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/14/health-service-workers-claim-no-choice-but-to-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/14/health-service-workers-claim-no-choice-but-to-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mater hospital staff cite absence of pay deal, cost of living, inflation and surging property prices as reason for stoppage ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:09:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QU3BIG4GFJL46GOYIXD7LJL2E.jpg?auth=4b809c9ab1847873bc322b5abaff81375178f6ffabfd298b17d854b429626a06&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sinéad McCarville on the picket line at the Mater hospital, Dublin, on Wednesday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Child package for Strike liveblog – Katie]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/corrections-clarifications/2026/10/14/child-package-for-strike-liveblog-katie/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/corrections-clarifications/2026/10/14/child-package-for-strike-liveblog-katie/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most colleges, schools and universities are closed as thousands stop work over pay]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:01:58 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man allegedly provided gun used to kill Robbie Lawlor and ‘celebrated triumphantly’, court hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/man-allegedly-provided-gun-used-to-kill-robbie-lawlor-and-celebrated-triumphantly-court-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/man-allegedly-provided-gun-used-to-kill-robbie-lawlor-and-celebrated-triumphantly-court-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Details of suspected exchanges between Paul Drew (41) and others on EncroChat were outlined at Belfast Magistrates’ Court ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q3XNK6GV6CR6Y3C5YT4OZUF3LE.jpg?auth=0977578990e636591c9624dfbfe8a923869d84a3ec77d01590e6e0754b4c0e63&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Robbie Lawlor (36) was shot dead in broad daylight outside a house on Etna Drive in the Ardoyne area of Belfast in April 2020]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI will not bring about ‘displacement’ in public service, says Taoiseach ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/14/ai-will-not-bring-about-displacement-in-public-service-says-taoiseach/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/14/ai-will-not-bring-about-displacement-in-public-service-says-taoiseach/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Martin urges critics of technology to focus on positives as he announces new forum on workplace effects  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:58:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDQ33FIIHXN735H2MHSIU72R5I.jpg?auth=2c8dd2887eca6cf8ba2e3532d12fd0fc8ea2ced3be6933fbbc343cdfba258107&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Martin said Ireland needed to embrace the possibilities of AI without 'compromising on our core values'. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan Meade</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/us-inflation-jumps-to-37-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/us-inflation-jumps-to-37-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Myles McCormick]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:54:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JXEQDRLXOGKSOFPQJAVO5QHL3E.jpg?auth=a76b0520ca6c75ad0197cb66095f06a77834390390817d31e60451ed43e2c4de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A petrol station in #calofornia. Higher gasoline prices probably led to quicker overall US inflation in September even as underlying price pressures moderated, supporting views that the Federal Reserve will refrain from raising interest rates this month. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">David Paul Morris</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why can’t Saudi Arabia stop the Houthi attacks?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/14/why-cant-saudi-arabia-stop-the-houthi-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/14/why-cant-saudi-arabia-stop-the-houthi-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jansen]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Lethal strikes show growing military power of Iran-backed militia]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:34:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VRWTB6PQIM46F6HPYPYVUDQNT4.jpg?auth=344589bc2cb0aba0a18747828d70227ba4ac0338388918a577b8e737ec615adb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fighting between the Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition is escalating. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yahya Arhab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dealing with new uncertainties in a volatile world ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/dealing-with-new-uncertainties-in-a-volatile-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/dealing-with-new-uncertainties-in-a-volatile-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Dillon]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘What we are hearing ... is that uncertainty itself has a cost, making investment decisions more difficult’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OL3GLPW4F5FHZHTT5Q4IUPX3KY.jpg?auth=147a7af17202a4ab5899d21eee1881586840445da8bdffe71a4834ef4856023c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The larger and more complex the business, the bigger the export challenges. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dejan Sarec</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe at ‘critical moment’ to regulate AI, conference on ethics and media copyright told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/europe-at-critical-moment-to-regulate-ai-conference-on-ethics-and-media-copyright-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/europe-at-critical-moment-to-regulate-ai-conference-on-ethics-and-media-copyright-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish Times editor calls for level playing field where media is fairly compensated for the original, creative work it produces ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FPHME7KJRJDH5LVNH7CBQORELQ.jpeg?auth=564277404fa9086e8d1d78a953b0bf1c6b3d6c9fda5a9cdeef9507bb66a7988a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ruadhán Mac Cormaic (centre, with microphone), editor of The Irish Times, said large language models 'hoovered up areas of the internet and didn’t ask for any permission'. Photograph: Finbarr O’Rourke/NewsBrands Ireland.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just transition projects in midlands delivered a sixth of expected jobs]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/14/only-one-sixth-of-desired-jobs-achieved-after-closure-of-peat-fired-power-plants-in-midlands/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/14/only-one-sixth-of-desired-jobs-achieved-after-closure-of-peat-fired-power-plants-in-midlands/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ken Foxe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fund designed to help midlands recover from closure of peat-fired power stations created only 183 jobs]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:53:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JJ6MTVBONFIBJ5ZBL23JDQYXYE.jpg?auth=ba3a05424fab906917383fb056d3a7517766629c6d562d1d5c4ff3831bfbd94b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The National Just Transition Fund was intended to help midland counties recover from the loss of employment caused by power plant closures in Lanesborough and Shannonbridge (above). Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (9) killed in Waterford arson attack had heart surgery two weeks ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/nine-year-old-boy-killed-in-waterford-arson-attack-had-heart-surgery-two-weeks-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/nine-year-old-boy-killed-in-waterford-arson-attack-had-heart-surgery-two-weeks-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Callum (12) died in the attack, alongside his nine-year-old brother Jayden, who had heart surgery two weeks ago]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:43:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A66CNCTDONGDPMCGC27GOHGOVY.png?auth=498e7299317cbf23e5604394a5c30ba12eeea2f72ea00a6acc2e2527134a2884&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Callum (12) and Jayden (9) died along with their parents Philip and Kim English.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianni Infantino faces grilling at potentially ‘explosive’ Fifa council meeting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/gianni-infantino-faces-grilling-at-potentially-explosive-fifa-council-meeting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/gianni-infantino-faces-grilling-at-potentially-explosive-fifa-council-meeting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Hughes in Zurich]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[World Cup sell-off, Balogun and peace prize on agenda of Thursday’s meeting in Zurich]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:33:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PMATF45AGVZRMQSBBSBDFQ4OQA.jpg?auth=9d71447f351ce92b0e38cb9b37774bf73a96c37d7b09554f62cb4486e8b8db13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fifa president Gianni Infantino will be questioned by Fifa council members in Zurich on Thursday. Photograph: Teresa Suarez/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Teresa Suarez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be available in UK over her support for Palestine Action]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-no-longer-to-be-published-in-uk-over-her-support-for-palestine-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/14/sally-rooneys-books-no-longer-to-be-published-in-uk-over-her-support-for-palestine-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Faber blames UK antiterrorism legislation for decision to stop distributing bestselling author’s works]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:24:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UHQ5VSLKSJCGBFMR3RYDH4A4W4.jpg?auth=54567caf772542090c405853c9045a6908993a02d6706bcda8b232fe2997001b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sally Rooney’s Normal People has now sold more than one million copies in the UK alone. Photograph: Simone Padovani/Awakening/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Simone Padovani/Awakening</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘a ruthless, calculated and manipulative’ sexual predator, UK prosecutors say]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/russell-brand-a-ruthless-calculated-and-manipulative-sexual-predator-uk-prosecutors-say/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/russell-brand-a-ruthless-calculated-and-manipulative-sexual-predator-uk-prosecutors-say/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actor faces rape and sexual assault allegations, which he denies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:01:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6AA2PUUJAQ4JKHAWZTH4GQY2PA.jpg?auth=d0f31fb31926d9fb5a1496f1c94fd739459ae0661d477e8acf967c770cd46f1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Russell Brand leaving Southwark Crown Court, London, on  Wednesday. Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ben Whitley</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Lula defy history? Brazil’s left seeks unprecedented run-off turnaround]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/10/14/can-lula-defy-history-brazils-left-seeks-unprecedented-run-off-turnaround/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/americas/2026/10/14/can-lula-defy-history-brazils-left-seeks-unprecedented-run-off-turnaround/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Hennigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Students, activists and social media organisers have mobilised, but polls still show Flávio Bolsonaro ahead before this month’s decisive vote]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4O7IH67OKJQWRSOJN2IUHDNNWU.jpg?auth=8248e9e4287076cda4b69cb9ccf2f04f3bc365ed2b4c27fb9f37210eb5550f56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses a campaign rally in Sao Paulo. Photograph: Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Miguel Schincariol</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus pilot ‘uncomfortable’ at crossing picket line to attend WRC hearing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/aer-lingus-pilot-uncomfortable-at-crossing-picket-line-to-attend-wrc-hearing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/14/aer-lingus-pilot-uncomfortable-at-crossing-picket-line-to-attend-wrc-hearing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hearings were picketed by union members as part of a one-day strike by public sector staff]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:57:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RP4IUGRNNEEG7OJEJSYCIGKUP4.JPG?auth=a8bfb7af1410d5d59aeb67203b4d87a08eb3e6d6a22395b9b7bd842a2475857b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Counsel for Aer Lingus pilot Declan McCabe applied for an overnight adjournment of the WRC hearing. 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[Flour beetles prompt recall of Ready Brek and Tesco porridge products ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/flour-beetles-prompt-recall-of-ready-brek-and-tesco-porridge-products/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/flour-beetles-prompt-recall-of-ready-brek-and-tesco-porridge-products/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The small red insects are frequently found in dry foods such as flour and cereals]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:51:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/77UMZGUPZV54UIBUJS2BSBRQOE.jpg?auth=3f5ef9747ae0c5d8a7c5f25e15fa7d0389205246002454209acd706b96136560&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The FSAI said the presence of flour beetles would render the products unfit for human consumption. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">yul38885 yul38885</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI systems should adopt safety lessons from nuclear industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/14/ai-summit-industry-should-adopt-safety-lessons-from-nuclear-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2026/10/14/ai-summit-industry-should-adopt-safety-lessons-from-nuclear-industry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Balance needs to be struck between regulation and opportunity, Google DeepMind chair says]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:26:14 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H2QCL42VFKGXJK55BRORFE2CGE.jpg?auth=cbd3be244c24ba2694616c18f82dc866498ddd3c1148afc10b1d704f377a5414&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The cofounder and chair of Google DeepMind, Demis Hassabis, said the right balance needed to be struck between regulating AI and seizing the opportunities presented by it. 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Leinster's Garry Ringrose on the ball
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Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to get down to business? Public opinion may shift if second strike takes place]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/government-banking-on-unions-reluctance-to-start-negotiations-easing-after-todays-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/government-banking-on-unions-reluctance-to-start-negotiations-easing-after-todays-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5VRP7MA4FAVDBISV5BXWOORTM.jpeg?auth=e20b9fbc7d66785ad0d82ff3cdfbf63a68b05ad0a36ee280faa7bce425486fee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of Siptu and Fórsa picketing at Dublin City Council's waste facility in Ballymun overnight. ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Ditka: The ‘ultra-ultra-ultra conservative’ coach who transcended the NFL]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/14/mike-ditka-the-ultra-ultra-ultra-conservative-coach-who-transcended-the-nfl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/14/mike-ditka-the-ultra-ultra-ultra-conservative-coach-who-transcended-the-nfl/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Super Bowl-winning coach of the Chicago Bears opted not to run against Barack Obama for a vacant US Senate seat in 2004 ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7YL27RP3B5BNXMBTDCULDLMDJY.jpg?auth=d8c9a15ab60275231982b614f010f49252ee2f0d0808abfda391f7a877d85890&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mike Ditka is carried off the field following his Chicago Bears side's Super Bowl victory in 1985. Photograph: Bettman/Bettman Archive/Agency Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bettmann</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lena Dunham’s Girls to return for limited run]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/14/lena-dunhams-girls-to-return-for-limited-run/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/14/lena-dunhams-girls-to-return-for-limited-run/</guid><description><![CDATA[The HBO sitcom premiered in 2012 and follows the lives of four millennial friends in New York City]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:45:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQU6ROCWDZEBZP6LCJEB62OXYU.jpg?auth=bf2752002e579e8583a92695e9c604998300b546baf729b85a64bc8b06f39312&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Lena Dunham and Zosia Mamet will return for Girls. Photograph: HBO]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poland stand between Ireland and a place at the World Cup]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/14/poland-stand-between-ireland-and-a-place-at-the-world-cup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/14/poland-stand-between-ireland-and-a-place-at-the-world-cup/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Malachy Clerkin looks at the state of play in club football championships around the country]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:43:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EEXF54KYJMPB6D634NQNGBRIZE.jpg?auth=e9633861376eb3095b102c74ee7b059f0b8bba4143004ae11b8eacaa0ed77de8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie McCabe scoring Ireland's second goal against Kazakhstan on Tuesday night. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers criticise anonymous comments relating to Patrick O’Donovan’s health]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/ministers-criticise-anonymous-comments-relating-to-patrick-odonovans-health/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/ministers-criticise-anonymous-comments-relating-to-patrick-odonovans-health/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn, Vivienne Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[O’Donovan was hospitalised on Tuesday after being taken ill at a European Union presidency event]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:09:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BRR43PTZHFCJJJECHLE6BUX2EU.jpg?auth=bf1de5c384b22ee9636718ad091e1bb309a95969c963c0915758a04fad775b02&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O'Donovan is doing 'exceptional work' in his department, Peter Burke said. 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[Lisandro Martinez launches scathing attack on Manchester United’s leadership]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/lisandro-martinez-says-manchester-united-lack-ambition-in-criticism-of-clubs-leadership/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/lisandro-martinez-says-manchester-united-lack-ambition-in-criticism-of-clubs-leadership/</guid><description><![CDATA[Defender says club lack ambition and pointed finger at United’s director of football Jason Wilcox]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:25:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZFTCUKR2I6DRTOAQ3FFIC4ID2U.jpg?auth=71ced64fb8128341b92104901093530a6d4ba6c2690f6611bda8837f0056dfaa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez during the Uefa Champions League, league phase match at against Atletico Madrid. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grim reality of war sends Shakhtar Donetsk to London for ‘home’ Champions League clash]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/grim-reality-of-war-sends-shakhtar-donetsk-to-london-for-home-champions-league-clash/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/14/grim-reality-of-war-sends-shakhtar-donetsk-to-london-for-home-champions-league-clash/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick Ames]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘This team need support and need emotion, because we are living under sirens and bombs,’ said director of football Darijo Srna]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DZR6BTRMV5GRPDSRRWLVCKJWSY.jpg?auth=1e2ed80444975ab99ec62f14fbc49f1747ae8d21be9237a3156416edd8dbad72&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Arda Turan speaks to journalists at a press conference in advance of his team's Champions League match against AEK Athens at Stamford Bridge, London, on Wednesday. Photograph: Yunus Dalgic/Anadolu via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Anadolu</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deaths in Waterford attack put focus on increase in drug-related intimidation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/deaths-in-waterford-attack-put-focus-on-increase-in-drug-related-intimidation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/deaths-in-waterford-attack-put-focus-on-increase-in-drug-related-intimidation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cormac McQuinn]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Public sector workers strike, with Government and unions yet to agree on talks process]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:48:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/B2FBTCMOLVDHXCBC2U6EEW5UJM.jpg?auth=4cfe5de8bfcc65c334bba728ce0be6181da16ecfc789f15194fc0fe258f3b957&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A view of the back of the house that was targeted in an arson attack on Tuesday that resulted in the deaths of Kim and Philip English and two of their sons, Callum and Jayden. 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[Germany puts Ukrainian ex-officer in the dock over Nord Stream sabotage]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/nord-stream-pipeline-explosions-trial-puts-alleged-ukrainian-sabotage-plot-in-spotlight/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/14/nord-stream-pipeline-explosions-trial-puts-alleged-ukrainian-sabotage-plot-in-spotlight/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[German prosecutors say a Ukrainian military officer led the operation that destroyed the Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:32:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GPD6MWXIW7ONBBNUHPOKHBWIDY.jpg?auth=50e23f2a05aa0b161a4636273bec498000aeb02c55150cba720a2cef6bac2d62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gas bubbles from the Nord Stream 2 leak in the Baltic Sea near the Danish island of Bornholm. Photograph: Armed Forces of Denmark via The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Armed Forces Of Denmark</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bumpy debut for Katie Zacharia, the new voice of Donald Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/14/a-bumpy-debut-for-katie-zacharia-the-new-voice-of-donald-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/14/a-bumpy-debut-for-katie-zacharia-the-new-voice-of-donald-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn McCreesh]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[US president’s newly appointed spokeswoman stumbled through her first White House briefing, leaving reporters with more questions than answers]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:25:07 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C4DXHCKIMBQZWHP457J4OR2UMI.jpg?auth=65a8e232f64a20a925e36a00fb30e98174d78f120c6be7f742bdf4d8b4ed5237&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, taking questions in her first briefing at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. Photograph: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
                      ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Kenny Holston</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris Motor Show 2026: Europe comes out swinging against China]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/14/paris-motor-show-2026-europe-comes-out-swinging-against-china/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/14/paris-motor-show-2026-europe-comes-out-swinging-against-china/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[European brands flex their styling muscles in Paris, but is China still ahead on tech?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P4WUDTOURUMSIOLYTAQFSLIH3U.jpg?auth=36d955d627fa0e2a7ac71df20fe650469f0c229fab931496c4b91e8b65a71404&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Citroën 2CV concept car at the Paris Motor Show. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ludovic Marin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama tells Belfast event ‘democracy not inevitable’ but keeps Trump criticism subtle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/obama-tells-belfast-event-democracy-not-inevitable-but-keeps-trump-criticism-subtle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/obama-tells-belfast-event-democracy-not-inevitable-but-keeps-trump-criticism-subtle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Moriarty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former US president talks about the Middle East, democracy, journalism and his regular theme of hope during a speaking event ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:58:11 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XHEF3BZ33DZ6JEHPRIA2R5XHNE.jpg?auth=5240686a860a501cde00b83a8c2692b539d54292d55d7822a89c92dca8048388&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Barack Obama speaks after being awarded an honorary doctorate from Queen's University Belfast on October 13th, 2026. Photograph: Queen's University Belfast/PA Wire ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Queen's University Belfast</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public sector pay theatrics and IKEA’s new marketplace]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/public-sector-pay-theatrics-and-ikeas-new-marketplace/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/14/public-sector-pay-theatrics-and-ikeas-new-marketplace/</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>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:55:26 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRYQO5Z22ZXDSZYR7USMTWV2Z4.jpg?auth=a4c1bd90d2253351bbf670b3f6be04f300baadeac126fd64482e36d77a716cc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Renewed efforts by Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and the Government to avert Wednesday's public sector work stoppage were dismissed by union leaders yesterday. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo has lung cancer and had lower lobe of right lung removed, Vatican says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/13/pope-leo-taken-to-hospital-for-surgery-on-lung-nodule/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/13/pope-leo-taken-to-hospital-for-surgery-on-lung-nodule/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:54:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDLCIEA3D24BIKY6QP36PRTNRM.jpg?auth=a863e9d5a2714c0380117dabd0b84b990f8bbf4ea1d333ce10e1fb45a4f60b9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo XIV waves from the window of the car as he leaves the Vatican before being admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital. Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tiziana Fabi</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[African countries look beyond the big three credit ratings agencies]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/14/african-countries-look-beyond-the-big-three-credit-ratings-agencies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/10/14/african-countries-look-beyond-the-big-three-credit-ratings-agencies/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Global Briefing: Continent’s leaders hope the new African Credit Rating Agency can help them save tens of billions of dollars in interest payments]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:42:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SJZSK777JJDDVLQ6FQZQBNMS2A.jpg?auth=0886c2e50fff6f2d020b7cc17e31a9fc5e2861298ad80998f5fe148921a4f641&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Calculator , world map background.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">kertlis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have paid my TV licence long after I needed to. But RTÉ is testing my patience]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/i-have-paid-my-tv-licence-long-after-i-needed-to-but-rte-is-testing-my-patience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/i-have-paid-my-tv-licence-long-after-i-needed-to-but-rte-is-testing-my-patience/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy Sheridan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to RTÉ, we are paying, we are the product and it has the platform to advocate for itself]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2NDOGWEZDVCILEXBNRG6SIZRO4.JPG?auth=2089736e21f4862c8d574bfd56dc5c0b1f12a5d7b6f44cbe9fad0d74d468f477&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[No other entity has that level of pervasive air power to put its own director general out front of the main news programmes to advocate for itself against a Government Minister. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O Dowd
</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are walking our way into a fundamentally flawed education system, and we have been warned]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/we-are-walking-our-way-into-a-fundamentally-flawed-education-system-and-we-have-been-warned/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/we-are-walking-our-way-into-a-fundamentally-flawed-education-system-and-we-have-been-warned/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fourth ResearchEd conference in Ireland tackled big questions, including: Why are students bad at learning and why do conferences have bad coffee?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/32DEL7EWQJGDRCEJJ76IMMVZA4.jpg?auth=6e239b8b8a71f130dacede7ea16c3cd8a72f393f49898b7dcab5547eade41a01&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[We really can’t spot AI in students’ writing, not to any consistent level. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">sengchoy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t get on with my husband’s sisters, and it’s affecting our marriage’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/14/i-dont-get-on-with-my-husbands-sisters-and-its-affecting-our-marriage/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/10/14/i-dont-get-on-with-my-husbands-sisters-and-its-affecting-our-marriage/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: ‘At one get-together, his sister described me as mean and selfish to my face’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L3AO6HEAVZC4ZGGVG522BI4GFU.jpg?auth=114c59db97b6a69c63f55db2ee542fee0f4066e7bcdf518326641def070e8986&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Being in a committed relationship is a developmental challenge. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dima Berlin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland deserves better than rearview mirror politics ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/northern-ireland-deserves-better-than-rear-view-mirror-politics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/northern-ireland-deserves-better-than-rear-view-mirror-politics/</guid><description><![CDATA[Difficult to ignore how Garvaghy Road conveniently shifted attention from the everyday responsibilities of government]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Munster aim to honour Anthony Foley in best way possible – with victory against Racing]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/14/munster-aim-to-honour-anthony-foley-in-best-way-possible-with-victory-against-racing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/14/munster-aim-to-honour-anthony-foley-in-best-way-possible-with-victory-against-racing/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province have several gestures prepared to mark the tenth anniversary of head coach’s death]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BTAOV4KKQ7PFS6O3WAHOHB623M.jpg?auth=53bbc6fc0098f3774c63abb0b3614f053a5f0926d6896e444484db344b483bc8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster defence coach Denis Leamy says Anthony Foley is on his and the players' minds as the tenth anniversary of his death approaches. Photograph: Tom Maher/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Maher</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windfall wealth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/windfall-wealth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/windfall-wealth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Politicians strive to reinvent the wheel themselves, which, to date, remains decidedly square]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Eoin Kennedy’s talent has been no secret in Cuala for quite a while now ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/eoin-kennedys-talent-has-been-no-secret-in-cuala-for-quite-a-while-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/eoin-kennedys-talent-has-been-no-secret-in-cuala-for-quite-a-while-now/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kennedy scored winning point in 2024 Dublin SFC final, and will be looking for a Cuala win against Castleknock on Sunday]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3F4QIZSPPTO4CYRGFL6LHVQWFM.jpg?auth=ae41e6c558748f33a55b7e63b74a52c0f8c28a01fe4f3c5273b0e93b91b2cb40&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cuala’s Eoin Kennedy at a media event on Tuesday in advance of Sunday's Dublin Club SFC final against Castleknock in Parnell Park. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matteo Ciambelli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little compassion goes a long way ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/a-little-compassion-goes-a-long-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/a-little-compassion-goes-a-long-way/</guid><description><![CDATA[Distressing clamping experience in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Ireland players’ actions at Israel football games ‘shameful’, Jewish advocacy leader says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/ireland-players-actions-at-israel-football-games-shameful-jewish-advocacy-leader-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/ireland-players-actions-at-israel-football-games-shameful-jewish-advocacy-leader-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Greenblatt spoke at event at Herzog Park, Dublin, highlighting ‘hostile environment’ for Irish Jews]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/U2B4YKUX5VF6XK4J7CVKBOMA5I.jpeg?auth=5e6795aa2a106d9390bf0eba4c50845e9a4d2c1574ab35c63f16bc640632d3fc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anti-Defamation League chief executive Jonathan Greenblatt, front row second right, speaks at Herzog Park, Dublin. Photograph: Katie Mellett]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Katie Mellett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed views on Wednesday strike by public sector unions? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/mixed-views-on-wednesday-strike-by-public-sector-unions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/mixed-views-on-wednesday-strike-by-public-sector-unions/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely, the question is what the Minister is prepared to negotiate]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[What next for Ukraine as Trump’s ‘diesel deal’ set to put $4bn into Putin’s war chest?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-next-for-ukraine-as-trumps-diesel-deal-set-to-put-4bn-into-putins-war-chest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/what-next-for-ukraine-as-trumps-diesel-deal-set-to-put-4bn-into-putins-war-chest/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T3YSP2Y6DV63I2XGIUVZ3ZH3MU.jpg?auth=3c9529710e53b7944eeb5eb1e4dba79bf8dd21628ad87a557f713d6c31bdb488&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donald Trump has blamed Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries for record US diesel prices. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State’s doomsday funding crisis is inevitable]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/states-doomsday-funding-crisis-is-inevitable/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/states-doomsday-funding-crisis-is-inevitable/</guid><description><![CDATA[Government should focus on making itself ‘emergency ready’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Unions urge Taoiseach to intervene in bid to avert public sector strike ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/unions-urge-taoiseach-to-intervene-in-bid-to-avert-public-sector-strike/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/unions-urge-taoiseach-to-intervene-in-bid-to-avert-public-sector-strike/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone, Pat Leahy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fórsa leader Kevin Callinan calls for ‘intervention from top of Government’ to break deadlock on talks]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/65DQZDWQTER3YZ7RELVRNJ6Q3U.jpg?auth=48dbf4417fdcd6f4497be6eacb73ffdef9342ffb66b476b8442f6cc8d87db8fb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Fórsa chief Kevin Callinan said if the impasse is to be broken, then an 'intervention has to come from ... the Taoiseach.'
Photograph: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">GARETH CHANEY</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[For Houthis, war in Gaza is a chance to strengthen role in Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/vincent-durac-for-houthis-war-in-gaza-is-a-chance-to-strengthen-role-in-irans-axis-of-resistance/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/vincent-durac-for-houthis-war-in-gaza-is-a-chance-to-strengthen-role-in-irans-axis-of-resistance/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vincent Durac]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The attacks raise the obvious likelihood of Saudi retaliation with the concomitant danger of escalation into wider conflict in a region that has known little else for years]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GQWYVZ5DJMMLGQ3KH3T6SJJJP4.jpg?auth=f42f5702affaeadca6f932fbb4fc8836185e9c209c29ddd007f79a85bcb8932b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Houthi supporters shout slogans while holding up weapons during a protest against Saudi Arabia in Sana'a, Yemen, last week. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Yahya Arhab</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir Allen seeks to continue on an upward curve at Punchestown]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/14/sir-allen-seeks-to-continue-on-an-upward-curve-at-punchestown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/14/sir-allen-seeks-to-continue-on-an-upward-curve-at-punchestown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gideon Brooks, Press Association]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Andrew Slattery hopes Sir Allen can continue a burgeoning love affair with fences]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3O6YVATVAVBEVGWE6KSCSZX7CM.jpg?auth=194bd0c6f65c7a11a667c22739fac47a3218ca99d7832b3351bb511b4970fc55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sir Allen in action in 2021 at the Curragh. The horse has suffered from a leg injury in recent years. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Crombie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychotherapy groups must be heard to ensure the safety of vulnerable clients ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/psychotherapy-groups-must-be-heard-to-ensure-the-safety-of-vulnerable-clients/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/psychotherapy-groups-must-be-heard-to-ensure-the-safety-of-vulnerable-clients/</guid><description><![CDATA[State must step up to its responsibility and listen to representative bodies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[‘Don’t be going on too much’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/dont-be-going-on-too-much/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/dont-be-going-on-too-much/</guid><description><![CDATA[Be careful with your old talk]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Core funding for third-level is stalling despite Simon Harris’s promises]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/core-funding-for-third-level-is-stalling-despite-simon-harriss-promises/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/core-funding-for-third-level-is-stalling-despite-simon-harriss-promises/</guid><description><![CDATA[In his previous role as minister for higher education he committed to tackling €307m shortfall]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Traditional card games may become a thing of the past]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/traditional-card-games-may-become-a-thing-of-the-past/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/traditional-card-games-may-become-a-thing-of-the-past/</guid><description><![CDATA[Shift to the screen cannot replace gathering around a table for social connection]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Industry greenhouse gas emissions forecast to rise, says climate council ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/14/industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions-forecast-to-rise-says-climate-council/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/climate-crisis/2026/10/14/industry-greenhouse-gas-emissions-forecast-to-rise-says-climate-council/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Factory emissions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L2BZEJUF4FDEBLP7LWAR7EGDWM.jpg?auth=97bd398dada04ebff47ea9e14cb5108807ca26dec175316a9cc3b663c80b7629&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Industry overall had a modest reduction in emissions, possibly as much as 3.9%, according to provisional figures. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republic ‘not some sort of neutral player’ during Troubles, says NI Veterans Commissioner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/republic-not-some-sort-of-neutral-player-during-troubles-says-ni-veterans-commissioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/14/republic-not-some-sort-of-neutral-player-during-troubles-says-ni-veterans-commissioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[David Johnstone insists there is no question that soldiers who committed crimes while in uniform should be prosecuted]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXAAXCFQANGOTNCZ4OTHLGFA2Q.png?auth=f3a47708f955220b8a6045edc069cb14e88d044dd5dc53f27a7dd4026d2168e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Veterans Commissioner David Johnstone believes Irish State ‘at the very least, turned a blind eye to the terrorism coming from the south’.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug-related intimidation: why petrol bomb attacks are becoming more common]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/drug-related-intimidation-why-petrol-bomb-attacks-are-becoming-more-common/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/drug-related-intimidation-why-petrol-bomb-attacks-are-becoming-more-common/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal gangs believe arson is less likely than a shooting to draw attention of Garda’s national units]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUER2NMSBNDGBJEV5PH6U4NTUQ.jpg?auth=6650bc760247552571a003c24a05ab2dd64bbe2a4815c5ef4009e049898c503b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[View of the back of the house in Birchwood estate, Waterford, where four people died in a fire on Tuesday morning. 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[‘Little bit of magic’: The Dublin hairdresser training recovering addicts and ex-prisoners in hair]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/little-bit-of-magic-the-dublin-hairdresser-training-recovering-addicts-and-ex-prisoners-in-hair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/14/little-bit-of-magic-the-dublin-hairdresser-training-recovering-addicts-and-ex-prisoners-in-hair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kitty Holland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hair Together helps to train young carers, ex-prisoners and recovering addicts in hairdressing and confidence skills]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OUSXOC37DJG6PHPWZYOBLIBHYA.JPG?auth=c861a4c49b9ba85d1d82d39525810505062c3e90ab600b3f02ff686af072afc1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hair Together owner Eileen McHugh working on customer Bronwyn Clinton. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[America has been brought to the brink by Trump’s delusion and Hegseth’s barbarism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/michael-mcdowell-trumps-barbarism-and-delusions-have-brought-america-to-the-brink/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/14/michael-mcdowell-trumps-barbarism-and-delusions-have-brought-america-to-the-brink/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The US president claims to have done a deal with Vladimir Putin, who appears more and more to be his puppetmaster]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MUB5TGDW2ZHTHEVZFEJABN6VEU.jpg?auth=f7e60e1795254820f258963c0d6421428e1897f1f89715322f0fd47396a7a5e7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael McDowell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s Lara Gillespie targets another UCI world cycling title in Shanghai]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/14/irelands-lara-gillespie-targets-another-uci-world-cycling-title-in-shanghai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/14/irelands-lara-gillespie-targets-another-uci-world-cycling-title-in-shanghai/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wicklow rider will again come up against Dutch rival Lorena Wiebes in her first event]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y3WSCTABTMEANX6XD3MJ6KXPFI.jpg?auth=9278b016020dc15748f073d0d3f3c2d74b38c8739ecdc0b1392a415a66ef21b9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland's Lara Gillespie (left) with her silver medal on the podium beside winner Lorena Wiebes of the Netherlands and bronze medal winner Maria Martins of Portugal after the women's scratch race at the UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai. Photograph: AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Str</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micheál Martin’s feathers ruffled by claims he is ‘playing chicken’ with striking workers]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/14/micheal-martins-feathers-ruffled-by-claims-he-is-playing-chicken-with-striking-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/oireachtas/2026/10/14/micheal-martins-feathers-ruffled-by-claims-he-is-playing-chicken-with-striking-workers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Enhanced social dialogue’ offered by Taoiseach more suited to AI summit than public sector unions’ pickets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MG7WL33OUFHZXOEALEQHT2IWDE.jpg?auth=bdd158a3fea837b957d0d86f22618548b9a36a3af8ce073b539066837a94ae93&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin was warned over 'a winter of discontent' during Leaders' Questions in the Dáil on Tuesday. Photograph: Enda O'Dowd]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Enda O'Dowd</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/14/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/14/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 14th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MZM3IRY4HZDHPLWUOWE7JWT2ZE.jpg?auth=95e45b337104530de8c5ec0f96a5d63ef30e3c01de7a983fc447ae772557b2e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Martyn Turner</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bono has failed to give the Irish public any of the things we demand of our stars]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/14/bono-has-failed-to-give-the-irish-public-any-of-the-things-we-demand-of-our-stars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/14/bono-has-failed-to-give-the-irish-public-any-of-the-things-we-demand-of-our-stars/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seán Moncrieff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We still don’t know what to make of our most famous person – that’s some achievement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IR7SIEWI7FBVDEZLCTWS4WMLHM.jpg?auth=8200bccd91bb4651cc1f66491bc744be16e27886f616e7e8fc0271c43dcbc5e1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US president George W Bush and Bono of U2 in 2007. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MANDEL NGAN</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘AI is challenging, the risks are real, but ignoring how it will change your business is foolhardy’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/ai-is-challenging-the-risks-are-real-but-ignoring-how-it-will-change-your-business-is-foolhardy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/ai-is-challenging-the-risks-are-real-but-ignoring-how-it-will-change-your-business-is-foolhardy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Deloitte’s Lynn Guilbaud on getting comfortable with uncertainty, learning by doing and true experimentation]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4JXETZJF6REJ5FVCJKRAV2XMZE.jpg?auth=eb6b28424a5956bf760b44f267ee9cbc25be2607ea96dedcda8bdeadfc6aaa70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lynn Guilbaud, partner in organisation and work transformation at Deloitte Ireland]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[PTSB’s support for 88-year-old widow leaves family unimpressed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/14/ptsbs-support-for-88-year-old-widow-leaves-family-unimpressed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/14/ptsbs-support-for-88-year-old-widow-leaves-family-unimpressed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Is the bank ‘altogether more human’, as its marketing claims? ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEFM2B6DOBG53CREVDSTX5KFCE.JPG?auth=cf89bbdeceea6567dce3d98f0119ac5008f66f7b8bb88fd8ea7a030e43664501&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Louise says her mother is nearly 90 'and fully compos mentis, and is a customer of PTSB in all its iterations since 1957. She laughs sarcastically when she sees PTSB describe themselves as the "human" bank in advertisements.' Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I reluctantly signed a severance agreement after being given 24 hours to. What recourse have I?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/14/i-reluctantly-signed-a-severance-agreement-after-being-given-24-hours-what-recourse-have-i/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/14/i-reluctantly-signed-a-severance-agreement-after-being-given-24-hours-what-recourse-have-i/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Work Q&A: I was hesitant to sign agreement because I felt my employer did not make a genuine effort to consider alternative positions I had applied for]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/URPA3WQQFFAGRBRK7GHB3523KM.jpg?auth=f7900f765b91f0d5ecab037c9a368d4f81d84c66527bb8c3e6ab7b7b77ef8366&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Work Q&A pensioner. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[My oldest friend is about to turn 40. He tells me he feels good about this]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/14/my-oldest-friend-is-about-to-turn-40-he-tells-me-he-feels-good-about-this/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/14/my-oldest-friend-is-about-to-turn-40-he-tells-me-he-feels-good-about-this/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dinner with him after a long absence requires no warm-up. It reminds me why making new friendships is worth the effort]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KTEWA2YVKNB45BHI4I2A4WLUPA.jpg?auth=d10851e16c48f4085eb12129eb357f71221823ae0798d2ad0af129faf0570155&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Laura Kennedy: 'It really is harder to make new friends as you age.' Photograph: Damien Kennedy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Kennedy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gaza student with UCD scholarship hopes for reprieve ‘before chance is gone’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/gaza-student-with-ucd-scholarship-hopes-for-reprieve-before-chance-is-gone/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/10/14/gaza-student-with-ucd-scholarship-hopes-for-reprieve-before-chance-is-gone/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ahmed Abuhassan (22) was refused a visa for ‘financial reasons’ despite full scholarship]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KCKCXLJF2BF7TAOIDOSFGTQU54.jpeg?auth=0e06ed0b8cfa3df22363bd0210d8ec93bff0feb5fb61ec5eed95a3a97ae647bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ahmed Abuhassan (22) from Gaza has a full scholarship to study at UCD but was refused a visa for financial reasons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Club football championships: Who are county champions and what is the state of play around Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/club-football-championships-who-are-county-champions-and-what-is-the-state-of-play-around-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/14/club-football-championships-who-are-county-champions-and-what-is-the-state-of-play-around-ireland/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With county final season up and running, we take a look at who is contending in every senior championship across the country]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2PDQ2VSEFVHY5F6XCBM6XRG5IM.jpg?auth=2a2cbd546d57acb0add13625bfbbbd37ba9cb9e9b33abc99cb76bdec26f39b25&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St Finbarr's celebrate with the Andy Scannell Cup
 after beating nemo Rangers in the 2025 Cork SFC Finbal. The two sides meet again at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday week. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Grain Property seeking €15m for fully let Kildare office investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/fine-grain-property-seeking-15m-for-fully-let-kildare-office-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/fine-grain-property-seeking-15m-for-fully-let-kildare-office-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish real estate company acquired Block C at Maynooth Business Campus for €6m in 2019]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:55:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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Doherty family retire ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PH45MAGXU5C27PHNEVGAJNJ5VQ.jpg?auth=d4583a60a1900a695b9f1c601d28f461b366f826b4b4d0ca7231ef38dcc80779&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Royal Spa Hotel in Lisdoonvarna has 12 bedrooms, a bar, cafe/dining facilities and a function room with capacity for up to 200 guests]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modernised two-bed terrace walking distance from Dublin city hotspots for €525,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/14/modernised-two-bed-terrace-walking-distance-from-dublin-city-hotspots-for-525000-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/14/modernised-two-bed-terrace-walking-distance-from-dublin-city-hotspots-for-525000-2/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erin McCafferty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two-bed terraced home features two-storey rear extension and courtyard for entertaining]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FBY3YRYAAFAW7ITJ5IKIAEDDUM.jpg?auth=7cbcc260abd221d2e5e47dac4e37ddac13d73088021723bbc41c71819214b1da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[23 St Michaels Terrace, Blackpitts, Dublin 8]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail investment on Dublin’s Exchequer Street guiding at €950,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/retail-investment-on-dublins-exchequer-street-guiding-at-950000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/retail-investment-on-dublins-exchequer-street-guiding-at-950000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ground floor and part-basement levels of Nos 2 and 4 are leased to strong tenants and generating €78,500 in annual rent]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N3HQHQZVTZFJFDXCAA34L5KWPI.jpg?auth=29f42ea93daad6779e7b38d1d39fe5fb554c0a782d4edfe330c1bb57480ef8ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nos 2-4 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, are occupied by The Loft and Sugar Daddy]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Galway hospital and lands set for auction with €500,000 guide price ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/former-galway-hospital-and-lands-set-for-auction-with-500000-guide-price/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/former-galway-hospital-and-lands-set-for-auction-with-500000-guide-price/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[St Brigid’s Hospital complex sits on 163-acre site on the edge of Ballinasloe town ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WJRFR7XURVBOLLXYPQ5TTCN5YE.jpg?auth=923d2153b1f2ef1537dcd192583ef797dc94ed99bf2d26b891fdcae423346815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the St Brigid's lands in Ballinasloe, Co Galway]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[French investor pays €15m for Portlaoise logistics facility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/french-investor-pays-15m-for-portlaoise-logistics-facility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/french-investor-pays-15m-for-portlaoise-logistics-facility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Fund in line for €1.37m in annual rental income from its first industrial investment in Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:40:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GR5VN4STFZGFZKOZVOG4XSGQFY.jpg?auth=9ddc16a8ad5c382ff07cb51351285c37e431af33d0cc34477e91956b13eca54f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ballymacken Logistics Facility in Portlaoise, Co Laois.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sutton Cross site next to Marine Hotel zoned for residential development guiding at €2.4m ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/sutton-cross-site-zoned-for-residential-development-guiding-at-24m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/sutton-cross-site-zoned-for-residential-development-guiding-at-24m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[1.1-acre holding next to Marine Hotel has scope for 42 apartments according to feasibility study ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:35:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YDAEUTYD4FBPJPZZ53XUK4NTGQ.jpg?auth=bff97deff2629851fb32586b644e8e92f11729c584b73365029edbc3a3f86158&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Aerial view of the site at Sutton Cross, in Sutton, Dublin 13]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kilcoole lands near Glenroe Farm rezoned for residential development guiding at €9m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/kilcoole-lands-rezoned-for-residential-development-guiding-at-9m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/commercial-property/2026/10/14/kilcoole-lands-rezoned-for-residential-development-guiding-at-9m/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Quinlan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[25-acre holding near Glenroe Farm includes 11 acres that have now been designated for the delivery of new homes ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OYADDEBPMNCNJANRJLMS2KINYI.jpg?auth=2a9c494c60f737b4b02316295e5b589bb8a1f15e7e38ec5be1359d3a3da2a6f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An aerial view of the lands in Kilcoole, Co Wicklow]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three stages of adulthood: young, middle-aged and ‘you’re looking well’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/three-stages-of-adulthood-young-middle-aged-and-youre-looking-well/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/three-stages-of-adulthood-young-middle-aged-and-youre-looking-well/</guid><description><![CDATA[‘Well’ is an important part of our vocabulary ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content 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+0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZRUUB73B5VGPPI42M56OIWL23I.JPG?auth=370372e7a0cbf37b2e829cc89d99b7f3d383bc220a41dce9c0b4db729b7c8601&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sans Souci, Killiney Hill Road, Killiney, Co Dublin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbours were ‘beaten back by the flames’: Waterford estate numb with shock at horror fire]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/neighbours-were-beaten-back-by-the-flames-waterford-estate-numb-with-shock-at-horror-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/14/neighbours-were-beaten-back-by-the-flames-waterford-estate-numb-with-shock-at-horror-fire/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Roche]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Phil and Kim English, along with two of their children, died in the house fire on Tuesday morning]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:26:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLPZI4M3JNDDLNEYXPHR5B5DN4.jpg?auth=247d9a25e124496f66c0b131e48d3abcb041e9811f1e6576b74eaf31e27dc72f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardai near the scene of a house fire in Birchwood estate, Waterford, where four members of the same family died. 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[‘You hack her phone, then you kill her’: What Israeli intelligence officers told Naza director Yuval Abraham about their tactics in Gaza]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/15/you-hack-her-phone-then-you-kill-her-what-israeli-intelligence-officers-told-naza-director-yuval-abraham-about-their-tactics-in-gaza/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/15/you-hack-her-phone-then-you-kill-her-what-israeli-intelligence-officers-told-naza-director-yuval-abraham-about-their-tactics-in-gaza/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Naza has incensed the Netanyahu administration. That means the documentary’s revelations have frightened it, says the film-maker]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:21:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZCZGLQJH45AIJFJ3SR7FD55CM4.jpg?auth=becd5b40fbf110376812d07262d440ac8695e263956faa2a4885e14dd74ea942&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Naza by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor packs an enormous amount of information into its 77 minutes.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I ain’t nicked nothing ... yet’: British retailers at a loss over shoplifting epidemic]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/i-aint-nicked-nothing-yet-british-retailers-at-a-loss-over-shoplifting-epidemic/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/14/i-aint-nicked-nothing-yet-british-retailers-at-a-loss-over-shoplifting-epidemic/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From the infamous ‘Hamster’ of Greggs to my local Sainsburys, Britain has seen a surge of low-level thefts]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XDBGZ6VUZFAIRJPCHLILSRSFSU.jpg?auth=f73af749991d576cd61613a0ac8bec8dd0b8da6a093d203fd104bb1264b6b3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mark Paul Columnist Photo]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Musician Francesco Turrisi: ‘I don’t belong to anything, exactly. In a good way’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/14/ive-been-exposed-to-so-many-musical-languages-i-dont-belong-to-anything-exactly-in-a-good-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/14/ive-been-exposed-to-so-many-musical-languages-i-dont-belong-to-anything-exactly-in-a-good-way/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Watson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Francesco Turrisi’s musical life had mirrored his family background, divided between Turin and Sicily. Then, 20 years ago, the multi-instrumentalist added Ireland to the mix]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7BUJ4W36RA63ODRVHRBTVSZ5I.jpg?auth=c708404c01ecd9de912101e98aa02a14d0d04bd7aa05e6abaec3ed44752b1e42&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Francesco Turrisi has released an impressive range of albums. Photograph: Ebru Yildiz]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">EBRU YILDIZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen A Pritchard review: Rich work that is lively, engaging and invigorating]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/10/14/helen-a-pritchard-review-rich-work-that-is-lively-engaging-and-invigorating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art/review/2026/10/14/helen-a-pritchard-review-rich-work-that-is-lively-engaging-and-invigorating/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Aengus Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The London-based artist displays a wonderful sense of proportion, balance and composition in this exhibition to mark the fifth birthday of the Horse gallery in Dublin]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/T62BIXHUZRB2HHSF5QNH77RVJU.jpg?auth=96dcea02ea7cb26b0c5bcba336c2b750a9cb545bc0a915ccbf5c684481a2cf56&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Helen A Pritchard’s Talking Heads Having a Yam; Sound Mirror, Hythe (Public Sculpture Proposal 1), at the Horse gallery, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgotten Island review: A plot that breaks up into a kaleidoscope of surreal adventure]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/14/forgotten-island-review-a-plot-that-breaks-up-into-a-kaleidoscope-of-surreal-adventure/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/14/forgotten-island-review-a-plot-that-breaks-up-into-a-kaleidoscope-of-surreal-adventure/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The animation has the sort of heterogenous psychedelic zip with which early-1970s kids’ TV drew in class-skipping hippies]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V6EK74DXBFF6VAINQRRTAFIQ2E.jpg?auth=5cebfe1fea206577506fc59f4d342a0064f4b579f0167f418806046b7f378770&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sassy Josephine 'Jo' Yuson and studious Raissa Molina quickly form the classic odd-couple partnership that has been powering comedy since slovenly caveman moved in with uptight caveman.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forever Is Now: Portrait of Eamon Ryan’s political demise shows how hard it is being Green]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/14/forever-is-now-portrait-of-eamon-ryans-political-demise-shows-how-hard-it-is-being-green/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/review/2026/10/14/forever-is-now-portrait-of-eamon-ryans-political-demise-shows-how-hard-it-is-being-green/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Brady]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Neasa Ní Chianán’s documentary on the former Green Party leader charts the travails of the larger environmental movement]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XNAGOVVLYRH7ZEV6PAAPTNGGTA.jpg?auth=18c07186d815a345c2b537b570e04ff1cba1a2b7953179be1388c657a93732a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Forever Is Now: Eamon and Tommy Ryan. Photograph: Victor Horstink]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ikea is coming for your unwanted furniture – and your wallet]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/14/ikea-is-coming-for-your-unwanted-furniture-and-your-wallet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2026/10/14/ikea-is-coming-for-your-unwanted-furniture-and-your-wallet/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Hunt]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That Billy bookcase gathering dust? The Swedish retailer wants someone else to have it and it might just pay you]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AGAQ4FCQ52GJSM27BGWT3AZH4.jpg?auth=dc221c417c54d3614c029ea1b2f0c4bd87e1151a4881e11677b2ba412e4a2b62&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ikea has launched a second-hand marketplace in Ireland for its own furniture and homeware. Photograph: Ikea/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ikea</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence tokenisation takes its toll ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/artificial-intelligence-tokenisation-takes-its-toll/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/artificial-intelligence-tokenisation-takes-its-toll/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘The number I like is cost per correctly completed task. One of the most commonly missed costs is human supervision’]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YGQF4TQKIBDQ5JMGNBYU747MHA.jpg?auth=f459eaaa8094d24615889a5b83845f15d855facf29bf4951a6dee78a116dd150&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The most successful organisations focus on the outcomes and value gained from the AI consumption rather than only measuring how many tokens are used. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">imaginima</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The personal investment account: A simpler way to invest in your future ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/the-personal-investment-account-a-simpler-way-to-invest-in-your-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/the-personal-investment-account-a-simpler-way-to-invest-in-your-future/</guid><description><![CDATA[AIB aims to help customers translate Ireland’s strong savings culture into long-term investing habits]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MER5WJGKKRGIXKGITMVUVHHANA.jpg?auth=e991429162923a34a2050546aa3d5b47a30c091954f5496a5ea0f4ab31ee00f6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Adrian Moynihan, head of consumer banking at AIB. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can tech innovations lower your energy bill? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/can-tech-innovations-lower-your-energy-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/can-tech-innovations-lower-your-energy-bill/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A competition backed by ESB and international power companies is generating improved efficiencies and relations]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H7YVADXY5VEA7AK5V56SKGTGCU.jpg?auth=fc8e07d9bacf07ae04ef89f10e3f87dace86cb98372e1fa01556436eed08a1e8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AssetCool has developed a system whereby high-tension power lines can be coated with materials that improve their transmission of electricity]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time to take a fresh look at annuities? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/is-it-time-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-annuities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/is-it-time-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-annuities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry McCall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rising interest rates and increased life expectancy mean it may be time for a reassessment]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HKYNOKTNHZFADFXDTNQ4AN6KAE.jpg?auth=260e626940a5e4e8c986042d847da6bbd933fef10b7d5ea50da451b7f0b4e249&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Don’t just think about the 60-year-old you, because you’re not buying these products for the 60-year-old you. You’re buying it for the 70, the 80, the 85-year-old you']]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">brizmaker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It isn’t an easy task to turn a social issue like homelessness into a purpose’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/it-isnt-an-easy-task-to-turn-a-social-issue-like-homelessness-into-a-purpose/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/it-isnt-an-easy-task-to-turn-a-social-issue-like-homelessness-into-a-purpose/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Lighter Side: Alpana Delaney, managing director, Change Please Ireland]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PXDH2LVYSJFRLJIMZSFGSHAYB4.jpg?auth=373569f416a83f8a0273cdcc6a363469180775f1050460140315bea63f1927e2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Alpana Delaney of Change Please Ireland: 'Work-life balance is a top priority for me']]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking female leadership in Irish business to the next level]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/taking-female-leadership-in-irish-business-to-the-next-level/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/taking-female-leadership-in-irish-business-to-the-next-level/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Barron]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When it comes to increasing the proportion of women in senior roles, companies in Ireland have had mixed success]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTBHY5ADHRHIPHDRS36ZDKXYII.jpg?auth=80b16e7c522c680ff2872e7c4f0cbe204ed171a13daca7be4f04286f0a0fe5b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In 2004, women accounted for just 15.6 per cent of senior leaders in Ireland; today, that figure is more than 41 per cent]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">pixelfit</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cars for simpler times]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/thinking-inside-the-box-the-case-for-cars-with-manual-gear-shift/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/thinking-inside-the-box-the-case-for-cars-with-manual-gear-shift/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Briscoe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is still possible to buy cars without hybrid or electric power, and even with a manual gearbox. Strike fast, though, because the window is closing]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ED3NF2IQGFGL5IB6PME66CDOMA.jpg?auth=32cb53be2289576967f56a868b82a1dd1d337d2a4fcf0116c37aebb95353bbfb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Opel Manta GSe ElektroMOD, an electric car in the body of a classic 1960s Opel Manta coupe, complete with manual gearbox]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing Ireland’s data centre dilemma ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/addressing-irelands-data-centre-dilemma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/addressing-irelands-data-centre-dilemma/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Edel Corrigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s digital economy needs data centres but their energy demands raise difficult questions about infrastructure, investment and climate targets]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/N64RSHQBZFHC5JDCZFXNVO26VY.jpg?auth=5598a302d287bce8590f9f58d1dc4678207942887bf55be2f3e8a3d1ebb4e1ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Europe cannot afford to fall too far behind in AI development; a complete halt to further large-scale data centres would send a signal to international investors]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">VectorMine</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Style counsel: Building brands in a notoriously tough business ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/style-counsel-building-brands-in-a-notoriously-tough-business/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/style-counsel-building-brands-in-a-notoriously-tough-business/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathleen O'Callaghan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish fashion designers and graduates offer insights on making your mark in a sector that is constantly in the spotlight]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EMQTHL2QZZEJRCZW3F7K6O5FWE.jpeg?auth=3090c1c5d3727c79d279e9c817a6c6536190692a4067d2c3cdbb08ae779de6a0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[So Roe primrose cotton Bella dress and top]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Georg Pauluhn</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out to lunch: Foodie getaways, supper clubs and a new southside restaurant]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/out-to-lunch-foodie-getaways-supper-clubs-and-a-new-southside-restaurant/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/out-to-lunch-foodie-getaways-supper-clubs-and-a-new-southside-restaurant/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ireland’s latest dining experiences include pop-up events in the capital and at a luxurious B&B, plus a swish new Dublin restaurant]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WDNMTTAXWBB6BCLMFU2VVQCR74.jpg?auth=da599077b0de4938c01b072f71a7c9e0b7cb1c50e3f796300495bcbfc76052f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[B&B owner Ciara O'Brien in the Kildrum wing of her newly expanded boutique B&B, Barnahown, in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Photograph: Kirsty Lyons]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to climate change, no company is an island]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/when-it-comes-to-climate-change-no-company-is-an-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/when-it-comes-to-climate-change-no-company-is-an-island/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The impact of climate change on business is about investing in resilience as well as reducing emissions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QUUA742Z4FEARGM4YKHSGE4Y6A.jpg?auth=b85ed248ebd6515a812808913ee537481a183edd476c30239c94d5b985cad824&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A road in Cork flooded after the river Lee burst its banks]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MOF</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Tesco is helping to keep the west’s motorcycle medical service safely on the road]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/how-tesco-is-helping-to-keep-the-wests-motorcycle-medical-service-safely-on-the-road/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/how-tesco-is-helping-to-keep-the-wests-motorcycle-medical-service-safely-on-the-road/</guid><description><![CDATA[Blood Bike West helps to deliver life-saving consignments to hospitals and healthcare sites such as hospices, clinics, care homes and laboratories ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CP55COONUVAMFF2M3QSPAMNM6I.jpg?auth=c0f254b92ab03efe9ff60076d3c506e9e1e558e0a42e7f8cf711a1256def93e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Craig Jones (left) and Noel Boyhan (right) from Blood Bike West, whose volunteer riders help deliver life-saving medical consignments when every minute matters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[New campaign highlights home-grown Irish success stories around the world ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/new-campaign-highlights-home-grown-irish-success-stories-around-the-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/new-campaign-highlights-home-grown-irish-success-stories-around-the-world/</guid><description><![CDATA[The success of Ireland’s home-grown businesses spreads far beyond the bottom line]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5PUX5GO35RAKLIM57WDJHQXB3Y.png?auth=86a6b4ab545c9310dc77b541778192ed92f71dcc7c041f419782374577973c75&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Mullan Lighting team including Edel Treanor, director (left), outside the old mill at the company headquarters]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many letters?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/how-many-letters/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/14/how-many-letters/</guid><description><![CDATA[There’s something to be said for being human]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 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[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why now is ‘a really important moment’ for Ireland’s screen industry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/why-now-is-a-really-important-moment-for-irelands-screen-industry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/10/14/why-now-is-a-really-important-moment-for-irelands-screen-industry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sandra O'Connell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A €1 billion economic engine, the Irish film and television sector is at a critical inflection point ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PLCMHS7X3NBY7PGWEBIQAYHWNQ.jpg?auth=865ceb8901b25e136016bb37693c6f5d14c3d0b39b02094dd0a1eea13543a082&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The film sector was worth €544 million to the Irish economy in 2025, a record level of production spend, up 26 per cent on 2024]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">mediaphotos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delivering a secure, clean electricity grid now and in the future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/delivering-a-secure-clean-electricity-grid-now-and-in-the-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/14/delivering-a-secure-clean-electricity-grid-now-and-in-the-future/</guid><description><![CDATA[EirGrid’s strategic focus is firmly on renewables and resilience]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3OAKXHJZBNC3PEIPBEWY4LY3TQ.jpg?auth=a5a341515069476ec7f96ed9a5991de0cfdafe9d85e669641615ef03c19746c5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Workers at an EirGrid facility. Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Music Quiz: Which US drama series did Patti Smith appear in as a doctor in 2014?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/14/the-music-quiz-which-us-drama-series-did-patti-smith-appear-in-as-a-doctor-in-2014/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2026/10/14/the-music-quiz-which-us-drama-series-did-patti-smith-appear-in-as-a-doctor-in-2014/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Clayton-Lea]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: In 2014, Patti Smith made a guest appearance as a doctor in which US drama series?]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5FL2X5ME45H53O2PLMYHOZLOEU.JPG?auth=f5d5ba8bd488e08143efbdf881ded4635ba497c4d3499f5b8fff5de2eeeb6e48&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patti Smith performing at Vicar Street in 20204. Photograph: Fran Veale]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Fran Veale</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[O Now! by Niall Williams: A short story can contain immensities]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/10/o-now-by-niall-williams-a-short-story-can-contain-immensities/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/10/o-now-by-niall-williams-a-short-story-can-contain-immensities/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Londe]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A tale about listening and attuning oneself to signals from the air]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZB2MXZAAPJH4JHFCQEAR2FAW2Y.jpg?auth=62ab28a5ed6efcd4d446e4f700258aadd7a20fea17a5632f6653ddb89fe4932d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[O Now! by Niall Williams began as a radio serial in five episodes and is still companionable in print. Photograph: Domnick Walsh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.dwalshphoto.ie 0872672033</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BYD’s plug-in hybrid delivers impressive range but disappointing road manners ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/14/byds-dolphin-g-plug-in-hybrid-delivers-impressive-range-but-disappointing-road-manners/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2026/10/14/byds-dolphin-g-plug-in-hybrid-delivers-impressive-range-but-disappointing-road-manners/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael McAleer]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Timely PHEV supermini promises up to 105km of electric driving, but its ride, steering and refinement disappoint]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XPCJE3ENKJCGXJ47Q3VZBO6DHY.jpeg?auth=77f420bb6b1dc6c775635ae6607a8ff22824c19780b88e970c4be295cf727132&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BYD Dolphin G plug-in hybrid brings a new powertrain format for buyers in this class.  ]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>