<?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/2026-10-16/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:50:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Man who delivered ‘final strike’ in death of man on stag jailed for six-and-a-half years]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-who-delivered-final-strike-in-death-of-man-on-stag-jailed-for-six-and-a-half-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-who-delivered-final-strike-in-death-of-man-on-stag-jailed-for-six-and-a-half-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Seán Munnelly of Athlone jailed for the manslaughter of Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly (48), who fell three times during sustained attack]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:57:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYGZJB7E6JAYLIFMCQQL7O5HUU?auth=d3918a14bed0b9f03374c1bcbfde78312236f50d2074aadbdd988dac72f845cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul 'Babs' Connolly (48) died in the attack in Athlone. Photograph: An Garda Siochana/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Garda Siochana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hands off’: Brazilians protest outside Meta in Dublin over claims of election bias]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/hands-off-brazilians-protest-outside-meta-in-dublin-over-claims-of-election-bias/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/hands-off-brazilians-protest-outside-meta-in-dublin-over-claims-of-election-bias/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clara Franco]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Brazil’s top electoral court ruled on Thursday Meta must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two candidates]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:33:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KWICEK6OH5GRRAKXT7WYDTIFTU.JPG?auth=b2148fa3844f1f51df641740e9c43893d790bb0241c72e7b5de3e300eb7dc6e3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Members of the Brazilian community protest outside Meta’s office in Ballsbridge to draw international attention to concerns about algorithmic manipulation in Brazil’s elections. 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[St Pat’s falter as Bohs cut Rovers lead to three points ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/st-pats-falter-as-bohs-cut-rovers-lead-to-three-points/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/st-pats-falter-as-bohs-cut-rovers-lead-to-three-points/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cummiskey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shelbourne punish Stephen Kenny’s attacking approach with two goals on the break]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:30:27 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VEV6GLQC3MXRKRXAE6APBSPI6A.jpg?auth=2641cefeb88d76d05dc0e2042e8d7dcdc2c6f29dbc0eb3518249993919c9c287&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shels’ Daniel Kelly celebrates scoring his side’s second goal of the game. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We all have similar stories’: NBC’s Today show comes to Kerry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/we-all-have-similar-stories-nbcs-today-show-comes-to-kerry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/we-all-have-similar-stories-nbcs-today-show-comes-to-kerry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Lucey in Kenmare]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[NBC’s popular morning TV show broadcast clips of Ireland to its 30 million US viewers]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:16:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JV6LXW5DJJGIDARB55IZNVSRXI.jpg?auth=cb2fe9b3537fc62cdbb6e25de53bb3278fb5267a70980f4ef541a6cf78d8ede2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NBC's Today show in Kenmare, with Al Roker (left) and other presenters sharing a sandwich with actor Domhnall Gleeson. Image: NBC Today Show]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday’s public sector strike called off after unions and Government agree on talks  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/16/public-sector-strike-called-off-as-unions-and-government-agree-possible-pathway-to-talks-on-pay-deal/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/work/2026/10/16/public-sector-strike-called-off-as-unions-and-government-agree-possible-pathway-to-talks-on-pay-deal/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Leahy, Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Two sides to enter a ‘focused and intensive exercise’ aimed at agreeing a basis for formal negotiations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:37:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BWNPY76MUVDCDI6GPDS4T7YFV4.jpg?auth=d58b1f611d0e334fd750201852be0dabb387bb9d4ddb78b3e8bc5191c0b9fdf8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Public sector workers outside Garda HQ in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, on strike day. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times














]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man advanced towards gardaí and said ‘shoot me, shoot me, shoot me’, trial hears]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-advanced-towards-gardai-and-said-shoot-me-shoot-me-shoot-me-trial-hears/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-advanced-towards-gardai-and-said-shoot-me-shoot-me-shoot-me-trial-hears/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison O’Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Robert O’Connor fatally stabbed his parents and younger special needs brother at their family home in Co Louth]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:45:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/A6SKAXHHABDZHKL2XIY5YMVPNY.jpg?auth=092ad3247dd7fca8bf43954ed3437b9fd775377a7d6eb24036568edafc3ee1f8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Central Criminal Court trial heard that Robert O’Connor (32), of Drumgowna, Dundalk, accepts he caused the death of the three victims. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">noel bennett</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan will continue in Cabinet when he recovers from illness, Harris says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/patrick-odonovan-looking-forward-to-cabinet-return-says-family/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/patrick-odonovan-looking-forward-to-cabinet-return-says-family/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Communications, hospitalised following medical emergency, had faced speculation about his future in Government]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZNGXWYLTO5BNRMUTEVBKYV6SCM.JPG?auth=85b21a57ce1cd156c2c47c1712f83a3ebd360dc651b2172fc49e1c9b3983de55&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Patrick O’Donovan remains at University Hospital Limerick. 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[The Irish Times view on Waterford deaths: a chilling trend  and a tragedy]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/16/the-irish-times-view-on-waterford-deaths-a-chilling-trend-and-a-tragedy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorials/2026/10/16/the-irish-times-view-on-waterford-deaths-a-chilling-trend-and-a-tragedy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Attacks of this kind deserve the same investigative resources as shootings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4ZYJFUI5F2ZPNR7ZB5CM4Z34MA.JPG?auth=ae2abd284d620eab27f3eb5bef963af5ffd39b3ec54ff3410ad8c4f7ad7c86d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The scene of suspected arson attack at a house in Birchwood, Waterford, which claimed the lives of two adults and two children.
Kim English, Philip English and their children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died in a house fire after an incendiary device was brought to their home.The arson attack occurred in the Birchwood estate around 3km outside of Waterford city centre in the early hours of October 13th a murder investigation is under way.  Photo: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos ]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Carrick insists Manchester United have moved on despite Martínez’s Wilcox criticism]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/michael-carrick-insists-manchester-united-have-moved-on-despite-martinezs-wilcox-criticism/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/michael-carrick-insists-manchester-united-have-moved-on-despite-martinezs-wilcox-criticism/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Jackson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Manager seeks to defuse tensions, with United struggling for results ahead of Leeds trip]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:07:05 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6SXPCPTVJNCK3AYKQSSLJSBEUQ.jpg?auth=ef930bca28690b18b502e27c8ac0f1b55d1e2e24583c9a21e6e913ac364ce8ec&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Michael Carrick, manager of Manchester United. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Denis Doyle</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jewish group weighs legal action after Dublin hotel cancels bookings for anti-Semitism event]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/jewish-group-weighs-legal-action-after-dublin-hotel-cancels-bookings-for-anti-semitism-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/jewish-group-weighs-legal-action-after-dublin-hotel-cancels-bookings-for-anti-semitism-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Pope]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Venue asked if conference had links to Israel Defense Forces, Jewish Representative Council of Ireland says]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:50:21 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HDUVFHRG6SWNIGZYVVCW77Q6EU.JPG?auth=b72c1996bd0544c9032c318d9763a4dbf905610a191a498fc77f167f0590da58&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Micheál Martin with Jewish Representative Council of Ireland chairman Maurice Cohen, left, and Chief Rabbi of Ireland Yoni Wieder at the annual 1916 State commemoration in May. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retrial ordered for man previously convicted over getaway car used in Lordship Credit Union robbery]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/retrial-ordered-for-man-previously-convicted-over-getaway-car-used-in-lordship-credit-union-robbery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/retrial-ordered-for-man-previously-convicted-over-getaway-car-used-in-lordship-credit-union-robbery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Neilan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal had overturned conviction, but James Flynn (35) will face retrial at Special Criminal Court on amended indictment]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:44:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HGDXO7TQDRBTRAG4BQCI57MGEY.jpg?auth=1bbafff8ac1782d1ba3eb12500952ad2a3e5c2cd341fe74298db7d50037225c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Judge Brian O’Moore said there was 'a clear public interest' in a retrial to determine James Flynn's 'innocence or guilt'. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Vladstudioraw</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aer Lingus general counsel denies ‘whitewash’ of alleged safety complaint ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/aer-lingus-general-counsel-denies-whitewash-of-alleged-safety-complaint/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/aer-lingus-general-counsel-denies-whitewash-of-alleged-safety-complaint/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Bourke ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Evidence concludes in pilot’s marathon whistleblower action]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:21:14 +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[Aer Lingus’s senior in-house lawyer has denied acting to 'whitewash' attempts by a pilot to complain about being subject to disciplinary action over calling in with fatigue. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sam boal/Collins Photos</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disney faces €63m refund demand after streaming service ‘downgrade’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/disney-faces-63m-refund-demand-after-streaming-service-downgrade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/disney-faces-63m-refund-demand-after-streaming-service-downgrade/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Features of its premium Disney+ service have been switched off in certain countries over patent dispute]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GS2QY7UGCFEHHAHMI6XCEKOPPU.jpg?auth=c95c2fd00dfffd3be3fb4c50ccb3d2691176b2867ff55776ee6fbd4c210329f4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denise Gough as Dedra Meero in sci-fi series Andor, which is showing on Disney+. Photograph: Des Willie/Lucasfilm]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conversations on a Homecoming: Frank McNally on returning to the Dáil after a 20-year absence]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/16/conversations-on-a-homecoming-frank-mcnally-on-returning-to-the-dail-after-a-20-year-absence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/an-irish-diary/2026/10/16/conversations-on-a-homecoming-frank-mcnally-on-returning-to-the-dail-after-a-20-year-absence/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank McNally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A return to the Dáil press gallery reveals new security arrangements, familiar political rituals and an enduring dress code]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CTX5G76CONBNTOZBKE4KPX2474.jpeg?auth=8d2d055b7a809b9b75310ed990343c3f52f9586f1f23aeab0fb6844a424078f5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Frank McNally, complete with tie, at the Dáil earlier this week.]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands march in Albanian capital as anti-government protests spread ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/thousands-march-in-albanian-capital-as-anti-government-protests-spread/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/thousands-march-in-albanian-capital-as-anti-government-protests-spread/</guid><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Edi Rama rejects calls to resign]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:59:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ELW6LOE5WHU4XNV7HV6YNWEXOY.jpg?auth=fdb32a778e013987bc0f759b8627f00cff0a2afe16d3f3f2a00daf19c5e0f58c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A protester shouts during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana. Photograph: Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adnan Beci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia dismissed as White House press secretary after five days]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-dismissed-as-white-house-press-secretary-after-five-days-say-reports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/katie-zacharia-dismissed-as-white-house-press-secretary-after-five-days-say-reports/</guid><description><![CDATA[Zacharia faced questions about whether she had misrepresented herself as a lawyer]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:53:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/37XEFC2JKSMTF6QXPPN3X5LWIM.jpg?auth=962d1b63aff7e9c28b90164f8315aff362faa320ee6d84754988c7551a5c7c22&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Katie Zacharia speaks to reporters earlier this week. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Julia Demaree Nikhinson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardaí release description of man found dead in Mallow as investigation upgraded to murder]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/commissioner-expects-mallow-death-to-become-murder-inquiry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/commissioner-expects-mallow-death-to-become-murder-inquiry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner appeals for witnesses after body of man in his 50s found on Co Cork riverbank]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:44:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3ZGJKTXLRTEUYVY4XPSRHFD4U.jpg?auth=b3df6a89ca55327ac8dce2bc90cdfca960b7fe3446c7a89a6eb772a54bba4665&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly speaks at the Garda College graduation ceremony on Friday in Templemore, Co Tipperary. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Tipperary town told not to drink water due to excessive aluminium content ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/16/tipperary-town-told-not-to-drink-water-due-to-excessive-aluminium-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/16/tipperary-town-told-not-to-drink-water-due-to-excessive-aluminium-content/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ardfinnan residents angered by ongoing problems: ‘We simply want a safe and reliable water supply’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:41:55 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/SXMOUOR47NBMXEWI5SZ7Q6ZIJY.jpeg?auth=d385b2483fc90fa0a7fe33bdbea378b2d7072c87d0faaa20ba9750a1b5ed67ea&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A do-not-consume tap water notice has been issued for people using Tipperary's Ardfinnan regional supply scheme. Photograph: Cllr Máirín McGrath]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cllr Máirín McGrath</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[European shares notch up strong week as earnings cushion tech sell-off]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/16/european-shares-notch-up-strong-week-as-earnings-cushion-tech-sell-off/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/markets/2026/10/16/european-shares-notch-up-strong-week-as-earnings-cushion-tech-sell-off/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Irish index of shares ends week on positive note]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:27:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KV3V3LA42SAX24EM4HSS4QVYA4.jpg?auth=a45c24feec69d74e77b92f09ef999c992ae5ee0249931f4f616c5fb9665ff89a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The final stretch of a jittery week on Wall Street saw stocks falling amid a technology sell-off that has left investors questioning the prospects for the artificial-intelligence trade. 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Photograph: Rip.ie]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farm labourer who worked 77-hour weeks for as little as €6.83 an hour is awarded €23,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/farm-labourer-who-worked-77-hour-weeks-for-as-little-as-683-an-hour-wins-nearly-23000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/farm-labourer-who-worked-77-hour-weeks-for-as-little-as-683-an-hour-wins-nearly-23000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Workplace Relations Commission orders compensation for unpaid wages and rights breaches]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:56:53 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2VBDQYWESVARNMVT4KJZO3FAGM.jpg?auth=5882ecba4f6edb7385841aa5a6ac5687ea29a065e9cc3df9e1b9e0eff8a0ce80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[He started work at 5.30am and remained there until 8pm or 9pm at times, the WRC heard. File image. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LockieCurrie</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Z protesters are pouring on to India’s streets as dissent surges. What comes next?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/16/gen-z-protesters-are-pouring-on-to-indias-streets-as-dissent-surges-what-comes-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/16/gen-z-protesters-are-pouring-on-to-indias-streets-as-dissent-surges-what-comes-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahul Bedi]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gen Z protesters are pouring on to India’s streets as dissent surges. What comes next?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:50:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WX77JM6M56PVDTRYQA7GICRJ4M.jpg?auth=12eac0e758808d92aca9565acd7a73a78f8409b850288e1896b522b78a16b12f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Supporters gather at Azad Maidan during the Cockroach Janta Party Lehrado Tiranga protest on Friday. Photograph: Hemanshi Kamani/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Hemanshi Kamani</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another EU summit overshadowed by Ukraine]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/a-generation-has-not-experienced-long-strikes-but-is-that-about-to-change/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/a-generation-has-not-experienced-long-strikes-but-is-that-about-to-change/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics: Another public scolding from belligerent Trump for Volodymyr Zelenskiy; and 15 years for Donaldson]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:40:49 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OVQ6RM45GZKHNI6GMZYON6UKZY.jpg?auth=10160971770cba24fa14752a85b0f272329e38e8518aff58b9e2f544c34d4f87&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainian President Zelensky speaks during a press conference on the second day of a European Council summit in Brussels, Belgium, 16 October 2026. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olivier Hoslet</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy no longer willing to placate Trump]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/zelenskiy-no-longer-willing-to-placate-trump/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/zelenskiy-no-longer-willing-to-placate-trump/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Asked if Trump had made him a scapegoat for the Iran war energy crisis, the Ukrainian leader gave a knowing smirk  ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:36:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PPPETXRG7ZTY32FL4HT4WIUS7U.jpg?auth=2a9eec7bdca1310573fb2802a5bf460a33e47a3cc1d8512080943c8124cbe9d4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[European Council president António Costa, Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speak to the press upon arriving at the EU summit in Brussels on Friday. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Businesses and producers urged to take stand against staggering level of Irish food waste]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/businesses-and-producers-urged-to-take-stand-against-staggering-level-of-irish-food-waste/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/businesses-and-producers-urged-to-take-stand-against-staggering-level-of-irish-food-waste/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline O'Doherty]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government-backed declaration calls for sharing instead of dumping surplus food ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:24:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/DMQ3ZHMZTN4IAIUPJTD5L6GSXY.jpg?auth=fc97820cb2bd93edf667b31841ace85ea0d3f52dc53d9fc4e9fd4005f45c103e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ireland produces about 708,000 tonnes of food waste every year, according to Angela Ruttledge of FoodCloud. Stock Photograph]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions player Hyron Andrews found dead before Champions Cup game against La Rochelle]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/rugby-player-found-dead-at-lions-team-hotel-before-champions-cup-game-against-la-rochelle/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/rugby-player-found-dead-at-lions-team-hotel-before-champions-cup-game-against-la-rochelle/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Kitson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[SA Rugby said Andrews fell at hotel in tragic accident as squad will play on Saturday to honour teammate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:17:25 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NYLLDVGJ7FFBJTLLOBLMMA6MZA.jpg?auth=88096eb6338b503319fefdd23b32a1f98c19fc2c905c286a476925b799ca9c68&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Hyron Andrews, a Lions lock who previously played for Sharks and Sale Sharks. Photograph: Andy Watts/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Andy Watts</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UniCredit close to completing takeover of Commerzbank after ECB green light ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/10/16/unicredit-close-to-completing-takeover-of-commerzbank-after-ecb-green-light/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/financial-services/2026/10/16/unicredit-close-to-completing-takeover-of-commerzbank-after-ecb-green-light/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The German federal government still holds a 12% stake, a hold-over from the 2009 banking crisis]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:57:31 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KGHJHBCXTL5QET5N6UR7RM54V4.jpg?auth=26467ae9dafb3e700256f81f55962452a1e9f24c4173d2b54ab9dc737d3fd7b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The European Central Bank has given the green light for Unicredit's takeover of Commerzbank. Photograph: Daniel Ronald / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Daniel Roland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Physically we live here, but mentally we live in Ukraine’: Envoy on Russia’s attack on hometown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/17/physically-we-live-here-but-mentally-we-live-in-ukraine-envoy-on-russias-attack-on-hometown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/17/physically-we-live-here-but-mentally-we-live-in-ukraine-envoy-on-russias-attack-on-hometown/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The home of ambassador Larysa Gerasko’s aunt was destroyed in an assault on Pryluky that killed 22 people ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6TUUYXTXKVFK7LYAYKHEGQ4RGA.JPG?auth=0002cd4a8041bd66dafd012f26f2d2af567c10bc319ff46fad3e427c4e2b856f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Larysa Gerasko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, at the country's embassy in Dublin. Photograph: Ronan McGreevy]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ronan McGreevy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[IHRB suspend licence of trainer Jerry Murray over serious welfare concerns]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/16/ihrb-suspend-licence-of-trainer-jerry-murray-over-serious-welfare-concerns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/16/ihrb-suspend-licence-of-trainer-jerry-murray-over-serious-welfare-concerns/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Inspection uncovered serious deficiencies in the health, condition, care and welfare of horses in Co Offaly-based trainer’s care]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:46:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOUZUUVFB73ZTPAEENZ4YOYZ2U.jpg?auth=b2ba3ce9fb76c4bb5951b2d5180655bbb5c75455675f121df97c7080ada1e311&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[IHRB panel suspended Murray’s licence with immediate effect. Photograph: Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[State should consider making weight-loss drug Wegovy available to patients, report says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/16/state-should-consider-making-weight-loss-drug-wegovy-available-to-patients-report-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/16/state-should-consider-making-weight-loss-drug-wegovy-available-to-patients-report-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics ruled the medication is value for money when used to treat overweight patients in some situations]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:37:18 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TGSZ6PEITWP6EE6W5Q3ZRV4THA.jpg?auth=5f706fb5a449c02bc302ca9c81b30b22cb2234bf10c8221b4991792301c1a329&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Weight-loss drug Wegovy: the estimated annual treatment cost per patient of lower-dose, weekly Wegovy is €2,918, rising to €4,370 for the higher dose. Photograph: James Manning/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">James Manning</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who suffered catastrophic injuries after alleged trip settles action for €2m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/woman-who-suffered-catastrophic-injuries-after-alleged-trip-settles-action-for-2m/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/woman-who-suffered-catastrophic-injuries-after-alleged-trip-settles-action-for-2m/</guid><description><![CDATA[High Court told settlement reached with Bus Éireann after prolonged mediation ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:36:20 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PKIA3TQAIRECTIWQUL5NIUL3VE.jpg?auth=ded2862d126a7d6865850aa2018b632637d04201d52c9f8cfd1ec0d3a776c22b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman who suffered catastrophic head injuries has settled a High Court action for €2 million. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">w-ings</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Leo asks Putin for ceasefire to allow aid to occupied Ukrainian town]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/pope-leo-first-images-released-since-cancer-surgery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/pope-leo-first-images-released-since-cancer-surgery/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua McElwee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Pontiff showing ‘steady improvement’ after surgery, doctors say]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:32:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LBKQ7YJQCCDTL2AZD2VHDXPUY.jpg?auth=d8bafd9e8f826a0d60b738de681a97dd0eaedd8c2ca89993e5c9ebb87faa4b76&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pope Leo,  celebrates Mass at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome. Photograph: Vatican Media via AP]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Uncredited</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli settlers burn olive trees and attack Palestinians and US journalist in West Bank]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/16/israeli-settlers-burn-olive-trees-and-attack-us-journalist-in-west-bank/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/10/16/israeli-settlers-burn-olive-trees-and-attack-us-journalist-in-west-bank/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pesha Magid, Ali Sawafta]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Militant settlers attacked Palestinians and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photographer for The Washington Post]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:19:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/H3BWWOPDXICETXV3JNEAQBVX54.jpg?auth=a01f343345f2480c85352ed0910ea1ccc31797e5c9c2e97249bd9ffa27d5f38a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[US freelance photojournalist Heidi Levine in hospital after being attacked by Israeli settlers while photographing Palestinian farmers harvesting their olives. Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ahmad Gharabli</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy makes decent start to second round in India before fading light halts play]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/16/rory-mcilroy-makes-decent-start-to-second-round-in-india-before-fading-light-halts-play/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/16/rory-mcilroy-makes-decent-start-to-second-round-in-india-before-fading-light-halts-play/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Philip Reid]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In-form Adrian Meronk is tied for the lead in Delhi as none of the Irish players complete their rounds]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:13:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XFRJGRQYSCZTBE54K6YS6FVFT4.jpg?auth=7953f0adc746804a2cc0118b36ecf66582d2ceae78dae6b7b32df303ea420fe3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the second green on day two of the DP World India Championship at Delhi Golf Club. Photograph: Luke Walker/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Luke Walker</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham urges Scotland to ‘stop wasting time on independence drama’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/16/andy-burnham-urges-scotland-to-stop-wasting-time-on-independence-drama/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/16/andy-burnham-urges-scotland-to-stop-wasting-time-on-independence-drama/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Paul]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister chooses day of Scottish National Party’s annual conference to give speech in Motherwell on devolution]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:12:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZILNSDBMGGQNWARWEYBYD4YAMQ.jpg?auth=f53757dac5d8becc61f1c56e963396c405bb26f7f4fbda0da4d080edc57e7f27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UK prime minister Andy Burnham in Motherwell on Friday, where he advocated the decentralisation of power to Scottish regions. Photograph:  Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jeff J Mitchell</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[When it comes to overcharging US golf fans, Ryder Cup shows Ireland to be world leaders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/16/when-it-comes-to-overcharging-us-golf-fans-ryder-cup-shows-ireland-to-be-world-leaders/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/16/when-it-comes-to-overcharging-us-golf-fans-ryder-cup-shows-ireland-to-be-world-leaders/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Malachy Clerkin]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Next year’s tournament at Adare Manor was always going to turn us into grasping hopefuls]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:08:15 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JHPJGTEOIRDRJHF7AVX7QCFZYM.jpg?auth=d6a3a85a9447f4352c776613a726fe4ff35bb521354bc547e98edf200fce7b16&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ryder Cup is a celebration of everything good about sport in Ireland: tough competition, ancient rivalries and absolutely rinsing outsiders. 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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[Lara Gillespie finishes fifth in omnium at UCI Track World Championships]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/16/lara-gillespie-finishes-fifth-in-omnium-at-uci-track-world-championships/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cycling/2026/10/16/lara-gillespie-finishes-fifth-in-omnium-at-uci-track-world-championships/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian O'Riordan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Wicklow rider had won silver in the scratch race on Wednesday in Shanghai]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:51:41 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O27HYB4RNBSOU47ZCTMCKAHSWI.jpg?auth=ba577caeb464f638632cb70729b1587b798ea8a63ca332717f1bc291a0b51550&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 competes in the women's omnium tempo race at the UCI Track World Championships in Shanghai. Photograph: Jade Gao/AFP via Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jade Gao</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster’s chances of Champions Cup glory look slim for a number of reasons]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/leinsters-chances-of-champions-cup-glory-look-slim-for-a-number-of-reasons/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/leinsters-chances-of-champions-cup-glory-look-slim-for-a-number-of-reasons/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the biggest challenge for Leinster is that they will effectively be trying to win with virtually an entirely home-grown team]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:34:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LLOZBGPEMZB5HIJOALYCWUBGU4.jpg?auth=82b56839a200f6ffe8086b1b62ff773bbaad80de3dfa95c9fd1428b1fe70e0dd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's James Ryan during training ahead of their Champions Cup match against Clermont. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskiy appeals for European help to repel Russian attacks]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/zelenskiy-appeals-for-european-help-to-repel-russian-attacks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/zelenskiy-appeals-for-european-help-to-repel-russian-attacks/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Restrictions in US support and financial problems hamper Kyiv as Russia prepares winter assault]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:33:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LC2RPMMNPWFBLMWDBEESEGQS4Q.jpg?auth=dd0a54545159c3c01cff53fa9ad20705c2f7b6dd1e83f2982e03351c7135a384&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to members of the press at a European Union summit in Brussels. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Tucat</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victoria Beckham’s new homeware range is just what every dinner table needs ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/16/victoria-beckhams-new-homeware-range-is-just-what-every-dinner-table-needs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/2026/10/16/victoria-beckhams-new-homeware-range-is-just-what-every-dinner-table-needs/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosita Boland]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[What is on offer from Brand Beckham’s new collaboration? Fancy stuff for the table, in short, with several nods to bygone days]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:29:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/L27IMFLKLJDPRPBXRTSQARWNVE.jpg?auth=571b3a1117e0554f117178ec45b334786f9c0eed4f59186dbdb61f06feea474b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Victoria Beckham has unveiled her debut homeware collection for Westwing]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swords Express operator says it would cost up to €7m to provide off-site housing for staff]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/swords-express-operator-says-it-would-cost-up-to-7m-to-provide-off-site-housing-for-staff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/swords-express-operator-says-it-would-cost-up-to-7m-to-provide-off-site-housing-for-staff/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Deegan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Company is appealing Fingal council’s to refuse planning retention for modular accommodation at depot]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:05:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2EEEDHIBEFGQNDEXJHIY66PIXU.jpg?auth=cf9b573eeaa0c33f86e8c31c8b3ffb33edcca1a8c93da1417770a0e90303c644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Eirebus, which operates Swords Express, has 92 employees, including 68 foreign nationals. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">franckreporter</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US group buys largest Irish GP practice network in deal worth about €350m]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/us-group-to-buy-largest-irish-gp-practice-network/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/us-group-to-buy-largest-irish-gp-practice-network/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dominic Coyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Centric Health operates 90 primary care clinics across the Republic with 420 GPs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:04:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FAYVCCPVYJAMLBKGTXDMMGT66Y.jpg?auth=0de937e80d580d4ae009c8b2810621661a7b77057c3e2dca5e9529b9b4630ceb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dr Maurice Cox, CEO of Centric Health, which has been sold to US group, Healthspan, for a figure understood to be close to €350 million]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A bombshell’: French teachers spot something on payslips that reveals scale of funding crisis]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/a-bombshell-french-teachers-spot-something-on-payslips-which-reveals-scale-of-funding-crisis/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/a-bombshell-french-teachers-spot-something-on-payslips-which-reveals-scale-of-funding-crisis/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Naomi O’Leary]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As students protest over conditions in schools, an obscure pensions transfer reveals how billions earmarked for education are funding retired civil servants instead]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z7ZNM7IP3U2BGLJ56ESKV5HS7Y.jpg?auth=7877117ce4eb5024562d40158f40c0ee60779e5ac87ba70ef94880c9066f5e03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Teachers and students taking part in protests over education funding earlier this week. Photograph: Antoine Jaussaud / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Antoine Jaussaud</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the fight over the next EU budget intensifies, what’s in it for Ireland?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/as-the-fight-over-the-next-eu-budget-intensifies-whats-in-it-for-ireland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/inside-politics/as-the-fight-over-the-next-eu-budget-intensifies-whats-in-it-for-ireland/</guid><description><![CDATA[Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:41:54 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/KRJ7FVEEQWAGOAY7JIL6ZPUCZY.jpg?auth=d85e8e17c8c8ced98221d001b15bd54895ee9961fd808bdf896779e48a071853&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola speak together ahead of budget discussions on Thursday. There is now a race against time to agree the bloc's next long-term budget, as they seek to lock in a deal before next year's French presidential election. 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Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Halfpoint</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrity Traitors: Is James Acaster the worst Traitor in the history of the show?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/celebrity-traitors-is-james-acaster-the-worst-traitor-in-the-history-of-the-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/celebrity-traitors-is-james-acaster-the-worst-traitor-in-the-history-of-the-show/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed Power]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Television: This tepid second season needs to find a way to raise the temperature in the time remaining ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:13:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MEFJJFSGGRH7JGYJC6YCKLINXE.jpg?auth=75e80ef3fdbe781829c2f6823b7477a6e4b46bd675b79c31c8579ae80e07ea9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Celebrity Traitors returns on Thursday, BBC One at 8pm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Cody Burridge</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man jailed for stag-night killing after 21-minute violent assault  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-jailed-for-stag-night-killing-after-21-minute-violent-assault/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/man-jailed-for-stag-night-killing-after-21-minute-violent-assault/</guid><description><![CDATA[Paul ‘Babs’ Connolly’ (48) attacked by two men on night out in Athlone after becoming separated from his group]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:55:39 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EYGZJB7E6JAYLIFMCQQL7O5HUU?auth=d3918a14bed0b9f03374c1bcbfde78312236f50d2074aadbdd988dac72f845cb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paul 'Babs' Connolly died after a violent assault in Athlone in 2022 ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">An Garda Siochana</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Net closing on gang that murdered family in Waterford, says Garda Commissioner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/net-closing-on-gang-that-murdered-family-in-waterford-says-garda-commissioner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/net-closing-on-gang-that-murdered-family-in-waterford-says-garda-commissioner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Justin Kelly urged victims of drug-related intimidation to come forward, saying supports are available]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:55:28 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VGXZZ7D4KHAQJGLJSII4AWQI5M.jpg?auth=241cc9056089954dc0dd40a314b7528075d4374ace73ff67a1aaebaccc70af6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan and Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly (right) at a passing-out ceremony for new Garda recruits at the Garda College, Templemore, Co Tipperary. 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Photograph: Tesla]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paula Canty killing: Man jailed for 10 years for manslaughter of Cork mother (31)]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/paula-canty-killing-man-jailed-for-10-years-for-manslaughter-of-co-cork-mother/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/paula-canty-killing-man-jailed-for-10-years-for-manslaughter-of-co-cork-mother/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Joseph Butler (43) plunged knife into Paula Canty’s chest but told gardaí he did not feel guilty as it was ‘an accident’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:35:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J77X4QJKVBBDNCYFL65Q7HHKYA.jpg?auth=22df20896041da6613e69774ed4068d89039a4b3e829ab787aa3a2fe9ac8ec50&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paula Canty, a 31-year-old mother of two, died after Joseph Butler stabbed her in her home in Mallow, Co Cork. Photograph: Facebook]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish exports to US fall by €1.2 billion, CSO finds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/irish-exports-to-us-fall-by-12-billion-cso-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/irish-exports-to-us-fall-by-12-billion-cso-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Elsewhere, the value of Ireland’s total outbound trade also appears to be tightening]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:32:38 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74XOJXZSBJGKDA7D2NW7V4TFZI.jpg?auth=62b83f69c5f0e6de3555516eeb490160638330c5e81209489e888d90a9929b1f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[15/1/2025.  - NEWS - Jogging on North Bull Wall with view of Dublin Port.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[IMRAM Irish-Language Literature Festival line-up revealed]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/16/imram-irish-language-literature-festival-line-up-revealed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2026/10/16/imram-irish-language-literature-festival-line-up-revealed/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:10:23 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZIQEJWNIUNBWDG7CJXG3ZJCTLA.JPG?auth=1f6fa9276963acdcec0f6e5649f3caa946ff39d58c63328772956356d70b67a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[10/04/2026 - News - Image from the funeral of Gabriel Rosenstock held at St. Patrick’s Church, Monkstown, Co Dublin.  Photograph Nick Bradshaw / The Irish Times]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sam Prendergast starts for Leinster against Clermont Auvergne with Joey Carbery named on bench]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/sam-prendergast-starts-for-leinster-against-clermont-auvergne-with-joey-carbery-named-on-bench/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/sam-prendergast-starts-for-leinster-against-clermont-auvergne-with-joey-carbery-named-on-bench/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ciarán Frawley will make his home debut for Connacht in Champions Cup clash with Saracens on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:51:52 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JSKPJDZGKJFB7JZDQXTZNVWQSQ.jpg?auth=956935785fcd20fbc3d9045bd40c895a906168114fb62a723dde72e2c87d235d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joey Carbery will return to Leinster colours in the Champions Cup on Saturday. Photograph: Grace Halton/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wexford Festival Opera 2026: Iris review – Rosetta Cucchi directs a sterling cast, but Mascagni’s music lets them down]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/16/wexford-festival-opera-2026-iris-review-rosetta-cucchi-directs-a-sterling-cast-but-mascagnis-music-lets-them-down/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/review/2026/10/16/wexford-festival-opera-2026-iris-review-rosetta-cucchi-directs-a-sterling-cast-but-mascagnis-music-lets-them-down/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Dervan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Chinese soprano Leyla Gu, a forthright Iris, is the audience favourite, judging by the applause on opening night]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:48:02 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HHQEASFOPVBTHP6EFIL63KX2RY.jpg?auth=1c6284aa9928913628491066ae7644303ce6e8effc085a2cb3d39c2dfb3cad9c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Iris: Leyla Gu, Jihoon Kim and members of the chorus. Photograph: Pádraig Grant]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Sally Rooney’s books now be removed from shops across the UK? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/16/will-sally-rooneys-books-now-be-removed-from-shops-across-the-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/16/will-sally-rooneys-books-now-be-removed-from-shops-across-the-uk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Doyle]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Rooney’s Normal People has sold one million copies in UK while her first and third novels have each sold over 500,000 copies]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:45:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BMCXXMQACNCA5LCN26MKK4372M.jpg?auth=e999cf3a7c6edb3a9bef79cc5fbeccbe151240e2fb6620898cc6ad6860c98587&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sally Rooney books. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill












]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug-related intimidation: ‘When people lose their house or get shot in the leg, then they report it’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/17/when-people-lose-their-house-their-car-get-shot-in-the-leg-then-they-report-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/17/when-people-lose-their-house-their-car-get-shot-in-the-leg-then-they-report-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Conor Lally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Drug-related intimidation in Ireland, often with petrol bombings, as in the fatal arson attack on a family in Waterford this week, is getting worse]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/HEFDHBH3SIL5BGHULVNOVZNNFM.JPG?auth=490ec1ffb5c7c9f4bf6080aa6c7e5467bd1ef172cc932eecdd847364de8255d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The house in Waterford's Birchwood estate where four members of the English family died in a petrol-bomb attack on Tuesday. Photograph: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than €3m of illegal vapes and cannabis products seized in nationwide Garda raids]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/garda-vapes-cannabis-cash-vehicles-longford-mayo-roscommon-wexford-carlow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/garda-vapes-cannabis-cash-vehicles-longford-mayo-roscommon-wexford-carlow/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Officers targeting organised crime group also found and removed expensive vehicles and €235,000 cash]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:37:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/RAGT6LRNOJATLMRHMPMXP3EBYI.JPG?auth=cc5cc6639e6904926e0b0ee65e0cef2430e11086d8c4778eb459870b03c557e9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 100 gardaí were involved in the searches. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Bryan O'Brien</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 9-19 to 1-9 win and handpass limits: First look at Gaelic football’s experimental new rules]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/16/a-9-19-to-1-9-win-and-handpass-limits-first-look-at-gaelic-footballs-experimental-new-rules/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/16/a-9-19-to-1-9-win-and-handpass-limits-first-look-at-gaelic-footballs-experimental-new-rules/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gordon Manning]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Mixed reaction from players of UCD and Trinity to increase in kick-passing]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:33:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MDS436IYZ5EKXIIQCKFTKGH4DQ.jpg?auth=cfa23eb0f639ab5a2e71df3d80f0235fa60b8087db4e70fa4416386a931df8ff&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[UCD faced Trinity in the first match trialling experimental new Gaelic football rules. Photograph: Gordon Manning]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retrial sought for woman who killed abusive partner as he slept ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/retrial-sought-for-woman-who-killed-abusive-partner-as-he-slept/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/retrial-sought-for-woman-who-killed-abusive-partner-as-he-slept/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Julie Ann McIlwaine (35) had conviction for 2022 murder of James Joseph Crossley quashed earlier this month]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:27:32 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/26IFRWLFSZHZ7F24DTVGPQCEDE.jpg?auth=beb675e99e3972673d8b403bab1dd82b17cdf4ffbdffdf9a232f0f2d2019b954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Julie Ann McIlwaine. Photograph: Pacemaker]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sarah Harkness</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie O’Shea and Seán Edogbo to make Champions Cup debuts for Munster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/charlie-oshea-and-sean-edogbo-to-make-champions-cup-debuts-for-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/charlie-oshea-and-sean-edogbo-to-make-champions-cup-debuts-for-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province will play without a number eight jersey against Racing 92, in tribute to the late Anthony Foley]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:26:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UWQ5F2EADLF5EVXO5NPPBA2MZI.jpg?auth=ebfb6cf1aa15c1f5c484f243ecdc6016ac16796dd55a74b1ef19be472005e499&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie O’Shea, the 20-year-old Munster academy outhalf, will start for Munster and make his Champions Cup debut against Racing 92. 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Photograph: Nicolas Maeterlinck/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Nicolas Maeterlinck</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champions Cup stats show hope of breaking French stranglehold is clutching at straws]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/champions-cup-stats-show-hope-of-breaking-french-stranglehold-is-clutching-at-straws/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/champions-cup-stats-show-hope-of-breaking-french-stranglehold-is-clutching-at-straws/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan Johns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Form book and numbers indicate predictions of another French European triumph are well-founded]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AN7Z3AEX2FBFHC7J4KNAICFYQM.jpg?auth=891520aa21e0ecf6bcf6abe53093934c9b09daa5cbca15408092221fd4cc4ff4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bordeaux-Begles' New Zealand prop Ben Tameifuna dives across the line to score a try against Leicester Tigers in Bordeaux in April. Photograph: Romain Perrocheau/AFP/Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">ROMAIN PERROCHEAU</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Where is his authority?’ Germany is losing patience with Friedrich Merz]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/where-is-his-authority-germany-is-losing-patience-with-friedrich-merz/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2026/10/16/where-is-his-authority-germany-is-losing-patience-with-friedrich-merz/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Scally]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With economic reforms stalled and industry under pressure, the chancellor faces mounting doubts about his ability to reverse the country’s decline]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XWBWJCZDX5BSVIX57BQKCXRCJA.jpg?auth=b674f056695fe526734fa65848125c06cbdc7c30060be83f71356a414913fcdf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leinster v Clermont Auvergne: The best moments from a European rugby rivalry]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/leinster-v-clermont-auvergne-memorable-moments-from-a-european-rugby-rivalry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/leinster-v-clermont-auvergne-memorable-moments-from-a-european-rugby-rivalry/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[From Johnny Sexton’s kicking masterclass to Gordon D’Arcy’s last-minute tackle, a look back at some of the clubs’ Champions Cup encounters]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VIILLDLEXFHLNLQPDKFP5GZWE4.jpg?auth=78585803206893ad50af0fff1f9ec2a7ef060c1adadb02b023a9a5fc107f3ab7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster’s Gordon D’Arcy tackles Clermont Auvergne’s Wesley Fofana to prevent him from touching down for a try in the 2012 Heineken Cup semi-final. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Dan Sheridan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third word error in Aer Lingus disciplinary papers, WRC is told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/third-word-error-in-aer-lingus-disciplinary-papers-wrc-is-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/third-word-error-in-aer-lingus-disciplinary-papers-wrc-is-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Bourke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[WRC is hearing a complaint against Aer Lingus by a pilot who was disciplined for failing to file an air safety report]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:48:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WTASUNBKVNOFCQ46BIWRIGYKTU.jpg?auth=6316624601d3b8519d592f98e6d4d414334500df7706b9c321d31cb1fd586c9d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Workplace Relations Commission is is hearing a complaint against Aer Lingus by a pilot who was disciplined for failing to file an air safety report. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins, Dublin]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIB cuts four-year fixed mortgage rate for borrowers  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/aib-cuts-four-year-fixed-mortgage-rate-for-borrowers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/aib-cuts-four-year-fixed-mortgage-rate-for-borrowers/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The move comes following two interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank in the past six months]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:21:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GW2DP3VPPNMZNOGT6X66IQNPJQ.jpg?auth=8679f400e765e3ef9e27c3efb28aef2c5dd675408b2269ae067fe495377094a5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[AIB reduced a number of its non-green fixed mortgage rates last year by up to 0.65 per cent. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court users face further disruption after criminal solicitors escalate action  ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/in-custody-cases-now-hit-by-legal-aid-row-as-more-courts-disruption-looms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/in-custody-cases-now-hit-by-legal-aid-row-as-more-courts-disruption-looms/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitors to escalate services withdrawal from Monday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:13:08 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QT4CB2YXRK6VZR76VYIDZVTIWY.jpg?auth=c67198e60d61d6c2c7e0db14ea10eab2400ec234210a6e4caa5a7957bd8231c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Criminal defence solicitors stage a protest over legal aid reforms on the first day of the new legal term outside Central Criminal Court in Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/PA 
]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week in a castle for €99,000: The eye-watering cost of Ryder Cup accommodation]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/16/a-week-in-a-castle-for-99000-the-eye-watering-cost-of-ryder-cup-accommodation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2026/10/16/a-week-in-a-castle-for-99000-the-eye-watering-cost-of-ryder-cup-accommodation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Hannigan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Gavin Cooney on Manchester City and we look ahead to the Champions Cup return]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:59:13 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6WY2MQFBDCIECHDCDAZ3X2DCVU.jpg?auth=1bdb7fe10f3223ae9e443e5e35e33dcacbf22a41295562a3bf14a887ab05cb32&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Ryder Cup trophy paying a visit to Adare Manor which will host the tournament next year. Photograph: Damien Eagers/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Damien Eagers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosanne Cash cancels Sligo gig due to public sector industrial action ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/rosanne-cash-cancels-sligo-gig-due-to-public-sector-industrial-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/rosanne-cash-cancels-sligo-gig-due-to-public-sector-industrial-action/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sorcha Crowley ]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Musician told fans she would ‘miss being in a country I love so much’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WMDOQQ5ZHZB3LGY7SDPMUCOSTY.jpg?auth=d4ebbe1d0080f0315da4b42cdbb0a35b2cb14611e70c5270a314f3be4aecd40c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Rosanne Cash was due to perform the last concert of her European tour on October 25th in Sligo. Photograph: Jason Kempin/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jason Kempin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Haughey ‘quietly intervened’ while gravely ill to increase naval funding, ex-chief says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/haughey-quietly-intervened-while-gravely-ill-to-increase-naval-funding-ex-chief-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/10/16/haughey-quietly-intervened-while-gravely-ill-to-increase-naval-funding-ex-chief-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greater investment in ‘larger, more capable ships’ followed from Bertie Ahern government in 2005]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VMQDE2NUFBFRRJO3V4EKUIUXYQ.jpg?auth=adedf685d2d927652081f88857ee698358ba7234f65ab5d727447375715dfdfa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former taoiseach Charles Haughey. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forecast is for dry and bright weather this weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/16/forecast-is-for-dry-and-bright-weather-this-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2026/10/16/forecast-is-for-dry-and-bright-weather-this-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Mellett]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A number of weekend train services will be altered due to engineering works.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:56:35 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YWIAXQYY2JIW5KC7GFZSFONPKY.JPG?auth=38da32e389fbd375389a31c105d6392e4d29784adcbc275dac2a6a9ce856a713&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A number of Cork, Limerick and Tralee services will be affected by works. Photograph: Matt Kavanagh]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Matt Kavanagh</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steven Kitshoff: World Cup glory, the Rassie factor and his time at Ulster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/steven-kitshoff-world-cup-glory-the-rassie-factor-and-his-time-at-ulster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the-counter-ruck/steven-kitshoff-world-cup-glory-the-rassie-factor-and-his-time-at-ulster/</guid><description><![CDATA[The Counter Ruck Podcast]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:44:03 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/STAOSZOTGDUTLBPKKQQBM2NPWQ.jpg?auth=eeb5c9dfe0cbf761a7bb22a4d02807f0c4d1961afb44d9cb0ce5aab2e1ef7e14&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[South Africa's Steven Kitshoff celebrates after winning the Rugby World Cup 2023 final match at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Photo: Adam Davy/PA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adam Davy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge tells man caught driving at 184km/h: ‘You would have made mincemeat of a child’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/judge-tells-man-caught-driving-at-184kmh-you-would-have-made-mincemeat-of-a-child/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2026/10/16/judge-tells-man-caught-driving-at-184kmh-you-would-have-made-mincemeat-of-a-child/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Farrell]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cavan man banned for two years after driving at almost twice legal speed limit]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:38:06 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZGFTVD6YPRCP3PW566KTOEJMKY.jpg?auth=044620e65ea40ce8e4ca3849b3ced4d09669faf538478b3d227bf76cca460f60&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardaí said Michael McCooey (25), of Duncollig, Lisboduff, Cootehill, Co Cavan had been recorded driving at 184km/h. 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[First children’s hospice outside Dublin to be built in Co Mayo]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/16/first-childrens-hospice-outside-dublin-to-open-in-mayo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/10/16/first-childrens-hospice-outside-dublin-to-open-in-mayo/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Cox]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sunflower Children’s Hospice in Castlebar due to be completed in 2029]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/P3WOXSWYU5FXLL6MXCLGXSRJWM.png?auth=67922701085934ece904713749af7c138527dc55ea3828e2fb2a728fa7bf00c8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A concept design of Sunflower Children's Hospice, Moneen, Castlebar. Photograph: O'Neill O'Malley Architects]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netflix turns to former Disney executive to revive growth]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/bloomberg/2026/10/16/netflix-turns-to-former-disney-executive-to-revive-growth/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/wires/bloomberg/2026/10/16/netflix-turns-to-former-disney-executive-to-revive-growth/</guid><description><![CDATA[Bela Bajaria was with Netflix for 10 years and became the public face of its content strategy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:28:10 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UP7NMWZ6JL55LALJZM7ZTTGCLI.jpg?auth=4c6e71c5daeb1419327cd81037a4cd620f75c01f52aaf18f0cc29f72e3de9019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria was with the company for 10 years and became the public face of Netflix's content strategy.  Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jemal Countess</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s new press secretary faces mounting questions over her legal credentials]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-says-its-unknown-how-much-she-will-deal-with-media/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-says-its-unknown-how-much-she-will-deal-with-media/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shrai Popat in Washington]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Following a rocky debut, Katie Zacharia is facing mounting questions over her legal credentials]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:22:05 +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[Three children and teacher killed by teenager (16) at Oregon elementary school]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/three-children-and-teacher-killed-by-shooter-16-at-oregon-elementary-school/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/three-children-and-teacher-killed-by-shooter-16-at-oregon-elementary-school/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Uwa Ede-Osifo]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Assailant was shot and killed by a bystander at school in Bend, Oregon]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:14:44 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/J5VPSDOFVRHZXJNY2GKINUJNXU?auth=2e4a0dbc4a96302caa489bc08c8bf20b5c7971869b0a8c4f0e784386c6ad2370&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People gather for a community vigil following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Photograph: EPA]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Saj Sundaram</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hegseth tells UK counterpart that Ukraine’s access to Starlink restored]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/16/hegseth-tells-uk-counterpart-that-ukraines-access-to-starlink-restored/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/uk/2026/10/16/hegseth-tells-uk-counterpart-that-ukraines-access-to-starlink-restored/</guid><description><![CDATA[Satellite communications system  disrupted  amid renewed tensions between the US and Ukraine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:02:56 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EZ56CHAKUYBPVWDFVN2QKS4ATE.jpg?auth=b44e378433c7f950f9ea6cf4fa02014b4c82c92b28fa450ade005987b842975e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ukrainians gather around a Starlink satellite antenna in Kherson. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Lynsey Addario</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[CoreWeave debt scare rattles markets as Asian stocks bounce]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/coreweave-debt-scare-rattles-markets-as-asian-stocks-bounce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/coreweave-debt-scare-rattles-markets-as-asian-stocks-bounce/</guid><description><![CDATA[Reports on Thursday said the Nvidia-backed firm’s bond yields hit levels associated with distressed debt]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:02:33 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Y6ACNG6PH44RI4RX55ZGTH7GZA.jpg?auth=a168d1eb7c88ebb2a2f30e9f848e274cd66bf55661051ca042de7c647ba6cab5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Comments by Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang defending the financial position of CoreWeave eased pressure on chip stocks. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Joel Saget</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny, irreverent, cocky: Can Abdul El-Sayed win a vital senate seat in abandoned America?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/funny-irreverent-cocky-can-abdul-el-sayed-win-a-vital-senate-seat-in-abandoned-america/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/10/16/funny-irreverent-cocky-can-abdul-el-sayed-win-a-vital-senate-seat-in-abandoned-america/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Duggan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In Flint, birthplace of General Motors, voters wrestling with healthcare costs and economic decline may determine control of the US Senate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:54:45 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/V5VDCVDODT4SZHWNHLSUYGKSLA.jpg?auth=215d6725b9ab5c4add1c066ed03627185784fb38fd0dbab608e251be82ab8ea8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign event in Cadillac, Michigan. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chip Somodevilla</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garda regains control of official X accounts after crypto hack]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/garda-regains-control-of-official-x-accounts-after-crypto-hack/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/garda-regains-control-of-official-x-accounts-after-crypto-hack/</guid><description><![CDATA[Garda warned public not to interact with the Garda Traffic and Info accounts]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:29:46 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NR7CMD5MDFB6DIO3BND5XTDYNU.png?auth=2dc960de954ba9a7c6002250c29328663140494644ef6f81b1643214963c3954&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The @GardaTraffic X account was hacked  on Thursday]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[No new takeaway for O’Connell Street and Ireland’s 1%]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/no-new-takeaway-for-oconnell-street-and-irelands-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/no-new-takeaway-for-oconnell-street-and-irelands-1/</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>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:16:24 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7NCGG3I6HFHKNAKJCAODUYGCFY.jpeg?auth=3375bdb375e451829c63a04387b8cf17ed6f2d4075d62b58026f9e605b18d891&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dublin City Council's pushback comes as a slew of new US takeaway brands, including Popeyes, Wingstop, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Wendy’s and Taco Bell, are expanding into the Irish market. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ammi Burke’s seven-year battle to get her job back]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ammi-burkes-seven-year-battle-to-get-her-job-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/in-the-news/ammi-burkes-seven-year-battle-to-get-her-job-back/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bernice Harrison]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Q63JGXFX3VY76VVHFQVWS6OKZY.JPG?auth=6c7dc1319a2fe265f4642c308fca8a3b61ad85cc5b383e56f6f6164d5abb5e9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ammi Burke (right) with her mother Martina and brothers Isaac and Simeon arriving at the Labour Court in Dublin. Photograph: Collins Courts]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The gun jammed and they killed him with bricks’: Réalt na Mara football club and the Troubles]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/the-gun-jammed-and-they-killed-him-with-bricks-realt-na-mara-football-club-and-the-troubles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/the-gun-jammed-and-they-killed-him-with-bricks-realt-na-mara-football-club-and-the-troubles/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Hennessy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A documentary shows how a Belfast youth team brought hope when lives were being ruined by the Troubles, including those of Bobby Sands, Terry Nicholl and Raymond McCord]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/R66VVQRLHZA7VWT3ZQQMP7OMZ4.jpg?auth=57c0798f2f39c1e7e2b3a8b9b2b808e6aee9da1fd30481a77df4b9db04839ef1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Star of the Sea under-16s youth team with the league trophy in 1969. Raymond McCord is circled in the back row, Bobby Sands circled in the front row. Photograph courtesy of Raymond McCord]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All those years wasted’: Gardaí investigating George Gibney were given Orla Poole’s name 28 years ago]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/all-those-years-wasted-gardai-investigating-george-gibney-were-given-orla-pooles-name-28-years-ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/10/16/all-those-years-wasted-gardai-investigating-george-gibney-were-given-orla-pooles-name-28-years-ago/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justine McCarthy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carolyn Brown says she passed Poole’s name on in 1998 but the guards did not contact her]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PQK55Q3UYBB6FPNBYAKGO47YOA.JPG?auth=851297f30770a66efb337a557bd1632318907a3e1e6a62c75b418b1932d07019&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carolyn Brown: 'Orla [Poole] and I were in the pool together. We were in classes together.' Photograph: Jesús Mérida for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">www.jesusmerida.com</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryder Cup accommodation: €99,000 for a castle and €19,000 for a house in Tyrone]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/15/official-ryder-cup-accommodation-site-advertising-properties-for-up-to-99000-in-week-of-event/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/2026/10/15/official-ryder-cup-accommodation-site-advertising-properties-for-up-to-99000-in-week-of-event/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muireann Duffy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A house in Omagh for €19,000: Fans face high prices with official travel provider]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GUMFRKAD2FE3FCRWWB5ZXBZSCQ.png?auth=2f539814a041f042e5793cf2e7283f47c16065b2bf49fe0d55c63a0590012fb7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The nine-bed Lough Cutra Castle near Gort, Co Galway, has an asking price of €99,000 for eight nights. Photograph: rydercuptravelservices.com]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan for O’Connell Street restaurant approved, but it is banned from serving takeaways]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/plan-for-oconnell-street-restaurant-approved-but-it-is-banned-from-serving-takeaways/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/plan-for-oconnell-street-restaurant-approved-but-it-is-banned-from-serving-takeaways/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Killian Woods]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Ulster Bank building acquired by firm linked to businessmen Tommy Kelly and Stephen McCarthy]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NR4EXVTGRBBHTAQQEFNO5F435Q.jpeg?auth=c7f7fc3a1a3fa61641be5716722ac1aa29073166a3bb0e22b5563f88f6b2dbde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The new owner of the former Ulster Bank site says there is interest from an international restaurant operator to occupy part of the building. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Dara Mac Donaill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children Ombudsman ‘deeply concerned’ about changes to homeless accommodation eligibility]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/16/ombudsman-for-children-deeply-concerned-about-changes-to-homeless-accommodation-eligibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/16/ombudsman-for-children-deeply-concerned-about-changes-to-homeless-accommodation-eligibility/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Burns]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Minister for Housing was urged to ‘reconsider to prevent any discrimination against children and families in need’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6ZIAQTSWHJDVJAY4NU73EY54FY.jpg?auth=845a859bec93e12827c9f0c9709c1d9a1823669d3094724f593851ddd63ea334&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Niall Muldoon wrote to the Minister of Housing in July to express his concern about changes to eligibility for social housing and emergency homeless accommodation.
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[Mandatory pension deductions and USC tax bands to blame for eroding public workers’ pay]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/mandatory-pension-deductions-and-usc-tax-bands-to-blame-for-eroding-public-workers-pay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/mandatory-pension-deductions-and-usc-tax-bands-to-blame-for-eroding-public-workers-pay/</guid><description><![CDATA[Unions should focus on what State takes from salaries rather than pushing solely for wage rises]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Feed-the-World Phil Hogan has his eye on a €225,000 job]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/16/diarmaid-ferriter-feed-the-world-phil-has-his-eye-on-a-225000-job/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/16/diarmaid-ferriter-feed-the-world-phil-has-his-eye-on-a-225000-job/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It is not enough to save the state, or Europe. It is time now for multi-options Phil to feed the world]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/QOJSJFG5OBFHREJSKZYT42NE6I.jpg?auth=c39636f962231444962ad68e2df83590bd8f2127e47af87a4c5247ea124706ef&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Diarmaid Ferriter]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citroën eile: Return of 2CV brings back wonderful memories and hope for future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/citroen-eile-return-of-2cv-brings-back-wonderful-memories-and-hope-for-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/citroen-eile-return-of-2cv-brings-back-wonderful-memories-and-hope-for-future/</guid><description><![CDATA[More than five million of the basic cars were made – now the model is being relaunched as a simple electric vehicle]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times – Letters to the Editor]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/16/martyn-turner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/cartoon/2026/10/16/martyn-turner/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Turner]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[October 16th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FFGMAMVJQNB6XGESLLJIREAT4I.jpg?auth=578e8d6332b2e4220d174e290387ab2599b567f5fa2bf9522ca617701b1a02a0&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[Revenue looks to reduce postal costs and transition to ‘digital-first’ communications]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/revenue-looks-to-reduce-postal-costs-and-transition-to-digital-first-communications/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/revenue-looks-to-reduce-postal-costs-and-transition-to-digital-first-communications/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Curran]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tax authority spends around €14.8m on postage each year]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FERAMPSDMBE6HJQOTBIFNGOZJE.jpg?auth=5e14859a9c649f9bfb082b8ecda871ff29fcf23211c67d7fd94bc72dd2e0f759&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Revenue says about 4.6 million people are already registered for the MyAccount online platform]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Marek SLUSARCZYK</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[I can’t buy Sally Rooney’s books in the UK, but I can buy Hitler’s]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/i-cant-buy-sally-rooneys-books-in-the-uk-but-i-can-buy-hitlers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/i-cant-buy-sally-rooneys-books-in-the-uk-but-i-can-buy-hitlers/</guid><description><![CDATA[I am not aware of any of her novels advocating support for Palestine Action]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Stale HRI policy doesn’t inspire confidence it can navigate uncertain future]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/16/stale-hri-policy-doesnt-inspire-confidence-it-can-navigate-uncertain-future/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/racing/2026/10/16/stale-hri-policy-doesnt-inspire-confidence-it-can-navigate-uncertain-future/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian O'Connor]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Government funding more vital than ever with gambling industry outlook so uncertain ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FCZIQI3CTZFSBLCNYMHJ6ACEMA.jpg?auth=80a62db3e2af0fd9a24a99a8e8d8fb6defcdeb646da381e95269abb861c7a977&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A record number of Irish race fixtures are scheduled for 2027, which looks financially risky in the current climate. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/Morgan Treacy</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Manchester City finding motivation from their years of systemic cheating]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/manchester-city-are-finding-motivation-from-their-years-of-systemic-cheating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2026/10/16/manchester-city-are-finding-motivation-from-their-years-of-systemic-cheating/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gavin Cooney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ludicrously, City continue to play matches, and the narrative now taking hold around them is one of defiance against the ‘noise’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/GTPGBTJWU65TOEE3JKTFPMXFVA.jpg?auth=fa4c73c67aacb07c0046556b58d1049d430ad364ab62085668836382a34c84d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Liverpool fans hold up a banner mocking Manchester City's financial scandal at the Premier League match between the two at Anfield on October 11th. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Ellis</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘One of the smartest brains in the country’: Paudie Clifford says Galway have landed a gem in Éamonn Fitzmaurice]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/16/one-of-the-smartest-brains-in-the-country-paudie-clifford-says-galway-have-landed-a-gem/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/2026/10/16/one-of-the-smartest-brains-in-the-country-paudie-clifford-says-galway-have-landed-a-gem/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Keane]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Kerry footballer says Finuge man will add a lot to Galway]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UIEEJDGSCJATZCX7JDNGLIS4SI.jpg?auth=2fe98ba9df3acdc98803fc8945bed85773d92dd0e21b29fc20968dd5bcc574cf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Paudie Clifford of Kerry has a shot blocked by Donegal's Finbarr Roarty during the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship round-one match at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney in May. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">©INPHO/James Lawlor</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban and more affluent areas have higher proportions of migrants, study finds ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/urban-and-more-affluent-areas-have-higher-proportions-of-migrants-study-finds/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/urban-and-more-affluent-areas-have-higher-proportions-of-migrants-study-finds/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Carolan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Research shows 78% of those not born on island of Ireland live in urban settings]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LGBUEFSXJ5AFLGVFECJVUNOLDU.jpg?auth=a83c5eb8ec0001680b155863a9941438d2b277490ddb13c8284b48c1d972bbeb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[International Protection Accommodation Service centres, the research found, are not evenly distributed across Ireland. Photograph: Jade Wilson/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jade Wilson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding of universities set to be overhauled, says Minister ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/funding-of-universities-set-to-be-overhauled-says-minister/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/funding-of-universities-set-to-be-overhauled-says-minister/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Horgan-Jones, Niamh Towey]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Operating environment for third-level institutions has ‘changed considerably’ ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/NILLXK6U55AV5MLAINURL3DOLU.jpg?auth=cf1c0b8e0fc76c9dbe23f68c1ac06c994cb34d79e86b85c04680c54519231737&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[University College Dublin: Irish universities have warned they are on 'cliff edge' due to chronic underfunding. Photograph: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">peterspiro</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Trump colluding with Putin to damage Zelenskiy? ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/is-trump-colluding-with-putin-to-damage-zelenskiy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/is-trump-colluding-with-putin-to-damage-zelenskiy/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ukraine was reportedly denied full access to Elon Musk’s Starlink just as Russia launched a missile attack]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Simon Coveney’s consultancy firm made annual profit of almost €150,000]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/simon-coveneys-consultancy-firm-made-annual-profit-of-almost-150000/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2026/10/16/simon-coveneys-consultancy-firm-made-annual-profit-of-almost-150000/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry McGee]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Former Fine Gael minister provides advice through his company Waterfront Advisory, including lobbying for developer Johnny Ronan]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/WCJGHP3HH73T7NJ7L6377GMXEY.jpg?auth=9da7d393cd1e0ab7caa12f0f6b26a8d6ccc6c0d8532407cf586f5c9cff131bfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Waterfront Advisory Limited was established in 2025 after Simon Coveney retired from politics. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Lawless</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[To get into Ireland’s top 1%, you’ll need €123,000 in disposable income]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/to-get-into-irelands-top-1-youll-need-123000-in-disposable-income/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/to-get-into-irelands-top-1-youll-need-123000-in-disposable-income/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Study by DataPulse also found that 134,900 individuals here were in Europe’s top 1% of earners]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QZ52BHVHBE2PIY2JDS3A3FJTE.jpg?auth=dc9fa158992d1e8c896c476c44880c3d908c7a19663464d9ba5dff3cab8e6cc3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In Ireland, the top 1 per cent earning threshold, €123,200, was over three times the median disposable income of €35,138. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">miniseries</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish players refusing to shake hands with Israeli counterparts was unsporting]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/irish-players-refusing-to-shake-hands-with-israeli-counterparts-was-unsporting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/irish-players-refusing-to-shake-hands-with-israeli-counterparts-was-unsporting/</guid><description><![CDATA[However, the Irish players’ actions were neither anti-Semitic nor defamatory]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Church services]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/church-services/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/church-services/</guid><description><![CDATA[Week beginning Saturday, October 17th, 2026]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IN7OZZ6E2NGO5KX2KLF2SIQGJU.png?auth=d4b9e121d137a9aeef92fc18438df403b5c177f6a3855de62a93ccfae6ccb05d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/png" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Church Services]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reward TV licence-fee payers by allowing them to skip ads on RTÉ Listen app]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/reward-tv-licence-fee-payers-by-allowing-them-to-skip-ads-on-rte-listen-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/reward-tv-licence-fee-payers-by-allowing-them-to-skip-ads-on-rte-listen-app/</guid><description><![CDATA[Readers agree with Kathy Sheridan’s annoyance about automated commercials ruining listening pleasure]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Emergency booklet a damp squib]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/emergency-booklet-a-damp-squib/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/emergency-booklet-a-damp-squib/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leaky letterbox at fault for raining on doomsday parade]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Unsustainable pay increases for public sector workers will put Ireland’s stability at risk ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/16/stephen-collins-unsustainable-pay-increases-for-public-sector-workers-will-put-irelands-stability-at-risk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/10/16/stephen-collins-unsustainable-pay-increases-for-public-sector-workers-will-put-irelands-stability-at-risk/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Collins]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Questions have to be asked about the sustainability of the ever-expanding public sector – especially given that so many civil servants rarely appear in the office]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6DEWCHBBF5FPHDSMQQKXNBTNTI.JPG?auth=b721d24a5e73cf8d052b56c2c47198670beac6f8dc522e1300a00e9eedc0a961&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Staff from schools in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, striking this week. Photograph: Don Moloney]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Don Moloney</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craig Casey aiming to maximise Páirc Uí Chaoimh factor on emotional night for Munster]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/craig-casey-aiming-to-maximise-pairc-ui-chaoimh-factor-on-emotional-night-for-munster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/craig-casey-aiming-to-maximise-pairc-ui-chaoimh-factor-on-emotional-night-for-munster/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gerry Thornley]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scrumhalf admits he doesn’t know how occasion will affect him but is focused on delivering a performance to honour Anthony Foley]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/EPNI66RBPRG5BABSHXQFGEXY3A.jpg?auth=3a4c472eadf828a1c9a9a3766cde711b1dc52fbee8dacc1ffda21518fadab8a2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Munster's Craig Casey during training this week in preparation for Saturday's Champions Cup match against Racing 92 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory lane reminds Leo Cullen of the challenge awaiting Leinster at Clermont]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/memory-lane-reminds-leo-cullen-of-the-challenge-awaiting-leinster-at-clermont/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2026/10/16/memory-lane-reminds-leo-cullen-of-the-challenge-awaiting-leinster-at-clermont/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Province gets Champions Cup campaign under way in France on Saturday]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XVI6PIW5NLLFVDROZ4DOHX3AWA.jpg?auth=909221932e75b32e9ed9a7804adaf362c0bbe55def01964f5526a094fe0a3bdc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Leinster's  James Ryan during a Champions Cup fixture against Clermont  at the Aviva Stadium in December 2024. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Billy Stickland</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers and TDs afraid to pass a picket line]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/ministers-and-tds-afraid-to-pass-a-picket-line/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/ministers-and-tds-afraid-to-pass-a-picket-line/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why is the Dáil essentially at the behest of unelected trade union bosses?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 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[Depressing move on local property tax in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/depressing-move-on-local-property-tax-in-dun-laoghaire-rathdown/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/16/depressing-move-on-local-property-tax-in-dun-laoghaire-rathdown/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can nobody in Government see what is wrong with this?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Irish Times - Letters to the Editor.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am having a moment’: Artists welcome new Dublin affordable studios]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/16/i-am-having-a-moment-artists-welcome-new-dublin-affordable-studios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/2026/10/16/i-am-having-a-moment-artists-welcome-new-dublin-affordable-studios/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Artist studios]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BCONKYQ2KBFTPP6SUJ5YEQMEPI.JPG?auth=5878c75125a7bc24854fbd95bd14440419ed987259d7c4c87e8d7bb597d8650f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Painter Aine Osborne in her studio at Manfield Chambers, on the corner of O’Connell Street Lower and Middle Abbey Street in central Dublin, where 22 new artist studios have been opened. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[House prices: Who is getting it right, the CSO, MyHome or Daft?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/16/the-cso-myhome-or-daft-whos-right-on-house-prices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/2026/10/16/the-cso-myhome-or-daft-whos-right-on-house-prices/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eoin Burke-Kennedy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sometimes they say the same thing, at other times they differ]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XLQ7LYSNIRASPPQFT2MVLHPGYQ.jpg?auth=03fc4f890b14ee435e4b17d9e77bfe245b7927450e2d0fc85dcc4b3f814030bc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description 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url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/3MJAUW6365BBJELJCMXPC7JGS4.jpg?auth=1117aaf1e7da61ab83e604e5a7243fb6454dae5072c2fc829a6521f82dbadc10&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kash Beauty has launched a collection of four new eyeshadow colour palettes in creamy long-lasting shades]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[After my friend lost his job, he asked AI what came next]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/16/my-friend-lost-his-job-and-then-he-asked-ai-what-came-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/world/asia-pacific/2026/10/16/my-friend-lost-his-job-and-then-he-asked-ai-what-came-next/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Denis Staunton]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The fortunes of a laid-off worker reveal how artificial intelligence is becoming the latest vessel for some of China’s oldest beliefs]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2AQRGFGJQVAXZBV7KM4N4XU75Y.jpg?auth=9a4815941f44b6fcd3bcc34a34a155fbcbbf3b9ba052be5d6ff267ac42d62ac0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Denis Staunton Columnist Pic]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not as scary as you think,’ I tell friends expecting their first child. I’m lying]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/16/its-not-as-scary-as-you-think-i-tell-friends-expecting-their-first-child-im-lying/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/people/2026/10/16/its-not-as-scary-as-you-think-i-tell-friends-expecting-their-first-child-im-lying/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[When my kids were babies and we were sleep deprived and generally petrified, I presumed they were in mortal danger at all times]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/5QKPSBBKTNGNTKHABNGIGPOYPA.jpg?auth=d839ca262d26d945da3a66dfb65a127e42ba33323eaf96f3d46d01812a7f34c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Séamas O'Reilly. Photograph: Steve Ryan]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Steve Ryan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Johnny Sexton to advise Johnstown Collection on ‘culture’ during €40m investment]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/johnny-sexton-to-advise-johnstown-collection-on-culture-during-40m-investment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/johnny-sexton-to-advise-johnstown-collection-on-culture-during-40m-investment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Conneely]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The former Ireland rugby captain will advise the group’s senior management on ‘team behaviour and culture’ to improve standing with corporate clients]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/XSYKX6I5HFERHMZBRWMXDEERPY.jpg?auth=ef6dfe965a0294d94a6d01e63eaa56accad192e8c80e3d3f489a5e87dcf1455f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Johnny Sexton: The Johnstown Collection luxury hotel group has announced a 'strategic high-performance partnership' with the former Ireland rugby captain. Photograph: The Johnstown Collection]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[`What I hear from our customers is that they want to be able to figure their way through on immigration’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/bank-of-america-ceo-the-good-news-is-that-the-us-consumer-is-still-spending-strongly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/bank-of-america-ceo-the-good-news-is-that-the-us-consumer-is-still-spending-strongly/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Brennan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Bank of America  CEO Brian Moynihan recounts 16 years at the helm, in an interview that took place in Dublin before the bank was hit with a $1.2 billion fine for money-laundering failures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/APRSUVFGGVHLVNHWS4CEAUJIFI.jpg?auth=4467348351c47fdd2fe62d2b13a6f74882fd6301741abbf58acd5c548cda3ba3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Bank of America chief executive Brian Moynihan in the group's office in central Dublin. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne for The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Clodagh Kilcoyne</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The location is brilliant’: Irish National Opera to make former Dublin church its home]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/15/a-new-mission-for-irish-national-opera-in-dublin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2026/10/15/a-new-mission-for-irish-national-opera-in-dublin/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A €9 million renovation of a former Methodist Church on Abbey Street in Dublin will provide Irish National Opera with its first permanent base]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4WTC5WAPBZHJ5D73D4JA4GT5WY.JPG?auth=064f62aa73983e12e0c83e8b54bb0c751ac3d65e5f63edb613ecca1f75b35a31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Irish National Opera executive director Diego Fasciati and artistic director Fergus Sheil inside the Dublin Central Mission building, which was purchased as a rehearsal space. Photograph: Chris Maddaloni/The Irish Times]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Chris Maddaloni</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dubliner in New York: ‘You have to be on your A-game all the time’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/16/dubliner-in-new-york-you-have-to-be-on-your-a-game-all-the-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/abroad/2026/10/16/dubliner-in-new-york-you-have-to-be-on-your-a-game-all-the-time/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve Carbery]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Cinematographer Daniel Byrne: ‘Being Irish abroad, I feel like I know how to draw strength from being who I am’]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZJNCJEGZDFGFXBIYSJJJ6BYA74.jpg?auth=2681b6125ad5f6c47ada261c727123d1d05d825affef9f5c5a2f7111e57eaae0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Daniel Byrne: ‘When people hear I’m Irish, they absolutely love it, they almost feel more at home with me’]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is rude lateness from doctors universally accepted?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/15/why-is-rude-lateness-from-doctors-universally-accepted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/15/why-is-rude-lateness-from-doctors-universally-accepted/</guid><description><![CDATA[It seems to be a doctor’s world, and we are consigned to accept such avoidable disrespect]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6GVJTWXOI5FYPOLOK3JLHZZVVU.jpg?auth=2781af11b396c223ac2b1f05df19ecc2dafc39caa2ffa2f14069f0e5a11189ee&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letter of the Day]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public service industrial action is largely a charade ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/15/public-service-industrial-action-is-largely-a-charade/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/10/15/public-service-industrial-action-is-largely-a-charade/</guid><description><![CDATA[Private sector should take the day off too]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/VHFAVTA4U5C7FE2ZTPOGOKHXN4.jpg?auth=1f202b740bd44798a55898a19ef6a892873ae4e538e9e94222c2b3519c6cad0e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Letters to the Editor. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Large and luxurious six-bed home with verdant views in Rathfarnham]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/16/large-and-luxurious-six-bed-home-with-verdant-views-in-rathfarnham/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/16/large-and-luxurious-six-bed-home-with-verdant-views-in-rathfarnham/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Courtney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carrick on Dodder Park Road extends to 5,543sq ft and is finished to a high standard with features that include a passenger lift and games room]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/2ZQ4YUCCYJFFHIXG4ALGHM2VKE.jpg?auth=6ff1557af751ff772c5cbc22250a508f0a1348e34df26b54f15aa2f2aebc39d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Carrick, Dodder Park Road]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiscal advisers point out the flaws but Government ignores them. What’s the point of Ifac?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/what-is-the-point-of-ifac-if-the-coalition-just-ignores-its-warnings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/10/16/what-is-the-point-of-ifac-if-the-coalition-just-ignores-its-warnings/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Colgan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Some say that without Ifac’s critiques of budgetary policy, there would probably be higher spending growth and more tax cuts by Government]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/O356UC2A5NFYVOUICJVDER6Z7E.jpg?auth=151fddadc740992b84f0d49b9fd6ccda307ea37605f74b0b05cadb26f64a9730&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Government consistently ignores Ifac's warnings on spending growth and the dangers of relying on windfall corporation tax revenues. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[RTÉ’s Kieran Cuddihy calls out cocaine-use hypocrisy after Waterford murders]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/waterford-murders-provoke-blood-boiling-exchanges-on-liveline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2026/10/16/waterford-murders-provoke-blood-boiling-exchanges-on-liveline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mick Heaney]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Radio review: tetchy exchanges on Liveline; Claire Byrne opts for less contentious coverage]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/Z6RAFHAVFRCC7KSMZVOBIHVNCM?auth=b8452881449aec5554fdcc0ad0fe05b821d3b7de2ce79146dc148680169d6167&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Arson attack: the English family home in Waterford. Photograph: Mícheál Ó Scannáil/Press Association]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Micheal O Scannail</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Halloween pumpkins are smaller this year, and three viral hacks to carve them]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/16/why-halloween-pumpkins-are-smaller-this-year-and-three-viral-hacks-to-carve-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/2026/10/16/why-halloween-pumpkins-are-smaller-this-year-and-three-viral-hacks-to-carve-them/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Niamh Browne]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Get your hammer, your whisk and your biscuit cutters ready before you embark on this year’s pumpkin adventures]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/54GQIYE6WBBKDIWAJYZAHZIZ2I.jpg?auth=4da60691623885e2aafacca00f72bc91ee73e207c497f96f47a3f99b5c227dc4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Trick or treat? Niamh Browne, hammer and biscuit cutter to hand, prepares to carve her pumpkin]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable wines: a Greek bottle to bid farewell to summer and a French red to greet autumn]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/16/affordable-wines-a-greek-bottle-to-bid-farewell-to-summer-and-a-french-red-to-greet-autumn/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/food/drink/2026/10/16/affordable-wines-a-greek-bottle-to-bid-farewell-to-summer-and-a-french-red-to-greet-autumn/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Wilson]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Wines for the Weekend: The assyrtiko here might just remind you of a Greek holiday, but with better wine]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/C6KCEX5MAZFDVJ3ATFOGOK3XUA.jpg?auth=b4cd3555abe4139d9579be0c5ea5fe71906161736cbfd3e56c0d7e2a195ba91b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A Corbières from France, and an assyrtiko from Greece]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of under-12s have overnight access to smart devices, survey says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/more-than-half-of-under-12s-have-overnight-access-to-smart-devices-survey-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/10/16/more-than-half-of-under-12s-have-overnight-access-to-smart-devices-survey-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciara O'Brien]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Most young people say their parents, too, are on smartphones for long periods]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/FX3SKNXNHVD2RFRLAVA3LY2CZQ.jpg?auth=f7f713b101a55f717d4d16aabad97907ddfa0911cf8f5515c6d6a2c856317812&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Most under-15s said they went online in the evening. Picture posed. Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"> Orbon Alija</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will €954,000 buy in France, Thailand, Portugal, Spain and Co Waterford?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/16/what-will-954000-buy-in-france-thailand-portugal-spain-and-co-waterford/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/property/residential/2026/10/16/what-will-954000-buy-in-france-thailand-portugal-spain-and-co-waterford/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alison Gill]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One price, home and away: from a coastal home in Dunmore East to a stately townhouse in Hérault]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AEQTID5PGJGDDJYF7XXV2TXE3A.jpg?auth=da369753d13660334a4268a2016f1f8dd16b5cc5c9e4d6c990a59ffb4c670c70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Spain: Monda]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A taste of recognition ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/16/a-taste-of-recognition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/2026/10/16/a-taste-of-recognition/</guid><description><![CDATA[All-Ireland Local Food Hero and Tesco Ireland foodie Eunice Power on celebrating quality Irish ingredients, supporting producers and the impact Blas na hÉireann recognition can have on a food business]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/F7XTFYWIRJGUDLCA2S3KSTHSNY.jpg?auth=3b20325129e3bbce36075a859b64f32490596de4b5f0e1d70e6d7b62af43dbd6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pictured at the  Blas na hÉireann Awards 2026, in Dingle, from L-R: John Brennan, fresh and frozen category director, Tesco Ireland, Eunice Power, Tesco Foodie, and Joe Manning, commercial director, Tesco Ireland. Photograph: Ciara O'Donnell]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Ciara O'Donnell Photography</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Movie Quiz: What plays over the opening titles to The Graduate?]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/16/the-movie-quiz-what-plays-over-the-opening-titles-to-the-graduate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/2026/10/16/the-movie-quiz-what-plays-over-the-opening-titles-to-the-graduate/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Clarke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus: What describes Hitchcock’s last cameo performance?]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/TDB6TKM33RDY5LBSDE7NVECY5A.jpg?auth=6a40c4a061ae19c621cd61962ce32510331e0faa3ff8ec6c32cfdb77d59e360e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[American actors Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft on the set of The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols. Photograph: United Artists/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Sunset Boulevard</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sci-fi and fantasy: Go with confidence into Grace Curtis’s cleverly conceived otherworld]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/16/sci-fi-and-fantasy-go-with-confidence-into-grace-curtiss-cleverly-conceived-otherworld/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2026/10/16/sci-fi-and-fantasy-go-with-confidence-into-grace-curtiss-cleverly-conceived-otherworld/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Declan Burke]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Plus new works from Lex Croucher, Adam Simcox, James Islington and Benedict Anning]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:18:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4RQTCJ6XDZG4FLWTEFX44JKGTU.jpg?auth=e297fef5f416503a001d3958f55f31319d9553d37f1e3bd0e4fd9ffbae69a9c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1200&amp;height=800" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Benedict Anning's Atomic Coffin opens as a spy novel but things very quickly get weird. Photograph: Rebecca Holmes]]></media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>